Microstation Og E2

Operation guide
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgmicroSTATIONMusicWorkstation.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew
instrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.
About this manual

About the documentation and how
to use it
ThemicroSTATIONisshippedwiththefollowing
documentation.
microSTATIONEasyStartGuide
microSTATIONOperationGuide(PDF)
microSTATIONParameterGuide(PDF)
microSTATIONUSBMIDISetupGuide(PDF)
microSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditorUsersGuide
(PDF)
microSTATIONVoiceNameList(PDF)
TheabovePDFfilesareintheMANUALSfolderof
theincludeddisc.ThemanualfortheKORGUSB
MIDIdriverislocatedinthesamefolderasthedriver.
microSTATION Easy Start Guide

Readthisfirst.Itexplainshowtomakeconnections
andperformbasicoperations.
microSTATION Operation Guide

ThisexplainswhateachpartofthemicroSTATION
does,howtomakeconnectionsandperformbasic
operations,providesasummaryofeachmode,and
explainsthebasicknowledgeyoullneedineachmode
toeditsoundsandrecordonthesequencer.This
manualalsoexplainsthearpeggiatorandeffects.
Inaddition,itprovidestroubleshootinghelp,alistof
errormessages,andspecifications.
Conventions in this manual

Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
Parameters in the LCD display screen

ParametersdisplayedintheLCDscreenareenclosed
indoublequotationmarks .
Symbols
, Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays

Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,and
maynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearinthe
Displayofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
microSTATION Parameter Guide

Thisprovidesadetailedexplanationofthe
microSTATIONsparameters,organizedbymodeand
page.Refertothisguidewhenyouwouldliketolearn
moreaboutanunfamiliarparameter.
microSTATION USB-MIDI Setup Guide

ThisexplainshowtoinstalltheKorgUSBMIDIdriver
andsetupthemicroSTATION.
microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor Users Guide

ThisexplainshowtosetupandusemicroSTATION
Editor/PlugInEditorandmicroSTATIONEditor/Plug
InEditor.
microSTATION Voice Name List

Thisliststhenamesofthemultisamples,drum
samples,andfactorysetcombinations,programs,
drumkits,userarpeggiopatterns,anddemosongs
insidethemicroSTATION.Refertothiswhenyou
wanttolearnmoreaboutthepreloadedcontent.
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(ResonantstructureandElectroniccircuit
ModelingSystem)isKORGsproprietarysound
modelingtechnologywhichpreciselyreproducesthe
complexcharacterandnatureofbothacousticand
electricinstrumentsaswellaselectroniccircuitsinreal
worldenvironments.
emulatesawidevarietyof
soundgenerationcharacteristicsincludinginstrument
bodies,speakers&cabinets,acousticfields,
microphones,vacuumtubes,transistors,etc.
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Table of Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Adjustingtheamp .........................22
Arpeggiator...............................23
Introduction to
the microSTATION . . . . . . . . . 1
Main features of the microSTATION . . . . . . . . . 1
Effects....................................23
Assigningfunctionstoknobs ................23
Automaticallyimportingaprograminto
Sequencermode .....................23
Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Rearpanel ................................. 4
Playing and
editing combinations . . . . . . 24
Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Playing combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
AboutthemicroSTATIONsmodes........... 5
Selectingacombination.....................24
Basicoperatingmethods..................... 7
Performingwiththearpeggiator .............25
UsingControllers........................... 9
Usingcontrollerstomodifythesound ........25
Frontpanel................................ 2
Easy combination editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Turning the power on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Simpleeditingusingtheknobs..............25
SavingaCombinationyouveedited .........25
ConnectingtheACadapter................. 11
Editing a combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Turningthepoweron ...................... 11
Asuggestedapproachforediting ............26
Turningthepoweroff...................... 11
Changingtheprogramassignedto
eachtimbre .........................27
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connectingaudioequipment ............... 12
Connectingadamperpedal,footpedal,orfoot
switch .............................. 13
ConnectingthemicroSTATIONto
a computer.......................... 13
ConnectingMIDIdevices ................... 14
Layers,Splits,andVelocitySwitches.........27
Editingparameters.........................29
MIDIsettings .............................29
AlteringProgramsto
fitwithin a Combination..............30
Arpeggiatorsettings .......................30
Effects....................................30
Revertingtheeditedsettings................30
Playing and editing programs . . 15

Playing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automaticallyimportingacombinationinto
Sequencermode .....................30
Selectingaprogram........................ 15
Performingwiththearpeggiator............. 16
Creating songs
(Sequencer mode) . . . . . . . . . 31
Editing a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Easyeditingusingthebuttonsandknobs ..... 17
AboutthemicroSTATIONsSequencer.......31
Restoringsettingsyouveedited ............. 18
Sequencermodestructure ..................31
Savingyouredits .......................... 18
Whateachbuttondoes .....................32
Editing a program in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Performing in Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Beforeyoustartediting..................... 19
Playingback..............................33
Summaryoftheeditpages.................. 20
SwitchingMIDItracksduringplayback.......33
UsingControllers.......................... 16
Basicoscillatorsettings ..................... 20
UsingLFOsandEnvelopes(EGs) .............21
Adjustingthefilter......................... 21
MIDI recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Letstryrecording.........................34
RecordingwiththeLoopfunction............35
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Recordingwiththearpeggiator .............37
Initialization .............................. 63
Play/Mutefunction ........................37
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
GridSequencefunction....................38
Powersupply ............................. 64
Preparationsforrecording..................41
Display .................................. 64
Multitrackrecording ......................44
Audiooutput............................. 64
Recordingexclusiveevents .................44
ProgramsandCombinations ................ 65
Songs .................................... 65
Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
An overview of
the microSTATIONs effects. . . . . . . . . . 45
EffectI/O.................................45
Effectsineachmode .......................46
Arpeggiator .............................. 66
Effects ................................... 66
MIDI .................................... 66
Damperpedal,Footpedaldonotrespond
correctly ............................ 66
Media.................................... 66
Routing and effect settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connectionswithacomputer............... 67
Effectsettingsforaprogram ................46
Includedaccessorydisc .................... 67
Effectsettingsforacombinationorsong .....49
Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)...............49
Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Variousmessages ......................... 68
Specifications and option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Arpeggiator function . . . . . . . . . . 50
Specifications............................. 71
Using the arpeggiator while you play . . . . . . 50
Option ................................... 72
PerformingwiththearpeggiatorinProgram
mode ..............................50
Operatingrequirements .................... 73
PerformingwiththearpeggiatorinCombination
mode ..............................53
Linkingthearpeggiatortoprogram,
combinations .......................54
Arpeggiatorsynchronization ...............54
Settings for the entire

microSTATION, and saving/
loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How Global/Media mode is organized. . . . . . 55
Global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Basicsetup...............................55
MIDIsetup ...............................56
Controllersettings.........................56
External control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Saving & loading data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Typesofdatathatcanbesaved .............57
Loadingdata .............................60
Mediautility .............................62
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Restoring the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Loadingthepreloadeddata ................63
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MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Introduction to the microSTATION

Main features of the microSTATION
EDS-i (Enhanced Definition Synthesis integrated)
Thistonegenerationsystemintegratesthemain
functionalityoftheEDS(EnhancedDefinition
Synthesis)systemfeaturedontheM3andM50,
includingtheoscillators,filters,amps,LFO/EG,and
effects,deliveringrichandvividsounds.
Theoscillatorsectionuses49Mbytes(whencalculated
as16bitlineardata)ofhighqualityPCMsources
sampledat48kHzandcoveringawidevarietyof
sounds.Thefiltersectionthatssoimportantto
creativesoundmakingprovidestwohighquality
filtersforeachoscillator,andallowsyoutofreely
combinefourdifferenttypesoffilters:lowpass,high
pass,bandpass,andbandreject.
Modulationfunctionalityisanindispensiblepartof
thisdetaileddesign.TheEDSitonegenerationsystem
inheritsnumerousfeaturesfromtheEDSsystem
including:theEG(envelopegenerator),LFO,key
trackinggenerator,AMS(alternatemodulation
source),andAMSmixer,givingyouanenormous
rangeofsynthesispotential.
Thefinaltouchestothesoundareprovidedbythe
effectsection,whichgivesyouuptofiveinserteffects,
twomastereffects,andonetotaleffect.Inadditionto
delayandreverb,thereareatotalof134different
effectsincludingmodulationtypeeffectssuchas
chorus,phaser,andflanger,dynamictypeeffectssuch
ascompressionandlimiting,andalsoeffectssuchas
ampmodelingpoweredbyKorgsproprietary
REMSmodelingtechnology.Effectdynamic
modulation(Dmod)allowsyoutocontroltheeffectsin
awidevarietyofways.
Programs and combinations

ThemicroSTATIONprovides512userprogramsas
wellas256+9(drums)GM2compatibleROMpreset
programs.Whenshippedfromthefactory,the
memorycontains480preloadprogramsorganized
intoeightcategoriesforconvenientsearching.
Drumprogramsusedrumkitsastheoscillator;there
are32userdrumkitsand9GM2compatibleROM
drumkits.Whenshippedfromthefactory,the
memorycontains27preloaddrumkitsthatcovera
broadrangeofmusicalstyles.
Thereare384usercombinations.Whenshippedfrom
thefactory,thememorycontains256preload
combinationsorganizedintoeightcategoriesfor
convenientsearching.Asinglecombinationletsyou
combineuptosixteenprogramsaslayers,splits,or
velocityswitches,andthenaddeffectsandtwo
arpeggiatorstocreatecomplexsoundsthatwouldnot
bepossibleforasingleprogram.Externalaudio
sourcescanbeplayedatthesametimeasa
combination.
Sequencer and Auto Song Setup function

Ahighperformance16trackMIDIsequencerisbuilt
intothemicroSTATION,allowingyoutorecordupto
128songswithatotalof210,000notes.Withahigh
precisiontimingresolutionof1/480,itcancapture
everynuanceofyourperformance.
Thesequencerfeaturesintuitiveoperation,and
providesnumerousfunctionsthatallowyouto
producemusicquickly.Templatesongsforeverystyle
ofmusic,alooprecordingfunction,gridsequence
function,andarpeggiatorwillpowerfullyenhance
yourcreativity.
UsingtheAutoSongSetupfunction,your
performanceusingaprogramorcombinationplusthe
arpeggiatorcaneasilyberecordedtomultipletracks,
instantlycreatingthebasictracksthatformthecoreof
yoursongproduction.
Dual polyphonic arpeggiator

Forarpeggiopatterns,fivepresetpatternsand640
userarpeggiopatternsarebuiltin.Inadditiontowhat
atypicalarpeggiatorcando,themicroSTATIONs
polyphonicarpeggiatorcandevelopchordsand
phrasesinavarietyofwaysdependingonthepitchor
timingatwhichyouplaythekeyboard.Youcanuse
thistoperformawidevarietyofpatternsincluding
drumorbassphrases,orguitarorkeyboardbacking
riffs.Thearpeggiatorisalsousefulasoneelementof
creatingsoundssuchaspads,synthsounds,and
soundeffectsthatinvolvesubtlemotion.
InCombinationorSequencermodes,the
microSTATIONprovidesdualarpeggiatorsthatlet
youruntwoarpeggiopatternssimultaneously.This
allowspowerfulperformancepossibilitiessuchas
applyingdifferentarpeggiopatternstodrumsand
bassprograms,orusingsplitorvelocitytoswitch
betweenarpeggiopatterns.
Realtime control
Thefourrealtimecontrolknobsgiveyouheightened
expressivenessandrealtimecontrolforcreatingyour
soundorcontrollingthearpeggiator.Theycanalsobe
usedinanexternalmodesetupforcontrollingyour
externalMIDIdevices.
Editor and Plug-In editor

ThebundledmicroSTATIONEditorand
microSTATIONPlugInEditorsoftwareare
applicationsthatletyouuseyourcomputertoeditthe
microSTATIONsprograms,combinations,drumkits,
andarpeggiopatterns.
Theseeditorsallowmoredetailededitingthanis
possibleonthemicroSTATIONitself.Theyalsoletyou
editandcreateuserarpeggiopatternsanddrumkits,
whichcannotbeeditedfromthemicroSTATION.
microSTATIONEditorisastandaloneeditor.
microSTATIONPlugInEditorisaneditorthat
supportsVST,AudioUnits,andRTASformats.It
allowsyoutousethemicroSTATIONfromwithin
yourDAW(DigitalAudioWorkstation)orotherhost
applicationasaplugininstrument.
Front and rear panels

Front panel
4
1
8
2
7
5
1. Joystick
Youcancontrolsynthesisparametersoreffect
parametersbymovingthejoystickup/down/left/right.
(p. 9)
2. VOLUME knob
ThisknobadjuststhevolumeoftheOUTPUTL/
MONO,Routputs,aswellasthevolumeofthe
headphonejack.(p. 11)
3. PHONES jack
Connectyourheadphoneshere.
ThisjackwillprovidethesamesignalastheOUTPUT
L/MONOandRjacks.
TheheadphonevolumeiscontrolledbytheVOLUME
knob.
4. REALTIME CONTROLS
Thissetofrealtimecontrollersconsistsoffourknobs
andtwobuttons.Youcanusetheminthefollowing
ways.
Tocontrolthesoundsandeffectsofprogramsor
combinations.
TotransmitMIDImessagestocontrolexternalMIDI
devices.
Tocontrolthearpeggiatorandplaybacktempo.
SELECT button, knobs 14
UsetheSELECTbuttontoswitchbetweenrealtime
controlA,B,andCmode,anduseknobs14tocontrol
thesound,effects,andarpeggiatorwhileyouperform.
(p. 9RealtimeControls)
(p. 17Usingrealtimecontrolstoeditthesoundor
effects)
EXTERNAL button
Ifyoupressthisbuttontoturniton(lit),knobs14
willtransmitMIDImessagesthatcancontrolexternal
MIDIdevices.(p. 56)
TEMPO LED
IfrealtimecontrolCmodeisselected,andyouuse
knob4tospecifythetempo,thisLEDwillblinkat
quarternoteintervalsofthecurrenttempo.
5. AUDITION button
InProgrammode,thisbuttonrepeatedlyplaysariff
(phrase)thatsappropriatefortheselectedsound.
Whenitison,theLEDattheleftofthebuttonwillbe
litup.
6. Arpeggiator
ARP ON/OFF button
Thisbuttonturnsthearpeggiatoron/off.TheLEDat
theleftofthebuttonwilllightupifthearpeggiatoris
on.(p. 50)
ARP LATCH button
Ifthisison,thearpeggiatorwillcontinueplayingeven
afteryoutakeyourhandoffthekeyboard.Whenitis
on,theLEDattheleftofthebuttonwilllightup.
(p. 50)
7. Mode
COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLB/MEDIA buttons
Pressoneofthesebuttonstoenterthecorresponding
mode.ThemicroSTATIONhasfourmodes.Whenyou
enteramode,theLEDtotheleftofthebuttonwill
lightup.(p. 7Selectingmodes)
8. CATEGORY
CATEGORY SELECT buttons
Whenselectingprogramsorcombinations,usethese
buttonstochooseacategory.
CATEGORY indicators
Oneoftheseindicatorswilllightuptoshowthe
categorythatisselected.
Front and rear panels Front panel
15
10
11
12
13
9. Sequencer
Thebuttonsinthissectionareusedforoperationsin
Sequencermode,suchasrecordingandplayback.
(p. 32).
LOCATE button
REC button
KEY button
WA (Start/Stop) button
E (REW)/R (FF) button
D (Pause) button
LOOP button
10.Display
Thisshowsthenamesofprogramsorcombinations,or
thevaluesofparameters.
14
GRID SEQ button

Ifthisbuttonison(theLEDtotheleftofthebutton
willlightup),theGridSequencefunctioninSequencer
modewillbeon.Thisletsyouusethefunctionbuttons
0116andLEDs0116toeasilycreatedrumpatterns.
NUM LOCK button
willlightup),functionbuttons0116willoperateas
numerickeys,aclearbutton,anenterbutton,andas
groupup/downbuttonswhenselectingaprogramor
combination.
Function buttons 0116
Whenthethreebuttonsdescribedaboveareoff
(normalstate),youcanusethesebuttonstodothe
following.
Thisbuttonsavestheprogramorcombination.
Toselectprogramsorcombinations.
(WhentheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDislit)Toselecta
timbreortrack.
12.COMPARE button
15.Function LEDs
Thisbuttoncomparesthesoundorrecordingtake
withtheuneditedorprevioustake.
Function 0116 LEDs

Whenthethreebuttonsdescribedaboveareoff
(normalstate),theseLEDsindicatethefollowing.
11.WRITE button
(p. 8COMPAREbuttontheComparefunction)
13.CURSOR/VALUE
buttons
Usethesebuttonstoselectthepageorparameter
showninthedisplay,ortoeditavalue.
14.Function buttons
PLAY/MUTE button
willlightup),youcanusethefunctionbuttons0116
tocontroltheplay/mutestatusoftheoscillators,
timbres,andtracks.Thefunction0116LEDswill
indicateplay/mutestatusofthecorrespondingitem.
AnLEDwilllightuptoindicatethenumberwithin
thecurrentlyselectedprogramorcombination
category.
(WhentheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDislit)AnLEDwill
lightuptoindicatethetimbreortrackthats
currentlyselectedforediting.
TIMBRE/TRACK LED
Thiswilllightupwhenthefunction0116buttonsand
LEDscanbeusedtoselecttimbresortracks.
GRID SEQ LED
ThiswilllightupinSequencermodewhenyoupress
theGRIDSEQbuttontoturnontheGridSequence
function.
Rear panel
1. Power supply
4. SD card slot
BesuretoreadtheTurningthepoweron/offsection
onpage 11andfollowthecorrectproceduredescribed
there.
YoucaninsertanSDcardhere,anduseittosave/load
microSTATIONprograms,combinations,orsongdata.
(p. 57)
Power switch
Thisswitchturnsthepoweron/off.(p. 11)
5. Contrast knob
AC adapter connector
TheincludedACadapterisconnectedhere.(p. 11)
Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturned
off.Pleasebeawarethatcarelessoperationmay
damageyourspeakersystemorcause
malfunctions.
Cable hook
UsethistosecurethecableoftheincludedAC
adapter.AfterconnectingtheACadapter,loopthe
cablearoundthehooklocatedonthemicroSTATIONs
rearpanelsothatthecablewontgetpulledout
inadvertently.Leaveenoughslackontheplugendso
thatyoucandisconnectitifyouwantto.Fordetails,
pleasesee(Connectionsandpoweronpage 8of
EasyStartguide).
Becarefulnottobendthebaseoftheplugany
morethannecessary.
2. OUTPUT L/MONO, R jack

Thesearethemainstereoaudiooutputs.Usethe
VOLUMEknobtoadjustthevolume.(p. 12)
3. USB 2.0 jack

UsethisjacktoconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour
computer.
WhenrunningDAWsoftwareonyourcomputer,you
canusethemicroSTATIONasacontrollerorasaMIDI
soundmodule.
Youcanalsousethededicatededitortoeditthe
parametersofthemicroSTATIONfromyourcomputer
asifitwerepluginsoftware.
Note: ThemicroSTATIONsUSBconnectorisonlyable
totransmitandreceiveMIDIdata.
This knob adjusts the contrast of the display for the best
viewing from any angle or under changing light conditions.
6. MIDI IN, OUT connector

MIDIletsyouconnectthemicroSTATIONtoa
computerorotherMIDIdevices,forsendingand
receivingnotes,controllergestures,soundsettings,
andsoon.(p. 14)
7. DAMPER/PEDAL/SW connector
Youcanconnectadamperpedal,footswitch,andfoot
pedaltothisjack.(p. 13)
Basic Information About the microSTATIONs modes
Basic Information
About the microSTATIONs
modes
ThemicroSTATIONhasnumerousfunctionsthatlet
youplayandeditprogramsorcombinations,record
andplaybacksequencedata,andmanagemedia.
Thesefunctionsaregroupedintomodes.The
microSTATIONhasfourmodes.
Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofthemicroSTATION.
InProgrammode,youcan:
SelectandplayPrograms
Useonearpeggiatorinyourperformance.
Usetherealtimecontrolstomodifythesoundand
controlthearpeggiator.
EditPrograms
Youcanadjusttheparametersandsettingsofthe
oscillators,filters,amps,EGs,LFOs,effects,
arpeggiator,etc.
Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster
effects,andonetotaleffect.
Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16programsthatcanbe
playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsmore
complexthanasingleProgram.
InCombinationmode,youcan:
SelectandplayCombinations
Usetwoarpeggiatorsinyourperformance.
UsethemicroSTATIONasasixteentrack
multitimbraltonegenerator
EditCombinations
YoucanassignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,
eachwithseparatevolume,pan,andkeyboardand
velocityzones,andmakesettingsforeffectsandthe
arpeggiator.
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit
MIDItracks.Youcan:
UsethesixteentrackMIDIsequencertorecordand
playbacksongs.
RecordasingleMIDItrackatatime,orrecordas
manyasallsixteentrackssimultaneously.Youcan
alsorecordsystemexclusivemessages.
Recordusingtwoarpeggiators.
Createupto128songs.
UsethemicroSTATIONasasixteentrackmulti
timbralsoundmodule.
Adjustsettingsforeachtrack
Performsimpleeditstotheprogramusedbyeach
track.
Editthetrackvolume,pan,effects,andarpeggiator
settings.
Global/Media mode
Inthismodeyoucanadjustoverallsettingsforthe
entiremicroSTATION,andsaveorloaddata.
InGlobal/Mediamodeyoucan:
Adjustsettingsthataffecttheentire
microSTATION,suchasmastertuneandglobal
MIDIchannel.
Specifythefunctionoftheassignablepedaland
assignableswitch.
FormatanSDcard.
SaveorloadsounddataorsequencerdataonanSD
card.
SavesongscreatedinSequencermodeasSMF
formatdata,orloadSMFfilesasSequencermode
songs.
Calibratethehalfdamperpedalandfootpedal.
PROGRAM
Insert / Master / Total Effect
OSC 1
IFX 1
MS1 (Multisample)
Drum Kit
MS2 (Multisample)
TFX
IFX 5
MS3 (Multisample)
MS4 (Multisample)
PITCH1
FILTER1
MFX 1
MFX 2
Arpeggiator
AMP1
OSC 2
MS1 (Multisample)
Drum Kit
MS2 (Multisample)
MS3 (Multisample)
MS4 (Multisample)
PITCH2
FILTER2
AMP2
COMBINATION
GLOBAL/MEDIA MODE
DRUM KIT
TIMBRE1 1 PROGRAM TIMBRE9
Key
Assign DS1 Drumsample
DS2 Drumsample
DS3 Drumsample
DS4 Drumsample
PROGRAM
TIMBRE2
PROGRAM TIMBRE10 PROGRAM
TIMBRE3
TIMBRE4

IFX 1
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
IFX 5
TIMBRE5
Arpeggiator
TIMBRE6
Arpeggiator
TIMBRE7
TIMBRE8
ARPEGGIO PATTERN
Preset Pattern: P0 - 4
User Pattern
SEQUENCER
MIDI TRACK 1...16
MEDIA
PCG
PCG / SNG
TRACK 1
PROGRAM TRACK 9
PROGRAM
TRACK 2
PROGRAM TRACK 10 PROGRAM
TRACK 3
TRACK 4
IFX 1
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
IFX 5
TRACK 5
Arpeggiator
TRACK 6
Arpeggiator
TRACK 7
TRACK 8
Basic Information Basic operating methods
Basic operating methods

Afteryouveturnedonthepower,usethefollowing
methodstoselectmodesorpages,andeditthe
settings.
Selecting modes
InordertouseafunctionofthemicroSTATION,
youmustfirstselecttheappropriatemode.Press
oneofthefrontpanelmodebuttonstoenterthe
correspondingmode.
COMBI button:Combinationmode
PROG button:Programmode
SEQ button:Sequencermode
GLB/MEDIA button:Global/Mediamode
Selecting a combination, program, or

song
NormallyyoullusetheCOMBIPLAYorPROGPLAY
pagetoselectacombinationorprogram.
ThebasicprocedureistousetheCATEGORYSELECT
buttonstospecifyacategory,andthenusethe
buttonsorfunctionbuttons0116toselectaprogram
orcombinationwithinthatcategory.
Fordetailsontheprocedure,refertop. 15Selectinga
programandp. 24Selectingacombination
Fordetailsonselectingasong,refertop. 33Playback
methods
Editing in each mode

Eachmodecontainsnumerousparametersand
commands,whichareorganizedintogroupsand
pages.
Toeditaparameterorexecuteacommand,usethe
CURSOR/VALUEbuttonstomovetothe
desiredparameterorcommand.
Selecting a parameter and editing its value

WelluseProgrammodeasanexampleforthis
explanation.
1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode.
WhenyouenterPROGEDIT,theupperlineofthe
displaywillindicatePROGEDIT.A symbolis
shownattheleftedge,indicatingthatyoucanuse
thebuttontomove(return)tothepreviouspage
(inthiscase,PROGPLAY).
Thelowerlineofthedisplayshowstheparameter
groupnameorparametername.Ineachmode,the
editableparametersareorganizedintoseveral
groups.Dependingonthemode,agroupmightbe
dividedintomultiplesubgroups,sotheremightbe
severallevelsofparameters.
The , ,or symbolsshownattheleft
edgeofthelowerlineindicatethatyoucanmoveto
higherorlowerparametergroupsorparameters.
Usethebuttonstomove.
The symbolshownattherightedgeofthe
lowerlineindicatesthatyoucanmovetoanother
pageofthecurrentparametergroup,orselecta
parametervalue.Usethebuttonstomoveor
select.
3. Usethebuttonsorthebuttonstomove
betweengroupsandselectthedesiredparameter.
A , ,or shownattheleftofthe
parametervalueindicatesthatyoucaneditthe
valueofthatparameter.
4. Usethebuttonsorfunctionbuttons0116to
editthevalueoftheparameter.
buttons
Thesebuttonsincreaseordecreasethevalueofthe
selectedparameterinstepsofone.Ifyouhold
downabuttonforseveralseconds,thevaluewill
increaseordecreaseconsecutively.
Function buttons 0116
IfyoupresstheNUMLOCKbuttontoturnNum
Lockon(LEDlit),youcanusefunctionbuttons01
16toenteranumericalvalueforaparameter.This
methodisusefulwhenyouknowthevalueyou
wanttoenter.
Usethe01(1)10(0)buttonstoenterthevalue,and
thenpressthe14(ENTER)buttontoconfirm.
The11()buttonswitchesthesign(+/)ofthe
parametervalue.
The12(.)buttonentersadecimalpoint.
Ifyoudecidetocancelthevalueyoureentering,
pressthe13(CLEAR)button.
ThePROGPLAYpagewillappear.Theupperlineof
thedisplayshowsthepagename,andthelower
lineshowsthenameoftheprogramthatscurrently
selected.
The shownattherightedgeofthelowerline
indicatesthatyoucanpressthebuttontomoveto
anotherpage(inthiscase,PROGEDIT).
2. PressthebuttontoenterPROGEDIT.
KEY button
TheKEYbuttonhasafunctionthatisavailable
whenthebuttonisusedinconjunctionwithanote
ofthekeyboard.
Whenyoureeditingaparameterthatspecifiesa
notenumber(e.g.,G4orC#2)oravelocityvalue,
youcanspecifythedesirednotenumberorvelocity
valuebyholdingdowntheKEYbuttonandplaying
anoteonthekeyboard.
Note: BypressingtheCOMPAREbuttonyoucan
comparethesoundbeforeandafterediting.

