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Ow ners M anual
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Precautions
LocationUsing the unit in the following locations can result in a mal-
function.
In direct sunlight
Locations of extreme temperature or humidity
Excessively dusty or dirty locations
Locations of excessive vibration
Close to magnetic fields
Power supplyPlease connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet
of the correct voltage. Do not connect it to an AC outlet of
voltage other than that for which your unit is intended.
Interference with other electrical devices
Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience
reception interference. Operate this unit at a suitable dis-
tance from radios and televisions.
Handling
To avoid breakage, do not apply excessive force to the
switches or controls.
Care
If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth.
Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or
cleaning compounds or flammable polishes.
Keep this manual
After reading this manual, please keep it for later reference.
Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment
Never set any container with liquid in it near this equip-
ment. If liquid gets into the equipment, it could cause a
breakdown, fire, or electrical shock.
Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment. If
something does slip into the equipment, unplug the ACadapter from the wall outlet. Then contact your nearest
Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was pur-
chased.
Han dling of this product
This product contains precision comp onents, and may
ma lfun ction if you fail to observe the following p recautions.
Do not subject this product to vibration or impact.
Doing so may dam age internal components and cause mal-
functions.
Do not use or store this product in locations of extremely
low or high temp eratures, such as outd oors in winter or in
direct sunlight in summ er. Avoid m oving this product
between locations of dramatically different temperatures.
If a temp eratu re difference occurs, wa ter drop lets may form
inside the p roduct. Continuing to u se the produ ct in this
state may cause m alfunctions, so you should w ait several
hours before using the p roduct.
Do not use or store this product in locations of extremely
high humidity.
Do not use or store this product in excessively dusty or
smoky locations.
Data handling
Incorrect operation or malfunction may cause the contents of
mem ory to be lost, so we recomm end tha t you save important
data on m edia. Please be aware th at Korg will accept no
responsibility for any damages which may result from loss of
data.
* This produ ct uses the T-Kernel source code in compliance
with the T-License of the T-Engine forum (ww w.t-
engine.org).
* App le and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in
the US. and other countries.
* Wind ows XP and Windows Vista are registered trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation in th e U.S. and other coun ties.
* All other product and company names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNIN G (fo r USA)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. How-
ever, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users
authority to operate this equipment.
Notice regarding disposal (for EU)
If
this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is shown on
the product or in the operating manual, you must dis-
pose of the product in an appropriate way. Do not dis-
pose of this product along with your household trash.
By disposing of this product correctly, you can avoid
environmental harm or health risk. The correct method
of disposal will depend on your locality, so please contact the
appropriate local authorities for details.
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About t his m anual
The owners m anua ls and how to u sethem
The manuals and how to use them
The M50 comes with the following operation manuals.
M50 Owners Manual
M50 Parameter Guide (PDF)
M50 Installation Guide (PDF)
M50 Editor/ Plug-In Editor Manual (PDF)
The above PDF files are located in the MAN UALS
folder of the includ ed CD-ROM. Driver op erating
ma nu als such as for th e KORG USB-MIDI driver a re
located in the same folder as the drivers.
M 50 Owners M anual
Please read this first. It explains the na mes and functions
of each part of the M50, how to m ake connections, basic
operation, an overview of each m ode, how to edit
sound s, and how to record on the sequencer. This guide
also explains the arp eggiator, effects, dru m tra ck, and
drum kits.
This also explains items you shou ld check before
susp ecting a malfunction, error messages, and
specifications.
M 50 Parameter Guide
This explains details of the M50s par ameter s, organized
by mod e and p age. Refer to this guide w hen you w ant to
learn more about an unfamiliar p arameter.
M 50 Installation Guide
This explains installation of KORG USB-MIDI Driver,
and setup of the M50.
M 50 Editor/Plug-In Editor Manual
This explains setup and use of M50 Editor and M50 Plug-
In Editor.
Convent ions in th is manua l
The M50 is available as tw o m odels: the 88-key M50-88
and the 61-key M50-61. References in th ese ma nu als to
the M50 refer to all of these mod els collectively.
Abbreviations for the m anuals: OM, PG
In the d ocumentation, references to the m anuals are
abbreviated as follows.
OM:
Owners Manual
PG:
Parameter Guide
Procedur e step s 1. 2. 3 .
These indicate the steps of a procedu re.
Symbols , , Note
, Tips
These symbols respectively ind icate a caution, a MIDI-
related explanation, a supp lementary note, or a tip.
Exam ple screen displays
The parameter values shown in the example screens of
this manual are only for explanatory pu rposes, and may
not necessary match the values that ap pear in the
Display of your instrument.
M IDI-related explanations
CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square
brackets [ ] always ind icate hexad ecimal nu mber s.
Wh at is REM s * ?
(
R
esonant structure and E
lectronic circuit
M
odeling S
ystem) is Korgs prop rietary technology for
digitally recreating th e nu merous factors that prod uce
and influ ence a sound, ranging from the sound -
produ ction m echanisms of acoustic instruments and
electric/ electronic mu sical instru men ts, to theresonances of an instrument body or speaker cabinet, the
sound field in which the instrument is played, the
propagation route of the sound, the electrical and
acoustic response of mics and speakers, and the changes
produ ced by vacuu m tubes and transistors.
Thank you for purchasing th e Korg M50 Music Workstation. To help you get th e most out of your new instrum ent,
please read th is manu al carefully.
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Table of Contents
Handling of this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Data handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Playing Programs and Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Listening to the demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Introduction to t he M 50 . . . . . . . . . 7
M ain Fea tu res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Front a nd re ar pa nels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Objects in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Basic Informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
About the M50s modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Using Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning the pow er on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Connecting the AC adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Turning the power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Connection s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting audio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch, or foot
pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Connecting the M50 to a computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Connecting MIDI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Playing and ed iting Program s. . .27
Playing Progra m s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Selecting Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Performing with the arpeggiator or drum track . . .29
Easy Program edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Simple editing using the sliders and knobs . . . . . . . 30
Using Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Restoring settings youve edited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Saving your edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Detailed Editing w ith Programs . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Basic oscillator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Using Alternate Modulation (AMS)
and the AMS Mixers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Controlling Pitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Amp section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Arpeggiator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Drum Track settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Automatically importing a Program
into Sequence mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Playing and editing
Com binations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Playing comb inat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 3
Selecting Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Performing with the arpeggiator or drum track . . .44
Using controllers to modify the sound. . . . . . . . . . . .44
Easy Combin ation edit ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Changing the program assigned to a timbre . . . . . . 45
Adjusting the mix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Simple editing using the knobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Saving a Combination youve edited . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Detailed Editing w ith Combinations . . . . . . . .47
A suggested approach for editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Restoring edited settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MIDI settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Altering Programs to fit within a Combination . . . . 50
Arpeggiator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Drum Track settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Automatically importing a Combination
into Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Creating songs
(Sequen cer m ode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
About the M50s Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Sequencer mode structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Functions of each switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Playin g Song s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
M IDI re cording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5
Preparations for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Recording MIDI in real time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Step recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Recording variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Recording patterns in real time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Song ed itin g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Creating an RPPR pat tern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3
Creating RPPR data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
RPPR playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Realtime-recording an RPPR performance . . . . . . . .64
Creating an d pla ying a Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5
Creating a cue list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Converting a cue list to a song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Saving your song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
An overview of t he M 50s effects. . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
Effect I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Effects in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Routing e ffect setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Program Effects settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Using effects in Combinations and Songs . . . . . . . . .71
Dynamic modulation (Dmod) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Common FX LFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Arpegg iator fun ction . . . . . . . . . . 73
Using the arpeggiator w hile you play . . . . . . 73
Using the arpeggiator in Program mode . . . . . . . . . .73
Using the arpeggiator in Combination mode . . . . .76
Other settings for the arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Linking the arpeggiator to program,
combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Arpeggiator synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Creating a user arpeggio pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Drum Track fun ction . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Performing with the Drum Track function . . 79
Using the Drum Track function in
Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using the Drum Track function in
Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Other settings for the drum track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Drum track synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Creating drum track patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Settings for the entire M 50 . . . . . 83
How Global m ode is structured . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Globa l setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Basic setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
MIDI Basic/Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Pedal and other controller settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Setting Category Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Extern al control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using D rum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Whats a Drum Kit?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Loading & saving data . . . . . . . . . 87
Saving dat a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Types of data that can be saved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Writing to internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Editing names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Saving to media (MediaSave) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Using the M50 as a data filer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Loading da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Data that can be loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Loading data from media
(MediaLoad). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
M edia u tilit y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Formatting media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Specifying the save date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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QuickStart
Program
Comb
ination
Sequencer
Effect
Arpeg
gio
DrumT
rack
Global
Media
1
Quick Start
This Quick Start is provided for those who just wan t to
get started trying ou t the sound s right away.
