Korg NAUTILUS Series User manual

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ParameterGuide
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About this manual
The owner’s manuals and how to use them
These manuals apply to all NAUTILUS models. The front
panel and rear panel illustrations show the NAUTILUS-61,
but they apply identically to the other models.
The NAUTILUS comes with the following manuals.
• Quick Start Guide (printed and PDF)
• Operation Guide (PDF)
• Parameter Guide (PDF)
• Voice Name List (PDF)
A printed copy is included only for the Quick Start Guide.
You can download these PDF manuals from the Korg
website (www.korg.com).
Quick Start Guide
Please read this first. It introduces all of the basic features of
the NAUTILUS, and is designed to get you up and running
quickly.
Operation Guide
Put simply, the Operation Guide is designed to answer the
question, “How do I do this?”
It explains the names and functions of each part of the
NAUTILUS, basic operation, an overview of each mode,
how to edit sounds, record on the sequencer, sample, and so
on. This guide also explains the basics of effects,
arpeggiator, Wave Sequences, and Drum Kits.
Finally, it also contains a troubleshooting guide and
supplemental information such as specifications.
Parameter Guide (this document)
The Parameter Guide is designed to answer the question,
“What does this do?”
Organized by mode and page, the Parameter Guide includes
information on each and every parameter in the NAUTILUS.
Voice Name List
The Voice Name List lists all of the sounds and setups that
are in the NAUTILUS when it is shipped from the factory,
including Programs, Combinations, Multisamples,
Drumsamples, Drum Kits, Arpeggio Pattern, Wave
Sequences, Drum Track Patterns, Template Songs, and
Effect Presets.
PDF versions
The NAUTILUS PDF manuals are designed for easy
navigation and searching. They include extensive PDF
contents information, which generally appears on the side of
the window in your PDF reader and lets you jump quickly to
a specific section. All cross-references are hyper-links, so
that clicking on them automatically takes you to the source
of the reference.
Conventions in this manual
Abbreviations for the manuals: QSG, OG, PG, VNL
In the documentation, references to the manuals are
abbreviated as follows.
QSG: Quick Start Guide
OG: Operation Guide
PG: Parameter Guide
VNL: Vo i c e N a m e L i s t
Symbols , , Note, Tips
These symbols respectively indicate a caution, a MIDI-
related explanation, a supplementary note, or a tip.
Example screen displays
The parameter values shown in the example screens of this
manual are only for explanatory purposes, and may not
necessary match the values that appear in the LCD screen of
your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square
brackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal numbers.
* Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus
Torvalds in the United States and in other countries.
* All product names and company names are the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
Thank you for purchasing the Korg NAUTILUS. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this
manual carefully.

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Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
PROGRAM mode: HD-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HD-1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PROGRAM > Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
0–1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Program Select menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Quick Layer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Quick Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
0–2: Performance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
0–6: ARP DRUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
0–8: Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
0–9: Tone Adjust. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
PROGRAM > Basic/X-Y/Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1–1: Program Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1–5: X-Y Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
1–6: X-Y Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1–8: Controllers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PROGRAM > OSC/Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2–1: OSC1 Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
2–2: OSC1 Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2–5: OSC2 Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2–6: OSC2 Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
2–9: Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PROGRAM > Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3–1: Filter1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
3–2: Filter1 Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
3–3: Filter1 LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3–4: Filter1 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3–5: Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3–6: Filter2 Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3–7: Filter2 LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
3–8: Filter2 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
PROGRAM > Amp/EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4–1: Amp1/Driver1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
4–2: Amp1 Mod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
4–3: Amp1 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
4–5: Amp2/Driver2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
4–6: Amp2 Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4–7: Amp2 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
4–9: EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
PROGRAM > LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5–1: OSC1 LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5–2: OSC1 LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5–5: OSC2 LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5–6: OSC2 LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5–9: Common LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PROGRAM > AMS Mixer/Common KeyTrack. . . 89
6–1: OSC 1 AMS Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
6–5: OSC 2 AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
6–9: Common KeyTrack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
PROGRAM > IFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
8–5: Insert FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
8–7: IFX 1–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
8–9: Common FX LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
PROGRAM > MFX/TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
9–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
9–2: MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
9–3: MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
9–4: TFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
9–5: TFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
HD-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
PROGRAM: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . .112
PROGRAM mode: EXi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
EXi PROGRAM > Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
0–1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
0–2: Performance Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
0–6: ARP DRUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
0–7: Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
0–8: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
EXi PROGRAM > Basic/X-Y/Controllers . . . . . . . 130
4–1: Program Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
4–2: EXi Audio Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
4–5: X-Y Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
4–6: X-Y Envelope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
4–8: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
EXi PROGRAM > Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
5–1: Common Step Seq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
5–2: Common LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
5–3: Common Keyboard Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
EXi PROGRAM > EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
EXi PROGRAM > IFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
EXi PROGRAM > MFX/TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
EXi PROGRAM: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . .140
EXi: AL-1 Analog Synthesizer . . . . . . . .141
AL-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
EXi PROGRAM > Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
0–1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
PROGRAM > AL-1: OSC/Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
4–1: OSC Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
4–2: OSC Sub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
4–3: Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
4–4: Pitch Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
4–5: Pitch EG/Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
PROGRAM > AL-1: Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
5–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
5–2: Multi Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
5–3: Filter Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
5–4: Filter LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

