Korg Krome

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Using Drum Kits
Drum Kit Overview
What’s a Drum Kit?
Adrumkitisacollectionofdrumsamples(drumset
soundssuchas bassdrum,snare,orcymbals,aswellas
awidevarietyofotherpercussionsounds),witheach
sampleassignedtoanoteofthekeyboard.
• Eachkeycanplayadifferentsound
•Oneachkey,youcanuseuptoeightDrumsamples,
withvelocitycrossfades
• Eachkeyhasseparatesettingsforthemost
importantsoundparameters,includingvolume,
filtercutoffandresonance,envelopeattackand
decay,pitch,driveandlowboost,andgainforeach
bandoftheProgramEQ.
Forinstance,youcouldcombinehighdriveand
lowcutofffrequencytocreatealo‐fieffectononlya
fewsounds,whiletherestofthesoundsremained
cl
earandpristine.
• EachnotecanberoutedtodifferentInsertEffects,
orhaveseparateFXSendamounts.Forinstance,
youcansendasnaresoundthroughadedicated
compressor.
YoucanuseDrumKitsonlyinProgramswhose
OscillatorModeissettoSingleorDoubleDru
ms.
Drum Kit memory structure
TheKROMEhasover161DrumKits,dividedinto
Internal,User,andGM(GeneralMIDI)groupsas
shownbelow.Youcaneditorwriteintoanyofthe
locationsexceptfortheGMbank,whichcannotbe
erased.
DrumKitcontents
The9DrumKitsintheGMbankarecompatiblewith
theGM2sou
ndmap.TheotherDrumKitsmayuse
differentmappings,whereappropria
te.
Using a drum kit in a program
(Oscillator Mode)
IntheProgramP1:BasicCtrls–ProgramBasicpage,set
theOscillatorModeparametertoDrumsorDouble
Drums.Thenfortheoscillator,selectthedrumkitthat
youwanttouse.
Before you start editing…
Selecting a drum program
DrumKitsareeditedinGlobalMode.Whileyou’rein
GlobalMode,you’llplaythekitthatyou’ reeditingasif
youwereplayingitfromwithintheProgram,Combi,
orSongwhichwasselectedbeforeyouenteredGlobal
mode.
So,beforeyouenterGlobalmode,it’sbesttoselecta
Programwh
ichisalreadysetupfordrums,withthe
appropriateEGsettings,effects,andsoon.Justusethe
ProgramCategoryselectpopup,andchooseadrum
Programsuchas“StudioStandardKit.”
Eveniftheprogram’soscillatorissettoDouble
Drums,thispagewillshowonlythesingledru
m
kitthatisselectedbyDrumKitSelect.
Matching the key of the keyboard
with the drum kit
Inorderforthenotemappingstomatchthekeyboard,
theOscillator’sOctavesettingneedstobe+0[8ʹ].All
DrumKitProgramsshouldhavethissettingalready.If
you’ reunsure,youcancheckthisyourself:
1. GototheOSC1SetuptaboftheOSC/Pitchpage.
Withasettingotherthan+0[8ʹ],therelationship
betweenthekeysandtheDrumKitsoundmapwill
be
incorrect.
2. SettheGlobalP0:BasicSetup–Basicparameter
“KeyTranspose”to+00.
Make sure that Memory Protect is
disabled
Beforeyoustartediting,gototheGlobalP0:Basic
Setup–SystemPreferencespage,andlookinthe
MemoryProtectsection.MakesurethatDrumKitis
notchecked–ifso,youwon’tbeabletomakeanyedits.
Drum Kits may be used by more than
one Program
WhenyoueditaDrumKit,allProgramsthatusethat
DrumKitwillbeaffected.Toavoidchangingthe
factoryvoicing,youmaywishtocopyDrumKitsto
emptylocationsintheUSERbanksbeforeediting.
Bank No. Contents
INT 00...31 Preload Drum Kits
User 32...47 User Drum Kits
GM 0 48...56 GM2 Drum Kits