• With KARMA M3 Software (KM3) running on your PC/Mac, you get complete access to every feature of the powerful KARMA engine, not just the part that is brought to the surface in the keyboard.
• Use KM3's powerful graphical interface to discover and manipulate every nuance of the KARMA Function within your Programs and Combis. Whether you're creating sounds from scratch or using the factory sounds, KM3's visual controls and displays provide the ultimate insight into the amazing world of KARMA.
• Experiment and explore the KARMA Function in ways that are impossible on the M3 alone. KARMA M3 is the ultimate learning tool for anyone who wants to better understand the KARMA Function.
• Operate the KARMA Software as an additional 6 modules at the same time as using the 4 modules of the internal KARMA Function in the M3, for up to 10 modules – it's like having two and a half M3's at once!
• Venture into the heart of KARMA and develop your own Generated Effects (GE's) for unlimited musical possiblities. Import .MID files and grab phrases directly from the M3 sequencer, and instantly turn them into GEs. Then, upload (via SysEx) your new GE's to the M3 and take them on the road!
• KARMA M3 provides some additional features not found in the M3, such as 32 Scenes per Module per Performance (instead of 8), 16 Chord Trigger Buttons (Pads) per Performance instead of 8, the ability to give each Module and Scene a descriptive name, and more. These features cannot be imported into the M3, but are available while using the software.

• Complete access to the 400+ parameters making up a KARMA GE (Generated Effect). These parameters are mostly hidden in the M3 with a maximum of 32 being available (per GE), but you can view and edit all of them using the software, along with the Performance parameters associated with each KARMA Module.
• Graphical editing and creation of Drum Patterns, Rhythm Patterns, Duration Patterns, Index Patterns, Cluster Patterns, Velocity Patterns, CC Patterns, Wave-Sequence Patterns, Envelopes, Note Maps, and more!
• Create new GEs, and edit existing GEs into new configurations. Download the GEs to the M3 via MIDI SysEx Dump, or via export to a .KGE file.
• One-step MIDI (SysEx) upload/download of Programs and Combis.

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• Import phrases and drum grooves exported from the M3's internal sequencer, or from any .MID source (such as external sequencers) and transform them into KARMA GEs. Automatically assign GE Parameters and RTC Models and instantly begin varying your phrase in the amazingly interactive KARMA manner.
• Captivating, real-time visual display of the generated MIDI data.
• Popup tooltips and context-sensitive Help provide comprehensive documentation of all features.
• Available for both Mac OS X and Windows XP platforms (Vista compatibility available later). See Minimum System Requirements.
  

KARMA® (Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture) is a patented algorithmic MIDI data generating technology that takes input notes and controller movements and generates complex musical phrases and effects. KARMA provides independent real-time control over various aspects of a musical phrase, such as rhythm, duration, accents, chord density, pitch bending, tonal variation, panning, repeats, randomization, etc. Some people refer to it as "an arpeggiator on steroids," although even that description doesn't do it justice. It's simply the most advanced music generation technology available!

More Info - (Long Description)

• It's an editing environment for KARMA, and the KARMA function as it is implemented on the Korg M3. It allows access to all of the 400+ parameters of a GE, most of which are not editable on the keyboard itself, along with all of the Program/Combi parameters that directly relate to the KARMA Function.

• It's a way to create entirely new GEs, or edit existing GEs, and store them on the computer or send them to the keyboard's memory. You may create them from scratch (by setting parameters), or by importing simple phrases or sequences of notes from the keyboard's internal sequencer (or an external sequencer).

• It's the same programming tool that the Korg Voicing Team Members used to create all of the original presets in the M3. And actually, it has additional features such as the .MID Phrase import ("Import To GE" Editor) that weren't available during the factory voicing.

• It's a software version of the KARMA function of the keyboard. In other words, it's not a simple SysEx editor for the KARMA parameters, it's the whole engine in software form. You use it *instead* of the KARMA function on the keyboard, or potentially combine them for a total of up to 10 modules of KARMA activity.

• It's a way of visualizing and understanding the workings of the KARMA function and technology, whether you want to create anything new or not. Looking at the various pattern grids of a GE in KM3 provides visual feedback you cannot get on the M3.

• It's *not* a librarian for the M3. It contains some librarian-like features, but it does not in its present form take the place of a dedicated librarian.

• It's *not* a graphical editor for all of the many synthesizer parameters of the M3, such as the Program Filter envelopes, LFOs, IFX and MFX, or for the Sequencer section etc. It is a graphical editor for the KARMA function *only*, which is a smaller (yet complex) dedicated subset of all of the parameters that make up the Korg M3.

