Korg microSTATION - Playing and Editing Combinations; Playing Combinations; Selecting a Combination

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Playing and editing combinations
About the microSTATION’s combinations
A“combination”consistsofuptosixteenprograms,
whichcanbesplitorlayered.Thisletsyoucreate
complexsoundsthatwouldnotbepossibleforan
individualprogram.You’lluseCombinationmodeto
playoreditcombinations.
Thischapterexplainsthebasicsofusingcombinations,
suchashowtousethepanelbuttonsandperform
basiceditin
ginCombinationmode.
Playing combinations
Selecting a combination
Youcanselectacombinationinanyofthefollowing
ways.
•UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsandthe
buttonsorthefunction01–16buttons
•Useaconnectedfootswitch:PGp.65
• ReceiveMIDIprogramchanges:PGp.145,PGp.60,
PGp.63,PGp.305
Detailsaregivenbelow.
Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons
and the  buttons
1. PresstheMODECOMBIbutton(theLEDwill
light‐up).
YouwillenterCombinationmode,andtheCOMBI
PLAYpagewillappear.
Thelowerlineofthedisplayshowstheindex
numberandthenameofthecombination.
The“”shownattheleftoftheindexnumber
indicatesthatyoucanpressthebuttontoselect
combinationswithinthecurrentcategory.Ifa“–”is
shownattheleftofthenumber,thatcategory
containsonlyonecombination.
IftheGlobal/Mediamode“ScrollText”settingisOn,
namesetc.thatcannotbeshowninthedisplay
becauseoftheirlengthwillscroll.
2. UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstochoosea
combinationcategory.
Youcanchoosefromthefollowingninecategories.
ThefrontpanelCATEGORYindicatorsshowthe
selectedcategory.
Thefirsttimeyouselectacategory,combination001
ofthatcategorywillbeshown.
3. Usethebuttonstoselectacombination.
4. Playthekeyboardtohearthesoundofthe
selectedcombination.
Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons
and the function 01–16 buttons
YoucanusetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsand
functionbuttons01–16toselectacombinationinthe
samewayaswhenselectingaprogram.
(p. 15“UsingtheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsand
thefunction01–16buttons”)
Overview of the combination memories
WhenthemicroSTATIONisshippedfromthefactory,
itscombinationmemorycontains256preloaded
combinationsorganizedintotwobanksasshownin
thetablebelow.
InCOMBIPLAYwhenyouturnNumLockonand
pressthe14(ENTER)button,thebankandnumberare
shownintherightsideoftheupperlineofthedisplay.
Co
mbination memories
OnthemicroSTATION,youselectcombinationsusing
indexnumberswithineachcategory.Acategoryispre‐
assignedtoeachcombination,orcanbespecified
whenyouwriteacombination.
Category Explanation
ALL All categories
KEYBOARD
Acoustic piano, electric piano, clavi/
harpsichord, and organ sounds
STRINGS/BRASS/
WOODWIND
String, vocal, brass, woodwind, and
reed sounds
GUITAR Acoustic and electric guitar sounds
BASS&BASS SPLIT Bass and bass split sounds
SYNTH Fast, slow, and motion synth sounds
LEAD&SOLO SPLIT Synth lead and solo split sounds
DRUM/MALLET/
HITS
Drum and percussion, bell, mallet, and
sound effects
USER
Sounds saved as the user category
(when shipped from the factory,
contains initialized combinations)
Bank Combi. No. Explanation
A..B 000...127 Preloaded combinations
C 000...127
Initialized combinations, user
combinations