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To ensure long, trouble-free operation,please read this manual carefully.

Precautions

LocationUsing the u nit in the follow ing locations can resultin a malfunction.

In d irect sun ligh t Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration

Power supplyPlease connect the designated AC/ AC power sup -ply to an A C outlet of the correct voltage. Do notconnect it to an AC outlet of voltage other th an th atfor which your un it is intended.

Interference with other electrical devicesThis produ ct contains a m icrocomp uter. Rad ios andtelevisions placed nearby may experience receptioninterference. Op erate this un it at a suitable distancefrom radios and televisions.

HandlingTo avoid breakage, do not ap ply excessive force tothe sw itches or controls.

CareIf the exterior becomes d irty, wipe it w ith a clean,dr y cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as ben-zene or thinner, or cleaning compoun ds or am ma-ble polishes.

Keep this manualAfter reading th is manu al, please keep it for later

reference.Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Never set any container with liquid in it near

this equipment. If liquid gets into the equipment,it could cause a b reakd own , fire, or electricalshock.

Be careful not to let metal objects get into theequipmen t. If something does slip into theequipment, unplug the AC/ AC power supplyfrom the w all outlet. Then contact your near estKorg dealer or the store where the equ ipmentwas p urchased.

Data handlingMalfunctions due to incorrect operation may cause thecontents of memory to be lost, so we recommend thatyou save imp ortant data on the external media (SDcard etc.). Please be aw are tha t Korg will accept noresponsibility for any damages which may result fromloss of da ta.

* Company names, product names, and names of formats etc.are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respectiveowners.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.)This equipment has been tested and found to comply with thelimits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCCRules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec-tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. Thisequipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequencyenergy and, if not installed and used in accordance with theinstructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi-cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will notoccur in a par ticular installation. If this equipment does causeharmful interference to radio or television reception, which canbe determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more ofthe following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.Unauthorized changes or modication to this system can voidthe users authority to operate this equipment.

CE mark for European Harmonized Standards

CE mark which is attached to our companys products of ACmains operated apparatus until December 31, 1996 means itconforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive(93/68/EEC). And, CE mark which is attached after January 1,1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC), CEmark Directive (93/68/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (73/23/ EEC).Also, CE mark which is attached to our companys products ofBattery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive(89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).

About copyright This device is intend ed for use with m aterial of wh ich you yourself are the copyright own er or forwh ich you have received p ermission from thecopyright owner to d up licate. If you are not thecopyright owner or have not received permissionfrom the copyright own er to du plicate the mate-rial, you are in violation of copyright law, and m aybe liable for dam ages and pen alties. If you areunsure of your rights to the material, please con-sult a legal specialist.


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Thank you for pu rchasing the Korg TR music workstation .To ensure trou ble-free enjoymen t, please read this man ual carefully and use the instru men tas directed.

About this manual

The owners manuals and how to usethemThe TR come w ith the following ow ner s manu als.

O p er at io n G uid e P ar am et er G uid e Voice Name Lis t ( included in the CD-ROM)

Operation GuideFirst read this manual carefully to gain a basic under-

standing of the instrument an d to learn basic opera-tion.

Introduction explains the function of each part, howto mak e connections, basic operation, and gives anoverview of each m ode.Quick Start explains basic topics (selecting sou nd s,convenient fun ctions for perform ance). If you w ish tobegin playing im med iately, read this section rst.Basic Functions contains m ode-by-mod e explana-tions of wha t you need to know to ed it sounds, recordon the sequ encer, and record samp les (If the separ atelysold EXB-SMPL option is installed ). This section alsoexplains how to use th e arp eggiator, effects.Appendices contains information on troubleshoot-ing, specications, and various other information.

Parameter GuideThe Parameter Guide contains explanations and otherinformation regarding the op erations of the param e-ters and settings on the TR. The explanations are orga-nized by m ode, and p age. Explanations and otherinformation on th e effects and th eir param eters are alsoprovid ed for each effect.Refer to this guide w hen an unfamiliar p arameterapp ears in the d isplay, or when you need to knowmore about a p articular function.

Voice Name ListThis lists the multisamples and d rum samples that arebuilt into the TR, and the factory preset combinations,programs, drum kits, and user arpeggio patterns.Refer to these lists when you w ish to know more aboutthe preloaded sounds.

Conventions in this manualReferences to the TRThe TR is available in 88-key, 76-key and 61-key mod-els, but all three mod els are referred to withou t distinc-tion in this ma nu al as the TR. Illustra tions of thefront and rear panels in this manu al show the 61-keymod el, but th e illustrations ap ply equ ally to the 76-keyand 88-key models.

Abbreviations for the manuals OG, PG, VNLReferences to the manu als included with the TR areabbreviated as follows in this d ocument.

OG : Operation Gu idePG : Parameter Guide

VN L : Voice N am e List ( included in the CD-ROM)

Switches and knobs [ ]References to the switches, dials, and kn obs on th epan el are enclosed in squ are brackets [ ].

Parameters in the LCD display screen

Param eters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosedin double quotation marks .

Boldface type

Parameter values are p rinted in boldface type.Content that is of particular importance is also printedin boldface type.

Procedure steps 1

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Steps in a p rocedu re are listed as 1

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p. , PG p. These symbols ind icate a reference pa ge nu mber in th eOperation Guide or in the Param eter Guide.

Symbols , ,These symbols respectively indicate cautions, advice,and MIDI-related explanations.

Example screen displays

The values of the param eters shown in the examplescreens of this manual are only for explanatory pur-poses, and may n ot necessary match the values that

app ear in the LCD screen of your instrument.MIDI-related explanationsCC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.In explanation s of MIDI messages, numbers in squarebrackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal n um bers.


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Table of Contents

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

Overview.................. ..................... ... 1Main features.............................................1

Overview of the modes...............................3

Front and rear panel ..... .......... .......... 5Front panel....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..5

Rear panel..................................................8

Objects and functions in the LCD screen .....10

Setup.................... ..................... ..... 12Connecting audio equipment etc. ...............12

1. Connecting the AC/ AC power supp ly.122. Connecting au dio ou tpu t dev ices..........123. Connecting pedals etc..............................13

Connections to MIDI equipment/ computers.131. Connections to MIDI equipment............132. Connection s to a compu ter .....................13

Inserting/ removing a card in theSD card slot ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... 14

Connecting separately sold options............14

1. Aud io inp ut conn ections .........................142. SCSI conn ection s.......................................14

Basic operation ............................... 15Selecting modes, pages and tabs; settingparameters...............................................15

1. Selecting mod es ........................................152. Selecting pages and tabs ..........................153. Selecting param eter s ................................164. Settin g a param eter ..................................16

Quick Start ................................ 18

Turning the power on/ off ..... ........... 181. Turning the power on............................18

2. Turning the power off............................18

Listening to the demo songs............. 19Loading demo playback data ....... ............. 19

Selecting and playing a demo song in the

Sequencer mode ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ...... 19Playing a cue list... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ...20

Selecting and playing a program...... 21Selecting a program ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... 21

Selecting and playing acombination.....................................23

Selecting a combination.... ............. .......... . 23

Using controllers to modify thesound..............................................24

Joystick ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... 24

SW1, SW2 ............................................... 24

REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3], [4] ........ 25

Keyboard................................................. 26

Foot pedals ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ...... 26

Using the arpeggiator while youplay ................................................27

Using the arpeggiator in Program mode.... 27Settings u sing con troller s ........................... 27Settings in the LCD screen ......................... 28

Using the arpeggiator as you play inCombination mode...... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 29

Settings in the LCD screen ......................... 29

Playing with the RPPR (Realtime PatternPlay/ Recording) function.................. 31

Simple program editing.................... 32Performance Edit ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ..... 32

Realtime controls........ ....... ...... ....... ...... .... 32

Simple combination editing .............. 33An example of editing ....... ...... ....... ...... .... 33

Sampling (recording a sample) .........35Sampling a sound and playing it back asone-shot ............................................... 35Using the insert effect while you sample .... 36

Assigning a name to the sample ormultisample........ ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ..... 37

Saving sample data ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... . 38

Converting a multisample into a program.. 38

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Basic functions........................... 42

Saving data................... .................. 42Types of data that can be saved ........... .....42

Writing to internal memory ....... ............. ...43Writing a prog ram or combin ation ........... 43Writing global settings, user d ru m kits, and

user ar peggio p atte rns............................ 45

Saving on external media.... ....... .......... .....46

MIDI data dump........................................47

Restoring the factory settings............ 48Loading the preloaded data.......................48

Program mode ................................ 49

How a program is organized... .... .......... ....49Basic program editing....... .......... .......... ....49

Oscilla tor sett ing s ........................................ 50Cont roller settin gs ....................................... 51Pitch set tings ................................................. 51Filter se ttin gs ................................................ 52Amplifier set tings ........................................ 54LFO set tings .................................................. 55Arp eggia tor settin gs .................................... 55BUS set tings .................................................. 55Inse rt Effect sett ing s .................................... 55Master Effect sett ings .................................. 55

