The microKORG SoundEditor is a software program that allows you to use your computer to edit the various parameters of the microKORG. As you edit, the data is immediately transmitted to the microKORG so you can instantly hear the results of your editing. The computer can graphically display many parameters at one time, making it easy to address all the power of the microKORGs engine. The edited data can be saved in to a file and stored. In this way, the microKORG SoundEditor can be also be used as a librarian for your sounds and settings. * In order to use the microKORG SoundEditor, you will need a separately sold MIDI interface and MIDI cables to connect the microKORG to the computer. * This software is for sole use of the customer for trial purposes only and not for copying or distribution. KORG Inc. or any of its affiliates will not be held liable for any damage that may result in the use this software. KORG does NOT officially support this software. * We appreciate your bug reports so that we can refine our software in future. E-Mail: unsupportedsoftwarebugreport@korg.co.jp Please note this address is for unsupported software only, and no response would be provided to each mail.
Installation and setup Before using, the microKORG SoundEditor application should be setup properly. Install appropriate MIDI interface drivers if they are not installed yet. Setup Setup procedure Handshake Check this box if you want to confirm the received status of the microKORG when it received the data. If the microKORG cant receive the data (maybe Write Protected), the error dialog will be displayed. When you use the microKORG SoundEditor without connecting the microKORG, please dont check this box. 1. Start up the microKORG SoundEditor. 2. Select Preference from the Application menu to make settings for the microKORG SoundEditor.
MIDI In Select the MIDI-In port your microKORG is connected to. MIDI Out Select the MIDI-Out port your microKORG is connected to. Kill ZoomWindow Animation Check this if you want to disable the zooming frame animation when you open or close windows. Default MIDI Channel Set it to the MIDI Channel of your microKORG. 3. When you finished the change, click the [Apply] button. Send Parameter Change / Auto Update 4. On your microKORG, enable System Exclusive Message in the MIDI Filter settings, and set the Write Protect to Off. Check this box if you want to send the modified value to the microKORG every time you edit a parameter, updating the sound immediately. 1 microKORG SoundEditor Users Manual 2005 KORG Inc. Operation Bank Window All the items in one bank window are saved as one file. A bank window can hold multiple Program banks and Global banks. Each Program bank holds 128 Program data, and each Global bank holds a single set of Global settings. The left column shows the MIDI channel. Double-click the name field in the Type column to change the bank name. Loading sound data from the microKORG 1. Select New from the File menu, and a new bank window (Untitled-0) will appear. This bank window has one Program bank. To see all Program data in your microKORG, all Program data should be transmitted from your microKORG to the SoundEditor. 2. Click the Program bank in the bank window to select (highlight) it. Select Receive Selected from the MIDI menu, and the microKORG starts to transmit all Program data. When it is completed, a red check will appear at the top right of the bank window to indicate the window is modified. 3. The Global bank data can be received the same way. Select Add Global from the Edit menu to add a Global bank into the bank window. Click the Global bank in the bank window and select Receive Selected from the MIDI menu. The microKORG starts to transmit the Global data.
To open the bank data window If you double-click the Program bank or the Global bank in the bank window, a Program list window or a Global window, respectively, will open. Program List Window The microKORG has 128 Programs divided into two sides with 64 Programs each. The Program list window shows the Programs as A11 - A88 and B11 - B88 with space for the program names. If you double-click a Program in the Program list window, a Program (Overview) window will open. Whenever you modify a parameter, the microKORG SoundEditor sends the updated program to the microKORG automatically allowing you to hear the change, but the updated program hasnt been saved in the microKORGs memory yet. To keep programs in the microKORGs memory, select Transmit or Transmit Selected from the MIDI menu to save the all program data in the bank into your microKORG when you finish all modifications.
Program name Although the microKORG cannot save or create program names, the microKORG SoundEditor can save a name with each program. You can specify a program name in the Common edit window, as described later. Cut & Copy / Paste Click to select a program in the Program list window. The program will be highlighted so that you can cut, copy or paste it from the Edit menu. Exchange or move the program You can exchange or move the selected program(s) by dragging it (them). Transmit a program To hear the selected program, you need to send it to your microKORG. Click the Transmit button at the top left of the Program list window. The selected program will be sent to the internal edit buffer in your microKORG, allowing you to hear it (it isnt saved though). This button is enabled when just one program is selected. You can send the selected program with the key combination of [option] + [return]. If the [caps lock] key of your computer is on, the program will be sent automatically when you select it. Receive a program If you click the Receive button at the top left of the Program list window, microKORG sends the data currently in the internal edit buffer to the selected program in the Program list window. This button is enabled when just one program is selected. View options Click the check box at the top left of the Program list window to see a popup list containing several view options. Voice mode and Arpeggio parameters as well as a program name can optionally be shown in the program list. 2 microKORG SoundEditor Users Manual 2005 KORG Inc.
Program (Overview) Window If you double-click a program in the Program list window, the Program overview window will open. At this moment the program will be sent to the microKORG, and when you modify a program parameter, the updated program is sent to microKORG automatically (if Send Parameter Change / Auto Update is checked). The Program (Overview) window has six sections. In each section major parameters of the section are shown. Double-click the section you want to edit to open the edit window for the section. If Voice Mode is set to Single or Layer, Vocoder section cant be edited, and if Vocoder is selected, Timbre1/2 sections cant be edited. For description of each parameter, please refer to the microKORG Users Manual.