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PROGRAM > AL-1: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
6–1: Amp/Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
6–2: Amp Mod.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
6–3: Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
PROGRAM > AL-1: EG 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7–1: EG 1 (Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7–2: EG 2 (Pitch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
7–3: EG 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
7–4: EG 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
PROGRAM > AL-1: Step Seq/LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
8–1: Step Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
8–2: LFO 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
8–3: LFO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
8–4: LFO 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
8–5: LFO 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
PROGRAM > AL-1: AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
9–1: AMS Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
AL-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
EXi AL-1: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
EXi: CX-3 Tonewheel Organ . . . . . . . . . 183
CX-3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
EXi PROGRAM > CX-3: Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
0–1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
PROGRAM > CX-3: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
4–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
4–2: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
PROGRAM > CX-3: Split & Drawbars . . . . . . . . . 190
5–1: Keyboard Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
5–2: Drawbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
5–3: EX Drawbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
PROGRAM > CX-3: Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
6–1: Percussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
6–2: EX Percussion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
PROGRAM > CX-3: Amp, V/C, Rotary Speaker. 197
7–1: Amp/V/C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
7–2: Rotary Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
PROGRAM > CX-3: AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
9–1: AMS Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
CX-3: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Changes from the original CX-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
EXi CX-3: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
EXi: STR-1 Plucked String . . . . . . . . . . . 207
STR-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
EXi PROGRAM > STR-1: Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
0–1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
PROGRAM > STR-1: String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
4–1: Pluck/Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
4–2: PCM OSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
4–3: PCM OSC Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
4–4: Excitation Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
4–5: String Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
4–6: Damping/Dispersion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
4–7: String Pitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
4–8: Pickups/Feedback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
4–9: Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
PROGRAM > STR-1: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
5–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
5–2: Multi Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237
5–3: Filter Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
5–4: Filter LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
PROGRAM > STR-1: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
6–1: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
6–2: Amp Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
6–3: Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .245
PROGRAM > STR-1: EG 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
7–1: EG 1 (Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
7–2: EG 2 (Pitch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
7–3: EG 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
7–4: EG 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
PROGRAM > STR-1: LFO 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
8–1: LFO 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
8–2: LFO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
8–3: LFO 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
8–4: LFO 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
PROGRAM > STR-1: AMS Mixers/String Track. 249
9–1: AMS Mixers 1/2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
9–2: AMS Mixers 3/4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
9–9: String Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
STR-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
EXi STR-1: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 253
EXi: MS-20EX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
MS-20EX Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
On-screen knobs and switches
and the Parameter Details area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
EXi PROGRAM > MS-20EX: Home . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
0–1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
PROGRAM > MS-20EX: Oscillators & Filters. . . 259
4–1: Oscillators & Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
PROGRAM > MS-20EX: MG, EG, and
Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
5–1: MG, EG, and Modulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
PROGRAM > MS-20EX: Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . 267
6–1: Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267
PROGRAM > MS-20EX: EG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
7–1: EG 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
7–2: EG 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
7–3: EG 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
7–4: EG 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
PROGRAM > MS-20EX: LFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
8–1: LFO 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
8–2: LFO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
8–3: LFO 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
8–4: LFO 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277

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PROGRAM > MS-20EX: AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . . 278
9–1: AMS Mixers 1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
9–2: AMS Mixers 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
MS-20EX: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
EXi MS-20: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . 282
EXi: PolysixEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
PolysixEX Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
On-screen knobs and switches
and the Parameter Details area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
EXi PROGRAM > PolysixEX: Home . . . . . . . . . . . 285
0–1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
PROGRAM > PolysixEX: Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
4–1: Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
PROGRAM > PolysixEX: Modulation &
Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
5–1: Mod & Arp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
PROGRAM > PolysixEX: EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
7–1: EG 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
7–2: EG 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
PROGRAM > PolysixEX: LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
8–1: LFO 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
8–2: LFO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
PROGRAM > PolysixEX: AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . 293
9–1: AMS Mixers 1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
9–2: AMS Mixers 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
PolysixEX: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
EXi PolysixEX: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . 296
EXi: MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM
Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
MOD-7 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Using the Parameter Details area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Loading DX sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Synthesis with the MOD-7: a guided tour . . . . 301
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Individual oscillators and subtractive synthesis . . . . 302
VPM (aka FM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Filtered VPM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
PCM as a VPM modulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Waveshaping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Ring Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
EXi PROGRAM > MOD-7: Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
0–1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
PROGRAM > MOD-7: Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
4–1: Patch Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
PROGRAM > MOD-7: Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
5–1: Osc Main. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
5–2: PCM Osc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
5–3: PCM Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
5–4: VPM Osc1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
5–5: VPM Osc 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
5–6: VPM Osc 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
5–7: VPM Osc 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
5–8: VPM Osc 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
5–9: VPM Osc 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
PROGRAM > MOD-7: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6–2: Multi Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6–3: Filter Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
6–4: Filter LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
PROGRAM > MOD-7: Amp & Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . 337
7–1: Mixers 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337
7–2: Output Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338
7–3: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
7–4: Amp Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
7–5: Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
PROGRAM > MOD-7: EG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
8–1: EG 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340
8–2: EG 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–3: EG 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–4: EG 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–5: EG 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–6: EG 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–7: EG 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–8: EG 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
8–9: EG 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
PROGRAM > MOD-7: Seq, LFO, and
AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
9–1: Step Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–2: LFO 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–3: LFO 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–4: LFO 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–5: LFO 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–6: AMS Mixers 1/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–7: AMS Mixers 3/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–8: AMS Mixers 5/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
9–9: AMS Mixers 7/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344
MOD-7: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
EXi MOD-7: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . .347
EXi: SGX-2 Premium Piano. . . . . . . . . . .349
SGX-2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
EXi PROGRAM > SGX-2: Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
0–1: Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
PROGRAM > SGX-2: Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
4–1: Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
PROGRAM > SGX-2: String Resonance/
Una Corda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
5–1: String Resonance/Una Corda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354