More about Alternate Modulation..............56Auto Song Setup function ........... ........... ....56

Combination mode ..... ..................... 57How a combination is organized ......... ......57

Basic combinat ion ed iting........................... 57Timbre 18 program, pan and volume ..... 58Cont roller settin gs ....................................... 59Settings for statu s, MIDI chann el, and

playing mo de ........................................... 59Note timing an d scale settings ................... 60Layer and split settin gs ............................... 60

Velocity swit ch settin gs .............................. 61MIDI filter set tings ....................................... 61Arp eggia tor settin gs .................................... 61Bus sett ings ................................................... 61Inse rt Effect sett ing s .................................... 61Master Effect sett ings .................................. 61

Auto Song Setup function ........... ........... ....62

Sequencer mode.............................. 63Features of the sequencer........... ......... ......63

The structure of Sequencer mode ...............64

Songs .............................................................. 64Pat terns .......................................................... 64Cue List.......................................................... 64

Producing a song.... .......... .......... .......... .... 65Creat ing the basic song ............................... 65Song ed iting met hod s.................................. 71Creating and playing a Cu e List ................73

Creating and recording RPPR (Realtime PatternPlay/ Record)...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... .... 75

Creat ing RPPR data ..................................... 75RPPR p layback ............................................. 76Realtime-recordin g an RPPR

perform an ce ............................................. 76

Recording the sound of a combination orprogram...................................................77

Au to Song Setup fun ction ...........................77Copy From Combi (Sequencer mode page

menu comma nd s).................................... 78

Caution and other functions in Sequencermode.......................................................80

Recording on the TR........ .......... ............. ... 81Recording a track,

and r ecord ing a patte rn .......................... 81

Sampling mode............................... 86Features of EXB-SMPL..... .......... .......... ...... 86

How Sampling mode is organized....... ...... 87In Sam pling mod e ........................................87Samp les and Mu ltisamples ......................... 87

Sampling........ ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 88Prep ara tions for samp ling .......................... 88Manu al sam pling .........................................89

Au to samp ling ..............................................90Creating m ultisample indexes and

sam pling ...................................................91

Loop settings... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... . 92The grid d isp lay ...........................................92

Sample (waveform data) editing.......... ...... 93

Multisample editing ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... . 94Editin g the ind ices ....................................... 94Mod ifying the settings of an ind ex............ 94

Converting a multisample to a program..... 94

Using Time Slice to divide a sample and play itin Sequencer mode .......... .......... .......... ..... 95

Global mode ..................... .............. 97Creating a drum kit........... ...... ....... ....... .... 97

Abo ut d ru m kits ...........................................97Editin g a d ru m kit ........................................98

Media mode.......................... ........ 100How Media mode is organized............ .... 100

Med ia t hat can be used ..............................100

Formatting media ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 100

SD card handling.... ...... ....... ....... ...... ...... 100

About the write protect setting of anSD card..................................................100


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Loading data ...... ....... ...... ....... ....... ...... ...101Types of d ata that can b e load ed..............101Data load ing pr ocedure .............................101

Saving data ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ....102Types of d ata th at can be saved ...............102

Arpeggiator settings...................... 103Arpeggiator settings for a program ......... 103

Arp eggiat or on/ off ....................................103Arpeggiator settings...................................103Linking the arpegg iator to a pr ogram .....105

Arpeggiator settings in Combination andSequencer modes....................................105

Arp eggiat or on/ off ....................................105Arpeggiator settings...................................105Linking the arp eggiator to the

combin ation ............................................106

Creating a user arpeggio pattern.............107About user arpeggio patterns...................107Editing a user arp eggio pat tern ................107Dual ar peggiator ed iting ...........................110

Synchronizing the arpeggiator.................111Synchronization between arp eggiators A

and B........................................................111Synchronization between the arpeggiators

and sequencer in Sequencer mode......111Synchronization with an external sequencer

in Program, Combination, or Sequencermod es ......................................................111

Effects settings............................... 112Effects in each mode............. .......... .........112

Routing settings and effect settings...........112Effect set tings for a p rogr am.....................112Effect settings in combination , and son g 114Effect settings in Samp ling mod e (requires

th e EXB-SMPL op tion ) ..........................114Effect settings for the AUDIO IN PUT

(requ ires th e EXB-SMPL op tion ) .........115

About dynamic modulation (Dmod)..........115

Other functions ............................. 117Tuning to another instrument/Transposing............................................117

Bypassing the effects.......... ............. ........117

Specifying the function of the AssignableSwitch and Assignable Pedal...................117

Selecting different Velocity and Aftertouchcurves.....................................................118

Creating original scales...... ............. ........118

Changing the scale..................................118

Setting the function of [SW1] and [SW2] .. 119Setting the B-mode functions of REALTIMECONTROLS [1][4] ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... .119

Adjusting the contrast (brightness) of the LCDscreen .................................................... 120

Using this instrument as a data filer......... 120

Tap tempo control...... .......... .......... ......... 120

Shortcuts.......... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ..... 120

Appendices ............................. 121

Troubleshooting.............................121

Specifications and options..............124Specifications ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... .. 124

Operating requirements for connection to acomputer... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ..... 125

Options.................................................. 125

MIDI Implementation Chart.............126

Index.............................................127


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Introduction

Overview

Main features

OverviewThe TR Music Workstation features Korgs acclaimedHI (Hyp er Integrated) synthesis system.

It contains high-quality preset mu ltisamples/ pro-gram s/ combination s, an effect section, plu s asequen cer, du al polyp hon ic arpeggiator, RPPR, four-

channel audio outpu t, and num erous other functional-ity.

Cont rollers su ch as th e joystick, [SW1] an d [SW2] keys,REALTIME CON TROLS [1][4] kn obs, or conn ectedped als can be used to control lter or effects, allowingyou to m odify the sound in realtime as you perform.Arp eggiator gate or velocity, or the tempo of the arp eg-giator or sequen cer can also be controlled.

In add ition, the optional EXB-SMPL sampli ngupgrade can be installed to add two-channel audioinput and sampling functionality. ( p.35, 88, PGp.260 )

The TR is the ideal mu sic wor kstation for mu sic pro-du ction or live p erformance.

HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis systemThe HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis system is a PCMtone gener ator system w ith full digital signal process-ing that gu arantees pristine sound , and features enor-mou s exibility in m usical extensibility, mod ulation,and effect routing.

Tone generator section: 64 MB of preset PCM ROM containing 470

mu ltisamples and 518 drumsamples.

The sampling frequency is 48 kHz , and themaximum polyphony is 62 voices .

Filter/ synthesis section: 24 dB/oct Low Pass Resonance type or 12 dB/oct

Low Pass & High Pass type filters can be u sed. Awid e var iety of filter effects can be achieved , fromactive sounds with aggressive resonance to subtletones using a h igh pa ss filter.

A broad range of editing parameters gives youcontrol over every aspect of the sound .

Effect section: One i nsert effect (stereo-in/s tereo-ou t), two m aster

effe cts (mono-in/stereo-out), and a three-bandmaster EQ (stereo-in/stereo-out) can all be usedsimultan eously. You can select from 89 type s of effect algorithms, and edit them.

Highly flexible effect routing is possible. Effects canalso be routed freely to the individual ou tputs.

Alternate Modulation and Effect Dynamic Modula-tion: The synthesis section (filter etc.) provides Alternate

Modulation functionality , and the effect sectionprovides Effect D ynamic Modu lationfunctionality . This allows you to freely applymod ulation to param eters that affect the pitch,filter, amp , EG, LFO, effects etc.

LFO and delay t ime parameters can besynchronized to MIDI clock/ tempo. You cansynchronize sounds or effects to the tempo of thesequencer or the arp eggiator.

Programs and combinations In the Program mode, the TR provides 512 user

programs, plus 128 program s + 9 drum sets for GMcompatibility.When sh ipped from the factory, it is load ed w ithhigh-quality programs th at cover a wide ran ge of mu sical needs.The 512 user programs can be mod ied by ad justingthe nu merous ed iting p arameters, the effects andthe arpeggiator, to create your own original pro-grams.

The TR provides 24 user drum kits and nine GM2-compa tible ROM d rum kits. With the factorysettings, preset drum kits that cover a variety of mu sical genres are provid ed. You can create yourown original drum kits by assigning a dru msamp leor an original samp led sound to each note of thekeyboard . For each note, you can m ake filter andamp settings, and even route the sound th rougheffects and to a individua l audio outp ut.

The TR provides 384 user combinations. Thefactory settings contain a w ide variety of Preloadcombinations.A combin ation allows you to use layers, splits, orvelocity switches etc. to combine u p to eight p ro-gram s together with effects and two arp eggiators, inorder to create comp lex sound s that could n ot beprodu ced by a program. You can also make settingsthat include external tone generators.
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SequencerTR provid es a high -performance 16-track MID Isequencer , with more than sufcient pow er for use as astand -alone sequencer. The sequencer can serve as thecore that brings togeth er TRs nu merou s capabilities,allowing it to serve as an integrated m usic worksta-

tion.For more on TRs sequen cer ( p.63 ).

