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Owner’s Manual
Manuel d’utilisation
Bedienungsanleitung
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Table of Contents Precautions............................................................................ 3 Introduction ........................................................................... 4 Main Features...........................................................................................4 Controllers and their Functions ................................................................4 Setup ...................................................................................... 7 In
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Owner’s Manual • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Precautions • Increase the separation between the equip- ment and receiver. Location • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir- Using the unit in the following locations can result cuit different from that to which the receiver is in a malfunction. connected. • In direct sunlight • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ • Locations of extreme temperature or humidity TV technician for help. • Excessively dusty or dirty locati
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing this K-Series USB/MIDI Studio Controller. For trouble-free enjoyment of this controller, please read this manual carefully and use the product only as directed. Keep this manual in a safe place where you can easily refer to it in the future. This manual applies to the K25, K49, and K61. There is a special section that covers the additional features of the K61P. Main Features ❏ Equipped with a variety of expressive and powerful controllers. ❏ ClickPoint prov
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Owner’s Manual 1. Keyboard The keyboard features full-size, velocity-sensing keys. 2. ClickPoint Two modes allow the ClickPoint controller to behave as an X - Y realtime controller, or as a clickable cursor/mouse when working with Softsynths or DAW software running on a computer. 3. KNOB1 / KNOB2 With MIDI control assignment, KNOB1/KNOB2 can be used to operate connected external MIDI equipment and software synthesizer such as DAW running on PC. 4. SW1 / SW2 These two assignable switches can be a
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3. PROGRAM buttons Use one of these buttons to select a sound from within the current bank. 4. REVERB button This button is used to select the depth of the reverb effect, and to turn it on and off. 5. CHORUS button This button is used to select the depth of the chorus effect, and to turn it on and off. Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Illustration shows the rear panel of K61P. 1. OUTPUT jacks (K61P only) These are the output jacks of internal sound engine. These can be connected to an amplifier, audio m
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Owner’s Manual Setup Installing the MIDI driver and softwares Contents of the CD-ROM The included CD-ROM contains the follwing. ❏ K-Series editor ❏ KORG M1 Le software synthesizer ❏ KORG USB-MIDI driver for Windows XP ❏ Installation guide ❏ K-Series editor owner’s manual ❏ M1 Le software synthesizer owner’s manual ❏ Software license Operating requirements ■ Mac OS X users Computer Apple Macintosh computer with a USB port that satisfies the operating require- ments of Mac OS X Supported operating
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Making connections and turning on the power Be sure all your equipment is turned off BEFORE you begin hooking everything up. You must excercise caution, otherwise you may damage your speaker system or cause other malfunctions. Connections using USB 1 Use a USB cable to connect the K-Series to the USB connector of your computer. 2 If you want to use a pedal, connect it to the PEDAL jack. The K-Series will detect the polarity of the pedal when the power is turned on. Therefore, if a pedal is conne
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Owner’s Manual 4 Set the power switch to the DC position. The power LED will light. When the power is turned on, the most recently saved settings will be recalled automatically. 5 Turn on any external MIDI sound modules connected to your K-Series controller. Power switch position PEDAL jack MIDI OUT Power supply connector Plug the AC adaptor into an AC outlet MIDI cable Pedal switch MIDI IN External MIDI sound module 6 When you are ready to turn off the power, turn off any external MIDI sound
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About the K-Series and the driver ports From the computer’s point-of-view, the K-Series provides 1 USB-MIDI port and 2 USB- MIDI out ports. The driver of the application on a computer K-series Keyboard/Slider/ MIDI IN device Pitch,Mod wheel/ KBD/KNOB SW1/SW2/Pedal/ ClickPoint/ Dump data MIDI OUT juck MIDI OUT device MIDI OUT Dump data SOUND/CTRL *1 Sound generator *2 *1 K25/49/61 is CTRL *2 K61P only MIDI IN device KBD / KNOB This is used to receive MIDI messages from the keyboard and the variou
