Korg 2E ii User Manual

The TR has a large number of functions that let you 
play and edit programs and combinations, record and 
play sequence data, and manage data on media. The 
largest unit used to organize these functions is called a 
mode. The TR has five modes.

If the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is installed, 
Sampling mode will be added (for a total of six 
modes), and you will be able to record and edit sam-
ples.

• Select and play programs

You can choose programs from rewritable banks A, 
B, C, and D which contain a total of 512 programs, 
and non-rewritable bank G (128 programs compati-
ble with the GM standard, and nine drum pro-
grams).

• Edit a program

Make settings for the oscillator, filter, amp, EG, LFO, 
effects, and arpeggiator.
Select a multisample (the following multisamples 
are available)
• 470 internal multisamples (ROM, EX)
• Multisamples (RAM) created in Sampling mode 

(if the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is 
installed)

• Create drum programs using a drum kit (created 

in Global mode)

• Select and play combinations

A combination is a set of two or more programs (a 
maximum of eight), and allows you to produce 
complex sounds that could not be created by an 
individual program.
You can choose combinations from rewritable banks 
A, B, and C which contain a total of 384 combina-
tions.

• Edit a combination

Make settings for volume, pan, layer/split etc. for 
each timbre (program), and make settings for effects 
and the two arpeggiators etc.

• Use the 16-track sequencer to record and playback 

songs.

• Make effect settings for the song.

• You can record a performance using the 

arpeggiator(s) into a song or pattern.

• You can use a cue list to set up consecutive 

playback of multiple songs, and specify the number 
of repeats for each song.

• You can use a maximum of 20 cue lists, 200 songs, 

and 150 preset patterns. One song can use as many 
as 100 patterns.

• The TR can be used as a 16-track multitimbral tone 

generator.