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Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................ 1 Main features ............................................................................................................1 Please note before use............................................................................................1 M50 Editor and M50 Plug-In Editor operating requirements ..............................1 Installation ...............................................
Editor operations ........................................................................................................................20 Selecting pages and tabs ........................................................................................................21 Selecting a parameter and editing the value ......................................................................21 Selecting and executing utility functions ...............................................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Korg M50 Workstation. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. Main features The M50 Editor and the M50 Plug-In Editor are applications for Macintosh or Windows that allow you to edit the M50’s programs, combinations, songs, drum kits, arpeggio patterns, effects, and global settings. The M50 Editor is a stand-alone editor.
Installation Installation in Windows XP / Windows Vista To install the M50 Editor and the M50 Plug-In Editor into Windows XP or Windows Vista, proceed as follows. If you want to connect the M50 to your computer via USB and use the M50 Editor and the M50 Plug-In Editor, you must install the Korg USB-MIDI Driver. (Refer to the Installation Guide for details on how to install the Korg USB-MIDI Driver.) 1 2 Insert the included CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Installing the M50 Editor / Plug-In Editor 1 2 3 4 5 “M50 Editor/Plug-In Editor Installer” will appear. Select and install all desired compoments, such as, the Editor (Standalone), Plug-In Editor (VST), and/or Plug-In Editor (RTAS). For example if you want to install the stand-alone version, click [Install Standalone Application]. The M50 Editor screen will appear. Click [Next>]. The “Welcome to the M50 Editor setup wizard” screen will appear. Click [Next>]. “M50 Editor information” will appear.
8 9 If the installation was successful, click [Close]. “M50 Editor/Plug-In Editor Installer” will appear. Next you will install the plug-in version(s) that you want to use. Using the procedure described above, begin with step 1 and install the plug-in version(s) that you want to use. If you don’t want to install the VST plug-in version or RTAS plug-in version, click [Exit Setup] to end the installation. When you’ve finished installing the application(s) you want, click [Exit Setup] to exit the installer.
Installation in Mac OS X To install the M50 Editor and M50 Plug-In Editor into Mac OS X, use the following procedure. You must install the KORG USB-MIDI Driver if you want to connect the M50 to your computer via USB and use the M50 Editor or M50 Plug-In Editor. (For details on installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver, refer to the Install Guide.) 1 2 3 4 5 Insert the included CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Start up the installer by double-clicking “M50 Editor Installer.
6 7 8 9 A screen where you can choose the “Installation destination” will appear. Select the installation destination of your choice and click [Continue]. The “Easy Installation” dialog box will appear. Click [Install]. Depending on the version of your Mac’s operating system, a confirmation dialog box may appear at this point. If so, please enter your password and click [OK]. When the installation has been successfully completed, click [Restart] to exit the installer.
Setup M50 Setup If you want to use the M50 Editor with the M50 connected to your computer via USB, you must make sure that you’ve finished installing and setting-up the KORG USB-MIDI Driver before you start up the M50 Editor. 1 2 Use a USB cable to connect the M50’s USB connector to the USB port of your computer. In the M50’s Global mode, make sure that MIDI Filter “Enable Exclusive” is on (the check box should be checked). (The factory setting is on.
Setting up the M50 Plug-In Editor If you want to use the M50 Editor with the M50 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 M50 Editor. This section explains how to set up the M50 Plug-In Editor in your host application and create settings so that it will operate correctly. About the M50 Plug-In Editor Parameter data is sent and received between the M50 Plug-In Editor and the M50.
Using an external mixer to control the M50’s audio signal If you want to mix the M50’s audio signals with the audio signals sent from your host application via your audio interface, or with audio signals from another sound module, make connections as shown below.
Host application settings The following material explains how to start up the M50 Plug-In Editor in your host application and select the appropriate settings for it to operate properly. Please proceed to the specific explanation for the system you’re using. Apple - Logic Pro 8 1 2 Start up Logic Pro 8. Create a Software Instrument Track, and initialize the “M50 Plug-In Editor.” Software Instrument Track 3 To route the M50’s audio signal into Logic Pro 8, create an audio track or an audio AUX track.
Steinberg - Cubase 4 1 2 3 4 5 Start up Cubase 4 and create a project. In the VST Instruments window, start up “M50 Plug-In Editor.” Create a MIDI track. In the output section of that MIDI track, choose “M50 Plug-In Editor” which you started up in the VST Instruments window. To route the M50’s audio signal to Cubase 4, create an audio track. On the input section of the track, select the audio interface input to which you’ve connected the M50’s audio signal.
Ableton - Live 7 1 2 3 Start up Live 7, and choose “View” →“Session View.” From the plug-in device browser, drag and drop “M50 Plug-In Editor” onto the session view. This will create a MIDI track with “M50 Plug-In Editor” started up. Verify that “M50 Plug-In Editor” is running in the MIDI track view. Press the arm button so that the MIDI input from the external source will be sent to “M50 Plug-In Editor.” MIDI Track 4 To route the M50’s audio signal to Live 7, create an audio track.
MOTU – Digital Performer 5 1 2 Start up Digital Performer 5. Create an instrument track. Start up “M50 Plug-In Editor.” Instrument Track 3 Create a MIDI track. Choose “M50 Plug-In Editor” as the output of that MIDI track. Tracks Windows – MIDI Track 4 To route the M50’s audio signal to Digital Performer 5, create an audio track or an AUX track. On the input section of that track, select the audio interface input to which you’ve connected the M50’s audio signal.
