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Korg MPS-10 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Connecting the AC adapter ..............11 Turning the power on ................11 Turning the power off ................12 Auto power-off function ....................... 12 Playing the MPS-10 ....................14 Performing with the pads ..............14 Pad LED color ..........................14 CC pads .............................14 Changing the KITs ..................15 Viewing the top page ........................
  • Page 3 MPS-10 - Table of contents What you can do on the top page ............16 LOOPER mode ..........................16 CC PAD mode ........................... 17 SET LIST mode ..........................17 Using the metronome ................18 Editing the KITs ....................... 20 How the sound generator is structured ...........20 Displaying and editing the KIT EDIT menu ............
  • Page 4 MPS-10 - Table of contents UTILITY menu ......................67 Setup ......................67 Setup / PAD Trigger ........................68 Setup / Audio In & Out ........................68 Setup / METRONOME ........................70 Setup / MIDI ............................70 Setup / Display ..........................71 LOOPER ....................72 SET LIST ....................72 Using this unit with the set lists ....................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    With the sampler, you can sample both the sound from this unit and from an external input at the same time. You can play the sampled sounds right away on the pads of the MPS-10. You can also edit the data that you sampled on this unit.

  • Page 6: Part Names And Functions

    MPS-10 - Introduction Part names and functions Front panel 1. Pads This unit features six pads that can be played. Strike the pads with your sticks to play. 2. Continuous control pads (CC pads) There are four pads that let you control the built-in effects according to where you strike the pads, besides serving as regular pads.

  • Page 7: Control Panel

    MPS-10 - Introduction Control panel Each button on the control panel has a built-in LED. Only the buttons that are available in different situations (such as performing or editing) are lit up. Buttons that are unlit do not operate. (Power) button Turns the power on/off.

  • Page 8: Looper Fx Button

    MPS-10 - Introduction 9. LOOPER FX button This button turns the looper effect on/off. 10. REC button Use this button to enter Record Standby mode or to stop recording. This also sets recording to standby when using the Sampler function.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    As these are stereo (TRS) jacks, you can use a stereo splitter cable or the like to separate the signals and connect two drum pads. 7. FOOT SW 1, 2 jacks Connect a Korg PS-1 or other foot switch here. You can assign functions to the pedal, such as looper start/stop.

  • Page 10: Expression Pedal Jack

    Make sure to format the USB flash drive on this unit before use. Note: A USB flash drive with up to 2 TB capacity can be used. Some USB flash drives may not work with the MPS-10. Note: Some USB flash drives may heat up when accessed at high speeds.

  • Page 11: Turning The Power On/Off

    Tip: The KIT last selected before the power was turned off is shown. Turn on the external output devices connected to this unit. Turn on the power of the external output devices that are connected to the MPS-10’s output jacks (MAIN OUT L (MONO), R), such as powered monitor speakers or mixers.

  • Page 12: Turning The Power Off

    Auto power-off function The MPS-10 has an auto power-off function that automatically turns off the power if the pads have not been played or if the front panel buttons and controls have not been used for a certain length of time.
  • Page 13 MPS-10 - Turning the power on/off Enter the Setup page. From the top page, select “Setup” and press the ENTER button to switch to the Setup page. Select “Auto Power Off” here, and press the ENTER button. Use the VALUE knob to change the set- ting.

  • Page 14: Playing The Mps-10

    MPS-10 - Playing the MPS-10 Playing the MPS-10 Now that you’ve made all the connections and the power turns on normally, get your drumsticks ready and play the pads. Performing with the pads When you strike a pad with your drumsticks, for example, sound plays from the headphones con- nected to the PHONES jack on this unit, and from the powered monitor speakers or other audio equipment connected to the MAIN OUT L (MONO), R jacks.

  • Page 15: Changing The Kits

    Changing the KITs A “KIT” consists of 10 pad sounds in the MPS-10, four pad sounds that can be connected externally, and the sound that can be played when you press a connected expression pedal, for a total of 15 dif- ferent sounds.

