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About the Parameter GuideThemicroSTATIONParameterGuideisdividedintotwosections:QuickParametersandFullParameters.

Quick Parameter sectionTheparametersthatcanbeeditedfromthemicroSTATION

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quick

parameters.

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Full Parameter sectionFullparameters aretheparametersthatcanbeeditedfrommicroSTATIONEditorinstalledonacomputerconnectedtothemicroSTATION.Theseincludethedetailedsoundparameters,effectparameters,drumkits,anduserarpeggiopatterns.TheFullParametersectionexplainstheseparameters.

Conventions in theoperation manuals

Abbreviations or the manuals: OG, PGInthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsareabbreviatedasfollows.

OG:OperationGuide

PG:ParameterGuide

Procedure steps 1. 2. 3. Theseindicatethestepsofaprocedure.

Symbols, , , Note, Tips

These

symbols

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caution,

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MIDI

relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.

Example screen displaysTheparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensofthismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmaynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheDisplayofyourinstrument.

MIDI-related explanationsCC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.

InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquarebrackets[ ]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.

* Apple,MacaretrademarksofAppleInc.,registeredintheUS.andothercountries.

* WindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7arearegisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheU.S.andothercounties.

* Intel,IntelCore,andPentiumaretrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.S.andothercountries.

* Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective

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Table o contentsAbout the Parameter Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Conventions in the

operation manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

microSTATION Quick parameters............................................. 1

Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PROG PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PROG EDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

OSC Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Filter/Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Filter/Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pitch EG/LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

OSC1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

OSC2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Audition Riff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Knob Assign (Realtime Control Knob B Assign) . 9

Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ARP Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

FX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

IFX1, IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

MFX1, MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Master Vol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Write Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

External Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

COMBI PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17COMBI EDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Timb s (Timbre Parameters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Timbre 01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Timbre 02....16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Knob Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ARP (Arpeggiator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

IFX1, IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

MFX1, MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

TFX (Total Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Master Vol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Write Combi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

External Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

An overview of Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

SEQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

REC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

EDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Track Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Knob Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

ARP (Arpeggiator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

IFX1, IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46MFX1, MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

TFX (Total Eect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Master Vol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Song Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

External Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Grid Seq (Grid Sequence) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Grid Sequence Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

System Exclusive events supported

in Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55


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Global/Media mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Eect SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

ARP (Arpeggiator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Bank Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Initial Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Scroll Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

M.Protect (Memory Protect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

MIDI Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

SEQ MIDI Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

ARP RTC MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

MIDI Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

External Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

PEDAL/SW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Write Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Save All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Save PCG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Save SEQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Save To SMF

(Save Song as Standard MIDI File) . . . . . . .69

Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

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Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74Mode Select, BROWSER, UTILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Realtime Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

OSC Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

OSC EG/LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

OSC1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

OSC2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

About Relative (Rel) and Absolute parameters . 79

ARP/Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

OSC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Hal-Damper Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Key Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Program Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

ARP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

OSC/Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

OSC1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

OSC2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

PITCH EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

OSC1 Multisample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

OSC1 Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

OSC2 Multisample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

OSC2 Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

OSC Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99Filter1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Filter1 Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Filter1 LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Filter1 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Filter2 Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Filter2 LFO Mod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Filter2 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109


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Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Amp1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Amp2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Amp1 Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Amp1 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Amp2 Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Amp2 EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

OSC 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

OSC 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

OSC1 LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

OSC1 LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

OSC2 LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

OSC2 LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Common LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

AMS Mix/C.KeyTrk (AMS Mixer/

Common Keyboard Track) . . . . . . . . . . . .121

OSC1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

OSC 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

OSC1 AMS Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

OSC 2 AMS Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Common KeyTrack (Common Keyboard Track)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

IFX (Insert Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

IFX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

OSC MFX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

IFX Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

IFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

MFX/TFX (Master/Total Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

MFX&TFX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136UTILITY Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Mode Select, BROWSER, UTILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Realtime Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Program Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Timbre Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142

Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Arpeggiator Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Arpeggiator-A(B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143

Realtime Control Knob Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) . . . . . . . . . 145

Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

MIDI/OSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

Pitch/Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

MIDI Filter1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

MIDI Filter2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Key/Vel Zone (Keyboard/Velocity Zone) . . . . . 152

Keyboard Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Velocity Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

IFX (Insert Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

IFX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

IFX Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

IFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

MFX/TFX (Master/Total Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

MFX&TFX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

UTILITY Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159


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Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Mode Select, BROWSER, UTILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Realtime Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Track Select, Program Select, Pan, Volume . . . 163

Track Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Track Param (Track Parameters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

MIDI/OSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Pitch/Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

MIDI Filter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

MIDI Filter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Key/Vel Zone (Keyboard/Velocity Zone) . . . . . 171

IFX (Insert Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

IFX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

IFX Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

IFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

MFX/TFX (Master/Total Effect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

MFX&TFX Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

MFX1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

MFX2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

TFX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

UTILITY Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Mode Select, UTILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Realtime Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Software Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Basic/Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

User Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Sample Param . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Voice/Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Creating a drum kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Arpeggio Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Fixed Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Creating a user arpeggio pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

UTILITY Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Eect Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Eects in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Editing eect parameters

on the microSTATION itsel . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Dynamic modulation (Dmod)

and Tempo Synchronization . . . . . . . . . .206

FX Control Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Eect I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Insert Effects (IFX1IFX5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210Controlling the Insert Eects via MIDI . . . . . . . .211

Master Effects (MFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Controlling the Master Eects via MIDI . . . . . . .213

Total Effect (TFX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214Using MIDI to control the Total Eect . . . . . . . . .214

Main Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Effect/Mixer Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Single size effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

000: No Eect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

001: St.Comp (Stereo Compressor) . . . . . . . . . . .217

002: Red Comp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

003:St. Limitr (Stereo Limiter)................................. 218

004: MulLimitr (Multiband Limiter) . . . . . . . . . . .219

005: St.MstLmt (Stereo Mastering Limiter) . . . .219006: St.Gate (Stereo Gate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

007: St.P4EQ (Stereo Parametric 4-Band EQ) . .220

008: St.G7EQ (Stereo Graphic 7-Band EQ) . . . . .221


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009: St.Excitr (Stereo Exciter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

010: St.Isolat (Stereo Isolator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

011: St. Wah (Stereo Wah/Auto Wah) . . . . . . . . 222

012: St.VtgWah

(Stereo Vintage/Custom Wah) . . . . . . . . 223

013: VOX Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

014: St.RndFlt (Stereo Random Filter) . . . . . . . . 224

015: St.MMFltr (Multi Mode Filter)........................ 225

016: St.SubOsc (Stereo Sub Oscillator) . . . . . . . 226

017: Talk Mod (Talking Modulator) . . . . . . . . . . . 226

018: St.Decimt (Stereo Decimator) . . . . . . . . . . . 227

019: St. Record (Stereo Analog Record) . . . . . . 228

020: OD Wah (Overdrive/Hi.Gain Wah) . . . . . . . 228

021: St.Gt Cab (Stereo Guitar Cabinet) . . . . . . . 229

022: St.Bs Cab (Stereo Bass Cabinet) . . . . . . . . . 230

023: Bass Amp.............................................................. 230

024: B.Amp Cab (Bass Amp Model+Cabinet) ... 231025: TrebleBST (Treble Booster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

026: Tube Pre (Tube PreAmp Modeling) . . . . . 232

027: St.TubPre

(Stereo Tube PreAmp Modeling) . . . . . . 232

028: Mic Model (Mic Modeling + PreAmp) . . . 232

029: Stereo Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

030: Small Phs (Small Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

031: OrangePhs (Orange Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

032: BlackPhsr (Black Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

033: U-VIBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

034: St.RndPhs (Stereo Random Phaser) . . . . . 234

035: St.EnvPhs (Stereo Envelope Phaser) . . . . . 235

036: 2Vo.Reso (2Voice Resonator) . . . . . . . . . . . 235

037: St.Tremlo (Stereo Tremolo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

038: TEX Treml (TEX Tremolo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

039: St. Env.Trm (Stereo Envelope Tremolo) .... 237

040: St.AutPan (Stereo Auto Pan) . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

041: St.PhsTrm (Stereo Phaser + Tremolo) . . . 238

042: St.Ring M (Stereo Ring Modulator) . . . . . . 239

043: P4EQ - Xctr

(Parametric 4-Band EQ - Exciter) . . . . . . 240

044: P4EQ - Wah (Parametric 4-Band EQ -

Wah/Auto Wah)............................................. 240

045: P4EQ - Phaser

(Parametric 4-Band EQ - Phaser) . . . . . . 241

046: Comp - Wah

(Compressor - Wah/Auto Wah) . . . . . . . 241

047: Comp - Amp

(Compressor - Amp Simulation) . . . . . . 242

048: Comp - OD

(Compressor - Overdrive/Hi.Gain) .......... 242

049: Comp - P4EQ

(Compressor - Parametric 4-Band EQ) . 243050: Comp - Phsr (Compressor - Phaser)............ 243

051: Lmtr - P4EQ

(Limiter - Parametric 4-Band EQ)............. 244

052: Limtr - Phsr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244

053: Xctr - Comp (Exciter - Compressor) . . . . . .245

054: Xctr- Lmtr ............................................................. 245

055: Xctr- Phsr .............................................................. 246

056: OD - Amp

(Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Amp Simulation) .. 246

057: OD - Phsr (Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Phaser)...... 247

