Korg Kronos User Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
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ExternalMIDIsyncstoincomingMIDIclocks,and
ignorestheTEMPOknob.
Autoisacombinationoftheabove.Whenclocksare
receivedviaMIDI,itsyncstotheincomingclocks;
whennoclocksarebeingreceived,itdefaultstothe
storedtemposettings.
Using Swing
Swingaddsahumanfeeltotherhythm,andprovides
aneasywaytoturna“square”rhythmintoashuffle
groove.
Thisworksbyadjustingthepositionoftheup‐beats,
relativetotheWaveSequence’sSwingResolution
setting.Forinstance,iftheSwingResolutionissetto
1/8,Swingaffectsev
eryother8thnote.
WhiletheSwingResolutionisstoredintheWave
Sequence,theSwingamountissetintheProgram,
CombiTimbre,orSongTrack.Thisletsyouuseasingle
WaveSequenceindifferentPrograms,Combis,and
Songs,eachwithdifferentamountsofswing.
Forinstance,toturnan8th‐noterhythmintoashuffle
:
1. CreateorselectaWaveSequencewithan8th‐note
rhythm.
2. OntheSeqParameterspage,makesurethat
SwingResolutionissettoan8th‐note.
3. CreateorselectthePrograminwhichyou’dliketo
usetheWaveSequence.
4. GototheOSC1BasictaboftheOSC/Pitchpage.
5. SetMS1tousetheWaveSequenceyouselectedin
step1.
6. GototheProgramBasictaboftheBasic/Vector
page.
7. UnderWaveSequence,settheSwingparameterto
+100%.
Thismakesthe8th‐notesintoatriplet,shufflepattern.
Positivevaluesmaketheup‐beatslater,andnegative
valuesmakethemearlier.WhenSwingissetto+300%,
up‐beatswillbemovedallthewaytothenextdown‐
beat.Atthispoint,thenotesontheup‐beatswillnotbe
heardatall.
IfyouareusingtheWaveSequenceinconjunction
withKA
RMA,yo
umaywishtoadjustKARMA’s
swingamountaswell.
Swing with multiple Wave Sequences
IfaProgramcontainsmultipleWaveSequenceswith
differentSwingResolutionsettings,theProgramwill
usethefinestvalue.Forinstance,ifoneWaveSequence
issetto1/8andtheotherissetto1/16,theProgramwill
use1/16.
WaveSequenceSwing
Keeping notes in sync
Bydefault,theWaveSequencesforeachnoterun
independentlyfromoneanother,sothateachnote
soundsasanindividualvoice.
WithrhythmicWaveSequences,however,youmay
sometimeswantalloftheWaveSequencesinachord
tostarttogetherandsynctogether,inlock‐step.
KRONOSgivesyoutw
ot
oolstomakethishappen:
KeySyncOff,andQuantizeTriggers.
Key Sync Off
EachProgram,eachCombiTimbre,andeachTrackina
SonghasitsownKeySyncsetting.Thename“Key
Sync”comesfromthesimilarsettingforLFOs,
meaning“restartseparatelyforeachnote‐on.”
WhenKeySyncisOn,eachnote’sWaveSequence(s)
willprogressindependently,sothateachonecanbeon
adiffe
rentstep,ormovin
gatadifferentrate.
WhenKeySyncisOff,ontheotherhand,allofthe
WaveSequenceswillbesynchronizedonthesame
step.Thereisoneexceptiontothis,however:if
Durationismodulatedwithvelocityornote‐number,
theWaveSe
quencescanstillprogressatdifferentrates.
ToturnKeySyncOffinaProgram:
1. GototheProgramBasictaboftheBasic/Vector
page.
2. MakesurethattheKeySyncparameterisnot
checked.
ToturnKeySyncOffinaCombiorSong:
1. GototheWaveSequence/KARMAtabofthe
Ti
m
breParameterspage(forCombis),orTrack
Parameterspage(forSongs).
Eachofthe16TimbresorTrackshasitsownKeySync
parameter.Ifyoulike,youcansetthemallseparately.
2. SettheKeySynccheck‐boxesasyoulike.
Remember,tosynchronizeallofthenotes,turnKey
Syncoff.
Quantize Triggers
QuantizeTriggersallowsyoutoforcemostTempo‐
modeWaveSequencenote‐onstobeinsync,makingit
easiertoplayalongwithotherrhythmicelements.
WhenQuantizeTriggerisOn,note‐onsarequantized
to8thnotesusingthecurrenttemporeference.(See
belowforafewmorede
tails.)
Thete
mporeferencecancomefromdifferentsources,
dependingonthecurrentmode,andwhetherornot
KARMAison:
Swing Resolution =
Swing = 0%
Swing = +100%
Swing = –100%
Swing = +200%
Swing = +300%
+300
Beat 1 Beat 2
3 3 3 3
+100
–100
+200

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