User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Quick Start
- Turning the power on/off
- Listening to the demo songs
- Selecting and playing a program
- Selecting and playing a combination
- Using controllers to modify the sound
- Using the arpeggiator while you play
- Playing with the RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording) function
- Simple program editing
- Simple combination editing
- Sampling (recording a sample)
- Basic functions
- Saving data
- Restoring the factory settings
- Program mode
- How a program is organized
- Basic program editing
- Oscillator settings 2.1: Ed–Basic
- Controller settings 2.2: Ed–Ctrl
- Pitch settings 3.1: Ed–Pitch
- Filter settings 4.1: Ed–Filter1, 4.2: Ed–Filter2
- Amplifier settings 5.1: Ed–Amp1, 5.2: Ed–Amp2
- LFO settings 5.3: Ed–LFOs
- Arpeggiator settings 6.1: Ed–Arp.
- BUS settings 7.1: Ed–InsertFX BUS
- Insert Effect settings 7.1: Ed–InsertFX Setup, IFX
- Master Effect settings 7.2: Ed–MasterFX
- More about Alternate Modulation
- Auto Song Setup function
- Combination mode
- How a combination is organized
- Basic combination editing
- Timbre 1–8 program, pan and volume 2.1: Ed–Prog/Mix
- Controller settings 2.2: Ed–Ctrl
- Settings for status, MIDI channel, and playing mode 3.1: Ed–Param1
- Note timing and scale settings 3.2: Ed–Param2
- Layer and split settings 3.3: Ed–Key Zone
- Velocity switch settings 3.4: Ed–Vel Zone
- MIDI filter settings 4.1: Ed–MIDI Filter1–4.4: Ed–MIDI Filter4
- Arpeggiator settings 6.1: Ed–Arp.
- Bus settings 7.1: Ed–InsertFX BUS
- Insert Effect settings 7.1: Ed–InsertFX Setup, IFX
- Master Effect settings 7.2: Ed–MasterFX
- Auto Song Setup function
- How a combination is organized
- Sequencer mode
- Sampling mode
- Global mode
- Media mode
- Arpeggiator settings
- Effects settings
- Other functions
- Tuning to another instrument/ Transposing
- Bypassing the effects
- Specifying the function of the Assignable Switch and Assignable Pedal
- Selecting different Velocity and Aftertouch curves
- Creating original scales
- Changing the scale
- Setting the function of [SW1] and [SW2]
- Setting the B-mode functions of REALTIME CONTROLS [1]–[4]
- Adjusting the contrast (brightness) of the LCD screen
- Using this instrument as a data filer
- Tap tempo control
- Shortcuts
- Appendices
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Thank you for purchasing the
Korg TR music workstation
.
To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the instrument
as directed.
About this manual
The owner’s manuals and how to use
them
The TR come with the following owner’s manuals.
• Operation Guide
• Parameter Guide
• Voice Name List (
included in the CD-ROM)
Operation Guide
First read this manual carefully to gain a basic under-
standing of the instrument and to learn basic opera-
tion.
“Introduction”
explains the function of each part, how
to make connections, basic operation, and gives an
overview of each mode.
“Quick Start”
explains basic topics (selecting sounds,
convenient functions for performance). If you wish to
begin playing immediately, read this section first.
“Basic Functions”
contains mode-by-mode explana-
tions of what you need to know to edit sounds, record
on the sequencer, and record samples (If the separately
sold EXB-SMPL option is installed). This section also
explains how to use the arpeggiator, effects.
“
Appendices
” contains information on troubleshoot-
ing, specifications, and various other information.
Parameter Guide
The Parameter Guide contains explanations and other
information regarding the operations of the parame-
ters and settings on the TR. The explanations are orga-
nized by mode, and page. Explanations and other
information on the effects and their parameters are also
provided for each effect.
Refer to this guide when an unfamiliar parameter
appears in the display, or when you need to know
more about a particular function.
Voice Name List
This lists the multisamples and drumsamples that are
built into the TR, and the factory preset combinations,
programs, drum kits, and user arpeggio patterns.
Refer to these lists when you wish to know more about
the preloaded sounds.
Conventions in this manual
References to the TR
The TR is available in 88-key, 76-key and 61-key mod-
els, but all three models are referred to without distinc-
tion in this manual as “the TR.” Illustrations of the
front and rear panels in this manual show the 61-key
model, but the illustrations apply equally to the 76-key
and 88-key models.
Abbreviations for the manuals OG, PG, VNL
References to the manuals included with the TR are
abbreviated as follows in this document.
OG
: Operation Guide
PG
: Parameter Guide
VNL
: Voice Name List (
included in the CD-ROM)
Switches and knobs [ ]
References to the switches, dials, and knobs on the
panel are enclosed in square brackets [ ].
Parameters in the LCD display screen “ “
Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed
in double quotation marks “ “.
Boldface type
Parameter values are printed in boldface type.
Content that is of particular importance is also printed
in boldface type.
Procedure steps
1
2
3
...
Steps in a procedure are listed as
1
2
3
...
☞
p.
■
,
☞
PG p.
■
These symbols indicate a reference page number in the
Operation Guide or in the Parameter Guide.
Symbols , ,
These symbols respectively indicate cautions, advice,
and MIDI-related explanations.
Example screen displays
The values of the parameters shown in the example
screens of this manual are only for explanatory pur-
poses, and may not necessary match the values that
appear in the LCD screen of your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#
is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages,
numbers in square
brackets [ ]
always indicate hexadecimal numbers.