058: Wah - Amp (Wah - Amp Simulation) . . . . .247

059: Deci - Amp

(Decimator - Amp Simulation) ................. 248

060: Deci - Comp (Decimator - Compressor) . .248

061: Amp - Trml (Amp Simulation- Tremolo) . .248

062: Organ Vib/Chorus

(Organ Vibrato/Chorus).............................. 249

063: Rotary SP (Rotary Speaker) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249

064: St.Chorus (Stereo Chorus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250

065: VtgChorus (Vintage Chorus) . . . . . . . . . . . . .251066: BlkChorus (Black Chorus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

067: St.HrmCho (Stereo Harmonic Chorus) . . . .252

068: St.Bi Mod (Stereo Biphase Modulation) .... 252

069: Mtap Cho (Multitap Chorus/Delay) . . . . . .253

070: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .253

071: Poly6 Ens (Polysix Ensemble)........................ 254

072: St Flange (Stereo Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

073: VtgFlange (Vintage Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . .254

074: St.RndFlg (Stereo Random Flanger) . . . . . .255

075: St.EnvFlg (Stereo Envelope Flanger) . . . . .255

076: St.Vibrat (Stereo Vibrato) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256077: St.AF Mod

(Stereo Auto Fade Modulation)............... 257

078: Doppler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257

079: Detune .................................................................. 258

080: PitchStr (Pitch Shiter) .................................... 258

081: P.St Mod (Pitch Shit Modulation) . . . . . . .259

082: P4EQ - Flng (Parametric 4-Band EQ -

Chorus/Flanger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260

083: Comp - Flng

(Compressor - Chorus/Flanger) . . . . . . . .260

084: Lmtr - Flng (Limiter - Chorus/Flanger) . . . .261085: Xctr - Flng (Exciter - Chorus/Flanger)......... 261

086: OD - Flng

(Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Chorus/Flanger).... 262

087: Phsr - Flng (Phaser - Chorus/Flanger) . . . .262

088: GrainStr (Grain Shiter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

089: LCR Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

090: St.Delay (Stereo/CrossDelay) . . . . . . . . . . . .264

091: St.MtpDly (Stereo Multitap Delay) .............. 264

092: St.ModDly (Stereo Modulation Delay) . . . .265

093: St.DynDly (Stereo Dynamic Delay).............. 266

094: St.PanDly (Stereo Auto Panning Delay) . .266

095: Tape Echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

096: Echo Plus .............................................................. 268


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097: Auto Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

098: SeqDlyBPM (Sequence BPM Delay) . . . . . 269

099: LCR BPM (L/C/R BPM Delay) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

100: St.DlyBPM (Stereo BPM Delay) . . . . . . . . . . 270

101: St.MtdBPM (Stereo BPM Multitap Delay) 270

102: St.ModBPM(Stereo BPM Modulation Delay) .............. 271

103: St.ApdBPM

(Stereo BPM Auto Panning Delay) . . . . . 272

104: TapeE BPM (Tape Echo BPM) ........................ 273

105: Rev.Hall (Reverb Hall) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

106: Rev.Plate (Reverb Plate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

107: Rev.Room1 (Reverb Room) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

108: Rev.Room2 (Reverb Room) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

109: R2.Spring (Reverb2 Spring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

110: R2.Hall (Reverb2 Hall) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

111: R2.Plate (Reverb2 Plate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275112: R2.Room (Reverb2 Room) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

113: Early Relections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

114: P4EQ - MDly (Parametric 4-Band EQ -

Multitap Delay) .............................................. 276

115: Comp - MDly

(Compressor - Multitap Delay) ................. 276

116: Lmtr - MDly (Limiter - Multitap Delay)....... 277

117: Xctr - MDly (Exciter - Multitap Delay)......... 277

118: OD - MDly

(Overdrive/Hi.Gain - Multitap Delay) ..... 278

119: Flng - Dly(Chorus/Flanger - Multitap Delay) . . . . . 278

120: Rev - Gate (Reverb - Gate) .............................. 279

Double Size effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280

D00: St.MltLmt (Stereo Multiband Limiter) . . . 280

D01: OD/HG Wah

(Overdrive/Hyper Gain Wah) .................... 280

D02: GAmp + P4EQ (Guitar Amp Model +

Parametric 4-Band EQ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281

D03: GAmpCLEAN

(Guitar Amp Model CLEAN) . . . . . . . . . . . 282

D04: GAmpSUPER(Guitar Amp Model SUPER) . . . . . . . . . . . 282

D05: GAmpTWEED

(Guitar Amp Model TWEED) . . . . . . . . . . 282

D06: GAmpUS-HG

(Guitar Amp Model US-HG) . . . . . . . . . . . 282

D07: B.TubeAmp

(Bass Tube Amp Model + Cabinet) ......... 282

D08: St. Mic

(Stereo Mic Modeling + PreAmp) . . . . . 283

D09: Vocoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

D10: Rotary OD (Rotary Speaker Overdrive) . . 284

D11: Mtap Cho (Multitap Chorus/Delay) . . . . . 285

D12: St.P.Str (Stereo Pitch Shiter) . . . . . . . . . . . 286

D13: Early Re (Early Relections) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Alternate Modulation Source (AMS) . . . . . . . . . 287

Alternate Modulation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287

AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) List . . . . . .287

Alternate Modulation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289

Dynamic Modulation Source (Dmod) . . . . . . . . 292

Realtime Control Knob 14 Assign . . . . . . . . . . 294

Foot Switch Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Foot Pedal Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

MIDI transmission when the microSTATIONs

controllers are used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

microSTATION and MIDI CCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Responses to standard MIDI controllers . . . . . .299

Parameters controlled by MIDI CCs #70-79 . . .301

MIDI applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

About MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Settings when connected to a MIDI device

or computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Messages transmitted and received

by the microSTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313


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Program mode

ToplayprogramsyoulluseProgrammode,whichletsyoudothefollowingthings.

Selectandplayprograms.

UsetheRealtimeControlknobstocontrolaprogramssoundorarpeggiator.

Editthemostimportantprogramparameters.

Page structure in Program modeThemicroSTATIONsProgrammodeisorganizedasatreestructurecontainingthefollowingpages.(p.3)Fordetailsonhowtomovebetweenpages,andhowtoselectparametersandedittheirvalues,pleaserefertothemicroSTATIONOperationGuide.

PROG PLAYInPROGPLAYyoucanselectandplayprograms.YoucanalsousetheRealtimeControlknobstocontroltheprogramssoundsandthearpeggiatorwhileyouperform.

AllMIDIdatainPROGPLAYistransmittedandreceivedontheglobalMIDIchannel.(Channel(GlobalMIDIChannel)onpage 60)

Tips: Auto Song SetupBypressingtheRECbuttoninProgramorCombinationmode,youcanusetheAutoSongSetupfunctionwhichautomaticallycopiesthecurrentsettingstoasongandputsthemicroSTATIONintherecordreadycondition.Whenyouvethoughtofaphraseoranideaforasong,thisletsyouinstantlyturnyourinspirationintoasong.(Tips:AutoSongSetuponpage 30)

Program No.&Name [001...: program name]Thisindicatestheprogram.ThemicroSTATIONspreloadprogramsareorganizedintothefollowingsevencategories.ThecategoryoftheselectedprogramisshownbytheCATEGORYindicatorlocatedattheleftofthefrontpaneldisplay.

Thepreloadprogramsincluderewritableprograms(atotalof512programs),andthenonrewritableGMbankscontainingGM2capitalprograms(128),variationprograms

(129),and

bank

g

drums

(9).

Note:IfyouwanttoviewthenumberswithineachbankratherthanthenumbersshownwhenALLisselected,turnNUMLOCKon(LEDlit)andpressthe14(ENTER)button.

EXTERNAL controlInPROGPLAY,ifyoupresstheEXTERNALbuttontoturnExternalControlon,andthenoperateknobs14,thedisplaywillbrieflyshowtheMIDIchannel,MIDICCnumberandvaluethatareassignedbytheselectedexternalsetup.ExternalsetupscanbeselectedinPROGEDIT:ExternalSetup.(ExternalSetuponpage 15)

IftheMIDICCnumberforaknobisturnedOffintheselectedexternalsetup,thenthevaluewillnotappear

whenyouoperatetheknob.

PROG EDITHereyoucaneditthemicroSTATIONsprogramquickparameters.ThequickparametersaremajorparametersthatcanbeeditedfromthemicroSTATIONitself.Ifyouwanttoeditallparametersoftheprogram,youllneedtousemicroSTATIONEditoronaconnectedcomputer.

OSC CommonHereyoucanspecifyhowoscillators1and2willproducesound.

Voice Mode (Voice Assign Mode) [Poly, Mono]Selectthebasicvoiceallocationmode.Dependingonwhichoneyouselect,variousotheroptionswillappear,suchasMonoLegatoandUnison(Monomodeonly).

Poly:Theprogramwillplaypolyphonically,allowingyouplaychords.

Mono:Theprogramwillplaymonophonically, producingonlyonenoteatatime.

MonoLegato [O, On]ThisisavailablewhentheVoiceModeissettoMono.

Legatorefertonotesthatareplayedinawaythatthey

soundsmoothandconnected;thenextnoteisplayedbeforethelastnoteisreleased.Thisistheoppositeofplayingdetached.