Selecting and executing a command
Forexample,thisisusefulduringrecording.
Eachmodeallowsyoutoexecutevariouscommands,
suchasCopy.
1. Recordonadesiredtrack(Take1).
ForexampleinProgrammode,itisconvenienttocopy
arpeggiatororeffectsettingswhenyoureediting.
2. Recordonceagainonthesametrack(Take2).
1. InPROGPLAY,pressthebuttontoenterPROG
EDIT.
2. UsethebuttonstochooseCommand,and
thenpressthebutton.
3. Usethebuttonstoselectthedesired
parameter,andpressthebutton.
4. Usethebuttonstospecifythevalueorcopy
destination.Tospecifyanumericalvaluesuchasa
programorcombinationnumber,youcanalso
turnNUMLOCKonandusefunctionbuttons01
16toenterthevalue.
5. Whenyouvefinishedadjustingsettings,pressthe
buttontoreturn.
6. Toexecute,pressthebuttontomakethedisplay
indicateOK?,andthenpressthebutton.
Ifyoudecidetocanceltheoperation,pressthe
button.
COMPARE button - the Compare

function
Program or Combination mode
Hereshowtocomparethesoundoftheprogramor
combinationyoureeditingwiththeoriginal
(unedited)sound.
1. Duringediting,presstheCOMPAREbutton(the
LEDwilllightup).
Thesoundthatwassavedbeforeyoubeganediting
willberecalled.
2. PresstheCOMPAREbuttononceagain(theLED
willgodark).
Thesoundyouwereeditingwillreappear.
Note: Ifyoueditthesoundthatsrecalledbypressing
theCOMPAREbutton(i.e.,thesavedsetting),theLED
willgodarkatthatpoint,andyouwontbeableto
returntothepriorsettingsbypressingtheCOMPARE
buttonagain.
Sequencer mode
Hereshowtocomparethebeforeandafterstateof
yoursongrecordingortrackediting.
3. WhenyoupresstheCOMPAREbutton(theLED
willlightup),Take1willberecalled.
4. Pressthebuttonagain(theLEDwillgodark),and
Take2willberecalled.
5. Ifyourecordontothesametrackagain(Take3)
fromthestateofstep3,theComparefunctionwill
recallTake1.
6. Ifyourecordontothesametrackagain(Take3)
fromthestateofstep4,theComparefunctionwill
recallTake2.Inthisway,youcanrecallthestate
ofthepreviousrecording.
Note: IfyoueditwhiletheCOMPAREbuttonislit,the
buttonwillgodark;thatperformancedatawillbethe
datathatisrecalledwhentheCOMPAREbuttonis
dark.(PGp. 30TheComparefunction)
Global/Media mode
TheComparefunctionisnotavailableinGlobal/Media
mode.
Writing/saving
Afterediting,youshouldwriteorsaveyourchanges
asnecessary.
Forexampleifyouveeditedaprogram,yourchanges
willbelostifyouselectanotherprogramorturnoff
thepower.Thesameappliestoacombination.
SettingsthatyoueditinGlobal/Mediamodewillbe
rememberedaslongasthepowerison,butyour
changeswillbelostwhenyouturnoffthepower,
unlessyouwritethesechangesintomemory.
FordetailsontheWriteoperations,seethefollowing
pages.
Programsp. 58
Combinationsp. 58
Globalsettingsp. 59
UsertemplatesongsPGp.48
Preset/usertemplatesongsaresavedininternal
memoryevenwhenthepoweristurnedoff.Track
settingsandeffectsettingsofasongyoucreatecan
besavedininternalmemorybythesongcommand
SaveTemplateSong.
Fordetailsonwritingtointernalmemoryp. 58
Refertothefollowingpagesformoreaboutsaving.
Savingtomedia(MediaSave)p. 58
Note: OnthemicroSTATION,theactionofwritingto
internalmemoryiscalledWrite,andtheactionof
savingtoanSDcarddeviceiscalledSave.
Basic Information Using Controllers
Realtime Controls
Using Controllers
Inadditiontousingthekeyboard,themicroSTATION
letsyoucontrolthesoundbyusingthejoystick,knobs
14,damperpedal,andfootswitchorfootpedal.
Therealtimecontrolsconsistsoffourknobsandtwo
buttons(SELECTandEXTERNAL).
Thesecontrolsletyoumodifythetone,pitch,volume,
effects,etc.inrealtimeasyouplay.
Joystick
Thejoystickmovesinfourdirections:left,right,up
(awayfromyourself),anddown(towardsyourself).
Eachofthefourdirectionscanbeusedtocontrola
differentfunction,suchasmodulatingProgramor
effectsparameters.Theseassignmentscanbedifferent
foreveryProgram,butgenerally,theydothe
following:
Youcanusetherealtimecontrolsto:
Applymodulationtosounds,orcontrolthetone.
Controlthearpeggiator.
ControlanexternalMIDIdevice.
1. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbutton
toselectthesetoffunctionsthatyouwantto
control(modesAC),andthenuseknobs14.
TheREALTIMECONTROLSSELECTbuttonlets
youchooseoneofthefollowingthreesetsof
functions.
AmodeandBmode:Theknobswillmodifythe
soundsoreffects.
Cmode:Theknobswillcontrolthearpeggiatorand
thetempo.
Standard Joystick functions

Move the joystick
Controller
Name
Normally controls
Left
JSX
Right
JS+X
Pitch bend down

Pitch bend up
Up (away from yourself )
JS+Y
Vibrato
Down (towards yourself )
JSY
Filter LFO (wah)
Keyboard
Velocity
Velocityisameasureofhowhardyouplayanoteon
thekeyboard.Thiscanbeusedtomodulatemany
differentaspectsofthesound,suchasvolume,
brightness,orthecharacteroftheattack.
Youarefreetoswitchbetweenthesesetsof
functionswithoutaffectingthecontentyouve
editedineachdifferentrealtimecontrolmode.
2. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLSEXTERNAL
button,anduseknobs14.
TherealtimecontrolswillbeinExternalmode.
MovingtheknobswilltransmitMIDImessages,
allowingyoutocontrolanexternalMIDIdevice.
Thefunctionofeachknobcanbespecifiedin
GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDIExternalSetup.
Whenyoumoveaknobintheregionofits
minimumormaximumvalue,theremightbea
slightdiscrepancybetweenthevalueandthe
knobsposition.
Note Number
Adjusting the tempo
Soundscanbeprogrammedtochangeincharacter
basedonthenotebeingplayed.
InrealtimecontrolCmode,knob4(TEMPO)adjusts
theoveralltempooftheentiremicroSTATION,which
willaffecttheitemslistedbelow.
Asyouplayhigherorloweronthekeyboard,thenote
numbercanmodulatethetimbresuchasbecoming
brighterasyouplayhigher.Envelopesmayalso
becomefasterorslower;thevolumemaychange;and
soon.
Whenadjustingthetempo,theLEDwillblinkat
quarternoteintervals.
Arpeggiator
Sequencermodesongs
TemposyncLFO
Temposync(BPM)delayeffects
Note: Knob4(TEMPO)willnotfunctionifthe
GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDIMIDIClocksettingClock
issettoExt.MIDIorExt.USB,orifthisissettoAuto
andMIDIclockisbeingreceived.
Youcannotchangethetempooftheprogram
auditionfunction.Knob4willnotfunctionwhile
theauditionisplaying.
Damper pedal / Foot switch /

Foot pedal
ThemicroSTATIONhasarearpanelDAMPER/
PEDAL/SWjackwhereyoucanconnecteithera
damperpedal,afootpedal,orafootswitch.
Damper Pedal
Thedamperpedalisalsosometimescalledthesustain
pedal.Itactslikethesimilarlynamedpedalonan
acousticpiano;whenyouholddownthepedal,notes
willcontinuetosustainevenwhenyouliftyourhands
offofthekeyboard.
InCombinationandSequencemode,youcanalso
choosesettingssothatthedamperwillaffectsome
soundsbutnotothersounds.
Assignable Foot Switch

Thisletsyouuseasimplefootswitch,suchastheKorg
PS1,asanassignablecontroller.Thefootswitchcan
performawidevarietyoffunctions,suchas:
Anassignablesourceformodulatingsoundsand
effects
Portamentoon/off
Programselectupordown
Sequencerstart/stoporpunchin/out
TapTempo
Arpeggiatoron/off
OperatevariousmicroSTATIONcontrols(realtime
controlknobs,joystick,etc.)
Assignable Foot Pedal

Thisletsyouuseacontinuouscontrollerpedal,suchas
theKorgEXP2footcontrollerorKorgXVP10EXP/
VOLpedal,asanassignablecontroller.
LiketheAssignableFootSwitch,describedabove,the
FootPedalcanbeusedformanydifferentfunctions,
including:
MasterVolume
ChannelVolume,Pan,orExpression
Assignablesoundmodulation
EffectsSendlevelcontrol
AdjustvariousmicroSTATIONcontrols(realtime
controlknobs,Joystick,etc.)
IfyouusetheDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack,youll
needtochoosetheappropriatesettinginGlobal/
Mediamodetospecifythetypeofoptionthats
connected(damperpedal,footpedal,orfoot
switch).
Toensurethatahalfdamperpedalorfootpedalis
operatingoptimally,pleaseusethecalibration
functionregularly.
(PGp. 66HalfDmprCalib(HalfDamper
Calibration))
(PGp. 66PedalCalib(PedalCalibration))
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Setup
Turning the power on/off
Connecting the AC adapter
ConnecttheACadaptertothemicroSTATION.For
detailsonthisconnection,pleasereadthe
Connectionsandpoweronpage 8ofEasyStart
guide.
YoumustusetheincludedACadapteronly.Using
anyotherACadaptermaycausemalfunctions.
Turning the power on

1. LowerthemicroSTATIONsVOLUMEknob.
Ifyouhaveconnectedpoweredmonitorspeakersor
astereoamp,turndownthevolumeofthese
devices.
2. PresstherearpanelPowerswitchtoturnonthe
power.
Thedisplaywillshowthemodelnameand
softwareversion.
3. Turnonyourpoweredmonitorsorstereoamp.
4. RaisethemicroSTATIONsVOLUMEknobtoan
appropriateposition,andadjustthevolumeof
yourpoweredmonitorspeakersorstereoamp.
Turning the power off

Afteryouvefinishedediting,besuretowrite
(save)yourchanges.
Ifyoueditaprogramandthenselectadifferent
programorturnoffthepower,thechangesyou
madewillbelost.Thesameistruefora
combination.
ThesettingsyoueditinSequencermodeand
Global/Mediamodearerememberedaslongasthe
powerison,butwillbelostwhenyouturnoffthe
power,sobesuretosaveallyourdatabefore
turningthepoweroff.
1. LowerthemicroSTATIONsVOLUMEknob.
Alsoturnthevolumeofyourpoweredmonitor
speakersorstereoampdowntozero.
2. Turnoffthepowerofyourpoweredmonitoror
stereoamp.
3. PresstherearpanelPowerswitchtoturnoffthe
power.
ThedisplaywillindicateNowexecutingwhile
dataisbeingwrittentointernalmemory.Never
turnoffthepowerduringthisprocedure.
Ifyouturnoffthepowerduringthisprocess,
writingtomemorycannotbecompletednormally.
Inthiscase,themicroSTATIONmightfailto
operatecorrectlywhenyouturnthepoweron
again.
Ifthisoccurs,proceedasfollowstoinitializethe
microSTATIONsinternalmemory.
1.PoweroffthemicroSTATION.
2.WhileholdingdownthePLAY/MUTEbutton
andthefunction08button,turnonthe
microSTATION.
ThemicroSTATIONwillbeinitialized,and
internalmemorywillbewritten.Thedisplay
willindicateInitializing...duringthistime.
Afterinitializing,youllneedtoloadthepreload
data.Fordetails,referto(Loadingthe
preloadeddatap.63).
Note: Initializationwillrequireapproximately30
secondstobecompleted.
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Setup
Connections
Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturnedoff.Pleasebeawarethatcarelessoperationmaydamageyour
speakersystemorcausemalfunctions.
Connections to computers
Pedal connections etc.
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH
Computer
DAMPER
USB
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
AUDIO OUTPUT
R L/MONO
MIDI cable
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
AC adapter power
supply connector
to an AC outlet
INPUT
MIDI keyboard
Monitor OUTPUT
Connections to MIDI equipment

Mixer
INPUT
Powered
monitors, etc.
Analog audio output
Connecting audio equipment
Powered
monitor
HereshowtoconnectthemicroSTATIONtoyour
analogampormixer.
Ifyouveconnectedastereoaudioamp,beaware
thatplayingathighvolumemaydamageyour
speakersystem.Becarefulnottoraisethevolume
excessively.
Connecting the AC adapter
INPUT
L/MONO
INPUT
OUTPUT L/MONO and R

Allofthefactorysoundsusetheseoutputs.
1. ConnecttheOUTPUTL/MONOandRoutputsto
theinputsofyourpoweredmonitorormixer.
IfyoureusingthemicroSTATIONinstereo,use
boththeL/MONOandRjacks.Ifyoureusingthe
microSTATIONinmono,useonlytheL/MONO
jack.
Ifyoureplayingbackthroughastereoaudioamp
oracassetterecorderthathasanexternalinputjack,
connectthemicroSTATIONtothejacks(s)labeled
LINEIN,AUXIN,orexternalinput.(Usean
adaptercablewiththeappropriatetypeofplug.)
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PHONES
Headphone
Headphones
1. Ifyoureusingheadphones,connectthemtothe
microSTATIONsheadphonejack.
2. UsetheVOLUMEslidertoadjustthevolumeof
theheadphones.
ThemicroSTATIONsheadphonejackoutputsthe
samesignalastheOUTPUTL/MONOandRjacks.
Connections Connecting a damper pedal, foot pedal, or foot switch
Connecting a damper pedal,

foot pedal, or foot switch
Youcanconnecteitheradamperpedal,afootpedal,or
afootswitchtothemicroSTATIONsrearpanel
DAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack,anduseittocontrola
varietyoffunctionsandeffects.
Youcanusethedamperpedaltoapplyadampereffect
whileyouplay.
Youcanusethefootswitchtoturnthesostenutoor
softpedaleffecton/off,toturnthearpeggiatoron/off,
toswitchprogramsorcombinations,ortocontroltap
tempo.
Youcanusethefootpedaltocontrolvolumeor
modulation.
PEDAL
SWITCH
DAMPER
Connecting a foot switch

Ifyouconnectanon/offtypefootswitchsuchasthe
KorgPS1pedalswitchtotheDAMPER/PEDAL/SW
jack,youcanuseittoturnthesostenutoorsoftpedal
effecton/off,tocontroltaptempo,ortoapply
modulationtoasoundoraneffect.
Thisswitchwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway
regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong
youveselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe
Global/Mediamode.
1. ConnectafootswitchsuchastheoptionalPS1to
theDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack.
2. Afteryouturnthepoweron,selecttheoption
thatsconnectedtothejack,andchoosethe
appropriateGlobal/Mediamodesettingsfor
Type,SW,andPolarity(GLOBAL/MEDIA:
ControllersPEDAL/SW)tospecifythefunction
thatwillbecontrolledbythefootswitchandits
polarity(p. 56,PGp. 65,PG p. 295).
Connecting a foot pedal

IfyouconnectapedaltotheDAMPER/PEDAL/
SWjack,youllneedtochoosetheappropriate
settinginGlobal/Mediamodetospecifythetype
ofoption(i.e.,damperpedal,footpedal,orfoot
switch)thatsconnected.
SettingsthatyoueditinGlobal/Mediamodeare
maintaineduntilyouturnoffthepower,butwill
notbesavedwhenyouturnoffthepower.Ifyou
wanttokeepthesesettings,youmustwritethem.
(p. 59)
Connecting a damper pedal

Thispedalcanprovideadampereffectasyouplay.
Thisinstrumentalsosupportshalfdamping.Heres
howtoconnectanoptionalKorgDS1Hdamperpedal
totheDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjackanduseittocontrol
thehalfdampereffect.
1. ConnectanoptionalDS1Hdamperpedaltothe
DAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack.
Youllbeabletocontrolthehalfdampereffectif
youveconnectedtheDS1H.Ifyouveconnecteda
differentswitchtypepedal,itwillfunctionasa
damperswitch.
TypeandPolarity(GLOBAL/MEDIA:
ControllersPEDAL/SW)tospecifythefunction
thatwillbecontrolledbythepedalandthe
polarityofthepedal(p. 56,PGp. 65).
Ifyoureusingahalfdamperpedal,performthe
halfdampercalibrationtoensurethatthepedalis
operatingcorrectly(PGp. 66).
IfyouconnectaoptionalEXP2footcontrollerorXVP
10expression/volumepedaltotheDAMPER/PEDAL/
SWjack,youcanuseittoapplymodulationtosounds
oreffects,ortoadjusttheoverallvolume.
Thispedalwillalwaysfunctioninthesameway
regardlessoftheProgram,Combination,orSong
youveselected.Youcanassignthefunctioninthe
Global/Mediamode.
1. ConnectanoptionalXVP10orEXP2tothe
DAMPER/PEDAL/SWjacks.
TypeandPdl(GLOBAL/MEDIA:Controllers
PEDAL/SW)tospecifythefunctionthatwillbe
controlledbythepedal(p. 56,PGp. 65,
PG p. 296).
Performthefootpedalcalibrationprocedureto
ensurethatthepedalisoperatingcorrectly(PG
p. 66).
Connecting the microSTATION

to a computer
ThemicroSTATIONprovidesbothMIDIandUSB
connectorsasstandardequipment.Byconnectingthe
microSTATIONtoyourcomputerviaUSB,youcanuse
itasacontrollerandMIDIsoundmoduleforyour
DAWsoftwarewithsinglecableconvenience;and
withouttheneedforaMIDIinterface.
Byusingthededicatededitor,youcaneditthe
microSTATIONfromyourcomputerasthoughitwere
asoftwareplugin.
Fordetails,readthemicroSTATIONEditor/PlugIn
EditorUsersGuide(PDF).
13
Setup
Connecting MIDI devices

ByconnectingthemicroSTATIONsMIDIconnectors
toanexternalMIDIdeviceyoucantransfersound
settingsandperformancedatasuchasnotemessages
betweenyourexternalMIDIdeviceandthe
microSTATION.
Controlling two or more external

MIDI tone generators from
microSTATION
YoucanalsouseaMIDIpatchbaytocontrolmultiple
MIDIdevices.
About MIDI
MIDIstandsforMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface,
andisaworldwidestandardforexchangingvarious
typesofmusicaldatabetweenelectronicmusical
instrumentsandcomputers.WhenMIDIcablesare
usedtoconnecttwoormoreMIDIdevices,
performancedatacanbeexchangedbetweenthe
devices,eveniftheyweremadebydifferent
manufacturers.
microSTATION
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI patch bay
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI tone generator
Controlling an external MIDI tone

generator from microSTATION
IfyouwanttousethemicroSTATIONskeyboardand
othercontrollers,sequencer,andarpeggiatortoplayor
controlanexternalMIDIsoundmodule,useaMIDI
cabletoconnectthemicroSTATIONsMIDIOUT
connectortotheMIDIINconnectorofyourexternal
MIDIsoundmodule.
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI keyboard
microSTASTION
Controlling microSTATIONs tone

generator from an external MIDI
device
WhenyouwishtoplayorcontrolthemicroSTATIONs
tonegeneratorfromanexternalMIDIkeyboardor
sequenceretc.,useaMIDIcabletoconnecttheMIDI
OUTconnectoroftheexternalMIDIdevicetothe
MIDIINconnectorofmicroSTATION.
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
microSTASTION
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MIDI keyboard
MIDI keyboard
Playing and editing programs

About the microSTATIONs programs
OnthemicroSTATION,aprogramisthebasic
sound.YoulluseProgrammodetoplayprograms.
Youcanchoosefromthefollowingninecategories.
Category
ALL
All categories
KEYBOARD
Acoustic piano, electric piano, clavi/

harpsichord, and organ sounds
STRINGS/BRASS/
WOODWIND
String, vocal, brass, woodwind, and

reed sounds
GUITAR
Acoustic and electric guitar sounds
BASS&BASS SPLIT
Electric, acoustic, and synth bass

sounds
SYNTH
Fast, slow, and motion synth sounds
LEAD&SOLO SPLIT
Synth lead sounds
DRUM/MALLET/
HITS
Drum and percussion, bell, mallet, and

sound effects
USER
Sounds saved as the user category

(when shipped from the factory,
contains initialized programs)
ProgramsarealsousedoutsideofProgrammode.
InCombinationmodeyoucancombinemultiple
programstocreatecomplexsounds.
InSequencermodeyoucanassignaprogramtoeach
MIDItrackoftheinternalsequencer,orusethe
microSTATIONasasoundmodulethatsplayedfrom
anexternal16channelMIDIsequencer.
Inthissectionwellexplainbasicwaystouse
programs,suchasusingthepanelbuttonsinProgram
modeandbasicediting.
Playing programs
Explanation
Selecting a program
ThefrontpanelCATEGORYindicatorsshowthe
selectedcategory.
Youcanselectaprograminanyofthefollowingways.
Thefirsttimeyouselectacategory,program001of
thatcategorywillbeshown.
UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsandthe
buttonsorthefunction0116buttons
Useaconnectedfootswitchtoselectprograms:PG
p.65
ReceiveMIDIprogramchangestoselectprograms:
PGp.60,PGp.63,PGp.305
Fordetails,refertotheexplanationsbelow.
Using the CATEGORY SELECT buttons

and the buttons
1. PresstheMODEPROGbutton(theLEDwilllight).
YouwillenterProgrammode,andthePROGPLAY
pagewillappear.
3. Usethebuttonstoselect
aprogram.
4. Playthekeyboardtohearthe
soundoftheselected
program.

and the function 0116 buttons
Selecting a program by entering a numerical
value
1. UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstochoose
thedesiredprogramcategory.
Thelowerlineofthedisplayshowstheindex
numberandthenameoftheprogram.
The shownattheleftoftheindexnumber
indicatesthatyoucanpressthebuttontoselect
programswithinthecurrentcategory.Ifais
shownattheleftofthenumber,thatcategory
containsonlyoneprogram.
2. PressthefrontpanelNUM
LOCKbuttontoturnNum
Lockon(LEDlitup).
3. Usefunctionbuttons01(1)10
(0)toenteranumericalvalue,andthenpressthe
14(ENTER)button.Youllswitchtotheprogram
oftheindexnumberyouspecified.
Note: IftheGlobal/MediamodeScrollTextsetting
isOn,namesetc.thatcannotbeshowninthe
displaybecauseoftheirlengthwillscroll.
2. UsetheCATEGORYSELECT
buttonstochooseaprogram
category.
Selecting programs in groups of 16

1. UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstochoose
thedesiredprogramcategory.
2. TurnthefrontpanelPLAY/MUTE,NUMLOCK,
andGRIDSEQbuttonsalloff(LEDunlit).
15

3. Nowyoucanusefunctionbuttons0116toselect
theprogramsofindexnumbers116withinthe
chosencategory.
4. Toselectaprogramfromindexnumber17and
higherinthatcategory,presstheNUMLOCK
buttontoturnNumLockon(LEDlitup),and
thenpressthe16(GROUPUP)button.
5. PresstheNUMLOCKbuttontoturnNumLock
off(LEDoff).
6. Nowyoucanusefunctionbuttons0116toselect
programsfromindexnumbers1732withinthe
chosencategory.
WhentheNUMLOCKbuttonison,pressingthe15
(GROUPDOWN)buttonorthe16(GROUPUP)
buttonwillcyclethroughthegroupofindexnumbers
thatcanbeselected:1732,3348,4964,...etc.
Overview of the program memories

WhenthemicroSTATIONisshippedfromthefactory,
itsprogrammemorycontains480preloaded
programs,plusanother256programsand9drum
programsthatareGM2compatible.Theseprograms
areorganizedintobanksasshowninthetablebelow.
InPROGPLAYwhenyouturnNumLockonand
pressthe14(ENTER)button,thebankandnumberare
shownontherightsideoftheupperlineofthe
display.
Program memories
Bank
Prog No.
A...D
000...127
D:000...095
096...127
G (GM) 001...128
1...9
(g(1)...
g(9))
001...128
d
(g(d))
001...128
Preloaded
programs
Initial
programs
GM2
capital
programs
GM2
variation
programs
GM2 drum
programs
Explanation
These programs are loaded
when the microSTATION is
shipped; they use a variety
of multisamples, effects,
and arpeggiators.
These are initialized
programs for the user.
These are 256 programs
and 9 drum programs that
are compatible with the
GM2 sound map. The
programs of this bank are
read-only.
Bank GM contains 128
programs, banks g(1)g(9)
contain 128 programs, and
g(d) contains 9 programs.
These programs cannot be
written (saved).
OnthemicroSTATION,youselectprogramsusing
indexnumberswithineachcategory.Acategoryispre
assignedtoeachprogram,orcanbespecifiedwhen
youwriteaprogram.
Thebanksandnumbers(Bank,ProgNo.)showninthe
tableaboveareusedtospecifythewritingdestination
whenwritingaprogram,andtospecifythecopy
destinationwhenexecutingacopycommand.
OnthemicroSTATIONitself,youcantselecta
16
programbyspecifyingabankandnumberfrom
thetableabove.
The AUDITION function

Whenselectingprograms,youcanusethe
Auditionfunctionwhichletsyouusethe
AUDITIONbuttontoplayarifforphrase.
IfyoupresstheAUDITIONbutton(located
belowREALTIMECONTROLSknob1)to
maketheLEDatitsleftlightup,ariff(phrase)suitable
forthatprogramwillplayautomatically.
Using Controllers
Fordetailsonperformingwiththejoystickandthe
realtimecontroller,readtheUsingControllers
sectiononpage 9.
Performing with the

arpeggiator
Basedonnotedataitreceivesfromthekeyboardor
fromtheMIDIINconnector,thearpeggiatorcan
generateawiderangeofphrasesandpatterns
includingarpeggios,guitarorkeyboardbackingriffs,
bassphrases,ordrumpatterns.Youcanalsousethe
frontpanelRealtimeControllerknobstovarythe
lengthanddynamicsofthearpeggiatednotes.
Formoreaboutthearpeggiator,pleaseseepage 50.
Playing programs Easy editing using the buttons and knobs
Editing a program
Easy editing using the buttons
and knobs
AllofthemicroSTATIONsprogramscanbeedited.
Youcancreateoriginalprogramsbyeditingthe
preloadprogramsonthemicroSTATIONwithout
needingtouseexternalsoftware.
Using realtime controls to edit the

sound or effects
Youcanusetherealtimecontrols(theSELECTbutton
andknobs14)tomodifythesoundandcontrolthe
arpeggiator.
ByusingthemicroSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditor
softwarethatisinstalledonyourcomputer,youllalso
beabletocreateoriginalprogramsfromscratch,
startingfromaninitializedprogram.
However,creatingthesoundyouwantfroman
initializedprogramisalotofwork.Werecommend
thatyoustartwithapreloadprogramthatscloseto
whatyouhaveinmind,andmodifyittoyourtaste.
Letstryusingtherealtimecontrolknobsonthe
microSTATIONsfrontpaneltoeditaprogram.For
example,youcaneditparameterssuchascutoff,
resonance,andreleasetimeinthisway.
Muting/un-muting oscillators
OnthemicroSTATION,youcanusethefrontpanel
PLAY/MUTEbuttonandfunctionbuttons01and02to
switchthemute/unmutestatusofeachprogram
oscillator.
1. PressthefrontpanelPLAY/MUTE
buttontoturniton(theLEDattheleft
ofthebuttonwilllightup).
2. Pressfunctionbutton01or02to
switchoscillators1or2betweenmutedandun
mutedstates.
FunctionLEDs1and2locatedabovethebuttons
willbelitupordarktoindicatethestatusofeach
oscillator.Theoscillatorwillsoundiftheindicator
islitup,andwillbemutediftheindicatorisdark.
Note: Oscillator2cannotbecontrolledforasingle
oscillatorprogramwhichusesonlyoneoscillator.
1. PresstheREALTIMECONTROLS
SELECTbuttontoswitchtherealtime
controlfunctionbetweenA,B,orCmode.
Eachtimeyoupressthebutton,youllcycle
throughA,B,andCmodes,andthe
correspondingLEDwilllightup.
Note: IfCC#7079areassignedto
REALTIMECONTROLSAmodeandB
mode,thesoundthatyoueditusingknobs14will
besavedwhenyouwritetheprogram.Arpeggiator
settingsyoumakeinCmodewillalsobesaved.
2. Modifythesoundbyturningtheknobthatyou
wanttocontrol.Seebelowfordetails.
Mode A controls
InmodeAyoucanturnknobs14tocontroloredit
thefollowingitems.
Note: Whenaknobisinthecenterposition(12
oclock),theparameterwillhavethevaluespecifiedby
theprogram.
Knob [1]: CUTOFF
Thisadjuststhefilterscutofffrequency.Adjustingthe
cutofffrequencywillmodifythebrightnessofthe
sound.
Level
Low
Cut off
frequency
frequency
High
Knob [2]: RESONANCE

Thisadjuststhefiltersresonancelevel.
Adjustingthefilterresonancelevelwillboostthe
soundintheregionofthefrequency,givinga
distinctivecharactertothesound.
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Knob [3]: EG-INTENSITY
ThisadjuststhefilterEGintensity(thedepthofhow
theEGaffectsthefilter).
Operatingtheknobwillchangetheamountofhowthe
filterisaffectedbytheEG.Normally,turningtheknob
towardtheleftwillmakethefilterEGshallower,and
turningtheknobtowardtherightwillmakeitdeeper.
SincethefilterEGoperatesrelativetothefiltercutoff
frequency,bothknobs1and3willcontrolthetonal
changeproducedbythefilter.
Mode B controls
InmodeByoucanturnknobs14tocontrolvarious
aspectsofthesoundsuchasvolume,portamentotime,
pan,filterandampEG,pitchLFO,andmastereffect
sendlevel.
InmodeB,themostusefulfunctionsareassigned
individuallyforeachpreloadprogram.
Mode C controls
InmodeCyoucancontrolthearpeggiatorinrealtime.
Fordetailsonoperation,refertopage 50.
Level
Saving the edits you made by moving the

knobs
Time
Knob [4]: EG-RELEASE

ThisadjuststhefilterandampEGreleasetime,
changingthetimefromnoteoffuntilthesoundisno
longerheard.
Turningtheknobwillchangethereleasetimeofthe
filterEGandtheampEG.Normally,turningtheknob
towardtheleftwillshortenthereleasetime,and
turningtheknobtowardtherightwilllengthenit.
note-on Attack Level
Break Level
Level
Sustain Level
Decay Time
Attack Time
Slope Time
note-off
Release
Level
Time
Release Time
Sutart Level
Example:
1. SelectprogramCategory:KEYBOARD042:Nu
DigiEP.
Thisisanelectricpianosound.Letstrymodifying
thesoundalittle.
toselectmodeA(theLEDwilllightup).
3. Whileyouplay,slowlyturnknob1(filter
frequency)about3/4towardtheright.
Thepianosoundwillbecomemorelikeasynth
sweep.
4. Next,turnknob2(filterresonance)about3/4
towardtherightaswell.
5. Leaveknob2initsposition,andtryturningknob
1totheleftandright.
Raisingtheresonancewillchangethesoundas
thoughyouwereplayingthroughawahpedal.
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Therealtimecontrolknobsareanidealwaytomodify
thesoundwhileyouperform.Asneeded,pressthe
frontpanelWRITEbuttontoexecuteWriteProgram
andsavethesoundyouveedited.(p. 58Writingto
internalmemory)
HoweverforRealtimeControlBmodeknobs14,the
editedsettingscanbesavedonlyifyouveassigned
CC#7079.
Internally,asingleknobusuallyaffectsseveral
differentparameters.WhenyouwriteaProgram,the
editsaresavedintotheindividualprogram
parameters,andnottotheknobitself.
AfterwritingtheProgram,youllnoticethattheknobs
havereturnedtotheircenterpositionssincetheold
editedvaluesarenowthenewsavedvalues.
Restoring settings youve

edited
Using COMPARE
Whenyoureintheprocessofeditingasound,
pressingtheCOMPAREbuttonwillrecallthelast
savedversionofthesound,asitwasbeforeyou
startedediting.
Fordetails,pleaseseeCOMPAREbuttonthe
Comparefunctiononpage 8.
Saving your edits

