Korg Kronos X Quick start guide

Brand: Korg

Model: Kronos X

Category: Musical Instruments

Type: Quick start guide

ENGLISH

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, owner’s 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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EnglishFrançaisDeutschEspañol

Handling of the internal disk drive

•Whenthisdeviceismovedtoalocationwherethe

temperatureisradicallydifferent,waterdropletsmay

condenseontheinternaldiskdrive.Ifthedeviceisusedin

thiscondition,itmaymalfunction,sopleaseallowseveral

hourstopassbeforeoperatingthedevice.

•Donotturnthepoweronandof

frepeatedly.Thismay

amagetheKRONOS.

•Thisdevicebeginstoaccesstheinternaldiskdrive

immediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon.

• Neverturnoffthepowerwhiletheinternaldiskdriveis

beingaccessed.Doingsocancausedataonthedisktobe

lost,sothatthenexttimetheKRO

NOSisturne

don,itmay

failtostartupnormally.

Regarding the LCD screen

TheKRONOSLCDscreenisaprecisiondevice,andcareful

attentionhasbeenpaidtoitsproductquality.Althoughyou

maynoticesomeoftheissueslistedbelow,pleasebeaware

thattheseareduetothecharacteristicsofLCDscreens,and

arenotmalfunctions.

•Theremaybepixelsinthescreentha

tarealwaysdark

(unlit)oral

waysbright(lit).

• Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,thebrightnessofthe

screenmayappearuneven.

• Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,horizontalstripesof

shadingmaybevisible.

• Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,flickeringormoire

patternsmaybevisible.

Data handling

Incorrectoperationormalfunctionmaycausethecontentsof

memorytobelost,sowerecommendthatyousaveimportant

dataonaCDorothermedia.PleasebeawarethatKorgwill

acceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageswhichmayresult

fromlossofdata.

Also,whendigitallyrecordingcopyrightedaudioma

terial

fromaDA

TorCDetc.,youmustobtainpermissionforuse.

PleasebeawarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany

product.

*KARMA

(KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture)

TechnologyhasbeenlicensedfromStephenKay,andispro‐

tectedbyU.S.Patents5,486,647,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,

and7,342,166.

*KARMA®andtheKARMALogoareregisteredtrademarks,

andKayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture,Generated

Effect(GE),MelodicRepeat,DirectIndex,Man

ualAdv

ance,

SmartScan,FreezeRandomize,RandomCapture,RandomFF/

REWandSceneMatrixaretrademarksofStephe nKay,Karma‐

LabLLC.Thismanualcopyright©1994‐2010byKorgInc.and

StephenKay.Allrightsreserved.

*ScreenshotsfromtheKARMAsoftwarethatappearthroughout

thisguideare©1994‐2010byStephenKay

,KarmaLabLLC.

Usedbypermission.Allrightsreserved.

*KARMATechnologycanbelocatedontheinternetat:

www.karma‐lab.com.

*Thisproductwasdevelopedunderlicenseofphysicalmodel‐

lingtonegeneratorpatents(http://www.sondius‐xg.com)

ownedbyStanfordUniversityUSAandYamahaCorporation.

* Linuxisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkof

LinusTorvalds

intheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.

*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksor

registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

Thisprofessionaldeviceisintendedonlyforuse

withworksforwhichyouyourselfownthe

fromthecopyrightholdertopubliclyperform,

record,broadcast,sell,andduplicate,orin

connectionwithactivitieswhichconstitute“fairuse”

undercopyrightlaw.Ifyouarenotthecopy

right

holder,ha

venotreceivedpermissionfromthe

theworks,youmaybeviolatingcopyrightlaw,and

maybeliablefordamagesandpenalties.Ifyouare

unsureaboutyourrightstoawork,pleaseconsulta

KESNO

RESPON

SIBILITYFORANYINFRINGEMENT

COMMITTEDTHROUGHUSEOFKORG

PRODUCTS.

About this manual

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About this manual

ThemanualsapplytoboththeKRONOSand

KRONOSX,collectivelyreferredtoas“theKRONOS.”

Therearethreeowner’smanuals:theQuickStart

Guide,OperationGuide,andtheParameterGuide.All

ofthesemanualsareavailableasPDFsonAccessory

Disc2,andareincludedintheon‐boardHelpsy

stem.

Aprintedver

sionoftheQuickStartGuideisalso

included.

Quick Start Guide

Pleasereadthisfirst.Itintroducesallofthebasic

featuresoftheKRONOS,andisdesignedtogetyouup

andrunningquickly.

Operation Guide

Putsimply,theOperationGuideisdesignedtoanswer

thequestion,“HowdoIdothis?”

Itexplainsthenamesandfunctionsofeachpartofthe

KRONOS,basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,

howtoeditsounds,howtorecordonthesequencer,

andhowtosample.Thisguidealsoexplai

nsthebasics

ofKARM

A,effects,WaveSequences,DrumKits,and

theDrumTrack.Finally,itcontainsatroubleshooting

guideandsupplementalinformationsuchas

specifications.

Parameter Guide

TheParameterGuideisdesignedtoanswerthe

question,“Whatdoesthisdo?”

Organizedbymodeandpage,theParameterGuide

includesinformationoneachandeveryparameterin

theKRONOS.

PDF versions

TheKRONOSPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy

navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF

contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe

sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyou

jumpquicklytoaspecificsection.Allcross‐references

arehyper‐links,sothatclickingonthemautomatically

takesyo

utothesou

rceofthereference.

On-board Help system*

TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuilt‐in,context‐sensitive

accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.

Forinformationonanyfront‐panelbutton,knob,slider,

orreal‐timecontroller,justholddownHELPandthen

pressthebuttonormovethecontrollerinquestion.

ForinformationonthecurrentLCDpage,pressand

releasetheHELPbutton.

Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany

oftheon‐screenlinks(highlightedinbluetext)for

moreinformation.Youcanscrollthroughthetextby

usingtheon‐screenscrollbars,pressingtheIncand

Decbutto

ns,orspinningtheVal

uedial.

ThetopoftheHelppagehas“breadcrumb”links,

whichshowthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrent

one.Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothe

correspondingpage.

Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe

similarbuttonsonastandar

dwebbrowser,lettingyou

movethroughthepagesyou’vealreadyviewed.

TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp

system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin

boththeParameterandOperationGuides.TheIndex

containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles.

Toclosethehelpdi

spla

y,justpresstheHELPbutton

again,orpresstheon‐screenDonebutton.

*HelpisEnglish‐languageonly.

Supplementary Guides

Voice Name List

TheVoiceNameListlistsallofthesoundsandsetups

thatareintheKRONOSwhenitisshippedfromthe

factory,includingPrograms,Combinations,

Multisamples,DrumSamples,DrumKits,KARMA

GEs,WaveSequences,DrumTrackPatterns,Template

Songs,andEffectPresets.

Updating and restoring the KRONOS

Thisdocumentcontainsinformationonupdatingand

restoringtheKRONOSsoftware.It’sprovided

separatelyasaconvenience;allofitsinformationmay

alsobefoundintheParameterGuide.

Conventions in this manual

References to the KRONOS and KRONOS X

TheKRONOSandKRONOSXarecollectivelyreferred

toas“theKRONOS.”Thefrontpanelandrearpanel

illustrationsinthemanualshowtheKRONOSX61‐

keymodel,buttheyapplyidenticallytotheother

models.

Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL

Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare

abbreviatedasfollows.

OG:OperationGuide

PG:ParameterGuide

VNL:TheVoiceNameList

Symbols , , Note, Tips

Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐

relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.

Example screen displays

Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof

thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,and

maynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearinthe

LCDscreenofyourinstrument.

MIDI-related explanations

CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.

InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare

brackets[]indicatehexadecimalnumbers.

ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgKRONOS/KRONOSX.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew

instrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

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Main Features

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Main Features

Nine World-Class Synthesis Engines

TheKRONOSfeaturesninecompletelydifferent

synthesisengines:

•Threeenginesdedicatedtothemostimportant

traditionalkeyboardinstruments:theSGX‐1

premiumacousticpiano,EP‐1MDSelectricpiano,

andCX‐3tonewheelorgan.

•Threedifferentvirtualanalogsynths,eachwith

tonsofprogrammabilityanditsowndistinctsonic

character:theAL‐1,MS‐20EX

,andPoly

sixEX.

•Afull‐featuredsamplingandWaveSequencing

synthesizer,theHD‐1.

•TheSTR‐1physicalmodelingsynth,forcreating

bothtraditionaltimbresanduniquenewsounds.

•TheMOD‐7VPM/waveshaping/PCM‐mangling

powerhouse.

Eachisworthyofaseparateproductinitsownright,

buttheKRONOSbringsth

emalltogetherinto

asingle,

integratedmusicalinstrument.Therearenoseparate

cardstomanageorpolyphonybarriersbetween

them—andno“CPUovers”toworryabout.

