Korg KARMA Easy Start
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• 62-note polyphony
• 32 Mbyte wave ROM, expandable to 64 MB w/ 2
EXB-PCM expansion boards
• 640 Programs, 384 Combis, expandable to 896
Programs and 640 Combis – fully compatible with
TRITON-series sounds
• Same feature-packed sequencer as TRITON: 16-track,
200,000 note, 200 song, Template Songs, RPPR and
much more!
• 102 Insert / 90 Master Effects – up to 7 effects plus 3band EQ for every sound and song!
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Karma Music Workstation Main Features
• Revolutionary KARMA® function, which creates amazingly
intricate and variable phrases and patterns
• Over 1500Generated Effects (GEs) with up to 400
parameters each to generate notes, control synth/FX
parameters, and randomize these events
• KARMA Realtime Controls provide 8 knobs, 2 switches, 2
scene memories plus Joystick, slider, pedals and more for
realtime control over GE parameters
• Version 2.0 features add new control and sequencing
improvements – covered throughout this guide
•
EXB-MOSS option adds a 6 voice DSP synth “engine”
EasyStart CONTENTS
Important information on Karma Version 2.0 2
Loading the factory data 2
Listening to the demo songs 2
Selecting and playing Programs and Combinations 3
Working with the Realtime Controllers 3
Working with the KARMA function in Programs and Combinations 3
A selection of Programs and Combis to try 4
Sequence mode: Creating a song quickly 4
New alternate quick song method, featuring One-Touch Recording (KARMA 2.0) 5
New Tone Adjust in Sequencer mode (KARMA 2.0) 5
Automating the mix 5
A tour of KARMA functions 5
New Sequencer shortcut: Copy from Program 7
Working with GEs (Generated Effects) 7
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Important information: Karma version 2.0 Operating System upgrade!
Throughout this guide, the icon below will serve to highlight sections that cover some of the new features in
Version 2.0 KARMA Operating System!
! Also New: Korg has recently re-voiced the “Dance Extreme” (EXB-PCM04) and “Vintage Archives”
(EXB-PCM05) expansion boards for the Karma Music Workstation, adding new GE's and realtime
knob/switch/scene assignments! If you haven't checked out these great PCM boards yet, make sure to visit
www.korg.com/karma for more information!
Loading the Factory data
1. Insert the factory KMFD-00P disk in the disk drive Ä Press the [DISK] key.
To load just the factory demo songs:
2. Press the CURSOR S or T key (below the DIAL) to highlight “PRELOAD.SNG” Ä Press the [F8] key (below “UTILITY”),
and CURSOR to highlight “Load Selected”
Ä Press [F8] (below “OK”) to load the demo songs.
To load just the factory sounds:
3. Press the CURSOR S or T key (below the DIAL) to highlight “PRELOAD.PCG”. Ä Press the [F8] key (below “UTILITY”),
and CURSOR to highlight “Load Selected”
Ä Press [F8] (below “OK”) to load the factory sounds.
To load all of the factory data at once:
4. When you select either “PRELOAD.PCG” or “PRELOAD.SNG” and press [F8] (see previous steps), the display will
prompt “Load PRELOAD.SNG too” or “Load PRELOAD. PCG too”
Ä Rotate the DIAL to “check” the highlighted box,
and then press [F8] to load all of the data at once.
Listening to the Demo Songs
1. Press the [SEQ] key Ä Press the [F1] key, then CURSOR to highlight the song name field (“000: Planet KARMA”, “001: K
Logic” etc.)
2. Select a song using the VALUE S or T keys to the left of the display.
3. Press the [START/STOP] key (in the SEQUENCER control section) to begin playback Ä Press the [START/STOP] key
again to stop playback.
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Selecting and playing Programs and Combinations
1. To select Programs, press the [PROG] key. To select Combinations, press the [COMBI] key.
2. Then press the BANK keys to select a desired sound bank, followed by pressing the S or T keys, DIAL, or numeric
keypad to select sounds within a bank.
! Programs and Combinations are located in Banks A, B, and E (General MIDI Programs are in Bank G). Banks C and D
are available for loading EXB-PCM Expansion Board data, your own sounds, or commercially available sounds. Bank F
is for EXB-MOSS sounds.
To select Programs and Combinations by Category:
1. After selecting PROG or COMBI mode, press the [F8] key Ä Press the CURSOR T key to highlight “Select by
Category”, then press [F8] again to confirm “OK”
or the DIAL, and use the CURSOR
S or T keys to select and play through the categorized sounds. (There are 16
categories available in both Program and Combi modes.)
Ä Make your category selection (Cat:) using the VALUE S or T keys
2. The Select by Category function can also be accessed (in normal Play modes) by pressing the [./HOLD] key 1x. The left
side of the display will indicate “Cat:Hold” Use the VALUE
previous category selected
(When you first access this function, make sure not to press the [./HOLD] key 2x, or sounds
will change in increments of 10, and not by category)
S or T keys or the DIAL key to choose sounds in the
Ä To exit the “Cat.HOLD” function, press the [./HOLD] key 2x
(“Cat.HOLD” will disappear from the display).
Working with the Realtime Controllers
As you play, try working with the Realtime Control knobs, Joystick, and Switches 1 an d 2 (far left of the front panel).
They’re all programmable for every sound, and just like the KARMA controls, any changes you make to these controls
can be sequenced.
Working with the KARMA function in Programs and Combinati ons
1. While in either Program or Combi mode, select a sound, then press the [F5] key to view the “K.RTC” tab (KARMA
Realtime Controls)
2. Try the four CHORD TRIGGER buttons. Almost all of Karma’s sounds have chords pre-programmed by the KARMA
voicing team, which are appropriate for listening to each sound and triggering the KARMA functions.
Ä Confirm that the KARMA [ON/OFF] key is ON (lit). (It’s located next to the VOLUME slider.)
New! Parameter values are now displayed when working with KRTC controls:
3. Turn one of the eight KARMA REALTIME CONTROL knobs Ä The display shows the parameters you can control, and
now shows the values of the parameters you are affecting
numbers, because each knob can be assigned control of up to three parameters.
Ä Note that each knob may be displaying three fields of
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