Korg K-SERIES EDITOR User Manual

K-Series Editor

Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction.....................................................................................................................1

Items in the screen .........................................................................................................1

Setup................................................................................................................................2

Saving scene data to your computer ............................................................................2

Loading scene data into the K-Series...........................................................................2

Parameter settings .........................................................................................................3

Editing the settings........................................................................................................................... 3

Parameter Assignments ................................................................................................................... 3

ClickPoint......................................................................................................................................... 3

KNOB1/KNOB2 ............................................................................................................................... 4

Switches [SW1] and [SW2] ............................................................................................................. 4

MOD wheel...................................................................................................................................... 5

SLIDER............................................................................................................................................ 6

Pedal................................................................................................................................................ 6

Global parameters........................................................................................................................... 7

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Introduction

The K-Series Editor allows you to edit the parameter settings of your K-Series controller graphically,
using a Windows XP or Mac OS X computer. These parameter settings can be saved and recalled
(loaded) as scene data on the computer, and then transmitted to (or received from) the K-Series
controller itself.

Items in the screen

[LOAD] button

Loads a scene data file that you had previously saved on your computer into the K-Series Editor.

[SAVE] button

Saves the current settings in the K-Series Editor as a scene data file, using any name you specify.

[PREFERENCE] button

Opens the PREFERENCE settings dialog box.

[RECEIVE] button

Receives the scene data from the K-Series controller keyboard into the K-Series Editor.

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[TRANSMIT] button

Transmits the current scene data in the K-Series Editor to the K-Series controller keyboard.

Setup

Start up the K-Series Editor.

1.

In the upper right of the window, click the [PREFERENCE] button. A setting dialog box will appear.

2.

For "MIDI In" specify the K-Series's KBD/KNOB port, and for "MIDI Out" specify the K-Series's

3.

CTRL port.

The port names may differ depending on your system. If so, select the MIDI ports that
corresponds to the K-Series's KBD/KNOB and CTRL ports.
Click [OK] to close the settings dialog box.

4.

Saving scene data to your computer

Here's how to save the K-Series Controller's current scene data to your computer as a scene data file.

Don't operate the K-Series controller keyboard while data is being transmitted or received. If an
error message appears while data is being transmitted or received, check the MIDI driver and the
connections.

In the upper right of the window, click the [RECEIVE] button.

1.

The K-Series controller keyboard will transmit data to the K-Series Editor. When transmission is
completed, the various controller parameters will appear in the window.
In the upper right of the window, click the [SAVE] button.

2.

The "Save Scene Data" dialog box will appear.
Specify a name and the location in which to save the file, and click the [Save] button.

3.

The file will be saved in the location you specify. An extension of ".ksd" will be added to the file
name.

Loading scene data into the K-Series

Here's how to load previously-saved scene data from your computer into the K-Series controller.

Don't operate the K-Series controller keyboard while data is being transmitted or received. If an
error message appears while data is being transmitted or received, check the MIDI driver and the
connections.

In the upper right of the window, click the [LOAD] button.

1.

The "Load Scene Data" dialog box will appear.
Select a file with an extension of ".ksd" and click the [Open] button.

2.

The scene data file will be loaded, and the parameter settings for the various controllers will appear
in the window.
In the upper right of the window, click the [TRANSMIT] button.

3.

The scene data will be loaded into the K-Series controller.

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