Front and rear panel, Front panel – KORG Synthesizer/Vocoder MICRO User Manual
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Front and rear panel
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Front panel
VOLUME
knob
Adjusts the volume of the output
from the OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO,
R
) and headphone jack.
BANK SELECT
dial
Selects the program bank.
BANK SIDE
key
Switches between the two sides of each program bank.
(The indicator is dark when side A is selected, and lit
when side B is selected.)
This indicator will blink when the microKORG receives
a MIDI program change, or if the BANK SELECT dial
no longer matches the actual bank.
AUDIO IN
1
/
2
LEDs
These will light if a signal is being input to the
AUDIO IN jacks. They will light red if an
input overload occurs.
Display
Indicates the current program number,
the value of the selected parameter, or
other various messages.
ARPEGGIATOR
ON
/
OFF
key
Switches the arpeggiator on/off.
(When on, the key LED will light.)
WRITE
key
Saves an edited program or global
setting. (➝p.58)
SHIFT
key
By holding down this key and pressing
another key, you can access various
utility functions. (➝p.59)
Also, while this key is lit, it will
function as an EXIT key to exit the
current state and return to normal
operation.
PROGRAM NUMBER
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
keys
Select program numbers (the LED of
the selected key will light).
You can also use these keys to turn each
of the eight steps of the arpeggio
on/off, adding variety to an
arpeggiated performance. (➝p.11)
In addition, you can hold down the
SHIFT
key and press one of these keys
to access various utility functions.
(SHIFT function)
ARPEGGIATOR
TEMPO
LED
Blinks at the tempo of the
arpeggiator performance. If MIDI
CLOCK is set to External and MIDI
Clock data is being received from
the MIDI IN connector, this LED
will blink at that tempo.
PITCH
wheel
Controls the pitch.
MOD
wheel
Controls the depth of modulation.
OCTAVE SHIFT
UP
,
DOWN
keys
Shifts the pitch range of the
keyboard in steps of an octave, over
a range of +/-3 octaves.
Items on the front panel that relate
to the Vocoder are printed in green.