KORG M3 - Manual (Page 21)

Front and rear panels Front panel
13
Quick Start
Introduction
Setup
Program
Combination
Sequencer
Sampling
Global
Media
Effect
KARMA
Drum Track
Other
Appendices
• The VALUE dial
• The numeric keypad
VALUE slider
Use this to edit the selected parameter’s value. This
control is convenient for making large changes to the
value, such as moving quickly to the minimum or
maximum setting.
You can use the value slider as a modulation source,
but only when the following are true:
• You’re on the Program mode P0: Play– Main page,
and the big Program name is selected, or
• You’re on the Combination mode P0: Play–
Program T01–08 page, and the big combination
name is selected.
In these cases only, the value slider sends MIDI CC#18,
and can be used as a modulation source.
Inc q and Dec u switches
These are used to increase or decrease the parameter
value by individual steps. They’re convenient for
making fine parameter adjustments.
VALUE dial
Use this dial to edit the selected parameter’s value.
This control is convenient when you want to scroll
through a very long list of selections.
0–9, –, ., and ENTER switches
These switches are convenient when you know the
exact value that you want to enter. Use the 0–9, –, and
decimal (.) switches to enter the value, and then press
the ENTER switch to confirm the entry.
The – switch inverts the sign (+/–) of the parameter
value; the decimal (.) switch inserts a decimal, for
entering fractional values.
Functions that use the ENTER switch in conjunc-
tion with another switch
ENTER has a few special functions when it is pressed
in combination with other switches.
Whenever a parameter on the display lets you enter a
musical note (such as G4 or C#2), or a velocity level,
you can enter the note or velocity directly by holding
down ENTER while playing a note on the keyboard.
(This is not available in menu command dialog boxes.)
By holding down the ENTER switch while you press a
numeric key (0–9), you can select up to ten menu
commands from the current page.
In Program and Combination modes, you can hold
down the ENTER switch and press the SEQUENCER
REC/WRITE switch to use the Auto Song Setup
function. This imports the current Program or
Combination into Sequencer mode for quick and easy
recording.
While a dialog box is displayed, the ENTER switch
corresponds to the OK button. (The EXIT switch
corresponds to the Cancel button.)
In Sequencer mode, you can hold down the ENTER
switch and press the LOCATE switch to operate the
menu command Set Location.
12. COMPARE
COMPARE switch
Use this switch to compare the sound of the Program
or Combination that you are currently editing with the
saved, un-edited version of the sound.
You can also use this switch to make “before and after”
comparisons when recording or editing in Sequencer
mode.
For details, please see “COMPARE switch” on page 23.
13. PAGE SELECT
Here you can select pages within each mode.
PAGE SELECT switch
Press this switch when you want to move to another
page. When you press this switch, a list of the pages
within the mode will appear in the display. Press the
button of the desired page. Alternatively, you can
move to a page by holding down this button and
pressing a numeric key 0–9.
EXIT switch
If you’re in a page other than page 0 (e.g., Prog P0:
Play) of each mode, pressing this switch will take you
to page 0.
This switch makes it easy to return to the main page of
the current mode:
• Press it once to go to the previously-selected tab on
the main P0 page.
• Press it again to go to the first tab on the main P0
page (such as the main Program Play page). If you
had previously selected a parameter on this page,
that parameter will be selected.
• Press it a third time to select the main parameter on
the P0 page, such as the Program name in Program
mode.
Wherever you are in Program, Combination, or
Sequencer modes, pressing EXIT three times (or fewer)
will take you back to Program/Combination/Song
Select, where you can immediately use the numeric
keys or q/u switches to select a Program,
Combination, or Song.
When a dialog box is open, this switch cancels the
settings made in the dialog box and closes the dialog
box, just like pressing the Cancel button. If a popup
menu or menu is open, pressing EXIT closes the menu.
14. SAMPLING switches
REC switch
In Sampling, Program, Combination, and Sequencer
modes, pressing this switch enters the initial sampling-
ready mode. The switch’s LED will light up.
To continue, press the SAMPLING START/STOP
switch, as described below.
START/STOP switch
In Sampling, Program, Combination, and Sequencer
modes, pressing this when the SAMPLING REC
switch is lit will do one of three things, depending on
the setting of the Trigger parameter (on the Sampling