RPPRTR features a RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Record-ing) function .In Sequen cer mod e, this fun ction allows you to assignpreset patterns or user p atterns (with a specied p lay-back track) to individual keys on the keyboard, andplayback or record that p attern in realtime simp ly bypressing th e assigned key. Nu merous p reset patterns,includ ing patterns ideal for dru m tracks, are built intothe internal m emory.

Dual polyphonic arpeggiator Five preset arpeggio patterns (UP, DOWN, ALT1

ALT2, RAND OM) and 216 user arpegg io pattern sare provided. With the factory settings, thesecontain a wide variety of preset user patterns.In add ition to providing conventional arpeggiatorfunctionality, the polyp hon ic arpeggiator of the TRcan respond to the pitches or timing at wh ich youplay the keyboard, and prod uce a diverse range of chords or p hrases. This can be used to play a varietyof drum phrases (using the Fixed N ote Mode thatis ideal for dru ms), bass ph rases, or guitar an d key-board backing riffs. The arp eggiator is also effectivefor use with subtly moving pad s, synth soun ds, orsoun d effects.In Combination mode, and Sequencer mod e, the TRprovides du al arpeggiators that can simultaneouslyplay tw o arp eggio patterns. You can app ly separatearpeggio patterns to drum and bass programs, oruse keyboa rd sp lits or velocity to switch betw eenarpeggio patterns for an even m ore dynam ic perfor-mance.

4 channel audio output In addition to the L/ MONO and R main stereo

audio outputs , TR provid es two individual audio

outputs , for a total of four chann els of aud iooutpu t. The sound from each oscillator, dru m,timbre/ track, or insertion effect can be rou tedfreely to any outpu t.

EXB-SMPL sampling upgradeThe following functionality can be added by installingthe separately sold EXB-SMPL option.

Sampling mode is added. Input sources from thetwo-channel audio inputs can be sampled andedited to create original multisamples or samples,

wh ich can then be used in a program or drum kit.For details on the featu res of Sam pling m ode, referto p.86.

Two-channel audio input is added. This two-channel audio input allows 48 kHz 16 bit linearmon o/ stereo samp ling. A MIC or LINE level selectswitch an d level adjustment control sup ports awide range of external audio sources, from miclevel to line level.The aud io inpu t can also be routed to th e effects.You can ap ply an effect wh ile samp ling, or use theTR as a 2-in/ 4-out effect processor.

A SCSI connector is added , allowing external SCSIdev ices such as hard disks to be conn ected. Aconnected extern al SCSI device can be used in thesame way as an SD card to save or load d ata.


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Create and p layback patterns in realtime, using theRPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/ Record ing) fun ction.

Global mode Make settings that affect the entire TR, such as

master tun e and global MIDI channel.

Create drum kits (24 kits), user arpeggio patterns(216 pattern s), and user scales (16 one-octave scalesand 1 all-note scale).

Create drum kits using the 518 internal drumsamp les (ROM, EX). You can also u se samp les(RAM) that were created in Samp ling m ode(requires th e sep arately sold EXB-SMPL op tion).

Set the function of the assignable pedals andassignable switches.

Transmit data dump s of MIDI exclusive data.

Adjust the input level from AUDIO INPUT 1 and 2(if the EXB-SMPL op tion is in stalled ). This sett ing is

valid outside of Sampling mod e. The internaleffects can be app lied to the external input soun d.The settings for Sampling mode are mad eindepend ently in Sampling mod e itself.

Media mode Data of each mode can be saved and loaded using

the SD card slot or an external SCSI device (if theseparately sold EXB-SMPL option is installed).

Media such as an SD card or hard d rive (EXB-SMPLoption required) can be formatted, and then d atacan be managed by copying etc.

Korg format, AKAI, AIFF, and WAVE formatsample d ata can be loaded. Sample data can also besaved in Korg form at, or exported in AIFF orWAVE format (if the separately sold EXB-SMPLoption is installed).

Songs that you created in Sequencer mode can besaved in SMF forma t. SMF files can be loaded asSequencer mod e songs.

You can use the Data Filer function (to save/ loadMIDI exclusive d ata).

Sampling mode(If the EXB-SMPL option is installed)

An external audio device or mic connected to therear p anel AUDIO INPUT jacks can be sam pled(recorded a s a samp le). An insert effect can also beapp lied to th e select inpu t sound wh ile it is being

sampled. Waveform data that was sampled or loaded in

Media mod e can be modified u sing a variety of editing functions, such as adjusting the loop point,using Time Slice, or Time Stretch.

You can edit multisamples (which consist of multiple samples).

You can convert a multisample into a program.When this conversion is performed, a mu ltisamplecreated in Sampling mod e can be used in Program,Combination, and Sequencer modes.


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Front panel

1. [SW1] key, [SW2] keyThese keys are on/ off switches for the functions towhich they w ere assigned in Program, Combination,

Sequ encer an d Sam pling m odes (if the EXB-SMPLoption is installed). When on, the k ey will light( p.24 ).

2. JoystickThis controls pitch or m odu lation, etc.Move the joystick up/ dow n or left/ right (+Y, Y,X, +X) to control ( p.24 ).Various program param eters and effect param eterswill determ ine wh at is controlled by th e joystick.

3. Headphone jackA set of headphon es with a (1/ 4") stereo phone plug

can be connected here.The output from the L/ MONO an d R OUTPUT jackscan be monitored in stereo through the h eadp hones.

4. [VOLUME] sliderThis adjusts the volume that is outpu t from the OUT-PUT jacks (L/ MONO, R) and the h eadph one jack.

5. REALTIME CONTROLS

Use the [SELECT] key to select realtime controllermod e A/ B/ C, and u se knobs [1][4] to control thetone, effects, MIDI control changes, and arp eggiatoretc. wh ile you p erform. ( p.25 , 27)

[SELECT] keyThis key switches the realtime controller between A-mod e, B-mod e, and C-mod e. The LED of the selectedmode will light.

[ARP ON/ OFF] keyThis key turns the arpeggiator on/ off. When on, thekey w ill light.

[1], [2], [3], [4] knob

A-mode

[1] LPF CUTOFF:

Controls the cuto ff frequency of the low pass lter.[2] RESONANCE/ HPF:Controls the lter resonance level or the high pass ltercutoff frequency.

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[3] EG-INTENSITY:Controls the lter EG intensity.

[4] EG-RELEASE:Controls the lter/ amp release time.

B-mode

[1] ASSIGNABLE 1:[2] ASSIGNABLE 2:[3] ASSIGNABLE 3:[4] ASSIGNABLE 4:Controls the functions that are assigned in each m ode(Program, Com bination, Sequencer, or Samp ling (if theEXB-SMPL op tion is inst alled )).

C-mode

[1] : not used

[2] ARP-GATE:Controls the gate time (note duration) of the arpeggi-

ated notes. At the center p osition (12 oclock), the set-ting of the arpeggiator Gate parameter w ill be used.Rotating the knob toward the left w ill shorten the time,and rotating it toward the right will lengthen the time.

[3] ARP-VELOCITY:Controls the velocity (playing streng th) of the arpeggi-ated notes. At the center p osition (12 oclock), the set-ting of the arpegg iator Velocity pa ram eter will beused. Rotating th e knob tow ard th e left w ill weakenthe velocity, and rotatin g it toward the right w illstrengthen the velocity.

[4] TEMPO:Controls the temp o of the arp eggiator or of theSequencer mod e .The LED beside TEMPO will blink at qu arter n oteintervals of the specied tempo.

6. Mode keys, [COMPARE] key

These keys are used to en ter each mode.Pressing a key will enter the correspond ing mod e (thekey w ill light). ( p.15 )

[COMBI] keyCombination mode will be selected.

[PROG] keyProgram m ode w ill be selected.

[SEQ] keySequencer mod e will be selected.

[GLOBAL] keyGlobal mod e w ill be selected

[MEDIA] keyMedia mode will be selected.

[COMPARE] keyUse this key when you wish to comp are the sound of the program or combination that you are currentlyediting with the un-edited sound that was w ritten intomem ory. You can a lso use this key to m ake before andafter comparisons wh en recording or editing inSequencer mod e ( p.16 ).

[SAMPLING] (EXB-SMPL) keyThis key selects the Sam pling m ode.This is valid only if the separately sold EXB-SMPLoption is installed.

If the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is notinstalled, pressing th e [SAMPLING] key w ill causea message of No Sampling Upgrad e Installed tobe displayed.

7. [TIMBRE/ TRACK] key,[F1 T1/ T9] [F8 T8/ T16] keys

Function [F1][F8] keysThese keys select the tabs that are d isplayed in eachpag e. They are also used t o execute u tilities and oth erfunctions.

