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Page 3 - iii; Precautions

iii * Company names, product names, and names of formats etc. are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight • Locations of extreme temperature or humidity • Exce...

Page 4 - iv; Table of contents

iv Thank you for purchasing the Korg R3 synthesizer/vocoder. To ensuretrouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use theproduct correctly. Table of contents Vocoder programs ............................................................................. 14 1. Playing a vocoder progr...

Page 5 - Table of Contents

v Table of Contents Timbre Parameters ............................................. 23 1. VOICE ........................................................................................... 232. UNISON ........................................................................................ 243. PITCH-...

Page 7 - Introduction; Modulation Sequencers; Main Features; Advanced Formant Motion vocoding

1 Introduction 6. Modulation Sequencers Just as step sequencers provide new pitch data to an oscillator over time,the Modulation Sequencers can provide changes in modulation data overtime, in a way similar to a classic analog sequencer. Each modulationsequence can be set to provide a new discreet va...

Page 8 - The structure of a program; Synthesizer; Synth

2 The structure of a program ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Synthesizer Each of the R3 ’s programs consists of two timbres, a master effect, and an arpeggiator (Figure 0-1). Figure 0-1 Timbre 1 Timbre 2 Synth Synth EQ EQ Insert FX 1/2 Insert FX 1/2 Arpegg...

Page 9 - Arpeggiator

3 Envelope generators (EG1/EG2/EG3)Envelope generators (EG) are used to apply time-varying change to thesound parameters. Each EG consists of four parameters: attack time(ATTACK), decay time (DECAY), sustain level (SUSTAIN), and releasetime (RELEASE). Each timbre contains three of these EGs. EG1 is ...

Page 10 - Vocoder

4 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vocoder A vocoder is a device that analyzes the character (the frequency responseof each band) of a “modulator” signal (typically a human voice from amic), and applies a filter with the analyzed characteristics to the “car...

Page 11 - Front and rear panel; Front panel

5 Front and rear panel [PITCH] wheelControls the pitch. [MOD] wheelControls the depth of modulation (cyclic change). OCTAVE [UP] [DOWN] buttonsShift the pitch assigned to the keyboard in one-octave steps over a range of ± 3 octaves. [BANK SELECT] dialSelects the program bank (A–P). When the R3 is sh...

Page 13 - Rear panel

7 Front and rear panel OUTPUT [L/MONO], [R] jacksConnect your powered monitors, stereo amp, mixer, or multi-track recorder to these jacks.Use the L/MONO jack for monaural connection. [PHONES] jackConnect your headphones (stereo 1/4" plug) to this jack. MIDI Use these connectors to connect extern...

Page 14 - Preparations; Connections to MIDI equipment/computers; Connections; Connections from the audio outputs

8 Preparations If you want to process the waveform of a synthesizer or sampler, connecta mic or the output jack of your external device to the AUDIO INPUT 1and 2 jacks ( ☞ p.29). ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Connections to MIDI equipment/computers The k...

Page 15 - Connecting the pedal; ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack

9 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Connecting the pedal ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack By connecting a pedal such as the Korg EXP-2 or XVP-10 to this jack. Youcan send control messages such as breath control, volume, pan, expres-sion, etc. while keeping your hands f...

Page 16 - Connecting the AC adaptor; Turning the power on

10 Turning the power on ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1. The power supply Before you connect the power supply, make sure that the [POWER/STANDBY] switch is turned off (i.e., in the outward position). Connecting the AC adaptor Firmly insert the plug of th...

Page 17 - Quick Start; Demo songs; Listening to the demo songs

11 Quick Start Demo songs ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Listening to the demo songs The R3 contains several demo songs that take advantage of the rich sounds and expressive potential of the instrument. 1 To listen to the demo songs, hold down the [SHIFT]...

Page 18 - Synth programs; Modifying the sound; Using the Performance Edit function; Selecting and playing a program

12 Synth programs ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2. Modifying the sound On the R3 , you can modify the sound to add expression to your perfor- mance by turning the knobs [1]–[4], by moving the [PITCH] or [MOD]wheels, or by the way that you play the keyboa...

Page 20 - Vocoder programs; Playing a vocoder program

14 Vocoder programs ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2. Modifying the sound Just as with synth programs, you can modify the sound of a vocoderprogram by turning the knobs [1]–[4], by moving the [PITCH] and[MOD] wheels , by switching octaves, and by how you ...

Page 21 - Using the arpeggiator; Modifying the arpeggio

15 Arpeggiator ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Using the arpeggiator The arpeggiator detects the notes being played on the keyboard, andautomatically plays these notes one at a time in a variety of arpeggiatedstyles. The R3 ’s arpeggiator provides six arpe...

