EXB-FW option (FireWire board) If you install the optional EXB-FW in the M3, youll be able to use its Virtualized Hardware functionality. Virtualized Hardware is functionality that allows audio signals and MIDI messages from a Korg hardware device supporting this functionality to be routed via a dedicated Korg editor running in your DAW software or other host application and sent to tracks in your host application, letting you use your Korg hardware device as though it were a plug-in software instrument. In order to use the Virtualized Hardware functionality, youll need to connect the M3 to your computer via a FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable, and use the M3 Editor/ Plug-In Editor version compatible with the EXB-FW. With this setup, youll be able to perform various types of control including total recall, as follows. Edit and set up the M3s various mode parameters
via MIDI. Send and receive the M3s 2-in and 6-out digital
audio signals. You can send the M3s audio signals to tracks in your host application using the Virtualized Hard- ware functionality. You can apply plug-in effects to these M3 audio signals, and control them together with the data of other audio tracks. You can also apply the M3s effects to the audio sig- nals from audio tracks of your host application.
Send and receive MIDI data to and from your DAW software or other host application.
Note: What you will be able to do will depend on the application youre using.
Please note the following points. The two connectors have the same function. The
connector thats not connected to your computer can be used for a daisy-chain connection with a FireWire device that your computer can recognize. (The M3 will not recognize this device.) If the M3 is powered-off, the daisy-chained FireWire device cannot be detected from the connected computer.
The EXB-FW does not supply bus power. Dont connect the EXB-FW to two computers
simultaneously. Dont connect the EXB-FW to two M3 units
simultaneously. The MIDI data sent from the computer via the
FireWire (IEEE 1394) port to the M3 will not be output from the M3s MIDI OUT connector.
In order to use the M3 Editor/Plug-In Editor with the EXB-FW, you must install and use the KORG FireWire-Audio/MIDI driver. please see Installing the software on page 34 of the Operation Guide.
Each input/output device can be used only from a single item of software. Multi-client operation is not supported.
You will need to make audio and MIDI device settings in your DAW software or other host
application. For details, refer to the manual of the software youre using.
For more about the EXB-FW, refer to the manual included with the EXB-FW.
EXB-FW parameters When you install the EXB-FW, the following M3 parameters will become available. For details on the parameters, refer to the corresponding pages of the M3 Parameter Guide.
Program mode Prog P0: Play Sampling/Audio In
Input ( PG p.9) Source Bus ( PG p.10) The menu command Auto Sampling Setup REC Audio Input ( PG p.110)
Prog P0: Play Control Surface, Mixer Input Audio Play/Mute, Audio Solo, Audio Vol- ume ( PG p.17)
Combination mode Combi P0: Play Sampling/Audio In
Input ( PG p.128) Source Bus ( PG p.129) The menu command Auto Sampling Setup REC Audio Input ( PG p.187)
Combi P0: Play Control Surface, Mixer Input Audio Play/Mute, Audio Solo, Audio Vol- ume ( PG p.133)
Sequencer mode Seq P01: Play/REC Sampling/Audio In
Input ( PG p.202) Source Bus ( PG p.202) The menu command Auto Sampling Setup In Track Sampling ( PG p.277)
Seq P0: Play Control Surface, Mixer Input Audio Play/Mute, Audio Solo, Audio Vol- ume ( PG p.210)
Sampling mode Sampling P0: Recording Audio In/Setup
Input ( PG p.305) Source Bus ( PG p.305) The menu command Auto Sampling Setup REC Audio Input ( PG p.335)
Sampling P0: Recording Control Surface, Mixer Input Audio Play/Mute, Audio Solo, Audio Vol- ume ( PG p.310)
Global mode Global P0: Basic Setup Audio