Korg Kronos User Manual

Using KARMA
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Using KARMA in Sequencer mode
InSequencermodeyoucanusefourKARMAmodules
(modulesA,B,C,andD).Asinacombination,youcan
usetheKARMAmodulestogenerateindependent
phrasesorpatternsthatplay(forexample)drum,bass,
guitar,andstringsprograms,oryoucancombinethe
fourKARMAmodulesandthesixteentrackprograms
ina
widevarietyofways.
ThestructureoftheKARMA‐relatedparametersisthe
sameasinCombinationmode.(See“EditingKARMA
inCombinationmode”onpage 227)
InSequencermode,youcanuseKARMAwhile
realtime‐recordingsongtracksorpatterns.
Thenote‐on/offdataandMIDIcontroldatage
nerated
bya
KARMAmodulecanberecordedaseventsina
trackorpattern.Atthistime,youcanusetheKARMA
CONTROLSslidersandKARMASWITCHESto
controlthephraseinrealtimewhileyourecordit.
Youcanalsocopythesettingsfromacombination,and
usemulti‐trackrecordingtorealtime‐recordyour
keyboardperformance.
Datafromtheinternalsequencerisnotinputtothe
KARMAmodule.Also,youcannotusenotedata
fromtheinternalsequencertotriggeraKARMA
modulesothatitgeneratesphrasesetc.
Herewe’llexplainhowtousetheAutoSongSetup
functiontogetstartedwithrealtim
erecording
.Wewill
alsodescribetheprocedureforrealtimerecording
(single‐trackrecording)usingKARMA,andfor
realtimerecording(multi‐trackrecording)bycopying
thesettingsfromacombination.
Auto Song Setup
TheAutoSongSetupfunctionautomaticallycopiesthe
settingsofaprogramorcombinationintoasong,and
thenputstheKRONOSinrecord‐readymode.Youcan
thenbeginrecordingimmediatelyjustbypressingthe
SEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.Thisletsyou
seamlesslymovefromplayingaprogramor
combinationintoproducingaso
ng
,sothatphrasesor
ideasforasongthatoccurtoyouwhileusingKARMA
canbeimmediatelyturnedintoasong.
Procedure(usingtheexampleofCombinationmode)
1. EnterCombinationmode.
2. IntheCombinationP0:Play–ProgSelect/Mixer
page,selectacombinationandedittheKARMA
RTCparametersetc.asdes
ired.
Note:Ifyouwanttokeeptheeditedstateofyour
combination,execute“UpdateCombination”or“Write
Combination.”
3. HolddowntheENTERswitchandpressthe
REC/WRITEswitch.
The“SetuptoRecord”dialogboxwillappear.
4. ToexecutetheAutoSongSetupfunction,pressthe
OKbutton.Ifyoudecidetocan
c
el,pressthe
Cancelbutton.
YouwillautomaticallymovetoSequencermode,and
thesettingsofthecombinationwillbecopiedtoa
song.
Thecopy‐destinationsongwillbethefirstunused
song.
ContentcopiedfromaCombination:
Thesamecontentwillbecopiedaswhenyouexecute
theCopyFro
mCombipagemenucomm
andwith
IFXs,MFXs,andTFXschecked,andMultiREC
Standbychecked.Formoreinformation,see“Copy
fromCombination”onpage 626oftheParameter
Guide.
ContentthatiscopiedfromaProgram:
Thesamecontentwillbecopiedaswhenyouexecute
the“CopyFromProgram”pagemenucommandwith
IF
Xs,MFXs,andTFXschec
ked,To:settoMIDI
Track01,withKARMAcheckedandTo:setto
KARMAModuleA,andwithDrumTrackchecked
andTo:tosettoTrack10.
5. TheKRONOSwillautomaticallyenterrecord‐
readymode,andthemetronomewillbegin
soundingaccordingtoth
eMetronomesetting
(Sequencer0–5c).
6. PresstheSTART/STOPswitchtobeginrealtime
recording.Whenyou’vefinishedrecording,press
theSTART/STOPswitchonceagain.(See
“RecordingMIDIinreal‐time”onpage 78.)

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