Korg Krome Quick start guide

Brand: Korg

Model: Krome

Type: Quick start guide

ENGLISH

Quick Start Guide

Contents

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Regarding the LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Data handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Connecting the keyboard and

turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Turning the power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

About the display and the modes . . . . . 9

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Selecting modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Playing sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playing Programs and Combinations . . . . . 11

Using controllers to modify the sound. . . . 12

Performing with the arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . 13

Using the Drum Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Simple program and combination

editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using the sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Recording your performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Editing MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Template songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Routing and effect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Saving and loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Saving your edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Saving and loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Listening to the demo songs . . . . . . . . . 21

Loading the demo song data. . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Listening to the demo songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Playing multiple songs in succession . . . . . 22

Performing with RPPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Specifications (summary) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Precautions

Location

Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamal‐

function.

•Indirectsunlight

•Locationsofextremetemperatureorhumidity

•Excessivelydustyordirtylocations

•Locationsofexcessivevibration

•Closetomagneticfields

Power supply

PleaseconnectthedesignatedACadaptertoanACoutletof

thecorrectvoltage.DonotconnectittoanACoutletofvolt‐

ageotherthanthatforwhichyourunitisintended.

Interference with other electrical devices

Radiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencerecep‐

tioninterference.Operatethisunitatasuitabledistancefrom

radiosandtelevisions.

Handling

Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetothe

switchesorcontrols.

Care

Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithaclean,drycloth.

Donotuseliquidcleanerssuchasbenzeneorthinner,or

cleaningcompoundsorflammablepolishes.

Keep this manual

Afterreadingthismanual,pleasekeepitforlaterreference.

Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment

Neversetanycontainerwithliquidinitnearthisequipment.

Ifliquidgetsintotheequipment,itcouldcauseabreakdown,

fire,orelectricalshock.

Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintotheequipment.If

somethingdoesslipintotheequipment,unplugtheAC

adapterfromthewalloutlet.ThencontactyournearestKorg

dealerorthestor

ewheretheequipmentwaspurchased.

Regarding the LCD screen

TheKROME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thatarealwaysdark

(unlit)oralwaysbright(lit).

•D

epend

ing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usageormalfunctionsmaycausethecontentsofthe

memorytobelost.PleaseusetheincludedEditortobackup

yourimportantdatatoyourcomputerorremovablemedia.

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

damageswhichmayresultfromlossofdata.

Thankyoufo

rpurchasingtheKorgKROMEMusic

Work

station.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew

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

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (for USA)

ResponsibleParty:KORGUSAINC.

Address:316SOUTHSERVICEROAD,MELVILLE

Telephone:1‐631‐390‐6500

EquipmentType:MusicWorkstation

Model:KROME‐61/KROME‐73/KROME‐88

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCRules.

Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfuli

nterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustac

ceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)

NOTE: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reason‐

ableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential

installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiate

radiofr

equencyenergyand,ifnot

installedandusedinaccor‐

dance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televi‐

sionreception,whichcanbedet

erminedbyturningtheeq

uip‐

ment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conne

cted.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnician

forhelp.

Ifitemssuchascablesareincludedwiththisequipment,you

mustusethoseincludeditems.

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dis‐

playedontheproduct,owner’smanual,battery,orbat‐

terypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyouwishto

disposeofthisproduct,manual,packageorbattery

youmustdosoinanapprovedmanner.Donotdis‐

cardthisproduct,manual,packageorbat

teryalong

withordinaryhousehol

dwaste.Disposinginthecor‐

rectmannerwillpreventharmtohumanhealthandpotential

damagetotheenvironment.Sincethecorrectmethodofdis‐

posalwilldependontheapplicablelawsandregulationsin

yourlocality,pleasecontactyourlocaladministrativebody for

details.Ifth

ebatterycontainsheav

ymetalsinexcessofthe

regulatedamount,achemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthe

“crossed‐outwheeledbin”symbolonthebatteryorbattery

package.

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About this manual

The manuals and how to use them

TheKROMEcomeswiththefollowingmanuals.

•VideoManual(approximately60minutes)

•QuickStartGuide(printedandPDF)

(thisdocument)

•OperationGuide(PDF)

• ParameterGuide(PDF)

•VoiceNameList(PDF)

Allofthesemanualsareontheincludedaccessory

disc.

AprintedcopyisincludedonlyfortheQuickStart

Guide.

Video Manual

Thisvideoillustratesthemainfunctionalityofthe

KROME.

Quick Start Guide

ThisprovidesasimpleexplanationoftheKROME’s

functions.Tobegin,pleasewatchtheVideoManual

andreadtheQuickStartGuide.

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

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

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

andhowtosample.Thisguidealsoexplainsthebasics

oftheArpeggiator,effects,Drum

Kits,andtheDrum

Track.

Finally,italso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KROME.

Voice Name List

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

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

factory,includingPrograms,Combinations,

Multisamples,Drumsamples,DrumKits,Arpeggio

Patterns,DrumTrackPatterns,TemplateSongs,and

EffectPresets.

PDF versions

TheKROME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sourceofthereference.

Conventions in this manual

References to the KROME

TheKROMEisavailablein88‐key,73‐key,and61‐key

models.Themanualsrefertoallmodelswithout

distinctionas“theKROME.”Thefrontpanelandrear

panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe61‐key

model,buttheyapplyidenticallytotheothermodels.

Abbreviations for the manuals: QS, OG, PG,

VNL

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

abbreviatedasfollows.

QS:QuickStartGuide

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on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.

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

trademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective

owners.

Main Features

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Main Features

New realms of sound for the keyboard

player and the musical creator

• The KROME’s EDS-X (Enhanced Definition

Synthesis-eXpanded) is a newly designed sound

engine that delivers the synthesis, modulation,

effect functionality and quality of the EDS sound

engine acclaimed by professionals, while

additionally allowing more than ten times as much

PCM sound data to be controlled.

• Voicing technology developed for the KRONOS has

been lavishly applied, giving you a total of 4GB of

high-quality PCM data that includes long stereo

samples captured for each key. From the sound’s

attack to its decay, every detail has been carefully

designed for subtle and dynamic expressive power.

The emotion in your fingertips will be faithfully

transmitted to your listeners via this wide array* of

sounds: acoustic pianos, electric pianos, organs,

wind instruments, synths, and drums.

* The KROME contains 640 preload programs (basic

sounds) and 384 preload combinations that can

use multiple programs.

Effects

• The KROME contains 193 different types of effects,

ranging from chorus, delay, reverb, overdrive, and

simulations of vintage effects and amps, each

boasting professional-level quality and flexibility.

Effect Presets let you easily store and recall all of

the settings for an individual effect.

• You can use up to 16 of these effects

simultaneously, with 6 Insert Effects, 2 Master

Effects (for reverb sends, for instance), and 1 Total

Effects (for stereo bus processing). Each program

provides a three-band EQ, letting you use up to

sixteen such EQs in each combination or song. In

addition, there is also a 3-band EQ for each of the

sixteen MIDI tracks.

• The master effects and total effect can be turned

on/off from the front panel.

Dual polyphonic arpeggiators

In addition to the traditional arpeggio patterns of the

past, these arpeggiators can generate guitar or bass

riffs as well as drum patterns. They can also be used as

part of the sound designing process to create pads,

synth sounds, and sound effects that include a subtle

sense of movement. In Combination mode and

Sequencer mode, you can use two arpeggiators

simultaneously.

There are 900 user arpeggio patterns, giving you

amazing potential for powerful performances.

Original patterns can be created quickly and easily by

editing patterns in the piano roll screen.

Drum track patterns

The drum track is a built-in drum machine function

that uses the KROME’s high-quality drum sounds.

There are 605 patterns.