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SGX-2: Tone adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
EXi SGX-2: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . 357
EXi: EP-1 MDS Electric Piano . . . . . . . . 359
EP-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
On-screen knobs, sliders & switches
and the Parameter Details area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
EXi PROGRAM > EP-1: Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
0–1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
EXi PROGRAM > EP-1: Basic/Oscillator . . . . . . . 362
4–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
4–2: Oscillator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
EXi PROGRAM > EP-1: Panel/IFX/Amp . . . . . . . 366
5–1: Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Tine EP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Reed EP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Insert Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
EXi PROGRAM > EP-1: AMS Mixers. . . . . . . . . . . 374
EP-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
EXi EP-1: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
COMBINATION mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
COMBINATION > Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
0–1: Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Quick Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Quick Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
0–2: Performance Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
0–6: ARP DRUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390
0–8: Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
0–9: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
COMBINATION > EQ/X-Y/Controllers . . . . . . . . 396
1–1: Timbre EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
1–5: X-Y Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
1–6: X-Y CC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
1–7: X-Y Envelope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
1–8: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
COMBINATION > Timbre Parameters . . . . . . . . 405
2–1: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
2–2: OSC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
2–3: Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
2–4: Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
2–5: Wave Seq/ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
2–6: EXi Audio Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
COMBINATION > MIDI Filter/Zones . . . . . . . . . . 413
3–1: MIDI Filter1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
3–2: MIDI Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
3–3: MIDI Filter3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
3–5: Keyboard Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
3–6: Velocity Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
COMBINATION > IFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
8–1: Routing1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
8–2: Routing2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
8–5: Insert FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
8–7: IFX 1–12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
8–9: Common FX LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
COMBINATION > MFX/TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430
9–1: Routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430
9–2: MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
9–3: MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432
9–4: TFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432
9–5: TFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432
COMBINATION: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . 433
SEQUENCER mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Sequencer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
MIDI sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Setup parameters & Musical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
SEQUENCER > Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443
0–1: Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
0–5: MIDI Track Loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454
0–6: Recording Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
0–7: ARP DRUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .460
0–8: Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462
0–9: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464
SEQUENCER > EQ/X-Y/Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . 466
1–1: MIDI Track EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466
1–2: Audio Track EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
1–5: X-Y Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .469
1–6: X-Y CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472
1–7: X-Y Envelope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .474
1–8: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476
SEQUENCER > Track Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
2–1: MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .478
2–2: OSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .480
2–3: Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482
2–4: Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .484
2–5: Wave Seq/ARP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
2–6: EXi Audio Input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .487
2–7: Audio Track Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .488
SEQUENCER > MIDI Filter/Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
3–1: MIDI Filter1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
3–2: MIDI Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491
3–3: MIDI Filter3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .492
3–5: Keyboard Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .493
3–6: Velocity Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .495
SEQUENCER > Track Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
4–1: Track Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497
4–2: MIDI Track Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .499
4–3: Audio Track Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .500
SEQUENCER > Pattern/RPPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
5–1: Pattern Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .501
5–2: Pattern Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .503
5–3: RPPR Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .504
SEQUENCER > IFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
8–1: MIDI Routing1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507
8–2: MIDI Routing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
8–3: Audio Routing1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .511
8–4: Audio Routing2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .512
8–5: Insert FX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513
8–7: IFX 1–12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .515

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8–9: Common FX LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
SEQUENCER > MFX/TFX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
9–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
9–2: MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519
9–3: MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
9–4: TFX1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
9–5: TFX2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
SEQUENCER: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . 521
System Exclusive events supported
in Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557
SET LIST mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .559
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559
SET LIST > Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
0–1: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560
SET LIST > Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
1–1: Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565
SET LIST: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 569
SAMPLING mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571
Sampling Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Sampling to RAM, or direct to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . 571
Sampling features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 572
SAMPLING > Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
0–1: Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
0–8: Audio Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581
SAMPLING > Sample Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
1–1: Sample Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586
SAMPLING > Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
2–1: Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
SAMPLING > Multisample Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592
3–1: Multisample Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592
SAMPLING >EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
4–1: EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
SAMPLING > IFX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
8–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595
8–5: Insert FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597
8–7: IFX 1–12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599
8–9: Common FX LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
SAMPLING > MFX/TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
9–1: Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601
9–2: MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603
9–3: MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
9–4: TFX1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
9–5: TFX2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
SAMPLING: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . 605
GLOBAL mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .631
GLOBAL > Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
0–1: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631
0–2: Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637
0–3: KSC Auto-Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
0–4: Sample Manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .643
0–5: Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645
0–8: Quick Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .647
0–9: Manual Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .648
GLOBAL > MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .649
1–1: MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .649
GLOBAL > Controllers/Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .655
2–1: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .655
2–2: User Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .657
2–3: Function Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .658
GLOBAL > Category Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .660
3–1: Program Category. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .660
3–2: Combi Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .661
GLOBAL > Wave Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662
4–1: Seq. Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .662
4–2: Step Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .666
GLOBAL > Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 670
5–1: Sample Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .671
5–2: Sample Parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .674
5–3: Voice/Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .676
GLOBAL > ARP Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 678
6–1: Arpeggio Pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .679
GLOBAL > Options Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 682
7–1: Options Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .682
GLOBAL: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . .684
MEDIA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .693
MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .695
0–1: Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .695
0–2: Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .698
0–3: Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .699
0–9: Media Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700
MEDIA: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701
Effect Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .729
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 729
Effects in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .730
Dynamic modulation (Dmod) and Tempo
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .732
Common FX LFOs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .733
FX Control Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .733
Effect I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .735
Insert Effects (IFX1…IFX12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .737
In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .737
Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .738
Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .746
Controlling the Insert Effects via MIDI . . . . . . . . . . .748
Master Effects (MFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .749
In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .749
Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .750
Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .753
Controlling the Master Effects via MIDI . . . . . . . . . .754
Total Effects (TFX1, 2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755
In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .755

