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microKORG EasyStart

A Quick Overview of Keys, Knobs and Switches
PROGRAM NUMBER � These keys are used to select programs, in the EDIT SELECT 2 ARPEG A. page they function as step on/off keys for the arpeggiator. PROGRAM SELECT� This knob selects the musical genre or program banks 10 - 80. SIDE A / SIDE B � This key switches between the A and B program banks. It also switches between EDIT SELECT 1 and EDIT SELECT 2 if it is pressed while holding down the SHIFT key. WRITE � When memory protect is turned off, pressing and holding this key will write the current program into memory. SHIFT � This key has multiple functions. You�ll find more information on this beginning on page 59 in the Owner�s Manual. VOLUME � This knob sets the level of the output signal. ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF� This key turns the arpeggiator on and off. OCTAVE SHIFT DOWN/UP � These keys change the octave of the program by a maximum of +/- 3 octaves. FORMANT HOLD / TIMBRE SELECT � When in Vocoder mode, pressing this key will �freeze� the formant of your voice so it can be played on the keyboard and stored to a program. When in a dual mode synthesizer program, this key will select the TIMBRE that the EDIT SELECT knobs will affect. EDIT SELECT 1 / EDIT SELECT 2 � These knobs select the parameters that the REALTIME CONTROL KNOBS 1-5 will control in EDIT mode. 1/ CUTOFF, 2/RESONANCE, 3/EG ATTACK, 4/EG RELEASE, 5/TEMPO � In Performance mode these knobs control the CUTOFF, RESONANCE, EG ATTACK, RELEASE and Arpeggiator TEMPO of a program. In EDIT mode these knobs edit the values of a parameter selected by the EDIT SELECT 1 / EDIT SELECT 2 knobs. PITCH / MOD - These wheels modify the sound of a program. AUDIO IN 1 VOLUME 1 / AUDIO IN 2 VOLUME 2 � These knobs change the input signal level of AUDIO 1 / AUDIO 2. MIC/LINE � This switch changes the impedance of AUDIO IN 2 between microphone and line level.

Listening to the Demo Songs:
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Turn on the Power of the microKORG and wait a few seconds for it to boot up. Press and hold the SHIFT key and then press the ARPEGGIATOR ON/OFF key. To select one of the 8 demo songs, press the PROGRAM NUMBER key (1 � 8) that corresponds to the demo song you would like to listen to. To exit the demo song mode, press the SHIFT key again. 2