Korg 73key User manual

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Digital pianos
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User manual

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Operation Guide
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About this manual
The manuals and how to use them
TheKROMEcomeswiththefollowingmanuals.
•VideoManual(approximately60minutes)
•QuickStartGuide(printedandPDF)
•OperationGuide(PDF)
ParameterGuide(PDF)
•VoiceNameList(PDF)
Allofthesemanualsareontheincludedaccessorydisc.
AprintedcopyisincludedonlyfortheQuickStart
Guide.
Video Manual
Thisvideoillustratesthemainfunctionalityofthe
KROME.
Quick Start Guide
ThisprovidesasimpleexplanationoftheKROME’s
functions.Tobegin,pleasewatchtheVideoManualand
readtheQuickStartGuide.
Operation Guide
Putsimply,theOperationGuideisdesignedtoanswer
thequestion,“HowdoIdothis?”
Itexplainsthenamesandfunctionsofeachpartofthe
KROME,basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,
howtoeditsounds,recordonthesequencer,andsoon.
Thisguidealsoexplainsthebasicsofeffects,the
Arpeggiator,DrumTrack,andDrumKits.
Finally,italsocontainsatrouble
shootingguideaswellas
supplementalinformationsuchasalistofspecifications.
Parameter Guide
TheParameterGuideisdesignedtoanswerthequestion,
“Whatdoesthisdo?”
Organizedbymodeandpage,theParameterGuide
includesinformationoneachandeveryparameterinthe
KROME.
Voice Name List
TheVoiceNameListlistsallofthesoundsandsetups
thatareintheKROMEwhenitisshippedfromthe
factory,includingPrograms,Combinations,
Multisamples,Drumsamples,DrumKits,Arpeggio
Patterns,DrumTrackPatterns,TemplateSongs,and
EffectPresets.
PDF versions
TheKROMEPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy
navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF
contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe
sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyoujump
quicklytoaspecificsection.Allcrossreferencesare
hyperlinks,sothatclickingonthemautomaticallytakes
yo
utothesourceofthereference.
Conventions in this manual
References to the KROME
TheKROMEisavailablein88key,73key,and61key
models.Themanualsrefertoallmodelswithout
distinctionas“theKROME.”Thefrontpanelandrear
panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe61keymodel,
buttheyapplyidenticallytotheothermodels.
Abbreviations for the manuals: QS, OG, PG,
VNL
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
QS:QuickStartGuide
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
VNL:TheVoiceNameList
Symbols , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmay
notnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheDisplay
ofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
What is REMs * ?
(ResonantstructureandElectroniccircuit
ModelingSystem)isKorg’sproprietarytechnologyfor
digitallyrecreatingthenumerousfactorsthatproduce
andinfluenceasound,rangingfromthesound
productionmechanismsofacousticinstrumentsand
electric/electronicmusicalinstruments,totheresonances
ofaninstrumentbodyorspeakercabinet,thesoundfield
inwh
ichtheinstrumentisplayed,thepropagationroute
ofthesound,theelectricalandacousticresponseofmic
s
andspeakers,andthechangesproducedbyvacuum
tubesandtransistors.
*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethe
trademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective
owners.
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgKROMEMusicWorkstation.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew
instrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.
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Table of Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Introduction to the KROME . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front and rear panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Objects in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About the KROME’s modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting the AC adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch, or
foot pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connecting the KROME to a computer. . . . . . . . . . . .20
Connecting MIDI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Playing and editing Programs . . . . . . . .21
Playing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Program information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Performing with the arpeggiator or drum track . . .26
Easy Program editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adjusting the EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Adjusting the volume balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using realtime controls to edit the sound or
effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Using Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Comparing the unedited sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Saving your edits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Detailed Editing with Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before you start editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
An overview of the edit pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Basic oscillator settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Creating time-varying changes (LFO and EG). . . . . .35
Diverse modulation settings
(AMS and AMS mixer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Controlling Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Amp section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Making controller assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Arpeggiator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Drum Track settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatically importing a Program
into Sequence mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Playing and editing Combinations . . . .43
Playing combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selecting Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using controllers to modify the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Performing with the arpeggiator or drum track . . . 45
Easy Combination editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing the program of each timbre. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting the mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Simple editing using the knobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Saving a Combination you’ve edited . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Detailed Editing with Combinations . . . . . . . . . . 47
A suggested approach for editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Restoring edited settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MIDI settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Altering Programs to fit within a Combination . . . . 51
Arpeggiator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Drum Track settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatically importing a Combination
into Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Creating songs (Sequencer mode) . . . .53
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
About the KROME’s Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sequencer mode structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Transport control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Playing Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Preparations for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recording MIDI in real time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Step recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recording multiple tracks from an external
sequencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recording System Exclusive events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recording patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Other way to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Song editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MIDI tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Track view edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Piano Roll Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Creating an RPPR pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating RPPR data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
RPPR playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Realtime-recording an RPPR performance . . . . . . . .72
Creating and playing a Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Creating a cue list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Converting a cue list to a song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Saving your song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
An overview of the KROME’s effects . . . . . . . . . . 77
Effect I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Effects in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Routing effect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Program Effects settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Using effects in Combinations and Songs . . . . . . . . .81
Dynamic modulation, Common FX LFO . . . . . . . 82
Dynamic modulation (Dmod). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Common FX LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Arpeggiator function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the arpeggiator while you play . . . . . . . . 85
Using the arpeggiator in Program mode . . . . . . . . . .85
Using the arpeggiator in Combination mode. . . . . .88
Arpeggiator settings in Combination and
Sequencer modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Linking the arpeggiator to programs or
combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Creating a user arpeggio pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Regarding arpeggiator synchronization. . . . . . . . . . .96
Drum Track function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Performing with the Drum Track function . . . . 97
Using the Drum Track function in Program
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Using the Drum Track function in Combination
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Drum Track function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drum Track function settings in Program
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drum Track function settings in Combination
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Drum Track function settings in Sequencer
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Synchronizing the Drum Track function. . . . . . . . . 102
Creating a Drum Track pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Drum Kit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Before you start editing… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Editing a Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adjusting Global KROME setings . . . . 109
How Global mode is structured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Global settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Basic setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
MIDI Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Pedal and other controller settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Creating user scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Setting Category Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Loading & saving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Saving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Saving data on the KROME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Writing to internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Editing names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Saving to SD card (Media–Save) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Using the KROME as a data filer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Data that can be loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Loading data from SD card (Media–Load). . . . . . . .120
Media utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Formatting media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Setting the current time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Restoring the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Loading the preloaded data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Programs and Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Drum Track function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Damper pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Connections with a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Error and confirmation messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Operating requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
1
Introduction to the KROME
Front and rear panels
Front panel
1. Volume
VOLUME knob
ThisknobadjuststhevolumeoftheAUDIOOUTPUT
L/MONO,Routputs,aswellasthevolumeofthe
headphonejack.(Seepage 15)
2. SW1, 2 and Joystick
SW1 and SW2
Thesebuttonsareusedtocontroltheprogramsor
effectparameters,ortoturnthejoysticklockfunction
on/off.(Seepage 24)
Joystick
Youcancontrolsynthesisparametersoreffect
parametersbymovingthejoystickup/down/left/right.
