Korg Karma Bedienungsanleitung
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Table Of Contents
Last Revised On: 12/18/2001
Total Topics = 165
Section 1: General, Global, Drum Kits, Miscellaneous (23)......................3
Section 2: Karma vs. Triton (3)...............................................................12
Section 3: MIDI – Transmitting, Receiving, SysEx (13)...........................15
Section 4: Program Mode, Programs (6)..................................................23
Section 5: Combination Mode, Combis (13)............................................26
Section 6: Sequence Mode, Sequencing, RPPR, Patterns (48).................33
Section 7: Disk Mode – Loading, Saving (5)............................................63
Section 8: KARMA Function (26)............................................................66
Section 9: Generated Effects, GEs (6).....................................................83
Section 10: Expansion Boards (EXB, MOSS) (9).....................................87
Section 11: Sync (4) ...............................................................................91
Section 12: Insert/Master Effects (IFX/MFX) (7)....................................93
Section 13: Using Karma For Live Performance (2).................................98
(Click on the section titles above to go directly to the desired section.)
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Section 1: General, Global, Drum Kits, Miscellaneous (23)
1. Several programs or combis have an odd “dirty” or “crackling”
sound to them. Example Combis are A049, A082, & E033.
These are “supposed” to sound dirty in this way. Why? Some people
actually like this! If you go to (7.2/7.3) [Menu] -> [IFX] or [MFX], you will
see that somewhere there is an Insert or Master Effect called
“St.AnalogRecd.” This means “Stereo Analog Recording,” and it is
supposed to make snaps, crackles, and pops as if this was a sample
taken from a vinyl record. As you know, taking samples from records
was (is?) wildly popular for certain types of music, so this simulates the
effect quite nicely. All you have to do to get rid of this is go to that Insert
or Master Effect and turn it off, then resave the Combi or Program.
2. How do I access individual Drum Samples, or edit Drum Kits?
You change the individual samples of drum kits in the Global mode, so
you can, for example, listen to individual snare drums or kick drums.
(1) Select Program A004: !{Tricky}Kit !
(2) (5.1) (Global)->[Menu]->[DKit]
(3) Here you can view/edit which Drum Sample(s) are assigned to each
key of the Drum Program. Tip: to easily select a certain key’s drum
sound, cursor so that the Note Number is highlighted (the field directly
under the keyboard to the far left, i.e. ‘C3’), press and HOLD the ENTER
key, and play the note that you wish to edit.
Note: Any changes you make here affect all programs that may use the
Drum Kit that you have edited. And these changes will disappear when
you turn off the Karma UNLESS you use “Write Drum Kits” from the
[Utility] menu.
☞Parameter Guide pages 142-144.
3. Is there a way to navigate around the Karma interface faster?
You can jump to any page by holding down the menu key and pressing 2
numbers on the numeric keypad. The numbers correspond to the Page
and subpage, as displayed in the main [MENU] pages. If you just learn to
picture the Menu window in your mind (which is fairly similar between
Program, Combi, and Sequencer Modes), it’s easy to learn that the Karma
parameters (for example) are column 6, and the DynMidi (for example) is
on [K RT] page (which is number 4 in column 6), so to get there quickly
from anywhere just hold down [MENU] and type “64”. Or the Insert FX
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parameters are in Column 7, number 2, so just hold down [MENU] and
press “72”. Note that this also corresponds to the whole organizational
scheme of the Manual (Page 6.4.x etc.)
In Global Mode, you only have to use 1 number, because there is only 1
page per column. In other words, hold [MENU] and press 1, or hold
[MENU] and press 2, etc.
☞Basic Guide, Page 14.
4. What version of software (OS) in my Karma?
Watch the display as you turn it on. The software release number is
displayed under “KARMA Music Workstation” at the bottom of the
screen, next to KORG.
