This article is currently just a placeholder for some useful information that Stephen posted on the M3 forums. This will later be fleshed out into a full tutorial, but for now this should be...
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Scenario
You are completely new to KARMA and want to master Level 1 ("KARMA Player") usage....
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The Velocity...
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Rough notes for now
It pays to make sure...
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The Note Series group is part of the "Note Choice" aspect of a GE.
The input notes/chords that...
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The Drum group provides an alternative to...
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SK editing note: please see changes to Rhythm Group article regarding Rhythm Step vs. Rhythm...
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The order in which the GE parameter groups are listed in the "tabs" on the left side of the GE...
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When musicians think of what they're playing, they use very simple terms like "I'm playing a...
The original author of this article (independent, not affiliated with Karma-Lab) is firmly of the opinion that if you buy the KARMA Software for your workstation model, you can much more easily...
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There are essentially three...
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There is a lot to know about the Phase group of a GE, which is covered in detail in the KARMA 2:...
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The Cluster group is tricky in that it...
Scenario
You're having trouble understanding the interaction of the MIN, MAX, and VALUE settings of a GE RTP parameter. The descriptions of these fields in the Korg documentation gives you some...
As the article Misc: What is KARMA? states, it can be difficult to describe KARMA as a whole because it is something completely unique in the world of keyboard music. It's not really an...
This article has been chopped up into smaller, more modular articles and integrated into the KARMA 2: Tutorial - Mastering Level 3 ("KARMA Designer") KARMA Usage article.
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Background
This article relates mainly to using the Cluster Pattern when the GE-Type is "Generated-Gated", and the GE Gate-Type is "Vel-CP" (Velocity Cluster Pattern). All of the...
Scenario
Have you ever wondered what happens internally to a KARMA GE when you move a slider named "Rhythm Pattern"? Or what the GE RT Parameter "Rhythm Template" or "Rhythm Template+Restore"...
In Progress
Velocity Control
Velocity Control refers in general to several different ways of affecting the velocities of the Notes that KARMA generates. The way that velocities are controlled and...
KARMA Technology
KARMA™ (Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture) is a unique algorithmic musical effect generation technology that generates MIDI data (the “language” that computers and...
Scenario
You've used arranger workstations or arpeggiator features on various keyboards, and you're wondering whether you can use KARMA like an arranger or arpeggiator. You'd like to use it to...
This article is under construction, and will likely take a while because it's a big subject
All the Level 1 ("KARMA Player") KARMA usage articles are now finished. Enjoy!
Scenario
You've had your...
Why is KARMA different than an arranger keyboard, or an algorithmic composer?
(Stephen Kay explains - from a forum discussion)
KARMA (Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture) is a...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
The Master Control Layer of a combi does not have an RTC Model per se. However, the Karma-Lab and Korg combi developers generally try to use the following guidelines when assigning sliders and...
Scenario
You are working on a combi, program, or song, and some of the KARMA GEs you are trying to use feel too fast or too slow for the tempo you are at. Or perhaps you're manually playing in a...
Scenario
You want to use one of KARMA's simple arpeggiator GEs to create an arpeggiator effect that plays a constant rhythm over the same span of time regardless of how many notes you play (which...
Scenario
You are trying to learn KARMA basics and are confused by the difference between GE types and GE categories, and how they relate to the various RTC models.
GE Types
Every GE currently...
This article is essentially finished now except that MIDI Method 3 still needs some significant rework, and the entire article needs a few polishing passes.
Scenario
You want to record the audio...
Scenario
You'd like a better understanding of KARMA's swing features, how they are programmed, and how to use them.
Background
In most Programs and Combis produced by Korg and Karma-Lab, you will...
KARMA 2: Duration Control Reference
[in progress]
Scenario
You'd like to know more about how the Duration parameters work in KARMA, and how they are attached to the control surface for Real-Time...
All pages that relate to general KARMA 2 concepts and usage that applies equally to the Korg OASYS, Korg M3, and Korg M50 are listed here.
