Introduction to KRONOS
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Sampling mode
Samplingmodeletsyourecordandedityourown
SamplesandMultisamples.Forexample,youcan:
•Recordsamplesfromexternalaudiosources,
includingsamplingthrougheffects
•Edittherecordedsamples,orsamplesloadedfrom
disk;setlooppoints,truncate,time‐slice,etc.
• CreateandeditMultisamples,whichconsistofone
ormoreSamplessprea
doutacrossthekeyboard
•Q
uicklyconvertMultisamplesintoPrograms
•WithaUSBCD‐Rdrive(notincluded),sample
directlyfromaudioCDs
• Createmassivesoundsusingthegenerousinternal
RAM(uptoabout2GBfortheKRONOSX,orfor
theKRONOSwithmemoryexpansion)—ifyou
like,asingleMultisamplecanusemorethan6
hour
sofs
amplingtime
•Loadanumberofthese6‐hourMultisamplesat
once,viaUserSampleBanksandVirtualMemory
Global mode
Globalmodeletsyoumakeoverallsettingsforthe
entireKRONOS,andeditwavesequencesanddrum
kits.Forinstance,youcan:
• MakesettingsthataffecttheentireKRONOS,such
asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel
•Setupsampleauto‐loadingatstartup
• Managecurrentlyloadedsamples
• Createuserscales
• CreateuserDrumKi
tsandWa
veSequencesusing
samplesfromROM,EXs,UserSampleBanksor
SamplingMode
• RenameProgram,Combination,andKARMAGE
categories
•Setthefunctionoftheassignablepedalsand
assignableswitches
•TransmitMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps
Disk mode
Diskmodeletsyousave,load,andmanagedatausing
theinternaldiskandexternalUSB2.0storagedevices.
Youcan:
• SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,
Samples,andGlobalsetupdata
•Formatdisksandstoragemedia,copyandrename
files,etc.
•LoadAKAI,SoundFont2.0,AIFF,andWAVE
samples,andexportRAMsampl
e
sinAIFFor
WAVEformats
•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF
(StandardMIDIFiles)
•UsetheDataFilerfunctiontosaveorloadMIDI
SystemExclusivedata
•WithaUSBCD‐Rdrive(notincluded),createand
playbackaudioCDs