Assigning Midi Control Changes To The Karma Realtime Controls Knobs And Keys; Adjusting The Contrast (Brightness); Sof The Lcd Screen; Using This Instrument As A Data Filer - Korg Karma Basic Manual

Assigning MIDI control changes to
the KARMA Realtime Controls
knobs and keys
You can assign MIDI control change messages to the
KARMA Realtime Controls knobs and switches. ( PG
p.146)
When you operate the KARMA Realtime Controls
knobs or switches, the assigned control change mes-
sage will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector.
You can also control a KARMA Realtime Controls knob
or switch by transmitting the corresponding control
change message from an external MIDI device con-
nected to the MIDI IN connector.
1 Press the [GLOBAL] key to enter Global mode.
2 Press the [MENU] key, and then press the [F6]
("Ctrl") key, and [F8] ("Open") key.
3 Press the [F2] ("KARM1") key.
4 Press the [F8] ("UTILITY") key to open the utility
menu, and press the [F7] key to select "Reset
KARMA Ctrls Assign."
5 Press the [F8] ("OK") key.
6 Set "To:" to Default Setting, and press the [F8]
("OK") key.
If you wish to turn off the assignments, set "To:" to
All Off in step 6.
Normally you will turn this off, and make settings
only when you need to assign MIDI control change
messages.
If you wish to keep this setting aft,er the power is
turned off, you must Write. ( p.37, PG p.135)
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Adjusting the contrast (brightness)

of the LCD screen
Use the GLOBAL 1.1: System, Preference page "LCD
Contrast" to make adjustments. ( p.105, PG p.136)
Using this instrument as a data
filer
MIDI exclusive data transmitted from an external
device can be received by this instrument and saved on
a floppy disk (the Data Filer function). This is done
using the Disk mode Save page "Save Exclusive"
( PG p.155).

Shortcuts

[MENU] key + numeric keys [0]–[9] x2
• Access the various pages within each mode. Hold
down the [MENU] key, and use numeric keys [0]–
[9] to input a two-digit page number.
[MENU] key + [ ], [ ] keys
• Access the various pages within each mode. Hold
down the [MENU] key, and use the [ ] [ ] keys to
move.
[TIMBRE/TRACK] key + function keys [F1]–[F8]
• Access the parameters within each page. In pages
of Combination Sequencer, or Song Play mode that
show timbres 1–8/tracks 1–8 or 9–16 (such as
COMBI 1.1: Play, Prog), hold down the [TIMBRE/
TRACK] key and press the [F1 T1/T9]–[F8 T8/T16]
keys to move the cursor.
[ENTER] key + numeric keys [0]–[9]
• Access the utility menu commands of each page
(up to ten items). Hold down the [ENTER] key and
press a numeric key [0]–[9] to select from up to ten
of the utility menu items.
[ENTER] key + keyboard
• Input note number values or velocity values
• Select "KEY" in GLOBAL 5.1: DKit, SEQ 5.1: RPPR,
RPPR Setup page
[ENTER] key + [LOCATE] key
• In Sequencer mode and Song Play mode, set the
current location as the "Location" (equivalent to
the utility menu command "Set Location")