Keyboard and controllers for richly

expressive performances

• The KROME 61 and 73 feature a Semi-Weighted

Keyboard that provides a great-feeling way to play

everything from piano sounds to synthesizer

sounds.

The KROME 88 features a NH (Natural Weighted

Hammer Action) keyboard that is especially

advantageous when you’re playing sounds that

allow subtle nuances of expression such as piano

and electric piano.

• In addition to the joystick, tonal changes can be

controlled by buttons (SW1, 2) where you can

assign functions such as octave shift or joystick

lock, and realtime controllers that you can use to

adjust cutoff, resonance, or effects while you play,

making your performances even more expressive.

• Three jacks where you can connect a damper pedal,

foot switch, and foot pedal are provided. These

allow you to use your foot to adjust the volume,

control the effects, or switch sounds.

Sequencer for music production or

performance

The internal sequencer provides 16 MIDI tracks and

one master track. There’s a full complement of

functionality for music production and performance,

including Auto Song Setup that lets you start

producing a song the moment inspiration strikes,

template songs, RPPR, and cue lists.

You can edit tracks and patterns in the track view or in

a piano roll screen.

SMF data can also be imported or exported, allowing

smooth integration with another platform such as your

computer.

Computer connection via USB

SD card slot

You can connect the KROME to your computer via

USB for easy transfer of MIDI data. You can also use an

SD card (commercially available) to easily manage the

KROME’s file data.

KROME sound editor

The KROME Editor and the KROME Plug-In Editor

allow you to edit on your computer while viewing

large numbers of parameters simultaneously, or to use

the KROME as a software synthesizer on your

computer.

* Please download the latest version of the KROME

sound editor from the Korg website

(http://www.korg.com/).

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Front Panel

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Front Panel

Volume

1. VOLUME knob

ThisknobadjuststhevolumeoftheAUDIOOUTPUT

L/MONO,Routputs,aswellasthevolumeofthe

headphonejack.

SW1, 2 and Joystick

2. SW1, SW2 buttons

Youcanassignthesebuttonstoadesiredfunctionsuch

aschangingtheoctaveofthekeyboard,turning

portamentoon/off,orlockingthejoystick.Youcanalso

usethesetocontrolthesoundoreffectsin

sophisticatedwaysbyassigningthemtoanAMS

parameterofthesoundgeneratororaDmod

parameterofanef

fect.

3. Joystick

Youcancontrolsynthesisparametersoreffect

parametersbymovingthejoystickup/down/left/right.

REALTIME CONTROLS

Theserealtimecontrollersconsistoffourknobsand

onebutton.Youcanusethemtodothefollowing

things.

4. SELECT button

5. Knobs 1–4

UsetheSELECTbuttontoselectthefunctionsthatyou

wanttobecontrolledbyknobs1–4.Byusingknobs1–4

youcancontrolthesound,effects,andthearpeggiator.

(See“Realtimecontrols”onpage 12.)

Arpeggiator

6. ARP button

Thisbuttonturnsthearpeggiatoron/off.Thebutton

willbelitupifthearpeggiatorison.(Seepage 13)

DRUM TRACK

7. DRUM TRACK button

ThisbuttonturnstheDrumTrackfunctiononoroff.

Thisbuttonalsoindicatestheoperatingstateofthe

drumtrack.(Unlit:off,Blinking:waitingfortrigger,

Lit:on.Seepage 13.)

Effect buttons

8. MASTER FX button, TOTAL FX button

Thesebuttonsturnthemastereffectandtotaleffect

on/off.Whenthebuttonison(LEDlit),theeffect

settingsoftheprogram,combination,orsongwillbe

enabled.Whenthebuttonisoff(LEDunlit),the

correspondingeffectwillbeoff.

Theon/offstatusofthesebuttonsisrememberedeven

whenyouswitchprograms,combinations,orsongs

Display

9. Display

TheTouchViewdisplayfeaturessimpletouchcontrol

andselectionofnumerousfeaturesandparameters.

(Seepage 9)

Mode

10. COMBI, PROG, SEQ buttons

11. GLOBAL, MEDIA buttons

TheKROMEhasfivedifferentoperationalmodes,each

oneoptimizedforaspecificsetoffunctions.

Pressoneofthesebuttonstoenterthecorresponding

mode.

Fordetails,pleasesee“Selectingmodes”onpage 10.

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9 13 15 20

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PROG/COMBI BANK

12. A, B, C, D, E, F buttons

ThesebuttonsselectprogrambanksA–Fand

combinationbanksA–D(seepage 11).Youcanalsouse

thesebuttonstoselectthebankoftimbreprogramsina

combination,orthebankoftrackprogramsinasong.

IfyouwanttoselectaGMbank,usethenumerickeys

(see“15”,bellow,page 11)ortheBank/ProgramSele

ct

menu(seepage 12).

VALUE controllers

Usethesecontrollerstoedittheparameterthat’s

selectedinthedisplay.

13. INC and DEC buttons

14. VALUE dial

15. 0–9, – and . buttons

16. ENTER button

Usethesetospecifythevalueoftheselected

parameter.

17. COMPARE button

Comparesyourcurrentsoundeditstothesound

beforeitwasedited.

PAGE SELECT, EXIT

18. PAGE button

Whenyoupressthisbutton,alistofthepageswithin

theselectedmodewillappearinthedisplay.Pressthe

buttonofthedesiredpage.(Seepage 9)

19. EXIT button

Pressthisbuttontoreturntothemainpageofthe

currentmode.

Save (Write)

20. WRITE button

Usethisbuttontosaveprograms,combinations,global

settings,drumkits,orarpeggiopatternstotheinternal

memory(seepage 19).

You’llalsousethisbuttontosavesongstomedia(see

page 20).

Sequencer

Thebuttonsinthissectionareusedforoperationsin

Sequencermode,suchasrecordingandplayback(see

page 54oftheOperationGuide).Inadditiontoitsuse

duringrecording,theRECbuttonisalsousedtosavea

programorcombination,orwhenusingtheAutoSong

Setupfunction.(seepage 15).

21. PAUSE ( ) button, REW ( ) button,

FF ( ) button, LOCATE ( ) button,

REC ( ) button, START/STOP ( ) button

TEMPO controls

22. TEMPO knob, TEMPO LED

Thisknobadjuststhetempoofthearpeggiator,drum

track,orinternalsequencer.

ThisLEDwillblinkatquarter‐noteintervalsofthe

currenttempo.

23. TAP button

Bypressing(ortapping)thisbuttononthebeat,you

canenterthetempousedbythearpeggiator,drum

track,orinternalsequencer.

Headphone

24. Headphone jack

Connectyourheadphoneshere.

ThisjackwilloutputthesamesignalastheAUDIO

OUTPUTL/MONOandRjacks.

TheheadphonevolumeiscontrolledbytheVOLUME

knob.

Rear Panel

Power supply

Besuretoseethe“Connectingthekeyboardand

turningthepowe ron”sectiononpage 7andfollowthe

correctproceduredescribedthere.

Note:TheKROMEhasanautopower‐offfunctionthat

automaticallyturnsoffthepowerwhenthekeyboard

orfrontpanelbuttonshavenotbeenusedforacertain

lengthoftime.Withthefactorysettings,thisissetto4

hours(see“Theautopower‐offfunction”onpage 8).

1. Power switch

Thisswitchturnsthepoweron/off.

2. AC adapter connector

TheincludedACadapterisconnectedhere.

Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturned

off.Pleasebeawarethatcarelessoperationmay

damageyourspeakersystemorcause

malfunctions.

3. Cable hook

UsethistosecurethecableoftheincludedACadapter.

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AUDIO OUTPUTS

4. AUDIO OUTPUT L/MONO jack

Thesearethemainstereoaudiooutputs.Usethe

VOLUMEknobtoadjustthevolume.

