Korg micro arranger User manual

Quick Start Guide
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PRECAUTIONS
LOCATION
Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamal‐
function.
•Indirectsunlight
•Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity
•Excessivelydustyordirtylocations
•Locationsofexcessivevibration
•Closetomagneticfields
POWER SUPPLY
PleaseconnectthedesignatedACadaptertoanACoutletof
thecorrectvoltage.DonotconnectittoanACoutletofvolt‐
ageotherthanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.
INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL
DEVICES
Radiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencerecep‐
tioninterference.Operatethisunitatasuitabledistancefrom
radiosandtelevisions.
HANDLING
Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetothe
switchesorcontrols.
CARE
Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.
Donotuseliquidcleanerssuchasbenzeneorthinner,or
cleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.
KEEP THIS MANUAL
Afterreadingthismanual,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breakdown,
fire,orelectricalshock.
Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintotheequipment.If
somethingdoesslipintotheequipment,unplugtheAC
adapterfromthewalloutlet.
ThencontactyournearestKorgdealerorthestorewherethe
equipmentwaspurchased.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (FOR USA)
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith
thelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15
oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoproviderea‐
sonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresi‐
dentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot
installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,
maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnot
occurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoff
andon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterfer‐
encebyoneormoreofthe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differ‐
entfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechni‐
cianforhelp.
Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcan
voidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.
NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU ONLY)
Whenthis“crossed‐outwheeledbin”symbolis
displayedontheproduct,owner’smanual,bat‐
tery,orbatterypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyou
wishtodisposeofthisproduct,manual,package
orbatteryyoumustdosoinanapprovedmanner.
Donotdiscardthisproduct,manual,packageor
batteryalongwithordinaryhouseholdwaste.
Disposinginthecorrectmannerwillpreventharmto
humanhealthandpotentialdamagetotheenvironment.
Sincethecorrectmethodofdisposalwilldependonthe
applicablelawsandregulationsinyourlocality,pleasecon‐
tactyourlocaladministrativebodyfordetails.Ifthebattery
containsheavymetalsinexcessoftheregulatedamount,a
chemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthe“crossed‐out
wheeledbin”symbolonthebatteryorbatterypackage.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Thisproducthasbeenmanufacturedaccordingtostrict
specificationsandvoltagerequirementsthatareapplicable
inthecountryinwhichitisintendedthatthisproduct
shouldbeused.Ifyouhavepurchasedthisproductviathe
internet,throughmailorder,and/orviaatelephonesale,
youmustverifythatthisproductisintendedtobeusedin
thecountryinwhichyoureside.
WARNING:Useofthisproductinanycountryotherthan
thatforwhichitisintendedcouldbedangerousandcould
invalidatethemanufacturer’sordistributor’swarranty.
Pleasealsoretainyourreceiptasproofofpurchaseother‐
wiseyourproductmaybedisqualifiedfromthemanufac‐
turer’sordistributor’swarranty.

DATA HANDLING
Datastoredinmemorymayoccasionallybelostduetoincor‐
rectuseraction.Besuretosaveyourimportantdatatoa
memorycard.KORGwillnotberesponsiblefordamages
causedbydataloss.
LCD DISPLAY
SomepagesofthemanualsshowLCDscreensalongwithan
explanationofoperationandfunctionality.Allsoundnames,
parameternames,andvaluesaremerelyexamplesandmay
notalwaysmatchtheactualdisplaythatyouareworkingon.
TRADEMARKS
Mac,theMaclogoandtheAudioUnitslogoaretrademarks
ofAppleInc.,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.
MS‐DOSandWindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicro‐
softCorporation,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.
Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarks
orregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Usefullinks....................................1
Aboutthismanual..............................1
Start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ConnectingtheACpoweradapter................1
Turningtheinstrumentonandoff................1
ControllingtheVolume.........................2
TheBALANCEslider...........................2
Headphones...................................2
AudioOutputs.................................2
AudioInputs..................................2
MIDIconnections...............................2
DamperPedal..................................2
Demo.........................................2
Themusicstand................................2
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Display and User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Displaycontrols................................9
Interfacestructure.............................10
Messagewindows.............................11
SymbolsandIcons.............................11
Grayed‐outnon‐availableparameters............11
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playingonthekeyboard........................12
Selecting,muting/unmutingandsoloingatrack...12
SelectingaPerformance........................12
SelectingaProgram............................13
SelectingaStyle...............................14
SelectingaSingleTouchSetting(STS)............14
Changingallkeyboardtracksatonce.............14
Shortcuttoseetheoriginalbank
foraStyle,PerformanceorProgram............14
Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PlayingaStyle
(AutomaticAccompaniment)..................15
PlayinginRealtime
(WithoutusingAutomaticAccompaniment)....16
RecordingaSong
(Simultaneouslyrecording
theStyleandrealtimeperformance)............18
PlayingaSongfromacard.....................19
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

1
Start up
Useful links
1. WELCOME!
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgProfessionalArranger
microARRANGER.
