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Karma Keyboard FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions, Tips, and Tricks
© 2001 by Stephen Kay
All Rights Reserved.
The opinions expressed within are those of the author,
and are not officially endorsed by Korg.
Last Revised On: 12/18/2001
http://www.karma-lab.com

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  • Page 1 Karma Keyboard FAQ Frequently Asked Questions, Tips, and Tricks © 2001 by Stephen Kay All Rights Reserved. The opinions expressed within are those of the author, and are not officially endorsed by Korg. Last Revised On: 12/18/2001 http://www.karma-lab.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Section 10: Expansion Boards (EXB, MOSS) (9)........87 Section 11: Sync (4) ................91 Section 12: Insert/Master Effects (IFX/MFX) (7) ........93 Section 13: Using Karma For Live Performance (2).........98 (Click on the section titles above to go directly to the desired section.) - 2 -...

  • Page 3: Section 1: General, Global, Drum Kits, Miscellaneous (23)

    Note: Any changes you make here affect all programs that may use the Drum Kit that you have edited. And these changes will disappear when you turn off the Karma UNLESS you use “Write Drum Kits” from the [Utility] menu.
  • Page 4 Internal Memory”. Then you can release the keys. Note: THIS ERASES ALL INTERNAL DATA. 3. Reload Preload.PCG from the Preload floppy disk which is included with KARMA, or reload your own data from your backup floppies (you do have backups, of course, right? ;-) 6. What is a timbre? A timbre is a word that essentially means “separate tone color”.
  • Page 5 Program A025.) Note: this could also happen in Sequencer Mode. With a properly set up MIDI system, this should not be happening – but this is not the fault of the Karma. Something in the way you are routing your gear is causing a “loop” problem.
  • Page 6 In the case of A001, I wrote this patch, and I agree in retrospect that the sustain pedal should be active. I didn’t like certain things you could make it do with the KARMA function active, but now I believe that it is more normal with it functioning normally. Fortunately, it is easy to change: (6.1-5) [Menu]-[KARM]-[RxFilter] ->...
  • Page 7 Note that changing this setting doesn’t always change the damper operation, because this particular setting only affects what happens when KARMA is ON. If the Damper is disconnected when KARMA is OFF (also), then you must go to another place: (4.1-2a) [Menu]-[MIDI2]-[MIDI2-2] ->...
  • Page 8 1.01, 1.02, etc.) or can you skip to the most recent? You can go directly to the latest update, without performing the ones in between. Whichever OS you load will be the one that your Karma is running. You get the benefit of all the updates in between.
  • Page 9 When I hook up the Karma with MIDI Cables to my PC, none of the combis or programs play, just a bunch of popping and cracking... You probably have a MIDI Loop going on. In other words, you are sending MIDI from the Karma into the PC, sending it back into the Karma, which then sends it into the PC, which then sends it into the Karma, etc.
  • Page 10 (from a marketing viewpoint) to present a variety of sounds than just one variation of piano after another. In Korg’s case, the “other logic” is that there are 16 “categories” of programs, so every 16 numbers, 1 from each category is presented. In other words, A000 is from the “Fast Synth”...
  • Page 11 Drum Kit, it will go away when you power down unless you “Write Global Settings” (1.1-1d) UTILITY, Page 135. Can you play the samples stored in the KARMA in reverse ? Program Mode (2.1-2b, 2.2-2b) [Osc1/Osc2] -> Rev (High Reverse). If you checkmark the “Rev” checkbox, it will play the samples of the multisound in reverse.

  • Page 12: Section 2: Karma Vs. Triton (3)

    KARMA parameters that are in the data. If you created a sequence in the Karma, you could export it as a standard MIDI file and import it into the Triton, but there’s no way to load in the Song definition itself.
  • Page 13 Triton; to load the data into the Karma, you must load separate banks of Combis and Programs rather than loading the entire .PCG if you want to keep your Karma data intact. This is explained elsewhere in this document.
  • Page 14 Bank D – Same as Bank C above, for loading convenience (Inside D_Bank.PCG) Note: any Triton Arpeggiator settings will not be available with the Karma. There are currently no GEs assigned to any Programs or Combinations. EXB - PCM 006 (Orchestra – 2 boards, 256 new Programs/Combis) Programs Bank A –...

