User manual KORG POLY-800

[. . . ] Choose MIDI Setup from the MIDI menu and select the MIDI In/Out interface you just connected. All the program data in the ToneLabLE will automatically be sent to your PC. If you have chosen Make Default in the previous step, the ToneLabLE SoundEditor will automatically use the selected MIDI port to receive program data on every launch. DO NOT disconnect the MIDI cables while working with the SoundEditor as it may affect your program data and information may be lost. Edit Window (Left) and Main Window (Right) 1 SoundEditor Functions 1. [. . . ] Since the SoundEditor is in sync with your ToneLabLE, you can actually check the sounds as you edit them. Knobs You can operate the knobs in the Edit Window by using your mouse, your arrow keys, or type directly from the keyboard. Using a mouse, you can change the knob values by clicking the knob and dragging vertically. (Knobs turn red when selected. ) Using the up and down keys allow you to make fine changes. You can also move to other knobs by using the left and right keys or the Tab key. By clicking the value under a knob, a cursor appears (shown right) and you can type directly from your keyboard. 5. Backing Up A Program Set You can backup all of the 120 programs in your ToneLabLE (called a program set) as a file on your PC. By reloading these into the ToneLabLE SoundEditor, you can restore them to your ToneLabLE or copy them to another ToneLabLE. To save a program set, choose Save as in the File menu, type a file name into the dialog box, and then click Save. The program set will be saved as an ToneLabLE Program (TLLP) file. 6. The program set will be loaded into a File1 or File2 tab in the Main Window. Loading from the ToneLabLE Choose File -> New to create a new program set. By choosing MIDI -> Receive -> All Programs, you can load the ToneLabLE's current program set into the new set. Individual programs (instead of the entire program set) can be loaded from the ToneLabLE as well. In this case, select a program number(s) listed in the File1 or File2 tab and click the Receive button. 2. Choosing A Program Programs in the File1 or File2 tab can be transmitted to the ToneLabLE. By selecting a program and clicking the Transmit button, the program will be transmitted and the corresponding program number in your ToneLabLE will be overwritten. The same will happen when you copy a program from the File1 or File2 tab using Edit -> Copy, and then Edit -> Paste to the ToneLabLE tab. To transmit all the programs in a program set, choose MIDI -> Transmit > All Programs. 5. You can choose a program by clicking a program name in the Main Window. The program name will be highlighted and the Edit Window will be updated to the new settings. Choosing a program under the File1 or File2 tab will not alter the program number selected in the ToneLabLE. If you try going to another program without saving the program you just edited, the ToneLabLE SoundEditor displays a warning to confirm that the current edits will be lost. See the "Preferences" page. Transmitting Programs to the ToneLabLE NOTE! [. . . ] By doing this you can actually hear the programs as you choose them. Export To export a program, choose File -> Export, select the program from the list in the dialog box, and then click OK. When you load an exported file by choosing File -> Open, all programs other than the first will be blank. Global Parameters You can modify MIDI and Output settings under the Global tab in the Main Window. Saving Settings By choosing File -> Save as while the Global tab is selected, you can save the current global settings as an ToneLabLE Global (TLLG) file. Loading Settings To load a global settings file, choose File -> Open while the Global tab is selected and specify an TLLG file to load. [. . . ]