Korg KRONOS (2011) Quick start guide

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Quick Start Guide
Contents
About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connections and power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TouchView user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Playing sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Playing sounds in Set Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Playing Programs and Combinations . . . . . 17
Using controllers to modify the sound. . . . 18
Using KARMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using the Drum Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Recording MIDI and audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Editing MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Template Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Saving and loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving your edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving to and loading from disk. . . . . . . . . . 24
Listening to the demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Specifications (abbreviated) . . . . . . . . . 28
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.
No objects filled with liquids, such as vases or drinking glasses, shall be
placed on the apparatus.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
WARNING—This apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket
outlet with a protective earthing connection.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A
grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the
provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet. (for USA and Canada)
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at
plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the
apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long
periods of time.
Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this product
from the power line.
Keep the power plug easily accessible. Do not install this equipment far
from a power outlet and/or power strip.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required
when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-
supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have
fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
Do not install this equipment in a confined space, such as a moving box
or other enclosure.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause
hearing loss.
Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use
caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-over.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to
the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”
within the product’s enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the
product.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
Notice regarding disposal (EU only)
When this “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol is displayed on
the product, owners manual, battery, or battery package, it
signifies that when you wish to dispose of this product, man-
ual, package or battery you must do so in an approved man-
ner. Do not discard this product, manual, package or battery
along with ordinary household waste. Disposing in the cor-
rect manner will prevent harm to human health and potential
damage to the environment. Since the correct method of disposal will
depend on the applicable laws and regulations in your locality, please
contact your local administrative body for details. If the battery con-
tains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a chemical sym-
bol is displayed below the “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol on the
battery or battery package.
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Handling of the internal disk drive
•Whenthisdeviceismovedtoalocationwherethe
temperatureisradicallydifferent,waterdropletsmay
condenseontheinternaldiskdrive.Ifthedeviceisusedin
thiscondition,itmaymalfunction,sopleaseallowseveral
hourstopassbeforeoperatingthedevice.
•Donotturnthepoweronandof
frepeatedly.Thismay
d
amagetheKRONOS.
•Thisdevicebeginstoaccesstheinternaldiskdrive
immediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon.
Neverturnoffthepowerwhiletheinternaldiskdriveis
beingaccessed.Doingsocancausedataonthedisktobe
lost,sothatthenexttimetheKRO
NOSisturne
don,itmay
failtostartupnormally.
Regarding the LCD screen
TheKRONOSLCDscreenisaprecisiondevice,andcareful
attentionhasbeenpaidtoitsproductquality.Althoughyou
maynoticesomeoftheissueslistedbelow,pleasebeaware
thattheseareduetothecharacteristicsofLCDscreens,and
arenotmalfunctions.
•Theremaybepixelsinthescreentha
tarealwaysdark
(unlit)oral
waysbright(lit).
Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,thebrightnessofthe
screenmayappearuneven.
Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,horizontalstripesof
shadingmaybevisible.
Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,flickeringormoire
patternsmaybevisible.
Data handling
Incorrectoperationormalfunctionmaycausethecontentsof
memorytobelost,sowerecommendthatyousaveimportant
dataonaCDorothermedia.PleasebeawarethatKorgwill
acceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageswhichmayresult
fromlossofdata.
Also,whendigitallyrecordingcopyrightedaudioma
terial
fromaDA
TorCDetc.,youmustobtainpermissionforuse.
PleasebeawarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany
copyrightviolationswhichmayoccurthroughyouruseofthis
product.
*KARMA
®
(KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture)
TechnologyhasbeenlicensedfromStephenKay,andispro
tectedbyU.S.Patents5,486,647,5,521,327,6,084,171,6,087,578,
6,103,964,6,121,532,6,121,533,6,326,538,6,639,141,7,169,997,
and7,342,166.
*KARMA®andtheKARMALogoareregisteredtrademarks,
andKayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture,Generated
Effect(GE),MelodicRepeat,DirectIndex,Man
ualAdv
ance,
SmartScan,FreezeRandomize,RandomCapture,RandomFF/
REWandSceneMatrixaretrademarksofStephe nKay,Karma
LabLLC.Thismanualcopyright©19942010byKorgInc.and
StephenKay.Allrightsreserved.
*ScreenshotsfromtheKARMAsoftwarethatappearthroughout
thisguideare©19942010byStephenKay
,KarmaLabLLC.
Usedbypermission.Allrightsreserved.
*KARMATechnologycanbelocatedontheinternetat:
www.karmalab.com.
*Thisproductwasdevelopedunderlicenseofphysicalmodel
lingtonegeneratorpatents(http://www.sondiusxg.com)
ownedbyStanfordUniversityUSAandYamahaCorporation.
* Linuxisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkof
LinusTorvalds
intheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.
*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksor
registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
COPYRIGHT WARNING
Thisprofessionaldeviceisintendedonlyforuse
withworksforwhichyouyourselfownthe
copyright,forwhichyouhavereceivedpermission
fromthecopyrightholdertopubliclyperform,
record,broadcast,sell,andduplicate,orin
connectionwithactivitieswhichconstitute“fairuse”
undercopyrightlaw.Ifyouarenotthecopy
right
holder,ha
venotreceivedpermissionfromthe
copyrightholder,orhavenotengagedinfairuseof
theworks,youmaybeviolatingcopyrightlaw,and
maybeliablefordamagesandpenalties.Ifyouare
unsureaboutyourrightstoawork,pleaseconsulta
copyrightattorney.KORGTA
KESNO
RESPON
SIBILITYFORANYINFRINGEMENT
COMMITTEDTHROUGHUSEOFKORG
PRODUCTS.
About this manual
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About this manual
TheKRONOSincludesthreeownersmanuals:the
QuickStartGuide,OperationGuide,andthe
ParameterGuide.Allofthesemanualsareavailableas
PDFsonAccessoryDisc2,andareincludedintheon
boardHelpsystem.AprintedversionoftheQuick
StartGuideisalsoincluded.
Quick Start Guide
Pleasereadthisfirst.Itintroducesallofthebasic
featuresoftheKRONOS,andisdesignedtogetyouup
andrunningquickly.
Operation Guide
Putsimply,theOperationGuideisdesignedtoanswer
thequestion,“HowdoIdothis?”
Itexplainsthenamesandfunctionsofeachpartofthe
KRONOS,basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,
howtoeditsounds,howtorecordonthesequencer,
andhowtosample.Thisguidealsoexplai
nsthebasics
ofKARM
A,effects,WaveSequences,DrumKits,and
theDrumTrack.Finally,itcontainsatroubleshooting
guideandsupplementalinformationsuchas
specifications.
Parameter Guide
TheParameterGuideisdesignedtoanswerthe
question,“Whatdoesthisdo?”
Organizedbymodeandpage,theParameterGuide
includesinformationoneachandeveryparameterin
theKRONOS.
PDF versions
TheKRONOSPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy
navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF
contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe
sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyou
jumpquicklytoaspecificsection.Allcrossreferences
arehyperlinks,sothatclickingonthemautomatically
takesyo
utothesou
rceofthereference.
On-board Help system*
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuiltin,contextsensitive
accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.
Forinformationonanyfrontpanelbutton,knob,
slider,orrealtimecontroller,justholddownHELP
andthenpressthebuttonormovethecontrollerin
question.
ForinformationonthecurrentLCDpage,pr
es
sand
releasetheHELPbutton.
Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany
oftheonscreenlinks(highlightedinbluetext)for
moreinformation.Youcanscrollthroughthetextby
usingtheonscreenscrollbars,pressingtheIncand
Decbuttons,orspinningtheVa
lu
edial.
ThetopoftheHelppagehas“breadcrumb”links,
whichshowthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrent
one.Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothe
correspondingpage.
Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe
similarbuttonsonastandardwebbrowser,lettingyo
u
movethroughthepagesyou’vealreadyviewed.
TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp
system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin
boththeParameterandOperationGuides.TheIndex
containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles.
Toclosethehelpdisplay,justpresstheHE
LPbutton
aga
in,orpresstheonscreenDonebutton.
*HelpisEnglishlanguageonly.
Supplementary Guides
Voice Name List
TheVoiceNameListlistsallofthesoundsandsetups
thatareintheKRONOSwhenitisshippedfromthe
factory,includingPrograms,Combinations,
Multisamples,DrumSamples,DrumKits,KARMA
GEs,WaveSequences,DrumTrackPatterns,Template
Songs,andEffectPresets.
Updating and restoring the KRONOS
Thisdocumentcontainsinformationonupdatingand
restoringtheKRONOSsoftware.It’sprovided
separatelyasaconvenience;allofitsinformationmay
alsobefoundintheParameterGuide.
Conventions in this manual
References to the KRONOS
TheKRONOSisavailablein88key,73key,and61key
models.Themanualsrefertoallmodelswithout
distinctionas“theKRONOS.”Thefrontpanelandrear
panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe61key
model,buttheyapplyidenticallytotheothermodels.
Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
VNL:TheVoiceNameList
Symbols , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,and
maynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearinthe
LCDscreenofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]indicatehexadecimalnumbers.
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgKRONOS.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournewinstrument,please
readthismanualcarefully.
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Main Features
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Main Features
Nine World-Class Synthesis Engines
TheKRONOSfeaturesninecompletelydifferent
synthesisengines:
•Threeenginesdedicatedtothemostimportant
traditionalkeyboardinstruments:theSGX1
premiumacousticpiano,EP1MDSelectricpiano,
andCX3tonewheelorgan.
•Threedifferentvirtualanalogsynths,eachwith
tonsofprogrammabilityanditsowndistinctsonic
character:theAL1,MS20EX,andPo
lysi
xEX.
•AfullfeaturedsamplingandWaveSequencing
synthesizer,theHD1.
•TheSTR1physicalmodelingsynth,forcreating
bothtraditionaltimbresanduniquenewsounds.
•TheMOD7VPM/waveshaping/PCMmangling
powerhouse.
Eachisworthyofaseparateproductinitsownright,
buttheKRONOSbringsth
emalltogetherinto
asingle,
integratedmusicalinstrument.Therearenoseparate
cardstomanageorpolyphonybarriersbetween
them—andno“CPUovers”toworryabout.
Allofthesynthesisenginesshareacommontheme:
superiorsoundquality.Youlleasilyhearthesonic
benefitsofKorg’sproprietaryHD1lowa
liasing
sampleplaybackoscillators,patentedlowaliasing
analogoscillators,fullbandwidthresonantfilters,and
extraordinarilyfast&smoothenvelopesandLFOs.
Optimized for live performance
SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)provideoverlapping
effectsandvoiceswhenyouchangesounds,withno
specialmodenecessary.
SetListsprovideeasyonscreenselectionofPrograms,
Combinations,andSongsfromasinglescreen.Set
Listsalsomakeiteasytorearrangesoundsandsave
lyricsornotes,andprovideadedicatedgraphicEQon
themai
noutputsforadjustingtoliveacoustics.
Effects
TheKRONOSincludes185differenteffectstypes,from
chorusesanddelaystoampmodels,avocoder,and
muchmore.Thesearen’tjustsimpleeffects,either;
thereareupto72parameterspereffect,andplentyof
realtimemodulation.EffectPresetsletyoueasilystore
andrecallallofthesettingsfo
ranindividualeffect.
Yo
ucanuseupto16oftheseeffectssimultaneously,
with12InsertEffects,2MasterEffects(forreverb
sends,forinstance),and2TotalEffects(forstereobus
processing).Therearealso32dedicatedthreeband
EQs—oneforeachMIDIandaudiotrack.
Finally,manyofthesy
nthengin
esfeaturespecialized
signalprocessing.TheCX3,PolysixEX,andEP1
includededicatedeffects,andyoucanprocesslive
audiothroughtheAL1,MS20EX,STR1,andMOD7.
KARMA
KARMA(KayAlgorithmicMusicArchitecture)isan
astonishinglyflexibleinteractiveMIDIdatagenerator.
Muchmorethanasimplearpeggiator,itcombines
manydifferentalgorithmsintoapowerfulmusic
generationengine,collaboratingwithyouasyouplay.
Theseincludedrumandinstrumentgrooves,
gated/choppedeffects,complexcontrollergestures,
musicalphrasegeneration,arpeggiation,andmuc
h
more.Slid
ersandswitchesletyoureconfigureand
modulatethealgorithmsinrealtime.
Sampling
Stereosamplingcapturesaudiofromanyanalogor
digitalinput,aswellasaudioCDs(viaaUSBCDR/RW
drive).Youcanalsosamplethrougheffects,resample
theoutputoftheKRONOSitself,orimportsoundsin
Akai,SoundFont2.0,WAV,andAIFFformats.
Audio and MIDI sequencer
16MIDItracksand16audiotracks(24bit,48kHz)let
yourecorddirectlyontheKRONOSwhenever
inspirationstrikes.YoucanimportandexportSMF
andWAVEfileswhenworkingwithotherplatforms.
TheDrumTrackprovidesbuiltindrumgrooves,
fueledbytheKRONOS’shighqualitydrumsounds.
Computer Interface and USB Storage
USB2.0audioandMIDII/Oprovideasinglecable
connectiontocomputerDAWs,andtheKRONOS
Editorsoftwareletsyoueditsoundsdirectlyfromyour
computer.Youcandownloadthemostrecentsoftware
anddriversfromhttp://www.korg.com/kronos.
TwoUSB2.0Atypeconnectorsarebuiltin,makingit
easytoexpandyo
urstorageviaexternalharddisk
s,
removabledisks,flashmedia,andsoon.
Superb Musical Interface
HighlightedbyalargecolorTouchViewLCDdisplay,
theKRONOSfeaturesavastarrayofassignable
physicalcontrollers—sliders,knobs,joysticks,ribbon,
andswitches—alldesignedtoprovideeffortless,
supremelymusicalcontrolatyourfingertips.The
contextsensitiveonlinehelpsystemmakesthe
manualsavailablerightontheinstrument’sdisplay.
TheKRONOS73keyan
d88keymodelsfeaturesthe
RH3(RealWeightedHammerAction3)keyboard,
whichreplicatesthetouchofanacousticgrandpiano
withheavieractiononthelowerkeysandlighter
actioninthehigherranges,respondingtoevery
nuanceofyourplaying.
Front Panel
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Front Panel
1. VOLUME knob (MAIN/HEADPHONE)
ThisadjuststhevolumeofthemainL/Raudiooutputs,
aswellasthevolumeoftheheadphonejack.
Itdoesnotaffectanyoftheotheroutputs,including
S/P DIF,individualoutputs14,ortheUSBoutput.
2. Control Surface
TheControlSurfaceisthesetof9sliders,8knobs,and
16switchestotheleftoftheLCDscreen.Itlookslikea
mixer,butcandoavarietyofthingssuchasediting
sounds,controllingtheKARMAfunction,andsending
MIDImessagestoexternaldevices.Youcanfreely
changebackandforthbetw
eenthedifferentfunctions
withoutlosinganyofyouredits.Namesandvaluesof
thecontrolsareshownontheControlSurfacepage.
CONTROL ASSIGN buttons
Asexplainedbelow,youcanusethefrontpanel
CONTROLASSIGNbuttonstoswitchbetweenthe
variouscontrolsurfacefunctions.
TIMBRE/TRACK
TIMBRE/TRACKletsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto
adjustthevolume,pan,EQ,andsendlevelsforOSC
1/2orEXi1/2inProgrammode(plussimilarcontrols
fortheDrumTrack,withtheexceptionofpan),the
currentMultisampleinSamplemode,andeachofthe
16TimbresorTracksinCombiandSeque
ncemodes.
TheLEDstotherightoftheswitchshowwhether
yourecurrentlyeditingTimbres(orTracks)18or916;
presstheTIMBRE/TRACKbuttontotogglebetween
thetwo.
AUDIO
AUDIOletsyouusethecontrolsurfacetoadjustthe
volume,play/mutestatus,solo,pan,andsendlevelsof
theanalog,S/P DIF,andUSBinputs.InSequencer
mode,youcanalsochoosetocontrolaudiotracks1–8
(HDR18)or9–16(HDR916).
EXT
EXT(External)letsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto
transmitMIDImessagestoexternalMIDIdevices.
RT KNOBS/KARMA
RTKNOBS/KARMAletsyoumodulatesoundsand
effectswiththeknobs,andcontrolKARMAwiththe
slidersandswitches.
TONE ADJ/EQ
TONEADJ(ToneAdjust)givesyouhandsonaccessto
soundediting,usingthesliders,knobs,andswitches.
InCombinationandSequencemodes,italsoletsyou
editProgramswithinthecontextoftheCombiorSong,
withoutmakinganychangestotheoriginalProgram
data.
EQisavailableonlyinSetLi
sts.Thisisanine
band
graphicEQappliedtothesoundafterTFX2,which
tailorsthesoundfromthemainstereooutputs
(includingtheanalogL/Routputs,S/PDIF,andUSB).
MIXER KNOBS button
ThisappliesonlywhenCONTROLASSIGNissetto
TIMBRE/TRACKorAUDIO.Ittogglestheknobs
betweencontrollingthepanofallchannelsor
controllingthepan,EQ,andsendsofthecurrently
selectedchannel.
RESET CONTROLS button
ThisfeatureletsyouresettheVectorJoysticktothe
centerposition,orresetanyoftheControlSurface
sliders,knobs,orswitchestotheirsavedvalue.
Toresetasinglecontrol,holddownRESET
CONTROLSandthenmoveaControlSurfaceslideror
knob,pressoneofthecontrolsurfacebuttons,ormov
e
theVectorJoystick.
Toresetallofthesliders,knobs,andswitchesofthe
currentCONTROLASSIGNmodeatonce,holddown
RESETCONTROLSandthenpressthecurrentlylit
CONTROLASSIGNbuttonagain.
