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Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
168
Using Wave Sequences
Wave Sequence Overview
Whats a Wave Sequence?
WaveSequencesplaybackaseriesofdifferent
Multisamplesovertime.Youcanusethistocreatea
varietyofuniquetimbralandrhythmiceffects,as
describedbelow.
WaveSequencesaresimilartoDrumKits,inthatyou
createandedittheminGlobalmode,andthenuse
theminPrograms.InHD1Prog
ram
s,youcanuse
WaveSequencesjustasyouwouldnormal
Multisamples,includingvelocityswitchesor
crossfades,layeringdifferentWaveSequencesonthe
twoOscillators,andsoon.
Alsolikedrumkits,whenyouplayaWaveSequence
inGlobalmode,itwillusethesettingsfromthe
previouslysel
ectedProgramorCombi.
Youcancreatemanydifferenteffectswithwave
sequences,fromsubtletoextreme.Hereare
descriptionsofthreecommonuses:rhythmicWave
Sequences,crossfadingWaveSequences,andvelocity
switchedWaveSequences.
Rhythmic Wave Sequences
RhythmicWaveSequencesuseshortorabrupt
crossfades,sothattransitionsbetweenthedifferent
Multisamplescreatearhythmicphrase.Flexibleswing
amount,rests,andtiesletyoubuildcomplexpatterns,
whichyoucanthensynctoKARMAandthesystem
tempo.
Crossfading Wave Sequences
Byusinglongdurationsandcrossfadetimes,Wave
Sequencescanproducecomplex,evolvingtimbres.
ModulatingtheStartStep,Position,andDuration
makesthesoundevenmoreorganic,sothateverynote
canplaytheWaveSequencealittledifferently.
Velocity-Switching Wave Sequences
Bysettingeachstep’sdurationtoGATE,andthen
modulatingtheStartStepbyvelocity,youcancreatea
soundwithupto64velocityswitches.Forinstance,
youcanusethistoswitchbetweenalargenumberof
differentattacktransients.
Wave Sequence banks
Therearebuiltin“factory”soundsintheInternalbank
(I000throughI139)aswellassomeoftheuserbanks,
asshownbelow.Youcanoverwritethemifyouwish,
butdoingsomaychangethesoundsofthefactoryHD
1Programs,aswellastheCombiswhic
husethem.
USER–BthroughUSER–GGareemptywhenshipped
fromthefactory.Youcanusetheseforstoringsounds
thatyoucreateyourself,optionalsoundbanksfrom
Korg,orthirdpartysoundlibraries.Eachuserbank
contains32WaveSequences.
WaveSequencebankcontents
Programming Basics
TheWaveSequenceparametersarespreadovertwo
pages.TheSeqParameterspagehascontrolsforthe
WaveSequenceasawhole,suchasthestartandend
steps,looping,andmodulation.
TheStepParameterspagegoesdeeperintothe
structureoftheWaveSequence,allowingyoutoedit
eachofthe64St
eps.
Prog
rams,Combinations,andSongsalsohavea
handfulofWaveSequencerelatedparameters,tomake
iteasiertofitWaveSequencesinwithothersounds
andrhythmiccomponents(suchasKARMA).
TheWaveSequencegraphic,shownonboththeSeq
ParametersandStepParameterspages,givesyoua
quickov
erviewofthesequenc
e,ataglance:
•Thecurrentstepismarkedbyaredarrow.
•RedboxesareMultisamplesteps.
•GreenboxesareTiesteps.
•WhiteboxesareReststeps.
•ThelengthoftheWaveSequence,fromtheStart
SteptotheEndStep,isshownbyarectangular
outline.
•TheLoopishig
hlightedinblue.
•O
ntheStepParameterspage,thehorizontalscroll
baratthetopofthegraphicshowsyoutheeight
stepscurrentlydisplayedonthescreen.
•AtthebottomrightofthegraphicisaSolobutton.
Whenthisisturnedon,theWaveSequencewill
playonlythecurrentstep,incl
ud
ingitsfadeinand
fadeout.
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

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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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