Korg Kaptivator KTV1 manual

OWNER’S MANUAL[...]

Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction. • In direct sunlight • Locations of extreme temperatur e or humidity • Excessively dusty or dirty locations • Locations of excessive vibration • Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the c[...]

1 Owner’ s Manual Thank you for your purchase of the KORG kaptivator Dynamic video station. To enjoy long and trouble-fr ee use of this device, please r ead this manual carefully and operate the unit correctly . A note about using this video device Some people subjected to stimulation by intense light or rapidly flashing images may experience sym[...]

2 T able of Contents Introduction ....................................... 3 1. Main features ........................................................ 3 2. Controls and connectors ......................................... 4 3. Connection diagram ............................................... 9 4. Basic concepts and operation .......................[...]

3 Owner’ s Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing the kaptivator . The kaptivator Dynamic V ideo Station is a video performance instrument that allows you to sample video, store and playback video samples (“clips”), apply ef fect pr ocessing, and mix live and stored video signals, all in realtime without having to use any additional equ[...]

4 2. Controls and connectors A. T op panel 6 12 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 22 21 19 18 7 8 9 1. MONITOR 1, SELECT key MONITOR 1 generally displays the video signal that is being sent fr om the MAIN OUT jack (MAIN). It can also display the video signals coming in thr ough the VIDEO INPUT 1 (IN- PUT 1) or VIDEO INPUT 2 (INPUT 2) jacks. Press th[...]

5 Owner’ s Manual 4. V ALUE knob This knob is used to both select and change the value of various parameters. This knob can also be used as an addition controller (Ext V alue) by holding down the YES/ WRITE key and turning the V ALUE knob. When using the factory settings, this function will control the dissolve rate (the time for transitioning be[...]

6 12. MOTION key Press this key to enter Motion Sequence mode. When this key is blinking r ed, you are in the Motion Sequence mode. Here you can select, r ecord and playback the operation of the FX CONTROL knob & ribbon, slider , CLIP pads, HOLD key , etc. Press this key again to exit Motion Sequence mode. Y ou cannot exit this mode while a Mot[...]

7 Owner’ s Manual 21. VIDEO INPUT indicator This indicator shows which video input source has been selected by using the INPUT key (see 17.). ( ☞ p.14) 22. AUDIO TRIG indicator This indicator will light when the level of the external audio signal (connected to the AU- DIO TRIG INPUT ) exceeds the current TRIG LEVEL setting. ( ☞ p.16) B. Front[...]

8 C. Rear panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1. AUDIO TRIG INPUT L/R jacks These RCA-style jacks can receive line-level audio signals. The incoming audio signal can be used for BPM detection or to contr ol effects. 2. VIDEO INPUT jacks These jacks can r eceive video signals from a DVD player or other video devices. VIDEO INPUT 1: Receives a composite video sign[...]

9 Owner’ s Manual 3. Connection diagram Basic connections DC12V MAIN OUTPUT INPUT2 INPUT1 AUDIO TRIG INPUT DV I/O AC PHONES MIDI IN/OUT MIDI OUT/IN MIDI sequencer IEEE1394 DV camera, DV recorder etc. AC ADAPTER Headphones DJ Set CAMCORDER DVD PLA YER TV MONITOR PROJECTOR Selecting the DV connector input/output setting 1 Hold down the EDIT key and[...]

10 4. Basic concepts and operation Concepts Sampling video The kaptivator saves sampled video on its internal hard drive as “clips.” These saved clips are managed as “banks”, each containing eight clips. Y ou can assign each of these banks to either of the two gr oups of clip pads (Gr oup A con- tains the upper eight clip pads; Gr oup B con[...]

11 Owner’ s Manual Te r m s Style Each “style” contains settings for routing, ef fects, playback synchr onization, and controller assignments. Y ou can switch between styles during playback, or edit and store styles accord- ing to your needs. One hundred styles can be stor ed in the kaptivator . Clip A “clip” is an individual segment of s[...]