(Seepage 24)
3. REALTIME CONTROLS
Theserealtimecontrollersconsistoffourknobsand
onebutton.Youcanusethemtodothefollowing
things.
Controlthesoundandeffectsofprogramsand
combinations
Controlthearpeggiator
SELECT button, knobs 1–4
UsetheSELECTbuttontoselectthefunctions
controlledbyknobs1–4.Byusingknobs1–4youcan
controlthesound,effects,andarpeggiator.
(Fordetails,pleasesee“Realtimecontrolknobs”on
page 25.)
(Fordetails,pleasesee“Usingrealtimecontrolstoedit
thesoundoreffects”onpage 28.)
4. Arpeggiator
ARP button
Thisbuttonturnsthearpeggiatoron/off.Thebutton
willbelitifthearpeggiatorison.(Seepage 85)
5. DRUM TRACK
DRUM TRACK button
ThisbuttonturnstheDrumTrackfunctiononoroff.
Thisbuttonalsoindicatestheoperatingstateofthe
drumtrack.(Unlit:off,Blinking:waitingfortrigger,
Lit:on.Seepage 97.)
6. Effect buttons
MASTER FX button
TOTAL FX button
Thesebuttonsturnthemastereffectandtotaleffecton/
off.Whenthebuttonison(LEDlit),theeffectsettings
oftheprogram,combination,orsongwillbeenabled.
Whenthebuttonisoff(LEDunlit),thecorresponding
effectwillbeoff.
Theon/offstatusofthesebuttonsisrememberedeven
whenyouswitchprograms,combinations,orsongs.
(Seepage 110)
2
3
7
8 9
4
15
5
11 10
13 14
6
1
12
* The diagram shown is for KROME-61
Introduction to the KROME
2
7. Display
Display
TheTouchViewdisplayfeaturessimpletouchcontrol
andselectionofnumerousfeaturesandparameters.
(Seepage 4)
8. Mode
COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLOBAL, MEDIA buttons
KROMEhasfivedifferentmodes,eachoneis
optimizedforaspecificsetoffunctions.
Pressoneofthesebuttonstoenterthecorresponding
mode.
Formoredetails,pleasesee“Selectingmodes”on
page 9.
9. PROG/COMBI BANK
A, B, C, D, E, F buttons
ThesebuttonsselectprogrambanksA–Fand
combinationbanksA–D(seepage 21,andpage 44).
Youcanalsousethesebuttonstoselectthebankof
timbreprogramsinacombination,orthebankoftrack
programsinasong(seepage 46,andpage 57).
IfyouwanttoselectaGMbank,usethenumerickeys
(seepage 22)ortheBank/ProgramSelectmenu(see
page 22).
10. VALUE controllers
Usethesecontrollerstoedittheparameterthat’s
selectedinthedisplay.
INC and DEC buttons
VALUE dial
0–9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
Together,thesecontrolsspecifyandconfirmthevalue
oftheselectedparameter.(Seepage 10)
COMPARE button
Comparesyourcurrenteditedsoundtothesound
beforeitwasedited.
Formoredetails,pleasesee“Comparefunction”on
page 11.
11. PAGE SELECT, EXIT
PAGE button
Whenyoupressthisbutton,alistofthepageswithin
theselectedmodewillappearinthedisplay.Pressthe
buttonofthedesiredpage.(Seepage 9)
EXIT button
Pressthisbuttontoreturntothemainpageofthe
currentmode.(Seepage 9)
12. Save (Write)
WRITE button
Usethisbuttontosaveprograms,combinations,global
settings,drumkits,orarpeggiopatternstointernal
memory(seepage 9).
Youllalsousethisbuttontosavesongstomedia(see
page 75).
Whenyoupressthisbuttonintheappropriatemodeor
page,aWritedialogboxwillappear.Pressthebutton
onceagaintosavethedata.
13. Sequencer
Thebuttonsinthissectionareusedforoperationsin
Sequencermode,suchasrecordingandplayback(see
page 54).TheREC()buttonisalsousedtosavea
programorcombination,orwhenusingtheAutoSong
Setupfunction(seepage 59).
PAUSE ( ) button
REW ( ) button
FF ( ) button
LOCATE ( ) button
REC ( ) button
START/STOP ( ) button
14. TEMPO controls
TEMPO knob
Thisknobadjuststhetempoofthearpeggiator,drum
track,orinternalsequencer.
TEMPO LED
ThisLEDwillblinkatquarternoteintervalsofthe
currenttempo.
TAP button
Bypressing(ortapping)thisbuttononthebeat,you
canenterthetempousedbythearpeggiator,drum
track,orinternalsequencer(seepage 25).
15. Headphone
Headphone jack
Connectyourheadphoneshere.
ThisjackwilloutputthesamesignalastheAUDIO
OUTPUTL/MONOandRjacks.
TheheadphonevolumeiscontrolledbytheVOLUME
knob.
Front and rear panels Rear panel
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Rear panel
1. Power supply
Besuretosee“Turningthepoweron”onpage 15and
followthecorrectproceduredescribedthere.
Note: TheKROMEhasanautopowerofffunctionthat
automaticallyturnsoffthepowerwhenthekeyboard
orfrontpanelbuttonshavenotbeenusedforacertain
lengthoftime.Withthefactorysettings,thisissetto4
hours(see“Au t o powerofffunction”onpage
16).
Power switch
Thisswitchturnsthepoweron/off.(Seepage 15)
AC adapter connector
TheincludedACadapterisconnectedhere.