Allofthesynthesisenginesshareacommontheme:

superiorsoundquality.You’lleasilyhearthesonic

benefitsofKorg’sproprietaryHD‐1low‐a

liasing

sampleplaybackoscillators,patentedlow‐aliasing

analogoscillators,full‐bandwidthresonantfilters,and

extraordinarilyfast&smoothenvelopesandLFOs.

Optimized for live performance

SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)provideoverlapping

effectsandvoiceswhenyouchangesounds,withno

specialmodenecessary.

SetListsprovideeasyon‐screenselectionofPrograms,

Combinations,andSongsfromasinglescreen.Set

Listsalsomakeiteasytorearrangesoundsandsave

lyricsornotes,andprovideadedicatedgraphicEQon

themai

noutputsforadjustingtoliveacoustics.

Effects

TheKRONOSincludes185differenteffectstypes,from

chorusesanddelaystoampmodels,avocoder,and

muchmore.Thesearen’tjustsimpleeffects,either;

thereareupto72parameterspereffect,andplentyof

real‐timemodulation.EffectPresetsletyoueasilystore

andrecallallofthesettingsfo

ranindividualeffect.

ucanuseupto16oftheseeffectssimultaneously,

with12InsertEffects,2MasterEffects(forreverb

sends,forinstance),and2TotalEffects(forstereobus

processing).Therearealso32dedicatedthree‐band

EQs—oneforeachMIDIandaudiotrack.

Finally,manyofthesy

nthengin

esfeaturespecialized

signalprocessing.TheCX‐3,PolysixEX,andEP‐1

includededicatedeffects,andyoucanprocesslive

audiothroughtheAL‐1,MS‐20EX,STR‐1,andMOD‐7.

KARMA

KARMA(KayAlgorithmicMusicArchitecture)isan

astonishinglyflexibleinteractiveMIDIdatagenerator.

Muchmorethanasimplearpeggiator,itcombines

manydifferentalgorithmsintoapowerfulmusic

generationengine,collaboratingwithyouasyouplay.

Theseincludedrumandinstrumentgrooves,

gated/choppedeffects,complexcontrollergestures,

musicalphrasegeneration,arpeggiation,andmuc

h

more.Slid

ersandswitchesletyoureconfigureand

modulatethealgorithmsinreal‐time.

Sampling

Stereosamplingcapturesaudiofromanyanalogor

digitalinput,aswellasaudioCDs(viaaUSBCDR/RW

drive).Youcanalsosamplethrougheffects,resample

theoutputoftheKRONOSitself,orimportsoundsin

Akai,SoundFont2.0,WAV,andAIFFformats.

Audio and MIDI sequencer

16MIDItracksand16audiotracks(24‐bit,48kHz)let

yourecorddirectlyontheKRONOSwhenever

inspirationstrikes.YoucanimportandexportSMF

andWAVEfileswhenworkingwithotherplatforms.

TheDrumTrackprovidesbuilt‐indrumgrooves,

fueledbytheKRONOS’shigh‐qualitydrumsounds.

Computer Interface and USB Storage

USB2.0audioandMIDII/Oprovideasingle‐cable

connectiontocomputerDAWs,andtheKRONOS

Editorsoftwareletsyoueditsoundsdirectlyfromyour

computer.Youcandownloadthemostrecentsoftware

anddriversfromhttp://www.korg.com/kronos.

TwoUSB2.0A‐typeconnectorsarebuilt‐in,makingit

easytoexpandyo

urstorageviaexternalharddisk

s,

removabledisks,flashmedia,andsoon.

Superb Musical Interface

HighlightedbyalargecolorTouchViewLCDdisplay,

theKRONOSfeaturesavastarrayofassignable

physicalcontrollers—sliders,knobs,joysticks,ribbon,

andswitches—alldesignedtoprovideeffortless,

supremelymusicalcontrolatyourfingertips.The

context‐sensitiveonlinehelpsystemmakesthe

manualsavailablerightontheinstrument’sdisplay.

TheKRONOS73‐keyan

d88‐keymodelsfeaturesthe

RH3(RealWeightedHammerAction3)keyboard,

whichreplicatesthetouchofanacousticgrandpiano

withheavieractiononthelowerkeysandlighter

actioninthehigherranges,respondingtoevery

nuanceofyourplaying.

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Front Panel

1. VOLUME knob (MAIN/HEADPHONE)

ThisadjuststhevolumeofthemainL/Raudiooutputs,

aswellasthevolumeoftheheadphonejack.

Itdoesnotaffectanyoftheotheroutputs,including

S/P DIF,individualoutputs1‐4,ortheUSBoutput.

2. Control Surface

TheControlSurfaceisthesetof9sliders,8knobs,and

16switchestotheleftoftheLCDscreen.Itlookslikea

mixer,butcandoavarietyofthingssuchasediting

sounds,controllingtheKARMAfunction,andsending

MIDImessagestoexternaldevices.Youcanfreely

changebackandforthbetw

eenthedifferentfunctions

withoutlosinganyofyouredits.Namesandvaluesof

thecontrolsareshownontheControlSurfacepage.

CONTROL ASSIGN buttons

Asexplainedbelow,youcanusethefrontpanel

CONTROLASSIGNbuttonstoswitchbetweenthe

variouscontrolsurfacefunctions.

TIMBRE/TRACK

TIMBRE/TRACKletsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto

adjustthevolume,pan,EQ,andsendlevelsforOSC

1/2orEXi1/2inProgrammode(plussimilarcontrols

fortheDrumTrack,withtheexceptionofpan),the

currentMultisampleinSamplemode,andeachofthe

16TimbresorTracksinCombiandSeque

ncemodes.

TheLEDstotherightoftheswitchshowwhether

you’recurrentlyeditingTimbres(orTracks)1‐8or9‐16;

presstheTIMBRE/TRACKbuttontotogglebetween

thetwo.

AUDIO

AUDIOletsyouusethecontrolsurfacetoadjustthe

volume,play/mutestatus,solo,pan,andsendlevelsof

theanalog,S/P DIF,andUSBinputs.InSequencer

mode,youcanalsochoosetocontrolaudiotracks1–8

(HDR1‐8)or9–16(HDR9‐16).

EXT

EXT(External)letsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto

transmitMIDImessagestoexternalMIDIdevices.

RT KNOBS/KARMA

RTKNOBS/KARMAletsyoumodulatesoundsand

effectswiththeknobs,andcontrolKARMAwiththe

slidersandswitches.

TONE ADJ/EQ

TONEADJ(ToneAdjust)givesyouhands‐onaccessto

soundediting,usingthesliders,knobs,andswitches.

InCombinationandSequencemodes,italsoletsyou

editProgramswithinthecontextoftheCombiorSong,

withoutmakinganychangestotheoriginalProgram

data.

EQisavailableonlyinSetLi

sts.Thisisanine‐

band

graphicEQappliedtothesoundafterTFX2,which

tailorsthesoundfromthemainstereooutputs

(includingtheanalogL/Routputs,S/PDIF,andUSB).

MIXER KNOBS button

ThisappliesonlywhenCONTROLASSIGNissetto

TIMBRE/TRACKorAUDIO.Ittogglestheknobs

betweencontrollingthepanofallchannelsor

controllingthepan,EQ,andsendsofthecurrently

selectedchannel.

RESET CONTROLS button

ThisfeatureletsyouresettheVectorJoysticktothe

centerposition,orresetanyoftheControlSurface

sliders,knobs,orswitchestotheirsavedvalue.

Toresetasinglecontrol,holddownRESET

CONTROLSandthenmoveaControlSurfaceslideror

knob,pressoneofthecontrolsurfacebuttons,ormov

e

theVectorJoystick.

Toresetallofthesliders,knobs,andswitchesofthe

currentCONTROLASSIGNmodeatonce,holddown

RESETCONTROLSandthenpressthecurrently‐lit

CONTROLASSIGNbuttonagain.

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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Youcanalsoresetalloftheslidersandswitchesinthe

KARMAModulebyholdingRESETCONTROLSand

thenpressingtheKARMAMODULECONTROL

button.Similarly,toresetasingleKARMAScene,hold

RESETCONTROLSandpressanyoftheSCENE

buttons.

Finally,youcanclearallsolosbyholdingRESET

CONTROLSan

dthenpressing

theSOLObutton.

SOLO button

ThisappliesonlywhenCONTROLASSIGNissetto

TIMBRE/TRACKorAUDIO.IttogglestheSELECT

buttons(thebottomrowof8)betweenselectingthe

currentOscillator,Timbre,Track,orAudioInput

(whenSOLOisoff)orsoloingthechannel(when

SOLOison).

3. Data Entry

Whenyou’veselectedaparameterontheTouchView

display,youcanedititusinganyofthefourfront‐

paneldataentrycontrols:theVALUEslider,theInc

andDecbuttons,theVALUEdial,andthe

numerickeypad.

