Korg MP-10 PRO User Manual

User GuideE 7© KORG Italy 2010. All rights reservedAddressKORG ITALY SpAVia Cagiata, 85I-60027 Osimo (An)ItalyWebwww.korg.comwww.korgpa.comwww.korg.co

6 IntroductionMIDI and MP3 les can be freely sped-up or slowed-down. They can also be transposed to suit the most comfortable key for the performer.

96 Part6:TheLibraryExporting single Songs or the whole libraryYou can export Songs from your library, and save them as separate les.

ExportingsingleSongsorthewholelibrary 976. Touch the Export Song command. The le selector will appear.7. Touch the device location where you

98 Part6:TheLibrary2. Press the LIBRARY button, and touch the Import/Export ( ) icon to go to the Import/Export page.3. Touch the Export Library

Selectingaplaylist 99Part 7: The PlaylistsPlaylists are a quicker way to select the Songs of from a limited set (compared to the full library archi

100 Part7:ThePlaylistscreated, there will always be the two reserved playlist “Now playing” and “Request” (more about them on page 101).3. Browse

PlayingbacktheSongsofaplaylist 101Playing back the Songs of a playlistThe Songs that are contained in the selected playlist can be played in ei

102 Part7:ThePlaylistsBrowsing through the playlistsThere are two different ways to browse the Songs in a playlist.The List viewBy touching the Li

Creatingandeditingtheplaylists 103Creating and editing the playlistsCreating a new playlist1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist p

104 Part7:ThePlaylistsCreating a folderFolders can be used to group playlists together, and keep everything organized.1. Press the PLAYLIST butto

Creatingandeditingtheplaylists 105Adding Songs to a playlistOnce a playlist has been created, you will populate it with Songs. Please re-member t

Positioningthehandle 7Part 1: Starting upThere is a series of very simple setup operations to be taken care of before you start to use your MP-10 P

106 Part7:ThePlaylists5. The Playlist page appears:6. Touch the target playlist to select it, and press the OK button. The Song will be added to

Creatingandeditingtheplaylists 107Adding Songs to the last selected playlistHere is a quick way to create a playlist. You can select a target pla

108 Part7:ThePlaylistsRearranging the Songs in the playlistYou can change the position of the Songs in a playlist.1. Press the PLAYLIST button to

Creatingandeditingtheplaylists 109Editing a Song in the playlistYou can see and edit information about the selected Song(s).1. Press the PLAYLIS

110 Part7:ThePlaylistsDeleting a Song from the playlistYou can delete Songs from the selected playlist. Note that deleting a Song from a playlist

Managingtheplaylists 111Managing the playlistsCutting (or copying) and pasting a playlistYou can move or duplicate an existing playlist.Note: You c

112 Part7:ThePlaylistsDeleting a playlistYou can delete a playlist that you no longer need.Note: You cannot delete the “Now Playing” and “Request”

Managingtheplaylists 113Renaming a playlistYou can rename playlists.Note: You cannot rename the “Now Playing” and “Request” playlists.1. Press the

114 Part7:ThePlaylistsGetting information on a playlist1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist page.2. Browse through the les, and

Importingandexportingtheplaylists 115Importing and exporting the playlistsImporting playlistsYou can import playlists from a le generated with a

8 Introduction2. Fold the handle to the desired position.Keep the red rings pushed and fold the handle down3. Release the two red rings.4. To set

116 Part7:ThePlaylistsExporting Songs from a playlistYou can export one or more Songs from a playlist.1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the

Importingandexportingtheplaylists 117Exporting a playlistYou can export a complete playlist.1. Press the PLAYLIST button to access the Playlist

118 Part7:ThePlaylists6. You are asked whether you want to export a TXT list of the selected Songs, or the playlist as a “resource” le. Choose t

Importingandexportingtheplaylists 119Exporting a Song list as a text leYou can save the name of the Songs in a playlist as a text (TXT) le, to

120 Part7:ThePlaylists6. You are asked whether you want to export a TXT list of the selected Songs, or the playlist as data resources. Choose to

CustomizingtheListView 121Customizing the List ViewYou can customize the Playlist’s List View, exactly as you can do with the Library’s List View.