On:Whenyouplaywithlegatophrasing,thenoteswithinalegatophrasewillsoundsmoother.

WhenMonoLegatoisOn,thefirstnoteinalegatophrasewillsoundnormally,andthensubsequentnoteswillhaveasmoothersound,formoregentletransitionsbetweenthenotes.

Off:Legatophrasingwillproducethesamesoundasdetachedplaying.

Category Explanation

ALL

Nocategory.Allprograms001...512:ProgramsofbanksA,B,C,D513...640:GM2capitalprograms641...768:GM2variationprograms

769...777:GM2

drum

programs

KEYBOARDA.Piano,SynthE.P,RealE.P,Clav/Harpsi,E.Organ,Pipe.Organ

STRINGS/BRASS/

WOODWINDStrings,Vocal,Airy,Brass,Woodwind,Reed

GUITAR A.Guitar,E.Guitar,Plucked

BASS&BASS SPLIT E.Bass,A.Bass,SynthBass

SYNTH Fast,Slow,Motion,Shortdecay

LEAD&SOLO

SPLITSynLead

DRUM/MALLET/

HITSNatural,Dance,Perc,Bell,Mallet,SFX,Hits

USER Soundssavedasausercategory(notincludedinfactorysettings)


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Program mode

4

OSC Common (p.3)

VoiceMode

MonoLegato

Unison

NumOVoicesDetune

Thickness

PtchStrtch

Hol d

Reverse

Filter/Amp (p.5)

Cutof

Resonance

Flt EG Int

AmpVel Int

Filter/Amp EG (p.5)

Attack

Decay

Sustain

Release

Filter EG (p.6)

Attack

Decay

Sustain

Release

Amp EG (p.6)

Attack

Decay

Sustain

Release

Pitch EG/LFO (p.6)

Attack

Decay

Sustain

Release

LFO1 Int

LFO (p.6)

LF01 SpeedLFO1 Fade

LFO1 Delay

LFO1 Stop

LF02 Speed

LFO2 Fade

LFO2 Delay

LFO2 Stop

CmnLFO Spd

PROG PLAY

OSC1 (p.7)

Play/Mute

Volume

Tune

TransposePtchSlope

Pitch JS+X

Pitch JSX

Portamento

PortaFingr

PortaMode

PortaTime

LFO1

LFO2

FltLFO1toA

FltLFO1toB

FltLFO2toA

FltLFO2toB

AmpLFO1Int

AmpLFO2Int

P.LFO1 AMS Int

P.LFO2 AMS Int

OSC2

Same as OSC1 parameters

Audition Rif (p.8)

: 000: OfTranspose

Knob Assign (p.9)

1-B

2-B

3-B

4-B

Tempo (p.9)

Tempo

Arp Setup (p.9)

Pattern

Octave

Resolution

Gate[%]Velocity

Swing[%]

Sort

Latch

KeySync

Keyboard

Top Key

BottomKey

Top Vel

BottomVel

FX Routing (p.11)

Use Dkit Setting

Bus

FXCtrl Bus

OSC1 Send1

OSC1 Send2

OSC2 Send1

OSC2 Send2

PROG EDIT

IFX1 (p.11)

S01: St. Comp

Wet/Dry :32:68

:

:FXParam

On/Of

Chain

ChainTo

Pan(CC#8)

Bus

FX Ctrl

Send1

Send2

IFX2 (p.12)

Same as IFX1 parameters

IFX3 (p.12)


IFX4 (p.12)


IFX5 (

p.12)

S01: St. Comp

Wet/Dry :32:68

:

:

FXParam

On/Of

Pan(CC#8)

Bus

FX Ctrl

Send1

Send2

MFX1 (p.13)

S01: St. Comp

Wet/Dry :32:68

:

:

FXParamOn/Of

Return2

Chain

ChainLevel

MFX2 (p.13)

S01: St. Comp

Wet/Dry :32:68

:

:

FXParam

On/Of

Return2

TFX (p.13)

S01: St. Comp

Wet/Dry :32:68

:

:FXParam

On/Of

MasterVol (p.13)

Master Vol

Command (p.14)

Copy ARP

Copy IFX

Swap IFX

Copy MFX/TFX

Write Program (p.14)

External Setup (p.15)

001: External

1. Gch/#001: 000

2. Gch/#002: 000

3. Gch/#003: 000

4. Gch/#004: 000


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Filter/Amp

5

Unison [On, O]UnisoncanbeusedinMonomode.

On:WhenUnisonison,theProgramusestwoormorestacked,detunedvoicestocreateathicksound.UsetheNumOfVoices andDetuneparameterstosetthenumberofvoicesandamountofdetuning,andtheThicknessparametertocontrolthecharacterofthedetun

ing.Off:TheProgramplaysnormally.

NumOVoices (Number o Voices) [2...6]ThiscontrolsthenumberofdetunedvoicesthatwillbeplayedforeachnotewhenusingUnison.ItappliesonlywhenUnisonisOn.

Detune [00...99 cents]DetuneisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.

ThisparametersetsthetuningspreadfortheUnisonvoices,incents(1/100ofasemitone).TheThicknessparameter,

below,controlshowthevoicesaredistributedacrossthedetuneamount.WhenThicknessisOff,thevoicesare

distributed

evenly,

centered

around

the

basic

pitch.

Detune[cents]onpage 85

Thickness [O, 1...9]ThicknessisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.

Thisparametercontrolsthecharacterofthedetuningfunctionfortheunisonvoices.

Off:UnisonvoiceswillbeevenlydistributedacrosstheDetunerange,asshownabove.

19:Unisonvoiceswillbedetuneinanasymmetricalway,increasingthecomplexityofthedetunefuction,andchangingthewaythatthedifferentpitchesbeatagainstoneanother.Thiscreatesaneffectsimilartovintageanalogsynthesizers,whereoscillatorswouldfrequentlydriftslightly

outof

tune.

Higher

numbers

increase

the

effect.

PtchStrtch [12...0...+12 (Rel)]ThisspecialcontrolincreasestheOscillatorTuneparameterwhileloweringtheTransposeparameter.Theresultisthatthepitchstaysthesame,butthemappingofthesamplestothekeyschanges.Youcanusethistocreateinterestingshiftsintimbre.

Hold [O, On]Holdislikepermanentlypressingdownonthesustainpedal.Inotherwords,notescontinuetosoundasifyouwereholdingdownthekey evenafteryouliftyourfingersfromthekeyboard.

BeawarethatunlessyousetSustainto0forAmpEG1

(andalsoAmpEG2iftheprogramusestwooscillators),thesoundwillcontinueindefinitely.

On:TheHoldfunctionisenabled.

EveniftheHoldfunctionisenabled,itmightbedisabledforaspecificrangeofkeys(HoldBottomKeyonpage 83).

Off:Noteswillplaynormally.Thisisthedefaultsetting.

Reverse [PROG, O, On (Rel)]ThisswitchesReverseon/offforallmultisamplesusedby

bothoscillators.Ifthisison,thewaveformwillplaybackward.BysettingthistoPROG,youcanreturnthesettingtotheprogramsoriginalsetting.

Tone parametersParametersfromFilter/AmptotheLFOgroupallowyoutomakeoverallmodificationstotheprogramssound.(themicroSTATIONEditorallowsfullparameterediting.)WiththeexceptionofLFO1StopandLFO2Stop,theseparametersarerelativeparameters.Theyadjustthevaluerelativetothesettingspecifiedbyfullparameterediting.

SomeparametersinthisgroupareinterrelatedwithcontrolofcertainMIDICCmessages.Forthese,anindicationsuchasCC#74appearsfollowingtheparametervalue.

Filter/AmpHereyoucanadjustfilterandampsettingsforoscillators1and2.

Filtersettingsletyouboostorattenuatespecificfrequencyregionsofthesound.

Ampsettingscontrolthevolume.

Note:RelativeparametersareindicatedbyRelfollowing

theparametervalue.AbsoluteparametersareindicatedbyAbsfollowingtheparametervalue.Formoreabouttheseparameters,pleaserefertoRelative(Rel)andAbsoluteparameters(p.66).

Cuto (Filter Cuto) [99...+99 (Rel, CC#74)]Thisscalesthecutofffrequencyofallofthefiltersatonce.ItaffectsbothFiltersAandB.

Resonance (Filter Resonance)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#71)]Thisscalestheresonanceofallofthefiltersatonce.Itaffects

bothFiltersAandB.

Flt EG Int (Filter EG Intensity)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#79)]ThisscalestheeffectoftheFilterEGonthecutofffrequency.ItaffectsFiltersAandBsimultaneously.

99meansnomodulation.+99meansmaximum.Modulationisinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,astheoriginalProgram.Forinstance,iftheoriginalProgramsEGIntensitywassetto 25,thensettingthisparameterto+99movestheEGIntensityto 99.

AmpVel Int (Amp Velocity Intensity) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalestheeffectofvelocityontheAmplevel.

99removesthevelocitymodulationentirely.+99meansmaximummodulationinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,astheoriginalProgram.


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Program mode

6

Filter/Amp EGHereyoucanadjustthesettingsforthefilterEGandampEGofoscillators1and2.IntheFilter/AmpEGgroup,allfilterEGsandampEGsareadjustedsimultaneously. Incontrast,eachparameterisadjustedindependentlyintheFilterEGandAmpEG

groups.AprogramcontainsthreeEGs:pitch,filter,andamp.Theserespectivelyproducetimevaryingchangeinthepitch,tone,andvolume.

