KARMA Edit Pages:
1. Press the MENU key ç Press [F6] 1x to highlight KARM, and then press [F8] ç Press [F1] (Setup). This tab once
again indicates the GE setup and Run/Solo status for each module A-D, but in this edit page, you can now access the
Copy and Init KARMA Module parameters (located within UTILITY/ [F8]).
2. Press [F2] (MIDI I/O) to view the MIDI Input/Output settings for this Combi. Note the left column A-D modules, and
the MIDI Input and Output Channel assignments. Also note that for this Combi, module A is set for Gch (Global
Channel 1) as the Input Channel, and Channel 2 has been assigned as the Output Channel, and the graphic
indicates that Timbre 4 is the destination timbre for this assignment. The Timbre Thru boxes let you set each module
so that the timbres assigned will sound when the KARMA function is OFF. In other words, if module A’s Timbre Thru
box were checked, the drums would sound from the keyboard when KARMA was OFF.
3. Press [F3] (KeyZ). This page is used to set zone ranges for each of the KARMA modules, like when you want a split
keyboard with a GE playing a bass line, while your RH can play an different GE-driven synth sound. Note the
keyboard graphic; when you set key zones, this graphic is helpful for viewing each module’s zone.
4. Press [F4] (Key T). This page allows you to determine the Thru status for each KARMA module when KARMA is ON.
When In is checked the sound will be heard on the keyboard along with the GE-driven data. When Out is checked the
sound will be live on the keyboard in ranges beyond, or outside of the GE range you defined on the KeyZ page.
5. Press [F5] (RxFltr). This page lets you filter out different controllers from each GE zone. This is useful to avoid
controller conflicts between what the GE is doing and how the original Program was set up.
6. Press [F6] (TxFltr). This is a CRITICAL page when trying out GEs on different types of sounds than the GE was
originally created for. Here you disable some of the fancier aspects of a GE individually, like the CC patterns and the
three envelopes. If you call up a GE and it sounds a little bit “funny” on a sound be sure to come to this page and try
unchecking some or all of these parameters to “tame” the GE’s behavior a bit.
7. Press the MENU key, and then press [F6] to highlight “KMdl” ç Press [F8] (Open). In this page there are two tabs
available, for setting KARMA Module Parameters, Trigger/Latch, and Clock Advance settings. Quantize Trig
(Parm1 tab) is an important parameter to know. If you find a GE not responding to your changing of chords or notes
it’s likely that this parameter in ON, so your input triggering is being quantized. Try turning it off and see if it “feels”
better. To scroll to each of the four modules, press the [F6] and [F7] keys below “M ” and “M ”.
8. Press the MENU key, and then press [F6] to highlight “K GE” ç Press [F8] (Open). This page is for assigning Value
and KARMA Knob and Switch Assignments, plus Polarity settings to the 16 assigned GE parameters for each of
the four modules. The parameters can be accessed by pressing the [F1-4] keys.
9. Press the MENU key, and then press [F6] to highlight “KRT” ç Press [F8] (Open). The first two tabs ([F1] and [F2]),
are where you can make settings for the KARMA RT Parms (Realtime Parameters). These allow you to take realtime
control of the previous parameters we’ve looked at, so you can change settings dynamically using the 8 knobs, 2
switches and something called Dynamic MIDI.
By setting up Dynamic MIDI ([F3] you can use controllers like the Joystick, pedals, keys or velocity to affect many of
the KARMA settings. An example of this that is used quite often is to use the Joystick –Y to re-trigger a KARMA
module.
The Name tabs ([F4] and [F5]) are where you select the best descriptive NAMES for what you have assigned to the
eight knobs and two switches. Also on this page are settings for various Random Seed parameters, which have to do
with how one KARMA module randomly interacts with another, based on Rhythm, Velocity and other available
parameters.