Scenario
Sometimes, you just want to have a simple click-track/metronome in one of your programs or combis - you don't want to have a whole drumtrack, just a simple click. There is a way to use...
The following procedure is not supported or endorsed by Korg or Karma-Lab. The information is based on unofficial testing performed by members of the user community. It is likely that performing...
The following list shows the relationship between the MultiSound order (Rom Mono) in M3 Version 1.x, and the new M3 Version 2 XPanded.
It can be used when converting any MultiSound-related Tone...
This article lists the most-current OS version, Korg-produced sound sets for download, and other useful downloadable files (from Korg) for the Korg M3.
Operating Systems
Version 2.00 "XPanded"...
Scenario
On your Windows XP /Vista /Windows 7 PC, you installed the latest Korg USB driver and the M3 Editor software. However the USB MIDI link to the M3 is not being recognized by the M3 editor....
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Are you confused what steps you have to take to ensure the software on your M3 is up to date with the latest version? This guide was written to explain how to perform the M3 XPanded OS...
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You want to use a foot controller to perform KARMA scene changes, turn KARMA on/off, turn LATCH on/off, play Pads 1-8, etc., so that your hands can focus on playing music.
Procedure for...
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Your M3 is alrerady fully upgraded with the M3 XPanded OS version 2, and you have already tried out all the Korg programs and combis that use the new EXPCM01, EXPCM02, EXPCM03 and EXPCM04...
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As well as providing a new Operating System - V2 XPanded - Korg have released free of charge a number of new EXB-PCM sample files. There is a new page in the Global Mode of the V2 XPanded...
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You have the EXB-RADIAS board fitted in your M3 and you want to know how to load the necessary software and programs and combis to make it sing. Firstly, you need to make sure the...
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You want to know what the "EX1" or "EX2" or "EX3" at the end of program and combi names mean.
You've loaded the new OS 2.0 sounds, and some of them are not making sound, or only part of...
Note: this article also applies to the Korg M50.
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You've moved an entire bank of programs from one bank to a different bank, and now some combis won't work correctly because they think the...
Note: this article also applies to the Korg M50.
Sequencing data comprises songs and cue lists that live in the M3's volatile system RAM.
Understanding songs
An M3 song is a single recorded MIDI...
Note: this article also applies to the Korg M50.
Scenario
You are recording a song in the SEQ mode of the M3, and you want to change the program that a given track is using after having already...
Note: this article also applies to the Korg M50.
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You want to created separate sequences for a verse, a chorus, a bridge, etc. and then arrange these song sections into a single...
Note: this article also applies to the Korg M50.
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You are working on a song in the internal sequencer, and you find that you cannot change the Track that you are recording on. It seems...
Note: this article also applies to the Korg M50.
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You want to erase the notes from only a portion of a measure, or move (shift) the notes from one portion of a measure to another specific...
The purpose of this page is to provide a glossary of terminology used in the Korg M3, with descriptions of various terms encountered in manuals, discussions, and daily operation of the Korg...
Scenario
You do not have any of the Korg guides or other user documentation for your Korg M3, for whatever reason. Or, you've had your M3 for a while and there have been some OS updates and you're...
Scenarios
You just haven't wrapped your head around how to save and load data and the official product manual drives you nuts, so you're looking for a little help.
You want to load new...
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You want to create your own Combi but you have no idea how to start and are overwhelmed by all the possibilities available within the KARMA Engine. This guide will show you the first...
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You have updated to OS 2.0. You have loaded some sounds (combis, programs) that you or someone else created with v1.x of the M3 Operating System. Now they seem to play completely...
This article is a quick primer for importing and converting M3 V1 data to V2 using the Editor.
(Originally provided by Jerry Kovarsky, Korg USA Product Manager)
There are a couple types of data...
Complete list of system default data
The following list assumes that you have System Version 2.0.0):
Programs
General EDS programs are in Program Banks I-A through I-E and U-A through U-C
U-D...
Scenario
You'd like to use the pads to trigger 4 different drum grooves, changing between them, while having the entire keyboard to solo on at the same time.