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Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 755
Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756
Using MIDI to control the Total Effects. . . . . . . . . . 756
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Main Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Individual Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 757
Effect/Mixer Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 758
Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
000: No Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
001: Stereo Dyna Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761
002: Stereo Compressor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762
003: Stereo Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 765
004: St.Multiband Compressor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 766
005: Stereo Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768
006: Multiband Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769
007: Stereo Multiband Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770
008: Stereo Mastering Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771
009: Stereo Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 772
010: Stereo Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 773
EQ and Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774
011: Stereo Parametric 4EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774
012: Stereo Graphic 7EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775
013: Stereo Master 3EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 776
014: Stereo Exciter/Enhncr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 777
015: Stereo Isolator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778
016: Stereo Wah/Auto Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778
017: St. Vintage/Custom Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780
018: Stereo Random Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781
019: Multi Mode Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 782
020: Stereo Sub Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783
021: Talking Modulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784
022: Stereo Decimator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 785
023: Stereo Analog Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786
024: Stereo Wave Shaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 786
025: Piano Body/Damper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788
026: Vocoder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 788
Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models . . . . 790
027: OD/Hi-Gain Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 790
028: OD/HyperGain Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791
029: Stereo Guitar Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792
030: Guitar Amp Model +P4EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792
031: Guitar Amp Model +Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793
032: Stereo Bass Cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
033: Bass Amp Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794
034: Bass Amp Model +Cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 795
035: Bass Amp TubeDrive +Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796
036: Tube PreAmp Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797
037: St. Tube PreAmp Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 797
038: Mic Modeling +PreAmp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
039: St. Mic Modeling +PreAmp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798
Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799
040: Stereo Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799
041: Stereo Harmonic Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800
042: St. Bi-phase Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801
043: Multitap Cho/Delay 4Taps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802
044: Multitap Cho/Delay 6Taps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802
045: Bi Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803
046: Ensemble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
047: Polysix Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
048: Stereo Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .806
049: Stereo Random Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807
050: Stereo Envelope Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807
051: Stereo Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .808
052: Stereo Random Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .809
053: Stereo Envelope Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .810
054: Bi Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811
Modulation and Pitch Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 812
055: Stereo Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .812
056: Stereo Auto Fade Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .813
057: 2-Voice Resonator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814
058: Doppler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .815
059: Scratch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816
060: Grain Shifter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816
061: Stereo Tremolo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .817
062: Stereo Envelope Tremolo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .818
063: Stereo Auto Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .819
064: Stereo Phaser+Tremolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .820
065: Stereo Ring Modulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .821
066: Stereo Frequency Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .822
067: Detune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .823
068: Pitch Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .823
069: Stereo Pitch Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .824
070: Pitch Shifter BPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .825
071: Stereo Pitch Shifter BPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .826
072: Pitch Shift Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .827
073: Organ Vibrato/Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828
074: Rotary Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .828
075: Rotary Speaker Pro OD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .830
076: Rotary Speaker Pro CX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .831
Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833
077: L/C/R Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .833
078: L/C/R Long Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833
079: Stereo/Cross Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .834
080: Stereo/Cross Long Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .835
081: Stereo Multitap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .835
082: Stereo Modulation Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .836
083: Stereo Dynamic Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .837
084: Stereo Auto Panning Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .838
085: Tape Echo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .839
086: Multiband Mod. Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .840
087: Reverse Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .841
088: Hold Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .842
089: Auto Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .843
090: Sequence BPM Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .844
091: L/C/R BPM Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .845
092: L/C/R BPM Long Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .846
093: Stereo BPM Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .847
094: Stereo BPM Long Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .848
095: Stereo BPM Multitap Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .849
096: Stereo BPM Mod. Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .850
097: St. BPM Auto Panning Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .851
098: Tape BPM Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .852
099: Reverse BPM Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .853
Reverb and Early Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 855
100: Overb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .855
101: Reverb Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .856
102: Reverb Smooth Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .856
103: Reverb Wet Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .856
104: Reverb Dry Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .856

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105: Reverb Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857
106: Reverb Bright Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857
107: Early Reflections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858
108: Early Reflections Hi Dens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 858
Mono-Mono Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860
109: P4EQ - Exciter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863
110: P4EQ - Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863
111: P4EQ - Chorus/Flanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 863
112: P4EQ - Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
113: P4EQ - Multitap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
114: Comp - Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
115: Comp - Amp Sim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865
116: Comp - OD/HiGain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865
117: Comp - P4EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 865
118: Comp - Chorus/Flanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866
119: Comp - Phaser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866
120: Comp - Multitap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867
121: Limiter - P4EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867
122: Limiter - Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867
123: Limiter - Phaser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 868
124: Limiter - Multitap Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 868
125: Exciter - Comp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869
126: Exciter - Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869
127: Exciter - Chorus/Flanger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869
128: Exciter - Phaser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870
129: Exciter - Multitap Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870
130: OD/Hi Gain - Amp Sim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870
131: OD/Hi Gain - Cho/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871
132: OD/Hi Gain - Phaser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871
133: OD/Hi Gain - Multitap Dly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 871
134: Wah - Amp Sim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872
135: Decimator - Amp Sim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 872
136: Decimator - Comp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873
137: Amp Sim - Tremolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873
138: Cho/Flanger - Multitap Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874
139: Phaser - Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874
140: Reverb - Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874
Mono/Mono Parallel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876
141: P4EQ // P4EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879
142: P4EQ // Comp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 879
143: P4EQ // Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880
144: P4EQ // Exciter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880
145: P4EQ // OD/Hi Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880
146: P4EQ // Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880
147: P4EQ // Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881
148: P4EQ // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881
149: P4EQ // Multitap BPM Dly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881
150: Comp // Comp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881
151: Comp // Limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882
152: Comp // Exciter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882
153: Comp // OD/Hi Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882
154: Comp // Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882
155: Comp // Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
156: Comp // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
157: Comp // Multitap BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
158: Limiter // Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883
159: Limiter // Exciter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
160: Limiter // OD/Hi Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
161: Limiter // Wah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
162: Limiter // Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
163: Limiter // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .885
164: Limiter // Mtap BPM Dly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .885
165: Exciter // Exciter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .885
166: Exciter // OD/Hi Gain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .885
167: Exciter // Wah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .886
168: Exciter // Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .886
169: Exciter // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .886
170: Exciter // Mtap BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .886
171: OD/Hi Gain // OD/Hi Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887
172: OD/Hi Gain // Wah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887
173: OD/Hi Gain // Cho/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887
174: OD/Hi Gain // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .887
175: OD/Hi Gain // Mt BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .888
176: Wah // Wah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .888
177: Wah // Chorus/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .888
178: Wah // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .888
179: Wah // Multitap BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889
180: Cho/Flange // Cho/Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889
181: Cho/Flange // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889
182: Cho/Flange // Mt BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .889
183: Phaser // Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .890
184: Phaser // Mtap BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .890
185: Mt.BPM Dly // Mt.BPM Dly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .890
Vintage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .891
186: Small Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .891
187: Orange Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .891
188: Black Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .892
189: Vintage Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .892
190: Black Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .893
191: EP Chorus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .893
192: Vintage Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .894
193: Red Comp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .894
194: Vox Wah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .895
195: Stereo EP Cabinet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .896
196: Rotary Speaker Amp Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .896
197: Rotary Speaker Pro CX Custom. . . . . . . . . . . . .897

