Karma In Combi Mode - Korg M3 Tips User Manual

The point is that KARMA is meant to be an interactive process: Feel free to experiment, as the settings of one fader,
or the entire KARMA section, can be restored at the touch of a switch. (Note: RESET CONTROLS works in similar
fashion for all the other modes of the Control Surface)
3. FADER 4 is labeled "Rnd/Imp": this stands for "Randomize/Improvise"
stopping somewhere in the 80s: At each value change, the KARMA 'drummer' is making stuff up!
experiment with other faders and switches in similar fashion.
Remember, when you come up with a winner, there's that loyal standby, Auto Song Setup/One-Touch Record: Press the
ENTER and the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE switches, hit the START/STOP switch after the M3 creates a new song, and
you've captured all of KARMA's output as easily-editable MIDI information!
Work with these great 'KARMA-fied' Programs:
GE RTC MODEL PROGRAM
00 Arpeggio I-D-107
01 Melodic I-A-35
02 Harmonic I-C-60
03 Chord Rhythmic I-A-80
04 Strumming I-A-34
05 Pick I-A-002
06 Bass Pattern I-B-93
07 Gated I-A-33
08 Drum I-A-68
09 Wavesequence I-A-88
10 CC I-A-30
11 Real-Time I-A-50

KARMA in Combi Mode:

M M o o d d u u l l e e C C o o n n t t r r o o l l ; ; S S c c e e n n e e M M
1. Touch the "KARMA GE" tab in the display: You can see four GEs in this example
experiment with selecting different GEs within the RTC Model, as above
numerical keypad if you'd like to get back to the original Combi at any time.
2. Touch the "KARMA RTC" tab in the display
display's fader-and-switch graphics, KARMA works by analyzing what chord you're playing, and responds
accordingly.
3. Above this area is a MIDI keymap, showing you what notes KARMA is generating for each of the four GE
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Modules Select a different SCENE, and the Scene # is displayed to the left of the chord indicator.
4. Notice that directly above the Scene # and chord field is a boldface, outlined M: This denotes that the display
is showing you the settings for KARMA's Master layer: In addition to four layers of GE settings, KARMA 2
provides a Master layer, for parameters that you wish to govern in similar fashion for all four running GEs
FADER 1 is a good example: The generated music might sound 'broken' if all four GEs didn't share the same
swing percentage.
5. Press the MODULE CONTROL switch to the right of the KARMA ON/OFF and LATCH switches: The display now
indicates the parameters and values for GE#1 of four, occupying Module A
PRGRAM NAME
Harp 'Nails'
Analog Strings
Angel World
Reed E. Piano
Nylon Guitar 1
Steel Ac Guitar
Power Bar Bass
BPM Telephone Jam
Tricki Kit
Full Organ (KARMA=WS)
Distant Ice
Screaming Tube Guitar
Select this COMBI: B-080, Dreaming w/o Sleeping
a a t t r r i i x x
PERFORMANCE TIPS
Turn off Drum track; SCENE 3
SWITCH 5, ON w/ FADER 6=about 106
Play simply, hold one or two notes
Different SCENES=Different rhythms
FADERS 2 & 3
SCENE 5; FADERS 2, 3
FADERS 2, 5, SWITCHES 5, 6
FADERS 2, 5; SWITCH 5
Link to Drum track; SCENE 4
SWITCH 8, FADER 8
All SWITCHES and FADERS
SCENE 3; SCENE 8
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Play a pad or a chord on the keyboard: Notice that, above the
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M3 KARMA LEVEL 2 TOUR
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Slowly move FADER 4 upwards,
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Play any key or pad, and
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Press the COMPARE switch by the
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Keep cycling through the
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