Korg microSTATION User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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5. SettheloopregiontoM:001–004,sothatmeasures
1–4willbeloop‐recorded.
6. Specifytherecording‐relatedparameters(p. 34
“Recordingthedrumtrack”step2).
YoucanusetheRehearsalfunctionwhenloop‐
recording.
IfyouwanttousetheRehearsalfunction, turn
“A u t o R e h r s l ” On.
TheRehearsalfunctionsuspendsrecordingwhen
youswitchtracksduringlooprecording,while
allowingtherecordedconte
nttocontinueplaying
asaloop.Whilerecordingissuspended(i.e.,when
rehearsalmodeison),nothingwillberecorded
evenifyouplaythekeyboard.Thisletsyoufindan
appropriatesoundbyplayingthekeyboardtotry
outva
riousprograms,orrehearsethephraseor
patternyou’
llberecording.
7. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrecording.
Playthekeyboardtorecordeachinstrumentofthe
drumpattern.Startbyrecordingjustthekick.Then
recordthesnare,hi‐hat,andsoon,successively
layeringthenotestorecordtheentiredrumpattern.
Ifyou’renotsatisfiedwiththereco
rding
HolddowntheKEYbutton,andatthetimingofthe
unwantednotes,pressthekeywhosenotesyou
wanttodelete.
Thisletsyoudeletespecificnoteswithoutstopping
loop‐recording.
Whenyoufinishrecordingthedrumtrack,let’s
switchtothebassprogramontrack2andrecord
withouthaltingrecording.
8. Pressthefunction08buttontoselecttrack2.
You’llswitchtotrack2(thefunction02LEDwill
light),andRehearsalwillturnon.Thelocationwill
returntothebeginning,andthedrumtrackwill
playasaloop.Atthistime,nothingwillbe
record
edevenifyouplaythekeyboard.
Ifyouwanttouseadifferentbassprogram,press
thebuttontochoose“ProgramSelect.”Thenuse
thebuttonstoselectadifferentbassprogram.
Whilelisteningtothedrumtrack,youcanplaythe
keyboardtotryoutvariousbasssou
nds.When
you’vedecidedonasoundfortrack2,andhave
workedoutthephraseyou’llberecording,youcan
resumerecording.
9. Pressthefunction02buttontoturnRehearsaloff.
Thefunction02LEDwillchangefrombeing
steadilylittoblinkingatregularintervals;nowyou
canrecordthetrack.
Eachtimeyo
upressthefunctionbutton,you’ll
alternatelyturnRehearsalonoroff.
10.Playthekeyboardtorecordontrack2.
11.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostoprecording.
Thefunction02LEDwillblinkatirregular
intervals,indicatingthatthistrackhasbeen
recorded.
Loop playback settings
YoucanindividuallylooptheplaybackofMIDItracks
whenplaying‐backorrecordingasong.
Forexampleifyouwanttolooptrack1,turntheSEQ
EDIT:Tracks‐T01:TK01,PlayLoop“Loop”setting
On.
Thenset“StartM”and“EndM”tospecifythefirst
andlastmeasurethatwillplaybackrepeatedly.
If“PlayIntro”isturnedOn,theintroportionwillplay
backfirst,andthenthespecifiedregionofmeasures
willplayrepeatedly.
Example settings
•Track1:“Loop”:On,“StartM”:005,“EndM”:008,
“PlayIntro”:On
•Track2:“Loop”:On,“StartM”:009,“EndM”:010,
“PlayIntro”:Off
Ifyo
uplaybackfromthefirstmeasurewiththe
examplesettingsabov
e,thespecifiedregionwillplay
repeatedlyinthefollowingway.
Iftrack1“PlayIntro”isOff,thespecifiedregionwill
playrepeatedlyinthefollowingway.
Measures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Track 1 1234567856785
Track 2 9109109109109109109
Measures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Track 1 5678567856785
Track 2 9109109109109109109

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