Korg Krome

Detailed Editing with Programs Before you start editing
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Detailed Editing with Programs
Youcancreateoriginalsoundsbyeditingapreloaded
programorbyeditinganinitializedprogram.The
programsyoucreatecanbesavedinbanksA–F.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Savingyouredits”onpage 30.
Before you start editing
The three elements of sound: pitch,
tone, and volume
Soundismadeupofthreebasicelements:pitch,tone,
andvolume.
TheKROMEprovides“pitch,”“filter,”and“amp
(amplifier)”sectionsthatallowyoutocontrolthese
elements.
The“pitch”sectionmodifiesthepitch,the“filter” 
sectionmodifiesthetone,andthe“amp”section
modifiesthevolume.
You’lledit“pitch”settingsinP2:OSC/Pitch(P2‐3)and
OSC2Pitch,“filter”settingsinP3:Filter(P3‐1–3),and
“amp”settingsinP4:Amp/EQ(P4‐1–2).
EG, LFO, AMS, and controllers
Inadditiontothethreeelementslistedabove,asound
canvaryaccordingtothepassageoftime,thepitch
rangeinwhichit’splayed,orbyperformance
expressions.
Suchaspectscanbecontrolledbymodulatorsand
controllerssuchastheEG(envelopegenerator),LFO
(lowfrequencyoscillator),andjoystick.These
modulatorsandco
ntrollersapplychangetothebasic
program.
Takealookattheil
lustration“Programstructure”
NoticethatthesignalflowisintheorderofOscillator/
Pitch,Filter,Amp.YoucanseehowtheEGsandLFOs
affecteachsection.
Asshownintheillustration,eachprogramconsistsof
sectionssuchasOSC1/2,effects,andthearpeggiator.
OSC (oscillator) 1/2
TheOSC(oscillator)generatesthewaveformthatisthe
basisofthesound.OntheKROME,theoscillator
consistsofmultiplesampledsoundssuchasa
multisampleoradrumkit(drumsamples).
TheKROMEprovidestwooscillators;OSC1and
OSC2.Youcancreatemorecomplexprogramsby
combiningthese.
TheOSC,whichisthebasisofthesound,canbe
controlledbymodulatingitspitch,filter,amp,EG
,and
LFOtochangethesoundinawiderangeofways.
Note: PitchEGissharedbyOSC1andOSC2.
Effects
Aseffects,youcanusefiveinserteffects,twomaster
effects,andonetotaleffect.
TheoutputofOSC1/2issenttotheseeffectprocessors.
Bychoosingthedesiredeffectforeachprocessorand
editingitsparameters,youcanapplyawiderangeof
effectssuchasmodulation,distortion,and
reverberation.
Arpeggiator
Aprogramcanuseonearpeggiator.Youcanselectan
arpeggiopattern,specifytherangethatthepatternwill
bedevelopedwithin,andspecifytherangeofnotesor
velocitiesthatwilltriggerthearpeggiator.
OSC / Pitch
Filter
Amplier
Eects
EQ
OSC1 Setup: P2–1,
OSC1 Velocity: P2–2
Amp1/Driver1: P4–1
Pitch EG : P2–10
Filter1 EG: P3–10
Amp1 EG: P4–3
OSC1 LFO1: P5–1
OSC 1
OSC 2
Filter1 Mod: P3–3
Filter Key Track: P3–2
Filter1 LFO Mod: P3 –4
OSC1 Pitch: P2–3
OSC1 LFO2: P5–2
Amp1 Mod: P4–2
Program Basic/Controllers: P1
AUDIO OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Master
Eect
1, 2: P9
Total
Eect
: P9
Insert
Eect
1…5: P8
3Band EQ
: P4–10
Filter1(A/B): P3–1
OSC1 AMS Mix: P6–1/2
Common KeyTrack: P6–9/10
OSC1, 2
Insert Eects
Master Eects
FX Control Bus
Routing: P8–1
Common LFO: P5–10
Arpeggio: P7–1, 2
DrumTrk Pattern: P7–4, 5
Tone Adjust: P0–7
Controllers: P1–3
P1–1, P2–2, etc. indicate the on-screen pages and tabs used when editing on the KROME.
Programstructure