Korg Kronos Quick Start Guide

Playing sounds
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Playing sounds
Playing sounds in Set Lists
Overview
SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe
soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor
whatbankthey’restoredinorwhetherthey’re
Programs,Combinations,orevenSongs.
Largeon‐screenbuttonsmakesoundselectionfastand
foolproof,andtheProgramUporDownfootswitch
assignmentscanbeus
edforhands‐
freesound
changes.Cut,copy,paste,andinserttoolsmakere‐
orderingasnap.
SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)lettheprevioussound
anditseffectsringoutnaturally,makingiteasyto
changesoundsduringaliveperformance.SSTisactive
inalloftheKRONOSmodes—notjustinSe
tLists.
Thereare128SetLists,andeachSetListhas128Slots,
eachofwhichcanbeassignedtoanyProgram,
Combination,orSong.Onewayofthinkingaboutthis
isthataSetListisa“bank”ofSlots.
Selecting Set Lists
ThelargenameintheSetListdisplayisthenameof
thecurrentSlot,sothatyoucaneasilyseethesound
thatyou’replaying.The SetListnameisinsmallertext
atthetopleft‐handcornerofthescreen.
Withthefactorysettings,SetList000willappearwhen
yo
uturnonthepow
er.
ToselectSetLists:
1. PresstheSETLISTbuttontoenterSetListmode.
2. PresstheSetListpopupbutton(totheleftofthe
SetListname).
TheSetListselectiondialogappears.
3. PressoneofthenamesinthelisttoselectaSet
List.
Thesel
ectedSetListwillbehighlighted,andthe
keyboardwillimmediatelyswitchtothefirstSlotin
theSetList.
4. Ifyoulike,playafewnotestohearthesoundof
thefirstSlotintheSetList.
5. WhenyouaresatisfiedwiththeselectedSetList,
presstheOKbuttontoclosethepopupmenu.
Alternately,youcanpresstheCancelbuttontoreturn
tothepreviouslyselectedSetList.
Selecting Slots
Selecting within the current group of 16
16Slotsareshownonthescreenatonce,each
representedbyabutton.Toselectoneofthe16Slots
shownonthedisplay:
1. PresstheSlot’sbutton.
Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthelargeSlot
number/nameatthetopofthescreenareupdated
accordingly.
Set List popup
Slot buttons
Current Slot
Previous button
Comment
Next button
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Korg Kronos Specifications

Operating Environment

operating temperature range	+5 – +35 °C

Power

power consumption	60 W

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions (61 keys)	1052 x 362 x 134 mm
dimensions (73 keys)	1243 x 411 x 145 mm
dimensions (88 keys)	1455 x 411 x 145 mm
weight (61 keys)	12.5 kg
weight (73 keys)	20.3 kg
weight (88 keys)	23.0 kg