9. Vector
Joystick
11. SW 1&2
12. Joystick
13. Ribbon
14. Headphone Jack
1. Volume 2. Control Surface 5. Mode
4. Disk Access Indicator
6. Utility 7. Bank Select
18. Sampling16. Sequencer15. Exit
17. Tempo
3. Data Entry
19. TouchView
Display
8. KARMA
10. Drum
Track
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Front Panel
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Youcanalsoresetalloftheslidersandswitchesinthe
KARMAModulebyholdingRESETCONTROLSand
thenpressingtheKARMAMODULECONTROL
button.Similarly,toresetasingleKARMAScene,hold
RESETCONTROLSandpressanyoftheSCENE
buttons.
Finally,youcanclearallsolosbyholdingRESET
CONTROLSan
dthenpressing
theSOLObutton.
SOLO button
ThisappliesonlywhenCONTROLASSIGNissetto
TIMBRE/TRACKorAUDIO.IttogglestheSELECT
buttons(thebottomrowof8)betweenselectingthe
currentOscillator,Timbre,Track,orAudioInput
(whenSOLOisoff)orsoloingthechannel(when
SOLOison).
3. Data Entry
Whenyou’veselectedaparameterontheTouchView
display,youcanedititusinganyofthefourfront
paneldataentrycontrols:theVALUE slider,theInc
andDecbuttons,theVALUEdial,andthe
numerickeypad.
VALUE slider
Usethistoedittheselectedparametersvalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientformakinglarge
changestothevalue,suchasmovingquickly
totheminimumormaximumsetting.
Inthreespecialcases,thevalueslidersends
MIDICC#18andcanbeusedasamodulation
source,andisnotusedfordataentry:
•O
ntheProgrammodeP0–Mainpage,
whenthebigProgramnameisselected,or
•OntheCombinationmodeP0–ProgSelect/Mixer
page,whenthebigCombinationnameisselected.
•OntheSetListP0–Playpage.
Inc and Dec buttons
Theseareusedtoincreaseordecreasetheparameter
valuebyindividualsteps.They’reconvenientfor
makingfineparameteradjustments.
VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparametersvalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll
throughaverylonglistofselections.
0-9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe
exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and
decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress
theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.
Thebuttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter
value;thedecimal(.)but
toninsertsadecimal,for
enteringfractionalvalues.
ENTERisalsousedforanumberofshortcut
commands,describedthroughoutthisguide.For
instance,ifaparameterspecifiesanotenumberor
velocity,youcanuseENTERtoeditthevaluedirectly
fromthekeyboard:
1. Selectanotenumberorvelocityparameter.
2.
HolddowntheENTERkey.
3. WhileholdingENTER,playanoteonthe
keyboard.
4. DISK access indicator
ThisLEDlightsupwhendataisbeingsavedtoorread
fromtheinternaldrive.
NeverturnoffthepowerwhilethisLEDislit.
Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataonthedisk
tobelost,ormaycausemalfunctionssuchasdisk
damage.
5. MODE buttons
TheKRONOSisorganizedintosevendifferent
“modes,”eachoptimizedforadifferentpurpose:Set
List,Program,Combination,Sequencer,Sampling,
Global,andDisk.Eachmodehasacorresponding
buttononthefrontpanel,withanLEDtoshowwhich
oneisselected.Formoreinformation,see“Selecting
modes”onpage 14.
6. UTILITY buttons
HELP button
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuiltin,contextsensitive
accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.
Formoreinformation,see“OnboardHelpsystem*”
onpage 4.
COMPARE button
UsethisbuttontocomparethesoundoftheProgram
orCombinationthatyouarecurrentlyeditingwiththe
saved,uneditedversionofthesound.Youcanalsouse
thisbuttontomake“beforeandaftercomparisons
whenrecordingoreditinginSequencermode.
7. BANK SELECT buttons
Usethesebuttonstochangebankswhenselecting
ProgramsorCombinations.TheLEDsinthebuttons
lightuptoshowthecurrentbank.Therearefourteen
bankbuttons,intwogroups:Internal(IA…G)and
User(UA…G).
InProgrammode,thesebuttonsselecttheProgram
bank.TheyareactiveonlyonthePl
aypages.For
detail
sonthecontentsoftheProgrambanks,see
“ProgramBankContents”onpage 18.
ToselectProgramBanksUSER–AA…GG,pressand
holdapairofIandUBANKbuttonstogether.For
example,toselectbankUSER–CC,pressandholdthe
I–Cbutton,andthenpresstheU–Cbutton.
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InCombinationmode,thesebuttonshavetwo
functions:
•Whenyou’reselectingCombinations,theychoose
theCombinationbank.
•Whenyou’reassigningaProgramtoatimbre
withintheCombination,theyselecttheProgram
bank.
InSequencermode,whenatrack’sProgramnameis
selected,thesebuttonschangetheProgrambank.
General MIDI banks
SelectingGeneralMIDIProgrambanksisalittle
differentfromselectingotherbanks.Eachtimeyou
presstheIGbutton,thebankwillsteptothenext
GM(2)bankorGMdrumbankinthefollowingorder:
G,g(1),g(2)–g(8),g(9),g(d),G,g(1),etc.
8. KARMA buttons
ON/OFF button
ThisturnsKARMAonandoff.Aswiththeother
KARMAbuttons,thebutton’sLEDwilllightupto
showyouthatitisturnedon.
LATCH button
WhenLATCHisturnedon,KARMAwillcontinueto
playevenafteryou’vestoppedholdingnotesonthe
keyboardorMIDIIn.
Thisisconvenientwhenyouwanttoplayontopofa
KARMAgeneratedgroove,forinstance.
MODULE CONTROL button
InCombiandSequencermodes,KARMAhasfour
independentModules,eachofwhichcangeneratea
differentmusicaleffect.Whenusedtocontrol
KARMA,theControlSurfaceslidersandswitchesare
fivelayersdeep:oneforeachModule(AD),andthen
aMasterLayerwhichcontrolsselectedparameters
fromalloftheMo
du
lesatonce.
TheMODULECONTROLbuttonselectswhetherthe
KARMASliders,Switches,andSceneswillcontrol
eitherasingleModuleindependently,ortheMaster
Layer.
NotethatModulesADcanonlybeselectedfor
CombinationsandSongs.Programsuseonlyasingle
Module,controlledbytheMasterLa
yer.
9. Vector Joystick
TheVectorJoystickisapowerfulrealtimecontroller.
DependingontheparticularProgram,Combi,orSong,
itmaymodulateProgramoreffectsparameters,or
adjustthevolumesofdifferentcomponentsofthe
sound.
FormoreinformationonhowVectorSynthesisworks,
see“UsingVectorSynthesis”inthe“Playingand
editingPrograms”chapte
roftheOG.
10. Drum Track
TheDrumTrackisabuiltindrummachine,fueledby
theKRONOS’shighqualitydrumsounds.Thisbutton
turnstheDrumTrackonandoff.
Dependingonvarioussettings,theDrumTrackmay
begintoplayimmediately,ormaywaituntilyoustart
toplayonthekeyboard.Ifthebutton’sLE
Disb
linking
onandoff,it’swaitingforyoutoplay.
LINKED LED
IfthefrontpanelLINKEDLEDandKARMAON/OFF
switchesarelit,KARMAwillstartandstoptogether
withtheDrumTrack.Formoreinformation,see
“LinkingKARMAandtheDrumTrackonpage 21.
11. SW1 and SW2
Theseon/offswitchescanperformanumberof
differentfunctions,suchasmodulatingsoundsor
lockingthemodulationvaluesofthejoystick,ribbon,
oraftertouch.EachhasanLEDwhichlightsupwhen
theswitchison.
Also,eachonemayworkeitherasatoggle,orasa
momentaryswitch.Into
gglemode,eachpress
alternat
esbetweenonandoff;inmomentarymode,the
switchonlychangesforaslongasyouholditdown.
EachProgram,Combination,andSongstoresitsown
settingsforwhattheswitcheswilldo,andwhether
eachswitchdefaultstobeingonoroff.
12. Joystick
Thejoystickmovesinfourdirections:left,right,
forwards(awayfromyourself),andbackwards
(towardsyourself).Eachofthefourdirectionscanbe
usedtocontroldifferentprogramoreffects
parameters.
Thespecificassignmentscanchangedependingonthe
currentProgram,Combination,orSong.Generally,
though,theywilldosomethinglikethefunctions
shownbelo
w:
Stan
dardJoystickfunctions
13. Ribbon controller
TheRibboncontrollerletsyoumodulateProgramor
effectsparametersbyslidingyourfingerleftandright
alongitstouchsensitivestrip.
Aswiththeothercontrollers,itsspecificfunctionwill
changedependingonthecurrentProgram,
Combination,orSong.
Move the
joystick…
Controller
Name
Normally controls…
Left JS–X Pitch bend down
Right JS+X Pitch bend up
Forwards
(away from yourself)
JS+Y Vibrato
Backwards
(towards yourself)
JS–Y Filter LFO (wah)
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14. Headphone jack
Thisstereo1/4”headphonejackcarriesthesamesignal
astheMainL/Routputs.Thevolumeiscontrolledby
theVOLUMEknob.
