Drum Track Function; X-Y Control; Drum Kits; Effects - Korg m3 Operation Manual

Appendices

Drum Track function

Drum Track does not start
Is the KARMA ON/OFF switch turned on (lit)?
→ p.185
You pressed the DRUM TRACK ON/OFF switch but
the drum track pattern did not start.
• Is the DRUM TRACK [ON/OFF] switch blinking?
Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig. The drum
track pattern will start when you play the keyboard
or receive a note-on. → p.185
• Did you select a pattern that does not contain data?
If the drum track pattern fails to start in Combination
mode, is the Output Channel setting appropriate?
If the drum track pattern fails to start in Sequencer
mode, are the Input Channel and Output Channel
settings appropriate? → p.185, p.191
Is MIDI Clock (Global P1: MIDI) set to Internal or
Auto? → PG p.380
In the Global P0: Basic Setup page, is All KARMA/DT
Off checked? → p.130
When you switch the KARMA Master scene, the drum
track pattern is no longer heard.
• Have you checked the DT Run (Drum Track Run)
check box of the KARMA Master scene? → p.192
X–Y control
Can't control the volume
Is the Enable Volume Control check box checked?
→ PG p.32, p.141, p.220
Is the Combination or Sequencer mode X–Y Assign
setting appropriate? → PG p.143, p.222
Have you checked the Enable Program X–Y Volume
check box so that the volume control of a program can
be reproduced in Combination or Sequencer mode?
→ PG p.143, p.222
CC control does not work
Is the Enable CC Control check box checked?
→ PG p.33, p.145, p.224
Are the X–Y X mode and Y mode settings appropriate?
→ PG p.33, p.145, p.224
In Combination or Sequencer mode, are the Enable
Combi X–Y CC or Enable Seq X–Y CC check boxes
checked? → PG p.146, p.225
Have you checked the Enable Program X–Y CC check
box so that the CC control of a program can be
reproduced in Combination or Sequencer mode?
→ PG p.146, p.222
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Drum Kits

The drumsample's pitch does not change
You have left the Assign check box unchecked, and
want to play the drumsample at the adjacent right a
semitone lower, but the pitch does not change.
• If you have selected a drum program in Program
mode, and then want to edit the drum kit in Global
mode, go to the Prog P2: OSC/Pitch– OSC1 Pitch
page and set Pitch Slope to +1.0 before you enter
Global mode. → PG p.40

Effects

Effects are not applied
Have you selected effect program 000?
• Select an effect other than 000: No Effect for "IFX1–
5," "MFX 1, 2" or "TFX."
When CONTROL ASSIGN REALTIME CONTROL is
on, have you used switches 1–8 to turn the effect off?
Are the Effect Global SW IFX 1–5 Off, MFX1&2 Off, or
TFX Off (Global P0: Basic Setup page) settings
checked? → PG p.373
If you are in Combination, and Sequencer mode, and
master effects are not applied when you raise the
Send1 or Send2 of the timbre/track, does Return 1 or
Return 2 from the master effect need to be raised?
→ PG p.104, p.186, p.272
Alternatively, has Send 1 or Send 2 for each oscillator
of the program used by the timbre/track been
lowered? → PG p.181, p.266
Note: The actual send level is determined by
multiplying the send setting of each oscillator in the
program with the send setting of the timbre/track.
Have you routed the output to an insert effect?
→ PG p.10, p.30, p.99, p.101, p.131, p.180, p.181, p.184,
p.206, p.208, p.266, p.268

MIDI

The M3 does not respond to incoming MIDI data
Are all MIDI cables or USB cables connected correctly?
→ p.30, p.33
Is the MIDI data being received on the channel on
which it is being transmitted? → PG p.639
The M3 does not respond correctly to incom-
ing MIDI data
Are the Global P1: MIDI settings MIDI Filter Enable
Program Change, Enable Bank Change, Enable
Control Change, Enable AfterTouch, and Enable
Exclusive each checked? → PG p.383
Does the M3 support the types of messages that are
being sent to it? → PG p.639
Incorrect response to program change messages
Is the Bank Map setting correct? → PG p.374