Korg MP-10 PRO - Manual

5 Introduction Welcome! Many thanks, and congratulations on purchasing the MP-10 PRO Professional Media Player! To maximize your understanding and enjoyment of your MP-10 PRO, please read this manual at least once, and (as they say), “use this product as directed” . Keep the manual for future refere...

Positioning the handle 7 Part 1: Starting up There is a series of very simple setup operations to be taken care of before you start to use your MP-10 PRO . Warning: Please read this manual carefully, to avoid damaging this or other devices with incorrect handling. Positioning the handle While in the...

8 Introduction 2. Fold the handle to the desired position . Keep the red rings pushed and fold the handle down 3. Release the two red rings . 4. To set the handle to the straight position again, simply do the opposite . Turning the instrument on Here is how to turn the MP-10 PRO on . 1. Connect the ...

Turning the instrument on 9 During boot-up, you can read information about the operating system ver- sion . From time to time, Korg might release new versions of the operating system, that would be found on our official web sites. 5. When the boot-up is completed, the main screen appears . This is w...

10 Introduction Basic user interface setup Before using your MP-10 PRO in a performance environment, you can cus- tomize the way you will interact with it . Calibrating the touch panel The touch panel can be calibrated to respond to your preferred touch pressure . Please note that heavy touches are ...

Basic user interface setup 11 Please note that you can exit from this procedure at any time, by pressing the EXIT button in the control panel . Setting the display brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display, to adapt it to the environment’s light . 1. Press the GLOBAL button to access t...

12 Introduction Setting the control panel’s backlight You can adjust the intensity of the control panel buttons’ backlight, to adapt it to the environment’s light . 1. Press the GLOBAL button to access the Global Menu. 2. Touch the GENERAL Settings button on the display to access the General Setting...

Basic user interface setup 13 Setting the date and time Your MP-10 PRO includes a clock/calendar . You can adjust the date and time, to allow for correct time-stamping of all data .Please note that on the same page you can find a calendar, useful when check- ing for the date of your next show . 1. P...

14 Part 2: The user interface Part 2: The user interface Take a few minutes to learn the basics of the various sections of the device . This will help you better understand the information contained on the follow- ing pages . The front panel The front panel is the control center of your device. Here...

The front panel 15 In the top left corner you will find the audio controls. Output level controls and on/ off switch for the MIC1 microphone input. This input goes to the Voice Processor. Level control, and on/off switch for the harmony voices. On/off switch for the effects assigned to the microphon...

16 Part 2: The user interface In the top right corner there are the buttons used to access the general manage- ment pages, as well as the main data entry controls: Press to edit the global parameters. Use the arrow keys to move the selection cursor in the display. The UP/DOWN arrows are also used to...

The display and the user interface 19 The display and the user interface The touch screen display is where you interact with the device . Touch it, and you’ll get an action or a message as the feedback . Display zones As the control panel, the display is divided into logical zones. You will find mor...

20 Part 2: The user interface On the lower left area, you can find some routing and playback controls: Master/Monitor switch Play mode switch Shuffle indicator Repeat indicator Song transpose switch Finally, on the lower right area you can find Sound selection and setup con- trols, to be used when a...

The display and the user interface 21 Scrolling lists and selecting items When a list (for example, of Songs) is shown on the display, use the DIAL, the UP and DOWN buttons, or the scrollbars to the side of the list to scroll it .When you see the item that you are looking for, touch it, and press th...

22 Part 2: The user interface Selecting multiple items in a list While a list is shown, you can select more than a single item .• To select non-consecutive items, touch the first item, then keep the QUICK ACCESS KEY pressed and touch the other items . At the end of the selection, release the QUICK A...

The display and the user interface 23 If there is no keyboard connected, touch the text again, and the virtual key- board will open. Type your text, then confirm by touching OK (or cancel by touching Exit): Move the cursor back or forward Select the keyboard layout Save the keyboard layout In the ca...

24 Part 2: The user interface Moving knobs and sliders You can edit the value (and position) of knobs appearing on the display, by touching them, then dragging toward the top to increase the value, or toward the bottom to decrease it . To use the sliders, grab them, then drag to change their value ....

The display and the user interface 25 Cut/Copy/Paste Clipboard Similar to a personal computer, you can cut, copy and paste data, by touching the corresponding icon in the various pages . Cut Copy Paste The Save command All edit pages include a Save command, shown at the bottom right corner . Touch i...

26 Part 3: Ports and connections Part 3: Ports and connections The back panel The back panel contains the audio, video and pedal connections . Video outputs Pedal connectors MIDI connectors Audio outputs Power switch and AC adapter’s connector The left side panel The left side panel contains the mic...

The right side panel 27 The right side panel The right side panel contains the USB connectors . Connections for storage devices and/or MP3 players Connection for the USB power port of a storage device, a USB lamp, an MP3 player (or any other device that can be powered or recharged via USB) Connectio...

28 Part 3: Ports and connections Audio connections Before enjoying the audio quality of your MP-10 PRO, you should connect it to an audio amplification system. Connecting the MP-10 PRO to an audio amplification system To let your audience listen to your music, connect the MP-10 PRO’s audio outputs t...

Audio connections 29 Adjusting the volume levels You can adjust the final volume while listening to the demo Songs. 1. For safety reasons, before setting the levels you should lower both the vol- ume of the MP-10 PRO and the amplification system.• Lower the volume of the external amplification syste...

30 Part 3: Ports and connections Touch the Play Mode icon ( ) to select the AutoLoad play mode ( ) . In this mode, the Songs in the demo playlist will be automatically loaded to the players . Selected Song loaded into Player 1 (orange). Selected Song loaded into Player 2 (blue) 3. Press the PLAY/PAU...

Audio connections 31 the signal should remain in the green area and only occasionally go to the orange area during signal peaks (i .e ., a kick drum’s beat) . Master level indicators. These indicate the sum of all levels in the device. Please note these are independent from the MASTER VOLUME knob. •...

