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PeterRGarofalo · Joined: 08 Apr 2019 Posts: 1

I've got a combi which has karma assigned but is silent,
I can't figure out how to get it to run.
I tried a few things , but nothing seems to work .
all 4 are set to arpeggio 1, so I tried that, tried pressing run.
I'm sure it must be simple.

just learning this brilliant instrument & remaining patient .
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GregC · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:02 pm Post subject:

factory combi ? Name ?

or your own custom combi ?
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StephenKay · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:41 pm Post subject:

It's likely a MIDI Channel issue.

Consider KARMA as a number of musicians that "play" different parts - up to 4.

On the KARMA > GE Setup Page you will see the MIDI I/O section. Each module plays a part on a MIDI output channel. In a combi, typically you would want to set these to Output Channels 2,3,4,5.

OK, so you've got 4 guys playing on 4 different MIDI channels. How do you get them to sound? How do you tell them what instruments to play?

You go to the Timbre Parameters > MIDI page, and you set various timbres to "listen" to the KARMA MIDI channels. In other words, if you want the pattern on KARMA Module A to play Timbre 3's program, you would set Timbre 3 to MIDI Channel 2 (matching the output channel for KARMA Module A) - and so on.

So in a 4-Module KARMA groove, you would typically have some timbres set to MIDI channels 2,3,4,and 5 playing the KARMA Parts. Then you would have a timbre or more set to MIDI Channel 1, so that you cna play the keyboard sounds on top of them.
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psionic311 · Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 5:03 pm Post subject:

Could also be your MIDI Clock is set to Internal? KARMA won't play unless it hears a clock signal.

GLOBAL mode on the MIDI/MIDI page.