  • Page 16: What You Can Do On The Top Page

    KIT. Once you press the ENTER button (VALUE knob), the KIT number you selected is confirmed. Tip: There are 200 KITs included on the MPS-10. The first 100 KITs are preset KITs, and the last 100 KITs are user KITs.

  • Page 17: Cc Pad Mode

    MPS-10 - Playing the MPS-10 With the looper, you can record the same sound that’s output from the MAIN OUT L (MONO), R jacks (what you play on the pads as well as the AUX IN/MIC IN input audio) for endless overdubbing.

  • Page 18: Using The Metronome

    Note: Long-press the SW MODE button while in SET LIST mode to exit SET LIST mode. Using the metronome The MPS-10 features a metronome, which acts as a guide to help you keep the tempo. The metronome starts and stops with each press of the METRONOME knob.
  • Page 19 MPS-10 - Playing the MPS-10 Save the modified setting. To save the new setting, press the WRITE button. An alert window is shown when you press the WRITE button. Press the ENTER button to save. If you decide to cancel saving, press the EXIT button.

  • Page 20: Editing The Kits

    The sounds assigned to each pad are called “INST” (instruments). There are more than 2,000 INST available as presets on the MPS-10. You can enjoy a wide variation of sounds just by changing the INST assigned to each pad.

  • Page 21: Displaying And Editing The Kit Edit Menu

    MPS-10 - Editing the KITs Displaying and editing the KIT EDIT menu This explains how to switch between the INSTs that are assigned to each pad. Selecting INSTs to assign to pads Go to the top page in KIT mode.

  • Page 22: Copying The Settings For The Pads

    MPS-10 - Editing the KITs Once the pad for which you want to switch INSTs is confirmed, use the VALUE knob to select “INST” and press the ENTER button. An INST selection screen appears like the one shown here. The category (Category Name), INST name, one-shot/repeat (square: magenta; circle: cyan) and BPM data are shown on the INST (instrument) selection page.

  • Page 23: Saving A Kit

    MPS-10 - Editing the KITs To copy the pad’s settings, use the VALUE knob to select “Copy from PAD #”, and press the ENTER button. Next, select the pad you want to copy in “PAD #” and press the EDIT button. In the pop-up menu that appears, use the VALUE knob to select “Paste to PAD #”, and press the ENTER button.
  • Page 24 MPS-10 - Editing the KITs With “Destination” selected, press the ENTER button to see the page on which you can specify where to save the KIT. Press the ENTER button to confirm the selection to save the KIT, or press the EXIT button to cancel.
  • Page 25 MPS-10 - Editing the KITs Turn the METRONOME knob to move the cursor, and use the VALUE knob to edit the characters. KIT + button: inserts a space at the cursor position KIT – button: deletes one character at the cursor position...

  • Page 26: Displaying And Editing The Inst Edit Menu

    - Editing the KITs Displaying and editing the INST edit menu The MPS-10 lets you combine multiple SAMPLEs to create new INST. In this example, we explain how to use one SAMPLE to create a new INST. Creating a new INST Go to the top page in INST mode.
  • Page 27 MPS-10 - Editing the KITs With the cursor positioned at “Template “One Shot””, press the ENTER button again to select it. Press the EDIT button to access the INST EDIT page. The Velocity page is shown. On this screen, move the cursor to “V Response” and press the ENTER button to disable “V Response”.

  • Page 28: Saving An Inst

    MPS-10 - Editing the KITs To switch between categories, press the EDIT button on the SAMPLE SELECT page. This shows the SAMPLE CATEGORY SELECT page as shown above. Turn the VALUE knob to select a new category, and press the ENTER button.
  • Page 29 MPS-10 - Editing the KITs With “Destination” selected, press the ENTER button to show the page on which you can specify where to save the INST. To select the category to save to, press the EDIT button. Select the category to which you want to save the INST you created, and press the ENTER button.
  • Page 30 MPS-10 - Editing the KITs On the INST WRITE screen, move the cursor to “Search the referencing KITs...” and press the ENTER button to check which KIT or KITs are using the INST that’s referenced by “Desti- nation”. Tip: If many KITs are referencing that INST, use the VALUE knob to scroll through the list.