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Owner’s Manual Restoring the factory preset programs To restore the K-Series to the original factory settings, hold down SW1 and SW2 while turning on the power. The controllers setting when factory is shipped Controller Function SW1 / SW2 Program change (-1/+1) KNOB1 CC#074 (Cutoff) KNOB2 CC#079 (EG Intensity) SLIDER CC#007 (Volume) PITCH wheel Fixed (Pitch Bend) MOD wheel CC#001 (Modulation) PEDAL CC#064 (Damper) ClickPoint Mouse mode * The parameters shown inside the brackets relate to the M1
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Operation The K-Series editor software (included on the CD-ROM) is used to assign the control- ler settings and certain parameter values. MIDI messages are sent using MIDI channel. ○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Keyboard Note messages are sent from the keyboard. Three velocity curves (and a constant 127 velocity) allow the keyboard response to be tailored to the performer’s playing style. The keyboard may be transposed by semitones into any musical key. ○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○
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Owner’s Manual ○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ SW1 and SW2 These two switches can be assigned individually to send a specific value to a specific MIDI control change parameter. In fact, both an “on” and “off” value can be set. The switch type can be set to Momentary or Toggle. The assignable values on SW1 and SW2 are “No Assign/Program Change/Control Change”. No Assign No MIDI information is sent from this controller. Program Change Every time [SW1] is pressed, the program change number
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Owner’s Manual Using the K61P’s Internal Sounds ○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Selecting a sound The 24 Internal sounds of the K61P are organized into three banks each containing eight sounds. To select a particular sound, you need to select a program button and a bank. For example, to select the Clavi sound, press the sixth program button from the left (the key will light). Then press the bank button to select BANK2. 1 Press the program key corresponding to the sound you want to selec
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Chorus Chorus adds a sense of depth and motion to the sound 1 Press the [CHORUS] button to select the depth of the chorus effect. The selected setting will be shown by the color of the [CHORUS] button. [CHORUS] key Chorus depth Dark Off Green Light Orange Standerd Red Deep ○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Setting mode The Setting mode is used to access and change the settings of other features on the K61P. To enter the Setting mode, hold down the Bank button. The BANK lights and the 8 pr
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Owner’s Manual 4 Press the [BANK] button to exit the Setting mode. Loud ( ) Note Touch, control change setting Light C4 Light (less force is required to play loudly) C#4 Standard(general piano intensity) Output Normal D4 Heavy (gently struck notes are played softer) Level D#4 CONST(all notes play with a velocity of 127) Heavy Soft ( ) Velocity Curve setting is used by controller and Gentle Key Force Strong sound generator. Transpose By transposing the keyboard, you can play a song in a di
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4 Press the [BANK] button to exit the Setting mode. The pitch setting reverts to standard A4=440Hz if the power is cut off Temperament Temperaments are different tuning systems, mainly used in the baroque and classical periods. In addition to the standard equal tuning, the K61P provides historical Kirnberger and Werckmeister temperaments. 1 Hold down [BANK] button until the K-Series enters the Setting mode. 2 Press the Program 4 [PIANO 4/E.P. 4/ORGAN 4] button (the button will flash). 3 To selec
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Owner’s Manual MIDI channel setting You can set the K61P to the same MIDI channel as the connected MIDI equipment. MIDI channel is 1-16. 1 Hold down [BANK] button until the K-Series enters the Setting mode. 2 Press the Program 5 [PIANO 5/E.P. 5/ORGAN 5] button (the button will flash). 3 Press one of the notes between C4~D#5. The MIDI channel assignments are as the followings. C4 = 1ch, C#4=2ch, D4=3ch…D#5= 16ch C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 4 Press the [BANK] button to exit the Setting mode. MIDI chan
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The local control setting Local control on Computer K61P KBD/KNOB Keyboard/Each controllers SOUND/CTRL Tone generator Local control off Computer K61P KBD/KNOB Keyboard/Each controllers Tone generator SOUND/CTRL The local on/off setting is set to local on if power cut off. ○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Program change enable/disable Every time you select one of the K61P’s internal sounds, a MIDI program change message is also sent to any connected MIDI equipment. This feature allows you