122 Part8:TheMicrophonePart 8: The MicrophoneTwo microphone inputs are provided to mix in two singers or one singer and the MC.• The MIC 1 inp

Connectingthemicrophonesandsettingthegain 123Turning the microphones onTurn the microphone(s) on.1. Press the MIC switch corresponding to the

124 Part8:TheMicrophoneAdjusting the microphone’s volumeAfter setting the input gain, adjust the volume of the microphones in the mix.Adjusting th

Adjustingthemicrophone’svolume 125Adjusting the general volume of the microphonesAfter having set the input gain and the level of each microphone,

Turning the instrument on 9During boot-up, you can read information about the operating system ver-sion. From time to time, Korg might release new ve

126 Part8:TheMicrophoneThe melody track / lead voiceYou can turn the melody track or the lead voice of a Song on or off, to sing by yourself on th

Themelodytrack/leadvoice 1271. Press the LIBRARY button to access the Library pages.2. Touch the Song to edit, and touch the Info ( ) icon to

128 Part8:TheMicrophoneChoosing the melody track or the voice type on the yIf your Song has a different track or a different voice type than the

Thechoir/harmonizer 129The choir/harmonizerYour MP-10 PRO includes a powerful three-voice harmonizer, that will add a realistic virtual harmonies to

130 Part8:TheMicrophoneThe vocal effectsThe MP-10 PRO incorporates high-quality vocal effects provided by TC-Helicon; the effects are generated by

TheVoiceProcessorSetup 131The Voice Processor SetupChoosing a Voice Processor SetupA Voice Processor Setup contains general settings for the lead

132 Part8:TheMicrophoneRemoving any low-frequency pop and rumble (MIC1)On MIC 1, you can activate a low-cut lter to allow for a cleaner signal fr

TheVoiceProcessorSetup 1333. Touch the SETUP button to go to the Setup page.4. Touch the Dyn. pop-up menu, and choose whether to apply compressi

134 Part8:TheMicrophoneAdjusting the stereo position of the microphones (MIC1/2)For both MIC 1 and MIC 2, you can control the position of the micr

TheVoiceProcessorSetup 135Adjusting the microphone level (MIC1/2)The level controls on this page correspond to the MIC level knobs in the con-trol

10 IntroductionBasic user interface setupBefore using your MP-10 PRO in a performance environment, you can cus-tomize the way you will interact with

136 Part8:TheMicrophone3. Touch the SETUP button to go to the Setup page.4. Touch the MIC 1 or MIC 2 tab to select the EQ that will be applied t

TheVoiceProcessorSetup 137Saving a Voice Processor SetupWhen you touch the SAVE command in a Voice Processor Setup page, the fol-lowing dialog box

138 Part8:TheMicrophoneThe Voice Processor PresetsChoosing a Voice Processor PresetA Voice Processor Preset is a memory of all voice processing ef

TheVoiceProcessorPresets 139Assigning a Voice Processor Preset to a SongYou can let a Song automatically select a Voice Processor Preset.1. Press

140 Part8:TheMicrophoneTurning the harmony voices and the effects on/off (MIC1)You can customize the choir voices and the effects.1. Press the MI

TheVoiceProcessorPresets 141Choosing the harmony mode (MIC1)You can choose between three harmony modes, depending on how you prefer to send notes

142 Part8:TheMicrophone5. Touch the SAVE command to save the settings to a Voice Processor Preset (more info below).6. Press the EXIT button to

TheVoiceProcessorPresets 143Sending harmony chords and notes from a MIDI keyboardWhen in Chord or Notes mode, the harmonizer can receive chords an

144 Part8:TheMicrophonereceived by the harmonizer. This will let you recognize, for example, the notes played with the left hand as harmony notes,

TheVoiceProcessorPresets 145•Editingtheindividualvoices1. From the three icons in the top-left area of the page, select the voice that you wa

Basicuserinterfacesetup 11Please note that you can exit from this procedure at any time, by pressing the EXIT button in the control panel.Setting

146 Part8:TheMicrophone•EditinggeneralparametersforallofthevoicesAt this point, you can edit the general parameters for all voices.1. Use

TheVoiceProcessorPresets 147Adding a delay to the voice (MIC1)On MIC 1, you can enable a delay for special effects. You can turn this effect on/of

148 Part8:TheMicrophonesync signal will come from MIDI. When the MIDI source is selected, you can set the beat unit with the R (Ratio) pop-up menu

TheVoiceProcessorPresets 1494. Touch the MIC 1 or MIC 2 tab to select the reverb level that’s applied to the corresponding microphone input. Use

150 Part8:TheMicrophoneSaving a Voice Processor PresetWhen you touch the SAVE command in a Voice Processor Preset page, the following dialog box a

Talkingtoyouraudience 151Talking to your audienceYou can use the microphone (connected to any MIC input) to talk to your au-dience. Thanks to the

152 Part8:TheMicrophone2. Touch the TALK button to go to the Talk page.3. Turn the Talk function on or off with the Talk On/Off checkbox (linked

