KORG M3 - Manual (Page 57)

Easy Program editing Using COMPARE
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Using Tone Adjust
The Tone Adjust function lets you use the Control
Surface sliders and switches to edit program
parameters. The controllers will be assigned the
program parameters that are most effective for editing.
1. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN TONE ADJUST
switch (the LED will light).
2. Access the Prog P0: Play– Control Surface page.
This page shows and reflects the control surface data.
Since you can view the parameter assignments and the
precise value, this is convenient when adjusting the
sound.
3. Use sliders 1–8 and switches 1–8 to adjust the
sound.
Note: You can assign the main parameters of the
program to the controllers. (See “Tone Adjust” on
page 19 of the Parameter Guide)
For example:
1. Select Program INT-B045, “Smooth Operators.”
2. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN TONE ADJUST
switch (the LED will light).
3. Access the Prog P0: Play– Control Surface page.
This page mirrors the Control Surface. It’s very useful
with Tone Adjust, since it shows you the parameter
assignments, exact values, and so on.
4. Look at the assignments for sliders 5, 6, and 8.
Slider 5 is assigned to F/A EG Attack Time; slider 6 is
assigned to F/A EG Decay Time; and slider 8 is
assigned to F/A EG Release Time.
5. Raise each of the three sliders so that they are
about 4/5 of the way to the top.
The display should show their values as between +60
and +70. This means that you have edited the filter EG
and amp EG attack, delay, and release to longer values.
6. Play a few notes.
Notice that the sound has changed from an electric
piano into a soft pad. Next, let’s add just a bit of pitch
modulation, to make the sound more rich.
7. Notice the assignment of slider 2.
Slider 2 is assigned to “[OSC1] Filter LFO1 Int A”
(OSC1 filter LFO1 intensity). It will adjust the amount
of filter modulation produced by LFO1.
8. Lower slider 2 slightly so that the display
indicates about –6.
9. Play a few more notes.
The pitch modulation has added some shimmer to the
sound. Now, maybe it could use a bit more edge…
10.Look at the assignments for switches 6 and 7.
These are programmed to raise the Filter Cutoff and
Filter Resonance
, respectively. Switches are just on/
off, but you can set a specific value for the On position;
notice the +10 and +40 in the switch’s value boxes.
11.Press each of the two switch buttons.
The sound now has a more interesting character, due to
the filters. Since it’s brighter, we’ve also restored some
of the electric piano character.
Pretty easy, huh? Note - depending on the parameter,
you may sometimes hear glitches in the sound as you
move the control.
Changing parameter assignments
The factory Programs include default assignments of
Tone Adjust parameters to the sliders, and switches. If
you like, you can change any of the assignments. To do
so:
1. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN TONE ADJUST
switch of the Prog P0: Play– Control Surface page.
On this page, you can see the parameter assignments
for each controller, such as Filter EG Attack, Pitch
Stretch
, Reverse, and so on.
2. Press the popup button located at the left of the
assigned parameter.
A popup window will appear, with a long menu of
parameters. You can tell various things about the
selections, just from the way they appear in the menu:
Parameters which affect only OSC1 or OSC2 are
prefixed with [OSC1] and [OSC2], respectively.
Parameters which affect both Oscillators, but which are
specific to EDS Programs, are prefixed with [OSC1&2].
The other group of parameters, at the beginning of the
list, are “Common.” That is, you can use them with
most RADIAS Programs, as well as EDS Programs.
Note: You can use RADIAS Programs only if the
optional EXB-RADIAS is installed.
Parameters can only be assigned to one Tone Adjust
control at a time. If a parameter is already assigned, it’s
grayed out.
3. Select a parameter from the menu.
The parameter is now assigned to the control. To close
the list without making any changes, press a location
in the display outside the popup window, or press the
EXIT switch.
Using COMPARE
When you’re in the process of editing a sound,
pressing the COMPARE switch will recall the saved
version of the sound, as it was before you started
editing.
1. While editing, press the COMPARE switch (the
LED will light).
The saved sound from before you began editing will be
recalled.
2. Pressing COMPARE again returns you to the
version you are editing, and the LED will go out
again.
Note: If you edit while the COMPARE LED is lit, the
switch will again go dark and your previous edits will
be lost.
Resetting individual controls
The RESET CONTROLS switch lets you revert an
individual slider, or switch to its saved setting.
For details, please see “Resetting controller values” on
page 199.