Afteryouveeditedaprogram,youmustsaveitifyou
wanttokeepthechangesthatyouvemade.Ifyoure
selecttheprogramorturnoffthepowerafterediting,
youreditswillbelost.
Fordetails,pleaseseeWritingaProgramor
Combinationonpage 58
YoucanalsosaveprogramsonanSDcard.Fordetails,
pleaseseeSavingtomediaonpage 58.
Playing programs Before you start editing
Editing a program in detail

Youcancreateanoriginalsoundbyeditingapreload
program.(p. 58WritingaProgramor
Combination)
OSC 1/2
OSC1containsOscillator/Pitch,Filter,Amp,EG,and
LFO.ThemicroSTATIONprovidesOSC1andOSC2,
andyoucancombinethesetocreatemorecomplex
programs.
Before you start editing
Note: PitchEGissharedbyOSC1andOSC2.
The three elements of sound: pitch,

tone, and volume
Effects
TheoutputfromOSC1/2issenttotheinserteffects,
mastereffects,andtotaleffect.Inthemixersection
whichcontrolstherouting,youcanfreelyspecifythe
destinationofeachsignal.
Soundismadeupofthreebasicelements:pitch,tone,
andvolume.
ThemicroSTATIONprovidespitch,filter,and
amp(amplifier)sectionsthatallowyoutocontrol
theseelements.
Aseffects,youcanusefiveinserteffects,twomaster
Thepitchsectionmodifiesthepitch,thefilter
sectionmodifiesthetone,andtheampsection
modifiesthevolume.
Arpeggiator
UsePROGEDIT:OSC1andOSC2toeditthepitch
section,andthePROGEDITFilter/Ampgrouptoedit
thefilterandampsections.
Aprogramcanuseonearpeggiator.Youcanselectan
arpeggiopattern,specifytherangethatthepattern
willbedevelopedwithin,andspecifytherangeof
notesorvelocitiesthatwilltriggerthearpeggiator.
EG, LFO, and controllers

Inadditiontothethreeelementslistedabove,asound
canvaryaccordingtothepassageoftime,thepitch
rangeinwhichitsplayed,orbyperformance
expressions.
Suchaspectscanbecontrolledbymodulatorsand
controllerssuchastheEG(envelopegenerator),LFO
(lowfrequencyoscillator),andjoystick.These
modulatorsandcontrollersapplychangetothebasic
program.
TakealookattheillustrationProgramstructure.
NoticethatthesignalflowisintheorderofOscillator/
Pitch,Filter,Amp.YoucanseehowtheEGsandLFOs
affecteachsection.
Asshownintheillustration,eachprogramconsistsof
sectionssuchasOSC1/2,effects,andthearpeggiator.
Program structure
Arpeggio
Knob Assign
Common LFO
OSC1 LFO1
OSC1 LFO2
Master
Effect
1, 2
Routing
Amp1
Filter1(A/B)
OSC1 Basic
OSC1, 2
Total
Effect
Insert
Effect
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OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Amp1 Mod
OSC1 Pitch
Insert Effects
Master Effects
Filter1 Mod
Filter1 LFO Mod
Filter1 EG
Amp1 EG
FX Control Bus
OSC 1
Pitch EG
OSC 2
Oscillator / Pitch
Filter
Amplifier
Effects
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Summary of the edit pages

ThePROGPLAYpageletsyouselectandplay
programs.Hereyoucanalsousetherealtimecontrol
knobstoperformsimpleeditingoradjustthe
arpeggiatorsettings.
ThePROGEDITpageletsyoueditthesoundin
additionalways.Itisdividedintothefollowing
groups
Group
OSC Common
Filter/Amp
Filter/Amp EG
Filter EG
Amp EG
Pitch EG/LFO
LFO
OSC1,OSC2
Audition Riff
Knob Assign
Tempo
ARP Setup
FX Routing
IFX 15
MFX 1,2
TFX
Master Vol
Command
Write Program
External Setup
Summary
Polyphonic or monophonic setting. Pitch
stretch, hold, and reverse settings.
Filter cutoff, frequency, resonance, filter
EG intensity, and amp velocity intensity
settings.
Filter and amp envelope settings.
Filter EG envelope settings.
Amp EG envelope settings.
Pitch EG envelope settings.
LFO settings.
Oscillator 1 and 2 settings.
Audition riff settings.
Assign functions to knobs 14 when
realtime control mode B is selected.
Arpeggiator tempo setting.
Arpeggiator settings.
Effect routing settings.
Insert effect settings.
Master effect settings.
Total effect settings.
Master volume setting.
Commands
Write a program.
Check an external setup.
Fordetailsonhowtoaccesseachmodeandpage,refer
totheBasicoperatingmethodssection(p. 7).
Controlling the pitch

Hereyoucanadjustthewaythattheoscillatorspitch
willchange.YoucanusethepitchEGorLFOtomake
thepitchvaryovertime.
Varying the pitch according to keyboard

position (Pitch Slope)
Onkeyboardinstrumentssuchaspianoororgan,the
pitchwillgoupasyouplaytowardtherightendof
thekeyboard,andwillgodownasyouplaytoward
theleftend.
UsePROG:EDITOSC1orOSC2PtchSlopetoedit
this.
Withpositive(+)settings,thepitchwillgoupasyou
playtowardtherightendofthekeyboard,andwillgo
downasyouplaytowardtheleftend.Normallyyoull
leavethissetat+1.0.
Pitch bend
ThePROGEDIT:OSC1orOSC2PitchJS+Xand
PitchJSXsettingsspecifytheamountofpitch
change(insemitonesteps)thatwilloccurwhenMIDI
pitchbendmessagesarereceivedorwhenyoumove
thejoysticktotheleftorright.
Withasettingof+12,thepitchcanberaisedbya
maximumof1octave.Withasettingof12,thepitch
canbeloweredbyamaximumof1octave.
Applying vibrato
YoucanusetheLFOtocreatevibrato.
Basic oscillator settings
ThePROGEDIT:PitchEG/LFOLFO1Intsetting
specifiesthedepthofhowLFO1willaffectthepitch.
Polyphonic/monophonic playing
UsethePROGEDIT:OSCCommonVoiceMode
settingtospecifywhethertheprogramwillplay
polyphonically(Poly)ormonophonically(Mono).
WiththePolysetting,youcanplaychordsbypressing
multiplekeyssimultaneously.
WiththeMonosetting,onlyonenotewillsoundeven
ifyoupressmultiplekeyssimultaneously.
NormallyyoullusethePolysetting,butMonois
effectivewhenyouresimulatingananalogsynthesizer
bassorsynthlead.
TryswitchingbetweenPolyandMono,andnotethe
difference.
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Portamento
Portamentocreatesasmoothchangeinpitchfromone
notetothenext.
ThePROGEDIT:OSC1(orOSC2)Portamento
settingturnsportamentoon/off,andPortaTime
controlsthetimeoverwhichthepitchwillchange.
Withhighervalues,thepitchchangewilltakelonger.
Withavalueof000therewillbenoportamento.
Playing programs Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)
Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)
OSC1/OSC2:FltLFO1toAFltLFO2toB,
AmpLFO1IntAmpLFO2Int,P.LFO1AMSInt,
P.LFO2AMSInt
Using LFOs
EGs (Envelope Generators)
EachOscillatorhastwoLFOs:LFO1andLFO2.There
isalsoasingleCommonLFO,sharedbyboth
Oscillators.WhileLFO1andLFO2areseparatefor
eachvoice,theCommonLFOissharedbyallvoicesin
theProgram.Thismakesitusefulwhenyouwantall
ofthevoicestohaveanidenticalLFOeffect.
Anenvelopecreatesamodulationsignalbymoving
fromoneleveltoanotheroveraspecifiedtime,and
thenmovingtoanotherleveloveranotherperiodof
time,andsoon.
YoucanusetheseLFOstomodulatemanydifferent
Programparameters,including:
Pitch(forvibrato)
Filters(forwaheffects)
Volume(fortremolo)
Pan(forautopanning)
TheLFOscanmodulatemanyotherparameters,in
additiontothoselistedabove.
Basic LFO settings

HerewelladjustsettingsfortheLFO1ofoscillator1.
TheProgramincludesthreeEGs,forPitch,Filter,and
Amp.Theseproducetimevaryingchangesinpitch,
tone,andvolumerespectively.
note-on Attack Level
note-off
Break Level
Level
Sustain Level
Release
Level
Time
Decay Time
Attack Time
Slope Time
Release Time
Sutart Level
1. ChoosePROGEDIT:OSC1LFO1.
Adjusting the filter

2. StepthroughthevariousLFO1waveformstosee
whatisavailable.
Numerouswaveformsareprovided,andthereare
typicalusesforeachwaveform.
Afilterboostsorcutsspecificfrequencyregionsofthe
sound.
Filtersettingshaveasignificantinfluenceonthe
characterofthesound.
TriangleandSinearetypicalLFOshapesusedfor
vibrato,tremolo,pan,andfilterwaheffects.
Adjusting the filter
Squareissuitableforgatefilteringorvolume
change;itcanbeusedtocreateasireneffectby
varyingthepitch.
Cutoff (cutoff frequency)
Guitarisdesignedtosimulatethevibratoproduced
byaguitarist;itonlyvariesupwardfromthebase
value.
SawandExpSawDwnareappropriatefor
rhythmicalchangesinfilterorvolume.
Afiltercutsthefrequencyregionthatliesaboveor
belowthespecifiedcutofffrequency,oraroundthat
frequency.Theresultwilldependonthetypeoffilter
youuse.
Low Pass
Rnd1(S/H)issuitableforcontrollingaresonant
filtertocreatethetypicalsampleandholdeffect.
3. Afteryouvenotedeachwaveform,choose
Triangle.
High Pass
4. ChoosePROGEDIT:LFOLFO1Speed.
5. AdjustthespeedofLFO1.
Band Pass
6. TheLFO1FadeandLFO1Delaysettings
controlhowLFO1willbeappliedimmediately
afterthenoteon.
FormoreabouttheLFO,refertoPGp.6.
TheseparameterscontrolthemovementoftheLFO
itself.ThewaythattheLFOaffectstheactualsoundis
determinedbythefollowingparameters.
PitchEG/LFO:LFO1Int
Band Reject
Cutoff Frequency
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Resonance
Resonanceemphasizesthefrequenciesaroundthe
cutofffrequency,asshowninthediagrambelow.
Whenthisissetto0,thereisnoemphasis,and
frequenciesbeyondthecutoffwillsimplydiminish
smoothly.
Atmediumsettings,theresonancewillalterthetimbre
ofthefilter,makingitsoundmorenasal,ormore
extreme.Atveryhighsettings,theresonancecanbe
heardasaseparate,whistlingpitch.
Low resonance
High resonance
Adjusting the amp

IntheAmpsectionyoucanuseAmpEG,andLFO1/2
tocontrolthevolume.
Background - what does Amp mean?

Differentsoundshavecharacteristicshapestotheir
volumelevels.
Forexample,thevolumeofapianonotebeginsata
highvolumetheinstantyouplaythenote,andthen
decreasesgradually.
Thevolumeofanorgannote,ontheotherhand,
remainsconstantaslongasyoucontinuepressingthe
key.
Thevolumeofanoteonaviolinorwindinstrument
canbevariedduringthenotebythemusician(i.e.,by
regulatingtheamountofpressureontheboworthe
forceofthebreath).
Volume
Piano
Volume
Volume decays gradually
Modulating a filter
YoucanusethefilterEGorLFOtomodulatethecutoff
frequencyofafilter.Thisisamethodofproducingrich
variationinthecharacterofthesound.
Filter EG
UsePROGEDIT:Filter/AmpFltEGInttospecify
howdeeplythefilterEGwillmodulatethefilter.Use
PROGEDIT:FilterEGtoadjusttheenvelope.
Time
Organ
Volume remains constant
until note is released
Time
Amp Modulation
Youcanusethefollowingmodulationsourcestovary
theampvolume.
LFO1/2
Thisspecifiestheamountofvolumechange(tremolo)
producedbytheLFO.
LFO modulation
UsePROGEDIT:OSC1(orOSC2)AmpLFO1Intand
AmpLFO2InttospecifyhowdeeplytheLFOwill
affectthevolume.
YoucanuseLFO1andLFO2tomodulatethefilter.
FiltermodulationproducedbyanLFOwillcreatea
vintagesoundingautowaheffect.
UsePROGEDIT:OSC1(orOSC2)FltLFO1toA,
FltLFO1toB,FltLFO2toA,andFltLFO2toBto
specifyhowdeeplytheLFOswillaffectthetonal
character.
Velocity
Mostprogramswillproducealowervolumewhen
youplaythekeyboardsoftly,andahighervolume
whenyouplaythekeyboardstrongly.ThePROG
EDIT:Filter/AmpAmpVelIntsettingspecifieshow
velocity(keyboardplayingstrength)willaffectthe
volume.
Normallyyoullsettheampmodulationtoapositive
(+)value.Raisingthissettingwillincreasethe
differenceinvolumebetweennotesthatareplayed
softlyorstrongly.
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Playing programs Arpeggiator
Amp EG
Total effect
TheAmpEGletsyoucontrolhowthevolumechanges
overthecourseofanote.
Everyinstrumenthasitsowncharacteristicvolume
envelope.Thisispartofwhatgiveseachinstrumentits
identifiablecharacter.
Conversely,bychangingthevolumecontourfor
instance,applyingastringlikeAmpEGcurvetoan
organmultisampleyoucanproduceinterestingand
unusualsounds.
TotaleffectsettingsaremadeinPROGEDIT:TFX.The
totaleffectistypicallyusedwitheffecttypessuchas
compressor,limiter,orEQthataddafinishingtouchto
theoverallsound.
Piano
Organ
Assigning functions to knobs

Foreachprogram,youcanusePROGEDIT:
KnobAssigntoassignthefunctionthatknobs14will
performwhenrealtimecontrolmodeBisselected.
1. InPROGPLAY,pressthebuttontoenterPROG
EDIT.
2. UsethebuttonstoaccessKnobAssign,and
pressthebutton.
Strings
UsePROG.EDIT:AmpEGtoadjusttheenvelope.
3. Pressthebuttontochooseknob1.
4. Usethebuttonstoselectthefunctionthat
willbecontrolledbyknob1.
5. Pressthebuttontoreturntotheknobselection
screen.
Arpeggiator
Youcaneditthearpeggiatorusedbytheprogram.
Youcanchoosefromfourpresetpatternsand640user
patterns.
Formoreaboutthearpeggiator,refertop. 50.
Effects
Formoreabouttheeffects,refertotheUsingEffects
section(p. 45).
6. Usethebuttonsandbuttontochooseother
knobsandassigntheirfunctionsinthesameway
asyoudidforknob1.
Whenyouvefinishedassigningthefunctionsof
knobs14,returntoPROGPLAY,selectrealtime
controlmodeB,andtryusingtheknobswhileyou
play.
Automatically importing a
program into Sequencer mode
TheAutoSongSetupfunctionautomaticallyapplies
thesettingsofthecurrentprogramtoasong.
Insert effects
InserteffectsettingsaremadeinPROGEDIT:IFX1
IFX5.
Theoutputofeachoscillatorandoftheoverall
programaresenttotheinserteffects.Youcanuse
effecttypessuchasdistortion,compressor,equalizer,
andwah.
Thismeansthatyoucaninstantlysetupasongusing
theprogramssettings,andthenbeginrecording
simplybypressingtheStart/Stopbutton.Sincea
performanceusingtheprogramsarpeggiatorcanbe
seamlesslyshiftedtosongproduction,thisletsyou
instantlycreateasongtocapturephrases,inspirations,
andideasthatoccurredtoyouwhileplayinga
program.(p. 43AutoSongSetupfunction)
(PGp. 30Tips:AutoSongSetup)
Master effects
MastereffectsettingsaremadeinPROGEDIT:MFX.
Effectssuchaschorus,reverb,anddelayaremost
suitableforusewiththemastereffects.
Theoutputofeachoscillator,oftheentireprogram,or
ofthesoundthathaspassedthroughtheinserteffects
canbesentviaSend1andSend2tothetwomaster
effects.Anyeffecttypecanbeused.
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Playing and editing combinations

About the microSTATIONs combinations
Acombinationconsistsofuptosixteenprograms,
whichcanbesplitorlayered.Thisletsyoucreate
complexsoundsthatwouldnotbepossibleforan
individualprogram.YoulluseCombinationmodeto
playoreditcombinations.
Thischapterexplainsthebasicsofusingcombinations,
suchashowtousethepanelbuttonsandperform
basiceditinginCombinationmode.
Playing combinations
Selecting a combination
Youcanselectacombinationinanyofthefollowing
ways.
UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsandthe
buttonsorthefunction0116buttons
Useaconnectedfootswitch:PGp.65
ReceiveMIDIprogramchanges:PGp.145,PGp.60,
PGp.63,PGp.305
Detailsaregivenbelow.

and the buttons
1. PresstheMODECOMBIbutton(theLEDwill
lightup).
YouwillenterCombinationmode,andtheCOMBI
PLAYpagewillappear.
2. UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstochoosea
combinationcategory.
Youcanchoosefromthefollowingninecategories.
Category
Explanation
ALL
All categories
KEYBOARD
Acoustic piano, electric piano, clavi/

harpsichord, and organ sounds
STRINGS/BRASS/
WOODWIND
String, vocal, brass, woodwind, and

reed sounds
GUITAR
Acoustic and electric guitar sounds
BASS&BASS SPLIT
Bass and bass split sounds
SYNTH
Fast, slow, and motion synth sounds
LEAD&SOLO SPLIT
Synth lead and solo split sounds
DRUM/MALLET/
HITS
Drum and percussion, bell, mallet, and

sound effects
USER
Sounds saved as the user category

(when shipped from the factory,
contains initialized combinations)
ThefrontpanelCATEGORYindicatorsshowthe
selectedcategory.
Thefirsttimeyouselectacategory,combination001
ofthatcategorywillbeshown.
3. Usethebuttonstoselectacombination.
4. Playthekeyboardtohearthesoundofthe
selectedcombination.

and the function 0116 buttons
YoucanusetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsand
functionbuttons0116toselectacombinationinthe
samewayaswhenselectingaprogram.
(p. 15UsingtheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonsand
thefunction0116buttons)
Thelowerlineofthedisplayshowstheindex
numberandthenameofthecombination.
The shownattheleftoftheindexnumber
indicatesthatyoucanpressthebuttontoselect
combinationswithinthecurrentcategory.Ifais
shownattheleftofthenumber,thatcategory
containsonlyonecombination.
IftheGlobal/MediamodeScrollTextsettingisOn,
namesetc.thatcannotbeshowninthedisplay
becauseoftheirlengthwillscroll.
Overview of the combination memories

itscombinationmemorycontains256preloaded
combinationsorganizedintotwobanksasshownin
thetablebelow.
InCOMBIPLAYwhenyouturnNumLockonand
pressthe14(ENTER)button,thebankandnumberare
shownintherightsideoftheupperlineofthedisplay.
Combination memories
Bank
Combi. No.
Explanation
A..B
000...127
Preloaded combinations
000...127
Initialized combinations, user

combinations
OnthemicroSTATION,youselectcombinationsusing
indexnumberswithineachcategory.Acategoryispre
assignedtoeachcombination,orcanbespecified
whenyouwriteacombination.
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Easy combination editing Performing with the arpeggiator

Thebanksandnumbers(Bank,CombiNo.)shownin
thetableaboveareusedtospecifythewriting
destinationwhenwritingacombination,andto
specifythecopydestinationwhenexecutingacopy
command.
OnthemicroSTATIONitself,youcantselecta
combinationbyspecifyingabankandnumber
fromthetableabove.
Performing with the

arpeggiator
Basedonnotedatathatitreceivesfromthekeyboard
orfromtheMIDIINconnector,thearpeggiatorcan
generateawiderangeofphrasesandpatterns
includingarpeggios,guitarorkeyboardbackingriffs,
bassphrases,ordrumpatterns.WhentheRealtime
controlsCmodeisselected,youcanusetheknobsto
varythedurationanddynamicsofthearpeggiated
notes.
Using controllers to modify

the sound
ThemicroSTATIONprovidesavarietyofcontrollers
thatyoucanusetovarythesound,suchasthe
joystick,andtherealtimecontrolsknobs.
Fordetails,pleaseseethecorrespondingexplanation
forPrograms:UsingControllersonpage 9.
Easy combination
editing
2. Usefunctionbuttons0116toswitchtheLEDs
betweenlitandunlit;thecorrespondingtimbre
willswitchbetweenPlayandMutestatus.
Simple editing using the

knobs
Youcanusetherealtimecontrolsknobstoperforma
varietyofedits.
Forexample,youcanusetherealtimecontrolsknobs
toadjusttheFiltercutofforresonance.Youcanalso
useittovarythedepthofaneffect,ortochangethe
wayinwhichthearpeggiatorgeneratesaphrase.
Fordetails,pleaseseeRealtimeControlsonpage 9.
Editsyouperformusingtherealtimecontrols
cannotbesaved.
Saving a Combination youve

edited
Afteryouveeditedacombination,youmustsaveitif
youwanttokeepthechangesyouvemade.Ifyoure
selectthecombinationorturnoffthepowerbefore
saving,youreditswillbelost.
Fordetails,pleaseseeWritingaProgramor
Combinationonpage 58.
YoucanalsosavecombinationsonanSDcard.
Fordetails,pleaseseeMemoryprotectonpage 59.
AllofthemicroSTATIONscombinationscanbeedited.
Youcancreateoriginalcombinationsbyeditingthe
preloadcombinations,orbystartingwithan
initializedcombination.
Evenwithoutenteringvariouspagesfordetailed
editing,youcanusetheREALTIMECONTROLS
buttonsandknobstoeffectivelyeditacombination
simplyfromtheCOMBIPLAYpage.
Timbre play/mute settings

YoucanusethefrontpanelPLAY/MUTEbuttonand
functionbuttons0116toswitcheachtimbresplay/
mutesetting.
1. PressthefrontpanelPLAY/MUTEbuttontoturnit
on(theLEDwilllightup).
Thefunctionbutton0116LEDswillindicatethe
play/mutestatusfortimbres116.AlitLED
indicatesPlay,andadarkLEDindicatesMute.
Functionbuttons0116correspondtotimbres116.
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Editing a combination
Youcancreateanoriginalcombinationeitherby
editingapreloadcombinationorbyeditingan
initializedcombination.Youcanthensave(write)the
editedcombination.
Note: Ifacombinationusesaprogramthatwasbeing
editedinProgrammode,thatprogramwillusethe
editedsound.
Summary of the edit pages

FromtheCOMBIPLAYpage,pressthebuttonto
entertheCOMBIEDITpage.TheCOMBIEDITpage
letsyoueditthesoundindetail.
Itisdividedintothefollowinggroups.
Group
Summary
Timbres
Timbre parameters, effect routing

settings, assign arpeggiators to timbres.
Knob Assign
Assign the function of knobs 14 when

realtime control mode B is selected.
Tempo
Arpeggiator tempo setting.
ARP
Arpeggiator settings.
IFX 1 - IFX5
Insert effect settings.
MFX1, MFX2
Master effect settings.
TFX
Total effect settings.
MasterVol
Master volume setting.
Command
Commands
Write Combi
Write a combination.
External Setup
Check an external setup.
A suggested approach for

editing
First,selectaProgramforeachTimbre.(Notethatyou
donthavetouseall16Timbres!)
Next,createanydesiredkeyboardorvelocitysplits,
layers,orcrossfadesbetweenthedifferentTimbres.
Afterthis,adjustthevolumesoftheTimbres,andset
upanyotherTimbreparametersasdesired.
Toaddfinishingtouchestothesound,setupthe
Insert,Master,andTotalEffectasdesired.Theseeffects
canbedifferentfromthoseassociatedwiththe
individualProgramsinProgrammode,ifdesired.
Inaddition,youcanmakearpeggiatorandcontroller
settingstocreatethefinishedCombination.
Note: Youcanuseacommandtocopyaprograms
effectandarpeggiatorsettings(PGp. 27
Command).
Fordetailsonhowtoaccesseachmodeandpage,refer
toBasicoperatingmethods(p. 7).
Combination structure and corresponding pages
Timbre1
Parameters
FX Routing
Controllers
Arpeggio
Program
Timbre2
Parameters
Program
Timbre3
Parameters
Program
Timbre4
Insert Effects
Master Effects
Parameters
FX Control Bus
Program
Timbre16
Program
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Parameters
Master
Effects
1, 2
Timbre
Insert
Effects
15
Total
Effect
OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Easy combination editing Changing the program assigned to each timbre
Changing the program

assigned to each timbre
Layers, Splits, and Velocity

Switches
Youcandramaticallychangethesoundofa
combinationsimplybychangingtheprogramthats
assignedtoeachtimbre116.
WithinaCombination,youcanusenoterangeand
velocityleveltodefinethezonewhereaspecific
timbrewillplay.
1. AccessCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01,and
pressthebutton.
TheProgramsassignedtoeachTimbrecanbeplayed
inthreeways:aspartofalayer,asplit,oravelocity
switch.
ACombinationcanbesettouseanyoneofthese
methodsortousetwoormoreofthesemethods
simultaneously.
InthefirstpageofTimbre01,youcanselectthe
programusedbytimbre1(ProgramSelect).
Pressthebuttononceagain;a , ,or
symbolwillappearattheleftoftheindexnumber.
Layer
LayerscausetwoormoreProgramstoplay
simultaneouslywhenanoteisplayed.
2. Useanyofthefollowingmethodstoselectthe
programforthetimbre.
UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstospecifya
category,andusethebuttonstoselectanindex
number.
UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstospecifya
category,turnontheNUMLOCKbutton,anduse
functionbuttons0116toenteranindexnumber.
Note: Youcanalsoswitchprogramsbyreceived
MIDIprogramchangesfromaconnectedexternal
MIDIdevice(PGp. 306).
3. Makesettingsforanothertimbre.Makesurethat
thefrontpanelPLAY/MUTEandNUMLOCK
LEDsarentlit,andusefunctionbuttons0116to
selectatimbre.Inthisexample,pressthe02
buttontoselecttimbre2.
Program A
Layer:
Two or more programs sound
simultaneously.
Program B
Split
SplitscausedifferentProgramstorespondondifferent
areasofthekeyboard.
Program B
Program A
Split:
Different programs will sound in
different areas of the keyboard.
Velocity Switch
VelocitySwitchescausedifferentProgramstorespond
dependingonthevelocity(howhardyouplaythe
notes).
4. Selectaprogramfortimbre2inthesamewayas
youdidinstep2.
Strong
Soft
Program B
Program A
Keyboard playing
dynamics
Velocity Switch:
Keyboard playing dynamics
(velocity) switches between
different programs.
OnthemicroSTATION,youcanuseadifferent
ProgramforeachofuptosixteenTimbres,and
combinetwoormoreoftheabovemethodstocreate
evenmorecomplexsetups.
Program A
Program B
Program D
Program C
Strong
Keyboard playing
Soft
dynamics
Example:
B and C/D are split. In the lower
keyboard range, A and B are layered.
In the higher keyboard range, C and
D are switched by velocity and
layered with A.
Asanadditionalpossibility,youcansettheslopefora
keyzoneorvelocityzonesothatthevolume
diminishesgradually.Thisletsyouchangeasplitinto
akeyboardcrossfade,oravelocityswitchintoa
velocitycrossfade.
Program A
Program B
Keyboard X-Fade (keyboard

crossfade):
As you play from low notes to high
notes, the volume of A will fade out,
and the volume of B will fade in.
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Key split and layer settings

Split and layer
Letstrycreatingacombinationusingbothasplitand
alayerasshownintheillustrationbelow.
Piano
Timbre 1
Brass
Strings
Timbre 2
Timbre 3
C1
Key zone slope

Asanalternativetoahardslopewherethesound
changesabruptly,youcanusetheSlopeparameterto
createasetupwherethesoundwillgraduallyfadein
orfadeout.
Startingfromtheexampledescribedabove,letsmake
somechanges.
1. Setthetimbre1BottomtoG3andthetimbre2
ToptoG4sothatthetwotimbresoverlap.
B3
C4
G9
1. Selectapianoprogramfortimbre1,abrass
programfortimbre2,andastringsprogramfor
timbre3.
2. Setthetimbre1BtmSlopeto12andthetimbre
2TopSlopeto12.
Thesoundwillchangegradually,ratherthan
switchingabruptly.
(p. 27Changingtheprogramassignedtoeach
timbre)
2. ChooseCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01
Status.
3. Setthetimbre1StatustoINT.
Velocity switch settings
4. Fortimbres2and3aswell,setStatustoINT.
Nextletscreatethesimplevelocityswitched
combinationshownintheillustrationbelow.
Youcanusethefunction02or03buttonstoswitch
timbres,andedittheirsettings.
5. SpecifytheMIDIchannelforeachtimbre.Choose
COMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01MIDICh.
Timbre 1
Brass
Timbre 2
Strings
127
64
63
1
Velocity
switch
1. Chooseabrassprogramfortimbre1,andastrings
programfortimbre2.
6. Fortimbres13,setMIDICh.toGch(global
MIDIchannel).
Inthesameway,usethefunction02or03buttonto
switchtimbres,andedittheirsettings.
2. Setthetimbre1and2StatustoINT,andsetthe
MIDICh.toGch(globalMIDIchannel).
(steps25ofSplitandlayer).
7. Specifyeachtimbreskeyzone(therangeofnotes
thatwillplayeachtimbre).ChooseCOMBIEDIT:
TimbresTimbre01,KeyZoneTop.
3. AccesstheCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01,Vel
ZoneTopsetting.
8. Setthetimbre1ToptoG9andBottomtoC4.
4. Fortimbre1,setTopto127andBottomto64.
Notevaluescanalsobeenteredbyholdingdown
thefrontpanelKEYbuttonandplayinganoteon
thekeyboard.
9. Setthetimbre2andtimbre3ToptoB3and
BottomtoC1.
Usefunctionbuttons02and03toswitchtimbres,
andedittheirsettings.
Onlytimbre1willsoundwhenyouplaytheC4key
orhigher.
Timbres2and3willsoundwhenyouplaytheB3
keyorlower.
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(p. 27Changingtheprogramassignedtoeach
timbre)
Youcanalsoenteravelocityvaluebyholdingdown
thefrontpanelKEYbuttonandplayinganoteon
thekeyboard.
5. Fortimbre2,setTopto63andBottomto1.
Velocity zone slope