x
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899
Alternate Modulation Sources (AMS) . . . . . . . . 899
Alternate Modulation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 899
Alternate Modulation Source (AMS) List . . . . . . . . 901
Alternate Modulation settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905
Dynamic Modulation Sources (Dmod) . . . . . . . 910
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910
Dynamic Modulation Source List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 910
Controller Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913
SW1/2 Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913
RT Control Knobs 1–6 Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 914
Foot Switch Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 915
Foot Pedal Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917
NAUTILUS and MIDI CCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921
Responses to standard MIDI controllers. . . . . . . . . . 921
Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs #70-79 . . . . . . 924
MIDI applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927
About MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927
Connecting MIDI devices & computers . . . . . . . . . . 927
USB MIDI controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928
Messages transmitted and received by the
NAUTILUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 929
MEDIA mode and file format information . . . . 939
AIFF and WAVE format details: importing. . . . . . . 939
AIFF and WAVE format details: exporting . . . . . . . 939
Korg format sample files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940
OASYS .SNG file compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945
CD-R/RW disks on the NAUTILUS: UDF and
packet-writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946
Notice: Use of GPL and LGPL software . . . . . . . . . 947
Updating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 948
Restoring the system and factory sounds . . . . 949

1
PROGRAM mode: HD-1
HD-1 Overview
Flagship sampling & Wave Sequencing
synth
We named the HD-1 “High Definition” because of its
superior sound, starting with Korg’s proprietary low-aliasing
sample playback oscillators, full-bandwidth multimode
resonant filters, and extraordinarily fast & smooth envelopes
and LFOs.
Virtual Memory Technology (VMT) gives the HD-1 access
to gigabytes of onboard samples covering every “meat and
potatoes” sound in exquisite detail, from orchestral to classic
rock to hip-hop, all instantly available.
Wave Sequencing
Wave Sequences play a series of samples over time, creating
distinctive rhythmic timbres or smooth, complex evolving
sounds. Additionally, step-sequencer-style modulation
outputs allow Wave Sequences to control any modulatable
Program parameter.
In the HD-1, Wave Sequences can be used interchangeably
with standard Multisamples. Wave Sequences are edited in
GLOBAL mode; for more information, see “GLOBAL >
Wave Sequence” on page 662.
Main Features
• Korg’s proprietary ultra-high-quality sample
interpolation provides minimal aliasing, crystal-clear
high frequencies, and sound that is smooth, rich, and
detailed across the entire audio spectrum.
• Gigabytes of ROM and EXs sample libraries
• User Sample Banks allow multiple gigabyte-sized
custom libraries
• Dual-oscillator structure, providing two complete voice
chains for layers and splits
• Within each oscillator, up to eight-way velocity splits
and crossfades (including two-way layers)
• Wave Sequencing, for creating rhythmic patterns or
complex, evolving timbres
• Vector Synthesis
• Dual multi-mode resonant filters
• Drive and Low Boost, for adding per-voice grit, girth and
distortion
• Three envelopes, two LFOs, and two AMS Mixers per
OSC, plus a common LFO, X-Y envelope, and Scene
setup (Arpeggiator, Drum track/Step sequencer) for the
Program as a whole
• Two complex key tracking generators per OSC, plus two
more for the Program as a whole
• Extensive real-time modulation capabilities
OSC2
OSC1
Common
LFO
HD-1 Program Structure
X-Y
OSC1
OSC2
ARP
Drum Track/
Step SEQ
Eects
Mixer
& EQ
Key
Track 1
2
Filter B
Pitch EG Filter EG
LFO 1 LFO 2 AMS
Mixer 1
AMS
Mixer 2
Filter
Key Track
Amp
Key Track
Amp
EG
HD-1 OSC Structure
Osc
Serial/
Parallel
Serial/
Parallel
Filter A
Drive Amp
+

PROGRAM mode: HD-1
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PROGRAM > Home
This is the main page of PROGRAM mode for HD-1
Programs. Among other things, you can:
• Select Programs
• Jump directly to the main editing pages
• Make edits Arpeggiator, Drum truck/Step sequencer to
Scene
• Set up the audio inputs and resampling options
Page Select
Select the pages using the methods shown below.
1. Press the PAGE button to display “Page Select”.
The abbreviated names of each page are shown in “Page
Select”.
2. Select the desired page using the display.
0–1: Overview
This is the main page for selecting Programs, which are the
basic sounds of the NAUTILUS. It also includes an
interactive overview of the most important Program
parameters, such as envelopes, LFOs, Multisamples, filters,
and so on. Just touch any of these overview areas, and you’ll
jump to the corresponding edit page.
Tip: Wherever you are in the PROGRAM mode pages,
pressing EXIT three times (or fewer) will take you back to
this page, and select the Program name. You can then
immediately use each VALUE controller to select a different
Program.
0–1PMC*
(Page Menu Command)
0–1b
0–1a
0–1c
0–1d

