Korg Micro Arranger

Owners Manual

E 1

PRECAUTIONS

LOCATIONUsingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamalfunction.IndirectsunlightLocationsofextremetemperatureorhumidityExcessivelydustyordirtylocationsLocationsofexcessivevibrationClosetomagneticfields

POWER SUPPLYPlease connect the designatedAC adapter to anACoutletofthecorrectvoltage.DonotconnectittoanACoutletofvoltageotherthanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.

INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICESRadiosand televisionsplacednearbymayexperiencereception interference.Operate thisunit at a suitabledistancefromradiosandtelevisions.

HANDLINGToavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheswitchesorcontrols.

CAREIftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene orthinner,orcleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.

KEEP THIS MANUALAfterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.

KEEPING FOREIGN MATTER OUT OF YOUR EQUIPMENTNever set any container with liquid in it near thisequipment. If liquidgets into theequipment, itcouldcauseabreakdown,fire,orelectricalshock.Be carefulnot to letmetalobjectsget into the equipment. If something does slip into the equipment,unplugtheACadapterfromthewalloutlet.Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the storewheretheequipmentwaspurchased.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (FOR USA)ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcanvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU ONLY)When this crossedoutwheeled bin symbol isdisplayed on the product, ownersmanual, battery,orbatterypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyouwishtodisposeofthisproduct,manual,packageorbatteryyoumustdosoinanapprovedmanner.Donotdiscardthisproduct,manual,packageorbattery along with ordinary household waste.

Disposing in the correct manner will prevent harm tohuman health and potential damage to the environment.Since the correctmethod of disposalwill depend on theapplicablelawsandregulationsinyourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocaladministrativebodyfordetails.Ifthebatterycontainsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregulatedamount,achemical symbol is displayed below the crossedoutwheeledbinsymbolonthebatteryorbatterypackage.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERSThis product has beenmanufactured according to strictspecificationsandvoltagerequirementsthatareapplicablein the country inwhich it is intended that this productshouldbeused.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviatheinternet, throughmailorder,and/orviaa telephonesale,youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeusedinthecountryinwhichyoureside.WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthanthatforwhichitisintendedcouldbedangerousandcouldinvalidate the manufacturers or distributors warranty.Pleasealsoretainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseotherwiseyourproductmaybedisqualifiedfromthemanufacturersordistributorswarranty.

DATA HANDLINGDatastoredinmemorymayoccasionallybelostduetoincorrectuser action.Be sure to save your importantdatatoamemorycard.KORGwillnotberesponsiblefordamagescausedbydataloss.

LCD DISPLAYSomepagesof themanuals showLCD screensalongwithanexplanationofoperationandfunctionality.Allsoundnames,parameternames,andvaluesaremerelyexamplesandmaynotalwaysmatchtheactualdisplaythatyouareworkingon.

TRADEMARKSMac,theMaclogoandtheAudioUnitslogoaretrademarksofApple Inc., registered in theU.S. andothercountries.MSDOS andWindows are registered trademarks ofMicrosoftCorporation,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiveowners.

THE BALANCE SLIDERWhenturningtheinstrumenton,pleasebeassuredtheBALANCEsliderissettothecenter.ThissetsbothSequencer1(SEQ1)andSequencer2(SEQ2)totheirmaximumlevel.

ThiswillavoidyoustartaSongwithouthearinganything.

3HOW TOKeyboardselect a Sound Program 25select a Performance 25play a Sound Program across the

whole keyboard, as with a piano 24split the keyboard in two 24add sounds to the right hand 24mute/unmute sounds 24

Style Play modeselect a Style 26start/stop the Style 27select a Fill or a Break 27select a Style Variation 27see the Style tracks 41create a new Style 52

Song Play modeplay a Song (Standard MIDI File) 31see the Lyrics 74see the Song tracks 73start both Sequencers at the same time 18, 80

Backing Sequence moderecord a new Backing Sequence (Song) 82

Song moderecord a new Song 90edit a Standard MIDI File 88

In generalturn the speakers off 125change the Damper polarity 126select the Arabic Scale 34

4TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionWelcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Usefullinks .................................... 8Aboutthismanual .............................. 9Loadingtheoperatingsystem .................... 9ReloadingtheFactoryData ...................... 9Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10ConnectingtheACpoweradapter ............... 10Turningtheinstrumentonandoff ............... 10ControllingtheVolume ........................ 10TheBALANCEslider.......................... 10Headphones.................................. 10AudioOutputs ................................ 11AudioInputs ................................. 11MIDIconnections.............................. 11DamperPedal................................. 11Demo ........................................ 11Themusicstand ............................... 11Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Display and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Displaycontrols ............................... 19Interfacestructure............................. 20Messagewindows ............................. 21SymbolsandIcons ............................. 21Grayedoutnonavailableparameters............ 21Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Basic GuideBasic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Playingonthekeyboard........................ 24Selecting,muting/unmutingandsoloingatrack... 24SelectingaPerformance........................ 25SelectingaProgram............................ 25SelectingaStyle............................... 26SelectingaSingleTouchSetting(STS)............ 26Changingallkeyboardtracksatonce............. 26ShortcuttoseetheoriginalbankforaStyle,PerformanceorProgram ............ 26

Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27PlayingaStyle(AutomaticAccompaniment) .................. 27

PlayinginRealtime(WithoutusingAutomaticAccompaniment) .... 28

RecordingaSong(SimultaneouslyrecordingtheStyleandrealtimeperformance) ............ 30

PlayingaSongfromacard ..................... 31EditingaSong ................................ 32TheArabicScale............................... 34

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35WhatisMIDI?................................. 35Midifiles...................................... 35TheGeneralMIDIstandard ..................... 35TheGlobalchannel ............................. 35TheChord1andChord2channels............... 36TheControlchannel ............................ 36MIDISetup.................................... 36ConnectingmicroARRANGERtoaMasterkeyboard ........ 36

ConnectingthemicroARRANGERtoaMIDIaccordion ...... 37

ConnectingthemicroARRANGERtoanexternalsequencer .. 37

PlayinganotherinstrumentwiththemicroARRANGER .................... 38

Reference GuideStyle Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40WhatsaStyle?................................. 40StylesandPerformances ........................ 40ChangingandresettingtheTempo ............... 40TheDIRECTSDbank ........................... 40Mainpage..................................... 41Styletrackspage............................... 41HowtoselectPrograms ......................... 41TheWritewindow ............................. 42Menu ......................................... 42Editpagestructure............................. 42Page1Mixer:Volume ......................... 43Page2Mixer:Pan ............................. 43Page3Mixer:FXSend ......................... 43Page4Tuning:Detune......................... 44Page5Tuning:Scale........................... 44Page6Tuning:PitchBendSensitivity ............ 44Page7FX:A/BSelect.......................... 44Page8FX:C/DSelect .......................... 45Page9FX:Aediting ........................... 45Page10FX:Bediting.......................... 45Page11FX:Cediting .......................... 45Page12FX:Dediting .......................... 45Page13Track:Easyedit ....................... 45Page14Track:Mode .......................... 46Page15Track:Internal/External................. 47Page16R.T.controls:Damper.................. 47Page17R.T.controls:Joystick .................. 47Page18R.T.controls:Dynamicrange ............ 48Page19R.T.controls:Ensemble ................. 48Page20Stylecontrols:Drum/Fill ................ 49Page21Stylecontrols:WrapAround/KeyboardRange ............... 49

Page22Pads ................................. 50Page23Preferences:Lock...................... 50Page24Preferences:controls ................... 51

5Style Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52TheStylesstructure............................52StyleImport/Export ............................53EnteringtheRecordmode ......................53ListeningtotheStylewhileinRecord/Editmode ...53ExitandSave/AbortStyle .......................54TheWritewindow .............................54Listofrecordedevents .........................54FastDeleteusingthecontrolpanelbuttons ........54Mainpage ....................................55StyleTrackspage ..............................56StepRecordpage ..............................57StyleRecordprocedure .........................58Menu ........................................61Editpagestructure .............................61Page1Edit:Quantize .........................62Page2Edit:Transpose ........................62Page3Edit:Velocity ..........................63Page4EventEdit .............................63Page5EventFilter ............................64EventEditprocedure ...........................65Page6Edit:Delete ............................66Page7Edit:DeleteAll .........................67Page8Edit:Copy .............................67Page9StyleElementControls:Programs ........68Page10StyleElementControls:Expression ......68Page11StyleElementControls:KeyboardRange.68Page12StyleElementControls:ChordVariationTable........................69

Page13StyleControls:Mode/Tension ...........69Song Play operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70TheSongsandtheStandardMIDIFileformat .....70Transportcontrols .............................70MIDIClock ...................................70Switchingbetweensequencersduringediting .....70SelectingaSongcomposingitsprogressivenumber 70Realtimeandsequencertracks ...................70MasterVolume,SequencerVolume,BALANCE ...71EffectsinSongPlaymode.......................71GrooveQuantizewindow.......................71TheWritewindow .............................72Mainpage ....................................73Tracks18page................................73Tracks916page...............................74SongSelectpage ...............................74TheLyricspage................................74PlayingaJukeboxfile ..........................74Menu ........................................75Editpagestructure .............................75Page1Mixer:Volume .........................76Page2Mixer:Pan.............................76Page3Mixer:FXsendA/B .....................76Page3Mixer:FXsendC/D .....................77Page4FX:A/BSelect ..........................77Page4FX:C/DSelect..........................77Page5FX:Aediting ..........................78Page6FX:Bediting ...........................78Page5FX:Cediting...........................78Page6FX:Dediting ..........................78Page7Track:Mode...........................78

Page8Track:Internal/External ................. 79Page9Jukebox ............................... 79Page10Preferences ........................... 80SavingalistofSongs........................... 81Backing Sequence operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . 82Transportcontrols ............................. 82TheBackingSequence,SongandSongPlaymodes. 82HowtoplaybackaSong ........................ 82RealtimeRecordingmode ...................... 82Chord/AccSteprecording ...................... 83MainPage(BackingSequencePlay) .............. 83LoadSongpage............................... 84SaveSongpage................................ 84RealtimeRecordingpage....................... 85Chord/AccStepRecordingpage ................. 85HowtodeleteawholeSong .................... 87Song operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Transportcontrols ............................. 88MasterVolumeandSequencerVolume........... 88TheSongsandtheStandardMIDIFileformat ..... 88Fasttrackdeletion............................. 88HowtodeleteawholeSong .................... 88Mainpage .................................... 88Tracks18page ............................... 89Tracks916page .............................. 89SongSelectpage............................... 89SaveSongpage................................ 90RealtimeRecordprocedure..................... 90StepRecordprocedure......................... 91SongRecordpage ............................. 92StepRecordpage .............................. 93Menu........................................ 94Editpagestructure ............................ 94Page1Mixer:Volume......................... 95Page2Mixer:Pan ............................ 95Page3Mixer:FXBlock ........................ 95Page4Mixer:FXSendA/B(orC/D)............. 96Page5Tuning:Detune ........................ 96Page6Tuning:Scale .......................... 96Page7Tuning:PitchBend/Scale ................ 97Page8FX:A/BSelect ......................... 97Page9FX:C/DSelect ......................... 97Page10FX:Aediting......................... 98Page11FX:Bediting ......................... 98Page12FX:Cediting ......................... 98Page13FX:Dediting......................... 98Page14Track:Easyedit ....................... 98Page15Track:Mode .......................... 99Page16Track:Internal/External ................ 99Page17Edit:Quantize....................... 100Page18Edit:Transpose...................... 100Page19Edit:Velocity ........................ 100Page20Edit:Delete.......................... 101Page21Edit:CutMeasures ................... 101Page22Edit:InsertMeasures................. 101Page23Edit:Copy .......................... 102Page24EventEdit........................... 102Page25EventFilter.......................... 103EventEditprocedure ......................... 104

