Korg microSTATION User Manual

Setup
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Connecting MIDI devices
ByconnectingthemicroSTATION’sMIDIconnectors
toanexternalMIDIdeviceyoucantransfersound
settingsandperformancedatasuchasnotemessages
betweenyourexternalMIDIdeviceandthe
microSTATION.
About MIDI
MIDIstandsforMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface,
andisaworld‐widestandardforexchangingvarious
typesofmusicaldatabetweenelectronicmusical
instrumentsandcomputers.WhenMIDIcablesare
usedtoconnecttwoormoreMIDIdevices,
performancedatacanbeexchangedbetweenthe
devices,eveniftheyweremadebydifferent
man
ufacturers.
Controlling an external MIDI tone
generator from microSTATION
IfyouwanttousethemicroSTATION’skeyboardand
othercontrollers,sequencer,andarpeggiatortoplayor
controlanexternalMIDIsoundmodule,useaMIDI
cabletoconnectthemicroSTATION’sMIDIOUT
connectortotheMIDIINconnectorofyourexternal
MIDIsoundmodule.
Controlling microSTATION’s tone
generator from an external MIDI
device
WhenyouwishtoplayorcontrolthemicroSTATION’s
tonegeneratorfromanexternalMIDIkeyboardor
sequenceretc.,useaMIDIcabletoconnecttheMIDI
OUTconnectoroftheexternalMIDIdevicetothe
MIDIINconnectorofmicroSTATION.
Controlling two or more external
MIDI tone generators from
microSTATION
YoucanalsouseaMIDIpatchbaytocontrolmultiple
MIDIdevices.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
microSTASTION
MIDI keyboard
microSTASTION
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI keyboard
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
microSTATION
MIDI keyboard
MIDI patch bay
MIDI tone generator

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