Korg Kronos User Manual

Using Wave Sequences Adjusting the sound of an individual step
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WaveSequencegraphic
What’s in a step?
WaveSequenceshave64steps(althoughyoudon’t 
havetouseallofthem–see“Settingthelengthofthe
sequence”onpage 169).Eachstepincludes:
•A“type”setting,whichmakesthestepeitherplaya
Multisample,continuetheprevioussteplikeatied
note,orplayonlysilencelikeamusicalrest.
•Asel
e
ctedMultisample,whichsetsthebasicsound
ofthestep.
•MultisampleReverseandStartOffsetparameters,
whichmodifythebasicsoundoftheMultisample.
•Volume,coarsetuning,andfinetuningforthe
Multisample.
•Aduration,whichcontrolshowlongthesteplasts.
Youcansetthedurationineithermillisecondsor
mus
i
calbeats.
•Acrossfadetime,whichsetshowlongittakesto
fadeintothenextstep.
• Fade‐inandfade‐outshapesforthecrossfade,for
subtlecontrolofthetransitionbetweenthisstep
andthenextstep.
•TwoAMSoutputvalues,whichcanbeusedto
controlotherProgramparameters.
Setting the length of the sequence
Youcanuseanythingfrom1to64stepsinaWave
Sequence.Youalsodon’thavetostartonstep1.Toset
thelengthofthesequence:
1. GototheSeqParameterspage.
2. SettheStartStepasdesired.
YoucanalsomodulatetheStartStepinreal‐time;for
moreinformatio
n,see“StartStepmodulation”on
page 174.Modulatingthestartstepdoesnotchange
theEndStep.
3. SettheEndStepasdesired.
Theread‐onlyLengthparameterwillshowyouthe
totalnumberofstepsbetweenthetwopoints.
Setting up the loop
WaveSequencescanloop,sothatsomeorallofthe
stepsareplayedrepeatedly–likeadrumloop,oraloop
inasequencer.
Youcansetthestartandendoftheloopseparately
fromthestartandendoftheWaveSequenceitself.The
loopcaneitherplayforaslo
ngasthenoteisplayed,or
repeataspecifiednumberoftimes.Finally,youcan
choosewhethertheloopplaysforwards,plays
backwards,oralternatesbetweenbackwardsand
forwards.
Tosetuptheloop:
1. SettheLoopStartandEndStepsasdesired.
2. SettheLoopDirection.
ForwardsplaysfromtheStartSte
ptotheLo
opEnd,
andthenskipsbacktotheLoopStart.
Backwards/ForwardsplaysfromtheStartSteptothe
LoopEnd,thenbackwardsfromtheLoopEndtothe
LoopStart,andthenforwardsagaintotheLoopEnd,
andsoon.
BackwardsplaysfromtheStartSteptotheLo
opEnd,
thenbackwardsfromtheLoopEndtotheLoopStart,
andthenskipsbacktotheLoopEnd,andsoon.
3. SettheLoopRepeats.
Youcansetthelooptorepeataspecificnumberof
times,between1and127.Youcanalsomaketheloop
keepplayingfo
raslo
ngasthenoteisheld(theINF
setting),ornotrepeatatall(theOffsetting).
Adjusting the sound of an individual step
Youcanmakesomebasicadjustmentstothesoundof
eachstep’sMultisample,includingchangingits
volumeandpitch,makingitplayinreverse,and
changingthesamplestartpoints.
YoucanalsousetheAMSOutputstomodulateother
ProgramparametersoutsideoftheWaveSequence,
suchasFilterFrequency,Pa
n,andsoon.
Toeditsteps:
1. GototheStepParameterspage.
Thispageshowstheparametersforeightstepsata
time.Usethescrollbarattherightofthescreento
changewhichstepsareinview.
2. Inorderforasteptomakeasound,setitsTypeto
Multi(Mult
isample).
3.
SelectaMultisampleusingtheBankand
Multisamplepop‐upmenus.

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