Korg Kronos User Manual

Global Settings Basic Setup
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andareusinganexternaleffectprocessortoapply
reverborchorustothesound,youcanturnoffthe
KRONOS’smastereffectsandtotaleffects.
IftheEffectGlobalSWIFX1–12Off,MFX1&2Off,
andTFX1&2Offitemsarechecked,theinserteffects,
mastereffect,willrespectivelybebypassed.
Linking KARMA to Programs and
Combinations
YoucanspecifywhethertheKARMAsettingswritten
toaprogramorcombinationwillalsobeselectedwhen
youselectthatprogramorcombination,orwhetherthe
KARMAsettingswillnotchangewhenyouswitchthe
programorcombination.
WhentheKRONOSisshippedfromthefactory,the
formersettingisselected.Yo
ucanusethelattersetting
ifyouwanttousethesameKARMAsettingsto
generatephrasesandpatternswhileyouselectandtry
outdifferentprogramsandcombinations.
IftheLoadKARMASettingsWhenChanging
ProgramorCombinationboxesareselected,selecting
aprogramorcombinationrespectivelywillalsosel
ect
theKA
RMAsettingsthatarewritteninthatprogram
orcombination.
Globally disabling KARMA and the
Drum Track
IfAllKARMA/DTOffischecked,allKARMAand
DrumTrackfunctionalitywillbeturnedoff.KARMA
willnotstarteveniftheKARMAON/OFFswitchison,
andtheDrumTrackwillnotstarteveniftheDRUM
TRACKON/OFFswitchison.
Recalling the last-selected mode and
page at power-on
ThestateofKRONOSwhenthepoweristurnedon
willdependonthesettingof“PowerOnMode”.
IfPowerOnModeissettoReset(factorysetting),
KRONOSwillautomaticallyselecttheSetListmode
P0:Playpage.
IfPowerOnModeissettoMemorize,KRONOSwill
poweronus
ingthesamemod
eandpagethatwere
selectedwhenthepowerwasturnedoff.
Sounding a beep when you press the LCD
screen
IfBeepEnableisselected,abeepwillsoundwhenyou
pressanobjectintheLCDscreen.Uncheckthisitemif
youdon’twantabeeptosound.
Protecting the memory
IfoneormoreoftheMemoryProtectcheckboxesare
checked,operationssuchaswriting,loading,orsong
recordingwillbeprohibitedforthecorresponding
typeofmemory.
Adjusting the brightness of the LCD
YoucanadjusttheappearanceoftheLCDdisplayby
usingtheLCDSetupmenucommand,ontheGlobal
BasicSetuppage.Todoso:
1. PresstheGLOBALswitchtoenterGlobalmode.
2. PresstheBasictabinthelowerline,andthenthe
Basictablocatedaboveit.
TheGlobalBasicSetuppagewillappea
r.
3. Fromthepagemenulocatedintheupperrightof
theLCD,chooseLCDSetup.
TheLCDSetupdialogwillappear.
4. Setthebrightnessasdesired
5. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmthechanges,or
presstheCancelbuttontoreverttotheprevious
settings.
Tuning and transpose
settings
Velocity/aftertouch curve
settings
Eect bypass settings
KARMA &
Drum Track settings
Memory protect
settings
Select the mode that is
selected at power-on
Beep setting

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