(See page 15)
Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturned
off.Pleasebeawarethatcarelessoperationmay
damageyourspeakersystemorcause
malfunctions.
Cable hook
UsethistosecurethecableoftheincludedACadapter.
AfterconnectingtheACadapter,loopthecable
aroundthehooklocatedontheKROME’srearpanelso
thatthecablewon’ tgetpulledoutinadvertently.Leave
enoughslackontheplugendsothatyoucan
disconnectitifyouwantto.(Seepage 15)
Becarefulnottobendthebaseoftheplugany
morethanneces
sary.
2. AUDIO OUTPUTS
AUDIO OUTPUT L/MONO & R jack
Thesearethestereoaudiooutputs.UsetheVOLUME
knobtoadjustthevolume.(Seepage 17)
3. PEDALS
Youcanconnectadamperpedal,footswitch,andfoot
pedaltothesejacks.Thisgivesyouabroaderrangeof
functionsandeffectstocontrol.(Seepage 18)
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack
DAMPER jack
4. MIDI
MIDIletsyouconnecttheKROMEtoacomputeror
otherMIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes,
controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.(See
page 20)
MIDI IN connector
MIDI OUT connector
5. SD
SD card slot
YoucaninsertanSDcardhere,anduseittosave/load
KROMEprograms,combinations,orsongdata.(See
page 118)
6. USB
USB connector
(for connecting to computer)
Youcanconnectyourcomputertothisconnector.
UsingasingleUSBcable,yourKROMEcansendand
receiveMIDIinformationdirectlytoandfroma
computer,withoutrequiringaMIDIinterface.(See
page 20)
Note: TheUSBconnectoroftheKROMEisonlyableto
transmitandreceiveMIDIdata.
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Objects in the display
TheKROMEusesKorg’sTouchViewgraphicaluser
interface.
Bypressingordraggingobjectsshowninthedisplay,
youcanselectprogramsorcombinations,oredit
parametervalues.Herewe’llexplainthenamesand
functionsoftheseobjects.
a: Mode button
Thisindicatesthemodethat’scurrentlyselected.
Whenyoupressthisbutton,theModemenuwill
appear.Inthemodemenu,pressthenameofthemode
thatyouwanttomove.Ifyouselectthecurrently
selectedmode,thePageSelectmenuforthatmodewill
appear.Eveninanothermode,pressingtherightside
ofthenamewilldisplaythePageSelectmenuforeach
mode.
Toclosethemenu,presstheClosebuttonortheEXIT
button.
IfyouaccessthismenufromGlobalorMediamode,it
willincludeanitemnamedReturn.Ifyoupress
Return,youwillreturntothemodewhereyouwere
beforeselectingGlobalorMedi
amode.
Mode menu
b: Current page
Thisindicatesthecurrentpagewithintheselected
mode.
Beginningontheleft,thisareashowsthemodebutton,
pagenumber:name,andtabname.
c: Tab
Mostpagesaredividedintotwoormoretabs.
d: Parameters
Theparametersforvarioussettingsareshowninthe
display.
e: Edit cell
Whenyoutouchaparameterinthedisplay,the
parameterorparametervaluewillusuallybe
highlighted(displayedinreversehighlighting).Thisis
calledtheeditcell,andthehighlighteditemwillbe
availableforediting.
UseavaluecontrollersuchastheVALUEdial(see
page 2)toeditthevalue.
Alternatively,youcaneditthevaluebypressingthe
editcellandusingyourfingertodraginthedire
ction
ofthetrianglesthatappear.(Theshadingofthe
triangleswillchangeinthreelevels;thisfunctionwill
becomeavailablewhenthedarkestshadingis
reached.)
Inaddition,youcandisplaytheed
itpadbypressing
twiceinsuccessionontheeditcell,orbyholdingit
downfora
timeandthenreleasingit(seepage 6).
f: Sliders and knobs
Toeditthevalueofanobjectshapedlikeaslideror
knob,pressittomovetheeditcell.Fordetailsonhow
toeditthevalue,pleasesee“e:Editcell,”above.
Theparameterwillbeactiveifitischecked,and
inactiveifitisunchecked.
g: Check boxes
Thepresenceorabsenceofacheckmarkintheseboxes
willenable/disableparametersorfunctions.Puttinga
checkmarkintheboxwillenabletheitem,and
clearingthecheckmarkwilldisableit.
h: Toggle buttons
Thistypeofbuttonwillchangeitsfunctionorswitch
on/offeachtimeitispressed.
Play/Rec/Mutebutton(Sequencermode)
SoloOn/Offbutton(Sequencermode)
On/OffbuttonforEffect
h: Toggle buttons
b: Current page
e: Edit cell
g: Check boxes
i: Popup
button (1)
j: Popup
button (2)
k: Menu command button
a: Mode button l: Stopwatch button
f: Sliders and knobs c: Tabd: Parameters
When selected in Program,
Combination, or
Sequencer mode
When selected in Global or
Media mode
Mode button Page number and name
Tab name
Front and rear panels Objects in the display
5
i: Popup button (1)
Whenthisbuttonispressed,apopupmenuwill
appear,showingtheparametervaluesthatare
availableforselection.
Toentertheparametervalue,pressthedesiredvaluein
thepopupmenu.
* Popup menu
Pin
Thisswitchesthepopupmenu
displaybetweenlockedand
unlocked.
Whenlocked,thepinwillbeshown
closed,andthepopupmenuwill
remaindisplayedevenafteryou
pressaparametervalue.When
unlocked,thepinwillbeshown
opened,andthepopupmenuwill
closeimmediatelywhenyoupressa
parameterva
lue.
j: Popup button (2)
Whenyoupressthisbutton,atabbedmenuwill
appear.
Tocloseatabbedmenu,presstheOKbuttonorCancel
button.
Scroll bar
Usethiswhenyouneedtoseeparametervaluesthat
extendbeyondwhatcanbeshowninthedisplayat
onetime.
k: Menu command button
* Menu
Whenthisbuttonispressed,alistofmenucommands
willappear.
Themenucommandsthatappearwilldiffer
dependingontheselectedpage.
Youcanalsoselectuptotenmenucommandsby
holdingdowntheENTERbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9.Themenuwillclosewhenyoupress
thedisplayinalocationotherthanthemenu,orwhen
youpresstheEXITbutton.
* Dialog box
Whenyouselectamenucommand,you’llseeascreen
containingthesettingsneededtoexecutethe
command.Thisiscalledadialogbox.Thedialogbox
thatappearswilldependonthemenucommandthat
youselect.Somecommands,suchasExclusiveSolo,
donotdisplayadialogbox.