  • Page 31: Using The Looper Function

    Using the Looper function The MPS-10 features a four-track looper. With the looper, you can record the same sound that’s output from the MAIN OUT L (MONO), R jacks (what you play on the pads as well as the AUX IN/MIC IN input audio) for endless overdubbing.
  • Page 32 MPS-10 - Using the Looper function Track 1 keeps playing back in a loop. Press the track 1 button again to stop playback. Record track 2 in the same way as a loop. When recording track 2, you can set the length of the track’s loop.

  • Page 33: Details On Looper Operations

    MPS-10 - Using the Looper function Tip: The four tracks are set to “Sync” mode by default. Tracks that are set to “Sync” mode always begin in sync with each other when recorded or played back, and the track length is always either the same or a multiple inte- ger of the first track that was recorded.

  • Page 34: Track Button Leds

    MPS-10 - Using the Looper function The four circles shown on the “LOOPER” side indicate the status of the four looper tracks. Empty tracks are shown in gray. Tracks that are stopped are indicated by text inside the gray circles, which shows the track length.

  • Page 35: Track Modes

    MPS-10 - Using the Looper function Track modes The looper tracks feature two modes, Loop mode and One Shot mode. Loop mode Loop mode includes two settings, “Sync” and “Free”. With the “Free” setting, the track always starts from the beginning regardless of the state of the other tracks or the BPM, and its length is set when recording stops.

  • Page 36: Erasing Recorded Tracks

    MPS-10 - Using the Looper function Erasing recorded tracks The ERASE button on the control panel is used for erasing the contents of a track or for switching to Erase Rec mode. The button works differently depending on the looper state.

  • Page 37: Sampler

    MPS-10 - Sampler Sampler On the MPS-10, you can sample the sounds of the built-in sound generator as well as the external input audio signals from the LINE IN and MIC IN jacks, and assign them to the pads. Sampling Press the SAMPLE button to enter SAMPLE mode.

  • Page 38: Displaying The Sample Edit Menu And Editing

    MPS-10 - Sampler Displaying the SAMPLE edit menu and editing Here’s how to sample a new sound to create a SAMPLE. The maximum recording time per SAMPLE is 60 minutes. Press the SAMPLE button. With the cursor positioned at “RECORDER”, press the ENTER button.
  • Page 39 If “Make” is set to “only new SAMPLE”, you can’t specify the “INST” and “Block”. Check the level meters while playing the instrument on the MPS-10, playing back the sound from an external sound generator connected to this unit or by other means. If the levels are too low or are clipping, adjust the “PAD Level”...

  • Page 40: Adjusting The Start Point And End Point

    MPS-10 - Sampler Adjusting the start point and end point On the RECORDED SAMPLE page, a window appears that shows the sampled waveform. Adjust the sample’s start position while using the VALUE knob to select Start, Scale, Horizontal and Vertical zoom parameters.

  • Page 41: Editing Sample Data

    MPS-10 - Sampler Move the cursor to the BPM and press the ENTER button. A window is shown on the page, where you can set the Measure (number of measures) and Beat (time signature). When you set the Measure and Beat, the BPM is automatically calculated and shown.
  • Page 42 MPS-10 - Sampler Manual: Deletes everything before the start point and after the end point. Adjust to BPM: Deletes or adds empty data from/to the end of the SAMPLE data so that it matches the specified number of measures, time signature (beat) or the SAMPLE length specified by the BPM.

  • Page 43: Saving A Sample

    Saving a SAMPLE To play the sounds you sample as part of a KIT, you must write the sampled data to the SAMPLE memory of the MPS-10. Press the WRITE button on the SAMPLE EDIT page to show the SAMPLE WRITE page.

  • Page 44: Importing And Exporting The Sample Data

    MPS-10 - Sampler As we are creating a new SAMPLE here, select “- new SAMPLE -”. Tip: To change the category, press the EDIT button on the screen shown above and select the save destination category. You can also create new categories.

