beginners question about 'hold'

[maha]

Hi

I've just got a microkrg off ebay. I'm a guitarist and don't have any experience with synths, (apart from absynth software synth). I previously recorded some material which consisted of guitar, acoustic instruments and absynth software synth to create drones and texture.

I now wish to play this live. Thing is what I intend to do is set up my synth on stage with some pre-prepared patches and literally just hit a key or a chord to trigger a pad sound and let that play while I'm playing guitar.

Thing is can't figure out to 'hold' the sound from the synth. Basically when I use absynth, there is a button called hold. Is there a way to do this on the microkorg? Sorry if its a really dumb question and I have looked in the manual but it's a bit overwhelming to me at the moment!!!

[powers]

Thing is can't figure out to 'hold' the sound from the synth. Basically when I use absynth, there is a button called hold. Is there a way to do this on the microkorg? Sorry if its a really dumb question and I have looked in the manual but it's a bit overwhelming to me at the moment!!!

Have you tried a loop station or using the built in Latch Mode? Latch lets you play something and then it'll loop. Otherwise you'd want a trigger step. Like a preprogrammed sampler/trigger. You can record all the synth s**t beforehand using your micro korg, and get something like a padKontrol, and it will play back your loops.

[sKitsOo88]

Yeah its possible on the Microkorg. On Edit select Knob 2, turn it to ARP B. Now the 1st knob at the top (cutoff) turn it until it says on, what this will do is hold whatever key you hit. Also make sure the ARP is on <---do this 1st.

[adamitron]

i don't have mine in front of me but in one of the arp sections there is the gate time and setting that to 100 will give it that more droning noise as opposed to the quick hits playing.