Korg Kronos User Manual

Performing with KARMA Performing with KARMA in Combination mode
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Using the KARMA controllers
YoucanoperatetheKARMAcontrollerstocontrolthe
phraseorpatterngeneratedbyeachKARMAmodule.
InCombinationmode,youcanchoosetheKARMA
modulethatyouwanttocontrol.
Note:ThestateoftheKARMAcontrollersissaved
whenyouwritethecombination.
1. GototheCombinationP0:Play–KARMAGE
pag
e.
Thelowerpartofthedisplayshowsthenamesofthe
slidersandswitchesthatareassignedinthis
combination.
Inthepre‐loadedcombinations,theKARMA
CONTROLSslidersandKARMASWITCHEShave
alreadybeenassigned.
2. UsethefrontpanelMODULECONTROLswitch
toselectthemodulethatyouwanttoco
ntrol.
IfyouselectMASTER,youwillbecontrollingallfour
KARMAmodulessimultaneously.
IfyouselectA–D,youwillbecontrollingthe
correspondingKARMAmodule.
3. OperatethefrontpanelKARMACONTROLS1–8
slidersandKARMASWITCHES1–8.
Theslidersandswitcheswillcontrolthepatternor
phrasegeneratedbytheKARMAmo
du
leselectedby
theMODULECONTROLswitch.Ifyou’veselected
MASTER,you’llbeabletocontrolthemoduleon/off
statusandvarythepatternsandphrasesgeneratedby
alloftheKARMAmodules.
Youcanalsooperatetheslidersandswitchesinthe
displayorusingtheVALUEcontroller,justasin
Pr
og
rammode.
TheKARMAmoduleandthetypeorvalueofthe
parameterbeingcontrolledbytheslidersandswitches
isshownintheKARMAModuleInfo“KARMA
Value”field.ThisletsyouseetheKARMAmoduleand
parametersthatarebeingaffectedbyyourslideror
switchoperations.
4. Usethefro
ntpan
elSCENE1–8switchestochoose
ascene.
ThischangesthescenefortheKARMAmodule(s)
selectedbytheMODULECONTROLswitch.
IfMODULECONTROLissettoMASTER,each
KARMAmodulewillchangetothescenethatissaved
asthemastersetting.
Eachoftheeightscenescontainstheva
luesofsl
iders
1–8andswitches1–8.BypressingaSCENE1–8switch
tochooseascene,youcaninstantlyrecallsettingsfor
theeightslidersandeightswitches.
Evenifyouswitchscenes,thechangesyoumakeusing
sliders1–8andswitches1–8areremembereduntilyou
selectanothercombi
nation.Whenyouwritea
combination,yoursliderandswitchsettingsaresaved
intherespectivescene1–8.
Name display for the KARMA CONTROLS 1–8
sliders and KARMA SWITCHES 1–8
JustasintheequivalentpageofProgrammode,the
CombinationP0:Play–KARMAGEpagedisplaysthe
slidersandswitchesassignedtothecombination,and
theirnames.
Inthecombination,thenameshowninsquarebrackets
[]isthecategoryoftheprogramselectedforthe
timbrebeingcontrolledbytheKA
RMACONTROLS
1–8
slidersandKARMASWITCHES.Thistellsyouthe
timbrewhosephraseisbeingcontrolledbythe
KARMACONTROLS1–8slidersandKARMA
SWITCHES.
Ifmultipletimbresarebeingcontrolled
simultaneously,thiswillindicate[MLTI].
KARMA module “Run” and “Solo”
settings
InCombinationmode,uptofourKARMAmodules
canbeoperatingsimultaneously.
IfKARMAisoff,allKARMAmoduleswillbestopped.
IfKARMAison,theKARMAmodule(s)youspecify
herewilloperate.
1. GototheCombinationP7:KARMA–GE
Setup/KeyZonespage.
2. Usethe“Run”and“Solo”settingstospecifythe
mo
dul
e(s)thatwilloperatewhenKARMAison.
KARMAmoduleswhose“Run”settingisOn
(checked)willoperate.
KARMA module
Parameter
Value

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