Page 2 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Please note bef...
Page 3 - Introduction; Main features
1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the M3. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. Main features M3 Editor and M3 Plug-In Editor are applications for Macintosh or Windows that allow you to edit the M3’s EDS programs, RADIAS programs (if the EXB-RA...
Page 4 - Installation; Installation in Windows XP
2 Installation Installation in Windows XP To install the M3 Editor and M3 Plug-In Editor into Windows XP, use the following proce-dure. You must install the KORG USB-MIDI Driver (included) if you want to connect the M3 to your computer via USB and use the M3 Editor or M3 Plug-In Editor. (For details...
Page 6 - Installation in Mac OS X
4 Installation in Mac OS X To install the M3 Editor and M3 Plug-In Editor into Mac OS X, use the following procedure. You must install the KORG USB-MIDI Driver (included) if you want to connect the M3 to your computer via USB and use the M3 Editor or M3 Plug-In Editor. (For details on installing the...
Page 8 - Setup; Setting up the M3 Editor; Windows XP; Mac OS X
6 Setup Setting up the M3 Editor If you want to use the M3 Editor with the M3 connected to your computer via USB, you must make sure that you have finished installing and setting-up the KORG USB-MIDI Driver before you start up the M3 Editor. 1 Use a USB cable to connect the M3’s USB B connector to t...
Page 9 - Setting up the M3 Plug-In Editor; About the M3 Plug-In Editor; DAW
7 Setting up the M3 Plug-In Editor If you want to use the M3 Plug-In Editor with the M3 connected to your computer via USB, you must make sure that you have finished installing and setting-up the KORG USB-MIDI Driver before you start up the M3 Editor. This section explains how to set up the M3 Plug-...
Page 12 - Steinberg - Cubase SX4
10 Steinberg - Cubase SX4 1 Start up Cubase SX4 and create a project. 2 In the VST Instruments window, start up “M3 Plug-In Editor.” 3 Create a MIDI track. As the output of that MIDI track, choose “M3 Plug-In Editor” which you started up in the VST Instruments window. 4 To route the M3’s audio signa...
Page 14 - MOTU - Digital Performer 5
12 MOTU - Digital Performer 5 1 Start up Digital Performer 5 2 Create an instrument track. Start up “M3 Plug-In Editor.” 3 Create a MIDI track. Choose “M3 Plug-In Editor” as the output of that MIDI track. 4 To route the M3’s audio signal to Digital Performer 5, create an audio track or an AUX track....
Page 15 - Digidesign - Pro Tools LE 7
13 Digidesign - Pro Tools LE 7 1 Start up Pro Tools LE 7, and open a session. 2 Create an audio track, and start up “M3 Plug-In Editor.” 3 Create a MIDI track. Choose “M3 Plug-In Editor” as the output of that MIDI track. 4 To route the M3’s audio signal to Pro Tools LE 7, create an audio track or an...
Page 16 - Other host applications; About MIDI timing
14 5 If you’re routing the M3’s audio signal to an audio track, turn the REC button on so that you can hear the audio signal.If you are routing the M3’s audio signal to an AUX input track, this setting is not necessary. Other host applications 1 Start up your host application. 2 Start up “M3 Plug-In...
Page 17 - Basic functions and operation; M3 Editor; When using the software for the first time; About the Prirord data
15 Basic functions and operation Start-up M3 Editor • From the “KORG”-“M3” folder, start up “M3 Editor.” Note: When you start up the editor, the M3 programs and other settings can be loaded auto- matically. (See p.27 “Preferences”) Don’t touch the keyboard or the mouse of your computer while data is...
Page 18 - Items in the screen
16 Items in the screen A screen like the following will appear when you start up the editor. (This illustration here shows the Combination mode screen.) Mode (COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLOBAL)/Browser (BROWSE)/Utility (UTILITY ): Here you can select program, combination, sequencer, or global mode. The brows...
Page 20 - Selecting programs, combinations, and songs; Auditioning programs, and selecting a program to edit
18 Operating procedure Selecting a mode • Click the button to select the corresponding mode. COMBI: Select, play, and edit combinations. PROG: Select, play, and edit programs. SEQ: Select, play, and edit sequencer songs. GLOBAL: Edit the software setup, global settings, MIDI settings, controller CC ...
Page 21 - Simple program editing
19 Simple program editing 1 In the Edit Pages area, click the [Play] button to view the Play page. 2 In the upper line of the screen, choose [TONE ADJUST] in the selector located at the left of the control surface. 3 In the set of tabs located in the center of the screen, choose [Tone Adjust]. 4 Use...
Page 22 - Selecting and executing utility functions
20 Selecting pages and tabs When you want to perform detailed editing, you can switch to other pages and tabs to access the desired parameters. Global mode is divided into separate pages where you can edit drum kits, arpeggio patterns, and scales (temperaments). Select the desired page (or tab), and...
Page 25 - Special functions provided on the M3
23 Special functions provided on the M3 1 Tone Adjust This function provides an easy way to edit the sound of programs, the programs used within a combination, or the programs used by song tracks. 2 KARMA In the M3 Editor window, you can perform essentially all editing operations that can be perform...
Page 28 - Functions specific to the editor; Utility commands; Load; Save; Receive All; Transmit All
26 Functions specific to the editor These are functions that are not found on the M3, and are available only from the editor (M3 Editor, M3 Plug-In Editor). Utility commands Load Loads editor data that was previously saved on the computer. Save Saves data from the editor to your computer as a file. ...
Page 29 - Preferences
27 Transmit Current Combi/Current Prog/1 SEQ Transmit the respective data from the editor to the M3. This operation does not write the data into the M3's internal memory. You'll need to write (save) it if necessary. Note: These Receive and Transmit commands use KORG SysEx MIDI Dump to send or receiv...
Page 30 - Load data file automatically
28 data dump requires a certain amount of time, you may wish to shorten the startup time by using the Load Data File Automatically function instead of this function, or by using the UTILITY command Load to load a previously-saved data file into M3 Editor. Note : The Total Recall & Data Sync Sett...
Page 31 - Caution regarding USB connection
29 Caution regarding USB connection If you lose data synchronization with the M3 when starting-up the editor, please check the following points. • If you’re using a USB hub, try connecting the M3 directly to a USB port on the computer itself to see whether it will work. You can also try removing all...