12 Basic operation — Playback 1. T ur ning the power on/of f Power To turn the power on 1 Connect the AC adapter , your input devices, and your output devices. 2P r ess the power switch to turn the power on. After a few moments, the V ALUE display will indicate the currently selected style and bank. NOTE Y ou can specify the bank and style number[...]

13 Owner’ s Manual 2. Selecting and playing video Playing a clip 1P r ess one of the clip pad keys that are lit (gr een for Group A, orange for Group B). The selected clip pad will light red, and the clip that is r egister ed to that pad will play . 2 Use the ribbon controller or slider etc. to modify the video while it plays, or pr ess another c[...]

14 3. W orking with external video sources Viewing an external video source To view the video source connected to the VIDEO INPUT 1 jack, pr ess the MONITOR 1 SE- LECT key to select INPUT 1. T o view the video sour ce being r eceived by the INPUT 2 con- nector , select INPUT 2. Y ou can use MONIT OR 2 to view the video sour ce being received at the[...]

15 Owner’ s Manual 4. Synchronizing to music Y ou can use the BPM setting or the playback fr om an external audio source to contr ol the playback speed or the start timing of a video clip, or to contr ol the current effect. NOTE If you synchroniz e the clip start timing to the BPM, it may be dela yed by se v eral fr ames. Setting the BPM Setting [...]

16 back speed will change in sync with the BPM. ( ☞ p.31: Style parameter list, p.19: Style edit) 3 Select the clip that you want to play . Change the BPM. The clip playback speed will change according to the BPM. Synchronized playback using an audio trigger Adjusting the audio trigger level 1 Connect the playback from as external audio device su[...]

17 Owner’ s Manual 5. Using Motion Sequences Y ou can recor d and save up to one hundred sets of controller movements as “motion se- quences,” and then select a motion sequence and play it back when desired. In addition to movements of the various controllers and operations on the clip pads, a motion sequence can also include bank or style se[...]

18 Erasing a motion sequence 1 If the MOTION key is blinking, you ar e already in Motion Sequence mode. T o enter Motion Sequence mode, pr ess the MOTION key; the MOTION key will blink. Press the blinking MOTION key to exit Motion Sequence mode. 2 Use the V ALUE knob to select the motion sequence number “-**-” (shown in the V ALUE dis- play) th[...]

19 Owner’ s Manual Customizing a Style —Style Editing The kaptivator lets you create and stor e one hundr ed “styles.” This section explains how you can create styles that ar e appropriate for the video material you’r e using and how you’r e us- ing it. During performance, you can change effects, wipe types, and contr oller settings sim[...]

20 Editing examples Changing the operation of the ribbon contr oller 1 Select the style that you want to edit. For this example, choose style number “04”. 2 Hold down the EDIT key and press the STYLE key . The display will indicate “A1.**” and the EDIT key will blink. 3P r ess the EDIT key several times to choose parameter B5. Her e you can[...]

21 Owner’ s Manual Creating a clip —Sampling and Quick Editing 1. Sampling Sampling video Sampling a video input sour ce 1P r ess the SAMPLE key; it will blink, and you will be in Sampling mode. Y ou can press the SAMPLE key once again to exit Sampling mode. 2 Use the V ALUE knob to specify the sampling time. Samples are cr eated and stored usi[...]

22 T urn the V ALUE knob to specify the resulting playback speed. Y ou can specify a value between “1” and “5400” times normal. For example if you’ve specified 8 seconds as the sampling time: x “2” will recor d for 16 seconds, and the playback will be double-speed. x “10” will recor d for approximately 1 minute 20 seconds, and the[...]

23 Owner’ s Manual 2. Clips For each piece of video material that you sample, you can specify the playback start point, end point, loop point and looping method; these settings can then be saved along with the video material as a “clip.” Even when using the same piece of video material, you can change the start point etc. and save it as a dif[...]

