About the KROME EX Supplementary Manual
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About the KROME EX
Supplementary Manual
This supplementary manual explains the expanded
functions and other features of the KROME EX
regarding its programs, combinations and so on.
Please read this as a supplement to be used with the
KROME Operation Guide and the KROME Parameter
Guide.
Main Features of the
KROME EX
Added and refreshed sounds
In addition to the full keyboard stereo long-sampled
and non-looped piano, the drums with ambience, and
other high-definition KROME sounds, the KROME EX
features a wealth of new sounds and patterns such as
polyphonic synth sounds for EDM (Electronic Dance
Music), synth leads, drum kits, filter-x pianos, vocal
leads, folk instruments and sound effects. Also, each of
the piano sounds including grand, upright and electric
pianos have been expanded.
Below is a comparison of the sounds, patterns and so
on between the KROME EX and the KROME.
KROME Sound and pattern data comparison: EX vs.
KROME
Refer to the “KROME EX Voice Name List” to see the
specific order in which the sounds and patterns are
sorted.
KROME EX banks and numbers
Programs
Combinations
Drum Kits
Drum Track patterns
Arpeggio pattern
Multisamples
Drumsamples
KROME EX KROME
PCM memory
4 Gbytes (when
calculated as 48kHz 16-
bit linear data)
3.8 Gbytes (when
calculated as 48kHz 16-
bit linear data)
728 multisamples
(including 44 stereo)
583 multisamples
(including 12 stereo)
2,502 drumsamples
(including 574 stereo)
2,080 drumsamples
(including 474 stereo)
User
Combinations
768 Combinations/512
Preload
512 Combinations/384
Preload
User Programs
1,536 Programs/896
Preload
768 Programs/640
Preload
User Drum Kits 80 Drum Kits/48 Preload 48 Drum Kits/32 Preload
Preset Programs 256 GM2 Programs + 9 GM2 Drum Programs
Dual polyphonic
arpeggiators
5 preset arpeggio patterns
1,088 user arpeggio
patterns (960 preload)
1,028 user arpeggio
patterns (900 preload)
Drum Track
710 preset patterns,
1,000 user patterns
605 preset patterns,
1,000 user patterns
Demo Songs 5 4
Preload: Contains data for performance. You can save data to this bank.
Initialized: Contains data that has been initialized. You can save data to
this bank, including any data you have created.
Preset: Contains data for performance. You cannot save data to this
bank or overwrite the original data.
Bank No. Contents Bank Select MSB, LSB
A 000...127 Preload 00, 00 [3F, 00]
B 000...127 Preload 00, 01 [3F, 01]
C 000...127 Preload 00, 02 [3F, 02]
D 000...127 Preload 00, 03 [3F, 03]
E 000...127 Preload 00, 04 [3F, 04]
F 000...127 Preload 00, 05 [3F, 05]
U-A 000...127 Preload 00, 06 [3F, 06]
U-B 000...127 Initialized 00, 07 [3F, 07]
U-C 000...127 Initialized 00, 08 [3F, 08]
U-D 000...127 Initialized 00, 09 [3F, 09]
U-E 000...127 Initialized 00, 0A [3F, 0A]
U-F 000...127 Initialized 00, 0B [3F, 0B]
GM
001...128
Preset GM2 main 79, 00 [38, 00]
g(1)…
g(9)
Preset GM2 variations 79, 01-09 [79, 01-09]
g(d) Preset GM2 drums 78, 00 [3E, 00]
Bank No. Contents Bank Select MSB, LSB
A 000...127 Preload 00, 00 [3F, 00]
B 000...127 Preload 00, 01 [3F, 01]
C 000...127 Preload 00, 02 [3F, 02]
D 000...127 Preload 00, 03 [3F, 03]
E 000...127 Initialized 00, 04 [3F, 04]
F 000...127 Initialized 00, 05 [3F, 05]
No. (Bank) Contents
00...47 (INT) Preload
48...79 (USER) Initialized
80...88 (GM) Preset GM
No. (Bank) Contents
P000 Off
P001...P710 Preset
U000...U999 Initialized
No. (Bank) Contents
P0...P4 Preset
U0000...U0959 (INT) Preload
U0960...U1087 (USER) Initialized
Bank No. Contents
Mono 0000...0532 Mono (preset)
Stereo 0000...0002 Stereo (preset)
XL.M 0000...0194 eXtra Large Mono (preset)
XL.St 0000...0040 eXtra Large Stereo (preset)
Bank No. Contents
Mono 0000...1171 Mono (preset)
Stereo 0000...0103 Stereo (preset)
XL.M 0000...1369 eXtra Large Mono (preset)
XL.St 0000...0469 eXtra Large Stereo (preset)