About This Manual - Korg Karma Basic Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Korg KARMA music workstation.
To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the instrument
as directed.

About this manual

The owner's manuals and how to use
them
This instrument come with the following owner's
manuals.
• Basic Guide
• Parameter Guide
• KARMA GE Guide
• Voice Name List
Basic Guide
First read this manual carefully to gain a basic under-
standing of the instrument and to learn basic opera-
tion.
"Introduction" explains the function of each part, how
to make connections, basic operation, and gives an
overview of each mode.
"Quick Start" explains basic topics (selecting sounds,
convenient functions for performance). If you wish to
begin playing immediately, read this section first.
"Basic Functions" contains mode-by-mode explana-
tions of what you need to know to edit sounds, record
on the sequencer. This section also explains how to use
the KARMA function, effects.
"Appendices" contains information on troubleshoot-
ing, specifications, and various other information.
Parameter Guide
The Parameter Guide contains explanations and other
information regarding the operations of the parameters
and settings on this instrument. The explanations are
organized by mode, and page. Explanations and other
information on the effects and their parameters are
also provided for each effect.
Refer to this guide when an unfamiliar parameter
appears in the display, or when you need to know
more about a particular function.
GE Guide
This explains the concepts and parameters of the GE
(Generated Effect) section that generates the phrases
and patterns of the KARMA function.
Voice Name List
This lists the multisamples and drumsamples that are
built into this instrument, and the factory preset com-
binations, programs, drum kits, and KARMA function.
Refer to these lists when you wish to know more about
the preloaded sounds.
Conventions in this manual
Abbreviations for the manuals BG, PG, GE, VNL
References to the manuals included with this instru-
ment are abbreviated as follows in this document.
BG: Basic Guide
PG: Parameter Guide
GE: KARMA GE Guide
VNL: Voice Name List
Switches and knobs [ ]
References to the switches, dials, and knobs on the
panel are enclosed in square brackets [ ].
Parameters in the LCD display screen " "
Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed
in double quotation marks " ".
Boldface type
Parameter values are printed in boldface type.
Content that is of particular importance is also printed
in boldface type.
Procedure steps 1 2 3 ...
Steps in a procedure are listed as 1 2 3 ...
p. I
These indicate pages or parameter numbers to which
you can refer.
Symbols
, ,
These symbols respectively indicate cautions, advice,
and MIDI-related explanations.
Example screen displays
The values of the parameters shown in the example
screens of this manual are only for explanatory pur-
poses, and may not necessary match the values that
appear in the LCD screen of your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square
brackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal numbers.
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