KORG M3 - Manual (Page 73)

Quick Start
Introduction
Setup
Program
Combination
Sequencer
Sampling
Global
Media
Effect
KARMA
Drum Track
Other
Appendices
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Playing and editing Combinations
About the M3’s combination s
Combinations, let you split and layer up to 16
Programs at once.
A Combination is made up of 16 Timbres. Each Timbre
has a Program, along with parameters for key and
velocity zones, mixer settings, MIDI channel and
controller filtering, and so on.
As with Programs, each Combination has five insert
effects, two master effects, and one total effect, for
shaping and transforming the sounds of the individual
Timbres.
This section of the manual takes a quick look at playing
Combinations, including tours of the front-panel
controllers and basic editing techniques.
Playing combinations
Selecting Combinations
There are several different ways to select
Combinations. Each one is convenient in a different
way:
• Using “Combination Select” and the VALUE
controllers
Choose “Combination Select,” and then use the
VALUE controllers to select a program.
• Using the Bank/Combination Select menu
In the display, press the “Combination Select”
popup button, and choose from the menu
organized by bank.
• Using the Category/Program Select menu
In the display, press the “Category Select” popup
button, and choose from the menu organized by
categories such as piano or drums.
• Using a foot-switch lets you change Combinations
even while both hands are busy playing on the
keyboard - convenient for live applications
• MIDI program change messages let you select
Combinations remotely, from either -a MIDI
sequencer or an external MIDI controller
See below for details.
Selecting a program using
“Combination Select” and the VALUE
controllers
1. Press the MODE COMBI switch. (The LED will
light.)
(Refer to the illustration below for the switches.)
You will enter Combination mode.
2. Access the Combi P0: Play– Program T01–08 page.
This is shown in the top line of the display.
If a different page is shown, press the EXIT switch
several times to move to the Combi P0: Play– Program
T01–08 page.
3. Make sure that “Combination Select” is selected.
If it is not, press “Combination Select” in the display to
highlight it.
4. Select the program you want to play.
You can use the following methods to select a program.
• Use the q or u switches.
• Turn the VALUE dial.
1: MODE
COMBI switches 4: q/u switches 3: Combination Select
4: VALUE dial
4: Numeric keypads
ENTER switch
2: COMBI P0: Play
5: BANK SELECT
I-A–U-G switches
Combination Select
(Program number and name)
Combination Select popup button
Category Select popup button
(Category number and name)
Mode name Page number and name Tab name
Bank
number