It explains how t o set up the M50, how to select
programs and control the sound , and how to listen to
the demo songs.
After youve finished read ing this Quick Start section,
please also take a look at the full explanation s that
follow.
Setup
Heres how to connect the power cable and au dio
cables, and how to turn on the pow er.
You m ust use only the included AC adap ter. Using
any other AC ad apter m ay cause malfunctions.
Note: Make sure th at the M50s pow er switch is set to
STAN DBY (the o utw ard position).
1. Connect the plug of the included AC adapter to
the power connector on the M50s rear panel .
2. Connect the pow er cable to the AC adapter.
3. Plug the pow er cable into an AC outlet.
4. To prevent the plug from being pulled out
accidentally, wrap the AC adapter cable through
the cable ho ok lo cated on the rear of the M50. Be
careful no t to bend the base of the plu g
unnecessarily.
Example of remo ving th e cable from the cable hook
5. Connect the M50 to your mixer or monitor system.
Connect the M50s AUDIO OUTPUT L/ MONO and R
jacks to your m ixer or am plified mon itor speakers.
If youre monitoring through headp hones, connect
them to th e headp hone jack located on the rear of the
M50. The head phon es will outpu t the same sound asthe AUDIO OUTPUT L/ MONO and R jacks.
6. Low er the M50s VOLUME slider.
Turn on your aud io monitor system and set the volume
to a norm al level.
7. Turn on the M50 by pressing the pow er switch
located on the rear panel.
8. Raise the volume of the connected equipment to
an appropriate leve l. Then gradually raise the
M50s VOLUME slide r to adjust the v olum e as
desired.
AC POWER connector
POWER switch
VOLUME slider
R
L/
MONO
INPUT INPUT
PHONES
M50-61/88
HeadphonesPowered
monitors
Connecting the AC adapter
AC adapter
3 Power cable
1 Power connector
Power
switch
Be careful not to
bend this portion
excessively when
you wrap the
cable through the
cable hook.
4 Cable hook
2Plug into an
AC outlet
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Quick Start
2
Playing Program s andCombinations
With the factory settings, Program m ode w ill be
selected w hen you tu rn on the p ower. When you p lay
the keyboard, youll hear the sound of programnu mber 000 in PROG Bank A.
Note: If you d ont hear any sound wh en you p lay the
keyboard or press a chord trigger switches: Check the
connections once again. Also mak e sure th at the M50s
VOLUME slider and the volume of your pow ered
speakers or stereo amp are tu rned u p ap propriately.
Selecting Programs
If the d isplay indicates a different m ode, press the
MODE PROG switch (LED lit) to enter Program mod e.
1. The upper left of the display shows the name of
the current page , Prog P0: Play. This i s the page i n
wh ich you w ill normally play programs.
Play the keyboard or p ress a chord trigger switches to
hear the sound .
Note: If you a re viewing a d ifferent page in th e display,
press the EXIT switch one or tw o times to take you
back to the p rogram n ame selection.
2. The large characters in the upper part of the
display w ill be highlighted.
These are the program num ber and program nam e
(Program Select).
In this state, you can p ress theq
switch oru
switch to
select the program w ith the next higher or lowernumber.
You can also turn the VALUE dial to rap idly scroll
through the programs.
3. Use the BANK SELECT AGM swi tches to select
other banks of programs.
With the factory settings, contain preloaded programs.
Select and play these programs to h ear their sounds.
For details on the program s in each ban k, please see
Overview: Program Banks on page 28.
4. Press the popup button located at the left of
Program Select in the di splay.
A list of the program s in each bank w ill app ear.
Use the tabs located a t the left to select the desired
bank.
Then press a p rogram with in the men u to select it. By
using the scroll bar located below the m enu you can
view the other programs in that bank that are not
currently displayed.
You can p ress the q
switch or u
switch to select theprogram w ith the next higher or lower num ber.
When youve chosen the program you w ant to play,
press the OK butt on or the ENTER switch.
5. There are seve ral other ways to select programs,
but here w ell explain h ow to select programs
using categories such as ke yboard, organ,
bass, or drums.
Press the Category Select popup button in the display.
This is the rectangular bu tton located above the
program name.
The Category/ Program Select menu will appear,
show ing a list of the program s for each category. Press
the tabs located at the left and r ight to select the
desired category.Then press a program in the men u to select it.
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Bank number
ProgramSelect popupbutton
BANK SELECT AGMswitches
VALUE dial
MODE PROG switchesCategory Selectpopup buttonProgram Select
PROG P0: Play
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EXIT switch
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You can press the q
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switch to select the
program w ith the next higher or lower number.
When youve chosen the program you w ant to play,
press the OK butto n or the ENTER switch.
Categories also hav e sub-categories, and you can p ress
the Jum p to Sub button of the Category/ Program
Select men u to choose prog ram s from a sub-categorylist.
Selecting com bination s
A comb ination consists of up to sixteen p rogram s that
are split and / or layered. A combination also allows
you to u se two arp eggiators (a program allows only
one), letting you h ear more complex sounds th an a
program.
1. Press the MOD E COMBI swi tch (the LED w ill
light) to enter Combination mod e.
2. The upper left of the display shows the name of
the current page, Combi P0: Play. This i s the pagein wh ich you will n ormally play combinations.
Play the keyboard or press a chord trigger switches to
hear the sound .
Note: If you a re viewing a different p age in the d isplay,
press the EXIT switch one or two tim es to take you
back to the combination name selection.
3. The large characters in the uppe r part of the
display w ill be highlighted.
These are the combination n um ber and combination
nam e (Combination Select).
In this state, you can p ress theq
switch oru
switch to
select the program w ith the next higher or lower
number.
You can turn the VALUE dial to rap idly scroll through
the programs.
4. Use the BANK SELECT AD sw itches to selectcombinations of o ther banks.
With the factory settings, contain preloaded programs.
Select and play th ese combin ations to hear th eir
sounds.
5. As in Program mode, you can select combinations
from the menu by bank or by category.
As described in steps 4 and 5 ofSelecting Program s
on page 2, go ahead and select and play combinationsin the same way as you d id for programs.
Using controllers to mo dify t he sound
The M50 has nu merou s controllers.
The result will differ for each Program and
Combination, so try them ou t to hear what hap pens.
For details on th ese controllers, please see Using
Controllers on pag e 29.
1. In the left side of the M50s panel, there are four
switches and four knobs.
This is called the control surface, and lets you
perform various types of control such as editing
sounds, or sending MIDI messages to external devices.
For example, go ahead and press the REALTIME
CONTROL switch (the LED will light).
Operating the each knobs will control the frequency
cutoff, resonance, and intensity, or any other
par ameter s you specify.
The display can show the function and values of the
control surface. To view this, press the Control Surface
tab located in the lower r ight of the display.
When you opera te the controllers, the objects in the
display w ill mov e accordingly.
Note: Even if youve mod ified the sound , you canrestore the p rogram to its saved condition.