PEDALS

5. ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack, ASSIGNABLE

SWITCH jack, DAMPER jack

Youcanconnectadamperpedal,footswitch,andfoot

pedaltothesejacks.Thisgivesyouabroaderrangeof

functionsandeffectstocontrol.

MIDI

6. MIDI IN connector, MIDI OUT connector

MIDIletsyouconnecttheKROMEtoacomputeror

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

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

7. SD card slot

YoucaninsertanSDcardhere,anduseittosave/load

KROMEprograms,combinations,orsongdata.(See

page 19)

USB

8. USB connector (for connecting to

computer)

Youcanconnectyourcomputertothisconnector.

UsingasingleUSBcable,yourKROMEcansendand

receiveMIDIinformationdirectlytoandfroma

computer,withoutrequiringaMIDIinterface.

Note:TheUSBconnectoroftheKROMEisonlyableto

transmitandreceiveMIDIdata.

Connecting the keyboard and turning the power on

Turning the power on

Note:Checkthefollowingbeforeyouturnthepower

on.

•Makesurethatyou’reusinganACoutletthat

suppliesthecorrectvoltageforyourunit.

•UseonlytheincludedACadapter.

•TurntheKROME’sfrontpanelVOLUMEknoball

thewaytothelefttominimizethevolume.

•MakesurethattheKROME’spowerisoff.

•Ifyou’reconnec

tingtoanexternaloutputdevice

suchasamixerorapoweredmonitorspeaker,

minimizeitsvolumeandturnoffitspower.

Here’showtoconnectthepower.

1. ConnecttheincludedACadapter’sDCplugtothe

KROME’srearpanelpowerjack.

PlugtheACadapterintoanACou

tlet.

Topr

eventtheDCplugfrombeingdisconnected

accidentally,fastenthecablearoundtheKROME’s

cablehook.

AC adapter connections

ConnectthepowercordtotheACadapter.

2. ConnecttheKROME’sAUDIOOUTPUT

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

monitorspeakers.

•Ifyou’remonitoringthroughheadphones,connect

themtoth

eheadphonejackthat’slocatedonthe

ftsideofthefrontoftheKROME.Thisheadphone

jackwilloutputthesamesignalasthestereooutput

(AUDIOOUTPUTL/MONOandR).

3. Turnonthepowerbypressingthepowerswitch

locatedontherearpaneloftheKROME.

Iftheautopower‐offfunctionisenabled,a

messagewillappearatstart‐up,informingyouof

thetimeuntilthepowerwillturnoff

automatically.Ifthisdialogboxdoesnotappear,

autopower‐offisnotenabled;thepowerwillnot

turnoffautomatically.(See“Theautopower‐off

function”onpage

8.)

4. Power‐onyourex

ternaloutputdevices,andadjust

theirvolumeappropriately.

5. Whileplayingthekeyboard,graduallyturnthe

VOLUMEknobtowardtherighttoadjustthe

volume.

Power switch

d: Cable hook

AC adapter

When fastening the

cable to the cable

hook, take care not

to bend this portion

any more than

necessary.

c: Power cord for AC adapter

a: Power

supply jack

b: Plug into AC outlet.

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Turning the power off

Whenyou’vefinishedusingtheKROME,turnoffthe

powerbypressingthepowerswitchthat’slocatedon

therearpaneloftheKROME.

Whenyouturnoffthepower,anyprogram,

combination,orglobalsettingsyoumayhave

editedwillreturntoitsoriginalstate.Ifyouwant

tokeeptheresultsofyourediting,yo

umustsave

(write)theeditedsettings.

Inthesameway,thesongdatawillalsobelost

whenyouturnoffthepower.Ifyouwanttouse

thesongdataagainlater,youmustsaveitbefore

youturnoffthepower,andthenloaditagain

whende

sired.(See“S

avingyouredits”on

page 19.)

IftheKROME’sautopower‐offfunctionis

enabled,thepowerwillautomaticallyturnoff

afteracertainlengthoftimehaselapsedwithout

anyuserinput.Thisautomaticpower‐offwillalso

causeallunsaveddatatobelost.

Ifthepoweristurnedoffwhiledataisbeing

writtentotheinternalmemo

ry,thedatainthe

internalmemorymaybedamaged.Neverturnoff

thepowerwhileanyprocessisbeingexecuted.

Whileprocessingisoccurring,thefollowing

messagewillappear:

“Nowwritingintointernalmemory”

The auto power-off function

TheKROMEhasanautopower‐offfunctionthat

automaticallyturnsoffthepowerwhenthekeyboard

orfrontpanelbuttonshavenotbeenused(*)fora

certainlengthoftime.

*TheVOLUMEknobisnotincluded.

Note:Withthefactorysettings,thepowerwillturnoff

whentherehasbeennouserinputforapproximately

fourhours.

Whenthepowerturnsoff,anysetting

syouhad

beeneditingwillbelost.Ifyouwanttokeepyour

editedsettings,youmustsavethembeforethe

powerturnsoff.

Changing the auto power-off setting

Changing the settings in the start-up dialog box

Iftheautopower‐offfunctionisenabledsothatthe

powerwillturnoffautomatically,thecurrently

specifiedautopower‐offtimeisdisplayedimmediately

afterthesystemstartsup.

1. Whilethismessageisshown,presstheChange

Settingbuttoninthedialogbox.

Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.

2. Pressthepopupbuttonandselectthedesiredtime

foraut

opower‐offtooccur.Ifyoudon’twantthe

powertoturnoffautomatically,chooseDisabled.

Note:Ifthisdialogboxdoesnotappearimmediately

afterstart‐up,theautopower‐offfunctionissetto

Disabled;thepowerwillnotturnoffautomatically.

Note:Youcanalsochangetheautopower‐offsetting

duringoperation(seepage 16oftheOperationGuide).

Auto power-off warning message

Whenthespecifiedtimehaselapsed,amessagewill

warnyouthattheautopower‐offfunctionisaboutto

turnoffthepower.

IfyouwanttocontinueusingtheKROME,pressthe

keyboard,abutton,orthedisplay.Autopower‐offwill

bereset,andthesamemessagewillappearwhenthe

spec

ifiedtimehasagainelapsedwithoutanyuser

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About the display and the modes

Display

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

interface.

Bypressingordraggingobjectsshowninthedisplay,

youcanselectprogramsorcombinations,oredit

parametervalues.Herewe’llexplainthenamesand

functionsoftheseobjects.

a: Mode button

Thisindicatesthecurrentlyselectedmode.

Whenyoupressthisbutton,theModemenuwill

appear.Inthemodemenu,pressthenameofthemode

thatyouwanttomove.Ifyouselectthecurrently

selectedmode,thePageSelectmenuforthatmodewill

appear.Eveninanothermode,pressingtherightside

ofthenamewilldisplaythePageSelectmenuforeach

mode.

Toclosethemenu,presstheClosebuttonortheEXIT

button.

Youcanalsochoosemodesandpagesbypressingthe

frontpanelbuttons.Pressamodeselectbuttonto

selectamode,andthenpressthePAGEbuttonto

accessthepagesel

ectscreen.

b: Current page

Thisindicatesthecurrentpagewithintheselected

mode.

Beginningattheleft,thisareashowsthepagenumber:

name,andtabname.

c: Tab

Mostpagesaredividedintotwoormoretabs.

d: Parameters

Theparametersforvarioussettingsareshowninthe

display.Selectaparameterinthedisplay,andeditits

value.

YoucanusetheVALUEdialandothervalue

controllers(seepage 6)toeditavaluebydragging

yourfingerinthedisplay,orturnasettingon/offby

pressingitinthedisplay.

