Specifying The Scale; Specifying The Key; Specifying The Note Range; Specifying The Bpm - Korg Kaossilator Pro Owner's Manual

Specifying the scale

Here's how to specify the scale that's assigned
to the touch pad.
1. Press the SCALE button.
2. Turn the PROGRAM/BPM knob to select
the desired scale (→p.99: SCALE LIST).
TIP: Shortly after you've selected this setting, the
display will automatically return to indicating the pro-
gram number. Alternatively, you can press the SHIFT
button to immediately return to program indication.

Specifying the key

Here's how to specify the root note of the
scale.
1. Press the KEY button.
2. Turn the PROGRAM/BPM knob to select
the desired key.
C4=[ ] C#4=[
C3=[ ] C5=[
TIP: Shortly after you've selected this setting, the
display will automatically return to indicating the pro-
gram number. Alternatively, you can press the SHIFT
button to immediately return to program indication.

Specifying the note range

Here's how to specify the range of notes that
are assigned to the touch pad.
1. Hold down the SHIFT button and press the
SCALE button.
2. Select the desired range of notes.
Prog: The appropriate note range setting spec-
ified by each program will be used.
1–4oct: The note range will be 1–4 octaves.
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FULL: The note range will be the maximum.
TIP: Depending on the key and note range settings,
you might not hear sound, or noise might be heard.
TIP: The note range for FULL will depend on the pro-
gram.
TIP: Shortly after you've selected this setting, the
display will automatically return to indicating the pro-
gram number. Alternatively, you can press the SHIFT
button to immediately return to program indication.

Specifying the BPM

What is BPM?
BPM (Beats Per Minute) is the tempo of the
song expressed as the number of beats (quar-
ter notes) that occur in one minute. A higher
BPM value means a faster tempo.
Viewing the BPM
When you turn on the KAOSSILATOR PRO,
the BPM will be set to 120.0.
If the display shows the current program,
press the PROGRAM/BPM knob to switch to
the BPM display.
TIP: If the clock is set to external synchronization,
"Ext" will be shown in the display, and you won't be
able to specify the BPM value.
Manually setting the BPM
1. If the display shows the current program,
press the PROGRAM/BPM knob to switch to
the BPM display.
2. Use the PROGRAM/BPM knob to adjust
the BPM value in steps of 0.1. By turning the
PROGRAM/BPM knob while holding down the
SHIFT button, you can adjust the integer por-
tion of the value in steps of 1.
Using Tap Tempo to set the BPM
If you're not certain of the BPM value of a
song, you can set the BPM by pressing the
TAP TEMPO button in rhythm with the beat of
the song.
1. Press the TAP TEMPO button three or
more times in rhythm with the beat of the song.
The KAOSSILATOR PRO will detect how fast
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