  • Page 45: Parameter Guide

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Parameter guide KIT EDIT menu The parameters you can edit using the KIT EDIT menu are shown below. Note: Some settings may produce distortion or noise. KIT Level......................0...100 Sets the overall volume of the instruments for the currently selected KIT.
  • Page 46 MPS-10 - Parameter guide CC PAD 1...4 ..................Off, -24...+12 Sets the transpose value (in semitones) that’s used when you strike the CC pads. Transition ....................0...100 Sets the speed at which the parameter value changes when you strike a CC pad.
  • Page 47 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Offset Param1 ..................-100...+100 Offset Param2 ..................-100...+100 Sets the maximum offset value for the CC pads. The parameter contents change according to the effect type set for the MFX. CC PAD Assign ..................... (1...9) You can set one of the nine patterns below, which are used for changing the parameter contents according to where you strike the pads.

  • Page 48: Kit Edit / Foot Sw

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide CC PAD Assign ..................... (1...9) You can set one of the nine patterns below, which are used for changing the parameter contents according to where you strike the pads. The corners of the triangles represent the minimum offset, and the sides of the triangles represent the maximum offset.

  • Page 49: Kit Edit / Exp Pedal

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide PAD1............... PAD1...PAD10 / A, B, C, D / Pedal PAD2.............. PAD1...PAD10 / A, B, C, D / Pedal Selects the pad that switches when you operate the foot switch. Polarity ......................-, + Lets you change the foot switch direction in which PAD 1 switches with PAD 2.

  • Page 50: Kit Edit / Eq

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide PAD Exchange ................... On, Off Enables/disables PAD Exchange. Note: You can still use the “Control Param” function even if “PAD Exchange” is enabled. PAD1..............PAD1...PAD10 / A,B,C,D / Pedal PAD2..............PAD1...PAD10 / A,B,C,D / Pedal Selects the pad that switches when you operate the pedal.

  • Page 51: Kit Edit / Insert Fx

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Mid Q ......................0.5...10 Adjusts the range around which the frequency set in Mid Freq is boosted or cut. Larger values make the range narrower with steeper frequency characteristics (in units of 0.1). High Freq ..................60Hz...15.4kHz Sets the frequency band for which the high end EQ is adjusted.

  • Page 52: Kit Edit / Main Fx

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide KIT EDIT / Main FX This section is for adjusting the Main FX parameters for the currently selected KIT. There are three types of Main FX: “MFX”, “REVERB” and “FILTER”. Use the METRONOME knob to switch between setting pages.
  • Page 53 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Output Level ................... 0...100% Adjusts the output level of the Reverb. As the output volume may change depending on the Reverb settings, use this parameter to adjust the volume as appropriate. Reverb Type ......................Selects the reverb effect. (Refer to the “Effect type list” in the preset list (PDF)) Param1,2,3 ....................0...100...

  • Page 54: Pad Edit Menu

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide PAD EDIT menu Use the METRONOME knob on the KIT EDIT menu page to switch between the PAD EDIT menu pages. The parameters you can edit using the PAD EDIT menu are shown below. PAD# ................1...10 / A,B,C,D / Pedal Selects the pad for which you wish to edit the settings.

  • Page 55: Inst Edit Menu

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide INST edit menu The parameters you can edit using the INST edit menu are shown below. Note: Some settings may produce distortion or noise. PAD# ................1...10 / A,B,C,D / Pedal Selects the pad for which you wish to edit the settings.

  • Page 56: Inst / Velocity

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide INST / Velocity Sets the velocity curve for each OSC. You can set the minimum, midpoint and maximum velocity, and edit the curves between these points. These settings let you make changes to the volume according to how hard you strike the pads.

  • Page 57: Inst / Block Layout Edit

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Curv B.......... Linear, Exp1, Exp2, Exp3, Log1, Log2, Log3 Sets the velocity curve from the second to the third point. Linear Log1 Exp1 Log2 Exp2 Log3 Exp3 Velocity 3 ..................... 1...127 Sets the velocity value of the third point for each OSC.

