Korg microSTATION - About this Manual; Conventions in this Manual

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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abovePDFfilesareinthe“MANUALS”folderof
theincludeddisc.ThemanualfortheKORGUS
B‐
MIDIdriverislocatedinthesamefolderasthedriv
er.
microSTATION Easy Start Guide
Readthisfirst.Itexplainshowtomakeconnections
andperformbasicoperations.
microSTATION Operation Guide
ThisexplainswhateachpartofthemicroSTATION
does,howtomakeconnectionsandperformbasic
operations,providesasummaryofeachmode,and
explainsthebasicknowledgeyou’llneedineachmode
toeditsoundsandrecordonthesequencer.This
manualalsoexplainsthearpeggiatorandeffects.
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microSTATION
Editor/Plug‐InEditorand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.
What is ?
(ResonantstructureandElectroniccircuit
ModelingSystem)isKORG’sproprietarysound
modelingtechnologywhichpreciselyreproducesthe
complexcharacterandnatureofbothacousticand
electricinstrumentsaswellaselectroniccircuitsinreal
worldenvironments.emulatesawidevarietyof
soundgenerationcharacteristicsincludinginstrument
bodies,speakers&cabin
ets,acousticfields,
mi
crophones,vacuumtubes,transistors,etc.
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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.