Korg Kronos Quick Start Guide

Playing sounds
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Selecting Programs by Category
ThereareotherwaystoselectPrograms,butherewe’ll
explainhowtoselectprogramsbytheircategory,such
askeyboard,organ,bass,ordrumsounds.
ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,seethe“Playing
andeditingPrograms”chapteroftheOG.
1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategorypopup
button.
See“b:Ca
tegorypopupbutton”onpage 13.
TheCategorypopupmenuwillappear.
2. Usethetabsatthelefttoselectacategory.
Thespaceontherightwillthenshowallofthe
Programsinthatcategory,inalloftheinternalbanks.
3. Optionally,pressoneoftheinnertabstoselecta
su
b‐category,tonarrowtheselection.
Ifanyofthecategoriesorsub‐categoriescan’tbe
selected,thismeansthatnoProgramshavebeen
assignedtothatcategory.
4. SelectaProgramfromthelist.
YoucaneithertouchthenameofaPrograminthelist,
pressthe/ buttons,orusetheVal
uedial.You
canplaythehighlightedProgramfromthekeyboard
withoutleavingthepopup.
5. Ifnotalltheitemsinthelistcanbeshowninthe
screen,usethescrollbarstoviewtherestofthe
list.
6. Whenyou’vefoundaProgramyoulike,pressthe
OKbuttontoclosethedialog
box.Thengoahead
andplay!
Makesuretotryoutallofthecontrollers,too.Formore
information,see“Usingcontrollerstomodifythe
sound”onpage 18.
Program Bank Contents
KRONOSshipsfromthefactorywithalmost1,800
Programsloadedintomemory.Another1,024Program
slotsareeitherleftopen(“initialized”)foryourown
programmingandadditionalsoundlibrariesor,
dependingontheKRONOSmodel,mayinitially
includeProgramsfortrialversionsofEXssample
libraries.AllofthefactoryProgramscanbeov
er‐
writtenwithyo
urownedits,ifdesired–exceptforthe
GMbanks.
Programbankcontents
*Bankcontentsmaydifferdependingonthemodel.
HD-1 and EXi Bank Types
EXiProgramsareusedforallsynthenginesexceptfor
theHD‐1,includingtheAL‐1,CX‐3,STR‐1,MS‐20EX,
PolysixEX,MOD‐7,SGX‐1,andEP‐1.
BankscancontaineitherHD‐1ProgramsorEXi
Programs,butnotboth.Thisassignmentisfixedfor
theInternalbanks,butca
nbesetse
paratelyforeachof
theUserbankswiththeSetProgramUser‐BankType
menucommandontheGlobalP0:Basicpage.
Selecting Combinations
ACombinationconsistsofuptosixteenProgramsthat
aresplitand/orlayeredtogether.Italsousesuptofour
KARMAmodulessimultaneously(aProgramcanuse
onlyoneKARMAmodule),lettingyouproducefar
morecomplexsoundsthanaProgram.Toselect
Combinations:
1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination
mode.
TheCOMBILE
Dwilllightup.
Onceyou’reinCombimode,youcanselectandplay
Combinationsbyeitherbank/numberorcategory,in
thesamewayasyoudidPrograms.
Using controllers to modify the sound
Joysticks, ribbon, and switches
Noticethemanycontrollerslocatedontheleftsideof
theKRONOS’frontpanel.Youcanuseallofthese
controllers–includingthejoystick,vectorjoystick,
ribboncontroller,andSW1/SW2switches–tovarythe
soundasyouplay.Formoreinformationonthese
controllers,seetheirsectionsunder“FrontPanel”on
page 6.
Theresultwilldifferforea
chProgramor
Combination,sotrythemallouttoseewhateach
controllerdoesfortheselectedsound.
Control Surface overview
Noticethemixer‐likearrangementofsliders,knobs,
andswitchesontheleftsideofthefrontpanel.Thisis
calledtheControlSurface.Youcanuseitinavarietyof
ways,suchaseditingsounds,controllingKARMA,
mixing,orsendingMIDImessagestoexternaldevices.
Forinstance,tosetuptheControlSurfacefo
rquick
soundeditingandcontrollingKARMA:
1. IntheCONTROLASSIGNsection,presstheRT
KNOBS/KARMAbutton.
Bank Contents Bank Type
I-A SGX-1, EP-1, “best of” all EXi EXi
I-B…F HD-1 Programs HD-1
GM (I-G) GM2 main Programs
GM
g(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs*
1

g(d) GM2 drum Programs*
1

U-A HD-1, including ambient drums
Bank type
can be set to
either HD-1
or EXi.
U-B AL-1
U-C AL-1 and CX-3
U-D STR-1
U-E MS-20EX & PolysixEX
U-F MOD-7
U-G Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER–AA…CC * Programs for EXs trial versions
USER–DD…EE * Initialized EXi Programs
USER–FF…GG * Initialized HD-1 Programs

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