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Korg M3 Easy Start

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EasyStart
The M3 has already received a few powerful free updates, but this one raises the bar. The M3 XPanded adds tons of free new
sounds and sample data, but that's just the beginning. The sequencer has been updated with beautiful, visual editing tools,
KARMA has been taken to the next level, the TouchView display is even more touchable, and loads of new programming has made
the M3's effects and MIDI manipulation easier than ever.
Enhanced 256MB PCM ROM
Includes new vintage keyboard
sounds, and re-organizes Programs
to make them easier to explore.
THREE new sample
expansion libraries
128mb (uncompressed) libraries
include two brass and woodwind
libraries, and one gorgeous new
stereo grand piano.
DAW-style sequencer editing
Gorgeous, zoomable, touchable
piano-roll editing makes the
TouchView display the ultimate
editing tool!
Velocity meters
In Combi mode, you get visual
feedback to tell you which
timbres are being triggered!
This is also available on the
sequencer's Mixer tab.
Touch-Drag Editing
Now, when you see a fader or
knob on the screen, just touch
and drag to move it!
KARMA v2.2
Now
the
M3
can
user-created KARMA GEs from
Karma-Lab's software... and you
can quantize scene changes, to
free up your hands during live
performance!
700 Effect Presets
Not an engineer? No problem...
the M3 can do the heavy lifting
for you Our effect presets cover
a huge range of uses, allowing
you to quickly add a specific fla-
vor to your sound.
Simplified SysEx commands
Now, you can edit the M3's System
Exclusive data using friendly,
English names, making it easier
than ever to take control of your
music.
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Summary of Contents for Korg M3

  • Page 1 EasyStart The M3 has already received a few powerful free updates, but this one raises the bar. The M3 XPanded adds tons of free new sounds and sample data, but that’s just the beginning. The sequencer has been updated with beautiful, visual editing tools, KARMA has been taken to the next level, the TouchView display is even more touchable, and loads of new programming has made the M3’s effects and MIDI manipulation easier than ever.
  • Page 2 Welcome! By now, you should have successfully loaded OS V2, to derive all the benefits of M3 XPanded. Just remember to run the Update procedure twice in a row (The first time grants permission to revise the PCM ROM, the second time re-writes the sound data.).

  • Page 3: Program Organization

    Program Organization Starting with Program Bank I-A, the first 20 sounds give you a tease of what’s inside the M3 XPanded, including an even richer palette of vintage keyboard sounds. Turn the VALUE dial past these, and all the Keyboard Programs occur in a row, followed by all the Organ Programs, and so on.
  • Page 4 WRITE, press SEQUENCER START/STOP). Now it’s time to edit your performance. Press PAGE SELECT, then press P6 Track Edit on the Display. Each darkened square denotes a measure full of MIDI data. Press the new tab at the bottom, Track View: the M3 provides you with a clear, professional DAW-view of your data, with editing tools on the right! Tip: It’s handy to use a stylus such as that provided with many PDAs/smartphones.
  • Page 5 Piano Roll available in the left column of editing options. Note: www.korg.com/m3 has the entire Parameter Guide, incorporating all of V2’s updates, as a downloadable PDF, for more in-depth information and even more features. Congratulations! Your M3 XPanded is a one-stop performance and...

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