Global Settings; Basic Setup - Korg NAUTILUS Series Operation Manual

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Global Settings

Basic Setup

Tuning and Transposing
Tuning to another instrument
To adjust the tuning in fine increments, in order to match
other instruments or recorded music:
1. Press the MODE button to select GLOBAL mode.
2. Press the PAGE button to choose the Basic page, and
then press the Basic tab to go to the Basic Setup page.
3. Adjust the Master Tune to the desired pitch.
The Master Tune is adjustable over a range of ±50 cents
(one semitone = 100 cents). When Master Tune is at 0,
middle A is tuned to 440 Hz.
Transposing the keyboard
You can also transpose the keyboard in semitones, for quick
key-changes (for instance, if the band decides to play a song
in F rather than E). To do so:
1. Go to GLOBAL > Basic Setup page.
2. Adjust the Key Transpose as desired.
You can adjust the transposition over a range of ±1
octave.
3. If you're using MIDI or the internal sequencer, press
the PAGE button to go to the main MIDI page.
4. Set the Convert Position according to whether or not
you're using an external MIDI controller to play the
NAUTILUS.
PreMIDI is the normal setting. This applies the
transposition (as well as the velocity curves, described
below) to both MIDI output from the NAUTILUS
keyboard, and the internal sounds. This is also required in
order to record the output of the curves into the internal
sequencer.
PostMIDI applies the transposition, Velocity curves and
Aftertouch curves to incoming MIDI, for adjusting the
NAUTILUS response to an external MIDI controller.
When simply playing the internal sounds from the
NAUTILUS keyboard, both settings work the same.
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Velocity curves: adjusting the keyboard
response
Velocity curves let you adjust the way the NAUTILUS
responds to how you play on the keyboard. The default
settings should work for most players, but there are many
other choices to let you customize the response to match
your own style.
To set the velocity curves:
1. If you're using MIDI or the internal sequencer, press
the MIDI tab to go to the main MIDI page.
2. Set the Convert Position according to whether or not
you're using an external MIDI controller to play the
NAUTILUS.
See "Transposing the keyboard," above, for details on
Convert Position.
3. Go to GLOBAL > Basic Setup page.
4. Set the Velocity Curve to suit your playing style.
Velocity Curve 4 is the default, and should work for most
players.
Curve 9 is designed specifically for playing piano sounds
from the weighted RH3 keyboards in the 73-note and 88-
note models.
For details on the other curves, see the graphic below, as
well as "Velocity Curve" on page 632 of the PG.
Velocity curves
Convert Position = PreMIDI
Velocity (Keyboard to MIDI Out)
127
6
5
4
3
8
2
7
1
9
1
Soft Strong
Transmitted Table
Keyboard
Curve 1–9
Curve 4
Pre
Global Convert Position
Convert Position = PostMIDI
Velocity (MIDI In to sound engines)
MAX
7
Velocity
8
effect
6
5
4
3
2
9
1
1 127
Received Table
Sound
Curve 4
Curve 1–9
MIDI
Post