Korg microSTATION User Manual

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Setup
Turning the power on/off
Connecting the AC adapter
ConnecttheACadaptertothemicroSTATION.For
detailsonthisconnection,pleasereadthe
ʺConnectionsandpowerʺonpage 8ofEasyStart
guide.
YoumustusetheincludedACadapteronly.Using
anyotherACadapt ermaycausemalfunctions.
Turning the power on
1. LowerthemicroSTATION’sVOLUMEknob.
Ifyouhaveconnectedpoweredmonitorspeakersor
astereoamp,turndownthevolumeofthese
devices.
2. PresstherearpanelPowerswitchtoturnonthe
power.
Thedisplaywillshowthemodelnameand
softwareversion.
3. Turnonyourpoweredmonitorsorstereoamp.
4. RaisethemicroSTATION’sVOLUMEknobtoan
appropriateposition,andadjustthevolumeof
yourpoweredmonitorspeakersorstereoamp.
Turning the power off
Afteryou’vefinishedediting,besureto write
(save)yourchanges.
Ifyoueditaprogramandthenselectadifferent
programorturnoffthe power,thechangesyou
madewillbelost.Thesameistruefora
combination.
ThesettingsyoueditinSequencermodeand
Global/Mediamodear erememberedaslongasthe
powerison,butwill
belostwhenyouturnoffth e
power ,sobesuretosaveallyourdatabefore
turningthepow e roff.
1. LowerthemicroSTATION’sVOLUMEknob.
Alsoturnthevolumeofyourpoweredmonitor
speakersorstereoampdowntozero.
2. Turnoffthepowerofyou
rpoweredmonitoror
stereoamp.
3. PresstherearpanelPower
switchtoturnoffthe
power.
Thedisplaywillindicate“Nowex ecuti ng ”while
dataisbeingwrittentointernalmemory.Nev er
turnoff thepowerduringthisprocedure.
Ifyouturnoffthepow e rduring thisprocess,
writingtomemorycannotbecompletednormally.
Inthis case,themicroSTATIONmightfailto
operatecorrectlywhenyouturnthepoweron
again.
Ifthisoccurs,proceedasfollowstoinitialize the
microSTATION’sinternalmemory.
1.Power‐offthemicroSTATION.
2.Whileholdingdownth ePLAY/MUTEbutton
andthefunction08button,turnonthe
microSTATI
ON.
ThemicroSTATIONwillbeinitialized,and
internalmemorywillbewritten.Thedisplay
willindicate“Initializin g...”duringth istime.
Afterinitializing,you’llneedtolo adthepreload
data.Fordetails,referto(“Loadingth e
preloadeddata”p.63).
Note: Initializationwillrequireapproximately30
secondstobecompleted.

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