Rhythm Group; Duration Group - Korg KARMA 2 Update Manual

Step Transp. Template
Allows one of 18 different templates for the 16 steps of a Phase
Pattern to be chosen and applied to the current Phase Pattern.
These 18 templates correspond to various settings of the
Triton Arpeggiator "Octave" and "Octave Motion" param-
eters, and can be used to simulate Triton Arpeggio perfor-
mances. (refer to the table at the bottom of the previous page)

Rhythm Group

Swing%
Change the explanation for Global Parameters "Swing%"
(☞GE p.13) as follows.
Swing %
Percentage of swing/hip-hop feeling to be applied. 0% =
no swing, 50% = triplets, while 100% pushes the swung
notes all the way to the next value of half the note length
set by the "Swing Note Value" (☞GE p.13). For example, if
swinging straight 1: 16th notes, 100% would push the
swung notes to 32nds. 200% would push the swung notes
all the way to the next 16th. Negative values push the
swung notes the other direction. Note that triplet rhythm
values may not be affected by swing, depending on
internal settings of the GE.

Duration Group

Duration Mode
Change the explanation for Associated Parameters
"Duration Mode" as follows.
Duration Mode
0: Poly Extend 4: Rhythm Overlap
1: Poly Extend/Damped 5: Rhythm %
2: Mono Extend 6: Pattern Overlap
3: Timed 7: Pattern %
Selects one of several modes of operation for generating
durations in the current Phase:
Based on the current setting, Duration Pattern Grid,
and Random Weighting Parameters may not be
available.
0: Poly Extend [Duration Value: 1...800 %]
Each note will sustain until the next generation of the same
note, or until that note is no longer a part of the Note Series
(caused by playing a new chord, for example). For example, if
the notes to a CMaj chord are sustaining and the chord is
changed to a CMinor, only the Es will be damped. Especially
useful for finger-picked and strummed guitar effects. Certain
steps may be "damped" by using the Duration Pattern to
indicate a duration value shorter than the current Rhythm
Pattern value. The "Duration Value" parameter is used to
specify a percentage of the Duration Pattern value, making it
shorter or longer by a certain amount. For example, if the
Rhythm Pattern is generating quarter notes, any step in the
Duration Pattern (as modified by the Duration Value) that is
shorter than a quarter note will cause the notes (and all
sustaining notes at that time) to have the specified duration.
This is useful for simulating the technique of strumming and
damping certain chords within the progression. Any value in
a Duration Pattern step (as modified by the Duration Value)
that is longer than the current Rhythm Pattern value will be
ignored, and the notes will sustain as described above.
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1: Poly Extend/Damped
The same as above, except all sustaining notes will be
damped when the chord changes, not just notes that are no
longer in the Note Series.
2: Mono Extend
The same as above, except each note or cluster is sustained
until the next note or cluster (of any pitch or pitches) is
generated.
3: Timed
The "Duration Value" parameter is used to specify in
milliseconds the duration of the generated notes. All notes
will therefore have the same length. Note that this is
independent of the current tempo - if it is set to 50 ms, it
will always be 50 ms, regardless of tempo.
[-200...200%]
4: Rhythm Overlap
The "Duration Value" parameter is used to specify in
milliseconds an amount by which each note or cluster will
overlap or be separated from the next note or cluster. Note
that this relates to the Rhythm Pattern values. Positive values
cause overlapping; negative values cause separation. For
example, a setting of -20 ensures that all notes will extend and
be separated from the next notes by 20 ms regardless of the
actual rhythm the notes are generated with, or the current
tempo. Note that while the Rhythm Pattern values themselves
are relative to tempo, the value specified here is not. Using the
example setting of -20, there will always be a gap of 20 ms
between notes regardless of the tempo.
5: Rhythm %
The "Duration Value" parameter is used to specify a
percentage of the rhythmic value a note is generated with
to use as a duration. Note that this relates to the Rhythm
Pattern values. The actual time is then calculated on the fly,
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taking into account the current tempo. For example, with a
setting of 50%, if the Rhythm Pattern specifies a string of
8th notes, they will appear to be generated as a string of
16th notes separated by 16th note rests (each 8th note will
have the duration of a 16th note, or 50%). Note that this
value is therefore relative to tempo.
6: Pattern Overlap
The Duration Pattern is used to construct a Duration
Pattern, in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern. Each
step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are
currently to be generated. The "Duration Value" parameter
is used to specify in milliseconds an amount by which to
increase or decrease the pattern values. This can be used to
set up a certain Duration Pattern, and then vary in real-
time the "gate-time" of each note in the pattern simulta-
neously. For example, if the Duration Pattern is generating
16th - 8th at a tempo of 120 BPM, the notes would have the
durations of 125 ms, 250 ms, etc. If the "Duration Value"
parameter, is -20, they would be generated as 105 ms, 230
ms, etc. Note that while the Duration Pattern values
themselves are relative to tempo, the value specified here is
not. Using the example setting of -20, the notes will always
be 20 ms shorter regardless of the tempo.
7: Pattern %
The Duration Pattern is used to construct a Duration
Pattern, in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern. Each
step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are
currently to be generated. The "Duration Value" parameter
is used to specify a percentage by which to increase or
decrease the pattern values. This can be also be used to set
up a certain Duration Pattern, and then vary in real-time
[Duration Value: 1...800 %]
[Duration Value: 1...800 %]
[Duration Value: 001...+5000 ms]
[Duration Value: -500...+500 ms]
[Duration Value: 1...800 %]
[Duration Value: -500...+500 ms]
[Duration Value: 1...800 %]
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