Timbre/ track select [T1/ T9][T8/ T16] keysBy holdin g dow n the [TIMBRE/ TRACK] key andpressing a [T1/ T9][T8/ T16] key, you can select thetimbre/ track parameters correspond ing to the keynumber.When a single page d isplays the pa rameters for tim-bres 18 of a Combination or for tracks 18/ 916 of Sequencer mod e, these keys select one of these tim-bres/ tracks.

8. LCD screenHere you can select pages, and param eters, and set val-ues. ( p.10 )

9. VALUE controllersThe followin g VALUE controllers are u sed to set th evalue of the selected par am eter ( p.16 ).


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[VALUE] dialUse this dial to mod ify the value of the param eter.

[INC]/ [DEC] keysThese are used to increase or decrease the parametervalue in step s of one. It is convenient to u se these to

make ne ad justments.

Numeric keys [0] [9], [ENTER] key, [] key,[./ HOLD] keyUse these keys to num erically inpu t a p arameter value.Use nu m eric keys [0][9], the [] key, and the [./ HO LD] key to enter th e value, and press the [ENTER]key to conrm it. The [./ HOLD] key lets you inpu t avalue w ith a decimal p oint. The [] key inverts the sign(+/ ) of the param eter value.

In add ition, [./ HOLD] can be used if you wish to selectsound s by category in program or combination mod e.

By hold ing dow n the [ENTER] key and p ressing anu meric key [0][9], you can select up to ten u tilitymenu command s for the current page.

10. [CATEGORY] key, [AUDITION] key

[CATEGORY] keyIn each mod e, you can directly access the utility menuSelect by Category by choosing a param eter that canbe selected by category and then pressing the [Cate-

gory] key.This allows you to view and select programs or combi-nations by category. ( p.22 )

[AUDITION] keyThis key activates the Audition function , which playsa riff (phrase) suitable for each preloaded or preset p ro-gram.

In Program m ode, pressing th e [AUDITION] key (thekey w ill light) will cause th e aud ition riff to playrepeatedly.

In Sampling mode (if the EXB-SMPL option isinstalled), the selected samp le will be played .

11.[EXIT] key, [MENU PAGE +/ ] key, CURSORkeys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ +]

[EXIT] keyIn Program , Combination, Sequencer, Sam pling (if theseparately sold EXB-SMPL option is installed), andGlobal modes, pressing this key from anywhere otherthan p age 1.1 will take you to p age 1.1 of that mod e.When a dialog box is open , this key will cancel the set-tings made in the dialog box and close the dialog box(correspon ds to th e Cancel). If a Utility menu orpag e men u is op en, pressing [EXIT] will close themenu.

[MENU PAGE +/ ] keyUse this key to select different p ages on screen. Whenyou p ress this key, a list of the p ages within th e mod ewill app ear in the LCD screen. Use the function key[F1][F7] o r cu r so r k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] t o sele ct th edesired p age, and p ress the [F8] key to mov e to theselected page.You can also move to a desired page by holding d ownthe [MENU] key an d using nu meric keys [1][7] toenter a two-digit page num ber.In add ition, you can hold d own th e [MENU] key anduse cursor keys [ ], [ ] to switch pages in the order of 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3. ( p.15 )

CURSOR keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ +]Use these keys to select different para meters on screen.In add ition, you can hold d own th e [MENU] key anduse cursor keys [ ], [ ] to switch pages in the order of 1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3. ( p.15 )

12.BANK keysThese keys are used to switch Program/ Combinationbanks.

PROG BANK: [A], [B], [C], [D], [GM]When selecting p rogr am s, use key s [A], [B], [C], [D],and [GM]. The key of the selected ban k w ill light.Each time you p ress [GM], you will cycle through theGM banks an d th e dru m ban k as follows: G, g(d), G ...etc.

COMBI BANK: [A], [B], [C]When selecting com binations, u se keys [A], [B], and[C]. The LED of the selected bank will light.In Combination , and Sequencer modes when the editcell (highlighted area) is located at the p rogram of atimbre or tra ck, you can u se the BANK keys to selectthe bank of the p rogram. The bank key of the programselected for that timbre/ track will light.In dialog boxes such as Write Program or Write Com-bination , these keys are used to specify the prog ram orcombination bank that w ill be the w riting d estination,etc.


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[PAUSE] keyThis key pau ses playback of a song or cue list (the keywill light). Press the key aga in to cancel Pause (the keywill go dark).

[ REW] keyThis key rewind s playback of a song or cue list.Rewind w ill occur w hen you press the key (the keywill light). (This will not oper ate d uring recording.)

[FF ] keyThis key fast-forward s playback of a song or cue list.Fast-forward will occur w hen you press the key (thekey w ill light). (This will not op erate d urin g record-ing.)

[LOCATE] keyThis key resets the playback location of a song or cuelist to a sp ecied location. You can also p ress this keywh en stuck notes occur for some reason.

[REC/ WRITE] keyWhen you press this key in Sequencer mod e, the TR

will enter recording-read y mod e (the key will light). If you then press the [START/ STOP] key, recording w illstart. ( p.81 )When you press this key in Program, Combination, orGlobal mod es, a dialog box will app ear. If you th enpress th e [F8] (OK) key, the ed ited conten t w ill bewritten. ( p.43 , 45)

When you press this key in Sampling mod e (if theEXB-SMPL option is installed) an d then press th e[START/ STOP] key, samp le recording will begin.( p.35 )

[START/ STOP] keyIn Sequencer mode, this key starts/ stops song record-ing/ playba ck, or cue list playback. (The key will blink in time with th e beat du ring recording or p layback.)

In Sampling mode (if the EXB-SMPL option isinstalled), press the [REC/ WRITE] key and th en pressthe [START/ STOP] key to start/ stop samp le recording.In the SMPL 2.12: Sample Edit, Edit2 page, pressingthis key will sound the samp le.

Rear panel

1. SD card slotYou can insert an SD card in this slot.Refer to p.14 for details on inserting, removing, andhandling media.

2. USB B connector (for connecting to acomputer)

You can conn ect your comp uter to th is conn ector.Using a single USB cable, your TR can sen d and receiveMIDI informa tion to and from a comp uter . This elimi-nates the n eed for a MIDI interface and th e associatedcables. ( PG p.233 )

What is USB?USB stan d s for U niversal Serial Bus, and is an interfacefor transferring data between a computer, a keyboardand/ or peripheral devices.

The USB connector of th e TR is only able to tra ns-mit and receive MIDI data.

3. [POWER] switchThis switch turn s the power on/ off ( p.18 ).

4. AC power supply connector (~AC9V)Connect this to the included AC/ AC power sup ply.

After connecting the pow er sup ply cable to TR, con-nect the other end to an AC outlet ( p.12 ).

5. AUDIO OUTPUTConnect these outputs to the inp ut jacks of your ampor mixer. In ad dition to the L/ MONO an d R main ste-reo audio outp uts, TR provides two individual aud iooutputs. The sound from each oscillator, drum, tim-bre/ track, or insertion effect can be freely routed toany output ( p.112 ).

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(MAIN) L/ MONO, RThese are unbalanced phone jacks ( p.12 ).These are the main a ud io outp ut jacks. By setting BusSelect t o L/R , the outp ut from a n oscillator, an inser-tion effect, an ind ividu al drum part, or the metronomecan be outpu t to the (MAIN) L/ MONO and R jacks.When ma king connections in stereo, use L/ MONOand R. When m aking connections in m ono, use the L/ MONO jack.

(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2These are unbalanced phone jacks ( p.12 ).These are individual (independ ent) audio ou tpu t jacks.By cycling the Bus Select throu gh 1, 2, 1/2 an oscilla-tor, an insertion effect, an ind ividu al dru m p art, or themetronome etc. can be assigned to be ou tput from th e(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2 jacks. The outp ut from th e 1, 2

jacks is not affected by the [VOLUME] slider.

6. Pedal connections

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jackThe separa tely sold Korg XVP-10 EXP/ VOL pedal orEXP-2 foot controller (options) can be conn ected to this

jack. ( p.13 ).Its fun ction can be assigned in Global mod e, allowingyou to u se the ped al to control the volume, etc.( p.117 )

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jackA separ ately sold on/ off foot switch such as the KorgPS-1 foot sw itch can be conn ected here ( p.13 ).Its fun ction can be assigned in Global mod e, allowingyou to u se the foot switch as a modu lation controller,to select programs or combinations, or to start/ stop thesequencer ( p.117 ).

DAMPER jackA separ ately sold switch-type ped al such as the KorgDS-1H dam per p edal can be connected h ere.If a DS-1H is connected, it w ill fun ction as a h alf-dam per ped al. In order to ensure that the half-dam perped al functions correctly, please adjust the p olarity andthe sensitivity ( PG p.126 , 128 ).If any oth er switch-type p edal is connected, it willfunction as a d amp er switch.

Set the p olarity according to the p edal that you con-nected. ( PG p.128 )

7. MIDI

MIDI IN connectorMusical data and sound settings etc. are received atthis conn ector.Use this to play TR from anoth er connected MIDIdev ice ( PG p.233 ).

