Korg m3 Operation Manual page 17

Introduction to the M3
M3-M Front panel
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1. VOLUME MAIN slider
This adjusts the volume of the (MAIN OUTPUT) L/
MONO, R outputs, as well as the volume of the
headphone jack.
It does not affect any of the other outputs, including S/
P DIF OUT (MAIN), the AUDIO OUTPUT
(INDIVIDUAL) 1–4, or the optional EXB-FW output.
2. Control Surface (MIXER & MODULATION)
The Control Surface is located at the left of the display,
and consists of eight sliders, eight switches, and a
control assign section that selects the function to be
controlled.
You can use the Control Surface to perform a wide
range of control, such as adjusting the oscillator,
timbre, track, and audio input mixers, editing sounds,
controlling the KARMA function, and transmitting
MIDI messages to external devices. You can freely
switch the Control Surface between these functions
without losing the contents of your editing.
As explained below, you can use the front panel
CONTROL ASSIGN switches to switch between the
various control surface functions. You can also view
and edit the control surface settings on the display (P0–
Control Surface page in each mode).
CONTROL ASSIGN:
MIXER switch
T1–8, T9–16: In Program mode, the control surface will
control the volume, play/mute, and solo of oscillators
1 and 2 and the Drum Track.
In Sampling mode, the control surface will control the
volume, play/mute, and solo of the multisamples
(oscillators).
In Combination and Sequencer modes, the control
surface will control volume, play/mute, and solo of
the sixteen timbres or MIDI tracks.
INPUTS: The control surface will control the volume,
play/mute, and solo of the analog audio input and the
S/P DIF audio input (and the FireWire L/R audio
input if the optional EXB-FW is installed).
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The LEDs at the right of this switch indicate whether
you've selected timbres or tracks 1–8 or 9–16, or
INPUTS. Press the MIXER switch to change the
selection.
REALTIME CONTROL switch
Switches 1–8 will turn the effects on/off. Sliders 1–8
will modify the sound or effects.
EXTERNAL
EXTERNAL lets you use the control surface to
transmit MIDI messages to external MIDI devices.
TONE ADJUST
TONE ADJUST gives you hands-on access to sound
editing, using the sliders 1–8, and switches 1–8. In
Combination and Sequencer modes, it also lets you
edit Programs within the context of the Combination
or Song, without making any changes to the original
Program data.
KARMA switch
Sliders 1–8 and switches 1–8 will control the KARMA
function.
Alternatively, they will switch between KARMA
SCENES 1–4 and 5–8. (see
MIX PLAY/MUTE (SOLO), IFX 1...5, MFX1, 2,
TFX
SWITCHES 1–8
These switches will control the function you've
selected in the CONTROL ASSIGN section.
Note: Use the menu command Panel-SW Solo Mode
On to switch these between the PLAY/MUTE function
and SOLO On/Off function.
MIX VOLUMES, CUTOFF...EG RELEASE,
USER1...4
SLIDERS 1/9–8/16
These sliders will control the function you've selected
in the CONTROL ASSIGN section.
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