15. EXIT button
Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof
thecurrentmode:
•Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselectedtabon
themainP0page.
•PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0
page.
•Pressitathirdtimetoselectthemainparameteron
theP0page,su
chastheProg
ramnameinProgram
mode.
WhereveryouareinProgram,Combi,orSequencer
modes,pressingEXITthreetimes(orfewer)willtake
youbacktoProgram/Combination/SongSelect,where
youcanimmediatelyusethenumerickeysorand
buttonstoselectaProgram,Combin
ation,or
Song.
Whenadialogboxisopen,thisbuttoncancelsthe
settingsmadeinthedialogboxandclosesthedialog
box,justlikepressingtheCancelbutton.Ifapopup
menuorpagemenuisopen,pressingEXITclosesthe
menu.
16. SEQUENCER buttons
Mostofthebuttonsinthissectionapplyonlyto
Sequencermodeand,inDiskandSamplingmodes,to
audioCDplaybackfromaconnectedUSBCDR/RW
drive.
REC/WRITEistheexception;ithasspecialfunctionsin
Program,Combination,SetListandGlobalmodes,as
describedbelow.
PAUSE button
InSequencermode,thisbuttonpausestheplaybackof
thesong.Whenpaused,thebutton’sLEDwilllightup.
PressPAUSEonceagaintoresumeplayback,andthe
LEDwillturnoff.
InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonpausesaudio
CDplayback.
<<REW button
InSequencermode,whentheSongisplayingor
paused,thisbuttonwillrewindthesong.Whenyou
pressandholdthisbutton,itsLEDwilllightup,and
theplaybackwillrewind.(Rewindisdisabledduring
recording,andwhiletheSongisstopped.)
InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonrewindsthe
audioCD.
FF>> button
InSequencermode,whentheSongisplayingor
paused,thisbuttonwillfastforwardthesong.When
youpressandholdthisbutton,thebuttonwilllight,
andtheplaybackwillfastforward.(Fastforwardis
disabledduringrecording,andwhiletheSongis
stopped.)
InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonfastforw
ards
theaudioCD.
LOCATE button
InSequencermode,thisbuttonwilladvanceorrewind
thesongtothespecifiedlocatepoint.Thisletsyou
jumpimmediatelytoanypointinthecurrentSong.
Thedefaultlocatepointisthefirstbeatofmeasure1.
Tosetthelocatepointtothecurrentposition,hold
downENTERandthenpressLOCA
TE.Yo
ucanalso
settheLocatepointviatheonscreenmenu.
REC/WRITE button
InSequencermode,pressingthisbuttonputsthe
systeminrecordreadymode.Onceyou’reinrecord
readymode(shownbythebutton’slitLED),youcan
beginrecordingbypressingtheSEQUENCER
START/STOPbutton.
REC/WRITEalsoprovidestwoveryhandyshortcuts.
Formoreinformation,see“A u t o SongSetup”on
page 22,and“Shortcut:UpdateviaSEQUENCER
REC/WRITE”onpage 24.
START/STOP button
Thisstartsorstopsrecordingandplaybackin
Sequencermode.
InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonstartsand
stopsplaybackonaudioCDs.
17. TEMPO controls
TEMPO knob
ThisknobadjuststhetempofortheKRONOSasa
whole,includingSongs,KARMA,theDrumTrack,
TemposyncedLFOsandBPMdelays,andEXiStep
Sequencers.TheLEDwillblinkatquarternote
intervalsofthecurrenttempo.
Note:IftheGLOBALMIDIpageMIDICLOCK
parameterissettoExterna
lMIDIorUSB,orifitisset
toAutoandaclockiscurrentlybeingreceived,then
neithertheTEMPOKnobnortheTAPTEMPObutton
willhaveanyeffect.
TAP TEMPO button
Thisbuttonletsyouentertempossimplybytapping
yourfingeronthebutton.Twotapsareenoughto
changethetempo;forgreateraccuracy,tapmultiple
times.
Noticethattheq=”intheupperrightoftheLCD
screenwillchangetoshowthenewtempo.Youcan
alsoen
tertemposdirectlyintothisfieldusingthedata
entrycontrols,suchasthenumerickeypad.
Note:Youcanalsotaptemposusingafootswitch.For
moreinformation,see“FootSwitchAssignments”in
theAppendixofthePG.
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18. SAMPLING buttons
REC button
InSampling,Program,Combination,andSequencer
modes,pressingthisbuttonputsthesystemin
samplingreadymode.Thebutton’sLEDwilllightup.
Tocontinue,presstheSAMPLINGSTART/STOP
button,asdescribedbelow.
Note:Program,Combination,andSequencermodesall
haveanAudioInput/Samplingpage,withvarious
samplingrelatedsettings.Thesepagesalsohav
ean
AutoSampli
ngSetupmenucommand,withoptionsto
makevariouscommonsettingsinasinglestep.
START/STOP button
InSampling,Program,Combination,andSequencer
modes,pressingthiswhentheSAMPLINGREC
buttonislitwilldooneofthreethings,dependingon
thesettingoftheTriggerparameter(ontheSampling
modeRecording‐AudioInputpage):
•IfTriggerissettoSamplingSTARTSW,sampling
willbeginimmediately.
•IfTriggerissettoNoteOn,sam
pli
ngwillbeginas
soonasyouplayanoteonthekeyboard.
•IfTriggerissettoThreshold,samplingwillbegin
assoonastheselectedaudiosourcereachesa
presetvolumelevel.
OntheSampleEditpageinSamplingmode,pressing
thisbuttonwillplaytheselec
tedrangeofthecurrent
sample.
Also,wheneveryou’ reviewingalistoffilesondisk,
youcanpressthisbuttontoplay44.1kHzor48kHz
WAVEfilesdirectlyfromdisk.
19. TouchView display
TheKRONOSfeaturesKorg’sexclusiveTouchView
graphicinterface,basedonatouchpanelLCDscreen.
BytouchingitemsontheLCDscreen,youcannavigate
betweenpages,setparametervaluesviaonscreen
menusandbuttons,executecommands,andsoon.For
moreinformation,see“TouchViewuserinterface”on
page 13.
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Rear Panel
1. AC Power connector
Connecttheincludedpowercablehere.
Werecommendthatyoufirstconnectthepowercable
totheKRONOS,andthenconnecttheotherendofthe
cabletoanACoutlet.
2. POWER switch
Thisswitchturnsthepoweronandoff.Beforeturning
KRONOSoff,makesurethatyou’vesavedanyeditsto
yourPrograms,Combis,Songs,orotheruserdata.
Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast
tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.
3. USB 2.0 A & B ports
TherearetwohighspeedUSBAports,forconnecting
storagemediasuchasharddisks,CDRdrives,and
flashmedia.
ThehighspeedUSBBportletsyouconnecttoaMac
orWindowsPC,forsendingandreceivingMIDIand
audio,andforconnectingtothecomputereditor
program.
4. Analog AUDIO INPUTS
Youcanusetheaudioinputsforrecording,sampling,
andrealtimemixingthroughthebuiltineffects.
Mic/Line Inputs 1 and 2
Theinputsusebalanced1/4”TRSconnectors,andcan
accepteithermicrophonelevelorlinelevelsignals.
Eachofthetwoinputshasanidenticalsetofcontrols,
asdescribedbelow.
MIC/LINE switches
Thesesettheinput’snominalsignallevel.Setthese
switchesaccordingtothetypeofdevicethatyou’ re
connecting,andthenusetheLEVELknobs(described
below)tooptimizethegain.
UsetheLINEsetting(switchpressedin)when
connectingtomixers,computeraudiosystems,signal
processors,electricguitars,orothersynthesizers.The
nominalle
ve
lis+4dBu,with12dBofheadroom.
Note:Guitarsandbasseswithactivepickupscanbe
connecteddirectly.Passivepickupscanalsobeused,
buttheimpedancemismatchwillcausebothachange
intoneandareductioninvolume.Forbestresults,
routesuchguitarsthroughapreampore
ffectsunit
beforeconnectingthem.
UsetheMICsetting(switchinoutposition)onlywhen
connectingamicrophone.Notethatsome
microphones,suchascondensers,mayrequireexternal
phantompower,whichisnotsuppliedbythe
KRONOS.Inthiscase,useanexternalmicpreamp,
andthenconnectthepreamptotheKRON
OS.
LEVEL knobs
Theseknobsletyoumakemorepreciseadjustmentsto
theinputlevel,aftersettingthebasiclevelswiththe
MIC/LINEswitches.
TheMINsettingisunitygain;theMAXsetting
providesabout40dBofgainaboveunity.
5. Analog AUDIO OUTPUTS
AlloftheanalogaudiooutputsusebalancedTRS1/4”
connectors,andarereferencedtoa+4dBusignallevel.
(MAIN) L/MONO, R
Thesearethemainstereooutputs;theirvolumeis
controlledbytheVOLUMEknob.Allofthefactory
ProgramsandCombisareprogrammedtoplay
throughtheseoutputs.