MIDI OUT connectorMusical data and sound settings etc. are transmitted

from th is connector.Use this to control anoth er connected MIDI devicefrom TR ( PG p.233 ).

If MIDI data is being tran smitted from the TR viaUSB to your computer, transmission from theMIDI OUT connector is ha lted.

MIDI THRU connectorMusical data and sound settings etc. that are receivedat the MIDI IN connector are re-transmitted withoutchange from the MIDI THRU connector.You can use th is to connect mu ltiple MIDI devices viaMIDI cables ( PG p.233 ).

8. EXB-SMPL(If the separately sold EXB-SMPL option isinstalled)

These connectors are used to sample mono or stereoaud io from a m ic or aud io device ( p.35 , 39), or to u sethe inter nal effect p rocessor to app ly effects. ( p.115 )The MIC/ LINE level select switch ([MIC/ LINE]switch) and the level adjustm ent kn ob ([LEVEL] knob)

allow a w ide range of aud io sources to be input, frommic level to line level.

SCSI connectorUse a SCSI cable to conn ect this to a SCSI-comp atibledev ice (hard disk d rive, CD-ROM d rive, etc.). ( EXB-SMPL owners manual)

AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 jacksThese are unbalanced p hone au dio inpu t jacks. ( p.14 )Connect them to the OU TPUT jack(s) of your externa laud io device or mic.

[LEVEL] knobThis knob adjusts the inp ut level of the AUDIO INPU T

1, 2 jacks. ( p.35 )[MIC/ LINE] switchThis switch selects the inp ut level of the AUDIOINPU T 1, 2 jacks. ( p.35 )
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Objects and functions in the LCDscreen

a: Current pageThis ind icates the curren tly selected pa ge with inthe m ode. From the left, this area show s the modename , page number:name , tab name , and theparameter name of the ed it cell.

b: TabMost pages are divid ed into tw o or more tabs. Bypr essing th e closest fun ction key [F1][F7], you canselect a tab to access the correspond ing pa ge.

c: ParametersThe parameters for various settings are displayedin t he LC D scre en . U se cu r so r k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ],[ ] to select the desired parameter.

d: Edit cellWh en you use th e cu rsor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ],the selected parameter will be highlighted in theLCD screen. This area is called th e edit cell , andyour editing will affect the highlighted area.The param eter value of the edit cell can be mod i-ed u sing VALUE controllers su ch as the [VALUE]dial or the [INC]/ [DEC] keys ( p.16 ). For param e-ters that accept a key num ber or a velocity value,you can also hold d own the [ENTER] key and p laya note on the keyboard to enter the key nu mber orvelocity value.

e: Check boxU se cu rsor key s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] t o select a ch eck box (edit cell), and use a VALUE controller su ch asthe [VALUE] dial or th e [INC]/ [DEC] keys to ad dor remove the check mark.When checked , the param eter will function, whenunchecked , the param eter will not function.

f: Function buttonsBy pressing the function key [F1][F8] nearest thisbutton, you can turn various functions on/ off.

, :In Media m ode, these select the current d irectory.

:Accesses the utility men u w here you can executeutility menu commands.

Other function buttons examples

* Utility menu

In each p age, you can p ress the UTILITY fun c-tion bu tton (the [F8] key) to access the ut ilitymenu . The utility menu contains command s that

can be used in that p age. The utility menu thatapp ears will differ depen ding on th e page that isselected.

You can also select up to ten u tility m enu com-mand s by holding dow n the [ENTER] key andpressing a n um eric key [0][9].Press the [EXIT] key to close the utility men u.

For , press the [F7] key to select the desiredutility men u command . You can also use the cur-sor key s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to m ak e y ou r selection .For , press the [F8] key to open the dialogbox of the selected u tility menu command .This key also switches the status of comm and s thatyou check or u ncheck.

b: Tab

a: Current page d: Edit cell e: Check box

c: Parameter f: Function buttons

Mode name Parameter namePage number:nameTab name

Sequencer mod e: EDIT/ DONE, INSERT, CUT,COP Y, JUMP, DON E, Tie, Rest,Back, Done (used in Cu e List,Event Edit, Step Recording)REVERT (copy and paste RPPRsettings)

G lo ba l m od e : TEXT, KEY+ , Sampling mod e (if the separat ely sold EXB-SMPLoption is installed):

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* Dialog boxesWhen you select a utility menu command etc., adialog box will open.Use th e cu rsor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to selectpar ameter s. Use the VALUE controllers ( p.16 ) toinput the param eter values. When selecting pro-

gram or combination nu mbers in a d ialog box, youcan u se the BANK [A][GM] keys in ad dition tothe VALUE controllers.As in the u tility men u, press the fun ction key [F1][F8] nearest etc. (fun ction butt on 2) to accessthe execution or operat ion screen. In som e cases, adialog box w ill app ear. Follow th e directionsshown in the d ialog box.To execute, select (press the [F8] key). Tocancel witho ut executing, select (press the[F7] key). The d ialog b ox w ill close. The [EXIT] keyis equivalent to Cancel , Done , or Exit .

* Function buttons 2Press the fu nction key [F1][F8] nearest th is buttonto execute th e function.

:Utility menu , etc.

* Text dialog boxWhen you use the function keys to select , atext dialog bo x will app ear.

In this dialog box you can renam e text (e.g., thenam e of a progra m, combination, or song). ( p.44 )

* Scroll barThis indicates that th e list contains selections orparam eters that cannot all be shown in the screena t on ce. U se th e cu rsor k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] tomove w ithin the list.

* Page menuIn Combina tion, Program , Sequen cer, Global, orSampling (if the separately sold EXB-SMPL optionis installed) mod es, pressing the [MENU] key willdisplay a list of the p ages in that m ode. (The pa gein which you where when you p ressed the

[MENU ] key will be highlighted .)To select a page, p ress the nea rest function key[F1][F7]. By p ressing the same key you can m oveconsecutively dow nw ard . You can also use cursorkeys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to m ove left/ u p/ d ow n/ right.

You can also move to the desired p age by holdingdow n the [MENU] key and u sing nu meric keys[0][7] to enter a tw o-digit page n um ber. In add i-tion, you can hold d own the [MENU] key and usethe cursor keys [ ], [ ] to move in s teps o f onepage; in the example shown below, this wou ld bePlay P/ M Ctrl Prm1 ... etc.

* Other objectsTo u se slider- or kn ob-shaped objects, use the cu r-so r k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to select t he d esireditem, and use th e VALUE controllers to adjust thevalue.Other ty pes of objects are shown in the effect rout-ing screen. ( p.112 )

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Connecting audio equipment etc.Connections must be mad e with the power tu rnedoff. Please be aw are that careless operation m aydam age your speaker system or cause malfunc-tions.

1. Connecting the AC/ AC powersupply

Connect the included AC/AC power supply to the

AC pow er supply inlet of TR, and then connect theother end of the cable to an AC outlet.

2. Connecting audio output devices

AUDIO OUTPUT(MAIN) L/ MONO, R,(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2Here, you can connect a set of amp lied m onitorspeakers or your au dio system to outp ut TRs sound .If you w ish to u se the AUDIO OU TPUT (INDIVID-UAL) 12 jacks of TR, we recomm end that you use a

mixer.If you playback TR through your stereo audio sys-tem, be aware that high volumes may dam ageyou r speakers. Be careful not to raise the volu meexcessively.

Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT (MAIN) L/MONOand R jacks to the IN PUT jacks of y our pow eredmoni tor system , mixer etc.

L/ MONO and R are the main outputs. If you areoutpu tting in stereo, make connections to the(MAIN) L/ MON O jack and the R jack. If you areoutpu tting in monaural, make connections to the(MAIN) L/ MONO jack. We recomm end that youplayba ck in stereo if possible.

If you w ish to output from the AUD IO OUTPUT(IND IVIDUA L) 1, 2, jacks, conn ect these jacks toyou r mixer, and then co nnect the m ixer output tothe INPUT of y our powe red m onitor system e tc.

For details on the outp ut of each jack ( p.112 Routing ).

HeadphonesWhen using headphon es, plug them into the head-phones jack located on the front panel.

Power Switch

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Connecting the power cable

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Connecting audio output devices

Powered monitors, etc.

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Foot pedal connectionsA foot ped al can be conn ected to control the volum e orother functions.

Connect a separately sold Korg assignable pedal suchas the XVP-10 EXP/ VOL or EXP-2 to the rear pan elASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack.The function controlled by the foot ped al is specied inGLOBAL 1.13: System, Foot page Foot PedalAssign ( p.117, PG p .127, 227 ).

Foot switch connectionsA foot switch controls sostenuto, soft pedal on/ off,arpeggiator on/ off, to select programs or combina-tions, and to start/ stop the sequencer etc.Connect a separa tely sold Korg foot switch such as thePS-1 to th e rear pa nel ASSIGNA BLE SWITCH jack.

