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ii About this manual About the EXB-RADIAS for M3 opera ting manual This EXB-RADIAS for M3 operating manual explains the RADIAS program functions and parameters that ar e available when the EXB-RADIAS synthesizer board is installed in the M3 music workstation/sampler .
iii T able of contents Introduction ................................................................................... 1 Overview ...................................................................................................................... .
Table of contents iv Ed iting a vocoder progr am...................................................................................................... ........ 13 Vo co der on/off .......................................................................
v PROG P2: OSC/Pitch ................................................................................................... 30 2–1: OSC Basic ..............................................................................................................
Table of contents vi Combination mode ............................................................................ 47 Combi Page Select ..................................................................................................... 47 COMBI P0: Play .
vii Sequencer mode ................................................................................ 57 SEQ Page Select .......................................................................................................... 57 SEQ P0: Play .........
Table of contents viii Menu Command ........................................................................................................ 64 Copy from Program .........................................................................................
1 Intr oduc tion Ov er view The EXB-RADIAS is a synthesizer/vocoder option board that uses Korg MMT (Multiple Modeling T echnology) to provide a wide range of tonal variety and 24 voices of polyphony . When the EXB-RADIAS is installed, you’ll be able to use 128 RADIAS programs in pr ogram bank INT -F .
Introduction 2 adding breath noise for a wind instrument sound, or as part of a special effect sound. Mixer (MIXER) The mixer adjusts the volume levels of oscillator 1 (OSC1), oscillator 2 (OSC2), and the noise generator (NOISE), and sends the combined signal to the filter (FIL TER).
Program structure 3 Vo co der progr am A vocoder applies the spectral character of the “modulator” (e.g., a signal received fr om the AUDIO INPUT 2 jack) to the “carrier” (e.
Introduction 4 C ombination struc ture Y ou can combine RADIAS programs and EDS programs to create mor e complex sounds. RADIAS programs can be used in four timbr es simultaneously . The structure of a combination and the functionality in Combination mode is the same as for combinations that use EDS programs.
5 Quick Star t S elec ting and pla ying programs For details on connecting external devices and setting up, refer to “M3 operation guide.” Syn th programs Here’s how to select synth pr ograms and try out various sounds. Selec ting and pla ying 1.
Quick Start 6 Vo co der progr ams Let’s select a vocoder program and try out the vocoder function. Y ou’ll need to connect a mic to the AUDIO INPUT 2 jack. Before you connect the mic, set the AUDIO INPUT LEVEL knob to MIN . Selec ting and pla ying 1.
7 Oper ation E diting a pr ogram In the PROG P0: Play page, you can select and play RADIAS programs, use the contr ol surface to perform quick editing, and adjust the KARMA settings in the same way as for EDS programs. In other pages, you can make mor e detailed edits to the sound.
Operation 8 OSC2 (Oscillator 2) 1. Use the “W aveform” to select the waveform of oscillator 2. Y ou can choose one of four different waveforms. The most common way to use this is to select the same waveform as oscillator 1, and change its pitch slightly to create a rich sound.
Editing a program Amp 9 direction (i.e., if the filter type is LPF , the sound will become darker). Note: EG1 envelope settings are made in the PROG P5: EG/ LFO/SEQ page.
Operation 10 EG (En v elope Generat or) An EG (envelope generator) applies time-varying change to a parameter of the sound. EG1 is assigned as the envelope source for filter cutof f frequency , and EG2 is assigned as the envelope sour ce for the amp volume.
Editing a program LFO 11 LFO These are the parameters for the LFOs (Low Fr equency Oscillators). An LFO can apply cyclic change to the sound. LFO1 is internally connected as the modulation source for oscillator 1 waveform. LFO2 is internally connected as the modulation source for the oscillator pitch modulation controlled by the joy-stick.