32 Part 3: Ports and connections Adding a limiter or a filter to the audio output Sometimes, adding a limiter to the output allows the perception of a louder signal without actually increasing the volume, in essence adding more “punch” and low-end . This could be very useful in a ballroom, where peo...

Audio connections 33 3. Touch the pop-up menu and choose a limiter or any other effect from the menu . Effect Parameters Stereo Limiter The limiter regulates the input signal level, by compressing any signals exceeding the specified threshold level, thus bringing signal peaks under control. Stereo Ma...

34 Part 3: Ports and connections Global tuning You can set the global tuning (in cents of a semitone increments) to adapt the MP-10 PRO tuning to another musical instrument that cannot be easily tuned, for example an acoustic piano . 1. Press the GLOBAL button to access the Global Menu. 2. Touch the...

Connecting and setting the pedals 35 Connecting and setting the pedals You can connect two pedals to the MP-10 PRO: a Damper pedal (to be used to sustain Sounds such as a Grand Piano), and an Assignable pedal (either an expression-type pedal or a footswitch pedal, that you can freely program) . Conn...

36 Part 3: Ports and connections 2. Touch the PEDAL Settings button to access the Pedal Settings page . 3. Use the Function pop-up menu to select a function . 4. Choose a function depending on the type of pedal connected . Pedal function Meaning Off Pedal deactivated. Footswitch functions Play/Pause...

Connecting and setting the pedals 37 6. Press the EXIT button to return to the main screen (or touch the Global Menu button to return to the Global Menu). Connecting a damper pedal A Damper pedal is used to sustain the notes when playing Sounds with a key- board . It is like the right pedal of an ac...

38 Part 3: Ports and connections 3. Touch the red button on the display to confirm that you pressed the pedal. The following dialog box will appear: 4. Set the pedal to the minimum value . Pull the pedal completely back, or release the footswitch . 5. Touch the red button on the display to confirm t...

Connecting a PC keyboard 39 Connecting a PC keyboard You can connect a standard PC alphanumeric keyboard, to quickly enter names and values . The keyboard must be connected to the PC KEYBOARD USB port of the MP-10 PRO . Once the keyboard is connected, you can choose the keyboard layout . Choosing yo...

40 Part 3: Ports and connections 3. Touch the GENERAL SET button to go to the General Settings page. 4. From the Extended Character Set pop-up menu, choose your language .If there is a PC keyboard connected, you may notice that the keyboard layout is also changed . 5. If you are not happy with the d...

Connecting a PC keyboard 41 Part 4: The Players The Players are where you can play Songs, reading them from the library, or from any directory of the internal drive or an external device (iPod, hard drive, memory stick…) connected to the MP-10 PRO’s USB ports . Songs can be included in playlists for...

42 Part 4: The Players Manual play mode: Playing single Songs Playing a single Song at a time is useful when you want total freedom over your Performance . This section will let you see how Songs are selected and assigned to a player, and will show you how playlists are related to the library . The ...

Manual play mode: Playing single Songs 43 The name of the play mode is also always shown (in all pages) in the top right area of the display: We will go into more details with the other play modes later . At the mo- ment, the Manual play mode is all you need to play a Song . Choosing a Song from a p...

Manual play mode: Playing single Songs 45 Choosing a Song from the library The library is the main collection of Songs (both MIDI and MP3 files) stored inside the MP-10 PRO . This is sort of a database, that will help you retrieve Songs among the many thousands . Database entries also allow for addi...

Manual play mode: Playing single Songs 47 4. When you see the Song that you’re looking for, touch it to select it . The selected Song will be shown in reverse in the list: 5. In case you can’t find the Song you’re looking for, use the Find function to search it . (More information about the Find fun...

Manual play mode: Playing single Songs 49 Playing back the selected Song After having selected a Song, either from the active playlist or from the library, you can play it . 1. To play the Song, press the PLAY/PAUSE button of the player that you assigned to it . 2. You can use the transport controls...

50 Part 4: The Players Selecting a different Song After the end of a Song, or while it is still playing, you can choose a different Song from the playlist or the library . 1. Choose the new Song from the playlist or the library . • To choose a different Song, touch the Song that you want to play in ...

Controlling the Song’s playback 51 Controlling the Song’s playback There are a few things you can do with a Song during its playback, like ad- justing the volume, jumping to a different position, adjusting the tempo and transposition . Adjusting the Song’s volume There are various controls contribut...

52 Part 4: The Players 3. Since they may have different levels, you can separately adjust the volume of MIDI (MID, KAR) and MP3 Songs . Press the MIXER button and drag the sliders that appear on-screen in the Mixer Menu page . SMF relative volume MP3 relative volume Pre-mixing output volume 4. To sa...

Controlling the Song’s playback 53 2. If the Song was not playing (i .e ., it was in stop or in pause) press the PLAY/PAUSE ( ) button to start the Song from the current position . Otherwise, it will continue playing from the new position . Adjusting the tempo You can adjust the playback tempo of th...

AutoLoad play mode: Automatically loading Songs 55 AutoLoad play mode: Automatically loading Songs As we have just seen, you can play Songs by choosing them one at a time . But since the MP-10 PRO is an entertainer’s machine, the best part is that you can also let it automatically load Songs, while ...

AutoLoad play mode: Automatically loading Songs 57 Immediately playing the next Song at the end of the current one (the Auto Play button) While in AutoLoad ( ) play mode, the playback ends at the end of the cur- rent Song . In case you want to ‘reserve’ the play command before the end of the current...

58 Part 4: The Players NoStop play mode: Playing a list of Songs, one after the other If you prefer to be totally free from having to manually start Songs, you can decide to have your MP-10 PRO load all the Songs in a playlist, and let them play back automatically . This way, there will be continuit...