COMBI P : Play
Combination Select popup button
Bank
number
Category Select popup button
Combination Select
* The diagram shown is for M50-61
Control surface
JoystickSW1 and
SW2 switches
REALTIME
CONTROL switch
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You can recall the saved settings by hold ing dow n the
RESET CON TROLS switch an d tu rning ea ch knob of
the cont rol surface (see page 21).
2. Below the control surface there are fou r chord
trigger switches.
You can u se these to trigger chord s (of up to eight
notes).This is a useful way to p lay chords, or to use the
arp eggiator. You can easily assign notes or chords to
the sw itches (see page 21).
Performing w ith the arpeggiator
The arpeggiator is a function that automatically
generat es arpegg ios (broken chord s). A typical
arpeggiator generates an arpeggio from a chord that
you p lay on the keyboard.
You can u se the four kn obs of the control surface to
mod ify the arp eggio that is generated.
1. Press the ARP ON /OFF sw itch (the key w ill light).
When you play the keyboard, the arpeggiator will
generate an arp eggio.
Note:With the factory settings, the arpeg giator will
automatically turn on w hen you select certain
programs.
2. Press the control su rface ARP switch, and operate
knob 1 (Gate), knob 2 (Velocity), knob 3 (Length),
and kno b 4 (Octave).
Knob 1 (GATE) chan ges the d ura tion of the
arpeggiated notes.
Knob 2 (VELOCITY) changes the lou dn ess of the
arpeggiated notes.
Knob 3 (LENGTH) changes th e length of the ar peggio
pattern.
Knob 4 (OCTAVE) changes the range of pitches in
wh ich the arpeggio is generated.
When a kn ob is in th e center p osition (12 oclock), the
settings will hav e the values that are stored in the
program.
Note:Depend ing on the p rogram thats selected,
operating knob 4 may not p roduce any effect.
3. Adjust the tempo of the arpeggio.
You can ad just the tem po either by tu rning th e TEMPO
knob or by p ressing the TAP TEMPO sw itch several
times at the d esired interval.
Perform ing wit h th e Drum Track
This feature provides an easy way to play a w ide
variety of Drum Track pat terns u sing the M50s high-
quality drum programs. Playing a Program or
Combination along with Dru m Track patterns is a
convenient way to come up with ph rases or work outthe structure of your song.
1. Select Combination mode or Program mode.
For this example, press the MO DE PROG sw itch to
select Program mod e, and access the Prog P0: Play
Main pa ge. If another p age is displayed, you ll need to
press the EXIT switch one or two times.
2. Press the DRUM TRACK ON /OFF swi tch.
The ON/ OFF switch w ill be lit or blinking. This will
dep end on th e setting of the program.
If its lit, the Dru m Track pa ttern h as begu n p laying.
Press the ON/ OFF switch once again to stop.
If its blinking, the Dru m Track pa ttern w ill start w henyou p lay the keyboard, touch a chord sw itch, or when
a MIDI note-on is received .
3. To change the D rum Track pattern, use Pattern
Bank and Pattern No. to se lect the de sired
pattern.
Note:You can create your ow n original Dru m Track
pat terns (see PG pa ge 208).
4. Use D rum Track Program to select the program
that will be p layed by the D rum Track pattern.
Note:Only programs in category nu mber 15 (Drums)
can be selected.
PatternBank/No.
Drum TrackProgram
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Listen ing to t he dem o songs
Loading the dem o song d ata
1. Press the MOD E GLOBAL swi tch (the LED w ill
light) to enter Global mode .
2. Access the Global P0: Basic Setup page.
If anoth er pag e is displayed , press the EXIT switch.
3. Press the menu button in the upper right of the
disp lay, and choose Load Preload/De mo D ata.
4. In the Kind field, choose All (Preload PCG and
Demo Songs).
When you execute loading, the preloaded data a nd the
demo song d ata will be loaded.
If youve edited a preloaded p rogram or
combination, or created on e from scratch,
executing this Load operation will overwrite your
da ta; i.e., your chan ges w ill be lost. Before loading
the Preload PCG data, save your p rograms on anSD card (commercially available). (See PG
page 260)
5. Press the OK bu tton or ENTER switch.
A dialog box will ask you for confirm ation.
Press the OK button or ENTER switch once again to
load the data.
Never turn off the power w hile data is being
loaded.
If the Memor y Protected dialog app ears, press the
System Pref. tab and clear the check mar k from the
Memory Protect Song setting. Then load th e data
again.
Playing the d em o songs
1. Press the MOD E SEQ sw itch (the LED w ill light)
to enter Sequencer mode.
2. Access the P0: Play/REC Program T0108 page.
If this page is not d isplayed, you ll need to press the
EXIT switch a few times.
3. Lets start by listening to song S 000.
Verify that song S000 is selected. If another song is
selected, press the song name display area (Song
Select) to highlight it. Then p ress the nu meric key 0,
and then th e ENTER switch.
4. Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP switch.
The LED w ill blink, and t he song w ill begin p laying
back.
5. If you want to stop playback mid-way through the
song , press the START/STOP swi tch once again.
6. Lets listen to the next song.
Press the song nam e display area (Song Select). Press
the nu meric key 1, and then p ress the ENTER switch.
(Song S001 will be selected .)
Alternatively, you can press the round button (Song
Select pop up ) located to the left of the song n ame, and
a list of song na mes w ill app ear. Press one of the song
nam es to select a song.
7. Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP swi tch to
begin playback. To stop playback, press the
START/STOP sw itch once again .
The demo song w ill not be retained w hen the
pow er is turned off, but you can load it again atany time.
P o p u p
Tra c k S e le c t
S o n g S e le c t
M ete r Te m p o
P ro g ra m S e le c t ,& P o p u p
C a t e g o r y
Tra c k 2
S o lo
Pl a y / M u t e / R e c
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Playing b ack a cue list
Songs can be assigned to a cue list, and will playback
in the sp ecified order. You can a lso specify the n um ber
of times tha t each song w ill be repeated . Heres how to
play back the d emo songs assigned to a cue list.
1. Access the P11: Cue List page.
Press th e PAGE SELECT switch to access the Seq PageSelect pag e. Press P11 Cue List in the d isplay.
2. Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP switch.
You w ill hear th e songs in the list in the assigned order.
If you w ant to stop p layback before you reach the end
of the list, press the START/ STOP sw itch once again .
Perform ing w ith RPPR
In Sequ encer mod e, the RPPR (Realtime Pattern P lay/
Recording ) fun ction allow s you to assign a preset
pattern or u ser pattern (and a track to play it) to each
key.
This way, you can play a pattern simply by pressingthe key to w hich it is assigned . You can also record the
resulting playback.
The demo songs you loaded contain data that uses the
RPPR function. Heres how you can use it.
1. Access the P0: Play/REC Program T0108 page,
and select S001: Electronista.
For details, refer to steps 6 and 7 on the p receding
page.
2. Make sure that the RPPR check box is checked.
If this is checked, RPPR will opera te.
If this is un checked, RPPR will not operate.
3. Press a key C#2 or above.The pattern assigned to that key w ill begin playing. A
pattern such as a d rum pattern or bass phrase etc. can
be assigned t o each of the seventy-tw o keys C#2C8
(indicated in the illustration as Pattern Assignable).
Keys that are not assigned w ill play no rma lly.
In some cases, the pattern will continue playing even
after you release the key. If so, you can stop p layback
by p ressing that key on ce again, or by playing any key
C2 or below (indicated in the illustration as Shu tdow n
Keys).
This comp letes our quick start.
Of the M50s w ide ra nge of fun ctionality, this opera tion
guide explains how to use some of the most typ icaloperations. We highly recommen d th at you take the
time to read it completely.
