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Operation Guide
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To ensure long, trouble-free operation, THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.) please read this manual carefully. 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 protec- Precautions tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency Location energy and, if
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Thank you for purchasing the Korg TR music workstation. To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the instrument as directed. Conventions in this manual About this manual References to the TR The TR is available in 88-key, 76-key and 61-key mod- els, but all three models are referred to without distinc- The owner’s manuals and how to use tion in this manual as “the TR.” Illustrations of
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Selecting and playing a program......21 Table of Contents Selecting a program ................................. 21 Selecting and playing a combination.....................................23 Introduction .................................1 Selecting a combination ............................ 23 Overview.......................................... 1 Using controllers to modify the Main features .............................................1 sound.............
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Producing a song...................................... 65 Basic functions ........................... 42 Creating the basic song ............................... 65 Song editing methods.................................. 71 Saving data.....................................42 Creating and playing a Cue List ................ 73 Types of data that can be saved ................42 Creating and recording RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Record) ...................
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Loading data ..........................................101 Adjusting the contrast (brightness) of the LCD Types of data that can be loaded..............101 screen .................................................... 120 Data loading procedure.............................101 Using this instrument as a data filer......... 120 Saving data ............................................102 Tap tempo control................................... 120 Types of data that can be saved
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Introduction Overview Effect section: • One insert effect (stereo-in/stereo-out), two master Main features effects (mono-in/stereo-out), and a three-band master EQ (stereo-in/stereo-out) can all be used Overview simultaneously. You can select from 89 types of The TR Music Workstation features Korg’s acclaimed effect algorithms, and edit them. HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis system. • Highly flexible effect routing is possible. Effects can It contains high-quality preset multisampl
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Sequencer EXB-SMPL sampling upgrade TR provides a high-performance 16-track MIDI The following functionality can be added by installing sequencer, with more than sufficient power for use as a the separately sold EXB-SMPL option. stand-alone sequencer. The sequencer can serve as the • Sampling mode is added. Input sources from the core that brings together TR’s numerous capabilities, two-channel audio inputs can be sampled and allowing it to serve as an integrated music worksta- edited to cre
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Combination mode Overview of the modes • Select and play combinations A combination is a set of two or more programs (a The TR has a large number of functions that let you maximum of eight), and allows you to produce play and edit programs and combinations, record and complex sounds that could not be created by an play sequence data, and manage data on media. The individual program. largest unit used to organize these functions is called a You can choose combinations from rewritable banks
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• Create and playback patterns in realtime, using the Sampling mode RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) function. (If the EXB-SMPL option is installed) • An external audio device or mic connected to the Global mode rear panel AUDIO INPUT jacks can be sampled • Make settings that affect the entire TR, such as (recorded as a sample). An insert effect can also be master tune and global MIDI channel. applied to the select input sound while it is being sampled. • Create drum kits (24 kits),
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Front and rear panel Front panel 9 4 5 68 12 10 1 2 3 7 11 13 1. [SW1] key, [SW2] key 5. REALTIME CONTROLS These keys are on/off switches for the functions to which they were assigned in Program, Combination, Sequencer and Sampling modes (if the EXB-SMPL option is installed). When on, the key will light (☞p.24). 2. Joystick This controls pitch or modulation, etc. Move the joystick up/down or left/right (+Y, –Y, –X, +X) to control (☞p.24). Use the [SELECT] key to select realtime controller
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[3] EG-INTENSITY: [GLOBAL] key Controls the filter EG intensity. Global mode will be selected [4] EG-RELEASE: [MEDIA] key Controls the filter/amp release time. Media mode will be selected. B-mode [COMPARE] key [1] ASSIGNABLE 1: Use this key when you wish to compare the sound of [2] ASSIGNABLE 2: the program or combination that you are currently [3] ASSIGNABLE 3: editing with the un-edited sound that was written into [4] ASSIGNABLE 4: memory. You can also use this key to make “before and Contro
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[VALUE] dial [EXIT] key Use this dial to modify the value of the parameter. In Program, Combination, Sequencer, Sampling (if the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is installed), and [INC]/[DEC] keys Global modes, pressing this key from anywhere other than page 1.1 will take you to page 1.1 of that mode. These are used to increase or decrease the parameter When a dialog box is open, this key will cancel the set- value in steps of one. It is convenient to use these to tings made in the dialog b
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[LOCATE] key 13.SEQUENCER/SAMPLING This key resets the playback location of a song or cue (If the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is list to a specified location. You can also press this key installed) when “stuck notes” occur for some reason. [REC/WRITE] key When you press this key in Sequencer mode, the TR will enter recording-ready mode (the key will light). If you then press the [START/STOP] key, recording will start. (☞p.81) When you press this key in Program, Combination, or [PAUSE]
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If MIDI data is being transmitted from the TR via (MAIN) L/MONO, R USB to your computer, transmission from the These are unbalanced phone jacks (☞p.12). MIDI OUT connector is halted. These are the main audio output jacks. By setting “Bus Select” to L/R, the output from an oscillator, an inser- MIDI THRU connector tion effect, an individual drum part, or the metronome Musical data and sound settings etc. that are received can be output to the (MAIN) L/MONO and R jacks. at the MIDI IN connec
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f: Function buttons Objects and functions in the LCD By pressing the function key [F1]–[F8] nearest this button, you can turn various functions on/off. screen , : a: Current page d: Edit cell e: Check box In Media mode, these select the current directory. : Accesses the utility menu where you can execute utility menu commands. Other function buttons examples Sequencer mode: EDIT/DONE, INSERT, CUT, c: Parameter b: Tab f: Function buttons COPY, JUMP, DONE, Tie, Rest, Back, Done (used in Cue Li
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* Dialog boxes * Page menu When you select a utility menu command etc., a In Combination, Program, Sequencer, Global, or dialog box will open. Sampling (if the separately sold EXB-SMPL option Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to select is installed) modes, pressing the [MENU] key will parameters. Use the VALUE controllers (☞p.16) to display a list of the pages in that mode. (The page input the parameter values. When selecting pro- in which you where when you pressed the gram or combina
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Setup Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT (MAIN) L/MONO and R jacks to the INPUT jacks of your powered Connecting audio equipment etc. monitor system, mixer etc. Connections must be made with the power turned L/MONO and R are the main outputs. If you are off. Please be aware that careless operation may outputting in stereo, make connections to the damage your speaker system or cause malfunc- (MAIN) L/MONO jack and the R jack. If you are tions. outputting in monaural, make connections to the (MAIN) L/
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3. Connecting pedals etc. Connections to MIDI equipment/ computers Foot pedal connections A foot pedal can be connected to control the volume or other functions. Connect a separately sold Korg assignable pedal such 1. Connections to MIDI equipment as the XVP-10 EXP/VOL or EXP-2 to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack. The keyboard, controllers, and sequencer etc. of TR can The function controlled by the foot pedal is specified in be used to control an external MIDI tone generator. GLOBAL 1.
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Inserting/removing a card in the Connecting separately sold SD card slot options If an SD card is inserted in the SD card slot, you can By installing the separately sold EXB-SMPL option you use it to save or load various types of TR data. can add two channels of audio input jacks and a SCSI connector. Inserting a card For details on installing the EXB-SMPL, refer to PG 1 Insert an SD card in the SD card slot. p.260. With the card label facing upward, insert the con- nector end of the card in
