KORG M3 - Manual (Page 185)

KARMA function settings KARMA function settings in Combination mode
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2. Set the MIDI channels for the pads as follows.
Pad 1: MIDI channel = 2 ch
Pad 2: MIDI channel = 3 ch
Pad 3: MIDI channel = 4 ch
Pad 4: MIDI channel = 5 ch
3. For each KARMA module, set In (Input Channel)
and Out (Output Channel) as follows.
KARMA module A: “Input Ch” = 2 ch, “Out Ch”= 2 ch
KARMA module B: “Input Ch” = 3 ch, “Out Ch”= 3 ch
KARMA module C: “Input Ch” = 4 ch, “Out Ch”= 4 ch
KARMA module D: “Input Ch” = 5 ch, “Out Ch”= 5 ch
4. Turn the KARMA function off.
When you play the keyboard, timbre 1 will sound.
When you press pads 1–4, timbres 2–5 will sound.
5. Turn the KARMA function on.
When you play the keyboard, timbre 1 will sound.
When you press pads 1–4, KARMA modules A–D will
each trigger a different GE which will play phrases or
patterns on timbres 2–5.
6. For KARMA module A, turn “Gch (Gch Also)” on
(checked).
7. Turn off the KARMA function.
When you play the keyboard, timbre 1 will sound.
When you press pads 1–4, timbres 2–5 will sound.
8. Turn on the KARMA function.
When you play the keyboard, timbre 1 will sound.
KARMA module A for which you turned “Gch (Gch
Also)” on (checked) will trigger its GE and play a
phrase or pattern on timbre 2.
When you press pads 1–4, KARMA modules A–D will
trigger their respective GEs and play phrases or
patterns on timbres 2–5.
Setting example 2:
This example shows how the “Thru (Timbre Thru)”
option works.
Select a piano program for timbre 1, a bass program for
timbre 2, and a drum program for timbre 3.
We’ll play timbre 1 manually from the keyboard.
KARMA module A will be used to play a bass phrase
on timbre 2, and KARMA module B to play a drum
phrase on KARMA module B. (Make sure that the
global MIDI channel is 01.)
1. Set the MIDI Channel (see page 73) for timbres 1,
2, and 3.
For this example, set timbre 1 to 01, timbre 2 to 02, and
timbre 3 to 03. Since each timbre is set to a separate
channel, the KARMA module set to the corresponding
channel will play only that timbre.
2. Set the In (Input Channel) and Out (Output
Channel) of each KARMA module as follows.
KARMA module A: “Input Ch” = G ch, “Out Ch”= 02
KARMA module B: “Input Ch” = G ch, “Out Ch”= 03
The timbres played by the KARMA modules are
shown in red, as specified by the timbre’s MIDI
channel setting and the KARMA module’s Out
Channel setting.
3. For KARMA modules A and B, turn “Run” on
(checked), and set “GE Select” to GE. (See ““Run”
and “Solo” settings” on page 176.)
KARMA module A: select a bass phrase as the GE
KARMA module B: select a drum phrase as the GE
When the KARMA function is on, your playing on the
keyboard will sound a piano on timbre 1, and will
simultaneously be sent to KARMA modules A and B.
The bass phrase generated by module A is sent on
MIDI channel 02 to play timbre 2.
The drum phrase generated by module B is sent on
MIDI channel 03 to play timbre 3.
4. Use “Thru (Timbre Thru)” to specify what will
sound when the KARMA function is off.
When the KARMA function is off, playing the
keyboard will normally sound only the timbres that
match the global MIDI channel (Ch 01).
In this example, this will be the piano sound produced
by timbre 1 (Ch 01).