NoStop play mode: Playing a list of Songs, one after the other 59 3. Press Player 1’s PLAY/PAUSE button to start the first Song. WARNING: When you press the PLAY/PAUSE button, the CROSSFADER auto- matically moves towards the selected player. Be careful not to put any obstacle on its way! 4. When the...

Mixing two Songs, DJ-style 61 • Press the TO PLAYER 2 ( ) button on the right of the crossfader to quickly switch to Player 2 . • Press the TO SELECTED ( ) button on the center of the crossfader to quickly set the volume of both players to the same level . Adjusting the crossfading time You can adju...

Other playback modes 63 Other playback modes There are a couple of other automatic playback options, that you could find handy when you prefer allowing the MP-10 PRO to choose the Songs for you . Songs will be chosen from the current playlist, so you can limit the range of their style by creating a ...

The metronome 65 The metronome You can use the metronome to send a click to other musicians . This is also known as a “click track”; useful for instances where musicians are playing along in time with the file. Note: The metronome only works with MIDI files. It cannot be used with MP3 files. 1. Pres...

66 Part 5: Playing Songs from any device Part 5: Playing Songs from any device If you have a preferred collection of Songs stored in your MP3 player, and don’t want to permanently import them into your MP-10 PRO, you can play them directly from the external device .Since you can also store Songs on ...

Playing single Songs from a device 67 3. Browse through the directories, and then touch the name of the Song to play . Please note you can select Songs in MID, KAR and MP3 format . Song’s path Player and current Song Selected Song 4. Press the OK button to assign the selected Song to one of the play...

68 Part 5: Playing Songs from any device Playing Songs from a saved library Instead of importing Songs, you can momentarily “plug-in” an external library of Songs to play them . The library can be in the MP-10 PRO’s own format, or in the format of the Apple® iPod® . Playing Songs from an MP-10 PRO l...

Playing Songs from a saved library 69 4. To remove the external library, simply remove the USB device from the HOST port . You will not need to select a remove command before doing so, but be sure no Songs are being played back from the library to avoid damaging your media . Playing Songs from an Ap...

Accessing the library 71 Part 6: The Library A library is a collection of Songs . Inside the MP-10 PRO resides a main library, that is the one you will be using for everyday operations .Saved libraries can reside inside your MP-10 PRO’s hard drive or in an ex- ternal USB storage device . An external...

72 Part 6: The Library Browsing through the library The List view When you first access the library, or touch the List view icon on the display ( ), you can see your Songs in what is called the List view . Song. Press the OK button to assign it to a player Scrollbar You can use the scrollbar or the ...

Browsing through the library 73 The Column view An alternative view can be accessed by touching the Columns icon ( ), and this is called the Column view . Here, you can see the Songs in the library organized in various columns, so that you can browse them by genre, author and Song name: Selected Son...

74 Part 6: The Library Finding a Song You can find a Song by searching for it by name; to avoid it being lost among the thousand files in your library. Doing a basic search (Quick Find) You can find a Song by just entering a few characters of its name. 1. Press the FIND button . The Find dialog box ...

Finding a Song 77 Finding a Song via its numeric ID While in the Library > Info page, you can assign a unique ID number to a Song, allowing you to quickly recall them via their ID numbers . 1. While in the Find dialog box, touch the ID area . To enter the ID number of the Song, either use a conne...

78 Part 6: The Library Customizing the List view You can show, hide and resize the columns of the List view to suit your prefer- ences . Showing/hiding columns You can see up to five columns in the List view. 1. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Library section . 2. Touch the Tools ( ) icon to ...

Customizing the List view 81 How to reset all columns to their original position You can reset the columns position with the following procedure . 1. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Library page . 2. Touch the Tools ( ) icon to open the Tools page . 3. Touch the Library View command to open t...

82 Part 6: The Library Editing a Song entry As with a database entry, you can edit the information associated with each Song in your library . 1. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Library pages . 2. Browse through the files and touch the Song to edit.You can also select several Songs at once by...

86 Part 6: The Library Importing Songs into the library When you know that you’re always going to want to bring your own collection of Songs (in MID, KAR or MP3 format), you should copy it to the library of the MP-10 PRO . Note: For a list of supported formats, please see “Supported Song formats” on...

Importing Songs into the library 89 2. Press the LIBRARY button, and touch the Import/Export ( ) icon to go to the Import/Export page . 3. Touch the Import Folder command to open the file browser. 4. Touch the icon of the source device in the first column, and then browse to find the folder containi...

Importing Songs into the library 91 7. Remove the USB device from the HOST port . You will not need to select a remove command before doing it, but be sure the import operation is completed, to avoid damaging your media . Importing an MP-10 PRO library You can have multiple MP-10 PRO libraries store...

Importing Songs into the library 93 Rebuilding the library’s IDs As an additional step after importing Songs, you could rebuild the IDs of your library . As mentioned, IDs are numbers that can help you selecting most fre- quently played Songs quickly (in the Info page of the Library) . When import- ...

94 Part 6: The Library Deleting Songs or the library You can delete Songs that are no longer needed . Please keep in mind that Songs deleted from the library are gone forever (unless you have a copy of them somewhere else) . Deleting a Song (or a series of Songs) from the library You can select and ...

Deleting Songs or the library 95 Deleting all the Songs from the library When you want to start from an empty library, you can completely delete all the Songs from the library . 1. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Library pages . 2. Touch the Import/Export ( ) icon to access the Import/Export ...

96 Part 6: The Library Exporting single Songs or the whole library You can export Songs from your library, and save them as separate files. Exported Songs are not removed from the library . Exporting a single Song You can export a single Song or a series of Songs from the library . You can either ch...

Exporting single Songs or the whole library 97 6. Touch the Export Song command. The file selector will appear. 7. Touch the device location where you want to export the Song(s) . In case you want to save it into a folder, browse through the folders until you see the right one . Touch it to select i...

