Korg MICRO User Manual

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Using the external MIDI device as master and the microKORG XL 
as slave
Connect the microKORG XL’s MIDI IN connector to your external MIDI 
device’s MIDI OUT connector.
Use knob [1] to select the MIDI page, use knob [2] to select “CLOCK,” and 
use knob [3] to select “EXT MIDI”; the microKORG XL will be the slave.
Set your external MIDI device to transmit MIDI clock messages (as the 
master device). The microKORG XL’s arpeggiator will operate at the 
tempo of the external device (e.g., sequencer or rhythm machine).
NOTE
If you set the MIDI page “CLOCK” parameter to “AUTO,” the microKO-
RG XL
 will automatically operate with the EXT MIDI setting whenever 
MIDI clock data is being received at the MIDI IN connector. At other 
times, the microKORG XL will operate with the INTERNAL setting.
NOTE
If the microKORG XL receives a MIDI Start message [FA] when it is syn-
chronized to the MIDI clock of an external MIDI device, the arpeggiator 
will be reset. Also, the phase of the LFO will be reset if “KEY SYNC” is 
OFF.
2. MIDI messages
MIDI channels
MIDI uses sixteen channels (1–16). MIDI messages can be transmitted and 
received when the channel of the receiving device matches the channel of 
the transmitting device. 
This setting will affect the way in which channels are handled.
• If “VOIC.MODE” is SINGLE, LAYER, or SPLIT
If the COMMON page “VOIC.MODE” setting is SINGLE, LAYER, or SPLIT, 
MIDI data is transmitted/received on the global MIDI channel.
• If “VOIC.MODE” is Multi
If the COMMON page “VOIC.MODE” setting is MULTI, MIDI data for timbre 
1 is transmitted/received on the global MIDI channel. MIDI data for timbre 2 
is transmitted/received on the MIDI channel specified by the COMMON 
page “T2MIDI.CH” setting. Other transmission/reception uses the global 
MIDI channel.
NOTE
The global MIDI channel is the basic MIDI channel used by the mi-
croKORG XL
 to transmit and receive MIDI data. It is specified by the 
MIDI page setting “MIDI CH”.
Note-on/off
Note-on [9n, kk, vv], Note-off [8n, kk, vv] 
(n: channel, kk: note number, vv: velocity)
When you play the keyboard of the microKORG XL, note-on/off messages 
are transmitted. The note-off velocity is transmitted at a fixed 64, but is not 
received.
If the GLOBAL page “POSITION” is POST KBD, note-on/off messages will 
be transmitted by the arpeggiator when it is running.
MIDI