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i3 Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Introduction Main Features..................................................................... 3 Changing the Style Settings............................................19 Turning the accompaniment part on/off, changing the volume and sounds............................................................................. 19 Selecting effects for the accompaniment parts............................ 19 Part Names.............................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Korg i3 Music Workstation. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. Main Features 3 Main Features Playing with different sounds About this Manual The documentation for the i3 consists of the following: The i3 features a large number of sounds from many different instruments, and rhythm patterns in a variety of genres. .................
Introduction Part Names Part Names Front panel Control panel (page 5) Display (page 6) Joystick (page 11) Keyboard Rear panel 1 1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cord hook..............................................................................................page 7 2. DC 12V jack ( ).......................................................................page 7 Bottom side 3. Power button ( )........................................................................... page 10 4.
Introduction Part Names 5 Control panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 1. 19 18 17 16 SOUND SET button....................................................................... page 12 12. EFFECT button .......................................................................... page 14, 19 2. GRAND PIANO/SOUND button.............................................. page 12 13. PERFORMANCE REC button................................................... page 21 3. Keyboard part section..
Introduction Part Names Display 1 2 3 4 9 10 1. MEASURE Displays the current measure of the auto-accompaniment (style) or song. The symbol will light up when the first beat of the measure plays. 2. BANK Displays the bank of the currently selected set list (page 16). 3. TEMPO Displays the tempo of the style or song. 4. Tempo lock icon Displays when the tempo is locked (page 18). 5. CHORD Displays the name of the chord played within the chord recognition range (page 17). 6.
Introduction Getting Ready to Play 7 Getting Ready to Play Connecting the AC adapter Replacing the batteries 1. Make sure that the power on the i3 is turned off. 2. Connect the DC plug of the included AC adapter to the DC Note: This indicator will not be displayed when the i3 is con- 12V jack located on the rear panel of the i3. A battery indicator is shown at the upper right-hand corner of the display. nected to an AC adapter. Be sure to use only the included AC adapter.
Introduction Getting Ready to Play Using headphones Using a USB flash drive Connect the stereo mini plug of a pair of commercially available headphones to the headphones jack on the rear panel. The headphone jack will output the same signal as the OUTPUT L/ MONO and R jacks. To use a commercially-available USB flash drive, turn off the power on the i3 and plug the flash drive into the USB TO DEVICE port on the rear panel.
Introduction Getting Ready to Play 5. Turn the dial to select “Yes,” and press the CATEGORY u Using a MIDI tone generator 6. When the message “Completed!” is displayed, press the You can play a MIDI tone generator using the i3’s keyboard by connecting it to the MIDI OUT connector on the rear panel. (ENTER) button. EXIT (SHIFT) button to return to Performance mode.
Introduction Basic operations Basic operations Turning the power on/off Modes of operation on the i3 1. The i3 has four operating modes. Use the front panel buttons to switch between modes. Turn the VOLUME knob of the i3 to the left to turn the volume all the way down. 2. Press the power button ( ) on the rear panel to turn the power on. When turning off the power, hold the power button down until the backlight on the display goes dark.
Introduction Basic operations 11 Selecting parameters on the display and changing values Adjusting the tonal character (equalizer) Use the buttons shown below to select parameters or change values on the display. You can use the equalizer to adjust the tonal character of the i3’s sound as you like. The HIGH knob affects the high-frequency range, and the LOW knob affects the low-frequency range. You can use these knobs while playing. 1 1.
Performance Mode Playing the Keyboard Playing the Keyboard Selecting sounds 1. Press the GRAND PIANO/SOUND button. This lets you play the sound of the grand piano in sound set 001 over the entire keyboard. The sound select screen will be displayed. 2 1 Sound no. Sound name These keyboard parts can be individually turned off (muted) (page 13). The status of each part will change depending on the sound set you select. yy Upper parts These parts are played in the high note range of the keyboard.
Performance Mode Changing the sound set settings 13 Changing the sound set settings You can freely change the settings of a sound set that you have selected. Here, we will try making changes to the content of a sound set so that it matches the settings you like. 2. Use the dial, +/– button and CATEGORY t, u buttons to select the sound set you want to play. Press the CATEGORY t, u buttons to switch the sound between different categories.