  • Page 58: Inst / Block Edit

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Round Robin ....................1...8set Sets the number of round robins for the selected layer. Although there is a maximum of eight sets, you can use the “Layer #” setting shown above to change the “Round Robin” maximum value.

  • Page 59: Looper Edit Menu

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Decay Time....................0...100 Sets the Decay Time for the selected block. Decay Curve......... Linear, Exp1, Exp2, Exp3, Log1, Log2, Log3 Sets the Decay Curve for the selected block. Linear Log1 Exp1 Log2 Exp2 Log3 Exp3 Copy/Paste function If you want to copy parameters from one block to a different block, you can make these settings using the Block Copy/Paste function.
  • Page 60 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Level......................0...100 This sets the overall volume for the looper. Measure ....................0.5, 1...64 Sets the number of measures for recording to the looper. Beat..... 1/2...24/2, 1/4...24/4, 1/8...24/8, 1/8t...24/8t, 1/16...24/16 Sets the time signature for recording to the looper.

  • Page 61: Looper Setup / Track

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide LOOPER Setup / TRACK This screen lets you set the operating mode for each track. Sync ...................... Sync, Free Sets whether the selected track operates in “Sync” mode (which synchronizes the track length and the transport start/stop timing) or in “Free” mode (which lets you use a track length and operation timing that’s not connected to other tracks).

  • Page 62: Sample Edit Menu

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide SAMPLE edit menu The parameters you can edit using the SAMPLE edit menu are shown below. Note: Some settings may produce distortion or noise. SAMPLE / RECORDER Use this page for recording SAMPLEs. Make......................... Selects how newly recorded SAMPLEs are to be registered. You can choose from three modes.

  • Page 63: Sample / Recorder Setup

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide PAD Level ....................0...100 Sets the volume for each pad when recording. AUX Level....................0...100 Sets the input level of the external input to be recorded. Note: The available LINE IN/MIC IN settings can be configured in UTILITY.

  • Page 64: Sample / Sample

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide SAMPLE / SAMPLE Use this screen to adjust the length of the recorded SAMPLE, set the loop and make other edits. Note: To edit a SAMPLE, there must be enough equivalent free space in internal memory.

  • Page 65: Sample Edit / Truncate

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide SAMPLE EDIT / Truncate Use this to truncate (delete) the portions of the SAMPLE before the start point and after the end point that you set, according to the “Function Type” (explained below). Function Type ...........Manual, Adjust to BPM, Attack...

  • Page 66: Sample Edit / Pitch Edit

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Function Type: Attack Deletes the range of the SAMPLE from the beginning to the point at which the SAMPLE signal reaches the set Threshold level. Threshold......................1...100 Sets the peak level of the start point. SAMPLE EDIT / Pitch Edit You can change the pitch of the SAMPLE.

  • Page 67: Utility Menu

    Master Tune ................430 Hz...450 Hz Lets you set the basic tuning of the MPS-10. (The default setting is “440 Hz”.) Note: When the “M.Tune” OSC setting for the INST is “ON”, Master Tune is enabled.

  • Page 68: Setup / Pad Trigger

    SysEx data is received via USB MIDI, or when an import/export is executed that includes SAMPLE data. Setup / PAD Trigger This screen lets you configure the trigger settings for each of the 15 pads built into the MPS-10. PAD# ................1...10 / A,B,C,D / Pedal Specifies the number of the pad for which you want to configure the trigger settings.
  • Page 69 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Input AUX In Level ....................0...100 Adjusts the signal volume for the jack selected in AUX In Select. AUX In Select ........Line, Mic Unbalanced, Mic Balanced, None Sets the jack used for AUX IN. Line: Uses the audio input that’s connected to the LINE IN jack.

  • Page 70: Setup / Metronome

    Note: When Metronome, AUX In and USB In are set to “Off”, nothing is output from MAIN OUT or SUB OUT, but signal is output from PHONES. Setup / METRONOME This screen lets you configure the settings for the metronome built into the MPS-10. Level......................000...100 Adjusts the volume of the metronome.