Asforthekeyzoneslopedescribedabove,youcan
makesettingssothatthesoundwillgraduallyfadein
orfadeoutaccordingtovelocityrange,ratherthan
switchingabruptly.
Startingfromtheexamplethatsdescribedabove,lets
makesomechanges.
Easy combination editing Editing parameters

1. Setthevelocityzonesofthetwotimbressothat
theypartiallyoverlap.
2. SettheTopSlopeandBtmSlopesothatthe
soundchangesgradually,ratherthanabruptly
switchingbetweenvelocityvalues63and64.
Editing parameters
Adjusting the volume of each timbre
TheCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01Timbre16
Volumesettingsadjustthevolumeofeachtimbre.
Usefunctionbuttons0116toswitchbetweentimbres.
Adjusting the pan of each timbre

TheCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01Timbre16
Pansettingsadjustthepanofeachtimbre.
Thetimbrespansettingworksinconjunctionwiththe
pansettingoftheprogram.Ifthetimbrepansettingis
C064,thepanwillbethesameasspecifiedbythe
programsetting.Adjustingthetimbrepanwillshift
thesoundtowardtheleftorrightwhilemaintaining
thepansettingsofeachoscillator.AsettingofL001is
farleft,andasettingofR127isfarright.
Switching the play/mute status of each

timbre
IfyoupressthefrontpanelPLAY/MUTEbuttonto
turniton(theLEDattheupperleftofthebuttonwill
lightup),youcanusefunctionbuttons0116toturn
eachtimbreon/off.Byswitchingeachtimbreon/off,
youcanhearitssoundandcheckitssettings.
MIDI settings
Status
HereyoucanspecifytheMIDIandinternalsound
generatorstatusforeachtimbre.ChooseINTifyou
wantthetimbretoplaytheinternalsoundgenerator.
ChooseOfffortimbresyourenotusing.Timbresthat
aresettoOff,EXT,orEX2willnotsound.Choosing
theEXTorEX2settingletsthattimbrecontrolaMIDI
connectedexternalsoundmodule.
MIDI channel
UseCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01Timbre16
MIDICh.tospecifytheMIDIchannelforeach
timbre.
IfyouwanttoplayatimbrefromthemicroSTATIONs
keyboard,youllneedtosetthattimbretotheglobal
MIDIchannel(Gch).Whenyouplaythe
microSTATIONskeyboard,youllhearthetimbres
thataresettomatchthisMIDIchannel.Normally
youllsetthistoGch.IfthisissettoGch,theMIDI
channelofthetimbrewillalwaysmatchtheglobal
MIDIchannelevenifyouchangetheglobalMIDI
channel.
Inthepreloadcombinations,timbreswherethe
arpeggiatorisassignedmighthaveaMIDIchannel
settingotherthanGch.Thosetimbreswillsound
onlywhenthearpeggiatorison.(Thisisauseful
techniquewhencreatingacombinationthatuses
anarpeggiator.)
Fordetails,refertoPGp. 23Arpeggiatorsettings
inCombinationandSequencermodes.Please
takespecialnoteofhowthearpeggiatorA/B
assignments,status,andMIDIchannelsettingsare
related.
MIDI filter settings

COMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01Timbre16MIDI
FilterletsyouadjustMIDIfiltersettingsforeach
timbre.
EachMIDIfilteritemspecifieswhetherthe
correspondingMIDImessagewillbetransmittedand
received.Themessagewillbetransmittedand
receivedifthesettingisOn.
TheMIDIfiltersettingisnotanon/offswitchforthe
functionitself.ItmerelycontrolswhetherMIDI
messagesaretransmittedandreceived.
Forexample,supposeyourecreatingabass/piano
split,andyouveassignedabassprogramtotimbre1
andapianoprogramtotimbre2.Ifyouusethe
settingsthataredescribedbelow,thedamperpedal
willapplyonlytothepianosoundplayedbytimbre2.
1. AccessCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01,MIDI
FilterDamper.
2. Turnthetimbre1DampersettingOff.
3. Pressthefunction02buttontoswitchtotimbre2.
4. Turnthetimbre2DampersettingOn.
Formoreaboutthissetting,refertoStatus
(PGp. 20).
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Altering Programs to fit

within a Combination
YoucanmakevariouschangestoProgramswithinthe
contextofaparticularCombinationtomakethemfit
betterwithotherPrograms,ortocreateparticular
soniceffects.Thesechangesdonotaffecttheoriginal
Programs,orhowthoseProgramssoundinother
Combinations.
Arpeggiator settings
Accordingtothenotedatathatsreceivedfromthe
keyboardorfromtheMIDIINconnector,the
arpeggiatorwillautomaticallygenerateawiderange
ofphrasesorpatternsincludingarpeggios,guitaror
keyboardbackingriffs,bassphrases,ordrumpatterns.
WhentheRealtimecontrolsCmodeisselected,you
canusetheknobstovarythedurationanddynamics
ofthearpeggiatednotes.
Transpose, Detune
Theseparametersadjustthepitchofthetimbre.
Inalayertypecombination,youcansettwoor
moretimbrestothesameprogram,andcreatea
richersoundbyusingTransposetoshifttheir
pitchapartbyanoctaveorbyusingDetuneto
createaslightdifferenceinpitchbetweenthetwo.
Insplittypecombinations,youcanuseTranspose
toshiftthepitch(insemitoneunits)oftheprograms
specifiedforeachkeyzone.
Ifyouwishtochangetheplaybackpitchofadrum
program,useDetune.Ifyouchangethe
Transposesetting,therelationshipbetweenthe
notesthatyouplayanddrumnoteassignments
willchange.
Filter and amp

TheCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01Filter/Amp
settingsadjustthefilterandampparametersofthe
programusedbythetimbre.
Effects
Fordetails,pleaseseeUsingEffectsonpage 45.
Reverting the edited settings

Compare function
UsetheComparefunctionwhenyouwanttocompare
thesoundofthecombinationthatyoureeditingwith
thesoundbeforeyoubeganediting(i.e.,thesaved
sound).(p. 8COMPAREbuttontheCompare
function)
Automatically importing a
combination into Sequencer
mode
TheAutoSongSetupfunctionautomaticallyapplies
thesettingsofthecurrentcombinationtoasong.
Changesyoumaketotheseparametersaresavedas
partofthecombination;theywillnotaffectthe
originalprogram.
Filter EG and amp EG

TheCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01Filter/AmpEG
parametersadjustthefilterEGandampEG
parametersoftheprogramusedbythetimbre.
Changesyoumaketotheseparametersaresavedas
partofthecombination;theywillnotaffectthe
originalprogram.
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Thismeansthatyoucaninstantlysetupasongusing
thecombinationssettings,andthenbeginrecording
simplybypressingtheStart/Stopbutton.Sincea
performanceusingthecombinationsarpeggiatorscan
beseamlesslyshiftedtosongproduction,thisletsyou
instantlycreateasongtocapturephrases,inspirations,
andideasthatoccurredtoyouwhileplayinga
combination.
(p. 43AutoSongSetupfunction)
(PGp. 30Tips:AutoSongSetup)
Creating songs (Sequencer mode)

Overview
About the microSTATIONs
Sequencer
Sequencer mode structure
ThemicroSTATIONs16trackMIDIsequencercan
holdupto128songsand210,000MIDIevents.
Fordetailsoneachmodeandhowtoaccesseachpage,
pleaseseeBasicoperatingmethodsonpage 7.
YoucanrecordandplaybackMIDIdatausingsixteen
MIDItracksandonemastertrack(containingtempo
data,etc.)tocontroltheinternalsoundgeneratorand
yourexternalsoundmodules.
Songs
Sequencermodeisstructuredasfollows.
Withitsbroadrangeofcapabilitiessuchasthe
arpeggiators,highqualityeffects,andcontrollers,the
microSTATIONistheidealenvironmentformusic
productionorliveperformance.
Whenyouturnoffthepower,thesettingsmadein
Sequencermode,thesongdata,andanyuser
patterndatathatyourecordedwillnotbebacked
up.Ifyouwishtokeepthisdata,youmustsaveit
onanSDcardbeforeturningoffthepower.
Ifyouwishtowritetheprograms,track
parameters,effects,andarpeggiatorsettingsetc.
selectedforasongasatemplatesong,usethesong
commandSaveTemplateSong.(PGp. 48).
Immediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon,
microSTATIONwillnotcontainanysongdata,so
ifyouwishtoplayasongonthesequencer,you
mustfirstloaddatafromSDcard.
(p. 61,PGp. 69)
Thespecifiedtemplatesongwillbeloaded
immediatelyafteryouturnonthepower.Use
Global/MediamodeInitialSongtospecifythe
templatesongthatwillbeloaded.
AsongconsistsofMIDItracks116,amastertrack,
songparameterssuchasthesongnameand
arpeggiator.
Amaximumof128suchsongscanbecreatedon
microSTATION.
MIDItracks116eachconsistofsetupparameters
locatedatthestartlocation,andmusicaldatawithin
thetrack.Themastertrackconsistsoftempoandtime
signaturedata.
Fordetails,pleaseseeSetupparameters&Musical
data(p. 29)oftheParameterGuide.
Song recording and editing

Songrecordingisdoneontracks.
YoucanrecordMIDItracksusingrealtimerecording.
Forrealtimerecordingyoucanchooseoneofsix
recordingmodes.(PGp. 34)
ThemicroSTATIONalsoprovidesaGridSequence
functionthatmakesiteasytocreatedrumpatterns.
Thisletsyouusefunction0116buttonsandLEDsto
enternotesatthedesiredgridlocations.
YoucaneditMIDItracksinunitsofentiretracksor
individualmeasures.Youcanalsoinsertoredit
individualeventssuchaspitchbend,aftertouch,and
controlchangedata.
Sequencer mode structure
Song
Knob Assign
MIDI Track 01..16
Setting
parameters
Performance
data
Setting
parameters
Performance
data
Setting
parameters
Performance
data
Setting
parameters
Performance
data
ARP
Bus
(Bus Select)
Master Effect
1, 2
Track
Insert Effect 1...5
Setting
parameters
Master Track
Performance
data
Tempo and time signature data
Total Effect
OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Insert Effects
Master Effects
FXCtrl Bus
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What each button does
LOCATE button
LOOP button
Thisbuttoninstantlymovestheplaybackpositionof
thesongtoapreviouslyspecifiedlocation.Bydefault,
thislocationwillbethefirstbeatofmeasure1.
Whenyoupressthisbutton,playbackorrecording
willloopaccordingtotheloopparametersettings.
Tosetthecurrentplaybackpositionasthislocation,
holddowntheWRITEbuttonandpresstheLOCATE
button.
Alternatively,youcanusethesongcommand
LocationPointtodirectlyspecifythelocation.
REC button
Whenyoupressthisbutton,themicroSTATIONwill
enterrecordreadymode.Fromrecordreadymode
(thebuttonwilllightup),presstheStart/Stopbutton
tobeginrecording(p. 34Letstryrecording).
KEY (REMOVE) button

Normallyineachmode,youcanspecifyanote
numberbyholdingdownthisbuttonandpressinga
key.
Duringlooprecording,thisbuttonoperatesasthe
Remove(delete)button.Ifyouholddownthisbutton
andpressakey,notescorrespondingtothatkeywill
bedeleted.Ifyouholddownthisbuttonandpressthe
RECbutton,alleventswillbedeleted.
YoucantturntheLoopfunctiononduringmulti
trackrecording.
PLAY/MUTE button
Whenyoupressthisbutton(theLEDattheupperleft
ofthebuttonwilllightup),youcanusethefunction
buttons0116locatedattherighttocontroltheplay/
mutestatusofeachtrack.
GRID SEQ button

ofthebuttonandtheLEDattheleftofthefunction
LEDswilllightup),theGridSequencefunctionwill
turnon,allowingyoutocreatedrumpatternsbyusing
thefunction0116buttonsandLEDs116locatedat
theright.TheLoopfunctionwillturnonautomatically.
NUM LOCK button
WA (Start/Stop) button
Thisbuttonstarts/stopsrecordingorplayback.
ofthebuttonwilllightup),thefunction0116buttons
attherightwilloperateasnumerickeys,CLEAR,
ENTER,GROUPDOWN,andGROUPUP.
(REW) button
Whenthethreefunctionsareoff(LEDoff),the
function0116buttonsareusedtoselecttracks.
Whenthesongisplayingorpaused,pressingthis
buttonwillrewindthesong.Ifyouholddownthis
button,thebuttonwilllightup,andthesongwill
rewindwhileplaying.(Thisdoesnotworkduring
recordingorwhilethesongisstopped.)
Function 0116 buttons
Note: YoucanusethesongcommandFF/REW
Speedtospecifytherewindandfastforwardspeed.
DependingonthestateofthePLAY/MUTE,GRID
SEQ,andNUMLOCKbuttons,thesesixteenbuttons
canbeusedtoselecttracks,switchtheplay/mute
status,usethegridsequencefunction,orasnumeric
keys.
(FF) button
TIMBRE/TRACK LED
Whenthesongisplayingorpaused,pressingthis
buttonwillfastforwardthesong.Ifyouholddown
thisbutton,thebuttonwilllightup,andthesongwill
fastforwardwhileplaying.(Thisdoesnotwork
duringrecordingorwhilethesongisstopped.)
D (Pause) button
Thisbuttonpausessongplayback.Whilepaused,the
buttonwilllightup.Whenyoupressthebuttononce
againtocancelpauseandresumesongplayback,the
buttonwillturnoff.
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TheLoopfunctionwillturnon/offeachtimeyoupress
thebutton.WhenyouturntheLoopfunctionoff,the
recordingmodewillreturntoitsprevioussetting.
Thiswilllightupwhenthefunction0116buttonsand
LEDscanbeusedtoselecttimbresortracks.
GRID SEQ LED

ThiswilllightinSequencermodewhenyoupressthe
GRIDSEQbuttontoturnontheGridSequence
function.
Function 0116 LEDs

DependingonthestateofthePLAY/MUTE,GRID
SEQ,andNUMLOCKbuttons,theseLEDsindicate
thetrackselection(whentheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDis
litup),theplay/mutestatus,orthegridsequence
settings(whentheGRIDSEQLEDislit).
Performing in Sequencer mode Playing back
Performing in Sequencer mode

Playing back
2. PressthebuttontoaccesstheSEQ:
PLAYLOOPPsettingLoopM:.
Playback methods
Inordertoplaybacksongdata,youmustfirstrecord
thedataorloadsongdataintothemicroSTATION.
Letsstartbyloadingademosongandplayingitback.
Fordetailsontheloadingprocedure,pleasereferto
theLoadingthedemosongssectionintheeasystart
guide.
1. PresstheMODESEQbuttontoenterSequencer
mode.
3. Setthefirstmeasureoftheloopto1,andthelast
measureto4.
4. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplaybackthedemo
song.
Measures1through4willplayrepeatedly.
Note: Duringsongplayback/recording,youcanalso
individuallylooptheMIDItrackbeingplayedback
(p. 36Loopplaybacksettings)
2. Usethebuttonstoselectthesongthatyou
wanttoplayback.
Ifthereismorethanonesong,a or symbolis
shownattheleftofthesongnumber,andyoucan
usethebuttonstoselectthedesiredsong.If
theresonlyonesong,thesesymbolswontbe
shown.
3. PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Songplaybackwillbegin.
Thelocationindicatorintheupperrightofthe
displayshowsthecurrentlyplayingmeasureand
beat.
4. Duringplayback,presstheStart/Stopbuttonto
stopplayback.
WhenyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttononceagain,
playbackwillresumefromwhereyoustoppedit.
FordetailsonusingtheLOCATE,Pause,
(REW),and(FF)buttons,pleaserefertop. 32.
YoucanusethesongcommandFF/REWSpeedto
specifythespeedofrewindandfastforward.(PG
p. 48)
Specifying the location
Switching MIDI tracks during

playback
WhenthemicroSTATIONstartsup,atemplatesongis
loadedintoSequencermode.Aprogramisassignedto
eachofthetemplatesongssixteentracks.
Inthisexample,wellenterSequencermodeand
switchMIDItrackstoheartheprogramthatsassigned
toeachtrack.
mode.
2. Inthesongselectscreen,usethefunction0116
buttonstoselectatrack.
WhentheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDlocatedintheright
ofthefrontpanelislit,youcanusethefunction01
16buttonstoselecttracks.
Thefunction0116LEDswilllightuptoindicate
thetrackthatscurrentlyselected.
Thedisplaywillshowascreenwhereyoucanselect
theprogramforeachtrack;hereyoucanviewthe
numberandnameoftheprogramusedbyeachtrack.
BypressingtheLOCATEbuttonyoucanmovetoa
specifiedlocation.Bydefault,youllmoveto001:01.
YoucanusethesongcommandSetLocationPointto
changethislocation.
Alternatively,youcanspecifythelocationduring
playbackbyholdingdowntheWRITEbuttonand
pressingtheLOCATEbutton(PGp. 49Location
Point)
Loop playback
BypressingtheLOOPbuttonyoucanmakethesong
playasaloop.Inthisexample,wellloopmeasures1
through4ofthedemosong.
Thecategoryoftheprogramisshownbythe
CATEGORYindicatorslocatedattheleftofthe
display.
3. Whenyouplaythekeyboard,youllhearthe
programthatsassignedtothetrack.
Note: Aprogramisassignedtoeachofthetemplate
songssixteentracks,soyoucanpressthefunction
0116buttonstoselectthesoundsofsixteen
differentprogramswithinthesong.
1. PresstheLOOPbuttontoturntheLoopfunction
on(thebuttonwilllightup).
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MIDI recording
WhenyouusethemicroSTATIONssequencerto
record,yourkeyboardperformanceandyouruseof
thejoystickandothercontrollersarerecordedin
realtime.
Inmostcases,youllusesingletrackrecording
whereyourecordonetrackatatime.
Note: Asanalternatetosingletrackrecording,youcan
alsouseMultitrackrecording(p. 44).
Lets try recording

WelluseaSequencermodetemplatetorecordadrum
trackandabasstrack.
WhenyouenterSequencermodeonthe
microSTATION,thespecifiedtemplatewillbeloaded.
Thistemplateassignseachtracksprogram,volume
level,andpansettingetc.
QspecifieshowthetimingoftheMIDIdatayou
performwillbecorrectedwhileyourealtimerecord
toaMIDItrack.(Previouslyrecordeddatawillnot
becorrected.)
Forexample,supposethatyouplayedeighthnotes
whilerealtimerecording,butyourrhythmwas
slightlyincorrectasshowninfigure1.Ifyou
realtimerecordwithQsettointhiscase,the
noteswouldautomaticallybeadjustedtothetiming
showninillustration2,below.IftheQsettingis
Hi,yourperformancewillberecordedattheactual
timing;nocorrectionwillbeapplied.
Note: UsetheGlobal/MediamodeGLOBAL/MEDIA:
BasicsettingInitialSongtospecifythetemplatethat
willbeloaded(PGp. 60).
Recording the drum track

Letsusethedrumprogramoftrack1torecordthe
followingdrumpattern.

Location
Specifythelocationwhererecordingwillbegin.
Set(SetLocation):[001:01]
Hi hat: Ab3
Snare: D3
Bass drum: C3
mode.
2. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecordstandbymode.
Tempo and tempo mode

Adjusttemporelatedsettingsforthesong.Forthis
example,choosetheManusettingsothatthesong
willfollowthe(Tempo)setting.
Tempomode:Manu(Manual)
TheRECbuttonwilllight,andtheStart/Stopbutton
willblink.
Thefunction01LEDwilllight,indicatingthattrack
1isselectedforrecording.
Note: Fromthisstate,youcanpressoneofthe
function0216buttonstochangethetrackthatwill
berecorded.Thedisplaywillshowascreenwhere
youcanspecifythetempoandtherecordingmode.
Wheninrecordingstandbymode,youcanusethe
buttonstoaccessapageformakingrecording
relatedsettings.Usethebuttonstoselecta
parameter,andusethebuttonstochangethe
setting.
Forthisexample,usethefollowingsettings.
Tempo and recording mode
M(recordingmode):OVW(overwrite)
Metronome sound
Specifyhowthemetronomewillfunction.Forthis
example,adjustsettingssothatthemetronomewill
beononlyduringrecording.
Metronome(MetronomeSound):REC
Metronome bus
Specifytheoutputbusforthemetronome.
MetroBus:L/R
Selectatempowhereyoucanrecordcomfortably.
Metronome level
Specifythevolumelevelofthemetronome.
Time signature and quantization
TS(timesignature):4/4,Q(quantization):Hi
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MetroLvl:127
MIDI recording Recording with the Loop function

Metronome pre-count
Specifytheprecountwhenrecording.
MetroCount:2
4. Justlikeyoudidwhenrecordingtrack1,setthe
recordingrelatedparameters(p. 34Recordingthe
drumtrackstep2).
5. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrecording.
Fordetailsontheseparameters,pleaserefertothe
parameterguide.
3. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrecording.Use
thekeyboardtorecordthedrumpattern.
Whenyoustartrecording,thefunction01LED
whichindicatesthetrackthatsbeingrecordedwill
changefrombeingsteadilylittoblinkingatregular
intervals.
4. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostoprecording.The
locationwillreturntothebeginningofthesong
(ortheplacewhereyoustartedrecording).
Thefunction01LEDwillblinkatirregularintervals,
indicatingthatthistrackhasbeenrecorded.
Whenyoucontinuerecordingothertracks,theway
inwhichtheseLEDsareblinkingwillindicate
whichtracksareempty.
5. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplaybackthedrum
trackyourecorded.
PresstheStart/Stopbuttononceagaintostopthe
playback.
Ifyourenotsatisfiedwithyourperformance,press
theCOMPAREbutton.Youllreturntothestateyou
wereatpriortorecording,allowingyoutorerecord
fromstep2.
Playthekeyboardtorecordwhilelisteningtothe
drumtrack.
Duringrecording,thefunction02LEDwillblinkat
regularintervals.
6. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostoprecording.
Thelocationwillreturntothebeginningofthesong
(ortheplacewhereyoustartedrecording).
Thefunction02LEDwillblinkatirregular
intervals,indicatingthatthistrackhasbeen
recorded.
trackandbasstrackyourecorded,andlistentothe
playback.
Goaheadandassignadesiredprogramtoanother
track,andrecorditinthesameway.
Recording with the Loop

function
TheLoopfunctionletsyourecordontoatrack
repeatedlyoveraspecifiedrangeofmeasures.For
example,youcouldloopaboutfourmeasuresand
individuallyrecordeachinstrumentofadrumpattern.
Loop recording
Recording the bass track
Inthisexample,wellcreateanewsongandloop
recordadrumpattern.
Nowletsrecordthefollowingbasspatternontrack2,
thebasstrack,whileyoulistentothedrumpattern
recordedontrack1.
mode.
2. ChooseCreateNewtocreateanewsong(p. 41
Creatinganewsong).
1. Pressthefunction02buttontoselecttrack2.
Youllhearabasssoundwhenyouplaythe
keyboard.
Note: Ifyoupressthefunction01buttonatthistime
toselecttrack1,thefunction01LEDwillblinkat
irregularintervals.Thisisausefulindicationthat
thistrackhasalreadybeenrecorded.
3. Inanewsong,adrumprogramisassignedto
track1.
Pressthefunction01buttontoselecttrack1.
Ifyouwanttoselectadifferentdrumprogram,
pressbuttontochooseProgramSelect.
2. PresstheLOCATEbuttontoreturnthelocation,
andplayback.Playthekeyboardtopracticethe
basspartwhileyoulistentothedrumpattern.
Thenusethebuttonstoselectadifferentdrum
program.
3. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecordingstandby
mode.
4. PresstheLOOPbutton,andthentheRECbutton.
(Theorderinwhichyoupressthesebuttonsdoes
notmatter.)
Justlikewhenyourecordedthedrumtrack,the
RECbuttonwilllightup,andtheStart/Stopbutton
willblink.
Thistimeyourerecordingtrack2,sothefunction2
LEDwilllightup.
TheLOOPbuttonwilllightup,andtrack1willbe
inrecordingstandbymode.
Thedisplaywillshowtheloopregionsetting
switch(LoopM:******).
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5. SettheloopregiontoM:001004,sothatmeasures
14willbelooprecorded.
6. Specifytherecordingrelatedparameters(p. 34
Recordingthedrumtrackstep2).
YoucanusetheRehearsalfunctionwhenloop
recording.
IfyouwanttousetheRehearsalfunction,turn
AutoRehrslOn.
TheRehearsalfunctionsuspendsrecordingwhen
youswitchtracksduringlooprecording,while
allowingtherecordedcontenttocontinueplaying
asaloop.Whilerecordingissuspended(i.e.,when
rehearsalmodeison),nothingwillberecorded
evenifyouplaythekeyboard.Thisletsyoufindan
appropriatesoundbyplayingthekeyboardtotry
outvariousprograms,orrehearsethephraseor
patternyoullberecording.
Playthekeyboardtorecordeachinstrumentofthe
drumpattern.Startbyrecordingjustthekick.Then
recordthesnare,hihat,andsoon,successively
layeringthenotestorecordtheentiredrumpattern.
Ifyourenotsatisfiedwiththerecording
HolddowntheKEYbutton,andatthetimingofthe
unwantednotes,pressthekeywhosenotesyou
wanttodelete.
Thisletsyoudeletespecificnoteswithoutstopping
looprecording.
Whenyoufinishrecordingthedrumtrack,lets
switchtothebassprogramontrack2andrecord
withouthaltingrecording.
8. Pressthefunction08buttontoselecttrack2.
Youllswitchtotrack2(thefunction02LEDwill
light),andRehearsalwillturnon.Thelocationwill
returntothebeginning,andthedrumtrackwill
playasaloop.Atthistime,nothingwillbe
recordedevenifyouplaythekeyboard.
Ifyouwanttouseadifferentbassprogram,press
thebuttontochooseProgramSelect.Thenuse
thebuttonstoselectadifferentbassprogram.
Whilelisteningtothedrumtrack,youcanplaythe
keyboardtotryoutvariousbasssounds.When
youvedecidedonasoundfortrack2,andhave
workedoutthephraseyoullberecording,youcan
resumerecording.
9. Pressthefunction02buttontoturnRehearsaloff.
Thefunction02LEDwillchangefrombeing
steadilylittoblinkingatregularintervals;nowyou
canrecordthetrack.
Eachtimeyoupressthefunctionbutton,youll
alternatelyturnRehearsalonoroff.
10.Playthekeyboardtorecordontrack2.
11.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostoprecording.
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Thefunction02LEDwillblinkatirregular
intervals,indicatingthatthistrackhasbeen
recorded.
Loop playback settings

YoucanindividuallylooptheplaybackofMIDItracks
whenplayingbackorrecordingasong.
Forexampleifyouwanttolooptrack1,turntheSEQ
EDIT:TracksT01:TK01,PlayLoopLoopsetting
On.
ThensetStartMandEndMtospecifythefirst
andlastmeasurethatwillplaybackrepeatedly.
IfPlayIntroisturnedOn,theintroportionwillplay
backfirst,andthenthespecifiedregionofmeasures
willplayrepeatedly.
Example settings
Track1:Loop:On,StartM:005,EndM:008,
PlayIntro:On
Track2:Loop:On,StartM:009,EndM:010,
PlayIntro:Off
Ifyouplaybackfromthefirstmeasurewiththe
examplesettingsabove,thespecifiedregionwillplay
repeatedlyinthefollowingway.
Measures 1
9 10 11 12 13
Track 1
Track 2
9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
Iftrack1PlayIntroisOff,thespecifiedregionwill
playrepeatedlyinthefollowingway.
Measures 1
9 10 11 12 13
Track 1
Track 2
9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
MIDI recording Recording with the arpeggiator
Recording with the

arpeggiator
Typically,thepresettemplatesongsassignarpeggio
patternssuitableforthecorrespondingmusicalgenre
tothedrumtrackandthebassorguitartrack.This
meansthatyoucanrecordthedrumtrackorbass/
guitartracksimplybyturningontheARPON/OFF
button.
1. ChoosethesongcommandCreateNewtocreate
anewsong(p. 41Creatinganewsong).
Thenewsongwillhavethesettingsoftemplate
songP00:Pop.
2. Pressthefunction01buttontoselecttrack1(the
drumtrack).
3. TurnontheARPON/OFFbutton,andplayany
key.
Adrumpatterngeneratedbythearpeggiatorwill
start.
Listentothephrase,andthenpresstheARPON/
OFFbuttontoturnoffthearpeggiatorfornow.
Note: YoucanuseSEQEDIT:ARPARPASetup,
PatternSelecttochangethearpeggiopattern.
4. Startrecording.TurnontheARPON/OFFbutton.
5. PresstheRECbuttonandthentheSTART/STOP
buttontostartrecording.
Note: Thefunction01LEDwillblinkatregular
intervals,indicatingthatrecordinghasbegun.
6. Duringthetwomeasureprecount,pressakey
andholditdown.
Thearpeggiatorwillnotstartduringtheprecount.
Whenthelocationreaches001:01,thearpeggiator
willstartinsynchronizationwiththetempo.
7. Whenyoustartrecording,waitforabouteight
measuresandpresstheSTART/STOPbuttonto
stoprecording.
Thearpeggiatorwillstopatthesametime.
Note: Thefunction01LEDwillblinkatirregular
intervals,indicatingthatthistrackhasbeenrecorded.
8. Nextyoullrecordtheguitartrack.Foranewsong
withthedefaultsettings,anarpeggiosuitablefor
acousticguitarisassignedtotrack4.Pressthe
function04buttontoselecttheguitartrack.Then
recordtheguitarchordinginthesamewayas
describedearlierthroughstep7.
9. PressSTART/STOPtoplaybackthedrumand
basstracksyourecorded.
Play/Mute function
ThemicroSTATIONprovidesaPlay/Mutefunction
thatletsyoumutethespecifiedMIDItracks116.For
example,youcanusethistomutethesoundofatrack
thatyoutemporarilydontwanttohear,ortohear
onlytherhythmsectionandignoreotherexisting
trackswhileyourecordnewtracks.Letstryoutthe
Play/Mutefunction.
Playing/muting specific tracks during

playback
WelltryoutthePlay/Mutefunctionusingthedrum
patternandbasspatternyoulooprecordedearlier.
1. PressthePLAY/MUTEbuttontoturniton(the
LEDatupperleftofthebuttonwilllightup).
Theplay/mutestatuswillalternateeachtimeyou
pressthebutton.
andbasspattern.
3. Pressthefunction02button.
Thefunction02LEDwillgodark,andthebass
playbackwillbemuted.
Whenyoupressthefunction02buttononceagain,
thefunction02LEDwilllightup,andthebass
playbackwillbeheard.
Playing/muting specific tracks during

recording
YoucanalsousethePlay/Mutefunctionduring
recording.Inthisexample,letsaddanelectricpiano
performancetothedrumpatternandbasspatternthat
youlooprecordedearlier.WellusethePlay/Mute
functionduringthisprocess.
1. TurntheLOOPbuttonon,andpresstheREC
button.Thenpressthefunction03buttontoselect
track3.
2. Chooseanelectricpianosoundfortrack3.
Ifyouneedtorehearse,pressthefunction03button
(thefunction03LEDwilllightup).
Ifyoupressthefunction03buttononceagain,
recordingwillbepossible.(Thefunction03LED
willblinkatregularintervals.)
4. PressthePLAY/MUTEbuttontoturniton.Then
pressthefunction02buttontomutethebass
performanceoftrack2.
Atthistime,thefunction02LEDwillbeunlit,and
the03LEDwillbeblinkingatregularintervals.
5. Playthekeyboardtorecordtheelectricpiano
performanceontrack3.
6. Whenyoupressthefunction02buttononceagain,
thebassoftrack2willbeheard.
Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwithyourrecording,hold
downtheKEYbuttonandplaythekeyofthe
undesirednoteatthetimingthatitoccurs.
Alternatively,youcandeletealleventsrecordedon
thattrackbyholdingdowntheKEYbuttonand
pressingtheRECbutton.
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Grid Sequence function

What is the Grid Sequence function?
Thegridsequencefunctionletsyoucreatephrases
suchasdrumpatternsbyenteringnotesonagrid.
Evenifyourenotcomfortablerecordingthedrums
fromakeyboard,thismethodallowsyoutoeasily
createdrumpatterns.
YoucanusethemicroSTATIONsgridsequence
functiontocreatethispatternbyturningthe+
locationsoffandthelocationson.
Youllusethefunction0116buttonsandfunction01
16LEDstomakegridsettings.Youcanusethe
function0116buttonstospecifyasequenceofupto
64gridsteps.Forexamplewitha4/4timesignature
andan8beatrhythm,thisletsyoucreateapatternup
toeightmeasureslong.Witha4/4timesignatureanda
16beatrhythm,thepatterncanbeuptofourmeasures
long.
What is the grid?