The function that w ill be controlled by th e foot switchand the p olarity of the foot switch can be set in GLO-BAL 1.13: System , Foot pa ge Foot SW Assign , an dFoot SW Polarity ( p.117 , PG p.127 , 226 ).

Damper pedal connectionsAllows you to su stain the sound wh ile playing.Connect a Korg DS-1H damper pedal (separately soldoption) to the rea r p anel DAMP ER jack. If a DS-1H isconnected, you can produce half-damper effects.The polarity of the dam per p edal can be set in GLO-BAL 1.13: System, Foot page Damper Polarity, andits sensitivity can be ad justed by th e GLOBAL 1.11System utility menu command Half Damper Calibra-tion. ( PG p.126 , 128 )

Connections to MIDI equipment/computers

1. Connections to MIDI equipmentThe keyboard , controllers, and sequen cer etc. of TR canbe used to control an external MIDI tone gener ator.Conversely, another MIDI keyboard or sequ encer cancontrol the tone generator of TR to produ ce sound.

Use MIDI cables to connect the MIDI connectorsof TR wi th the MID I connectors of you r externaldevice.

PG p.233 MIDI app lications Connecting MIDIdevices/ compu ters

If MIDI data is being tran smitted from the TR via

USB to your computer, transmission from theMIDI OUT connector is ha lted.

2. Connections to a computerYour perform ance on the TR, as well as controller an dsequencer data, can be sent to a computer, and the tonegenerator of the TR can be played from the computereither via USB or v ia a MIDI interface.

You can use a MIDI interface to connect the MID Iconnectors of TR to the MIDI connectors of yourcomputer.

You can connect the TRs USB B connector to theUSB conne ctor of y our computer.

PG p.233 MIDI app lications Connecting MIDIdevices/ compu ters

Some USB-MIDI interfaces may not be able totransm it or receive th e TRs MIDI exclusive m es-sages.

The USB connector of th e TR is only able to tra ns-mit and receive MIDI data.
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Inserting/ removing a card in theSD card slotIf an SD card is inserted in th e SD card slot, you canuse it to save or load var ious types of TR da ta.

Inserting a card1 Insert an SD card in the SD card slo t.

With the card label facing upward, insert the con-nector end of the card into the SD card slot andpress it in un til you hear a click.

Make sure tha t the card is oriented correctly wh enyou in sert it. Forcing it in the w rong d irection ma ydam age the slot or the card, and the d ata may belost.

Removing a card

Never remove an SD card from the slot while load-ing, saving, or formatting is in p rogress.

1 Remove the card from the SD card slot.Press the card inw ard; you w ill hear a click, and thecard will pop ou t part-way, allowing you to pu ll itcompletely out.Refer to the owner s manu al included with yourcard, and observe the gu idelines for handling anduse.

Connecting separately soldoptionsBy in stalling the separa tely sold EXB-SMPL option youcan add two chann els of aud io input jacks and a SCSI

connector.For details on installing the EXB-SMPL, refer to PGp.260.

1. Audio input connectionsConnect a m ic or the OUTPUT jacks of an externalaud io device to the AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 jacks wh en youwan t to samp le in Sampling mod e (if the separatelysold EXB-SMPL option is installed), or in Program,

Combination, or Sequencer mode w hen you w ant toapp ly an internal effect to an external input sou nd andoutpu t the p rocessed sound from the OUTPUT jacks.

For details on connections whe n sampling in Sam-pling mode, refer to p.35 .

For details on connections w hen applyin g aneffect in other modes and outputting to the OUT-PUT jacks, refe r to p.115 .

2. SCSI connectionsYou can conn ect SCSI-comp atible dev ices (hard disks,CD-ROM drives etc.). ( EXB-SMPL Operation Man-ual)

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CD player, analog record player, etc.

If a passive type guitar (a guitarwithout an internal preamp) isconnected, it will not be possible tosample at an appropriate level due tothe impedance mismatch. Suchinstruments must be connected via apreamp or effect unit.

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Selecting modes, pages and tabs;setting parameters

1. Selecting modesIn order to u se a particular function on th e TR, youmu st rst select the app ropriate mode. Press one of the front panel mod e keys to enter the correspond -ing mode.

2. Selecting pages and tabsEach m ode has a large number of param eters, whichare grouped into pages. Each page is further dividedinto as man y as seven grou ps. These are referred to astabs.

Selecting a page 1 Make sure that the d esired m ode is selected.

To select a mod e, press the app ropriate m ode key.Here we w ill use Combination mod e as an examplefor our explanation . Press the [COMBI] key.

2 Press the [MENU] key.

The page menu will appear.

In Media mode there is only one page, so the pagemenu will not appear.

3 Press the function k ey [F1][F7] that is n earest th epage you wish to select.

If mu ltiple pages are assigned to on e function key,

press the same key to move the cursor down ward .You ca n a lso use t he [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] cu rso r key sto move.

4 Press the [F8] (Open) key.

When y ou p ress the [F8] key, you w ill jum p to th eselected p age, and that page w ill appear.As an exam ple here, press the [F3] key three tim es toselect KeyZ, and then press the [F8] (Op en) key.The 3.3: Ed-Key Zone p age w ill appear.

You can also use the following alternative m ethod sto select a pa ge.

P ress t he [M EN U ] k ey, a nd th en u se t he [ ], [ ]keys to move forward or backward through thepag es in the order of 1.1 2.1 2.2 3.1 etc.

Hold d own the [MENU] key, and use numeric keys[1][7] to enter a two-digit pa ge nu mber to m ovedirectly to the correspond ing pa ge. (To select thepag e shown above, you w ould press [3], [3].)If only one p age is assigned to each function key(group ), as in COMBI 1.1: Play or the p ages of Global mod e, the first digit of the nu meric key [1][7] will move to the corresponding page.

The page selected at this time w ill be the p age that w aslast selected. If there is no correspon ding p age, nothingwill happ en.

When you press th e [EXIT] key, you w ill return to1.1 from an y pa ge.

[COMBI] key: Combination mode

[PROG] key: Program mode[SEQ] key: Sequencer mode[G LO BA L] k ey : G lo bal mo de[MED IA] key: Media mode[SAMPLING] key: Sampling mode (if the sepa-

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Selecting a tab 5 Press the function k ey [F1][F7] that is nearest t he

tab displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen.

As an exam ple, we w ill select the Slope tab. Pressthe [F3] key.

Some p ages have no tabs.

6 To move to an other p age, press the [MENU ] keyand repeat the procedure from step 3 .

3. Selecting parameters

U se th e [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] cu rsor key s to select th eparam eter that you wish to edit.In Combination mod e pages that display timbres 18,or in Sequencer mod e pages tha t display tra cks 18 or916, you can h old d own the [TIMBRE/ TRACK] keyand press th e nearest function key [F1][F8] to selectthe d esired timbre or track.

4. Setting a parameterThe param eter value in the ed it cell can be set by usingthe front pan el VALUE controllers ([INC]/ [DEC] keys,

[VALUE] dial, nu m eric keys [0][9], [] key, [./ H OLD]key, and [ENTER] key). As necessary, you can also usethe BAN K [A][GM] keys, and the [COM PARE] key.In the case of param eters that require you to enter anote or velocity value, you can enter the value by p lay-ing a key on the keyboard while holding d own th e[ENTER] key.

VALUE controllers

[INC]/ [DEC] keysUse these wh en you w ish to make ne ad justments tothe value.

[VALUE] dialUse this when you w ish to make large changes in avalue.

Numeric keys [0][9], [ENTER] key, [] key,[./ HOLD] keyUse these when you kn ow the param eter value thatyou wish to input.After using the n um eric keys [0][9] to inpu t a nu mber,press the [ENTER] key to nalize the pa ram eter value.

Use the [] key to enter negative numbers.Use the [./ HOLD] key to enter a decimal point. In the1.1: Play page of Program an d Com bination mo des, the[./ HOLD] key will perform the Category H old or 10sHold function. ( PG p.2 )

BANK [A][GM] keys

The BAN K [A][GM] keys are used in Program mod eto select the program bank an d in Combination mod eto select the combination bank. In Combination mode,they are also used to select the progra m ban k for eachtimbre of the combination. In Sequen cer mod e, thesekeys are used to select the bank of the program u sed byeach track of the song.These keys are also used to specify the ban k in dialogboxes such as Write Program or Write Combination.

[COMPARE] key

Use this key when you wish to comp are an edited pro-gram or combination sound with the u n-edited origi-

nal (i.e., the sound th at is wr itten into mem ory).When ed iting a program or combination, press thiskey. The key w ill light, and the last-written settings forthat program n um ber or combination num ber will berecalled. When you press the [COMPARE] key onceagain, the key will go dark and you w ill return to thesettings that you w ere editing.If you ed it the settings that are recalled by p ressing the[COMPARE] key (i.e., the settings that are w ritten intomem ory), the key will go da rk, and it w ill not be possi-ble to return to the p revious settings by pressing th e[COMPARE] key again.