Procedure
We are going to use the...
The following list contains all known community-contributed M3 combis posted on the Karma-Lab forums (and perhaps also the Korg forums?) as of October 22nd, 2008.
Many thanks to Karma-Lab forum...
Scenario
We know the problem, that switching between combis will have a delay so you can't switch between two combis silently. But if you only want to enable or disable one or more sounds at the...
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You sometimes experience missing notes while playing, or a note that seems to cut off. While there are other reasons this could happen, a common one is exceeding the available...
The two sections on recording and playing back audio signals still need to be written. Otherwise, this article is draft-complete
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You are new to recording with the M3 or perhaps even...
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You want to learn some general conceptual principles about how the Combi and SEQ modes work and what they do and when to choose one verses another.
You are wondering whether the M3...
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You are playing your M3 and Ableton Live is fired up and ready to record things when inspiration strikes. How do you best capture your ideas in Ableton without breaking the flow of...
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On an OSX system (Apple Mac computers), you want to configure Ableton Live to record both audio and MIDI from your M3, and to playback MIDI from Live to the M3. You want the audio...
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You want to create some industrial sounds with the EXB-RADIAS, but all the preset RADIAS combis and programs seem too "clean".
Procedure
The key to programming industrial sounds is to...
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You want to use the M3's EXTERNAL control surface (the 8 switches, 8 sliders, and 8 pads) to control functions in your external sequencer.
For example, in Ableton Live you can use Instant...
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You want to understand how user drum patterns are saved, stored, and rearranged, perhaps because you've lost some patterns that you've created and don't understand why they disappeared....
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You've defined a nice chord progression on the pads in another place and you want to "import" those pads into the program, combi, or song that you're currently working...
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You're finding that audio coming from your M3 through the EXB-FW interface in your computer has too much latency to allow the M3 to play in sync with the other VST softsynths in your DAW...
The table below lists the time signature in each of the two Phases of a GE. If a number has brackets around it (like [4]/4), it means that a GE RTP is available to change the bracketed parameter,...
Sampling data comprises samples and multisamples that live in the M3's volatile system RAM. System default (multi)samples also live in the M3's non-volatile system ROM (and are the basis for all...
Scenario
Unlike the generally simple community-shared combis and programs that you have might have downloaded from sites like www.karma-lab.com, 3rd-party sound sets for the Korg M3 can contain...
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You've found a free SoundFont on the internet and you want to create your own M3 program based on this SoundFont but you have no idea how to do this. This guide will show you the steps of...
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You want to change one or more of the drum sounds that are assigned to specific notes/keys of a drum program to some other sound in the Factory ROM.
Procedure
Editing the sounds on a...
This article is still under development as I experiment with the process
Scenario
You have a sample loop that would make for a great "drum track" to use in a Program or Combi, and you'd like to...
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You want to use a programmable MIDI foot controller, or your sequencer, to turn the Drum Track on and off.
Procedure
Unfortunately, there is not an easy-to-use continuous controller (CC#)...
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You want to control the pads with MIDI from an external device or Sequencer/DAW.
Procedure
Go to Global Mode Page 2.2 Controllers > CC Assign. Here you can set each Pad to respond to a...
All pages that relate specifically to working with Korg M3 workstations are listed here.
Be sure to also look through the KARMA 2 (for OASYS and M3) articles, because most KARMA-specific tasks...
Scenario
You want to use pads 1-8 in a combi to play only specific samples, independently of KARMA or anything else being played on the keyboard.
Procedure
Create a multisample program that...
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You've upgraded to a new OS version and now some of the pads don't seem to work correctly any more. Symptoms might include some pads seeming louder than others, or a pad producing no...
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You are trying to figure out which MIDI notes are generated by the Drum Pattern and Perc. Pattern GEs in your M3, for any of the following reasons:
You are trying to set up external drum...
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You are playing around with the KARMA sliders for the drum module of a combi and find a really cool KARMA-generated drum groove. You want to capture this groove in the internal sequencer...