  • Page 15: Section 3: Midi - Transmitting, Receiving, Sysex (13)

    (Trick: if you DO want a KARMA internal sound layered with an external sound in Combi Mode, let’s say you want the bass line to use the Karma sound, and then layer it with another bass sound from some external device, you can do it by finding an open Timbre (one that is set to Status “OFF”), and set it to the same MIDI channel as the timbre that the bass...
  • Page 16 The Karma sends this in all modes (except Disk mode) whether KARMA is on or off. The only way to stop this is to put the Karma in External Sync Mode (and then of course, nothing will work unless you send it MIDI Clock from somewhere else).
  • Page 17 Parameter Guide, Page 136 for a complete description of how to send bank changes for the two different “Bank Map” modes. Here’s a bit of a rewrite, using “Korg” Bank Map Mode (which is what you should probably use): MSB (CC 000)
  • Page 18 “MIDI Filter” settings in Global Mode (2.1-1b). Parameter Guide, Page 138. 8. The Karma has 61 keys. If I MIDI an 88 note keyboard to the Karma, will the Karma respond to notes outside its 61 key range that I play on the 88 key controller? Yes, the Karma will respond to all 128 MIDI notes.
  • Page 19 1 is 30, channel 10 is 39, channel 16 is 3F (don’t forget, this is hexadecimal). Also note that you must enable SysEx in the Karma - by default, it is off. Global (2.1-1b) -> Exclusive -> On.
  • Page 20 There is nothing you can do about this, other than to leave a certain amount of time after a mode change before sending the program change or other MIDI CCs. My KARMA software, which allows mode changing via SysEx, does this exact thing. It delays about 200 ms or so after the mode change before sending any other MIDI data.
  • Page 21 How is the data within a Sysex Message formatted, and why do I see extra Bytes of “0x00” sprinkled around (every 8th Byte)? A common SYSEX packet follows the following scheme in a Karma : 0xF0 - Start of Exclusive Data...
  • Page 22 data length is not a multiple of 7). If you have none of the msb bits of each 7 bytes set to 1 you will get an empty 8th byte : that’s your 0x00 byte! This encoding/decoding has to be done when you send and when you receive data.

  • Page 23: Section 4: Program Mode, Programs (6)

    Section 4: Program Mode, Programs (6) 1. How do I change the amount of pitch bend on the Joystick (in a Program)? For example, let’s say I want it to bend up/down an octave. Let’s use Program A006: Nasty Bass as an example. (3.1-1a) [Menu] ->...
  • Page 24 Osc 1 Lo/Hi - switch at 32. Osc 2 Lo/Hi - switch at 96. VZone Osc1 001 - 064. VZone Osc2 065 - 127. Therefore: Velocity 000-032 = Osc1, Lo Velocity 033-064 = Osc1, Hi Velocity 065-096 = Osc2, Lo Velocity 097-127 = Osc2, Hi 3.
  • Page 25 5. I edited the the Standard Kit in Global Mode, gave it a new name (i.e., VLS kit) and saved it via the utility save all drum kits. When I tried to look for this kit in Program Mode, I couldn’t find it.

  • Page 26: Section 5: Combination Mode, Combis (13)

