Velocity Switch Settings - Korg microSTATION Operation Manual

Playing and editing combinations
Key split and layer settings
Split and layer
Let's try creating a combination using both a split and
a layer as shown in the illustration below.
Timbre 1
Brass
Timbre 2
Strings
Timbre 3
C–1 B3 C4
1. Select a piano program for timbre 1, a brass
program for timbre 2, and a strings program for
timbre 3.
(p. 27 "Changing the program assigned to each
timbre")
2. Choose COMBI EDIT: Timbres ‐ Timbre 01
"Status."
3. Set the timbre 1 "Status" to INT.
4. For timbres 2 and 3 as well, set "Status" to INT.
You can use the function 02 or 03 buttons to switch
timbres, and edit their settings.
5. Specify the MIDI channel for each timbre. Choose
COMBI EDIT: Timbres ‐ Timbre 01 "MIDI Ch."
6. For timbres 1–3, set "MIDI Ch." to Gch (global
MIDI channel).
In the same way, use the function 02 or 03 button to
switch timbres, and edit their settings.
7. Specify each timbre's key zone (the range of notes
that will play each timbre). Choose COMBI EDIT:
Timbres ‐ Timbre 01, Key Zone "Top."
8. Set the timbre 1 "Top" to G9 and "Bottom" to C4.
Note values can also be entered by holding down
the front panel KEY button and playing a note on
the keyboard.
9. Set the timbre 2 and timbre 3 "Top" to B3 and
"Bottom" to C‐1.
Use function buttons 02 and 03 to switch timbres,
and edit their settings.
Only timbre 1 will sound when you play the C4 key
or higher.
Timbres 2 and 3 will sound when you play the B3
key or lower.
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Piano
G9
Key zone slope
As an alternative to a "hard slope" where the sound
changes abruptly, you can use the Slope parameter to
create a setup where the sound will gradually fade‐in
or fade‐out.
Starting from the example described above, let's make
some changes.
1. Set the timbre 1 "Bottom" to G3 and the timbre 2
"Top" to G4 so that the two timbres overlap.
2. Set the timbre 1 "Btm Slope" to 12 and the timbre
2 "Top Slope" to 12.
The sound will change gradually, rather than
switching abruptly.

Velocity switch settings

Next let's create the simple velocity‐switched
combination shown in the illustration below.
Brass
Timbre 1
Strings
Timbre 2
1. Choose a brass program for timbre 1, and a strings
program for timbre 2.
(p. 27 "Changing the program assigned to each
timbre")
2. Set the timbre 1 and 2 "Status" to INT, and set the
"MIDI Ch." to Gch (global MIDI channel).
(steps 2–5 of "Split and layer").
3. Access the COMBI EDIT: Timbres ‐ Timbre 01, Vel
Zone "Top" setting.
4. For timbre 1, set "Top" to 127 and "Bottom" to 64.
You can also enter a velocity value by holding down
the front panel KEY button and playing a note on
the keyboard.
5. For timbre 2, set "Top" to 63 and "Bottom" to 1.
Velocity zone slope
As for the key zone slope described above, you can
make settings so that the sound will gradually fade‐in
or fade‐out according to velocity range, rather than
switching abruptly.
Starting from the example thatʹs described above, let's
make some changes.
127
Velocity
64
switch
63
1