• It's *not* a simple SysEx editor for a MIDI device, the way many manufacturers hand out editors for their devices. It's the complete KARMA engine in software form. This program existed *before* the Korg M3, and the keyboard's implementation was derived from the program, not vice versa. So even as far as the KARMA function goes, it's not an exact graphical representation of the function as it exists in the keyboard. Certain parameters are grouped differently, for example. However, anything you create in KARMA M3 can be exported and loaded directly into the keyboard (with the exception of settings that do not exist - for example, KM3 allows you to create up to 32 scenes per Module, but only the first 8 scenes can be transferred to the M3).

• It's *not* intended for use with other MIDI devices unless you have an M3. In other words, if you have a multi-port setup with a few different devices, you can select another synth as an output device provided your M3 is still connected to the software's Global Ports. You can also send KARMA's output through Virtual Interapplication Ports to communicate with other applications, such as a computer-based sequencing programs and soft synths. But unless you have an M3, the program will not generate MIDI.

Yes, the impressive results generated by KARMA M3 can be recorded either as audio or as MIDI data.

First, you can always just record the audio of your M3 the same way you always do. KARMA M3 generates MIDI, sends it to the M3, and you simply record the audio outputs of the M3 into whatever audio recording device you normally use. It then becomes a track of audio data that you use in your project along with other audio tracks.

Secondly, the MIDI data generated by KARMA M3 can be recorded into the internal M3 sequencer, or external software sequencers such as Sonar, DP, Logic, and Cubase (using Virtual Interapplication Ports). You can then route the output of KARMA directly into your software-based sequencing program - the MIDI data can then be played back, edited, overdubbed etc. and become part of your project, while you use KARMA M3 to generate other parts.

Yes, but only if you actually have a Korg M3 connected to the software. The M3 must be located on the global port settings. Then, you can send the algorithmic effects being generated by KARMA to any device that is part of your MIDI setup. By using KM3's Virtual Ports, you can also control many soft synths and audio generating programs such as Reason.

Not at the moment, but we will be producing one in the coming months.

Yes, by going to the KARMA M3 Documentation page.

Yes! Please visit the KARMA Triton Page.

You can purchase KARMA M3 directly from us at the Karma-Lab Store. KARMA M3 is priced at $169.00 - you may check at the store for any special promotional offers. The software is sold as a downloadable electronic version only (international customers) or your choice of a downloadable or physical package (USA only).

Yes - it is protected with the latest version of PACE, and requires a Challenge/Response authorization. This means you send us a code that the program generates when it first opens, we send you back a response code, you enter the code, and your software is authorized on that particular computer. If you ever need to authorize it again, you contact us and we give you a new code. For more information on the authorization process, see this document:

How To Authorize KARMA M3.pdf

Please note: we are aware that some stories have circulated around the internet about problems with PACE. We can only report that this seems to be caused by some vendors implementing it in their own peculiar ways, thereby causing the problems. We have been using PACE for more than 6 years, and have not had any problems reported by our customers. And we use many other music apps on our test machines as well. We apologize if this inconveniences anyone.

The download link for the software package will be sent to you as soon as a human reads the order. This can be within an hour, or sometimes not until the next day - it all depends what time it is and where you are in the world. We are a small company and do not (yet) have automated delivery methods. But we do check the orders all day (7 days a week), not just normal working hours, so you will get it in most cases within a few hours.

The Karma Lab M3 Forum is a good place to find out about KARMA M3 and the M3. Ask a question in the new KARMA M3 Software section. You can also send an e-mail to: info@karma-lab.com.

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• Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent) or better
• 1 GHz or faster
• 256 Megabytes of RAM
• CD-ROM Drive (if ordering on CD)
• Windows XP (32 or 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 or 64 bit)
• Color Monitor capable of 65,535 colors and 1024 x 768 resolution or larger strongly recommended
• MIDI Interface or Korg USB MIDI driver with USB
• Korg M3 Module, 61, 73 or 88 running v2.0 or higher (required)

• PPC G4 Mac or better, Intel Mac
• Dual 800 mHz, 1 GHz or better
• 256 Megabytes of RAM
• CD-ROM Drive (if ordering on CD)
• Mac OS X 10.3.9 or greater
• Color Monitor capable of 65,535 colors and 1024 x 768 resolution or larger strongly recommended
• MIDI Interface or Korg USB MIDI driver with USB
• Korg M3 Module, 61, 73 or 88 running v2.0 or higher (required)