    Parameter Guide Page 50. 3. I edited a Combi to change (for example) Guitar B010 to Bass B062, but now the timbre doesn’t play, either with KARMA or without. This is a really tricky thing, caused by editing a pre-existing Combi...
  • Page 27 (one by one in the Program mode). The only other kind of work around would be to use a KARMA GE to modify the release time. A GE has 4 “Transmit CCs” parameters, that...
  • Page 28 KARMA function is turned on. So if you “wasted” a Module by setting the Key Zone in the KARMA function so that there was no way to trigger it, you could then just use the Transmit CCs to alter the release. But note that this only works when the KARMA switch is On.
  • Page 29 Change the channel of the drums to something else that is unused, say “06”. Because of the KARMA function, you need to do this in 2 places: (3.1-1a) [Menu]-[Prm1]-[MIDI]->MIDI Channel -> change drums to “06”. (6.1-2) [Menu]-[KARM]-[MIDI I/O]-> change the Module doing the drums to Output Channel 06.
  • Page 30 In other words, let’s say you want the bass line to use the Karma sound, and you want to layer it with another bass sound from an external device. You can do it by finding an open Timbre (one that is set to Status “OFF”...
  • Page 31 and/or zoned across the keyboard. In the case of a LH/RH split such as you are describing, you should go to (3.3-1) [KeyZ]-[Key] Parameter Guide, Page 52. Here you can see which timbres are assigned to the RH (also use the overview map on (3.3-3) [KeyZ]-[Review], Parameter Guide, Page 53).
  • Page 32 Off by KARMA-Off = the timbre is Off when KARMA is Off. In other words, the only time it is on is when KARMA is On. What would you use this for? Let’s say you had a GE playing some kind of fast arpeggiated line on a slow attack pad sound, that was just kind of providing some background movement.

  • Page 33: Section 6: Sequence Mode, Sequencing, Rppr, Patterns (48)

