Korg Kronos - Editing MIDI; Template Songs

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Using the sequencer
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Editing MIDI
Youcanmodifyyourperformanceafterrecording,if
youwish.Forinstance,youcanerasemisplayednotes,
orcorrecttheirpitchandtiming.
TimingcorrectionisdonethroughQuantization.This
takesthenotesyouplayedandlinesthemuptothe
nearestbeatorfractionofabeat,basedonthe
resolutionyo
uselect.Itcanalsobeusedtoadda
“swing”feel.Let’stryquantizingtheMIDItrackwe
justrecorded.
1. GototheSequencerP4:TrackEditpage.
Thispageincludesagraphicwhichshowseachtrack
inthesequence.Thesmallrectanglesrepresent
measureswhichcontainaudioorMIDIdata.
2.
SelectMIDITr
ack01fromthepopupabovethe
graphic.
UsingtheFromMeasureandToEndofMeasure
parametersatthebottomofthedisplay,settherange
ofmeasuresthatyouwishtomodify.Fornow,set
Fromto001,andToEndto064.
3. Inthepagemenu,selecttheQuantizecom
mand.
TheQuantizedialogappears.
4. SettheResolutiontothedesiredrhythmicvalue.
Asageneralrule,choosetheshortestnote‐valueused
intherecordedperformance.
5. PresstheOKbuttontoquantizetheselecteddata.
Iftheresultwasdifferentfromwhatyouhadexpected,
presstheCOMPAREswitchtorestorethesongtothe
origin
alstatebeforethequantizationwasapplied.
ExperimentwithdifferentResolutions,setIntensityto
lessthan100%inordertopreservesomeofthenatural
feel,orraisetheSwingvaluetocreateashuffleor
swingfeel.
Youcanalsoapplyquantizationduringrecording,
us
ingtheRECResolutionparameteratthetopofthe
P0page.Choosethedesiredresolution,and
quantizationwillbeappliedasyourecord.
Formoreinformation,see“Songediting”inthe
“Creatingsongs(Sequencermode)”chapteroftheOG.
Template Songs
TemplateSongsstoreprettymucheverythinginthe
SongexceptfortheMIDIandaudiodataitself.This
includesProgramselections,trackparameters,effects
andKARMAsettings,andtheSong’snameandtempo.
ThefactorypresetTemplateSongsletyougetupand
runningquicklywithmatchedsetsofsoundsand
eff
ectsforvario
usstylesofmusic.Youcanalsocreate
yourownTemplateSongswithyourfavoritesounds
andsetups.
NotethatTemplateSongsdonotincludeMIDIdatafor
songtracksandpatterns,audiodata,andsoon.
WhileloadingaTemplateSong,youcanalso
optionallyloadoneormoreDrumpatternstoa
spec
ifie
dTrack.
1. IntheSequencerP0:Play/RECpage,pressthe
pagemenubuttonandselecttheLoadTemplate
Songcommand.
Adialogboxwillappear.
2. IntheFromfield,choosetheTemplateSongyou
wanttoload.
3. Checkthe“CopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo?”
check‐box.
Whenthisboxischecked,a
dialogboxforcopyinga
patternwillautomaticallyappearafterLoadTemplate
Songiscomplete.
Ifthisisnotchecked,onlytheselectedTemplateSong
willbeloaded.
4. PresstheOKbuttontoloadthetemplatesong,or
presstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutmaking
changes.
Whenyo
upressOK,theTe
mplateSong’ssettingswill
becopiedintothecurrentSong.
IfCopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo?wascheckedin
step3,theCopyPatternToMIDITrackdialogbox
willappear.
5. UsetheBank(UserorPreset)andPatternpopups
toselectapatterntocopy.
6.
IntheToMIDITr
ackfield,selectthetracktouse
forthepattern.
Note:IneachoftheeighteenpresetTemplateSongs,
track1isalwaysassignedtoaDrumProgram.(In
somecases,othertracksmayalsohaveDrum
Programs.)
7. IntheMeasurefield,setthemeasureonwhich
you’dlikethepatt
erntostart.
Followingthenamesforeachofthe697preset
patterns,themusicalstyleandthenameofthemost
suitableDrumProgramsarepartiallydisplayed.
ByloadingaDrumProgramandthecorresponding
presetpattern,youcaninstantlysetupadrumtrackto
matchtheTe
mplateSong.
8. T
oloadthepattern,presstheOKbutton.
Afterthepatternisloaded,theMeasurewillcountup
automatically.Youcanthencopyanotherpatternif
desired.Forinstance,youcanusedifferentpatterns
oneaftertheothertobuildupasong,withdifferent
patternsforverse,chorus,an
dbridge.
Af
teryou’vefinishedaddingpatterns,presstheExit
button,andyou’redone!