VALUE slider

Usethistoedittheselectedparameter’svalue.

Thiscontrolisconvenientformakinglarge

changestothevalue,suchasmovingquickly

totheminimumormaximumsetting.

Inthreespecialcases,thevalueslidersends

MIDICC#18andcanbeusedasamodulation

source,andisnotusedfordataentry:

•O

ntheProgrammodeP0–Mainpage,

whenthebigProgramnameisselected,or

•OntheCombinationmodeP0–ProgSelect/Mixer

page,whenthebigCombinationnameisselected.

•OntheSetListP0–Playpage.

Inc and Dec buttons

Theseareusedtoincreaseordecreasetheparameter

valuebyindividualsteps.They’reconvenientfor

makingfineparameteradjustments.

VALUE dial

Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparameter’svalue.

Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll

throughaverylonglistofselections.

0-9, –, ., and ENTER buttons

Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe

exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and

decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress

theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.

The–buttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter

value;thedecimal(.)but

toninsertsadecimal,for

enteringfractionalvalues.

ENTERisalsousedforanumberofshortcut

commands,describedthroughoutthisguide.For

instance,ifaparameterspecifiesanotenumberor

velocity,youcanuseENTERtoeditthevaluedirectly

fromthekeyboard:

1. Selectanotenumberorvelocityparameter.

2. Holddownth

eENTERkey.

3. WhileholdingENTER,playanoteonthe

keyboard.

4. DISK access indicator

ThisLEDlightsupwhendataisbeingsavedtoorread

fromtheinternaldrive.

NeverturnoffthepowerwhilethisLEDislit.

Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataonthedisk

tobelost,ormaycausemalfunctionssuchasdisk

damage.

5. MODE buttons

TheKRONOSisorganizedintosevendifferent

“modes,”eachoptimizedforadifferentpurpose:Set

List,Program,Combination,Sequencer,Sampling,

Global,andDisk.Eachmodehasacorresponding

buttononthefrontpanel,withanLEDtoshowwhich

oneisselected.Formoreinformation,see“Selecting

modes”onpage 14.

6. UTILITY buttons

HELP button

TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuilt‐in,context‐sensitive

accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.

Formoreinformation,see“On‐boardHelpsystem*”

onpage 4.

COMPARE button

UsethisbuttontocomparethesoundoftheProgram

orCombinationthatyouarecurrentlyeditingwiththe

saved,un‐editedversionofthesound.Youcanalsouse

thisbuttontomake“beforeandafter”comparisons

whenrecordingoreditinginSequencermode.

7. BANK SELECT buttons

Usethesebuttonstochangebankswhenselecting

ProgramsorCombinations.TheLEDsinthebuttons

lightuptoshowthecurrentbank.Therearefourteen

bankbuttons,intwogroups:Internal(I‐A…G)and

User(U‐A…G).

InProgrammode,thesebuttonsselecttheProgram

bank.TheyareactiveonlyonthePl

aypages.For

detail

sonthecontentsoftheProgrambanks,see

“ProgramBankContents”onpage 18.

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ToselectProgramBanksUSER–AA…GG,pressand

holdapairofIandUBANKbuttonstogether.For

example,toselectbankUSER–CC,pressandholdthe

I–Cbutton,andthenpresstheU–Cbutton.

InCombinationmode,thesebuttonshavetwo

functions:

•Whenyou’reselectingCombinations,theychoose

theCombinationbank.

•W

henyou’reassigningaProgramtoatimbre

withintheCombination,theyselecttheProgram

bank.

InSequencermode,whenatrack’sProgramnameis

selected,thesebuttonschangetheProgrambank.

General MIDI banks

SelectingGeneralMIDIProgrambanksisalittle

differentfromselectingotherbanks.Eachtimeyou

presstheI‐Gbutton,thebankwillsteptothenext

GM(2)bankorGMdrumbankinthefollowingorder:

G,g(1),g(2)–g(8),g(9),g(d),G,g(1),etc.

8. KARMA buttons

ON/OFF button

ThisturnsKARMAonandoff.Aswiththeother

KARMAbuttons,thebutton’sLEDwilllightupto

showyouthatitisturnedon.

LATCH button

WhenLATCHisturnedon,KARMAwillcontinueto

playevenafteryou’vestoppedholdingnotesonthe

keyboardorMIDIIn.

Thisisconvenientwhenyouwanttoplayontopofa

KARMA‐generatedgroove,forinstance.

MODULE CONTROL button

InCombiandSequencermodes,KARMAhasfour

independentModules,eachofwhichcangeneratea

differentmusicaleffect.Whenusedtocontrol

KARMA,theControlSurfaceslidersandswitchesare

fivelayersdeep:oneforeachModule(A‐D),andthen

aMasterLayerwhichcontrolsselectedparameters

fromalloftheMo

lesatonce.

TheMODULECONTROLbuttonselectswhetherthe

KARMASliders,Switches,andSceneswillcontrol

eitherasingleModuleindependently,ortheMaster

Layer.

NotethatModulesA‐Dcanonlybeselectedfor

CombinationsandSongs.Programsuseonlyasingle

Module,controlledbytheMasterLa

yer.

9. Vector Joystick

TheVectorJoystickisapowerfulreal‐timecontroller.

DependingontheparticularProgram,Combi,orSong,

itmaymodulateProgramoreffectsparameters,or

adjustthevolumesofdifferentcomponentsofthe

sound.

FormoreinformationonhowVectorSynthesisworks,

see“UsingVectorSynthesis”inthe“Playingand

editingPrograms”chapte

roftheOG.

10. Drum Track

TheDrumTrackisabuilt‐indrummachine,fueledby

theKRONOS’shigh‐qualitydrumsounds.Thisbutton

turnstheDrumTrackonandoff.

Dependingonvarioussettings,theDrumTrackmay

begintoplayimmediately,ormaywaituntilyoustart

toplayonthekeyboard.Ifthebutton’sLE

Disb

linking

onandoff,it’swaitingforyoutoplay.

LINKED LED

IfthefrontpanelLINKEDLEDandKARMAON/OFF

switchesarelit,KARMAwillstartandstoptogether

withtheDrumTrack.Formoreinformation,see

“LinkingKARMAandtheDrumTrack”onpage 21.

11. SW1 and SW2

Theseon/offswitchescanperformanumberof

differentfunctions,suchasmodulatingsoundsor

lockingthemodulationvaluesofthejoystick,ribbon,

oraftertouch.EachhasanLEDwhichlightsupwhen

theswitchison.

Also,eachonemayworkeitherasatoggle,orasa

momentaryswitch.Into

gglemode,eachpress

alternat

esbetweenonandoff;inmomentarymode,the

switchonlychangesforaslongasyouholditdown.

EachProgram,Combination,andSongstoresitsown

settingsforwhattheswitcheswilldo,andwhether

eachswitchdefaultstobeingonoroff.

12. Joystick

Thejoystickmovesinfourdirections:left,right,

forwards(awayfromyourself),andbackwards

(towardsyourself).Eachofthefourdirectionscanbe 

usedtocontroldifferentprogramoreffects

parameters.

Thespecificassignmentscanchangedependingonthe

currentProgram,Combination,orSong.Generally,

though,theywilldosomethinglikethefunctions

shownbelo

Stan

dardJoystickfunctions

13. Ribbon controller

TheRibboncontrollerletsyoumodulateProgramor

effectsparametersbyslidingyourfingerleftandright

alongitstouch‐sensitivestrip.

Aswiththeothercontrollers,itsspecificfunctionwill

changedependingonthecurrentProgram,

Combination,orSong.

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

Thisstereo1/4”headphonejackcarriesthesamesignal

astheMainL/Routputs.Thevolumeiscontrolledby

theVOLUMEknob.

15. EXIT button

Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof

thecurrentmode:

•Pressitoncetogotothepreviously‐selectedtabon

themainP0page.

•PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0

page.

•Pressitathirdtimetoselectthemainparameteron

theP0page,su

chastheProg

ramnameinProgram

mode.

WhereveryouareinProgram,Combi,orSequencer

modes,pressingEXITthreetimes(orfewer)willtake

youbacktoProgram/Combination/SongSelect,where

youcanimmediatelyusethenumerickeysorand

buttonstoselectaProgram,Combin

ation,or

Song.

Whenadialogboxisopen,thisbuttoncancelsthe

settingsmadeinthedialogboxandclosesthedialog

box,justlikepressingtheCancelbutton.Ifapopup

menuorpagemenuisopen,pressingEXITclosesthe

menu.

16. SEQUENCER buttons

Mostofthebuttonsinthissectionapplyonlyto

Sequencermodeand,inDiskandSamplingmodes,to

audioCDplaybackfromaconnectedUSBCD‐R/RW

drive.