    If you copy a Combi into the sequencer, at the most you will be recording the output of 4 KARMA GEs, and maybe the keyboard sound. If you only enable the tracks that are actually being used, you greatly increase the amount of available memory for recording.
  • Page 34 Even if both of these are enabled, data only gets recorded on the first one. So in this case, to record just the KARMA output (and have the most memory available), enable 4,5,6 and 7. To record the live keyboard parts along with it, just additionally enable track 1.
  • Page 35 3. Certain Combis don’t work in the Sequencer after I copy them! It has to do with the way the MIDI Channel Routing is set up for KARMA, in certain Combis that do not use any timbres on the global channel.
  • Page 36 Now check the KARMA Routing: (6.1-2) [Menu]->[KARM]->[MIDI I/O] You will see that the Global Channel is the input channel for all KARMA Modules - this works fine in Combi Mode. When you copy this to Sequencer Mode, the Sequencer does not have the concept of a “Global Channel”, so this setting becomes “Ch01”...
  • Page 37 5. I set up a couple of KARMA modules in the sequencer and was having problems keeping one in sync with the other. If you set up a KARMA setup all by yourself, you may not have the triggering and sync settings correct to make everything stay in Sync.
  • Page 38 I was trying to get this simple drum roll crescendo from the DEMO song “Med – 2001,” Track 3, Measure 11-18. One thing to remember is that in the Triton/Karma, you have 100 Patterns per song, and they STAY WITH THE SONG. Here’s the whole exercise: Using the Preload .SNG in Sequencer Mode, we go to Song 03.
  • Page 39 ALL of the tracks that you have record enabled, and that KARMA is being sent to. Let’s take an example: Copy from Combi B000: KARMA HipHop to the Sequencer. You should set the Track Select Field on the first page of the Sequencer to “Track01”...
  • Page 40 KARMA Module A. (6.1-2) [Menu] ->[KARMA] ->[MIDI I/O]. We can see that Module A is Track 4, MIDI Channel 2. We can also see that all the KARMA Modules are expecting MIDI Input on Channel 1 (Track 1). - 40 -...
  • Page 41 REC for every track EXCEPT Track 4. Then record it. The other method is to change the KARMA Routing so you are only playing and recording the drums: (Method 2) (6.1-2) [Menu] ->[KARMA] ->[MIDI I/O]. Change it so that Module A is set to MIDI Input on Channel 02.
  • Page 42 Stop, and Locate. Press Play - make sure you recorded something. Press Stop. Now, we need to set up a knob to perform the fade in/out. Go to: (2.2-1) [Menu]-[Ctrl]-[Ctrls] -> Knob1-B -> Set to Expression(CC#11) Go back to the Track Select field (1.1-1c), and set to “Track 02”. Press Locate, and Play.
  • Page 43 IFX, MFX, and set the BUS. Then I add another Program to Track 2, but cannot get its effects working on Track 2. First, we need a little bit of understanding of the Karma (and Triton) Effects architecture. There are a total of 5 Insert Effects (IFX) and 2 Master Effects (MFX) in any given Mode (Program, Combi, Seq, etc.) You...
  • Page 44 MFX completely open to add to the rest of the Mix. Note that is how it is in nearly all music workstations, and actually, the Triton and Karma Effects architecture is one of the more flexible, powerful designs around.
  • Page 45 MIDI (if this is possible - check ER-1 manuals). Note that after you record data onto Track 10, if you do NOT want it to also play the internal sound of the Karma, you must change the Track Status: - 45 -...
  • Page 46 (3.1-1a/2a) [Menu]-[Prm1]-[MIDI..8/16] -> Set Status to EXT or EX2 for any tracks you want disabled in the Karma, but to still send MIDI data to external devices. Check the manual for the differences between the two. Parameter Guide, Page 82.
  • Page 47 How can I turn the KARMA function On and Off in the middle of a sequence? To turn the KARMA Switch On/Off in different parts of the song, we first need to assign a MIDI CC Number to it: Global (6.1-3) [Menu]-[Ctrl]-[KARM2]-> KARMA On/Off -> Set to MIDI CC#14.