RPPR checkbox
88 Keys
61 Keys
Shutdown KeysC-1 ... C2
RPPR key mapping
Pattern AssignableC#2 ... C 8
C-1 G9
Pattern U22 Track01 (Drums Program)Pattern U21 Track01 (Drums Program)Pattern U20 Track01 (Drums Program)Pattern U19 Track01 (Drums Program)Pattern U18 Track01 (Drums Program)Pattern U17 Track04 (Percussion Program)Pattern U16 Track04 (Percussion Program)
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Introduction to the M 50
M ain Features
EDS (Enhan ced Defin ition Synthesis)The M50 is based on th e same EDS (Enh anced
Definition Synthesis) foun d in th e M3, delivering rich
and vivid sound.
Each voice has tw o oscillators (allowing fou r-stage
velocity switching/ crossfading/ layering) and can use
up to eight (stereo) mu ltisamples, up to four filters
(two filters per oscillator with four m odes and four
routing s), tw o amp s, five LFOs, and five EGs, all
available simultan eously.
The oscillator section p rovides a total of 1,077
multisamples (including seven stereo multisamples)
samp led at 48 kHz, as well as 1,609 dru m sam ples
(includ ing 116 stereo dru m sam ples), giving you a totalof 256 Mbytes of samp le data (w hen consid ered as 16-
bit linear d ata). These PCM sou rces are available for
use in th e oscillator section via four-way velocity
switching/ crossfading/ layering to create a broad
range of expressive, high-quality sounds.
The filter section - so vital to creative sound design -
lets you simultan eously use tw o filters for each
oscillator. Filter typ es include low-pass, high -pass,
band -pass, and b and -reject (notch). You can u se the
two filters in any of four routing s: single, serial,
par allel, or 24 dB mod e.
The amp section provides a d river circuit that ad ds
edge and character to the sound .The key tracking generator allows the filtering to vary
according to the keyboard range; you can app ly subtle
filtering for convincing simulation sounds, or
aggressive filtering that produces drastic changes in
filtering as you play up or d own th e keyboard.
The M50 takes ad vanta ge of its lavish amou nt of
available processing power to produce ultra-fast and
ultra-smooth EGs (envelope generators) and LFOs.
EGs allow you to specify how the sound develops over
time, from its onset to its end . Each EG stage (attack,
decay, slope, and release), gives you d etailed control
over how the tone and volume change over time, and
make it p ossible to program anything from simulated
acoustic sounds to vintage synthesizer sounds w ith the
utmost d etail.
Korgs AMS (Alternate M odu lation Sources) provides
a rich array of m odu lation possibilities, with 50
different mod ulation sources that you can use to
control the soun d in com plex way s. The M50 takes this
classic Korg feature even further, via th e AMS Mixers.
These let you create even m ore detailed mod ulation
designs by m ixing two mod ulation sources together,
mu ltiplying one m odu lation source by an other, or
mod ifying the shape of the m odu lation source in
various ways.
Program s, Drum Tracks, and each of the sixteen
timbres/ tracks has its own three-band EQ, letting youmake detailed adjustments to the tonal character.
To let you sha pe th e final character of the overa ll
soun d, the effect section prov ides up to five insert
effects, two master effects, and one total effect. In
add ition to delay and reverb, a total of 170 high-qualityeffects are available, includ ing m odu lation-type effects
such as chorus, phaser, and flanger; dyn amic-type
effects such as compressor and limiter; and amp-
mod eling effects generated using Korgs prop rietary
REMS mod eling technology. There are also tw o
common LFOs that can be shared between d ifferent
mod ulation effects. For examp le, you can create
soph isticated effects such as u sing a single commo n
LFO to synchronize the mo du lation frequency of a
ph aser and a flanger u sed on d ifferent timbres. Effect
dynam ic modulation (Dmod) lets you control the
sound or the effects in a wide variety of ways, ranging
from th e subtle to the dram atic.
Drum Track function
The Drum Track function lets you listen to dru m
patterns wh ile you construct the outline of your song.
You can easily select the M50s built-in p atter ns or
create your ow n, and th en start the pattern from a
specified region of the keyboard or by p laying a
velocity higher than a specified threshold.
This fun ction is also useful for anyth ing from realtime
performance to generating sketches for song
production
Enhan ced Seque ncing
The heart of any mu sic produ ction system is the
sequen cer. The M50s sequen cer lets you record 16
MIDI tracks, up to 128 songs, an d 210,000 notes. With a
high resolution of 1/ 480, every timing nu ance of your
perform ance w ill be captu red accura tely. You can use
the Cu e List function to create your song section by
section and then p lay it back as a m edley in the form
you want.
Auto Song Setup function
Auto Song Setup takes care of many assignment and
routing ta sks autom atically, so that the sequen cer is
armed with programs, combinations, effects, drum
track and a rpegg iator settings making it easy to create
the basic tracks at the core of your song.
Dual polyphonic arpeggiator
Five p reset arp eggio p atterns (UP, DOWN , ALT1,
ALT2, RAN DOM) and 1,028 user arpegg io pattern s are
built-in.
In add ition to p roviding conventional arpeggiator
functions, the polyph onic arpeggiator of the M50 can
respond to the p itches or timing at which you p lay the
keyboard, and p roduce a d iverse range of chords or
phrases. This can be used to p lay a variety of drum
phrases (the Fixed Note Mode is ideal for drums),bass phr ases, or guitar an d keyb oard ba cking riffs. The
arp eggiator is also effective for use with su btly movin g
pad s, synth sound s, or sound effects.
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In Combination mode, and Sequencer mode, the M50
provides du al arpeggiators so you can simu ltaneously
play tw o arp eggio patterns. You can app ly separate
arpeggio patterns to the drum and bass programs, or
use keyboa rd sp lits or velocity to switch betw een
arpeggio patterns for an even more dyn amic
performance.
Display
The M50 featu res Korgs exclusive TouchView
grap hical user interface. By simply tou ching the
disp lay, you can efficiently and intuitively access the
M50s enorm ous w ealth of par ameter s. The crisp 320 x
240 pixel display provid es excellent visibility.
Chord trigg er swit ch
The four chord trigger sw itches can trigger single notes
or chords (of up to eight notes), and are a useful way to
play chord s, or to control the arpeggiator p erforman ce.
You can ea sily assign n otes or chords to th e chord
trigger switches as desired.
Control surface
The four knobs of the control surface give you g reater
expressive pow er wh en u sing realtime control
functions to create and control your soun ds. Along
with th e chord trigger switches, you can use these
knobs as an external mod e setup for controlling an
external MIDI dev ice.
Editor, Plug-In Editor
The bundled M50 Editor and M50 Plug-In Editor
software are applications that let you edit M50 soundssuch as program s, combinations, and dru m kits from
your compu ter.
M50 Editor is a stan d-alone ed itor. M50 Plug-In
Editor su pp orts VST, Aud io Units, and RTAS formats,
allowing you to use th e M50 as if it were a plu g-in
instrum ent in your DAW (Digital Au dio Workstation)
software or other host application.
Note:The multisample and preset pattern list have
been up da ted in version 1.0.1 of M50 Editor/ Plug-In
Editor. In order to m aintain comp atibility of the
display in the edit window, please download a nd u se
the m ost recent version of the ed itor.
You can d own load the m ost recent versions of theeditor, plug-in ed itor, and Korg USB-MIDI dr iver from
the following website.
Korg website: http:/ / ww w.korg.com/
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Front pan el
1. Volum e
VOLUM E slider
This slider ad justs the volu me of the AUDIO OUTPUT
L/ MONO, R outputs, as well as the volume of the
head ph one jack. (See page 23)
2. SW1, 2 and Joystick
SW1 and SW2
These switches are used to control the programs or
effect param eters, or to tu rn th e joystick lock fun ction
on/ off. (See page 19)
Joystick
You can control syn thesis par ameter s or effect
parameters by moving the joystick up/ down/ left/
righ t. (See page 19)
3. Control Surface
The control surface consists of the four knobs located
to the left of the display, the three REALTIME
CONTROL, EXTERNAL, and ARP switches, and the
RESET CONTROLS switch that resets the function of
these controls.