Lyricsandchordsformats 153Part 9: Lyrics, chords and scoreThe MP-10 PRO will let you read lyrics, chords and music score via the touch screen or v

154 Part9:Lyrics,chordsandscoreSongs with an associated TXT leYou can use any text editor on a personal computer to write lyrics and chords in

Lyricsandchordsformats 155Assigning the Text Page Down command to a switch or footswitchIf you plan to work with lyrics and chords included in TXT

12 IntroductionSetting the control panel’s backlightYou can adjust the intensity of the control panel buttons’ backlight, to adapt it to the environm

156 Part9:Lyrics,chordsandscore•Howtoassignthecommandtoapanelswitch:1. Press the MIXER button to access the Mixer Menu.2. Touch the S

Readingthelyricsandchords 157Reading the lyrics and chordsYou can read lyrics and chords on the touch screen or an external display.1. After hav

158 Part9:Lyrics,chordsandscoreReading the scoreYou can see any track of the selected Song (in the selected player) as tradi-tional music notati

Readingthescore 159The selected track is shown as traditional music notation. Depending on the content of the track, lyrics, notes and chords can b

160 Part9:Lyrics,chordsandscoreConnecting an external displayTo share lyrics with your audience or another performer, or to see the screen on a

Connectinganexternaldisplay 1612. Set the various parameters to choose what will appear on the external vid-eo, according to the following table.

162 Part9:Lyrics,chordsandscoreThe screen saverIf the external display should remain turned on but unused for some time, you should let the scre

ConnectingaMIDIkeyboard 163Part 10: Playing Sounds with a keyboardThe MP-10 PRO also works as a MIDI sound module. You can connect a MIDI keyboard

164 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboard3. If it is not already selected, touch the MIDI SETUP button to access the Midi Setup page.4. Touch the

ActivatinganddeactivatingtheSoundsection 165Activating and deactivating the Sound sectionThe Sound section can be shown or hidden from the main

Basicuserinterfacesetup 13Setting the date and timeYour MP-10 PRO includes a clock/calendar. You can adjust the date and time, to allow for correc

166 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboard3. To show the Sound section, touch the MIDI Keyboard Control On/Off checkbox to make the checkmark appea

ChoosingandplayingtheSounds 167Choosing and playing the SoundsWhile in the main page you should see a keyboard icon in the lower right cor-ner of

168 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboardChoosing a Performance from the main screenThere are 128 factory and 128 user Performances to choose

ChoosingandplayingtheSounds 169Choosing a Performance from the menuIn addition to using the keyboard icon on the main screen, you can choose a Pe

170 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboardTuning and transposeTransposing the SoundsUse the TRANSPOSE buttons to transpose the Sounds. Depending on

Tuningandtranspose 171• You can link the Song Transpose ( ) and Keyboard Transpose ( ) functions by keeping the QUICK ACCESS KEY pressed, and tou

172 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboardChoosing a tuning scaleYou can choose a different tuning scale than the Equal tuning for the keyboard.1.

Tuningandtranspose 173Scale NotesPelog ScaleoftheIndonesianGamelan.Theoctaveisdividedin7notes(allwhitekeys).Theblackkeysaretuned

174 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboardEditing the Sounds and PerformancesChoosing the SoundsEach Performance is made of up to four Sounds: three

EditingtheSoundsandPerformances 1758. Use the Tune knob to ne tune the selected track.9. Touch the SAVE command to save the settings to the cu

14 Part2:TheuserinterfacePart 2: The user interfaceTake a few minutes to learn the basics of the various sections of the device. This will help y

176 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboardEditing the equalizationYou can adjust the three-band semi-parametric equalization for each Sound of the k

EditingtheSoundsandPerformances 177Choosing the reverb and effectsEach Performance can be processed by a master reverb and a modulating ef-fect,

178 Part10:PlayingSoundswithakeyboardSplitting the keyboardYou can assign a Sound to the left hand (Lower track) and up to three Sounds to the

EditingtheSoundsandPerformances 179Saving a PerformanceAfter editing all of the parameters of the Performance, you can save them into one of the

180 Part11:PadsandAssignableSwitchesPart 11: Pads and Assignable SwitchesFour Pad/Switch buttons are supplied, to let you trigger additional Sou

ProgrammingthePads/Switches 1814. If you want the buttons to act as Pads, leave the Switch Mode box un-checked. If you want them to work as Assign

182 Part11:PadsandAssignableSwitches4. Touch the Set name, and choose one of the available sets from the list. Press the OK button to conrm yo

ProgrammingthePads/Switches 1833. Touch the SWITCH SET ( ) button to access the Switch Set page.4. Be sure the Switch Mode checkbox is checked.5.

