Operation; Adjusting The Volume - Korg KAOSS PAD Owner's Manual

Operation

Using the power switch
1. Connect the KAOSS PAD QUAD to your
other equipment as shown in the diagrams
on the preceding pages, and connect the AC
adapter to an electrical outlet.
Never use any AC adapter other than the one that's in-
cluded.
2. Press the Power button to turn the KAOSS
PAD QUAD on. The display will light up.
To turn the KAOSS PAD QUAD off, press and
hold down the Power button until the display
indicators turn off.
The settings will not be retained after the power is
turned off.
Auto Power Off
The KAOSS PAD QUAD features an Auto
Power Off function, which turns the unit off
automatically if the unit is left unused for ap-
proximately four hours.
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If any sound is being input, this function will not
kick in.
Disabling the Auto Power Off function
Follow the steps below to disable the Auto
Power Off function.
1. Turn the KAOSS PAD QUAD on while
pressing and holding down the 1DELAY but-
ton.
The unit will indicate the current settings on
the display.
2. Rotate the BPM knob to select "dis" on the
display.
3. Press the TAP button to store this setting.
The unit will automatically restart.
4. To enable the Auto Power Off function, turn
the KAOSS PAD QUAD on while pressing and
holding down the 1DELAY button. Rotate the
BPM knob to select "Ena" on the display, then
press the TAP button.
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If you turn the unit off without pressing the TAP
button in the steps above, the changes to the setting
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will not be applied.
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The initial factory setting is "Ena" for the Auto
Power Off function.

Adjusting the volume

1. Use the INPUT VOLUME knob to adjust
the input level.
Adjust the level as high as possible without
making the peak indicator light up red when
audio is input from the connected equipment.
If you are using the mic jack, adjust the MIC
VOLUME knob as appropriate for the sensi-
tivity of the mic, so that the sound is not dis-
torted.
2. If you are listening through headphones,
use the PHONES VOLUME knob to adjust the
headphone level.
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The PHONES VOLUME knob does not affect the
level at the LINE OUT jack.
Selecting an effect
The KAOSS PAD QUAD features four effect
modules (1–4). You can assign a different ef-
fect to each of these four models.
Touching the touch pad will cause all selected
effects to be applied to the sound. You can
also continue applying the effects by pressing
the FREEZE button. "Freeze (p.7)"
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Effects are applied in ascending order of the ef-
fect modules (1 to 4).
1. Select an effect by pressing the corre-
sponding Effect Type button. The selected Ef-
fect Type button indicator will light up.
2. To turn the effect off, press the illuminated
Effect Type button. The Effect Type button in-
dicator will go dark and the corresponding ef-
fect turns off.
3. To switch to a different effect for an effect
module, press the corresponding Effect Type
button. A different effect will be selected for
that effect module.
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Some combinations of certain effects may dis-
tort the sound.