REC/WRITEistheexception;ithasspecialfunctionsin

Program,Combination,SetListandGlobalmodes,as

describedbelow.

PAUSE button

InSequencermode,thisbuttonpausestheplaybackof

thesong.Whenpaused,thebutton’sLEDwilllightup.

PressPAUSEonceagaintoresumeplayback,andthe

LEDwillturnoff.

InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonpausesaudio

CDplayback.

<<REW button

InSequencermode,whentheSongisplayingor

paused,thisbuttonwillrewindthesong.Whenyou

pressandholdthisbutton,itsLEDwilllightup,and

theplaybackwillrewind.(Rewindisdisabledduring

recording,andwhiletheSongisstopped.)

InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonrewindsthe

audioCD.

FF>> button

InSequencermode,whentheSongisplayingor

paused,thisbuttonwillfast‐forwardthesong.When

youpressandholdthisbutton,thebuttonwilllight,

andtheplaybackwillfast‐forward.(Fast‐forwardis

disabledduringrecording,andwhiletheSongis

stopped.)

InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonfast‐forw

ards

theaudioCD.

LOCATE button

InSequencermode,thisbuttonwilladvanceorrewind

thesongtothespecifiedlocatepoint.Thisletsyou

jumpimmediatelytoanypointinthecurrentSong.

Thedefaultlocatepointisthefirstbeatofmeasure1.

Tosetthelocatepointtothecurrentposition,hold

downENTERandthenpressLOCA

TE.Yo

ucanalso

settheLocatepointviatheon‐screenmenu.

REC/WRITE button

InSequencermode,pressingthisbuttonputsthe

systeminrecord‐readymode.Onceyou’reinrecord‐

readymode(shownbythebutton’slitLED),youcan

beginrecordingbypressingtheSEQUENCER

START/STOPbutton.

REC/WRITEalsoprovidestwoveryhandyshortcuts.

Formoreinformation,see“A u t o SongSetup”on

page 22,and“Shortcut:UpdateviaSEQUENCER

REC/WRITE”onpage 24.

START/STOP button

Thisstartsorstopsrecordingandplaybackin

Sequencermode.

InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonstartsand

stopsplaybackonaudioCDs.

17. TEMPO controls

TEMPO knob

ThisknobadjuststhetempofortheKRONOSasa

whole,includingSongs,KARMA,theDrumTrack,

Tempo‐syncedLFOsandBPMdelays,andEXiStep

Sequencers.TheLEDwillblinkatquarter‐note

intervalsofthecurrenttempo.

Note:IftheGLOBALMIDIpageMIDICLOCK

parameterissettoExterna

lMIDIorUSB,orifitisset

toAutoandaclockiscurrentlybeingreceived,then

neithertheTEMPOKnobnortheTAPTEMPObutton

willhaveanyeffect.

TAP TEMPO button

Thisbuttonletsyouentertempossimplybytapping

yourfingeronthebutton.Twotapsareenoughto

changethetempo;forgreateraccuracy,tapmultiple

times.

Noticethatthe“q=”intheupperrightoftheLCD

screenwillchangetoshowthenewtempo.Youcan

alsoen

tertemposdirectlyintothisfieldusingthedata

entrycontrols,suchasthenumerickeypad.

Note:Youcanalsotaptemposusingafootswitch.For

moreinformation,see“FootSwitchAssignments”in

theAppendixofthePG.

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18. SAMPLING buttons

REC button

InSampling,Program,Combination,andSequencer

modes,pressingthisbuttonputsthesystemin

sampling‐readymode.Thebutton’sLEDwilllightup.

Tocontinue,presstheSAMPLINGSTART/STOP

button,asdescribedbelow.

Note:Program,Combination,andSequencermodesall

haveanAudioInput/Samplingpage,withvarious

sampling‐relatedsettings.Thesepagesalsohav

ean

AutoSampli

ngSetupmenucommand,withoptionsto

makevariouscommonsettingsinasinglestep.

START/STOP button

InSampling,Program,Combination,andSequencer

modes,pressingthiswhentheSAMPLINGREC

buttonislitwilldooneofthreethings,dependingon

thesettingoftheTriggerparameter(ontheSampling

modeRecording‐AudioInputpage):

•IfTriggerissettoSamplingSTARTSW,sampling

willbeginimmediately.

•IfTriggerissettoNoteOn,sam

pli

ngwillbeginas

soonasyouplayanoteonthekeyboard.

•IfTriggerissettoThreshold,samplingwillbegin

assoonastheselectedaudiosourcereachesa

presetvolumelevel.

OntheSampleEditpageinSamplingmode,pressing

thisbuttonwillplaytheselec

tedrangeofthecurrent

sample.

Also,wheneveryou’ reviewingalistoffilesondisk,

youcanpressthisbuttontoplay44.1kHzor48kHz

WAVEfilesdirectlyfromdisk.

19. TouchView display

TheKRONOSfeaturesKorg’sexclusiveTouchView

graphicinterface,basedonatouch‐panelLCDscreen.

BytouchingitemsontheLCDscreen,youcannavigate

betweenpages,setparametervaluesviaon‐screen

menusandbuttons,executecommands,andsoon.For

moreinformation,see“TouchViewuserinterface”on

page 13.

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1. AC Power connector

Connecttheincludedpowercablehere.

Werecommendthatyoufirstconnectthepowercable

totheKRONOS,andthenconnecttheotherendofthe

cabletoanACoutlet.

2. POWER switch

Thisswitchturnsthepoweronandoff.Beforeturning

KRONOSoff,makesurethatyou’vesavedanyeditsto

yourPrograms,Combis,Songs,orotheruserdata.

Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast

tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.

3. USB 2.0 A & B ports

Therearetwohigh‐speedUSBAports,forconnecting

storagemediasuchasharddisks,CD‐Rdrives,and

flashmedia.

Thehigh‐speedUSBBportletsyouconnecttoaMac

orWindowsPC,forsendingandreceivingMIDIand

audio,andforconnectingtothecomputereditor

program.

4. Analog AUDIO INPUTS

Youcanusetheaudioinputsforrecording,sampling,

andreal‐timemixingthroughthebuilt‐ineffects.

Mic/Line Inputs 1 and 2

Theinputsusebalanced1/4”TRSconnectors,andcan

accepteithermicrophone‐levelorline‐levelsignals.

Eachofthetwoinputshasanidenticalsetofcontrols,

asdescribedbelow.

MIC/LINE switches

Thesesettheinput’snominalsignallevel.Setthese

switchesaccordingtothetypeofdevicethatyou’ re

connecting,andthenusetheLEVELknobs(described

below)tooptimizethegain.

UsetheLINEsetting(switchpressedin)when

connectingtomixers,computeraudiosystems,signal

processors,electricguitars,orothersynthesizers.The

nominalle

lis+4dBu,with12dBofheadroom.

Note:Guitarsandbasseswithactivepickupscanbe

connecteddirectly.Passivepickupscanalsobeused,

buttheimpedancemismatchwillcausebothachange

intoneandareductioninvolume.Forbestresults,

routesuchguitarsthroughapre‐ampore

ffectsunit

beforeconnectingthem.

UsetheMICsetting(switchinoutposition)onlywhen

connectingamicrophone.Notethatsome

microphones,suchascondensers,mayrequireexternal

phantompower,whichisnotsuppliedbythe

KRONOS.Inthiscase,useanexternalmicpreamp,

andthenconnectthepreamptotheKRON

OS.

LEVEL knobs

Theseknobsletyoumakemorepreciseadjustmentsto

theinputlevel,aftersettingthebasiclevelswiththe

MIC/LINEswitches.

TheMINsettingisunitygain;theMAXsetting

providesabout40dBofgainaboveunity.

5. Analog AUDIO OUTPUTS

AlloftheanalogaudiooutputsusebalancedTRS1/4”

connectors,andarereferencedtoa+4dBusignallevel.

(MAIN) L/MONO, R

Thesearethemainstereooutputs;theirvolumeis

controlledbytheVOLUMEknob.Allofthefactory

ProgramsandCombisareprogrammedtoplay

throughtheseoutputs.

IfnocableisconnectedtotheRoutput,L/MONOwill

carryamonosummationofthestereosignal.Usethis

whenconnectingtoade

vice(suchasakeyboardamp)

whichhasonlyamonoinput.

(INDIVIDUAL) 1…4

These4additionalaudiooutputsletyouisolate

sounds,audioinputs,oraudiotracksforrecordingor

complexlivesoundsetups.Formoreinformation,see

“Effectsselectionandrouting”inthe“UsingEffects”

chapteroftheOG.Notethattheseoutputsarenot

affectedbytheVOLUMEknob.

6. MIDI

MIDIletsyouconnectKRONOStocomputersorother

MIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes,

controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.

