Korg microSTATION Setup Manual
Music workstation usb-midi setup guide
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- Page 1 USB-MIDI Setup guide...
- Page 2 USB-MIDI Setup guide * Apple, Mac, Macintosh and Audio Units are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the US. and other countries. * Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and other counties. * Intel, Intel Core, and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. * VST is trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH. * RTAS is trademark or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries or divisions. * All product names and company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Page 3: About The Software
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2 or later (including 64‐bit Edition) 3. Connect the microSTATION’s USB connector to a USB port on your computer. Microsoft Windows 7 (including 64‐bit Edition) Please see page 7. Macintosh 4. Select the necessary settings in the Computer: USB port required microSTATION’s Global/Media mode. Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later Please see page 8. 5. Select the necessary settings on your computer. microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor Refer to the owner’s manual of the software that you’re Windows: using. For examples of setting up the plug‐in editor in • Computer popular host applications, please refer to the “microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor User Guide” CPU: Intel Pentium III / 1 GHz or better, Pentium (page 9). D or Core Duo or better is recommended Memory: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more is Making connections via MIDI cables recommended) If a MIDI interface is connected to your computer, you ... -
Page 4: Installing The Software
Installing in Windows will appear. Note: In order to install or uninstall software in Next you will install the plug‐in version(s) that you Windows, you must have Administrator privileges. want to use. Using the procedure described above, begin with step 1 and install the plug‐in version(s) Note: Before you connect the microSTATION to your that you want to use. computer via USB, you must use the microSTATION application installer to install the KORG USB‐MIDI If you don’t want to install the VST or RTAS plug‐in Driver Tools. version, click [Exit Setup] to end the installation. When you’ve finished installing the application(s) Using the microSTATION application installer that you want, click [Exit Setup] to exit the installer. The microSTATION application installer will install the For details, please see the “microSTATION Editor/ KORG USB‐MIDI Driver Tools and the microSTATION Plug‐In Editor User’s Guide” (PDF). Editor/Plug‐In Editor. 4. When you’ve installed all of the selected software, 1. Insert the included accessory disc into your optical exit the installer. disc drive. Installing the KORG USB-MIDI driver Normally the “microSTATION Application Installer” will start up automatically. Use the KORG USB‐MIDI Driver Tools to install the ... -
Page 5: Installing In Mac Os
If you are unable to proceed with the installation, it’s possible that your computer has been set to prohibit installation of unsigned drivers. Check the settings of your computer as described in “Allowing installa‐ tion of drivers that are not digitally signed.” 4. After you’ve installed the KORG USB‐MIDI driver, exit the installer. If you are asked whether you want to restart, choose [Yes] to restart your computer. For more about installation, setup, or uninstallation of the KORG USB‐MIDI driver, refer to the installa‐ tion manual (HTML). To view the manual, choose [Start][All Pro‐ grams][KORG][KORG USB‐MIDI Driver Tools][Installation Manual]. About the microSTATION and USB-MIDI driver ports 4. In the “What action do you want Windows to KEYBOARD port take?” area , choose [Ignore] or [Warn], and then Applications on your computer use this port to receive click [OK]. MIDI messages from the microSTATION (data from If necessary, you can change this setting back to its the keyboard and controllers). original state after you’ve installed the KORG USB‐ SOUND port MIDI driver. Applications on your computer use this port to send MIDI messages to the microSTATION’s internal sound generator, making it produce sound. -
Page 6: Connecting A Computer
USB-MIDI Setup guide If you intend to use the microSTATION with your Connecting a computer computer via the USB port, you’ll need to install the KORG USB‐MIDI driver on your computer. When the microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor has USB connection and setup been installed successfully, restart your computer. On Mac OS X, the stand‐alone version and the plug‐ Note: The USB connector of the microSTATION is only in version are each installed in their own folder. able to transmit and receive MIDI data. Before you connect the microSTATION to your About the microSTATION and USB-MIDI driver computer via USB, you must install the KORG ports USB‐MIDI driver on your computer. If you’re KEYBOARD port using Windows XP or Windows Vista, you’ll need Applications on your computer use this port to receive to install the driver for each USB port that you use. MIDI messages from the microSTATION (data from If you connect the microSTATION to a USB port the keyboard and controllers). other than the one you used when installing the KORG USB‐MIDI driver, you’ll need to install the SOUND port driver again. For details, please see “Installing in ... - Page 7 Verifying the functionality of the microSTATION Editor (stand-alone version) If you want to apply a plug‐in effect to the Verifying the functionality of microSTATION’s audio signals, or control the microSTATION’s audio signals in your host application the microSTATION Editor together with the audio data from the KORG Legacy Collection or other audio tracks, make the connections (stand-alone version) as illustrated below. Connect the devices appropriate for the host application that you’re using. Start up the microSTATION Editor (stand‐alone version) and verify that it works correctly. Powered monitors For details on how to set up and start the microSTATION Plug‐In Editor, refer to the “microSTATION Editor/ microSTATION’s audio signals Plug‐In Editor user’s guide” (PDF) on page 6. INPUT INPUT Other audio signals...
- Page 8 USB-MIDI Setup guide MIDI Filter “SysEx” setting Global/Media mode settings With the factory settings, the microSTATION is set so that on the microSTATION it will not transmit or receive system exclusive messages (“SysEx” Off). (“microSTATION Parameter guide” on If the microSTATION does not function correctly with page 63 ) your computer, check the following settings on the Since the microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor use microSTATION itself. numerous MIDI system exclusive messages for communicating with the microSTATION, this setting of the microSTATION will automatically be turned On “Local Ctrl” settings when the software starts up. The MIDI software on your computer might have an If you are using a MIDI device or an application other Echo Back function where messages that are received than the microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor and do not at MIDI IN/USB are retransmitted without change want system exclusive messages to be transmitted and from MIDI OUT/USB. received between it and the microSTATION, you’ll need If your MIDI software’s Echo Back is turned on when to use the microSTATION to manually turn this setting ...
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