User manual KORG KAOSS PAD

[. . . ] If liquid gets into the equipment, it could cause a breakdown, fire, or electrical shock. If something does slip into the equipment, unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet. Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased. 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. [. . . ] 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. 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. 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. Recording will end when you move thethe Pad Motion/Mute lever back to its original position. Recording will also end when you reach the maximum recording time (approximately 3. 2 seconds). To set the BPM If you know the BPM, press the Tap/BPM key and use the Program/BPM knob to set the value. The normal display will reappear if ten seconds pass without any operation being performed. Tap Tempo function If you do not know the BPM, press the Tap/ BPM key twice or more in rhythm with the beat of the song. Connect it to the MIDI IN connector of the external device. Using MIDI In addition to using the KP2 as an effect processor, you can transmit MIDI messages from the KP2 to use it as a realtime controller for a synthesizer or other external MIDI device. You can also connect the KP2 to a MIDI sequencer, and record the MIDI messages that are transmitted when you operate the touch pad. By playing back the recorded MIDI messages you can reproduce your touch pad operations. For a program from other than the "SAMPLE/PLAY" group (1) Select a program from other than the "SAMPLE/PLAY" group. (2) Press a Sample 1, 2 key, and the recorded phrase will play at normal speed. If you continue pressing the key, the phrase will play back as a loop. To adjust the volume, continue pressing the Sample 1, 2 key and use the FX Depth knob to make adjustments. You can apply effects to the playback by operating the touch pad while the sound plays back. If you press the Hold key while pressing the Sample 1, 2 key, the playback will be held. Hold will be cancelled when you press the Sample 1, 2 key once again. About MIDI channels In order to independently transmit information to multiple MIDI devices over a single MIDI cable, MIDI uses sixteen channels (1­ 16). If the transmitting device is set to MIDI channel "1, " the MIDI messages will not be received unless the receiving device is also set to MIDI channel "1. " 7 About the MIDI implementation chart The owner's manual of each MIDI device includes a "MIDI implementation chart. " This chart lets you check the types of MIDI message that can be transmitted or received. When you use two (or more) MIDI devices together, compare their MIDI implementation charts to see which types of MIDI message they are able to transmit and receive between themselves. [. . . ] 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 BPM PTN ( BPM PATTERN ) SYNTH VOCODER SAMPLE/PLAY EFFECT GROUP BPM FX EFFECT GROUP FILTER X AXIS TITLE Low Pass Filter Cutoff Frequency 3 Band Isolator Low­Mid­Hi Fuzz Distortion Low­Mid High/Low Pass Filter + PanHPF­LPF, L­R Pan Multi Isolator Low­Hi Distortion + Isolator Low­Mid­Hi Manual Phaser Frequency Radio Low­Mid High Pass Filter + Distortion Frequency Cutoff Voice Filter Vowel Flanger Delay Time Vibrato Speed Phaser Speed Auto Pan Speed Pitch Shifter Pitch Flanger + Filter Speed Slicer Speed Step Phaser Mod Step LFO Wah Speed Harmonic Pitch Shifter Root­min3rd­Maj3rd­4th­5th Tape Echo Delay Time Delay Delay Time Hi-Fi Delay Delay Time Delay Time Feedback Delay Multi Tap Delay Tone Special Echo Delay Time Ping Pong Delay