Parts And What They Do; Front Panel - Korg microKONTROL Owner's Manual

Introduction–Parts and what they do

Parts and what they do

Front panel

Trigger pads
You can assign control changes or note messages (C-1–
G9) to the trigger pads.
When assigning a control change, you can choose to
transmit a value of 127 when the pad is pressed and 0
when released, or alternately transmit values of 0 and
127 each time the pad is pressed.
When assigning a note message, you can specify
whether a note-on (with velocity) will be transmitted
when the pad is pressed and a note-off when released,
or alternately transmit both note-on and note-off
messages each time the pad is pressed.
In other modes, you can use the trigger pads to select
pages, to input numerical values, or perform various
other functions depending on the mode. (☞p.4 "About
the trigger pad functions")
Joystick
This is a joystick combined with a built-in switch. You can assign
various MIDI messages to both the switch and the forward/
back/left/right (±Y, ±X) directions of the joystick, to control
connected equipment or applications on your computer.
• You can assign aftertouch, velocity, pitch bend, master
balance, or control changes to the ±X and ±Y directions.
• You can assign aftertouch, velocity, or control changes to each
of the +X, –X, +Y, and –Y directions.
• You can assign control changes to the switch. You can specify
whether a control change value of 127 will be transmitted
when the switch is pressed and a value of 0 when released, or
whether values of 0 and 127 will be transmitted alternately
each time you press the switch.
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Main display
In each mode this displays the scene
name, page, parameters, and other
information.
[VALUE] dial
In Play mode, this adjusts the MIDI
Clock tempo. In other modes, use this
to set parameter values.
TEMPO LED
The TEMPO LED blinks every
quarter-note, according to the MIDI
Clock tempo specified by the
[VALUE] dial.
Keyboard
This is a 37-note velocity-sensitive
mini-keyboard. It transmits note data
on the global MIDI channel (☞p.41).