PROGRAM > Home 0–1: Overview
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0–1a: Program Select
Program Select [0...127 (A...T Bank),
1...128 (GM, g(1)...g(9), g(d) Bank]
This is the currently selected Program.
To switch between Programs, use the VALUE controller or
the Program Select menu.
Changing the Program
• Select “Program Select” using the VALUE dial or the
+/– buttons.
• Select from the Programs displayed by bank in the
Bank/Program Select menu. For more information, see
“Bank/Program Select menu” on page 6.
• Select from the Programs displayed by category in the
Category/Program Select menu. For more information,
see “Category/Program Select menu” on page 5.
• Use the Favorites feature to display and select Programs
whose “Favorite” setting is on in the Bank/Program
Select menu or the Category/Program Select menu.
• Use the foot switch to switch Programs. For more
information, see “Foot Switch Assign” on page 655,
“Foot Switch Assignments” on page 915.
• Transmit a MIDI program change message from an
external MIDI device connected to the NAUTILUS.
Main Category [00…18]
Displays the main category for the Program. Each Program
is categorized into up to 18 categories, and each category
contains eight sub-categories.
Bank Type [(HD-1, EXi)]
This shows whether the current Bank contains HD-1
Programs or EXi Programs. The two Program types can’t be
mixed in a single bank.
HD-1: The Bank contains HD-1 Programs.
EXi: The Bank contains EXi Programs.
Changing the Program Bank Types
Banks can contain either HD-1 Programs or EXi Programs,
but not both. This assignment can be set separately for each
bank. To change the Program bank type, use the “Set
Program Bank Type” page menu command in the GLOBAL
> Basic- Basic Setup page. For more information, see “Set
Program Bank Type” on page 684.
Note: Set the bank to “HD-1” when exporting resampled
multisamples as Programs. These multisamples cannot be
exported to banks set as “EXi”.
Favorite [Off, On]
On (checked): The selected Program(s) will be added to the
favorites. For more information, see “Favorite” on page 7.
Tempo ( ) [040.00…300.00, EXT]
This is the tempo for the current Program, which applies to
tempo-synced LFOs and Wave Sequences, Arpeggiator,
Drum Track, and tempo-synced effects.
040.00…300.00 allow you to set a specific tempo in BPM,
with 1/100 BPM accuracy. In addition to using each VALUE
controller, or by playing a few quarter-notes on the TAP
button. To set values below the decimal point, hold down the
ENTER button and input the value with the VALUE
controller.
EXT means that the tempo will sync to external MIDI
clocks. You’ll see this if the Global MIDI page MIDI Clock
parameter is set to External MIDI or USB, or if it’s set to
Auto MIDI or Auto USB and the NAUTILUS is currently
receiving MIDI clocks. For more information, please see
“MIDI Clock (MIDI Clock Source)” on page 651.
0–1b: Overview and Page Jump
This section shows an overview of the important Program
settings, such as the selected Multisamples or Wave
Sequences and their velocity ranges, filter settings, EGs and
LFOs, and so on.
The graphics give you a quick way to check all of these
settings at a glance. They also let you jump instantly to any
of the displayed parameters. Just touch one of the graphics,
and you’ll jump to the page containing its parameters. For
instance, if you touch the Filter EG graphic, you’ll go to the
Filter EG page.
OSC1
OSC1 Graphic or Multisample/Wave
Sequence/Drum Kit names
This area either shows the names of the Multisamples, Wave
Sequences, or Drum Kit assigned to OSC1, or a graphic
representing the type of sound.
Whether names or the graphic are displayed is controlled by
the Show MS/WS/DKit Graphics menu command. For
more information, see “Show MS/WS/DKit Graphics” on
page 113 and “1–1h: Play Page MS/WS/DKit Display” on
page 40.
If names are shown, colors and abbreviations are used to
distinguish between various possibilities, as detailed below:
• The “GLOBAL > Basic Setup: Play Page Overview,
Show MS/WS/DKit Graphics” checkbox is selected.
• “Show MS/WS/DKit Graphic” (“PROGRAM > Home
page” menu command) checkbox is selected.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
OSC/Ptich– OSC1 Basic page.
Main Category
Bank Type
Program Select Popup Program Select Favorite Tempo

PROGRAM mode: HD-1
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Key Zone
This indicates the key zone in which OSC1 will sound. The
61-, 73- or 88-note keyboard region is also shown.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
Basic/X-Y/Controllers– Program Basic page.
MS1…8, Velocity Zone Graphic
This shows the velocity zones for OSC 1 multisamples 1–4.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
OSC/Pitch– OSC1 Basic page.
OSC1 LFO1, OSC1 LFO2 Graphic
This shows the waveforms of OSC1 LFO1 and OSC1 LFO2.
If “MIDI/Tempo Sync” is selected, this will indicate
“MIDI.”
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
LFO– OSC1 LFO1 page or OSC1 LFO2 page.
Filter 1
Filter Routing & Type
This shows the filter 1 routing and filter type.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
Filter– Filter1 page.
Filter Graphic
This shows the cutoff frequency.
Touch this area to jump to the PROGRAM > Filter– Filter1
page.
Filter EG Graphic
This shows the shape of the filter 1 EG.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
Filter– Filter1 EG page.
Amp 1
Drive, Low Boost, Pan, Amp Level
This area shows the Amp 1 Driver, Low Boost, Pan, and
Amp Level values.
If Bypass is on, Drive and Low Boost are not shown.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
Amp/EQ– Amp1/Drive1 page.
Amp EG Graphic
This shows the shape of the amp 1 EG.
Touch this area to jump to the corresponding PROGRAM >
Amp/EQ– Amp1 EG page.
0–1c: Quick Layer and Quick Split
buttons
These buttons access the Quick Layer and Quick Split
features, which make it easy to create simple layers and
splits. Starting with either a Program or Combination, you
can add another Program as a layer, or split the keyboard so
that the current sound plays on one side of the keyboard
(either upper or lower), and a different Program plays on the
other.
When you press the Quick Layer or Quick Split buttons, the
Quick Layer or Quick Split dialog box appears. For detailed
descriptions, see “Quick Layer,” below, and “Quick Split”
on page 11.
0–1d: Common
3Band EQ Graphic
This shows the MID-sweepable three-band EQ.
Touch this area to jump to the PROGRAM > Amp/EQ– EQ
page.
Mute (1) [On, Off]
When this button is on, oscillator 1 will be muted.
Mute (2) [On, Off]
When this button is on, oscillator 2 will be muted.
Mute (DrumT) [On, Off]
When this button is on, the drum track or the step sequencer
will be muted.
OSC 1 Volume [000…127]
Adjusts the volume level of oscillator 1.
OSC 2 Volume [000…127]
Adjusts the volume level of oscillator 2.
Drum Track Volume [000…127]
Adjusts the volume of the drum track or the step sequencer.