Performance Mode Changing the sound set settings Making the lower part recognize chords only (split hold) When split hold is on, the range of the lower part will be used only for specifying chords in a style (auto-accompaniment), and these keys will not make a sound when you play them. yy Hold down the SOUND SET button and press the LOWER/ SPLIT button. (The button will light up red.) “Split Hold “On”” will appear on the display.
Performance Mode Changing the sound set settings Changing how the effect is applied This changes the how effects 1 and 2 are applied (specifically, their send levels). These settings can be set for each keyboard part (lower, upper 1–3). 1. Press the EFFECT button. Effect 1 can be set. To set effect 2, press the CATEGORY u button to display the effect 2 settings screen. 1 2 2 2. To change how the effect is applied, turn the dial while holding down the button of the keyboard part you want to set.
Performance Mode Using the set lists Using the set lists You can save your favorite settings (sound sets, styles, tempo, effects, etc.) together as a set list. This also allows you to quickly recall your favorite settings. There are ten banks of set lists (A–J), and five settings can be saved in each bank (for a total of 50 types). The recommended set lists are stored in locations 1–5 of banks A–C by default. Recalling a set list 1. Press the BANK (WRITE) button a number of times to select the bank.
Performance Mode Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) 17 Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) Playing with a style you choose The style function automatically plays accompaniment to match the chord that you specify. The i3 features accompaniment patterns in many different styles. The sounds used by styles consist of eight parts (bass, drums, percussion and other parts 1–5). These are called “accompaniment parts.” The i3 features 270 different styles, divided into 16 categories.
Performance Mode Playing along with auto-accompaniment (styles) Tip: You can make playback start automatically when the tempo changes (tap tempo start). To enable this feature, set “Tap Auto Start” (page 26) in Setting mode to “Enable.” 3. yy Locking the tempo (tempo lock) You can change styles without changing the tempo. To enable this feature, set “Style Tempo Lock” (page 26) in the Setting mode to “On.
Performance Mode 19 Changing the Style Settings Changing the Style Settings You can freely change the settings of the styles you select. Feel free to change the style settings to match your preferences. The changes you have made will revert to their default state once you turn off the power. To keep your settings intact, save them in a set list (page 16).
Changing the Style Settings Adjusting the volume balance between the keyboard and accompaniment parts You can adjust the volume balance between the keyboard and accompaniment parts as you like. yy To make the keyboard part softer: Turn the dial to the left while holding down the SOUND SET button. yy To make the accompaniment part softer: Turn the dial to the right while holding down the SOUND SET button.
Performance Mode 21 Recording your performance Recording your performance You can record your playing along with the auto-accompaniment as MIDI data (user song). You can also easily connect a USB flash drive to record your performance as audio data (WAV format). You can record your performance on the i3 at any time as audio data (a WAV file), regardless of what mode the i3 is in. Note: You will need to connect a USB flash drive to the i3 in Recording as MIDI data order to record audio.
Sequencer Mode Playing Back and Editing Songs Playing Back and Editing Songs Songs (music files) that can be played back The following types of songs can be played back when the i3 is in Sequencer mode. Playing a song You can play the keyboard while a song is playing back. Try playing back different songs and playing along. 1. Tip: Refer to “Using a USB flash drive” (page 8) for User songs These songs contain MIDI data recordings of a performance.
Sequencer Mode Playing Back and Editing Songs Playing back using different methods 1. 23 Press the u/¢ button to play back the song. Rewinding, fast-forwarding or pausing a song Fast-forward 2,3,4 Pause Rewind Play, stop 1 2. Press the A1 B button at the start of where you want to begin the loop (the button will blink). 3. yy yy yy button: Press this once to go back one measure. (For MP3 and WAV files, this will go back two seconds.) Hold down the button to continue rewinding.
7. Sequencer Mode Playing Back and Editing Songs To listen back to what you overwrote, press the u/¢ button. Overwriting example (sound set) Over Write Start Over Write Stop ↓ Upper 1 Upper 2 Upper 3 Lower Part Bass Drum Perc Part 1–5 ↓ Overwriting Overwriting Overwriting Overwriting Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 9 Track 10 Track 11 Track 12–16 Deleting a user song 1. Select the user song you want to delete. 2. Press the OVER DUB and OVER WRITE buttons together.
