Korg Krome

Playing sounds
En-12
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
GM
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)