Selecting And Playing A Combination; Selecting A Combination - Korg Karma Basic Manual

Selecting and playing a combination

In Combination mode you can select a combination
from banks A–F and play it. Select various combina-
tions and hear how they sound.

Selecting a combination

1 Press the [COMBI] key. (LED lit)
You will enter Combination mode. Make sure that
the upper line of the LCD screen indicates "COMBI
1.1: Play."
Category
Combination
Bank
Combi Select
Selecting a combination number
2 Make sure that "Combi Select" is selected.
If it is not selected, use the [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to high-
light the combination name in "Combi Select."
3 Use the [VALUE] controllers to select the combina-
tion that you wish to play.
p.20 "Selecting a program" 3
4 Audition the sound.
Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound you
selected.
Selecting the combination bank
In Combination mode, you can switch banks to select
combinations from another bank.
With the factory settings, banks A, B, and E contain
combinations. ( table bellow)
5 Press a BANK [A]–[F] key to select a bank.
The selected bank will be displayed in the left side
of the LCD screen. For example if you wish to select
bank B, press the BANK [B] key. (The upper left of
the LCD screen will indicate Bank B.)
Bank Prog. No. Explanation
A, B, E 000...127 for preloaded combinations
C, D 000...127 for EXB-PCM series combinations
or user combinations
F 000...127 for EXB-MOSS combinations or
user combinations
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A, B, E With the factory settings, these banks con-
tain a wide variety of preloaded combina-
tions that use multiple programs, effects,
and the KARMA function.
C, D With the factory settings, these banks do not
contain combinations. Combinations for the
separately sold EXB-PCM series options or
combinations that you yourself create can be
stored in these banks.
F With the factory preload, this bank does not
contain any combinations. Combinations for
the separately sold EXB-MOSS option are
stored in this bank, or you can use it to store
your own combinations, using either PCM-
based or MOSS-based programs as desired.
128 programs can be written or rewritten to each bank
A–F (for a total of 768).
For details of the combination names etc., refer to
"VNL" (Voice Name List).
Selecting combinations by category
You can select combinations from sixteen categories in
the same way as for programs.
With the factory settings, all the preloaded combina-
tions are organized into sixteen categories. You can
choose a category, and then select from the combina-
tions in that category.
p.21 "Selecting programs by category"
Using 10's HOLD to select combinations
You can fix the ten's place of the combination number,
so that a combination can be selected simply by press-
ing a numeric key once to change the one's place.
p.21 "Using 10's HOLD to select programs"
Using a connected switch to select combinations
An separately sold on/off type foot switch such as the
Korg PS-1 can be connected to the ASSIGNABLE
SWITCH jack, and used to select combinations.
( p.101)
Selecting combinations from a MIDI device
MIDI program change messages can be transmitted
from an external MIDI device, and received by this
instrument to select combinations.( PG p.247)