7. S/P DIF IN & OUT

Thesejacksprovide24‐bitopticalS/P DIFinputand

output.Makesuretouseopticalcablesdesig1nedfor

digitalaudio.

Wheneveryouusedigitalaudioconnections,make

surethatallconnectedsystemsaresetsothatthereis

oneandonlyonewordclockmaster.SettheKRONOS

wordclockusingtheSy

stemClockparameteronthe

GlobalP0:BasicSetuppage.

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

Forthedamper–alsoknownasthesustainpedal–you

canconnecteitherastandardfootswitch,orKorg’s

specialhalf‐damperpedal,theoptionalDS‐1H.

TheDS‐1Hisacontinuouspedaldesignedspecifically

forpiano‐styledampercontrol,withthelookandfeel

ofanacousticpiano’ssustainpedal.Itallowsmore

btlecontrolofthedam

perthanasimpleswitch;the

furtherdownyoupressthepedal,themorethatthe

soundsustains.

Youcanalsoconnectasimplefootswitch,whichwill

workasastandardon/offdamperpedal.

Inordertoensurethatthepedalfunctionscorrectly,

pleaseadjusttheswi

tchpolarityontheControllertab



oftheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage.

Whenusingahalf‐damperpedal:

1. Setthepolarity.

FortheDS‐1H,use(—)KORGStandard.

2. Aftersettingthepolarity,calibratethepedalusing

theHalfDamperCalibrationmenucommandon

theGlobalP0:Basicpage.

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack

Thisletsyouconnectasimpleon/offfootswitch,such

astheoptionalKorgPS‐1.Thefootswitchcanperform

awidevarietyoffunctions,suchasmodulatingsounds

andeffects,taptempo,sequencerstart/stop,etc.

Theswitch’sfunctionissetontheControllertabofthe

GlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage,sothatitalw

ays

wor

ksthesameregardlessofthecurrentProgram,

Combi,orSong.Formoreinformation,pleasesee

“SettinguptheAssignableSwitchandPedal”inthe

“GlobalSettings,WaveSeq.,DrumKits”chapterofthe

OG.

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack

Thisletsyouconnectacontinuouscontrollerpedal,

suchastheKorgEXP‐2footcontrollerorKorgXVP‐10

EXP/VOLpedal,touseasanassignablemodulation

source.

LiketheASSIGNABLESWITCH,thepedal’sfunction

issetontheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage.

Connections and power

Turning on the KRONOS

BeforeyouusetheKRONOS,you’llneedtoplugitin

andturniton!Todoso:

1. Connectthepowercable.

Firstconnecttheincludedpowercabletothe

KRONOS’powerinput,andthentothepoweroutlet.

2. TurntheKRONOS’front‐panelVOLUMEknob

allthewaycounter‐clockwise,totheminimum

position.

ConnecttheKRONOStoyourmixerormonitor

system.

ConnecttheKRONOS’sAUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN)

L/MONOandRjackstoyourmixeroramplified

monitorspeakers.Ifyou’remonitoringthrough

headphones,connectthemtotheheadphonejackon

theleftfrontoftheKRONOS.Theheadphonescarry

themainstereooutputs,justlikeanal

ogoutputs

L/MONOandR,S/P DIF,andUSB.

4. Turnonthepowerswitch.

PresstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnonthe

power. Waituntilthestartupscreenhasfinishedbeing

displayed.

5. Turnonyourstereoamporpoweredmonitors.

6. Playthekeyboard,andgraduallyturnthe

VOLUMEkn

obcloc

kwiseuntilthevolumeisat

anappropriatelevel.

Insomecases,theKRONOSwillnotstartup

properlyifcertainUSBdevicesareconnected.In

thiscase,disconnecttheUSBdevices,wait10

seconds,andthenturnonthepoweragain.

FormattingthedeviceontheKRONOSmaysolve

thepr

oblem(see“Formattingmedia”intheOG).

Turning off the KRONOS

Whenyou’vefinishedworkingwiththeKRONOS,

presstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnoffthe

power.

Whenyouturnoffthepower,thePrograms,

Combinations,Globalsettings,etc.willrevertto

theiruneditedstate.Ifyouwanttokeepyouredits,

you’llneedtoWritethem.Formoreinformation,see

“Savingyo

uredits”onpage 24.

Similarly,SongsanduserMultisamplesand

Sampleswilldisappearwhenyouturnoffthe

power.Ifyouwanttousethesesongs,user

multisamples,andsamplesthenexttimeyouturn

onthepower,you’llneedtoloadthemagain.

Note:SamplesandMultisamplescanbesettoload

aut

omaticallyatsta

rtup.Formoreinformation,see

“Automaticallyloadingsampledata”under“Global

Settings,WaveSeq.,DrumKits”intheOG.

Neverturnoffthepowerwhiledataisbeingwritten

intointernalmemory.Thedisplaywillshowthe

message“Nowwritingintointernalmemory”when

thisisinprogress.

Nev

erturnoffthepowerwhilemediasuchasthe

internaldiskisbeingaccessed,suchaswhile

recordingorplayingaudiotracks,orsamplingto

disk.Turningoffthepowerwhilediskaccessis

occurringmayrenderthemediaunusable.The

DISKLEDshowswhentheinternaldiskisbe

ing

accessed.

Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast

tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.

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TheKRONOSusesKorg’sTouchViewgraphicaluser

interface.BytouchingobjectsdisplayedintheLCD

screen,youcanselectpages,setparametervalues,

entertext,connectvirtualpatchcables,andmore.

Important - calibrate before using!

Makesuretocalibratethetouch‐screenbeforeusing,

orwhenyouchangetheangleofview(forinstance,

whenyoumovebetweensittingandstanding):

1. PresstheGLOBALbuttontogototheGLOBAL

P0:BASICSETUPpage.

2. Pressthepagemenubuttonto openthemenu,and

selecttheTouchPanelCalibrationcommand

3. Followtheon‐screeninstructions.

Forbestresults,calibrateusingastylusorfingernail,

andpresstheexactcentersofthecalibrationboxes.

a: Current page

Fromtheleft,thetopofthedisplayshowsthecurrent

mode,thenumberandnameofthepagegroup,and

finallythenameoftheindividualpage.

b: Category popup button

Whenyoupressthisbutton,atabbedpopupmenuwill

appear,allowingyoutoselectPrograms,

Combinations,orGEsorganizedbycategory.

c: Popup button & menu

Whenthisbuttonispressed,apopupmenuwill

appear,showingalistofoptions.Insomecases,these

willbeparametervalues.Inothers,theymaybelistsof

items,suchasMultisamplesorFXPresets.Toentera

parametervalue,touchthedesiredvalue.

Manypopupmenushavea“Pin”inthe

upperleft.Thiscontrolswhathappens

afteryouselectavalue.Touchthepin

graphictoswitchbetweenopen

(unlocked)andclosed(locked).

Whenlocked(pinclosed),thepopupmenuwillremain

displayedevenafteryouselectaparametervalue.To

closethepopup,ei

therunlockthepin,orpressEXIT.

Whenunlocked(pinopen),thepopupmenuwillclose

immediatelywhenyoupressaparametervalue,or

whenyoutouchthescreenoutsidethemenu.

d: Edit cell

WhenyoutouchaparameterintheLCDscreen,the

parameteroritsvaluewillusuallybehighlighted

(displayedininversevideo).Thisiscalledtheeditcell,

andthehighlighteditemisnowselectedforediting.

Theparametervalueoftheeditcellcanbemodified

usingtheVALUEcontrollers.

e & f: On-screen sliders and knobs

Tomodifythevalueofanon‐screensliderorknob,first

touchtheobject,andthenusetheVALUEcontrollers

tomodifythevalue.

g & h: Page group tabs and Page tabs

Pressthelowerrowoftabstoselectthepagegroup,

andthenpresstheupperrowoftabstoselectthepage.

Thetopofthescreenshowsthenameofthecurrent

pageandgroup;see“a:Currentpage”onpage 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

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i: Check-box (and radio buttons)

Check‐boxesturnfunctionsoroptionsonandoff,and

radiobuttonsselectbetweenasmallsetofoptions.

Tip:Youcanselectcheck‐boxesandradiobuttonsby

touchingtheirtextlabels;youdon’tneedtotouch

directlyonthegraphicboxesandbuttons.

j: Page menu button

Whenthisbuttonispressed,alistofmenucommands

willappear.Theavailablecommandswillvary

dependingonthecurrentpage.Toselectacommand,

justtouchit.

ThepagemenuwillclosewhenyoupresstheLCD

screenatalocationotherthanthepagemenu,orwhen

youpr

esstheEXITbutton.

Althougheachpagemayhaveitsownuniquemenu

commands,themenusarestandardizedasmuchas

possible.Forinstance,WRITEisusuallythefirstmenu

iteminProgram,Combination,andGlobalmodes.

