Korg microSTATION Easy Start Guide

Easy Start Guide
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Using controllers to modify the sound
ThemicroSTATIONletsyoumodifythesoundusingthejoystickandtherealtimecontrolknobs1–4aswellasthe
keyboard.
Differentsettingsareassignedtothesecontrollersasappropriateforeachprogramorcombination,allowingyouto
modifythetone,pitch,orvolumeineffectiveways.
Theforceusedtoplaythekeyboardcanaffectthesound’sattack,vol
ume,andbrightness.Inaddition,some
programs(suchaswindinstrumentprograms)willaddbreathnoisewhenyouplaystrongly.
Youcanmovethejoystickinfourdirections(up/down/left/right)tomodifythesound.
Withthemostcommonsettings,thepitchwillrisewhenyoumovethejoysticktotheright,
andfallwhenyoumoveittotheleft.Movingthejoystickup(awayfromyourself)will
applyvibrato,andmovingitdownward(towardyourself)willapplyfilterLFO(wah).
Awidevarietyofothereffectscanbeappliedaswellasthesettingsdescribedabove.
Therealtimecontrolsletyouusefo
urknobstocontrolthesoundorarpeggiator.These
knobsoperateinoneofthreemodes:AmodeandBmodecontrolthesound,andCmode
controlsthearpeggiator.There’salsoanExternalmodethatletsyouusetheknobsto
controlanexternalMIDIdeviceorsoftwaresynthesizer.
Intheexplanationthatfo
llows,we’llusetheseknobsinrealtimecontrolA,B,andCmodestocontrolthesoundand
thearpeggiator.
1. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbutton.
TheA,B,orCLEDslocatedabovetheSELECTbuttonwilllight‐up.Therearethreerealtimecontrolmodes,A,
B,andC,andyou’llcyclethroughthesemodeseachtimeyoupressthebutton.
2. WhenA(Amode)islit‐up,knobs1–4willrespectivelyadjustthebrightness(cutoff),resonance,EGdepth,
andEGreleasetime.
3. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbuttontomakeB(Bmode)light‐up.
Turningtheknobswillapplytheeffectthat’sspecifiedforeachprogramorcombination.Normally,Bmode
assignsknobs3and4tocontrolthechorusandreverbdepth.
4. OnceagainpresstheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbuttontomakeC(Cmode)light‐up.
Turningtheknobswillvarythearpeggiopatternandthepatternplaybacktempo(p. 15“Usingthe
arpeggiator”).
Youcanalsouseafootcontroller,damperpedal,orpedalswitch(soldseparately)tocontrolthesound;forexample,
youcancontrolthefilteroreffects,orturnportamentoon/off.Fordetails,referto“microSTA
TIONOperation
Guide”and“microSTATIONParameterGuide.”

Korg microSTATION Specifications

General

Sound Engine	EDS-i (Enhanced Definition Synthesis-integrated)
Display	240 x 64 pixel LCD
Outputs	L/Mono, R, Headphones
MIDI	In, Out
SD Card Slot	Yes
Polyphony	120 voices
Combinations	384
Effects	5 Insert Effects, 2 Master Effects, 1 Total Effect
Keyboard	61-note, velocity sensitive
Sequencer	16-track
Arpeggiator	Yes
Controllers	Joystick
USB	Type B