Thisinstrumentisanidealkeyboardforsongproduction—
itletsyouselectadesiredmusicalstyleandgenerateahigh‐
qualitybandaccompanimentsimplybyplayingchords,and
thenyoucanplaythemelodyyourselftoeasilycreatean
originalsong.
USEFUL LINKS
YourpreferredKORGdealeralsocarriesawiderangeof
Korghardwareandsoftwareaccessories.Pleaseaskyour
dealeraboutadditionalPrograms,Styles,andotheruseful
musicmaterials.
EachKORGdistributorcansupplyyouwithusefulinforma‐
tion.IntheEnglish‐speakingworld,herearetherelevant
addresses:
USA KORGUSA,316SouthServiceRoad,Melville,
NewYork,11747,USA
Tel:1‐516‐333‐9100,Fax:1‐516‐333‐9108
UK KORGUKLtd,1HarrisonClose,Knowlhill,
MiltonKeynes,MK5,8PA,UK
Tel:01908304600,Fax:01908304699
UKTechnicalSupport
Tel:01908304637
E‐mail:[e-mail]
ManyKORGdistributorsalsohavetheirownwebpageon
theinternet,whereyoucanfindinformationandsoftware.
UsefulwebpagesinEnglisharethefollowing:
http://www.korg.com/
http://www.korg.co.uk/
Aplacetofindoperatingsystemupdatesandvarioussystem
files(forexample,afullbackupofthefactorydata)isatthe
followinglink:
http://www.korgpa.com/
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
ThedocumentationforthisinstrumentconsistsoftheʺQuick
StartGuideʺ (thedocumentyouʹrereading)andamore
detailedPDFownerʹsmanualprovidedontheaccessorydisc.
ThePDFownerʹsmanualisdividedintothefollowingthree
sections.
•ABasicGuide,containinganoverviewoftheinstru‐
ment,aswellasaseriesofpracticalguides(named
“Tutorials”).
•AReferenceGuide,witheachpageandparameter
describedindetail.
•AnAppendix,withalistofdataandusefulinformation
fortheadvanceduser.
ThequickstartguideandPDFownerʹsmanualusethefol‐
lowingabbreviations.
TheparametercanbesavedontoaPerfor‐
mancebypressingtheWRITEbutton.
Theparametercanbesavedontothecurrent
StylePerformancebypressingtheWRITEbut‐
ton.
TheparametercanbesavedontoaSingle
TouchSettingbypressingtheWRITEbutton.
TheparametercanbesavedontoaGlobalset‐
tingbygoingtotheGlobalenvironmentand
pressingtheWRITEbutton.
2. START UP
CONNECTING THE AC POWER ADAPTER
ConnectthesuppliedACpoweradaptertothededicated
socketontherearoftheinstrument.Then,plugitintoawall
socket.
Warning:Useonlythesuppliedadapter,oranadaptersug‐
gestedbyKorg.Otheradaptersmaylooksimilar,butthey
maydamageyourinstrument!
TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON AND OFF
Turningthepoweron
•Pressthepowerbutton()locatedontheupperright
sideofthefrontpanel.
ThestartupscreenwillappearintheLCD,andaftera
timeitwilldisplaythemainpageinStylePlaymode
andtheunitwillbereadyforsoundoutput.
Turningthepoweroff
•Pressthepowerbutton()locatedontheupperright
sideofthefrontpaneltoturnoffthepower.
Warning:Whenturningtheinstrumentoff,alldatacon‐
tainedinRAM(avolatilememory,usedforSongediting)will
belost.Onthecontrary,datacontainedintheSSDdisk(a
non‐volatilememory,usedforFactoryandUserdata)willbe
preserved.
Note:NeverturnoffthepowerwhiletheSDcarddatais
beingreadorwritten.

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Start up
Controlling the Volume
ABOUT THE AUTO POWER-OFF FUNCTION
Withthefactorysettings,thisinstrumentwillautomatically
power‐offwhenfourhourshavepassedsinceyoulastplayed
thekeyboardorusedthebuttons.Ifdesired,youcanturnoff
(disable)thisfunction.
Thepowerwillalsoturnoffautomaticallyafterfourhours
passwithonlysongsordemosongsbeingplayed.
Toadjustpoweron/offsettings,pressthe[GLOBAL]button
toentertheGLOBALpage,andadjustthesettingsonthe
Page1‐Gen.Controlspage.
CONTROLLING THE VOLUME
•UsetheMASTERVOLUME
slidertocontroltheoverall
volumeoftheinstrument.
Thisslidercontrolsthevol‐
umeofthesoundgoingto
theinternalspeakers,
theL/MONO&RIGHT
OUTPUTS,andtheHEAD‐
PHONESconnector.
Note:Startatamoderatelevel,
thenraisetheMASTERVOLUMEup.Don’tkeepthevolume
atanuncomfortablelevelfortoolong.
