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Korg Gadget Beginner's Manual

Mobile synthesizer studio for ipad
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  • Page 1 Beginner’s Guide...
  • Page 2 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide About KORG Gadget KORG Gadget is a mobile music production studio for the iPad, which consists of a sequencer and 15 mobile synthesizers/drum machines, called “Gadgets”. The 15 gadgets can be freely combined to easily create...
  • Page 3 Beginner’s Guide Play a Gadget First, let’s select and play a few of the 15 gadgets. Tap the KORG Gadget icon displayed on the Home screen of the iPad to begin. Make sure the volume of the iPad is turned up.
  • Page 4 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Let’s start to play a gadget by selecting the Berlin synthesizer gadget. When the KORG Gadget is first started, the main screen appears. In the main screen, you can assign a gadget to each track and adjust the volume of each...
  • Page 5 Beginner’s Guide Tap the Track Add button, shown at the right, to select a gadget. The gadget select screen will be displayed.
  • Page 6 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Select the Berlin synthesizer gadget from the gadget select screen. After a gadget is selected, the main screen appears again.
  • Page 7 Beginner’s Guide Tap the gadget icon displayed in the main screen. The edit screen will be dis- played.
  • Page 8 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide The edit screen consists of the Piano Roll and gadget panel.
  • Page 9 Beginner’s Guide Play the gadget by tapping or sliding the keyboard. The gadget produces sound.
  • Page 10 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Tap the buttons or displays in the upper-left corner of the gadget to switch the program. Let’s try selecting and playing various synthesizer and drum machine gadgets other than Berlin.

  • Page 11: Creating A Song

    Beginner’s Guide Creating a Song Let’s try creating a simple song. First, we will input a drum track. Tap the Track Add button in the main screen. Select “London” from the displayed gadget select screen.
  • Page 12 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Tap the program display, and then select program “002: HANDS UP” from the displayed menu.
  • Page 13 Beginner’s Guide Tap in the grid of the Piano Roll to add notes so that the Piano Roll appears as shown.
  • Page 14 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Next, let’s try adding the bass. Tap the Track Add button in the main screen. Select “Brussels” from the displayed gadget select screen. Tap the program display, and then select program “003: Re:Peter” from the displayed...
  • Page 15 Beginner’s Guide Tap or drag in the grid of the Piano Roll to add notes so that the Piano Roll appears as shown.
  • Page 16 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Finally, let’s try adding a synthesizer. Here, use the Amsterdam drum gadget, which can easily add synth tones. Tap the Track Add button in the main screen. Select “Amsterdam” from the displayed gadget select screen.
  • Page 17 Beginner’s Guide Tap the program display, and then select program “024: SynShot 1” from the displayed menu.
  • Page 18 KORG Gadget Beginner’s Guide Tap or drag in the grid of the Piano Roll to add notes so that the Piano Roll appears as shown.
  • Page 19 Beginner’s Guide Return to the main screen, turn on , and then tap to play back the song. Adjust the volume of each track with the fader in the mixer, and adjust the master effects. Try adding more tracks to the song, and then play the performance.