Letsthinkofan8beatmeasureasanemptygrid.First
welluseverticallinestoindicateeachofthe8thnotes.
Sinceourexamplehasonemeasure,welldraweight
verticallines.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Recording with the Grid Sequence

function
LetsusetheGridSequencefunctiontocreateasimple
drumpattern.
Note: WhenyourecordusingtheGridSequence
function,eachnotesvelocityvalueandduration(note
length)arerecordedatafixedvaluespecifiedbyInit
VelandInitDurrespectively.Ifyouwanttocreate
changesinthesevalues,youllneedtoeditthemafter
recording.
Nextwellusehorizontallinestoindicatethenote
numbers(differentinstrumentalsounds).Sincewere
goingtousefourdruminstruments,welldrawfour
horizontallines.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
YoucantusetheGridSequencefunctiontoturna
gridnoteon/offwhileasongisplayingorbeing
recorded.Youmustfirststopplaybackor
recording.
1. Createanewsong.
(p. 35RecordingwiththeLoopfunctionsteps
13)
Open hi-hat
Close hi-hat
2. Assignadrumprogramtotrack1.
Snare
(p. 35RecordingwiththeLoopfunctionsteps35)
Kick
Wellusea+symboltoindicateeachintersection
betweenaverticalandhorizontalline.Each+
symbolindicatesagridlocation.Thefollowing
illustrationshowsanemptygridforone8beat
measure.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Open hi-hat
Close hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Inourexample,wellusethisgridtoenterthe8beat
onemeasuredrumpatternshownbelow.
: close
: open
3. PresstheGRIDSEQfunction.
TheGridSequencefunctionwillturnon.TheLED
locatedattheupperleftoftheGRIDSEQbutton
andtheGRIDSEQLEDlocatedattheleftofthe
functionLEDswilllightup.
WhentheGridSequencefunctionisturnedon,the
Loopfunctionwillturnon.
Note: TheLOOPbuttonwillnotlightupwhenthe
GridSequencefunctionturnson.Whenyouexitthe
GridSequencefunction,Loopwillremainon,and
theLOOPbuttonwilllightup.
WhentheGridSequencefunctionturnson,the
displaywillshowascreenthatletsyouspecifythe
measuresoverwhichtheloopwillrepeat,andthe
quantizationsetting(LpEndandQ).
Hi-hat
Snare
Kick
Forthisexample,setLpEndto002.
Theillustrationbelowshowshowwecanusethegrid
todepictthis8beatdrumpattern.Thesymbol
indicatesagridlocationatwhichthecorresponding
druminstrumentisheard.
Open hi-hat
Close hi-hat
Snare
Kick
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
+ + + + + + +
+
+ + + + + +
+ + + + +
Bydefault,theloopsettingwillbetheloopsetting
(LoopM******)thatwasspecifiedwhenyou
turnedtheLoopfunctionon.Ifyouwanttochange
theloopstartmeasure,turnofftheGridSequence
functionanduseLoopM******tochangethe
setting.Themeasuresthatwillbeloopedcanbe
changedintheGridSequencefunctionsettingscreen.
Bydefault,thetimesignaturesetting(TS)willbe
thesettingofthesong.Ifyouwanttochangethis,
MIDI recording Grid Sequence function

turnofftheGridSequencefunctionanduseSEQ
EDIT:TrackEditEditTimeSig,orpresstheREC
buttonandusetheTSfieldtochangethetime
signatureforrecording.
4. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartplayback.
Atthispoint,allgridnotesareoff,soyouwont
hearanything,butyoullnoticethatthefunction
LEDswillbelitup.
Duringplayback,function0108LEDsindicatethe
location,andfunction0916LEDsindicatethe
statusofeachgridnote.TheseLEDswillblinkin
timewiththeplaybacktempoandquantize
settings.
Example1)Loop:01002(twomeasures),TS:4/4,
Q:8th( )
First measure
Loop:001002(twomeasures),TS:4/4,Q:8th( )
Open hi-hat (A#3)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Close hi-hat (F#3)
Snare (D3)
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
Kick (C3)
+ + + + + + + + + +
6. Specifytheloopedmeasuresandthequantization
asfollows.
LpEnd:2
Q:8th( )
Note: Usethebuttonstomovebetweenpages.
Usethebuttonstoselectparameters.
(p. 7Selectingaparameterandeditingits
value)
7. Setthetempoandtempomodeasfollows.
Successively lit from left to right
Tempo:080.00
Tempomode:Manu
Second measure
Example2)Loop:001002(twomeasure),TS:4/4,
Q:16th( )
8. First,enterthekick.HolddowntheKEYbutton,
andpresstheC3key.YoucanalsouseKeySelect
tospecifythenotetoenter.
First measure - Beat 12
Thevelocityusedwhenyoustrikethekeyisusedas
thevelocityvalueofthenotethatsentered.Youcan
alsouseInitVeltospecifythevelocity.
First measure - Beat 34

9. Nowyoucanenterthedesiredgridnotes.Press
thefunction01buttontochoosethefirstlocation,
andthenpressthefunction09,13,and14buttons
toturnonthecorrespondinggridnotes.
Second measure - Beat 12
Thefunction09,13,and14LEDswilllightup.
Thefunction0916buttonswillturnonoroffeach
timeyoupressthem.
Second measure - Beat 34
10.Pressthefunction09buttontospecifythesecond
location,andthenpressbuttons09,13,and14
buttonstoturnonthecorrespondinggridnotes.
Thefunction09,13,and14LEDswilllightup.
5. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostop.
Nowletscreatethedrumpatternshownbelow.
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11.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplayback,andlisten
tothekickpatternyouentered.
Thefunction0916LEDswillsuccessivelylightup
fromlefttorightintimewiththetempo,andyoull
hearthekickatthegridnotesthatwerealreadylit.
21.Pressfunctionbutton02tospecifythesecond
location,andthenpressthefunction16buttonto
turnonthecorrespondinggridnote.
Thefunction16LEDwilllightup.
Whenyouvelistenedtothepattern,presstheStart/
Stopbuttononceagaintostop.
12.Nextwellenterthesnare.HolddowntheKEY
andpresstheD3key.
Thiscompletesallinput.Letslistentothepattern
thatyouentered.
13.Pressfunctionbutton01tospecifythefirst
location,andthenpressfunction11,and15
buttonstoturnonthecorrespondinggridnotes.
22.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplaythepattern,and
listentoit.
Thefunction11and15LEDswilllightup.
location,andthenpressbuttons11and15toturn
onthecorrespondinggridnotes.
Thefunction11and15LEDswilllightup.
15.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplayback,andlisten
tothepatternwiththesnareadded.
Whenyouvelistenedtothepattern,presstheStart/
Stopbuttononceagaintostop.
IfyouholddowntheKEYbuttonandpressakey,
thegridon/offindicationsofthefunctionLEDswill
switch.C3switchestothekickindication,D3the
snare,F#3theclosedhihat,andA#3theopenhihat
indication.
Editing a pattern you entered using

the Grid Sequence function
Youcaneditthevelocityandduration(thelength
relativetothequantization)foreachnoteofthe
patternthatyoucreatedusingtheGridSequence
function.
Inthisexample,letsaddsomedynamicsbyediting
thevelocityoftheclosedhihatinthedrumpattern
thatyoucreatedusingtheGridSequencefunction.
1. PresstheGRIDSEQbuttontoturntheGrid
Sequencefunctionon.
16.Nextwellentertheclosedhihat.Holddownthe
KEYbuttonandpresstheF#3key.
2. HolddowntheKEYbuttonandpresstheF#3key
tospecifythenotethatyouwanttoedit.
17.Pressfunctionbutton01tospecifythefirst
location,andthenpressfunction0916buttonsto
turnonthecorrespondinggridnotes.
3. PressthebuttontoaccesstheGridEditpage,
andthenpressthebuttontoentergridediting.
Thefunction0916LEDswilllightup.
Theupperlineofthedisplayshowsthenote
numberyoureediting.
location,andthenpressfunction0915buttonsto
turnonthecorrespondinggridnotes.
Thefunction0915LEDswilllightup.
Nextwellentertheopenhihat.
19.HolddowntheKEYbuttonandpresstheA#3key.
20.Turnoffallgridnotesinthefirstlocation.
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Thelowerlineshows(fromtheleft)thegrid
number,velocityvalue,anddurationvalue.Ifagrid
noteisoff,thevelocityvalueanddurationareboth
shownas.
Thegridnumberisshownasthenumber
indicatedbythefunction0108LEDsthe
numberindicatedbythefunction0916LEDs.
Thisindicationwillbebetween11and88.
Forthisexample,letschangethevelocityvalueto
120forgridnumbers11,15,21,and25inorder
toaddanaccenttothepattern.
4. Usethebuttonstomovetothegridnotethat
youwanttoedit.
MIDI recording Preparations for recording

5. Pressthebuttontoselectthevelocityvalue.
6. Usethebuttonstochangethevelocityvalue.
Preparations for recording

Thissectionexplainshowtocreateanewsongand
adjustbasicsettingsforrecording,suchasspecifyinga
program,volume,andpansettingforeachtrack.
Beforeyourecord,gotoGlobal/Mediamodeand
makesurethatmemoryprotectisturnedoff.
(p. 59Memoryprotect)
7. Changethevelocityvalueoftheothergridnotes.
8. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontoplaybackthe
pattern,andlistentoit.
Whenyouplayback,youlltemporarilyexitGrid
Edit.
Creating a new song

YoullusethesongcommandCreateNewtocreatea
newsong.
mode.
Using the keyboard to add a pattern

to the pattern that you entered using
the Grid Sequence function
2. PressthebuttontoaccesstheMenu.
WhileusingtheGridSequencefunctiontocreatea
drumpattern,youcanalsouserealtimerecordingto
addsounds.
4. UsethebuttonstoselectCreateNew,and
thenpressthebutton.
3. UsethebuttonstoselectSongCommand,
andthenpressthebutton.
5. InLength,specifythenumberofmeasures.
1. LeavingtheGridSequencefunctionturnedon,
presstheRECbutton.
Youllbeinrecordingstandbymode.
Thelooprange,tempo,andquantizationwillbeset
tothevaluesspecifiedbytheGridSequence
function.
2. Playthekeyboardtocheckthedruminstrument
youllbeadding.Forthisexample,letsaddhand
claps(D#3).
Note: Youarefreetochangethenumberof
measureslater.
6. Pressthebuttontomakethedisplayindicate
OK?,andthenpressthebutton.
Anewsongwillbecreated.
Afteratwomeasureprecount,thedrumpattern
willplayasaloop.
4. Recordthehandclapswhileyoulistentothe
drumpattern.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwithyour
recording,youcaneraseitwithoutstoppingthe
loop.WhileholdingdowntheKEYbutton,press
thekeywhosenoteyouwanttoeraseatthetiming
oftheunwantednote.
Note: Thevelocityvaluethatisrecordeddepends
ontheVel(VelocityMode)setting(PGp. 53
VelocityMode).
5. Whenyouvefinishedrecording,presstheStart/
Stopbuttontostoprecording.
Inthisway,youcanseamlesslyuseboththeGrid
Sequencefunctionandconventionalrealtime
recordingtorecordinthewaythatsappropriatefor
yoursituation.
Track settings
Hereshowtoassignaprogramandmakevolume
settingsetc.foreachMIDItracksothatyoucanrecord
anewsong.
Note: Fordetailsonhowtomovebetweenpages,or
selectandeditparameters,refertop. 7Selectinga
parameterandeditingitsvalue.
1. Selectaprogramforeachtrack.
WiththefrontpanelTIMBRE/TRACKLEDlitup,
pressoneofthefunction0116buttonstoselecta
track.
Theprogramselectionscreen(ProgramSelect)
willappear.
Ifyoupressafunction0116buttonwhenthe
displayshowssomethingotherthanthetrack
parameters,thedisplaywillswitchtotheProgram
Selectscreenforthetrackwhosebuttonyou
pressed.
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Usethebuttonstoselectaprogram.The
methodisthesameaswhenassigningaprogramto
eachtimbreinacombination(p. 27).
Saving the song setting parameters
Note: Youcancopysettingsfromacombinationor
program(PGp. 50,PGp. 51).
Ifyouusethesesettingsfrequently,youcansavethem
asatemplateandthenloadthemwhennecessary
(PGp. 48SaveTemplate).
2. Inthesameway,usethefunction0116buttonsto
selectothertracks,andusethebuttonsto
specifyaprogramforthosetracks.
Settheparametersofeachtrack,usingthefunction
0116buttonstoswitchtracks.
3. UseVolumetospecifythevolumeofeachtrack.
4. UsePantospecifythepanofeachtrack.
Thesongsettingparametersyoueditherecanbe
savedasatemplate.
Using templates
Loading a template as the default song
Hereshowtoloadatemplateasthedefaultsongfor
Sequencermodewhentheunitisturnedon.
1. PresstheGLB/MEDIAbuttontoenterGlobal/
Mediamode.
2. SelecttheGlobal/Media:BasicInitialSong.
5. UseStatustospecifythesoundsourcethateach
trackwillplay.
Ifyoureusingtheinternalsoundgeneratorasa16
trackmultitimbralsoundmodule,youllnormally
chooseINTorBTH.
3. Selectthetemplatethatwillbeloadedasthe
defaultsongwhentheunitisturnedon.
YoucanusethesongcommandSaveTemplateto
saveyourfrequentlyusedsettingsasauser
template,andusethattemplateasthedefaultsong.
Fordetailsonthesesettings,refertotheparameter
guide(PGp. 38Status).
6. UseMIDICh.tospecifytheMIDIchannelof
eachtrack.
Loading a template
Byloadingatemplate,youcaneasilyusethe
appropriatesettingsforthedesiredstyleofmusic.
1. ChoosetheSequencermodesongcommand
LoadTemplate.
NormallyyoulluseMIDICh.tospecifya
differentchannel116foreachtrack.Tracksfor
whichyouvespecifiedthesameMIDIchannelwill
soundsimultaneouslywhenyourecordorplay
backanyofthosetracks.
7. UseBustospecifytheoutputbusforeachtrack.
l
(p. 49Effectsettingsforacombinationorsong)
8. Adjusteffectsettings.
AdjustsettingsforeachoftheIFX1IFX5,MFX1,
MFX2,andTFXeffects.
(p. 49Effectsettingsforacombinationorsong)
9. Adjustothersettingsasnecessary.
Youcanadjustsettingssuchasarpeggiator(ARP),
MIDIfilter(MIDIFilter),keyzone(KeyZone),and
velocityzone(VelZone).
(PGp. 23ArpeggiatorsettingsinCombination
andSequencermodes)
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2. UsetheFromfieldtoselectthetemplatethat
youwanttoload.
3. ExecutetheLoadTemplatecommand.
MIDI recording Preparations for recording
Using sounds from a combination or

program
Youcancopysettingsfromacombinationorprogram,
andusethosesettingsforrecording.
4. Ifyouwanttheeffectsettingsofthecombination
tobecopiedaswell,setWithFX?toYes.
Auto Song Setup function

TheAutoSongSetupfunctiontakesthesettingsofthe
programorcombinationyoureplayinginProgramor
Combinationmode,andautomaticallyappliesthose
settingstosetupasong.
Asanexample,hereshowtoperformtheAutoSong
SetupfunctioninCombinationmodetosetupasong.
5. IfyousetMultiRec?toYes,eachtracksMIDI
channelsettingetc.willbeadjusted,ortracks
added,toensurethatplaybackwillreproducethe
samesoundasduringrecording.
1. EnterCombinationmode,andselectthedesired
combination.
Asdesired,youcanediteachtimbrespan,volume,
andarpeggiatorsettings.Afterediting,execute
WriteCombiifyouwanttosaveyoursettings.
6. Pressthebuttontoexecutethecopy.
2. PresstheRECbutton.
TheRECbuttonwillblink,andthedisplaywill
showthefollowingscreen.
7. Startrecording.
PresstheLOCATEbuttontosetthelocationto
001:01.PresstheRECbutton,andthenpressthe
Start/Stopbutton.
3. ToperformtheAutoSongSetup,pressthe
buttonortheRECbutton.
Whenyouusethefunction,youllautomatically
switchtoSequencermode,andthesettingsofthe
combinationwillbeassignedtothesong.Thesong
usingthesesettingswillbethefirstunusedsong.
ThemicroSTATIONwillautomaticallybein
recordingstandbymode,andthemetronomewill
playaccordingtoitssettings.
Multitrackrecordingwillautomaticallybeturned
onaccordingtoeachtimbresMIDIchanneland
arpeggiatorsettings.Ifyoudontneedtorecord
multipletracks,onetrackwillbeassignedfor
recording.
Note: Ifyouplaythekeyboardduringtheprecount
thatprecedesrecording,recordingwillstartandthe
arpeggiatedphrasewillsimultaneouslystart
playingfromthebeginning.
8. Whenyourefinishedplaying,presstheStart/Stop
button.
Ifyoumadeamistake,orwanttorerecordforany
reason,youcanusetheComparefunction(press
theCOMPAREbutton)torerecordasmanytimes
asyouwant.
4. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartrealtime
recording.
Tostoprecording,presstheStart/Stopbuttononce
again.
Copying settings from a combination or

program
InSequencermode,youcanusethesongcommands
CopyCombiorCopyProgtocopythesettings
fromacombinationorprogram,andsetupthesong
accordingly.
Asanexample,hereshowtouseCopyCombitoset
upasong.
Note: MakesurethattheglobalMIDIchannelis01
(p. 56).
1. Createanewsong.(p. 41Creatinganewsong)
2. ChoosethesongcommandCopyCombi,and
pressthebutton.
3. Selectthecombinationthatyouwanttocopyfrom
(i.e.,thecopysourcecombination).
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Multi-track recording
Recording exclusive events
OnthemicroSTATION,multitrackrecordingisthe
actionofrecordingmorethanonetrack
simultaneously.Thisisusefulinthefollowing
situations.
Theparameterchangesthatareproducedwhenyou
editMIDItrackparameters,effectparameters,or
exclusivemessagesreceivedfromanexternalMIDI
device,canberecordedtothedesiredMIDItrack.
Whenmultipletracksofdatafromanexternal
sequencerarebeingrecordedviaMIDIintothe
microSTATIONssequencer.
Whentheperformanceofacombinationthatuses
thearpeggiatorsisbeingrecordedontomultiple
tracksusingtheAutoSongSetupfunction.
Whenthisdataisplayedback,itcancontrolthesongs
trackparameters,effectparameters,orbetransmitted
toanexternalMIDIdevice(PGp. 55Recording
internalparameterchanges).
MultitrackrecordingisnotpossibleifLoopison.
Asanexample,hereshowtomultitrackrecordon
tracks18.
1. PresstheRECbutton.
TheRECLEDwilllightup,andthemicroSTATION
willbeinrecordingstandbymode.
Theexplanationherewillassumethattrack1is
selectedastherecordingtrackandthefunction01
LEDislit.
2. Whileholdingdownthefunction01button,press
the02,03,04,05,06,07,and08buttons,andthen
releasethe01button.
TheTIMBRE/TRACKLEDwillblink,andthe
function0108LEDswilllightup;the
microSTATIONwillbeinmultitrackrecording
standbymode.
MultitrackrecordingisindicatedbytheTIMBRE/
TRACKLEDblinkingandthefunction0116LEDs
beinglitup.
IfyoupressthePLAY/MUTEbuttoninmultitrack
recordingmode,thefunction0116LEDswill
indicatethestatusofeachtrack.
Blinking:Recordingtrack
Lit:Playtrack.Thistrackwillbeheardduring
recording.
Unlit:Mutetrack.Thistrackwillbemutedduring
recording.
Youcanusethefunction0116buttonstoswitchthe
statusofeach.Thetrackstatuswillchangeeachtime
youpressthebuttoncorrespondingtothattrack.
Tocancelmultitrackrecording,pressanyoneof
thefunction0116buttonsfromthemultitrack
recordingstandbystate.
3. PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostartmultitrack
recording.
Thissectiondescribeshowtodomultitrack
recording.Fordetailsonthesettingsandprocedure
forreceivingMIDIdatafromanexternalMIDI
sequencerandmultitrackrecording,pleasereferto
theparameterguidesectionAppendixRecording
musicaldatafromanexternaldevice(PG
p. 312).
Youcanalsousemultitrackrecordingto
simultaneouslyrecordamultitrackperformance
producedusingthearpeggiators(PGp. 23
ArpeggiatorsettingsinCombinationand
Sequencermodes).
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GM,XG,orGSexclusivemessagescanbe
recordedonatrack,butwillnotbereproduced
bythemicroSTATIONssoundgenerator.
Recording the changes of a MIDI

tracks pan, volume, and tone
parameters
Ifyoucontrolpan,volume,ortoneparametersduring
recording,thosechangeswillbereflectedduring
playback.
Ifyouwanttomodifythesettingsofmultipletracks
simultaneously,usemultitrackrecording.
Note: Controloftheseparametersisdoneby
transmittingcontrolchangesorsystemexclusive
messages.Ifyouwanttorecordthisdata,youllneed
toturntheGlobal/Media:MIDIMIDIFilterCtrl
ChgandSysExsettingsOn.SwitchtoGlobal/
MediamodeandmakesurethattheseareturnedOn.
Note: TheGlobal/Media:MIDIMIDI/SEQOut
Parametersettingletsyouspecifywhetherchanges
youmakebyeditingaparameterwillbetransmitted
asPan:CC#10(pan),Volume:CC#7(volume),and
Send1/2:CC#93(send1levelandsend2level)control
changes,orassystemexclusivemessages.
Using Effects
An overview of the microSTATIONs effects
Youcanchoosefrom134differenttypesofhigh
qualitydigitaleffects.ThemicroSTATIONprovides
fiveinserteffects,twomastereffects,andonetotal
effect,togetherwithamixersectionthatcontrolsthe
routingoftheseeffects.Allofthesearestereoin/out.
Specificparametersoftheseeffectscanalsobe
controlledinrealtimefromthemicroSTATIONs
controllersorviaMIDImessagesusingDynamic
Modulation(Dmod),byMIDI/TempoSync,orby
usingacommonLFOtoapplysynchronizedchanges
tomultiplemodulationeffects.
Effect I/O
Insert Effects
InsertEffects(IFX15)arestereoin/stereoout.Ifyou
selectDry(unprocessed)fortheWet/Dryparameter,
thestereoinputsignalwillbeoutputinstereowithout
beingprocessedbytheeffect.IfyouselectWet(effect
applied),theprocessedsignalwillbeoutputinoneof
thefollowingways:
Wet
Master Effects
MasterEffectsMFX1andMFX2arestereoin/stereo
out.Send1andSend2determinethesendlevelto
theMasterEffects.
WithMastereffects,onlytheWet(processed)signal
willbeoutput.TheoutputsignalsfromtheMaster
EffectsareroutedtotheL/Rbuswiththeoutputlevel
specifiedbyReturn1andReturn2.Theseoutput
signalsaremixedwiththeoutputsignalsfromthebus
specifiedbyBusL/R,thenroutedtothetotaleffect.
Selecting000:NoEffectwillmutetheoutput.The
processedsignalwillbeoutputinoneofthefollowing
ways,accordingtothetypeofeffects.
Wet
Mono In - Mono Out
Effect
Mono In - Stereo Out
Effect
Effect
Effect
Stereo In - Stereo Out
Mastereffect1canusetheeffectsS01:St.CompS87:
PhsrFlngandD00:St.MltLmtD13:EarlyRef.
Mono In - Mono Out
Effect
Mastereffect2canusetheeffectsS01:St.CompS120:
RevGate.
Effect
Total Effect
Effect
Effect
Inserteffect1canusetheeffectsS01:St.CompS63:
RotarySPandD00:St.MltLmtD10:RotaryOD.
Thetotaleffect(TFX)isstereoin/stereoout.TheDry
(unprocessed)sideoftheWet/Dryparametersends
thestereoinputsounddirectlytothestereooutput.
ThewaythattheWet(processed)sideisoutput
dependsonthetypeofeffect,asfollows.
Inserteffects24canusetheeffectsS01:St.CompS61:
AmpTrmlandD00:St.MltLmtD09:Vocoder.
Inserteffect5canusetheeffectsS01:St.CompS61:
AmpTrml.
Wet
Mono In - Mono Out
Effect
Effect
Effect
Effect
Totaleffectscanusetheeffects01:St.Comp61:Amp
Trml.
Note: TheParameterGuideincludesblockdiagrams
foreachindividualeffect,whichincludetheeffects
input/outputstructure.(PGp. 219)
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Using Effects
Effects in each mode

Program mode
Forprograms,youcanuseinserteffectstoprocessthe
finalsoundinthesamewaythatyouusetheFilterand
Amplifiertoprocessthesoundfromtheoscillators
(OSC1&2).Next,themastereffectsareusedtocreate
overallambiencesuchasreverb,andyouusethetotal
effecttomakefinaladjustments.
Combination and Sequencer modes

InCombinationandSequencermodes,youcaninsert
effectstoprocessthesoundofeachtimbre/track
program.Thenyoucanusethemastereffectstocreate
overallambience,andusethetotaleffecttomakefinal
adjustments.
InCombinationmode,youcanadjustthesesettingsfor
eachcombination,andinSequencermodeyoucan
adjustthemforeachsong.
InSequencermode,youcanswitchbetweeneffectsor
modifytheeffectparametersandrecordthese
changes,sothateffectswillswitchautomaticallyor
effectparameterswillbemodifiedautomaticallyasthe
songplaysback.
Routing and effect

settings
Theinserteffects,mastereffects,andtotaleffectthat
areavailableineachmodehavethesamestructure,
buttheroutingsettingswilldeterminehowthe
programsoscillators,thecombinationstimbres,orthe
songstrackswillbesenttoeachoftheinserteffects,
mastereffects,andtotaleffects.Herewellexplain
howtoadjustroutingsettingsineachmode,andhow
toedittheeffectsettings.
Effect settings for a program

Routing
1. AccessthePROGEDIT:FXRoutingBus
parameter.
2. Busspecifiesthebuswheretheoutputfromthe
oscillatorswillbesent.HerewellchooseIFX1so
thattheoutputoftheoscillatorswillbesentto
inserteffect1.
L/R:Theoscillatoroutputwillnotbesenttoan
inserteffect.Itwillpassthroughthetotaleffect,and
thenbesenttoOUTPUTL/MONOandR.
IFX1IFX5:Theoscillatoroutputwillbesentto
inserteffect15.
Off:Theoscillatoroutputwillnotbesentto
OUTPUTL/MONOorR,ortoinserteffects15.
(Choosethisifyouwanttoconnecttheoscillator
outputtothemastereffectsinseries,atthesend
levelsspecifiedbyOSC1Send1,OSC1Send2,
OSC2Send1,andOSC2Send2.)
Program mode
Oscillator1
Filter1
Amplifier1
Oscillator2
Filter2
Amplifier2
Send
Master Effect 1, 2
Return
Insert Effect 15
Total Effect
OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Total Effect
OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Combination, Sequencer mode