  • Page 48 How do I load a Standard MIDI File into the Karma Sequencer? First, save your song in SMF format onto a Karma-formatted floppy. Insert the floppy in the Karma. Then, in Disk Mode, select (1.1-1) [Load], cursor to the SMF file name, and use [UTILITY] -> Load Selected. A dialog will ask you where to put it, showing Song numbers (in the Sequencer).
  • Page 49 (1). If you save a song from the internal sequencer to SMF (Standard MIDI File) Format, you get some of (1) (programs, volumes, pan - but nothing special to the Karma, such as Track Transposes, Force OSC settings, etc.) If you do a “MIDI Dump”...
  • Page 50 Settings), you could have a single Song (in the external sequencer) first send the dump to the Karma, then insert space in all other tracks of the song so that the Karma has time to receive the SysEx dump, after which the song starts playing, but it wouldn’t start the song instantly.
  • Page 51 How can I mute/unmute tracks in the sequencer automatically? I have 4 tracks with drum kit programs, and I recorded a simple rhythm to each track and set them to loop. The thing I want to do, is in the beginning of the song, make ONLY the first track play, then in measure 3, the second track will start playing, then in measure 5, the third, and in measure 7, the fourth track.
  • Page 52 tracks. Then, use the “Erase Measure” UTILITY to erase Bars 1-2 from Track 2, Bars 1-4 from Track 3, and Bars 1-6 from Track 4. Parameter Guide, Page 98. This is better than method 1 in that it releases polyphony when the tracks aren’t playing. Is it possible to slice out part of a measure (i.e.
  • Page 53 Can a track contain multiple instruments? Yes, but not playing at the same time. For example, you can insert Program Change messages into a track (using Event Edit), and change the program from Piano to Guitar to Trumpet, etc. But only one instrument at a time can play.
  • Page 54 This requires some understanding of the MIDI routing options of the Karma. Just because a sound is on Track 3 doesn’t mean that MIDI Channel 3 is set up to drive it (necessarily). The Sequencer is a 16 track recorder. Each track can record a single channel of MIDI data.
  • Page 55 Karma resets everything to A000 on all tracks, then your sequencer sends program changes and sets all tracks to the correct programs. If you stop in the middle of the song, then continue, the Karma resets everything to A000, but your sequencer doesn’t send the program changes again apparently.
  • Page 56 Let’s set up a simple example. Unplug your MIDI cables. Use just the Karma. Turn Local Control On. Create a New Song in the Karma: Seq Mode, (1.1- 1) [Play/REC]. Cursor to the Song number, enter a new number (like “050”-Enter), answer OK.
  • Page 57 Piano. Change this to Track 2. Play the keyboard. You get Bass. Change this to Track 3. Play the keyboard - you get Drums. Set Track Select Back to Track 1. Turn Karma On. Play a chord - you get a default arpeggio on the Piano.
  • Page 58 This setting isn’t saved when you turn off the Karma, but if you do it once when you turn the Karma on, it will stay how you set it even while changing modes, etc. You could also store is as one of the 16 “User Song Templates”...
  • Page 59 It’s because you are actually running the Karma sequencer in tandem with your external sequencer, and the song has only 64 bars in it, so when you hit bar 65, it stops and causes things (such as KARMA) to reset.
  • Page 60 I set tempo to 3/4 and recorded 4 measures. I then loop these measures. For some reason after the first 4 measures in 3/4 time the Karma reverts back to 4/4 time on its own. Anyone know why and what I am doing wrong? I tried this.
  • Page 61 “GM2”. This can be confusing at first. Setting the Bank Map to GM2 does not make the Karma automatically perform correctly as a GM module. There are two situations where it will behave correctly: 1) Song Play Mode always behaves correctly.
  • Page 62 So when you are in the Sequencer and you are getting the Program Changes correctly but are not getting any Bank Change messages, this is a sure symptom that your software is not sending the GM MODE ON message. So here’s what to do: 1) Go into SONG PLAY Mode.