Forsomeparameters,

youcanpresstheparameter

twiceinsuccessionorlong‐pressandthenreleaseitto

accessanon‐screeneditpadwhereyoucaneditthe

value.see“Editpad”onpage 6oftheOperation

Guide.

e: Popup buttons

Whenyoupressapopupbutton,theavailable

parametervalueswillappearasapopupmenuora

tabbedmenu.

f: Menu command button

* Menu

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

willappear.

Themenucommandsthatappearwilldiffer

dependingonthepagethat’scurrentlyselected.

Themenuwillclosewhenyoupressthedisplay

somewhereotherthanthemenu,orwhenyoupress

theEXITbutton.

* Dialog box

Whenyouselectamenucommand,you’llseeascreen

containingthesettingsneededtoexecutethe

command.Thisiscalledadialogbox.Thedialogbox

thatappearswilldependonthemenucommandthat

youselect.Somecommands,suchasExclusiveSolo,

donotdisplayadialogbox.

* Text edit button

Whenyoupressthisbutton,thetexteditdialogbox

appearsforchangingthenamesofPrograms,

Combinations,Songs,etc.

a: Mode button

b: Current page

c: Tab

d: Parameters

Popup

buttons

f: Menu command button

Mode button Page number: name

Tab name

Menu command button

Menu button

Text edit button

Cancel button OK button

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* OK and Cancel buttons

Afterperformingtheotheroperationsinthedialog

box,youcanexecutethecommandbypressingtheOK

button.Tocancelwithoutexecuting,presstheCancel

button.Thedialogboxwillclose.

TheEXITbuttoncorrespondstotheCancelbuttonand

Donebutton.

Selecting modes

TheKROMEprovidesalargenumberoffunctions,

suchasplayingoreditingprogramsandcombinations,

recordingandplayingbacksongs,andmanaging

media.Thesefunctionsaregroupedinto“modes.”The

KROMEhasfivemodes.Toaccessamode,pressthe

correspondingmodebutton(Seepage 5).

Program mode

ProgramsarethebasicsoundsoftheKROME.

InProgrammode,youcan:

• SelectandplayPrograms.

•Useonearpeggiatorinyourperformance.

•PlaybackDrumTrackpatternswhileyouperform

usingaProgram.

•EditPrograms

YoucanusetherealtimecontrolsandtheTone

Adjustfunctiontoeasilyedittheprogram.

Youcanadjustthepa

rameter

sandsettingsofthe

oscillators,filters,amps,EGs,LFOs,effects,

arpeggiator,drumtrack,etc.

Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster

effects,andonetotaleffect.

•Plus,youcancreatedrumprogramsusingdrum

kits(ascreatedinGlobalmode).

Combination mode

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

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

aremorecomplexthanasingleProgram.In

Combinationmode,youcan:

• SelectandplayCombinations.

•Usemultipletimbrestoplayarpeggiopatterns

generatedbytwoarpeggiators.

•Useoneormoretimbrestoplaybackthepatterns

inthedrumtrack.

•UsetheKROM

Easa16‐partmultitimbraltone

generator.

•EditCombinations

Youcanusethetoneadjustfunctiontoeasilyedit

theprogramofeachtimbre.

YoucanassignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,

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

andvelocityzones;adjustsetting

sforeffects,

arpeggiatorandthedrumtrack.

•Plus,youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,two

mastereffects,andonetotaleffect.

Sequencer mode

Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit

MIDItracks.Youcan:

•Usethesixteen‐trackMIDIsequencertorecordand

playbacksongs.

•RecordasingleMIDItrackatatime,orrecordas

manyasallsixteentrackssimultaneously.Youcan

alsorecordexclusivemessages.

•Usemultipletrackstorecordandplayback

performancesgeneratedbytwoarpeggiators.

•Useone

ormoretrackstoplaybackthepatternsin

thedrumtrack.

•Editsongs.

•UsetheKROMEasa16‐trackmulti‐timbralsound

module.

•GM/GM2playbackisalsosupported.

•UsetheToneAdjustfunctiontoeasilyeditthe

programofeachtrack.

•Useuptofivein

serteffects,twomastereffects,and

onetotaleffect.

•Recordpatternsandassignthemtoindividual

keys,usingRPPR(RealtimePattern

Play/Recording).

• CreateaCueListthatwillplaybackmultiplesongs

intheorderthatyouspecify.Youcanalsocombine

thesesongsintoasinglesong.

• CreateuserDrumTrackpatterns.

Global mode

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

entireKROME,andeditdrumkitsandarpeggio

patterns.InGlobalmode,youcan:

•AdjustsettingsthataffecttheentireKROME,such

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

• Createuserscales.

• Createdrumkitsusingdrumsamples.

• Createuserarpeggiopatterns.

• Renameprogramandcombinationcategori

es.

•Setthefunctionoftheassignablepedalsan

d

assignableswitches.

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

Media mode

YoucansaveorloaddatausinganSDcard.InMedia

mode,youcan:

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

Globalsetupdata.

•FormatanSDcard,copyandrenamefiles,etc.

•Performfileoperationssuchascopyingdatatoor

frommedia.

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

(StandardMIDIFiles).

•Useth

eDataFilerfunctiontosaveorloadMIDI

SystemExclusivedata.

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Playing sounds

Playing Programs and

Combinations

Selecting Programs by bank and

number (A)

Here’showtoselectaprogram.

FormoreaboutthefeaturesandfunctionsofProgram

mode,see“Programmode”onpage 10.

1. Pressthefront‐panelPROGbutton(theLEDwill

lightup)toenterProgrammode.

TheupperleftsideoftheLCDscreenshowsthename

ofthecurrentpage,PROGP0:Play.Thisisagood

homebaseforplayingPrograms

Noticethelarge,highlightedcharactersintheupper

partoftheLCDdisplay.Thesearethenameand

numberofthecurrentProgram.Whentheseare

highlighted,youcanpresstheINC/DECbuttonsto

selectthenextorpreviouslynumberedProgram.

YoucanalsoturntheVALU

Edialtomovethroughthe

Programsinlargersteps,orenterProgramnumbers

directlyfromthenumerickeypad.

2. UsetheBANKA...FbuttonstoselectPrograms

fromotherbanks.

ToselectaGMbank,holddownnumerickey0and

pressoneofthe‐,1–9,or(.)buttons.TheGMbank,GM

var

iationsg(1)–g(9),orGMdrumprogramsg(d)will

beselectedrespectively.

Selecting Programs by Category (B)

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.

1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategory/Program

Selectpopupbutton.

TheCategory/ProgramSelectpopupmenuwill

appear.

Intheillustration,theKeyboardcategoryisselected.

Themenushowstheprograminthatcategory.

2. Ifyouwanttoselectadifferentcategory,pressthe

tabsattheleftandrightsideofthedisplay.

3. Toselectaprogram,pressitsprogramnameinthe

menu.

Theselectedprogramwillbehighlighted,andthe

programwillchange.YoucanalsousetheINC/DEC

buttonsortheVALUEdi

altoswitchprograms.

Themenushowssixteenprogramsatonce.Tosee

otherprograms,usethescrollbartoscrollthelist.

Playthekeyboardtohearthesoundoftheprogram

thatyou’veselected.

-4

INC/DEC buttons

-3

Program Select

-5

VALUE dial A

-2

BANK GM

Numeric keys 0 + (–), 1–9, (.)

-6

Numeric keys

and ENTER button

-2

PROG P0: Play

Selecting programs by bank and number

-1

BANK A–F

A–F buttons

COMBI button

-1

PROG button

Bank/Program Select popup button

B1-1

Selecting programs by category

(Selecting a program by bank)

Category/Program Select menu

Bank/Program Select menu

B2-1 Tabs

B4-1 to sub-categories

B3-2

Scroll bar

B5-1 OK button to conrm

B3-1 Program names

Category/Program Select

popup button

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4. Ifyouwanttochooseprogramsbysub‐category,

pressthe“JumptoSub”buttontoaccesstheSub

Category/ProgSelectmenu.