Menu shortcut: ENTER + numeric keypad

Youcanuseashortcuttoaccessanyofthefirstten

menuitems:

1. HolddowntheENTERkey.

2. Pressanumber(0‐9)onthenumerickeypadto

selectthedesiredmenucommand,startingwith0.

Forinstance,press0forthefirstmenucommand,1for

thesecond,andsoon.

Ifthemenuco

mmandjusttogglesanoptiononandoff

(suchasExclusiveSolo),thenyou’ redone.Ifthe

commandcallsupadialogbox,thedialogwillappear

ontheLCD,andyoucanproceedjustasifyou’d

selectedthecommandfromthetouch‐screen.

Dialog box

Manymenucommandsusedialogboxestomake

additionalsettings.Thedialogboxthatappearswill

dependonthecurrentlyselectedmenucommand.

Toconfirmsettingsinadialogbox,presstheOK

button.Toexitwithoutmakingchanges,pressthe

Cancelbutton.AfterpressingeitherOKorCancel,the

dialogboxwillcl

ose.

Text edit button

Pressingthisbuttonbringsupanon‐screenkeyboard,

forchangingthenameofPrograms,Combis,Songs,

WaveSequences,DrumKits,etc.Formore

information,see“Editingnames”under“Writingto

internalmemory”intheOG.

Other objects

Patch panels

TheMS‐20EXandMOD‐7useon‐screenpatchpanels

torouteaudioandcontrolsignals.Tomakea

connectionbetweentwopatchpoints:

1. Touchoneofthetwojacks(eitherinputoroutput).

Ayellowsquarewillappeararoundtheselectedjack.

2. Touchthesamejackagain.

Theyellowsquarewillblink,showingthatyo

u’ re

abouttomakeaconnection.Tocancelandreturntothe

normalselectedstate,touchthesamejackathirdtime.

3. Touchtheotherjack.

Thetwojackswillnowbeconnectedbyapatchcable.

Todeleteaconnectionbetweentwopatchpoints:

1. Touchtheinputjack.

Note:yo

ucanalsoselecttheoutputjack.However,if

theoutputisconnectedtomorethanoneinput,allof

theconnectionsfromthatoutputwillbeaffected.

2. PresstheDisconnectbutton.

Theselectedconnectionwillbedeleted.

Program Play page Overview/Jump graphics

ThemainProgramP0:Playpage(see“Selecting

Programsbybankandnumber”onpage 17)features

aninteractiveoverviewofthemostimportant

parameters,suchasoscillators,filters,envelopes,

LFOs,andsoon.Justtouchanyoftheseoverview

areas,andyou’lljumptothecorrespondingeditpage.

Selecting modes

TheKRONOSisorganizedintosevendifferent

“modes,”eachoptimizedforadifferentpurpose.Each

modehasacorrespondingbuttononthefrontpanel,

withanLEDtoshowwhichoneisselected.We’ll

introduceeachofthemodesbelow.

Cancel button OK button

Text edit button

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Program mode

ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKRONOS.In

Programmode,youcan:

•SelectandplayPrograms

•EditPrograms

Makedetailedsettingsforoscillators,filters,amps,

EGs,LFOs,effects,KARMA,vectorsynthesis,Drum

Track,etc.Thespecificparameterswillvary

dependingonthesynthesisenginebeingused.

•PlayandcontroloneKARMAmodule

•Sampleexternalaudio,orresamp

lethesoundof

theProgram

Combination mode

Combinationsaresetsofupto16Programsthatcanbe

playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsmore

complexthanasingleProgram.InCombinationmode,

youcan:

•SelectandplayCombinations

•UseKRONOSasa16‐channelmultitimbraltone

generator

•EditCombinations

AssignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,each

withseparatevo

lume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand

velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector

synthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA.

• ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules

•Sampleorresample

Sequencer mode

Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit16

MIDItracksand16audiotracks.Youcan:

•SelectandplaySongs

•UseKRONOSasa16‐channelmultitimbraltone

generator

•AssignProgramstoeachofthe16MIDITracks,

withseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand

velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vec

tor

nthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA

•EditMIDIdata

•Recordupto16MIDItracksand/or4audiotracks

simultaneously

•Mixusingautomation

• ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules

•Sampleorresample

Sampleaudioinputsduringplayback,anduseIn‐

TrackSamplingtoautomaticallycreateanoteev ent

thattriggersthesam

pleintheSong.

Resampleanentiresong,andthenus

eDiskmodeto

createanaudioCD.

•Recordpatternsandassignthemtokeys,using

RPPR(Real‐timePatternPlay/Recording)

Set List mode

SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe

soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor

whetherthey’rePrograms,Combinations,oreven

Songs.Youcan:

•Uselargeon‐screenbuttonsforfastsoundselection

•Re‐orderthesoundsusingcut,copy,andpaste

• Createsetsofsoundsforliveperformance,

recordingpr

ojects,orke

epingyourfavoritesclose

athand

Sampling mode

SamplingmodeletsyourecordandedituserSamples

andMultisamples.Forexample,youcan:

• Sampleexternalaudiosources,includingsampling

througheffects

•EditSamples,setlooppointsetc.

• CreateandeditMultisamples,whichconsistofone

ormoreSamplesspreadoutacrossthekeyboard

•QuicklyconvertMultisamplesintoPrograms

• Sample(“rip”)directlyfromanaudioCD

Global mode

Globalmodeletsyoumakeoverallsettingsforthe

entireKRONOS,andeditWaveSequencesandDrum

Kits.Forinstance,youcan:

• MakesettingsthataffecttheentireKRONOS,such

asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel

•Setupsample(.KSC)auto‐loadingatstartup,and

managesampledatainmemory

• CreateDrumKit

s,WaveSequences,an

duserscales

• RenameProgram,Combination,andKARMAGE

categories

•Setuptheassignablepedalsandswitches

•TransmitMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps

Disk mode

Diskmodeletsyousave,load,andmanagedatausing

theinternalSSDdriveandexternalUSB2.0storage

devices.Youcan:

• SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,Set

Lists,DrumKits,WaveSequences,DrumTrack

Patterns,KARMAUserGEs,Samples,andGlobal

setupdata

•Formatdisksandstoragemedia,copyandre

name

files,etc.

•Lo

adAKAI,SoundFont2.0,AIFF,andWAVE

samples,andexportSamplesinAIFForWAVE

formats

•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF

(StandardMIDIFiles)

• SaveandloadMIDISystemExclusivedatafor

otherdevices

• CreateandplaybackaudioCDs

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Playing sounds

Playing sounds in Set Lists

Overview

SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe

soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor

whatbankthey’restoredinorwhetherthey’re

Programs,Combinations,orevenSongs.

Largeon‐screenbuttonsmakesoundselectionfastand

foolproof,andtheProgramUporDownfootswitch

assignmentscanbeus

edforhands‐

freesound

changes.Cut,copy,paste,andinserttoolsmakere‐

orderingasnap.

SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)lettheprevioussound

anditseffectsringoutnaturally,makingiteasyto

changesoundsduringaliveperformance.SSTisactive

inalloftheKRONOSmodes—notjustinSe

tLists.

Thereare128SetLists,andeachSetListhas128Slots,

eachofwhichcanbeassignedtoanyProgram,

Combination,orSong.Onewayofthinkingaboutthis

isthataSetListisa“bank”ofSlots.

Selecting Set Lists

ThelargenameintheSetListdisplayisthenameof

thecurrentSlot,sothatyoucaneasilyseethesound

thatyou’replaying.The SetListnameisinsmallertext

atthetopleft‐handcornerofthescreen.

Withthefactorysettings,SetList000willappearwhen

uturnonthepow

er.

ToselectSetLists:

1. PresstheSETLISTbuttontoenterSetListmode.

2. PresstheSetListpopupbutton(totheleftofthe

SetListname).

TheSetListselectiondialogappears.

3. PressoneofthenamesinthelisttoselectaSet

List.

Thesel

ectedSetListwillbehighlighted,andthe

keyboardwillimmediatelyswitchtothefirstSlotin

theSetList.

4. Ifyoulike,playafewnotestohearthesoundof

thefirstSlotintheSetList.

5. WhenyouaresatisfiedwiththeselectedSetList,

presstheOKbuttontoclosethepopupmenu.

Alternately,youcanpresstheCancelbuttontoreturn

tothepreviouslyselectedSetList.

Selecting Slots

Selecting within the current group of 16

16Slotsareshownonthescreenatonce,each

representedbyabutton.Toselectoneofthe16Slots

shownonthedisplay:

1. PresstheSlot’sbutton.

Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthelargeSlot

number/nameatthetopofthescreenareupdated

accordingly.

Set List popup

Slot buttons

Current Slot

Previous button

Comment

Next button

Edit

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Alsonoticethatthecommentsarea,abovetheSlot

buttons,updatestoshowthecontentsfortheselected

Slot.

