Korg microSTATION User Manual

MIDI recording Recording with the Loop function
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Metronome pre-count
Specifythepre‐countwhenrecording.
MetroCount:2
Fordetailsontheseparameters,pleaserefertothe
parameterguide.
3. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrecording.Use
thekeyboardtorecordthedrumpattern.
Whenyoustartrecording,thefunction01LED
whichindicatesthetrackthatʹsbeingrecordedwill
changefrombe
ingsteadilylittoblinkingatregular
intervals.
4. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostoprecording.The
locationwillreturntothebeginningofthesong
(ortheplacewhereyoustartedrecording).
Thefunction01LEDwillblinkatirregularintervals,
indicatingthatthistrackhasbeenrecorded.
Whenyoucontinuerecordingothertracks,theway
inwhichtheseLEDsareblinkingwillindicate
whichtracksareempty.
5. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplaybackthedrum
trackyourecorded.
PresstheStart/Stopbuttononceagaintostopthe
playback.
Ifyou’ renotsatisfiedwithyourperformance,press
theCOMPAREbutton.You’llreturntothestateyou
wereatpriortorecording,allowingyoutore‐record
fromstep2.
Recording the bass track
Nowlet’srecordthefollowingbasspatternontrack2,
thebasstrack,whileyoulistentothedrumpattern
recordedontrack1.
1. Pressthefunction02buttontoselecttrack2.
You’llhearabasssoundwhenyouplaythe
keyboard.
Note: Ifyoupressthefunction01buttonatthistime
toselecttrack1,thefunction01LEDwillblinkat
irregularintervals.Thisisausefulindicationthat
thistrackhasalreadybeenrecorded.
2. PresstheLOCATEbuttontoreturnthelocation,
andplayback.Playthekeyboardtopracticethe
basspartwhileyoulistentothedrumpat
tern.
3. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecording‐
standby
mode.
Justlikewhenyourecordedthedrumtrack,the
RECbuttonwilllight‐up,andtheStart/Stopbutton
willblink.
Thistimeyou’rerecordingtrack2,sothefunction2
LEDwilllight‐up.
4. Justlikeyoudidwhenrecordingtrack1,setthe
recording‐relatedpa
rameters(p. 34“Recordingthe
drumtrack”step2).
5. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrecording.
Playthekeyboardtorecordwhilelisteningtothe
drumtrack.
Duringrecording,thefunction02LEDwillblinkat
regularintervals.
6. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostoprecording.
Thelocationwillreturntothebeginningofthesong
(ortheplacewhereyoustartedrecording).
Thefunction02LEDwillblinkatirregular
inte
rvals,indicatingthatthistrackhasbeen
recorded.
7. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplaybackthedrum
trackandbasstrackyourecorded,andlistentothe
playback.
Goaheadandassignadesiredprogramtoanother
track,andrecorditinthesam
eway.
Recording with the Loop
function
TheLoopfunctionletsyourecordontoatrack
repeatedlyoveraspecifiedrangeofmeasures.For
example,youcouldloopaboutfourmeasuresand
individuallyrecordeachinstrumentofadrumpattern.
Loop recording
Inthisexample,we’llcreateanewsongandloop‐
recordadrumpattern.
1. PresstheMODESEQbuttontoenterSequencer
mode.
2. Choose“CreateNew”tocreateanewsong(p. 41
“Creatinganewsong”).
3. Inanewsong,adrumprogramisassignedto
track1.
Pressthefunction01buttontoselecttrack1.
Ifyo
uwanttoselecta
differentdrumprogram,
pressbuttontochoose“ProgramSelect.”
Thenusethebuttonstoselectadifferentdrum
program.
4. PresstheLOOPbutton,andthentheRECbutton.
(Theorderinwhichyoupressthesebuttonsdoes
notmatter.)
TheLOO
Pbuttonwilllight‐up,andtrack1willbe
inrecording‐
standbymode.
Thedisplaywillshowtheloopregionsetting
switch(“LoopM:***‐***”).

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