KORG KARMA 2 - Manual (Page 5)

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Sequencer mode
1. “Tone Adjust” parameters
The “Tone Adjust” parameters let you make temporary
adjustments to the sound of the Programs used by each
track as an edit that is only used for the current song. For
example, you can make the bass less bright or speed up the
attack of the strings without returning to Program mode
and editing the programs.
2. Support for MIDI system exclusive
parameter changes
Individual track parameters and effect parameters in
Sequencer mode now support MIDI system exclusive
parameter changes
. When you connect an external
sequencer and use the KARMA workstation as a 16-track
multi-timbral tone generator, these parameters can now be
changed via MIDI, giving you total control for your mixing
needs.
3. Auto song setup function
The program or combination settings of Program mode or
Combination mode can be instantly set up for a song, so
that you can begin recording simply by pressing the
[START/STOP] key. This seamlessly integrates song
production with your performance on a program or
combination
, so that inspiration and ideas that occur to
you while using KARMA can be immediately turned into a
song.
4. Swing quantize parameter
A swing quantize parameter has been added to the
Quantize function that corrects the timing of performance
data. For example, this makes it easy to add a subtle shuffle
or hip-hop feel to a “square” 16-beat performance.
5. “Copy from Program”
You can easily copy Program settings (including effects and
KARMA settings) to a Song or Combination, ensuring that
the sound you liked in Program mode sounds the same
way in these other modes.
6. MultiREC Standby option
A MultiREC Standby option has been added to the utility
menu command “Copy From Combination.” This function
automatically makes the proper settings for recording a
complex KARMA-driven Combination in the sequencer as
you copy it in.
Global mode
1. MIDI clock “Auto” mode
With this new feature, the KARMA music workstation will
automatically synchronize to the incoming clock if MIDI
clock messages are being input from a connected external
device, or to its own internal clock if no external clock
messages are being received. You can use this to keep the
KARMA in external sync mode while working with an
external sequencer, yet still be able to start and play the
KARMA function while the external sequencer is not
running or sending MIDI clock.
2. MIDI “Realtime Command” filter
You can now filter MIDI Common messages and Realtime
messages (Song Position Pointer, Start, Continue, Stop), so
that the KARMA workstation can be used as a
multitimbral sound source with an external sequencer
more effectively.
3. Foot switch / foot pedal function
Controller functions of the KARMA music workstation can
be assigned to a connected foot switch or foot pedal. For
example, you could use a foot switch or foot pedal to
control the KARMA REALTIME CONTROLS knobs, or to
control the speed of the rotary effect that you previously
controlled from the joystick.
4. “Start/Stop Out P/C”
(Start/Stop Out Prog/Combi) parameter
You now have the option of transmitting a MIDI start
message from MIDI OUT when you trigger the KARMA
function, and a MIDI stop message when the KARMA
function is turned off. This lets you make an external MIDI
sequencer or rhythm/groove machine start playing at the
moment that the KARMA function begins playing in
Program or Combination mode.
Disk mode
1. Load/Save
GE data from an EXB-PCM 04/05 expansion board
containing GE data for the KARMA Music Workstation
(planned for future release) can be loaded into the internal
user GE memory.
Installing the system
In order to upgrade your KARMA music workstation to
system version 2.0, you must first install the “System Boot
Disk for KARMA Music Workstation” system file into your
KARMA music workstation and then load the GE data
from the “GE Disk for KARMA Music Workstation.”
The system software version is displayed in the lower
right of the LCD when you turn on the power.