OS Software releases are available from Korg USA, Korg Germany, Korg
Japan, and other distributors on their web sites. There are also complete
instructions on how to install it, in the applicable language. There are
direct links on my site at:
http://www.karma-lab.com -> [Specs, Manuals & Updates]
5. My Karma crashes/freezes on start up!
You may have attempted to load corrupted .PCG data, or some other
similar problem. In any event, you can solve this problem by resetting
your Karma:
1. Turn off your Karma.
2. Reset Internal Memory by holding both the [MENU] and [9] keys
down, while turning the Power On. You will see “Now writing Into
Internal Memory”. Then you can release the keys. Note: THIS
ERASES ALL INTERNAL DATA.
3. Reload Preload.PCG from the Preload floppy disk which is included
with KARMA, or reload your own data from your backup floppies (you
do have backups, of course, right? ;-)
6. What is a timbre?
A timbre is a word that essentially means “separate tone color”. It is
fairly commonly used interchangeably with “instrument,” “program,” etc.
It is also the word used to describe the 8 “tracks” that are available in a
Combi, in order to differentiate the fact that you can’t actually record
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anything in Combi Mode (Combi Mode has 8 timbres, Sequencer Mode
has 16 tracks.) ☞Basic Guide, Page 52.
7. Weird problem: nearly every Combi seems to be changed – but
just on one track. For example Combi B000/KARMA HipHop
should have Prog B017 on timbre 4 - but it shows Prog B000.
It seems that you have a MIDI routing problem. Unplug any MIDI
cables - does it still happen? You are probably sending a program
change back thru to yourself (i.e. you change to Combi A025, and
suddenly any timbres that are set to the Global MIDI Channel change to
Program A025.) Note: this could also happen in Sequencer Mode.
With a properly set up MIDI system, this should not be happening – but
this is not the fault of the Karma. Something in the way you are routing
your gear is causing a “loop” problem.
Try going to Global and turning off the ability to change Programs and/or
Combis via program change messages. This is a temporary fix, but
should solve your problem until you figure out where the echoing
through is happening.
(2.1-1a) (Global)->[MIDI]-> Enable Program Change OFF
☞Parameter Guide, Pg. 137.
8. I have heard that certain early units had a noise problem. How
do I know if I have it?
Yes, certain “early” units had a bad IC chip that caused crackling at the
ends of certain waveforms. While Korg has explained that this cannot be
narrowed to a specific serial number range, it is my opinion that “early”
means serial numbers before 000650. Try this simple test:
Select Program A004 Tricky Kit. Play the F or the G below Middle C, and
hold the note. As the sound dies out, if you hear a DEFINITE LOUD
CRACKLING, then your unit is affected. Anything that is not actual
crackling, then you don’t. In other words, don’t turn your volume WAY
UP and start to imagine that some tiny perceived noise at the end of the
sample (which happens on many waveforms, due to the limitations of
sampling in 16 bits) is the problem, when it isn’t. If you have it, you will
DEFINITELY KNOW IT when you do the above test. Otherwise, you’re
fine. If you have to turn your system up to 11 as the sound is dying out
and then you think you *might* hear something, you don’t have it.
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Korg will fix this for you for free, if you have the problem. Contact
customer support at 1-800-645-3188.
DO NOT confuse this with programs that are *supposed* to have noise,
such as A49, A82, & E33. These use an effect to simulate the crackling of
a vinyl record. See elsewhere in this FAQ for more info.
9. When I plug any of my standard sustain pedals in, nothing
happens.
Are you plugging it into the jack labeled “Damper”, and not “Foot
Switch”? Any standard momentary type foot switch will work. The only
thing is that some foot switches have the polarity reversed. If you get
sustain when you let off, and no sustain when you press down, it’s
backwards. You can switch this in:
(6.1-1) Global -[Menu]-[Ctrl]-[Foot]->Damper Polarity
☞Parameter Guide, Page 145.
10. Why do some Programs or Combis have the sustain pedal
disabled? The A001 AcousticPianoAT patch is a good example.
The reason is that the programmer of the patch decided that when
KARMA is active, the use of the sustain pedal caused objectionable
behavior. Or, the sustain pedal is programmed to do something else (like
activate the Note Latch function in Dynamic MIDI).
