Song/Pattern

In this screen you can select the pattern that you want to play or edit, and create a song by placing patterns in the desired order. You can also switch patterns in realtime while you perform.

SONG

You can create a song by placing patterns in the desired order. A song can contain up to 256 patterns.

Song position LCD

Indicates the position within the song.

Song position indicator scroll bar

Moves the displayed position within the song.

Pattern assignment switches

Assigns the patterns that you want to use in the song.

Pattern number LCD

Indicates the number of each pattern that’s assigned to the song.

Song position buttons

Move the playback position within the song. The timing of the movement depending on the PATTERN CHANGE “LOCK” setting.

PATTERN

Here you can select the pattern that you want to play or edit. You can also switch patterns in realtime while you perform.

PATTERN 1 - 16

Select the pattern that you want to play or edit.

PATTERN CHANGE

Specifies how pattern changes will occur.

LOCK

If this is off, the pattern will change the instant you press the pattern pad. If this is off, the currently-playing pattern will finish playing to its end, and then the newly-selected pattern will play.

STEP GRID

This specifies the timing at which playback will switch to the next pattern. On the KORG iMS-20, the step length is independent for each of the synth and drum parts. This means that you must specify the timing at which playback will switch to the next pattern. When the sequence plays, playback will switch to the next pattern when the step you specify here is reached.

MIXER CONTROL

When switching patterns in realtime while you perform, you can creatively develop your song by muting and un-muting the synth or drum sounds during the performance. It is particularly effective to do this while switching patterns.

LEVEL

Adjusts the volume of the corresponding channel. MASTER adjusts the overall volume.

SOLO

Allows only the sound of the corresponding channel to be heard.

MUTE

Silences the corresponding channel.

ALL MUTE/SOLO OFF

Turns off the MUTE setting and the SOLO setting for all channels.

Other settings

SEQUENCER SETTINGS

Here you can adjust groove-related settings such as tempo and swing.

TEMPO	Specifies the tempo. The tempo is specified independently for each session.
SWING	Switches the swing. The swing is specified independently for each session.

UTILITY

Here you can use various convenient editing functions.

CLEAR SONG	Deletes the pattern assignments from the song. The data of the patterns themselves will not be deleted.
COPY PATTERN	Copies the pattern that’s currently selected.
CLEAR PATTERN	Deletes the data of the pattern that’s currently selected.