KORG M3 - Manual (Page 144)

Settings for the entire M3 (Global mode)
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Editing Drum Kits
Before you start editing…
Drum Program selecting
Drum Kits are edited in Global mode. While you’re in
Global mode, you’ll play the kit that you’re editing as
if you were playing it from within the Program,
Combination, or Song which was selected before you
entered Global mode.
So, before you enter Global mode, it’s best to select a
Program which is already set up for drums, with the
appropriate EG settings, effects, and so on. Just use the
Program Category select popup, and choose a drum
Program. You’ll probably want to start from Program
mode, press the Category popup button to access the
Category/Program Select menu, and choose a drum
kit program from the Drums category.
OSC1/Basic Octave setting
In order for the note mappings to match the keyboard,
the Oscillator’s Octave setting needs to be +0 [8']. All
Drum Kit Programs should have this setting already. If
you’re unsure, you can check this yourself:
1. Access the Prog P2: OSC/Pitch– OSC1 Basic page.
2. Check that the Oct (Octave) parameter (near the
top of the page) is set to +0 [8'].
With a setting other than +0 [8'], the relationship
between the keys and the Drum Kit sound map will be
incorrect.
Make sure that Memory Protect is disabled
Before you start editing, go to the Global P0: Basic
Setup– System Preference page, and look in the
Memory Protect section. Make sure that Drum Kit is
not checked–if so, you won’t be able to make any edits.
Drum Kits may be used by more than one
Program
When you edit a Drum Kit, all Programs that use that
Drum Kit will be affected. To avoid changing the
factory voicing, you may wish to copy Drum Kits to
empty locations in the USER banks before editing.
Backing up a Drum Kit
Global mode does not have a Compare function that
returns the edited result to the state prior to editing.
Before you begin editing a user Drum Kit, it’s a good
idea to use Copy Drum Kit to copy that Drum Kit to a
vacant number.
Creating a Drum Kit
Specifying the key to which you will assign a
drumsample
1. Select the Program that you wish to use while
editing the Drum Kit.
For details, please see “Drum Program selecting,”
above.
2. Press the MODE GLOBAL switch to enter Global
mode.
3. Access the Global P5: Drum Kit– Sample Setup
page.
4. Use the Drum Kit parameter, at the top of the page,
to select the Drum Kit that you wish to edit.
GM drum kits 144 (GM)–152 (GM) cannot be
selected here. (It is not possible to edit or write a
GM drum kit.) If you wish to modify the settings
of one of the drum kits 144 (GM)–152 (GM), you
can use “Copy Drum Kit” to copy it to 000 (INT)–
143 (U–G), and then edit the copy.
5. Use the Key parameter to select the note that you
wish to edit.
To select a key, you can use any of the standard VALUE
controllers (the slider, dial, numeric keypad etc.). As a
shortcut, you can also hold down the ENTER switch
and play a note on the keyboard.
This Key selection applies to all five Drum Kit editing
pages.
6. Use the Assign check box to specify whether the
key will have its own settings, or use the same
settings as the next higher note.
If Assign is checked, the key will have its own settings.
This is the default.
If Assign is not checked, the key won’t have its own
settings. Instead, it will use the same settings as the
next higher note–except that the drumsamples will be
played at a lower pitch. The amount of pitch change
depends on the Pitch Slope parameter, on the Prog P2:
OSC/Pitch– OSC1 Pitch page.
Use this setting when you want only to change the
pitch, such as with tom or cymbal sounds.
Creating a velocity crossfade
For this key, let’s create a simple velocity crossfade
between two stereo drumsamples.
1. On the left side of the page, make sure that DS1
and DS2 are turned On.
Drum Kit
Select
KEY Assign