Rear Panel/Bottom Panel - Korg m3 Operation Manual

Rear panel/Bottom panel

Rear panel
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1. AC Power
POWER switch
This switch turns the power on and off. Before turning
M3 off, make sure that you've saved any edits to your
Programs, Combinations, Songs, or other user data.
AC Power connector
Connect the included power cable here.
2. USB 2.0
USB A connector
(for connecting Hard Disk, CD-R/RW drive, etc.)
This connector lets you connect external USB devices.
You can use a USB hard disk or CD-R/RW drive to
save or load M3 data such as PCG or SNG files, or
WAVE files.
USB B connector
(for connecting to computer)
This connector lets you send and receive MIDI
between the M3 and your computer.
What is USB?
USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, and is an interface
for transferring data between a computer, and/or
peripheral devices.
3. MIDI
Connect these connectors between the M3 and external
MIDI devices or a computer that is connected via a
MIDI interface. MIDI allows you to send and receive
performance data such as note messages as well as
sound settings.
MIDI THRU connector
MIDI data received at the MIDI IN connector is re-
transmitted.
You can use this to chain multiple MIDI devices
together.
MIDI OUT connector
This connector transmits MIDI data.
Use this to control external MIDI devices, or to record
into an external sequencer.
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MIDI IN connector
This connector receives MIDI data.
Use this to play the M3 from another MIDI device, or
from an external sequencer.
4. Pedals
DAMPER jack
For the damper–also known as the sustain pedal– you
can connect either a standard footswitch, or Korg's
special half-damper pedal, the optional DS-1H.
The DS-1H is a continuous pedal designed specifically
for piano-style damper control, with the look and feel
of an acoustic piano's sustain pedal. It allows more
subtle control of the damper than a simple switch; the
further down you press the pedal, the more that the
sound sustains. For details, please see "Half-Damper
Pedal and Release Time" on page 26 of the Parameter
Guide.
You can also connect a simple footswitch, which will
work as a standard on/off damper pedal.
In order to ensure that the pedal functions correctly,
please adjust the switch polarity (see "Damper
Polarity" on page 387 of the Parameter Guide) and the
half-damper sensitivity (see "Half Damper
Calibration" on page 399 of the Parameter Guide).
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack
This lets you connect a simple on/off footswitch, such
as the optional Korg PS-1. The footswitch can perform
a wide variety of functions, such as modulating sounds
and effects, tap tempo, sequencer start/stop, etc.
The switch's function is set in Global mode (on the
Controller tab of the Controllers/Scales page), so that
it always works the same regardless of the current
Program, Combination, or Song. For details, please see
"Specifying the function of the Assignable Switch and
Assignable Pedal" on page 132.
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack
This lets you connect a continuous controller pedal,
such as the Korg EXP-2 foot controller or Korg XVP-10
EXP/VOL pedal, to use as an assignable modulation
source.
Like the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH, the pedal's function
is set in Global mode. For details, please see
"Specifying the function of the Assignable Switch and
Assignable Pedal" on page 132.
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