* Text edit button
Whenyoupressthisbutton,thetexteditdialogbox
appearsforchangingthenamesofPrograms,
Combinations,Songs,etc.Fordetails,pleasesee
“Editingnames”onpage 117.
* OK and Cancel buttons
Afterperformingotheroperationsinthedialogbox,
youcanexecutethecommandbypressingtheOK
button.Tocancelwithoutexecuting,presstheCancel
button.(Theoperationwilloccurwhenyoupressand
releasethebutton.)Thedialogboxwillclose.
TheEXITbuttoncorrespondstotheCancelbutton,
Donebutton,andExitbutton.
* Done, Copy, and Insert buttons
Therearebuttonswhichperformfunctionwhenthey
arepressedandreleased,suchasDone,Copy,and
Insert(similartotheOKandCancelbuttonsexplained
under“*Dialogbox,”above).
l: Stopwatch button
Whenyoupressthebuttonontheupperrightofthe
display,thetimeelapsedsincepoweronwillbe
displayed.YoucanusetheSTART/STOPbuttonand
RESETbuttontomeasureelapsedtime.Thisis
Pin
Press here to scroll to left or right.
Press here and slide to left or
right to scroll to the desired
location.
Press here to scroll to the
corresponding location.
Menu command button
Menu button
Text edit button
Cancel button OK button
Character
buttons
Shift button
Switches
between
uppercase and
lowercase
characters.
Delete button
Deletes the
character to the
left of the cursor.
Cursor buttons
Move the cursor
to left or right.
Space button
Insert a space at
the cursor location.
Clear button
Delete all characters
of the text.
Cancel button, OK button
If you are satised with the text
that you input, press the OK
button. If you wish to discard
your input and exit the text edit
box, press the Cancel button.
Cursor
Character Set Selects
the type of character.
Text
Introduction to the KROME
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convenientwhenyouwanttocheckthetimeduringa
liveperformanceorrehearsal,ortodeterminethe
approximateplaybacktimeofasong.
•START/STOP:Startsorstopsthestopwatch
RESET:Returnsthetimeto000:00:00
m: Radio buttons
Pressaradiobuttontoselectonevaluefromtwoor
morechoices.
* Edit pad
Numericalinputpad/calculator
Ifyoupressaneditcell,slider,orknobtwiceinquick
succession,apadforinputtingnumbersorusinga
calculatorwillappear.Thevariousbuttonshavethe
followingfunctions.
OPERATIONDIRECT/CALCULATE:Switches
betweennumericalinputpadandcalculator.
•CE(clearentry):Clearsthecurrentlyinputnumber.
•Ent:Entersthenumberfromthepadintothe
parameter,andclosesthepad.
RECALL:Copiestheparameterval
ueintothepad.
•Close:Closesthepad.
Note: Someparameterscannotusethecalculator
function.
Bankandnumberselectpad
IfyoupresstwiceinsuccessiononProgramSelect,
CombinationSelect,orTimbreSelect,thebankand
nu
mberselectpadwillappear.
Bankandnumberselectpad
•BANK:Selectstheprogramorcombinationbank.
•Forotherfunctions,see“Numericalinputpad.”
Val ue slider/Wheelpad
Whenyouholddownaneditcell,slider,orknobfora
whileandthenreleaseit,thewheel/valuesliderwill
appear.
Tochangethevalue,dragthewheel/sliderpad.
SLIDER
WHEEL
Note: Ifyoudon’twanttheeditpadtoappear,clearthe
“EnableEditPadcheckboxinthemenufoundin
GlobalP0:BasicSetup–SystemPreferences(see
page 111).
* EG, Velocity Split
YoucanchangethevaluesofaEGorvelocitysplit
objectbydragginginthedisplay.
* Realtime control popup
WhenyouuseaREALTIMECONTROLSknob,a
popupwillindicatethefunctionthat’sbeingcontrolled
anditsvalue.Acertainlengthoftimeafteryoustop
usingtheknob,thispopupwillcloseautomatically.If
youpressthepopupwhileit’sdisplayed,itwillstay
visible,allowingyoutoenterthevalueusingavalue
controllersuchasthenu
merickeys.
Note: Ifyoudon’twanttherealtimecontrolpopupto
appear,clearthe“REALTIMECONTROLPopUp”
checkboxinthemenulocatedinGlobalP0:Basic
Setup–SystemPreferences.
Numericalinputpad Calculator
Basic Information About the KROME’s modes
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Basic Information
About the KROME’s modes
TheKROMEhasnumerousfunctionsthatletyouplay
andeditprogramsorcombinations,recordandplay
backsequencedata,andmanagemedia.These
functionsaregroupedinto“modes.”TheKROMEhas
fivemodes.
Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKROME.
InProgrammode,youcan:
•SelectandplayPrograms.
•Useonearpeggiatorinyourperformance.
•PlaybackDrumTrackpatternswhileyouperform
usingaProgram.
•EditPrograms
YoucanusetherealtimecontrolsandtheTone
Adjustfunctiontoeasilyedittheprogram.
Youcanadjusttheparametersandsettingsofthe
osci
llators,filters,amps,EGs,LFOs,effects,arpeggi
ator,dru
mtrack,etc.
Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster
effects,andonetotaleffect.
Plus,youcancreatedrumprogramsusingdrum
kits(ascreatedinGlobalmode).
Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16programsthatcanbe
playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsthat
aremorecomplexthanasingleProgram.In
Combinationmode,youcan:
•SelectandplayCombinations.
•Usemultipletimbrestoplayarpeggiopatterns
generatedbytwoarpeggiators.
•Useoneormoretimbrestoplaybackthepatterns
inthedrumtrack.
•UsetheKROMEasa16trackmultitimbraltone
generator.
•Edi
tCombinations
Youcanusethetoneadjustfunctiontoeasilyedit
theprogramofeachtimbre.
YoucanassignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,
eachwithseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboard
andvelocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,arpeg
giator,drumtrack.
Plus,youca
nuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomas
tereffects,andonetotaleffect.
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit
MIDItracks.Youcan:
•UsethesixteentrackMIDIsequencertorecordand
playbacksongs.
RecordasingleMIDItrackatatime,orrecordas
manyasallsixteentrackssimultaneously.Youcan
alsorecordexclusivemessages.
