Korg MICRO User Manual

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Front and rear panel
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Front panel
VOLUME
 knob
Adjusts the volume of the output 
from the OUTPUT jacks (L/MONO
R
) and headphone jack.
BANK SELECT
 dial
Selects the program bank.
BANK SIDE
 key
Switches between the two sides of each program bank. 
(The indicator is dark when side A is selected, and lit 
when side B is selected.)
This indicator will blink when the microKORG receives 
a MIDI program change, or if the BANK SELECT dial 
no longer matches the actual bank.
AUDIO IN 
1
/
2
 LEDs
These will light if a signal is being input to the 
AUDIO IN jacks. They will light red if an 
input overload occurs. 
Display
Indicates the current program number, 
the value of the selected parameter, or 
other various messages.
ARPEGGIATOR 
ON
/
OFF
 key
Switches the arpeggiator on/off. 
(When on, the key LED will light.)
WRITE
 key
Saves an edited program or global 
setting. (➝p.58)
SHIFT
 key
By holding down this key and pressing 
another key, you can access various 
utility functions. (➝p.59)
Also, while this key is lit, it will 
function as an EXIT key to exit the 
current state and return to normal 
operation.
PROGRAM NUMBER 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
 keys
Select program numbers (the LED of 
the selected key will light).
You can also use these keys to turn each 
of the eight steps of the arpeggio 
on/off, adding variety to an 
arpeggiated performance. (➝p.11)
In addition, you can hold down the 
SHIFT
 key and press one of these keys 
to access various utility functions. 
(SHIFT function)
ARPEGGIATOR 
TEMPO
 LED
Blinks at the tempo of the 
arpeggiator performance. If MIDI 
CLOCK is set to External and MIDI 
Clock data is being received from 
the MIDI IN connector, this LED 
will blink at that tempo.
PITCH
 wheel
Controls the pitch.
MOD
 wheel
Controls the depth of modulation.
OCTAVE SHIFT 
UP
DOWN
 keys
Shifts the pitch range of the 
keyboard in steps of an octave, over 
a range of +/-3 octaves.
Items on the front panel that relate 
to the Vocoder are printed in green.