Attack (Filter/Amp EG Attack Time)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#73)]ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs,alongwithotherrelatedparameters.

Whenthevalueis+1ormore,thisalsoaffectstheAmpEGsStartandAttackLevels,StartLevelAMS,andAttackTimeAMS.

Betweenvaluesof+1and+25,theStartLevel,StartLevelAMS,andAttackTimeAMSwillchangefromtheirprogrammedvaluesto0.Overthesamerange,theAttackLevelwillchangefromitsprogrammedvalueto99.(AlternateModulationonpage 91)

Decay (Filter/Amp EG Decay Time)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#75)]ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs.

Sustain (Filter/Amp EG Sustain Level)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#70)]ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheFilterandAmpEGs.

Release (Filter/Amp EG Release Time)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#72)]ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs.

Filter EGHereyoucaneditthefilterEGenvelopeforoscillators1and2.

Attack (Filter EG Attack Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheFilterEGs.

Decay (Filter EG Decay Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheFilterEGs.

Sustain (Filter EG Sustain Level) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheFilterEGs.

Release (Filter EG Release Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheFilterEGs.

Amp EGHereyoucanedittheampEGenvelopeforoscillators1and2.

Attack (Amp EG Attack Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheAmpEGs.

Decay (Amp EG Decay Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheAmpEGs.

Sustain (Amp EG Sustain Level) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheAmpEGs.

Release (Amp EG Release Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheAmpEGs.

Pitch EG/LFOHereyoucaneditthepitchEGenvelopeforoscillators1and2,andspecifythedepthoftheeffectthatLFO1willhaveonthepitch.

Attack (Pitch EG Attack Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalestheattacktimeofthePitchEG.

Decay (Pitch EG Decay Time) [99...+99(Rel)]ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesofthePitchEG.

Release (Pitch EG Release Time) [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesofthePitchEG.

LFO1 Int (Pitch LFO1 Intensity)

[99...+99 (Rel, CC#77)]ThisscalestheeffectofLFO1onthePitch.

99removestheLFOmodulationentirely.+99meansmaxi

mummodulation

in

the

same

direction,

positive

or

nega

tive,astheoriginalProgram.

LFOHereiswhereyoucanadjustLFOsettingsforoscillators1and2.

EachoscillatorhastwoLFOs(LFO1andLFO2).TheresalsoacommonLFOthatcanbesharedbythetwooscillators.LFO1andLFO2areindependentforeachvoice,butthecommonLFOissharedbyallvoicesoftheprogram.ItsusefulwhenyouwanttoproduceauniformLFOeffectthatisthesameforallvoices.

LFO1 Speed [99...+99 (Rel, CC#76)]ThisscalesLFO1sfrequency.

(Frequencyonpage 117)

LFO1 Fade [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesLFO1sfadeintime.

(Fadeonpage 118)

LFO1 Delay [99...+99 (Rel, CC#78)]ThisscalesLFO1sdelaytime thetimebetweennoteonandtheonsetoftheLFO.

(Delayonpage 118)

LFO1 Stop [PROG, O, On (Abs)]

ThisAbsolute

parameter

controls

whether

LFO1

is

stopped

orrunning.

(Stoponpage 118)

ThePROGsettingrestorestheProgramsoriginalvalues.Forexample,ifyousetthistoPROGwhentheoscillator1

Level

Time

Attack TimeDecay Time Slope Time

Release Time

Attack Level

Start Level

Sustain Level

Break Levelnote-on note-of

ReleaseLevel


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OSC1

7

LFOisstoppedandoscillator2isplaying,theoriginalsettingoftheparameterwillbeused.

LFO2 Speed [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesLFO2sfrequency.

(Frequencyonpage 117)

LFO2 Fade [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesLFO2sfadeintime.

(Fadeonpage 118)

LFO2 Delay [99...+99 (Rel)]ThisscalesLFO2sdelaytime thetimebetweennoteonandtheonsetoftheLFO.

(Delayonpage 118)

LFO2 Stop [PROG, O, On (Abs)]ThisAbsoluteparametercontrolswhetherLFO2isstoppedorrunning.

(Stoponpage 118)

CmnLFO Spd (Common LFO Speed) [99...+99 (Rel)]

ThisscalestheCommonLFOsfrequency.

OSC1Hereyoucanadjustsettingsforoscillator1.

Play/Mute [Play, Mute]SetsthePlay/Muteofoscillators1.

Play:Oscillator1willsound.

Mute:Oscillator1willbemuted(silent).

Toswitchanoscillatorsplay/mutestatus,pressthefrontpanelPLAY/MUTEbuttontoturniton(theLEDattheleftofthebuttonwilllightup),andthenusethefunction01

buttontocontroltheplay/mutestatus.

Volume [000...127]AdjuststhevolumeofOscillator1.

Tune [1200...+1200]ThisRelativeparameteraddstoorsubtractsfromtheOscillatorsTunesetting.(Tuneonpage 94)

Transpose [60...+60]ThisRelativeparameteraddstoorsubtractsfromtheOscillatorsTransposesetting.(Transposeonpage 94)

PtchSlope (Pitch Slope) [1.0...+2.0]Normally,thisshouldbesettothedefaultof+1.0.

Pitch Slope, pitch, and note

Positive(+)valuescausethepitchtoriseasyouplayhigheronthekeyboard,andnegative()valuescausethepitchtofallasyouplayhigheronthekeyboard.

Whenthisissetto0,playingdifferentnotesonthekeyboardwontchangethepitchatall;itwillbeasifyoure

alwaysplayingC4.Thiscanbeusefulforspecialeffectssounds,forinstance.

Pitch JS+X [60...+12]Thisspecifiesinsemitoneshowmuchthepitchwillchangewhenthejoystickismovedtotheright(orwhenapitch

bendmessageisreceived).Fornormalpitchbend,setthisto

a

positive

value.Forexample,ifyousetthisto+12andmovethejoystickallthewaytotheright,thepitchwillriseoneoctaveabovetheoriginalpitch.

Pitch JSX [60...+12]Thisspecifiesinsemitoneshowthepitchwillchangewhenthejoystickismovedtotheleft(orwhenapitchbendmessageisreceived).Fornormalpitchbend,setthistoanegativevalue.

Forexample,ifyousetthisto60andmovethejoystickallthewaytotheleft,thepitchwillfallfiveoctavesbelowtheoriginalpitch.Youcanusethistocreateguitarstyledownwardswoops.

Portamento (Portamento Enable) [O, On]Portamentoletsthepitchglidesmoothlybetweennotes,insteadofchangingabruptly.

On:TurnsonPortamento,sothatpitchglidessmoothlybetweennotes.

Off:TurnsoffPortamento.Thisisthedefaultstate.

PortaFingr (Portamento Fingered) [O, On]ThisparameterallowsyoutocontrolPortamentothroughyourplayingstyle.Whenitsenabled,playinglegatowillturnonPortamento,andplayingdetachedwillturnitoffagain.ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhenPortamentoEnableisturnedon.

On:TurnsonFingeredPortamento.Off:TurnsoffFingeredPortamento.

PortaMode (Portamento Mode) [Rate, Time]RatemeansthatPortamentowillalwaystakethesameamountoftimetoglideagivendistanceinpitch forinstance,onesecondperoctave.Putanotherway,glidingseveraloctaveswilltakemuchlongerthanglidingahalfstep.

TimemeansthatPortamentowillalwaystakethesameamountoftimetoglidefromonenotetoanother,regardlessofthedifferenceinpitch.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenplayingchords,sinceitensuresthateachnoteinthechordwillenditsglideatthesametime.

PortaTime (Portamento Time) [000...127]Thiscontrolstheportamentotime.Highervaluesmeanlongertimes,forslowerchangesinpitch.

ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhenPortamentoEnableisturnedon.

Assigning portamento on/o to an assignable

pedal switchHereshowtoassigntheportamentoon/offfunctiontoapedalswitchconnectedtothemicroSTATIONsAssignablePEDAL/SWjack.(Sw(FootSwitchfunction)onpage 65)

Adjustthesettingsasfollows.

1. AccesstheGLOBAL/MEDIA:Controllers PEDAL/SWpage.

2. SetTypetoSwitch,andSWtoPorta.SW.

Pitch

Note on keyboard

2oct1oct

1oct

C4 C5

+2

+1

0

1


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Program mode

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Nowyoucanusethepedalswitchtoturnportamentoon/off.Whenyoudoso,MIDIcontrolchange(CC)#65willbetransmitted.

CC#65canbereceivedtoturnportamentoon/off.

LFO1 [Triangle...Rnd6(Cnt)]ThisselectsthebasicLFO1waveform.

SeeLFOwaveformonpage 8.Mostofthewaveformsshouldbeselfexplanatory,butafewwillbenefitfrommoredetails:

Guitarisintendedforguitarvibrato,anditsshapeisspecificallytunedforthispurpose.Thewaveformispositiveonly,sothatwhenusedforpitch,itwillonlybendup,andnotdown.

Random1(S/H)generatestraditionalsampleandholdwaveforms,inwhichthelevelchangesrandomlyatfixedintervalsoftime.