•Usemultipletrackstorecordandplayback
performancesgeneratedbytwoarpeggiat
ors.
•Useoneormoretrackstoplaybackthepatternsin
thedrumtrack.
•Editsongs.
•UsetheKROMEasa16partmultitimbralsound
module.
•GM/GM2playbackisalsosupported.
•UsetheToneAdjustfunctiontoeasilyeditthe
programofeachtrack.
•Useuptofiv
einserteffects,twomastereffects,and
onetotaleffect.
•Reco
rdpatternsandassignthemtoindividual
keys,usingRPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/
Recording).
CreateaCueListthatwillplaybackmultiplesongs
intheorderthatyouspecify.
CreateuserDrumTrackpatterns.
Global mode
Globalmodeletsyouadjustoverallsettingsforthe
entireKROME,andeditdrumkits,arpeggiopatterns.
InGlobalmode,youcan:
•AdjustsettingsthataffecttheentireKROME,such
asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel.
Createuserscales.
Createdrumkitsusingdrumsamples.
Createuserarpeggiopatterns.
Renameprogram,andcombinationcategories.
•S
etthefunctionoftheassignablepedalsand
assignablebuttons.
•Transm
itMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps.
Media mode
YoucansaveorloaddatausinganSDcard.InMedia
mode,youcan:
SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,and
Globalsetupdata.
•FormatSDcard,copyandrenamefiles,etc.
•Performfileoperationssuchascopyingdatatoor
frommedia.
•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF
(StandardMIDIFiles).
•UsetheDataFilerfunctiontosaveorloadMIDI
Sys
temExclusivedata.
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8
RelationaldiagramoftheKROME’smodes
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Total Eect
TRACK 1
TRACK 8
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
TRACK 4
TRACK 5
TRACK 6
TRACK 7
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
TRACK 9
TRACK 16
TRACK 10
TRACK 11
TRACK 12
TRACK 13
TRACK 14
TRACK 15
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Arpeggiator B
Arpeggiator A
Drum Track
Drum Track
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Total Eect
TIMBRE 1
TIMBRE 8
TIMBRE 2
TIMBRE 3
TIMBRE 4
TIMBRE 5
TIMBRE 6
TIMBRE 7
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
TIMBRE 9
TIMBRE 16
TIMBRE 10
TIMBRE 11
TIMBRE 12
TIMBRE 13
TIMBRE 14
TIMBRE 15
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator B
Arpeggiator A
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Total Eect
MIDI TRACK 1...16
PCG / SNG
PCG
PCG
DrumTrack
DRUMS PROGRAM
ARPEGGIO PA TTERN
Preset Drum Track Pattern
User Drum Track Pattern
Preset Pattern: P0 - 4
User Pattern
OSC 1
PITCH1
FILTER1
AMP1/
DRIVER1
OSC 2
PITCH2
FILTER2
AMP2/
DRIVER2
Multisample 1
Drum Kit
Multisample 5
Multisample 2 Multisample 6
Multisample 3 Multisample 7
Multisample 4 Multisample 8
Multisample 1
Drum Kit
Multisample 5
Multisample 2 Multisample 6
Multisample 3 Multisample 7
Multisample 4 Multisample 8
Key Assign
DRUM KIT
Drumsample 1
Drumsample 5
Drumsample 2
Drumsample 6
Drumsample 3
Drumsample 7
Drumsample 4
Drumsample 8
GLOBAL MODE
PROGRAM
COMBINATION
SEQUENCER
DRUM KIT
MEDIA MODE
MEDIA MODE
ARPEGGIO PATTERN
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9
Basic operations
AfteryouveturnedontheKROME,here’showto
performbasicoperations,suchasselectingmodesand
pages.
Selecting modes
InordertouseaparticularfunctionontheKROME,
youmustfirstselecttheappropriatemode.
•Pressoneofthefrontpanelmodebuttonstoenter
thecorrespondingmode.
•Alternatively,youcanpresstheModebutton
locatedintheupperleftofthedisplay,andselect
thedesiredmodefromamenu(seepage 4).
Forasummaryofeachmode,pleasesee“A b o u t the
KROME’smodes”onpage 7.
Note: Theselectedmodeisshownintheupperleftof
thedisplay,andalsoindicatedbythelitstatusofoneof
theabovemodebuttons.
Note: BypressingtheGLOBALorMEDIAbutton
twice,youcanselectthepreviouslyselectedmode
(Combi
nation,Program,orSequencer).
Selecting page group and tabs
Eachmodehasalargenumberofparameters,which
aregroupedintopages.Thesepagesarefurther
subdividedbytabs;withuptotwelvetabsperpage.
•Makesurethatthedesiredmodeisselected.
Forthisexplanationwe’lluseCombinationmodeas
anexample.
Selecting a page group
Moving by selecting a page group
ThePageSelectscreenshowsalistofthepagegroups
withineachmode.Selectthedesiredpagegroupfrom
thislist.
1. PressthePAGEbutton.
Alternatively,youcanaccessthemodemenuandpress
themodebutton,andthenpresstherightsideofthe
menu(seepage 4).
Thepageselectmenuwillappear.
Thepagewhereyouwereimmediatelybeforepressing
thePA
GEbuttonisshowninadarkercolorforyour
reference.
2. Pressthebuttonforthepagethatyouwantto
view.
P0:Playisthepageyou’llnormallyusewhen
performingontheKROME.(Thesameistruein
Programmode.)Editingisdoneinotherpages.
Asanexamplehere,tryselecting“P4Zone/Delay.”The
P4:Zone/Delay–Ke
yZT01–08pagewillappear.
Note: Thepagethatappearswillbeshowingthetab
thatyoumostrecentlyselected.
Using the PAGE button plus the numeric keys 0–9
to access different pages
•HolddownthePAGEbuttonandusethenumeric
keys0–9tospecifythepagenumberthatyouwant
toview.
Thespecifiedpagenumberwillappear.Thepage
thatappearswillbeshowingthetabthatyoumost
recentlyselected.
Note: InpagesconsistingofmultiplepagessuchasP5–
1,P5–2,P8–1,andP8–2,thefirstpage(P5–1,orP8–1)
willbeselected.
Using the EXIT button to move between pages
Ifyou’reinapageotherthanpage0(e.g.,ProgP0:
Play)ofeachmode,pressingthisbuttonwilltakeyou
topage0.
Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof
thecurrentmode:
•Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselectedtabon
themainP0:Playpage(Play/RECpagein
Sequencermode).
•PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0:
Playpage(suchasthemainProgramPlaypage).If
youhadpreviouslyselectedaparameteronthis
page,thatparameterwillbeselected.
•Pressitathirdtimetoselectthemainparameteron
theP0:Playpage,suchastheProgramnamein
Programmode.
COMBIbutton: Combinationmode
PROGbutton: Programmode
SEQbutton: Sequencermode
GLOBALbutton: Globalmode
MEDIAbutton: Mediamode
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Whenadialogboxisopen,thisbuttoncancelsthe
settingsmadeinthedialogboxandclosesthedialog
box,justlikepressingtheCancelbutton.
Ifapopupmenuormenuisopen,pressingEXITcloses
themenu.
Selecting pages
•Youcanaccesstabbedpagesbypressingthetabs
showninthebottomlineofthedisplay.
ThisexampleshowstheProgramT01–08page
throughMixerT01–08pageofCombiP0:Play.
Selecting a parameter and editing the
value
1. Presstheparameterthatyouwanttoedit.
2. Ifyouselectaneditcell,thedisplaywillbe
highlighted.Editthevalue.
•Thewaythatthevaluewillchangedependsonthe
typeofparameterorobject.(See“Objectsinthe
display”onpage 4.)
Thevalueintheeditcellcanbeeditedbyusingthe
valuecontrollers(VALUEdial,INC/DECbuttons,
nu
merickeys0–9,button,(.)button,ENTERbut
ton,etc.).
3. Youcanuseknobs1–4toeditparametersthatare
assignedtothecontrolsurface.
Note:
YoucanusetheCOMPAREbuttontocomparethe
soundyou’reeditingwiththeoriginaluneditedsound.
INC/DEC buttons
Usethesewhenyouwishtomakesmallchangesinthe
value.
VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparametersvalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll
throughaverylonglistofselections.
Numeric keys 0–9, ENTER button, – button,
(.) button
Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe
exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and
decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress
theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.
Thebuttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter
value;thedecimal(.)buttoninsertsadecimal,for
enteringfractionalvalues
.
Note: Whenselecting“ProgramSelect”(seepage 21),
youcanselectaGMbankbyholdingdownthe0
buttonandpressingthe(.),1–9,orbuttons.
Functions that use the ENTER button in conjunc-
tion with another button
ENTERhasafewspecialfunctionswhenitispressed
incombinationwithotherbuttons.
ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonwhileyoupressa
numerickey(0–9),youcanselectuptotenmenu
commandsfromwithinthecurrentpage.
Whileadialogboxisdisplayed,theENTERbutton
correspondstotheOKbutton.(TheEXITbutton
correspondstotheCancelbutton.)
InSequencermode,youcanholddowntheENTER
buttonandpresstheLOCATE()buttontousethe
menucommandSetLocation.
Other
Specifying a program bank or combination bank
PROG BANK A, B, C, D, E, F/
COMBI BANK A, B, C, D buttons
Usethesebuttonstochangebankswhenselecting
ProgramsorCombinations.TheLEDsinthebuttons
lightuptoshowthecurrentbank.
InProgrammode,thesebuttonsselecttheProgram
bank.
InCombinationmode,thesebuttonshavetwo
functions:
•Whenyou’reselectingCombinations,theychoose
theCombinationbank.
•Whenyou’reassigningaProgramtoatimbre
withintheCombination,theyselecttheProgram
bank.
InSequencermode,whenatrack’sProg
ramnameis
selected,thesebuttonschangetheProgrambank.
Using the keyboard to enter a note number or
velocity value
Byplayingakeywhilepressingaparameterthat
specifiesanotenumber(suchasG4orC#2)ora
velocityvalue,youcandirectlyenterthatnotenumber
orvelocityvalue.(Thisisnotavailableinmenu
commanddialogboxes.)
Tempo input
TEMPO knob, TAP button
YoucansetthetempobyturningtheTEMPOknobor
byrepeatedlypressingtheTAPbutton.
COMPARE button
Youcanusethisbuttontoreturnthesettingsofan
editedprogram,combination,orsongtotheiroriginal
state.Refertothefollowingsection.
Basic Information Basic operations
11
Compare function
Program, Combination mode
Usethiswhenyouwishtocomparetheeditsyouhave
madetoaprogramorcombination’ssoundwiththe
uneditedoriginal(i.e.,thesoundthatiswritteninto
memory).
Wheneditingaprogramorcombination,pressthis
button.TheLEDwilllightup,andthelastwritten
settingsforthatprogramorcombinationnumberwill
berecalled.WhenyoupresstheCOMPAREbutton
onceagain,theLEDwillgodarkandyouwillreturnto
thesettings
thatyouwereediting.
1. Wheneditingaprogramorcombination,press
thisbutton.
TheLEDwilllightup,andthelastwrittensettingsfor
thatprogramnumberorcombinationnumberwillbe
recalled.
2. PresstheCOMPAREbuttononceagain.
Note: TheLEDwillgodarkandyouwillreturntothe
settingsthatyouwereediting.
Ifyoueditthesettingsthatarerecalledbypressingthe
COMPAREbutton(i.e.,thesettingsthatarewritten
intomemory),theLEDwillgodark,anditwillnotbe
possibletoreturntothepreviouseditsbypressingthe
COMPAREbuttonagain.
Sequencer mode
InSequencermode,youcanusetheCOMPAREbutton
tomake“beforeandaftercomparisonsimmediately
afterusingrealtimerecordingorsteprecordingto
recordasong,orafterperforminganeditonatrack.
Forexample,thiscanbeusedeffectivelywhen
realtimerecordingaMIDItrackforasong.
1. RealtimerecordaMIDItrack.(Take1)
2. Onceagain,realtimerecordonthesametrack.
(Take2)
3. PresstheCOMPAREbutton.TheLEDwilllight
up,andtake1willberecalled.
4. PresstheCOMPAREbuttononceagain.TheLED
willgodark,andtake2willberecalled.
5. Ifatstep3youon
ceagainrealtimerecordonthe
sametrack(take3),theComparefunctionwill
nowbereferencingtake1.
6. Ifatstep4youon
ceagainrealtimerecordonthe
sametrack(take3),theComparefunctionwillbe
referencingtake2.
Inthisway,theComparefunctionletsyourecallthe
previousrecordingorthepreviousstateofevent
editing.