•UsetheACC/SEQVOLUMEslidertocontroltheStyle
tracks(drums,percussion,bass…)volume.Thisslider
alsocontrolsbothoftheSequencerstracks,excluding
theRealtime(Keyboard)tracks.
•Bydefault,youcanusetheASSIGN.SLIDERtocontrol
thekeyboardtracksvolume.Thissliderisuser‐assign‐
able,butissettotheKeyboardExpressionparameterby
default.
THE BALANCE SLIDER
TheBALANCEslidersetstherelativevolumeofthetwo
onboardsequencers(Sequencer1andSequencer2).
•MoveitfullylefttosetSequencer1tothemaximum
levelandSequencer2tozero.
•MoveitfullyrighttosetSequencer1tozeroand
Sequencer2tothemaximumlevel.
•MoveittothecentertosetbothSequencersatthesame
level.
Note:Whenturningtheinstrumenton,movethisslidertothecen‐
ter,toavoidstartingaSongattheminimumlevel.
HEADPHONES
Youcanconnectapairofheadphonestotherearpanelhead‐
phonejack(PHONES:stereomini‐jack).Youcanusehead‐
phoneswithanimpedanceof16–200Ω(50Ωrecommended).
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Youcansendthesoundtoanexternalamplificationsystem,
insteadoftheinternalspeakers.Thisisusefulwhenrecord‐
ing,orwhenplayinglive.
AUDIO INPUTS
Youcanconnecttheoutputofanotherelectronicmusical
instrument,anunpoweredmixer,oranyaudiodevicetothe
rearpanelinputjack(INPUT:stereomini‐jack).Sincethisisa
line‐levelinput,youʹllneedtouseaseparatelysoldmicpre‐
ampormixerifyouʹreconnectingamic.
Usetheconnecteddevice’svolumecontroltoadjusttheinput
level.Becarefulnottomakeitdistort(or“clip”).Hereishow
tosetthevolumeoftheconnecteddevice:
•ifthesoundheardonmicroARRANGER’soutputsistoo
low,youshouldincreasetheoutputlevelofthecon‐
necteddevice.
•ifitsoundsfine,it’sok.
•ifitdistorts,youshouldlowerthelevelalittle,untilthe
soundsisfineagain.
MIDI CONNECTIONS
YoucanplaytheinternalsoundsofyourmicroARRANGER
withanexternalcontroller,i.e.amasterkeyboard,aMIDI
guitar,awindcontroller,aMIDIaccordion,oradigitalpiano.
1. ConnectastandardMIDIcablefromtheMIDIOUTof
yourcontrollertotheMIDIINconnectoronthemicro‐
ARRANGER.
2. SelectatransmissionMIDIchannelonyourcontroller.
Somecontrollers,liketheMIDIaccordions,usually
transmitonmorethanonechannel.
3. OnthemicroARRANGER,selecttheMIDISetupthat
bestfitsyourcontroller’stype.
DAMPER PEDAL
ConnectaDamper(Sustain)pedaltotheDAMPERconnector
onthebackpanel.UseaKORGPS‐1,PS‐3orDS1Hfoot‐
switchpedal,oracompatibleone.
DEMO
Listentothebuilt‐inDemoSongstoappreciatethepowerofthe
microARRANGER.Thereare16DemoSongstochoosefrom.
1. PresstheSTYLEPLAYandSONGPLAYbuttons
together.TheirLEDsstartblinking.
Atthispoint,ifyoudon’tpressanyotherbutton,allthe
DemoSongswillbeplayedback.
2. ChooseapageusingthePAGEbuttons.Therearetwo
differentpagesintheDemomode.
3. SelectaDemoSongbypressingthecorrespondingVOL‐
UME/VALUEbuttonaroundthedisplay.TheDemowill
automaticallystart.
4. StoptheDemobypressingSTART/STOP.
5. ExittheDemomodebypressingoneoftheMODEbuttons.
THE MUSIC STAND
AmusicstandcomesstandardwithyourmicroARRANGER.
Fititintothetwodedicatedholesinthefrontpanel.

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The music stand
3. FRONT PANEL
1 Power switch ( )
ThisturnsthemicroARRANGERʹspoweronoroff.
2 MASTER VOLUME
Thisslidercontrolstheoverallvolumeoftheinstrument,
bothoftheinternalspeakers,theL/MONOandRIGHTout‐
puts,andtheHEADPHONESoutput.
Warning:Atthemaximumlevel,withrich‐soundingSongs,Styles
orPrograms,theinternalspeakerscoulddistortduringsignal
peaks.Shouldthishappen,lowertheMasterVolumealittle.
3 ACC/SEQ VOLUME
Thisslidercontrolstheaccompanimenttracksvolume(Style
Playmode)ortheSongtracksvolume,excludingtheReal‐
timetracks(SongandSongPlaymodes).Thisisarelative
control,wheretheeffectivemaximumvalueisdeterminedby
theMASTERVOLUMEsliderposition.