98 Part 6: The Library 2. Press the LIBRARY button, and touch the Import/Export ( ) icon to go to the Import/Export page . 3. Touch the Export Library command . A box showing the connected storage devices appears . 4. Touch OK, and the library will be saved to the external device . WARNING: You can ...

Selecting a playlist 99 Part 7: The Playlists Playlists are a quicker way to select the Songs of from a limited set (compared to the full library archive), by organizing them into preferred lists with a lim- ited number of items .Playlists can be used in advance to select all of the Songs needed for...

100 Part 7: The Playlists created, there will always be the two reserved playlist “Now playing” and “Request” (more about them on page 101) . 3. Browse through the list, and touch the playlist that you wish to select . 4. Press the OK button to select the playlist, and make it appear in the Play lis...

Playing back the Songs of a playlist 101 Playing back the Songs of a playlist The Songs that are contained in the selected playlist can be played in either the Manual, AutoLoad or NoStop play modes . How to use the playlists for playback is described in the chapter dedicated to the players (see inst...

102 Part 7: The Playlists Browsing through the playlists There are two different ways to browse the Songs in a playlist . The List view By touching the List View ( ) icon, you can see the Songs in a playlist as a flat list. This is exactly as the List view of the library. The Column view By touching...

Creating and editing the playlists 103 Creating and editing the playlists Creating a new playlist 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. If you are not there, touch the Playlist Library ( ) icon to see the Playlist Library page . 3. Touch the New Playlist/Folder ( ) icon to o...

104 Part 7: The Playlists Creating a folder Folders can be used to group playlists together, and keep everything organized . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist Library page . 2. Touch the New Playlist/Folder ( ) icon to open the Create Playlist or Folder dialog box: 3. Type the name...

Creating and editing the playlists 105 Adding Songs to a playlist Once a playlist has been created, you will populate it with Songs . Please re- member that all Songs of a playlist are chosen from the library . The playlist is a sub-set of the library . 1. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Libr...

106 Part 7: The Playlists 5. The Playlist page appears: 6. Touch the target playlist to select it, and press the OK button . The Song will be added to the end of the playlist, and you will return to the Tools page .If you want to exit from this page without adding the Song, press the EXIT button to ...

Creating and editing the playlists 107 Adding Songs to the last selected playlist Here is a quick way to create a playlist. You can select a target playlist a first time, then use the Add to Last Selected command to add Songs to it, without having to select it again each time . 1. Press the LIBRARY ...

108 Part 7: The Playlists Rearranging the Songs in the playlist You can change the position of the Songs in a playlist . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. If you are not there, touch the Playlist Library ( ) icon to see the Playlist Library page, and select one of the pl...

Creating and editing the playlists 109 Editing a Song in the playlist You can see and edit information about the selected Song(s) . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. If you are not there, touch the Playlist Library ( ) icon to see the Playlist Library page, and select on...

110 Part 7: The Playlists Deleting a Song from the playlist You can delete Songs from the selected playlist . Note that deleting a Song from a playlist does not delete it from the library, nor from the physical storage device . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. Select on...

Managing the playlists 111 Managing the playlists Cutting (or copying) and pasting a playlist You can move or duplicate an existing playlist . Note: You cannot cut the “Now Playing” and “Request” playlists. 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. Browse through the files, and ...

112 Part 7: The Playlists Deleting a playlist You can delete a playlist that you no longer need . Note: You cannot delete the “Now Playing” and “Request” playlists. 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. Touch the Playlist Library ( ) icon to select the Playlist Library page ...

Managing the playlists 113 Renaming a playlist You can rename playlists . Note: You cannot rename the “Now Playing” and “Request” playlists. 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist page . 2. Browse through the files, and touch the playlist to be renamed. 3. Touch the Rename ( ) icon to o...

114 Part 7: The Playlists Getting information on a playlist 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist page . 2. Browse through the files, and touch the playlist that you wish to get infor- mation about . 3. Touch the Info ( ) icon to see the relevant information . 4. Press the EXIT button ...

Importing and exporting the playlists 115 Importing and exporting the playlists Importing playlists You can import playlists from a file generated with an Export Playlist operation (see “Exporting a playlist” on page 117) . Importing a playlist also imports the corresponding Songs into the library, ...

116 Part 7: The Playlists Exporting Songs from a playlist You can export one or more Songs from a playlist . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. Touch either the List View ( ) or the Column View ( ) icon to see the List View or Column View page . 3. Browse through the Song...

Importing and exporting the playlists 117 Exporting a playlist You can export a complete playlist . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. Touch the name of the playlist to be exported . 3. Touch the Tools ( ) icon to see the Tools page . 4. Touch the Export Playlist command ...

118 Part 7: The Playlists 6. You are asked whether you want to export a TXT list of the selected Songs, or the playlist as a “resource” file. Choose to export the playlist (resource) file. 7. Enter a name for the exported playlist . 8. Touch the OK button to confirm, or Cancel to cancel the operatio...

Importing and exporting the playlists 119 Exporting a Song list as a text file You can save the name of the Songs in a playlist as a text (TXT) file, to be used (for example) as a reminder during a show . 1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist pages . 2. Touch the name of the playlist t...

120 Part 7: The Playlists 6. You are asked whether you want to export a TXT list of the selected Songs, or the playlist as data resources. Choose to export a TXT file. 7. Enter a name for the exported TXT file. 8. Touch the OK button to confirm, or Cancel to cancel the operation. 9. Press the EXIT b...

Customizing the List View 121 Customizing the List View You can customize the Playlist’s List View, exactly as you can do with the Library’s List View .While you are in the Playlist pages, go to the Tools page and touch the Play list View button . Check the name of the columns you want to see . Also...

122 Part 8: The Microphone Part 8: The Microphone Two microphone inputs are provided to mix in two singers or one singer and the MC .• The MIC 1 input is processed by the MP-10 PRO’s studio quality effect processor (with vocal effects provided by TC-Helicon), and is dedicated to the lead vocals. On ...