Settings Mode Making Settings on the i3 25 Making Settings on the i3 Setting mode: basic method of use To make settings on the i3, use Setting mode. The basic method of operation is shown below. 1. Press the SETTING button. The button will light, and the i3 will enter Setting mode. 5 1 3 To make sure the correct battery level is displayed, set which type of battery you are using. 1. you want to configure. 3. Press the q button to move the cursor to the value. 4.
Settings Mode Making Settings on the i3 List of SETTING mode functions (*: Factory-set default setting value) Number Menu Settings Contents of settings #01 Key Response Soft Touch Medium Touch* Hard Touch Fixed_001...127 Sets the volume response curve in relation to velocity (the force with which keys are pressed). #02 Split Point C2...C4*... C7 Sets the location (split point) that separates the upper and lower parts when the split function is on.
Settings Mode Making Settings on the i3 27 Number Menu Settings Contents of settings #13 MIDI Clock Internal* External Sets whether the MIDI clock of the i3 is controlled by the internal clock (Internal) or by an external clock (External). #14 Local Control Off On* Sets whether the sound generator of the i3 will make a sound (“On” to play, “Off” to not play) when the keyboard is played.
Media Mode Using a USB Flash Drive Using a USB Flash Drive Media mode: basic method of use Use Media mode for operations related to the USB flash drive. The basic method of operation is shown below. You cannot enter Media mode unless you plug a USB flash drive into the i3. 1. Connect a USB flash drive (page 8). 2. Press the SETTING button while holding down the EXIT (SHIFT) button. Both buttons will light, and the i3 will enter Media mode. 3.
Media Mode Using a USB Flash Drive List of MEDIA mode functions Menu Contents of settings #1 SetList BackUp Saves all set lists to the USB flash drive. #2 SetList Restore Loads all set lists from the USB flash drive. #3 UserSong Convert Converts the user songs to SMF (Standard MIDI File) format, and saves them to the USB flash drive. UserSong_xxx: Selects and converts a single user song. All Songs: Converts all user songs. Media Speed SetListData_01.json (A-1) SetListData_05.
Other settings Appendix Appendix Checking the software version 1. Hold down the EXIT (SHIFT) button and press the power button. When the i3 starts up, the display will show the software version. 2. Turn off the power, and then turn it on again. Restoring the i3 to factory-set default settings This restores the settings of the “i3 to their factory-set defaults. Note that this will reset all of your set lists, user songs and the settings you have made in Setting mode.
Other settings The pitch is off. Is the transpose function set correctly? Has “MasterTuning” in Setting mode been set correctly, as well as the keyboard part’s octave and other parameters? Is the scale set correctly? Check the settings for “Upper Scale Type” (page 26), “Style Scale Type” (page 26) in Setting mode. I hear unwanted noise. When the volume for a part is raised, the digital signal processing may overload the signal, which could cause distortion or other noises. This is not a malfunction.
Other settings Appendix List of chords recognized When the chord recognition type is set to a value besides “Fingered2” you can specify chords by playing the keys shown below. Tip: You can change the chord recognition type by changing the “Chord Detect” setting in Setting mode (page 26).
Other settings Appendix List of shortcuts You can quickly change settings for some of the functions on the i3 by combining the use of the buttons and the dial. For details on which functions support shortcuts, please refer to the explanations for each function. EXIT (SHIFT) button 1 2 3 8 Dial 4 5 6 7 Shortcuts that use the EXIT (SHIFT) button Hold down the EXIT (SHIFT) button and press the buttons shown below to access the supported functions.
Other settings Specifications Specifications Function i3 Function 61 keys Keyboard Touch control Soft (light), medium (standard), hard (heavier), fixed Sound generator Stereo PCM sound generator Maximum polyphony 64 voices Sounds 790 sounds, 59 drum kits (including GM-compatible sound sets) Sound sets Style performance Effects 200 270 styles x 4 sets System VARIATION 270 Styles Audio player Performance recording Sequencer Scales Controls Set lists Tempo Transpose Tuning Connectors
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