6Program operating mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Mainpage ................................... 105SoundProgramsandDrumPrograms ........... 105Menu....................................... 105Editpagestructure ........................... 106TheComparefunction ........................ 106Howtoselectoscillators ....................... 106EraseProgram/Oscillator...................... 106TheWritewindow .......................... 106Page1Basic ................................ 107Page2Sample(SoundPrograms).............. 107Page2DKSamples(DrumPrograms) .......... 108Page3Pitch ................................ 109Page4PitchLFO1 ........................... 110Page5PitchLFO2 ........................... 111Page6PitchEG............................. 111Page7Filter ................................ 112Page8FilterModulation ..................... 113Page9FilterLFO1 ........................... 114Page10FilterLFO2 .......................... 115Page11FilterEG ............................ 115Page12Amp ............................... 117Page13AmpModulation .................... 117Page14AmpLFO1 .......................... 118Page15AmpLFO2 .......................... 118Page16AmpEG............................ 118Page17LFO1 ............................... 120Page18LFO2 ............................... 122Page19Effects .............................. 122Page20FX1editing.......................... 122Page21FX2editing.......................... 122AMS(AlternateModulationSource)list......... 123Global edit environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125TheWritewindow............................ 125Menu....................................... 125Page1Generalcontrols ...................... 125Page2MasterTranspose..................... 126Page3AssignablePedal/Footswitch,AssignableSlider ........... 126

Page4MIDISetup........................... 126Page5MIDIControls ........................ 127Page6MIDIINChannels .................... 127Page7MIDIINControls(1) .................. 128Page8MIDIINControls(2) .................. 128Page9MIDIINFilters ....................... 129Page10MIDIOUTChannels ................. 129Page11MIDIOUTFilters .................... 129Card Edit environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130TheWRITE/CARDINUSELED ................ 130Supportedcards .............................. 130LoadingdatacreatedwiththePa80/Pa60/Pa50 ... 131Cardstructure ............................... 131Filetypes .................................... 131Fileandfoldersizedisplay .................... 132

Pagestructure ................................ 132Navigationtools .............................. 132Menu ........................................ 133Page1Load................................. 133Page2Save ................................. 135Page3Copy ................................. 138Page4Erase ................................. 139Page5Format ............................... 140Page6NewDir .............................. 140Page7Rename .............................. 140Page8Utilities1............................. 141Page9Utilities2............................. 142

AppendixFactory Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Styles ........................................ 144StyleElements................................ 146SingleTouchSettings(STS) ..................... 146Programs(bankorder) ......................... 147Programs(ProgramChangeorder).............. 154DrumKits.................................... 160DrumKitinstruments ......................... 161Performances ................................. 173MIDISetup ................................... 174Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175Diagrams .................................... 175DynamicModulationsources ................... 175Filter/Dynamic................................ 175Pitch/PhaseMod. ............................. 185Mod./P.Shift .................................. 195ER/Delay..................................... 202Reverb ....................................... 208MonoMonoChain ........................... 209Assignable parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225ListoffunctionsassignabletotheFootswitch ..... 225ListoffunctionsassignabletothePedalorAssignableSlider .............. 226

ListofsoundsassignabletothePads............. 226ListoffunctionsassignabletothePads ........... 227Scales ........................................ 227MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228MIDIImplementationChart .................... 229Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Recognized chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Error messages & Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . 235Errormessages ............................... 235Troubleshooting .............................. 238Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

INTRODUCTION

8 Welcome!

Useful links

1. WELCOME!ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgProfessionalArrangermicroARRANGER.Thisinstrumentisanidealkeyboardforsongproductionitletsyouselectadesiredmusicalstyleandgenerate a highquality band accompaniment simply byplaying chords, and then you can play the melodyyourselftoeasilycreateanoriginalsong.

Herearesomeofthefeaturesofyournewinstrument: PowerfulHI(HyperIntegrated)KORGsoundgen

eration system, as seen in our best professionalsynthesizers.

OPOS(ObjectivePortableOperatingSystem)multitasking operating system, to let you load datawhileplayingyourinstrument.

Operating System updates, to load new featuresfromcard.Dontletyourinstrumentgetold!

Solid StateDisk (SSD), for any system updateasmartwaytoreplacetheusualROMmemory.

SDcardslot,capableofreadingandwritingonSDandMMCmemorytypes.

DirectStyleaccessfromSDcard. GeneralMIDILevel2Soundscompatible. Morethan662SoundPrograms. 4multieffectprocessor,eachwith89effecttypes. 160Performancesand1,216SingleTouchSettings

(STS), for fast setting of keyboard sounds andeffects.

304Styles. XDSDoubleSequencerwithCrossfader. StyleRecordandEdit Fullfeaturedsequencer(SongRecordandEdit) Integrated speakers, for the most true sound

reproduction. WideCustomDisplay.

USEFUL LINKSYourpreferredKORGdealeralsocarriesawiderangeofKorghardwareandsoftwareaccessories.Pleaseaskyour dealer about additional Programs, Styles, andotherusefulmusicmaterials.Each KORG distributor can supply you with usefulinformation.Justgivehimacallforadditionalservices.In the Englishspeakingworld, here are the relevantaddresses:USA KORGUSA,316SouthServiceRoad,Mel

ville,NewYork,11747,USATel:15163339100,Fax:15163339108

UK KORGUKLtd,1HarrisonClose,Knowlhill,MiltonKeynes,MK5,8PA,UKTel:01908304600,Fax:01908304699UKTechnicalSupportTel:01908304637Email:info@korg.co.uk

Many KORG distributors also have their own webpageontheinternet,whereyoucanfindinfosandsoftware.UsefulwebpagesinEnglisharethefollowing:

http://www.korg.com/http://www.korg.co.uk/

Aplacetofindoperatingsystemupdatesandvarioussystem files (forexample,a fullbackupof the factorydata)isatthefollowinglink:

http://www.korgpa.com/

9Welcome!

About this manual

ABOUT THIS MANUALThismanualisdividedinthreesections: A Basic Guide, containing an overview of the

instrument,aswellasaseriesofpracticalguides(namedTutorials).

AReferenceGuide,witheachpageandparameterdescribedindetail.

AnAppendix,withalistofdataandusefulinformationfortheadvanceduser.

Withinthemanual,youwillfindthefollowingabbreviations:

TheparametercanbesavedontoaPerformancebypressingtheWRITEbutton.Theparametercanbesavedontothecurrent Style Performance by pressing theWRITEbutton.TheparametercanbesavedontoaSingleTouchSettingbypressingtheWRITEbutton.TheparametercanbesavedontoaGlobalsetting by going to the Global environment (see Global edit environment onpage125)andpressingtheWRITEbutton.

LOADING THE OPERATING SYSTEMYourmicroARRANGERcanbeconstantlyupdatedasnewversionsof theoperating systemare releasedbyKORG.Youcandownload theoperatingsystem fromhttp://www.korgpa.com/.Please,read theReadmefileincludedwiththeoperatingsystemitself.Youcanseewhichversionoftheoperatingsystemsisinstalled in your microARRANGER by keeping theSHIFT button pressed, and pressing the ENTER andEXIT buttons together. The operating system versionnumberwillappearinthedisplay.PressEXITtoclosethemessagewindow.Toloadanewsystem,followtheseinstructions:1. Copythethreeoperatingsystemsfilesintheroot

ofanSDcard.Thesearetheneededfiles:BPaMAR1.sysNBPaMAR1.sysOsPaMAR1.lzx

2. Turn the instrumentoff,and insert the card containingtheoperatingsystemintothecardslot.

3. Turntheinstrumenton.Amessageappearsinthedisplay,asking ifyouwant to load theoperatingsystem.

4. PressENTERtoload,orEXITtocanceltheloadingprocedure. If you press ENTER, wait until theloadingisfinished.When theoperatingsystem is finished loading,amessageappears,askingyou to remove the cardandpressanybutton.Hint:Whendone,deletetheoperatingsystem files, toavoidmicroARRANGERstartstheupgradeprocedureeachtimeitisturnedonwiththesamecardinthedrive.

5. Removethecard,andpressanybutton.

RELOADING THE FACTORY DATAShouldtheinternalmemorycontentgetdamaged,youcan reload theoriginalFactoryData from thebackupcard.SeeRestoreDataonpage141.

10 Start up

Connecting the AC power adapter

2. START UPCONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTERConnect the suppliedACpoweradapter to thededicatedsocketontherearoftheinstrument.Then,plugitintoawallsocket.Warning:Useonlythesuppliedadapter,oranadaptersuggestedbyKorg.Otheradaptersmay look similar,buttheymaydamageyourinstrument!

TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFFTurningthepoweron Pressthepowerbutton( ) locatedontheupperright

sideofthefrontpanel.Thestartupscreenwillappear in theLCD,andafteratime itwilldisplay themainpage inStylePlaymodeandtheunitwillbereadyforsoundoutput.

Turningthepoweroff Pressthepowerbutton( ) locatedontheupperright

sideofthefrontpaneltoturnoffthepower.Warning:Whenturningthe instrumentoff,alldatacontainedinRAM(avolatilememory,usedforSongediting)willbelost.Onthecontrary,datacontainedintheSSDdisk(anonvolatilememory,usedforFactoryandUserdata)willbepreserved.Note:Never turn off the powerwhile the SD card data isbeingreadorwritten.

ABOUT THE AUTO POWER-OFF FUNCTIONWiththefactorysettings,thisinstrumentwillautomatically poweroff when four hours have passed sinceyou lastplayed the keyboard orused the buttons. Ifdesired,youcanturnoff(disable)thisfunction.Thepowerwill also turn off automatically after fourhours pass with only songs or demo songs beingplayed.To adjustpower on/off settings,press the [GLOBAL]buttontoentertheGLOBALpage,andadjustthesettingson thePage1Gen.Controlspage. (AutoOffonpage125)

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME UsetheMASTERVOLUME

slider to control the overallvolume of the instrument.This slider controls thevolume of the sound goingto the internalspeakers, theL/MONO & RIGHT OUTPUTS, and theHEADPHONESconnector.Note: Start at a moderate level, then raise theMASTERVOLUME up.Dont keep the volume at an uncomfortablelevelfortoolong.

Use theACC/SEQVOLUMEslider tocontrol theStyletracks (drums,percussion,bass)volume.This slideralso controls both of the Sequencers tracks, excludingtheRealtime(Keyboard)tracks.

Bydefault,youcanusetheASSIGN.SLIDERtocontrolthekeyboardtracksvolume.Thissliderisuserassignable,butissettotheKeyboardExpressionparameterbydefault.

THE BALANCE SLIDERTheBALANCE slider sets the relativevolume of thetwoonboardsequencers(Sequencer1andSequencer2). Move it fully left to set Sequencer 1 to themaximum

levelandSequencer2tozero. Move it fully right to set Sequencer 1 to zero and

Sequencer2tothemaximumlevel. MoveittothecentertosetbothSequencersatthesame

level.Note:Whenturningtheinstrumenton,movethisslidertothecenter,toavoidstartingaSongattheminimumlevel.

