User Manual

ManualsBrandsKorg ManualsEffects for DJs and Groove BoxesMini Kaoss Pad 2S

Thank you for purchasing the Korg mini kaoss pad 2s dynamic effect processor. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please

read this manual carefully.

Controls and connectors

VALUE slider

smp button

fx button

Display

fnc button

HOLD indicator

hld button

bpm button

Play button

Touchpad

Internal mic

Volume

buttons

mic on/off button

Internal speaker

Power button

itwithanobjectotherthanyourfinger,orwhilewearinggloves.

8. fnc (function) button

Use this button to adjust various settings. Repeatedly press the fnc

button to select the menu item that you want to adjust.

TIP

Byholdingdownthefxbuttonandpressingthefncbutton,you

canstepthroughthemenuitemsinreverseorder.

9. Power button

Please refer to the “Turning the power on/off” section

10. HOLD indicator

11. hld (hold) button

Please refer to the “Performing with the touchpad” section

12. Volume buttons

Use these buttons to adjust the volume of the headphones or the

internal speaker. You can adjust the MIC input volume by holding

down the mic on/off button and using these buttons. You can adjust

the LINE input volume by holding down the fx button and using

these buttons.

You can adjust the volume of the audio player by holding down the

smp button and using these buttons.

13. BPM (tempo) button

Use this button to set the tempo. The button will light up in synchro-

nization with the tempo. Please refer to the “Setting the BPM (tem-

po)” section.

14. Touchpad

Please refer to the “Performing with the touchpad” section.

15. Internal speaker

The sound of your performance is played through this speaker.

If you connect headphones to the PHONES jack, the internal

speaker will be disabled and will not play sound.

Setup screenProgram select screen

Audio player level Input level

Card status

Value

Value slider guide

Item

Battery indicator

Tempo

Page number

Program number

Program name

Value slider guide

Performing

Turning the power on/o

To turn the power on, hold down the power button until the

startup screen appears. To turn the power off, hold down the

power button until the shutdown screen appears.

 Donottouchthebuttonsorthetouchpadwhileturning

thepoweron.

 Donotinsertorremoveamemorycardwhilethemini

kaosspad2sispowered-on.Doingsomaydamagethedata

intheminikaosspad2soronthecard,oritmayrenderthe

memorycardunusable.

Auto power-o function

The mini kaoss pad 2s has an auto power-off function. After

approximately four hours have elapsed since the last user

input, the auto power-off function will automatically turn off

the power.

TIP

Theautopower-offfunctionwillnotengageifthereis

audiobeinginput.

TIP Todisablethisfunction,settheAUTOPOWEROFF

settingto“Disable”intheutilitymenu.Toenabletheauto

power-offfunction,selectthe“Enable”setting.Thissettingis

enabledbydefault.

Selecting programs

Press the fx button to access the screen where you can

select programs. To switch programs, use your finger to slide

or tap the VALUE slider.

TIP

Toswitchprogramsbycategory,holddownthefxbutton

andusetheVALUEslider.

Storing Favorites

Up to three frequently used programs can be stored as fa-

vorites for instant recall.

1. To store a favorite, make sure that the desired program is

selected, and then hold down the left, center, or right of

the VALUE slider for a short period of time. The program

will be stored as Favorite 1, 2, or 3 respectively.

2. To recall a favorite, hold down the fx button while select-

ing programs; the Favorite screen will appear. On the

Favorite screen, tap the left, center, or right of the VALUE

slider to recall Favorite 1, 2, or 3 respectively.

Performing with the touchpad

Perform by using your finger to rub or tap the touchpad.

 Donotuseahardorsharpobjectsuchasastylus.

Thescreenmightnotworkcorrectlyifyouattempttouseit

withadifferentobjectorwhilewearinggloves.

Hold

When you press the hld button, the HOLD indicator will light up.

When you take your hand off the touchpad, the effect sound will

remain as it had been.

Turning FX RELEASE on/o

1. Press the fnc button to access the FX RELEASE screen.

2. Use the VALUE slider to turn this setting on or off. If this is on, a

delay effect synchronized with the BPM tempo will start the

moment you take your hand off the touch pad (i.e., the moment

the effect turns off), and the effect sound will decay gradually. If

this is turned off, the effect sound will disappear the instant you

take your finger off the touchpad.

TIP

Forsomeprograms,thisisunavailable.

Adjusting the eect depth

1. Press the fnc button to access the FX DEPTH screen.

2. Use the VALUE slider to adjust the effect depth.

TIP

Dependingontheprogram,andforsometypesofinputsound,

theeffectmightbedifficulttonotice,orunexpectedsoundsmight

beproduced.

