Specifications

MIDI Settings

Here you can make settings for MIDI connections between the M3 Editor and the M3.

MIDI Port

This selects the connection port for the M3 and M3 Editor. Depending on how the M3 is con-

nected to your computer, the list will show USB-MIDI, FW-MIDI, or both. For either connec-

tion, you’ll need to have installed the driver. (On the Mac, there’s no need to install a FireWire

driver.)

USB-MIDI This is shown if the M3 is connected to your computer via a USB cable. This is a USB

2.0 high speed connection using the KORG USB-MIDI driver.

FW-MIDI This is shown if the M3 is connected to your computer via a FireWire cable. A single

FireWire cable can carry both audio and MIDI. The communication speed is the

same 31.25 kbps as a conventional MIDI cable.

Send M3’s MIDI Out data to the host application (VST Plug-In Only)

If you turn this option on, the MIDI OUT data of the M3 itself will be sent to the host applica-

tion as the output of the plug-in instrument.

Short messages are the only type of MIDI messages that can be output. If you’re using a host

application that is able to receive the MIDI data sent by a plug-in instrument, the MIDI mes-

sages generated by the M3’s KARMA function can be sent to the MIDI track of a different

software synthesizer.

Ignore Program Change messages to reduce the CPU load in SEQ Mode

When you play back a song on the M3 itself in SEQ mode, the MIDI data transmitted from the

M3 will be received by the M3 Editor, and the M3 Editor panel display will be updated

according to the received data. However since a program change will cause complex internal

processing to be performed within the M3 Editor, this may cause noise to be heard in the

audio output if your computer is a relatively low-powered model. In such cases, turn this

option on. The M3 Editor will ignore the received program changes only while the M3 itself is

playing a song, thus reducing the CPU load.

Audio Settings

Here you can make settings for the audio connection between the M3 Editor and the M3.

Audio Driver

This shows the name of the audio driver that is currently connected between the M3 and the

computer.

This will appear only if a FireWire cable is connected between the computer and an M3 that

has an EXB-FW installed.

If you don’t want to use the audio functionality, you can select “None” to turn off the audio

functionality.

Windows “KORG EXB-FW ASIO Driver” is shown.