Operation 12 Modulation Sequencers The Modulation Sequencers let you apply time-varying change to sound parameters in a way similar to analog sequencers of the past. A modulation sequencer stores a discreet value for each of sixteen individual steps, and consecutively applies these values to vary the sound over time.
Editing a program Editing a vocoder program 13 E diting a v ocoder program Here’s how to make settings for the vocoder ’s carrier , modulator , and output. These settings are made in the PROG P6-1: Carrier/ Modulator page. Vo co der on/off 1. Use “V ocoder” to turn the vocoder on/off.
Operation 14 Fo rmant Motion function The formant motion function lets you use data such as a previously-r ecorded voice as the input to the modulator , causing the vocoder to produce sound. This lets you play the vocoder without having to vocalize into the mic.
Editing a program Creating your own program 15 Creating y our own progr am Y ou can create original sounds by editing a preloaded program or by editing an initialized pr ogram from scratch. These programs you cr eate can be saved (written) to bank INT -F or to a user bank that has been assigned for saving RADIAS programs.
Operation 16 E diting a c ombination (C ombination mode) Y ou can use RADIAS programs in the timbres of a combination, and create combinations that use them together with the programs of banks INT -A–E, INT -G, and USER-A–G. Up to four RADIAS programs can be used in one combination.
Editing a song (Sequencer mode) MIDI track settings 17 E diting a song (Sequencer mode) Y ou can use RADIAS programs in MIDI tracks of a song. As for a combination, up to four RADIAS programs can be used in one song. The maximum polyphony of the RADIAS programs will be 24 voices.
Operation 18 Restoring the fac tory settings (Global mode) Here’s how to r estore the RADIAS pr ograms and the RADIAS formant motion data to the state in which it was when the EXB-RADIAS was installed. Y ou can restor e the EXB-RADIAS to its initially installed state by loading the preloaded data.
19 Pa r ameter guide Program mode P age Selec t For details on how to select each page, refer to the “M3 operation guide.” PROG P0: Play In this page you can select and play programs.
Parameter guide 20 0–7: S ampling/Audio In Here you can make settings for analog/digital audio signal input (Analog, S/P DIF), and make settings for sampling in Program mode. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “0–7: Sampling/Audio In” on page 8 of the M3 parameter guide.
PROG P0: Play Tone Adjust 21 The Solo On/Off setting is not saved when you write the program. Exclusive Solo menu parameter The menu’s Exclusive Solo parameter also affects the way that Solo works. When Exclusive Solo is Off (unchecked), you can solo RADIAS oscillator , Drum T rack, and audio inputs at once.
Parameter guide 22 C ommon T one Adjust Par ameters Unless otherwise noted, all of the Common T one Adjust parameters are Relative . Note: In the list below , the items in parentheses are (value, edit type) respectively . Off . This means that the T one Adjust control has no ef fect.
PROG P0: Play Tone Adjust 23 R ADIAS T one Adjust P arameters OSC1 W aveform (Saw/Square/T ri/Sine/Formant/Noise/ DWGS/AudioIn, Absolute): Selects the waveform for oscillator 1. OSC1 Mod (W aveform/Cross/Unison/VPM, Absolute): Selects the modulation type for oscillator 1.
Parameter guide 24 MSEQ Resolution ( 3 … , Absolute): Controls the playback speed of the modulation sequence as a timing resolution r elative to the tempo. T one Adjust Default Settings T one Adjust pr ovides an elegant physical interface to the parameters.
PROG P1: Basic/DT/Ctrls 1–1: Program Basic 25 PROG P1: Basic/DT/Ctrls Here you can make basic settings for RADIAS pr ogram. Here you can: • Select the voice assign mode. • Specify unison and detune. • Select the basic scale for the program. • Select an audio input source for the vocoder or the RADIAS oscillator.
Parameter guide 26 User Octave Scale: The scale you created in the User Octave Scale (Global P3: 3–1a). Ke y (Scale Ke y) [C…B] Selects the key of the specified scale.
