Control breaks when I'm playing with Karma. Is it possible?

TomasDemcak · Post by **TomasDemcak** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:04 pm

Hello people, 4 months ago I bought M3 and I really like this machine and I have one question about Karma, when I play some cobmi sound for example some Pro Rock Kit and when I start Karma I can change 1-8 scenes but I don't know how to control breaks between scenes. When I am playing live without group it is very good help. Its able for example on Korg Pa or Yamaha Tyros keyboards. If it is possible on my M3 please tell me how to set it and control it in my live game. Thanks

TomasDemcak · Post by **TomasDemcak** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:18 pm

Maybe you know this function from other keyboard like "auto fill in" I think that on Yamaha Tyros it is cold like that. Maybe on M3 it is able only in drum kit but I don't know how to control breaks

please If you know how to set it please send me it.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:30 pm

It's not really possible with Karma.

For electronic music I often use alternative methods like a complex bpm-synced delay effect that I can bring in on the drums, or manually push up the rhythmic complexity slider before changing scene.

CharlesFerraro · Post by **CharlesFerraro** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:41 pm

You could also create a scene specifically for a break sound. One that would drop out other instruments and use random seeds to create variation in the break. I've never done this personally but I'm sure it's possible.

EJ2 · Post by **EJ2** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:34 pm

X-Trade wrote:It's not really possible with Karma.

For electronic music I often use alternative methods like a complex bpm-synced delay effect that I can bring in on the drums, or manually push up the rhythmic complexity slider before changing scene.

Not so. You certainly can perform controlled breaks with a fully KARMA-fied combi. Check out the video demo of combi "Funkadelic" from the Catalyst collection just before the 1.00 mark. Please note this is one of the purposes of the "Latch" button. With practice you can use the M3's control surface to change up any performance and that includes breaks, bridges, etc. That's how we design our combis.

Here is a link to KL Media Player. http://www.karma-lab.com/vp/klvp.html?ch=cat1

Hope that helps.