184 Part11:PadsandAssignableSwitchesPlaying the PadsUse the Pad buttons to play up to four Hits or Sequences. Sequences will play in synch with

ChoosingSounds 185Part 12: Editing SongsYou can edit several parameters regarding the Sounds assigned to the MIDI les.Choosing SoundsYou can assign

Thefrontpanel 15In the top left corner you will nd the audio controls.Output level controls and on/off switch for the MIC1 microphone input. This

186 Part12:EditingSongs7. Touch the name of the Sound in the upper area to see the list of available Sounds. Select a Sound, and press the OK but

Choosingthereverbandeffect 1874. Touch the MIX button to select the Mix page.5. If needed, touch the TRACK button to switch between tracks 1-8

188 Part12:EditingSongs4. Touch the FX button to select the FX page.5. Touch the FX pop-up menu, and select a modulating effect for the Song. Us

Editingtheequalization 189Editing the equalizationYou can adjust the three-band semi-parametric equalization for each track of the Song.1. Choose

190 Part12:EditingSongsEditing the SoundsYou can edit the Sounds that are assigned to each track, to ne-tune them to your taste.1. Choose a MIDI

EditingtheSounds 1918. For each track, use the knobs to edit the various Sound parameters.Parameter MeaningAttack Time taken to reach the max

192 Part 13: Managing FilesPart 13: Managing FilesBrowsing through the lesWhile on a Media page, data is presented in three columns. On the left the

Editingfilesandfolders 193Editing les and foldersCreating a new folderYou can create new folders on your hard drive, to group les and other folde

194 Part 13: Managing Files2. Browse through the les, and touch the le or folder to be cut or copied to select it. If you want to select more than

Editingfilesandfolders 195Renaming les or foldersYou can rename les and folders on your hard drive.1. Press the MEDIA button to access the Media

Important safety instructionsLocation Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction: • Indirectsunlight• Locations of e

16 Part2:TheuserinterfaceIn the top right corner there are the buttons used to access the general manage-ment pages, as well as the main data ent

196 Part 13: Managing FilesGetting information on les or foldersYou can get information on the les and folders on your hard drive. You can also sel

Deviceutilities 197Device utilitiesFormatting a deviceYou can format a device in a format that can be recognized by the MP-10 PRO. Before formatting

198 Part 13: Managing FilesEnabling or disabling the USB connection for exchanging data with a personal computerThe USB DEVICE port allows yo

Deviceutilities 1994. Touch the USB Connection command to make the USB Connection dialog box appear. (You can exit from this dialog box at any time

200 Part 13: Managing FilesBacking up all internal dataFrom time to time, you should archive your internal data and library and save it to a safe pla

Deviceutilities 2017. Once conrmed, a message will appear, asking you if you want to include the Song library. Including the library will increase

202 Part 13: Managing Files4. Touch the TOOLS ( ) icon to go to the Tools page.5. Touch the Restore command, then touch the OK command to load the

MIDIorUSB 203Part 14: MIDI connectionsThe MP-10 PRO can be connected to a personal computer for composing, or to a sound module to increase your so

204 Part14:MIDIconnectionsConnecting a personal computer via the USB interfaceWhen connecting the MP-10 PRO to a personal computer, you must insta

Basic settings 2053. If it is not already selected, touch the MIDI SETUP button to access the Midi Setup page.4. Touch the Current MIDI Setup pop-u

Thefrontpanel 17Immediately under them, there are the buttons used to access to the Video, Mixer, Playlist and Library pages:External video options

206 Part14:MIDIconnectionsPlaying the MP-10 PRO Sounds from another deviceYou can use the MP-10 PRO as a sound expander for an external sequencer,

PlayingSongswithanexternalsoundexpander 207Playing Songs with an external sound expanderYou can connect a sound expander (also sometimes called

208 Part14:MIDIconnectionsFiltering out unwanted dataYou might want to lter out data that can interfere with the correct reception of the device.