Transmit a program If you click the Transmit button at the top left of the Program window, current program will be sent to the internal edit buffer of the microKORG (it isnt saved though). Receive a program If you click the Receive button at the top left of the Program window, current program in the internal edit buffer of the microKORG will be loaded. Swap Timbre When the Voice Mode is set to Layer, clicking the [Swap Timbre] button exchanges parameters between Timbre1 and Timbre2. Common Edit Window In this window you can edit the Program name and select the Voice Mode. Any modifications will be automatically sent to the microKORG (depending on the Preference setting).
Name Enter a program name to be shown in the Program list and in the title bar of each window. The microKORG itself cannot use or display this program name, but it will memorize it. Initial preload data have no program name. There is a copy of the factory preload data including names in the microKORG SoundEditor folder. A program name is up to a maximum of 12 characters. Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access any other sections window. Arpeggio Edit Window & Effect Edit Window In these windows you can edit Arpeggio parameters and Effect parameters respectively. Any modifications will be automatically sent to the microKORG (depending on the Preference setting).
Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access any other sections window. Timbre1 / Timbre2 Edit Window In this window you can edit Timbre parameters. Any modifications will be sent directly to the microKORG (depending on the Preference setting).
EG editing You can also edit the Filter EG and the AMP EG by using the mouse to drag the squares that are located at the breakpoints in the EG graphic (The leftmost square cant be moved).
Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access any other sections window. 3 microKORG SoundEditor Users Manual 2005 KORG Inc. Vocoder Edit Window In this window you can edit Vocoder parameters. Any modifications will be sent directly to the microKORG (depending on the Preference setting).
E.F. HOLD LEVEL If you set the E.F. Sense value in the FILTER group to HOLD (=127), the microKORG keeps the characteristics of the input signal (Refer to the microKORG Users manual for more details), which is reflected to this E.F. HOLD LEVEL. For each of 16 filters, value can be set to 0-7FFFFF(Hexadecimal). These values can be edited only if the E.F. Sense value is set to HOLD. Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access any other sections window. Global (Overview) Window Global parameters are divided into three parts; Global, MIDI and Control Change Map. Global, MIDI, Control Change Map If you double-click on a part, an edit window for that part will open. The modification made to the Global parameters is sent to the microKORG automatically, and written immediately, unlike Program parameters. Global Edit Window In this window you can edit Global common parameters like Master Tune or Master Transpose. The modification is sent to the microKORG and saved (written) automatically (depending on the Preference setting).
Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access the window of any other part. MIDI Edit Window In this window you can edit MIDI parameters such as MIDI Clock Source or MIDI Filter. The modification is sent to the microKORG and saved (written) automatically (depending on the Preference setting).
Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access the window of any other part. Control Change Map Edit Window In this window you can edit the control change numbers assigned to the knobs and keys. The modification is sent to the microKORG and saved (written) automatically (depending on the Preference setting).
Each parameter name (knob name or key name) is the name for Single or Layer mode (Synth Parameter). It is different from that of Vocoder mode (Vocoder Parameter). Some parameters are not available in the Vocoder mode. For more details, please refer to the microKORG Users manual. Other window If you click the [Other...] button (indicated by a green arrow), a popup list will appear allowing you to access the window of any other part. 4 microKORG SoundEditor Users Manual 2005 KORG Inc. Other functions Keyboard Window By selecting Keyboard form the MIDI menu, the Keyboard window will open and you can hear the sound by clicking the virtual keyboard in this window using the mouse. Here you can also specify the MIDI Channel and Velocity.
[+][-] Button You can select the octave with the [+] or [-] button at the top right of the virtual keyboard. [Dmp] Button By clicking the [Dmp] button at the bottom right of the virtual keyboard, you can select damper-on or damper-off. [ ! ] Button You can send an All Note Off message to the microKORG by clicking the [!] button (next to the [Dmp] button) if for any reason hanging notes should occur. MIDI Monitor Window By selecting Show MIDI Monitor from the MIDI menu, MIDI Monitor window will open. You can see the note message from the microKORG visually. The X (horizontal) axis represents the note number and the Y (vertical) axis indicates the velocity.
MIDI Channel Selects the MIDI channel that will be monitored visually in this window. Thru If you check Thru, the microKORG SoundEditor sends any received note messages to the microKORG. Lock Velocity When Thru is checked, the velocity of note messages sent to the microKORG can be set to a fixed level (instead of the received notes own velocity) by checking Lock Velocity. The microKORG SoundEditor will send all note messages with this specified velocity. This option is available only when Thru is checked. Menus Application menu Preference Set up optional settings. Quit Quit the microKORG SoundEditor. File menu New Open a new bank window. Open Open a previously saved bank window. Close Close the currently selected window. Save Save programs to disk. Save As Save programs to disk under a new filename. Save A Copy As Make a copy and save the copy to disk under a new filename. Edit menu Undo Cancel previous operation. Cut Clear the selected parameter or program and place it on the clipboard. Copy Copy the selected parameter or program to the clipboard. Paste Paste the parameter or program that was previously copied to the clipboard. Clear Erase the selected parameter or program (it will not be copied to the clipboard). Select All Select all parameters in currently selected window. Add Program Add a Program bank to the Bank window (available when the Bank window is selected). Add Global Add a Global bank to the Bank window (available when the Bank window is selected). Remove In the Bank window, remove the selected bank. In the Program list window, same as Clear. Find In the Program list window, you can search for a program whose name includes the characters you enter here. MIDI menu Show/Hide MIDI Monitor Show or hide MIDI Monitor window. Transmit Transmit all Program data (128 Programs) or Global data and save (write) in the microKORG. Transmit Selected Transmit the selected bank data and save (write) in the microKORG. Receive Receive all Program data (128 Programs) or Global data. Receive Selected Receive data into the currently selected bank. All Note Off Turn off all notes should any hanging notes occur. Keyboard Open the Keyboard window. 5