Setting the BPM (tempo)

Here’s how to specify the tempo that will be used by effects such

as delay.

1. Press the bpm button to access the BPM screen.

2. To change the value, stroke the VALUE slider or tap the two

ends of the VALUE slider.

Tap tempo

After pressing the bpm button to display the BPM, press the bpm

button several times at regular intervals to set the BPM to the

corresponding tempo.

Auto BPM

If you hold down the bpm button for a while, the beat of the song will be

detected automatically, and the BPM value will be automatically specified.

When the Auto BPM function is enabled, the bpm button is lit in green.

To disable Auto BPM, once again hold down the bpm button for a while.

The BPM will be set to the value that had been detected at that time.

TIP PressthefncbuttontoaccesstheAUTOBPMscreen,where

youcanselectwhetherabeatisdetectedduringAutoBPMeither

fromthesongbeingplayedbackbytheaudioplayerorfromthe

signalpresentfromtheLINEINjack.

TIP IftheBPMcannotbedetected,pressthebpmbuttonseveral

timesintimewiththebeat;theBPMwillbeautomaticallydetected

usingthatbeatasaguide.DuetothenatureofAutoBPM,the

detectedvaluemaysometimesbe1/2or1/3thecorrectBPM,or

slightirregularitiesmightoccur;insuchcases,youcanusethe

bpmbuttontocorrecttheseproblems.Theintervalatwhichyou

pressthebpmbuttonduringAutoBPMdetectionwillspecifythe

centralvalueoftheBPMrange.

TIP TheBPMvaluecannotbedetectedifthemusicdoesnothave

aclearsenseofbeat.ThedetectableBPMrangeis80–160.

Audio player

Audio data that you copied to a memory card can be played back.

Preparing the audio data

Using your computer, copy the desired audio data files to the mem-

ory card.

Supported file formats

WAV files (16-bit, 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz, stereo)

MP3 files (44.1 kHz / 128, 192, 256, or 320 kbps, stereo, VBR

supported)

TIP

Itmaytakesometime,forexample,whileloading,whenplay-

ingbackanMP3fileoraWAVfileof10secondsormore.

For smooth one-shot playback or looped playback, use sample

data (WAV files of 10 seconds or less).

Playback

Playing back audio data

1. Press the smp button to access the AUDIO PLAYER screen.

2. Use the VALUE slider to select the file that you want to play. Tap

the center of the VALUE slider to confirm your choice.

TIP

Ifafileisselected,youcandeletetheselectedfilebylong-

pressingthecenteroftheVALUEslider.

3. After the file is loaded, the playback mode screen appears.

IThis is the screen where you can select the playback mode.

ONESHOT (one-shot playback): Starts playback when the play

button is pressed, and stops after playing back to the end of the

data.

GATE (gate playback): Plays back while the play button is

pressed. Stops playback when the button is released. Pressing

the play button again starts playback from the beginning.

LOOP (loop playback): Starts playback when the play button is

pressed, and repeats playback until it is stopped.

TIP

Whenplayingbackdataotherthansampledata,asilentgapis

insertedatthebeginningofplaybackandbetweenrepeateddata.

TIP Loopplaybackofsampledatawillstopafterithasrepeatedfor

approximatelysixhours.

4. Press the play button to play or pause the audio data that’s

currently selected .

TIP

Iftheplaybuttonispressedduringone-shotplayback,play-

backisstoppedandcanbeimmediatelyrestartedfromthebegin-

ning.

5. To adjust the volume of the audio player, hold down the smp

button and use the volume buttons.

6. During playback, press the fx button to return to the program

display screen.

Adjusting the volume balance

1. Press the fnc button to access the Mixer screen.

2. Use the VALUE slider to adjust the volume of the audio input

and the audio player playback.

TIP Theeffectwillbeappliedtothesoundasitisadjustedhere.

TheeffectdepthcanbemodifiedbyadjustingtheFXDEPTH

parameter.

Adjusting the playback speed

Here’s how to adjust the playback speed of the audio player.

1. Press the smp button to access the playback speed adjustment

screen, and tap the VALUE slider.

2. Use the VALUE slider to move the fader shown in the middle of

the screen; the playback speed will change.

3. By pressing either end of the VALUE slider, you can increase or

decrease the playback speed while you continue pressing it.

4. During playback, press the fx button to return to the program

display screen.

Specifying the playback position

1. Press the smp button several times to access the playback

position setting screen.

2. You can specify the playback position by using the VALUE slider

to control the fader located in the center of the screen.