Random2(S/H)randomizesboththelevelsandthetiming.

Random3(S/H)generatesapulsewavewithrandomtiming.Itstheoppositeoftraditionalsampleandhold;thetim

ing

varies,

but

the

levels

dont.Random46(Continuous)aresmoothedversionsofRandom13,withrampsinsteadofsteps.Youcanusethemtocreatemoregentlerandomvariations.

LFO2 [Triangle...Rnd6(Cnt)]ThisselectsthebasicLFO2waveform,asshowninthegraphicbelow

LFOwaveformbelow

FltLFO1toA (Filter LFO1 Intensity to A) [99...+99]ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterAcutoffmodulationfromLFO1.

LFO modulation o Filter Cuto

FltLFO1toB (Filter LFO1 Intensity to B) [99...+99]ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterBcutoffmodulationfromLFO1.

FltLFO2toA (Filter LFO 2 Intensity to A) [99...+99]ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterAcutoffmodulationfromLFO2.FltLFO1toA(FilterLFO1IntensitytoA)onpage 8

FltLFO2toB (Filter LFO2 Intensity to B) [99...+99]ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterBcutoffmodulationfromLFO2.

AmpLFO1Int (Amp LFO1 Intensity) [99...+99]ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofAmpmodulationfromLFO1.Negative()settingswillinvertthephaseoftheLFO.

AmpLFO2Int (Amp LFO2 Intensity) [99...+99]ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofAmpmodulationfromLFO2.Negative()settingswillinvertthephaseofthe

LFO.

P.LFO1 AMS Int (Pitch LFO1 AMS Intensity)

[12.00...+12.00]ThisspecifiesthedepthanddirectionofthepitchmodulationproducedbyAMS(LFO1).

Withasettingof0,modulationwillnotbeapplied.Withasettingof12.00,theAMS(LFO1)willapplyamaximumof+/1octaveofpitchmodulation.

P.LFO2 AMS Int (Pitch LFO2 AMS Intensity)

[12.00...+12.00]ThisissimilartoPitchLFO1AMSIntensity,above.

OSC2Hereyoucanadjustthesettingsforoscillator2.Thesesettingsareavailableonlyforaprogramthatusestwooscillators;theycannotbeeditedotherwise.Theparametersarethesameasforoscillator1.

OSC1onpage 7

Audition RiWhenyouselectapreloadprogram,apreviouslyspecifiedauditionriff(phrase)appropriateforthatsoundcanplay.ThisiscalledtheAuditionfunction.

IfyoupresstheAUDITIONbuttontoturniton(theLEDat

theleftofthebuttonwilllightup),theauditionriffwillplayrepeatedly.

Hereshowtoselecttheauditionriffandtransposeit.

Audition Ri [000: O...383: name]Thisselectstheauditionriff.ThemicroSTATIONcontains383auditionriffsthataresuitableforawiderangeofinstrumentalsoundsandmusicalstyles.

Ifyouchoose000:Off,noriffwillplay.

Transpose [-24...+24]Thistransposesthepitchoftheauditionriffinsemitonesteps.

Youcantchangetheplaybacktempooftheaudition

riff.Norcanyousetthearpeggiatortempowhiletheauditionriffisplaying.

Thearpeggiatorwillbeoffwhiletheauditionriffisplaying.

Square

Sine

Saw

Triangle Step Tri4(Step Triangle4)

Step Saw6

Step Saw4

Step Tri6(Step Triangle6)

ExpSawDwn

(ExponentialSaw Down)

ExpTri(ExponentialTriangle)

Guitar

ExpSawUp(ExponentialSaw Up)

Rnd1(S/H)(Random1-S/H)

Rnd2(S/H)(Random2-S/H)

Rnd3(S/H)

(Random3-S/H)

Rnd4(Cnt)(Random4-Continuous)

Rnd6(Cnt)

(Random6-Continuous)

Rnd5(Cnt)(Random5-Continuous)

LFO waveorm

Low setting High setting


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Knob Assign (Realtime Control Knob B Assign)

9

Knob Assign (RealtimeControl Knob B Assign)Hereyoucanselectthefunctionsthatareassignedtoknobs14whenRealtimeControlBmodeisselected.

Knob1B [O...MIDI CC#95, CC#102...119]

Knob2B [O...MIDI CC#95, CC#102...119]

Knob3B [O...MIDI CC#95, CC#102...119]

Knob4B [O...MIDI CC#95, CC#102...119]Hereyoucanselectthefunctions(mainlytypesofcontrolchange)thatareassignedtoknobs14whenRealtimeControlBmodeisselected.

WhentheRealTimeControlissettoBmode,thefourknobsontherightfunctionasRealtimeknobs14.

Thesecanperformanumberofdifferentfunctions,suchasmodulatingsoundsoreffects,adjustingeffectssendlevels,andsoon.

Thedefaultassignmentsforknobs14areKnobMod.1(CC#17),KnobMod.2(CC#19),KnobMod.3(CC#20),and

KnobMod.4(CC#21),respectively.

SeeRealtimeControlKnob14Assignonpage 294.)

TempoThisisthetempoforthecurrentProgram,whichappliestothearpeggiator,temposyncedLFOs,andtemposyncedeffects.

(Tempo) [040.00...300.00, EXT]Specifythetempo.

IfRealtimeControlCmodeisselected,youcanuseknob4toadjustthetempo.

EXTisdisplayediftheGlobal/MediamodeClockissettoExt.MIDIorExt.USB.ThisisalsoshowniftheClocksettingisAutoandMIDIclockdataisbeingreceivedfromanexternaldevice.IfthetemposourceisEXT,thearpeggiator, LFO,andeffectswillsynchronizetoMIDIclockdatafromanexternalMIDIdevice.

ARP SetupHereyoucanspecifythearpeggiatorsettingsusedbytheprogram.

Whenswitchingprograms,youhavetheoptionofhavingthesearpeggiosettingsautomaticallyswitchtothesettings

storedin

that

program.

(Load

ARP:

on

page 59)

UsetheARPON/OFFbuttontoswitchthearpeggioon/off.Whenon,theLEDtoleftofthebuttonwilllightup.

ThestatesoftheARPON/OFFbutton,ARPLATCHbutton,andtheRealtimeControlCmodeARPGATEknob,ARPVELOCITYknob,ARPSWINGknob,andTEMPOknobcan

besavedineachprogram.

Youcancontrolthearpeggiatorfromanexternalsequencer,orrecordnotedatageneratedbythearpeggiatorontoanexternalsequencer.(p.201)

Pattern [P0: UP...P4: RANDOM, 000...639: name]Selectsthearpeggiopattern.

Note:000...639arerewritable.

Note:Youcanselectarpeggiopatterns000511byturningontheNUMLOCKkeyandusingthe01(1)10(0)buttonsand14(ENTER)buttontoselectthedesiredpattern.

Example: Preset pattern

ThewayinwhichthepatternisplayedwilldependonsettingssuchasOctaveandSort.P0...P4inthefollowingdiagramsshowhowthearpeggiowillbeplayedwhenOctaveissetto1,andSortischecked.P4:RANDOMisonlyonepossibility.P0:UP

P1:DOWN

P2:ALT1

P3:ALT2

P4:RANDOM

Octave [1, 2, 3, 4]Specifiesthenumberofoctavesinwhichthearpeggiowill

beplayed.

Preset/User No Contents

P0:UP...P4:RANDOM Presetarpeggiopatterns

000...511 Preloadedarpeggiopatterns

512...639 Userarpeggiopatterns

UP

DOWN

ALT1

ALT2

RANDOM

Octave: 4

UP


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Program mode

10

Resolution [ , , , , , ]Specifiesthetimingresolutionofthearpeggio.Thenotesofthearpeggiowillbeplayedattheintervalyouspecify: , , ,

, ,or .Thespeedofthearpeggiopatternisdeterminedby

Gate[%] [000...100, Step]Specifiesthelength(gatetime)ofeachnoteinthearpeggio.

000...100(%):Each

note

will

be

played

with

the

specified

gatetime.

Step:Thisisavailablewhenauserarpeggiopattern000...639isselectedforPattern.Whenthisisselected,thegatetimespecifiedforeachstepwillbeused.

InRealtimeControlCmode,youcanalsousetheknob1(ARPGATE)tocontrolthis.Turningtheknobtowardtheleftshortensthegatetime,andturningittowardtherightlengthensthegatetime.Whentheknobisinthe12oclockposition,thegatetimewillbeasspecifiedhere.

Velocity [001...127, Key, Step]Specifiesthevelocityofthenotesinthearpeggio.

001...127:Eachnotewillsoundwiththespecifiedvelocity

value.Key:Eachnotewillsoundwiththevelocityvalueatwhichitwasactuallyplayed.

Step:Thisisavailablewhenanuserarpeggiopattern000...639isselectedforPattern.Whenthisisselected,thevelocityspecifiedforeachstepwillbeused.

InRealtimeControlCmode,youcanalsousetheknob2(ARPVELOCITY)tocontrolthis.Turningtheknobtowardtheleftwilldecreasethevelocity,androtatingittowardtherightwillincreasethevelocity.Whentheknobisatthe12oclockposition,thevelocitywillbeasspecifiedhere.

Whenapreloaduserarpeggiopatternisselected,settingtheGate[%]orVelocitytoStepwilladdasenseofgroovetothearpeggiopattern.