Selecting outside the current group of 16

ToselectanewSlotoutsideofthecurrentgroupof16:

1. Usethenextandpreviousarrow‐buttonsatthe

bottomofthescreentobrowsethroughthegroups

of16.

Thelabelsfornext/previouswillvarydependingon

thecurrentgroupof16;forinstance,ifthecurrent

groupis0‐15,thebut

tonswillshow112

‐127and16‐31,

respectively.

Asyoubrowse,thecurrentselectiondoesnotchange

untilyouactuallypressoneofthe16buttons.

NOTE:IfyoubrowseoutsideofthecurrentSetList,

anyeditstotheSetListwillbelost.Besuretowrite

ureditsfirst.

2. WhenyouseethedesiredSlot,presstheSlot’s

button.

Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthecomments

andlargeSlotnumber/nameatthetopofthescreenare

updatedaccordingly.

Other ways to select Set Lists and Slots

YoucanalsoselectSetListsandSlotsusingthefront‐

panelInc/Decbuttons,theVALUEdial,orthenumeric

keypad,orstepthroughSlotsusingtheassignable

footswitch.Formoreinformation,see“Selectingand

playingsounds”inthe“SetLists”chapteroftheOG.

Choosing a sound for a Slot

1. PresstheEdittabtogototheSetListEditpage.

2. SelecttheSlotthatyou’dliketoedit.

Noticetheparameterswhichappearabovethe16Slot

buttons.TheseletyousetupthecurrentSlot.

3. Atthetopleftoftheparameterbox,selectthe

desiredType:Program,Combination,orSong.

EachSl

otcanplayeitheraProgram,aCombination,or

aSong.WhenyouchangetheType,theBank&

NumberandCategoryorTrackparameterswill

updateaccordingly.CategoryappearsforPrograms

andCombinations;TrackappearsforSongs.

4. UsingeithertheBank&NumberorCategory

popupmenus,selectthedesiredPro

gram,

Combination,orSong.

NotethatyoucanusethesamesoundinmultipleSlots

withinthesameSetList.Forinstance,youmighthave

afavoritepianosoundwhichyouuseinanumberof

differentsongs.YoucancreateanynumberofSlots

whichusethissamepianosound,eac

hwithdifferent

namesandcomments.

Writing your edits

Whenyou’vefinishedaddingsounds,makesureto

saveyoureditsbywritingtheSetList:

1. SelectWriteSetListfromthepagemenu.

TheWriteSetListdialogwillappear.

2. Ifyouwish,editthenamebypressingonthe“T”

texteditbutton.

3. Optionally,usetheSetListpopupmenutowrite

theSetListintoa

differentnumberinmemory.

4. PressOKtowritetheSetList,orCanceltoexit

withoutwriting.

FormoreinformationontheWritecommand,see

“Savingyouredits”onpage 24.

Adding items to the Set List from other

modes

Program,Combination,andSequencermodeseach

haveanAddtoSetListcommandintheirP0page

menus.

WhenyouusetheAddtoSetListcommand,the

currentProgram,Combination,orSongisinsertedat

thecurrentSlotofthecurrentSetList,similartousing

theSetListEditpage’

sInsertcommand.

Playing Programs and Combinations

Selecting Programs by bank and number

ProgramsarethebasicsoundsoftheKRONOS.

1. Pressthefront‐panelPROGbutton(theLEDwill

light)toenterProgrammode.

TheupperleftoftheLCDscreenshowsthenameof

thecurrentpage,PROGRAMP0:Play.Thisisagood

homebaseforplayingPrograms.

Noticethelarge,highlightedcharactersintheupper

partoftheLCDdi

splay.Thesearethenameand

numberofthecurrentProgram.Whentheseare

highlighted,youcanpressthe/ buttonstoselect

thenextorpreviouslynumberedProgram.

YoucanalsoturntheVALUEdialtomovethroughthe

Programsinlargersteps,orenterProgramnu

mbers

rectlyfromthenumerickeypad.

2. UsetheBANKSELECTI‐A…GandU‐A…G

buttonstoselectProgramsfromotherbanks.

ToselectbanksUSER–AA…GG,pressandholdapair

ofIandUBANKbuttonstogether.Forexample,to

selectbankUSER–CC,pressandholdtheI–Cbut

ton,

andthenpresstheU–Cbutton.

PresstheI‐Gswitchrepeatedlytocyclethroughbanks

GM,g(1)…g(9),andg(d).

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Selecting Programs by Category

ThereareotherwaystoselectPrograms,butherewe’ll

explainhowtoselectprogramsbytheircategory,such

askeyboard,organ,bass,ordrumsounds.

ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,seethe“Playing

andeditingPrograms”chapteroftheOG.

1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategorypopup

button.

See“b:Ca

tegorypopupbutton”onpage 13.

TheCategorypopupmenuwillappear.

2. Usethetabsatthelefttoselectacategory.

Thespaceontherightwillthenshowallofthe

Programsinthatcategory,inalloftheinternalbanks.

3. Optionally,pressoneoftheinnertabstoselecta

b‐category,tonarrowtheselection.

Ifanyofthecategoriesorsub‐categoriescan’tbe

selected,thismeansthatnoProgramshavebeen

assignedtothatcategory.

4. SelectaProgramfromthelist.

YoucaneithertouchthenameofaPrograminthelist,

pressthe/ buttons,orusetheVal

uedial.You

canplaythehighlightedProgramfromthekeyboard

withoutleavingthepopup.

5. Ifnotalltheitemsinthelistcanbeshowninthe

screen,usethescrollbarstoviewtherestofthe

list.

6. Whenyou’vefoundaProgramyoulike,pressthe

OKbuttontoclosethedialog

box.Thengoahead

andplay!

Makesuretotryoutallofthecontrollers,too.Formore

information,see“Usingcontrollerstomodifythe

sound”onpage 18.

Program Bank Contents

KRONOSshipsfromthefactorywithalmost1,800

Programsloadedintomemory.Another1,024Program

slotsareeitherleftopen(“initialized”)foryourown

programmingandadditionalsoundlibrariesor,

dependingontheKRONOSmodel,mayinitially

includeProgramsfortrialversionsofEXssample

libraries.AllofthefactoryProgramscanbeov

er‐

writtenwithyo

urownedits,ifdesired–exceptforthe

GMbanks.

Programbankcontents

*Bankcontentsmaydifferdependingonthemodel.

HD-1 and EXi Bank Types

EXiProgramsareusedforallsynthenginesexceptfor

theHD‐1,includingtheAL‐1,CX‐3,STR‐1,MS‐20EX,

PolysixEX,MOD‐7,SGX‐1,andEP‐1.

BankscancontaineitherHD‐1ProgramsorEXi

Programs,butnotboth.Thisassignmentisfixedfor

theInternalbanks,butca

nbesetse

paratelyforeachof

theUserbankswiththeSetProgramUser‐BankType

menucommandontheGlobalP0:Basicpage.

Selecting Combinations

ACombinationconsistsofuptosixteenProgramsthat

aresplitand/orlayeredtogether.Italsousesuptofour

KARMAmodulessimultaneously(aProgramcanuse

onlyoneKARMAmodule),lettingyouproducefar

morecomplexsoundsthanaProgram.Toselect

Combinations:

1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination

mode.

TheCOMBILE

Dwilllightup.

Onceyou’reinCombimode,youcanselectandplay

Combinationsbyeitherbank/numberorcategory,in

thesamewayasyoudidPrograms.

Using controllers to modify the sound

Joysticks, ribbon, and switches

Noticethemanycontrollerslocatedontheleftsideof

theKRONOS’frontpanel.Youcanuseallofthese

controllers–includingthejoystick,vectorjoystick,

ribboncontroller,andSW1/SW2switches–tovarythe

soundasyouplay.Formoreinformationonthese

controllers,seetheirsectionsunder“FrontPanel”on

page 6.

Theresultwilldifferforea

chProgramor

Combination,sotrythemallouttoseewhateach

controllerdoesfortheselectedsound.

Control Surface overview

Noticethemixer‐likearrangementofsliders,knobs,

andswitchesontheleftsideofthefrontpanel.Thisis

calledtheControlSurface.Youcanuseitinavarietyof

ways,suchaseditingsounds,controllingKARMA,

mixing,orsendingMIDImessagestoexternaldevices.

Forinstance,tosetuptheControlSurfacefo

rquick

soundeditingandcontrollingKARMA:

1. IntheCONTROLASSIGNsection,presstheRT

KNOBS/KARMAbutton.

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

g(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs*



g(d) GM2 drum Programs*



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…CC * Programs for EXs trial versions

USER–DD…EE * Initialized EXi Programs

USER–FF…GG * Initialized HD-1 Programs

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Thebutton’sLEDwilllight.Nowyoucanusethe

knobstomodifythesoundsandeffects,andusethe

slidersandswitchestocontrolKARMA.