Note: IfyoucontinueeditingwhentheCOMPARE
buttonislit,thebuttonwillgodark.Thisnowbecomes
themusicaldatathatwillbeselectedwhenthe
COMPAREbuttonisdark.
Global mode
TheComparefunctionthatbringsbackthesettings
priortoeditingisnotavailableinGlobalmode.
Selecting and executing menu
commands
Theutilityfunctionsprovidecommandsthatare
specifictoeachpage,suchasWrite(save)orCopy.The
availableutilityfunctionswilldependontheselected
page.
Forexample,theutilityfunctionsinProgrammodelet
youwrite(save)thesettings,orletyouperform
convenienteditingoperationssuchascopyingsettings
betweenoscillatorsoreffects,oraSyncfunctionthat
letsyouedittwoEG
stogether.
1. Ontheupperrightsideofthedisplay,pressthe
v
button.
Themenucommandwillappear.
2. Selectamenucommandbytouchingitwithyour
finger.
Adialogboxfortheselectedmenucommandwill
appear.
Checktypecommandswillnotdisplayadialogbox;
theirstatuswillbeswitched,andthelistwillclose.
ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonandpressinga
nu
merickey0–9youcanaccessthedialogboxforthe
firsttenut
ilityfunctionswithoutgoingthroughthe
menu.
•Ifyouwanttoclosethelistwithoutselectinga
command,pressthedisplaysomewhereotherthan
thelist,orpresstheEXITbutton.
3. Foraparameterinadialogbox,selectitby
pressingitwithyourfinger,andusetheVA L U E
con
trollers(e.g.,VAL U E dialorINC/DECbuttons)
toenteritsvalue.
Whenselectingaprogramorcombinationnumberina
dialogbox,youcanalsousetheBANKbuttontoenter
thebankasanalternativetousingtheVALUE
controllers.
4. Toexecute,presstheOKbuttonortheENTER
butto
n.
Ifyoudecidenottoexecute,presstheCancelorthe
EXITbutton.
Thedialogboxwillclose.
Menu command button
Menu button
Introduction to the KROME
12
Writing/saving
Afterediting,youshouldwriteorsaveyourchangesas
necessary.
Forexampleifyou’veeditedaprogram,yourchanges
willbelostifyouselectanotherprogramorturnoff
thepower.Thesameappliestoacombination.
SettingsyoueditinGlobalmodeandsongswillbe
rememberedaslongasthepowerison,butyour
changeswillbelostwhenyouturnoffthepower,
unlessyouwritethesechangesintomemory.
•YoucanwriteorsavebypressingtheWRITE
buttontwice.
FormoredetailsontheWriteoperations,seethe
followingpages.
Programs p.30
Combinations p.47
•Effectpresets PG
p.67
•Globalsettings(pages0–4) p.116
•Dru
mkits p.116
•Userarpeggiopattern p.116
•UserDrumTrackpatterns p.103
Preset/userDrumTrackpatternsaresavedin
internalmemoryevenwhenthepoweristurned
off.PatternsthatyoucreateinSequencermodecan
beconvertedintouserDrumTrackpatternsand
savedininternalmemory.
•Usertemplatesongs PG p.164
Preset/usertemplatesong
saresavedininternal
memoryevenwhenthepoweristurnedoff.Track
settingsandeffectsettingsofasongyoucreatecan
besavedininternalmemorybyusingthemenu
commandSaveTemplateSong.
•Fordetailsonwritingtointernalmemory p.115
Refertothefollowingpagesformoreinformation
aboutsaving.
Savingaso
ng p.75
Savingtomedia(Media–Save) p.118
Note: OntheKROME,theactionofwritingtointernal
memoryiscalled“Write,”andtheactionofsavingto
anSDcarddeviceiscalled“Save.”
Assigning a name (renaming)
Youcaneditthenameofaneditedprogram,
combination,song,drumkit,orarpeggiopattern.
Youcanalsochangethenamesoftheprogramand
combinationcategories.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Editingnames”onpage 117.
Shortcuts
Selecting a GM bank program
BankGM:Holddownthe0numerickeyandpress
–.
•Banksg(1)–g(9):Holddownthe0numerickeyand
press1–9.
Bankg(d):Holddownthenumerickey0andpress
(.).
Moving between pages within a mode
•ByholdingdownthePAGEbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9youcanjumptothe
correspondingpage.
Access the menu commands in each page (up
to ten items)
•ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9.
Input note number values or velocity values
•Whileholdingdowntheeditcellinthedisplay,
pressanoteonthekeyboard.
Alternatively,selecttheeditcellinthedisplay,and
thenholddowntheENTERbuttonandpressanote
onthekeyboard.
Note: YoucanalsouseaMIDInoteonmessageinstead
ofthekeyboard.
Note: Whileadialogboxisdisplayed,theENTER
buttonwillperformthesamefunctionastheOK
button.Thismeansthatyoucan’tusethismethodto
enteranotenumberorvelocityvalueinadialogbox
thatcontainsanOKbutton.
Specifying the location in a song
InSequencermode,setsthecurrentlocationasthe
Location(equivalenttotheSetLocationmenu
command)
•HolddowntheENTERbuttonandpressthe
LOCATE()button.
ENTER button
•Whileadialogboxisdisplayed,thisbutton
performsthesamefunctionastheOKbutton.
EXIT button
Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof
thecurrentmode:
1. Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselectedtabon
themainP0page.
2. PresstheEXITbutton.Youwillmovetothe
previouslyselectedparameteroftheP0toppage
(Prog:Main,Combi/Seq:ProgramT01–08).
3. PresstheEXITbutton.Youwillmovetothe
followingparameteroftheP0toppage.
Prog:ProgramSelect
Combi:CombinationSelect
Seq:SongSelect
Basic Information Basic operations
13
InanypageofProgramorCombinationmode,
pressingEXITamaximumoftwotimeswill
immediatelyallowyoutousethenumerickeysor
INC/DECbuttonstoselectprogramsorcombinations.
InSequencermode,pressingEXITamaximumofthree
timeswillallowyoutoselectasong.
EXIT button (in dialog boxes)
Whenadialogboxisdisplayed,thishasthesame
functionastheCancel,Done,orExitbutton.
Initialize the KROME
•Withthepoweroff,pressthepowerswitchwhile
holdingdowntheENTERbuttonandnumerickey
[0].
(Whiledataisbeingloaded,thedisplaywill
indicate“NowwritingintointernalMemory.”)
Theresultwillbethesameaswhenyou’ve
executedLoadPreload/DemoDataAll.