Pressatabonthelefttoselectasubcategory.

Selectaprogramasdescribedinstep3.

Toconfirmyourchoice,presstheOKbutton.Ifyou

wanttocancel,presstheCancelbutton.Youwillreturn

tothemai

ncategory.

5. Ifyou’rehappywiththeselectedprogram,press

theOKbuttontoclosethemenu.

IfyoupresstheCancelbutton,yourselectionherewill

bediscarded,andyouwillreturntotheprogramthat

hadbeenselectedimmediatelybeforeyouopenedthe

menu.

Note:Ifyoupressthepopupbuttontotheleftof

“ProgramSelect,”theBank/ProgramSelectmenu

organizedintobankswillappear.Theprocedureisthe

sameasdescribedin“SelectingProgramsbyCategory

(B)”.

ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,see“Selecting

Programs”onpage 21oftheOperationGuide.

Program Bank Contents

TheKROMEhasatotalof1,033programs.Whenthe

unitisshippedfromthefactory,theinternalmemory

contains640preloadprogramsand265GMprograms

forimmediateuse.Theremaining128programsare

initializedprograms,providedforyoutosaveyour

ownoriginalprograms.Youarealsofreetoed

itand

overwriteanyoftheprogramsinban

ksA–F,butnot

theprogramsofbanksGM–g(d).

Programbankcontents

Selecting Combinations

Here’showtoselectacombination.

Formoreaboutcombinations,see“Combination

mode”onpage 10.

1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination

mode.

TheCOMBILED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.

Combinationba

nkcontents

Using controllers to modify

the sound

Joystick, SW1 and SW2

Thejoystick(seepage 5)andSW1/SW2(seepage 5)

locatedontheleftsideoftheKROME’sfrontpanelare

controllersforyoutousewhileperforming.Youcan

usethesecontrollerstomodifythesound.

Theeffectproducedbyeachcontrollerwilldifferfor

eachProgramorCombination.Inadditiontothe

typicalfunctio

ns,thecontrollersinsomecasesmight

havetheeffectofemphasizingindividualsounds,or

mightapplyacombinationofseveraleffects.Sotry

themallouttoseewhateachcontrollerdoesforthe

selectedsound.

StandardJoystickfunctions

Realtime controls

Therealtimecontrollers(seepage 5)locatedontheleft

sideofthefrontpanelareusedtocontrolthesound

whileplayingaprogramorcombination,orforsimple

soundediting.Theyarealsousedtocontrolthe

arpeggiator.

1. PresstheSELECTbuttontochoosethefunctions

thatknobs1–4willcontrol(thecorresponding

LEDwi

lllightup).

TheknobswillcontrolthesoundifTONEorUSERare

selected,orthearpeggiatorifARPisselected.

2. Turnknobs1–4,andnoticehowthesound,effects,

orarpeggiopatternchanges.

Whenyouturnaknob,apopupwillappearonthe

display,indicatingthenameofthecontrollerandits

value.

•IfSELECTTONEisselected,theknobswillcontrol

thefiltercutoff,filterresonance,filterEGintensity,

andfilterEGreleasetimerespectively.

•IfSELECTUSERisselected,knobs1–4willcontrol

awidevarietyofparametersindividuallyassigned

byeachprogramorcombination.Inmany(butnot

all)cases,knobs1and2willcontrolsynth

parameters,knob3willcontrolthedepthofa

modulationeffectsuchaschorus,andknob4will

controlreverbdepth.

•FordetailsonSELECTARP,refertothenext

section.

Bank No. Contents

A...E 000...127 Preload programs

F 000...127 Initialized programs

001...128

GM2 capital programs

g(1)…g(9) GM2 variation programs

g(d) GM2 drum programs

Bank No. Contents

A...C 000...127 Preload combinations

D 000...127 Initialized combinations

Move the joystick… Normally controls…

Left Pitch bend down

Right Pitch bend up

Forwards (away from yourself) Vibrato

Backwards (towards yourself) Filter LFO (wah)

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Playing sounds

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Performing with the

arpeggiator

Aprogramallowsyoutouseasinglepolyphonic

arpeggiator.Whenplayingacombinationorusingthe

sequencer,you’llbeabletousetwopolyphonic

arpeggiators.

Turning the arpeggiator on/off

1. Selecttheprogramorcombinationthatyouwant

toplay.

2. PresstheARPbuttontomaketheLEDlightup.

Thearpeggiatorwillturnon.

3. Playthekeyboard.

Thearpeggiowillstartplaying.(Pleasenotethatfor

somesounds,thearpeggiatorissettorespondonlyto

aspecificrangeofnotesonthekeyboard.)

Controlling the arpeggio pattern

1. PresstheSELECTbuttontomaketheARPLED

lightup.

2. Turnknobs1–4(GATE,VELOCITY,SWING,

STEP)tomodifythepattern.

ItisalsoeffectivetosettherealtimecontrolstoTONE

orUSERandusethemtomodifythesoundwhilethe

arpeggiatorisplaying.

Arpeggiopatternsappropriateforeachsoundare

assignedtoeachofthefactory‐setprogramsand

combinations.Tryselectingprogramsand

combinationsfromavarietyofcategories,andplay

themwiththearpeggiatorturnedon.

3. UsetheTEMPOknobortheTAPbuttontoadjust

thetempo(seepage 6).

Program mode

Thearpeggiopatternofaprogramcanbeswitchedby

theP0:Play‐Arpeggiatorpage“Pattern”parameter.

1. PressthePROGbutton,andthentheARPtab.

2. Pressthe“Pattern”popupbutton,andselecta

pattern.

IftheLatchsettingonthispageisselected,the

arpeggiowillcontinueplayingevenafteryoutake

yourhandoffthekeyboard.Ifthissettingisnot

sel

ected,thearpeggiowillstopplayingwhenyoutake

yourhandoffthekeyboard.

Combination mode and Sequencer mode

InCombinationandSequencermodes,arpeggiator

settingsareadjustedintheP0ArpeggiatorAandBpages.

Using the Drum Track

Turning the Drum Track on and off

1. PresstheDRUMTRACKbutton.

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LEDisblinking

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

2. UsetheTEMPOknobortheTAPbuttontoadjust

thetempo(seepage 6).

Selecting the Drum Track pattern &

sound

Program mode

InProgrammode,theDrumTrackhasaspecial

reservedmixerslotandadedicatedProgramselect

parameter.TosetuptheDrumTrackinProgram

mode:

1. PressthePROGbutton,andthentheMixer&

Drumtab.

TheMixer&DrumTRACKpagewillappear.

2. Ontherightsideofthedisplay,usethetwo

PatternBank/No.popupbu

ttonstoselectaDrum

Trackpattern.

Note:PleasenotethattheDRUMTRACKbuttonwill

notturnonforapatternthatcontainsnodatasuchas

theUserbankInitDrumPattern,orforthePresetbank

P000:Offpattern.

3. Ontherightsideofthedisplay,usetheDrum

TrackProgram“Program”popupbuttontoselect

theprogramthatwillsoundthepattern.

4. Usethebuttonsonthelefttocontrolthemuteand

solosettings,andusetheslidertoadjustthe

volume.YoucanusetheDrumTrackEQtoadjust

theEQofthedrumtrackprogram.

Combination mode, Sequencer mode

InCombinations(andSongs),theDrumTracksimply

sendsMIDItoplayoneormoreofthe16

Timbres/Tracks.

Formoreinformation,see“DrumTrackfunction

settingsinCombinationmode”onpage 101ofthe

OperationGuide.

Latch

Arppegio Pattern

Arpeggio

Pattern

Preview

Pattern

Bank/No.