4 ASSIGN.SLIDER
Thisisafreelyprogrammableslider.Bydefault,itactsasthe
KeyboardExpressioncontrol,toletyoubalancetherelative
volumeoftheRealtime(Keyboard)tracks.
5 MODE section
Eachofthesebuttonsrecallsoneoftheoperatingmodesof
theinstrument.Eachmodeexcludestheothers.
STYLEPLAY StylePlaymode,whereyoucanplayStyles
(automaticaccompaniments)and/orplayupto
fourRealtimetracksonthekeyboard.
Inthemainpage,Realtime(Keyboard)tracks
areshownontherighthalfofthedisplay.You
canreachthemainpagebypressingEXITfrom
anyoftheStylePlayeditpages.Ifyouareina
differentoperatingmode,pressSTYLEPLAY
torecalltheStylePlaymode.IftheTRACK
SELECTLEDison,pressTRACKSELECTto
turnitoffandseetheRealtimetracks.
Thisoperatingmodeisautomaticallyselected
whentheinstrumentisturnedon.
SONGPLAY SongPlaymode,whereyoucanplayback16‐
trackSongsinStandardMidiFile(SMF)format
directlyfromthememorycard.Youcanalso
play“.MID”and“.KAR”filesdirectlyfromthe
memorycard.SincethemicroARRANGERis
equippedwithtwosequencers,youcaneven
playtwoSongsatthesametime,andmixthem
withtheBALANCEslider.
InadditiontotheSongtracks,youcanplay
onetofourRealtime(Keyboard)tracks,along
withtheSong(s).Inthemainpage,Realtime
(Keyboard)tracksareshownontherighthalf
ofthedisplay.Youcanreachthemainpageby
pressingEXITfromanyoftheSongPlayedit
pages.Ifyouareinadifferentoperatingmode,
pressSONGPLAYtorecalltheSongPlay
mode.IftheTRACKSELECTLEDisonor
flashing,pressTRKSELECToneortwotimes
toturnitoffandseetheRealtimetracks.
B.SEQ BackingSequencemode,whereyoucanrecord
anewSongbasedontheRealtimeandStyle
tracks,andsaveitasanewStandardMIDIFile.
SONG Songmode,whereyoucanplay,record,oredit
aSong.
PROGRAM Programmode,toplaysingleSoundPrograms
onthekeyboard,oreditthem.
PresstheSTYLEPLAYandSONGPLAYbut‐
tonstogethertoselecttheDemomode.This
modeletsyoulistentosomeDemoSongs,to
letyouhearthesonicpowerofthemicroAR‐
RANGER.
6GLOBAL
ThisbuttonrecallstheGlobaleditenvironmentwhereyou
canselectvariousglobalsettings.Thiseditenvironmentover‐
lapsanyoperatingmode,whichwillstillremainactiveinthe
background.PressEXITtogobacktotheunderlyingoperat‐
ingmode.
7 SD CARD
ThisbuttonrecallstheCardeditenvironment,whereyoucan
executevariousoperationsonfilesandcards(Load,Save,For‐
mat,etc…).Thiseditenvironmentoverlapsthecurrentoper‐
atingmode,whichwillstillremainactiveinthebackground.
PressEXITtogobacktotheunderlyingoperatingmode.
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The music stand
8 MEMORY (TIE)
ThisbuttonturnstheLowerandChordMemoryfunctionson
oroff.Gotothe“Page24‐Preferences:controls”editpageto
decideifthisbuttonshouldbeaChordMemoryonly,ora
Lower/ChordMemorybutton.WhenitworksasaLower/
ChordMemory:
ONThesoundtotheleftofthesplitpoint,andthe
chordfortheautomaticaccompaniment,are
keptinmemoryevenwhenyouraiseyour
handfromthekeyboard.
OFF Thesoundandchordsarereleasedassoonas
youraiseyourhandfromthekeyboard.
ThisbuttondoublesasaTIEfunctionfortheSongmode.
9 BASS INV. (REST)
ThisbuttonturnstheBassInversionfunctiononoroff.
ON
Thelowestnoteofachordplayedininverted
formwillalwaysbedetectedastherootnoteof
thechord.Thus,youcanspecifytothearranger
compositechordssuchasAm7/Gor“F/C”.
OFF Thelowestnoteisscannedtogetherwiththe
otherchordnotes,andisnotalwaysconsid‐
eredastherootnote.
ThisbuttondoublesasaRESTfunctionfortheSongmode.
10 MAN. BASS
ThisbuttonturnstheManualBassfunctiononoroff.
Note:WhenyoupresstheMAN.BASSbutton,theBasstrackvol‐
umeisautomaticallysettothemaximumvalue.Thevolumeis
automaticallysetbacktotheoriginalvaluewhentheMAN.BASS
buttonisdeactivated.
