Korg i3 HD, Owner'S Manual

Using a USB Flash Drive

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Media Mode

Using a USB Flash Drive

Media mode: basic method of use

Use Media mode for operations related to the USB flash drive. 
The basic method of operation is shown below.

  You cannot enter Media mode unless you plug a USB flash 

drive into the i3.

1. 

Connect a USB flash drive (page 8).

2. 

Press the SETTING button while holding down the EXIT 
(SHIFT) button.

Both buttons will light, and the i3 will enter Media mode.

3. 

Select the parameter you want to operate with the dial or 
the +/– buttons.

“Push [ENTER]” will be displayed.

4. 

Press the CATEGORY 

u

 (ENTER) button.

A confirmation message will appear on the display.

5. 

Turn the dial to select the next function to use, and follow 
the directions shown in the display.

For example, if “Sure?” is displayed, select “Yes” and press 
the CATEGORY 

u

 (ENTER) button to proceed. Press the 

CATEGORY 

t

 (CANCEL) button to stop the operation and 

return to step 2.

6. 

When the operation is finished, the message “Completed!” 
will be displayed. Press the EXIT (SHIFT) button to return 
to performance mode.

Loading user styles

You can load and use styles (user styles) made for the i3. For 
details, see the Korg website.
Copy the user styles (files with an .STY extension) and the user 
programs (files with a .PCG extension) to a USB flash drive, and 
then load them into the i3.

Note: 

Specifications vary by product, so the sounds may sound 

different from the instrument where the original data was cre-
ated, when played back on the i3.

1. 

On your computer, create a folder named “i3” on the 
root directory of your USB flash drive, and then make a 
“STYLE” and “PROGRAM” subfolder.

2. 

Copy the user styles to the STYLE folder, and the user 
programs to the PROGRAM folder.

• 

User styles
From USER01.STY to USER06.STY

• 

User programs
USER01.PCG, USER02.PCG, USERDK.PCG

Tip: 

You can select specific data to load for the user styles 

and user programs.

3. 

Plug in the USB flash drive that contains your user style 
and user program data.

4. 

Following the steps in “Media mode: basic method of use,” 
select and execute “UserStyle Load” in Media mode.

5. 

When the operation is finished, the message “Completed!” 
will be displayed. Press the EXIT (SHIFT) button to return 
to Performance mode.

The user styles will be loaded into the i3’s memory with a 
style name of “Load STYLE xxx,” and the user programs 
will be loaded into memory with a sound name of “part load 
SOUND xxx”.

Note: 

If you load a different user style after loading these 

styles, the previous user styles will be erased.