Swing[%] [100...+100]Thisparametershiftsthetimingoftheoddnumberednotesofthearpeggio.

InRealtimeControlCmode,youcanalsouseknob3(ARPSWING)tocontrolthis.

Sort [O, On]Thisspecifiestheorderinwhichthenotesyoupresswillbearpeggiated.

On:Noteswillbearpeggiatedintheorderoftheirpitch,regardlessoftheorderinwhichyoupressedthem.

Off:Noteswillbearpeggiatedintheorderinwhichyoupressedthem.

Latch [O, On]Specifieswhetherornotthearpeggiowillcontinueplayingafteryoutakeyourhandoffofthekeyboard.

On:Thearpeggiowillcontinueplayingafteryouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard.

Off:Thearpeggiowillstopwhenyouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard.

YoucanalsousethefrontpanelARPLATCHbuttontocontrolthisparameter.

KeySync [O, On]Specifieswhetherthearpeggiopatternwillbeginwhenyoupressakey,orwhetheritwillalwaysfollowthe(Tempo).

On:Thearpeggiopatternwillstartplayingfromthebeginningwhenanoteonoccursfromaconditionwherenokeysarepressed.Thissettingissuitablewhenyouareplayinginrealtimeandwantthearpeggiotoplayfromthebeginningofthemeasure.

Off:Thearpeggiopatternwillalwaysplayaccordingtothe(Tempo).

Keyboard [O, On]Thisspecifieswhetherthenotesyouplayonthekeyboardwillbesoundedasusualinadditiontobeingsoundedaspartofthearpeggio.

On:Thenotesyouplaywillbesoundedontheirown,inadditiontobeingsoundedaspartofthearpeggio.Forexampleifyousimultaneouslypresstwoormorenotes,theywillbesoundedasusualinadditiontobeingplayedasarpeggiatednotes.

Off:Onlythearpeggiatednoteswillbeheard.

Note:YoucanusethecommandCopyArpeggiatortocopyarpeggiatorsettingsfromanotherprogramorcombination.(CopyArpeggioonpage 14)

Top Key [C1...G9]

BottomKey [C1...G9]Theseparametersspecifytherangeofnotes(keys)forwhichthearpeggiatorwillfunction.TopKeyistheupperlimit,andBottomKeyisthelowerlimit.

Thearpeggiatorwilloperatewhenyouplaykeyswithinthespecifiedrange.Keysoutsideofthisrangecanbeplayedinthenormalmanner,andwillnotbeaffectedbythearpeggiatoron/off.

ForexampleifyousetPatterntoP0:UP,Latchon,setTopKeytoB3,andBottomKeytoC1,playinganoteB3orlowerwilltriggerthearpeggiator.SinceLatchison,thearpeggiowillcontinueevenafteryoureleasethekeys.You

canusetheC4andhigherkeystoplayconventionallyalongwiththearpeggiosoundedbytheB3andlowerkeys.Tochangethearpeggio,playkeysintherangeofB3andbelow.

Top Vel [001...127]

Bottom Vel [001...127]Specifiestherangeofvelocitiesforwhichthearpeggiatorwillfunction.TopVelistheupperlimit,andBottomVelisthelowerlimit.

Step 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Swing

50 25 +25 +50

When Resolution =

ON, UP

Sort

OFF, UP

SortPlaying B3 and lower

keys will trigger

arpeggio pattern

P0: UP

You can use C4 and higher keys

to perorm along with the

arpeggio pattern.P

UP


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FX Routing

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Thearpeggiatorwilloperatewhenyouplaynoteswithavelocity(playingstrength)thatiswithinthespecifiedrange.Notesplayedwithavelocityoutsidethisrangewillbesoundednormally,withoutregardtothearpeggiatoron/off.

Note:NotenumberandvelocitycanalsobeenteredbyholdingdowntheKEYbuttonandplayinganoteonthekeyboard.

FX RoutingHereyoucanspecifyhowtheeffectswillberouted.Thisconsistsmainlyofthefollowingsettings.

Inputanoscillatorsoutputtoaninserteffect.

InputanoscillatorsoutputtotheFXcontrolbus.

Inputanoscillatorsoutputtothemastereffect.

Use Dkit Set [O, On]Thissettingisshowniftheprogramsoscillatorusesadrumkit.Iftheoscillatorusesamultisample,thissettingisignored.

On:The

FX

routing

settings

for

each

key

will

be

as

specified

bythedrumkitusedbytheprogramsoscillator.ChoosetheOnsettingifyouwanttoapplyaninserteffecttoindividualdruminstruments.

Tip:Inmostpreloadeddrumkits,thedruminstrumentshavethesameBussettingsaccordingtotheirtype,asfollows.

SnaresIFX1

KicksIFX2

OtherIFX3

Off:TheBus,FXCtrlBus,OSC1Send,OSC1Send2settingswillbeused.Alldruminstrumentswillbesenttothespecifiedbus.

Bus (Bus Select) [L/R, IFX1...IFX5, O]Thisspecifiestheoutputbusforoscillators1and2.

L/R:TheoscillatorswillbeoutputtotheL/Rbus.NormallyyouwillchooseL/R.

IFX1IFX5:OutputtotheIFX15busses.

Off:TheoscillatorwillnotbeoutputfromtheL/Rbus,orIFX15busses.ChoosetheOffsettingifyouwanttheprogramoscillatoroutputtobeconnectedinseriestoamastereffect.UseOSC1Send1andOSC1Send2tospecifythesendlevels.

FXCtrl Bus (FX Control Bus) [O, 1, 2]Sendstheoutputoftheoscillator1,2toanFXControlbus(twochannelmonoFXCtrl1or2).

UsetheFXControlbusseswhenyouwantaseparatesoundtocontroltheaudioinputofaneffect.YoucanusetwoFXControlbusses(eachisatwochannelmonobus)tocontroleffectsinvariousways.

Formoreinformation,pleaseseeFXControlBusonpage 207.

OSC1 Send1 [000...127]Setsthevolume(sendlevel)atwhichtheoutputofoscillator1willbesenttomastereffect1.ThisappliesonlywhenBusissettoL/RorOff.

IfBusissettoIFX1IFX5,thesendlevelstomastereffects1and2aresetbySend1andSend2afterpassingthroughIFX15.

OSC1 Send2 [000...127]Setsthevolume(sendlevel)atwhichtheoutputofoscillator1willbesenttomastereffect2.(OSC1Send1)

OSC2 Send1 [000...127]

OSC2 Send2 [000...127]Setsthevolume(sendlevel)atwhichtheoutputofOSC2willbesenttomastereffects1and2.Theseparameterswill

bevalidwhenprogramusedtwooscillatorsandBusissettoL/RorOff.

CC#93

controls

OSC

1/2s

Send

1

level,

and

CC#91

con

trolstheSend2level.ThesearecontrolledontheglobalMIDIChannelp.60.Theactualsendlevelisdeterminedbymultiplyingthesevalueswiththesendlevelsofeachoscillator.

IFX1, IFX2, IFX3, IFX4, IFX5Hereyoucanadjustsettingsfortheinserteffects.Theseconsistmainlyofthefollowing.

Selecttheeffecttypeforeachinserteffect15,andsettheeffectparameters.

Turneachinserteffect15on/off.

Specify

how

the

insert

effects

are

connected,

and

adjust

mixersettingsforthesignalsthathavepassedthroughtheinserteffects.

Fortheinserteffects,thedirect(Dry)soundwillalwaysbestereoinput/output.Theinput/outputstructureoftheeffect(Wet)soundwilldependonthetypeofeffect(p.208).

IFX1

Hereyoucanedittheeffectparametersforinserteffect1.

IFX Select [S00...S63, D00...D10]Thisselectstheeffecttypeforinserteffect1.

S00S63aresinglesizeandD00D10aredoublesizeeffects.

Ifyouuseadoublesizeeffect,thenextinserteffectwillbeunavailable.ForexampleifyouselectadoublesizeeffectforIFX1,youwontbeabletouseIFX2.

IFX Parameters

HereyoucansettheparametersfortheeffectthatsselectedbyIFXSelect.Fordetailsontheeffectparameters,pleaserefertoEffectGuide(p.217).

PrincipaleffectparameterscanbeeditedfromthemicroSTATIONitself.Toeditallparameters,youllneedtousetheeditor.

On/O [O, On]Switchestheinserteffecton/off.

Ifthisisoff,theinputwillsimplybepassedtotheoutput.(When000:NoEffectisselected,theresnodifference

betweenOnandOff.)

Separatelyfromthissetting,youcanuseMIDICC#92(ontheglobalMIDIChannelp.60)toturnallinserteffectsoff.Avalueof0turnsthemoff,andvaluesof1127restoretheoriginalsetting.

Chain [O, On]Thisconnectsinserteffectsinseries.IfChainisOn,thisinserteffectwillbeconnectedinserieswiththeinserteffectselectedbyChainTo.

WiththeOnsetting,theupperlineofthedisplayshowstheinserteffectconnectionstatus.