PROG P1: Basic/DT/Ctrls 1–1: Program Basic 27 RADIAS program Audio In (OSC&Vocoder) Source Insert Effects Insert Effects L/R Bus AUX 1/2 AUX 3/4 Bus = L/R or IFX1-5 Insert Effects Drum Track (ED.
Parameter guide 28 1–2: Vir tual Patch These are the parameters for the V irtual Patch function. V irtual Patch is a function that lets you assign modulation sources such as EG or LFO to a variety of parameters. For each program you can cr eate up to eight of these combinations.
PROG P1: Basic/DT/Ctrls 1–3: DrumTrk Pattern (Drum Track Pattern) 29 1–3: DrumT rk Pattern (Drum T rack Pattern) Here you can select a drum track pattern and specify how it will sound. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “1–3: DrumT rk Pattern (DrumT rack Pattern)” on page 28 of the M3 parameter guide.
Parameter guide 30 PROG P2: OSC/Pitch These pages control the first and most basic elements of RADIAS program’s sounds: the waveform that the oscillators play , the pitch, and output level at which it plays them.
PROG P2: OSC/Pitch 2–1: OSC Basic 31 VPM (V ariable Phase modulation): VPM (Variable Phase Modulation) uses a sine wave at a harmonic (integer) multiple of the oscillator 1 fundamental to modulate the phase of oscillator 1, producing metallic-sounding overtones.
Parameter guide 32 Co nt ro l2: Formant Offset [–63…+63] Moves the entire formant fr equency spectrum upward or downward. This is equivalent to changing the size of your mouth.
PROG P2: OSC/Pitch 2–2: OSC1 Pitch 33 RingSync: This applies Ring and Sync modulation simultaneously. Se mitone [–24…+24] Specifies the amount of detuning relative to oscillator 1 in semitone steps. V alues of ±12 produce a pitch differ ence of one octave, and values of ±24 produce a pitch dif ference of two octaves.
Parameter guide 34 PROG P3: Filter Here you can make the basic settings for RADIAS oscillator ’s Filter A and Filter B. Here you can: • Specify the filter routing, select the filter type, and set the cutoff frequency and resonance. • Specify filter modulation by keyboard tracking, velocity, and EG1.
PROG P3: Filter 3–1: Filter 35 THRU: The sound will output directly, without passing through the filter. Fr equenc y (Cutoff F requency) [000…127] Specifies the cutoff fr equency .
Parameter guide 36 PROG P4: Amp/EQ This page controls the settings for the Drive/W ave Shape, Amp, 3 band EQ section. Here, you can: • Specify drive or wave shaping. • Specify the amp volume level and keyboard tracking. • Specify the pan (stereo position).
PROG P4: Amp/EQ 4–8: EQ 37 Pickup: This simulates an electromagnetic pickup. Depth adjusts the depth. Note: The above illustration for Pickup shows differences in the output waveform when a sine wave at C4 is input. The transformation will vary depending on the input pitch.
Parameter guide 38 PROG P5: EG/LFO/MSEQ These parameters let you make EG (Envelope Generator) settings to produce time-varying change in the oscillator pitch, filter , and amp, make LFO settings to p.
PROG P5: EG/LFO/MSEQ 5–4: LFO1, 5–5: LFO2 39 5–4: LFO1, 5–5: LFO2 Here you can make settings for the LFO (Low Fr equency Oscillator). LFO1 is internally connected as the oscillator 1 Control 1 modulation source.
Parameter guide 40 1st Note: The phase of the LFO will be reset at the first note- on that occurs when no other keys are being pr essed, and will continue to affect all the notes played by that timbr e in the same way , until once again no keys are being held down.
PROG P5: EG/LFO/MSEQ 5–6: MSEQ1, 5–7: MSEQ2, 5–8: MSESQ3 41 Run Mode [One Shot, Loop] Specifies the loop setting for playback. One Shot: The sequence will play for only one cycle, and will maintain the value of the last step. Loop: The sequence will play as a loop, using the sequence type specified by Seq Type .