Connecting the microphones and setting the gain 123 Turning the microphones on Turn the microphone(s) on . 1. Press the MIC switch corresponding to the microphone to be turned on . The switch will light up . 2. To turn a microphone off, press the MIC switch again . The switch’s light will go dark . ...

124 Part 8: The Microphone Adjusting the microphone’s volume After setting the input gain, adjust the volume of the microphones in the mix . Adjusting the volume of each microphone Use the MIC volume level controls on the front panel to mix the microphone with the other sound sources . 1. Play a Son...

Adjusting the microphone’s volume 125 Adjusting the general volume of the microphones After having set the input gain and the level of each microphone, you can con- trol the final volume of both microphones with a single slider. 1. Press the MIXER button . 2. Be sure the Mixer Menu page is shown . I...

126 Part 8: The Microphone The melody track / lead voice You can turn the melody track or the lead voice of a Song on or off, to sing by yourself on the Song . Turning the melody track, or the lead voice off Here is how to turn off the melody track (MIDI file) or the lead voice (MP3 file) of a Song....

128 Part 8: The Microphone Choosing the melody track or the voice type on the fly If your Song has a different track or a different voice type than the default or the programmed one, you can quickly choose a different one during playback . 1. Keep the QUICK ACCESS button pressed, and press the MELOD...

The choir/harmonizer 129 The choir/harmonizer Your MP-10 PRO includes a powerful three-voice harmonizer, that will add a realistic virtual harmonies to your voice . Adding harmony voices If the microphone is connected to the MIC 1 input, you can add up to three melodies . 1. Press the CHOIR button ....

130 Part 8: The Microphone The vocal effects The MP-10 PRO incorporates high-quality vocal effects provided by TC- Helicon; the effects are generated by the Voice Processor section .• On MIC 1, available effects are low cut filtering, dynamics control, equaliza- tion, delay and reverb (in addition t...

The Voice Processor Setup 131 The Voice Processor Setup Choosing a Voice Processor Setup A Voice Processor Setup contains general settings for the lead voice, like low- cut filtering, compression and equalization. We already provided some stan- dard settings, but you are invited to experiment (with ...

132 Part 8: The Microphone Removing any low-frequency pop and rumble (MIC1) On MIC 1, you can activate a low-cut filter to allow for a cleaner signal from the microphone, by “cutting out” pops, floor rumble and mic handling noise. 1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 2. Touch the VOI...

The Voice Processor Setup 133 3. Touch the SETUP button to go to the Setup page . 4. Touch the Dyn . pop-up menu, and choose whether to apply compression to the lead voice alone, the harmony voices, or both . 5. Use the knobs to edit each compressor parameter, as explained in the fol- lowing table ....

The Voice Processor Setup 135 Adjusting the microphone level (MIC1/2) The level controls on this page correspond to the MIC level knobs in the con- trol panel .When you move the physical knob, the virtual knob on the Voice Processor Setup page will also move . On the contrary, there is no way to aut...

The Voice Processor Setup 137 Saving a Voice Processor Setup When you touch the SAVE command in a Voice Processor Setup page, the fol- lowing dialog box appears: Name of the Setup. Type it, or touch the area to make the virtual keyboard appear. Preset where to save the current settings. Touch the ar...

138 Part 8: The Microphone The Voice Processor Presets Choosing a Voice Processor Preset A Voice Processor Preset is a memory of all voice processing effects that can be applied to MIC 1 . It’s like a sound preset for your vocal effects . 1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 2. Touch...

The Voice Processor Presets 139 Assigning a Voice Processor Preset to a Song You can let a Song automatically select a Voice Processor Preset . 1. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Library pages . 2. Touch the Song to edit, and touch the Info ( ) icon to access the Info page . 3. Touch the VP P...

142 Part 8: The Microphone 5. Touch the SAVE command to save the settings to a Voice Processor Preset (more info below) . 6. Press the EXIT button to return to the main screen . Sending harmony chords and notes from a Song When in Chord or Notes mode, the harmonizer can receive chords and notes from...

The Voice Processor Presets 143 Sending harmony chords and notes from a MIDI keyboard When in Chord or Notes mode, the harmonizer can receive chords and notes from an external MIDI keyboard . By default, the MP-10 PRO expects that the keyboard will transmit on MIDI channel #1, but you can change thi...

144 Part 8: The Microphone received by the harmonizer . This will let you recognize, for example, the notes played with the left hand as harmony notes, filtering out any melody note played with the right hand . 7. Touch the SAVE button to save the settings to the Global. 8. Press the EXIT button to ...

The Voice Processor Presets 145 • Editing the individual voices 1. From the three icons in the top-left area of the page, select the voice that you want to edit . 2. Use the Voice On/Off checkbox to turn the voice on or off . 3. Use the Gender parameter to choose the gender of the voice. 4. Use the ...

146 Part 8: The Microphone • Editing general parameters for all of the voicesAt this point, you can edit the general parameters for all voices . 1. Use the Attack and Release knobs to set the envelope attack and release for all the voices . 2. Use the Portamento knob to define (in milliseconds) the ...

148 Part 8: The Microphone sync signal will come from MIDI . When the MIDI source is selected, you can set the beat unit with the R (Ratio) pop-up menu . 7. Use the High Frequency Damp pop-up menu to activate a low-pass filter for the repetitions . 8. Touch the SAVE command to save the settings to a...

The Voice Processor Presets 149 4. Touch the MIC 1 or MIC 2 tab to select the reverb level that’s applied to the corresponding microphone input . Use the Reverb Level knob to set the level . 5. Choose the reverb type by using the Type pop-up menu . Reverb Type Notes and parameters Hall This hall-typ...

150 Part 8: The Microphone Saving a Voice Processor Preset When you touch the SAVE command in a Voice Processor Preset page, the following dialog box appears: Name of the Preset. Type it, or touch the area to bring up the virtual keyboard. Preset to save the current settings to. Touch the arrow to c...