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Example: IFX1ChainTo:IFX2IFX1Chain:On

Inserteffects1and2willbeconnectedinseries.IfBusissettoIFX1,theoscillatorsoutputwillbesentinseriesthroughIFX1IFX2.Youcanconnectuptofiveinserteffects(IFX1IFX5)inseries.Inthiscase,thePan(CC#8),Bus,FxCtrlBus,Send1,andSend2settingsfollow

ingthe

last

insert

effect

will

be

used.

ChainTo [IFX2...IFX5]Thisselectstheconnectiondestinationinserteffect.

Ifyouveselectedadoublesizeeffect,youmustusecautionwhenspecifyingtheconnectiondestination.ForexampleifyouvechainedIFX1IFX2,theconnectionwillbecancelledifyouselectadoublesizeeffectforIFX1.UseChainTotospecifyaconnectiontothefollowingeffect.

Pan (CC#8) (Post IFX PanCC#8)

[L000...C064...R127]Specifiesthepanningimmediatelyaftertheinserteffect.

YoucanuseCC#8tocontrolthis.

Bus (Bus Select) [O, L/R]Specifiesthebuswherethesignalwillbesentimmediatelyaftertheinserteffect.

L/R:ThesignalwillbesenttotheL/Rbus,whichpassesthroughTFXandthengoestotheOUTPUTL/Routputs.Thisisthedefaultsetting.

Off:ThesignalwillnotbesentdirectlytotheL/Routputs.Thissettingisusefulifyouwantto:

UseSend1or2toroutethesignalentirelythroughthemastereffects,withoutsendingthedrysignaltotheoutputs.

UsetheFXControlBustoroutethesignaltoaneffectssidechain,suchasagateorvocoder,withoutbeinghearddirectlyattheoutputs.

FXCtrl Bus (FX Control Bus) [O, 1, 2]SendsthepostIFXsignaltotheFXControlbusses.

Formoreinformation,pleaseseeFXControlBusonpage 207.

IfyoureusingCtrl(FXControlBus)asaninputsignalfordoublesizeeffectD9:Vocoderetc.,afeedbackloopwilloccurifyououtputtothesamebusasspecifiedhere,andoscillationwilloccur.Setthiswithcaretoavoidcreatingaloop.

Send1 [000...127]

Send2 [000...127]TheseadjustthelevelatwhichthepostIFXsignalissenttomastereffects1and2.ThisisvalidifBusissettoL/RorOff.

YoucanuseCC#93tocontroltheSend1level,andCC#91tocontroltheSend2level.TheglobalMIDIchannelspecifiedbyMIDIChannel(p.60)isusedforthesemessages.

IFX2, IFX3, IFX4

Hereyoucanedittheeffectparametersforinserteffects2,3,and4.

IFX Select [S00...S61, D00...D09]Thisselectstheeffecttypeforinserteffect.


IFX Parameters


On/O [O, On]Thisturnstheinserteffectonandoff.

SeeOn/Offonpage 11.

ChainTo [IFX3...IFX5]Thisselectstheconnectiondestinationinserteffect.Inserteffect2canbeconnectedtoIFX3IFX5.Inserteffect3canbeconnectedtoIFX4IFX5.

Inserteffect4doesnotprovideaChainTosetting.Itcanbeconnectedonlytoinserteffect5.

SeeChainToonpage 12.

Chain [O, On]


[L000...C064...R127]

Bus (Bus Select) [O, L/R]

FXCtrl Bus (FX Control Bus) [O, 1, 2]

Send1 [000...127]

Send2 [000...127]SeeIFX1onpage 11.

IFX5

Hereyoucanedittheeffectparametersforinserteffect5.

Youcantconnectfrominserteffect5toanotherinserteffect.

IFX Select [S00...S61]Thisselectstheeffecttypeforinserteffect.

IFX5cannotusedoublesizeeffects(154170).

IFX Parameters


On/O [O, On]Thisturnstheinserteffectonandoff.

SeeOn/Offonpage 11.


[L000...C064...R127]

Bus (Bus Select) [O, L/R]

FXCtrl Bus (FX Control Bus) [O, 1, 2]

Send1 [000...127]

Send2 [000...127]SeeIFX1onpage 11.


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MFX1, MFX2Hereyoucanadjustsettingsforthemastereffects.Theseconsistmainlyofthefollowing.

Selecttheeffecttypeforeachmastereffect,andsettheeffectparameters.

Turneachmastereffecton/off.

Specifyhowthemastereffectsareconnected,andspecifythelevelatwhichthesignalfromtheeffectsarereturnedtotheL/Rbus.

Themastereffectsdonotoutputdirect(Dry)sound.ThereturnlevelsReturn1andReturn2returntheeffect(Wet)soundtotheL/RbusandmixthesignalintotheL/R

bus.

Althoughthemastereffectinput/outputsarestereoin/stereoout,buttheoutputmaybemonauraldependingonthetypeofeffectthatisselected.(In/Outonpage 208)

MFX1

MFX Select [S00...S87, D00...D13]Thisselectstheeffecttypeformastereffect1.


IfyouchooseS00:NoEffect,theoutputfromthemastereffectwillbemuted.

MFX Parameters

HereyoucansettheparametersfortheeffectthatsselectedbyMFXSelect.

Fordetailsontheeffectparameters,pleaserefertoEffectGuide(p.217).

On/O [O, On]Switchesthemastereffect1on/off.Whenoff,theoutput

willbemuted.

Separatelyfromthesettingshere,youcanusecontrolchange#94toturnmastereffects1and2off.Avalueof0turnsthemoff,andvaluesof1127restoretheoriginalsetting.TheglobalMIDIchannelspecifiedbyMIDIChannel(p.60)isusedforthismessage.

Return 1 [000...127]ThisspecifiesthereturnlevelfromthemastereffecttotheL/Rbus(afterwhichitpassesthroughTFX,andissentfromOUTPUTL/MONOandR).

Chain [O, On]On:Mastereffects1and2willbeconnectedinseries,intheorderofmastereffect1mastereffect2.

ChainLevel [000...127]WhenChainOn/OffisOn,thisspecifiesthelevelofthesignalsentfrommastereffect1tomastereffect2.

Ifyoureusingadoublesizeeffect,theChainsettingswillbeunavailable.

MFX2

MFX Select [000...120]Thisselectstheeffecttypeformastereffect2.

Formastereffect2,only000120singlesizeeffectscanbe

selected.MFX2cannotusedoublesizeeffects.Additionally,ifyouselectadoublesizeeffectforMFX1,youwontbeabletouseMFX2.

IfyouchooseS00:NoEffect,theoutputfromthemastereffectwillbemuted.

MFX Parameters

HereyoucansettheparametersfortheeffectthatsselectedbyMFXSelect.Fordetailsontheeffectparameters,pleaserefertoEffectGuide(p.217).

On/O [O, On]Switchesthemastereffect2on/off.Whenoff,theoutputwillbemuted.

Return 2 [000...127]Theseparametersspecifytheeffecttypeformastereffect2,itson/offstatus,andthereturnlevelfrommastereffect2totheL/Rbus.

Formoreinformation,pleaseseeReturn1.

TFXHereyoucanadjustsettingsforthetotaleffect,whichislocatedatthefinalstageoftheL/Rbus.Theseconsist

mainlyofthefollowing. Selecttheeffecttypeforthetotaleffect,andsettheeffect

parameters.

Turnthetotaleffecton/off.

Forthetotaleffect,thedirect(Dry)soundwillalwaysbestereoin/stereoout.Theinput/outputconfigurationoftheeffect(Wet)soundwilldependontheeffecttype.

Althoughthetotaleffectsinput/outputisstereoin/stereoout,theoutputmaybemonauraldependingonthetypeofeffectthatisselected.(In/Outonpage 208)

Afterthesignalhaspassedthroughthetotaleffect,itisoutputfromOUTPUTL/MONOandR.

TFX

TFX Select [S00...S61]Thisselectstheeffecttypefortotaleffect.

TFXcannotusedoublesizeeffects.

TFX Parameters

HereyoucansettheparametersfortheeffectthatsselectedbyTFXSelect.

Fordetailsontheeffectparameters,pleaserefertoEffectGuide(p.217).

On/O [O, On]Thisturnstotaleffecton/off.Ifthisisoff,theinputwillbepasseddirectlythrough.

Alternatively,youcansendcontrolchange#95toturnthetotaleffectoff.Avalueof0turnsthetotaleffectoff,andvaluesof1127restoretheoriginalsetting.TheglobalMIDIchannelspecifiedbyMIDIChannel(p.60)isusedforthismessage.

Master Vol

Master Vol (Master Volume) [000...127]Thisspecifiesthefinalleveloftheaudiooutputthathaspassedthroughtotaleffect,andoutputfromOUTPUTL/

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CommandThesecommandsallowyoutodothingssuchascopyingarpeggiatororeffectsettings.Specifythecopysourceandcopydestination,gettheOK?prompt,andthenpressthebuttontobegin.

Forcopyrelatedcommands,pleasenotethefollowing

pointswhen

using

From

and

Src

to

specify

the

copy

source.

IfyouspecifyProgramorCombiinFrom,theSrcfieldwillshowabanknumbersuchasA000.ThisindicationmatchesthebanknumbershownintheupperrightofthedisplaywhenyouturnNUMLOCKoninPROGPLAYorCOMBIPLAYandpressthefunction14(ENTER)button.