Parameter guide 42 PROG P6: V ocoder The EXB-RADIAS features a sophisticated vocoder that can be used not just to simulate the classic vocoder sounds of the past, but also to take advantage of advanced possibilities such as shifting the filter frequencies of each band or adjusting their level and panning to create new and original vocoder sounds.
PROG P6: Vocoder 6–1: Carrier/Modulator 43 AUX Send L+R: The mono-mixed signal of AUX buses 1+2 or 3+4 specified by Audio Inputs (Send to RADIAS). AUX Send L: The signal of AUX bus 1 or 3. AUX Send R: The signal of AUX bus 2 or 4. Ga te S7ens (Gate Sensitivity) [000…127] Specifies how fast the gate will respond to the input sour ce.
Parameter guide 44 6–2: V ocoder Here you can edit the parameters for all the band pass filters of the carrier , and the envelope follower of the modulator . 6–2a: Filter Fo rmant Shif t [–2…+2] Shifts the cutoff fr equencies of each of the carrier ’s band pass filters.
PROG P7: KARMA Initialize MOD SEQ 45 PROG P7: K ARMA Here you can make KARMA function settings for the RADIAS program. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “PROG P7: KARMA” on page 45 of the M3 parameter guide. PROG P8: IFX Here you can make settings for the insert ef fects.
Parameter guide 46 Co py MOD SEQ This command copies modulation sequence settings from another RADIAS program to the curr ently selected RADIAS program. 1. Choose “Copy MOD SEQ” to access the dialog box. 2. Use the “Program” field to choose the copy-source program and modulation sequence.
Combi Page Select 0–1: Program T01–08, 0–2: Program T09–16 47 Combination mode C ombi Page Selec t For details on how to select each page, refer to the “M3 operation guide.” C OMBI P0: Play In this page you can select and play combinations.
48 0–5: K ARMA GE Here you can make KARMA function settings for the Combination mode. In Combination mode you can use four KARMA Modules (Modules [A], [B], [C], and [D]). For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “0–5: KARMA GE” on page 125 of the M3 parameter guide.
COMBI P1: DT/X–Y/Ctrls Tone Adjust 49 T one Adjust 0–8g: T one Adjust For details on the T one Adjust function, r efer to “M3 parameter guide.” Common T one Adjust Parameters These are the same as the Common T one Adjust Parameters in Program mode.
50 C OMBI P2: EQ / Option 2–1: EQ T rim T01–08, 2–2: EQ T rim T09–16 Here you can adjust the volume level going into the EQ. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “2–1: EQ T rim T01–08, 2–2: EQ T rim T09–16” on page 147 of the M3 parameter guide.
COMBI P2: EQ / Option 2–5: RADIAS T01-08, 2–6: RADIAS T09-16 51 Combination Audio In (OSC&Vocoder) Source An example of using the AUX bus to input an EDS program into the RADIAS vocoder: • The RADIAS program of timbre 1 is input to the carrier of the vocoder.
52 2–7: R ADIAS V ocoder1 Here you can make vocoder -related settings for the combination. Only one instance of the vocoder function can be used in each combination. It can be used on only one timbre. Even if you’ve selected a RADIAS vocoder program in four timbres, it is not the case that all four vocoders will operate.
COMBI P2: EQ / Option 2–8: RADIAS Vocoder2 53 2–8: R ADIAS V ocoder2 2–8a: Filter Fo rmant Shif t [–2…+2] Resonance [000…127] Env . Follow er Sens (Env elope Follower Sensitivity) [000…1.
54 C OMBI P3: Timbre P arameters 3–1: MIDI T01–08, 3–2: MIDI T09–16 Here you can make MIDI settings for each timbr e 1–16. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “3–1: MIDI T01–08, 3–2: MIDI T09– 16” on page 149 of the M3 parameter guide.