24 3P r ess the EDIT key , and turn the V ALUE knob to select the Playback Pattern. This is the second digit in the V ALUE display . ( ☞ p.40, Playback T ype and Playback Pattern selection) If playback type 1 or type 3 was selected in step 2, use the following procedur e to edit the clip 4a .) Press the EDIT key , and specify the start point usin[...]

25 Owner’ s Manual 3. Banks Eight clips are saved together as a “bank.” Y ou can save one hundred banks of clips. (Maximum 800 clips of 8 seconds; Maximum total video recor ding time is approximately 1 hour 46 minutes) Selecting a bank Y ou can select a bank and assign it to either gr oup of clip pads, Group A (the upper eight clip pads) or G[...]

26 Utility mode In this mode you can make basic settings and perform maintenance operations. 1. Operations in Utility mode Entering Utility mode Hold down the EDIT key and press the YES/WRITE key to enter Utility mode. The MONI- T OR 2 scr een will show the Utility select scr een. NOTE Y ou can’t pla y bac k clips in Utility mode . Navigating the[...]

27 Owner’ s Manual 2. Utility menu items and procedures This section explains the content of each utility menu item, and how to use it. HDD free: This shows the remaining space on the har d disk. Main out capture: This enables/disables the Main Out Capture function. W e recommend that you leave this set to “Disable” unless you are curr ently [...]

28 a MIDI contr ol change number from CC#1 thr ough CC#31, CC#64 through CC#95, or Pitch Bend. Each contr oller can also be individually set to enable (“CC”) or disable (“cc”). Y ou can- not adjust the value of a disabled parameter . Power on setup: Y ou can specify the style and the banks that will be selected when the power is turned on. [...]

29 Owner’ s Manual 4 Select “Dump,” and press the YES/WRITE key . 5 Select “Dump start number .” Normally you will specify “000." At this point, the MAIN out will display the following data screen: When this cut & clip data screen appears in MAIN out, put your external device in r ecor d mode, and begin video recor ding. 6P r e[...]

30 Backing up style and motion sequence data Y ou can backup global data, style data, a single motion sequence, or a block of ten motion sequences to a MIDI filer , sequencer or other MIDI storage device. 1 Enter Utility mode. 2P r ess the EDIT key to select “Backup,” and press the YES/WRITE key . 3P r ess the EDIT key to select “MIDI exclusi[...]

31 Owner’ s Manual Parameter list Style Parameter List Routing settings Video Effect settings Group A Operation settings Group A Time Effect setting A1 Routing selection Single Dual 3Lay er Separate Output 11,12,13 21,22,23 31,32,33,34,35 41,42,43,44 A2 Tr ansition selection F ade Wipe1 Wipe2 Wipe3 00 01 02 03 A3 Controller selection Audio Beat R[...]

32 E 1 Start variation Same as Group A Start when pressed Beat synchronized Audio le vel Pause when released Pause when pressed again -- T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 E2 Dissolve (screen A udio Beat Ribbon touch HOLD Ext value Slider Ribbon value Knob Fixed value sw itching speed) setting A1,A2,A3,A4 B1,B2,B3,B4 C1,C2,C3,C4 D1,D2,D3,D4 E1,E2,E3,E4 F1,F2,F3,F4 G1,[...]

33 Owner’ s Manual Start V ariation list No. Operation T1 Clip starts immediately when pad is pressed T2 Clip is selected when pad is pressed, starts at the beginning of the measure T3 Clip is selected when pad is pressed,starts when external audio lev el e xceeds tr igger lev el T4 Clip pla ys only while pad is pressed, and pauses when released [...]

34 Routing list This section explains the structur e of each routing and describes which elements will be dis- played in MONITOR 2 when you select a style that uses that r outing. : V ideo effect, A B : Bank group (clip), : Controller 1. Single Routings These routings mix the playback of one clip with an external input sour ce. Routing 1 1 This app[...]

