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Korg Kronos
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Smooth Sound Transitions Using Smooth Sound Transitions
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2. Playandholdanoteontheleadsynthsoundon
theright‐handsideofthekeyboard.
3. Whileholdingthenote,switchtoSlot2.
Noticehowthenotecontinuestoplay.
4. Afterholdingthenoteforawhile,releasethenote.
Afteryoureleasethenote,theHoldTimestarts,and
thesoundfadesaw
ayquickly.
Global Hold Time
TheGlobalHoldTimeparameterisontheGlobal
Basicpage.Asmentionedabove,itcontrolsthehold
timeforeverythingoutsideoftheSetList,including
Program,Combination,andSequencermodes.The
defaultsettingis5seconds,whichshouldworkwellin
mostcases,butyoucanchangeitifyo
uli
ke.
Stopping sustaining or held notes
Sometimes,youmaywanttostopsoundingvoices
immediately—forinstance,ifasoundissettohold
indefinitely.Todoso:
1. Selectadifferentsound,includinganyProgram,
Combination,Song,orSetListSlot.
2. Selectadifferentsoundagain.
Forinstance,withinaSetListwithSlot1selected,
selectSlot2andthenretu
rntoSlot1.Or,onProgram
A000,pressthefront‐panelCOMBIbutton(which
selectsaCombination)andthenpressthefront‐panel
PROGbutton(tore‐selectthepreviousProgram).At
thesecondchange,allnotesheldfromtheoriginal
soundwillbestolen.
Other details
Controllers
Mostcontrollers(Joystick+/‐Y,Aftertouch,real‐time
knobs,etc.)affectonlythenewsound,andnottheold.
Sustain,Sostenuto,JoystickX(pitchbend),andNote
Gatecontinuetoaffecttheoldsound,aswellasthe
new.YoucanusetheCombinationandSongMIDI
FiltersforadditionalcontrolovertheseMIDI
messages,ifdes
i
red.
Effects
Internally,theKRONOShastwoseparatesetsof
effects,liketworacksofeffects.Oneoftheseracksis
usedbythecurrentsound;theotherisusedby the
previoussound.Thisallowsthetwosetsofeffectsto
worksimultaneously;forinstance,theprevious
sound’sdelayscancontinuetorin
goutwhileyo
u’ re
playingthenewsound.
Thereareonlytwooftheseeffectsracks,however.
Everytimethatyouselectanewsound,theolderof
thetwoeffectsracksissilencedandre‐configuredfor
thenewsound.
Also,it’spossibleforthecombinedrequirementsofthe
twoeffectsrackstoexceedtheav
a
ilableprocessing
power.Ifthishappens,theoldeffectsrackissilenced
immediately.
Note:Whentheoldeffectsrackissilenced,allofthe
noteswhichwereplayingthroughitaresilencedas
well.
Limitations
Whenyouselectanewsound,theprevioussound’s
KARMAandDrumTrackpatternsstop.Anynotes
beingplayedbytheDrumTrackorKARMA
(includingthosegeneratedbyKARMAʹsThruInand
ThruOutZones)arereleased,andthendecay
normally.
Similarly,thePolysixEXarpeggiatorstopsplayingon
soundch
ange.
WheneditingEXiPrograms,changingtheEXimodel
ofthecurrentProgramwillsilenceanyvoicesfromthe
previoussound.Notethatthishappensonlywhen
actuallyeditingtheProgram,andnotsimplywhen
changingfromoneProgramtoanother.
Resourcelimitationsmaypreventtheprevioussound
fromringingoutunti
lsi
lence.Forinstance:
•Notesmaybestolen.
•Ifthereisnotenoughprocessingpowerfortheold
andneweffectsrackstocoexist,boththeoldeffects
rackandalloldvoiceswillbesilenced.

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Korg Kronos Specifications

Operating Environment IconOperating Environment
operating temperature range+5 – +35 °C
Power IconPower
power consumption60 W
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight 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

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