Korg Kronos User Manual

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs
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File types included in Save All
Thevarioustypesofdataaresavedasthefollowing
files.
.PCGfile:ThiscontainsallofthePrograms,
Combinations,Drumkits,WaveSequences,andglobal
settingsfromtheinternalmemory.
.SNGfile:ThiscontainsalloftheSongsfrom
Sequencermode.
Note:Iftheaudiotrackscontainrecordeddata,region
datawillal
sobesav
edatthistime.TheWAVEfilesare
storedinadirectorynamedafterthe.SNGplus“_A”
attheend,inthesamedirectoryasthe.SNGfileitself.
.KSCfile:ThislistsalloftheMultisamplesand
SamplesinSamplingMode,alongwithallofthe
loa
d
edEXsandUserSampleBankMultisamplesand
DrumSamples.
Directory:AdirectorycontainingtheUser
Multisamples(.KMPfiles)andSamples(.KSFfiles)
thatarelistedinthe.KSCfile.
Data dependencies
WhenusingSaveAll,“SavePCG&SNG,”andSave
PCGtosaveCombinations,youshouldalsoremember
tosavetheProgramsusedbyeachtimbre(ortheDrum
KitsandWaveSequencesusedbythePrograms)atthe
sametime.
SimilarlywhensavingPrograms,youshouldalso
remembertosavetheDrumKi
tsandWaveSequences
usedbytheprograms.
Note:Ifyourprogramsordrumkitsusemultisamples
andsamplesthatwerecreatedinonKRONOS,we
recommendthatyouuseSaveAlltosavethedata.
WhenyouuseSavePCGorSaveSamplingDatato
individuallysaveaprogramordru
mkit,ora
multisampleorsamplethatyoucreated,we
recommendthatyousavethemunderthesame
filenameinthesamedirectory.Whenyouuse“Load
PCG”toloada.PCGfile,theidentically‐named.KSC
filewillalsobeloadedsothatthecorrect
multisamples/sampleswillcorrespondaut
o
matically.
Saving only a single bank of sounds
Youcanalsochoosetosaveonlyasinglebankof
sounds,orjustafewbanks,withoutsavinganyother
data.Todoso:
1. GototheSavepage,andselectthediskand
directoryintowhichyou’dliketostorethe
sounds.
Fordetails,seesteps1through5under“Saving
memoryco
nt
entstodisk”onpage 187.
2. SelecttheSave.PCGcommandfromthepage
menu.
TheSavePCGDatadialogappears.
3. PresseachSelectionbutton,andinthedialogbox
thatappears,selectonlythebanksthatyou’dlike
tosave.
Remembertosaveanydependentdata!Forinstance,if
ProgramsuseWa
veS
equences,youneedtosavethe
WaveSequencesaswell.See“Datadependencies,”
above.
4. Un‐checktheGlobalSettingandSetListcheck‐
boxes.
Ifyou’resavingjustoneortwobanksofsounds,you
don’tneedtosavethese.
5. IfthesoundsrelyonuserDrumTrackpatterns,
leaveDrumT
rackPatternch
ecked.
6. Pressthetexteditbuttonandenteranameforthe
file.(See“Editingnames”onpage 184.)
7. PressOKtosavethesounds.
Using the KRONOS as a data filer
TheKRONOScanreceiveMIDISystemExclusivedata
sentbyanexternaldevice,andsavethisdatatomedia.
(Thisissometimesreferredtoas“DataFiler”
functionality.)Formoreinformation,see“Save
Exclusive”onpage 850oftheParameterGuide)
Formatting media
Newlypurchasedmediaormediathathasbeenused
byanotherdevicemaynotbeabletobeused“asis.”In
thiscase,youmayneedtoformatthemediabeforeyou
canuseitwiththeKRONOS.
•TheKRONOSisshippedwiththeinternaldisk
alreadyformatted.
•WhencreatingaudioCDs,youdon’tne
ed
toformat
theCD‐R/RWmedia.
Whenyouformat,alldatasavedonthatmediawill
beerased.Ifyouhadusedacomputeretc.tosetup
thatdrivesothatitcanbeusedasmultipledrives
(partitions),thisdatawillalsobeerased.Besu
reto

double‐checkbeforeyouformat.
Afterformatting,itisnotpossibletopressthe
COMPAREswitchtoreturntothepreviousstate.
1. Makesurethatthemediayouwanttoformatis
inserted.
(See“Mediasetup”onpage 186)
2. PresstheDISKbuttontoenterDiskmode.
3. SelecttheDisk–Utilitypage.PresstheFiletab,
andthentheUtilitytab.
4.
PressDriveSelect,andchoosethedrivethatyou
wanttoformat.

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