Need help with where to start with M3.

[Tblack]

I have had my M3 for awhile not but due to job responsibilities and such have not had time to really dig into it. I keep going back to the Yamaha MOX series in the music stores due to their simplicities in regard to Arps etc. to create basic backing tracks. I do mostly acoustic, praise and and worship stuff by the way.

Here is my question. I cannot believe with all the power that the M3 has I cannot emulate the 4 arpeggiator type styles in the MOX. I am just confused on where to start. Is that a combi, a template, a backing sequence? Where in the manual would you focus if you were me?

Any help in just pointing me in the right direction to get going would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Terry

[billbaker]

T -

I'd start with combis, particularly if you want to hear more "finished" stuff.

Basic Start for that: Look at how to turn on & off the drum tracks and how to select different KARMA scenes in performance. Unless you touch some buttons you won't get nearly the full effect of what you have there.

KARMA is way deep - too deep in some cases if simple is what you want - but that is the tool you have. The advantage is that it is not carved in stone; its interactive, so you sound like more like people playing and less like machines chugging.

That being said, sometimes you don't have to understand exactly whats going on to just sit down and play.

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If you want to look at things that you can do now, I would again look at combis but this time look at very basic split / layer stuff "how to build a combi" - one or two programs with FX copied from the program, and then how to add a drum track, and finally how to program the pads to play chords.

In my alter ego as a fellow praise and worship guy I can tell you that having a I & IV chord programmed (or I, vi, IV, V) gives you a lot to jam over - program the pads to play (no pun, sorry) pads and a mellow lead voice in the right and you can play VERY full chords with one finger and play lead in the right hand.


BB

[m3styles]

Terry, I would suggest you start browsing wiki pages on Karma Lab site. It is very informative and a lot of tutorials are beginner friendly. You can also look into many videos available.

It will take some time but it is higly rewarding. You will enjoy it for sure!

[orpheus2006]

There are some useful documents on the Korg Support page.
(1) Easy start guide - http://www.korg.com/ReadMoreSupport.aspx?dld=1797
(2) Karma Intro - http://www.korg.com/ReadMoreSupport.aspx?dld=1795
(3) M3 Tips Feb08 - http://www.korg.com/ReadMoreSupport.aspx?dld=1794
(4) M3 Tips May08 - http://www.korg.com/ReadMoreSupport.aspx?dld=1793
(5) M3 Expanded guide - http://www.korg.com/ReadMoreSupport.aspx?dld=3093
(6) M3 Performance Techniques - http://www.korg.com/ClassDetail.aspx?ID=111

If you want to learn how to create your own combis I can highly recommend the "House 101 Video Tutorial Series" offered by karma-lab.com!