Creating Songs (Sequencer Mode); Overview; About The M3'S Sequencer; Sequencer Mode Structure - Korg m3 Operation Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)

Overview

About the M3's Sequencer

The M3's sequencer is a 16-track MIDI sequencer that
can hold up to 128 songs and 210,000 MIDI events.
You can record and play back MIDI data using sixteen
MIDI tracks and one master track (containing tempo
data, etc.) to control the internal sound generator and
your external sound modules.
The M3 also provides an In-Track Sampling function
that automatically creates the appropriate note data in
a track if you sample an external audio source while
your song plays.
You can connect a USB CD-R/RW drive (commercially
available) and create an audio CD of your completed
songs. (See page 127, and page 150)
With its broad range of capabilities such as its In-track
Sampling function, Time Stretch/Slice function,
KARMA function, high-quality effects, and controllers,
the M3 is the ideal environment for music production
or live performance.
When you turn off the power, the settings made in
Sequencer mode and the song data, and any user
pattern data that you recorded will not be backed
up. If you wish to keep this data, you must save it
on USB storage media before turning off the
power, or perform a MIDI data dump to save the
data on an external data filer etc.
If you wish to save the programs, track
parameters, effects, and KARMA function settings
etc. selected for a song as a template song, use the
menu command Save Template Song.
Song
Setting Perform-
parameters ance data
Setting Perform-
parameters ance data
Setting Perform-
parameters ance data
MIDI Track 01..16
Setting Perform-
parameters ance data
Setting Perform-
parameters ance data
Tempo and time signature data
Master Track
Make Audio CD
USB CD-R/RW
Sampling memory
(RAM)
Sample
Sample
In-Track Sampling function
(Routing: P8)
MIDI Routing 1,2
Track
Insert Effect 1...5: P8
Insert Effects
Master Effects
Individual Outputs
(FX Ctrl BUS)
(AUX BUS)
WAVE (Stereo)
Resampling (L/R 2ch Mix)
USB HDD
Immediately after the power is turned on, M3 will
not contain any song data, so if you wish to play a
song on the sequencer, you must first load data
from media, or receive a MIDI data dump from a
MIDI filer. For details, please see "Loading data"
on page 145, and "Receiving SysEx data dumps"
on page 401 of the Parameter Guide.

Sequencer mode structure

Sequencer mode is structured as follows.
Songs
A song consists of MIDI tracks 1–16, a master track,
song parameters such as the song name, X–Y control,
KARMA function, Drum Track function, effect and
RPPR parameters, and 100 user patterns.
A maximum of 128 such songs can be created on M3.
MIDI tracks 1–16 each consist of setup parameters
located at the start location, and musical data within
the track. The master track consists of tempo and time
signature data.
Setup parameters & Musical data
Each song consists of MIDI tracks 1–16, a master track,
various song parameters such as the song name,
settings for the X–Y control function, settings for the
KARMA function, Drum Track function, effect settings,
RPPR function parameters, and 100 user patterns.
Up to 128 such songs can be created in the M3.
X–Y: P1–2, 3, 4, 5 Controllers: P1–6
KARMA: P7 Pads: P1–7, 8
Pattern: P10–1 RPPR Setup: P10–1
Master Effect 1, 2
: P9
Total Effect
: P9
Parentheses such as (P7) indicate the M3 page used for editing.
DrumTrk Prog: P1–1 Audio Input: P0–7
Tone Adjust: P0–8
Cue List: P11
AUDIO OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
AUDIO OUTPUT
INDIVIDUAL 1, 2, 3, 4
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