You can u se these as realtime controllers to modify the
soun d, as external controllers to transm it MIDI
messages to an external MIDI device, or to control the
arpeggiator.
As explained below, you can u se the front panel
CONTROL ASSIGN sw itches to switch betw een th e
variou s control surface functions. You can also viewand edit the control surface settings in the display (P0
8: Control Surface page in each m ode).
CONTROL ASSIGN:
Knobs 14
The functions of these four knob s will chan ge based on
the REALTIME CONTROL, EXTERNAL, and ARP
switches, as described b elow.
For more d etails, please see Control Surface knobs
on page 20.
REALTIM E CONTROL switch
When you press this switch, knobs 14 will mod ify the
soun d a nd effects. You can press this switch rep eated ly
to cycle between different control functions. (See
page 20, and page 30)
EXTERNAL swit ch
When you press this switch, knobs 14 and chord
trigger sw itches 14 will transm it MIDI messages to an
external MIDI d evice. You can p ress this sw itch
repeated ly to cycle betw een d ifferent control fun ctions.
(See page 85, and PG pag e 224)
ARP switch
When y ou p ress this switch, knobs 14 will control the
arp eggiator settings. (See page 73)
RESET CONTROLS switch
This resets the controllers of the control su rface,
returning them to the saved values or default values.
For deta ils, please see Resetting the controller
settings on page 21.
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3 7 8 9
4 5 1 1 1 2 1 31 06
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4. DRUM TRACK
DRUM TRACK ON/ OFF swi tch
This switch turn s the Dru m Track function on or off.
When th e DRUM TRACK ON / OFF switch is off (the
LED will go da rk), pressing this switch will make th e
LED light or b link. (See page 79)
5. Arpeggiat or
ARP ON/ OFF switch
This switch turns the arpeggiator on/ off. The switch
will be lit if the arp eggiator is on. (See page 73)
6. Chord trigger switch
SW 1 4
When you press a chord trigger switch, the assignedsingle note or chord (u p to eight n otes) will soun d. (See
page 21)
CHORD ASSIGN switch
Use this switch to assign single notes or chord s to the
chord trigger sw itches. (See page 21)
7. Display
Display
The TouchView disp lay features simple tou ch control
and selection of num erous features and param eters.
(See page 12)
Contrast knob
This knob adjusts the contrast of the disp lay for the
best viewing from any angle or un der changing light
conditions.
8. M ode
COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLOBAL, M EDIA switches
M50 has five d ifferent operational m odes, each one
optim ized for a specific set of functions.
Press one of these switches to enter the correspon ding
mode.
For deta ils, please see Selecting mod es on pa ge 16.
9. PROG/COM BI BANK
A, B, C, D, E, GM swi tches
These switches select program banks AGM and
combination banks AD (see page 28, and page 44).
You can also use th ese switches to select the bank of
timbre programs in a combination, or the bank of track
programs in a song (see pag e 45, an d page 55).
10 . VALUE controller
Use this controller to edit the para meter th ats selected
in the d isplay.
VALUE slide r
In cq and Decu switchesVALUE dial
09 , , ., and ENTER switches
ENTER switch
Together, these controls specify and confir m th e value
of the selected p aram eter. (See page 17)
COMPARE switch
Compares your current sound ed its to the sound
before it was edited.
For deta ils, please see Compare function on p age 18.
11. PAGE SELECT, EXIT
PAGE SELECT switch
When yo u p ress this switch, a list of the pages with in
the selected mode will appear in the display. Press the
butt on of the desired p age. (See page 16)
EXIT switch
Press this switch to return to the m ain page of the
current m ode. (See page 17)
12 . Sequ encer
The switches in this section are u sed for op erations in
Sequencer mode, such as recording and playback (see
page 52). The REC/ WRITE switch is also u sed to save
a p rogram or combination (see page 88), or wh en using
the Auto Song Setup fun ction (see page 60).
PAUSE switch
> swit ch
LOCATE switch
REC/W RITE swit ch
START/STOP switch
13 . TEM PO cont rols
TEM PO knob
This knobs adjusts the tempo of the arpeg giator, dru m
track, or internal sequ encer.
TEMPO LED
This LED will blink at qu arter-note interva ls of the
current tempo.
TAP TEM PO swi tchBy pressing (or tapp ing) this switch on the beat, youcan enter the tempo u sed by the arp eggiator, dru m
track, or internal sequ encer (see page 21).
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1. Power supply
Be sure to see Turning the p ower on/ off on page 23
and follow the correct procedure described there.
Power switchThis switch tu rns the p ower on/ off. (See page 23)
AC adap ter connector
The includ ed AC ad apter is connected h ere. (See
page 1 an d page 23)
Connections must be mad e with the power tu rned
off. Please be aware tha t careless operat ion ma y
dam age your speaker system or cause
malfunctions.
Cable hoo k
Use this to secure th e cable of the includ ed AC ad apter.After connecting the AC adap ter, loop the cable aroun d
the hook located on the M50s rear pan el so that th e
cable won t get pulled ou t inadv ertently. Leave enou gh
slack on th e plug end so that you can disconnect it if
you w ant to. For details, please see Setup on p age 1.
Be careful not to ben d th e base of the plug an y
more th an necessary.
2. AUDIO OUTPUTS
AUDIO OUTPUT L/M ONO jack
These are the main stereo aud io outpu ts. Use theVOLUME slider to ad just th e volum e. (See page 24)
PHON ES jack
Connect your head phones here.
This jack will outp ut th e same signal as th e AUDIO
OUTPUT L/ MONO an d R jacks.
The headp hone volum e is controlled by the VOLUME
slider.
3. PEDALS
You can conn ect a dam per p edal, foot switch, and foot
ped al to these jacks. This gives you a broa der ra nge of
functions a nd effects to control. (See page 25)
ASSIGN ABLE PEDAL jackASSIGN ABLE SWITCH jackDAM PER jack
4. M IDI
MIDI lets you connect the M50 to a comp uter or oth er
MIDI devices, for sending a nd receiving n otes,
controller gestures, sound settings, and so on . (See
page 26)
M IDI IN connectorM IDI OUT connector
5. SD
SD card slot
You can insert an SD card here, and u se it to save/ load
M50 progr am s, combin ations, or song d ata. (See
page 91)
6. USB
USB connecto r(for connecting to comp uter)
You can con nect your comp uter to t his connector.
Using a single USB cable, your M50 can send and
receive MIDI informa tion d irectly to and from a
compu ter, with out requiring a MIDI interface. (See
page 26)
Note: The USB connector of the M50 is only able to
transmit and receive MIDI data.
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Objects in the d isplay
The M50 uses Korgs TouchView gra ph ical user
interface.
By tou ching on objects show n in th e disp lay, you can
select pages, set p arameter values, rename programs
and combinations, write data, and p erform m any other
operations.
a: Current pa ge
This ind icates the curren t pag e within th e selected
mode.
Beginning at th e left, this area show s the mod e nam e,
page num ber: name, and tab name.
b: Tab
Most pages are divided into two or m ore tabs.
c: Param ete rs
The param eters for various settings are shown in the
display.
d: Edit cell
When you touch a param eter in the display, the
param eter or parameter value w ill usually be
highlighted (displayed in rev erse highlighting). This is
called the edit cell, and the highlighted item will be
available for editing.
For details on how to edit the valu e, please see
Selecting a param eter and editing the value on
page 17.
e: Check box
Each time you press a check box, it alternates betw een
the checked (red) and unchecked states.
The par ameter will be active if it is checked, and
inactive if it is un checked.
f: Popup butt on (1)
When this button is pressed, a popup menu will
app ear, showing the param eter values that are
available for selection.
To enter the param eter value, press the desired value
in the popup menu .
* Popup menu
Pin
This switches the popu p m enu
display between locked and
unlocked.