Page 22 - Modulation Sequence; Playing back a modulation sequence; Recording in Play mode

16 Modulation Sequence ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1. Playing back a modulation sequence Timbre 1 and timbre 2 provide a “modulation sequence” that can recordmovement of parameters over time. Let’s use a preset program to hearwhat a modulation sequence...

Page 23 - Recording in Edit mode

17 Recording in Edit mode In Edit mode you can choose any single parameter that is available forassignment via Knob Assign (SHIFT function) and record a movement forit. 1 Select a synth program. Choose a program that is notsaved with a modulation sequence (MOD SEQ [ON/OFF] button is dark). 2 Select ...

Page 24 - Formant Motion; Saving; Recording formant motion data; Preparing to record

18 Formant Motion 8 Speak or sing into the mic. 9 Press the FORMANT MOTION [REC] button to stop recording. Recording will stop automatically when the memory is full. 10 Press the FORMANT MOTION [ON/OFF] button (the button willlight).Now you can play the vocoder program using the formant motiondata t...

Page 25 - Editing; Basic editing procedures; Basic editing

19 Editing ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Basic editing procedures On the R3 there are two basic ways for you to create your own sound(s). • Select a program that is close to the sound you want to create, and tweak the parameters of that program until it ...

Page 26 - Returning a parameter to its original value.; Editing each timbre; The 1. Voice page parameters “Mode” apply to the entire program.; Selecting the timbre to edit

20 Returning a parameter to its original value. When editing, you can always return any edited parameter to its origi-nal value. Simply rotate the knob assigned to that parameter until theORIGINAL VALUE LED remains steadily lit. If you select another program or re-select the same program whileyou ar...

Page 27 - Editing a vocoder program; Vocoder section

21 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Editing a vocoder program Carrier The carrier signal will be processed based on the modulator ’s harmoniccontent, so a good choice for the carrier would be a waveform that is richin overtones, such as a sawtooth wave or a...

Page 28 - Editing the arpeggiator; Selecting which timbre(s) will be played by the arpeggiator; How to read the pages for each section

22 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Editing the arpeggiator The R3 ’s arpeggiator provides six arpeggio types. In addition to selecting an arpeggiator type, you can adjust the duration (gate time) , note value,swing amount, tempo, and other arpeggiator para...

Page 35 - Processing an external audio signal

29 5. OSC1 (Oscillator 1) broaden the pitch difference between theoscillators, producing a richer sound. Knob [4] Control2: Phase [000…127] Specifies the phase of each oscillator atnote-on. This will affect the tone of the at-tack. A setting of 127 will change the pitchand volume. 000 (0º) 063 (90º)...

Page 57 - Front Panel Arpeggio Parameters

51 Arpeggioparameters ARPEGGIATOR [TEMPO] knob Specifies the playback tempo of the arpeg-giator. The speed of modulation sequencesand LFOs for which “BPM Sync” is Onwill be synchronized to the tempo youspecify here. ARPEGGIATOR TEMPO LED This will blink at quarter-note intervals ofthe tempo specifie...

Page 60 - Front panel vocoder parameters

54 Vocoderparameters [VOCODER] button This switches the Vocoder function on/off. Off (key unlit): Vocoder is off. The pro- gram will not use the vocoder. On (key lit): Vocoder on. The program will use the vocoder. EDIT (key blinking): The vocoder param- eters can now be edited. When the vocoderis on...

Page 67 - Overview; GLOBAL structure

61 Overall settings (GLOBAL) ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Overview The GLOBAL section lets you can make overall settings for the R3 . For example, although it is possible to individually adjust the pitch of each synth orvocoder program, you can use the ...

Page 70 - MIDI parameters; Controlling an external MIDI tone generator from the; Using the R3 with other MIDI devices (MIDI); Controlling the

64 MIDI parameters ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Overview Here you can make MIDI-related settings for the R3 . MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standardfor exchanging various types of musical data between electron...

Page 71 - MIDI-related settings

65 Connecting an external MIDI sequencer or computer etc. If you want to record your performance on the R3 ’s keyboard into your external MIDI sequencer/computer (via a MIDI interface), or use the R3 as a combination of controller keyboard and MIDI sound module, or use the Editor/Librarian softwarei...

Page 72 - Connect and setting

66 GLOBAL “POSITION” setting The R3 ’s GLOBAL “Position” lets you specify how MIDI IN/OUT will be internally routed. This will affect how the MIDI data will be affected by the “Transpos,”“VelCurve,” and arpeggiator settings. • Normally when controlling an external MIDI tone generator from the R3 , y...

