Korg Kronos X - Synchronizing KARMA; Synchronization Basics; The Quantize Trigger Parameter

Synchronizing KARMA Synchronization basics
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Synchronizing KARMA
Synchronization basics
Synchronization with Wave Sequences
IfyouwantaKARMAmoduletosynchronizewith
currently‐playingWaveSequences(“Mode”=Tempo),
turn“QuantizeTrigger”on(checked)sothatitwill
synchronizetotheselectednoteinterval.
Synchronization with the Drum Track
ForinformationonsynchronizingKARMAwiththe
DrumTrack,see“UsingKARMAandtheDrumTrack
together”onpage 243.
Synchronization with song start/stop
•WhileKARMAisrunning,pressingthe
START/STOPswitchwillsynchronizeKARMA
withthesequencer.
KARMAwillbereset,andthephrasesorpatternsit
generateswillstartfromthebeginning.
•WhilethesequencerisplayingandKARMAis
stopped,andyouchangethelocationbypressing
theLOCATEswitchetc.,KARMAwillbereset,and
thephrasesorpatternsitgenerateswillstartfrom
thebeginning.
•IfyouthenpresstheSTART/STOPswitch,the
sequencerandKARMAwillbothstop.Ifyouwant
tostoponlyKARMA,pressthe(KARMA)ON/OFF
switch.
•IfyouwantKARMAtostartthemomentrecording
begins,pressthe(K
ARMA)ON
/OFFswitch,and
thenplaythekeyboardduringthepre‐countbefore
recording.TheKARMAmoduleswillnotbe
triggeredimmediately,butwillbetriggeredin
synchronizationwiththesequencerthemoment
recordingstarts.
The “Quantize Trigger” parameter
ThetriggertimingofaKARMAmodulewilldepend
onthesettingofits“QuantizeTrigger ”parameter.
On(checked):ThetriggertimingofaKARMAmodule
willbequantizedtotheselectednoteinterval.
Off(unchecked):TheKARMAmodulewillbe
triggeredatthetimingatwhichyouplaythekeyboard.
Formoreinfo
rmation,se
e“QuantizeTrigger ”on
page 117oftheParameterGuide.
Note:Ifyouwantawavesequencetosynchronizeto
thecurrently‐playingKARMA,gototheP2:Track
ParametersWaveSequence/KARMApageandturn
“WaveSequenceQuantizeTrigger ”on.
Synchronization between KARMA
modules A, B, C, and D
InCombinationandSequencermodes,fourKARMA
modulescanbe running.Eachmodulehasa“Quantize
Trigger”settingthatdetermineshowthatmodulewill
synchronizewiththeothermodules.
“QuantizeTrigger”Off:TheKARMAmodulewillbe
triggeredatthetimingatwhichyouplaythekeyboard.
Therewillbenosynchronizationbe
tw
eenKARMA
modules;eachwillbetriggeredattheirowntiming.
“QuantizeTrigger”On:TheKARMAmodulewill
synchronizetotheselectednoteintervalofthetiming
thefirst‐triggeredKARMAmodulethatiscurrently
running.
Ifyouwanttosimultaneouslytriggermultiple
KARMAmodulesfromthekeyboardorpads,turn
“QuantizeTr
i
gger ”onforeachoftheseKARMA
modules.
Synchronization with songs, patterns,
and RPPR performance in Sequencer
mode
IfyouwantaKARMAmoduletoplay(orberecorded)
insynchronizationwiththecurrently‐playingsong,
pattern,orRPPR,turn“QuantizeTrigger”on.
“QuantizeTrig”Off:TheKARMAmodulewillbe
triggeredatthetimingatwhichyouplaythekeyboard.
Itwillnotsynchronizetothecurrently‐playingsong,
patte
rn,orRPPR.
“Quanti
zeTrig”On:Thetriggertimingofthe
KARMAmodulewillbequantizedtotheselectednote
intervalofthecurrently‐playingsong,pattern,or
RPPR.
Note:IfyouwantpatternsplayedbyRPPRto
synchronizetothecurrently‐operatingKARMA,set
“Sync”(SequencerP5:Pattern/RPPR–RPPRSetup
page)toSEQ
.
Note:Ifyo
uwantawavesequencetosynchronizeto
thecurrently‐playingsong,pattern,RPPR,orthe
currently‐runningKARMA,gototheP2:Track
ParametersWaveSequence/KARMApageandturnon
“WaveSequenceQuantizeTrigger ”aswell.Formore
information,see“WaveSequenceQuantizeTrigger”
onp
age 460oftheParameterGuide.