  • Page 63: Section 7: Disk Mode - Loading, Saving (5)

    Section 7: Disk Mode – Loading, Saving (5) 1. How do I load a single bank of Combis or Programs? A .PCG file is composed of many levels, actually like folders and files nested inside each other. You can drop down level by level, and load single banks of Programs and Combis, or even single Programs and Combis one-by-one.
  • Page 64 2. How do I load a single Combi or Program? A .PCG file is composed of many levels, actually like folders and files nested inside each other. You can drop down level by level, and load single banks of Programs and Combis, or even single Programs and Combis one-by-one.
  • Page 65 You said it all – “Mac formatted floppies”. The Karma reads DOS (PC) formatted floppies. Use the Karma to format the disks first, then put them back into the Floppy Drive and transfer the files. (The Mac will read DOS formatted floppies).

  • Page 66: Section 8: Karma Function (26)

    2) Check the top-level K.RTC Page (1.1-4). Here, we can experiment a bit and find that turning KARMA SW1 on/off brings in an additional drum pattern for more complexity. We can also find that knob 8 controls adding repeats to the beat. We will substitute foot switch control for these.
  • Page 67 “Program” to copy from a Program. If this is set to “Combi” or “Song”, you can choose which KARMA module you wish to copy from. Make sure that [x] KARMA RT&Panel Setting is checked if you want it to function the same way as it did in the original Program.
  • Page 68 E007: TheHarpist LH/RH A022: 4 Arp Cycle-TSig A107: 4 Gate Cycle SW1 B012: 4 Arp Cycle-Note However, in these examples, I was going for a different sort of effect: the same GE playing the same riff, on a completely different timbre. Or in the case of the Harpist, the same riff in a different inversion allowing some overlapping of the previous one, to simulate overlapping hands moving up/down the harp.
  • Page 69 GE assignment (which may include esoteric programming tricks making it difficult to modify): (6.1-1c) [Menu]-[KARM]-[Setup]-[UTILITY]-> Init KARMA Module. Make sure that you turn On [x] KARMA RT & Panel Settings, to completely initialize everything. Parameter Guide, Page 26. Now, you can simply select GEs, one by one, and try them out with their default settings, by doing this: (6.1-1b) [Menu]-[KARMA]-[Setup]->...
  • Page 70 (single) highest note of the keyboard (C7). (If you have an external keyboard with 88 keys, you could figure out how to send a note beyond the range of the Karma’s 61 keys, if desired.) (2) Then, we need to remove this note from the key zones that are triggering any GEs: (6.1-3) [Menu]-[KARM]-[KeyZ] Key Zone Top ->...
  • Page 71 Chord Trigger Mutes it. And now, the stunning finale - check it out. It actually works! 8. Is there a way to change the GE Number of a KARMA Module in the middle of a song via some sort of MIDI message? The only way that you can do this would be through SysEx control (System Exclusive), using an external sequencer.
  • Page 72 F7 End of Excl This is the format for a Parameter Change. g = Global Channel. Here is an example as transmitted by my Karma: F0 42 30 5D 41 02 00 02 00 00 00 00 F7 (GE 0000)
  • Page 73 But you maybe don’t have to do it this way. If all you want to do is remove the bass, just go to the KARMA Setup Page (6.1-1), and turn off “RUN” for whichever module is generating the bass, and resave the Combi.
  • Page 74 KARMA editing pages of the keyboard, such as triggering modes, key zone ranges, the Module “Run” checkbox, etc. I set what KARMA RTC I want in SEQ 6.4 under the Name1 and Name 2 tabs. I get no change when I am turning the knobs trying to use the KARMA function.
  • Page 75 1/2/3/4) and Module Parameters (6.4-1/2) mean when it is assigned to a knob or switch? If you go to (6.4-1/2) [K RT] - [RTP..4/8], you will see how KARMA Module Parameters can be assigned to the 8 knobs and 2 switches. You...
  • Page 76 P..4/8/12/16], where they get assigned to knobs/switches, or just set to a value. The user doesn’t get to see or change the min/max. What does the [x] Init K.RTC (KARMA Real-time Controls-Use GE's Value) checkbox on (6.1-1) actually do? This relates entirely to the previous question, so after reading that: Let’s say you’ve loaded a program, with a GE setting, and then twiddled...
  • Page 77 2 scenes (which are saved, unlike the positions of the 4 Sound knobs above the Joystick.) Note that if you are starting with a sound that has no KARMA Assignments whatsoever, you can always load GEs and get the original sound because no knobs/switches are assigned in (6.3) or (6.4-1/2).
  • Page 78 0919:Dr.Chopper 3/E57. Ah yes, one of my personal favorites ;-) Consulting the Voice Name List, Page 25, we find that the CCs being generated by KARMA for GE 0919 are: CC Pattern A - CC 08 (Balance) - controls the L/R pan of the IFX...
  • Page 79 Can I use a foot switch to turn the KARMA Function On/Off? Yes, you can assign a foot pedal to turn the KARMA Function On/Off. You need an On/Off type foot switch, you plug it into the “Assignable Switch” input, and you set it to KARMA On/Off on Global (6.1-1) [Ctrl]- [Foot].
  • Page 80 Note that this system may change slightly in an upcoming new OS Version, to allow automatic name assigning. Is there a way to turn the KARMA Function off and on for the entire machine? See Global (1.1-1c) -> Auto KARMA.
  • Page 81 is why you can separately trigger the envelopes and the “riff” itself. For example, you may want the motion of an envelope to continue smoothly, while you retrigger the start of the riff itself. Or you might want to let the riff continue doing its thing, while retriggering an envelope through Dynamic MIDI.) Using Combi A056 - Bed of Roses - the guitar strumming effect...
  • Page 82 Any KARMA parameter that is assigned to the KARMA RT Controls (8 knobs, 2 switches) will appear “grayed-out” in the display. For example, in the case of A000 Voice Of KARMA, Knob 8 will turn the talking synth and bass on/off at different positions, and Switch 1 will turn the synth arpeggio on/off.

  • Page 83: Section 9: Generated Effects, Ges (6)

    Section 9: Generated Effects, GEs (6) 1. How do I audition different Drum Pattern GEs? Go to the Karma Voice Name List, Pages 25-29. This lists all of the Drum and Percussion GEs. Notice at the end of each name is a Drum Kit designation, i.e.
  • Page 84 3. How does a GE actually create the melody that we hear? Are the GEs based on preprogrammed patterns ? There are many factors in KARMA that affect the actual melody that is generated. The programmer of a GE can decide on several different methods to employ to generate a specific effect.
  • Page 85 This will become a lot clearer when the KARMA software is released. 4. Is there a way to program the GEs note by note ? Yes, to a certain degree, but only with the software.
  • Page 86 What you should do is this: initialize the KARMA Module first, which will remove all the tricky internal settings. Go to: (6.1-1) [UTILITY] -> Init KARMA Module. Make sure that "KARMA RT & Panel Setting" is checked (On). Parameter Guide, Page 26.

