Overview - What is KARMA? KARMA function settings
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acertaindegreeofstandardizationtotheover200
internalparametersoftheGE.Bydefault,GEsthat
havethesameRTCModelwillbepresetwiththe
sameGErealtimeparameters.
2. Use“VALUE,”“MIN,”and“MAX”tospecifythe
value,minimumvalue,andmaximumvalueof
eachGErealtimeparameter.
WhenyouselectaGE,thedefaultparametervalues
thatarepresetforthatGEwillbeassigned.
Thevaluesyouassignherearecontrolledasfollows
bytheKARMACONTROLSyouspecifyinthe
“ASSIGN”field.
3. Use“ASSIGN”toassigneachGErealtime
parametertothedesiredcontroller.
4. UsePolaritytospecify
thepolarityofcontrol.
+:Controltheparameterasshowninthetable
above.
–:TherelationshipofMINandMAXwillbe
inverted.Forexample asyoumoveasliderfrom000
to127,thevaluewillbecontrolledfromtheMAX
valuetotheMINvalue.
Perf RTP (Perf Real-Time Parameters)
Here’showKARMAparameterssuchasKARMA
keyzoneandKARMAmoduleparameters(i.e.,
KARMAparametersotherthanGErealtime
parameters)canbeassignedtocontrollers.
Ifyou’veassignedtheseparameterstoKARMA
CONTROLS,you’llbeabletocontrolthemin
realtimewhileyouperform(see“ControlSurface
knobs,sliders,&
switches”onpage 51,and“7–6b:
PerfReal‐TimeParameters”onpage 116ofthe
ParameterGuide).
1. AccesstheProgramP7:PerfReal‐TimeParameters
page.
Asanexample,we’llshowhowyoucanusea
KARMACONTROLSslidertocontroltheKARMA
moduleparameter“Transpose.”
2. Use“Group”and“Parameter”toselectthe
parameter
youwanttocontrol.
Forthisexample,set“Group”:Mix,and
“Parameter”:Transpose.Turn“A ” on(checked)so
thatthesliderwillcontrolKARMAmodule[A].
3. Specifytherangeandvaluethatyouwantto
control.
Thesettingoftheparameterwillbeassignedby
default(–12inthisexample),asdescribedunder“7–
3b:ModuleParameter‐Control”onpage 106ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Forthisexample,set“Min,”“Max,”and“Value”to
–24,+0,and–12respectively.
4. Use“Assign”toassignthedesiredcontroller.
Forthisexample,we’llassignSlider1.
5. UsePolaritytospecifythepolarityofcontrol.
Forthisexample,specify“+”.
When
yousetCONTROLASSIGNtoR.TIME
KNOBS/KARMAandoperateslider1,the
Transposesettingwillchangeinsemitonestepsover
arangeof–24to+0,with–12asthecentervalue.
Note:Ifyouset“Parameter”toTransposeOctave,
thechangewilloccurinstepsofoneoctaveovera
rangeof–24to+0,with–12asthecentervalue.
IfyouselectTransposeOctave/5th,thechangewill
occurinalternatingstepsofanoctaveorafifth,over
arangeof–24to+0with–12asthecentervalue.For
exampleifthisparameterisattheMinsettinganda
C3noteissounding,movingslider1from000
toward127willcauseapitchchangeofC3→G3→
C4→G4→C5.
Dynamic MIDI setting
DynamicMIDIletsyouuseanOASYScontrollerora
MIDIcontrolmessagetocontrolaspecificparameter
oftheKARMAfunction.Youcanspecifyuptoeight
controllers(Source)andwhattheywilldo
(Destination).Formoreinformation,see“Dynamic
MIDISources&Destinations”onpage 1038ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Naming the KARMA RTC sliders 1–8 and switches
1–8
1. AccesstheProgramP7:KARMA–Name/NoteMap
page.
HereyoucanselectnamesfortheKARMA
CONTROLSslidersandKARMASWITCHES.You
cansavethesesettingsindependentlyforeach
program.TheOASYSprovidessuitablepreset
namesfortheKARMACONTROLSslidersand
KARMASWITCHES.
Note:
AutoAssignKARMARTCName
AnappropriatenameforeachKARMA
CONTROLSsliderandKARMASWITCHwillbe
determinedbasedontheGERTPorPerfRTPbeing
controlled,andwillbeassignedautomatically.(See
“A u t o AssignKARMARTCName”onpage 143of
theParameterGuide.)
Linking KARMA settings to Program changes
KARMAsettingscanbesavedindividuallyforeach
Program.Normally,whenyouselectanewProgram,
itsKARMAsettingswillbeloadedaswell.Insome
Slider 1–8 000-064-127 =MIN-VALUE-MAX
Slider 1–8 (SW) 000-063 = MIN, 064-127 = MAX
SW 1–8 Off = MIN, On = MAX
DynaMIDI 1–8 Depending on Dynamic MIDI setting