Korg Kronos User Manual

Sampling (Open Sampling System)
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IfalloftheloadedsoundsusejustthisoneKSC,select
AllPrograms,WaveSequences,andDrumKits.
IfoneentirebankusesjustthisKSC,butotherbanks
usedifferentKSCs,selecttheappropriatebank.
IfsoundswithinasinglebankusemultipleKSCs,
selecttheCurrentProgramoption.Forinstance,som
e
userskeepallsample‐relatedProgramsinBankUSER‐
G,butProgram000usesFriday.KSC,Program001uses
Saturday.KSC,andsoon.TheCurrentProgramoption
letsyoudealwitheachProgramindividually.There
aresimilarcommandsforindividualWaveSequences
andDrumKits.
7. Setthe“From”parametertoSmp
:OldRAM.
8. Setthe“To”parametertoSmp:[filename],
matchingthenewnamefortheKSC.
Thisisthenameyoucreatedinstep7under“Saving
UserSampleBanks”onpage 154.
9. PressOK.
AllreferencestotheoldRAMbankwillbechangedto
usethenewUserSampleBank.
10.Ifyouusedthe“CurrentProgram”option,repeat
theindividualremappingsasnecessary.
11.SaveaPCGfilewiththenewlyconverted
Program,WaveSequence,andDrumKitdata.
User Sample Bank IDs
Underthehood,theKRONOSkeepstrackofUser
SampleBanksbyaspecialIDsavedintheKSCfile.
ThisletsthesystemfindandrecognizetheUser
SampleBankifyouchangethenameorlocationonthe
disk,andevenifit’susedonanotherKRONOS
altogether.
AnIDisi
nitiallyassignedwhenthesamplesare
createdinSamplingMode.ThisIDstayswiththedata
aslongasyouloadandsaveusingKSCs—evenifyou
savetoadifferentlocation,orwithadifferentname.It
alsostayswiththedataregardlessofwhetherit’s
loadedasaUserSampleBan
k,orloadedinto
SamplingModeforediting.
Itwillnotbepreserved,however,ifyouloadorsave
individualSamplesorMultisamples.
Iftherearemultiplefilesoninternaldiskswiththe
sameID,theonewiththemostrecentmodification
dateonewillbeused.KSCsonUS
Bsto
ragedevicesare
ignoredforthispurpose.
WhenyoulookatthebanknameinPrograms,Drum
Kits,andWaveSequences,you’llseethefullfilepath
oftheassociatedKSCfile.
What triggers a change to the User Sample Bank
ID?
SamplingModeisgivenanewIDunderthefollowing
circumstances:
•Atsystemstartup
•IftheClearSamplingModeDataoptionisused
whenloadingaKSCwhichdoesnotinclude
SamplingModedata.
•WhentheGlobalSampleManagementpage’s
UnloadAllcommandisusedforSamplingMode
Data
•WhentheGlobalKSCAu
toLoadpage’sDoAuto‐
loadNowcommandisused(unlessoneoftheauto‐
loadedfilesincludesSamplingModeData,as
describedbelow)
•Onsave,ifForcenewUserSampleBankIDis
selected(see“ForcenewUserSampleBankID,”
below)
SamplingModeassumestheIDofanexistingKSC
un
d
erthefollowingcircumstances:
•WhenaKSCwithSamplingModedataisloaded
usingtheClearSamplingModeDataorClearAll
options,orwhenSamplingModehasnotbeenused
sincestartup
•Similartotheabove,butwhenloadingtheentire
folderofSamplingModedatawhenbrowsing
withinaKSC
Sampli
ngMod
ekeepsitscurrentIDunderthe
followingcircumstances:
•IfSamplingModehasbeenusedsincestartup,and
aKSCisloadedintoSamplingModewith
allocationsettoAppend
•WhenindividualSamplesand/orMultisamplesare
loaded
Force new User Sample Bank ID
ThisoptionisavailableintheSaveSamplingData
dialog,butnotintheSaveAlldialog.Itshouldbeused
onlyinspecialcases.
Forinstance,youmightuseForcenewUserSample
BankIDifyouhaveloadedaUserSampleBank,
editeditsubstantially,andwishtosavetheresultasa
totallynewUs
e
rSampleBank.Afterdoingso,you’ll
alsoneedtousetheRemapMS/SampleBank
ReferencesmenucommandtoassignPrograms,Wave
Sequences,orDrumKitstousethenewbankinstead
oftheoldone.
Limitations: KARMA Wave Sequencing
and Tone Adjust
KARMA Wave Sequencing
Duetotechnicallimitations,KARMAWave
SequencingselectionofMultisampleandDrum
SampleBankssupportsonlyROM,thecurrent
SamplingModedata,andEXs1…EXs125.
IfyouneedtouseKARMAWaveSequencingwith
yourownsampledata,youmustloaditintoSampling
Mode.
Tone Adjust “MS Bank”
Similarly,theToneAdjustMSBankmeta‐parameter
supportsonlyROM,thecurrentSamplingModedata,
andEXs1…EXs125.ToneAdjustMS/WS/DKitSelect
canstillbeusedtoselectdifferentMultisamplesor
DrumSamplesfromwithinthecurrentbank,
includingEXsabove125andUserSampleBanks,as
longasMSBankisnotus
ed.

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