HEADPHONESYoucanconnectapairofheadphonestotherearpanelheadphone jack (PHONES: stereominijack).You canuseheadphoneswithan impedanceof16200 (50recommended).Use a headphone distributor to connectmorethanonepairofheadphones.

11Start up

Audio Outputs

AUDIO OUTPUTSYou can send the sound to an external amplificationsystem,insteadoftheinternalspeakers.Thisisusefulwhenrecording,orwhenplayinglive.Stereo. Connect twomono cables to theL/MONO&RIGHTOUTPUTS.Connecttheotherendofthecablestoastereochannelofyourmixer,twomonochannels,two powered monitors, or the TAPE/AUX input ofyour audio system.Dont use the PHONO inputs ofyouraudiosystem!Mono. Connect amono cable to the L/MONOOUTPUT. Connect the other end of the cable to amonochannelofyourmixer,apoweredmonitor,orachannelof your TAPE/AUX input of a hifi system (youwillhearthatchannelonly,unlessyoucansettheamplifiertoMonomode).

AUDIO INPUTSYoucanconnecttheoutputofanotherelectronicmusical instrument, an unpowered mixer, or any audiodevicetotherearpanelinputjack(INPUT:stereominijack).Sincethisisalinelevelinput,youllneedtouseaseparatelysoldmicpreampormixerifyoureconnectingamic.Usetheconnecteddevicesvolumecontroltoadjusttheinputlevel.Becarefulnottomakeitdistort(orclip).Hereishowtosetthevolumeoftheconnecteddevice: ifthesoundheardonmicroARRANGERsoutputsistoo

low,youshouldincreasetheoutputleveloftheconnecteddevice.

ifitsoundsfine,itsok. ifitdistorts,youshouldlowerthelevelalittle,untilthe

soundsisfineagain.

MIDI CONNECTIONSYou can play the internal sounds of yourmicroARRANGERwithanexternalcontroller,i.e.amasterkeyboard, a MIDI guitar, a wind controller, a MIDIaccordion,oradigitalpiano.1. ConnectastandardMIDIcablefrom theMIDIOUTof

your controller to theMIDI IN connector on themicroARRANGER.

2. Selecta transmissionMIDIchannelonyourcontroller.Some controllers, like the MIDI accordions, usuallytransmitonmore thanonechannel (seemore informationintheMIDIchapter).

3. On themicroARRANGER, select theMIDI Setup thatbestfitsyourcontrollerstype(seePage4MIDISetuponpage126).

DAMPER PEDALConnect a Damper (Sustain) pedal to the DAMPERconnectoronthebackpanel.UseaKORGPS1,PS3orDS1Hfootswitchpedal,oracompatibleone.ToswitchtheDamperpolarity,seeDamperPol.(DamperPolarity)onpage126.

DEMOListen to the builtin Demo Songs to appreciate thepower of themicroARRANGER. There are 16DemoSongstochoosefrom.1. Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons

together.TheirLEDsstartblinking.At this point, if you dont press any other button, all theDemoSongswillbeplayedback.

2. Chooseapageusing thePAGEbuttons.Thereare twodifferentpagesintheDemomode.

3. Select a Demo Song by pressing the correspondingVOLUME/VALUEbuttonaroundthedisplay.TheDemowillautomaticallystart.

4. StoptheDemobypressingSTART/STOP.5. ExittheDemomodebypressingoneoftheMODEbut

tons.

THE MUSIC STANDAmusic stand comes standardwith yourmicroARRANGER. Fit it into the two dedicated holes in thebackpanel.

12 Front panel3. FRONT PANEL

1 Power switch ( )ThisturnsthemicroARRANGERspoweronoroff.2 MASTER VOLUMEThis slider controls the overall volume of the instrument,bothoftheinternalspeakers,theL/MONOandRIGHToutputs,andtheHEADPHONESoutput.Warning:Atthemaximumlevel,withrichsoundingSongs,StylesorPrograms,theinternalspeakerscoulddistortduringsignalpeaks.Shouldthishappen,lowertheMasterVolumealittle.3 ACC/SEQ VOLUMEThisslidercontrolstheaccompanimenttracksvolume(StylePlaymode)ortheSongtracksvolume,excludingtheRealtimetracks(SongandSongPlaymodes).Thisis a relative control, where the effective maximumvalue isdeterminedby theMASTERVOLUMEsliderposition.

4 ASSIGN.SLIDERThisisafreelyprogrammableslider(seeSld(Slider)on page126). By default, it acts as the KeyboardExpressioncontrol,to letyoubalancetherelativevolumeoftheRealtime(Keyboard)tracks.5 MODE sectionEachofthesebuttonsrecallsoneoftheoperatingmodesoftheinstrument.Eachmodeexcludestheothers.STYLEPLAY

Style Play mode, where you can playStyles (automatic accompaniments) and/orplayup tofourRealtime trackson thekeyboard.In the main page, Realtime (Keyboard)tracksare shownon the righthalfof thedisplay.You can reach themainpagebypressingEXIT fromanyof theStylePlayeditpages.Ifyouareinadifferentoperatingmode,pressSTYLEPLAYtorecalltheStyle Playmode. If the TRACK SELECTLEDison,pressTRACKSELECTtoturnitoffandseetheRealtimetracks.This operating mode is automaticallyselected when the instrument is turned

SONGPLAYSongPlaymode,whereyoucanplayback16track Songs in Standard Midi File(SMF) format directly from thememorycard. You can also play .MID and.KAR files directly from the memorycard. Since the microARRANGER isequipped with two sequencers, you canevenplaytwoSongsatthesametime,andmixthemwiththeBALANCEslider.In addition to the Song tracks, you canplay one to four Realtime (Keyboard)tracks,alongwiththeSong(s).Inthemainpage, Realtime (Keyboard) tracks areshownontherighthalfofthedisplay.YoucanreachthemainpagebypressingEXITfrom any of the SongPlay editpages. Ifyou are in a different operating mode,pressSONGPLAYtorecalltheSongPlaymode.IftheTRACKSELECTLEDisonorflashing, press TRK SELECT one or twotimes to turn it off and see theRealtimetracks.

B.SEQ Backing Sequencemode,where you canrecordanewSongbasedontheRealtimeandStyletracks,andsaveitasanewStandardMIDIFile.

SONG Songmode,whereyoucanplay,record,oreditaSong.

PROGRAM Programmode,toplaysingleSoundProgramsonthekeyboard,oreditthem.Press theSTYLEPLAYandSONGPLAYbuttonstogethertoselecttheDemomode.Thismode letsyou listen to someDemoSongs, to letyouhear thesonicpowerofthemicroARRANGER.

6 GLOBALThisbuttonrecallstheGlobaleditenvironmentwhereyou can selectvariousglobal settings.This edit environmentoverlapsanyoperatingmode,whichwillstillremainactiveinthebackground.PressEXITtogobacktotheunderlyingoperatingmode.

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13Front panel7 SD CARDThisbutton recalls theCardeditenvironment,whereyoucanexecutevariousoperationson filesandcards(Load, Save, Format, etc). This edit environmentoverlapsanyoperatingmode,thatstillremainsactiveinthebackground.PressEXITtogobacktotheunderlyingoperatingmode.8 MEMORY (TIE)ThisbuttonturnstheLowerandChordMemoryfunctionsonoroff.Go to thePage24 Preferences:controls edit page (Style Play mode, see page 51) todecideifthisbuttonshouldbeaChordMemoryonly,oraLower/ChordMemorybutton.WhenitworksasaLower/ChordMemory:ON Thesoundtotheleftofthesplitpoint,and

the chord for the automatic accompaniment,arekeptinmemoryevenwhenyouraiseyourhandfromthekeyboard.

OFF The sound and chords are released assoonasyouraiseyourhandfromthekeyboard.

ThisbuttondoublesasaTIE function for theSongmode(seechapter13).9 BASS INV. (REST)ThisbuttonturnstheBassInversionfunctiononoroff.ON The lowest note of a chord played in

inverted formwillalwaysbedetectedastherootnoteof thechord.Thus,youcanspecify to the arranger composite chordssuchasAm7/GorF/C.

OFF The lowestnote isscanned togetherwiththeother chordnotes, and isnot alwaysconsideredastherootnote.

ThisbuttondoublesasaRESTfunctionfortheSongmode(seechapter13).10 MAN. BASSThisbuttonturnstheManualBassfunctiononoroff.Note:When you press theMAN.BASS button, theBasstrackvolumeisautomaticallysettothemaximumvalue.ThevolumeisautomaticallysetbacktotheoriginalvaluewhentheMAN.BASSbuttonisdeactivated.ON Theautomaticaccompanimentstopsplay

ing (apart for theDrum and Percussiontracks), and you can manually play theBass trackon theLowerpartof thekeyboard.Youcanstarttheautomaticaccompaniment again by pressing one of theCHORDSCANNINGbuttons.

OFF ThebasstrackisautomaticallyplayedbytheStyle.

11 SPLIT POINT () PressthisbuttontoopentheGrooveQuantizewindow,whereyoucanselectarealtimegroovequantizationtobeappliedtotheSong(onlySequencer1).SeeGrooveQuantizewindowonpage71.ThisbuttondoublesasaNEXTEVENTfunctionfortheBackingSequenceandSongmodes(seechapters12and13).13 TEMPO (= LOCK)ThisbuttonturnstheTempoLockfunctiononoroff.ON Whenyou selectadifferentStyleorPer

formance, the tempodoesntchange.Youcan still change itusing theDIALor theTEMPObuttons.

OFF Whenyou selectadifferentStyleorPerformance, thememorized tempovalue isautomaticallyselected.

14ThisbuttonturnstheSingleTouchfunctiononoroff.ON WhenadifferentStyle(orthesameagain)

isselected,aSingleTouchSetting(STS1)isautomatically selected,meaning that theRealtime tracks and effects will change,togetherwiththeStyletracksandeffects.

OFF Whenyou selectadifferentStyle (or thesame again), the Style tracks and effectsarechanged,whiletheRealtimetracksarenotchanged.

