KORG KARMA 2 - Manual (Page 9)

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The display in Combination mode
6.2–3a
6.2–3a: Freeze Randomize
In modes where you can use more than one KARMA
module (Combination, Sequencer, and Song Play modes),
use the [
]/[ ] keys to select the KARMA
module for which you want to set the Freeze Randomize
parameters.
Start Seed
[-2147483648…0: Random…+2147483647]
Specifies the seed that is used by the KARMA module to
generate the random phrase.
“Seed” is the source data from which the randomiza-
tions are created. “Start Seed” is the seed that will be
used each time a trigger occurs.
The 6.4-6(7): Random 1(2) settings in Combination,
Sequencer, and Song Play modes are valid regardless
of the “Start Seed” setting. If you select the same GE
and specify the same “Start Seed” value for KARMA
modules A, B, C, and D, the phrase after being
triggered will be the same, but the way in which it
changes for each repetition will depend on the
Random 1 (2) settings.
0: Random: A different phrase will be generated each time
the trigger occurs. Within the KARMA module, a different
“Start Seed” value is specified randomly each time the
trigger occurs. In system version 1.0, this is the setting that
is always used.
Any value other than Random: The same phrase will be
generated each time the trigger occurs. Different values for
the Start Seed parameter will produce different phrases,
but the same phrase will always be generated if the Start
Seed value is the same.
How the “Start Seed” value affects the phrase
As an example, we will use the combination E-67: Modern
Jazz [JS] to see how different “Start Seed” settings will
affect the phrase.
1 In Combination mode, select E067: Modern Jazz [JS].
E067: Modern Jazz [JS] is a combination in which a sax
solos over backing provided by drums, bass, and piano.
2 Press the [MENU] key, and select the 6.2: Ed-KARMA
Mdl page. (For details on how to select a page, ☞PG p.1)
3 Press the [F3] key to select the Parm3 page.
4 Use the [ ]/[ ] keys to select Module A,
and make sure that “Start Seed” is set to 0: Random. If
“Start Seed” is not set to 0: Random, change the setting
to 0: Random. Module A will generate a phrase for the
sax of timbre 2.
5 Use the CHORD TRIGGER [1] key to trigger the GE
several times at a regular interval (one or two seconds).
Pay attention to the sax phrase that begins immediately
after each trigger. The sax will begin playing a different
phrase each time the trigger occurs.
6 Change the “Start Seed” to any value other than 0:
Random. For this example, set it to +1.
7 In the same way as you did in step 5, use the CHORD
TRIGGER [1] key to trigger the GE several times, and
pay attention to the sax phrase that begins immediately
after each trigger. The sax will begin playing the same
phrase each time the trigger occurs.
8 Change the “Start Seed” to a value other than +1, and
perform the same actions as you did in step 5. The sax
will begin playing the same phrase each time the trigger
occurs, but it will be a different phrase than when “Start
Seed” was set to +1.
If you set “Start Seed” to 0: Random, and execute
“Random Capture” (
☞p.9) after triggering, the “Start
Seed” value that was internally set within the module
at the time of triggering will be specified here. While
listening to the phrases that change randomly at each
trigger, you can execute this when you hear a phrase
that you want to reproduce. In conjunction with the
“Freeze Loop Length” setting, you can also loop a
phrase that you like. (
☞p.10 Checking the Freeze
Randomize function, and performing “Random
Capture”using the “Random FF/REW” function)
Freeze Loop Length [Off, 1…32]
Specifies the number of measures in the phrases that are
repeatedly generated by the KARMA module. After being
triggered, the module will generate a phrase of the number
of measures you specify here, and will then repeat that
phrase. If you set this Off, the phrase will not be repeated.
The table below and the explanations that follow describe
how various combinations of “Start Seed” and “Freeze Loop
Length” settings will affect the phrase or control data that is
randomly generated by the KARMA module each time
triggering occurs, according to the GE settings you are using.
“Start Seed” “Freeze Loop Length”
(1) 0: Random Off
(2) any value Off
(3) 0: Random 1...32
(4) any value 1...32
(1) “Start Seed”: 0: Random, “Freeze Loop Length”: Off
The phrase will change randomly each time triggering
occurs. Each time the phrase repeats, it will change
randomly. This is what happens in system version 1.0. For
example, suppose there is a GE that, if you input C-D-E-F,
will randomly vary the order of notes, and repeatedly play
four notes in each measure. When you trigger this GE, it
produces notes in a random order of (for example) C-D-E-
F
, C-C-D-F, F-D-C-E…. When you trigger this GE again, it
produces a different random phrase of (for example) E-D-
C-C
, C-C-D-D, C-D-C-E....