In the case of A001, I wrote this patch, and I agree in retrospect that the
sustain pedal should be active. I didn’t like certain things you could
make it do with the KARMA function active, but now I believe that it is
more normal with it functioning normally. Fortunately, it is easy to
change:
(6.1-5) [Menu]-[KARM]-[RxFilter] -> Damper CC#64 -> set to On.
☞Parameter Guide, Page 60.
Here, in A001, we can see that “Damper” (CC 64) is OFF. This means
that when KARMA is ON, the Damper will not be echoed through (and
therefore will not work). Set this to ON and resave the Program, and it
will work in a more normal fashion.
In a Combi, it is a similar operation, except you can control the Damper
for each KARMA Module separately.
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Note that changing this setting doesn’t always change the damper
operation, because this particular setting only affects what happens
when KARMA is ON. If the Damper is disconnected when KARMA is OFF
(also), then you must go to another place:
(4.1-2a) [Menu]-[MIDI2]-[MIDI2-2] -> Damper CC#64.
☞Parameter Guide, Page 55.
Also note that if you are doing this to a Program or Combi, you should be
aware that the Damper may be assigned in the Dynamic MIDI section to
perform some other operation. You should check this and make sure
there is not a conflict - you may want to remove the Damper from
Dynamic MIDI in this case:
(6.4-3) [Menu]-[K RT]-[DynMIDI]-> Source -> locate Damper CC#64.
☞Parameter Guide, Page 63.
11. I have my Karma’s headphone jack hooked up with my
computer’s microphone jack when I record to computer.. yet my
songs don’t sound really stereo.
You really DON’T want to use the headphone output and the Mic Input to
record professional sounding audio. This is a decidedly Lo-Fi approach.
You want to use the L/R Audio Outputs on the Back, or the L/R outputs
of a mixer, and run them into a mixer or the L/R audio in on a computer
sound card.
Anyway, you probably *could* use the headphone out (but the Signal To
Noise ratio and harmonic distortion are not as good as the back outputs),
but if you are only getting one side, or weird cancellations, then you are
probably not making correct contact with the pins of the headphone jack.
Or you do not have the correct cable. The headphone Jack is a stereo
T/R/S (Tip/Ring/Sleeve) - if you are not using a stereo T/R/S cable, you
will only get one side - or worse, a weird kind of phase-inverted sound.
12. I am using another keyboard to play my new KARMA keyboard
(through MIDI). I’ve noticed that the other keyboard doesn’t
produce the same intensity as that of actually playing the
KARMA keyboard.
Different keyboards, especially older ones, send out the velocity of notes
over different ranges. You can adjust this somewhat by changing the
Karma’s Velocity Curve. Global (1.1-1) [System] -> Velocity Curve.
☞Parameter Guide, Page 134.
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But first, you must change the “Convert Position” (2.1-1a) [MIDI] Convert
Position -> Post MIDI. ☞Parameter Guide, Page 138.
When Convert Position is “Pre MIDI”, the curve applies to the Karma’s
keyboard, and data from an external keyboard uses curve 4. When
Convert Position is “Post MIDI”, the external keyboard uses the selected
curve, and the Karma keyboard uses curve 4.
Try one of the higher number curves with your other keyboard.
Alternately, most keyboards have this sort of adjustment, and you could
try a different curve on the transmitting keyboard, rather than the
Karma.
13. When upgrading your OS, do you have to go in sequence (eg.
1.01, 1.02, etc.) or can you skip to the most recent?
You can go directly to the latest update, without performing the ones in
between. Whichever OS you load will be the one that your Karma is
running. You get the benefit of all the updates in between.
14. My Karma came with different PRELOAD Combis than in the
Documentation! I think the documentated Combis are on the
Disc which came together with Karma.
From your e-mail address, it seems you are in Germany. In Europe,
many of the distributors released the Karma with a re-ordered version of
the Combis. In other words, same Combis, different order. They felt they
wanted to put more dance-oriented Combis first.
You can use either order, but if you want it to match the Voice Name List
documentation, you should use the original order, on the Factory Preload
Disk. You could save the current order to disk first, and then you will
have both. Or, see:
http://www.korg-karma.de/ -> Updates -> Factory Presets
15. Is there a way to adjust the darkness of the display?
Sometimes it seems a bit whispy or too dark.
