Korg KARMA Frequently Asked Questions Manual page 11

21. Can I program microtonal scales and alternate tunings on the
Karma?
Yes, you can create/edit up to 16 "User Octave Scales" (where you
specify the tunings for a single octave, and it is applied to all octaves the
same way), and 1 "All Notes Scale" (where you can individually tune
every single note of the keyboard.)
However, to hear what you are editing, you have to set the program to
use the scale you are editing. Try this experiment:
- Select Program A001: Acoustic Piano. Turn the KARMA function Off.
- Go to (2.1-1c) [Basic] [Basic] -> Scale Type: set to "User Octave 00".
- Go to Global (3.1-1) [U.Scl][Octave]. Select User Octave 00, and edit
one of the tunings, say on the C - crank it up. Now play the keyboard
and all of the Cs are "out of tune".
Using the "All Notes" scale type is great for creating the sound of a piano
that hasn't been tuned in 15 years :-)
22. Is it possible to map the individual drum samples shown in the
Voice Name List to specified keys within the Karma
environment?
It's totally possible. You just have to do it within a Drum Kit. A Drum
Kit is a special map where you can specify samples for every key. This is
done in the Global Mode, (5.1) [DKit]
There are 64 Drum Kits available, saved in several different Banks. Note
that when you edit/create a Drum Kit, you then need to use it inside a
Program to actually "hear" it. In other words, start with one of the other
Drum Programs and change the Drum Kit to use the one you are editing,
then go to Global Mode to edit it. Program (2.1-1) [Basic] Osc Mode ->
Single, Double, Drums.
Drum Kit, it will go away when you power down unless you "Write Global
Settings" (1.1-1d) UTILITY,
23. 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.
Parameter Guide, Page 140.
Parameter Guide Page 142.
Parameter Guide, Page 7. After editing a
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Parameter Guide, Page 8-9.
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