Mode Select switches: Page Select switches:

Select the desired mode.
M1 Software Synthesizer Quick Guide
Timbre* Select:
The M1 provides eight timbres.*
To select a timbre*, click the bar,
the number, or empty space. The
bar for the selected timbre* will
light green.
*: In Combi mode these are
called Timbres. In Multi mode
these are called Tracks.
On the M1 software synthesizer,
each combination contains the
actual parameters of the pro-
grams used by the combination.
This means that even if you edit a
program, other combinations
that use that program will not be
affected. Since the various
modes are independent, you can
edit programs within each mode.
Select edit pages. The edit page
COMBI: Use up to eight timbres, you've selected will appear in the
each with a different program, to editing area in the right-hand por-
create a single sound. tion of the screen (below these
FILE button: Load or save data. MULTI: Use the M1 software syn- switches).
WRITE button: Write data to the M1s internal memory. thesizer as an eight-track multi-tim- In Combi and Multi mode, you
bral sound module. can edit the parameters of each
UTILITY button: Execute commands such as Copy.
PROG: Play and edit a single pro- timbre*, the master effects, and
gram. the programs youre using.
Combi/Prog Name: BROWSER switch: GLOBAL: Make overall settings for In Prog mode, you can edit the se-
Indicates the name of the selec- Select combinations or programs. the entire synthesizer. lected program.
ted combination or program, and From a gigantic collection of The PERFORMANCE page and
the instrument type . more than 2,700 sounds, search EASY edit page let you perform
Click the instrument type to by instrument type or sound char- KORG logo menu: quick editing. (See other side)
search for similar sounds in the acter for the sound you want. Click here to access a menu and
browser. execute various commands.

Editing areas:
Here you can edit the parame-
ters that are displayed in the vari-
ous editing pages.
In the area at right you will mainly
edit program parameters.
In the area at left you will mainly
edit timbre* parameters.
You can make fine adjustments to
the value of a parameter by us-
ing the Key Focus function or De-
Acceleration function, or by hold-
ing down the [Shift] key and drag-
ging.

EASY EDIT
LINK EDIT:
This lets you edit both VDF,
VDF EG, or VDA EG units sim-
ultaneously.
INSERT FX:
Edit the two insert effects.
You can choose from 34 ef-
fect types.
SELECT:
Of the two VDF, VDF EG, and
VDA EG units, choose the set
that will be shown in the fore-
ground.
This shows the main parameters of an indi- Here you can easily adjust the sound by
vidual program in an easily understand- PERFORMANCE editing multiple linked programs at the
able format, allowing you to edit intuitively. same time, in a single screen.
OSC: VDF EG: TABLE: PERFORMANCE EDIT (CLOSEUP):
Select the oscillator mode, Make the filter cutoff fre- Switches the display. If this is The performance parame-
and use the browser to load quency vary over time. ON, the performance para- ters of the selected timbre*
a multisound or drum kit. meters of the eight timbres* are shown in closeup for-
will be shown as a table. mat.
VDF: VDA EG: LINK: PERFORMANCE EDIT:
The graphical filter lets you in- Make the volume level vary This lets you edit the perfor- Displays the performance
tuitively edit the cutoff fre- over time. mance parameters of multi- parameters for all eight tim-
quency and resonance. ple timbres* simultaneously. bres*, letting you compare
RESONANCE their values while you edit
The M1 software synthesizer them.
adds filter resonance, which
the original M1 did not have.
You can switch this off to pro-
duce the original filter re-
sponse and perfectly repro-
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duce the M1s preset sounds.
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