To create a new page in this category, click Add a new...
Background
KARMA's Note Map features can be used to produce a number of useful effects.
A Note Map is a table of 128 values, one for each MIDI Note. In the Korg M3 and OASYS, and the KARMA...
Scenario
You want to make the Korg M3 or OASYS sustain all notes until you play another chord (like the "auto-sustain" function found on some arranger keyboards).
Procedure (M3)
We are going to...
Scenario
You'd like to send the KARMA MIDI output from a combi, to substitute an external synth's sound for one of the parts, or layer an external synth with the internal sounds, or to record the...
Note: this is a very big tutorial to convert to wiki format and then expand to encompass the M3 too. So this will take several days to complete. Currently, this article is entirely missing the...
Scenario
You want the note series (based on KARMA chord recognition) for a melodic repeat GE played by your right hand to be built by the chords you're playing with your left hand. An example of...
Scenario
You've got KARMA generating a nice riff, but you don't like the presence of the maj7th note (example) in the notes being generating in response to maj7 chords that you're playing. You'd...
Scenario
Typically you use the harmonic minor scale (flat 6th) when when the main tonality of what you're playing is minor, and you use the natural minor scale (major 6th) when the main tonality...
Scenario
You want to have a metronome in combi mode, that you can practice with, or send to a drummer for live use.
Procedure (OASYS)
I'll show you how to set this up inside an INIT combi, but you...
As described in The KARMA in your keyboard is only part of the picture, every KARMA module comprises two different sets of parameters:
Performance Real-Time Parameters (Perf RTP)
Generated Effect...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
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Scenario
As part of learning how KARMA works, so that you can confidently explore/tweak the KARMA performance...
All of the 2048 preset GEs are categorized into 13 different Real-Time Control Model (RTC Model) Types, such as "DP1 - Drum/Perc," "BL1 - Bass/Lead," etc. These are not the same as the GE...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model has two of KARMA’s three independent envelopes set up to operate as dual LFOs (low frequency oscillators), which can be configured to send any CC# (in...
What this RTC Model does
The Dual Envelope Generator RTC Model provides access to two independent envelope generators, which can be configured to send any CC# (in addition to some other special...
The following tables show the basic setup for each RTC Model. As shown in the color chart below, different colors have been used to show the basic grouping of controls within each RTC...
Overview/History
A “Real-Time Control Model” (RTC Model) is a specification of up to 32 GE Real-Time Parameters (GE RTP for short) that are designed to work together and produce certain types...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
What this RTC Model does
This RTC Model (Need a general one-paragraph overview, in plain English, of what this RTC model generally does to the GE.)
Key: RTC Model Control Groupings by...
Both keyboards share a virtually identical implementation of KARMA 2, with only minor differences in the physical control surface layout and in the organization of KARMA-related pages in the COMBI...
The most important thing to understand about KARMA is that what you can see and work with in your keyboard is only part of the total picture.
What is a Performance?
In "KARMA-speak," the technical...
Scenario
You would like to play simple 3 and 4 note chords on the keyboard, and have KARMA send them out as traditional "open-voiced" chords.
Procedure
Since we don't want KARMA to generate riffs...
Temporary placeholder for more introductory article to KARMA Wave-Sequencing
Scenario
Perhaps you have a Korg M3 and you'd like to achieve the well-known effect of "wave-sequencing" similar to the...
Scenario
You'd like to have KARMA vary the waveforms of a program, without having the typical arpeggiation or note pattern of a KARMA GE at the same time.
Procedure
Let's try KARMA WaveSequencing...
The main differences between KARMA in the Korg Karma and KARMA in the Korg OASYS and Korg M3 can be broken down into 3 main areas:
Separate Control Surface layers for each of the 4 KARMA Modules...
Scenario
You are playing a drum program in real time (KARMA is off) and you want to be able to turn KARMA on at various points and have KARMA simulate realistic-sounding drum fills or even entire...