15 STYLE section (NUMERIC KEYPAD)UsethesebuttonstoopentheStyleSelectwindowandselectaStyle.SeeSelectingaStyleonpage26.Theleftmostbuttonletsyouselecttheupperorlowerrow of Style banks.Press ituntilyouve selected therowyoure looking for. (AfterbothLEDshave turnedon,pressthebuttonagaintoturnthemoff).UPPERLEDON

UpperrowStylesselected.LOWERLEDON

LowerrowStylesselected.AwordaboutStylebanksandnames.Stylesfrom8/16 BEAT to WORLD 3, and from LATIN1 toTRAD are standard Styles, theuser cant normallyoverwritewith aLoad operation (unlessyou removetheprotection;seeFactoryStyleProtectonpage142).DIRECTSDStylesareStylesdirectlyaccessed fromthememorycard(noneedtoloadfromcard).SeeTheDIRECTSDbankonpage40.Styles fromUSER1 toUSER3are locationswhereyoucanloadnewStylesfromthememorycard.Eachbutton(Stylebank)contains2pages,eachwithupto8Styles.BrowsethroughtheStylesusingthePAGEbuttons.ThereisashortcuttoseetheoriginalbankforaStyle.You can see the original bankwhere a Style is con

SINGLE TOUCHtained. Justkeep theSHIFTbuttonpressed,and then

14 Front panelpressthelefmostbuttonoftheSTYLEsection.Amessagewindowwill appear, showing the name of theoriginalbank.ReleasetheSHIFTbuttontoexitthewindow.There is a shortcut to see all pages of the selectedbank.Tocycleallpagesforaselectedbank,pressthebanksbuttonuntilyouseethepagethatyourelookingfor.Thesebuttonsdoubleasanumerickeypadoncertainpages(seeSelectingaSongcomposingitsprogressivenumberonpage70).16 FADE IN/OUTWhentheStylestoped,pressthisbuttontostartitwitha volume fadein (the volume goes from zero to themaximum).When theStyle isplaying,press thisbutton tostop itwith a volume fadeout (the volume graduallydecreases).Youdontneed topressSTART/STOP tostartorstoptheStyle.17 VARIATION 14 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons

Eachofthesebuttonswillselectoneofthefourvariations of the current Style.Each variation can vary inpatternsandsounds.ThesebuttonsdoubleasaNOTELENGTHfunctionfortheSongmode(seechapter13).18 FILL 12 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons Thesetwobuttonstriggerafillin.Pressthemtwice(LEDblinking) to let themplay in loop,andselectanyotherStyleelement(Fill,Intro,Variation)toexittheloop.TheyalsodoubleasaNOTELENGTHfunctionfortheSongmode(seechapter13).19 COUNT IN / BREAK WhiletheStyle isnotrunning,pressthisbutton,thenpress START/STOP. This combination triggers a onebarinitialcount,thentheStylestartsplaying.WhiletheStyleisalreadyinplay,thisbuttontriggersabreak(anemptymeasurebeginningwithakick+crashshot).Pressittwicetoletitplayinloop,andselectanyotherStyleelement(Fill,Intro,Variation)toexittheloop.

20 ENDING 12 (DOT, TRIPLET) buttons

WhiletheStyleisrunning,thesetwobuttonstriggeranEnding,andstoptheStyle.Pressoneofthem,andtheStyle will stop running with an Ending. If pressedwhile the Style is stopped, they act as an additionalcoupleofIntros.Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play inloop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro,Variation)toexittheloop. ENDING1 also doubles as a DOT function, andENDING2doublesasaTRIPLETfunction,tobeusedinSongmode(seechapter13).Note:Ending1playsashortsequencewithdifferentchords,whileEnding2playsonthelastrecognizedchord.21 INTRO 12 buttons ThesetwobuttonssetthearrangerinIntromode.Afterpressingoneofthesebuttons,starttheStyle,anditwillbegin with the selected intro. The INTRO LED willautomaticallygooffattheendoftheintro.Press them twice(LEDblinking) to let themplay inaloop, and select any other Style element (Fill, Intro,Variation)toexittheloop.Note: Intro1playsashortsequencewithdifferentchords,whileIntro2playsonthelastrecognizedchord.22 START/STOPStartsorstopstheStylethatsrunning.

You can reset all frozennotes and controllerson the microARRANGER and any instrument connectedtoitsMIDIOUT,byusingthePanickeycombination. Justpress SHIFT + START/STOP to stop allnotesandresetallcontrollers.23 SYNCHRO START / STOP (DELETE)Thisbutton turns theSynchroStartandSynchroStopfunctionsonoroff.Pressitrepeatedlytoturnthefunctions on or off. The LEDs will cycle in this order:STARTSTART+STOPOFF.STARTLEDON

WhenthisLEDislitup,justplayachordin the chord recognition area (usuallyunder the split point, see CHORDSCANNINGsectiononpage17)toautomatically start the Style running. If youlike,you can turnoneof the INTROsonbeforestartingtheStyle.

15Front panelSTART+STOPLEDsONWhenbothLEDs are litup, raisingyourhandfromthekeyboardmomentarilywillstoptheStylefromplaying.Ifyouplayachordagain,theStylestartsagain.

OFF AllSynchrofunctionsareturnedoff.This buttondoubles as aDELETE function for theBacking Sequence and Songmodes (see chapters 12and13).It isalsoused todelete theselectedcharacter,duringtextediting.24 TAP TEMPO/RESET (INSERT)This isadoublefunctionbutton,acting inadifferentwaydependingontheStylestatus(stop/play).Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you canbeatthetempoonthisbutton.Attheend,theaccompanimentstartsplaying,usingthetappedintempo.Reset:WhenyoupressthisbuttonwhiletheStyleisinplay,theStylepatterngoesbacktothepreviousstrongbeat.Thisbuttondoublesasan INSERT function for theBacking Sequence and Songmodes (see chapters 12and13).It isalsoused to insertacharacterat thecursorposition,duringtextediting.25 WRITE/CARD IN USEInStylePlaymode, thisbuttonopens theWritewindow, that lets you save all the tracks onto a Performance, the Realtime (Keyboard) tracks in a SingleTouchSetting(STS),ortheaccompanimenttracksontoa Style Performance. (See The Write window onpage42).IntheGlobaleditenvironment,pressittosaveGlobalparameters inmemory. (See TheWritewindow onpage125).ThisbuttonsLEDworksasaCARDINUSEindicator,andturnsonwhenthecardslotisinuse.26 ENSEMBLE This button turns the Ensemble function on or off.Whenon, the righthandmelody isharmonizedwiththelefthandchords.Note:TheEnsemblefunctionworksonlywhenthekeyboardis inSPLITmode,andtheLOWERChordScanningmodeselected.

27 RECORDThis button sets the instrument in Record mode(dependingonthecurrentoperatingmode).28 MENUThisbuttonopenstheMenupageforthecurrentoperating mode or edit environment. After opening amenu,youcanjumptooneoftheeditpagesbypressing the corresponding VOLUME/VALUE buttons; orbrowse themusing thePAGEbuttons.Otherwise,goback to themainpageof thecurrentoperatingmode,or close the edit environment, by pressing the EXITbutton.

See the relevant chapter devoted to each operatingmodeoreditenvironment,toseetheirmapsindetail.29 PAGE -/+AfterpressingMENU toopenamenu,use thesebuttonstobrowsetheeditpagesofanoperatingmodeorediting environment. Press EXIT to go back from anedit page to themain page of the current operatingmode,ortoclosetheGlobalorCardEditenvironment.Inaddition,youcanusethesebuttonstoselectadifferentpageinaStyleSelectorProgramSelectwindow.30 VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) AH buttons

Withinthisusersmanual,eachbuttonpairismarkedwithanalphabeticletter(AH).SeeDisplayandUserInterfaceonpage19formoredetails.

Acorrespondingtrackname isprintedovereachbutton pair. These names show the corresponding trackthe button pair affects in themain page of the StylePlaymode. The lefthalf is for themainpage,whereyoucan

see the Realtime tracks, and the Style tracksgroupedtogether:

The righthalf is for theStyle trackspage,whereyoucanseeeachoftheaccompanimenttracks:

SeeSymbolsandIconsonpage21.Usethesebuttonstoperformvariousoperationsonthecommandsandfunctionsappearinginthedisplay.SELECTING

Use each button pair to select the correspondingiteminthedisplay(i.e.atrack,aparameteroracommand).Useeither theleftorrightbuttoninapair.

16 Front panelVOLUME While you are in themainpages of anyoperating mode, select a track and usethese buttons to change the tracks volume.Usetheleftbuttontodecreaseit,ortherightbuttontoincreaseit.

MUTE Press both buttons in apair tomute thecorresponding track. Press both buttonsagaintounmutethetrack.

SOLO While in theStylePlay,SongPlayandSongmodes,youcansolooneofthetracks. Just keep the SHIFT buttonpressed,andpressbothoftheVOLUME/VALUE buttons corresponding with thetrackyouwishtosolo.Toexitthesolomode,keeptheSHIFTbutton pressed again, and press both theVOLUME/VALUEbuttonscorrespondingtothesoloedtrack.

VALUE Useeachbuttonpairtochangethecorrespondingparametersvalue.The leftbuttondecreases the value, the right buttonincreasesit.

31 TRACK SELECTDepending on the operating mode, this buttonswitchesbetweenthevarioustracksview.STYLEPLAYMODE

SwitchesbetweentheRealtimetracksandtheStyletracks.

SONGPLAYMODESwitchesbetweenthemainpage(showingthe Realtime/Keyboard tracks), Songtracks18,andSongtracks916.

SONGMODESwitches between the main page, Songtracks18andSongtracks916.

The TRACK SELECT LED shows the current pageview:Off Mainpage(Realtimetracks,orSongcon

trols)On 2ndpage(Styletracks,orSongtracks18)Flashing 3rdpage(Songtracks916)32 SINGLE TOUCH SETTING

(F-1F-4 FUNCTION KEYS) buttonsWhile in themainpage of the StylePlay orBackingSequence mode, these buttons select a Single TouchSettingeach.EachoftheStylesincludesamaximumoffourSingleTouchSettings(STS),toautomaticallyconfiguretheRealtimetracksandeffectsatthetouchofafinger.WhentheSINGLETOUCHLEDislit,anSTSisautomaticallyselectedwhenselectingaStyle.InEditmode,thesebuttonsdoubleasfunctionkeys,toselectthecorrespondingitemsinthedisplay.33 SHIFTWiththisbuttonhelddown,pressingcertainotherbuttonswillaccesstoasecondfunction.

34 TEMPO/VALUE sectionTheDIALand theDOWN/andUP/+buttonscanbeused tocontrol theTempo,assignadifferentvalue totheselectedparameterinthedisplayorscrollalistoffiles in the Song Select andCardpages.TheVALUELEDshowsthestatusofthissection.DIAL Turn the dial clockwise to increase the

valueortempo.Turnitcounterclockwisetodecreasethevalueortempo.

When used while pressing theSHIFTbutton,thiscontrolalwaysactsasaTempocontrol.

DOWN/andUP/+DOWN/ decreases the value or tempo;UP/+increasesthevalueortempo.

Keep the SHIFT button presseddown,andpresseithertheDOWN/orUP/+ button to reset the Tempo to thevaluethatssavedontotheselectedStyle.

35 VALUE LEDThisLEDshows thestatusof theDIALandDOWN/andUP/+buttons.ON TheDIALandDOWN/andUP/+buttons

actasValuecontrols,tochangethevalueoftheselectedparameterinthedisplay.

OFF TheDIALandDOWN/andUP/+buttonscontroltheTempo.

36 EXIT/NOUse this button to perform various actions, leavingfromthecurrentstatus: exitadialogbox answerNo toanyquestion thatappears in the

display exittheMenuwindow gobacktothemainpageofthecurrentoperating

mode exittheGlobalorCardEditenvironment,andgo

back to the main page of the current operatingmode

exit fromaStyle,PerformanceorProgramSelectwindow

37 ENTER/YESUse this button to perform various actions, agreeingthecurrentselectedstatus: answerYes toanyquestion thatappears in the

display confirmacommand38 DISPLAY HOLDThisbuttonturnstheDisplayHoldfunctiononoroff.ON Whenyouopenatemporarywindow(like

theProgramSelectwindow),itremainsinthe display until you press EXIT/NO, oranoperatingmodebutton.

OFF Anytemporarywindowclosesafteracertaintime,orafterselectinganiteminthewindow.

17Front panel39 CHORD SCANNING section In StylePlay andBacking Sequencemode,use thesebuttonstodefinethewaychordsarerecognizedbythearranger.LOWER Chordsaredetectedbelowthesplitpoint.

Thenumberofnotesyou shouldplay toform a chord is defined by the ChordScanning Mode parameter (see ChordRecognitionModeonpage51).

