System information
M3 EasyStart
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1. Connect the AC power cable, and make sure that the MAIN VOLUME slider is turned down first > connect audio cables
from the MAIN OUTPUT L/R jacks on the back of the M3 to your mixer, amplifier, or powered monitors (or connect
headphones to the PHONES jack).
2. Press the POWER ON switch on the rear panel. Note that any installed options and the current Operating System
information will be displayed on power-up.
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Navigating through the M3 is quick and easy… You’re never more than a switch or two away from where you
want to be. You’re provided with several different ways to enter data, meaning that you can work the way that
you want to.
1. The M3 has four musical modes, which can be selected using the switches to the right of the display:
 PROG (Program) mode: Use this to play the individual sounds of the M3
 COMBI (Combination) mode: Up to 16 Programs can be layered, split or velocity-switched across the keys, each
with its own 3-band EQ
 SEQ (Sequence) mode: A high-resolution 16 track sequencer with easy editing and audio recording
 SAMPLING mode: Import WAV, AIFF, Soundfont 2, or Akai samples and programs, with time stretching and
slicing, crossfade looping, and advanced program conversion
2. There are two additional modes:
 GLOBAL mode: Adjust settings that affect all modes, such as MIDI, connection, and tuning settings
 MEDIA mode: Interact with USB storage devices such as thumb drives, hard drives, or CD burners, organize
files, and edit WAV files
3. Use the color TouchView display to select sounds and functions. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the display to
move right or left, to access more sounds in the current page.
4. When you touch a parameter with a value that can be changed, you can modify it using the panel controls to the right of
the display:
 Turn the DIAL
 Use the INC/DEC switches to increase/decrease values
 Use the numeric keypad to enter values
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1. Press the GLOBAL switch, touch the drop-down menu in the upper-right corner of the display, and select “Load
Preload/Demo Data”.
2. Choose what you’d like to load (“All Data” is selected by default) and then touch “OK”.
 If you select a type of sound to load, you can load individual banks instead of the entire preload data
3. Press the SEQ button, and then press START/STOP to listen to the demo songs…
 To select additional demo songs: Touch the title of the song, and use the INC/DEC switches, the DIAL, or the
numeric keypad and then press the START/STOP switch. Press START/STOP again to stop playback of the
song.