Talking to your audience 151 Talking to your audience You can use the microphone (connected to any MIC input) to talk to your au- dience . Thanks to the Talk function of the MP-10 PRO, vocal effects and the level of the background music are lowered, so announcements can be made with the touch of a b...

Lyrics and chords formats 153 Part 9: Lyrics, chords and score The MP-10 PRO will let you read lyrics, chords and music score via the touch screen or video output . This allows you to sing or play another instrument while the Song continues . Lyrics and chords formats Lyrics and chords can be contai...

Lyrics and chords formats 155 Assigning the Text Page Down command to a switch or footswitch If you plan to work with lyrics and chords included in TXT files, assign the “Text Page Down” command to a switch or footswitch . • How to assign the command to a footswitch: 1. Press the GLOBAL button to ac...

Reading the lyrics and chords 157 Reading the lyrics and chords You can read lyrics and chords on the touch screen or an external display . 1. After having loaded a Song containing lyrics and/or chords, press the LYRICS/SCORE button to access the Lyrics/Score pages . Be sure the Lyrics/Chords ( ) ic...

158 Part 9: Lyrics, chords and score Reading the score You can see any track of the selected Song (in the selected player) as tradi- tional music notation . 1. After having selected a MIDI Song, press the LYRICS/SCORE button to access the Lyrics/Score pages .As an alternative, you can keep the QUICK...

Reading the score 159 The selected track is shown as traditional music notation . Depending on the content of the track, lyrics, notes and chords can be shown . The MP-10 PRO takes care of ‘cleaning-up’ the score for you, so that it is always easy to read . Several automatic operations are carried o...

160 Part 9: Lyrics, chords and score Connecting an external display To share lyrics with your audience or another performer, or to see the screen on a wider surface (the video system of the venue, an external monitor…), you can connect an external display, TV set or video system . Connecting the dis...

Connecting an external display 161 2. Set the various parameters to choose what will appear on the external vid- eo, according to the following table . Parameter Setting System Video standard. PAL is used in most European, South American, Asian and African countries. This setting can also be used wi...

162 Part 9: Lyrics, chords and score The screen saver If the external display should remain turned on but unused for some time, you should let the screen-saver help preserve it . 1. Press the VIDEO button to open the Video Settings page . 2. Touch the SCREEN SAVER button to access the Screen Saver p...

Connecting a MIDI keyboard 163 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard The MP-10 PRO also works as a MIDI sound module . You can connect a MIDI keyboard, and play its internal sounds, for example a grand piano to ac- company your singing . Also, you can connect the MP-10 PRO to a personal computer, ...

164 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard 3. If it is not already selected, touch the MIDI SETUP button to access the Midi Setup page . 4. Touch the Current Midi Setup pop-up menu, and choose the “Master Kbd” setup . 5. Touch the SAVE button to save the selection . 6. Press the EXIT button to retu...

Activating and deactivating the Sound section 165 Activating and deactivating the Sound section The Sound section can be shown or hidden from the main page of the display, and can be completely activated or deactivated . Showing/hiding the Sound section Before being able to access the Sound section ...

166 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard 3. To show the Sound section, touch the MIDI Keyboard Control On/Off checkbox to make the checkmark appear . 4. To hide the Sound section, touch the MIDI Keyboard Control On/Off checkbox to make the checkmark disappear . 5. Press the EXIT button to return ...

Choosing and playing the Sounds 167 Choosing and playing the Sounds While in the main page you should see a keyboard icon in the lower right cor- ner of the display . By touching it, you can access to the Sounds . Sounds and Performances To allow for more than a single Sound on the keyboard, Sounds ...

168 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard Choosing a Performance from the main screen There are 128 factory and 128 user Performances to choose from. The first ones are pre-programmed at the factory, and cannot be overwritten or deleted . On the contrary, you can use the second ones to save your o...

Choosing and playing the Sounds 169 Choosing a Performance from the menu In addition to using the keyboard icon on the main screen, you can choose a Performance from a pop-up menu . 1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 2. Touch the KEYBOARD Sound & FX button to access the Keyboar...

170 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard Tuning and transpose Transposing the Sounds Use the TRANSPOSE buttons to transpose the Sounds . Depending on the set- tings seen below, you will transpose the Sounds of the Song or the Sound as- signed to the keyboard . Setting the function assigned to the...

172 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard Choosing a tuning scale You can choose a different tuning scale than the Equal tuning for the keyboard . 1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 2. Touch the KEYBOARD Sound & FX button to access the Keyboard Sound & FX page . 3. Touch ...

174 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard Editing the Sounds and Performances Choosing the Sounds Each Performance is made of up to four Sounds: three of them assigned to the right hand (Upper tracks), and the other one to the left hand (Lower track) . You can freely choose the Sounds and save the...

Editing the Sounds and Performances 175 8. Use the Tune knob to fine tune the selected track. 9. Touch the SAVE command to save the settings to the current Performance . 10. Press the EXIT button to return to the main screen . Mixing Sounds As with a mixer, you can adjust the volume, pan, reverb and...

176 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard Editing the equalization You can adjust the three-band semi-parametric equalization for each Sound of the keyboard . 1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 2. Touch the KEYBOARD Sound & FX button to access the Keyboard Sound & FX sect...

Editing the Sounds and Performances 177 Choosing the reverb and effects Each Performance can be processed by a master reverb and a modulating ef- fect, that are applied to all Sounds of the Performance . You can adjust the send level to each master effect on the previous page (Mix) . 1. Press the MI...

178 Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboard Splitting the keyboard You can assign a Sound to the left hand (Lower track) and up to three Sounds to the right hand (Upper tracks) . The split point can be freely programmed . 1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 2. Touch the KEYBOARD Sou...

Editing the Sounds and Performances 179 Saving a Performance After editing all of the parameters of the Performance, you can save them into one of the 128 available User Performances locations . 1. While you are in one of the Keyboard Sounds & FX pages, touch the SAVE command to open the Write P...