PROGRAM > Home Program Select menu
5
Program Select menu
Category/Program Select menu
1. Press the Program Select Popup button, then press the
Category button to open the Category/Program Select
menu.
2. Press one of the tabs on the left or right to select the
desired category.
If no Programs are assigned to a particular category or sub-
category, you won’t be able to select its tab.
3. Press a tab in the top to select a sub-category.
This displays Programs categorized by sub-categories. The
tabs will be disabled for sub-categories to which Programs
have not been assigned.
All: All programs in the category will be shown. Choose this
when you don’t need to use sub-categories.
0…7: The programs will be shown by sub-category.
4. Select a program from the list.
You can touch a Program’s name directly, or use the + and -
buttons or VALUE dial.
If there are more Programs than can be shown on the screen
at one time, use the scroll bar to browse through the entire
Category.
5. The Favorite check-box trims the list to show only
Programs you’ve marked as favorites.
If the selected Category contains no Programs marked as
Favorites, the box can’t be checked.
6. You can use the Find button to search for Programs
by name.
For more information, see “Find dialog” on page 7.
7. Press the OK button to confirm your choice, or press
the Cancel button to exit without changing the
Program.
Note: You can assign a category to a Program in the “Write
Program” dialog.
Category
tab
Category tabSub-category tab
Find button
Favorite button
Scroll bar
Bank(List) button
Bank(10key) button
Category button

PROGRAM mode: HD-1
6
Bank/Program Select menu
1. Press the Program Select Popup button to open the
Bank/Program Select menu. Press the Bank(List)
button if the Category/Program Select menu is shown.
2. Press one of the bank buttons on the left to select a
specific bank.
3. Select a program from the list. You can touch a
Program’s name directly, or use the +and -buttons or
VALUE dial.
4. The Favorite button trims the list to show only
Programs you’ve marked as favorites. If the selected
Bank contains no Programs marked as Favorites, the
box can’t be checked.
For more information, see “0–1b: Overview and Page
Jump,” below.
5. You can use the Find button to search for Programs
by name.
The Find button is shown as a magnifying glass icon at the
bottom of the display. For more information, see “Find
dialog” on page 7.
6. Press the Bank(10key) button to switch the list to
display a numeric keypad, where you can input the
Program number to select.
Tips: Press the (update) button on the numeric keypad
to select a Program and check how it sounds without closing
the dialog box.
7. Press the OK button to confirm your choice, or press
the Cancel button to exit without changing the
Program.
Bank button
Program list
Find button
Favorite buttonBank(List) button
Bank(10key) button
Category button
Scroll bar
Bank button Numeric
keypad
Find button
Favorite buttonBank(List) button
Bank(10key) button
Category button

PROGRAM > Home Program Select menu
7
Banks GM, g(1…9), and g(d): General MIDI
Press the Bank(List) button to display “Bank Select”, and
press the GM button.
If a GM variation bank doesn’t have a different version of
the current Program, the basic GM sound will be recalled
instead. In this case, an asterisk * will be added to the
beginning of the Program name.
Program Bank Contents
• Each rewritable bank A to T has 128 programs (total
2,560), non-rewritable bank GM — g(d): GM2 capital
program and g(1)–g(9) (variation programs), and bank
g(d) (drums).
• Bank M is selected as the default setting when writing a
multisample resampled by the page menu command
“Auto Sampling Setup” as a program.
For details on the factory Programs, please see the separate
Voice Name List (VNL).
Favorite [Off, On]
This check-box, right under the Tempo parameter, marks the
Program as a “favorite,” which makes it easy to find in the
Bank/Program Select and Category/Program Select dialogs.
Important: you must write the Program in order to save
changes to the Favorite status.
Find [Button]
This magnifying-glass button brings up the Find dialog. You
can use Find to search for Programs by name, as described
below.
Find dialog
The Find dialog lets you search for data by name. It’s
reached by the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the
Select menu for Programs, Combinations, Songs, Set Lists,
Samples, Multisamples, Wave Sequences, Drum Kits,
Effects, and MOD-7 algorithms.
To use it:
1. Press the magnifying glass to open the Find dialog.
2. Enter the text to search for.
For instance, you can enter “Pian” to search for Programs
with “piano” in the name. Ignore Case button is enabled by
default; disable this if you want the find function to
distinguish between upper and lower case.
In addition to the on-screen keyboard, you can use a
commercially available USB alphanumeric keyboard to
enter text. For more information, see “Editing names and
entering text” on page 202 of the OG.
3. Press Find to find matches to the entered text.
The names of Programs which match the provided text will
appear, displayed one at a time.
4. Use the Next and Previous buttons to step through the
Programs. Alternatively, use the front-panel + and −
buttons.
You can audition the Programs by playing on the keyboard.
5. To select a found Program, press the OK button. To
exit without selecting a new Program, press the
Cancel button.
Bank Contents Bank
Type
A Featured EXi sounds
Bank type
can be set
to either
HD-1 or EXi
BFeatured HD-1 sounds
CSGX-2, EP-1,
and “best of” other EXi
DAL-1
EAL-1andCX-3
FSTR-1
GMS-20EX&PolysixEX
HMOD-7
I, L HD-1
MInitialized HD-1 Programs
N, O HD-1
P, Q, R Initialized EXi Programs
S, T Initialized HD-1 Programs
GM (I-G) GM2 main Programs
GMg(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs
g(d) GM2 drum Programs
Ignore Case button

PROGRAM mode: HD-1
8
Quick Layer
Overview
This dialog box is reached by pressing the Quick Layer
button on the PROGRAM > Home page.
A “layer” is when playing a single note causes two or more
sounds to be heard simultaneously. When invoked from
PROGRAM mode, the Quick Layer function lets you layer
two Programs together.
All of the Quick Layer controls are non-destructive and
reflected immediately when playing on the keyboard. You
can experiment with different settings, and fine-tune until
you find the perfect sound.
Once you’re happy with the results, you can save the layer as
a new Combination.
Limitations of Quick Layer/Split in
PROGRAM mode
The sound of the Layer or Split Program may change due to
effects usage. These factors are described in detail below.
Effects
As long as there are enough insert effect (IFX) slots, the
selected Program’s insert effects (IFX) are copied into the
new layer/split sound. If there are not enough available IFX
slots, the Program’s effects won’t be copied, and a caution
icon will appear (see “Caution messages,” below).
The Main Program will continue to use its previously
assigned Master and Total Effects (MFX and TFX). The
Send 1/2 levels of the Layer Program are preserved, but the
MFX and TFX themselves are not. This means that the layer
Program may not sound exactly the same as it did originally.
Caution messages
If there are insufficient free IFX slots to completely merge
the two sounds, an exclamation point icon will appear:
Touch the icon to show information about the specific
limitations encountered. Note that these limitations do not
prevent the creation of the split or layer sound; they just
mean that one or the other of the sounds may not be quite the
same when played in the new Combination.
• “There is not enough empty slot to copy Layer’s IFX.”
• “There is not enough empty slot to copy
Lower’s/Upper’s IFX.”
This message appears if the insert effect settings of the
split/layer Program are not copied because there are not
enough insert effect slots.
Global MIDI Channel
In PROGRAM mode, Quick Layer may not work as
expected when the Global MIDI Channel (GLOBAL 1–1a)
is set to 16, or set the same as the Drum Track MIDI Channel
(Channel 10 by default).
Keyboard and Zone Graphics
The graphic at the top of the window shows the keyboard
zones of the two sounds. The Layer Program’s note range is
shown in yellow, and the Main Program’s note range is
shown in light blue.
Program Select
Popup (Main)
Program Select (Main)
Tempo
Category image
Category image
KEYBOARD Graphic
Keyboard Zones
Write Layered Combi
Octave (Main)
Program Select Popup
(Layer)
Program Select (Layer)
Octave (Layer)
Solo (Main)
Select ARP/DRUM
Zone
Solo (Layer)
Volume (Main)
Volume (Layer)
Volume

