Using Controllers To Modify The Sound - Korg microSTATION Easy Start Manual

Easy Start Guide

Using controllers to modify the sound

The microSTATION lets you modify the sound using the joystick and the realtime control knobs 1–4 as well as the
keyboard.
Different settings are assigned to these controllers as appropriate for each program or combination, allowing you to
modify the tone, pitch, or volume in effective ways.
The force used to play the keyboard can affect the sound's attack, volume, and brightness. In addition, some
programs (such as wind instrument programs) will add breath noise when you play strongly.
You can move the joystick in four directions (up/down/left/right) to modify the sound.
With the most common settings, the pitch will rise when you move the joystick to the right,
and fall when you move it to the left. Moving the joystick up (away from yourself) will
apply vibrato, and moving it downward (toward yourself) will apply filter LFO (wah).
A wide variety of other effects can be applied as well as the settings described above.
The realtime controls let you use four knobs to control the sound or arpeggiator. These
knobs operate in one of three modes: A mode and B mode control the sound, and C mode
controls the arpeggiator. There's also an External mode that lets you use the knobs to
control an external MIDI device or software synthesizer.
In the explanation that follows, we'll use these knobs in realtime control A, B, and C modes to control the sound and
the arpeggiator.
1.
Press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button.
The A, B, or C LEDs located above the SELECT button will light‐up. There are three realtime control modes, A,
B, and C, and you'll cycle through these modes each time you press the button.
2.
When A (A mode) is lit‐up, knobs 1–4 will respectively adjust the brightness (cutoff), resonance, EG depth,
and EG release time.
3.
Press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button to make B (B mode) light‐up.
Turning the knobs will apply the effect that's specified for each program or combination. Normally, B mode
assigns knobs 3 and 4 to control the chorus and reverb depth.
4.
Once again press the REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button to make C (C mode) light‐up.
Turning the knobs will vary the arpeggio pattern and the pattern playback tempo (p. 15 "Using the
arpeggiator").
You can also use a foot controller, damper pedal, or pedal switch (sold separately) to control the sound; for example,
you can control the filter or effects, or turn portamento on/off. For details, refer to "microSTATION Operation
Guide" and "microSTATION Parameter Guide."
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