UPPER Chordsaredetectedabovethesplitpoint.Youmustalwaysplaythreeormorenotestoletthearrangerrecognizeachord.

FULL(bothLEDson)Chordsaredetectedon thefullkeyboardrange. You must always play three ormorenotestoletthearrangerrecognizeachord.

OFF Nochordswillbedetected.AfterpressingSTART/STOP,onlytheDrumandPercussionaccompanimenttrackscanplay.

40 KEYBOARD MODE section ThesebuttonsdefinehowthefourKeyboard(orRealtime)tracksarepositionedonthekeyboard.SPLIT The Lower track plays below the split

point, while the Upper 1, Upper 2 andUpper3 tracksplayabove it.Bydefault,selecting this keyboard mode automatically selects the Lower chord scanningmode(seeChordRecognitionModeonpage51).

FULLUPPERThe Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3tracksplayonthewholekeyboardrange.TheLowertrackdoesnotplay.Bydefault,selecting this keyboard mode automaticallyselectstheFullchordscanningmode(see Chord Recognition Mode onpage51).

41 STYLE CHANGEThisbuttonturnstheStyleChangefunctiononoroff.ON WhenyouselectaPerformance,theStyle

could change, according to which Stylenumber is memorized onto the Performance.

OFF WhenyouselectaPerformance,theStyleand Style track settings remainunchanged. Only Realtime (Keyboard)trackssettingsarechanged.

42Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEsectiontoselectaPerformance.43Press this button to use the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section to selectaProgram,andassign it totheselectedtrack.

44 PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section

UsethesebuttonstoopentheProgramSelectorPerformanceSelectwindow,andselectaProgramoraPerformance. See Selecting a Program on page25, orSelecting a Performance on page25. For a list ofavailablePrograms, see Programs (ProgramChangeorder)onpage154.The leftmostbuttonselects theupperor lowerrowofProgram or Performance banks. Press it until youveselected the row that youre looking for. (After bothLEDshave consecutively turnedon,press thebuttonagaintoturnthemoff).UPPERLEDON

Upper rowofProgramsorPerformancesselected.

LOWERLEDONLower rowofProgramsorPerformancesselected.

On the frontpanel,Programbanks are identified bythe instrument names,while Performance banks areidentifiedbynumbers(110;0=bank10).A note about Program banks and names. Programsfrom PIANO to SFX are standard Programs, theusercantdirectlymodify.ProgramsUSER1andUSER2are locationswhereyoucanloadnewProgramsfromthememorycard.USERDKiswhereyoucanloadnewdrumkits.EachProgrambankcontainsvariouspages,eachwithup to 8 Programs. You can browse them using thePAGEbuttons.ShortcuttoseetheoriginalbankforaPerformanceorProgram.YoucanseetheoriginalbankwhereaPerformance orProgram is contained. Justkeep the SHIFTbuttonpressed, and thenpress the lefmost button ofthe PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section.Amessagewindowwillappear,showingthenameoftheoriginalbank.ReleasetheSHIFTbuttontoexitthewindow.Shortcuttoseeallpagesoftheselectedbank.Tocycleall of thepages for a selected bank,press the banksbutton.

45 PADS (14, STOP) These programmable pads can be used to trigger asound effect. Use the STOP button to stop a cyclicsound.(SeeListofsoundsassignabletothePadsonpage226).EachPadcorrespondstoadedicatedPadtrack.46 TRANSPOSE Thesebuttonstransposethewholeinstrumentinsemitonesteps(MasterTranspose).Thetranspositionvalueisshown(asanotename)on the toprightof thedisplay.

Pressbothbuttonstogether,toresettheMasterTransposetozero.

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18 Front panelNote:TheMasterTransposehasno effect on tracks set toDrummode (and, even if set in a different status, on theDrumandPercussiontracks).SeePage14Track:Modeonpage46,andPage7Track:Modeonpage78. LowerstheMasterTransposeasemitone. RaisestheMasterTransposeasemitone.47 OCTAVE Thesebuttonstransposetheselectedtrackinstepsofawholeoctave(12semitones;max2octaves).Thetranspositionvalue is shown (in octaves) on the top rightareaofthedisplay.

Pressbothbuttonstogether,toresettheOctaveTransposetozero.Note:TheOctaveTransposehasno effect on tracks set toDrummode (and, even if set in a different status, on theDrumandPercussiontracks). Lowerstheselectedtrackanoctave.+ Raisestheselectedtrackanoctave.48 BALANCE sliderInSongPlaymode,thissliderbalancesthevolumeofthe twoonboard sequencers.When fullyon the left,onlySequencer1canbeheard.Whenfullyontheright,only Sequencer 2 canbeheard.When in themiddle,bothsequencerswillplayatfullvolume.

49 SEQUENCER TRANSPORT CONTROLS - SEQ1 and SEQ2

The instrument is equipped with two sequencers(Sequencer1andSequencer2),eachwithitsownsetoftransportcontrols. Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If

you use themwhile the Song is in play,theymakeitscrollbackorforward.When pressed once, these buttonsmovethe Song to the previous or followingmeasure.Whenkeptpressed, theymakethe Song scroll continuously, until youreleasethem.

In Jukebox mode (Sequencer 1),keeptheSHIFTbuttonpressed,andpressthesebuttons to scroll to thepreviousornextSongintheJukeboxlist(seePage9Jukeboxonpage79).

PAUSE Pauses the Song at the current position.Press PAUSE or PLAY/STOP to start theSongplayingagain.

PLAY/STOPStarts or stops the current Song. WhenyoustoptheSong,theSongPositiongoesbacktomeasure1.

In Song Play mode, pressing thisbutton while keeping SHIFT pressed,startsbothsequencersatthesametime.

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4. DISPLAY AND USER INTERFACEThedisplayshows thecurrentstatusof themicroARRANGERanditsperformanceandeditingparameters.YoucanselecteachparameterbyusingtheVOLUME/VALUE (AH) buttons on the side of the display, or

each page command appearing along the last lineusing theF1F4buttons.You canvarymanyof theparametersvaluesbypressing the left ()or right (+)buttonofanyVOLUME/VALUEpair.

DISPLAY CONTROLSVOLUME/VALUE (AH) buttons and display param-eters. Thesebuttonsareusedtoselectthecorrespondingparameter or command in thedisplay, to changetheparametersvalue,or tochange thevolumeof thecorrespondingtrack.While you are on the main page, these buttons canselect a track, change the tracks volume, or mute/unmuteatrack.See VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) AH buttons onpage15formoreinformation.F-1F-4 buttons. WheninanEditpage,thesebuttonsmaybeusedwhentherearefourparametersinarow,asinthefollowingexample:

First, select the lineusingaVOLUME/VALUE (AH)button.Then,selectacolumnusing theF1F4 func

IntheCardEditenvironment,theF1F4buttonscanbe used also to select one of the page commandsappearinginthelastlineofthedisplay.

SeeSINGLETOUCHSETTING(F1F4FUNCTIONKEYS)buttonsonpage16formoreinformation.PAGE. ThePAGEbuttons select thepreviousornexteditpage.When selecting aStyleoraProgram, theyselect a different page of Styles or Programs. SeePAGE/+onpage15formoreinformation.MENU. TheMENUbuttonopensthecurrentoperatingmodeor edit environmentsMenu.When inaMenu,youcanusetheVOLUME/VALUEbuttonstoselectaneditsectiontojumpto.TRACK SELECT. Eachoftheoperatingmodeshaveadifferentnumberoftracks:StylePlay 4Realtimetracks,8Styletracks,4Pads.

Realtime (Keyboard) tracksStyle (accompaniment/backing) tracks

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SongPlay 4Realtimetracks,2x16SongTracks,4Pads.

BackingSequence4Realtimetracks,8Styletracks,4Pads.

Song 16Songtracks.Youcanonlyseeupto8tracksinthedisplay.So,usetheTRACKSELECTbuttontoswitchtotheother(hidden) tracks.Forexample,when inStylePlay,youcanusethisbuttontoswitchfromtheRealtimetracksandtheStyletracks.

INTERFACE STRUCTUREThankstoitsmultitaskingoperatingsystem,themicroARRANGERuser interface is structured in overlapping,activelayers.Fromthelowerlevel: operating modes (Style Play, Backing Sequence,

SongPlay,Song,Program) editenvironments(Global,Card) selectingwindows (StyleSelect,SongSelect,Pro

gramSelect,PerformanceSelect).

Whenopeninganeditenvironmentoraselectingpage,thecurrentoperatingmodeisstillworkinginthebackground.

Operating modes. (Seediagramat thebottomof thispage).Atthelowestlevel,anoperatingmodeisalwaysactive.Thecurrentoperatingmodeisindicatedbythelit LED on the STYLE PLAY, B.SEQ, SONG PLAY,SONGorPROGRAMbuttonintheMODEsection.Therelevanticonlightsupinthedisplay.Anoperatingmode isdivided into amainpage (thepagewhereyouusuallyplayaStyle,aSongoraProgram),amenu,andaseriesofeditpages.PressMENU toaccess theMenu.Use theMENUandPAGEbuttonstobrowseacrossthevariouseditpages.PressEXITtogobacktothemainpage.

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Edit environment. (Seediagramat thebottomof thispage).WhenyoupressGLOBALorSDCARD,aneditenvironment overlaps the current operating mode.PressEXITtogobacktothecurrentoperatingmode.Aneditenvironmentismadeupofamenuandaseriesof edit pages.Use theMENU and PAGE buttons tobrowseacrossthevariouseditpages.Selecting windows. When you press one of theSTYLE or PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE buttons, youopen a selecting window. This window closes afterselectingoneoftheitemsinit,orafterpressingEXIT.If theDISPLAYHOLDLED is lightup, thewindowdoesntcloseafterselectinganitem.PressEXITtoclosethewindow,andgobacktotheunderlyingpage.

MESSAGE WINDOWSSometimes, a message might appear in the display,warningaboutanerrororanincorrectoperation:

PressENTERorEXITtoexitoneofthesewindows.Othermessagesask forananswer,as in theAreyousurewindowbelow:

PressENTER/YESforYes,orEXIT/NOforNo.

SYMBOLS AND ICONSManyiconsandsymbols,onthecustomdisplay,showthestatusofaparameterorthedisplaycontent.

Realtime/Keyboardtrack(Upper13,Lower).Drumtrack(Styletrackview).Percussiontrack(Styletrackview).GroupedDrumandPercussiontracks.Basstrack(Styletrackview).Grouped accompaniment tracks. Thissymbolindicatesthefivegroupedaccompanimenttracks(Acc15).Accompanimenttracks(Styletrackview).Sequencertracks.Selected track or parameter. When thissymbol appears, you can execute anyavailableoperationontheselecteditem.

(noicon) Thetrackisinmute,andcantplayonthekeyboard.

