Basic Information; About The Microstation's Modes - Korg microSTATION Operation Manual

Basic Information

About the microSTATION's
modes
The microSTATION has numerous functions that let
you play and edit programs or combinations, record
and play back sequence data, and manage media.
These functions are grouped into "modes." The
microSTATION has four modes.
Program mode
Programs are the basic sounds of the microSTATION.
In Program mode, you can:
• Select and play Programs
• Use one arpeggiator in your performance.
• Use the realtime controls to modify the sound and
control the arpeggiator.
• Edit Programs
You can adjust the parameters and settings of the
oscillators, filters, amps, EGs, LFOs, effects,
arpeggiator, etc.
You can use up to five insert effects, two master
effects, and one total effect.
Combination mode
Combinations are sets of up to 16 programs that can be
played simultaneously, letting you create sounds more
complex than a single Program.
In Combination mode, you can:
• Select and play Combinations
• Use two arpeggiators in your performance.
• Use the microSTATION as a sixteen‐track
multitimbral tone generator
• Edit Combinations
You can assign Programs to each of the 16 Timbres,
each with separate volume, pan, and keyboard and
velocity zones, and make settings for effects and the
arpeggiator.
You can use up to five insert effects, two master
effects, and one total effect.
Basic Information About the microSTATION's modes
Sequencer mode
Sequencer mode lets you record, playback, and edit
MIDI tracks. You can:
• Use the sixteen‐track MIDI sequencer to record and
play back songs.
• Record a single MIDI track at a time, or record as
many as all sixteen tracks simultaneously. You can
also record system exclusive messages.
• Record using two arpeggiators.
• Create up to 128 songs.
• Use the microSTATION as a sixteen‐track multi‐
timbral sound module.
• Adjust settings for each track
Perform simple edits to the program used by each
track.
Edit the track volume, pan, effects, and arpeggiator
settings.
You can use up to five insert effects, two master
effects, and one total effect.
Global/Media mode
In this mode you can adjust overall settings for the
entire microSTATION, and save or load data.
In Global/Media mode you can:
• Adjust settings that affect the entire
microSTATION, such as master tune and global
MIDI channel.
• Specify the function of the assignable pedal and
assignable switch.
• Format an SD card.
• Save or load sound data or sequencer data on an SD
card.
• Save songs created in Sequencer mode as SMF
format data, or load SMF files as Sequencer mode
songs.
• Calibrate the half‐damper pedal and foot pedal.
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