IfnocableisconnectedtotheRoutput,L/MONOwill
carryamonosummationofthestereosignal.Usethis
whenconnectingtoade
vice(suchasakeyboardamp)
whichhasonlyamonoinput.
(INDIVIDUAL) 1…4
These4additionalaudiooutputsletyouisolate
sounds,audioinputs,oraudiotracksforrecordingor
complexlivesoundsetups.Formoreinformation,see
“Effectsselectionandrouting”inthe“UsingEffects”
chapteroftheOG.Notethattheseoutputsarenot
affectedbytheVOLUMEknob.
6. MIDI
MIDIletsyouconnectKRONOStocomputersorother
MIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes,
controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.
7. S/P DIF IN & OUT
Thesejacksprovide24bitopticalS/P DIFinputand
output.Makesuretouseopticalcablesdesig1nedfor
digitalaudio.
Wheneveryouusedigitalaudioconnections,make
surethatallconnectedsystemsaresetsothatthereis
oneandonlyonewordclockmaster.SettheKRONOS
wordclockusingtheSy
stemClockparameteronthe
GlobalP0:BasicSetuppage.
2. Power Switch
5. Analog
Audio Outputs
4. Analog
Audio Inputs
3. USB
8. Pedals6. MIDI
1. AC Power
connector
7. S/PDIF
In & Out
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8. Pedals
DAMPER jack
Forthedamper–alsoknownasthesustainpedal–you
canconnecteitherastandardfootswitch,orKorg’s
specialhalfdamperpedal,theoptionalDS1H.
TheDS1Hisacontinuouspedaldesignedspecifically
forpianostyledampercontrol,withthelookandfeel
ofanacousticpiano’ssustainpedal.Itallowsmore
su
btlecontrolofthedam
perthanasimpleswitch;the
furtherdownyoupressthepedal,themorethatthe
soundsustains.
Youcanalsoconnectasimplefootswitch,whichwill
workasastandardon/offdamperpedal.
Inordertoensurethatthepedalfunctionscorrectly,
pleaseadjusttheswi
tchpolarityontheControllertab
oftheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage.
Whenusingahalfdamperpedal:
1. Setthepolarity.
FortheDS1H,use(—)KORGStandard.
2. Aftersettingthepolarity,calibratethepedalusing
theHalfDamperCalibrationmenucommandon
theGlobalP0:Basicpage.
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack
Thisletsyouconnectasimpleon/offfootswitch,such
astheoptionalKorgPS1.Thefootswitchcanperform
awidevarietyoffunctions,suchasmodulatingsounds
andeffects,taptempo,sequencerstart/stop,etc.
Theswitch’sfunctionissetontheControllertabofthe
GlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage,sothatitalw
ays
wor
ksthesameregardlessofthecurrentProgram,
Combi,orSong.Formoreinformation,pleasesee
“SettinguptheAssignableSwitchandPedalinthe
“GlobalSettings,WaveSeq.,DrumKits”chapterofthe
OG.
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack
Thisletsyouconnectacontinuouscontrollerpedal,
suchastheKorgEXP2footcontrollerorKorgXVP10
EXP/VOLpedal,touseasanassignablemodulation
source.
LiketheASSIGNABLESWITCH,thepedal’sfunction
issetontheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage.
Connections and power
Turning on the KRONOS
BeforeyouusetheKRONOS,you’llneedtoplugitin
andturniton!Todoso:
1. Connectthepowercable.
Firstconnecttheincludedpowercabletothe
KRONOS’powerinput,andthentothepoweroutlet.
2. TurntheKRONOS’frontpanelVOLUMEknob
allthewaycounterclockwise,totheminimum
position.
3.
ConnecttheKRONOStoyourmixerormonitor
system.
ConnecttheKRONOS’sAUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN)
L/MONOandRjackstoyourmixeroramplified
monitorspeakers.Ifyouremonitoringthrough
headphones,connectthemtotheheadphonejackon
theleftfrontoftheKRONOS.Theheadphonescarry
themainstereooutputs,justlikeanal
ogoutputs
L/MONOandR,S/P DIF,andUSB.
4. Turnonthepowerswitch.
PresstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnonthe
power. Waituntilthestartupscreenhasfinishedbeing
displayed.
5. Turnonyourstereoamporpoweredmonitors.
6. Playthekeyboard,andgraduallyturnthe
VOLUMEkn
obcloc
kwiseuntilthevolumeisat
anappropriatelevel.
Insomecases,theKRONOSwillnotstartup
properlyifcertainUSBdevicesareconnected.In
thiscase,disconnecttheUSBdevices,wait10
seconds,andthenturnonthepoweragain.
FormattingthedeviceontheKRONOSmaysolve
thepr
oblem(see“Formattingmedia”onpage 184
oftheOG).
Turning off the KRONOS
Whenyou’vefinishedworkingwiththeKRONOS,
presstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnoffthe
power.
Whenyouturnoffthepower,thePrograms,
Combinations,Globalsettings,etc.willrevertto
theiruneditedstate.Ifyouwanttokeepyouredits,
you’llneedtoWritethem.Formoreinformation,see
“Savingyo
uredits”onpage 24.
Similarly,SongsanduserMultisamplesand
Sampleswilldisappearwhenyouturnoffthe
power.Ifyouwanttousethesesongs,user
multisamples,andsamplesthenexttimeyouturn
onthepower,you’llneedtoloadthemagain.
Note:SamplesandMultisamplescanbesettoload
aut
omaticallyatsta
rtup.Formoreinformation,see
AutomaticallyloadingRAMandEXssampledata”
under“GlobalSettings,WaveSeq.,DrumKits”in
theOG.
Neverturnoffthepowerwhiledataisbeingwritten
intointernalmemory.Thedisplaywillshowthe
message“Nowwritingintointernalmemory”whe
n
thisisinprogress.
Neverturnoffthepowerwhilemediasuchasthe
internaldiskisbeingaccessed,suchaswhile
recordingorplayingaudiotracks,orsamplingto
disk.Turningoffthepowerwhilediskaccessis
occurringmayrenderthemediaunusable.The
DISKLEDshowswhentheinte
rnaldiskisbeing
accessed.
Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast
tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.
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TouchView user interface
TheKRONOSusesKorg’sTouchViewgraphicaluser
interface.BytouchingobjectsdisplayedintheLCD
screen,youcanselectpages,setparametervalues,
entertext,connectvirtualpatchcables,andmore.
Important - calibrate before using!
Makesuretocalibratethetouchscreenbeforeusing,
orwhenyouchangetheangleofview(forinstance,
whenyoumovebetweensittingandstanding):
1. PresstheGLOBALbuttontogototheGLOBAL
P0:BASICSETUPpage.
2. Pressthepagemenubuttontoopenthemenu,and
selecttheTouchPanelCalibrationcommand
.
3. Followtheonscreeninstructions.
Forbestresults,calibrateusingastylusorfingernail,
andpresstheexactcentersofthecalibrationboxes.
a: Current page
Fromtheleft,thetopofthedisplayshowsthecurrent
mode,thenumberandnameofthepagegroup,and
finallythenameoftheindividualpage.
b: Category popup button
Whenyoupressthisbutton,atabbedpopupmenuwill
appear,allowingyoutoselectPrograms,
Combinations,orGEsorganizedbycategory.
c: Popup button & menu
Whenthisbuttonispressed,apopupmenuwill
appear,showingalistofoptions.Insomecases,these
willbeparametervalues.Inothers,theymaybelistsof
items,suchasMultisamplesorFXPresets.Toentera
parametervalue,touchthedesiredvalue.
Pin
Manypopupmenushavea“Pin”inthe
upperleft.Thiscontrolswhathappens
afteryouselectavalue.Touchthepin
graphictoswitchbetweenopen
(unlocked)andclosed(locked).
Whenlocked(pinclosed),thepopupmenuwillremain
displayedevenafteryouselectaparametervalue.To
closethepopup,ei
therunlockthepin,orpressEXIT.
Whenunlocked(pinopen),thepopupmenuwillclose
immediatelywhenyoupressaparametervalue,or
whenyoutouchthescreenoutsidethemenu.
d: Edit cell
WhenyoutouchaparameterintheLCDscreen,the
parameteroritsvaluewillusuallybehighlighted
(displayedininversevideo).Thisiscalledtheeditcell,
andthehighlighteditemisnowselectedforediting.
Theparametervalueoftheeditcellcanbemodified
usingtheVALUEcontrollers.
e & f: On-screen sliders and knobs
Tomodifythevalueofanonscreensliderorknob,first
touchtheobject,andthenusetheVALUEcontrollers
tomodifythevalue.
g & h: Page group tabs and Page tabs
Pressthelowerrowoftabstoselectthepagegroup,
andthenpresstheupperrowoftabstoselectthepage.
Thetopofthescreenshowsthenameofthecurrent
pageandgroup;see“a:Currentpage”onpage 13.
h: Page group tab
e: Knob
f: Slider
g: Page tab
a: Current page
d: Edit cell
b: Category popup button
c: Popup button
i: Check box j: Page menu buttonMode name Page namePage group number and name
Pin
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i: Check-box (and radio buttons)
Checkboxesturnfunctionsoroptionsonandoff,and
radiobuttonsselectbetweenasmallsetofoptions.