ON Theautomaticaccompanimentstopsplaying
(apartfortheDrumandPercussiontracks),
andyoucanmanuallyplaytheBasstrackon
theLowerpartofthekeyboard.Youcanstart
theautomaticaccompanimentagainbypress‐
ingoneoftheCHORDSCANNINGbuttons.
OFF Thebasstrackisautomaticallyplayedbythe
Style.
11 SPLIT POINT (<)
KeepthisbuttonpressedtoopentheSplitPointwindow.
Whilethiswindowisopen,youcansetthesplitpointsimply
byplayingthesplitpointnoteonthekeyboard.Then,release
theSPLITPOINTbutton.
Tomemorizetheselectedsplitpointnote,presstheGLOBALbut‐
ton,thenpressWRITEtosavetheGlobalsettingsintomemory.
ThisbuttondoublesasaPREVIOUSEVENTfunctionfor
theBackingSequenceandSongmodes.
12 G.QUANTIZE (>)
PressthisbuttontoopentheGrooveQuantizewindow,
whereyoucanselectarealtimegroovequantizationtobe
appliedtotheSong(onlySequencer1).
ThisbuttondoublesasaNEXTEVENTfunctionforthe
BackingSequenceandSongmodes.
13 TEMPO (= LOCK)
ThisbuttonturnstheTempoLockfunctiononoroff.
ON WhenyouselectadifferentStyleorPerfor‐
mance,thetempodoesn’tchange.Youcanstill
changeitusingtheDIALortheTEMPObuttons.
OFF WhenyouselectadifferentStyleorPerfor‐
mance,thememorizedtempovalueisauto‐
maticallyselected.
14
ThisbuttonturnstheSingleTouchfunctiononoroff.
ON WhenadifferentStyle(orthesameagain)is
selected,aSingleTouchSetting(STS1)isauto‐
maticallyselected,meaningthattheRealtime
tracksandeffectswillchange,togetherwith
theStyletracksandeffects.
OFF WhenyouselectadifferentStyle(orthesame
again),theStyletracksandeffectsarechanged,
whiletheRealtimetracksarenotchanged.
15 STYLE section (NUMERIC KEYPAD)
UsethesebuttonstoopentheStyleSelectwindowandselect
aStyle.See“SelectingaStyle”onpage 14.
Theleftmostbuttonletsyouselecttheupperorlowerrowof
Stylebanks.Pressituntilyou’veselectedtherowyou’relook‐
ingfor.(AfterbothLEDshaveturnedon,pressthebutton
againtoturnthemoff).
UPPERLEDON
Upper‐rowStylesselected.
LOWERLEDON
Lower‐rowStylesselected.
AwordaboutStylebanksandnames.Stylesfrom“8/16
BEAT”to“WORLD3”,andfrom“LATIN1”to“TRAD”are
standardStyles,theusercan’tnormallyoverwritewitha
Loadoperation.
“DIRECTSD”StylesareStylesdirectlyaccessedfromthe
memorycard(noneedtoloadfromcard).
Stylesfrom“USER1”to“USER3”arelocationswhereyou
canloadnewStylesfromthememorycard.
Eachbutton(Stylebank)contains2pages,eachwithupto8
Styles.BrowsethroughtheStylesusingthePAGEbuttons.
Thereisashortcut
toseetheoriginalbankforaStyle. You
canseetheoriginalbankwhereaStyleiscontained.Justkeep
theSHIFTbuttonpressed,andthenpressthelefmostbuttonof
theSTYLEsection.Amessagewindowwillappear,showing
thenameoftheoriginalbank.ReleasetheSHIFTbuttontoexit
thewindow.
Thereisashortcuttoseeallpagesoftheselectedbank.To
cycleallpagesforaselectedbank,pressthebank’sbutton
untilyouseethepagethatyou’relookingfor.
Thesebuttonsdoubleasa numerickeypad oncertainpages.
16 FADE IN/OUT
WhentheStylestopped,pressthisbuttontostartitwitha
volumefade‐in(thevolumegoesfromzerotothemaximum).
WhentheStyleisplaying,pressthisbuttontostopitwitha
volumefade‐out(thevolumegraduallydecreases).
Youdon’tneedtopressSTART/STOPtostartorstoptheStyle.
17 VARIATION 1–4 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons
Eachofthesebuttonswillselectoneofthefourvariationsof
thecurrentStyle.Eachvariationcanvaryinpatternsand
sounds.
ThesebuttonsdoubleasaNOTELENGTHfunctionforthe
Songmode.
18 FILL 1–2 (NOTE LENGTH) buttons
Thesetwobuttonstriggerafill‐in.Pressthemtwice(LEDblink‐
ing)toletthemplayinloop,andselectanyotherStyleelement
(Fill,Intro,Variation…)toexittheloop.
TheyalsodoubleasaNOTELENGTHfunctionforthe
Songmode.