Send
Timbre 1 /MIDI Track 1
Timbre 16 /MIDI Track 16
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Insert Effect 15
Master Effect 1, 2
Return
Routing and effect settings Effect settings for a program

3. Ifyoureinputtingtheoscillatoroutputtothe
mastereffectswithoutsendingittotheinsert
effects,usetheOSC1Send1,OSC1Send2,
OSC2Send1,andOSC2Send2settingsfor
theoscillatorstospecifythesendlevelstothe
mastereffects.
ThesesettingsareavailableonlyifBusissettoL/
RorOff.
IfBusissettoIFX1IFX5,usetheSend1and
Send2parametersfollowingtheinserteffect
(PROGEDIT:IFX1IFX5)tospecifythesendlevels
tothemastereffects.
4. FXCtrlBussendstheoutputofoscillators1and
2totheFXcontrolbus.
Usethiswhenyouwanttouseadifferentsoundto
controlthesoundthatsbeinginputtoaneffect.You
canusetwoFXcontrolbusestofreelycontrolthe
sound(PGp. 209FXControlBus)
3. TurnChainOn.
IfChainisOn,theinserteffectwillbeconnected
inseries.
SetChainTotoIFX2.
IfIFX2isselected,theinserteffectswillbe
connectedinseriesintheorderofIFX1IFX2.The
connectionstatusisshownintheupperlineofthe
display.
4. SetthePan(CC#8),Bus,FXCtrlBus,
Send1,andSend2parameterstospecifythe
panandroutingofthesignalfollowingtheinsert
effect.
IfChainisOn,thesettingsthatfollowthelast
inserteffectwillbeused.(FXCtrlBusisan
exception.)
Pan(CC#8):Specifiesthepan.
Insert effect
Hereshowtoadjustsettingsforinserteffect1.
Bus:Specifiestheoutputdestination.Normally
youllsetthistoL/R.
Youcanadjustsettingsfortheotherinserteffectsin
thesameway.
1. AccessthePROGEDIT:IFX1screen,andpressthe
button.
ThefirstpageofIFX1istheselectionscreenfor
inserteffect1(IFXSelect).
Send1,Send2:Specifythesendlevelstothe
mastereffects.Forthisexample,setthemto127.
Pressthebuttononceagain,andthenusethe
buttonstoselecttheeffecttypeforinserteffect1.
YoucanusetheCopyIFXcommandtocopy
effectsettingsfromanothereffect.TheSwapIFX
commandletsyouexchange(forexample)insert
effects1and5.
FXCtrlBus:Thesoundthathaspassedthrough
theinserteffectisthensenttotheFXcontrolbus.
Thisallowsyoutouseadifferentsoundtocontrol
theinputtoaneffect.YoucanusetwoFXcontrol
buses,givingyouawiderangeofpossibilitiesfor
controllingtheeffects.(PGp. 209FXControl
Bus)
Ifyoupressthebuttontoenterthepageatright,
youllseetheparametersoftheselectedinsert
effect.(step5)
2. Adjustsettingsfortheinserteffect1on/offstatus
andconnections.
5. UsethepageslocatedtotherightofPROGEDIT:
IFX1IFXSelecttoedittheparametersofinsert
effect1.
UseOn/Offtoturninserteffect1On.
IfthisisOff,theresultwillbethesameasif000:No
Effectisselected;theinputsoundwillbeoutput
withoutchange.
Fordetailsontheparametersofeacheffect,please
refertoPGp. 219andfollowing.
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Using Effects
Double-size effects
Doublesizeeffects(D00:St.MltLmtD13:EarlyRef)
usetwiceasmuchprocessingareaasothereffects.
D00:St.MltLmtD10:RotaryODcanbeusedwith
inserteffect1,D00:St.MltLmtD09:Vocodercanbe
usedwithinserteffects24,andD00:St.MltLmtD13:
EarlyRefcanbeusedwithmastereffect1.
Whenyouuseadoublesizeeffect,thenextnumbered
effectwillbeunavailable.Forexampleifyouve
selectedadoublesizeeffectforIFX1,youwontbeable
touseIFX2.Ifyouveselectedadoublesizeeffectfor
MFX1,youwontbeabletouseMFX2.
Master effects
1. Send1andSend2settings(steps3or9)
determinetheinputleveltothemastereffects.If
Send1andSend2aresetto0,nothingwillbe
inputtothemastereffects.Send1corresponds
toMFX1,andSend2correspondstoMFX2.
Letsadjustsettingsformastereffect1.
2. AccessPROGEDIT:MFX1,andpressthe
button.
4. TurnChainOn.
WhenChainisOn,mastereffects1and2willbe
seriesconnectedintheorderofMFX1MFX2.
Youcannotchangetheorderofconnection.
TheorderisfixedasMFX1MFX2.
ChainLevelspecifiesthelevelfrommastereffect
1tomastereffect2.
5. UsethepageslocatedattherightofPROGEDIT:
MFX1MFX1Selecttoedittheparametersof
mastereffect1.
refertoPGp. 219andfollowing.
ThefirstpageofMFX1isthemastereffect1
selectionscreen(MFX1Select).
Total effect
buttonstoselecttheeffecttypeformaster
effect1.
1. Thesignalwillbeinputtothetotaleffectifyou
useBustosettheoscillatoroutputtoL/R,orif
yousettheBusfollowingtheinserteffecttoL/
R.
Theprocedureisthesameasfortheinserteffects
(step5).
Note: Doublesizeeffectscanbeselectedonlyfor
MFX1(p. 48Doublesizeeffects).
youllseetheparametersfortheselectedmaster
effect(step5).
3. Specifythemastereffect1on/offsettingand
returnlevel.
Theoutputfromeachmastereffectisinputtothe
totaleffectviathePROGEDIT:MFX1and2
Return1andReturn2settings.
Afterpassingthroughthetotaleffect,thesignalis
outputfromOUTPUTL/MONOandR.
2. AccessPROGEDIT:TFX,andpressthebutton.
ThefirstpageofTFXisthetotaleffectselection
screen(TFXSelect).
buttonstoselectaneffecttypeforthetotal
effect.
UseOn/Offtoturnonmastereffect1.
IfitisOff,theoutputofthemastereffectwillbe
muted.
Youcantusedoublesizeeffectswiththetotaleffect
(p. 48Doublesizeeffects).
UseReturn1toadjusttheoutputlevelofmaster
effect1.
youllseetheparametersfortheselectedtotaleffect
(step4).
3. UseOn/OfftoturnthetotaleffectOn.
Note: ForeacheffectsWet/Drysetting,theWet
valueistheoutputlevelofthateffect.Thisvalueis
multipliedbythereturnsetting(withReturn=
127asx1.0)todeterminetheactualoutputlevelof
themastereffect.
Note: Theoutputlevelofmastereffect2isadjusted
byPROGEDIT:MFX2Return2.
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IfitisOff,theresultwillbethesameasif000:No
Effectisselected;theinputsignalwillbeoutput
withoutchange.
Routing and effect settings Effect settings for a combination or song

4. UsethepageslocatedattherightofPROGEDIT:
TFXTFXSelecttoedittheeffectparametersso
thattheoverallsoundistoyourliking.
Insert effects
1. AccessCOMBIEDIT:IFX1,andpressthe
button.
ThefirstpageofIFX1istheinserteffect1selection
screen(IFXSelect).
refertoPGp. 219andfollows.
Effect settings for a

combination or song
InCombinationandSequencermodes,youcanspecify
howeachtimbreortrackisroutedtotheinserteffects,
mastereffects,andtotaleffects.Theprocedurefor
adjustingsettingsissimilarineachmode.Here,well
explaintheprocedureforCombinationmode.
Routing
Wellexplainhowtosendtheoutputoftimbre1to
inserteffect1,andthenmakesettingsforinserteffect1.
1. InCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01,setBus
tospecifythebuswheretheoutputoftimbre1
willbesent.Inthisexample,selectIFX1sothat
thetimbresoutputwillbeinputtoinserteffect1.
Ifyouwanttosendatimbresoutputtoamaster
effectwithoutsendingittoaninserteffect,usethe
Send1orSend2settingsofthattimbreto
specifythesendlevelstothemastereffects.
ThissettingisavailableonlyifBusissettoL/Ror
Off.
buttonstoselecttheeffecttypeforinserteffect1.
2. Inthesamewayasforaprogramsinserteffects,
specifytheeffectson/offstatusandconnections.
3. Inthesamewayasforaprogramsinserteffects,
usePan(CC#8),Bus,FXCtrlBus,Send1,
andSend2tospecifythepanandrouting
followingtheinserteffect.
4. UsethepageslocatedattherightofCOMBIEDIT:
IFX1IFXSelecttoedittheeffectparametersof
inserteffect1.
Youcanadjustthesesettingsinthesamewayasfor
aprogram(p. 47).
YoucanuseMIDItocontroleacheffectsdynamic
modulation(Dmod)andthePan(CC#8),
Send1,andSend2followingtheinserteffect.
ThesesettingsarecontrolledontheMIDIchannel
specifiedbyCtrlCh.
Fortimbresthatareroutedtoaninserteffect,
a*symbolisshownattherightofthechannel
numberCh0116.Ifmultipletimbreswith
differingMIDIchannelsettingsarerouted,you
canspecifyherethechannelonwhichcontrolwill
occur.
Master effects
Total effect
Youcanmakethesesettingsinthesamewayasfora
program(p. 48).
Note: Theactualsendlevelisdeterminedby
multiplyingthissettingwiththeSend1or
Send2valueofoscillators1and2intheprogram
selectedbythetimbre.IftheprogramsSend1or
Send2settingis0,theactuallevelwillbe0evenif
youraisethesendlevelsettinghere.
IfBusissettoIFX1IFX5,theSend1and
Send2(IFX1IFX5)settingsfollowingtheinsert
effectwilldeterminethesendlevelstothemaster
effects.
2. FXCtrlBussendsthetimbresoutputtotheFX
controlbus.Usethiswhenyouwanttousea
differentsoundtocontroltheinputtoaneffect.
YoucanusethetwoFXcontrolbusestocontrol
effectswithagreatdealofflexibility.(PGp. 209
FXControlBus)
Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)forthemaster
effectsandtotaleffectcanbecontrolledonthe
MIDIchannelspecifiedbyCtrlCh.
Dynamic modulation (Dmod)

Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)letsyouuseMIDI
messagesorthemicroSTATIONscontrollersfor
realtimecontrolofspecificeffectparameters.
Anotherwaytocontroleffectparametersistouse
MIDI/TempoSync,whichallowstheLFOspeedofa
modulationeffectorthedelaytimeofadelayeffectto
besynchronizedtothetempoofthearpeggiatoror
sequencer.
(PGp. 208Dynamicmodulationtocontrolaneffect
parameterinrealtime)
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Arpeggiator function
Using the arpeggiator while you play
Thearpeggiatorisafunctionthatautomatically
generatesarpeggios(patternsofindividualnotes
derivedfromachord).Mostarpeggiatorsproducean
arpeggiowhenyouplayachordonthekeyboard.
Performing with the

arpeggiator in Program mode
1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode,and
selectaprogram(p. 15Selectingaprogram).
The chord you played

on the keyboard is
sounded as an arpeggio
(broken chord)
ThemicroSTATIONsarpeggiatorisalsopolyphonic,
andcanproduceavarietyofchordaltransformationsor
phrasesbasedonthepitchortimingofthenotesyou
playonthekeyboard.Thesefunctionsletyouusethe
arpeggiatortoplayawiderangeofpatternsincluding
drumorbassphrases,andguitarorkeyboardbacking
riffs.Itisalsoeffectivetousethearpeggiatoraspartof
thesounddesignprocesswhencreatingsubtlymoving
pads,synthsounds,orsoundeffects.
ThemicroSTATIONsDualArpeggiatorfeaturelets
youusetwosimultaneousarpeggiopatternsin
Combinationmode,andSequencermode.Youcan
takeadvantageofthisinmanyways,includinga
separatearpeggiopatternforadrumprogram,and
anotherappliedtoabassprogram,orusinga
keyboardsplitorvelocitytoswitchbetweentwo
arpeggiopatterns.
ThemicroSTATIONprovidesfivepresetarpeggio
patterns:thestandardUP,DOWN,ALT1,ALT2,and
RANDOM.Youcanalsocreateandstore640ofyour
ownuserpatterns.Thefactorysettingscontainawide
varietyofarpeggiopatternsstoredintheseuser
locations.
Asyouswitchthroughtheprograms,youllnotice
thattheLEDattheupperleftoftheARPON/OFF
buttonwillbelitforsomeoftheprograms
(p. 54Linkingthearpeggiatortoprogram,
combinations)?
Thearpeggiatorwillstartwhenyouplaythe
keyboard.Forotherprogramsaswell,youcanturn
onthearpeggiatorbypressingtheARPON/OFF
button(theLEDatthebuttonsupperleftwilllight).
2. AsdescribedinthefollowingsectionsSettings
viacontrollersandSettingsinthedisplay,
operatethecontrollersandnoticehowthe
arpeggiochanges.
Using controllers to control the

arpeggio pattern and tempo
Turning the arpeggiator on/off

Thearpeggiatorwillturnon/offeachtimeyoupress
theARPON/OFFbutton.
Ifitison(LEDlitup),theselectedarpeggio
patternwillstartplayingwhenyouplaythe
keyboard.
Note: Theon/offstatusissavedwhenyouwritea
program.
Inacombinationorsong,turningontheARPON/
OFFbuttonmightnotstartthearpeggiator,
dependingonthesettingsofarpeggiatorsAandB
(PGp. 24).
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Using the arpeggiator while you play Performing with the arpeggiator in Program
Making the arpeggio keep playing after you
release the keys
Changing the strength of the arpeggiated

notes
TheARPLATCHbuttonletsyouspecifywhetherthe
arpeggiowillkeepplayingevenafteryoutakeyour
handsoffthekeyboard.
SwitchtherealtimecontrolstomodeC,andturnknob
2adjustthestrengthofthearpeggiatednotes.
On(LEDlitup):Thearpeggiowillkeep
playingafteryoutakeyourhandsoffthe
keyboard.
Off(LEDoff):Thearpeggiowillstopplayingwhen
youtakeyourhandsoffthekeyboard.
Adjusting the arpeggiator tempo
Turningtheknobtowardtheleftwillsoftenthenotes,
andturningtheknobtowardtherightwillstrengthen
them.Whentheknobisatthecenterposition(12
oclock),thestrengthwillbeasspecifiedbythe
programsVelocityparameter(PROGEDIT:ARP
Setup).
Note: Thestateoftheknobissavedwhenyouwritethe
program.
Note: Youmayfinditusefultoswitchtherealtime
controlstomodeA,andadjustknob1(CUTOFF),
knob2(RESONANCE),andknob3(EGINTENSITY).
Adding a shuffle feel to the arpeggio pattern

3toaddashufflefeeltothearpeggiopattern.
program.
Iftheselectedarpeggiopatternisoneofthepreset
arpeggiopatternsP0P4,turningtheknobwillnot
changeit.Thisadjustmentisavailableonlyifone
oftheuserarpeggiopatterns000639isselected.
toselectmodeC.
2. Useknob4(TEMPO)toadjustthetempo.
Youcanadjustthetempoinarangeof40.00300.00.
TheLEDlocatedtotherightofTEMPOonthe
panelwillblinkatquarternoteintervalsofthe
tempo.
Note: Thetemposettingissavedwhenyouwrite
theprogram.
Note: Youcanalsospecifythetempobyusingthe
PROGEDIT:Tempo :setting.
Note: Thearpeggioplaybackspeedisaffectedby
theResolutionsetting(PROGEDIT:ArpSetup).
IftheGLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDIMIDIClock
ClockparameterissettoExternalMIDIor
ExternalUSB,orissettoAutoandMIDIclockis
beingreceived,thePROGEDIT:Tempo =will
indicateEXT,andthetempowillbesynchronized
withanexternalMIDIdevice.Inthiscase,you
wontbeabletochangethetempoonthe
microSTATIONitself.
Changing the duration of the arpeggiated

notes
1toadjustthedurationofthearpeggiatednotes.
EnterPROGEDIT:ArpSetup.
Selecting an arpeggio pattern
ChooseoneofthepresetarpeggiopatternsP0P4or
userarpeggiopatterns000639.Withthefactory
settings,awidevarietyofarpeggiopatternsarestored
in000511andinsomeof512639.
Selectthearpeggiopatternsetting,andusethe
buttonstochoosethedesiredpattern.
Youcanalsoselectauserarpeggiopatternbyturning
NUMLOCKon,usingfunctionbuttons01(1)10(0)to
directlyspecifyanumber,andthenpressingthe14
(ENTER)button.
P0: UP
UP
Turningtheknobtowardtheleftwillshortenthe
notes,andturningtheknobtowardtherightwill
lengthenthem.Whentheknobisatthecenterposition
(12oclock),thedurationwillbeasspecifiedbythe
programsGateparameter(PROGEDIT:ARP
Setup).
program.
Note: Youmayfinditusefultoswitchtherealtime
controlstomodeAandadjustknob4(EGRELEASE).
P1: DOWN
DOWN
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P2: ALT1
Sounding the arpeggio in the order that you

play the notes
ALT1
TheSortsettingletsyouspecifywhetherthe
arpeggiatednoteswillbeheardinorderoftheirpitch
regardlessoftheorderthatyouplayedthem,orheard
intheorderthatyouplayedthem.
P3: ALT2
ALT2
On:Thearpeggiatednoteswillbeheardinorderof
theirpitch,regardlessoftheorderthatyouplayed
themonthekeyboard.
Off:Theorderofthearpeggiatednoteswillbebased
ontheorderthatyouplayedthemonthekeyboard.
Sort
OFF, UP
P4: RANDOM
Sort
RANDOM
ON, UP
Selecting the octave range where the

arpeggio is sounded
Synchronizing the arpeggiator to the

keyboard
UsetheOctaveradiobuttonstospecifytherangeof
octaveswherethearpeggiowillplay.
TheKeySyncsettingletsyouspecifywhetherthe
arpeggiopatternwillstartthemomentyouplaythe
keyboard,orwillalwaysstayinsynchronizationwith
MIDIclock.
Octave: 4
UP
On:Thearpeggiopatternwillstartfromthebeginning
whenanoteonoccurs.Usethissettingifyouwantthe
performancetobesynchronizedtothebeginningof
themeasureinrealtime.
Off:Thearpeggiopatternwillplayinsynchronization
withMIDIclock.
Sounding both the arpeggio and your

keyboard playing
Changing the note value of the arpeggiated
notes
TheKeyboardsettingletsyouspecifywhetheryour
keyboardplayingwillbeheardtogetherwiththe
arpeggiatorsplayback.
TheResolutionparameterletsyousetthenotevalue
ofthearpeggiatednotes,overarangefrom 3 .
On:Yourkeyboardplayingwillbeheardtogether
withthearpeggiatorsplayback.
Off:Onlythearpeggiatorsplaybackwillbeheard.
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Using the arpeggiator while you play Performing with the arpeggiator in Combination
Specifying the range of keys that will trigger
the arpeggiator
Thearpeggiatorwillstartwhenyouplaykeysinside
therangespecifiedbytheTopKeyand
BottomKeysettings.Keysoutsidethisrangecanbe
usedtoperformnormally,regardlessofthe
arpeggiatoron/offstatus.
Specifying the range of velocities that will

trigger the arpeggiator
Thearpeggiatorwillstartwhenyouplaynoteswith
velocitiesinsidetherangespecifiedbytheTopVel
andBottomVelsettings.Velocitiesoutsidethis
rangecanbeusedtoperformnormally,regardlessof
thearpeggiatoron/offstatus.
Selecting the arpeggiator(s) to run
TurntheRunsettingOnforthearpeggiator(s)that
youwanttorun.Thearpeggiator(s)thatareturnedOn
herewillfunctionwhentheARPON/OFFbuttonison.
However,thearpeggiatorwillrunonlyiftheARP
AssignsettingofeachtimbreassignsarpeggiatorA
orBtothattimbre(Assigninganarpeggiatortoa
timbre).
Assigning an arpeggiator to a timbre

Asanexample,wellassignapianosoundtotimbre1,
abasssoundtotimbre2,andassignarpeggiatorsA
andBtotimbres1and2respectively.
1. InCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01,use
ProgramSelecttoselectapianoprogram.
Performing with the

arpeggiator in Combination
mode
2. InCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre01,setARP
AssigntoA.
Combinationmodeprovidesadualarpeggiatorthat
letsyouruntwoarpeggiopatternssimultaneously.
1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination
mode,andselectacombination
(p. 24Selectingacombination).
3. WiththefrontpanelTIMBRE/TRACKLEDlit,
pressthe02buttontoswitchtotimbre2,andthen
useCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre02Program
Selecttoselectabassprogram.
Asyouswitchthroughthecombinations,youll
noticethattheLEDattheupperleftoftheARPON/
OFFbuttonwillbelitupforsomeofthe
combinations(p. 54Linkingthearpeggiatorto
program,combinations).
4. InCOMBIEDIT:TimbresTimbre02,setARP
AssigntoB.
Thearpeggiatorwillstartwhenyouplaythe
keyboard.Forothercombinationsaswell,youcan
turnonthearpeggiatorbypressingtheARPON/
OFFbutton(theLEDatthebuttonsupperleftwill
lightup).
5. InCOMBIEDIT:ArpeggiatorArpASetupor
ArpBSetup,makesettingsforarpeggiatorAorB.
2. AsdescribedintheprecedingsectionsSettings
viacontrollersandSettingsinthedisplay,use
thecontrollersandnoticehowthearpeggio
changes.
Settings for each arpeggiator
SetthePattern,Resolution,Octave,Sort,
Latch,KeySync.,andKeyboardparameters
forarpeggiatorAandB(PGp. 9).
TheARPON/OFFbutton,ARPLATCHbutton,
andrealtimecontrolsmodeCknobswillapplyto
botharpeggiatorsAandB.Theirstatusissaved
whenyouwritethecombination.
Note: Thelatchsettingcanalsobespecifiedusing
PROGEDIT:ArpSetupLatch.
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Checking the structure of a user arpeggio
pattern
LetstakealookathowthecombinationCategory:
BASS&BASSSPLIT039:[<MoonJam>]isstructured.
SelectcombinationCategory:BASS&BASSSPLIT
039:[<MoonJam>]
LookattheARPAssignsettings;noticethat
arpeggiatorAisassignedtotimbre3,and
arpeggiatorBisassignedtotimbres6and7.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,arpeggiatorBwill
playtheprogramoftimbre6.(Timbre7isadummy
timbreusedtoplaytimbre6.PGp. 24)
ArpeggiatorAwillplaytheprogramoftimbre3.
IfyouturnRunOffforAorB,thearpeggiator
thatisturnedoffwillstop.
WhenyouturnitOnagainandplaythekeyboard,
thearpeggiatorwillrun.
TakealookatCOMBIEDIT:ArpeggiatorArpA
SetupandArpBSetupparametersTopKeyand
BottomKey;notethatarpeggiatorAandBare
triggeredbykeysC4andabove.
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Linking the arpeggiator to

program, combinations
Youcanspecifywhetherornotthearpeggiator
settingsthatarewritteninaprogramorcombination
willchangewhenyouswitchprogramsor
combinations.
Withthefactorysettings,theformerisselected.Use
thelatterwhenyouwanttokeepthesamearpeggio
patternrunning,andchangeonlytheprogramsound.
ThissettingismadeinLoadARP(GLOBAL/
MEDIA:BasicARP).(PGp. 59)
Arpeggiator synchronization
FordetailsonsynchronizationbetweenarpeggiatorsA
andB,andsynchronizationbetweenthearpeggiatorsand
sequencerinSequencermode,pleaseseePGp. 203.
Settings for the entire microSTATION, and saving/loading data

How Global/Media mode is organized
InGlobal/Mediamodeyoucanmakesettingsthat
applytotheentiremicroSTATION,suchasmaster
tune,keytranspose,effectglobalswitch,andglobal
MIDIchannel.Youcanalsoadjustsettingsforthe
damperpedal/assignablefootswitch/pedal,and
saveorloaddatato/frommedia.
Adjusting how variations in velocity or

aftertouch will affect the volume or tone
Youcanspecifyhowvolumeortonewillchangein
responsetovelocityoraftertouchreceivedfromMIDIIN.
Fordetailsonhowtoaccesseachpage,pleasereferto
(p. 7Basicoperatingmethods).
ChangesthatyoumakeinGlobal/Mediamodeare
maintaineduntilthepoweristurnedoff,butwill
reverttotheiroriginalstatewhenyouturnoffthe
power.Ifyouwanttokeepyoursettings,youmust
writethem.Youcanalsosaveyoursettingstoan
SDcard.(p. 59,p. 60)
TheComparefunctionthatletsyoureturntothe
statepriortoeditingisnotavailableinGlobal/
Mediamode.
(PGp. 57VelCurve(VelocityCurve))
(PGp. 59ATCurve(AftertouchCurve))
Bypassing an effect
Youcanbypassaninserteffect,amastereffect,orthe
totaleffect.
Note: ByusingmicroSTATIONEditor,youcancre
ateuserdrumkits,userarpeggiopatterns,and
userscales.
Global settings
(PGp. 59EffectSW)
Basic setup
Stopping the arpeggiator
InGLOBAL/MEDIA:Basicyoucanadjustbasic
settingsforthemicroSTATIONitself.
IfyousetAllARPtoOff,allarpeggiatorswillturn
off.EveniftheARPON/OFFbuttonison,the
arpeggiatorswillnotrun.
Matching the tuning with another

instrument
Youcanadjustthetuningtomatchwithanother
instrument.
(PGp. 59AllARP)
Linking the arpeggiator to a program or

combination
(PGp. 57MTune(MasterTune))
Transposing the pitch
Youcanspecifywhetherthearpeggiatorsettings
writtentotheprogramorcombinationwillbeused
whenyouswitchprogramsorcombinations.
UseTranspose(KeyTranspose)toadjustthepitchin
semitonesteps.
(PGp. 57Transpose)
(PGp. 59LoadARP:)
Protecting memory
(PGp. 60M.Protect(MemoryProtect))
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MIDI setup
InGLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDIyoucanadjustMIDI
relatedsettingsfortheentiremicroSTATION.
Specifying the global MIDI channel

ThisletsyouspecifytheglobalMIDIchannel.The
globalMIDIchannelisspecifiedinGlobal/Media
mode,andisthebasicchannelonwhichthe
microSTATIONtransmitsandreceivesMIDI
messages.
(PGp. 60Channel(GlobalMIDIChannel))
External control
WhenyoupresstherealtimecontrolsEXTERNAL
buttontochooseexternalmode,themicroSTATIONs
knobs14canbeusedtocontrolanexternalMIDI
device.
Eachknob14willtransmittheassignedMIDIcontrol
changeontheMIDIchannelthatyouvespecified.You
canuseatotalof128suchsetups.
setupmemorycontainspreloadedexternalsetupsfor
controllingsoftwaresynthesizerssuchastheKorg
LegacyCollection,orthelevelandpanofDAW
software.
ExternalsetupsareeditedinGLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDI
ExternalSetup(p. 57Editinganexternalsetup).
Local control setting

Thisletsyouspecifywhetheryourperformanceonthe
microSTATIONwillusetheinternalsoundgenerator,
orwhetherthemicroSTATIONskeyboard,knobs,and
joystickwillbedisconnectedfromtheinternalsound
generatorsothatyourperformancedatawillonlybe
transmittedtoanexternalsequenceretc.
Using external setups

Note: Beforeyoucontinue,youllneedtoadjustsome
settingssothatMIDIdatacanbetransmittedfromthe
microSTATIONtoyourcomputerapplicationorMIDI
device.Here,welldescribeanexampleinProgram
mode.
1. PresstheEXTERNALbuttontoputtherealtime
controlsinExternalmode.
(PGp. 61LocalCtrl(LocalControl))
2. AccessPROGEDIT:ExternalExternalSetup.
MIDI clock source setting

ThisspecifieswhetherthemicroSTATIONs
arpeggiatorandinternalsequencerwillbe
synchronizedtoanexternalMIDIdevice(e.g.,
sequencerorrhythmmachine)orcomputer.
(PGp. 62Clock(MIDIClockSource))
Controller settings
InGLOBAL/MEDIA:ControllersPEDAL/SW,you
canadjustsettingsfortheoptionthatsconnectedto
theDAMPER/PEDAL/SWjack,thearpeggiatorARP
ON/OFFbutton,theLATCHON/OFFbutton,and
assignMIDIcontrolchangemessagestoknobs14for
realtimecontrolsmodeC.
Specifying the function of the damper pedal

/ assignable switch / pedal
3. Selecttheexternalsetupthatyouwanttouse.
4. InthepagesbelowExternalSetup,youcanview
thesettingofeachknob.
5. Whenyouoperaterealtimecontrolknobs14,a
MIDIcontrolchange(CC#)willbetransmittedon
theassignedMIDIchannel.
Ifthedisplayisshowingtheknobassignmentview
screen(step4),youcanseethesettingassignedto
theknobandthevaluethatistransmitted.
Note: ThemicroSTATIONskeyboardandother
controllerswillfunctionastheyusuallydoineach
mode.
6. WhenyouuseaknobinPROGPLAY,thedisplay
willshowthatknobsassignmentandvalue.
(PGp. 65PEDAL/SW)
7. SwitchtoCombinationmode,andsettherealtime
controlstoExternalmode.
Thesettingswillbemaintained,allowingyouto
controlaconnectedMIDIdevice,etc.
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Saving & loading data Types of data that can be saved