IfyouspecifySonginFrom,theSrcfieldwillshowasongnumber.Inthiscase,youcanchooseonlysongnumbersthatareloadedintothemicroSTATIONorthatyoucreatedonthemicroSTATION.

Copy ArpeggioThiscommandcopiesarpeggiosettings.

From [Program, Combi, Song]Selectthecopysourcemode.

Src (Source) [A000: name...,000: name...]

Selectthecopysource.

Srcs [A, B, A&B]Ifyouselectacombinationorsongasthecopysource,thisspecifieswhetheryoullbecopyingthesettingsofarpeggiatorAorB.

To [A, B]Specifythecopydestinationarpeggiator. ThisisnotshownifSrcsissettoA&B.

Copy IFX

Thiscommandcopiestheinserteffectsettingsofadesiredprogram,combination,orsong.Thefollowingsettingswill

becopied.

Allsettingsoftheinserteffect(thecontentsoftheIFXpageandtheeffectparameters,exceptforCtrlCh).

ThePan(CC#8),Bus,FXCtrl,Send1,andSend2settingsthatfollowtheinserteffect.


Src (Source) [A000: name...,000: name...]

Selectthecopysource.

Srcs [All IFXs, IFX1...IFX5]Selecttheeffectthatyouwanttocopy.IfyouselectAllIFXs,thesettingsofallinserteffectswillbecopied.

To [IFX1...IFX5]Specifythecopydestinationinserteffect.

This

is

not

shown

if

Srcs

is

set

to

All

IFXs.

Swap IFX

Thiscommandexchangesthesettingsoftwoinserteffects.

Source1 [IFX1...IFX5]

Source2 [IFX1...IFX5]Selectthetwoinserteffectswhosesettingswillbeexchanged.

Copy MFX/TFX

Thiscommandcopieseffectsettingsfromaspecifiedprogram,combination,orsongtoamastereffectortothetotaleffect.

MasterVolumesettingswillnotbecopied.


Src (Source) [A000: name...,

000: name...]Selectthecopysource.

Srcs [M1,2&TFX, IFX1...IFX5, MFX1, MFX2, TFX]Selecttheeffectthatyouwanttocopy.

IfyouselectIFX1IFX5,settingswillbecopiedfromthecorrespondinginserteffect.Whencopyingfromaninserteffect,theresultwillnotbecompletelyidenticalbecauseofdifferencesintheroutingandthelevelsettings.

IfyouselectMFX1orMFX2,theReturn(returnlevel)settingwillalsobecopied.

To [IFX1...IFX5, MFX1, MFX2, TFX]Specifythecopydestinationmastereffectortotaleffect.

ThisisnotshownifSrcsissettoM1,2&TFX.

Write ProgramThissavestheeditedprogramtothemicroSTATIONsmemory.Youcanusethistodothefollowing.

Savetheeditedcontent.

Renameaprogram.

Specifytheprogramscategory.

Copyaprogramtoadifferentbankorprogramnumber.

Besuretosaveimportantprograms.Aneditedprogramcannotberecoveredifyouturnoffthepowerorselectadifferentprogrambeforeyouvesavedit.

Beforeyoucanwrite,youmustturnoffmemoryprotectinGlobalmode.

Name [space, !...~]Specifytheprogramname.Usethebuttonstoselectacharacter,andusethebuttonstochangethecharacter.Youcanenteruptotwentyfourcharacters.

Cat (Category) [KEYBOARD...USER]Selectthecategoryfortheprogramyouresaving.

ThecategoryyouspecifyherecanbeusedwhenselectingprogramsbycategoryinProgram,Combination,orSequencermodes.

To [A000...D127: name]Specifythesavedestinationfortheprogram.ThemicroSTATIONallowsyoutosave512programs.

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rightofthedisplaywhenyouturnNUMLOCKoninPROGPLAYandpressthefunction14(ENTER)button.YoucanspecifyA000D127;theGM2bankisnotavailableforsaving.

Note:ProgramsonthemicroSTATIONareinternallymanagedbybankandnumber.ThesavedprogramwillbewrittentoabanknumberA000D127.

OK?

Pressthebuttontosavethedata.

Note:YoucanalsosavetheprogrambypressingtheWRITEbutton.WhenyoupresstheWRITEbutton,aconfirmationscreenofOKwillappear.Whenyoudothis,theprogramwillbesavedbyoverwritingthecurrentlyselectedprogram.

External SetupYoucanusethemicroSTATIONsexternalcontrolfunctionalitytocontrolanexternalMIDIdevice;presstheEXTERNALbuttonanduseknobs14totransmitMIDIcontrolchangemessagesonthespecifiedMIDIchannel.

Setup Select [000...127: name]Thisselectsthesetupthatwillbeusedforexternalcontrol.Youcanchoosefrom128setups.

PreloadsetupdataisloadedwhenthemicroSTATIONisshippedfromthefactory.Forexample,thesesetupsincludeasetupthatletyoucontroltheKorgLegacyCollectionofsoftwaresynthesizers,andasetupthatletsyoucontrolDAWsoftware.(microSTATIONExternalSetup(PDF))

YoucanuseGlobal/Media:MIDI ExternalSetuptoassignthefunctionofeachknobinanexternalsetup(ExternalSetuponpage 64).

1 [MIDI Ch/MIDI CC#: Knob value]2 [MIDI Ch/MIDI CC#: Knob value]

3 [MIDI Ch/MIDI CC#: Knob value]

4 [MIDI Ch/MIDI CC#: Knob value]Theseindicatetheassignmentsforknobs14intheselectedexternalsetup.Fromtheleft,thesearetheMIDIchannel/MIDIcontrolchange/currentknobvalue.Theknobvaluecanbeedited.


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Combination mode

YoulluseCombinationmodetoplaycombinations.Thismodeletsyoudothefollowingthings.

Selectandplaycombinations.

Selecteachtimbresprogram,andedititsvolumeandotherparameters.

UsetheRealtimeControlknobstocontrolthecombinationssoundsandarpeggiator.

Page structure in Combination modeThemicroSTATIONsCombinationmodeisorganizedasatreestructurecontainingthefollowingpages.(p.18)

Fordetailsonhowtomovebetweenpages,andhowtoselectparametersandedittheirvalues,pleaserefertothemicroSTATIONOperationGuide.

COMBI PLAYInCOMBIPLAYyoucanselectandplaycombinations.YoucanalsousetheRealtimeControlknobstocontrolthecombinationssoundsandarpeggiatorwhileyouperform.

Tips: Auto Song SetupTheAutoSongSetupfunctionautomaticallyconvertsthesettingsofaprogramorcombinationintoasong,andputsthemicroSTATIONinrecordreadycondition.Thisfunctionseamlesslyunifiesprogramorcombinationperformancewithsongproduction;ifyougetanideaforaphraseorsongwhileplayingthearpeggiator,youcaninstantlyturnyourideaintoasong.

Combination No.&Name[001..: combination name]

Thisindicatesthecombinationthatscurrentlyselected.

InthemicroSTATIONsCombinationmode,the256preloadcombinationsareorganizedintothefollowingsevencategories.

Note:InCOMBIPLAYifyouturnNUMLOCKon(LEDlit)

andpress

the

function

14

(ENTER)

button,

the

bank

and

numberwillbeshownintherightsideofthedisplaysupperline.ForexamplewhenyouvesetthecategorytoALL,thisindicationletsyouviewthecombinationsbybanknumberratherthanbynumberwithinacategory.

EXTERNAL control

InCOMBIPLAY,ifyoupresstheEXTERNALbuttontoturnExternalControlon,andthenoperateknobs14,thedis

playwillbrieflyshowtheMIDIchannel,MIDICCnumberandvaluethatareassignedbytheselectedexternalsetup.ExternalsetupscanbeselectedinCOMBIEDIT:ExternalSetup.(ExternalSetuponpage 28)

IftheMIDICCnumberforaknobisturnedOffintheselectedexternalsetup,thenthevaluewillnotappearwhenyouoperatetheknob.

COMBI EDITHereyoucaneditthemicroSTATIONscombinationquickparameters.Thequickparametersareparametersthatcan

beeditedfromthemicroSTATIONitself.Theseconsistof

thefollowing.

Volume,pitch,andnoterangesettingsforeachtimbre.

Adjustmentstothesoundoftheprogramusedbyeachtimbre.

MIDIfilterandcontrollersettings.

Arpeggiatorsettingsusedbythecombination.

Eachtimbresrouting,andsettingsfortheinserteffects,mastereffects,andtotaleffect.

Ifyouwanttoeditallparametersofthecombination,youllneedtousemicroSTATIONEditor/PlugInEditoronaconnectedcomputer.

Timb s(Timbre Parameters)Herearethesettingsforthetimbresofthecombination.

Timbre 01

Program Select [001...: program name]Selecttheprogramusedbythetimbre.

Thenumberandprogramnameareshown.ThecategoryisshownbytheCATEGORYindicatorlocatedattheleftofthedisplay.

Note:WhenthefrontpanelTIMBRE/TRACKLEDislit,youcanpressafunctionbutton0116intheCOMBIPLAYscreentoaccesstheProgramSelectdisplayforthetimbreofthecorrespondingnumber.

Switching a timbres program

UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstoselectacategory,andthebuttonstoselectaprogram.

UsetheCATEGORYSELECTbuttonstoselectacategory,presstheNUMLOCKbutt

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