Drum Track

Program

Drum Track Play/Mute, Solo On/O, Volume

Drum Track

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Simple program and

combination editing

Adjusting the EQ and volume balance

Foraprogram,theprogram’sEQandmastereffect

returnamountcanbeadjustedintheP0:Play–Main

page.

IntheP0:Play–Mixer&DrumTrackpageyoucan

adjustthevolumebalanceofoscillators1and2,and

thedrumtrack.HereyoucanalsoadjusttheEQofthe

drumtrackprogram.

Using Tone Adjust

TheKROME’sToneAdjustfunctionassignsprogram

parametersthatareusefulforeditingwithbuttonsand

slidersinthedisplay.Youcanusethesetoeditthe

soundefficiently.

1. AccesstheProgrammodeP0:Play–ToneAdjust

page.PressthePROGbutton,andthentheTone

Adjusttab.

2. Usetheslidersandbuttonsinthedisplaytomake

justments.YoucanalsousetheVALU E 

controllerstomakeadjustments.

Theparametersassignedtotheslidersandknobswill

differdependingontheprogramorcombination.(For

somesounds,theresultmaybedifficulttonotice.)

Forexample,the“PitchStre.”sliderproducesrich

tonalchangesandvariat

ionswithoutimpairingthe

characteroftheoriginalsound.“1:FlfoIA”controls

wah,“1:lfoIA”controlsvibrato,and“1:Drive”can

subtlyfattenthesoundorapplyextremedistortion.

“F/AEGA,”“F/AEGD,”“F/AEGS,”and“F/AEGR”

respectivelycontroltheattacktime,decaytime,sustain

level,andreleasetimeofthefilterandampEGs.

Ifyouturnthe1:Trspbuttonon,theoscillator1

transpositionwillbemodifiedbythevalueshown

belowthebutton,raisingorloweringthepitch.

Changing the program or volume

balance of the timbres

Uptosixteenprogramscanbeassignedtoa

combination,allowingyoutoproducedenseandrich

textures.

1. InCombinationmode,presstheCategorySelect

popupbutton;thenfromtab1“2BassSplits,”

chooseA003:Bass&Piano.ThecategoryBass

Splitscontainssplit‐typecombinationswherethe

lowerrangeofthekey

boardplaysabasssound



andtheupperrangeplaysadifferentsound.

Bass&Pianoassignsanacousticpianototimbre1and

anacousticbasstotimbres2and3.

2. Let’strychangingtheprogramassignmentsothat

anorganisplayedinsteadofthepiano.

Pressthetimbre1Category/TimbreProgrampopup

buttontoaccessthelis

Attheleftsideofthelist,pressthe01Organtab,and

thenselectaprogramfromthelist.PresstheOK

buttontoconfirmyourchoice.

3. Playthekeyboard.NotesC4andabovewillplay

anorgansound,andlowernoteswillplayabass

soun

4. Nowlet’sadjustthepan(stereoposition)and

volumeoftheorganandbasssounds.

Inthelowerpartofthedisplay,presstheMixer1–8tab.

AdjustthePanknobandVolumesliderofeachtimbre.

5. Let’strychangingthesplitpointthatdividesthe

organandbasssoun

ds.

PressthePAGEbutton;theninPageSelect,pressP4

Zone/Delay.PresstheKeyZ1–8tabtoaccesstheP4:

Zone/Delay–KeyZoneT01–T08page.

Whilepressingthetimbre1“BottomKey,”playanote

onthekeyboard.Thiswillspecifythelowestkeythat

playstheorgansound.

Whilepressingthe“TopKey”ofthetimbrethatplays

thebasssound,pressthenotethat’sasemitonebelow

thelowestnoteoftheorganrangeyouspecifiedinthe

previousstep.Thiswillspecifythehighestkeythat

playsthebasssound.

Category/Combination Select popup button

Category/Timbre Program popup buttons

A.Piano A.Bass (Velocity SW)

Bottom

Key

Top

Key

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Using the sequencer

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Using the sequencer

Recording your performance

Auto Song Setup

TheAutoSongSetupfeaturecopiesthecurrent

ProgramorCombinationintoaSong,andthenputs

thesysteminrecord‐readymode.Wheninspiration

strikes,youcanusethisfunctiontostartrecording

immediately.TodosofromProgrammode:

Selecttheprogramthatyouwanttouseforrecording.

Ifdesired,youcanturnontheARPorDRUMTRACK

buttonstoaddanarpeggiatorordru

mkit

performance.

1. WhileholdingdowntheENTERbutton,pressthe

SEQUENCERREC()button.

Themessage“Doyoucontinue?”willappearinthe

SetuptoRecorddialogboxinthedisplay.

2. PresstheREC()buttononceagain.

(Alternatively

,youcanusetheOKbuttonorthe

ENTERbutton.)

TheKROMEwillautomaticallyswitchtoSequencer

modeandentertherecord‐standbystate,andtheclick

willbeginsoundingintimewiththetempo(

).Adjust

thetempo()asdesired(see“TEMPOcontrols”on

page 6.).

3. PresstheSTART/STOP()buttontostartthe

sequencerandbeginrecording.

Withthedefaultsettings,therewillbeatwomeasure

count‐downbeforerecordingstarts.

4. Playwhatyou’dliketorecord,andthenpressthe

START/STOP()buttontostoprecording.

Thesequencerwillautomatica

llyreturntothe

beginningoftheSong.

5. PresstheSTART/STOP()buttontohear

whatyourecorded.

SinceyoustartedinProgrammode,yourplayingwill

havebeenrecordedonTrack1.IfyouusedtheDrum

Track,itwillhavebeenrecordedonTrack10.For

Combinations,moretracksareusedasneeded.

Adding another track

Let’saddanothertracktotheperformancethatyou

recordedusingAutoSongSetup.

1. PressthePreferencetabtoaccesstheP0–1:

Play/REC–Preferencepage.Attheright,clearthe

“MultiREC”checkbox.

Note:AutoSongSetupturnsthisontorecordthe

Program’sDrumTrack,ormultiplechannelsina

Combination.

2. PresstheProg1–8tabtoaccesstheP0–1:

Play/REC–Pro

gramT01–08page.

3. BelowtheSongname,opentheTrackSelect

popupandselectMIDITrack02.

Thiscontrolsboththetrackthatyouplayfromthe

keyboard,and(withMultiRECturnedoff)thetrack

that’s recorded.

4. UsingtheCategoryorBank/ProgramSele

ctpopup

menus,selectaProgramfo

rTrack02.

5. IfyouhadturnedontheARPandDRUMTRACK

buttons,turnthemoff.

6. PresstheLOCATE()buttontogobacktothe

startoftheSong.

7. PresstheREC()buttontoenablerecording,and

thenpresstheSTART/STOP()buttonto

start.

8. Playwhatyou’

dliketorecord,andthenpressthe

START/STOP()buttonwhenyou’redone.

Multi REC

rack

Select

rack 2

Program

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Editing MIDI

Youcanmodifyyourperformanceafterrecording,if

youwish.Forinstance,youcanerasemisplayednotes,

orcorrecttheirpitchandtiming.

Correcting the timing

TimingcorrectionisdonethroughQuantization.This

takesthenotesyouplayedandlinesthemuptothe

nearestbeatorfractionofabeat,basedonthe

resolutionyouselect.Itcanalsobeusedtoadda

“swing”feel.Let’stryquantizingtheMIDItrackwe

justrecorded.

1. PressthePAGEbutton;theninPageSelect,press

P6Tr

ackEdit.ThenpresstheTrackEdittabto

accesstheP6:TrackEdit–TrackEditpage.

Thispageincludesagraphicwhichshowseachtrack

inthesequence.Thesmallrectanglesrepresent

measureswhichcontainperformancedata.