EvenifyouswitchprogramsinProgrammodeor
switchtoCombinationmode,thatsetupwillremain
unchanged.Thismeansthatyoucanselecta
differentmicroSTATIONsoundwithoutchanging
thesettingsthatcontrolanexternalMIDIdevice,or
conversely,switchthesettingsthatcontrolthe
externalMIDIdevicewithoutchangingthe
microSTATIONssound.
Youllneedtoselecttherealtimecontrolmodefor
eachmode;Program,Combination,and
Sequencer.
Saving & loading data

Types of data that can be
saved
Youcansavethevarioustypesofdatainthe
microSTATIONbywritingittointernalmemory,by
savingittoanSDcard(commerciallyavailable),orby
sendingitasaMIDIdatadump.
Editing an external setup

ThesettingsthatyoueditinGlobal/Mediamode
aremaintaineduntilyouturnoffthepower;they
willdisappearwhenyouturnoffthepower.Ifyou
wanttokeepyoursettings,youmustusethe
WriteGlobalcommandtosave.
1. PresstheMODEGLB/MEDIAbuttontoenter
Global/Mediamode.
2. AccesstheGLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDIExternal
Setupsection,andpressthebutton.
ThefirstpageoftheExternalSetupsectionletsyou
selecttheexternalsetupthatyouwanttoedit
(ExternalSetSelect).
PressthebuttononceagaintochooseExternal
SetSelect.
3. Usethebuttonstoselecttheexternalsetup
thatyouwanttoedit,andthenpressthebutton.
Theknobselectionscreenwillappear.
4. Usethebuttonstoselecttheknobthatyou
wanttoedit,andthenpressthebutton.
5. UseChanneltospecifytheMIDIchannelwhere
theknobwilltransmitdata.
6. UseCC#tospecifytheMIDIcontrolchangethat
theknobwilltransmit.
Writing to internal memory

Thefollowingtypesofdatacanbewrittenintothe
internalmemory.
Program
Programs000127inbanksAD
Combination
Combinations000127inbanksAC
Globalsettings
(GLOBAL/MEDIA:BasicControllers)
UsertemplatesongsU00U15
Songsettingssuchasthesongnameandtempo,
tracksettings(seePGp. 36),arpeggiator,andeffect
settingscanbesaved(written)tointernalmemory.
However,themusicaldataforsongtracksarenot
savedtointernalmemory.Furthermore,settings
thatgovernhowthemusicaldataisplayedback
suchasTimeSignature,Metronome,PLAY/
MUTE,andTrackPlayLoop(includingStart/
Endmeasure)settingswillnotbesavedeither.Use
theSequencermodesongcommandSave
TemplateSongtowritethisdata;fordetails,please
seeSaveTemplateonpage 48oftheParameter
Guide.
DatathatyoueditinSequencermodecanonlybe
savedtomedia;itcannotbesavedininternal
memory.
Userdrumkits00(INT)47(USER)
Userarpeggiopatterns000639
Userdrumkitsanduserarpeggiopatternscannot
beeditedfromthemicroSTATIONitself.Data
youveeditedusingmicroSTATIONEditor/PlugIn
EditorwillbetransmittedtothemicroSTATION
andwrittenwhenyouexecuteWriteDrumkit
(PGp. 204)orWriteArpeggiopatternfromthe
editor(PGp. 205).
About preloaded data and preset data

7. SpecifytheMIDIchannelandMIDIcontrol
changefortheotherknobsinthesameway.
Note: Fordetailsonthecontrolchange(CC#)
settingsofthepreloadexternalsetups,andthe
applicationsforwhicheachsetupisintended,
pleaserefertomicroSTATIONExternalSetups
(PDF).
Preloadeddatareferstothedatathatisloadedinthe
microSTATIONwhenitisshippedfromthefactory.
Youarefreetorewritethisdata,andwiththe
exceptionofthedemosongs,thedatawillbewritten
tothelocationasdescribedinWritingtointernal
memory.ThisdataisstoredinthemicroSTATIONs
systemarea.
Thepreloaddatacanbereloadedintointernal
memoryviaanSDcardbyusingaGlobal/Mediamode
commandsuchasLoadPCG.
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Presetdata,ontheotherhand,isdatathatcannotbe
overwrittenbytheWriteoperation.Thisincludesthe
followingdata.
GMprogram
GMdrumkits48(GM)56(GM)
PresettemplatesongsP00P15
Writing from an edit page

1. Makesurethattheprogramthatyouwanttosave
isselected.
2. Enteraneditpage,andchooseWriteProgram.
Saving to media
Thefollowingdatacanbesavedtovarioustypesof
media.
.PCG file:
Programs,Combinations,Drumkits,Global
settings,anduserarpeggiopatterns.
.SNG file:
Song.
.MID file:
SavesaSequencermodesonginStandardMIDIFile
(SMF)format.
Using the included editor to save data
3. Edittheprogramnameasdesired.
Usethebuttonstoselectthecharacterlocation,
andusethebuttonstospecifythecharacterfor
thatlocation.
4. UseCattospecifyacategoryfortheprogram.
Youllbeabletoselecttheprogramviathecategory
thatyouspecifiedhere.
YoucanusetheutilitycommandSavetosavethedata
onyourcomputerasadedicatedfilefortheeditor
application(PGp. 205).
Writing to internal memory
5. UsetheTofieldtospecifythewriting
destinationbankandnumber.
Writing a Program or Combination

TheProgramandCombinationsettingsyouvemade
inthevariouseditingpagescanbesavedtointernal
memory.Thisactionisreferredtoaswritinga
programorwritingaCombination.Ifyouwant
yourediteddatatobepreservedafterthepoweris
turnedoff,youmustperformaWriteoperation.
Note: Thebankandnumberareshownintheupper
rightofthedisplaywhenyouturnonNumLockin
thePROGPLAYpageandthenpressthe14
(ENTER)button.
6. TobegintheWriteoperation,makethedisplay
indicateOK?andthenpressthebutton.
TherearetwowaystowriteaProgramor
Combination.
Beforeyoucanwritedataintomemory,youmust
turnoffthememoryprotectsettinginGlobal/
Mediamode.
Fordetails,pleaseseeMemoryprotectonpage 59.
Acombinationdoesnotcontaintheactual
programdataforeachtimbre,butsimply
referencesthenumberoftheprogramusedby
eachtimbre.Ifyoueditaprogramthatisusedbya
combination,orexchangeitwithadifferent
programnumber,thesoundofthecombination
willalsochange,reflectingthealteredprogram.
WellexplainusingProgrammodeasanexample.
(TheprocedureisthesameforCombinationmode.)
Using the WRITE button
Thismethodallowsyoutowriteonlytotheprogram/
combinationnumberthatsselected.
1. PresstheWRITEbutton.
ThedisplaywillaskOK?
ToexecutetheWriteoperation,pressthebutton.
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How tone parameter settings are saved

Thesoundparametersofaprogram,andadjustments
appliedtotheprogramsusedbyacombinationor
song,arereferredtoastoneparameters.
Therearetwotypesoftoneparametersasdescribed
below,andtheirtypewilldeterminehowtheyare
written.
Absolute:ThistypeofToneparametercontrolsa
singleprogramparameter.TheProgramparameter
andtheToneparameterreflecteachotherexactly.If
youeditone,theotherparameterwillreflectthe
identicalchange.ThistypeofToneparameter
absolutelycontrolstheprogramparameteritself.
Relative:ThistypeofToneparametercontrolstwo
ormoreprogramparameterssimultaneously.For
example,Filter/AmpEGAttackTimecontrolsa
totalofsixprogramparameters.Thevalueofa
relativeparameterindicatestheamountofchange
thatisappliedtothevalueofeachprogram
parameteritsaffecting.
Whenarelativeparameterisatzero(i.e.,whenits
sliderisinthecenterposition),theprogram
parametersitcontrolswillfunctionaccordingto
theiroriginalsettings.Raisingorloweringthevalue
Saving & loading data Types of data that can be saved

ofarelativeparameterwillindirectlyraiseorlower
thevalueoftheseprogramparameters.
Program mode:
ThesettingsofrelativetypeToneparametersare
automaticallyapplieddirectlytotheprogram
parameterswhenyouwritetheprogram.TheTone
parametervalueswillberesettozero.
ThesettingsofabsolutetypeToneparametersare
writtenasthemselves(i.e.,asthenewsettingsof
thoseToneparameters)(PGp. 79).
Combination mode:
Thesettingsofbothrelativetypeandabsolutetype
Toneparametersarewrittenandpreservedasthe
Toneparametersettingsforeachtimbre.(PG
p. 149)
About the Program and Combination edit

buffer
WhenyouselectaprograminPROGPLAYora
combinationinCOMBIPLAY,theprogramor
combinationdataiscalledintothemicroSTATIONs
editbuffer.
WhenyouthenusethevariousProgramor
Combinationpagestoedittheparameters,your
changeswillaffectthedataintheeditbuffer.
Ifyouwishtosavethismodifieddataintointernal
memory,youmustperformtheWriteoperation.
WhenyouperformtheWriteoperation,thedatainthe
editbufferiswrittentothespecifiedprogramor
combinationnumberofthespecifiedbank.
Ifyouselectanotherprogramorcombinationwithout
writingyouredits,thedataofthenewlyselected
programorcombinationwilloverwritetheediteddata
intheeditbuffer,andyourchangeswillbelost.
Note: WhenyoupresstheCOMPAREbuttonin
Programmode,orCombinationmode,thedatafrom
memory(i.e.,thecontentsthatwerewritteninto
memory)willbetemporarilycalledintotheedit
buffer.Thisallowsyoutocomparethesettingsyouare
editingwiththeoriginaluneditedsettings.
When you write, the

program or
combination settings
will be saved in
internal memory.
Editing applies to the data in the edit buffer.

Programs or combinations will play according
to the data in the edit buffer.
Edit
Edit Buffer
When you select a program
or combination, its data is
Write
Select called from internal
memory into the edit buffer.
ThedisplaywillindicateOK?
TheEffectSWsettingsarenotsaved.
2. TobegintheWriteoperation,pressthebutton.
Whenwritingisfinished,thedisplaywillindicate
Complete.
Memory in Global/Media mode

Whenthepoweristurnedon,theGlobal/Mediamode
dataiscalledfrominternalmemoryintotheGlobal/
Mediamodememoryarea.Thenwhenyoumodifythe
parametersinGlobal/Mediamode,thedatainthe
memoryareawillbemodified.Ifyouwishtosavethis
modifieddataininternalmemory,youmustWriteit.
Whenyouwritethisdata,thedatainthememoryarea
iswrittenintotheglobalsettings.
Ifyouturnoffthepowerwithoutwriting,the
modifieddatainthememoryareawillbelost.
Editing will affect the data that has
been called into the memory area.
When you Write, the
various Global/Media
mode settings will be
saved in internal
memory.
Edit
When the power is
turned on, the settings
Power are called into the
On
memory area.
Memory Area
Write
Internal Memory
Global
Setting
Drum Kits
Arpeggio
Patterns
Memory protect
TopreventPrograms,Combinations,Songs,Drum
Kits,andUserArpeggioPatternsfrombeing
overwrittenaccidentally,themicroSTATIONprovides
aMemoryProtectsettingthatprohibitswritingto
memory.
Beforeyousaveediteddataorloaddatafrommedia,
usethefollowingproceduretoturnthememory
protectoff.
Youmustalsoturnmemoryprotectoffbeforeloading
theabovedatafrommediaorviaaMIDIdatadump,
orbeforerecordinginSequencermode.
1. PresstheGLB/MEDIAbuttontoenterGlobal/
Mediamode.
Internal Memory
Program
A 0...127
1. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:WriteGlobal.
Combination
A 0...127
Writing global settings

SettingsthatyouveeditedinGlobal/Mediamodecan
bewrittentothemicroSTATIONsinternalmemory.Be
suretowriteyoursettingsifyouwanttokeepthem
evenafterthepoweristurnedoff.
2. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:BasicMemory
Protect.
3. TurnOfftheMemoryProtectsettingforthe
datathatyouwanttowritetothe
microSTATIONsmemory.
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Saving to media (MediaSave)

Fordetailsonthedatathatcanbesavedonstorage
media.Fordetails,pleaseseeTypesofdatathatcan
besavedonpage 57.
SongdatainthemicroSTATIONsSequencermode
cannotbewrittenintointernalmemory.Thisdata
willdisappearwhenthepoweristurnedoff.In
ordertokeepthisdata,youmustwriteittotheSD
card(commerciallyavailable).Whenyouvecome
upwithsettingsthatyoulike,itsagoodideato
savethem,sothatevenifyousubsequentlyedit
thosesettings,youllalwaysbeabletoreloadthe
previoussettingsifdesired.
Types of media you can use

SD card specifications
Cautions when saving

WhenyouformatmediaonthemicroSTATION,or
executeaSaveoperationforthefirsttime,a
directorynamedKorg/MICRO_STwill
automaticallybecreatedintherootdirectory.When
yousavedata,anautomaticallynamedfilewillbe
createdbelowthatdirectory.
Whensaving,thedatawillautomaticallybe
assignedafilenameextensionof.PCG,.SNG,
or.MIDetc.accordingtoitstype.Pleasenotethat
ifyouuseyourcomputertochangethisextension,
itwillbeconsideredanundefinedfilewhenyou
attempttoloaditintothemicroSTATION,andwill
behandledasaStandardMIDIFile.
Saving in the editor
MSDOSformatFAT16orFAT32aresupported.
Capacityrecognized:FAT16:2Gigabytes(GB)
The Save utility command
SDHCmemorycardsaresupported.
InthemicroSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditor,clickthe
UTILITYbutton,andchooseSavefromthemenu
thatappears;thisletsyousavetheeditorssettingsasa
dedicatedmicroSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditorfileon
yourcomputer
Mediaisnotincluded.Youwillneedtopurchaseit
separately.
Inserting/removing a card in the SD card slot

IfyouveplacedanSDcardintheSDcardslot,you
canuseittosaveorloadvarioustypesofProgram,
Combination,andSongdata.
Inserting a card
InsertanSDcardintheSDcardslot.
Withthecardlabelfacingupward,insertthe
connectorendofthecardintotheSDcardslotand
pressitinuntilyouhearaclick.
The Export utility command

InthemicroSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditor,clickthe
UTILITYbutton,andchooseExportfromthemenu
thatappears;thisletsyousavetheeditorssettingsasa
microSTATION.PCGfileonyourcomputer.
Loading data
SD card slot
Data that can be loaded

Loading from media
Youcanloadthefollowingdatafrommedia.
SD card
Makesurethatthecardisorientedcorrectlywhen
youinsertit.Forcingitinthewrongdirectionmay
damagetheslotorthecard,andthedatamaybe
lost.
Removing a card
NeverremoveanSDcardfromtheslotwhile
loading,saving,orformattingisinprogress.
RemovethecardfromtheSDcardslot.
Pressthecardinward;youwillhearaclick,andthe
cardwillpopoutpartway,allowingyoutopullit
completelyout.
Refertotheoperationguideincludedwithyour
card,andobservetheguidelinesforhandlingand
use.
Saving
Selecttheappropriatepageforthedatathatyouwant
tosavetomedia.
Fordetailsonsaving,pleaserefertoPGp. 69Save
Allandfollowing.
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.PCG file:
Programs,Combinations,DrumKits,Global
settings,andUserArpeggioPatterns
.SNG file:
Song
.MID file:
StandardMIDIfile(SMF)format
Restoring the factory settings (loading the

preload data and demo songs)
Youcanreloadthepreloaddatafromtheincluded
accessorydisc,aswellasthedemosongdatathatsin
themicroSTATIONsinternalmemory.
Fortheprocedure,pleaserefertoLoadingthe
preloadeddata(p. 63)andLoadingthedemo
songs(Easystartguide,p. 15).
Preloaddata:Ontheincludedaccessorydisc,or
downloadfromtheKorgwebsite.
Programs,combinations,drumkits,globalsettings,
userarpeggiopatterns
Demosongdata:InthemicroSTATIONsinternal
memory.
Saving & loading data Loading data
Loading data from media

(Media-Load)
Loading all programs, combinations, drum
kits, and arpeggio patterns
Hereshowalldatafroma.PCGfilecontaining
programs,combinations,drumkits,globalsettings,
anduserarpeggiopatternscanbeloadedinasingle
operation.
Inordertoloadprograms,combinations,songs,
drumkits,oruserarpeggiopatterns,youmustfirst
makesurethattheGlobal/Mediamodememory
protectsettingisoff.(p. 59Memoryprotect)
Note: Fordetailsonthemediafromwhichdatacanbe
loaded,pleaserefertop. 60.
1. Makesurethatthemediaisreadyforloading.
(p. 60Inserting/removingacardintheSDcard
slot)
2. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:MediaLoad,Load
PCG,andthenpressthebutton.
ThePCGfilesonthemediawillbedisplayed.
2. SelectthePCGfilethatcontainsthecombination
youwanttoload,andthenpressthebutton.
3. FromthePCGfile,chooseCombinationsand
pressthebutton.
Fromthecombinations,chooseBankAandpress
thebutton.
FrombankA,choosethecombinationthatyou
wanttoload,andpressthebutton.
Note: Whenyouplaythekeyboard,youllhearthe
selectedcombination.However,eachtimbrewill
soundusingthecorrespondinginternalprogram.
4. ChooseC127astheloaddestination,andpressthe
button.
3. Usethebuttonstoselectthe.PCGfilethat
containstheprogramorcombinationdatayou
wanttoload,andthenpressthebutton.
4. ChooseAllPCG,andpressthebutton.
5. Toloadthedata,pressthebutton.
TheselectedcombinationofbankAwillbeloaded
intoC127.
6. InCombinationmode,setthecategorytoALL,
turnNumLockon,andspecify384toselect
combinationC127.
ThedisplaywillindicateOK?
5. TobegintheLoadoperation,pressthebutton.
Alldataofthe.PCGfilewillbeloadedintothe
microSTATION.
Neverremovethemediawhiledataisbeing
loaded.
Note: Thebankandnumberareshownintheupper
rightofthedisplayintheCOMBIPLAYpagewhen
youturnNumLockonandpressthe14(ENTER)
button.
Note: Youcanalsoloadprogramsorcombinationsby
bank.PleaserefertoPGp. 68.
Loading a song (.SNG) for use in Sequencer

mode
Loading individual items from a PCG file
Inthisexample,wellexplainhowtoloadasong.
ThemicroSTATIONalsoallowsyoutoloadindividual
itemsorbanksofprogram,combination,drumkit,or
userarpeggiopatterndata.Thisisaconvenientwayto
rearrangecombinationsintotheorderinwhichyoull
beplayingthemlive.
Wewillassumethatthissongusesprograms,drum
kits,anduserarpeggiopatternsthatyouveedited.If
thisisthecase,itsbesttoloadalldata.
Beawarethateditingaprogramwillaffectthe
soundofanycombinationthatusesthatprogram.
1. AsdescribedinLoadingallprograms,
combinations,drumkits,andarpeggio
patterns (p. 61),loadthePCGfilethatisused
bythe.SNGfileyouregoingtoload.
Asanexample,hereshowonecombinationthatwas
savedinbankAcanbeloadedintoC127.
2. InGLOBAL/MEDIA:MediaLoad,chooseLoad
SNG.
1. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:MediaLoadPCG.
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3. UsethebuttonstoselecttheSNGfilethat
youwanttoload,andthenpressthebutton.
Media utility
Formatting media
4. Selectthesongdatathatyouwanttoload,and
pressthebutton.
Ifyouwanttoloadallofthesongdata,chooseAll
SNG.
5. TobegintheLoadoperation,pressthebutton.
Thespecifieddatawillbeloadedintothe
microSTATION.
Neverremovethemediawhiledataisbeing
loaded.
Loading microSTATION system version

update data
YoucanupdatethemicroSTATIONssystemby
downloadingthelatestsystemfilefromtheKorg
website(http://www.korg.com)toyourcomputer,and
thentransmittingthefilefromyourcomputertothe
microSTATION.Fordetails,pleaserefertotheKorg
website.
Hereshowtoformatmedia.
Newmediathatyouvejustpurchased,ormediathat
hasbeenusedbyanotherdevice,cannotbeusedon
themicroSTATIONinthatstate.Youmustfirstformat
themediasothatitcanbeusedonthemicroSTATION.
Whenyouformatmedia,alldatathathadbeen
savedonthatmediawillbedeleted.Beforeyou
proceed,makesurethatthemediadoesnot
containimportantdata.
Afterformatting,youcannotreturnthemediato
itspreviousstatebypressingtheCOMPARE
button.
1. Makesurethatthemediayouwanttoformatis
inserted(p. 60Inserting/removingacardinthe
SDcardslot).
2. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:MediaFormat,and
pressthebutton.
3. ToexecutetheFormatoperation,pressthe
button.
Whenformattingiscompleted,thedisplaywill
indicateComplete.
YoumustformatthemediaonthemicroSTATION.
Mediathatwasformattedonadifferentdevice
mightnotberecognizedcorrectly.
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Restoring the factory settings
Loading the preloaded data
Theoriginalpreloaddataisbackedupinthe
microSTATION,soyoucanrestoreanyorallofthe
Programs,Combinations,DrumKits,UserArpeggio
Patterns,andGlobalsettingstotheiroriginalfactory
settings.
ToreturnthemicroSTATIONtoitsfactorysetstate,
youcanloadthepreloaddatafromanSDcardto
whichyoucopiedit,ordumpthedatatothe
microSTATIONfrommicroSTATION/PlugInEditor
runningonaUSBconnectedcomputer.
Thepreloaddataisprovidedontheaccessorydisc
includedwiththemicroSTATION.Youcanalso
downloadthelatestdatafromthefollowingwebsite.
2. RemovetheSDcardfromthemicroSTATION.
3. Usingyourcomputer,copythepreloaddata
(PRELOAD.PCG)fromtheFactoryPreload
Soundsfolderoftheincludeddisctothe
MICRO_STfolderontheSDcard.
IftheMICRO_STfolderalreadycontainsa
foldernamedPRELOAD.PCG,itwillbe
overwritten.
4. ChooseMEDIA/LoadLoadPCG.
5. SelectthePCGdata(filename:PRELOAD.PCG)
thatyouwanttoload,andpressthebutton.
Korgwebsite:http://www.korg.com/
Neverturnoffthepowerwhilethedataisbeing
loaded.
Beforeyouload,youllneedtoturntheGLOBAL/
MEDIA:BasicMemoryProtectsettingOfffor
thedatathatyouwanttoload.Youwontbeableto
executetheLoadoperationifthissettingisOn
(PGp. 60M.Protect(MemoryProtect)).
Loadingthepreloadeddatawilloverwritethe
contentsoftheinternalmemory.Ifyouwantto
keeptheexistingdatathatisstoredininternal
memory,useSaveAllorSavePCGtosave
yourdatatoexternalmediabeforeyoucontinue.
Herewellexplainhowyoucanuseyourcomputerto
copythepreloaddatatoanSDcard,insertthatSD
cardintothemicroSTATION,anduseGlobal/Media
modetoloadit.
Note: Userbanksanduserpatternsnotincludedinthe
preloaddatawillremaininthemicroSTATION
unchanged.Ifyouwanttoerasetheuserbanksand
userpatterns,initializethemicroSTATIONandthen
loadthepreloaddata(p. 63Initialization).
Items youll need
SDcard:anSDcardof128Mbyteorgreatercapacity.
Computer:Fordetailsoncomputerrequirements,
pleaserefertoOperatingrequirements(p. 73).
SDcardreader/writer
Loading procedure
1. InsertyourSDcardintothemicroSTATIONscard
slot,andformattheSDcardasdescribedin
Formattingmediaonp.62.
Note: AnSDcardthatsalreadybeingusedwiththe
microSTATIONdoesnotneedtobeformatted.
Whenyouformatmedia,alldatasavedonthat
mediawillbeerased.Pleasecheckthecontentsof
themediabeforeyouformatit.
WhenyouformattheSDcard,thefolderstructure
KORGMICRO_STwillbecreatedonthecard.
6. ChooseAllPCG,andpressthebutton.
ThescreenwillaskOK?
7. Toloadthedata,pressthebutton.
LoadingaPCGfilewillloadthefollowingdata.
Program:BankA,B,C,D(000095)
Combination:BankA,B
DrumKit:00(INT)47(INT)
UserArpeggioPattern:000...639
GlobalSetting
Initialization
Ifoperationbecomesunstable,youcaninitializethe
microSTATIONasfollows.
1. TurnoffthemicroSTATIONspower.
2. WhileholdingdownthePLAY/MUTEbuttonand
thefunction08button,turnonthe
microSTATIONspower.
ThemicroSTATIONwillbeinitialized,anddatawill
bewrittentointernalmemory.Whiledataisbeing
written,thedisplaywillindicateInitializing...
Wheninitializationhasbeencompleted,youllneed
toloadthepreloaddatafromanSDcardcontaining
thedata,ordumpitfromaUSBconnected
computerusingmicroSTATIONEditor/PlugIn
Editor.(Loadingthepreloadeddata)
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Troubleshooting
Ifyouexperienceproblems,pleaseseetherelevant
itemandtaketheappropriatemeasures.
Power supply
Power does not turn on
IstheACadapterconnectedtoanoutlet?p. 11
Audio output
No sound
Areconnectionsmadecorrectlytoyouramp,mixer,
orheadphones?p. 12
Istheconnectedampormixerpoweredon,andis
itsvolumeraised?
IstherearpanelPOWERswitchturnedon?p. 11
IsLocalControlturnedon?
TurnLocalCtrl(GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDI)On.
PGp. 61
Display
IstheVOLUMEknobsettoanappropriate
position?p. 2
The power is turned on, but nothing is shown

on the display. The microSTATION functions
normally when you play the keyboard or
perform other operations.
IstheMasterVolumeassignedtoFootPedal
Assign,andisthatpedalvolumelowered?
PGp. 65
UsetherearpanelContrastadjustmentknobto
adjustthecontrastofthedisplay.p. 4
The power is turned on, but the display does

not work normally, or an error message is
displayed. There is no sound when you play
the keyboard, and the microSTATION does
not function normally.
Thistypeofproblemmayoccurifadatawriting
operationtointernalmemorywasnotcompleted
correctly,forexample,ifthepowerofthe
microSTATIONwasturnedoffwhileaprogramor
otherdatawasbeingwritten.Ifthisoccurs,
initializethemicroSTATIONsinternalmemory.
(Initializationonpage 63)
Cant switch modes or pages

Ifyouredoinganyofthefollowing,youmaynotbe
abletochangemodesorswitchtoadifferentpage:
Recordingorplayingbackasong.
In Combination, or Sequencer modes, you

cant edit the value of Timbre/Track
parameters
Someparameterscantbeeditedwhilenotesare
playing,eitherlocallyorfromMIDI.Ifthedamper
pedalishelddown,orifitscalibrationisincorrect,
notesmaybesustainingeveniftheyarentaudible.
Areyouusingadamperpedalwithapolaritythat
doesnotmatchthePolaritysetting(Global/Media:
ControllersPEDAL/SW)?PGp. 65
Insomecases,thisproblemcanbesolvedby
executingtheGlobal/Mediamodecommand
HalfDmprCalib.PGp. 66
Ifaspecificoscillatordoesntsoundinprogram
mode,isitsPlay/MutesettoPlay?p. 17
IfaspecifictimbredoesntsoundinCombination
mode,isitsPlay/MutesettoPlay?p. 29
IfaspecifictrackdoesntsoundinSequencermode,
isitsPlay/MutesettoPlay?p. 37
MakesurethattheStatusisINTorBTH.p. 29,
p.42
AretheKeyZoneandVelocityZonesetsothat
soundwillbeproducedwhenyouplay?PGp. 21,
PGp. 22,PGp. 40
IstheOscillator,Timbre,orTracklevellowered?
PGp. 7,PGp. 19,PGp. 37
CouldtheleveloftheMasterVolumefollowingthe
totaleffecthavebeenlowered?PGp. 13,PGp. 26,
PGp. 47
Couldthetotalpolyphonybeexceedingthe
maximumpolyphonyof80voices?
Notes do not stop

IsHold(PROGEDIT:OSCCommon)turnedOff?
PGp. 5
InGlobal/Media:ControllersPEDAL/SW,make
surethatPolarityissetcorrectly.PGp. 65
Evenifthisissetcorrectly,youmightbeableto
solvetheproblembyexecutingtheGlobal/Media
modecommandHalfDmprCalib.
IftheARPON/OFFbuttonsareturnedon,try
turningthemoff.
Notes are sounded in duplicate

IsLocalControlturnedOff?
TurnLocalCtrl(GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDI)Off.
PGp. 61
Noise or oscillation is heard

WhenusingtheMIDI/TempoSyncfunctionto
controlthedelaytimeofaneffect,noisemayoccur
inthedelaysound.Thisnoiseisdueto
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Troubleshooting Programs and Combinations

discontinuitiesinthedelaysound,andisnota
malfunction.
Someeffects,suchasS19:St.Record,generatenoise
intentionally.Itisalsopossibletomakearesonant
filteroscillate.Pleasecheckthesettings.
Notethatifyouusethefollowingeffectswiththe
routingdescribedbelow,afeedbackloopwillbe
created,possiblyproducingaloudnoise.Pleaseuse
caution.
Ifthesignalfromanoscillatorortimbre/track
output,orthesignalafteraninserteffect,issentto
theFXControlbusandthatsignalisoutput
directly,withthisoutputsenttotheFXControlbus,
aloudnoisemaybeoutput.(Itisalsopossiblethat
aDCcomponentwillbeoutputatthemaximum
level,producingsilence.)
Songs
The sound of the program selected for a
track is different than when played in
Program mode
WhenyouselectaprogramforatrackinSequencer
mode,thearpeggiatorandeffectsettingsof
Programmodearenotassignedautomatically.
YoucanusetheSEQEDITcommandCopyARP,
CopyIFX,orCopyMFX/TFXetc.tocopythe
Programmodesettings.PGp. 48
Song does not play correctly after being

loaded
WhenusingS03:St.LimitrorS06:St.Gate,andthe
EnvSeloftheseeffectsissetaseitherFXCtl1or
FXCtl2,andTriggerMonitorisOn(editableonly
byusingmicroSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditor).
WhenusingD09:Vocoder,andtheModSrcofthis
effectissetaseitherFXCtl1orFXCtl2,and
ModulatorHighMixissettootherthan0
(editableonlybyusingmicroSTATIONEditor/
PlugInEditor).
Aretheprogramsusedbythesongthesameas
whenthesongwascreated?
Whensavingthesong,itisbesttouseSaveAllso
thattheprogramsaresavedtogetherwiththesong.
Thenwhenloading,loadboththe.PCGandthe
.SEQdata.PGp. 69
Cant play chords
IstheClock(Global/Media:MIDIMIDIClock)set
toInternalorAuto?PGp. 62
CouldtheprogramsVoiceAssignModebesetto
Mono?PGp. 3
Pitch is incorrect
IntheGlobal/Media:Basic,aretheMTuneand
Transposesettingscorrect?PGp. 57
IntheProgEdit:OSC1orOSC2,isthePitchSlope
setto+1.0?PGp. 7
Inthecombinationorsong,aretheTransposeand
Detunesettingsofeachtimbre/trackset
appropriately?PGp. 20,PGp. 39
Programs and Combinations

