User manual KORG KAOSS PAD

[. . . ] However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ] The Mute function If you move the Pad Motion/Mute lever to MUTE (toward yourself), the input signal, sample sound, or synth/drum sound will be silenced. When using delay or reverb, this lets you output only the effect sound (i. e. , the delayed sound or reverberation). 4. Selecting a program (1) The Program/BPM display will indicate the number of the currently selected program. Use the Program/BPM knob to select a program (00­99). (2) Use the FX/Depth knob to adjust the depth of the effect. No effect will be applied if the knob is transformer By using the Pad Motion/Mute lever to rapidly switch MUTE on/off, you can create rhythms using a sustained input sound. This is a DJ technique known as "transformer. " 4 7. Pad motion The KP2 lets you record your touch pad operations, and move the the Pad Motion/ Mute lever to the PAD MOTION position to play back these operations. What is BPM? BPM (Beats Per Minute) is the tempo of the song expressed as the number of beats (quarter notes) that occur in one minute. A higher BPM value means a faster tempo. Recording Recording will begin when you hold the the Pad Motion/Mute lever in the PAD MOTION position and touch the touch pad. Even when you take your finger away from the touch pad, this state will continue to be recorded as part of your operation. This means that you can also record operations that include tapping on the touch pad. When the settings have been stored, the Program/BPM display will stop blinking. Auto recording (AUTO REC) You can cause recording to begin automatically when audio is input. This is convenient when recording voice from a mic. (1) In step (2) of the Recording procedure, hold down the Sample 1, 2 key to which you want to record, and press the Rec/Stop key. The Rec/Stop key and Sample 1, 2 key LEDs will blink simultaneously, indicating that you are in record-ready mode. (2) Recording will begin automatically To recall settings (1) Press a Program Memory 1­8 key, and the settings stored in that key will be recalled. 6 when audio is input. Recording will stop when you press the Rec/Stop key once again. MIDI functions What is MIDI? MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standard for exchanging a variety of performance-related information between electronic musical instruments and computers. Playback The playback method will differ depending on the effect program that you have selected. For a program from the "SAMPLE/ PLAY" group (1) Select a program from the "SAMPLE/ PLAY" group (90­99). (2) Press the Sample 1, 2 key that you want to play. The playback will not yet be output at this time. (3) When you touch the touch pad, the sound will play back according to the position that you touch. The way in which the phrase plays will depend on the program. (separate sheet: Effect program list) (4) Use the FX Depth knob to adjust the playback volume. [. . . ] For details on the exclusive messages that the KP2 can transmit and receive, refer to the separate MIDI implementation. Setting the MIDI channel In MIDI Edit mode, the Program/BPM display will show the MIDI channel. At this time you can use the Program/BPM knob to change the MIDI channel. MIDI message transmission/ reception settings Transmission and reception of each type of MIDI message can be turned on/off by pressing one of the keys listed below. Transmission and reception are enabled when the corresponding LED is lit. Transmission and reception are disabled when the LED is dark. (p. 9: Messages that can be transmitted and received) Some parameters can only be transmitted, and others can only be received. Changing the control number By holding down one of the Program Memory 3­8 keys and turning the Program/BPM knob, you can change the control number setting. [. . . ]