Korg Kronos User Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
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Using Wave Sequences
Wave Sequence Overview
What’s a Wave Sequence?
WaveSequencesplaybackaseriesofdifferent
Multisamplesovertime.Youcanusethistocreatea
varietyofuniquetimbralandrhythmiceffects,as
describedbelow.
WaveSequencesaresimilartoDrumKits,inthatyou
createandedittheminGlobalmode,andthenuse
theminPrograms.InHD‐1Prog
ram
s,youcanuse
WaveSequencesjustasyouwouldnormal
Multisamples,includingvelocityswitchesor
crossfades,layeringdifferentWaveSequencesonthe
twoOscillators,andsoon.
Alsolikedrumkits,whenyouplayaWaveSequence
inGlobalmode,itwillusethesettingsfromthe
previouslysel
ectedProgramorCombi.
Youcancreatemanydifferenteffectswithwave
sequences,fromsubtletoextreme.Hereare
descriptionsofthreecommonuses:rhythmicWave
Sequences,crossfadingWaveSequences,andvelocity‐
switchedWaveSequences.
Rhythmic Wave Sequences
RhythmicWaveSequencesuseshortorabrupt
crossfades,sothattransitionsbetweenthedifferent
Multisamplescreatearhythmicphrase.Flexibleswing
amount,rests,andtiesletyoubuildcomplexpatterns,
whichyoucanthensynctoKARMAandthesystem
tempo.
Crossfading Wave Sequences
Byusinglongdurationsandcrossfadetimes,Wave
Sequencescanproducecomplex,evolvingtimbres.
ModulatingtheStartStep,Position,andDuration
makesthesoundevenmoreorganic,sothateverynote
canplaytheWaveSequencealittledifferently.
Velocity-Switching Wave Sequences
Bysettingeachstep’sdurationtoGATE,andthen
modulatingtheStartStepbyvelocity,youcancreatea
soundwithupto64velocityswitches.Forinstance,
youcanusethistoswitchbetweenalargenumberof
differentattacktransients.
Wave Sequence banks
Therearebuilt‐in“factory”soundsintheInternalbank
(I‐000throughI‐139)aswellassomeoftheuserbanks,
asshownbelow.Youcanover‐writethemifyouwish,
butdoingsomaychangethesoundsofthefactoryHD‐
1Programs,aswellastheCombiswhic
husethem.
USER–BthroughUSER–GGareemptywhenshipped
fromthefactory.Youcanusetheseforstoringsounds
thatyoucreateyourself,optionalsoundbanksfrom
Korg,orthird‐partysoundlibraries.Eachuserbank
contains32WaveSequences.
WaveSequencebankcontents
Programming Basics
TheWaveSequenceparametersarespreadovertwo
pages.TheSeqParameterspagehascontrolsforthe
WaveSequenceasawhole,suchasthestartandend
steps,looping,andmodulation.
TheStepParameterspagegoesdeeperintothe
structureoftheWaveSequence,allowingyoutoedit
eachofthe64St
eps.
Prog
rams,Combinations,andSongsalsohavea
handfulofWaveSequence‐relatedparameters,tomake
iteasiertofitWaveSequencesinwithothersounds
andrhythmiccomponents(suchasKARMA).
TheWaveSequencegraphic,shownonboththeSeq
ParametersandStepParameterspages,givesyoua
quickov
erviewofthesequenc
e,ataglance:
•Thecurrentstepismarkedbyaredarrow.
•RedboxesareMultisamplesteps.
•GreenboxesareTiesteps.
•WhiteboxesareReststeps.
•ThelengthoftheWaveSequence,fromtheStart
SteptotheEndStep,isshownbyarectangular
outline.
•TheLoopishig
hlightedinblue.
•O
ntheStepParameterspage,thehorizontalscroll‐
baratthetopofthegraphicshowsyoutheeight
stepscurrentlydisplayedonthescreen.
•AtthebottomrightofthegraphicisaSolobutton.
Whenthisisturnedon,theWaveSequencewill
playonlythecurrentstep,incl
ud
ingitsfade‐inand
fade‐out.
Bank Contents
INT 000…139 Factory Wave Sequences
INT 140…149 Initialized Wave Sequences
USER–A 00…24 Factory Wave Sequences
USER–A 25…31
USER–B00…G31
USER–BB00…GG31
Initialized Wave Sequences

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