  • Page 71: Setup / Display

    Note Number....................0...127 Sets the note number for each pad. Setup / Display Use this screen to configure the screen and LED display for the MPS-10. LCD Brightness ...................1...100 Adjusts the display backlight’s brightness. LCD Contrast ....................1...60 Adjusts the display contrast.

  • Page 72: Looper

    Refer to “LOOPER edit menu” ( p.59) in this manual for the detailed settings. SET LIST The MPS-10 features a “set list” function, which lets you recall a set list of up to eight different KITs in the order that you like.

  • Page 73: Function Assign

    Function Assign / PAD Function On this screen, you can assign the following functions to the 15 pads built into the MPS-10. Tip: You can’t assign more than one function to the same pad. Tip: “--” indicates that the function is not assigned to a pad.

  • Page 74: Function Assign / Foot Sw & Pedal

    Sets the pad that works the same as the SOUND OFF button on the panel. Function Assign / Foot SW & Pedal On this screen, you can assign the following functions to the two foot switches and the expression pedal of the MPS-10. Foot Switch Foot SW1,2........Off, KIT+, KIT-, IFX1 On/Off, IFX2 On/Off, LooperPlay Start/Stop, LooperRec Start/Stop, Tap Tempo, SOUND OFF Use this to set which function to assign to the connected foot switches.

  • Page 75: How To Calibrate The Pedal

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Exp Pedal Use the METRONOME knob to switch to the Exp Pedal page. Function........Off, Looper Volume, Filter Cutoff, Reverb Mix Sets the function that’s assigned to the expression pedal connected to this instrument. Min....................-100%...+100% Set the minimum value for the pedal.

  • Page 76: Data Management

    Note: You can’t use the “Import & Export” functions if you haven’t inserted a USB flash drive. Import & Export This screen is for exporting or importing the various data used by the MPS-10, to or from a USB flash drive.
  • Page 77 MPS-10 - Parameter guide How to import all user data Here’s how to import all user data into internal memory from a USB flash drive. Move the cursor to “Folder” and press the ENTER button to show the list of “All User Data”...

  • Page 78: Import & Export / Sample

    “ALL_DATA” subfolder of the “MPS_10” folder. Import & Export / SAMPLE The MPS-10 lets you import external SAMPLE data by using a USB flash drive and then assign this data to the pads, just like with the internal SAMPLEs. The SAMPLEs that you create on this device can be exported as WAV files.
  • Page 79 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Move the cursor to “File” and press the ENTER button to show the list of SAMPLE data files and folders that are saved to the USB flash drive. Use the VALUE knob to select the SAMPLE data files and folders that you want to import, and press the ENTER button to confirm.
  • Page 80 “Using the Name dialog box (how to change the name)”) Move the cursor to “SAMPLE [ ]”, and specify the write destination on the MPS-10. Press the ENTER button to show a list of SAMPLEs that are registered on the MPS-10.
  • Page 81 MPS-10 - Parameter guide After selecting “Category”, the screen looks like this. Move the cursor to “Execute” and press the ENTER button. This imports the readable SAMPLE data files within the folder as new SAMPLEs. Note: Cancel the operation while in progress if you want to stop importing. Note that the SAMPLEs that were imported up to that point remain in internal memory.

  • Page 82: Import & Export / Looper Data

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Move the cursor to “Execute” and press the ENTER button. A message is shown on the page, confirming whether you want to export the selected SAMPLE. Press the ENTER button to execute. Press the EXIT button to cancel.
  • Page 83 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Move the cursor to “Folder” and press the ENTER button to show the list of “LOOPER Data” folders that are saved to the USB flash drive. Use the VALUE knob to select the looper data that you want to import, and press the ENTER button to confirm.

  • Page 84: Import & Export / Utility Data

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide How to export to a WAV file You can save the audio data that’s recorded in a specified track to a USB flash drive as a WAV file. Turn the METRONOME knob to switch to the “to WAV file” page.
  • Page 85 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Move the cursor to “UTILITY Data” on the Import & Export top page, and press the ENTER button to enter the Import & Export page for “UTILITY Data”. How to import the UTILITY data Here’s how to import all UTILITY data into internal memory from a USB flash drive.

