Korg Kronos - Using Effects; Effects Overview; Effects Basics

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Using Effects
Effects overview
Effects basics
TheKRONOSprovides12inserteffects,twomaster
effects,andtwototaleffects,togetherwithamixerthat
controlstheroutingoftheseeffects.Alloftheseare
stereoin/out.
Specificparametersoftheseeffectscanalsobe
controlledinrealtimefromtheKRONOS’controllers
orviaMIDImessagesusingDynamicMod
u
lation
(Dmod),byMIDI/TempoSync,orbyusingacommon
LFOortheVectorEGtoapplysynchronizedchangeto
differingmodulationeffects.
Effect types
Youcanchoosefrom185differenteffectsinthe
followingcategories:
Effecttypes
Maximum number of effects and
maximum voice polyphony
ForeacheffectIFX1–12,MFX1and2,andTFX1and2,
youarefreetochooseanduseanyof185typesof
effect.Thereisnolimitationonthemaximumnumber
ortypeofeffectsyoucanuse.DuringSmoothSound
Transitions,theKRONOSmayuseupto34effectsat
once(inclu
dingtheSe
tListEQ).
However,acertainamountofdigitalprocessing
capabilitymustbeusedinordertoproduceeacheffect.
ThePerformanceMeterspageshowstheamountof
processingpowercurrentlybeingused.Youcanfind
thisonthePerfMeterstabofP0inProg
ram,
Combination,andSe
quencermodes.
Pleasenotethatpowerusedbytheeffectsmay
sometimeshaveanimpactontheavailablenumberof
voices(althoughgenerallyonlyinextremeconditions).
Formoreinformation,see“A b o u t polyphony”on
page 16.
What is REMs * ?
(ResonantstructureandElectroniccircuit
ModelingSystem)isKorg’sproprietarytechnologyfor
digitallyrecreatingthenumerousfactorsthatproduce
andinfluenceasound,rangingfromthesound‐
productionmechanismsofacousticinstrumentsand
electric/electronicmusicalinstruments,tothe
resonancesofaninstrumentbodyorspeakercabinet,
thesoundfie
ldinwhichtheinstrumentisplayed,the
propagationrouteofthesound,theelectricaland
acousticresponseofmicsandspeakers,andthe
changesproducedbyvacuumtubesandtransistors.
Dynamics:
000…010
Effects which control volume, such as
compressors, limiter, and gates
EQ/Filter:
011…026
Effects which control frequency content, such
as EQ, multi-mode filter, exciter, and wah
OD/Amp/Mic:
027…039
Overdrive and amp modeling effects such as
guitar/bass amps and mic preamps
Cho/Fln/Phs:
040…054
Choruses, Flangers, Phasers, and other pitch
and phase modulation effects
Mod/P.Shift:
055…076
Other modulation effects such as tremolo and
rotary speaker, and pitch shifters
Delay:
077…099
Delays
Reverb/ER:
100…108
Reverb and early reflections
Mono-Mono:
109…140
Chains of two mono effects in series
Mono/Mono:
141…185
Dual Mono parallel effects, with independent
mono effects for the left and right inputs