Korg microSTATION User Manual

MIDI recording Preparations for recording
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Using sounds from a combination or
program
Youcancopysettingsfromacombinationorprogram,
andusethosesettingsforrecording.
Auto Song Setup function
TheAutoSongSetupfunctiontakesthesettingsofthe
programorcombinationyou’replayinginProgramor
Combinationmode,andautomaticallyappliesthose
settingstosetupasong.
Asanexample,here’showtoperformtheAutoSong
SetupfunctioninCombinationmodetosetupasong.
1. EnterCombinationmo
de,andselectthedesired
combination.
Asdes
ired,youcanediteachtimbre’span,volume,
andarpeggiatorsettings.Afterediting,execute
“WriteCombi”ifyouwanttosaveyoursettings.
2. PresstheRECbutton.
TheRECbuttonwillblink,andthedisplaywill
showthefollowingscreen.
3. ToperformtheAutoSongSetup,pressthe
buttonortheRECbutton.
Whenyouusethefunction,you’llautomatically
switchtoSequencermode,andthesettingsofthe
combinationwillbeassignedtothesong.Thesong
usingthesesettingswillbethefirstunusedsong.
ThemicroSTATIONwillautomaticallybein
recording‐standbymode,an
dthemetronomewill
playaccordingtoitssettings.
Mult
i‐trackrecordingwillautomaticallybeturned
onaccordingtoeachtimbre’sMIDIchanneland
arpeggiatorsettings.Ifyoudon’tneedtorecord
multipletracks,onetrackwillbeassignedfor
recording.
4. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrealtime
recording.
Tostoprecording,presstheStart/S
topbuttononce
again.
Copying settings from a combination or
program
InSequencermode,youcanusethesongcommands
“CopyCombi”or“CopyProg”tocopythesettings
fromacombinationorprogram,andsetupthesong
accordingly.
Asanexample,here’showtouse“CopyCombi”toset
upasong.
Note: MakesurethattheglobalMIDIchannelis01
(p. 56).
1. Createanewsong.(p. 41“Creatinganewsong”)
2. Choosethesongcommand“CopyCombi,“and
pressthebutton.
3. Selectthecombinationthatyouwanttocopyfrom
(i.e.,thecopy‐sourcecombination).
4. Ifyouwanttheeffectsettingsofthecombination
tobecopiedaswell,set“WithFX?“toYes.
5. Ifyouset“Mul
tiRec?“toYes,eachtrack’sMIDI
channelsettingetc.willbeadjusted,ortracks
added,toensurethatplaybackwillreproducethe
samesoundasduringrecording.
6. Pressthebuttontoexecutethecopy.
7. Startrecording.
PresstheLOCATEbuttontosetthelocationto
001:01.Pr
esstheRECbutton,andthenpressthe
Start/
Stopbutton.
Note: Ifyouplaythekeyboardduringthepre‐count
thatprecedesrecording,recordingwillstartandthe
arpeggiatedphrasewillsimultaneouslystart
playingfromthebeginning.
8. Whenyou’refinishedplaying,presstheStart/Stop
button.
Ifyoumadeamistake,orwa
nttore‐recordforany
reason,youcanusetheComparefunction(press
theCOMPAREbutton)tore‐recordasmanytimes
asyouwant.

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