DemoSongs 209AppendixDemo SongsThe following table lists all the Demo Songs that come with the MP-10 PRO.ID Song Name Artist Composer/Lyricist Type1

210 AppendixPerformancesThe following table lists all Performances.# PerformanceFamily: PianoAcoustic Piano1 Grand Piano2 Bright Piano3 ClassicPiano

Performances 211101 Frullato Flute102 Recorder103 PanPipes104 Bottle Flute105 WhistleClarinet106 Clarinet107 FolkClarinetOboe108 Oboe109 EnglishHo

212 AppendixSoundsThe following tables list all Sounds, shown in various orders.Sounds ordered by FamilyThe following table lists all Sounds as they

Sounds 213SoundCCPC0 32Clav/HarpsiHarpsichordGM 121 0 6HarpsiOctaveMix 121 1 6HarpsiWide 121 2 6HarpsiKeyOff 121 3 6HarpsiKorg 121 4 6Harpsi16

214 AppendixSoundCCPC0 32ClassicClick 121 4 18GospelOrgan 121 9 16DrawbarOrg.GM 121 0 16Perc.OrganGM 121 0 17RockOrganGM 121 0 18Det.Drawbar

Sounds 215SoundCCPC0 32Steel Guitar Pro 121 19 25SteelGuitar2 121 4 25Steel12Strings 121 5 25Hackbrett 121 6 25FingerKeyOff 121 7 25FingerTip

18 Part2:Theuserinterfaceplayer when it is chosen, but you can use it to mix between the Songs assigned to the two players:Warning: Do not force

216 AppendixSoundCCPC0 32Dist.SteelGtr 121 12 30Acoustic BassAcousticBassGM 121 0 32Ac.BassBuzz 121 1 32Bass&Ride2 121 2 32Acous.BassP

Sounds 217SoundCCPC0 32NastyBass 121 6 39Phat Bass 121 7 39PoinkerBass 121 8 39SynthBass80ish 121 9 39AutofilterBass 121 10 39MonofilterBass 121

218 AppendixSoundCCPC0 32ChoirPadGM 121 0 91HaloPadGM 121 0 94AnalogVoice 121 1 54Vocalesque 121 2 54Vocalscape 121 3 54ClassicVox 121 4 54Dre

Sounds 219SoundCCPC0 32Brass of Power 121 30 61Brass Section 3 121 31 61HornFrench Horn GM 121 0 60French Horn Warm 121 1 60French Section 121 2 60Cl

220 AppendixSoundCCPC0 32Pan Flute GM 121 0 75Blown Bottle GM 121 0 76Whistle GM 121 0 78Ocarina GM 121 0 79Breath Noise GM 121 0 121WoodenFlute 121

Sounds 221SoundCCPC0 32LeadSeq.Analog 121 4 81Bass&LeadGM 121 0 87LeadSoftWrl 121 1 87AnalogLead 121 7 80OldPortamento 121 3 80DanceLea

222 AppendixSoundCCPC0 32Hichiriki 121 2 111PluckedBanjo GM 121 0 105BanjoKeyOff 121 1 105Mandolin 121 2 25MandolinKeyOff 121 10 25MandolinTrem.

Sounds 223SoundCCPC0 32MelodicTom2 121 1 117ReverseTom 121 2 117SynthDrumGM 121 0 118ReverseCymbalGM 121 0 119RhythmBoxTom 121 1 118Electric

224 AppendixSounds ordered by Program ChangeThe following table lists all Sounds in order of Bank Select-Program Change number.Legend: The table also

Sounds 225CCPC Sound GM20 32121 0 11 VibraphoneGM √121 1 11 VibraphoneWide √121 2 11 Vibraphone2121 0 12 Marimba GM √121 1 12 MarimbaWide √121

Thedisplayandtheuserinterface 19The display and the user interfaceThe touch screen display is where you interact with the device. Touch it, and

226 AppendixCCPC Sound GM20 32121 13 21 CassottoOr.Tune121 14 21 CassottoNorTune121 15 21 DetuneAccordion121 16 21 2VoicesMusette121 17 21 3Voi

Sounds 227CCPC Sound GM20 32121 12 27 FunkyWahRX121 13 27 CleanGtrPro1121 14 27 SingleCoilPro121 15 27 CleanGtrPro2121 16 27 Stra.Vel.Pro12

228 AppendixCCPC Sound GM20 32121 9 34 TicktacingBass121 10 34 PickedBassRX121 11 34 PickedE.Bass4121 0 35 Fretless Bass GM √121 1 35 Fretless

Sounds 229CCPC Sound GM20 32121 14 48 Orchestra Tutti1121 15 48 Strings&Horns121 16 48 Orch.&Oboe1121 17 48 Orch.&Oboe2121 18 4

230 AppendixCCPC Sound GM20 32121 2 59 WahTrumpet121 3 59 MuteEnsemble1121 4 59 MuteEnsemble2121 0 60 French Horn GM √121 1 60 French Horn Warm