When locked, the pin will be shown
closed, and the pop up m enu will
remain displayed even after you
press a param eter value. When
unlocked, the pin w ill be shown
opened, and the popu p menu will
close immediately when you p ress a
param eter value.
g: Popup butt on (2)
When you p ress this button, a tabbed menu will
appear.
To close a tabbed m enu , press the OK button or Can cel
button.
Scroll bar
Use this when you n eed to see parameter values that
extend beyond wh at can be shown in the display at
one time.
h: M enu comm and button
* M enu
When this button is pressed, a list of menu command s
will appear.
The menu comm and s that app ear will differdep ending on th e currently selected page.
You can also select up to ten m enu comm and s by
holding d own the ENTER switch an d p ressing a
nu meric key 09. The menu will close when you p ress
the display at a location other than the m enu, or wh en
you press th e EXIT switch.
g: Popup button (2)a: Current page
f: Popupbutton (1)
e: Check box
b: Tabc: Parametersd: Edit cell
h: Menucommandbutton
Mode name Page nu mberTab name
Pin
Press here to scroll to left or right.
Press here and slide to left orright to scroll to the desiredlocation.
Press here to scroll to thecorresponding location.
Menucommandbutton
Menu button
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Basic Inform at ion
About t he M 50 s m odes
The M50 has num erous functions that let you p lay andedit programs or combinations, record and play back
sequence data, and manage media. These functions are
grouped into modes. The M50 has five mod es.
Program m ode
Program s are the basic soun ds of M50.
In Program mode, you can:
Select and play Programs
Use one arpeggiator in your performance.
Play back Drum Track patterns while you perform
using a Program.
Ed it Pr og ra ms
You can u se the control surface and th e Tone
Adjust function to easily edit the p rogram.
You can ad just the p arameters and settings of the
oscillators, filters, am ps, EGs, LFOs, effects,
arpeggiator, drum track, etc.
You can u se up to five insert effects, two m aster
effects, and one total effect.
The oscillators can u se any of the 1,077
multisamples (including seven stereo)
Plus, you can create drum programs using drum
kits (as created in Global mod e)
Combination m odeCombinations are sets of up to 16 programs that can be
played simu ltaneously, letting you create sound s m ore
complex than a single Program. In Combination mod e,
you can:
Select and play Combinations
Use two arpeggiators in your performance.
Use one or more timbres to play back the patterns
in the drum track.
Use the M50 as a 16-track mu ltitimbral tone
generator
Edi t Combinations
You can a ssign Program s to each of the 16 Timbres,
each with separate volum e, pan, EQ, and keyboard
and velocity zon es; ma ke settings for effects,
arpeggiator, dru m track.
Plus, you can use up to five insert effects, two
ma ster effects, and one to tal effect.
Sequencer mod e
Sequencer mod e lets you record, p layback, and edit
MIDI tracks. You can:
Use the sixteen-track MIDI sequencer to record and
play back songs.
Record a single MIDI track at a time, or record as
man y as all sixteen tracks simu ltaneou sly. You can
also record exclusive messages.
Record using two arpeggiators.
Use one or more tracks to play back the patterns in
the drum track.
Use up to 128 songs, with 671 preset patterns and
100 user pattern s for each song.
Use the M50 as a 16-track mu lti-timbral sound
module.
Use the Tone Adjust function to easily edit the
program of each track.
Use up to five insert effects, two m aster effects, and
one total effect.
Record patterns and assign them to individual
keys, using RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/
Recording)
Create user Drum Track patterns.
Global mod e
Global mod e lets you make ov erall settings for the
entire M50, and ed it drum kits, arp eggio pattern s. InGlobal mode, you can:
Make settings that affect the entire M50, such as
master tune and global MIDI channel
Create user drum kits, and user scales
Create drum kits using drumsamples
Create user arpeggio patterns
Rename program, and combination categories
Set the function of the assignable pedals and
assignable switches
Transmit MIDI System Exclusive data dum ps
M edia modeYou can sav e or load d ata u sing an SD card . In Med ia
mod e, you can:
Save and load Programs, Combinations, Songs, and
Global setup d ata
Format SD card, copy and rename files, etc.
Export and import sequences to and from SMF
(Stand ard MIDI Files)
Use the Data Filer function to save or load MIDI
System Exclusive d ata
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Introduction
Program
Comb
ination
Sequencer
Effect
Arpeg
gio
DrumT
rack
Global
Media
MEDIA MODE
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Final EffectOSC 1
P IT CH 1 F ILT ER 1AMP1/
DRIVER1
OSC 2
P IT CH 2 F ILT ER 2AMP2/
DRIVER2
PROGRAM
TRACK 1
TRACK 8
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
TRACK 4
TRACK 5
TRACK 6
TRACK 7 PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
SEQUENCER
TRACK 9
TRACK 16
TRACK 10
TRACK 11
TRACK 12
TRACK 13
TRACK 14
TRACK 15
COMBINATIONGLOBAL MODE
DS2 Drumsample
DS1 DrumsampleKeyAssign
DRUM KIT
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
MS1 (Multisample)
MS2 (Multisample)
MS3 (Multisample)
MS4 (Multisample)
Drum Kit
MS1 (Multisample)
MS2 (Multisample)
MS3 (Multisample)
MS4 (Multisample)
Drum Kit
Arpeggiator B
Arpeggiator A
Drum Track
Drum Track
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Final EffectTIMBRE1 1
TIMBRE8
TIMBRE2
TIMBRE3
TIMBRE4
TIMBRE5
TIMBRE6
TIMBRE7 PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM TIMBRE9
TIMBRE16
TIMBRE10
TIMBRE11
TIMBRE12
TIMBRE13
TIMBRE14
TIMBRE15 PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator B
Arpeggiator A
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Final EffectMIDI TRACK 1...16
DS4 Drumsample
DS3 Drumsample
PCG / SNG
PCG
PCG
DrumTrack
DRUMS PROGRAM
ARPEGGIO PATTERN
Preset Drum Track Pattern
User Drum Track Pattern
DRUM KIT
Preset Pattern: P0 - 4
User Pattern
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Basic operat ions
After youve turned on the M50, heres how to perform
basic operations such as selecting modes and pages.
Selecting m odes In order to use a particular function on the M50,
you m ust first select the approp riate mode.
Press one of the front p anel mod e switches to enter the
correspond ing mode.
Selecting com bination s, prog ram s, orsongs
Norm ally you w ill use the P0 screen page w hen you
play a comb ination or p rogram . This screen also lets
you edit the sound in simp le ways.
By p ressing the EXIT switch several tim es you can
access Combination Se lect or Program Select, which
displays the combination name or p rogram nam e. Use
a VALUE controller su ch as th equ switches or the
VALUE dial to select a n um ber, and use PROG BANK
AGM or COM BI BAN K AD to change bank s. For
deta ils, please see Selecting Programs on pag e 27 or
Selecting Combinations on pag e 43. For details onselecting songs, see Playback on page 53.
Selecting pages and t abs
Each m ode h as a large num ber of parameters, which
are grouped into pages. These pages are further
subdivided by tabs; with u p to eight tabs per page.
Make sure that the desired mode is selected.
For details on selecting a m ode, see Selecting
mod es, above.
In this explanation well use Combination mode as
an example.
Press the COM BI switch.
Note:The Combi P0: Play page w ill appear. (This is
show n in the up per left of the disp lay.)
Selecting a pag e
In Combination, Program, Global, and Sequencer
mod es, you can press th e PAGE SELECT switch to
view a list of the pages that make up that mod e.
1. Press the PAGE SELECT sw itch.
The page select men u will appear.
The page selected before you pressed th e PAGE
SELECT switch will be greyed as an indication.
2. Press the page that you w ant to view.
As an examp le here, try selecting P4 Zone/ Delay.
The P4: Zone/ Delay Key Z T0108 pag e will app ear.