COMBI P4: Zone/Delay 3–7: Other T01-08, 3–8: Other T09-16 55 of the RADIAS program used by the timbr e. However , a RADIAS program cannot be detuned farther than +/-50 cents. V alues below -50 are treated as -50, and values above +50 are tr eated as +50.
56 Menu C ommand The menu commands explained here ar e the commands that are displayed and available if the EXB-RADIAS option is installed. For details on other commands, refer to the “M3 parameter guide.” Cop y from Program This command copies settings from a specified pr ogram to the currently selected combination.
SEQ Page Select 57 Sequencer mode For details on how to select each page, refer to the “M3 operation guide.” SEQ P age Selec t Page Main cont ent PLA Y P0–1: Play/REC Song selection, playback, and recording. Pr ogram selection for each track. P an and v olume settings etc.
58 SEQ P0: Play SEQ P0–1: Play/REC Here you can make basic settings for MIDI track r ecording and playing back in the song, and can select the program that will be used by each track.
SEQ P1: DT/X–Y/Ctrls Tone Adjust 59 KARMA: Use the sliders and switches to control the KARMA function. Y ou can freely change back and forth between the differ ent functions, without losing any of your edits. T one Adjust 0–2–8f : T one Adjust For details on the T one Adjust function, r efer to “M3 parameter guide.
60 SEQ P2: EQ/Option 2–1: EQ T rim T01–08, 2–2: EQ T rim T09–16 Here you can adjust the volume level going into the EQ. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “2–1: T rim T01–08, 2–2: T rim T09–16” on page 224 of the M3 parameter guide.
SEQ P2: EQ/Option 2–8: RADIAS Vocoder2 61 2–7c: Modulator Modulator (Modulat or Selec t) [Audio , Formant Motion] Source (A udio Source) [Audio In2, AUX Send L+R, AUX Send L, AUX Send R] Ga te Sen.
62 SEQ P3: T rack P arameters 3–1: MIDI T01–08, 3–2: MIDI T09–16 These settings specify how each track will be played. For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “3–1: MIDI ch T01–08, 3–2: MIDI ch T09–16” on page 226 of the M3 parameter guide.
SEQ P4: Zone/Delay 3–7: Other T01–08, 3–8: Other T09–16 63 Track 02...08, 09...16 (Track Number): Here you can make pitch-r elated settings for each MIDI track 2–16. The settings are the same as for track 1. See “T rack 01 (T rack Number)”:.
64 SEQ P10: Pa ttern/RPPR Here you can r ecord patterns, edit them, assign them to song tracks, and make RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/ Recording) settings For details on the available parameters and menu commands, please see “SEQ P10: Pattern/RPPR” on page 265 of the M3 parameter guide.
Menu Command Load Preload/Demo Data 65 Global mode Here we will explain only the menu commands “Load Preload/Demo Data” and “Set Pr ogram User-Bank T ype.” For details on the other parameters and menu commands, refer to “Global mode” in the M3 parameter guide.
66 S et Progr am User-Bank T ype This specifies the bank type for Program mode pr ogram banks USER-A through G. If you’ve set the bank type to RADIAS, the RADIAS programs you cr eate can be saved in the corresponding user bank. As an example, here’s how to set the USER-F bank type to RADIAS.
Menu Command Load selected 67 Media mode Here we will explain only the menu commands “Load RADIAS Formant Motions” and “Load a RADIAS Formant Motion.” For details on the other parameters and menu commands, refer to “Media mode” in the M3 parameter guide.
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69 Ap pendices EXB-RADIAS Specifications Appearance and specifications of this product ar e subject to change without notice. (January/’07) EXB-RADIAS (RADIAS synthesizer board) Sy stem MMT (Multi.
IMPOR T ANT NOTICE T O CONSUMERS This product has been manuf actured according to str ict specifications and v oltage requirements that are applicab le in the countr y in which it is intended that this product should be used.
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