Korg microKORG2 - Editing a Synth Program; Basic Editing

microKORG2 Editing - Editing a synth program
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Editing a synth program
| Basic editing
There are two ways to edit sounds on the microKORG2.
• You can select a program that’s close to the sound you want, and create the desired program
by making the necessary changes.
• Making a program from the default settings
The main steps are shown below.
1 Select the program that you want to edit. → Details
To create a program from scratch, initialize the program. → Details
2 Press the button corresponding to the parameters you want to edit from one of the following
sections: TIMBRE, TIMBRE EDIT, EDIT, VOCAL PROCESSOR, EFFECT, and EQ (the buttons blink). If
there are multiple pages, pressing the button multiple times will cycle through the pages.
Tip: Consider how the sound you have in mind differs from the original program, and then choose
the appropriate parameters to edit.
Tip: If you’re creating a sound from scratch (the default settings), you can move through the sec-
tions by pressing the buttons as they are laid out on the panel, as they are organized in the order
you would use for creating sounds.
3 Turn the EDIT CONTROL knobs 1 through 5 to edit the values of their assigned parameters.
For instance, if you select FILTER in step 2, the parameters for each knob are shown in the display.
Use knob 2 to change the cutoff frequency value, which changes the tone. Use knob 3 to change
the resonance value, adding a distinctive character to the sound. → FILTER
You can also try changing parameters like Attack and Decay in the AMP EG section → AMP EG,
Portamento Time (PortaTime) in the PITCH section → PITCH
, or the MOD, DELAY and REVERB
parameter values → EFFECT, EQ section
, and check out the results.
4 To fine-tune the values, turn the knob in question (or if you don’t want to change the value, turn
the knob while holding down the FUNCTION 5 button) and press the INC (FUNCTION 2) or DEC
(FUNCTION 1) buttons. This changes the value in by one step.
5 Repeat steps 2–4 as necessary to finish making your sound.
6 Write (save) the program. → Writing a program
Tip: You can copy the settings for other timbres or from a section you choose. → Copying programs
and timbres (COPY)
If you select a different program or turn off the microKORG2 before writing the program, all
changes that you made are lost.