KORG M3 - Manual (Page 175)

Performing with KARMA Performing with KARMA in Program mode
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Quick Start
Introduction
Setup
Program
Combination
Sequencer
Sampling
Global
Media
Effect
KARMA
Drum Track
Other
Appendices
Performing with KARMA
Based on your keyboard playing or on the note data
received from MIDI IN, USB B, the KARMA function
automatically generates a diverse variety of phrases or
patterns, such as guitar or keyboard backing riffs, bass
phrases, or drum patterns. You can use the KARMA
sliders and the KARMA switches to freely modify
these phrases or patterns.
The M3 contains pre-loaded programs and
combinations that take full advantage of the KARMA
function, covering a wide range of instruments,
playing techniques, and musical genres. In these
programs and combinations, the parameters most
useful for controlling the KARMA function have been
assigned to the KARMA sliders and KARMA switches.
Performing with KARMA in
Program mode
In Program mode you can use one KARMA module to
generate a phrase or pattern appropriate for the sound
of the program.
Selecting a Program and switching KARMA
on/off
1. Press the MODE PROG switch to enter Program
mode, and select the desired program. (See
“Selecting Programs” on page 37)
As you step through the programs, you’ll find some
programs for which the KARMA ON/OFF switch LED
is lit.
Press a key or a pad 1–8, and the KARMA function will
begin playing.
In other programs as well, you can press the ON/OFF
switch (the LED will light) to turn the KARMA
function on.
Note: If the Drum Track function is on (when Trigger
Mode
is set to Wait KBD Trig), the drum track will start
playing simultaneously.
Adjusting the performance tempo
1. You can use the TEMPO knob or the TAP
TEMPO switch to adjust the performance
tempo.
This will change the “ =” value located in the
upper right of the display. You can adjust the
tempo in a range of 40.00–300.00. The LED
located above the TAP TEMPO switch will
blink at intervals of a quarter note ( ).
As an alternative to using the TEMPO knob or the TAP
TEMPO switch, you can choose “ =” in the display,
use numeric keys 0–9 to enter the tempo, and then
press the ENTER switch. You can also use the VALUE
controller to set the tempo. The LED will blink at the
tempo you specify.
Note: The setting of the TEMPO knob is also saved
when you write a program.
If the Global P1: MIDI– MIDI Basic page MIDI
Clock
parameter is set to External MIDI, External
USB, or set to Auto and MIDI Clock messages are
being received, the display will indicate “ =” EXT,
and the M3 will be synchronized to an external
MIDI device. In this case, you won’t be able to
change the tempo by operating the M3.
Checking note-on/off and key zone
The screenshot shown below is a realtime display of
the note data received from the keyboard, pads 1–8,
MIDI IN, or USB B, and the note on/off data generated
by the KARMA module, together with the name of the
chord that was detected.
1. Access the Prog P0: Play– KARMA RTC page.
When you play the keyboard or strike a pad 1–8, the
name of the chord detected by the KARMA module
will appear in the “Chord” field of KARMA Module
Info.
The CC/Notes area shows the key zone of the KARMA
module, and the state of the control data and note on/
off data generated by the KARMA module. (See
“Specifying the keyboard zone for the KARMA
function” on page 172)