Korg 2E ii Manuel D’Utilisation

Korg

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................. 1

Overview.......................................... 1

Main features .............................................1
Overview of the modes ...............................3

Front and rear panel ......................... 5

Front panel .................................................5
Rear panel..................................................8
Objects and functions in the LCD screen .....10

Setup .............................................. 12

Connecting audio equipment etc. ...............12

1. Connecting the AC/AC power supply.12
2. Connecting audio output devices ..........12
3. Connecting pedals etc..............................13

Connections to MIDI equipment/computers.13

1. Connections to MIDI equipment............13
2. Connections to a computer .....................13

Inserting/removing a card in the
SD card slot ..............................................14
Connecting separately sold options ............14

1. Audio input connections .........................14
2. SCSI connections.......................................14

Basic operation ............................... 15

Selecting modes, pages and tabs; setting
parameters ...............................................15

1. Selecting modes ........................................15
2. Selecting pages and tabs..........................15
3. Selecting parameters ................................16
4. Setting a parameter ..................................16

Quick Start ................................ 18

Turning the power on/off ................ 18

1. Turning the power on ............................18
2. Turning the power off............................18

Listening to the demo songs ............. 19

Loading demo playback data ....................19
Selecting and playing a demo song in the
Sequencer mode .......................................19
Playing a cue list.......................................20

Selecting and playing a program......21

Selecting a program ................................. 21

Selecting and playing a
combination.....................................23

Selecting a combination ............................ 23

Using controllers to modify the
sound ..............................................24

Joystick .................................................... 24
SW1, SW2 ............................................... 24
REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3], [4] ........ 25
Keyboard ................................................. 26
Foot pedals .............................................. 26

Using the arpeggiator while you
play ................................................27

Using the arpeggiator in Program mode.... 27

Settings using controllers ........................... 27
Settings in the LCD screen ......................... 28

Using the arpeggiator as you play in
Combination mode ................................... 29

Settings in the LCD screen ......................... 29

Playing with the RPPR (Realtime Pattern
Play/Recording) function ..................31

Simple program editing....................32

Performance Edit ...................................... 32
Realtime controls ...................................... 32

Simple combination editing ..............33

An example of editing .............................. 33

Sampling (recording a sample) .........35

Sampling a sound and playing it back as
“one-shot” ............................................... 35
Using the insert effect while you sample .... 36
Assigning a name to the sample or
multisample.............................................. 37
Saving sample data .................................. 38
Converting a multisample into a program .. 38
Sampling and looping a drum phrase........ 39