In Sequ encer mod e, you can u se the [COMPARE] key

to make before and after comparisons immed iatelyafter using realtime recording or step recording torecord a song, or after performin g a track edit opera-tion.For examp le, this can be u sed effectively wh en real-time-recording a track for a song.

1 Realtime-record a track. (Take 1)

2 Once again, realtime-record on th e same tr ack. (Take2)

3 Press th e [COMPARE] key. The k ey w ill light , andtake 1 w ill be recalled.

4 Press the [COMPARE] key once again. The k ey w ill

go da rk, and take 2 will be recalled.
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Quick Start

Turning the power on/ off

Before you tu rn on the pow er, make sure that th edesired connections have been mad e as d escribedin Setup ( p.12 ).

1. Turning the power on1 Press the TRs [POWER] switch to turn on the

power.

The LCD screen will display the nam e of your

mod el, and the software version.(The following gra ph ic shows th e factory-set LCDscreen . The version n um ber is subject to changewithout notice.)

2 Turn on you r powe red moni tors or stereo amp .

3 Raise this instruments [VOLUME] slider to anappropriate level , and adjust the v olume of y ourpowered monitors or stereo amp.

2. Turning the power off1 Set this instruments [VOLUME] slider and the

volume of yo ur powered monitor or stereo amp tozero.

2 Turn off the power of your powered monitor orstereo amp.

3 Press this instruments [POWER] sw itch to turn o ff the pow er.

Never turn off the power w hile data is being writ-ten into internal memory.If the p ower is turned off wh ile processing is beingperformed, mem ory write operations will not becomp leted correctly. If this occurs, this instru men twill autom atically initialize its intern al mem ory sothat it w ill operate correctly. This is not a malfun ction.

While data is being written, the LCD screen willindicate Now writing into internal m emory.Data is written into internal mem ory by th e fol-lowing op erations.

Writing (upd ating) a Program, Combination,

Global Setting, Drum Kit, or Arp eggio Patterns Loading Program, Combination, Global Setting,

Drum Kit, or Arpeggio Patterns data in Med ia mode Receiving a MIDI data dump for Program,

Combina tion, Global Setting, Drum Kit data, orArpeggio Patterns

When using Sampling mode (if the separately soldEXB-SMPL option is installed) utility comm and s(Move Sample, Move MS, Con v.To Prog,Time Slice, etc.) to simultan eously m odifyprogram s or dru m kits.

The mode and page that will be selected when thepower is turned onThe state of this instrument w hen the p ower is turnedon w ill depend on the setting of Power On Mode (GLOBAL 1.1: System , Preferen ce pa ge).

If Power On Mode is Reset (factory setting ), thisinstrument will automatically selects the Combinationmo de 1.1: Play.

If Power On Mode is Memorize , this instrumen twill be in the m ode and page that were last selectedwh en the power w as turned off.

The Memorize setting w ill remember the mod e andpage th at w ere last selected, the combination num berthat w as last selected in Combination m ode, and theprogram n um ber that was last selected in Programmod e. If another mode is selected w hen the p ower is

turn ed on , you can p ress the [COMBI] key or [PROG]key to select the 1.1: Play p age w ith th e last-selectedcombination num ber or program num ber.

LCD screen messages when separately soldoptions are installed (When the power is turnedon)This instru men t allows you to install separately soldoptions.When the p ower is turned on, the type of installedoptions w ill be displayed . After installing an op tion, besure to check this display to verify that the option w as

installed correctly. If the op tion is not d isplayed hereeven though it was installed, it was not installed cor-rectly. Turn off the p ower and re-install the op tion.( For details on installing an opt ion, refer to PG p.260 )

OPTIONSEXB-SMPL:The EXB-SMPL option is installed .

SIMM:Slot1 (**MB)/ Slot2 (**MB): SIMMs are in sta lled inSIMM slots 1 and / or 2. The capacity of each SIMM isshown in p arentheses.
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Loading demo playback dataThe TR contains d emo songs (and preloaded d ata).This data can be loaded in Global mode.

1 Press the [GLOBAL] key (the key w ill light) .

You w ill enter Global mo de.Verify that the GLOBAL 1.1: System page is dis-played . If it is not d isplayed, p ress the [EXIT] key.

2 Press the [F8] (UTILITY) key to acces s the U tili tymenu.

3 Press the [F7] ( ) key to select Load Pre-load/D emo D ata, and press the [F8] (OK) key.

A dialog box will app ear.

4 Use the [INC]/[D EC] keys to se lect the data thatyou w ant to load.

In the Kind eld, select the data that you w ant toload.In this case, select All (Preload PCG and DemoSongs) . When you execute the Load op eration, thedemo song data an d preloaded d ata will be loaded.

5 Press the [F8] (OK) key.

A dialog box will ask you for conrm ation.

6 Press the [F8] (OK) key once again.

The preloaded d ata and d emo song data will beloaded.

Never turn off the power w hile the data is beingloaded.

If the Mem ory Protected dialog box app ears, un-check the m emory p rotect setting, and perform theLoad operation again. ( p.43 )

From the pow ered-off state, if you tu rn on th epow er while holding d own th e [MENU] key and[EXIT] key, th e Load All (Preload PCG and De moSongs) opera tion will be executed a utom atically.(The LCD screen will show a m essage of NowWriting Intern al Memor y.) This w ill load all PCGdata and dem o song data. Never turn off thepow er while the data is being loaded.

Selecting and playing a demosong in the Sequencer mode1 Press the [SEQ] key (the key w ill light) .

You w ill enter Sequencer m ode.

2 Acces s the SEQ 1.1: Play/REC, Play/REC page .

If the SEQ 1.1: Play/ REC, Play/ REC page d oes notapp ear, select it as follows.

1) Press the [MEN U] key.The LCD screen w ill show a list of the pag es inSequencer mod e.

2) Press the [F1] key to select P/R , and p ress the[F8] (OPEN ) ke y.

3) Press the [F1] key. The SEQ 1.1: Play/ REC, Play/ REC page w ill be displayed .

3 Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ] to choose SongSelect.

The song nam e will be highlighted.

4 Use the [IN C]/[D EC] keys or other VALUE control-lers to sele ct the de mo song that you w ish to play.

5 Press the [START/STOP] key.

The key will blink and the selected song w ill play.

6 If you w ish to s top playb ack, press the [START/ STOP] key once again.

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Playing a cue listHeres how to p layback the dem onstration cu e list. Byusing a cue list, you can repeated ly play m ultiplesongs that yo u sp ecify in the cue list, or play song sconsecutively. ( p.73 )

1 Press the [MEN U] key.

2 Press the [F2] key to s ele ct Cue, and the n pressthe [F8] (OPEN ) key.

The SEQ 2.1: Cue List, Setup &Play pag e w ill appea r.

3 Press the [START/STOP] key.

4 To s top p layback, press the [START/STOP] keyonce again.

If the last step is End , playback will stop automati-cally w hen it reaches th at poin t. If the last step isContinue to Step01 , playback will retur n to the rststep and continue.

To se lect a cue li st, choose Cue List Select, anduse the same procedure as wh en sele cting a song.Refer to step 4 above.

Contents of the preloaded data and demo songs

Preload PCG Preloaded data (programs, combinations, drum

kits, arp eggio pattern s, global settings)

When you load the preloaded d ata, it will be writ-ten into intern al mem ory. This data is preservedeven wh en the pow er is turned off.

When this data is loaded , the current PCG data inthe TR will be replaced. If you d o not w ant to losethis data , save it to an SD card beforehand . ( p.46 )

Demo Songs Demonstration song and demonstration cue list

data

This data is loaded into the internal sequencermemory. The d ata will be lost wh en the p ower isturned off.

When you load All Demo Songs, any data cur-rently in the sequ encer will be rewritten. If youwish to keep th is data, you mu st rst save it on anSD card before loading All Demo Songs. ( p.46 )


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In Program mod e you can select and play a programfrom banks AD, G, g(d). Here we w ill show how toselect preset prog ram s. Select various p rogram s andhear how they sound.

Selecting a program1 Press the [PROG] key (the key w ill light) .

You w ill enter Program m ode. Make sure that theup per line of the LCD screen ind icates PROG 1.1:Play.

Selecting a program number 2 Make su re that Program Sele ct is sele cted.

If it is not selected, use the cursor keys [ ], [ ],[ ], [ ] to h igh ligh t the p rogram name in Pro-gram Select .

3 Use the VALUE controlle rs to sele ct the programthat you wish to play.

You can use the following m ethod s to select a p ro-gram.

Rotate the [VALUE] dial. Press the [INC] or [DEC] key. Use num eric keys [0][9] to specify the number,

and press th e [ENTER] key.

4 Audition the sound.

Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound youselected.

Alternatively, you can p ress the [AUDITION] k ey (the key will light) to turn on the Aud ition functionand the TR will automa tically play a riff (ph rase)suitable for the selected program.

With th e factory settings, the Aud ition functioncan be used only on the preloaded programs of banks AD, and the preset programs G, g(d).