I’ve noticed that the display contrast seems to change a little bit,
depending on how long the unit has been turned on. In any event, you
can adjust the amount of “darkness” to the pixels by changing the
contrast setting in Global (1.1-2) [Prefs]. ☞Parameter Guide, Page 136.
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16. When I hook up the Karma with MIDI Cables to my PC, none of
the combis or programs play, just a bunch of popping and
cracking...
You probably have a MIDI Loop going on.
In other words, you are sending MIDI from the Karma into the PC,
sending it back into the Karma, which then sends it into the PC, which
then sends it into the Karma, etc. - this makes MIDI devices very
unhappy, and tends to make them appear to “lock up”, or sputter with
weird noises.
Unplug your MIDI Cables completely. Power down the Karma, then turn
it on again. Does everything work fine? Then this is your problem.
I can’t tell you exactly how to get rid of it (different PCs and PC
Sequencing Programs react differently), but you must either turn off
some sort of “Echo MIDI” or “Keyboard Thru” setting on your PC, or try
turning off “Local Control” in the Karma Global Mode (2.1-1).
17. How can I tell which Drum Sample is on a particular key?
To determine which Sample is on a particular drum key, you can go to
Global (5.1) [Menu]-[DKit]. Select the Drum Kit you want, then hold the
[ENTER] Key and play a note. The display switches to display the data
for the note that you just pressed. The Multisound (sample) number is
displayed near the bottom of the screen, i.e. “305 Cowbell 1”. Don’t
forget, a single key can have 2 different drum samples, and a velocity
switch point (High/Low tabs).
18. Is there a way to clear an entire bank of Programs or Combis
(or Initialize a single Program or Combi)?
Yes. Load an empty bank of Programs or Combis. If you have filled all
your banks and never backed up a copy of an empty bank, you can
download a completely empty PCG file from my site, and use it to load
single INITIALIZED Programs or Combis, or entire banks. See the Disk
Mode Section of this FAQ for info on loading single Programs/Combis or
single Banks. The INIT file is located on this page:
PC: http://www.karma-lab.com/Files/INIT.zip
Mac: http://www.karma-lab.com/File/INIT.sit.hqx
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19. Why are the banks and the programs in them in that particular
order? Wouldn’t it be more straightforward to have one bank be
one category of sounds?
There are typically (2) methods keyboard manufacturers use to arrange
sounds in a keyboard:
(1) By categories (i.e. 32 piano/org first, then 32 guitars, then 32 basses
etc.)
(2) Presented so as to show the diversity of sounds in the keyboard, with
some sort of other logic.
The reason some companies (Korg included) use #2 is that when people
go to audition a keyboard (to decide to buy it), they typically start at
program/combi 0, and increment through each program, to the next, to
the next, etc. If you’ve only got 10 minutes to check it out, it makes far
more sense (from a marketing viewpoint) to present a variety of sounds
than just one variation of piano after another.
In Korg’s case, the “other logic” is that there are 16 “categories” of
programs, so every 16 numbers, 1 from each category is presented. In
other words, A000 is from the “Fast Synth” category, so is A016, A032,
etc. A005 is from “Guitar/Plucked”; so is A021, A37 etc. This is easy to
see if you use the Voice Name List.
Note that in order to help (and compensate) for this arrangement, Korg
has the “Select by Category” UTILITY in nearly every Mode. If you are
looking for just guitar programs, use “Select By Category” to search just
the “Guitar/Plucked” category. You can even audition different programs
right from the Select By Category Dialog without closing it. You can also
use the “Category Hold” function in Program and Combi modes (bottom
right button of 9-key keypad area) to “lock” the category and then just
use the Value Up/Down keys to advance to the next Prog or Combi in a
category.
20. Can I make my keyboard “wake up” the next day with the
same thing I was working on last night?
Global (1.1-2) [Prefs] Power On Mode. ☞Parameter Guide, Page 136.
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