Korg microSTATION Easy Start Guide

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About this manual
About the documentation and how
to use it
ThemicroSTATIONisshippedwiththefollowing
documentation.
•microSTATIONEasyStartGuide
•microSTATIONOperationGuide(PDF)
•microSTATIONParameterGuide(PDF)
•microSTATIONUSB‐MIDISetupGuide(PDF)
•microSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorUser’sGuide
(PDF)
•microSTATIONVoiceNameList(PDF)
ThePDFfileslistedaboveareinthe“MANUALS”
folderoftheincludeddisc.ThemanualfortheKORG
US
B‐MIDIdriv erislo
catedinthesamefolderasthe
driver.
microSTATION Easy Start Guide
Readthisfirst.Itexplainshowtoperformbasic
operations.
microSTATION Operation Guide
ThisexplainswhateachpartofthemicroSTATION
does,howtoconnectthedeviceandperformbasic
operations,aswellasprovidingasummaryofeach
mode,andexplainingthebasicknowledgeyou’llneed
ineachmodetoeditsoundsandrecordonthe
sequencer.Thismanualalsoexplainsthearpeggiator
andeffe
cts.
Inaddition,itprovidestroubleshootinghelp,ali
stof
errormessages,andspecifications.
microSTATION Parameter Guide
Thisprovidesadetailedexplanationofthe
microSTATION’sparameters,organizedbymodeand
page.Refertothisguidewhenyouwouldliketolearn
moreaboutanunfamiliarparameter.
microSTATION USB-MIDI Setup Guide
ThisexplainshowtoinstalltheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriver
andsetupthemicroSTATION.
microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor User’s Guide
Thisexplainshowtosetupanduse
themicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditor
andthemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditor.
microSTATION Voice Name List
Thisliststhenamesofthemultisamples,drum
samples,andfactory‐setcombinations,programs,
drumkits,userarpeggiopatterns,anddemosongs
insidethemicroSTATION.Refertothiswhenyou
wanttolearnmoreaboutthepreloadedcontent.
Conventions in this manual
Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
Parameters in the LCD display screen “ “
ParametersdisplayedintheLCDscreenareenclosed
indoublequotationmarks““.
Symbols , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,and
maynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearinthe
Displayofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgmicroSTATIONMusicWorkstation.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew
instrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

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