Korg m3 Operation Manual page 21

Introduction to the M3
mode P0: Recording– Audio In/Setup page, and P0–
Sampling/Audio In page):
• If Trigger is set to Sampling START SW, sampling
will begin immediately.
• If Trigger is set to Note On, sampling will begin as
soon as you play a note on the keyboard.
• If Trigger is set to Threshold, sampling will begin
as soon as the selected audio source reaches a
preset volume level.
On the Sampling mode's P1: Sample Edit page,
pressing this switch will play the selected sample.
This switch is also used to play back WAV files from
the media. You can play back WAV files in the
directory window of various Media mode pages, in the
Media mode Make Audio CD page, in the Sequencer
mode audio track editing dialog boxes, and in the
Select Directory menu dialog box of the Program,
Combination, Sequencer, and Sampling modes.
15. SEQUENCER switches
Most of the switches in this section apply only to
Sequencer mode and audio CD playback (in Media
Mode).
REC/WRITE is the exception; it has special functions
in Program, Combination, and Global modes, as
described below.
PAUSE switch
In Sequencer mode, this switch pauses the playback of
the song. When paused, the switch's LED will light up.
Press PAUSE once again to resume playback, and the
LED will turn off.
In Media and Sampling modes, this switch pauses
audio CD playback.
<<REW switch
In Sequencer mode, when the Song is playing or
paused, this switch will rewind the song. When you
press and hold this switch, its LED will light up, and
the playback will rewind. (Rewind is disabled during
recording, and while the Song is stopped.)
In Media and Sampling modes, this switch rewinds the
audio CD.
FF>> switch
In Sequencer mode, when the Song is playing or
paused, this switch will fast-forward the song. When
you press and hold this switch, the switch will light,
and the playback will fast-forward. (Fast-forward is
disabled during recording, and while the Song is
stopped.)
In Media mode, this switch fast-forwards the audio
CD.
LOCATE switch
In Sequencer mode, this switch will advance or rewind
the song to the specified locate point. This lets you
jump immediately to any point in the current Song.
The default locate point is the first beat of measure 1.
To set the locate point to the current position, hold
down ENTER switch and then press LOCATE switch.
You can also set the Locate point directly via the
display menu.
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REC/WRITE switch
In Sequencer mode, pressing this switch will enter
record-ready mode. Once you're in record-ready mode
(shown by the switch's lit LED), you can begin
recording by pressing the SEQUENCER START/STOP
switch. For details, please see "Recording MIDI in real-
time" on page 85.
In Program, Combination and Global modes, pressing
REC/WRITE switch will open the Update dialog box.
For details, please see "Using the (SEQUENCER)
REC/WRITE switch to write" on page 140.
In Program and Combination modes, you can hold
down the ENTER switch and press the SEQUENCER
REC/WRITE switch to use the Auto Song Setup
function. This imports the current Program or
Combination into Sequencer mode for quick and easy
recording. For details, please see "Recording the sound
of a Combination or Program" on page 89.
START/STOP switch
This starts or stops recording and playback in
Sequencer mode.
In Media and Sampling modes, this switch starts and
stops playback on the audio CD.
16. TEMPO controls
TEMPO knob
This adjusts the tempo for the M3 as a whole,
including:
• KARMA
• Drum Track
• Songs in Sequencer mode
• Tempo-synced LFOs
• Tempo-synced ("BPM") delay effects
• EXB-RADIAS modulation source (if the optional
EXB-RADIAS is installed)
The LED will blink at quarter-note intervals of the
current tempo.
Note: If the Global P1: MIDI– MIDI Basic page MIDI
Clock parameter is set to External, or if it is set to Auto
and a clock is currently being received via MIDI, then
neither the TEMPO knob nor the TAP TEMPO switch
will have any effect.
TAP TEMPO switch
You can specify the tempo by repeatedly pressing this
switch at regular intervals of the desired tempo. The
tempo will be entered when you press the switch
twice. To obtain better accuracy, you should press the
switch multiple times.