Youcanusethesecontrolsregardlessofthepage

shownontheLCDdisplay.However,thereisapage

whichprovidesmoreinformationabouttheControl

Surfaceas

sign

mentsandvalues.

2. GototheP0:ControlSurfacepagebypressingthe

ControlSurfacetab,locatedinthelowerrightof

theLCDscreen.

ThispageshowsalloftheControlSurfacesliders,

knobs,andswitches,alongwiththeircurrent

assignmentsandvalues.Whenyoumoveacontroller,

theco

rrespondingobject

intheLCDscreenwillalso

move.

Using knobs to vary the timbre

WhentheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,theeight

knobsatthetopoftheControlSurfacemodulate

variousaspectsofthesoundsandeffects.

Knobs1‐4havededicatedfunctions,asprintedonthe

frontpanel:FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,FilterEG

Intensity,andReleaseTime.

Knobs5‐8canbeassigne

dtoawidevarietyof

functions.Often(thoughnotalways),knobs5and6

modulatesynthesisparameters,knob7controlsthe

depthofachorusorothermodulationeffect,andknob

8controlsreverbdepth.

Foradetailedtutorial,see“Editingsounds&effects

withtheRealtimeKnobs”intheOG,un

der“Quick

editsusingtheknobs,sliders, and switches.”

Using Tone Adjust

ToneAdjustletsyouuseallofthesliders,knobs,and

switchesontheControlSurfacetoeditProgram

parameters,liketheknobsandslidersonananalog

synth.Eachphysicalcontrolcanbeassignedtoanyone

ofanumberofProgramparameters.

ThespecificparametersavailablethroughToneAdjust

willva

rydepend

ingonthetypeofProgram.HD‐1

Programssupportacertainsetofparameters;eachEXi

alsohasitsownsetofparameters.ThePolysixEX

worksparticularlywellwithToneAdjust,solet’stakea

lookatitnow.

1. InProgrammode,pressthebuttonforBankI‐A.

SelectProgramI‐

A074PhunkyPowerBass.

ThisusesthePolysixEX.

3. UnderCONTROLASSIGN,presstheTONE

ADJ/EQbutton.

4. Playthekeyboardwhilemovingsliders1‐4and

knobs1‐2.

Noticeastheknobgraphicsonthedisplaymoveas

well.Sliders1‐4controltheenvelopeshape;knobs1‐2

controlthefiltercutoffandre

sonance.

5. Onthedisplay,presstheControlSurfacetab.

Thispageshowstheassignmentsandvaluesforallof

thesliders,knobs,andswitches.

6. PresstheMaintabtoreturntothemainPlaypage.

7. TouchthePolysixEXgraphicaroundtheCutoff

andResonanceknobs.

ThedisplayjumpstothemainPol

ysixEXpage.

8. ExperimentwithplayingwhileusingtheControl

Surfacesliders,knobs,andswitches.

Noticehowthegraphicsrespond,aswell.Youcanalso

selectagraphiccontrolonthescreenandedititsvalue

usinganyofthedataentrycontrols.

Restoring the sound to its original state

Whenyou’reeditingaProgram,youcancompareback

andforthbetweentheeditedandsavedversions.

1. Pressthefront‐panelCOMPAREswitch.

TheCOMPARELEDwilllight,andtheProgram’s 

savedsettingswillberecalled.

2. PresstheCOMPAREswitchagain,toreturntothe

editedsettings.

TheCOMPARELEDwillgodark,andthesou

will

returntotheeditedversion.Youcanswitchbackand

forthasmanytimesasyoulike.

Resetting individual controllers

Youcanalsoresetindividualcontrollerstotheirsaved

values,suchasthevectorjoystickoranycontrol

surfaceslider,knob,orswitch.Todoso:

1. Holddownthefront‐panelRESETCONTROLS

switch.

2. Whileholdingdowntheswitch,moveorpressthe

controlthatyou’dliketoreset.

3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSswitch.

Thecontrolle

rwillbereset.

Playing sounds

En-20

Using KARMA

Turning KARMA on and off

ToturnKARMAonandoff:

1. PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitch,sothatthe

LEDislit.

WhentheLEDislit,KARMAison.

2. Pressakey,andKARMAwillbegintoplay.

(Notethatinsomesounds,KARMAmaybesetto

respondonlytonotesplayedinaspecifickeyboard

range.)

Note

thefront‐panelLATCHswitch.Thisswitch

controlswhetherornotKARMAcontinuestoplay

afteryouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard.

IftheLEDislit,Latchison.KARMAwillcontinueto

playevenafteryouremoveyourhandfromthe

keyboard.IftheLEDisdark,Latc

hisoff;KARMAwill

sto

pwhenyouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard.

Link to Drum Track

IfthefrontpanelLINKEDLEDandKARMAON/OFF

switchesarelit,KARMAwillstartandstoptogether

withtheDrumTrack.Importantly,KARMAwillnot

startiftheDrumTrackisnotturnedon.Formore

information,see“LinkingKARMAandtheDrum

Track”onpage 21.

Using the KARMA controllers

AllfactorysoundsaresetupforusewithKARMA.

SomearestoredwithKARMAonbydefault,and

othersarestoredwithKARMAoff,asshownbythe

LEDontheKARMAON/OFFswitch.

1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode.

2. Selectasoundthatyoulike,andpressthe

RMAON/O

FFbuttontoturnonKARMA.

Thebuttonwilllightup.

3. PresstheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonunder

CONTROLASSIGN.

Whenthisbuttonislit,theControlSurfaceslidersand

switcheswillcontrolKARMA.

4. GototheControlSurfacepage.

Thisshowsalloftheassignmentsandcurrentvalues

forthesliders,knobs,andbuttons.

Theslide

rsandthelowerrowofbuttonsarethe

KARMASlidersandSwitches.Thesecontrol

parameterswithinKARMA,whichwillvary

dependingontheProgram.

TheupperrowofbuttonsselectKARMAScenes,

whichstorevaluesfortheKARMASlidersand

Switches.

5. Presstheupperrowofbuttons,on

ebyone,to

sel

ectdifferentKARMAScenes.

NoticehowthisalsochangestheKARMASWITCH

andKARMASLIDERvalues,asshowninthedisplay.

Youcanmovebetweenentirelydifferentsettingsofall

thesecontrolssimplybypressingaKARMASCENE

switch.

Eachsceneindependentlyremembersanyeditsthat

youmakeviatheslidersandswi

tches.Editstoall8

scenesarestoredwhenyouwritetheProgram.

6. Movetheslidersandpressthebottomrowof

switches,andlistentotheeffectthattheyhaveon

thesound.

Theslidersandswitcheswillcontroldifferentthings

dependingonthecurrentProgramanditsKARMA

sett

ings.

Using KARMA in Combination mode

KARMAuses“modules”togeneratephrasesor

patterns.ProgramscanuseasingleKARMAmodule,

butCombinationscanuseuptofoursimultaneously.

Eachmodulecanplayaseparatesound(orgroupof

sounds)ifdesired.

Modulesareroutedtodifferentsoundsviathe

module’sMIDIinputandoutputchannels.

1. Usethefr

ontpane

lMODULECONTROLswitch

toselectthemodulethatyouwanttocontrol.

SelectMASTERtocontrolallfourKARMAmodules

simultaneously.

SelectA–DtocontroltheindividualKARMAmodules.

2. MoveandpresstheKARMAslidersandswitches.

Theslidersandswitcheswillcontrolthepatternor

phrasegeneratedbytheselectedmodu

le.

Playing chords with the Pads

TheKRONOSincludes8virtual“pads,”whichcanbe

playedbytouchingthescreen,fromMIDIinput,or

fromcompatibleUSBMIDIpaddevices.Youcanuse

thesePadstotriggerchordsforKARMA.

Toplaythepadsfromthescreen:

1. PresstheEQ/Vector/Controltab,andthenselect

thePadstab.

Thistakesyo

utothePadspage.

2. Makesurethattheon‐screenEnablePadPlay

buttonislit.

3. Touchthepadstoplaytheirchords.

Dynamicsarecontrolledbywhereyoutouchthepad;

touchhigherforlouder,andlowerforsofter.

YoucanalsoplaythepadsusingKorgUSBMIDI

controllersequippedwithdrumpads,inc

ludingthe

nanoPADandnanoPAD2,padKONTROL,

microKONTROL,andKONTROL49.

TouseanyoftheseKorgcontrollers,simplyconnect

themtooneoftheKRONOS’stwoUSBAports.The

KRONOSwillautomaticallydeterminetheMIDI

assignmentsofthecontroller’spads1‐8,andmapthem

directlytotheKRONOSpads.

rmoredetails,see“USBMIDIcontrollers”inthe

AppendixoftheParameterGuide.

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Korg Kronos X Quick start guide

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