Tip:Youcanselectcheckboxesandradiobuttonsby
touchingtheirtextlabels;youdon’tneedtotouch
directlyonthegraphicboxesandbuttons.
j: Page menu button
Whenthisbuttonispressed,alistofmenucommands
willappear.Theavailablecommandswillvary
dependingonthecurrentpage.Toselectacommand,
justtouchit.
ThepagemenuwillclosewhenyoupresstheLCD
screenatalocationotherthanthepagemenu,orwhen
youpr
esstheEXITbutton.
Althougheachpagemayhaveitsownuniquemenu
commands,themenusarestandardizedasmuchas
possible.Forinstance,WRITEisusuallythefirstmenu
iteminProgram,Combination,andGlobalmodes.
Menu shortcut: ENTER + numeric keypad
Youcanuseashortcuttoaccessanyofthefirstten
menuitems:
1. HolddowntheENTERkey.
2. Pressanumber(09)onthenumerickeypadto
selectthedesiredmenucommand,startingwith0.
Forinstance,press0forthefirstmenucommand,1for
thesecond,andsoon.
Ifthemenuco
mmandjusttogglesanoptiononandoff
(suchasExclusiveSolo),thenyou’ redone.Ifthe
commandcallsupadialogbox,thedialogwillappear
ontheLCD,andyoucanproceedjustasifyoud
selectedthecommandfromthetouchscreen.
Dialog box
Manymenucommandsusedialogboxestomake
additionalsettings.Thedialogboxthatappearswill
dependonthecurrentlyselectedmenucommand.
Toconfirmsettingsinadialogbox,presstheOK
button.Toexitwithoutmakingchanges,pressthe
Cancelbutton.AfterpressingeitherOKorCancel,the
dialogboxwillcl
ose.
Text edit button
Pressingthisbuttonbringsupanonscreenkeyboard,
forchangingthenameofPrograms,Combis,Songs,
WaveSequences,DrumKits,etc.Formore
information,see“Editingnames”under“Writingto
internalmemory”intheOG.
Other objects
Patch panels
TheMS20EXandMOD7useonscreenpatchpanels
torouteaudioandcontrolsignals.Tomakea
connectionbetweentwopatchpoints:
1. Touchoneofthetwojacks(eitherinputoroutput).
Ayellowsquarewillappeararoundtheselectedjack.
2. Touchthesamejackagain.
Theyellowsquarewillblink,showingthatyo
u’ re
abouttomakeaconnection.Tocancelandreturntothe
normalselectedstate,touchthesamejackathirdtime.
3. Touchtheotherjack.
Thetwojackswillnowbeconnectedbyapatchcable.
Todeleteaconnectionbetweentwopatchpoints:
1. Touchtheinputjack.
Note:yo
ucanalsoselecttheoutputjack.However,if
theoutputisconnectedtomorethanoneinput,allof
theconnectionsfromthatoutputwillbeaffected.
2. PresstheDisconnectbutton.
Theselectedconnectionwillbedeleted.
Program Play page Overview/Jump graphics
ThemainProgramP0:Playpage(see“Selecting
Programsbybankandnumberonpage 17)features
aninteractiveoverviewofthemostimportant
parameters,suchasoscillators,filters,envelopes,
LFOs,andsoon.Justtouchanyoftheseoverview
areas,andyou’lljumptothecorrespondingeditpage.
Selecting modes
TheKRONOSisorganizedintosevendifferent
“modes,”eachoptimizedforadifferentpurpose.Each
modehasacorrespondingbuttononthefrontpanel,
withanLEDtoshowwhichoneisselected.Well
introduceeachofthemodesbelow.
Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKRONOS.In
Programmode,youcan:
Cancel button OK button
Text edit button
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•SelectandplayPrograms
•EditPrograms
Makedetailedsettingsforoscillators,filters,amps,
EGs,LFOs,effects,KARMA,vectorsynthesis,Drum
Track,etc.Thespecificparameterswillvary
dependingonthesynthesisenginebeingused.
•PlayandcontroloneKARMAmodule
•Sampleexternalaudio,orresamplethesoundof
theProgram
Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16Programsthatcanbe
playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsmore
complexthanasingleProgram.InCombinationmode,
youcan:
•SelectandplayCombinations
•UseKRONOSasa16channelmultitimbraltone
generator
•EditCombinations
AssignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,each
withseparatevo
lu
me,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand
velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector
synthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA.
ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules
•Sampleorresample
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit16
MIDItracksand16audiotracks.Youcan:
•SelectandplaySongs
•UseKRONOSasa16channelmultitimbraltone
generator
•AssignProgramstoeachofthe16MIDITracks,
withseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand
velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vec
tor
sy
nthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA
•EditMIDIdata
•Recordupto16MIDItracksand/or4audiotracks
simultaneously
•Mixusingautomation
ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules
•Sampleorresample
Sampleaudioinputsduringplayback,anduseIn
TrackSamplingtoautomaticallycreateanoteevent
thattriggersthesam
pleintheSong.
Resampleanentiresong,andthenus
eDiskmodeto
createanaudioCD.
•Recordpatternsandassignthemtokeys,using
RPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/Recording)
Set List mode
SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe
soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor
whetherthey’rePrograms,Combinations,oreven
Songs.Youcan:
•Uselargeonscreenbuttonsforfastsoundselection
•Reorderthesoundsusingcut,copy,andpaste
Createsetsofsoundsforliveperformance,
recordingpr
ojects,orkeepingyourfavoritesclose
athand
Sampling mode
SamplingmodeletsyourecordandedituserSamples
andMultisamples.Forexample,youcan:
Sampleexternalaudiosources,includingsampling
througheffects
•EditRAMSamples,setlooppointsetc.
CreateandeditMultisamples,whichconsistofone
ormoreSamplesspreadoutacrossthekeyboard
•QuicklyconvertMultisamplesintoPrograms
Sample(“rip”)directlyfromanaudioCD
Global mode
Globalmodeletsyoumakeoverallsettingsforthe
entireKRONOS,andeditWaveSequencesandDrum
Kits.Forinstance,youcan:
MakesettingsthataffecttheentireKRONOS,such
asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel
•Setupsample(.KSC)autoloadingatstartup,and
managesampledatainmemory
CreateDrumKit
s,WaveSequences,an
duserscales
RenameProgram,Combination,andKARMAGE
categories
•Setuptheassignablepedalsandswitches
•TransmitMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps
Disk mode
Diskmodeletsyousave,load,andmanagedatausing
theinternalSSDdriveandexternalUSB2.0storage
devices.Youcan:
SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,Set
Lists,DrumKits,WaveSequences,DrumTrack
Patterns,KARMAUserGEs,Samples,andGlobal
setupdata
•Formatdisksandstoragemedia,copyandre
name
files,etc.
•Lo
adAKAI,SoundFont2.0,AIFF,andWAVE
samples,andexportRAMsamplesinAIFFor
WAVEformats
•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF
(StandardMIDIFiles)
SaveandloadMIDISystemExclusivedatafor
otherdevices
CreateandplaybackaudioCDs
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Playing sounds in Set Lists
Overview
SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe
soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor
whatbankthey’restoredinorwhetherthey’re
Programs,Combinations,orevenSongs.
Largeonscreenbuttonsmakesoundselectionfastand
foolproof,andtheProgramUporDownfootswitch
assignmentscanbeus
edforhands
freesound
changes.Cut,copy,paste,andinserttoolsmakere
orderingasnap.
SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)lettheprevioussound
anditseffectsringoutnaturally,makingiteasyto
changesoundsduringaliveperformance.SSTisactive
inalloftheKRONOSmodes—notjustinSe
tLists.
Thereare128SetLists,andeachSetListhas128Slots,
eachofwhichcanbeassignedtoanyProgram,
Combination,orSong.Onewayofthinkingaboutthis
isthataSetListisa“bank”ofSlots.
Selecting Set Lists
ThelargenameintheSetListdisplayisthenameof
thecurrentSlot,sothatyoucaneasilyseethesound
thatyou’replaying.The SetListnameisinsmallertext
atthetoplefthandcornerofthescreen.
Withthefactorysettings,SetList000willappearwhen
yo
uturnonthepow
er.
ToselectSetLists:
1. PresstheSETLISTbuttontoenterSetListmode.
2. PresstheSetListpopupbutton(totheleftofthe
SetListname).
TheSetListselectiondialogappears.
3. PressoneofthenamesinthelisttoselectaSet
List.
Thesel
ectedSetListwillbehighlighted,andthe
keyboardwillimmediatelyswitchtothefirstSlotin
theSetList.
4. Ifyoulike,playafewnotestohearthesoundof
thefirstSlotintheSetList.
5. WhenyouaresatisfiedwiththeselectedSetList,
presstheOKbuttontoclosethepopupmenu.