GRAYED-OUT NON-AVAILABLE PARAMETERSCurrentlynonavailableparametersarenowshowningrayinthedisplay,i.e.withaghosttexture.Hereisanexampleofagrayedoutparameter,comparedtoanormalparameter:

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1 PHONESUsethisjacktoconnectapairofheadphones.Youcanuseheadphoneswithan impedanceof16200 (50suggested). Use a headphone distributor to connectmorethanonepairofheadphones.2 INPUT Usetheseunbalancedconnectorstoinputanotherkeyboard/synthesizer,a(nonpowered)mixersoutput,oraCD/tapeplayer(lineimpedance).Thesignalisautomatically routed to the speakers, theAudioOutputsandthePhones.3 OUTPUTSUsetheseunbalancedconnectorstosendtheaudiosignal(sound)toamixer,aPAsystem,asetofpoweredmonitors,oryourhifisystem.SettheoutputlevelwiththeMASTERVOLUMEslider.4 DAMPERUse this to connect aDamper pedal, like theKORGPS1,PS3orDS1H.Tochangeitspolarity,seeDamperPol.(DamperPolarity)onpage126.5 ASSIGN. PDL/SWUse this to connecta continuousor footswitchpedal,liketheKORGEXP2orXVP10.Toprogramit,seeP/S(Pedal/Switch)onpage126.6 MIDI interfaceTheMIDI interfaceallowsyourmicroARRANGER tobe connected to an external controller (master key

board, MIDI guitar, wind controller, MIDI accordion), to an expander, or to a computer running asequenceroraneditor.FormoreinformationonhowtousetheMIDIinterface,seetheMIDIchapter.IN ThisconnectorreceivesMIDIdatafroma

computeroracontroller.Connectittoanexternal controllers or computers MIDIOUT.

OUT ThisconnectorsendsMIDIdatageneratedbythemicroARRANGERskeyboard,controllers, and/or the internal sequencer.ConnectittoanexpandersorcomputersMIDIIN.

7 DC 12V (AC power adapter connector)Plugthesuppliedpoweradapterintothisconnector.8 SD Card SlotTo insert an SD card (or SDHC card),push it into the slotuntil it clicks intoplace.ToremovetheSDcard,pushitin;thecardwillpopoutslightly,allowingyoutopullitout.Note: Carefully read the owners manualthat camewithyourSD card, andobservethe instructions regarding care and handling.Note:TakecaretoinserttheSDcardinthecorrectdirectionandorientation,andbesuretopressitallthewayintotheslot.Donotuseexcessiveforce.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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BASIC GUIDE

24 Basic operations

Playing on the keyboard

6. BASIC OPERATIONSPLAYING ON THE KEYBOARDJustplayonthekeyboard.Youwillhear theRealtimetracksplaying.Thereare fourRealtime tracks:Upper13andLower.Theymayplayallatthesametime,orjustoneorafewofthem,dependingontheirMutestatus.Ifyoucannothearatrack,checkthemutestatusofthatpart.Tracks can be set in different ways: use the KEYBOARDMODEsectiontoselectthewaytheyareconfiguredonthekeyboard. PressFULLUPPER toplay theUpper13 tracks

on the full range of the keyboard, just as youwouldonapiano.

PressSPLITtolettheUpper13tracksplayontherightoftheSplitPoint,andtheLowertrackontheleft.

KeeptheSPLITPOINTbuttonpressed,andplayanote to change the pointwhere the keyboard isdividedinanUpperandaLowerpart.

Tosavetheselectedsplitpointnote,presstheGLOBALbutton,thenpressWRITEtosavetheGlobal inmemory(seeTheWritewindowonpage125).

SELECTING, MUTING/UNMUTING AND SOLOING A TRACKSelecting. UsetheVOLUME/VALUE(AH)buttonstoselectatrack.

The selected track is shownwith a solid square surroundingitsstatusicons.

Ifyoucantseethetrackthatyourelookingfor,usetheTRACK SELECT button to scroll up or down thetracks,andfindthehiddenones.

Mute/unmute. Press both VOLUME/VALUE (AH)buttonstomuteorunmuteatrack.Forexample,ifyouare on themain page that appears after turning theinstrument on, and you want to mute the Upper 1track,presstheE(UPPER1/ACC2)buttonstogether.

Themute/playstatus isshownbytherelevanticoninthedisplay:

Play status; the track plays on the keyboard.

(noicon) Mutestatus;thetrackdoesntplayonthekeyboard.

Solo. While in the Style Play, Song Play and Songmodes, you can solo one of the tracks. Just keep theSHIFT button pressed, and press both VOLUME/VALUEbuttonscorrespondingtothetrackyouwishtosolo.Toexitthesolomode,keeptheSHIFTbuttonpressedagain,andpressbothVOLUME/VALUEbuttonscorrespondingtothesoloedtrack.

Upper 1

Upper 2

Upper 3

Upper 1

Upper 2

Upper 3

Lower

Split Point

LOWER UPPER

Selected track

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Selecting a Performance

SELECTING A PERFORMANCEAPerformanceisasetofProgramsandsettingsfortheKeyboardandStyle tracks, thatmakesselectingcomplexcombinationslivefastandeasy.WhentheSTYLECHANGELED ison,aPerformance canalso selectadifferentStyle.ItisalwaysadvisabletousePerformances,ratherthansingle Programs, when playing even a solo sound,since a Performance lets you select the right effects,transposition, plus many other parameters, togetherwiththePrograms.

Other performance parameters are saved in theGlobal.

1. Press the PERFORM button. This changes thePROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Performanceselector.

2. Use the leftmost button of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEsection toselect the firstrowof tenbanks(110,upperLEDturnedon),orthesecondrowoftenbanks(1120,lowerLEDturnedon).

3. Press one of the 10 buttons to select the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbankcontainingthePerformanceyouarelookingfor.

The Performance Select window appears. Thereare8Performancesforeachbank.

4. SelectaPerformanceusing theVOLUME/VALUE(AH)buttons.

5. If theDISPLAYHOLDLED ison,pressEXIT toexitthiswindow.

The STYLE CHANGE buttonWhenyouselectaPerformance,theStylemayormaynot change, depending on the status of the STYLECHANGEbutton.(WhenyousaveaPerformance,thecurrentStylenumberisalwaysmemorized). IftheSTYLECHANGELEDison,theStylesaved

inthePerformancewillbeselected. If the STYLE CHANGE LED is off, the Style

doesntchange.

SELECTING A PROGRAMYou can select adifferentProgram (i.e., sound) to beplayedbyatrack.BeforeselectingaProgram,youmustselectthetrackthatyouwanttoassigntheProgramto.Note:ToassigndifferentPrograms to theStyle tracks,pressTRACKSELECTtosee theStyle tracks.IfyouselectaProgramwhile grouped tracks (Drum/Percussion orACC) areselected,theProgramwillbeassignedtothelastselectedtrack.EachStyleElement(Variations,Fills)canhavedifferentPrograms,soyourselectionmightbeautomaticallyresetwhenselectingadifferentElement.Toavoidthisreset,seeProg(Program)onpage49.1. Use theVOLUME/VALUE (EH) buttons on the

right side of the display, to select the Realtime(Keyboard) track youwish to assign a differentProgramto.

2. Press the PROGRAM button. This changes thePROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section into a Programselector.

Data type Parameters

Realtime Tracks

Upper 1, Upper 2, Upper 3, Lower

Master Transpose, Program, Volume, Pan, Octave, Scale, Detune, Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/Drum, Int/Ext, Damper, Dynamic Range, Joystick, C&D Effect Send level, Type, Parameters,Program parameters, Pads

Style Tracks

Drum, Percussion, Bass, Acc1, Acc2, Acc3, Acc4, Acc5

Program, Volume, Pan, Octave, Detune, Pitch Bend, Poly/Mono/Drum, Int/Ext, Wrap Around, Keyboard Range, A&B Effect Send level, Type, Parameters,Program parameters,Drum Mapping, Kick&Snare Assignation

Global Chord Recognition Mode, Memory Mode, Velocity Trigger, Lock

Last selected Performance

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Selecting a Style

3. Use the leftmost PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbutton to select a rowofProgrambanks (upper,lower).

4. SelectthePROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbankcontainingtheProgramyouarelookingfor(Programbanksareidentifiedbyinstrumentnames).

The Program Select window appears. See Programs(ProgramChangeorder)onpage154foralistofFactoryPrograms.

5. BrowsealltheProgramsintheselectedbankusingthePAGEbuttons.Therecanbevariouspagesforeachbank,containingupto8Programseach.

6. AsyoufindtheProgramyouarelookingfor,selectitusingtheVOLUME/VALUE(AH)buttons.

7. If theDISPLAYHOLDLED ison,pressEXIT toexitthiswindow.

SELECTING A STYLEAStyleisasetofrhythmandaccompanimentpatterns.You can select a Style from the internalmemory, orfromamemorycard (seeTheDIRECTSDbankonpage40).1. Use the leftmostSTYLEbutton toselectarowof

Stylebanks(upper,lower).

2. Select the STYLE bank containing the Style thatyourelookingfor.

TheStyleSelectwindowappears.

3. Thereare2pagesforeachbank,eachcontaining8Styles.SelectapageusingthePAGEbuttons.

4. AsyoufindtheStyleyouarelookingfor,selectitusingtheVOLUME/VALUE(AH)buttons.Note:ThenewStylewillenteratthenextstrongbeat.

5. If theDISPLAYHOLDLED ison,pressEXIT toexitthiswindow.

The SINGLE TOUCH buttonWhen you select a Style, the Realtime (Keyboard)trackscanbechanged. IftheSINGLETOUCHLEDison,theSingleTouch

Setting(STS)#1 isautomaticallyselected,andtheRealtime tracks are changed. Programs, and theKeyboardMode,maychange.

IftheSINGLETOUCHLEDisoff,Realtimetracksdontchange.

SELECTING A SINGLE TOUCH SETTING (STS)ASingleTouchSetting (STS) containsRealtime (Keyboard) trackssettings.FourSTSare included ineachStyle, and can be recalled by pressing the SINGLETOUCHSETTING(F1F4)buttonsunderthedisplay.Note:YoucanselectaSTSonlywhenyouareinthemainpageoftheStylePlayorBackingSequenceoperatingmode.

CHANGING ALL KEYBOARD TRACKS AT ONCESelectaPerformanceoraSingleTouchSetting(F1F4buttons,whenyouareintheStylePlaymainpage)tochangekeyboardProgramsandeffectsatthetouchofabutton.

SHORTCUT TO SEE THE ORIGINAL BANK FOR A STYLE, PERFORMANCE OR PROGRAMYoucanseetheoriginalbankwhereyourStyle,PerformanceorProgramcamefrom.JustkeeptheSHIFTbuttonpressed,andpressthelefmostbuttonoftheSTYLEor PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section. A messagewindowwillappear,showingthenameoftheoriginalbank.ReleasetheSHIFTbuttontoexitthewindow.

Last selected Program Selected track

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Playing a Style (Automatic Accompaniment)

7. TUTORIALThis chapter is fully devoted to stepbystep instructions,thatwehopemaybeusefultolearnthebasicsinthefield.

PLAYING A STYLE(Automatic Accompaniment)AStylewillbeyourvirtualband foryourbest solos.Selectoneofthe304Styleswefittedinthismachine1 OK, select your favorite musical Style.ThereareplentyofStyles tochoose from.WewillgowithaJazzStyletheJazzBrush.1. SelectthesecondrowofStyles.Presstheleftmost

STYLEbuttontoswitchthelowerLEDon.

2. Now,youarefreetopressbuttonnumber4,calledJAZZ1.

TheStyleSelectwindowappears.

3. Press one of theAVOLUME/VALUE buttons toselectJazzBrush.

2 Call an Intro.YoucanengageanIntrotobeplayedbeforetheStyle.Press INTRO1 or INTRO2. The former plays morefreely,withoutlettingyoudecidethechords.Thelatterletsyouplayachordprogressionwhileitsplaying.