Digidesign – Pro Tools LE 7 1 2 Start up Pro Tools LE 7, and open a session. Create an audio track (stereo), and start up “M50 Plug-In Editor.” Audio Track 3 Create a MIDI track. Choose “M50 Plug-In Editor” as the output of that MIDI track. MIDI Track 4 To route the M50’s audio signal to Pro Tools LE 7, create an audio track or an AUX input track. On the input section, please select the audio interface input to which you’ve connected the M50’s audio signal.
5 If you’re routing the M50’s audio signal to an audio track, arm the REC button on so that you can hear/monitor the audio signal. If you are routing the M50’s audio signal to an AUX input track, this setting is not necessary. Audio Track Other host applications 1 2 3 4 5 Start up your host application. Start up “M50 Plug-In Editor” as a plug-in instrument. Create a MIDI track. Choose “M50 Plug-In Editor” as the output of that MIDI track.
Basic functions and operation Start-up M50 Editor • From the “KORG”-“M50” folder, start up “M50 Editor.” Note: When you start up the editor, the M50 programs and other settings can be loaded automatically. (See p.27 “Software Setup (Initial settings for M50 Editor)”) Don’t touch the keyboard or the mouse of your computer while data is being sent or received. Windows XP / Windows Vista Access the “KORG” folder from the taskbar via [Start] – [All Programs].
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.) Control Assign Program (Combination/Song) Number, Name Control Surface Mode/Browser/Utility ARP/ Drum Track Edit Pages Tabs Keyboard Connection indicator (KORG logo) This indicates the connection status between the M50 Editor/M50 Plug-In Editor and the M50. • Lit The M50 Editor/M50 Plug-In Editor and the M50 are connected via MIDI.
Mode (COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLOBAL) / Browser (BROWSE) / Utility (UTILITY): Here you can select program, combination, sequencer, or global mode. The browser will display the names of the programs, combinations, and songs that are in the M50. UTILITY lets you view and execute the utility commands that are available for the page you’ve selected. This is where you can write (save) data. Program (Combination/Song) Number, Name: This area shows the number and name of the program, combination, or song.
Operating procedure Selecting a mode Click the button to select the corresponding mode. COMBI: Select, play, and edit combinations. PROG: play, and edit programs. SEQ: Select, play, and edit sequencer songs. GLOBAL: Edit the software setup, global settings, MIDI settings, controller CC assignments, scale, category names, drum kits, and arpeggio patterns.
Editor operations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Select Program mode, and click the Editor Pages [PLAY] tab to access the Play page. At the left side of the control surface located at the top of the screen, click the [RTC] selector, and choose A for the A/B selector below it. The indications of the four knobs will be [CUTOFF], [RESONANCE], [EG INTENSITY], and [EG RELEASE]. In the set of tabs located in the center of the screen, choose [OSC Mixer/ARP]. Use the four knobs of the control surface to vary the sound.
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, category names, and scales (temperaments). Select the desired page (or tab), and proceed to edit the settings. • To select a page, click the tab for the desired edit page. • To move between tabs within a page, select one of the tabs located in the center of the window.
Writing (saving) If you want to keep any of the edits you have made, you must write (save) them. The Write operation will save the edited settings on the M50. If you select another program or close the application before you execute the Write operation, the content you had been editing will be lost. The same applies to combinations or songs. Global mode settings are maintained until you close the application, but your changes will be lost when you close the application.
3 Specify the program name, category, and save destination, and click the [OK] button. Note: If you execute a menu command (such as Swap Oscillator) on the M50 itself, the data in the Editor and the data in the M50 may lose synchronization. In this case, execute a UTILITY menu command (such as Receive Current Prog) in the Editor to receive a data dump of the current data.
Functions provided by the M50 1 2 3 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 in a sequence. In the M50 Editor you can perform the same Tone Adjust operations as you can from the M50 itself. Arpeggiator The arpeggiator is a function that automatically produces arpeggios (broken chords).
Functions specific to the editor These are functions that are not found on the M50, and are available only from the editor (M50 Editor, M50 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. Note: These functions load or save the data as dedicated files for the editor application. Receive All Receives all data from the M50 data into the editor.
Export Data created in the M50 Editor can be saved as PCG data for the M50. Save as Default Writes (saves) the global mode Software Setup settings of the editor as the default settings that will be used when you start up the editor. Note: These utilities can be selected only in the editor’s global mode Software Setup page. Select Auto Load File In the Software Setup tab, use “Load data file automatically” to select the desired file. Note: Refer to “Load data file automatically”.
Software Setup (Initial settings for M50 Editor) Global mode Software Setup lets you specify the default settings that the M50 Editor will use when it starts up. This setting is saved when you execute the UTILITY command Save as Default, and will be remembered the next time you start up. Total Recall & Data Sync Settings Here you can specify the editor data that will be saved and loaded as part of the song data by your DAW software. This setting lets you save only the data you need.
MIDI port is shown. You won’t need to change this setting if the M50 and the M50 Editor are connected correctly, since the M50 Editor will search for the M50 when it starts up, and will specify the MIDI port automatically. Send M50’s MIDI Out data to the host application (VST Plug-In Only) If you turn this option on, the MIDI OUT data of the M50 itself will be sent to the host application as the output of the plug-in instrument. Short messages are the only type of MIDI messages that can be output.
Cautions USB connection If you lose data synchronization with the M50 when starting up the editor, please check the following points. • If you’re using USB-MIDI, you must use the KORG USB-MIDI Driver. The default driver provided by the operating system may have an extremely slow data transfer rate, or may not communicate correctly. • If you’re using a USB hub, try connecting the M50 directly to a USB port on the computer itself to see whether it will work.
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