How to...

...use Bank Change Messages in Korg Products

Most sequencers have an event edit mode, which allows inputting controller messages. Bank change messages require these events: Beat one, tick one: Controller 0 with its value - Beat one, tick two: Controller 32 with its value - Beat one, tick three: Program change. Make sure that Program Change and Exclusive filters are set to enable (ENA) to receive these commands.

Note: These listing covers all possible bank changes in the product lines specified for each chart. Since some models don't have all of the mentioned banks, some messages will not be received.

X Series/N364/264/Trinity Series/Triton Series/Z1/Z1EX

BANK A

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 0

Program Change 0-99 (0-127)

BANK B

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 1

Program Change 0-99 (0-127)

BANK C

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 2

Program Change 0-99 (0-127)

BANK D

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 3

Program Change 0-99 (0-127)

BANK E (Triton Only)

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 4

Program Change 0-99 (0-127)

BANK F (Triton Only)

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 5

Program Change 0-99 (0-127)

GM BANK

Message Value

Controller 0 56

Controller 32 0

Program Change 1-128

GM DRUM BANK

Message Value

Controller 0 62

Controller 32 0

Program Change *

 

i-Series (i5, i5M i3, i2, i1, iX300, XC Series)

BANK A/B

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 0

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = A11-A88,

64-127 = B11-88)

BANK C/D

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 1

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = C11-C88,

64-127 = D11-D88)

BANK E/F,User

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 2

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = E11-E88,

64-127 = F11-F88)

DRUMS Dr1-Dr8

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 3

Program Change 0-7

(Numbers: 0-7 = Dr1-Dr8)

iS-Series/i40M

BANK A/B

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 0

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = A11-A88,

64-127 = B11-88)

BANK C/D

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 1

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = C11-C88,

64-127 = D11-D88)

BANK E/F User-Drum

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 2

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = E11-E88,

64-127 = F11-F88)

I30

BANK A/B

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 0

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = A11-A88,

64-127 = B11-88)

BANK C/D

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 1

Program Change 0-127

(Numbers: 0-63 = C11-C88,

64-127 = D11-D88)

BANK E

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 2

Program Change 0-63

(Numbers: 0-63 = E11-E88)

BANK F

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 3

Program Change 0-63

(Numbers: 0-63 = F11-F88)

BANK G

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 3

Program Change 64-127

(Numbers: 64-127 = G11-G88)

BANK R (Drums)

Message Value

Controller 0 0

Controller 32 4

Program Change 0-127

GM Drum Bank Program Change Conversion

Program Changes -- Drum Kits

00 - 15 -- Dr 11

16 - 17 -- Dr 12

25 -- Dr 13

32 - 39 -- Dr 14

40 -47 -- Dr 15

64 - 71 -- Dr 16

26 - 31 -- Dr 17

48 - 55 -- Dr 18

120 -- Dr 21

121 -- Dr 22

122 -- Dr 23

123 -- Dr 24

124 -- Dr 25

125 -- Dr 26

126 -- Dr 27

127 -- Dr 28

N5EX/N1/N1R/NS5R/NX5R Bank Changes

Bank

Bank Select

Name

(MSB:LSB)

GM-a

00:00(GS/XG)

 

00:01(GS)

r:01

01:xx

r:02

02:xx

r:03

03:xx

r:04

04:xx

r:05

05:xx

r:06

06:xx

r:07

07:xx

r:08

08:xx

r:09

09:xx

r:10

10:xx

r:11

11:xx

r:16

16:xx

r:17

17:xx

r:18

18:xx

r:19

19:xx

r:24

24:xx

r:25

25:xx

r:26

26:xx

r:32

32:xx

r:33

33:xx

r:40

40:xx

r:CM

125:xx

 

127:xx(GS)

y:01

00:01(XG)

y:03

0:03

y:06

0:06

y:08

0:08

y:12

00:12

y:14

00:14

Bank

Bank Select

Name

(MSB:LSB)

y:16

0:16

y:17

0:17

y:18

0:18

y:19

0:19

y:20

0:20

y:24

0:24

y:25

0:25

y:27

00:27

y:28

00:28

y:32

0:32

y:33

0:33

y:34

0:34

y:35

0:35

y:36

0:36

y:37

0:37

y:38

0:38

y:39

0:39

y:40

0:40

y:41

0:41

y:42

00:42

y:43

00:43

y:45

00:45

y:64

0:64

y:65

0:65

y:66

0:66

y:67

0:67

y:68

0:68

y:69

0:69

y:70

0:70

y:71

0:71

y:72

0:72

Bank

Bank Select

Name

(MSB:LSB)

y:96

00:96

y:97

00:97

y:98

00:98

y:99

00:99

y100

00:100

y101

00:101

ySFX

64:xx

GM-b

56:00

 

57:00(05)

PrgU

80:xx

PrgA

81:xx

 

00:00(05)

PrgB

82:xx

PrgC

83:xx

CmbU

88:xx

CmbA

89:xx

CmbB

90:xx

CmbC

91:xx

yDr1

126:xx

yDr2

127:xx(XG)

 

120:xx(XG)

rDrm

61:xx

 

120:xx(GS)

kDrm

62:xx

 

120:xx(05)

****

63:xx

* (GS) : after GS Reset

* (XG) : after XG System ON

* (05) : 05R/W Map

N Series Drum Banks

yDr2' Bank (Bank MSB=127)

Drum Kit List (Drum Bank)

Program No. Drum Kit Name

(PC# xxh)

1 (00h) Standard

2 (01h) Standard

9 (08h) Room

17 (10h) Rock

25 (18h) Electro

26 (19h) Analog

33 (20h) Jazz

41 (28h) Brush

49 (30h) Classic

'yDr1' Bank (Bank MSB=126)

Drum Kit List (Drum Bank)

Program No. Drum Kit Name

(PC# xxh)

1 (00h) SFX 1

2 (01h) SFX 2

'rDrm' Bank (Bank MSB=61)

Drum Kit List (Drum Bank)

Program No. Drum Kit Name

(PC# xxh)

1 (00h) STANDARD

2 (01h) STANDARD

9 (08h) ROOM

17 (10h) POWER

25 (18h) ELECTRONIC

26 (19h) ANALOG

27 (1Ah) DANCE

33 (20h) JAZZ

41 (28h) BRUSH

49 (30h) ORCHESTRA

50 (31h) ETHNIC

51 (32h) KICK&SNARE

57 (38h) SFX

128 (7Fh) C/M

'kDrm' Bank (BankMSB=62)

Drum Kit List (Drum Bank)

Program No. Drum Kit Name

(PC# xxh)

1(00h)...16(0Eh) GM Kit

17(10h)...24(17h) Power Kit

25(18h) Dance Kit

26(19h) Analog Kit

27(1Ah)...32(1Fh) Dance Kit

33(20h)...40(27h) Jazz Kit

41(28h)...48(2Fh) Brush Kit

49(30h)...56(37h) Orch Kit

57(38h)...64(3Fh) GM Kit

65(40h)...72(47h) Perc Kit

73(48h) User Kit 1

74(49h) User Kit 2

75(4Ah)..128(7Fh) GM Kit

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