Settings for oscillator 2 are not displayed
Haveyouselectedaprogramthatusesoscillator2?
Program does not sound

Couldtheoscillatororamplevelbelowered?
PGp. 7
IstheoscillatorsPlay/Muteparametersetto
Play?
p. 17
A combination does not play correctly after

you load data
Arethecategoryandindexnumberoftheprograms
usedbythecombinationthesameaswhenyou
createdthecombination?
Cant write a Program

IstheMemoryProtectProgramorCombioff
(GLOBAL/MEDIA:Basic)?p. 55,PGp. 60
Playback does not start when you press the

Start/Stop button in Sequencer mode
Cant record in Sequencer mode

DidyouselecttheMIDItrackthatyouwantto
record?
IstheMemoryProtectSongoff(Global/Media:
Basic)?p. 55,PGp. 60
IstheClock(Global/Media:MIDIMIDIClock)set
toInternalorAuto?PGp. 62
Whenusinglooprecording,couldyoubein
Rehearsalmode?
TurnoffRehearsalmode.p. 36
After using the song command Copy

Combi to copy a combination, you cant
record the arpeggiator as when you were
playing that combination
WerethesettingscorrectwhenyouexecutedCopy
Combi?p. 43
IntheCopyCombisettings,setMultiRec?toYes
beforeyouexecutethecopy.Thesesettingswillbe
madeautomatically.
Cant record program changes

IstheMIDIfilterProgChgturnedOnforeach
track?ThisisOffbydefault.
TurntheMIDIfilterProgChgOnforeachtrack
beforeyourecord.
Cant record changes in tone parameters

Toneparametersarerecordedassystemexclusive
data.IstheGlobal/MediamodeMIDIFilter
SysEXturnedOn?ThisisOffbydefault.
PGp. 63
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SMF you loaded in Media mode wont play
correctly
UsethesongcommandGMInitializetorestorethe
settings.PGp. 49
SetGlobal/Media:Basic,BankMaptoGM(2).
PGp. 59
When the grid sequence function is on, you

cant use function buttons 0116 to turn grid
notes on/off
Isthesequencerstopped?Youcantturngridnotes
on/offwhilethesongisplayingback.
Ifthereisnosoundevenwhenagridnoteison,
checkwhethertrackparameterssuchasStatus
andPlay/Mutearesetsothatsoundcanbe
produced.
Checktheparameters,andalsotryplayingthe
keyboardtoverifythatsoundisproduced.
Arpeggiator
MIDI
The microSTATION does not respond to
incoming MIDI data
AreallMIDIcablesorUSBcablesconnected
correctly?p. 14
IstheMIDIdatabeingreceivedonthechannelon
whichitisbeingtransmitted?PGp. 60
The microSTATION does not respond

correctly to incoming MIDI data
AretheMIDIFilterProgChg,BankChg,
CombiChg,CtrlChg,AfterTouch,and
SysExsettings(GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDI)each
turnedOn?(Bydefault,SysExisturnedoff.)
PGp. 63
DoesthemicroSTATIONsupportthetypesof
messagesthatarebeingsenttoit?PGp. 304
Incorrect response to program change

messages
IstheBankMapsettingcorrect?PGp. 59
Arpeggiator wont start

IstheARPON/OFFbuttonon(thebuttonatthe
upperleftoftheLEDlit)?p. 50
IfthearpeggiatordoesnotstartinCombinationor
Sequencermode,iseacharpeggiatorsRun
settingturnedOn?IsARPAssignsettoassignthe
arpeggiatortoatimbreortrack?p. 53,PGp. 19,
PGp. 37
IsClock(GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDIMIDIClock)
settoInternalorAuto?PGp. 62
IsGLOBAL/MEDIA:BasicARPAllARPturned
Off?p. 55,PGp. 59
IfprogramchangesarenotreceivedinSequencer
mode,checktheMIDIfilterProgChgsettingof
eachtrack.Bydefault,thisisturnedoff.
Damper pedal, Foot pedal do

not respond correctly
Damper response is wrong
ExecutetheGlobal/Mediamodecommand
HalfDmprCalibtocorrectlycalibratethehalf
damperpedalsensitivity.PGp. 66
Foot pedal response is wrong
Effects
Effects are not audible
ExecutetheGlobal/MediamodecommandPedal
Calibtocorrectlycalibratethefootpedalsensitivity.
PGp. 66
Haveyouselectedeffectprogram000?
Selectaneffectotherthan000:NoEffectfor
IFX15,MFX1,2orTFX.
Media
AretheEffectSWIFX15Off,MFX1&2Off,and
TFXOffsettings(GLOBAL/MEDIA:Basic)
turnedOff?p. 55,PGp. 59
IfyouareinCombinationandSequencermode,and
mastereffectsarenotaudiblewhenyouraisethe
Send1orSend2ofthetimbre/track,doesReturn1
orReturn2fromthemastereffectneedtobe
raised?PGp. 25,PGp. 46,PGp. 211
Alternatively,hasSend1orSend2foreach
oscillatoroftheprogramusedbythetimbre/track
beenlowered?PGp. 25,PGp. 46
Note: Theactualsendlevelisdeterminedby
multiplyingthesendsettingofeachoscillatorinthe
programwiththesendsettingofthetimbre/track.
Haveyouroutedtheoutputtoaninserteffect?
PGp. 11,PGp. 19,PGp. 46
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Cant format the SD card

Doesthemediameettherequirementsforuseon
themicroSTATION?p. 60
Isthemediainsertedcorrectly?p. 60
Couldthemediaswriteprotectsettingbeturned
on?
Cant save/load data on the SD card

Isthemediainsertedcorrectly?p. 60
Hasthemediabeenformatted?p. 62
Couldthemediaswriteprotectsettingbeturned
on?
Troubleshooting Connections with a computer
Connections with a computer

The microSTATION does not respond to MIDI
data sent from outside
IstheUSBcableconnectedcorrectly?p. 14
The computer does not detect the

microSTATION
AretheUSBcablesconnectedcorrectly?
An error occurs when you disconnect from

the computer
NeverdisconnectthemicroSTATIONfromthe
computerwhileyourhostapplicationisinuse.
While connected, you are asked to install

software or a device driver
Doestheoperatingsystemversionofyour
computersupportthemicroSTATION?p. 73
When using USB, sound processing is slow,

or the tempo is unstable
IstheMIDIdriverinstalledfortheUSBportyouve
connected?
IfyouareusingWindows,adrivermustbe
installedforeachUSBportyouuse.Ifyouconnect
themicroSTATIONtoaUSBportotherthanthe
portyouusedwheninstallingtheKORGUSBMIDI
DriverforWindows,youllneedtoreinstallthe
KORGUSBMIDIDriver.
Included accessory disc

Cant install the driver
IstheUSBcableconnectedcorrectly?
Istheaccessorydiscinsertedinyouropticaldisc
drive?
Makesurethattheaccessorydiscisinserted
correctly.
Your software does not respond to the

microSTATION
IstheUSBcableconnectedcorrectly?
Didyouinstallthedriver?
Hasyourcomputerdetectedtheconnected
microSTATION?
IfyouareusingWindowsXP,gotoControlPanel
SoundsandAudioDevicesPropertiesandclick
theHardwaretab.
IfyouareusingWindowsVistaorWindows7,
checkSound,Video,andGameControllersinthe
DeviceManager.
IfyouareusingMacOSX,gotoMacintoshHD
ApplicationfolderUtilityfolderAudioMIDI
Settings,selecttheMIDIDevicestab,andcheck
thatthemicroSTATIONhasbeendetected.
Somecomputerhardwareconfigurationsmaynot
recognizethemicroSTATION.
CheckthemicroSTATIONsassignmentsandUSB
MIDIportsettings.
Theconnecteddeviceorsoftwaremaynotsupport
themessagesthatyouaretransmitting.Refertothe
manualoftheconnecteddeviceorsoftwareto
verifythatitrespondstothemessagesyouare
transmitting.
Ifyouwanttotransmitandreceivesystem
exclusivedata,theMIDIFilterSysExsettingmust
beOn(GLOBAL/MEDIA:MIDI).Youmustturn
thissettingOnifyouveconnectedthe
microSTATIONtoyourcomputerandwanttoedit
themicroSTATIONfromyourcomputer(oreditbi
directionally).IfyouusemicroSTATIONEditor/
PlugInEditor,thissettingwillturnOn
automatically.
Pleasedownloadandusethemostrecentversionof
themicroSTATIONEditor/PluginEditor.
Youcandownloadthemostrecentversionsofthe
editor,plugineditor,andKorgUSBMIDIdriver
fromthefollowingwebsite.
Korgwebsite:http://www.korg.com/
Isthelensofyouropticaldiscdrivedirty?
Useacommerciallyavailablelenscleanertoclean
thelens.
AreyouabletouseUSB?
IfyouareusingWindowsXP,goto[ControlPanel]
[System],andselectthe[Hardware]tab.In
[DeviceManager],checkthesettingsforUniversal
SerialBusControllerandUSBRootHub.
HasthemicroSTATIONbeendetectedasan
unknowndevice?
IfyouareusingWindowsXP,goto[ControlPanel]
[System],selectthe[Hardware]tab,andcheck
[DeviceManager].IfthemicroSTATIONhasnot
beendetectedcorrectly,itwillbedisplayedin
OtherdevicesorUnknowndevices.Reconnect
theUSBcable;ifthemicroSTATIONisagain
displayedasanUnknowndevice,thecomputer
hasfailedtodetectitcorrectly.Deletethe
Unknowndeviceentry,andreinstallthedriver.
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Error messages
Various messages
F
File exists
Meaning: Whenexecutingafilerenamecommand,an
identicallynamedfileexistedonthemedia.
Access denied
Action: Deletetheexistingfile,orspecifyadifferent
name.
Meaning: Thiswillappearifyouattempttoexecutethe
songcommandMemoryStatuswhile
playingorrecordingonthesequencer.
Action: Stopthesequencerbeforeyouexecutethesong
commandMemoryStatus.
File invalid
Meaning: Youattemptedtoloadoropenafilewhose
fileformatwasincorrect.
File not found
Meaning: Whenperformingafiledeletecommand,the
specifiedfiledidnotexist.
Cant calibrate
Action: Checkthemediaorfile.
Meaning: Calibrationcouldnotbeperformedcorrectly.
File read only
Action: Trytheoperationagain.
Meaning: Youattemptedtodeleteafile,butthatfilehad
areadonlyattribute.
Cant undo
Meaning: Freememoryforundoing(theCompare
function)couldnotbeallocatedwhenyou
finishedrecordinginSequencermode,or
whenyouexecutedanedit.Thedatayoujust
recordedoreditedwillremain,butundo
(Compare)cannotbeexecuted.
Action: Inordertoallocatesufficientfreememoryfor
undo(Compare)tobeavailable,youcandelete
unneededsongortrackdata.Werecommend
thatyousaveyourdatatomediabefore
executing.
Completed
Meaning: Thecommandwasexecuted,andcompleted
Action: Thecommandyouexecutedwassuccessful.
Meaning: Youattemptedtosaveafileusingthesame
nameasareadonlyfilethatalreadyexisted
onthemedia.
Action: Savethefileunderadifferentname.
Format failed
Meaning: Anerroroccurredwhileformattingmedia.
Action: Usedifferentmedia.
FX size mismatch
Meaning: Whencopyingorswappingeffects,you
attemptedtoplaceadoublesizeeffectatIFX5
(inserteffect5)orMFX2(mastereffect2).
Action: DontspecifyadoublesizeeffectforIFX5or
MFX2whenexecutingthecommand.
FX type mismatch
D
DestMeasureEmpty
Meaning: Thereisnodatainthespecifiedmeasure.
Action: Specifyameasurethatcontainsdata.
Dest same as src

Meaning: Whencopying,youselectedthesamesongor
trackasthecopysourceandcopydestination.
Action: Makesurethatthecopysourceandcopy
destinationaredifferentsongsortracks.
Dest. empty
Meaning: Whenediting,thetrackyouspecifiedcontains
noperformancedata.
Action: Specifyatrackthatcontainsperformancedata.
Dest. song empty

Meaning: Thesongyouspecifiedasthecopy
destinationdoesnotexist.
Action: Beforeyoucopy,executethesongcommand
CreateNewtocreateasong.
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Meaning: Thismessagewillappearwhencopyingor
swappingeffectsifthecopydestinationor
swapdestinationIFX(inserteffect),MFX
(mastereffect),orTFX(totaleffect)hasan
effectthatcannotbeselected.
Action: ForeachIFX,MFX,andTFX,someeffectscan
beselectedandothereffectscannotbeselected.
Verifythattheeffectisonethatcanbeselected
forthecopydestinationorswapdestination
IFX,MFX,orTFX.
I
Illegal name
Meaning: Aninvalidfilenamewasspecified.
Action: Changethefilename.Youmaynotspecifya
filenamethatisinvalidinMSDOS.
Error messages Various messages
M
Measure#Exceeded
remainingnumberofsongsthatcanbe
loaded.
Action: Deleteunneededmeasures.
Action: InSequencermode,executethesong
commandDeletetoincreasethenumberof
songsthatcanbeloaded,andthenloadthe
songagain.
Media full
Not enough mem.
Meaning: WhenyouattemptedtosaveafileinGlobal/
Mediamode,therewasinsufficientfreespace
onthemedia.
Meaning: Whenyoustartedrealtimerecordingin
Sequencermode,theminimumrequired
amountoffreememorycouldnotbe
allocated.
Meaning: Executingtheeditwouldcausethetrack
lengthtoexceed999measures.
Action: Eitherdeleteanexistingfile,orusedifferent
mediathathassufficientfreespace.
Media Invalid
Meaning: Theselectedmediaisunreadable.
Memory Full
Meaning: Whenyouwereeditingasongortrackin
Sequencermode,thetotalamountofallsong
dataexceededthesequencedatamemory
capacity,sonofurthereditingispossible.
Action: Deleteothersongdatatoincreasetheamount
offreememory.
Meaning: DuringrealtimerecordinginSequencer
mode,themicroSTATIONranoutofmemory
toholdtherecordeddata,sorecordingwas
forciblystopped.
offreememory.
Meaning: Whenyouattemptedtoloadan.SNGfileor
StandardMIDIFileinGlobal/Mediamode,
therewasinsufficientfreespaceinsequencer
memory.
offreememory.
Not formatted
Meaning: Youattemptedtoperformalogicalformat
(quickformat)onthemedia,butthemedia
hadnotbeenphysicallyformatted.
Action: Useacomputertophysicallyformat(full
format)themedia.
offreememory.
Memory Protected
Read failed
Meaning: Theprogram,combination,song,drumkit,or
userarpeggiopatterninthemicroSTATIONs
internalmemoryisprotected.
Meaning: Anerroroccurredwhilereadingdatafrom
themedia.
Meaning: YoubegantheAutoSongSetupprocess,but
thesongisprotected.
Action: Trythereadoperationonceagain.Ifthesame
erroroccurs,itmaybethatthedataonthe
mediaisdamaged.
Action: UseGlobal/Mediamodetoturnoffmemory
protect,andthenbeginthewrite,load,orauto
songsetupoperationonceagain.
Root dir is full
MIDI recv error
Action: Useacomputertodeletefilesordirectories
fromtherootdirectory.
Meaning: WhenreceivingMIDIexclusivedata,the
receiveddatahadadatasizemismatchorhad
aformatthatwasinvalidinsomeotherway.
Meaning: Thenumberofallowableentriesintheroot
directoryofthemediahasbeenexceeded.
Action: ChecktheMIDIconnectionandtheMIDIdata.
N
No readable data
Meaning: Thefilesizeis0,orthedatatobeaccessedby
theloadorotheroperationdidnotexistinthe
file.Alternatively,thedatacontentis
damagedandcannotbeloadedoraccessed.
No media
Meaning: WhenexecutingacommandinGlobal/Media
mode,theexecutiondestinationmediaisnot
inserted.
Action: Insertthemedia.
No song location
Meaning: WhenusingLocate:Appendtoloadan
SNGfile,theloadoperationwouldexceedthe
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S
SMF data error
Meaning: Youattemptedtoloadafilethatwasnota
StandardMIDIFile.
SMF div. error

Meaning: YouattemptedtoloadaStandardMIDIFile
thatwastimecodebased.
SMF format error

Meaning: YouattemptedtoloadaStandardMIDIFileof
aformatotherthan0or1.
SMF has no data

Meaning: WhenloadingaStandardMIDIFile,thefile
containednoevents.
Source is empty
Meaning: Therewasnodatainthetrackyouspecified
asthesource.
Action: Specifyatrackthatcontainsperformancedata.
Stop & Retry

Meaning: ThiswillappearifyoupresstheGRIDSEQ
buttonduringsequencerplaybackor
recording.
Action: Stopthesequencer,andpresstheGRIDSEQ
buttonagain.
T
Too Many Events
Meaning: WhenloadingaStandardMIDIFile,the
maximumnumberofeventsinasingle
measure(approximately65,535events)was
exceeded.
Meaning: Theedityouattemptedtoperformwould
exceedthemaximumnumberofeventsina
singlemeasure(approximately65,535events).
Action: Deleteunneededdata.
W
Write failed
Meaning: Anerror(e.g.,averifyerror)occurredwhile
writingdatatomedia.
Action: Itmaybethatthemediaisphysically
damaged;pleaseuseothermedia.Avoidusing
themediathatproducedtheerror.
Write protected
Meaning: Themediawhereyouattemptedtowritedata
iswriteprotected.
Action: Disablewriteprotectonthemedia,and
executethecommandonceagain.
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Specifications and option Specifications
Specifications and option

Specifications
Operating temperature
Keyboard
System
0 +40 C (non-condensing conditions)

61-note natural touch mini-keyboard (velocity sensitive; aftertouch not supported)
EDS-i (Enhanced Definition Synthesis - integrated)
Mode
Combination, Program, Sequencer, Global/Media

Maximum Polyphony
120 voices max, single mode

60 voices max, double mode
* The actual maximum polyphony will vary depending on oscillator settings
such as stereo samples and velocity crossfading.
Preset PCM
49 Mbytes (when calculated as 16-bit linear data)

360 multisamples, 484 drum samples (including 24 stereo)
Oscillator
OSC1 (Single), OSC1+2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported

4 velocity zones per oscillator, with switching, crossfades and layers.
Filters
Four types of filter routing (single, serial, parallel, 24 dB)

Two multi-mode filters per voice (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)
Modulation
For each voice, two envelope generators (Filter & Amp), two LFOs, two key
tracking generators (Filter & Amp), and two AMS mixers
In addition, pitch EG, common LFO, and two common key tracking
generators
16 Timbres
Up to sixteen timbres, keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfade, and

modifications to the program setting via the Tone Adjust function
Master Keyboard
functionality
These allow you to control external MIDI devices
Programs
Sound Engine
Combinations
Drum Kits
The number of ...
-Combinations
-Programs
-Drum Kits
Stereo and mono drumsamples.

4-way velocity switches with crossfades and adjustable crossfade shapes (Linear, Power, Layer).
User Combinations
512 Programs/480 Preload
User Drum Kits
48 Drum Kits/25 Preload
Preset Programs
256 GM2 Programs + 9 GM2 Drum Programs
5 Insert Effects
In-line processing; stereo in - stereo out.
2 Master Effects
Two effects sends; stereo in - stereo out.
1 Total Effect
For overall processing on the main outputs, such as compression, limiting,

and EQ; stereo in - stereo out.
Effect types
Total of 134 types (select from 74 types for insert effects, 101 types of master
effect 1, 120 types for master effect 2, and 61 types for total effect)
Effects
Dual polyphonic arpeggiators
384 Combinations/256 Preload
User Programs
Modulation
Dynamic modulation, tempo sync delay, LFO
Effects Control Bus
Stereo side-chaining for limiter, gates, vocoders, etc.
Program mode: one arpeggiator available. Combination and Sequencer modes: two arpeggiators
available.
5 preset arpeggio patterns
640 user arpeggio patterns (512 preload)
Audition Riff function
Sequencer
Global/Media
383 audition riffs, transposable

Tracks
16 MIDI Tracks & 1 Master Track
Songs
128 Songs
Resolution
480 ppq (parts per quarter-note)
Tempo
40.00300.00 bpm (1/100 bpm resolution)
Up to
210,000 MIDI events
Grid Sequence
function
Allows creation of sequence loops for drums etc., with up to 64 grids per note
Template songs
16 preset/16 user template songs
Format
Korg (microSTATION) format, SMF (formats 0 and 1) supported
Demo songs
3 songs
Global
Master tune, transpose, MIDI settings
Media
Load, Save, Utility
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Joystick
Controllers
User Interface
Audio Outputs
Control Inputs
REALTIME CONTROL, Arpeggiator Control, Tempo

Control
EXTERNAL
In External mode, the four knobs can be used as

MIDI controllers. 128 setups can be stored. (102
are preloaded. These allow you to control
software synthesizers or DAW software.)
REALTIME CONTROLS
Arpeggiator/Audition
AUDITION button, ARP ON/OFF button, ARP LATCH ON/OFF button
Display
16 character x 2 line LCD (with backlight)
Mode/Category
Buttons: COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLB/MEDIA, CATEGORY SELECT, CATEGORY

Indicator
Value Controllers
Cursor/value buttons, function 0116 buttons (09, -, ., ENTER,

GROUP DOWN, GROUP UP), COMPARE, WRITE
SEQUENCER
Buttons: LOCATE, REC, START/STOP, REW, FF, PAUSE, LOOP, KEY, GRID, SEQ,
PLAY/MUTE, Function 0116
Other
VOLUME knob, display contrast
OUTPUT L/MONO, R
6.3 mm monaural phone jack (unbalanced)
Headphone output
3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack
DAMPER/PEDAL/SW jack x 1, half-damper supported
MIDI
IN, OUT
USB
1 USB (TYPE B), MIDI interface
SD-Card slot
Capacity recognized: FAT32: 2 Gigabytes (GB). SD and SDHC memory cards are supported.
Power
AC adapter power supply connector (DC 9V 1700mA), POWER On/Off switch
Dimensions (W D H)
778 210 82 (mm) / 30.63" 8.27" 3.23"
Weight
2.6 Kg / 5.73 lbs
Power Consumption
6W
Accessories
AC adapter, Easy start guide

Accessory disc (microSTATION Parameter Guide (PDF), Operation Guide (PDF), USB-MIDI Setup Guide
(PDF), External Setups (PDF), KORG USB-MIDI driver, microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor etc.)
Option
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Knobs 14
SELECT buttons
XVP-10
Expression/Volume Pedal
EXP-2
Foot Controller
DS-1H
Damper Pedal
PS-1
Pedal Switch
Specifications and option
Operating requirements
*FormatssupportedbymicroSTATIONPlugInEditor:
Windows:VST,RTAS
Macintosh:VST,AudioUnit,RTAS
KORG USB-MIDI driver
* microSTATIONPlugInEditormustalsosatisfythe
operatingrequirementsofthehostapplication.
Windows
Computer:
USBportrequired(aUSBhostcontrollermadebyIntel
isrecommended)
Operatingsystem:
MicrosoftWindowsXPHomeEdition/Professional/
x64EditionServicePack3orlater
Youcannotrunmultipleinstancesofthe
microSTATIONEditorandmicroSTATIONPlug
InEditorontheoperatingsystem.Thismeansthat
youcantusethiseditortoedittwoormore
microSTATIONunitssimultaneously.
MicrosoftWindowsVistaServicePack2orlater
(including64bitEdition)
MicrosoftWindows7(including64bitEdition)
Macintosh
Computer:
USBportrequired
Operatingsystem:
MacOSX10.4.11or later
microSTATION Editor,
microSTATION Plug-In Editor
Windows
Computer:
CPU:
IntelPentiumIII/1GHzorbetter,Pentium
DorCoreDuoorbetterisrecommended
Memory: 512MBormore(1GBormoreis
recommended)
Monitor: 1,024x768pixels,16bitcolororbetter
Acomputerthatsatisfiestheoperatingrequirements
ofWindowsXP,WindowsVistaorWindows7andhas
aUSBport
Operatingsystem:
MicrosoftWindowsXPHomeEdition/Professional
EditionServicePack3orlater,WindowsVistaService
Pack2orlater,andWindows7
However,onlythestandaloneversionwillrunon64
biteditionsofWindows7andWindowsVistaService
Pack2.
Macintosh
Computer:
CPU:
AppleG4800MHzorbetter(IntelMacis
supported),G5orCoreDuoorbetteris
recommended
Memory: 512MBormore(1GBormoreis
recommended)
Monitor: 1,024x768pixels,32,000colorsorbetter
AnAppleMacintoshcomputerthatsatisfiesthe
operatingrequirementsofMacOSXandhasaUSB
port
Operatingsystem:
MacOSXversion10.4.11orlater
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Date : 2009.12.9
MIDI Implementation Chart
microSTATION
MIDI Implementation Chart

Function
Basic
Channel
Default
Changed
Mode
Memorized
Messages
Altered
Note
Number:
Recognized
1 16
1 16
1 16
1 16
Remarks
Memorized
0 127
True Voice
9n, V=1 127
Velocity
Aftertouch
Transmitted
0 127
0 127
All note numbers 0127 can be transmitted

by the Arpeggiator or as sequence data
9n, V=1 127
Polyphonic aftertouch and Channel aftertouch *A (receive)

transmitted only as sequence data
*A (receive)
Polyphonic (Key)
Monophonic (Channel)
Pitch Bend
Control
Change
Program
Change
*C
0, 32
1, 2, 17, 19, 20, 21
4, 5, 7, 8, 10
11, 12, 13
64, 65, 66, 67
7079
16, 80, 81, 82, 83
91, 92, 93, 94, 95
14, 22, 23, 24, 31
6, 38, 96, 97
100, 101
0119
0119
120, 121
0 127
Variable Range
*P
0 127
0 127
*E, *5
System Exclusive
System
Common
Song Position
Song Select
Tune
System
Real Time
Clock
Command
0 127
*1
*1
0 127
*1
*1
Aux
Messages
123 127
Notes *P, *A, *C, *E: Transmitted/received when Global/Media MIDI Filter (Program Change, Aftertouch, Control Change, SysEx) is Enable, respectively.
*1: When Global/Media MIDI Clock is Internal, transmitted but not received. The opposite for Ext.MIDI/Ext.USB.
*2: Valid if assigned as a MIDI control change in Global/Media Controllers. The number shown here is the CC default assignment.
*3: RPN (LSB,MSB)=00,00: Pitch bend range, 01,00: Fine tune, 02,00: Coarse tune
*4: Valid if assigned as a MIDI control change in Global/Media External Setup.
*5: In addition to Korg exclusive messages, Inquiry, GM System On, Master Volume, Master Balance, Master Fine Tune, and Master Coarse
Tune are supported.
Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY
Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO
: Yes
Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY
Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO
: No
ConsultyourlocalKorgdistributorformoreinformationonMIDIIMPLEMENTATION.
MIDI Implementation Chart Operating requirements
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage
requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should
be used. If you have purchased this product via the internet, through mail order, and/or via a
telephone sale, you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in
which you reside.
WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could
be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturers or distributors warranty.
Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be
disqualified from the manufacturers or distributors warranty.
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microSTATION Easy Start Guide

microSTATION Operation Guide

Conventions in this manual

Parameters in the LCD display screen

Example screen displays

microSTATION Parameter Guide

microSTATION USB-MIDI Setup Guide

microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor Users Guide

microSTATION Voice Name List

Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Easy combination editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Playing and editing programs . . 15

Editing a program in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Performing in Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Routing and effect settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Specifications and option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using the arpeggiator while you play . . . . . . 50

Settings for the entire

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Introduction to the microSTATION

Programs and combinations

Sequencer and Auto Song Setup function

Dual polyphonic arpeggiator

Editor and Plug-In editor

Introduction to the microSTATION

Front and rear panels

Front and rear panels Front panel

GRID SEQ button

Function 0116 LEDs

Introduction to the microSTATION

2. OUTPUT L/MONO, R jack

3. USB 2.0 jack

6. MIDI IN, OUT connector

Basic Information About the microSTATIONs modes

Introduction to the microSTATION

TIMBRE1 1 PROGRAM TIMBRE9

PROGRAM TIMBRE10 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TIMBRE11 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TIMBRE12 PROGRAM

Insert / Master / Total Effect

PROGRAM TIMBRE13 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TIMBRE14 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TIMBRE15 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TIMBRE16 PROGRAM

MIDI TRACK 1...16

PROGRAM TRACK 10 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TRACK 11 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TRACK 12 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TRACK 13 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TRACK 14 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TRACK 15 PROGRAM

PROGRAM TRACK 16 PROGRAM

Basic Information Basic operating methods

Basic operating methods

Selecting a combination, program, or

Editing in each mode

Selecting a parameter and editing its value

Introduction to the microSTATION

COMPARE button - the Compare

Basic Information Using Controllers

Standard Joystick functions