Ccs/Pitch Group; Overview; About Cc/Bend/Pitch Patterns; Pattern Grid & Associated Parameters - Korg M3 Parameter Manual

KARMA GE guide

CCs/Pitch Group

Overview

The CCs/Pitch Group allows the editing of parameters that
control generation of CC (Control Change) messages. For
example, this can control the panning (CC #10) of the notes
in the Generated Effect (stereo placement left to right). Any
other CC data may also be generated to control any MIDI
controllable characteristic of your synthesizer, such as
resonance, filter frequency, vibrato, etc. You may also use the
CC Pattern to generate stepped Pitch Bend messages,
technically not a "CC." Depending on internal settings of
the GE, the CC Pattern may also be used to specify "Pitch
Offsets" that will be applied as Transpose Values to each
note as it is generated. This can be used to simulate the
Triton Arpeggiator Pitch Offset value for each step, in
addition to providing other interesting and useful effects.

About CC/Bend/Pitch Patterns

A value derived from a CC/Bend Pattern is a MIDI Control
Change value from 0–127 (or Pitch Bend, or Pitch Transpose
Values, if selected). The values are sent out as each note or
cluster of notes is generated. Choices can be made from
"Random Pools" of values as described in detail later on.
If the selected CC is 10 (Pan) for example, a CC Pattern such
as {0, 127} would cause every other note to pan to the
opposite side of the stereo spectrum. A CC Pattern of {0, 0, 0,
0, 127, 127, 127, 127} would play four notes left, then four
notes right. A CC Pattern may be inverted at any time
(caused to go in the opposite direction, 127–0) by using the
Polarity Parameter, which is an easy way to reverse the
direction of the pattern.
A CC Pattern will loop as long as note generation continues.
It normally will not reset to the beginning of the Pattern
unless a new Trigger is received, or unless the Phase Group
has been configured to restart it at the beginning of certain
Phases. This means that a four step CC Pattern can be
looping while an eight step Velocity Pattern and a twelve
step Cluster Pattern are also independently looping, for
example.
Pattern Grid & Associated
Parameters
CC grid when being used for CCs or Pitch Bend
CC Pattern
A CC Pattern represents a series of values indicating a MIDI
Control Change (or Pitch Bend) value to be generated. It
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may have any number of steps up to 64, and loop
independently of other patterns being used at the same
time. Each step is represented by one column on the grid.
The first column always contains at least one value. Each
row represents a CC or Pitch Bend value in multiples of four
(0, 4, 8, 12 etc.). The special bottom row ("inv") indicates
whether or not to invert the Random Weighting Curve
(discussed later on) for any pools within that column.
Depending on internal settings of the GE, the Phase 2 CC
Pattern may be used to specify "Pitch Offsets" for notes as
they are generated. In this case, the grid is split into two
portions: the top portion (Pitches) contains 25 rows,
corresponding to a Transpose value of –12 to +12 semitones.
The bottom portion (Octaves) contains 7 rows,
corresponding to a Transpose value of –3 to + 3 octaves. By
combining the two Transpose values, any offset from –48 to
+48 can be achieved. This can be used to simulate the Triton
Arpeggiator Pitch Offset value for each step, in addition to
providing other interesting and useful effects.
CC grid when being used for Pitch Offsets
Pattern grids cannot be viewed or edited on the M3.

Associated Parameters

Fixed On
0...127: fixed CC value
When set to 128, the Pattern Grid becomes operative, and
the Pattern is sent out. When set to any other value, a single
CC or Pitch Bend value corresponding to the fixed value is
sent, and the Pattern Grid becomes inoperative. This allows
you to override the Pattern with a fixed value.
Not available in Phase 2 when Pitch Offsets are being
used.
Pattern Type
0: Pattern
1: Index to 0...127
2: Index to 24...108
When "Pattern" is selected, the Pattern Grids will be used to
generate the assigned CC/Bend. The "Index" options allow
the data to be generated based on the position of the index
in the Note Series from left to right.
Not available in Phase 2 when Pitch Offsets are being
used.
0: Pattern
When 0: Pattern is selected, the Pattern Grids will be used to
generate the assigned CC/Bend.
[0...128]
128: Pattern
[0...5]
3: Index to 32...96
4: Index to 0...64
5: Index to 64...127