35 Owner’ s Manual Routing 22 This applies an effect to a clip fr om Group B, and then mixes it with a clip fr om Gr oup A. MAIN OUT A B 1 1 3 2 3 2 Routing 23 This mixes clips from Gr oup A and Group B, and then applies an effect. MAIN OUT A B 1 1 2 3 2 3 3. Three-layer Routings These routings play back two clips and mix them with an external in[...]

36 Routing 33 This mixes clips fr om Group A and Group B, applies an ef fect, and then mixes this with an external input. The MAIN OUT is not displayed in MONITOR 2 when using this r outing. MAIN OUT 1 3 2 4 4 3 A B 1 2 Routing 34 This applies an ef fect to the external input, and mixes this with the combination of clips A and B. The MAIN OUT is no[...]

37 Owner’ s Manual MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 2 1 1 A B Routing 42 MONITOR OUT 2 will simply output the clip fr om Group B. The external input will be pr o- cessed by the effect, mixed with the clip fr om Group A, and sent from MAIN OUT . MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 2 1 1 A B Routing 43 MONITOR OUT 2 will simply output the clip fr om Group B. The Gr oup A cli[...]

38 T ransition list CLIP Effective range of the controller AB #0 #5 #9 ~~ Parameter A2 (A5) = 00: Fade Parameter Fu n ction V alues A3 (A6) Selects the controller for the Fade effect. A1–H4; Fixed value: 00–99 A4 (A7) Sets the effective range of the contr oller (00–99). If a controller value (A1–H4) is selected, this controller will determi[...]

39 Owner’ s Manual Ef fect list Edit No . B2 B3 B4 Function Effect s witch V alue 00 (–49) : Disabled 00 (–49) : Disabled 00: Enabled 1 or Enabled 2 (50–) 99: Enabled 1 (50–) 99: Enabled 2 99: Enabled 1 and Enabled 2 Fix ed v alue d1: HOLD C1: T OUCH 00 (or) Edit No . B5 B6 B7 No . Title Function Fix ed value Function Fixed value Function[...]

40 Clip parameter list Playback T ype and Playback Pattern selection In Clip Edit mode you can choose a playback type and pattern; set the Start, End, Loop and Index Points; and specify the BPM value. The Start Point will always be the location fr om which playback begins, and the End Point will always be wher e playback either ends, or r eturns to[...]

41 Owner’ s Manual Pattern 3: One-Shot Start Point End Point Sampling Data This pattern plays from the Start Point to the End Point only once, and then stops (fr eezes) at the End Point. Pattern 4: Reverse Normal Loop Start Point End Point Sampling Data This pattern is similar to Pattern 1, except the data is played in r everse. Pattern 4 plays f[...]

42 T ype 3: Specified Loop Point and End Point Patterns of this type allow you to specify a Loop Point separately from the Start Point and End Point. Playback will loop from this Loop Point. Start Point Start Point End Point End Point Loop Point Loop Point Index Point Index Point Sampling Data Pattern 1: Normal Start Point End Point Loop Point Samp[...]

43 Owner’ s Manual T ype 4: T empo and Beat Specified Loop Point and End Point Patterns of this type are based on T ype 3 which allows you to specify a Loop Point, but differ in that you can specify the Loop Point and End Point in terms of BPM and number of beats (Eb). When you specify the BPM and the number of beats (Eb), the End Point will auto[...]

44 Appendix Tips for working with the kaptivator 1. Using BPM to control the video playback speed By using the appropriate BPM setting of a clip together with a BPM-synchr onized style, you can make the video playback speed vary accor ding to the BPM. ➝ W ith the factory preset styles, style 00 is set to synchr onize the video playback speed to t[...]

45 Owner’ s Manual 4M ake sure that the connection has been detected by your computer . 5 Start up your video editing application program on your computer . 6 Begin playback on the kaptivator , and simultaneously start capturing on your video edit- ing application. Sampling video from your computer into the kaptivator 1T urn on the kaptivator and[...]

