Korg sampler Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Selecting and playing a program
In Program mode you can select and play a program from
banks INT-A–EXB-G. Here we will show how to select
preset programs.
Try selecting various programs and hear how they sound.
Selecting a program
1 Press the [PROG] key (the LED will light).
You will enter Program mode. Make sure that the
upper line of the LCD screen indicates “PROGRAM P0:
Play.”
If this is not selected, press the [EXIT] key.
Selecting a program number
2 Make sure that “Program Select” is selected.
If this is not selected, press “Program Select” to high-
light it.
3 Use the VALUE controllers to select the program that
you wish to play.
You can use the following methods to select a program.
Turn the [VALUE] dial.
Press the [ ] or [ ] key.
Use numeric keys [0]–[9] to specify the number,
and press the [ENTER] key.
4 Audition the sound.
Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound you
selected.
Try operating various controllers to hear how the
sound will change. (p.25)
Selecting the program bank
In Program mode, you can switch banks to select pro-
grams from another bank.
With the factory settings, banks INT-A–INT-D contain
preloaded programs, and banks G, g(1)–G(9), and g(d)
contain preset programs. (table below)
5 Press a PROG BANK [INT-A]–[EXB-G] key to select a
bank.
The LED will light, and the selected bank will be dis-
played in the left of the LCD screen. For example to
select bank INT-B, press the BANK [INT-B] key. (The
[INT-B] key’s LED will light, and the upper left of the
LCD screen will indicate Bank INT-B.)
INT-A...INT-D
With the factory settings, these banks contain a wide
variety of preloaded programs that use the internal
PCM ROM multisamples, effects, and arpeggio pat-
terns.
INT-E
This bank is used to store programs that you created,
for example from samples that you created.
INT-F
This can be selected only if the EXB-MOSS option is
installed. If the option is not installed, INT-F cannot be
selected.
G, g(1)...g(9), g(d)
These banks contain 128 capital programs, 128 varia-
tion programs, and 9 drum programs, all compatible
with the GM sound map. The programs of these banks
are all read-only. These programs are preset programs.
Each time you press the [G] key, the bank will change
in the following order.
Gg(1)g(2)g(3)g(4)g(5)g(6)g(7)g(8)
g(9)g(d)G...
(The LED will light, and the corresponding bank G,
g(1)–g(9), g(d) will be displayed in the upper left of the
LCD screen.)
EXB-A...EXB-G
With the factory settings, these banks do not contain
programs. These banks are used to load programs for
the EXB-PCM series options, or they can be used to
hold programs that you create.
128 programs can be written or rewritten to each bank
INT-A–INT-E, EXB-A–EXB-G (for a total of 1,536).
For details of the program names etc., refer to “VNL”
(Voice Name List).
Category
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Program
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Bank Prog. No. Explanation
INT-A...INT-D (I-A...I-D) 000...127 Preloaded programs (VNL)
INT-E (I-E) 000...127 User programs (e.g., pro-
grams that use samples you
created)
INT-F (I-F) 000...127 EXB-MOSS programs
G 001...128 GM2 basic programs
(VNL)
g(1)...(9) (VNL) GM2 variation programs
g(d) (VNL) GM2 drum programs
EXB-A...EXB-H (E-A...E-H) 000...127 User programs, EXB-PCM
series programs