Korg MS2000 User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the 
 
Korg
 
 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 
 
analog modeling synthesizer
 
. To ensure 
trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the product correctly.
 
How this manual is organized
 
The 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 owner’s manual is organized as fol-
lows.
 
Basic Guide
 
First read the Basic Guide to learn essential points of opera-
tion and basic procedures.
 
“Introduction”
 
 explains the features of the 
 
MS2000/
MS2000R
 
, and how its modes and programs are organized.
 
“Front and rear panel”
 
 explains the knobs and keys of the 
front panel, and the input/output jacks and switches of the 
rear panel.
 
“Connections”
 
 explains how to connect the 
 
MS2000/
MS2000R
 
 to external audio devices, external MIDI devices, 
computers, pedals, and pedal switches.
 
“Playing”
 
 explains basics for playing the 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 
(listening to the demos, selecting sounds, using the arpeggia-
tor, etc.).
 
“Editing”
 
 explains the basic procedures for editing sound 
parameters and global parameters, and describes how the 
main parameters are edited.
 
Parameter Guide
 
This section explains the operation of all 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 
parameters and discusses points of which you should be 
aware for various settings. The explanations are organized 
by page for each mode.
Refer to this section when an unfamiliar parameter appears, 
or when you would like to learn more about the functions.
 
Appendices
 
This section provides explanations of MIDI-related topics 
such as the MIDI messages that the 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 can 
use (control changes etc.), as well as a Voice Name List and 
other information.
 
Printing conventions in this manual
 
Knobs and keys [  ]
 
Knobs and keys on the panel of the 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 are 
enclosed in square brackets [  ].
 
Parameters shown in the LCD screen “  “
 
Parameters that appear in the LCD screen are enclosed in 
double quotation marks “  “.
 
Bold type
 
Parameter values are printed in bold type.
The names of parts of the 
 
MS2000/MS2000R
 
 and operating 
procedures are also printed in bold type.
 
Procedure steps 
 
 
 
1
 
 
2
 
 
3
 
 . . .
 
Steps in a procedure are printed as 
 
 
 or 
 
1
 
 
2
 
 
3
 
 . . .
 
 
p.
 
 
This indicates a page to which you can refer.
 
Symbols , 
 
These symbols respectively indicate points of caution and 
words of advice.
 
Display screen
 
The values of parameters appearing in the display screens 
printed in this manual are only explanatory examples. They 
will not necessarily match the values shown in the LCD 
screen of your instrument.
 
MIDI-related explanations
 
CC#
 
 is used as an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In MIDI-related explanations, 
 
numbers enclosed in square 
brackets [  ]
 
 are in hexadecimal notation.
 
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