Sounds 231CCPC Sound GM20 32121 0 70 Bassoon GM √121 0 71 ClarinetGM √121 1 71 JazzClarinet121 2 71 ClarinetG121 3 71 SectionWinds1121 4 71 S

232 AppendixCCPC Sound GM20 32121 0 89 WarmPadGM √121 1 89 SinePad √121 2 89 MasterPad121 3 89 PowerSynth121 4 89 ThePad121 5 89 MoneyPad

Sounds 233CCPC Sound GM20 32121 3 104 IndianStars121 4 104 IndianFrets121 5 104 Bouzouki121 6 104 Tambra 121 7 104 Sitar Sitar121 0 105 Banjo GM √

234 AppendixDrumkits by Program Change orderCCPC Name0 32120 0 0 StandardKitGM120 0 1 StandardKit1120 0 2 StandardKit2120 0 3 StandardKit3120

Effectsforsounds 235Effects for soundsReverbsReverb Type Notes and parametersReverbHall Thishall-typereverbsimulatesthereverberationofmid-s

20 Part2:TheuserinterfaceOn the lower left area, you can nd some routing and playback controls:Master/Monitor switchPlay mode switch Shufe indi

236 AppendixPadsYou can assign the following Hits or Sequences to the four Pad buttons.HitsThese pads are single-shot events.Drums Percussions World

Pads 237Synth & Pad Voices Block Chords SFX #1Cosmic Aah! BlkFunk1A ApplauseVCFMod HitIt! BlkFunk1B Birds1PlanetLead Laughing BlkFunk

238 AppendixLatinDrums Shak+Conga1 GrvHouse2Progress 1 Shak+Conga2 GrvAnalogProgress2 Tambourine1 GrvGarage1Fill 1 Tambourine2 GrvGarage2Fil

QuickAccessKeyshortcuts 239Quick Access Key shortcutsUse the following shortcuts to quickly access pages, functions and commands. Keep the QUICK A

240 AppendixPC keyboard shortcutsThese are the commands corresponding to the MP-10 PRO functions and com-mands.Where PC Key(s) MP-10 PRO FunctionEver

Troubleshooting 241TroubleshootingProblem SolutionGeneral problemsPowerdoesnotturnon Makesurethat(1)thepowercableispluggedintotheoutle

242 AppendixTechnical specicationsFeatures MP-10 PROSystem OPOS(ObjectivePortableOperatingSystem)andRX(RealeXperience)Technology.Multitask

Technicalspecifications 243Physical / AccessoriesDimensions(LxWxH)13.7x10.2x2.75inch(350x260x70mm)-16.2x12.8x3.6inch(413x32

Midi Implementation Chart

Thedisplayandtheuserinterface 21Scrolling lists and selecting itemsWhen a list (for example, of Songs) is shown on the display, use the DIAL, th

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22 Part2:TheuserinterfaceSelecting multiple items in a listWhile a list is shown, you can select more than a single item.• To select non-consecut

Thedisplayandtheuserinterface 23If there is no keyboard connected, touch the text again, and the virtual key-board will open. Type your text, th

24 Part2:TheuserinterfaceMoving knobs and slidersYou can edit the value (and position) of knobs appearing on the display, by touching them, then

Thedisplayandtheuserinterface 25Cut/Copy/Paste ClipboardSimilar to a personal computer, you can cut, copy and paste data, by touching the corres

iTHE FCC REGULATION WARNING (U.S.A. only) This equipment has been tested andfound to comply with the limits for aClassBdigitaldevi

26 Part3:PortsandconnectionsPart 3: Ports and connectionsThe back panelThe back panel contains the audio, video and pedal connections.Video outpu

Therightsidepanel 27The right side panelThe right side panel contains the USB connectors.Connections for storage devices and/or MP3 playersConnect

28 Part3:PortsandconnectionsAudio connectionsBefore enjoying the audio quality of your MP-10 PRO, you should connect it to an audio amplication

Audioconnections 29Adjusting the volume levelsYou can adjust the nal volume while listening to the demo Songs.1. For safety reasons, before settin

30 Part3:PortsandconnectionsTouch the Play Mode icon ( ) to select the AutoLoad play mode ( ). In this mode, the Songs in the demo playlist will

Audioconnections 31the signal should remain in the green area and only occasionally go to the orange area during signal peaks (i.e., a kick drum’s b

32 Part3:PortsandconnectionsAdding a limiter or a lter to the audio outputSometimes, adding a limiter to the output allows the perception of a l

Audioconnections 333. Touch the pop-up menu and choose a limiter or any other effect from the menu.Effect ParametersStereoLimiter Thelimiterregu

