Korg microSTATION User Manual

Playing and editing programs
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Summary of the edit pages
ThePROGPLAYpageletsyouselectandplay
programs.Hereyoucanalsousetherealtimecontrol
knobstoperformsimpleeditingoradjustthe
arpeggiatorsettings.
ThePROGEDITpageletsyoueditthesoundin
additionalways.Itisdividedintothefollowing
groups
Fordetailsonhowtoaccesseachmodeandpage,refer
tothe”Basicoperatingmethods”section(p. 7).
Basic oscillator settings
Polyphonic/monophonic playing
UsethePROGEDIT:OSCCommon“VoiceMode”
settingtospecifywhethertheprogramwillplay
polyphonically(Poly)ormonophonically(Mono).
WiththePolysetting,youcanplaychordsbypressing
multiplekeyssimultaneously.
WiththeMonosetting,onlyonenotewillsoundeven
ifyoupressmultiplekeyssimultaneously.
Normallyyou’llusethePolysetting,butMonois
effectivewhenyou’r
esimulatingananalogsynthesizer
bassorsynthlead.
TryswitchingbetweenPolyandMono,andnotethe
difference.
Controlling the pitch
Hereyoucanadjustthewaythattheoscillator’spitch
willchange.YoucanusethepitchEGorLFOtomake
thepitchvaryovertime.
Varying the pitch according to keyboard
position (Pitch Slope)
Onkeyboardinstrumentssuchaspianoororgan,the
pitchwillgoupasyouplaytowardtherightendof
thekeyboard,andwillgodownasyouplaytoward
theleftend.
UsePROG:EDITOSC1orOSC2“PtchSlope”toedit
this.
Withpositive(+)settings,thepitchwillgoupasyo
u
playtowardtherightendofthekeyb
oard,andwillgo
downasyouplaytowardtheleftend.Normallyyou’ll
leavethissetat+1.0.
Pitch bend
ThePROGEDIT : OSC1orOSC2“PitchJS+X”and
“PitchJS‐X”settingsspecifytheamountofpitch
change(insemitonesteps)thatwilloccurwhenMIDI
pitchbendmessagesarereceivedorwhenyoumove
thejoysticktotheleftorright.
Withasettingof+12,thepitchcanberaisedbya
maximumof1octave.Wi
thasettingof–12,thepitch
canbeloweredbyamaximumof1octave.
Applying vibrato
YoucanusetheLFOtocreatevibrato.
ThePROGEDIT : PitchEG/LFO“LFO1Int”setting
specifiesthedepthofhowLFO1willaffectthepitch.
Portamento
Portamentocreatesasmoothchangeinpitchfromone
notetothenext.
ThePROGEDIT : OSC1(orOSC2)“Portamento”
settingturnsportamentoon/off,and“PortaTime”
controlsthetimeoverwhichthepitchwillchange.
Withhighervalues,thepitchchangewilltakelonger.
Withavalueof“000”therewillbenoportamento.
Group Summary
OSC Common
Polyphonic or monophonic setting. Pitch
stretch, hold, and reverse settings.
Filter/Amp
Filter cutoff, frequency, resonance, filter
EG intensity, and amp velocity intensity
settings.
Filter/Amp EG Filter and amp envelope settings.
Filter EG Filter EG envelope settings.
Amp EG Amp EG envelope settings.
Pitch EG/LFO Pitch EG envelope settings.
LFO LFO settings.
OSC1,OSC2 Oscillator 1 and 2 settings.
Audition Riff Audition riff settings.
Knob Assign
Assign functions to knobs 1–4 when
realtime control mode B is selected.
Tempo Arpeggiator tempo setting.
ARP Setup Arpeggiator settings.
FX Routing Effect routing settings.
IFX 1–5 Insert effect settings.
MFX 1,2 Master effect settings.
TFX Total effect settings.
Master Vol Master volume setting.
Command Commands
Write Program Write a program.
External Setup Check an external setup.

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