180 Part 11: Pads and Assignable Switches Part 11: Pads and Assignable Switches Four Pad/Switch buttons are supplied, to let you trigger additional Sounds or cycling sequences, or to access special functions . Programming the Pads/Switches You can program the four PAD/SWITCH buttons as Pad or Assign...

Programming the Pads/Switches 181 4. If you want the buttons to act as Pads, leave the Switch Mode box un- checked . If you want them to work as Assignable Switches, check the box . 5. Touch the SAVE command to save the new settings into the current Pad Set . 6. Press the EXIT button to return to th...

182 Part 11: Pads and Assignable Switches 4. Touch the Set name, and choose one of the available sets from the list . Press the OK button to confirm your selection, and press the EXIT button to close the list .Factory sets are pre-programmed at the factory and cannot be overwritten or deleted . User...

Programming the Pads/Switches 183 3. Touch the SWITCH SET ( ) button to access the Switch Set page . 4. Be sure the Switch Mode checkbox is checked . 5. Use the pop-up menus to assign a function to the corresponding switch . Function Meaning Off No function assigned. Performance Up Selects the next ...

184 Part 11: Pads and Assignable Switches Playing the Pads Use the Pad buttons to play up to four Hits or Sequences . Sequences will play in synch with the tempo of the active player . 1. Press one or more Pad buttons to hear the corresponding Hit or Sequence . 2. In case of cycling sequences, press...

Choosing Sounds 185 Part 12: Editing Songs You can edit several parameters regarding the Sounds assigned to the MIDI files. Choosing Sounds You can assign different Sounds to a MIDI file. Please note that Sounds could still change during the playback, if Program Change messages are found in the sequ...

Choosing the reverb and effect 187 4. Touch the MIX button to select the Mix page . 5. If needed, touch the TRACK button to switch between tracks 1-8 and 9-16 . 6. On each track, use the Volume, Pan, Reverb and FX knobs to edit the cor- responding parameter . 7. When done, press the SAVE command to ...

188 Part 12: Editing Songs 4. Touch the FX button to select the FX page . 5. Touch the FX pop-up menu, and select a modulating effect for the Song . Use the knobs corresponding to the various parameters to edit the effect . The FX Amount parameter lets you adjust the level of the effect .For a list ...

190 Part 12: Editing Songs Editing the Sounds You can edit the Sounds that are assigned to each track, to fine-tune them to your taste . 1. Choose a MIDI file and assign it to Player 1. 2. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu . 3. Touch the SMF Song Edit button to access the SMF Song Edit...

Editing the Sounds 191 8. For each track, use the knobs to edit the various Sound parameters . Parameter Meaning Attack Time taken to reach the maximum level of the sound once the key is pressed. Decay Time needed to go from the maximum sound level (at the end of the at- tack) to the sustaining leve...

192 Part 13: Managing Files Part 13: Managing Files Browsing through the files While on a Media page, data is presented in three columns . On the left there are the devices or the top levels, while going toward the right you can go deeper inside the folders and the files they contain. Devices File p...

Editing files and folders 193 Editing files and folders Creating a new folder You can create new folders on your hard drive, to group files and other folders together . 1. Press the MEDIA button to access the Media pages . 2. Browse through the files and folders, until you see the content of the fold...

194 Part 13: Managing Files 2. Browse through the files, and touch the file or folder to be cut or copied to select it . If you want to select more than a single item, keep the QUICK ACCESS KEY pressed and touch the other items (see “Selecting multiple items in a list” on page 22) . 3. Touch the Cut...

Editing files and folders 195 Renaming files or folders You can rename files and folders on your hard drive. 1. Press the MEDIA button to access the Media pages . 2. Browse through the files and folders, until you see the file or folder you want to rename . Touch it to select it . 3. Touch the Rename...

196 Part 13: Managing Files Getting information on files or folders You can get information on the files and folders on your hard drive. You can also select multiple files or folders, and see the information that’s common to all . 1. Press the MEDIA button to access the Media pages . 2. Browse throu...

Device utilities 197 Device utilities Formatting a device You can format a device in a format that can be recognized by the MP-10 PRO . Before formatting it, you can try and see if a devices already formatted on a PC can already be recognized by the MP-10 PRO . WARNING: When formatting a device, all...

198 Part 13: Managing Files Enabling or disabling the USB connection for exchanging data with a personal computer The USB DEVICE port allows you to access the internal hard drive from a personal computer (PC or Mac), by simply connecting the MP-10 PRO to the computer’s USB interface. This way, you c...

Device utilities 199 4. Touch the USB Connection command to make the USB Connection dialog box appear . (You can exit from this dialog box at any time, by pressing the EXIT button) . 5. Touch the ENABLE button to enable a USB connection with your PC .The HD LED will start blinking, while the persona...

200 Part 13: Managing Files Backing up all internal data From time to time, you should archive your internal data and library and save it to a safe place. A backup file contains all the data you’ve created (Performances, Pads, Global preferences), and might or may not include the Song library.Please...

Device utilities 201 7. Once confirmed, a message will appear, asking you if you want to include the Song library . Including the library will increase the size of the backup file. Touch Yes to include the library, or No to exclude it. 8. The progress bar will show the backup in progress . Wait for ...

202 Part 13: Managing Files 4. Touch the TOOLS ( ) icon to go to the Tools page . 5. Touch the Restore command, then touch the OK command to load the backup file (or Cancel to exit). WARNING: Restoring will overwrite and delete all corresponding data inside the MP-10 PRO. Be sure you have a copy of ...

MIDI or USB 203 Part 14: MIDI connections The MP-10 PRO can be connected to a personal computer for composing, or to a sound module to increase your sonic palette . Depending on the situation, you can either use the MIDI or USB interface for maximum flexibility. MIDI or USB You can use either the MI...

