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Playing and editing Combinations
About the KROME’s combinations
Combinationsletyousplitandlayerupto16Programs
atonce.
ACombinationismadeupof16Timbres(Notethat
youdon’thavetouseall16Timbres).EachTimbreis
assignedaProgram,alongwithparametersforkey
rangeandvelocityzones,mixersettings,MIDIchannel
andcontrollerfiltering,andsoon.
AswithPrograms,eachCombinationhasfiveinsert

effects,twomastereffects,andonetotaleffectfor
shapingandtransformingthesoundsoftheindividual
Timbres.
Thissectionofthemanualtakesaquicklookatplaying
Combinations,includingatourofthefront‐panel
controllersandbasicedi
tingtechniques.
Playing combinations
Selecting Combinations
Thereareseveraldifferentwaystoselect
Combinations.Eachoneisconvenientinadifferent
way:
•Using“CombinationSelect”andtheVALUE
controllers:
•UsingtheBank/CombinationSelectmenu:
•UsingtheCategory/ProgramSelectmenu:
•Find
•Usingafootswitch:page 19
•SendingMIDIprogramchangemessagestoselect
Programsremotely:
Fordetails,pleaseseebelow.
Selecting a program using
“Combination Select” and the VALUE
controllers
1. PresstheCOMBIbutton.(TheLEDwilllightup.)
(Refertotheillustrationbelowforthebuttons.)
Alternatively,youcanusethemodebutton(see
“Selectingmodes”onpage 9).
TheKROMEwillenterCombinationmode.
2. AccesstheCombiP0:Play–ProgramT01–08page.
Thisisshowninthetoplineofthedisplay.
Ifadifferentpageisshown,presstheEXI
Tbutton
severaltimestomovetotheCombiP0:Play–Program
T01–0
8page.
3. Makesurethat“CombinationSelect”isselected.
Ifitisnot,press“CombinationSelect”inthedisplayto
highlightit.
4. Selectthecombinationyouwanttoplay.
Youcanusethefollowingmethodstoselectacombination.
4: INC/DEC buttons
3: Combination Select
2: COMBI P0: Play
4: VALUE dial
1: COMBI button
4: Numeric keypads
ENTER button
5: BANK SELECT
A–F buttons
1: Mode name
(button)
Mode button Mode, page number
and name
Tab name
Combination Select
(Combination number and name)
Category Select popup button
(Category number and name)
Bank
number
Combination Select popup button