About This Manual; Conventions In This Manual - Korg microSTATION Guía Rápida

Thank you for purchasing the Korg microSTATION Music Workstation. To help you get the most out of your new
instrument, please read this manual carefully.

About this manual

About the documentation and how
to use it
The microSTATION is shipped with the following
documentation.
• microSTATION Easy Start Guide
• microSTATION Operation Guide (PDF)
• microSTATION Parameter Guide (PDF)
• microSTATION USB‐MIDI Setup Guide (PDF)
• microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor User's Guide
(PDF)
• microSTATION Voice Name List (PDF)
The PDF files listed above are in the "MANUALS"
folder of the included disc. The manual for the KORG
USB‐MIDI driver is located in the same folder as the
driver.
microSTATION Easy Start Guide
Read this first. It explains how to perform basic
operations.
microSTATION Operation Guide
This explains what each part of the microSTATION
does, how to connect the device and perform basic
operations, as well as providing a summary of each
mode, and explaining the basic knowledge you'll need
in each mode to edit sounds and record on the
sequencer. This manual also explains the arpeggiator
and effects.
In addition, it provides troubleshooting help, a list of
error messages, and specifications.
microSTATION Parameter Guide
This provides a detailed explanation of the
microSTATION's parameters, organized by mode and
page. Refer to this guide when you would like to learn
more about an unfamiliar parameter.
microSTATION USB-MIDI Setup Guide
This explains how to install the Korg USB‐MIDI driver
and set up the microSTATION.
microSTATION Editor/Plug-In Editor User's Guide
This explains how to set up and use
the microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor
and the microSTATION Editor/Plug‐In Editor.
microSTATION Voice Name List
This lists the names of the multisamples, drum
samples, and factory‐set combinations, programs,
drum kits, user arpeggio patterns, and demo songs
inside the microSTATION. Refer to this when you
want to learn more about the preloaded content.
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Conventions in this manual

Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG
In the documentation, references to the manuals are
abbreviated as follows.
OG: Operation Guide
PG: Parameter Guide
Parameters in the LCD display screen " "
Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed
in double quotation marks " ".
Symbols , , Note, Tips
These symbols respectively indicate a caution, a MIDI‐
related explanation, a supplementary note, or a tip.
Example screen displays
The parameter values shown in the example screens of
this manual are only for explanatory purposes, and
may not necessary match the values that appear in the
Display of your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square
brackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal numbers.