(Seepage 125)
Introduction to the KROME
14
15
Setup
Turning the power on/off
Connecting the AC adapter
1. MakesurethattheKROMEispoweredoff.
2. ConnecttheDCplugoftheincludedACadapter
tothepowersupplyjackontheKROME’srear
panel.
YoumustuseonlytheincludedACadapter.Using
anyotherACadaptermightcausemalfunctions.
3. ConnectthepowercordtotheACadapter.
4. PlugthepowercordintoanACoutlet.
BesuretouseanACoutletofthecorrectvol
tage
foryouradapter.
5. UsetheKROME’scablehooktofastenthecableso
thattheDCplugdoesnotbecomeaccidentally
disconnected.
ACadapterconnections
Turning the power on
1. TurntheKROME’sVOLUMEknoballthewayto
theleftsothatthevolumeisdown.
Ifexternalequipmentsuchaspoweredmonitor
speakersareconnected,lowertheirvolumeaswell,
andthenturnofftheirpower.
2. PressthepowerswitchontheKROME’srear
paneltoturnthepoweron.
Thedisplaywillshowthemodelnameandsoftware
version.(Theillu
strationshowsthescreenthatwill
appearwiththefactorysettings.Thismaychange
withoutnotice.)
Iftheautopowerofffunctionisenabled,thetime
untilautopoweroffturnsoffthepowerwillbe
shownwhenthesystemstartsup.Ifthisdi
alog
boxdoesnotappear,theautopowerofffunctionis
disabled;thepowerwillnotturnoffautomatically
(see“A u t o powerofffunction”onpage 16).
3. Turnonthepoweroftheexternalequipmentthat’s
connectedtotheKROME’sAUDIOOUTPUTL/
MONOandRjacks,suchaspo
weredmonitor
speakers.
4. UsetheKROME’sVOLUMEknobandthevolume
controlsofyourexternalequipmenttoadjustthe
volumetoasuitablelevel.
Note: Thepagethatappearswhenyouturnonthe
powerwilldependonthePowerOnModesetting(see
page 110).
Turning the power off
Whenyouturnoffthepower,unsaveddatawillbe
lost.Besuretosaveanyimportantdatasuchas
editedsoundsorglobalsettings(seepage 12).
IftheKROME’sautopowerofffunctionis
enabled,itspowerwillautomaticallyturnoffif
therehasbeennouserinputforacertainlengthof
time.Unsaveddatawillbelostevenifthepoweris
tu
rnedoffbytheautopowerofffunction.
1. TurntheKROME’sVOLUMEknoballthewayto
theleftsothatthevolumeislowered.
2. Ifexternalequipmentsuchaspoweredmonitor
speakersareconnected,lowertheirvolumeand
thenturnofftheirpower.
Power switch
4: Cable hook
AC adapter
When fastening the
cable to the cable
hook, take care not
to bend this portion
any more than
necessary.
3: Power cord for AC adapter
1: Power
supply jack
2: Plug into AC outlet.
Setup
16
3. PressthepowerswitchontheKROME’srear
paneltoturnthepoweroff.
TheKROME’sinternaldatamaybedamagedifthe
poweristurnedoffwhiledataisbeingwritteninto
internalmemory,suchasduringaSaveoperation.
Neverturnoffthepowerwhileprocessingisbeing
performed.
Thefollowingmessageisdisplayedwhiledatais
bein
gwrittenintointernalmemory.
“Nowwritingintointernalmemory”
Ifwritingtointernalmemorycouldnotbe
completedsuccessfully,theKROMEwill
automaticallyrepairtheinternalmemoryby
initializingitthenexttimeyouturnonthepower.
Thisisnotamalfunction.Ifthisoc
curs,the
followingmessagewillappearinthedisplay;
presstheOKbutton.
Theinternalmem
oryhasbeencorrupted,likely
duetoaninterruptionofpowerwhilethesystem
waswriting/savingdata.Thishasbeenrepaired
andtheaffectedBankhasbeeninitialized.
Asmallamountofelectricalpowerisusedev
en
whenthepowerisoff(STANDBY).Ifyouwontbe
usingtheKROM
Eforanextendedperiod,turnoff
thepowerandunplugthepowercordfromthe
ACoutlet.
Auto power-off function
TheKROMEsupportsanautopowerofffunctionthat
automaticallyturnsoffthepowerwhenthekeyboard
orfrontpanelbuttons
(*)
havenotbeenusedfora
certainlengthoftime.
*UsageoftheVOLUMEknobisnotincluded.
Note: Withthefactorysettings,thetimeuntil
automaticpoweroffwillbeapproximatelyfourhours.
Whenthepowerturnsoff,thesettingsyouhad
beeneditingwillbelost.Makesurethatyousave
importantsettingsbeforethisoccurs.
Changing the auto power-off setting
Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsothatthepower
doesnotturnoffautomatically,proceedasfollowsto
disabletheautopowerofffunction.
Making the change in the dialog box immediately
after start-up
Iftheautopowerofffunctionisenabledsothatthe
powerwillturnoffautomatically,thedialogboxwill
appearimmediatelyafterstartup,indicatingthetime
untilautomaticpoweroffwilloccur.
1. Whilethismessageisdisplayed,presstheChange
Settingbuttoninthedialogbox.
Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.
2. Pressthepopupbuttontoselectthelengthoftime
afterwhichthepowerwillturnoff.If
youdon’t
wantthepowertoturnoffautomatically,choose
theDisabledsetting.
Changing the setting during operation
1. PresstheGLOBALbutton.(Alternatively,press
themodebuttonandchooseGLOBAL.)
2. PresstheEXITbuttontoaccessP0:BasicSetup.
3. PresstheSystemPref.tabtoaccesstheSystem
Preferencespage.
4. In“AutoPowerOff,”specifytheamountoftime
whenyouwantthepowertoturnoff.Ifyoudon’t
wanttheautopowerofffunctiontoautomatically
turnoffthepower,choosetheDis
abledsetting.
Auto power-off warning message
Whenthespecifiedlengthoftimehaselapsedwithout
anyuserinputontheKROME,amessagewillappear,
warningyouthattheautopowerofffunctionisabout
toturnoffthepower.
Ifyouwanttocontinueusingthesystem,pressthe
keyboard,abutton,orthedisplay.TheAutopoweroff
functionwillbereset.Ifthesamespecifiedlengthof
timeelapseswithnouserinput,thesam
emessagewill
appearagain.
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