Page 73 - Synchronizing the arpeggiator; Using the R3 as master and the external MIDI device as slave

67 Synchronizing the arpeggiator The 42. MIDI page “Clock” (knob [4]) setting specifies whether the R3 ’s arpeggiator will be the master (the controlling device) or slave (the controlled device). For information on synchronization-related settings of your external MIDI de-vice, refer to the manual o...

Page 80 - Saving Data; Saving a program; Saving your edited settings; Saving GLOBAL, MIDI settings

74 Saving Data ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Saving a program Settings that will be saved • 01. Voice – 33. Arpeggiator-B page pa- rameters, 34. Carrier – 39. Lvl/Pan pageparameters • [TEMPO] knob setting • ARPEGGIATOR [ON/OFF] switch set- ting • OCTAVE [UP] [DOWN] button setting • Shift fun...

Page 81 - SHIFT functions; Copying and exchanging timbres/ Initializing a program

75 SHIFT functions 1-1. NAME PROGRAM Renaming a program The R3 lets you assign a name of up to eight characters to each program. In Play mode,the main display will show the programnumber and the program name. Procedure 1 Hold down the [SHIFT] button and pressthe PROGRAM SELECT [1] button.The [1] but...

Page 82 - Initializing Vocoder; Copy Effect

76 4-1. SWAP TIMBRE Swapping the timbres Here’s how to swap (exchange) the settingsof timbre 1 and timbre 2 in the currentlyselected program. This operation is avail-able if TIMBRE SELECT [TIMBRE 1] or[TIMBRE 2] is selected.You can execute this only if the programuses two timbres; i.e., you can’t ex...

Page 83 - Data dump

77 6-1. MIDI DATA DUMP Data dump 1 Prog: Data for the currently selected programwill be transmitted (1. Voice – 39. Lvl/Pan page parameters, front panel but-ton and knob settings.) AllProg: Data for all programs will be transmitted. Global: Global data will be transmitted (40. Glo-bal-A – 46. Pedal/...

Page 84 - Write protect setting

78 7-1. PRELOAD 1 Prog: Load only data for one program (1.Voice – 39. Lvl/Pan page parameters,front panel button and knob settings.) AllProg: Load data for all 128 programs. Global: Load global data (40. Global -A – 46.Pedal/Sw page parameters, foot pedalcalibration setting.) AllData: Load data for ...

Page 85 - Other SHIFT key functions

79 Other SHIFT key functions DEMO Listening to the demo performance • Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the ARPEGGIATOR [ON/OFF]switch . The demo will begin playing. While thedemo is playing, you can stop it bypressing the [EXIT] switch. Refer to p.11 for details on how to se-lect songs. CALIBR...

Page 87 - Index

81 Index Create a sound 19Cross Modulation 2, 27Cutoff 32 D Data dump 77Decay time 40Demo song 11, 79Destination 45Detuning 30Drive 2, 38Drive/Wave Shape 2, 38DWGS 27, 28 E Editing 19 Arpeggiator 22, 52Timbre 20, 23Vocoder 21, 54 EG (Envelope Generator) 3, 40, 41 EG Level Velocity Intensity 43Envelo...

Page 89 - Voice Name List; Program

83 SPEC VNL Voice Name List No. Program Name Category Voice Mode Arpeggio E-1 Strings PAD/STRINGS Multi Off E-2 Warm Pad PAD/STRINGS Multi Off E-3 AirGlass PAD/STRINGS Multi Off E-4 5thGlide PAD/STRINGS Layer Off E-5 PhaseStr PAD/STRINGS Multi Off E-6 StrngPad PAD/STRINGS Single Off E-7 Xtal Pad PAD...

Page 91 - Demo Songs

85 SPEC VNL • In programs for which “Voice Mode” is set to Multi, the timbre 2 MIDI channel (“T2MIDIch”) is set to 9 as the factory default setting. • O-1–O-8 are programs that use the Formant Motion function ( ☞ p.19) • P-1–P-8 are programs that use the mic input (audio input). In order to play the...

Page 92 - Trouble shooting

86 Trouble shooting Before you suspect a malfunction, please check the following points. Power does not turn on ❏ Is the AC adaptor connected to an AC outlet? ☞ p.8 ❏ Is the [POWER/STANDBY] switch turned on (pressed inward)? ☞ p.10 No sound ❏ If your powered monitor system or headphones connected to...

Page 93 - Specifications and options

87 SPEC VNL Specifications and options Tone generator system: MMT (Multiple Modeling Technology) • Programs: Number of timbres: maximum 2 (when using Layer, Split, or Multi)Maximum polyphony: 8 voicesStructure: Synth: 2 oscillators + noise generator Oscillator1:Wave: 8 Types: Sawtooth, Pulse, Triang...

Page 94 - IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS

 2006 KORG INC. 4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage requirements that areapplicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used. If you have pur...