  • Page 86: Rename

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Move the cursor to “Execute” and press the ENTER button. A message is shown on the page, confirming whether you want to export the selected utility data. Press the ENTER button to execute. Press the EXIT button to cancel.

  • Page 87: Move

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Move the cursor to “Execute” and press the ENTER button. The following confirmation message is shown. Tip: If there is already a file or category with the same name as the one you just renamed when you press “Exe- cute”, the message shown below appears.
  • Page 88 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Select the INST to move. Select the category to which you want to move the INST. Move the cursor to “Execute” and press the ENTER button. The following confirmation message is shown. Note: If there is already data in the move destination category with the same name as the one you are moving when you press “Execute”, the message shown below appears.
  • Page 89 MPS-10 - Parameter guide Select the category from which you want to move the data. Select the category to which you want to move the data. Move the cursor to “Execute” and press the ENTER button. The following confirmation message is shown.

  • Page 90: Delete

    MPS-10 - Parameter guide Delete You can delete the INST and SAMPLE data that you’ve created. You can also delete the categories along with all data within those categories. However, you can’t delete the preset data. Deleting INSTs and SAMPLEs In this example, we delete the INST called “Instrument 001”, which is in the “Root”...
  • Page 91 Press the ENTER button to finish deleting the category and files. When you delete a SAMPLE, the audio file saved in the MPS-10’s internal memory is also erased. Note: Use caution, as you can’t recover a file once it’s been erased.

  • Page 92: System

    Press the ENTER button again to begin formatting. To cancel formatting, press the EXIT button. Note: Make sure to format the USB flash drive on the MPS-10 before use. Note: Formatting the USB flash drive will erase all its data. Back up any data on the flash drive that you wish to save by copying it to your computer or other device, before formatting the drive.

  • Page 93: System Info

    - Parameter guide System Info Checks the system version of the MPS-10. This is also used for updating the system. Move the cursor to “System Info” and press the ENTER button. This lets you check the current system version and the internal memory available.

  • Page 94: Saving The Utility Settings

    When you press the WRITE button on a page in UTILITY for which no message is shown, a message is shown for saving all the UTILITY settings to the MPS-10. The settings you save here will be the default UTILITY settings the next time you turn on the power, so make sure to save them before turning off the power.

  • Page 95: Appendix

    A USB cable can be used to connect this unit to a computer, which lets you use the USB MIDI and USB AUDIO functions. Also, this unit can be used with the MPS-10 dedicated editor. See the Korg website for more information on the editor.

  • Page 96: Troubleshooting

    Can’t import SAMPLE files from USB flash drive • Make sure that you’ve formatted the USB flash drive on this unit before you use it. • The files that can be imported into the MPS-10 are as follows:  WAV files (PCM format) ...

  • Page 97: Can't Export All User Data Or Samples To The Usb Flash Drive

    When external pads are connected to the TRIGGER IN CH A/B or C/D jack and I play two pads at the same time, I only hear sound from one pad • The MPS-10 is configured by factory-set default to cancel out the resonance from other pads when a pad sounds.

  • Page 98: Error Messages

    MPS-10 - Appendix Error messages Error messages Cause of error and how to solve Cancelled You pressed the EXIT button during an operation that could be canceled. An error has occurred when writing to or reading from a file in internal memory Store Error or on a USB flash drive.

  • Page 99: Block Diagram

    MPS-10 - Block diagram Block diagram...

  • Page 100: Main Specifications

    MPS-10 - Main specifications Main specifications Maximum polyphony 48 voices Kits 200 (including user KITs) INST 2358 SAMPLE 3000 Effects • Headphones (6.3 mm TRS phone jack) • Audio outputs: MAIN OUT L (MONO), MAIN OUT R, SUB OUT 1, SUB OUT 2 (6.3 mm TRS phone jacks)
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