Korg MICRO User Manual

• Normally when controlling the microKORG XL’s tone generator from an 

external MIDI device, you will set “POSITION” to PRE TG. The various set-
tings listed above will affect the MIDI data that is received.
The transmitted data will be processed as “TRANSPOS”: 0 and 
“VEL.CURVE”: 4.

The MIDI FLT page setting specifies whether program change, pitch bend, 
control change, and system exclusive messages will be transmitted or 
received. (J p. 60)

You can assign three different MIDI control messages (MIDI 1, 2, 3) as vir-
tual patch modulation sources. Make the desired assignments in the 
PATCH page (J p. 61), and then select MIDI1 or MIDI2 etc. as the virtual 
patch source for the virtual patch settings (PATCH1–PATCH6). This lets 
you control modulation via MIDI.
The modulation source “FC.MOD.SRC”of the cutoff frequency of the 
vocoder’s carrier band-pass filters can also be controlled via MIDI; simply 
select MIDI 1, 2, or 3 as the virtual patch modulation source.

You can assign control change numbers to the major parameters that affect 
the sound, and use an external MIDI device to perform the same operations 
as when the knobs and keys of the microKORG XL are operated. Con-
versely, you can operate the microKORG XL’s knobs and keys to control 
an external MIDI device. Use the CC MAP page to assign control change 
messages to parameters. (J p. 61)

If notes are sounding doubled when the microKORG XL is connected to an 
external MIDI sequencer or computer, turn the Local setting off (MIDI page 
“LOCAL” OFF). (J p. 59)
If the microKORG XL is connected to an external MIDI sequencer or com-
puter, and the Echo Back setting of the external MIDI sequencer or com-
puter is turned on while the microKORG XL’s Local Control setting is also 
on, the performance data generated when you play the microKORG XL’s 
keyboard will be sent to the external MIDI sequencer, and will also be 
echoed-back to sound the microKORG XL’s tone generator a second time. 
To prevent each note from being sounded twice, once directly from the key-

board and once from the echoed-back note, you must turn the microKORG 
XL’s Local Control setting off.

Connect the microKORG XL’s MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN connec-
tor of your external MIDI sequencer / computer, and connect the 
microKORG XL’s MIDI IN connector to the MIDI OUT connector of your 
external MIDI sequencer / computer. Then turn the microKORG XL’s Local 
Control off (MIDI page “LOCAL” OFF), and turn on the echo back setting of 
your external MIDI sequencer / computer.

Set the microKORG XL’s GLOBAL page “POSITION” to POST KBD
Turn on the microKORG XL’s arpeggiator (ARPEGGIATOR [ARP ON] but-
ton lit), play the keyboard, and record the note data on your external MIDI 
sequencer / computer. If the GLOBAL page “POSITION” is set to POST 
KBD, the MIDI note data produced by the arpeggiator will be output from 
the microKORG XL, and recorded. Turn the microKORG XL’s arpeggiator 
off during playback.

The MIDI page “CLOCK” setting specifies whether the microKORG XL’s 
arpeggiator will be the master (the controlling device) or slave (the con-
trolled device).

For information on synchronization-related settings of your external MIDI 
device, refer to the manual of your device.

Connect the microKORG XL’s MIDI OUT connector to your external MIDI 
device’s MIDI IN connector.
Use knob [1] to select the MIDI page, use knob [2] to select “CLOCK,” and 
use knob [3] to select “INTERNAL”; the microKORG XL will be the master, 
and will transmit MIDI timing clock messages.
Set your external MIDI device to receive incoming MIDI clock messages. 
The external MIDI device (e.g., sequencer or rhythm machine) will operate 
at the tempo specified by the microKORG XL’s [TEMPO] knob.