Note:The page that app ears will be showing the tab
that you most recently selected.
Using the PAGE SELECT swit ch plus th e nu me rickeys 09 to access different pages
Hold down the PAGE SELECT switch and use
nu meric keys 09 to specify the pag e num ber you
wan t to view.
The specified page n um ber will appear. The page
that app ears will be showing the tab that you most
recently selected.
Note: In pages consisting of multiple pages su ch as P5
1, P52, P81, and P82, the first pa ge (P51, or P81)
will be selected.
COMBI sw itch : Com bin ation m od e
PROG switch: Program mode
SEQ switch: Sequencer mode
GLO BA L sw it ch : Glob al m od e
MEDIA sw itch: Med ia m od e
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Program
Comb
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Sequencer
Effect
Arpeg
gio
DrumT
rack
Global
Media
Using the EXIT switch to m ove bet ween p ages
If youre in a p age oth er tha n p age 0 (e.g., Prog P0:
Play) of each mod e, pressing this switch w ill take you
to page 0.
This switch makes it easy to return to the m ain page of
the current mode:
Press it once to go to the previously-selected tab onthe main P0: Play page (Play/ REC page in
Sequencer mode).
Press it again to go to the first tab on the main P0:
Play page (such as the main Progra m Play pag e). If
you had previously selected a p arameter on this
page, that param eter will be selected.
Press it a third time to select the main parameter on
the P0: Play page, such as the Program n ame in
Program m ode.
Wherever you are in Program, Combination, or
Sequ encer mod es, pressing EXIT two times (or fewer)
will take you back to Program/ Combination/ Song
Select, wh ere you can immediately use the num eric
keys or q/u switches to select a Program ,
Combination, or Song.
When a dialog box is open , this switch cancels the
settings mad e in the dialog box and closes the dialog
box, just like pressing th e Cancel button .
If a pop up men u or m enu is open, pressing EXIT closes
the menu.
Selecting tabs
You can access tabbed pages by pressing the tabs
shown in the bottom line of the display.
This examp le shows th e Program T0108 pag e
through Mixer T0108 page of Combi P0: Play.
Selecting a param eter and editing t he
value
1. Press the parameter that you w ant to edit.
It will be high lighted. (This is called th e ed it cell.)
2. To modify the parameter value in the edit cell, use
the VALUE controllers (VALUE dial,q/u
sw itches, nume ric keys 09, sw itch, (.) switch,
and ENTER switch).
Note: The way in wh ich the value w ill change d epend son the type of parameter or object.
For examp le in the case of a check box object, you can
switch the v alue by p ressing that object. You can u se
the PROG SELECT switches to specify the ban k for
progra ms etc., or hold d own the ENTER switch and
press a note on the keyboard to enter a n ote or velocity
value (keyboard input).
3. You can use knobs 14 to edit parameters that are
assigned to the control surface.
Note:You can use th e COMPARE switch to comp are
the sound youre editing with the original uneditedsound.
VALUE slider
This edits the value of the selected p aram eter. This
slider is convenient when you w ant to make large
changes in the value, or for app roximate ed iting.
You can also use the slider as a m odu lation source.
q/u switches
Use these when you wish to make sm all changes in the
value.
VALUE dial
Use this dial to edit the selected parameters value.
This control is conven ient wh en you wa nt to scroll
throu gh a v ery long list of selections.
Num eric keys 09, ENTER swit ch, swit ch,(.) switch
These switches are convenient w hen you know the
exact value that y ou w ant to en ter. Use the 09, , and
decimal (.) switches to enter the value, and then press
the ENTER switch to confirm the entr y.
The switch inverts the sign (+/ ) of the p arameter
value; the d ecimal (.) switch inserts a d ecimal, for
entering fractional values.
Functions th at u se th e ENTER swit ch in conjunc-tion wit h another switch
ENTER has a few special functions wh en it is pressed
in combination with other switches.
Whenever a param eter on the display lets you enter a
mu sical note (such as G4 or C#2), or a velocity level,
you can enter the note or velocity directly by holding
dow n ENTER while playing a note on the keyboard.
(This is not available in m enu com man d d ialog boxes.)
By holdin g dow n the ENTER switch w hile you press a
nu meric key (09), you can select up t o ten m enu
command s from within the current page.
In Program and Combination modes, you can hold
dow n the ENTER switch and press the SEQUENCER
REC/ WRITE switch to use the Au to Song Setup
function. This imports the current Program or
Combination into Sequencer mode for quick and easy
recording.
While a d ialog box is displayed , the ENTER switch
correspond s to the O K button . (The EXIT switch
corresponds to the Cancel button.)
In Sequencer mod e, you can hold d own the ENTER
switch and press the LOCATE switch to op erate the
menu command Set Location.
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Other
PROG BANK A, B, C, D, E, GM/COMBI BANK A, B, C, D swit ches
Use these switches to change banks when selecting
Program s or Combinations. The LEDs in the switches
light up to show the current bank.
In Program m ode, these switches select the Program
bank.
In Combination mode, these switches have tw o
functions:
When youre selecting Combinations, they choose
the Combination bank.
When youre assigning a Program to a timbre
within the Combination, they select the Program
bank.
In Sequencer mod e, when a tracks Program n ame is
selected, these switches change the Program bank.
TEM PO knob , TAP TEM PO swit chYou can set the tem po by tu rning th e TEMPO knob or
by repea tedly p ressing the TAP TEMPO sw itch.
Contro l surfa ce
For details on using the control sur face to edit valu es,
please see page 30.
COMPARE switch
You can u se this switch to retur n th e settings of an
edited p rogram, combination, or song to th eir original
state. Refer to th e followin g section.
Com pare functionUse this when you w ish to compare the edits you have
mad e to a program or combinations sound w ith the
un -edited original (i.e., the soun d th at is wr itten into
memory).
When ed iting a program or combination, press this
switch. The LED will light, and th e last-wr itten settings
for that program num ber or combination num ber will
be recalled. When you press the COMPARE switch
once again, the LED will go d ark and you w ill return to
the settings that you were editing.
If you ed it the settings that are recalled by p ressing the
COMPARE switch (i.e., the settings th at are wr itteninto mem ory), the LED will go da rk, and it will not be
possible to return to the p revious ed its by pressing th e
COMPARE switch aga in.
In Sequencer mod e, you can u se the COMPARE switch
to make before and after comparisons immed iately
after using realtime recording or step recording to
record a song, or after performing a t rack edit
operation.
For examp le, this can be u sed effectively wh en
realtime-recording a MIDI track for a song.
1. Realtime-record a MIDI track. (Take 1)
2. Once again, realtime-record on the same track.
(Take 2)
3. Press the COMPARE swi tch. The LED wi ll light,
and take 1 will be recalled.
4. Press the COMPARE sw itch once again. The LED
wi ll go dark, and take 2 w ill be recalled.
5. If at step 3 you once again realtime-record on the
same track (take 3), the object of the Compare
function will now be take 1.
6. If at step 4 you once again realtime-record on the
same track (take 3), the object of the Compare
function will b e take 2.
In this wa y, the Comp are function lets you recall thepreviou s recording or th e previous state of event
editing.
Note: If you continue editing when the COMPARE
switch is lit, the switch w ill go d ark. This now becom es
the mu sical data tha t will be selected w hen the
COMPARE switch is d ark.
For details, please see The Compa re function on
page 127 of the Parameter Guide.
The Compare function that brings back the
settings prior to ed iting is not ava ilable in Global
mode.
Selecting and executing m enu
commands
The utility functions provide command s that are
specific to each p age, such a s Write (save) or Copy. The
available utility fun ctions will dep end on the selected
page.
For example, the utility fun ctions in Program mod e let
you w rite (save) the settings, or let you p erform
convenient editing operations such as copying settings
betw een oscillators or effects, or a Sync function th at
lets you edit tw o EGs together.
1. In the upper right of the display, press theu
button.
