Korg m3 Operation Manual page 55

Playing and editing Programs
Alternatively, you can switch between OSC Play/Mute
and OSC Solo by holding down the ENTER switch and
pressing numeric key 1.
6. If the display indicates OSC Solo, you can press
switches 1, 2, or 3 to switch the Solo on/off status
of oscillators 1 and 2 and the drum track.
Using realtime control to edit sounds
or effects
You can use the control surface to control the sound or
effects in realtime.
1. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN REALTIME
CONTROL switch (the LED will light).
2. If desired, display the Prog P0: Play– Control
Surface page.
3. Sliders 1–4 will be assigned specific functions
corresponding to MIDI control changes.
Sliders 5–8 can be assigned to a wide variety of
functions, many of which also have corresponding
MIDI CCs.
Often (but not always), slider 5 and 6 modulate
synthesis parameters, slider 7 controls the depth of a
chorus or other modulation effect, and slider 8 controls
reverb depth.
When you move a slider, it sends out the
corresponding MIDI CC. Also, when the CC is
received via MIDI or generated by KARMA, the slider
value changes to match the CC value.
Generally, the sliders "scale" the Program's internal
settings. When the slider is in the center, the settings
are as programmed. To change the setting to the
maximum value, move the slider all the way up. For
the minimum value, move the slider all the way down.
Slider scaling
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Parameter
Value
As Programmed
00
0
CC Value
4. You can use switches 1–8 to turn insert effects 1–5,
master effects 1/2, and the total effect on/off.
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For example:
1. Select Program INT-A120, "Smooth Operators."
This is an electric piano sound; let's see what we can
do to make it sound a bit different.
2. Press the CONTROL ASSIGN REALTIME
CONTROL switch (the LED will light).
3. While you perform, slowly raise slider 1 (filter
frequency) to about three-quarters of its full range.
Notice how the piano becomes a sort of synth sweep.
4. Next, raise slider 2 (filter resonance) to about
three-quarters as well.
5. Leaving slider 2 at that position, try raising and
lowering slider 1.
With the resonance increased, it now sounds like
you're playing through a wah pedal.
Reset
Next, let's say that you decide that's not really what
you wanted–so, we'll set the sliders back to their
default values. Although you could return the slider to
its middle position and then make fine adjustments to
set it precisely to the center, there is an easier way.
1. Hold the RESET CONTROLS switch.
2. While holding RESET CONTROLS switch, move
first slider 1, and then slider 2.
As you move the sliders, their values will be reset to
the default, center positions.
3. Release the RESET CONTROLS switch.
Now, you're back to the original electric piano sound.
The table below shows the standard assignments of the
RT Control sliders:
Real-Time slider functions
Slider MIDI CC
1 74 Filter Cutoff Frequency
2 71 Filter Resonance
3 79 Filter EG Intensity (CC#79)
4 72 EG Release Time
5–6 Varies for each Program
7 Often Chorus Depth - but can vary per Program
8 Often Reverb Depth - but can vary per Program
Saving the edits you made by moving the
sliders
The Real-Time sliders are great for modulating sounds
in performance, or for recording. If you like, you can
also save the edited version of the sound, using the
normal Write Program command (see "Saving your
edits" on page 50).
However for sliders 5–8, the edited settings can be
saved only if you've assigned CC#70–79.
Internally, a single slider usually affects several
different parameters. When you write a Program, the
edits are saved into the individual parameters, and not
to the slider itself.
After writing the Program, you'll notice that the sliders
have returned to their center positions–since the old
"edited" values are now the new "saved" values.
Normally controls...