Korg microSTATION Setup Guide

Verifying the functionality of the microSTATION Editor (stand-alone version)
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Ifyouwanttoapplyaplug‐ineffecttothe
microSTATION’saudiosignals,orcontrolthe
microSTATION’saudiosignalsinyourhostapplication
togetherwiththeaudiodatafromtheKORGLegacy
Collectionorotheraudiotracks,maketheconnections
asillustratedbelow.Connectthedevicesappropriate
forthehostappl
icationth
atyou’ reusing.
Connecting your computer via the
MIDI connectors
YoucanuseacommerciallyavailableMIDIinterfaceto
connectthemicroSTATIONtoyourcomputer.
1. ConnectthemicroSTATION’sMIDIOUT
connectorandMIDIINconnectortotheMIDIIN
portandMIDIOUTportofyourMIDIinterface.
Fordetails,refertothemanualincludedwithyour
MIDIinterface.
SomeUSB‐MIDIinte
rfacesmaybeun
ableto
transmitorreceivethemicroSTATION’sMIDI
exclusivemessages.
2. Adjustthenecessarysettingsinthe
microSTATION’sGlobal/Mediamode.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Global/Mediamodesettings
onthemicroSTATION”onpage 8.
Verifying the functionality of
the microSTATION Editor
(stand-alone version)
StartupthemicroSTATIONEditor(stand‐aloneversion)
andverifythatitworkscorrectly.
FordetailsonhowtosetupandstartthemicroSTATION
Plug‐InEditor,refertothe
“microSTATIONEditor/
Plug‐InEditoruser’sguide”(PDF)onpage6.
Setting up the microSTATION Editor
Beforeyouverifythatthesoftwareisfunctioning
correctly,makesurethatyou’vecompletedthefollowing
steps.
•ThemicroSTATION’sUSBconnectorisconnectedto
yourcomputer’sUSBport.
•ThemicroSTATIONandyourcomputerareboth
powered‐on.
•TheKorgUSB‐MIDIdriverisinstalledfortheUSB
portyou’llbeusing.
•ThemicroSTATIONEditor(sta
nd‐aloneversion)is
installedonyourcomputer.
1. StartupthemicroSTATIONEditor.
Windows
Inthetaskbar,clickthe[Start]buttonandthen[All
Programs].Fromthemenu,choose“KORG”–
“microSTATION”–“microSTATIONEditor”tostart
uptheeditor.
Alternatively,youcannavigatetothe“KORG”
folder–“microSTATION”folder,anddouble‐click
the“microSTATIONEditor.exe”iconlocatedthere.
The“KORG”folderwillbeintheloc
ationthatyo
u
selectedwheninstallingthesoftware.Bydefault,it
willbeinthe“ProgramFiles”folder.
Macintosh
Navigatetothe“Applications”folder–“KORG”
folder–“microSTATION”folder,anddoubleclick
the“microSTATIONEditor”icon.
Navigatetothe“Applications”folder–“KORG”
folder–“microSTATION”folder,anddoubleclick
the“microSTATIONEditor”icon.
•Whenyoustartup,datawillbetransmittedand
receivedbetweenthemicroSTATIONandthe
microSTATIONEditor.ThemicroSTATION’sdisplay
willindicate“Nowtransmitting”andthe
microSTATIONEditorwillindicate
“Synchronizing...”whilethesynchronizationdatais
exchanged.
2. Clickthe[A]selectorattheleftsideoftherealtime
controls.
Theindicationsofthefourknobswillbe[CUTOFF],
[RESONANCE],[EGINTENSITY],and[EG
RELEASE].
3. Usethefourknobsoftherealtimecontrolstovary
thesound.Usingthemousetomovetheon‐screen
knobswillhavethesameresultasturningth
efour
knobsonthemicroSTATIONitself.
R
L/
MONO
INPUTINPUT
microSTATION
USB
USB
Powered
monitors
Audio interface
microSTATION’s audio signals
MIDI signals
Other audio signals
Computer
microSTATION
Computer
MIDI interface
MIDI IN
MIDI INMIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
INPUT
INPUT
AUDIO OUTPUT

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