The menu command will app ear.
2. Select a menu command by touching it with your
finger.
A dialog box for the selected m enu command will
appear.
Check-type comm ands will not display a dialog box;
their statu s will be switched, and the list will close.
By holding dow n the ENTER switch an d pressing a
nu meric key 09 you can access the d ialog box for the
first ten utility functions without going through th e
menu.
If you want to close the list without selecting a
command , press the display somewhere other thanthe list, or p ress the EXIT switch.
3. For a parameter in a dialog box, select it by
pressing i t with yo ur finger, and use the VALUE
controllers (e.g., VALUE dial orq/u switches) to
enter its value.
Menucommandbutton
Menu button
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Program
Comb
ination
Sequencer
Effect
Arpeg
gio
DrumT
rack
Global
Media
When selecting a program or combination nu mber in a
dialog box, you can also u se the BANK SELECT switch
to enter the ban k as an alternative to u sing the VALUE
controllers.
4. To execute, press the OK button or the ENTER
switch.
If you d ecide not to execute, press the Cancel button orthe EXIT switch .
The d ialog box w ill close.
Writing/saving
After editing, you should write or save your changes
as necessary.
For examp le if youve edited a p rogram, your changes
will be lost if you select another p rogram or turn off
the power. The same applies to a combination.
Settings you ed it in Global mod e will be remem bered
as long as the pow er is on, but your changes w ill be
lost wh en you turn off the pow er, unless you write
these changes into memory.
For details on the Write operations, see the following
pages.
Program s p.33
Com bin ation s p.46
Effect presets PG p .77
Global settings (pages 04) p.89
Dru m kits p.89
User arpeggio pattern p.89
User Drum Track patterns PG p.208
Preset/ user Drum Track patterns are saved ininternal memory even w hen the pow er is turned
off. Patterns you create in Sequencer mod e can be
converted into u ser Drum Track patterns and saved
in internal memory.
User template songs PG p.192
Preset/ user template songs are saved in internal
memory even when the pow er is turned off. Track
settings and effect settings of a song you create can
be saved in internal memory by the m enu
command Save Template Song.
For details on writing to internal memory p.88
Refer to the followin g pag es for more abo ut saving .
Saving to media (Media Save) p.91
Note: On th e M50, the action of writing to intern al
mem ory is called Write, and the action of saving to
an SD card d evice is called Save.
Assigning a name (renaming)
You can ed it the name of an edited p rogram,
combination, song, drum kit, or arp eggio pattern.
You can also change th e nam es of the program and
combination categories.
For deta ils, please see Editing n ames on p age 91.
Using Contro llers
In add ition to using the keyboa rd, the M50 lets you
control the soun d by using th e joystick, SW1 and SW2
switches, knobs 14, chord trigger sw itches, da mp er
pedal, and foot switch or foot pedal.
These controls let you mod ify the tone, pitch, volum e,
effects, etc. in realtime as you play.
Joystick
The joystick mov es in four directions: left, right, u p
(away from you rself), and dow n (toward s yourself).
Each of the four d irections can be u sed to control a
different function, such as modulating Program or
effects param eters. These assignm ents can b e different
for every Program , but generally, they do th e
following:
Stan dard Joystick functio ns
Joystick Lock
The joystick will automa tically return to the center
position w hen you release it.
You can u se the SW1/ SW2 switches or a foot switch
connected to th e M50 to lock the current p osition so
that th e effect will continue even after the joystick
return s to the center p osition. For d etails, please seeUsing the Lock fun ction on pag e 20.
SW1, SW2
You can u se these switches to control progra m
par ameter s via AMS (Alternate Mod ulation), or effect
param eters via DMod (Dynamic Modu lation).
They can also transpose the keyboard by octaves, turn
porta men to on/ off, or to lock the position joystick.
Each switch can work as either a Toggle or Momentary
switch. In Toggle mod e, the assigned function is
switched between on and off each time the sw itch is
pressed. In Momentary mode,the assigned fun ction isactive on only as long as you hold d own the switch.
In Program mod e, you can check the assignments of
SW1 and SW2 on th e Prog P0: Play Main p age.
Move the joystick
Controller
Name Normally controls
Left JSX Pitch bend down
Right JS+X Pitch bend up
Up (away from yourself ) JS+Y Vibrato
Down (towards yourself ) JSY Filter LFO (wah)
(Lock
function)
Joystick
SW1 and SW2
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For deta ils, please see Controller settings for the
program on p age 29.
When you w rite a Program or Combination, the on/ off
status of the SW1 and SW2 switches is saved .
For deta ils, please see Setting th e functions of SW1
and SW2 on page 18 of the Parameter Guide.
Using t he Lock function
Locking the Joystick
1. Using the standard factory sounds, select Program
A033: Mild Suitcase E.Piano, and play the
keyboard.
To select a program , make sure that you are in Program
mod e, and press the PROG BANK A switch, nu meric
key 3, 3, and then t he ENTER switch.
2. Move the joystick away from yourself (the +Y
direction).
The vibrato effect will deepen .
3. While holding the joystick away from yourself,
press the SW2 switch.
When y ou p ress the switch, its LED will light u p, and
the mo du lation effect at this point will be main tained .
4. Release the joystick, and play the keyboard.
The modu lation w ill stay the same as it was w hen SW2
was pressed. Moving the joystick away from yourself
will not affect the sound .
5. Press the SW2 switch once again to release the
Lock function.
Keyboard
Velocity
Velocity is a measure of how hard you p lay a note on
the keyboard. This can be used to modu late many
different aspects of the sound, such as volume,
brightn ess, or the character of the attack.
Note Number
Sound s can be programmed to change in character
based on the n ote being p layed.
As you p lay higher or lower on the keyboard, the notenum ber can modu late the timbresuch as becoming
brighter as you p lay higher. Envelopes may also
become faster or slower; the volum e may chang e; and
so on.
Control Surface knob s
The control surface consists of four kn obs, three control
assign switches REALTIME CONTROLS, EXTERNA L,
and A RP that select the functions that w ill be
controlled, and the RESET CONTROLS switch w hich
resets each function. You can apply modulation to sounds or edit them.
You can control the arpeggiator.
You can control external MIDI devices.
1. Press one of the REALTIME, EXTERNAL, or ARP
swi tches to sel ect the group of functions that you
want to control.
Alternatively, you can use th e Prog P0: Play Control
Surface pag e Control Assign par am eter to select a
function. Press the Control Surface tab in the low er line
of the display t o access this page.
Since this parameter is linked with the front panel
switches, a chan ge you m ake to one will be reflected bythe other.
In Program m ode, you can select one of three different
functions:
Realtime Control: Use the knobs to modify the sound
or effects. For details, please see Setting the fun ctions
of Realtime Control B mod e knobs 14 on p age 19.
External:Use the sliders and switches to transmit
MIDI messag es to extern al MIDI devices. You can
assign these fu nctions in th e Global P1: MIDI External
Mode 1/ 2 pages.
ARP: Use the knobs to control the arp eggiator.
You can freely switch betw een these fun ctions withou t
losing your current edits.
2. Operate knobs 14 to control the selected
functions.
At the minimum an d m aximu m positions of the
knob, there w ill be a slight discrepancy betw een
the value and the position of the knob.
For details on control surface operation in each mode,
refer to the following p ages.
Program mod e: for d etails, please see 08: Control
Surface on page 11 of the Param eter Guid e
Combina tion m ode: for details, please see 08:
Control Surface on p age 87 of the Param eter Guid e
Sequencer m ode: for d etails, please see 028: Control
Surface on page 143 of the Parameter Gu ide
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Resett ing t he controller settings
You can reset th e controllers of the control su rface, or
switch to saved values.
To reset an ind ividu al control, hold dow n th e RESET
CONTROLS switch and opera te the control surface
knob that you w ant to reset.
1. While holding dow n the RESET CONTROLSswitch, oper