Alternately,youcanpresstheCancelbuttontoreturn
tothepreviouslyselectedSetList.
Selecting Slots
Selecting within the current group of 16
16Slotsareshownonthescreenatonce,each
representedbyabutton.Toselectoneofthe16Slots
shownonthedisplay:
1. PresstheSlot’sbutton.
Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthelargeSlot
number/nameatthetopofthescreenareupdated
accordingly.
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Alsonoticethatthecommentsarea,abovetheSlot
buttons,updatestoshowthecontentsfortheselected
Slot.
Selecting outside the current group of 16
ToselectanewSlotoutsideofthecurrentgroupof16:
1. Usethenextandpreviousarrowbuttonsatthe
bottomofthescreentobrowsethroughthegroups
of16.
Thelabelsfornext/previouswillvarydependingon
thecurrentgroupof16;forinstance,ifthecurrent
groupis015,thebut
tonswillshow112
127and1631,
respectively.
Asyoubrowse,thecurrentselectiondoesnotchange
untilyouactuallypressoneofthe16buttons.
NOTE:IfyoubrowseoutsideofthecurrentSetList,
anyeditstotheSetListwillbelost.Besuretowrite
yo
ureditsfirst.
2. WhenyouseethedesiredSlot,presstheSlot’s
button.
Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthecomments
andlargeSlotnumber/nameatthetopofthescreenare
updatedaccordingly.
Other ways to select Set Lists and Slots
YoucanalsoselectSetListsandSlotsusingthefront
panelInc/Decbuttons,theVALUEdial,orthenumeric
keypad,orstepthroughSlotsusingtheassignable
footswitch.Formoreinformation,see“Selectingand
playingsounds”inthe“SetLists”chapteroftheOG.
Choosing a sound for a Slot
1. PresstheEdittabtogototheSetListEditpage.
2. SelecttheSlotthatyou’dliketoedit.
Noticetheparameterswhichappearabovethe16Slot
buttons.TheseletyousetupthecurrentSlot.
3. Atthetopleftoftheparameterbox,selectthe
desiredType:Program,Combination,orSong.
EachSl
otcanplayeitheraProgram,aCombination,or
aSong.WhenyouchangetheType,theBank&
NumberandCategoryorTrackparameterswill
updateaccordingly.CategoryappearsforPrograms
andCombinations;TrackappearsforSongs.
4. UsingeithertheBank&NumberorCategory
popupmenus,selectthedesiredPro
gram,
Combination,orSong.
NotethatyoucanusethesamesoundinmultipleSlots
withinthesameSetList.Forinstance,youmighthave
afavoritepianosoundwhichyouuseinanumberof
differentsongs.YoucancreateanynumberofSlots
whichusethissamepianosound,eac
hwithdifferent
namesandcomments.
Writing your edits
Whenyou’vefinishedaddingsounds,makesureto
saveyoureditsbywritingtheSetList:
1. SelectWriteSetListfromthepagemenu.
TheWriteSetListdialogwillappear.
2. Ifyouwish,editthenamebypressingonthe“T”
texteditbutton.
3. Optionally,usetheSetListpopupmenutowrite
theSetListintoa
differentnumberinmemory.
4. PressOKtowritetheSetList,orCanceltoexit
withoutwriting.
FormoreinformationontheWritecommand,see
“Savingyouredits”onpage 24.
Adding items to the Set List from other
modes
Program,Combination,andSequencermodeseach
haveanAddtoSetListcommandintheirP0page
menus.
WhenyouusetheAddtoSetListcommand,the
currentProgram,Combination,orSongisinsertedat
thecurrentSlotofthecurrentSetList,similartousing
theSetListEditpage’
sInsertcommand.
Playing Programs and Combinations
Selecting Programs by bank and number
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsoftheKRONOS.
1. PressthefrontpanelPROGbutton(theLEDwill
light)toenterProgrammode.
TheupperleftoftheLCDscreenshowsthenameof
thecurrentpage,PROGRAMP0:Play.Thisisagood
homebaseforplayingPrograms.
Noticethelarge,highlightedcharactersintheupper
partoftheLCDdi
splay.Thesearethenameand
numberofthecurrentProgram.Whentheseare
highlighted,youcanpressthe/ buttonstoselect
thenextorpreviouslynumberedProgram.
YoucanalsoturntheVALUEdialtomovethroughthe
Programsinlargersteps,orenterProgramnu
mbers
di
rectlyfromthenumerickeypad.
2. UsetheBANKSELECTIA…GandUA…G
buttonstoselectProgramsfromotherbanks.
ToselectbanksUSER–AA…GG,pressandholdapair
ofIandUBANKbuttonstogether.Forexample,to
selectbankUSER–CC,pressandholdtheI–Cbut
ton,
andthenpresstheU–Cbutton.
PresstheIGswitchrepeatedlytocyclethroughbanks
GM,g(1)…g(9),andg(d).
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Selecting Programs by Category
ThereareotherwaystoselectPrograms,butherewe’ll
explainhowtoselectprogramsbytheircategory,such
askeyboard,organ,bass,ordrumsounds.
ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,seethe“Playing
andeditingPrograms”chapteroftheOG.
1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategorypopup
button.
See“b:Ca
tegorypopupbutton”onpage 13.
TheCategorypopupmenuwillappear.
2. Usethetabsatthelefttoselectacategory.
Thespaceontherightwillthenshowallofthe
Programsinthatcategory,inalloftheinternalbanks.
3. Optionally,pressoneoftheinnertabstoselecta
su
bcategory,tonarrowtheselection.
Ifanyofthecategoriesorsubcategoriescan’tbe
selected,thismeansthatnoProgramshavebeen
assignedtothatcategory.
4. SelectaProgramfromthelist.
YoucaneithertouchthenameofaPrograminthelist,
pressthe/ buttons,orusetheVal
uedial.You
canplaythehighlightedProgramfromthekeyboard
withoutleavingthepopup.
5. Ifnotalltheitemsinthelistcanbeshowninthe
screen,usethescrollbarstoviewtherestofthe
list.
6. Whenyou’vefoundaProgramyoulike,pressthe
OKbuttontoclosethedialog
box.Thengoahead
andplay!
Makesuretotryoutallofthecontrollers,too.Formore
information,see“Usingcontrollerstomodifythe
sound”onpage 18.
Program Bank Contents
KRONOSshipsfromthefactorywithalmost1,800
Programsloadedintomemory.Another 1,024Program
slotsareleftopen(“initialized”)foryourown
programming,oradditionalsoundlibraries.Allofthe
factoryProgramscanbeoverwrittenwithyourown
edits,ifdesired–exceptfortheGMbanks.
Programbankcontents
HD-1 and EXi Bank Types
EXiProgramsareusedforallsynthenginesexceptfor
theHD1,includingtheAL1,CX3,STR1,MS20EX,
PolysixEX,MOD7,SGX1,andEP1.
BankscancontaineitherHD1ProgramsorEXi
Programs,butnotboth.Thisassignmentisfixedfor
theInternalbanks,butca
nbesetseparatelyforeachof
theUserbankswiththeSetProgramUserBankType
menucommandontheGlobalP0:Basicpage.
Selecting Combinations
ACombinationconsistsofuptosixteenProgramsthat
aresplitand/orlayeredtogether.Italsousesuptofour
KARMAmodulessimultaneously(aProgramcanuse
onlyoneKARMAmodule),lettingyouproducefar
morecomplexsoundsthanaProgram.Toselect
Combinations:
1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination
mode.
TheCOMBILE
Dwilllightup.
Onceyou’reinCombimode,youcanselectandplay
Combinationsbyeitherbank/numberorcategory,in
thesamewayasyoudidPrograms.
Using controllers to modify the sound
Joysticks, ribbon, and switches
Noticethemanycontrollerslocatedontheleftsideof
theKRONOS’frontpanel.Youcanuseallofthese
controllers–includingthejoystick,vectorjoystick,
ribboncontroller,andSW1/SW2switches–tovarythe
soundasyouplay.Formoreinformationonthese
controllers,seetheirsectionsunder“FrontPanelon
page 6.
Theresultwilldifferforea
chProgramor
Combination,sotrythemallouttoseewhateach
controllerdoesfortheselectedsound.
Control Surface overview
Noticethemixerlikearrangementofsliders,knobs,
andswitchesontheleftsideofthefrontpanel.Thisis
calledtheControlSurface.Youcanuseitinavarietyof
ways,suchaseditingsounds,controllingKARMA,
mixing,orsendingMIDImessagestoexternaldevices.
Forinstance,tosetuptheControlSurfacefo
rquick
soun
deditingandcontrollingKARMA:
1. IntheCONTROLASSIGNsection,presstheRT
KNOBS/KARMAbutton.
Bank Contents Bank Type
I-A SGX-1, EP-1, “best of” all EXi EXi
I-B…F HD-1 Programs HD-1
GM (I-G) GM2 main Programs
GM
g(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs*
1
g(d) GM2 drum Programs*
1
U-A HD-1, including ambient drums
Bank type
can be set
to either
HD-1 or EXi.