PROGRAM > Home Quick Layer
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The keyboard graphic shows notes as they are played on the
physical keyboard.
LAYER PROG
Layer Program Select [List of Programs]
This selects the Program that is layered onto the Main
Program. You can use all of the normal Program selection
methods, including bank and number, and category.
When a Layer Program is selected, some limitations may
cause either the layer Program or the Main Program to sound
a bit different. For more information, see “Limitations of
Quick Layer/Split in PROGRAM mode” on page 8.
Category image [graphic]
This display-only graphic represents the category or sub-
category of the Layer Program.
Octave [-2, -1, 0, +1, +2]
This adjusts the pitch of the Layer Program in 1-octave units.
Internally, the Octave setting controls the Timbre’s
Transpose parameter.
Zone [Off, Lower, Upper]
This limits the region in which the Layer Program produces
sound.
Off: No limit. The Layer Program will produce sound across
the entire range of the keyboard.
Lower: Only the lower notes produce sound.
Upper: Only the upper notes produce sound.
Top Key (or Bottom Key) [C-1...G9]
The name and function of this parameter changes depending
on the setting of Zone, above.
Top Key appears if Zone is set to Lower. This sets the
highest note at which the Layer Program produces sound.
Bottom Key appears if Zone is set to Upper. This sets the
lowest note at which the Layer Program produces sound.
Neither parameter is shown if Zone is set to Off.
You can edit this parameter directly from either the physical
keyboard or the keyboard graphic:
1. Press and hold the ENTER button.
2. While holding ENTER, play a note on the keyboard,
or touch the keyboard graphic.
Volume [000...127]
This adjusts the volume of the Layer Program. The default
setting is 127.
Solo [On, Off]
This turns the Solo function on/off. If Solo is enabled, only
tracks with Solo On will sound; other tracks will be muted.
The setting will alternate on/off each time you press the Solo
button.
MAIN PROG
(Program Select) [List of Programs]
By default, this will be the currently selected Program. You
can also select a different Program, if desired. You can use
all of the normal Program selection methods, including bank
and number, category, and Find.
Category image
This display-only graphic represents the category or sub-
category of the Main Program.
Octave [-2, -1, 0, +1, +2]
This sets the pitch of the Main Program in 1-octave units.
Internally, this edits the Timbre Transpose parameter.
Solo [On, Off]
This turns the Solo function on/off. If Solo is enabled, only
tracks with Solo On will sound; other tracks will be muted.
The setting will alternate on/off each time you press the Solo
button.
Volume [000...127]
This adjusts the volume of the Main Program. The default is
127.
ARP/DRUM
Select ARP/DRUM
You can choose to use the ARP/DRUM from either the Main
or Layer Program. The Tempo is initially set to match the
selected ARP/DRUM; you can then change it as desired.
When the ARP and DRUM buttons are turned on, notes can
be played using the arpeggiator, drum track or step
sequencer.
Note that you can’t use both Arpeggiator, Drum track/Step
sequencer simultaneously.
Volume [000...127]
This adjusts the volume of the Drum Track. Initially, the
value defaults to match the Drum Track volume in the source
Program.
Tempo [040.00...300.00]
This sets the tempo for Arpeggiator, the Drum track or Step
sequencer.
By default, this will be the tempo of the Program whose
ARP/DRUM is selected; you can then change it as desired.
Write Layered Combi
When you’ve created a layer sound that you like, press the
Write Layered Combi button to save it as a combination.
The Write Combination dialog box will appear. For more
information, see “Write Combination” on page 433.
After the Write is complete, the system enters
COMBINATION mode with the newly created Combination
selected.
Cancel
If you press the Cancel button the Quick Layer dialog box
closes, and the settings are canceled.

PROGRAM mode: HD-1
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Settings that are saved in a Combination
Timbre
The following timbres are used:
• Main Program: T01
• Layer or Split Program: T02
• Drum Track: T10
All of these Timbres (T01, 02, 10) are set to Play; the
remaining timbres are set to Mute.
Volume
For both Quick Layer and Split, the Volum e settings are
applied to the Timbre Volume parameters.
Transpose
For both Quick Layer and Split, the Octave settings are
applied to the Timbre Transpose parameters.
Effect
All IFX, MFX, and TFX settings of the Main Program are
copied. IFX settings are packed forward when they are
copied.
For the Layer or Split Program, IFX settings are copied if
there are available free IFX; if not, the settings are not
copied. Send 1/2 values are copied.
Drum
The main or layer drums that you turned on will be set to
timbre 10.
The tempo value is copied from the selected Program.
MIDI Ch
When “Select ARP/DRUM” is set to “Main”, the channel
settings are “T01:16ch” and “T02:Gch”; and when “Select
ARP/DRUM” is set to “Layer”, the channel settings are
“T01:Gch” and “T02:16ch”.