2. SelectMIDITrack01fromthepopupabovethe

graphic.

3. Usingthe“FromMeasure”and“ToEndof

Measure”parametersatthebottomofthedisplay,

settherangeofmeasuresthatyouwishtomodify.

Fornow,set“From”to001,and“ToEnd”to064.

4. Inthemenucommand,selecttheQuantize

command.

TheQuantizedialogappears.

5. SettheResolutiontothedesiredrhythmicvalue.

Asageneralrule,choosetheshortestnote‐valueused

intherecordedperformance.

6. PresstheOKbuttontoquantizetheselecteddata.

Iftheresultwasdifferentfromwhatyouhadexpected,

presstheCOMPAREbuttontorestorethesongtothe

originalstatebeforethequantizationwasapplied.

ExperimentwithdifferentResolutions,setthe

Intensitytolessthan100%inordertopreservesome

ofthenaturalfeel,orraisetheSwingvaluetocreatea

shuffleorswingfeel.

Youcanalsoapplyquantizationduringrecording,

usingtheRECResolutionparameteratthetopofthe

P0page.Choosethedesiredresolution

,and

quantizationwillbeappliedasyourecord.

Correcting or adding notes

Youcanedityourperformancedatabymovingor

erasingnotes,modifyinganote’sdurationorstrength,

oraddingnotes.

It’sconvenienttouseTrackVieweditingwhenyou

wanttoerase,move,orcopydatainunitsofentire

tracksormeasures.

1. (PressthePAGEbutton;theninPageSelect,press

P6:TrackEdit.)ThenpresstheTrackViewtabto

accesstheP6:TrackEdit–TrackViewpage.

2. Usingthetools,specifythestartandendmeasures

toselecttheeditregion.

3. Usethetoolstomove,copy,orerasedata.

Fordetails,seepage 68oftheOperationGuide.

It’sconvenienttousepianorolleditingwhenyouwa

nt

toeditindividualnotesindetail.

1. Usingthetools,specifythestartandendmeasures

toselecttheeditregion.

2. Pressthepagemenubutton,andchoose“Piano

Roll.”

Alternatively,pressthebottomtoolboxintheP6:

Track‐TrackViewpage.

Thepianorolldialogboxw

illappear.

3. Usethezoombu

ttonstoselectaconvenientzoom

ratio.

4. Usethetoolstoeditthenotes.

Fordetails,seepage 70oftheOperationGuide.

Starting measure Ending measure

Toolbox:

Move the events of the

selected measures

Copy the events of the

selected measures

Erase the events of the

selected measures

Specify the starting measure

Specify the ending measure

Jump to the piano roll

Zoom

Scroll (view control)

Note event

Playback

Switch the note event

display

Exit

Toolbox:

Select or move a note

Change a note’s duration

Enter notes

Erase notes

Move the displayed note

view area

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Using the sequencer

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Template songs

Templatesongscontainsoundsandeffectsthatare

suitableforaspecificmusicalstyle,soyoucan

immediatelygetstartedcreatingasongsimplyby

selectinganappropriatetemplate.Inadditiontothe

presettemplates,youcancreateyourownoriginal

templatesongscontainingyourfrequently‐used

sounds.

Thesixteenpresettemplatesong

s(P00–P15)contain

trackpara

metersettingssuchasprogram,volume,and

pan,aswellaseffect,arpeggiator,trackparameter,and

temposettings.

NotethatTemplateSongsdonotincludeMIDIdatafor

songtracksandpatterns,andsoon.

1. IntheSequencerP0:Play/RECpage,pressthe

pagemenubuttonandselecttheLoadTemplate

Songcommand.

Adialogboxwillappear.

2. IntheFromfield,choosetheTemplateSongthat

youwanttoload.

3. Checkthe“CopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo?”

check‐box.

Whenthisboxischecked,adialogboxforcopyinga

patternwillautomaticallyappearafterLoadTemplate

Songiscomplete.

Ifthisisnotchecked,onl

ytheselectedTemplateSong

willbeloaded.

4. PresstheOKbuttontoloadthetemplatesong,or

presstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutmaking

changes.

WhenyoupressOK,theTemplateSong’ssettingswill

becopiedintothecurrentSong.

IfCopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo?wascheck

edin

step3,theCopyPatternToMIDITrackdialogbox

willappear.

5. UsetheBank(UserorPreset)andPatternpopups

toselectapatterntocopy.

6. IntheToTrackfield,selectthetracktouseforthe

pattern.

Note:IneachofthesixteenpresetTemplateSongs,

track1isalwaysassignedtoaDrumProgram.(In

somecases,othertracksmayalsohaveDrum

Programs.)

7. IntheMeasurefield,setthemeasurewhereyou’d

likethepatterntostart.

Followingthenamesforeachofthe605preset

patterns,themusicalstyleandthenameofthemost

suitableDrumPr

ogramsarepartiallydisplayed.

ByloadingaDrumProgramandthecorresponding

presetpattern,youcaninstantlysetupadrumtrackto

matchtheTemplateSong.

8. Toloadthepattern,presstheOKbutton.

Afterthepatternisloaded,theMeasurewillcountup

automatically.Youcanthencopyanotherpatternif

sired.Forinstance,youcanusedifferentpatterns

oneaftertheothertobuildupasong,withdifferent

patternsforverse,chorus,andbridge.

Afteryou’vefinishedaddingpatterns,presstheExit

button,andyou’redone!

Fordetailsonhowtorecord,see“A d d i n g another

track”onpage 15.

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Using effects

Youhaveachoiceof193differentdigitaleffects.

TheKROME’seffectsectionconsistsoffiveinsert

effects,twomastereffects,onetotaleffect,andamixer

thatcontrolstheroutingbetweentheseeffect

processors.Eachoftheseprovidesstereoinputand

output.

Youcanfreelycontroltheeffectsviadynamic

modulation(Dmod),whichletsyouusetheKROME’s

controllerstocontroltheeffectsinrealtimewhileyou

perform,aswellassynchronizedifferenttypesof

modulationeffectsviathecommonLFO,oruse

MIDI/TempoSynctoproducetempo‐synchronized

effects.

Routing and effect settings

You’lluseroutingtospecifytheeffectstowhichthe

soundwillbesent.

Here’sanexampleofthesesettingsforasong.

1. Selecttheinserteffectsthatyouwanttouse.

AdjustthesesettingsintheSeqP8:Routing/IFX–

InsertFXSetuppage.

2. Specifytheeffectwheretheoutputofeachtrack

willbesent.In theSeqP8:Routing/IFX–Routing1

T01

–08page,use“Bus(IFX/Output)Select”to

adjustthesesettings.Forexampleifyouwantthe

outputoftrack2tobetheinputtoinserteffect3,

assignthetrack2“Bus(IFX/Output)Select”to

IFX3.

Theupperpartofth

escreenshowsthestatusofthe

routing,inserteffect

s,andchainsettings.Inthis

example,T01(track1)isassignedtoDKit,anduses

IFX1and2.Thisusesthesettingsofthedrumkit.T02

isconnectedtoIFX3,andT04ischain‐connectedto

IFX4andIFX5.

3. “Send1”and“Send2”specifythesendlevelsto

themastereffectforea

chtrack.“Send1”

correspondstoMFX1,and“Send2”correspondsto

MFX2.

Inthispage,“Send1”and“Send2”canbeselectedonly

if“Bus(IFX/Output)Select”issettoL/RorOff.

If“Bus(IFX/Output)Select”issettoIFX1–5,thesend

levelsarespecifiedby“Send1”and“Send2”afterthe

signalhaspassedthroughtheinserteffects(P8:

Routing/IFX–InsertFXSetuppage).

4. SeqP9:MFX/TFX/LFO–Routingpage.Hereyou

canselectthemastereffectsandthetotaleffect

thatwillbeused.Thispagealsoshowsthesignal

flow.