34 Part3:PortsandconnectionsGlobal tuningYou can set the global tuning (in cents of a semitone increments) to adapt the MP-10 PRO tuning to anoth

Connectingandsettingthepedals 35Connecting and setting the pedalsYou can connect two pedals to the MP-10 PRO: a Damper pedal (to be used to susta

ii Data handling Data stored in the memory may some-timesbelostduetoimproperhandlingbytheuser..Besuretosaveimportantdatatoanex

36 Part3:Portsandconnections2. Touch the PEDAL Settings button to access the Pedal Settings page.3. Use the Function pop-up menu to select a fu

Connectingandsettingthepedals 376. Press the EXIT button to return to the main screen (or touch the Global Menu button to return to the Global M

38 Part3:Portsandconnections3. Touch the red button on the display to conrm that you pressed the pedal. The following dialog box will appear:4.

ConnectingaPCkeyboard 39Connecting a PC keyboardYou can connect a standard PC alphanumeric keyboard, to quickly enter names and values. The keyboa

40 Part3:Portsandconnections3. Touch the GENERAL SET button to go to the General Settings page.4. From the Extended Character Set pop-up menu,

ConnectingaPCkeyboard 41Part 4: The PlayersThe Players are where you can play Songs, reading them from the library, or from any directory of the i

42 Part4:ThePlayersManual play mode: Playing single SongsPlaying a single Song at a time is useful when you want total freedom over your Performan

Manualplaymode:PlayingsingleSongs 43The name of the play mode is also always shown (in all pages) in the top right area of the display:We will g

44 Part4:ThePlayers2. Press the OK button on the control panel to assign the selected Song to a player. You will be asked to choose the target pl

Manualplaymode:PlayingsingleSongs 45Choosing a Song from the libraryThe library is the main collection of Songs (both MIDI and MP3 les) stored

TableofContents 1Table of ContentsIntroduction...5Positioning the handle ...

46 Part4:ThePlayers2. The Library’s List View page appears. Browse through the list of Songs to nd the desired one.Header, containing infos on t

Manualplaymode:PlayingsingleSongs 474. When you see the Song that you’re looking for, touch it to select it. The selected Song will be shown in

48 Part4:ThePlayersIn the Library, the selected Song will be shown in orange (if assigned to Player 1) or blue (if assigned to Player 2). If the S

Manualplaymode:PlayingsingleSongs 49Playing back the selected SongAfter having selected a Song, either from the active playlist or from the libr

50 Part4:ThePlayersSelecting a different SongAfter the end of a Song, or while it is still playing, you can choose a different Song from the playl

ControllingtheSong’splayback 51Controlling the Song’s playbackThere are a few things you can do with a Song during its playback, like ad-justing t

52 Part4:ThePlayers3. Since they may have different levels, you can separately adjust the volume of MIDI (MID, KAR) and MP3 Songs. Press the MIXE

ControllingtheSong’splayback 532. If the Song was not playing (i.e., it was in stop or in pause) press the PLAY/PAUSE ( ) button to start the Son

54 Part4:ThePlayersTransposing to a different keyIf you prefer to play in a different key, because it is better suited to a singer’s voice range,

AutoLoadplaymode:AutomaticallyloadingSongs 55AutoLoad play mode: Automatically loading SongsAs we have just seen, you can play Songs by choosing

2 Creating and editing the playlists...103Managing the playlists ...

56 Part4:ThePlayersWhen the rst Song reaches the end, Player 2 (blue) is automatically se-lected. Its area is automatically highlighted to indica

AutoLoadplaymode:AutomaticallyloadingSongs 57Immediately playing the next Song at the end of the current one (the Auto Play button)While in Auto

58 Part4:ThePlayersNoStop play mode: Playing a list of Songs, one after the otherIf you prefer to be totally free from having to manually start So

NoStopplaymode:PlayingalistofSongs,oneaftertheother 593. Press Player 1’s PLAY/PAUSE button to start the rst Song.WARNING: When you pres

60 Part4:ThePlayersMixing two Songs, DJ-styleWhile in Manual play mode, you can mix two Songs just like a DJ. This can be used for two purposes:•

MixingtwoSongs,DJ-style 61• Press the TO PLAYER 2 ( ) button on the right of the crossfader to quickly switch to Player 2.• Press the TO SELECTE

62 Part4:ThePlayersPre-listeningYou can pre-listen to a Song in a player, while the other is playing.1. Load a Song into Player 1, and start it.2

Otherplaybackmodes 63Other playback modesThere are a couple of other automatic playback options, that you could nd handy when you prefer allowing

64 Part4:ThePlayers2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to start playback. Songs in the playlist will be selected randomly.3. You can stop the Songs p

The metronome 65The metronomeYou can use the metronome to send a click to other musicians. This is also known as a “click track”; useful for instance

TableofContents 3Part 14: MIDI connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203MIDI or USB ...

