Korg M3 Parameter Manual page 386

Global mode
Drum Kit, Key Select, Assign
Drum Kit
"KEY": The selected key is shown in blue.
You can select a key by holding down the ENTER switch and playing
the desired note.
5–1b: Drumsample
You can specify up to four drum samples. The process is the
same as for the Single or Double multisample settings in
Program mode (EDS). Bottom Vel. and Xfd specify the
velocity zone in which DS1, 2, 3, and 4 will sound.
DS1 (High): (Drumsample1 High)
These are the settings for the first (High) velocity zone.
If you want to create a simple setup using only one drum
sample, make the appropriate settings in DS1, and then set
Bottom Vel. to 1 and Xfd to Off.
DS1(High) On/Off
On (checked): Check this if you want to use DS1 (High). The
selected drum sample will sound.
Off (unchecked): DS1 (High) will not be used. The drum
sample will not sound.
Note: Normally, you will start by using DS1 (before using
DS1–4). If you don't want to switch drum samples by
velocity, turn on only DS1. If you're using multiple velocity-
switched drum samples, make settings as follows.
One velocity zone
DS1: On, DS2: Off, DS3: Off, DS4: Off
Two velocity zones
DS1: On, DS2: On, DS3: Off, DS4: Off
Three velocity zones
DS1: On, DS2: On, DS3: On, DS4: Off
Four velocity zones
DS1: On, DS2: On, DS3: On, DS4: On
Bank
[RomM, RomS, RamM, RamS, EX * M, EX * S, ...]
Drumsample Select
Specify the DS1 drum sample by bank and drum sample
number.
The banks are organized into three main types; Rom, Ram,
and EX *. For each type, you can choose either mono or
stereo multisamples. However, stereo multisamples use up
twice as many voices as mono multisamples.
RomM, RomS: These are the M3's standard preset drum
samples.
RamM, RamS: These are user samples. You can choose
samples you created in Sampling mode or loaded in Media
mode. In Media mode, you can load not only KORG format
sample files, but also AKAI S1000/S3000 format, AIFF
format, WAVE format, and Sound Font format data as
samples, and use them as drum samples.
EX * M, EX * S: These select drum samples from the PCM
expansion series. A unique number is assigned to each bank.
The menu will show only the EX * banks that are currently
loaded.
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KEY Assign
C4 key
[Off, On]
[List of installed Drumsample]
RomM, RomS Select menu
When you press the Drumsample Select popup button a
drum sample list will appear, allowing you to choose drum
samples from the list.
Use the tabs to choose a category, and then choose a drum
sample from within the category. Press the OK button to
execute, or press the Cancel button to cancel.
It is not possible to edit the category names of drum
samples, or to re-assign the category.
If you choose "Bank" RomM:
Mono drum samples will be displayed. The L-channel or R-
channel of the stereo drum samples selectable via Bank:
RomS can also be selected as mono drum samples. In these
cases, –L or –R is shown following the drum sample of the
same name.
If you choose "Bank" RomS:
Only stereo drum samples will be displayed.
RamM, RamS Select menu
When you press the popup button, the one thousand
samples that include the currently selected sample will be
displayed. Use the VALUE controller to select the thousands
digit.
If you choose "Bank" RamM:
Mono drum samples will be displayed. The L-channel or R-
channel of stereo drum samples can also be selected as
mono drum samples. In these cases, –L or –R is shown
following the drum sample of the same name.
If you choose "Bank" RamS:
Only stereo drum samples will be displayed, using the same
numbers and names as the mono samples. The same stereo
sample will be specified regardless of whether you select –L
or –R.
Rev (Reverse)
This lets you play the selected drum sample backwards,
without looping. However, you can't select preset drum
samples that cannot be reverse-played.
On (checked): The drum sample will play back in reverse.
The location at which reverse playback starts and ends is
already specified for each drum sample. In the case of Ram
bank samples whose Start and End (Sampling 2–1d) are
specified, the sample will play (backward) from "End" to
"Start."
Off (unchecked): The drum sample will play back normally.
This parameter will not change the playback direction
of a sample for which Reverse (Sampling 2–1d) is
checked.
Ofs (Start Offset)
In addition to simply starting playback from the beginning,
Rom and EX * drum samples can have up to 8 different pre-
programmed alternate starting points. However, you can't
select drum samples for which start and offset are not
specified.
Similarly, Ram drum samples can play either from the
beginning of the waveform, or from the loop start point.
Rom and EX * samples
With Rom and EX * drum samples, the Start Offset specifies
whether to use the normal start point (Off), or to use one of
the alternate start points (1st–8th).
Some Rom and EX * drum samples may have fewer than 8
pre-programmed points, in which case only the available
points can be selected.
[Off, On]
[Off, 1st...8th]