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microKORG EasyStart
Connecting the Microphone and using the Vocoder:
Attach the included microphone to the holder following the instructions on page 5 of the Owner's Manual. Connect the
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1/8" mini jack to the CONDENSER input on the back of the microKORG.
Be sure the MIC/LINE switch is set to MIC. Adjust the level of INPUT 1 using the VOLUME 1 knob so that the AUDIO IN
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1 LED does not turn red.
Select the VOCODER program bank using the PROGRAM SELECT knob and then select program number A84 by
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pressing PROGRAM NO. key 4.
Play the keyboard while speaking or singing into the microphone and adjust the microphone level if needed.
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Using the FORMANT HOLD function:
After using the steps outlined above to select a Vocoder program, speak a vowel sound like "ahhh" or "ohhh" into the mic
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and then quickly press the FORMANT HOLD key to "freeze" it into memory. You can now play the formant across the
keyboard without having to speak into the microphone.
To store a Vocoder program with the FORMANT HOLD on, follow the steps for Storing an Edited Program outlined
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below.
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It may take some practice to "freeze" a formant correctly, try pressing the FORMANT HOLD key the exact moment you
begin speaking into the microphone.
Using the Arpeggiator:
To turn on the Arpeggiator, press the ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF key so that the LED is on.
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To change the tempo, turn the 5/TEMPO knob.
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To turn arpeggiator steps on and off, turn t h e EDIT SELECT 2 knob to ARPEG. A. Now you can use the PROGRAM NO.
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key to turn steps on (key LED on) and off (key LED blinking).
Storing an Edited Program:
First turn off the Memory Protect by pressing and holding the SHIFT key and then press PROGRAM NO. key 8. Next turn
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the 1/CUTOFF knob to the right and then to the left so that the LCD screen reads "off".
Exit the Memory Protect page by pressing the SHIFT key.
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Now you can press the WRITE key once (the LCD will blink) and if you wish to store the program in the same location,
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press the WRITE key again. If you wish to store the program into a different location, press the WRITE key once then
select the destination program bank and number and then press the WRITE key again.
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