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19 COUNT IN / BREAK
WhiletheStyleisnotrunning,pressthisbutton,thenpress
START/STOP.Thiscombinationtriggersaone‐barinitial
count,thentheStylestartsplaying.
WhiletheStyleisalreadyinplay,thisbuttontriggersabreak
(anemptymeasurebeginningwithakick+crashshot).Press
ittwicetoletitplayinloop,andselectanyotherStyleele‐
ment(Fill,Intro,Variation…)toexittheloop.
20 ENDING 1–2 (DOT, TRIPLET) buttons
WhiletheStyleisrunning,thesetwobuttonstriggeranEnd‐
ing,andstoptheStyle.Pressoneofthem,andtheStylewill
stoprunningwithanEnding.IfpressedwhiletheStyleis
stopped,theyactasanadditionalcoupleofIntros.
Pressthemtwice(LEDblinking)toletthemplayinloop,and
selectanyotherStyleelement(Fill,Intro,Variation…)toexit
theloop.
ENDING1alsodoublesasaDOTfunction,andENDING2
doublesasaTRIPLETfunction,tobeusedinSongmode.
Note:Ending1playsashortsequencewithdifferentchords,while
Ending2playsonthelastrecognizedchord.
21 INTRO 1–2 buttons
ThesetwobuttonssetthearrangerinIntromode.Afterpress‐
ingoneofthesebuttons,starttheStyle,anditwillbeginwith
theselectedintro.TheINTROLEDwillautomaticallygooff
attheendoftheintro.
Pressthemtwice(LEDblinking)toletthemplayinaloop,
andselectanyotherStyleelement(Fill,Intro,Variation…)to
exittheloop.
Note:Intro1playsashortsequencewithdifferentchords,while
Intro2playsonthelastrecognizedchord.
22 START/STOP
StartsorstopstheStylethat’srunning.
Youcanresetall‘frozen’notesandcontrollersonthe
microARRANGERandanyinstrumentconnectedtoitsMIDI
OUT,byusingthe“Panic”keycombination.JustpressSHIFT
+START/STOPtostopallnotesandresetallcontrollers.
23 SYNCHRO START / STOP (DELETE)
ThisbuttonturnstheSynchroStartandSynchroStopfunc‐
tionsonoroff.Pressitrepeatedlytoturnthefunctionsonor
off.TheLEDswillcycleinthisorder:START
START+STOPOFF.
STARTLEDON
WhenthisLEDislit‐up,justplayachordinthe
chordrecognitionareatoautomaticallystart
theStylerunning.Ifyoulike,youcanturnone
oftheINTROsonbeforestartingtheStyle.
START+STOPLEDsON
WhenbothLEDsarelit‐up,raisingyourhand
fromthekeyboardmomentarilywillstopthe
Stylefromplaying.Ifyouplayachordagain,
theStylestartsagain.
OFF AllSynchrofunctionsareturnedoff.
ThisbuttondoublesasaDELETEfunctionfortheBacking
SequenceandSongmodes.
Itisalsousedtodeletetheselectedcharacter,duringtext
editing.
24 TAP TEMPO/RESET (INSERT)
Thisisadouble‐functionbutton,actinginadifferentway
dependingontheStylestatus(stop/play).
TapTempo:WhentheStyleisnotplaying,youcan“beat”the
tempoonthisbutton.Attheend,theaccompanimentstarts
playing,usingthe“tappedin”tempo.
Reset:WhenyoupressthisbuttonwhiletheStyleisinplay,
theStylepatterngoesbacktothepreviousstrongbeat.
ThisbuttondoublesasanINSERTfunctionfortheBacking
SequenceandSongmodes.
Itisalsousedtoinsertacharacteratthecursorposition,dur‐
ingtextediting.
25 WRITE/CARD IN USE
InStylePlaymode,thisbuttonopenstheWritewindow,that
letsyousaveallthetracksontoaPerformance,theRealtime
(Keyboard)tracksinaSingleTouchSetting(STS),orthe
accompanimenttracksontoaStylePerformance.
IntheGlobaleditenvironment,pressittosaveGlobalparam‐
etersinmemory.
Thisbutton’sLEDworksasaCARDINUSEindicator,and
turnsonwhenthecardslotisinuse.
26 ENSEMBLE
ThisbuttonturnstheEnsemblefunctiononoroff.Whenon,
theright‐handmelodyisharmonizedwiththeleft‐hand
chords.
Note:TheEnsemblefunctionworksonlywhenthekeyboardisin
SPLITmode,andtheLOWERChordScanningmodeselected.
27 RECORD
ThisbuttonsetstheinstrumentinRecordmode(depending
onthecurrentoperatingmode).
28 MENU
ThisbuttonopenstheMenupageforthecurrentoperating
modeoreditenvironment.Afteropeningamenu,youcan
jumptooneoftheeditpagesbypressingthecorresponding
VOLUME/VALUEbuttons;orbrowsethemusingthePAGE
buttons.Otherwise,gobacktothemainpageofthecurrent
operatingmode,orclosetheeditenvironment,bypressing
theEXITbutton.
