Korg 2E ii User Manual

Before editing a drum kit, uncheck the Memory 
Protect (

1 In PROG 1.1: Play, select the program that you 

Select a drum kit program from the preload pro-
grams etc. If the drum kit that you will be editing is 
already being used by a program, select that pro-
gram. (In the separate “VNL,” programs that use a 
drum kit are marked by a 

 symbol.)

Set “Octave” (PROG 2.1–2) to +0 [8']. With a set-
ting other than +0 [8'], the relationship between 
the keys and the sounds will be incorrect.

The effects will sound using the settings of the last-
selected program.

When you edit a drum kit, all programs that use 
that drum kit will be affected.

2 Access the High Sample page of GLOBAL 5.1: 

3 In “Drum Kit,” select the drum kit that you wish 

If necessary, use the Utility “Copy Drum Kit” to 
copy settings from a preload drum kit or a GM 
drum kit.

GM drum kits 24 (GM) – 32 (GM) cannot be 
selected here. (It is not possible to edit or write a 
GM drum kit.) If you wish to modify the settings 
of one of the drum kits 24 (GM) – 32 (GM), you 
can use “Copy Drum Kit” to copy it to 00 (INT) – 
23 (User)

, and then edit the copy.

4 Use “Key” to select the note number that you wish 

The drum sample parameters for the selected note 
number will be displayed in the High Sample, Low 
Sample, and Voice/Mix pages. In addition to using 
the VALUE controllers, you can also use the follow-
ing methods to select the note number.

• Hold down the [ENTER] key and play a key on the 

keyboard to input that note number.

• Use the [F6](“Key–”) and [F7](“Key+”) keys to 

increment or decrement the note numbers.

5 Use “Assign” to specify whether a drum sample 

If this is checked, a drum sample will be assigned to 
that note number. Normally you will check this.
If this is not checked, no drum sample will be 
assigned to that note number. That note number 
will sound the drum sample assigned at its right, 
but a semitone lower. Use this setting when you 

want only to change the pitch, such as with tom or 
cymbal sounds.

6 Use “Drumsample Bank” and “Drumsample” to 

Set the High Drumsample in the High Sample page, 
and the Low Drumsample in the Low Sample page.
If you specify a Low Drumsample, use “Vel.SW 
L

→H” to specify how velocity will switch between 

the High Drumsample and the Low Drumsample. 
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Set “Drumsample Bank” to ROM or EX if you want 
to select ROM samples. Set “Drumsample Bank” to 
RAM

 if you want to select samples that were 

recorded in Sampling mode or loaded in Media 
mode using the EXB-SMPL option.

This instrument contains 518 drumsamples in its inter-
nal memory.

You can use the Utility “Select by Category” to select 
ROM drum samples from fifteen categories.
For the drumsample names, refer to the separate 
“VNL.”

7 Use “Vel. SW L

→H” to specify how velocity will 

The drumsample that sounds when you perform 
will depend on the velocity (keyboard playing 
strength) of the incoming note. This is called veloc-
ity drumsample switching

.

If you set this to 001, only the High Drumsample 
will sound.

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This is the same type of function as the Velocity 
Multisample Switching in a program. (

8 Set the parameters of the drumsamples that you 

Set the High Drumsample parameters in the High 
Sample page, and the Low Drumsample parameters 
in the Low Sample page.
You can set parameters such as volume level 
(“Level”), pitch (“Trans,” “Tune”), and tone (“Fc,” 
“Reso”). (

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For details on each parameter, refer to 

9 As necessary, repeat steps 4–8 to set drumsample 

If you wish to use the settings of another “KEY,” 
select the Utility “Copy Key Setup”.

0 Select the Voice/Mixer page in GLOBAL 5.1: DKit.

d

“Key”

“Drumsample”

“Drumsample Bank”