Korg Kronos - Using the Drum Track

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Using the Drum Track
Turning the Drum Track on and off
1. PresstheDRUMTRACKswitch.
Dependingonvarioussettings,theDrumTrackmay
begintoplayimmediately,ormaywaituntilyoustart
toplayonthekeyboard.Ifthebutton’sLEDisblinking
onandoff,it’swaitingforyoutoplay.
FormoredetailsonDrumTrackstart/stopand
synchronization,seethechapte
r“UsingtheDrum
Tr
ack”intheOG.
Selecting the Drum Track pattern &
sound
Program mode
InProgrammode,theDrumTrackhasaspecial
reservedmixerslotandadedicatedProgramselect
parameter.TosetuptheDrumTrackinProgram
mode:
1. PresstheBasic/Vectortab,andthenpressthe
DrumTracktab.
TheDrumTrackpagewillappear.
NotetheDrumPatternsection,intheupperle
ftofthe
display.ThePatternparameterhastwopopupmenus.
TheoneontheleftselectsbetweenthePresetandUser
banks;theoneontherightselectsthepatternwithin
thebank.
2. SettheBankandPatternasdesired.
Note:IftheselectedpatternisanemptyUserpatternor
Pr
esetP000
:Off,theDRUMTRACKbuttonwon’tturn
on.
Next,notetheDrumTrackParameterssectionofthe
page(totherightoftheDrumPatternsection).This
areacontainsafewparametersforadjustingthebasic
soundoftheDrumTrack.
3. PresstheProgrampopupbutton.
TheCategory/ProgramSelectdialogappears.By
de
fault,theDrumcategorywillalreadybeselected.
4. SelectadrumProgramfortheDrumTracktoplay.
Youcanactuallyselectanysound,evenoutsideofthe
Drumcategory—butingeneral,thepatternswillonly
makesensewhenplayingadrumProgram.
Combination mode
InCombinations(andSongs),theDrumTracksimply
sendsMIDItoplayoneormoreofthe16
Timbres/Tracks.
Formoreinformation,see“DrumTracksettingsin
Combinationmode”inthe“UsingtheDrum
Track”chapteroftheOG.
Linking KARMA and the Drum Track
YoucanlinkKARMAandtheDrumTracksothatthey
startandstoptogether.ThisiscontrolledbytheLink
toDrumTrackcheck‐boxontheKARMATriggers
page.
1. GototheProgramP7:KARMAModule
Parameters‐Triggerpage.
2. IntheControlsection,enabletheLinktoDrum
Trackcheck‐bo
x.
Thefrontpan
elLINKEDLEDwilllight.
3. TurntheKARMAON/OFFswitchon.
Whenlinked,KARMAwillalwayswaitfortheDrum
Track.So,unlesstheDRUMTRACKswitchison,
KARMAwon’tstartyet.
4. TurntheDRUMTRACKswitchon.
KARMAwillstarttoplayalongwiththeDrumTrack,
accordingtotheDrumTrack’
sTriggerMode.
Formoredetails,pleasesee“UsingKARMAandthe
DrumTracktogether”inthe“UsingtheDrumTrack”
chapteroftheOG.