Seetherelevantchapterdevotedtoeachoperatingmodeor
editenvironment,toseetheir“maps”indetail.
29 PAGE -/+
AfterpressingMENUtoopenamenu,usethesebuttonsto
browsetheeditpagesofanoperatingmodeoreditingenvi‐
ronment.PressEXITtogobackfromaneditpagetothemain
pageofthecurrentoperatingmode,ortoclosetheGlobalor
CardEditenvironment.
Inaddition,youcanusethesebuttonstoselectadifferent
pageinaStyleSelectorProgramSelectwindow.

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30 VOLUME/VALUE (MUTE) A–H buttons
Withinthisuser’smanual,eachbuttonpairismarkedwithan
alphabeticletter(A–H).See“DisplayandUserInterface”on
page 9formoredetails.
Acorrespondingtracknameisprintedovereachbuttonpair.
Thesenamesshowthecorrespondingtrackthebuttonpair
affectsinthemainpageoftheStylePlaymode.
•Thelefthalfisforthemainpage,whereyoucanseethe
Realtimetracks,andtheStyletracksgroupedtogether:
•TherighthalfisfortheStyletrackspage,whereyoucan
seeeachoftheaccompanimenttracks:
See“SymbolsandIcons”onpage 11.
Usethesebuttonstoperformvariousoperationsonthecom‐
mandsandfunctionsappearinginthedisplay.
SELECTING Useeachbuttonpairtoselectthecorrespond‐
ingiteminthedisplay(i.e.atrack,aparameter
oracommand).Useeithertheleftorrightbut‐
toninapair.
VOLUME Whileyouareinthemainpagesofanyoperat‐
ingmode,selectatrackandusethesebuttons
tochangethetrack’svolume.Usetheleftbut‐
tontodecreaseit,ortherightbuttonto
increaseit.
MUTE Pressbothbuttonsinapairtomutethecorre‐
spondingtrack.Pressbothbuttonsagainto
unmutethetrack.
SOLO WhileintheStylePlay,SongPlayand
Songmodes,youcansolooneofthetracks.
JustkeeptheSHIFTbuttonpressed,andpress
bothoftheVOLUME/VALUEbuttonscorre‐
spondingwiththetrackyouwishtosolo.
Toexitthesolomode,keeptheSHIFTbutton
pressedagain,andpressboththeVOLUME/
VALUEbuttonscorrespondingtothesoloed
track.
VALUE Useeachbuttonpairtochangethecorrespond‐
ingparameter’svalue.Theleftbuttondecreases
thevalue,therightbuttonincreasesit.
31 TRACK SELECT
Dependingontheoperatingmode,thisbuttonswitches
betweenthevarioustracksview.
STYLEPLAYMODE
SwitchesbetweentheRealtimetracksandthe
Styletracks.
SONGPLAYMODE
Switchesbetweenthemainpage(showingthe
Realtime/Keyboardtracks),Songtracks1–8,
andSongtracks9–16.
SONGMODE
Switchesbetweenthemainpage,Songtracks
1–8andSongtracks9–16.
TheTRACKSELECTLEDshowsthecurrentpageview:
Off Mainpage(Realtimetracks,orSongcontrols)
On 2ndpage(Styletracks,orSongtracks1–8)
Flashing 3rdpage(Songtracks9–16)
32 SINGLE TOUCH SETTING
(F-1–F-4 FUNCTION KEYS) buttons
WhileinthemainpageoftheStylePlayorBackingSequence
mode,thesebuttonsselectaSingleTouchSettingeach.Each
oftheStylesincludesamaximumoffourSingleTouchSet‐
tings(STS),toautomaticallyconfiguretheRealtimetracks
andeffectsatthetouchofafinger.WhentheSINGLE
TOUCHLEDislit,anSTSisautomaticallyselectedwhen
selectingaStyle.
InEditmode,thesebuttonsdoubleasfunctionkeys,to
selectthecorrespondingitemsinthedisplay.
33 SHIFT
Withthisbuttonhelddown,pressingcertainotherbuttons
willaccessasecondfunction.
34 TEMPO/VALUE section
TheDIALandtheDOWN/‐andUP/+buttonscanbeusedto
controltheTempo,assignadifferentvaluetotheselected
parameterinthedisplayorscrollalistoffilesintheSong
SelectandCardpages.TheVALUELEDshowsthestatusof
thissection.
DIAL Turnthedialclockwisetoincreasethevalueor
tempo.Turnitcounter‐clockwisetodecrease
thevalueortempo.
WhenusedwhilepressingtheSHIFT
button,thiscontrolalwaysactsasaTempo
control.
DOWN/‐andUP/+
DOWN/‐ decreasesthevalueortempo;UP/+
increasesthevalueortempo.