46 4. Using MIDI to work with clips What is MIDI? MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is a world-wide standar d for transferring a wide variety of performance-related information between electr onic musical instruments and computers. MIDI connections Use commercially available MIDI cables to send and r eceive MIDI messages. Co[...]

47 Owner’ s Manual T robleshooting Power does not turn on. ❐ Is the AC adapter connected? ❐ Is the AC adapter connected to an AC outlet? The image from the connected device is not input. ❐ Is the cable correctly connected to the connector? ❐ Is your external device powered-on, and is it set corr ectly? ❐ Have you chosen the correct inpu[...]

48 Preset Style list Style numbers: 00–39 Demo styles (ideas for style settings). Style numbers: 40–54 Routing variations. V ariations of video effects. Style numbers: 55–84 W ipe variations. V ariations of video effects. Style number: 85 Use the FX control knob to change the dissolve time. Use the ribbon to change the playback speed. Group A[...]

93 Style Cheat Style Cheat Preset Routing settings Remarks Style No. Video Effect settings Group A Operation settings Group B Operation settings Controller default value settings Group A Time Effect settings Group B Time Effect settings Monitor selection settings A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 E1 E2 E3 E4[...]

94 Routing settings Remarks Style No. Video Effect settings Group A Operation settings Group B Operation settings Controller default value settings Group A Time Effect settings Group B Time Effect settings Monitor selection settings A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 E1 E2 E3 E4 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 G1 G2 G3 G4 [...]

95 Style Cheat Routing settings Remarks Style No. Video Effect settings Group A Operation settings Group B Operation settings Controller default value settings Group A Time Effect settings Group B Time Effect settings Monitor selection settings A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 E1 E2 E3 E4 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 [...]

96 Routing settings Remarks Style No. Video Effect settings Group A Operation settings Group B Operation settings Controller default value settings Group A Time Effect settings Group B Time Effect settings Monitor selection settings A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 C1 C2 C3 C4 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 E1 E2 E3 E4 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 G1 G2 G3 G4 [...]

97 MIDI Implementation KTV1 MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION 1.TRANSMITTED DATA 1-1 CHANNEL MESSAGES [H]:Hex, [D]:Decimal +--------+--------+--------+---------------------+---+ | Status | Second | Third | Description |ENA| | [Hex] | [H] [D]| [H] [D]| | | +--------+--------+--------+---------------------+---+ | 8n | kk (kk)| 40 (64)| Note Off | A | | 9n | kk ([...]

98 (3) 1 MOTION SEQUENCE DATA DUMP REQUEST R +----------------+------------------------------------------------+ | Byte [Hex] | Description | +----------------+------------------------------------------------+ | F0,42,3n,77 | Exclusive Header KTV1 | | 0111 1000 (78) | 1 Motion Sequence Data Dump Request 78h | | 0mmm mmmm (mm) | Dump Motion Number ([...]

99 MIDI Implementation +20 bit7 MIDI Style Fx ENA/DIS (0=Enable, 1=Disable) bit6-0 MIDI Style Fx CTRL# +21 bit7-4 (reserved) bit3-2 MIDI Clock Out/Ext.In/DIS (01=Ext.In, 10=Out, 11=Disable) bit1 MIDI Note ENA/DIS (0=Enable, 1=Disable) bit0 MIDI Program Change ENA/DIS (0=Enable, 1=Disable) CTRL# 1~31,64~95 : CTRL# 1~31,64~95 96 : Pitch Bender TABLE [...]

************** [ DYNAMIC VIDEO STATION ] kaptivator 1–16 1–16 1–16 56–71 0–127 0–127 ************** 0–99 ************** 1–16 3 0–99 0–99 2005.2.22 1– 31, 64–95 121 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel: Default Changed Default Messages Altered Mode Note Number: True Voice Velocity: Note On Note Off Aftertouch[...]

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