KORG M3 - Manual (Page 191)

KARMA function settings Synchronizing the KARMA function
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Synchronization with Drum Track
patterns, performance
If you want the KARMA module to synchronize to the
currently-playing drum track pattern, turn Quantize
Trigger
on.
Quantize Trig Off: The KARMA module will be
triggered at the timing at which you play the
keyboard. It will not synchronize to the currently-
playing drum track pattern.
Quantize Trig On: The KARMA module will be
triggered in synchronization with the currently-
playing drum track pattern at the nearest sixteenth-
note interval.
Note: If you want the Drum Track pattern to
synchronize with the currently-operating KARMA
function, set Sync (Trigger, in the Drum Track page of
each mode) to On.
Synchronization with song start/stop
Synchronization with a song in Sequencer
mode
• While the KARMA function is running, pressing
the START/STOP switch will synchronize the
KARMA function with the sequencer.
The KARMA function will be reset, and the phrases
or patterns it generates will start from the begin-
ning.
• While the sequencer is playing and the KARMA
function is stopped, and you change the location by
pressing the LOCATE switch etc., the KARMA
function will be reset, and the phrases or patterns it
generates will start from the beginning.
• If you then press the START/STOP switch, the
sequencer and the KARMA function will both stop.
If you want to stop only the KARMA function,
press the (KARMA) ON/OFF switch.
• If you want the KARMA function to start the
moment recording begins, press the (KARMA)
ON/OFF switch, and then play the keyboard
during the pre-count before recording. The
KARMA modules will not be triggered
immediately, but will be triggered in
synchronization with the sequencer the moment
recording starts.
Slave operation
Connect the MIDI OUT of your external MIDI device
to the M3’s MIDI IN.
Set MIDI Clock (Global, see PG page 363) to External
MIDI or External USB. The M3 will synchronize to
MIDI realtime clock and realtime command messages
it receives from the connected MIDI device.
Note: If the M3 is set to MIDI Clock= Auto, it will also
synchronize to the external MIDI device in the same
way if MIDI realtime clock messages are being
received from the external device.
Synchronization to MIDI clock
The KARMA function will synchronize to a tempo
based on the external MIDI clock timing.
Synchronization with MIDI realtime com-
mands
In Sequencer mode, Song Start, Continue, and Stop
messages that the M3 receives will control song
playback and recording just as when you operate the
front panel START/STOP switch. The KARMA
function also will be controlled in the same way as
when you operate the front panel START/STOP
switch. (See “Synchronization with song start/stop”)
When the M3 receives a Song Position Pointer
message, it will change the location of the song just as
when you change the song location by operating the
M3, and the KARMA function will be controlled in the
same way as when you change the location on the M3.
In Program and Combination modes, Song Start,
Continue, and Stop messages that the M3 receives will
control the KARMA function.
• While the KARMA function is running, Song Start,
Continue, and Song Position Pointer messages
received by the M3 will reset the KARMA function,
causing the generated phrases or patterns to start
from the beginning.
• If a Song Stop message is received, the KARMA
function will stop.
Master operation
Connect the M3’s MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN of your
external MIDI device.
Set MIDI Clock (Global 1–1a) to Internal. The
connected external MIDI device will synchronize to the
MIDI realtime clock and realtime commands it
receives.
Note: The same applies if MIDI Clock=Auto and MIDI
realtime clock messages are being transmitted. For
details, please see “MIDI Clock (MIDI Clock Source)”
on page 364 of the Parameter Guide.
Synchronization via MIDI clock
The connected external MIDI device will synchronize
to the MIDI clock of the M3.