U-B AL-1
U-C AL-1 and CX-3
U-D STR-1
U-E MS-20EX & PolysixEX
U-F MOD-7
U-G Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER–AA…DD Initialized EXi Programs
USER–EE…GG Initialized HD-1 Programs
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Thebutton’sLEDwilllight.Nowyoucanusethe
knobstomodifythesoundsandeffects,andusethe
slidersandswitchestocontrolKARMA.
Youcanusethesecontrolsregardlessofthepage
shownontheLCDdisplay.However,thereisapage
whichprovidesmoreinformationabouttheControl
Surfaceas
sign
mentsandvalues.
2. GototheP0:ControlSurfacepagebypressingthe
ControlSurfacetab,locatedinthelowerrightof
theLCDscreen.
ThispageshowsalloftheControlSurfacesliders,
knobs,andswitches,alongwiththeircurrent
assignmentsandvalues.Whenyoumoveacontroller,
theco
rrespondingobject
intheLCDscreenwillalso
move.
Using knobs to vary the timbre
WhentheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,theeight
knobsatthetopoftheControlSurfacemodulate
variousaspectsofthesoundsandeffects.
Knobs14havededicatedfunctions,asprintedonthe
frontpanel:FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,FilterEG
Intensity,andReleaseTime.
Knobs58canbeassigne
dtoawidevarietyof
functions.Often(thoughnotalways),knobs5and6
modulatesynthesisparameters,knob7controlsthe
depthofachorusorothermodulationeffect,andknob
8controlsreverbdepth.
Foradetailedtutorial,see“Editingsounds&effects
withtheRealtimeKnobs”intheOG,un
der“Quick
editsusingtheknobs,sliders, and switches.
Using Tone Adjust
ToneAdjustletsyouuseallofthesliders,knobs,and
switchesontheControlSurfacetoeditProgram
parameters,liketheknobsandslidersonananalog
synth.Eachphysicalcontrolcanbeassignedtoanyone
ofanumberofProgramparameters.
ThespecificparametersavailablethroughToneAdjust
willva
rydepend
ingonthetypeofProgram.HD1
Programssupportacertainsetofparameters;eachEXi
alsohasitsownsetofparameters.ThePolysixEX
worksparticularlywellwithToneAdjust,solet’stakea
lookatitnow.
1. InProgrammode,pressthebuttonforBankIA.
2.
SelectProgramI
A074PhunkyPowerBass.
ThisusesthePolysixEX.
3. UnderCONTROLASSIGN,presstheTONE
ADJ/EQbutton.
4. Playthekeyboardwhilemovingsliders14and
knobs12.
Noticeastheknobgraphicsonthedisplaymoveas
well.Sliders14controltheenvelopeshape;knobs12
controlthefiltercutoffandre
sonance.
5. Onthedisplay,presstheControlSurfacetab.
Thispageshowstheassignmentsandvaluesforallof
thesliders,knobs,andswitches.
6. PresstheMaintabtoreturntothemainPlaypage.
7. TouchthePolysixEXgraphicaroundtheCutoff
andResonanceknobs.
ThedisplayjumpstothemainPol
ysixEXpage.
8. ExperimentwithplayingwhileusingtheControl
Surfacesliders,knobs,andswitches.
Noticehowthegraphicsrespond,aswell.Youcanalso
selectagraphiccontrolonthescreenandedititsvalue
usinganyofthedataentrycontrols.
Restoring the sound to its original state
WhenyoureeditingaProgram,youcancompareback
andforthbetweentheeditedandsavedversions.
1. PressthefrontpanelCOMPAREswitch.
TheCOMPARELEDwilllight,andtheProgram’s
savedsettingswillberecalled.
2. PresstheCOMPAREswitchagain,toreturntothe
editedsettings.
TheCOMPARELEDwillgodark,andthesou
nd
will
returntotheeditedversion.Youcanswitchbackand
forthasmanytimesasyoulike.
Resetting individual controllers
Youcanalsoresetindividualcontrollerstotheirsaved
values,suchasthevectorjoystickoranycontrol
surfaceslider,knob,orswitch.Todoso:
1. HolddownthefrontpanelRESETCONTROLS
switch.
2. Whileholdingdowntheswitch,moveorpressthe
controlthatyou’dliketoreset.
3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSswitch.
Thecontrolle
rwillbereset.
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Using KARMA
Turning KARMA on and off
ToturnKARMAonandoff:
1. PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitch,sothatthe
LEDislit.
WhentheLEDislit,KARMAison.
2. Pressakey,andKARMAwillbegintoplay.
(Notethatinsomesounds,KARMAmaybesetto
respondonlytonotesplayedinaspecifickeyboard
range.)
Note
thefrontpanelLATCHswitch.Thisswitch
controlswhetherornotKARMAcontinuestoplay
afteryouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard.
IftheLEDislit,Latchison.KARMAwillcontinueto
playevenafteryouremoveyourhandfromthe
keyboard.IftheLEDisdark,Latc
hisoff;KARMAwill
sto
pwhenyouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard.
Link to Drum Track
IfthefrontpanelLINKEDLEDandKARMAON/OFF
switchesarelit,KARMAwillstartandstoptogether
withtheDrumTrack.Importantly,KARMAwillnot
startiftheDrumTrackisnotturnedon.Formore
information,see“LinkingKARMAandtheDrum
Trackonpage 21.
Using the KARMA controllers
AllfactorysoundsaresetupforusewithKARMA.
SomearestoredwithKARMAonbydefault,and
othersarestoredwithKARMAoff,asshownbythe
LEDontheKARMAON/OFFswitch.
1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode.
2. Selectasoundthatyoulike,andpressthe
KA
RMAON/O
FFbuttontoturnonKARMA.
Thebuttonwilllightup.
3. PresstheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonunder
CONTROLASSIGN.
Whenthisbuttonislit,theControlSurfaceslidersand
switcheswillcontrolKARMA.
4. GototheControlSurfacepage.
Thisshowsalloftheassignmentsandcurrentvalues
forthesliders,knobs,andbuttons.
Theslide
rsandthelowerrowofbuttonsarethe
KARMASlidersandSwitches.Thesecontrol
parameterswithinKARMA,whichwillvary
dependingontheProgram.
TheupperrowofbuttonsselectKARMAScenes,
whichstorevaluesfortheKARMASlidersand
Switches.
5. Presstheupperrowofbuttons,on
ebyone,to
sel
ectdifferentKARMAScenes.
NoticehowthisalsochangestheKARMASWITCH
andKARMASLIDERvalues,asshowninthedisplay.
Youcanmovebetweenentirelydifferentsettingsofall
thesecontrolssimplybypressingaKARMASCENE
switch.
Eachsceneindependentlyremembersanyeditsthat
youmakeviatheslidersandswi
tches.Editstoall8
scenesarestoredwhenyouwritetheProgram.
6. Movetheslidersandpressthebottomrowof
switches,andlistentotheeffectthattheyhaveon
thesound.
Theslidersandswitcheswillcontroldifferentthings
dependingonthecurrentProgramanditsKARMA
sett
ings.
Using KARMA in Combination mode
KARMAuses“modules”togeneratephrasesor
patterns.ProgramscanuseasingleKARMAmodule,
butCombinationscanuseuptofoursimultaneously.
Eachmodulecanplayaseparatesound(orgroupof
sounds)ifdesired.
Modulesareroutedtodifferentsoundsviathe
module’sMIDIinputandoutputchannels.
1. Usethefr
ontpane
lMODULECONTROLswitch
toselectthemodulethatyouwanttocontrol.
SelectMASTERtocontrolallfourKARMAmodules
simultaneously.
SelectA–DtocontroltheindividualKARMAmodules.
2. MoveandpresstheKARMAslidersandswitches.
Theslidersandswitcheswillcontrolthepatternor
phrasegeneratedbytheselectedmodu
le.
Playing chords with the Pads
TheKRONOSincludes8virtual“pads,”whichcanbe
playedbytouchingthescreen,fromMIDIinput,or
fromcompatibleUSBMIDIpaddevices.Youcanuse
thesePadstotriggerchordsforKARMA.
Toplaythepadsfromthescreen:
1. PresstheEQ/Vector/Controltab,andthenselect
thePadstab.
Thistakesyo
utothePadspage.
2. MakesurethattheonscreenEnablePadPlay
buttonislit.
3. Touchthepadstoplaytheirchords.
Dynamicsarecontrolledbywhereyoutouchthepad;
touchhigherforlouder,andlowerforsofter.
YoucanalsoplaythepadsusingKorgUSBMIDI
controllersequippedwithdrumpads,inc
ludingthe
nanoPADandnanoPAD2,padKONTROL,
microKONTROL,andKONTROL49.
TouseanyoftheseKorgcontrollers,simplyconnect
themtooneoftheKRONOS’stwoUSBAports.The
KRONOSwillautomaticallydeterminetheMIDI
assignmentsofthecontroller’spads18,andmapthem
directlytotheKRONOSpads.
Fo
rmoredetails,see“USBMIDIcontrollers”inthe
AppendixoftheParameterGuide.
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