Korg microSTATION User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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Multi-track recording
OnthemicroSTATION,“multi‐trackrecording”isthe
actionofrecordingmorethanonetrack
simultaneously.Thisisusefulinthefollowing
situations.
•Whenmultipletracksofdatafromanexternal
sequencerarebeingrecordedviaMIDIintothe
microSTATION’ssequencer.
•Whentheperformanceofacombinationthatuses
thearpeggiatorsisbeingrecordedontomultiple
tracksusingtheAutoSongSetupfunction.
Multi‐trackrecordingisnotpossibleifLoopison.
Asanexample,here’showtomulti‐trackrecordon
tracks1–8.
1. PresstheRECbutton.
TheRECLEDwilllight‐up,andthemicroSTATION
willbeinrecording‐standbymode.
Theexplanationherewillassumethattrack1is
selectedastherecordingtrackandthefunction01
LEDislit.
2. Whileholdingdownthefunction01button,press
the02,03,04,05,06,07,and08buttons,andthen
releasethe01button.
TheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDwillblink,andthe
function01–08LEDswilllight‐
up;the
microSTATIONwillbeinmulti‐trackrecording
standbymode.
Multi‐trackrecordingisindicatedbytheTIMBRE/
TRACKLEDblinkingandthefunction01–16LEDs
beinglit‐up.
IfyoupressthePLAY/MUTEbuttoninmulti‐track
recordingmode,thefunction01–16LEDswill
indicatethestatusofeachtrack.
Blinking:Recordingtrack
Lit:Pl
aytrack.Thistrackwillbeheardduring
recording.
Unlit:Mu
tetrack.Thistrackwillbemutedduring
recording.
Youcanusethefunction01–16buttonstoswitchthe
statusofeach.Thetrackstatuswillchangeeachtime
youpressthebuttoncorrespondingtothattrack.
Tocancelmulti‐trackrecording,pressanyoneof
thefunction01–16buttonsfromthemulti‐track
recordingstandbystate.
3. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartmulti‐track
recording.
Thissectiondescribeshowtodomulti‐track
recording.Fordetailsonthesettingsandprocedure
forreceivingMIDIdatafromanexternalMIDI
sequencerandmul
ti‐trackrecording,pleasereferto
theparameterguidesection“Appendix‐Recording
musicaldatafromanexternaldevice”(PG
p. 312).
Youcanalsousemulti‐trackrecordingto
simultaneouslyrecordamulti‐trackperformance
producedusingthearpeggiators(PGp. 23
“ArpeggiatorsettingsinCombinationand
Sequencermodes”).
Recording exclusive events
Theparameterchangesthatareproducedwhenyou
editMIDItrackparameters,effectparameters,or
exclusivemessagesreceivedfromanexternalMIDI
device,canberecordedtothedesiredMIDItrack.
Whenthisdataisplayedback,itcancontrolthesong’s
trackparameters,effectparameters,orbetransmitted
toanexternalMIDIdevice(PGp. 55“Re
cording
internalparameterchanges”).
GM,XG,orGSexclusivemessagescanbe
recordedonatrack,butwillnotbereproduced
bythemicroSTATION’ssoundgenerator.
Recording the changes of a MIDI
track’s pan, volume, and tone
parameters
Ifyoucontrolpan,volume,ortoneparametersduring
recording,thosechangeswillbereflectedduring
playback.
Ifyouwanttomodifythesettingsofmultipletracks
simultaneously,usemulti‐trackrecording.
Note: Controloftheseparametersisdoneby
transmittingcontrolchangesorsystemexclusive
messages.Ifyouwanttorecordthisdat
a,you’llneed
toturntheGlobal/Media:MIDI‐MIDIFilter“Ctrl
Chg”and“SysEx”settingsOn.SwitchtoGlobal/
MediamodeandmakesurethattheseareturnedOn.
Note: TheGlobal/Media:MIDI‐MIDI/SEQOut
“Parameter”settingletsyouspecifywhetherchanges
youmakebyeditingaparameterwillbetransmitted
asPa
n:CC#10(pan),Volume:CC#7(volume),and
Send1/2:CC#93(send1levelandsend2level)control
changes,orassystemexclusivemessages.

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