User manual KORG SG-RACK

[. . . ] Included editor/librarian software lets you tweak and customize from your computer Includes Toontracks DFH Superior Korg Edition drum plugin- featuring over 260 MB of drum samples, incorporating multiple velocities and mic positions!Two assignable knobs can control delay, panning, or any other MIDI-controller function Footswitch jack gives you more options for note entry and control 16 Scene locations can hold your own settings, or you can load any of the 30 presets USB provides bus power, and can be used as an external MIDI interface Illuminated pads/buttons and clean, cool styling adds a professional touch to any studio. EasyStart CONTENTS Getting Started: Setting up the padKONTROL with a Computer Making Noise 2 2 Using the padKONTROL: The Pads The X-Y Pad The Knobs 2 3 3 Tweaking and Customizing: Settings- Pads, X-Y Pad, Knobs Scenes ­ Loading and Saving Editor/Librarian Software; Restoring Factory settings 4-5 5 6 PadKONTROL EasyStart Getting Started Setting up the padKONTROL with a Computer 1. Install the included software: Place the included KDR-001CD in your computer's CD drive. . . On a Mac, open the Editor/Librarian folder, and then open the . DMG file inside. [. . . ] See below for more about saving and loading Scenes. The Knobs There are two knobs at the top of the padKONTROL that are begging to be twisted. They have useful assignments, but they're also there so YOU can decide on their function. · · · · The functions are easily assigned using Setting mode, as described on the next page. You can decide which pads are affected by the individual knobs, and which ones will ignore them. If you've got a filter on your synth (and we bet you do), why not set them to cutoff and resonance?An alternative is to map them to reverb and delay controls, giving you control over the room you're playing in. 3 PadKONTROL EasyStart Tweaking and Customizing OK, so you can play drums with it. A grid of 16 drum pads pretty much screams "drums. " The padKONTROL is much more than just a bunch of pads, though. . . so let's get our hands dirty and see what it's really capable of!Your padKONTROL has two modes, no more, no less: Play and Setting. When you power on, you're in Play mode. Isn't that what you want to do with it anyway?Set the top two rows of drum pads to Port A, and the other two rows to Port B. Then, go back to your software and select your MIDI inputs. Choose "padKONTROL Port A" for DFH, and "padKONTROL Port B" for Reason. If you're using a sequencer to host the synths, you can probably choose the inputs there. Now you've created a scene that can control two synths at once!!Using MIDI Control Change messages, you could also set up the top three rows of pads as drum triggers, and the bottom row as transport controls (Rewind, Play/stop, Record, Fast Forward) for your favorite sequencer. There are loads of possibilities! 4 padKONTROL EasyStart X-Y Pad Settings While in SETTING mode, you can adjust what the X-Y Pad does. · · · Press either the X or Y button while in SETTING mode. Now, turn the data wheel to change the function. You can scroll from "off" to "bnd" (pitch bend), to "AFT" (aftertouch). After that, you're scrolling through 0-127. [. . . ] The second two, #15 and #16, are toggle switches for rewind and fast forward. You've decided that this is the PERFECT setup for you. Hold down the SCENE button, and press the WRITE/PROG CHANGE/ALL PAD key. One pad will start blinking (the number of the scene you were in when you started tweaking). [. . . ]