Korg Kronos User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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MIDITrackProgSelect/Mixerpagetoassignadrum
programtoMIDItrack1,andabassprogramtoMIDI
track2.
1. AssignseveralkeysstartingwithC#2topreset
patterns.
ChecktheC#2“A s s i g n ” setting,andset“Bank”to
Presetand“PatternName”tothedesiredpreset
pattern.For“TrackName,”sel
ectMIDItrack1
(T01)
towhichyouassignedadrumprogram.
2. ForeachRPPRpattern,set“Sync”toSEQ(Seethe
diagramabove).
WithasettingofSEQ,patternsplayedbytheRPPR
functionwhilethesequencerisplayingorrecording
willstartinsynchronizationwiththemeasuresof
thesequencer.
3. SelecttheP0:Play/REC–MIDITrackProg
Select/Mixerpage.
4. Checkthe“RPPR”checkbox,andset“Track
Select”toMIDITrack02.
WhentheRPPRfunctionison,pressingakeyto
whichapatternisassignedwillcausetheassigned
patterntostartplaying,regardlessofthetrackthat’s
selectedin“TrackSe
lect.”
Keystowhichpatternsarenotassignedcanbe
playedintheusualway.Youcanplaytheprogram
that’sassignedtotheMIDItrackyouselecthere.
5. SinceyouwantthetracksyouplayviaRPPRand
thetrackyouplayfromthekeyboardtobe
recordedatthesametime,checktheMultiREC
checkbox.
Note:IfRecordingSetupissetto“LoopAllTracks,”
itwillnotbepossibletoselectMultiREC.Setthe
RecordingSetuptoOverwrite.
6. PresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitchto
enterrecord‐readymode.
7. Forthetracksyouwillberecording(MIDITrack1,
2),pressPl
ay/Rec/Mutetomakethemindicate
REC.
Makesurethatthetracksyou’ renotrecordingare
indicatedasPlayorMute.
8. PresstheLOCATEswitchtosetthelocationto
001:01.000.
9. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch,and
thenpressakeythatplaysanRPPRpattern.
If,duringthepre‐countbefo
rerecording,youpress
akeythat’sassignedtoanRPPRpattern,thepattern
willbeginplaying(andbeingrecorded)themoment
thatrecordingbegins.
RecordtheRPPRpatternplaybackandkeyboard
performance.
Whenrecordingtheplaybackofpatternstriggered
byRPPR,thetimingoftherecordedeventsmaybe
sl
ig
htlyskewed.Ifthisoccurs,trysetting“REC
Resolution”toasettingotherthanHi.
10.Whenyouarefinishedperforming,pressthe
SEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
Recordingwillend,andthesequencerwillreturnto
thelocationatwhichrecordingbegan.
Ifyoumadeamistakeduringyourperformanceor
wouldliketore‐record,yo
uca
nusetheCompare
function(presstheCOMPAREswitch)tore‐record
asmanytimesasyouwish.
11.Ifyouwanttorecordothertracks,un‐checkthe
MultiREC(Seestep5)or“RPPR”(Seestep4)
checkboxesasnecessary.
Sync: Off
Sync: Beat
Sync: Measure
Sync: SEQ
Key 1 on
Song
Key 2 on
Key 1 off
Sync settings
Patterns 1 and 2 are set to
Mode=Manual, and have
identical Sync settings
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Pattern 2

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