Delay Time Talk Mod + Delay Vowel Filter + Delay Cutoff Frequency Dub Echo Delay Time Hall Reverb Tone Spring Reverb Tone Room Reverb Tone Gate Reverb Tone 3 Band Hall Reverb Low­Mid­Hi 3 Band Gate Reverb Low­Mid­Hi Delay + Reverb Delay Time Talk Mod + Reverb Vowel Filter + Reverb Cutoff Frequency 3D Pan L­R Pan Reverse Delay Delay Time Step Modulation Mod Depth Ring Modulation + Filter Ring Frequency Dual Pitch Shift L Ch Pitch Tremolo + Delay Delay Time, Speed Reverse + Pitch Shifter Pitch Broken Modulation Frequency Ring + Delay Delay Time High Speed Modulation Frequency Aqua Speed Y AXIS Resonance -- Hi Level Cutoff Frequency Mid Level Distortion Resonance Overdrive Distortion Overdrive Resonance, Reverb Depth Frequency Depth Reverb Cutoff Frequency Depth Resonance Depth Reverb Delay Level, Feedback Tone Feedback Feedback, Input Attenuation Feedback Delay Level Feedback Over Drive Delay Level Tone Reverb Level Reverb Time Reverb Level Reverb Level Reverb Time Reverb Level Reverb Level Over Drive Reverb Level Reverb Level Feedback FX Level Cutoff Frequency R Ch Pitch Tremolo­Delay Balance Delay Time Depth Ring­Delay Balance Phaser­Tremolo Balance FX Level X AXIS TITLE Tempo Delay 1/4Beat­1/2Beat­1/3Beat­3/4Beat 3 Band Tempo Delay Low­Mid­Hi Tempo Delay + Isolator Low­Mid­Hi Feedback Tempo Delay 1/4Beat­1/2Beat­3/4Beat­1Beat Gate Reverb + Tempo Delay Low­Mid­Hi BPM Filter 2Beat­1Beat­1/2Beat­1/4Beat BPM Phaser 2Beat­1Beat­1/2Beat­1/4Beat BPM Flanger 8Beat­4Beat­2Beat­1Beat BPM Slice 1Beat­1/2Beat­1/4Beat­1/8Beat BPM Step Phaser Frequency BPM Looper 1/4Beat­1/2Beat­1Beat­2Beat BPM Rhythm Gate Pattern 1­2­3­4 House Pattern 1­2­3­4 Beat Box Pattern 1­2­3­4 Tribal Decay Time Electro Mod Depth Octave Bass Synth Pitch 5th Dimension Synth Pattern 1­2, Resonance Hard Sync Synth Pitch Bleep Synth Pitch Laser Sword Pitch Sci-Fi Pitch Ambient Pitch Pitch Cosmic Drop Speed Electric Bird Pitch Spacy Pitch Horror Pitch Twilight Pitch Siren Speed Saw OSC Pitch Sine OSC Pitch Voice OSC Pitch Pad Drum 1 Pitch Pad Drum 2 Pitch High Pitch Pitch Low Pitch Pitch Auto Tuning 12 Transpose (-12 ­ +12) Auto Tuning Pentatonic Transpose (-12 ­ +12) Root and 5th Pitch Loop 1 Loop End Time Reverse­Forward Forward Reverse Forward Reverse (High Speed) Reverse­Forward Scratch + Filter Scratch Loop 2 Loop Start Time Forward Reverse + Delay Reverse­Forward Scratch + BPM Delay Scratch Loop + Pan L­R Pan Forward Reverse + Pan L­R Pan Time Stretch Slow­Fast Tempo Y AXIS Feedback Feedback Dry­Wet Balance Feedback, Input Attenuation Feedback Resonance Resonance Feedback Depth Resonance Cutoff Frequency Cutoff Frequency Delay Level Delay Level Mod Depth Delay Level, Decay Time Cutoff Frequency Cutoff Frequency Modulator Pitch Cutoff Frequency Modulation Modulation OSC Level, Delay Level Cutoff Frequency Pitch Mod Depth OSC Level, Reverb Level Echo Feedback Modulation Echo Level Cutoff Frequency OSC Level Formant Snare­Tom Balance Bass Drum­Snare Balance 2nd Voice Level 2nd Voice Level -- -- 1st­2nd Voice Balance Playback Level Playback Level Playback Level Cutoff Frequency Playback Level Delay Level Delay Level Loop End Time Reverse­Forward Playback Level About the effect programs -- With programs 62­84, you can produce sound simply by operating the touch pad, even if no audio is being input from the input jacks. -- The VOCODER of programs 85­89 is an effect that changes a human voice into a robot-like character. In general, we recommend that you use a mic to input a human voice when using these programs. -- 60. BPM LOOPER: If the BPM is "59" or lower, 2BEAT location will change to 1BEAT. [. . . ]