  • Page 87: Section 10: Expansion Boards (Exb, Moss) (9)

    EXB 001-005 disks). Start over. If you haven’t already tried this, start from step (2). (1) Load your KARMA Factory preload into the Karma. In Disk Mode, select PRELOAD.PCG and “Load Selected.” You do not need to load the .SNG data.
  • Page 88 (9) Now you can see the individual banks of drum kits. Load 16-31 into 16-31 (Bank C). You should be set at this point, with all your Karma settings back in Banks A,B,E, and with your EXB stuff in Banks C. As I already explained elsewhere, Banks C &...
  • Page 89 It works in a similar fashion copying from a Combi, but you can specify which module (A,B,C, or D, or All) that you wish to copy. 4. How do I install the expansion board itself? Parameter Guide Pages 264-265. 5. Can I load EXB data (.PCG) for Expansion Boards that I do not own? The expansion boards contain ROM Waveform data.
  • Page 90 Page 269. 9. What is the difference between The EXB expansion boards for the Triton & Karma and sounds you can add or edit from disk of users and third parties ? EXB expansion boards not only have new sounds on floppies, they also have new waveforms (16mb on each board) that get used by the new sounds.

  • Page 91: Section 11: Sync (4)

    MIDI Clock. That is the purpose of the Sync Mode. When the Karma is in INTERNAL Sync, it runs on its own clock, and you can send that clock to external devices for them to “slave” to the Karma. When the Karma is in EXTERNAL Sync Mode, it expects to receive MIDI Clock from an external device, and then it will “slave”...
  • Page 92 Parameter Guide, Page 137. Local Control should be On, unless you have ProTools configured to send the MIDI from the keyboard “thru” (back to the Karma). If you want the Karma to start sounding immediately when you hit play in Pro Tools, make sure the KARMA On/Off switch is On, and that you have struck a key or keys that are in the zone for triggering a GE.

  • Page 93: Section 12: Insert/Master Effects (Ifx/Mfx) (7)

    LFOS in the effects.) See Program A072: Tsunami Waves for an example of this. Note that to do either of these, you do not have to use the KARMA RT Control knobs necessarily; you could also do it with the 4 Sound Control knobs (above the Joystick).
  • Page 94 (.70 Hz) when you turn the knob. (5) Go to Knob 4 (above the JS, not the KARMA Knobs). Make sure the LED is in the “B” position (assignable), and twist the knob - you have control of the LFO speed at this point.
  • Page 95 (4) At this point, to use an actual KARMA knob, there is an extra step required. KARMA Knobs don’t show up in the AMS Sources directly. How do you get them there? Assign a KARMA knob to transmit one of the CCS that do show up in the AMS List.
  • Page 96 Note that this means you can run IFX 2 into IFX 3, but not IFX 2 into 4 (skipping 3). They have to be next to each other. If you run into IFX 1, and turn all the Chains On, then you are running through all 5 IFX at the same time.
  • Page 97 “Speed: Slow JS+Y#1” - the switch is currently assigned to the Joystick. Change this to FSW#82 and you’re there. 7. The Karma has a Vocoder effect – but there are no audio inputs. I thought that the main point of a vocoder was to modulate sound through voice.

  • Page 98: Section 13: Using Karma For Live Performance (2)

    The drum machine would be in external sync mode, and the Karma would be sending it MIDI Clock. You could also do this in Combi Mode. Or in Combi mode, you could use a simple Drum Beat GE, and assign this to play a timbre out of one of the extra outputs, and the drummer could play along with this.

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