KeeptheSHIFTbuttonpresseddown,
andpresseithertheDOWN/‐or
UP/+buttontoresettheTempotothevalue
that’ssavedontotheselectedStyle.

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Front panel
The music stand
35 VALUE LED
ThisLEDshowsthestatusoftheDIALandDOWN/‐andUP/
+buttons.
ON TheDIALandDOWN/‐ andUP/+buttonsact
asValuecontrols,tochangethevalueofthe
selectedparameterinthedisplay.
OFF TheDIALandDOWN/‐andUP/+buttonscon‐
troltheTempo.
36 EXIT/NO
Usethisbuttontoperformvariousactions,leavingthecur‐
rentstatus:
•exitadialogbox
•answer“No”toanyquestionthatappearsinthedisplay
•exittheMenuwindow
•gobacktothemainpageofthecurrentoperatingmode
•exittheGlobalorCardEditenvironment,andgobackto
themainpageofthecurrentoperatingmode
•exitfromaStyle,PerformanceorProgramSelectwin‐
dow
37 ENTER/YES
Usethisbuttontoperformvariousactions,confirmingthe
currentselectedstatus:
•answer“Yes”toanyquestionthatappearsinthedisplay
•confirmacommand
38 DISPLAY HOLD
ThisbuttonturnstheDisplayHoldfunctiononoroff.
ON Whenyouopenatemporarywindow(likethe
ProgramSelectwindow),itremainsinthedis‐
playuntilyoupressEXIT/NO,oranoperating
modebutton.
OFF Anytemporarywindowclosesafteracertain
time,orafterselectinganiteminthewindow.
39 CHORD SCANNING section
InStylePlayandBackingSequencemode,usethesebuttons
todefinethewaychordsarerecognizedbythearranger.
LOWER Chordsaredetectedbelowthesplitpoint.The
numberofnotesyoushouldplaytoforma
chordisdefinedbytheChordScanningMode
parameter.
UPPER Chordsaredetectedabovethesplitpoint.You
mustalwaysplaythreeormorenotestoletthe
arrangerrecognizeachord.
FULL(bothLEDson)
Chordsaredetectedonthefullkeyboard
range.Youmustalwaysplaythreeormore
notestoletthearrangerrecognizeachord.
OFF Nochordswillbedetected.Afterpressing
START/STOP,onlytheDrumandPercussion
accompanimenttrackscanplay.
40 KEYBOARD MODE section
ThesebuttonsdefinehowthefourKeyboard(orRealtime)
tracksarepositionedonthekeyboard.
SPLIT TheLowertrackplaysbelowthesplitpoint,
whiletheUpper1,Upper2andUpper3tracks
playaboveit.Bydefault,selectingthiskey‐
boardmodeautomaticallyselectstheLower
chordscanningmode.
FULLUPPER
TheUpper1,Upper2and/orUpper3tracks
playonthewholekeyboardrange.TheLower
trackdoesnotplay.Bydefault,selectingthis
keyboardmodeautomaticallyselectstheFull
chordscanningmode.
41 STYLE CHANGE
ThisbuttonturnstheStyleChangefunctiononoroff.
ON WhenyouselectaPerformance,theStylecould
change,accordingtowhichStylenumberis
memorizedontothePerformance.
OFF WhenyouselectaPerformance,theStyleand
Styletracksettingsremainunchanged.Only
Realtime(Keyboard)trackssettingsare
changed.
42
PressthisbuttontousethePROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
sectiontoselectaPerformance.
43
PressthisbuttontousethePROGRAM/PERFORMANCE
sectiontoselectaProgram,andassignittotheselectedtrack.
44 PROGRAM/PERFORMANCE section
UsethesebuttonstoopentheProgramSelectorPerformance
Selectwindow,andselectaProgramoraPerformance.See
“SelectingaProgram”onpage 13,or“SelectingaPerfor‐
mance”onpage 12.
TheleftmostbuttonselectstheupperorlowerrowofPro‐
gramorPerformancebanks.Pressituntilyou’veselectedthe
rowthatyou’relookingfor.(AfterbothLEDshaveconsecu‐
tivelyturnedon,pressthebuttonagaintoturnthemoff).
UPPERLEDON
UpperrowofProgramsorPerformancesselected.
LOWERLEDON
LowerrowofProgramsorPerformancesselected.
Onthefrontpanel,Programbanksareidentifiedbythe
instrumentnames,whilePerformancebanksareidentified
bynumbers(1–10;0=bank10).
AnoteaboutProgrambanksandnames.Programsfrom
“PIANO”to“SFX”arestandardPrograms,theusercan’t
directlymodify.
Programs“USER1”and“USER2”arelocationswhereyou
canloadnewProgramsfromthememorycard.
“USERDK”iswhereyoucanloadnewdrumkits.
EachProgrambankcontainsvariouspages,eachwithupto8
Programs.YoucanbrowsethemusingthePAGEbuttons.
PERFORM.
PROGRAM