204 Part 14: MIDI connections Connecting a personal computer via the USB interface When connecting the MP-10 PRO to a personal computer, you must install the dedicated KORG USB-MIDI Driver to make the computer recognize all the fea- tures of your MP-10 PRO . The software can be downloaded from our w...

Basic settings 205 3. If it is not already selected, touch the MIDI SETUP button to access the Midi Setup page . 4. Touch the Current MIDI Setup pop-up menu, and choose the setup that is suitable for the connected device. You can find a list of programmed pa- rameters in the Appendix . 5. Touch the ...

206 Part 14: MIDI connections Playing the MP-10 PRO Sounds from another device You can use the MP-10 PRO as a sound expander for an external sequencer, master keyboard or controller . Set the MIDI channels as needed . 1. Press the GLOBAL button to access the Global Menu. 2. Touch the MIDI Settings b...

Playing Songs with an external sound expander 207 Playing Songs with an external sound expander You can connect a sound expander (also sometimes called “tone generator”), and let it play some of the parts of a MIDI Song played by MP-10 PRO’s play- ers . 1. Press the GLOBAL button to access the Globa...

208 Part 14: MIDI connections Filtering out unwanted data You might want to filter out data that can interfere with the correct reception of the device . Filters are applied to both players at the same time . 1. Press the GLOBAL button to access the Global Menu. 2. Touch the MIDI Settings button to ...

Demo Songs 209 Appendix Demo Songs The following table lists all the Demo Songs that come with the MP-10 PRO . ID Song Name Artist Composer/Lyricist Type 1 Sweet Forever * Emma McNally Steve McNally / Ernie McNally Mp3 2 Pa2X- World KORG Italy S.p.A. KORG Italy Team Mp3 3 SV-1 Tine Amp KORG Italy S....

210 Appendix Performances The following table lists all Performances . # Performance Family: Piano Acoustic Piano1 Grand Piano 2 Bright Piano 3 Classic Piano 4 Electric Grand 5 Midi Grand 6 Honky Tonk 7 Chorus Piano 8 M1 Piano 9 Piano & Strings 10 Piano & A.Strings 11 Piano & Pad 12 Pian...

212 Appendix Sounds The following tables list all Sounds, shown in various orders . Sounds ordered by Family The following table lists all Sounds as they appear when touching the keyboard icon on the main screen . Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select the sounds. CC00: Co...

224 Appendix Sounds ordered by Program Change The following table lists all Sounds in order of Bank Select-Program Change number . Legend: The table also includes MIDI data used to remotely select the Sounds. CC00: Control Change 0, or Bank Select MSB. CC32: Control Change 32, or Bank Select LSB. PC...

234 Appendix Drumkits by Program Change order CC PC Name 0 32 120 0 0 Standard Kit GM 120 0 1 Standard Kit 1 120 0 2 Standard Kit 2 120 0 3 Standard Kit 3 120 0 8 Room Kit GM 120 0 9 HipHop Kit 1 120 0 10 Jungle Kit 120 0 11 Techno Kit 1 120 0 12 Room Kit 120 0 13 HipHop Kit 2 120 0 14 Techno Kit 2 ...

Effects for sounds 235 Effects for sounds Reverbs Reverb Type Notes and parameters Reverb Hall This hall-type reverb simulates the reverberation of mid-size concert halls or ensemble halls. Reverb SmoothHall This hall-type reverb simulates the reverberation of larger halls and stadi- ums, and create...

236 Appendix Pads You can assign the following Hits or Sequences to the four Pad buttons . Hits These pads are single-shot events . Drums Percussions World Perc. #1 World Perc. #2 88 Cowbell Agogo 1 Baya 1 Kup 1 88 Crash Agogo2 Baya 2 Kup 2 China Castanet 1 China Gong Kup 3 Crash 1 Castanet 2 Darbuk...

Pads 237 Synth & Pad Voices Block Chords SFX #1 Cosmic Aah! Blk Funk 1 A Applause VCF Mod Hit It! Blk Funk 1 B Birds 1 Planet Lead Laughing Blk Funk 1 C Birds 2 Brightness Scream Blk Funk 1 D Cat Crystal Uuh! Blk Funk 2 A Church Bell NewAge Pad Yeah! 1 Blk Funk 2 B Crickets Fifths Lead Yeah! 2 B...

238 Appendix Latin Drums Shak+Conga1 Grv House 2 Progress 1 Shak+Conga2 Grv Analog Progress 2 Tambourine1 Grv Garage 1 Fill 1 Tambourine2 Grv Garage 2 Fill 2 Tamb+Conga1 Grv Dance 1 Break Tamb+Conga2 Grv Dance 2 End Guiro+Bongo Grv Techno 1 Cowbell+Tamb Grv Techno 2 Perc 3/4Perc 6/8 Orchestral Solo ...

Quick Access Key shortcuts 239 Quick Access Key shortcuts Use the following shortcuts to quickly access pages, functions and commands . Keep the QUICK ACCESS KEY pressed and press the key that’s specified in the first column of the table. Quick Access Key + … Function/Command Global Touch Panel Cali...

240 Appendix PC keyboard shortcuts These are the commands corresponding to the MP-10 PRO functions and com- mands . Where PC Key(s) MP-10 PRO Function Everywhere Enter OK button (inside the DIAL) Esc EXIT button Tab Select the next parameter/field Shift-Tab Select the previous parameter/field Library ...

Troubleshooting 241 Troubleshooting Problem Solution General problems Power does not turn on Make sure that (1) the power cable is plugged into the outlet, (2) the cable is plugged into the connector on the back of the instrument, (3) and is not damaged, (4) there are no problems with the mains. Is ...

242 Appendix Technical specifications Features MP-10 PRO System OPOS (Objective Portable Operating System) and RX (Real eXperience) Technology. Multitasking, Upgradable Operative System Sound Engine KORG EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) - 118 Voices max. Sounds 880 Sounds (including Stereo Grand P...

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