3 Start the Style!Playachord,andpresstheSTART/STOPbutton.

Thenbeginplaying.Usually (when theSPLITLED ison)chordsarerecognizedunderthesplitpoint,i.e.ontheLowerpart of the keyboard.With theUPPER orFULLChordScanningmode,youmustplay threeormorenotestohaveachordrecognized.

4 Play your chords and your melody.Go on playing. As you may notice, the microARRANGER features a very sophisticate chord recognition engine. Recognized chords are shown in thedisplay.

5 Make a breakor should we say a fill?During your playing, you are free to call a onebarbreak.Tryit:

PRESS BREAKDoyousee?Musicstoppedforonebar.Then,itisbackagain.Afterawhile,letsgoforsomethingdifferent

PRESS FILL1 OR FILL2Nosilence, this time.microARRANGERplaysacomplexpassagetoletyoutakeabreath.FILL1isthesimplerone,whereFILL2 ismore sophisticated.Usually,youwilluseFILL1whenplayingwithVariations1and2(themosteasy),FILL2whenworkingwithVariations3and4(morecomplexones).

6 Select other Variations.TherearefourVARIATIONbuttons.ThesearefourdifferentversionsofthesameStyle.Trythemall!

YoucangotoaVariationafteraFill.JustpressaFILLbutton, then, immediately after press a VARIATIONbutton.

The selected Style

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Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)

7 Stop it!OK,youcouldsay:Oh,thatseasy,Iknowhowtodoit, I can just press that big red START/STOP buttonagain.Yes,youareperfectlyright.Butthatstheeasyway.Letussuggestamorecolorfulway:

PRESS ENDING1 OR ENDING2An ending is instantaneously called, and will beginplaying, to lead theStyle toa colorfulend.Asusual,ENDING1 ispreprogrammed,whileENDING2 asksforyourchordprogression.

In SyncWhatifIwanttoavoidallthatSTART/STOPstuff?Imean, I prefer to have my hands free for playingmusic!Goodpoint.The SYNCHRO button is there right forthispurpose.1 While the Style is stopped, press the SYN-

CHRO button.TheSYNCHROSTARTLEDbeginsblinking.TheSynchroStartfunctionisenabled.

2 Play a chord on the keyboard.You must play a chord for the chord recognitionengine.Usually, itwillbetothe leftofthesplitpoint,butitdependsontheCHORDSCANNINGsection(seeCHORDSCANNINGsectiononpage17).TheStylestarts.3 Stop the Style using your chosen method.

Need more information?GotoStylePlayoperatingmodeonpage40.TheReferenceGuideincludesalltheinformationyouneed.

PLAYING IN REALTIME(Without using Automatic Accompaniment)AssoonasyouturnyourmicroARRANGERon,itisinStylePlaymode,andyoucanplayitinrealtime.Pleasefollowme1 Play on the keyboard.WhenyouturnthemicroARRANGERon,Performance11isautomaticallyselected.

ThissetstheRealtime(Keyboard)tracksforyou.InthiscaseyougettheUpper1trackplayingonthefullkeyboardrange,withtheGrandPianoProgramselected.As youmay know, there are four availableRealtimetracks:Upper 13 andLower.UpperRealtime tracksmay play on the full range of the keyboard (theselectedKEYBOARDMODE shall be FULLUPPER).Otherwise,theLowertrackplaysontheleftoftheSplitPoint,andtheUppertracksontheright(KEYBOARDMODEshallbeSPLIT).Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththissettingatstartup,youcansimplyselectanotherPerformance.Orchangethetracks settingsas youwill see in this tutorialandsavethemintoPerformance11.Youllsoonseehowtodoit.2 Select a different Performance.IsthePERFORM.LEDon?

If so, press one of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEbuttons,andselectaPerformancewiththeVOLUME/VALUEbuttons(onthesideofthedisplay).

Goaheadand tryout thedifferentPerformances.Weprovided160ofthemforyou.

Performance bank-number

Select a Performance with the VOLUME/VALUE buttons

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Playing in Realtime (Without using Automatic Accompaniment)

3 Select Performance 1-1 (Grand Piano) again.As above: press Performance bank 1, and use theAVOLUME/VALUEbuttonstoselectPerformance11.4 Unmute the Upper 2 track.Press both FVOLUME/VALUE buttons. The Upper 2 track will beselectedandunmuted.ThePlayiconwillappear,surroundedbytheselectedtrackframeandaccompaniedbythepointingarrow.YouwillheartheDarkPadProgramplay togetherwith theGrandPiano.

5 Press SPLIT on the KEYBOARD MODE section, and play.

Now,thekeyboardissplitintwoparts:theLowerpartontheleft,andtheUpperpartontheright.TheAnalogStrProgramisplayingontheLowerpart,whiletheGrand Piano and the Dark Pad are playing on theUpperpart.

6 Set the split point.Nothappywiththecurrentsplitpoint?KeeptheSPLITPOINTbuttonhelddown,andplaythenewsplitpointon the keyboard. You can even save this setting inmemory(seeTheWritewindowonpage125).

7 Mute/unmute various tracks.PressbothHVOLUME/VALUEbuttons.YouwillmutetheLowertrack.

PressthemagaintounmutetheLowertrack.Tryalsowith theUpper tracks,using theE,FandGVOLUME/VALUEbuttons.Youwillnotice the soundbecomesmore or less fullersounding, depending onthenumberoftracksmutedorunmuted.

8 Set the relative volume of the Realtime tracks.UseeachEHVOLUME/VALUEbuttonpairtosetthevolumeof theRealtime tracks.Pressoneof theVOLUME/VALUEbutton to selecta track.Thenpress therightonetoincreasethevolume,theleftonetolowerit.

9 Press FULL UPPER on the KEYBOARD MODE section, and play.

Again, theUpper tracks canplayacross the fullkeyboardrange.

10 Save your track configuration in a Performance.Thats all! When you find the right sound, you canpresstheWRITEbuttontosavethetrackconfigurationintoaPerformance,aSingleTouchSetting (STS),oraStylePerformance.ThePerformanceisahandywaytosave Realtime tracks. See The Write window onpage42formoreinformation.

Press the F VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Press the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Press the EG VOLUME/VALUE buttons

Press the left one to lower

and the right one to raise.

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Recording a Song (Simultaneously recording the Style and realtime performance)

RECORDING A SONG(Simultaneously recording the Style and realtime performance)TheBackingSequencemodeisafastandeffectivewayof recording anew Song,making fulluseof the features of the StylePlaymode. So, arm your recorder,andplaylivewiththeStylesasongwillbereadyinseconds!

1 First, enter Backing Sequence modePressB.SEQtoaccesstheBackingSequencemode.TheRealtimetracks,onthekeyboard,willremainthesameasyouselectedintheStylePlaymode.

Dont worry about this display: its something youdontneed to learn at thispoint.Youmay findmoreinformation on it, going to theReferenceGuide (seeBackingSequenceoperatingmodeonpage82).ThisistheBackingSequencePlaypage,whereyoucanload,playorsaveaSong.2 Now, press RECORD.YouarepromptedtoselecteithertheRealtimerecordingmode,ortheChord/AccSteprecordingmode.

3 Select the Realtime recording mode.Simplypressoneof theAVOLUME/VALUEbuttons.TheRecordpageappears.

4 If you think the selected Style is not what you like for your backing tracks, select a different one.

(see Selecting a Style on page26). Here is a fastreminder:1. SelectoneoftheStylerowsintheSTYLEsection,

usingtheleftmostbutton.2. Selectoneof theStyleBanks,bypressingoneof

thebuttonsoftheSTYLEsection.3. Selectoneofthepages,usingthePAGEbuttons.4. SelectaStyle,using theVOLUME/VALUE (AH)

buttons.The Style Bank and number appear after the Styleparameterinthedisplay.5 And what about changing the Performance or

Single Touch Setting?(seeSelectingaPerformanceonpage25,orSelectingaSingleTouchSetting(STS)onpage26).HereisashortrecapforthePerformances:1. PressthePERFORMbuttontosetthePROGRAM/

PERFORMANCE section act as a Performanceselector.

2. Selectoneof thePerformanceBanks,bypressingone of the buttons of the PROGRAM/PERFORMANCEsection.

3. SelectaPerformance,usingtheVOLUME/VALUE(AH)buttons.

andfortheSingleTouchSettings(STS): Pressoneof theSINGLETOUCHSETTINGbut

tons.

6 Ok, now we can go.Asyousee,boththeRTtrackandtheCh/AcctrackareinRECordmode.ThismeansyoucanstartrecordingeverythingyouplayinarealtimeperformancewiththeStyles.

PRESS START/STOPWAIT FOR THE PRECOUNT TO REACH BAR 1

AND BEGIN PLAYING!7 Play as if you were playing live.YoucandoexactlywhatyoudowhenplayingwiththeStyles:selectadifferentStyle,Performance,STS,differentVariation,aFill,andEndingYou can even startyour recordingwithan Intro: justpress one of the INTRO buttons before pressingSTART/STOPtostartrecording.8 Stop the Song.Tostop theSong,presseitherSTART/STOPoroneofthe ENDING buttons. The Song will stop, but theRecording will still be on. So, you can start withanother Song to be recorded in the same session (gobacktostep6,ifyoulike).Otherwise,finishtheRecording.Nowforgoingtothenextstep.

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Playing a Song from a card

9 Finish the recording.PRESS PLAY/STOP (SEQ1)

and theRecording statuswill be gone.BothBackingSequence tracks (RT and Ch/Acc) will be set to thePLAYstatus.10 Listen to the Song.Whenback in theBackingSequencePlaypage,pressPLAY/STOP (SEQ1) to listen to the new Song.Howsmartwereyou?If theSong is fine,you can switch to theSongmodeand do some editing. Or you can save it (as seenbelow),andplayitinSongPlaymode.11 Deleting one of the tracks, or the whole Song

and record again.Thatseasy!1. PressRECORDtoenterRecordmode.

2. Set the track todelete and set theREC status torecord.

3. SetthetrackyouwanttolistentoduringrecordingtoPLAYstatus.Ifyoudontwanttodelete it,butyoudontwanttolistentoit,setthetracktoMUTEstatus.

4. Startrecordingagain.IfyouarerecordingtheRTtrack,youcantusetheStylecontrols.

5. PressPLAY/STOP (SEQ1) to finish the Song andexitRecordingmode.

12 Time to save your Song.Ifyoudont saveyourSong, itwillbe lostwhenyouturn the instrument off, or switch to the Song Playmode.Youmustsave toacardanySongyouwish topreserve.1. InsertyourSDcardintothecardslot.2. IntheBackingSequencePlaypage,selecttheSave

Songparameter.

3. Pressthe[F1]buttontoselecttheSDcard(SD).

4. MovethefolderwhereyouwishtosaveyourSongtothefirstlineofthedisplay,usingtheEF(ScrollUp) and GH (Scroll Down) VOLUME/VALUEbuttons,ortheTEMPO/VALUEcontrols.PressF3(OPEN) to open it. Close the current folder bypressingF4(CLOSE).

5. Tocreateanew file,move theNEW_NAME.MIDitemtothefirstlineofthedisplay.

6. When the NEW_NAME.MID item is selected,pressoneoftheAVOLUME/VALUEbuttons.Youarepromptedtoassignanametothenewfolder:

MovethecursorusingtheDOWN/andUP/+buttons. Select a character using theDIAL. Insert acharacter at the cursor position by pressing theINSERT button.Delete a character at the cursorpositionbypressingtheDELETEbutton.