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Saving and loading data

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Saving and loading data

Saving your edits

Understanding Write and Save

TherearetwowaystostoreyourworkontheKROME:

WriteandSave.

Note:IfyouturnoffthepowerbeforeyouWriteor

Save,thedatayoumodifiedwillbelost.Besuretosave

importantdatatointernalmemoryoranSDcard.

“Writing”referstosavingdatatotheinternalmemory

oftheKROMEitself.YoucanusetheWriteoperation

forprograms,combinations,arpeggiopatterns,drum

kits,andglobalsettings.

Note:Songdatacannotbewrittentointernalmemory

(see“SavingdataontheKROME”onpage 113ofthe

OperationGuide).

“Saving”referstosavingdataonanSDcard.Youcan

usetheSaveoperationtosavethesongdatathat

cannotbewrittentointernalmemoryaswellasthe

datathatcanbewrittentointernalmemory.

Note:TheSaveoperationallowsyoutosaveindividual

itemsofdataaswellasalloftheKROME’sdata

together.Bysavi

ngtheentiresetofsounddata(i.e.,

programsandcombinations),globalsettings,and

sequencersongdata,youcanmanagetheentire

currentstateoftheKROMEasasinglesetofdata.This

isausefulwaytomanageyoursettingsforseparate

projectsorliveperfor

mances.

Writing

Writing Programs

Here’showtowriteaneditedProgramtointernal

memory.

1. PresstheWRITEbutton.

Adialogboxwillappear.Hereyouhavetheoptionof

savingthedatatoadifferentnumber,orofchanging

theprogramnameorcategory.Ifyouwanttosimply

overwritetheexistingdatawithoutmakinganyof

thesechanges,proceedtostep2.

• Changingtheprogramname:

Pressthe“T”buttontoaccessthetexteditdialog

box.

Usetheon‐screenkeyboardtoenteraname,and

thenpresstheOKbuttontoreturntotheprevious

dialogbox.

• Changingthecategoryandsub‐category:

PresstheCategoryorSubCa

tegorypopupbutton

,

andchoosethedesiredcategoryfromthelist.You

willreturntothepreviousdialogbox.

•Specifyingthewriting‐destinationbankand

number:

PresstheProgrampopupbutton,usethetabsto

selectabank,andselectanumberfromthelist.

PresstheOKbuttontoreturntothepreviousdialog

box.

2. OnceagainpresstheWRITEbuttontoperformthe

Writeoperation.(Youcanalsoexecutebypressing

theOKbuttonortheENTERbutton.)

Writing other data

Towriteacombination,selectthecombinationthat

youwanttowrite,andwriteitjustasyoudidfora

program.Otherdatasuchasarpeggiopatternsare

writteninthecorrespondingpage.Fordetails,see

page 113ofthe OperationGuide.

Note:AsanalternativetousingtheWRITEbutton,you

canalsousetheWritec

ommandinthepagemenu.

EffectpresetscanonlybewrittenbyusingtheWrite

command.

Saving and loading

Saving data to an SD card

Datayou’vecreatedoreditedontheKROMEcanbe

savedtoanSDcard.TheKROMEcanhandleseveral

typesoffilesanddata,butherewe’llexplaintwo

commontypesoffile:.PCGfilesand.SNGfiles.

PCGstandsfor“Program,Combination,andGlobal.”

ThesefilescanalsoincludeuserArpeggiopatterns,

DrumKits,andus

erDrumTrack.

SNGstandsfor“Song.”Thesefilesstoreallofthe

SongsfromSequencermode.

Saving programs and songs together

Whensavingasongthatyoucreatedusingedited

programsorrearrangedprograms,youcansavethe

programdataalongwiththesongdata.

1. InsertyourSDcardintotheSDcardslot.

Withthelabelofthemediafacingupward,insertthe

connectorendofthecardintotheSDcardslot,and

pressitinuntilitclicksintoplace.

2. PresstheMEDIAbuttontoenterMediamode(the

LEDwilllightup).

3. PresstheSavetabtoaccesstheMedia‐Savepage.

4. Selectthedirectorywhereyouwanttosavethe

data.

PresstheOpenbuttontomovetoalowerlevel,or

presstheUpbuttontomovetoanupperlevel.

Tocreatea

newdirectory,movetothelevelwhereyou

wanttocreatethedirectory,andusetheCreate

DirectorymenucommandontheDisk–Utilitypage.

5. OntheDisk–Savepage,pressthepagemenu

buttontoopenthepagemenu,andselecttheSave

Allcommand.

Thiscommandwillsaveasetof.PCGand.SNGfiles

allatonce.

Saving and loading data

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Adialogboxwillappear.

6. Pressthetexteditbutton(“T”)andenteraname

forthefiles.

Allofthefileswillsharethesamename,withdifferent

suffixestoshowthedatatype(.PCG,.SNG).

7. PresstheOKbuttontoSavethedatatotheSD

card.

Whenthesaveiscomplete,thesystemreturnstothe

Sav

epage,andthedisplaywillshowtheresulting

file(s).Theamountoftimerequiredwilldependonthe

amountofdatabeingsaved.

Note:Youcanusethevarious“Selection”buttonsinthe

dialogboxtospecifythebankusedforsaving;

howeverwhensavingasong,youshouldalsosav

ethe

programsanddrumkitsusedbythesongtogether

withit.

Similarlywhensavingacombination,youshouldsave

theprogramsanddrumkitsusedbythecombination

togetherwithit.

Saving a song

InSequencermode,youcanpresstheWRITEbuttonto

savetheSNGfiletoyourSDcard.

Whenthedialogboxappears,presstheWRITEbutton

onceagaintoexecutetheSaveoperation.

Loading data

Youcanloadtheentirecontentsofthememoryatonce,

includingsounddata(Programs,Combinations,etc.),

andSongsdata.Todoso:

1. InserttheSDcardcontainingthefileyouwantto

loadintotheSDcardslot.

Withthelabelofthemediafacingupward,insertthe

connectorendofthecardintotheSDcardslot,and

pressitinuntilitclicksintoplace.

PresstheMEDIAbuttontoenterMediamode(the

LEDwilllightup).

3. PresstheLoadtabtoaccesstheMedia‐Loadpage.

4. Navigatetothedirectorythatcontainsthefileyou

wanttoload,andselectthe.SNGfile.

Selectadi

rectory(shownasafoldericon)andpress

theOpenbuttontomovetoalowerlevel,orpressthe

Upbuttontomovetoahigherlevel.

Theselected.SNGfilewillbehighlighted.

5. PresstheredLoadbuttonatthebottomofthe

page.

(YoucanalsousetheLoadSelect

edmenucommand.)

Adialogboxwillappear,containinganumberof

options.

6. Selectthe“Load[filename].PCGtoo”checkbox.

Whentheseboxesarechecked,thesystemlooksfor

.PCGfilewiththesamenameasthemain.SNGfile.

7. Use“Select.SNGAllocation”tospecifyhowthe

Songswillbeloaded,andwhethe

rornotexisting

Songswillbeerased.

AppendloadstheSongsintothefirstfreeSong

numbersfollowingthesong(s)whicharealreadyin

memory.

Clearwilleraseallsongsfrominternalmemory,and

loadtheSongsintotheexactnumbersfromwhichthey

weresaved.

PresstheOKbuttontoloadthedata.

NeverturnoffthepowerorremovetheSDcard

whiledataisbeingloadedorsaved.

WhenloadingPrograms,Combinations,Songs,

DrumKits,oruserArpeggiopatterns,makesure

thattheGlobalBasicSetuppage’s MemoryProtect

settingsareturnedoff(unchecked).Iftheyareon,

youwon’tbeabletolo

adthedata.

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