Selecting the program bank

In Program mod e, you can switch banks to select pro-grams from another bank.With th e factory settings, banks A, B, C, D and G, g(d)contain programs. ( table bellow)

5 Press a BAN K [A][GM] key to se lect a bank.

The key will light, and th e selected ba nk w ill be dis-played in the left of the LCD screen. For examp le toselect ban k B, press the BAN K [B] key. (The [B] keywill light, and the u pp er left of the LCD screen willind icate Ban k B.)

A, B, C, DWith the factory settings, these banks containa wide variety of preloaded p rograms thatuse the internal PCM ROM m ultisamp les,effects, and arp eggio pattern s.

128 programs can be written or rew ritten to each bank AD (for a tot al of 512).

G, g(d) These banks contain 128 GM program s and 9GM drum programs that are compatible

with the GM sound map . The programs of these ban ks are read -only. Bank G conta insthe GM p rogram s. G lets you select 128 pro-gram s num bered from 001128, and g(d) letsyou select nine drum programs ( VNL).Each time you press the [GM] key, the bank will alternate as shown below.G g(d) G g(d) G

For details of the program nam es etc., refer toVN L (Voice Na me List).

Program SelectProgram Bank

Category

Bank Prog. No. Explanation

A, B, C, D 000127 for preloaded programs(for user programs)

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Selecting programs by categoryYou can select progra ms by categories such a s key-board, organ, bass, and dru ms.With the factory settings, all the preloaded programsare organ ized int o sixteen categories. You can choose acategory, and th en select from the progr ams in tha t cat-egory.

On this instrum ent, you can u se one of the followingtwo methods to select programs by category.

Select by Category

1 Make s ure that PROG 1.1: Play is d ispl ayed.

2 Press th e [CATEGORY] ke y.

The Select by Category d ialog box will app ear. Thecategories are displayed in the left side of the screen,and a list of the program s in the selected categoryare displayed in the right side.

3 Use the [F1] ( ), [F2] ( ), [F3]( ), and [F4] ( ) keys to select thedesi red category.

4 Use the [ ], [ ] cursor keys to select the desiredprogram.

5 To execute, press the [F8] (OK) key. To cancelw ithout e xecuting, press the [F7] (Cancel) key.

Cat. HOLD (Category Hold)

1 Press the [./HOLD ] key to disp lay .

The category will be held.

2 Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to chooseCategory, and use the VALUE controllers tospecif y the category.

3 Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to chooseProgram Select, and use the VALUE controllersto successi vel y sel ect programs in that catego ry.

4 To exit the Category Hol d fun ction, press the [./ HOLD] key twice to erase the disp lay.

In PROG 1.1: Play, pressing the [./ HO LD] key will

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cancel.

Using 10s HOLD to select programsYou can x the ten s place of the prog ram nu mber a syou select programs.

1 Press the [./HOLD] key to make the display indi-cate .

The tens place of the p rogram nu mber w ill be held(xed).

2 By pressing a numeric key [0][9], you can inpu tthe ones place in a single action.

3 You can us e the [INC]/[D EC] keys to chang e thetens place.

4 To cancel the 10s HO LD function , press [./HOLD]

to erase the disp lay.

Using a connected switch to select programsA separately sold on/ off-type switch (such as the sepa-rately sold Korg PS-1) can be connected to the rea rpan el ASSIGNABLE SWITCH con nector, and assigneda progr am select fun ction. ( p.117 )

Selecting programs from a MIDI deviceMIDI program change messages can be transmitted

from an externa l MIDI device, and received b y thisinstrument to select programs.( PG p.234 )

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In Combination m ode you can select and p lay a combi-nation from banks AC . Select various com binationsand hear how they sound.

Selecting a combination1 Press the [COMBI] key (the key w ill light) .

You w ill enter Comb ination mod e. Make sure thatthe u pp er line of the LCD screen indicates COMBI1.1: Play.

Selecting a combination number 2 Make sure that Combi Select is selected.

If it is not selected, use the cursor keys [ ], [ ],[ ], [ ] to h igh ligh t the combina tion name inCombi Select.

3 Use the VALUE controlle rs to select the com bina-tion that you w ish to play.

p.21 Selecting a p rogram 3

4 Audition the sound.

Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound youselected.

Selecting the combination bank In Combination mode, you can switch banks to selectcombinations from another bank.With th e factory settings, banks A, B, and C containcombinations. ( table bellow)

5 Press a BANK [A][C] key to sele ct a bank.

The key will light, and t he selected ba nk w ill be dis-played in the left of the LCD screen. For examp le toselect ban k B, press the BAN K [B] key. (The [B] keywill light, and the u pp er left of the LCD screen w illindicate Bank B .)

A, B, C With th e factory settings, these ban ks con-tain a w ide variety of preloaded combina-tions that u se mu ltiple program s, effects,and arp eggio patterns.

128 programs can be written or rew ritten to each bank AC (for a tot al of 384).

For details of the combina tion na mes etc., refer toVN L (Voice Na me List).

Selecting combinations by categoryYou can select combinat ions from sixteen categories inthe same way as for program s.With the factory settings, all the preload ed combin a-

tions are orga nized into sixteen categories. You canchoose a category, and t hen select from the combina -tions in tha t category.

p.22 Selecting p rogram s by category

Using 10s HOLD to select combinationsYou can x the tens place of the combin ation nu mber,so that a combina tion can be selected simp ly by press-ing a nu meric key once to change the on es place.

p.22 Using 10s H OLD to select progra ms

Using a connected switch to select combinationsA separately sold on/ off type foot switch such as theKorg PS-1 can b e connected to the rea r p anel ASSIGN-ABLE SWITCH jack, and used to select combination s.( p.117 )

Selecting combinations from a MIDI deviceMIDI program change messages can be transmittedfrom an external MIDI device, and received b y thisinstrum ent to select combinations. ( PG p.234 )

Bank Prog. No. Explanation

A, B, C 000127 for preloaded combinations(for user combinations)

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Using controllers to modify the sound

The TR provides variou s controllers a joystick, theSW1 and SW2 switches, an d the REALTIME CON -TROL [1], [2], [3], [4] kn obs th at let y ou m od ify thetone, pitch, volum e, or effects in realtime w hile youplay.Each time you select a program or combination, try outthese controllers to hear how they affect the sound.

Tonal chan ges etc. created using these controllerscan be recorded on the internal sequencer or on anexternal MIDI sequ encer.

Joystick

You can u se th e Lock fun ction of [SW 1] or [SW 2]keys to h old th e effect in the cur rent joystick p osi-tion, before the joystick is released to the centerposition. For the proced ure, refer to The lock function.

You can use th e joystick as a sou rce for alterna te

mod ulation or effect dynam ic modulation, to con-trol program param eters or effect parameters.

SW1, SW2

You can u se these keys as sources for alternate m odu la-tion or effect dynamic modulation to control programparameters or effect parameters.

These switches can also be used to switch the octave, toturn p ortamento on/ off, or to lock the position of theafter touch lock function ( p.25 ).

You can sp ecify the wa y in w hich th e [SW1] and [SW2]keys w ill opera te: either Toggle , when the assignedfunction w ill be switched on/ off each time the key ispressed, or Momentary , when the assigned functionwill be switched on only as long as you hold d own thekey.

The function o f the [SW1] and [SW2] keys can beveried for Program mod e in th e 1.1: Play, Pro-gram page, or for Combination mod e in the 1.1:Play, Combination p age. ( p.26 )

When you write a program or combination, theon/ off status of the [SW1] and [SW2] keys issaved.

For details on m aking th ese settings, refer to Set-ting the function of [SW1] and [SW2] ( p.119 ).

The Lock function 1 Sel ect program bank A001: Acoustic Piano , and

play the ke yboard.

To select a progr am, ma ke sure tha t you are in Pro-gram mod e, and press the Bank [A] key, num erickey [1], and then the [ENTER] key.

2 Move the joystick toward yourself (the Y direc-tion).

The modu lation w ill deepen, and at the same time,resonance w ill be app lied to give a u nique characterto the sound .

3 While hol ding the joystick toward yo urself, pressthe [SW2] screen (The [SW2] key w ill light) .

The tone at this point will be maint ained . ( Lockfunction )

4 Release the joystick, and play the keyboard.

The tone will stay the same as it was when the[SW2] key was p ressed. Moving th e joystick towardyour self will not affect the sound .

In the low er pa rt of the LCD screen, SW2 will indi-

cate JS-Y Lock . This mean s that th e function of the[SW2] key is set to JS-Y Lock . (It will operate a s aToggle switch.)

JS(+X): Move the joystick toward the right to ap ply aneffect. Nor ma lly this is used to control thepitch (bend u p).

JS(X): Move the joystick tow ard th e left to app ly aneffect. Nor ma lly this is used to control thepitch (bend d own).

JS(+Y): Move the joystick away from you rself to app lyan effect. Norm ally this is used to control theoscillator LFO (vibrato).

JS(Y): Move the joystick toward your self to app ly aneffect. Norm ally this is used t o control lterLFO (wa h).


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