Using KARMA
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Synchronization with MIDI realtime
commands
InSequencemode,SongStart,Continue,andStop
messagesthattheOASYSreceiveswillcontrolsong
playbackandrecordingjustaswhenyouoperatethe
frontpanelSTART/STOPswitch.TheKARMA
functionalsowillbecontrolledinthesamewayas
whenyouoperatethefrontpanelSTART/STOPswitch.
(See“Synchronization
withsongstart/stop”)
WhentheOASYSreceivesaSongPositionPointer
message,itwillchangethelocationofthesongjustas
whenyouchangethesonglocationbyoperatingthe
OASYS,andtheKARMAfunctionwillbecontrolledin
thesamewayaswhenyouchangethelocationonthe
OASYS.
InProgramandCombinationmodes,SongStart,
Continue,andStopmessagesthattheOASYSreceives
willcontroltheKARMAfunction.
•WhiletheKARMAfunctionisrunning,SongStart,
Continue,andSongPositionPointermessages
receivedbytheOASYSwillresettheKARMA
function,causingthegeneratedphrasesorpatterns
to
startfromthebeginning.
•IfaSongStopmessageisreceived,theKARMA
functionwillstop.
Master operation
ConnecttheOASYS’MIDIOUTtotheMIDIINofyour
externalMIDIdevice.
SetMIDIClock(Global1–1a)toInternal.The
connectedexternalMIDIdevicewillsynchronizetothe
MIDIrealtimeclockandrealtimecommandsit
receives.
Note:ThesameappliesifMIDIClock=AutoandMIDI
realtimeclockmessagesarebeing
transmitted.For
moreinformation,see“MIDIClock(MIDIClock
Source)”onpage 710oftheParameterGuide.
Synchronization via MIDI clock
TheconnectedexternalMIDIdevicewillsynchronize
totheMIDIclockoftheOASYS.
Synchronization via MIDI realtime
commands
Enable Start/Stop Out in Prog/Combi
YoucansetupOASYSsothatstartingandstopping
KARMAinProgramandCombimodeswillalso
controlstartandstoponexternalMIDIdevices,such
assequencersanddrum/groovemachines(suchasthe
KORGElectribeseries).
Todoso:
1. GototheGlobalMIDIpage.
2. UnderMIDIRoutingSetup,turn
on“Enable
Start/StopOutinProg/Combi.”
•InProgramandCombinationmodes,playinga
note‐onfromthekeyboardorpadstotriggerthe
GEselectedforaKARMAmodulewillalsocause
theMIDIsystemrealtimemessage“Start”tobe
sentatthetriggertiming.
•AftertheStartmessagehasbeensent,turningoff
KARMAON/OFFwillsendtheMIDIsystem
realtime“Stop”command.