Korg Kronos User Manual

Using KARMA
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MIDI I/O channel settings
YoucanspecifytheMIDIinputandoutputchannels
foreachofthefourKARMAmodulesusedbya
combination.
TheMIDIinput/outputchannelsettingforeach
KARMAmoduleandtheMIDIchannelsettingfor
eachtimbrewilldeterminetheroutingthatspecifies
howtheKARMAmodulesplaythetimbres.Theseare
themo
stimportantsettingswhenusingmultiple
KARMAmodulesinacombination.
1. GototheCombinationP7:KARMA–GE
Setup/KeyZonespage.
2. Specifythe“InputChannel”and“Output
Channel”ofeachKARMAmodule.
“InputChannel”:Foracombination,youwill
normallysetthistoGchsothatyourkeyboardplaying
willcontroltheKA
RMAmodule.
“OutputChannel”:SetthistotheMIDIchannelofthe
timbre(s)thatshouldbeplayedbythisKARMA
module.
GchAlso:ThisoptionisavailableifInputChannelis
settootherthanGch.Ifyouselect(check)thisoption,a
modulethatwouldnormallybetriggeredonlybythe
In
pu
tChannelwillalsobetriggeredbytheGch.(Gch,
Global1–1a)
TimbreThru:Ifthisoptionison(checked),timbres
differingfromtheglobalMIDIchannelwillsound
whenKARMAisoff.
Setting example 1
Thisexampleshowshowthe“GchAlso”option
works.
1. SetMIDIChannelforthefollowingtimbresas
follows.
Timbre1:Gch
Timbre2:2ch
Timbre3:3ch
Timbre4:4ch
Timbre5:5ch
2. SettheMIDIchannelsforthepadsasfollows.
Pad1:MIDIchannel=2ch
Pad2:MIDIchanne
l=
3ch
Pad3:MIDIchannel=4ch
Pad4:MIDIchannel=5ch
3. ForeachKARMAmodule,set“InputChannel”
and“OutputChannel”asfollows.
KARMAmoduleA:“InputCh”=2ch,“OutCh”=2ch
KARMAmoduleB:“InputCh”=3ch,“OutCh”=3ch
KARM
AmoduleC:“InputCh”=4ch,“OutCh”=4ch
KARMAmoduleD:“InputCh”=5ch,“OutCh”=5ch
4. TurnKARMAoff.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,timbre1willsound.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,timbres2–5willsound.
5. TurnKARMAon.
Whenyouplaytheke
yboard,timbre1
willsound.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,KARMAmodulesA–Dwill
eachtriggeradifferentGEwhichwillplayphrasesor
patternsontimbres2–5.
6. ForKARMAmoduleA,turn“GchAlso”on
(checked).
7. TurnoffKARMA.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,timbre1willsound.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,timbres2–5willsound.
8. TurnonKARMA.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,timbre1willsound.
KARMAmoduleAforwhichyouturned“GchAlso”
on(checked)willtriggeritsGEandplayaphraseor
patternontimbre2.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,KARMAmodulesA–Dwill
triggertheirrespectiv
eGEsandplayphrasesor
patternsontimbres2–5.
Setting example 2
Thisexampleshowshowthe“TimbreThru”option
works.
Selectapianoprogramfortimbre1,abassprogramfor
timbre2,andadrumprogramfortimbre3.
We’llplaytimbre1manuallyfromthekeyboard.
KARMAmoduleAwillbeusedtoplayabassphrase
ontimbre2,andKARMAmodul
eBto
playadrum
phraseonKARMAmoduleB.(Makesurethatthe
globalMIDIchannelis01.)
1. SettheMIDIChannelfortimbres1,2,and3.
Forthisexample,settimbre1to01,timbre2to02,and
timbre3to03.Sinceeachtimbreissettoaseparate
channel,theKARMAmo
dulesettothecorresponding
channelwillplayonlythattimbre.

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