66 Part5:PlayingSongsfromanydevicePart 5: Playing Songs from any deviceIf you have a preferred collection of Songs stored in your MP3 player, a

PlayingsingleSongsfromadevice 673. Browse through the directories, and then touch the name of the Song to play. Please note you can select Song

68 Part5:PlayingSongsfromanydevicePlaying Songs from a saved libraryInstead of importing Songs, you can momentarily “plug-in” an external libra

PlayingSongsfromasavedlibrary 694. To remove the external library, simply remove the USB device from the HOST port. You will not need to select

70 Part5:PlayingSongsfromanydeviceAt this point, you will use the iPod library instead of the internal one (the icon will revert to yellow).Whe

Accessingthelibrary 71Part 6: The LibraryA library is a collection of Songs. Inside the MP-10 PRO resides a main library, that is the one you will

72 Part6:TheLibraryBrowsing through the libraryThe List viewWhen you rst access the library, or touch the List view icon on the display ( ), you

Browsingthroughthelibrary 73The Column viewAn alternative view can be accessed by touching the Columns icon ( ), and this is called the Column vie

74 Part6:TheLibraryFinding a SongYou can nd a Song by searching for it by name; to avoid it being lost among the thousand les in your library.Do

FindingaSong 754. Enter the text string that you are searching for; you are not asked to enter the full name. For example, if you enter “LOV”, you

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76 Part6:TheLibraryPerforming a rened search with more parameters (Advanced Find)To rene your search, you can add more criteria to your s

FindingaSong 77Finding a Song via its numeric IDWhile in the Library > Info page, you can assign a unique ID number to a Song, allowing you to q

78 Part6:TheLibraryCustomizing the List viewYou can show, hide and resize the columns of the List view to suit your prefer-ences.Showing/hiding co

CustomizingtheListview 793. Touch the Library View command to open the Library View dialog box.4. Touch the name of the columns that you want to

80 Part6:TheLibraryResizing the columnsYou can resize the columns of the List View.1. While in the List view, keep the QUICK ACCESS KEY pressed,

CustomizingtheListview 81How to reset all columns to their original positionYou can reset the columns position with the following procedure.1. Pr

82 Part6:TheLibraryEditing a Song entryAs with a database entry, you can edit the information associated with each Song in your library.1. Press

EditingaSongentry 83The Info page with a single MP3 Song selectedThe Info page with a single MIDI Song selectedThe Info page with more Songs selec

84 Part6:TheLibrary4. Edit the various parameters that are associated to the selected Song:Parameter MeaningID Progressivenumberassignedtothe

EditingaSongentry 855. Touch the TEXT tab to associate a TXT le to a MID, KAR or MP3 Song le, or a CDG le to a MID+G or MP3+G Song le.Touch h

5IntroductionWelcome! Many thanks, and congratulations on purchasing the MP-10 PRO Professional Media Player! To maximize your understanding and en

86 Part6:TheLibraryImporting Songs into the libraryWhen you know that you’re always going to want to bring your own collection of Songs (in MID, K

ImportingSongsintothelibrary 873. Touch the Import Song command to open the le browser.4. Touch the icon of the source device in the rst colu

88 Part6:TheLibraryIn case the library already contains a Song with the same name of the Song you are importing, a message will ask you if you wan

ImportingSongsintothelibrary 892. Press the LIBRARY button, and touch the Import/Export ( ) icon to go to the Import/Export page.3. Touch the I

90 Part6:TheLibrary6. Press the OK button to import the Songs. Wait until the import operation is completed and the indicator disappears.When com

ImportingSongsintothelibrary 917. Remove the USB device from the HOST port. You will not need to select a remove command before doing it, but be

92 Part6:TheLibrary3. Touch the Import Library command. A warning message asks you if you want to overwrite the library.4. Touch Yes, and the li

ImportingSongsintothelibrary 93Rebuilding the library’s IDsAs an additional step after importing Songs, you could rebuild the IDs of your library

94 Part6:TheLibraryDeleting Songs or the libraryYou can delete Songs that are no longer needed. Please keep in mind that Songs deleted from the li

DeletingSongsorthelibrary 95Deleting all the Songs from the libraryWhen you want to start from an empty library, you can completely delete all th