KORG M3 - Manual (Page 47)

Playing Programs Selecting Programs
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Quick Start
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Selecting by Category/Program Select
menu
You can select Programs from within a category, such
as keyboard, organ, bass, and drums.
When shipped from the factory, the preloaded
Programs are organized into 16 categories, each with
several sub-categories. There are also 2 more
categories, initially named User 16 and User 17, which
you can use and rename as desired.
1. Press the Category Select popup button.
The Category/Program Select menu appears.
Category/Program Select menu
In the illustration above, the Keyboard category is
selected. The menu on the left and right shows the
Programs which belong to that category.
2. Press the tabs in the left and right of the display to
select a different category.
The name of the selected category will be displayed in
full in the right-hand corner.
3. Press one of the program names in the center area
to select a program.
The selected program will be highlighted, and the
program will change.
Alternatively, you can use the q/u switches to switch
programs.
Play the keyboard or strike the pads to hear the
program you selected.
4. If you want to select from a sub-category, press the
Jump to Sub button to access the Sub Category/
Prog Select menu.
Press the left tabs to select a sub-category.
Note: You can’t select tabs for a sub-category that is not
assigned to any program.
Select a program as described in step 3 above.
Press the OK button to confirm your selection, or press
the Cancel button to discard it. You will return to the
main category.
5. When you are satisfied with the selected program,
press the OK button to close the menu.
If you press the Cancel button, your selection will be
discarded, and you will return to the program that had
been selected when you opened the popup menu.
Using a footswitch to select Programs
You can select programs by using a foot switch
connected to the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack. By
assigning the appropriate function, you can increment
or decrement the program number in steps of one.
This lets you change Programs without using your
hands–great for quick Program changes in live
performance situations.
There are two ways of doing this: by assigning the
footswitch to Program Up/Down, or to Value Inc/Dec.
Each of these is suited to a particular application, as
described below.
Assigning the footswitch to Program Up/
Down
Assigning the footswitch to Program Up or Program
Down lets you directly control Program changes from
the footswitch. For most situations, this is the more
straightforward method.
To set this up:
1. Connect a foot switch to the rear-panel
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH input.
Use a optional PS-1 pedal switch.
2. Access the Global P2: Controllers– Foot
Controllers page.
Proceed as follows.
3. Press the MODE GLOBAL switch to enter Global
mode.
Press the PAGE SELECT switch to access Global Page
Select. Press P2 Controllers, then press the Foot Control
tab in the display.
4. Set “Foot Switch Assign” to either Program Up or
Program Down.
If you choose Program Up, the next higher program
number will be selected each time you press the foot
switch.
If you choose Program Down, the next lower program
number will be selected each time you press the foot
switch.
5. Set the “Foot Switch Polarity” to match the
polarity of the pedal you’ve connected.
If you’ve connected the optional PS-1 pedal, choose (–)
KORG Standard.
Now, the foot switch will step through the Programs,
one by one.