7. When you have finishedwriting a name for thenew midifile, press F2 (SAVE) to confirm. TheAre you sure? message will appear. PressENTERtoconfirm,orEXITtoabort.

Need more information?GotoBackingSequenceoperatingmodeonpage82.TheReferenceGuide includesall the informationyouneed.

PLAYING A SONG FROM A CARD1 Insert the card containing the Song into the

card slot.2 Press the SONG PLAY button to access the

Song Play mode.

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Editing a Song

3 Press the A (S1:) VOLUME/VALUE button to open the Song Select window.

Note:You canalsoaccess theSongSelectwindowbypressingthePAGE+buttonfromthemainpage.YoucanexitthiswindoweitherbypressingEXITorPAGE.

4 Press the F-1 button to select the SD card (SD).Thecardcontentappears.5 Use the TEMPO/VALUE controls, or the VOL-

UME/VALUE (EH) buttons to scroll the list. The EF buttons are the Scroll Up ( ), while the GH buttons are the Scroll Down ( ).

Movethefileyouarelookingfortothefirstlineofthedisplay.

6 If the file you are looking for is in a folder (a file whose name begins with ), move the folder to the first line in the display, then select the F-3 (OPEN) command. Select the F-4 (CLOSE) command to close a folder and go back to the upper level.

7 When the file you are looking for is in the first line of the display, press the F-2 (SELECT) but-ton.

8 When the Song appears in the S1 line on the main page of the Song Play mode, press the left (SEQ 1) PLAY/STOP button to start the playback.Note:IftheBALANCEsliderisallthewaytotheright,Sequencer1isattheminimumvolumeandcantbeheard.IfyouwishtoplayadifferentSongonSequencer2at the same time, press the B (S2:) VOLUME/VALUEbutton(pressittwiceifaSongisalreadyselected for Sequencer 2), and repeat the aboveproceduretoselectaSongforSequencer2.Usetheright(SEQ2)PLAY/STOPbuttontostart/stopthesecond Song. Use the BALANCE cursor to mixbetweenSequencer1andSequencer2.

Stop theSong(s)using thePLAY/STOPbutton for thecorrespondingSequencer.

Need more information?GotoBackingSequenceoperatingmodeonpage82.TheReferenceGuideincludesalltheinformationyouneed.

EDITING A SONGYou can edit a Song, either a Standard MIDI Fileboughtattheshop,oroneofyourSongsmadeinBackingSequencemode.What about changing those boring General MIDIsoundswith those gorgeous originalKORG sounds?YoucandoitinSongmode.1 Press SONG to go to the Song mode.This is theSonggarage,whereyoumay find tools toreshapeyourSong.

2 Insert in the card slot the card containing the midifile you wish to edit.

Midifilesare filesgeneratedbyacomputersequenceroramusicalinstrument,usuallyafteraconversion.Forexample,ifworkingwithacomputer,youshouldfindacommandwhosenamecouldsoundalittlelikeConvert to .MID. A midifile has a .MID or .KARextension.

3 Load the Song.Press one of the BVOLUME/VALUE buttons (corresponding to the Load Song command).As expected,theLoadpagewillappear.

Ifyoureplacedthecard,pressF1(SD)toreadtheSDcardagain.Movethemidifiletoloadtothefirstlineofthedisplay.UsetheDIALortheUPandDOWNbuttonstoscrollthelist;orusetheEF(ScrollUp)orGH(Scrolldown)VOLUME/VALUEbuttons.When themidifile is on the first line of the display,pressF2(LOAD)toloadit.TheAreyousure?messagewillappear.PressENTERtoconfirm.Note:WhenloadingaStandardMIDIFile,thefirstMIDIevents are converted to theSongPerformance events.YouwillseethemasthePrograms,Volume,Pan,Effectsettingsassignedtothetracks.

Page commands

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Editing a Song

4 Listen to the Song.After loading you are back to themain page of theSongmode.

Press PLAY/STOP (SEQ1) to listen to the Song. TheLEDonthebuttonturnson.Doesitsoundgood?IfitisaGeneralMIDIcompatiblemidifile,thereisagoodchanceitdoes.Butwecanfurtherimproveonit.5 Stop the Song.Thisoneiseasy:pressPLAY/STOP(SEQ1).TheLEDonthePLAY/STOPbuttonturnsoff.Please, always remember:make any changes to theSongwhenthesequencerisnotplaying.Otherwise,aStopcommandwillresetallyourchanges.(Notfunny,huh?)6 Select different Programs.You can replaceGeneralMIDIProgramswithKORGPrograms.Itwillsoundmorerich,morelively.1. PressTRACKSELECTtoseetracks18.TheLED

turnson.

Youarewatchingattracks18.Youcanswitchtotracks916bypressing theTRACKSELECTbuttonagain.

IfyoupressTRACKSELECTagain,youarebackto themainpage.PressTRACKSELECTAGAINtogototracks18

2. SelectthetrackyouwishtoassignadifferentProgramusing theVOLUME/VALUE buttons.Pressone of the buttons corresponding to the track to

select.Forexample,oneoftheAbuttonstoselecttrack1:

3. SelectaProgram.Youshouldknowhowtodo.Ifnot,whataboutgoingbackforalittletotheBasicoperations chapter, Selecting a Program section, page25? It will be of a great help in thefutureWhichPrograms tochoose?With>662Programs,youwill for sure findyourpreferred sound. Justbrowse any Program bank, and listen to them.Turnon theDISPLAYHOLDLED, to stay in theSelectingWindowuntilyouhave found therightProgram.(Then,pressEXITorDISPLAYHOLDtoexitthewindow.)

4. Executeasmanychangesasyou liketotheothertracks.

7 Change the volume.Yes, this is another obvious change. PressMENU toopentheeditmenu.

PressoneoftheAVOLUME/VALUEbuttons,toselecttheMixer/Tuning item.Suddenly,aVolumeeditpageappears

Selectatrack,andusetheDIALortheUPandDOWNbuttons, or theVOLUME/VALUE buttons, to changethetracksvolume.Modifyalltracksyouthinkneedtobemodified.8 Save the Song.Yourchangeswillbe lostwhenyou loadanewSong,switch to theSongPlaymode,or turn the instrument

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The Arabic Scale

off.So,pressEXITtogobacktothemainpageoftheSongmode.

PressoneoftheCVOLUME/VALUEbuttons,toselecttheSaveSongcommand.SaveyourSongwithanewname. How to accomplish this simple operation isdescribed in great details on page90 (Save Songpage).Note:When saving a Song the Song Performance events(initial Program, Volume, Pan, Effect Send settings) aresavedatthebeginningoftheStandardMIDIFile.EffectsettingsaresavedasmicroARRANGERSysExevents,ignoredbyothermusicalinstruments.

Other editingsTheVolumeisnottheonlyparameteryoucanedit.Youcaneditalotmorethings,likethePan,theEffects,theTuningyoucanevenuseupto4effects(ADInternalFXProcessors),but thiswillbeusefulonlywhenreadingtheSongbackonthemicroARRANGERonly,since otherGeneralMIDIcompliant instruments useonly2effects.

Need more information?Go toSongoperatingmodeonpage88.TheReferenceGuideincludesalltheinformationyouneed.

THE ARABIC SCALEYou can program an Arabic scale in real time, byassigning a footswitch or a pad the Quarter Tonefunction.Anotherwayofchangingthescale isassigning ittoaPerformanceorSingleTouchSetting (STS),but this isthemost convenientway to change the pitch in realtime.

1 Program a footswitch to be the Quarter tone switch.

SimplygototheGlobalenvironment,andreachPage3 Assignable Pedal/Footswitch, Assignable Slider.There,youwillfindtheP/S(Pedal/Switch)parameter,towhichyoucanassigntheQuartertonefunction.PressWRITEtosavetheGlobalstatusinmemory(seeTheWritewindowonpage125).2 Lower some note pitches.Keep theQuarter tone pedal pressed. The keyboardwillnotplayatthistime.Pressthenotesyouwanttoloweraquarteroftone.Releasethepedal.3 Play with your new scale.Thenotesyoupressedarenowloweredofaquarteroftone.

4 Reset the original scale.PresstheQuartertonepedalagain.Allpitcheswillbereset,andthescaleselectedbythePerformance,STSorStylePerformancewillberecalled.

Need more information?Asstated,youcanassignanalternativescaletoaPerformance or STS.Go to Page 5 Tuning: Scale onpage44, and give also a look to the Scale Modeparameter(seepage51).

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What is MIDI?

8. MIDIWHAT IS MIDI?Here is a brief overview of MIDI, as related to themicroARRANGER. If interested, youmay findmoreinformationonthegeneraluseofMIDIinthevariousspecializedmagazinesandbooks.

In generalMIDI stands forMusical InstrumentsDigital Interface.Thisinterfaceletsyouconnecttwomusicalinstruments,oracomputerandvariousmusicalinstruments.Physically,MIDI iscomposedof threedifferentconnectors.TheMIDIINreceivesdatafromanotherdevice;theMIDIOUTsendsdatatoanotherdevice;theMIDITHRUsendstoanotherdeviceexactlywhatwasreceivedontheMIDIIN(thisisusefultodaisychainmoreinstruments).

Channels and messagesBasically,aMIDI cable transmits16 channelsofdata.Think to each MIDI channel as a TV channel: thereceivermustbesetonthesamechannelofthetransmitter.ThesamehappenswithMIDImessages:whenyousendaNoteOnmessageonchannel1, itwillbereceivedon channel1only.Thisallows formultitimbricity:youcanhavemorethanonesoundplayingonthesameMIDIinstrument.Therearevariousmessages,butherearethemostcommonlyused:NoteOn This message instructs an instrument toplay anote on a specific channel.Noteshave both aname(C4standingforthecenterC)andanumber(60being the equivalent forC4).ANoteOffmessage isoftenused tosay thenotehasbeenreleased. Insomecase,aNoteOnwithvalue0isusedinstead.TogetherwiththeNoteOnmessage,aVelocityvalueisalwayssent.Thisvalue tells the instrumenthow loudthenotemustplay.PitchBend(PB)Youcangeneratethismessageactingon the joystick (Xmovement).Thepitch is translatedupordown.ProgramChange(PC)WhenyouselectaProgram,aProgramChangemessageisgeneratedonthechannel.Usethismessage,togetherwithControlChange00and32, to remotely selectmicroARRANGERdata from asequenceroramasterkeyboard.ControlChange (CC) This is awide arrayofmessages, controllingmostof the instrumentparameters.Someexamples: CC00, or Bank Select MSB, and CC32, or Bank

SelectLSB.Thismessagepairisused,togetherwiththeProgramChangemessage,toselectaProgram.

CC01, or Modulation. This is the equivalent ofpressingupthejoystick.Avibratoeffectisusuallytriggeredon.

CC07,orMasterVolume.Usethiscontrollertosetthechannelsvolume.

CC10,orPan.Thisonesetsthechannelspositiononthestereofront.

CC64,orDamperPedal.UsethiscontrollertosimulatetheDamperpedal.

TempoTempo isaglobalMIDImessage, that isnot tied toaparticularchannel.EachSongincludesTempodata.

LyricsLyricsarenonstandardMIDIevents,madetodisplaytext togetherwith themusic.microARRANGER canreadmanyoftheavailableLyricsformatonthemarket.

MIDIFILESMidifiles,orStandardMIDIFiles(SMF),areapracticalway of exchanging songs between different instrumentsandcomputers.microARRANGERhastheSMFformat as its default song format, so reading a songfromacompu