3. By tapping the left edge of the VALUE slider while playing or

paused, you can specify a Cue point.

4. By tapping the right edge of the VALUE slider, you can start

playback from the Cue point.

Master/Sample recorder

Your performance on the touchpad and the playback of the audio

player can be recorded to the memory card.

1. Press the fnc button to access the MASTER RECORDER or

SAMPLE RECORDER screen.

Select SAMPLE RECORDER to record as sample data (WAV

file of 10 seconds or less).

2. Tap the VALUE slider; recording will start. The counter will start

running. If SAMPLE RECORDER was selected, record-standby

mode will be entered. Tap the VALUE slider again to start re-

cording.

3. Press the fx button to return to the program display and play

back.

 WhenrecordingwhileplayingbackanMP3file,skippingor

operationdelaysmayoccur,andtherecordingmaynotbecom-

pletedcorrectly.

4. When the screen shown in step 1 appears, tap the VALUE slider

to stop recording.

TIP

Recordingwillendautomaticallyifthememorycardhasnomore

room,orwhentherecordingtimereachesapproximatelytwohours.

TIP IfSAMPLERECORDERwasselectedinstep1,recording

stopsafterapproximately10seconds.

TIP AudiodatarecordedwithMASTERRECORDERorSAMPLE

RECORDERissavedintheRECORDorSAMPLEfolderinside

theMINIKP2Sfolderonthememorycard.

 Donotuseyourcomputertoeditthefilesinthesefolders.

1. Internal mic

Sounds picked up by the internal mic will be audible while

you hold down the mic on/off button.

2. Display

This shows information such as the program that’s currently

selected. The lower part of the screen functions as the slider

guide.

3. fx (effect) button

This button takes you to a screen where you can select an

effect.

4. smp button

Please refer to the “Audio player” section.

5. mic on/off button

Sounds picked up by the internal mic will be audible while

you hold down the mic on/off button.

► (Play) button

Please refer to the “Audio player” section.

7. VALUE slider

You can change programs or edit a value by sliding or tap-

ping your finger on this slider. Stroking the slider will change

the value smoothly. To change the value in steps of one,

press either end of the slider.

 Donotuseahardorsharpobjecttooperatetheslider.

Also,theslidermightnotworkproperlyifyouattempttouse

Setup menu contents

Page Item Content Default value

P-1/9

MIXER Adjusts the playback volume of the audio input and the audio player playback. --

P-2/9

BPM Specifies the tempo used by effects such as delay. 120

P-3/9

AUTO BPM

Specifies whether automatic detection of the beat will be from the song being played

back by the audio player (PLAYER), from the signal present from the LINE IN jack

(LINE IN), or turned off (OFF).

Off

P-4/9

FX DEPTH Adjusts the effect depth. 100

P-5/9

FX RELEASE Specifies how the effect will remain when you turn off the effect. Enable

P-6/9

CONNECTION Specifies whether the audio input and the effect sound will be mixed for output. Direct

P-7/9

MASTER RECORDER Records your mini kaoss pad 2s performance onto the memory card. --

P-8/9

SAMPLE RECORDER Records the audio input onto the memory card as sample data. --

P-8/9

UTILITY Tap the center of the VALUE slider to enter the UTILITY menu selections. --

Utility menu contents

Press the fnc button repeatedly until UTILITY appears; then tap the VALUE slider to change utility menu settings.

Page Item Content

U-1/9

DATE Sets the date and time of the internal clock. This information is used to time-stamp files.

U-2/9

BATTERY Specifies the type of battery you're using.

U-3/9

POWER SAVING

Lowers the power consumption of the mini kaoss pad 2s by limiting the speaker output, extending the

battery life.

U-4/9

AUTO POWER OFF Specifies whether the mini kaoss pad 2s will automatically power-off (after four hours). *1

U-5/9

DISPLAY Adjusts the brightness of the screen. *2

U-6/9

CARD TEST Tests the inserted memory card to check whether it can be used with the mini kaoss pad 2s.

U-7/9

CARD FORMAT Checks and formats the memory card.

U-8/9

PAD CALIBRATION Calibrates the active region of the touchpad and VALUE slider.

U-9/9

SOFTWARE UPDATE

Updates the system software of the mini kaoss pad 2s. For details on updating the system, please refer to

the Korg website.

*1: Even if this is Enabled, the power will not turn off automatically if there is user input.

*2: Extended use at high settings will affect the display’s lifespan.

TIP

Afteryouchangethissetting,theprogramdisplaywillreappearifthereisnouserinputforawhile.Bypressingthefxbuttonyoucanimmedi-

atelyreturntotheprogramdisplay.