Korg Kronos - Using KARMA and the Drum Track together

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Using the Drum Track
Overview
What is the Drum Track?
TheDrumTrackisabuilt‐indrummachine,fueledby
theKRONOS’shigh‐qualitydrumsounds.
Itgivesyouabeattoplayalongwithasyou
experimentwithProgramsandCombinations,oras
youworkouttheoutlineofasong.Ifyou’ replaying
withtheDrumTrackandwanttocapt
ureyo
ur
inspirationquickly,youcanuseAutoSongSetupto
immediatelystartrecordinginSequencermode.
TherearehundredsofpresetDrumTrackpatterns
coveringawiderangeofmusicalstyles,andyoucan
alsocreateyourown(aswe’llexplorelaterinthis
chapter).
DrumTrackPatterncontents
Thereareoptio
n
stocontrolhowtheDrumTrack
patternstarts,suchasstartingimmediatelywhenyou
presstheDRUMTRACKbutton,orwaitinguntilyou
starttoplaythekeyboard.Ifyou’restartingthepattern
byplayingthekeyboard,youhavetheoptionof
startingitbyusingaspecificrangeofno
tesor
ve
locities.
YoucanalsolinktheDrumTrackwithKARMA,so
thattheyplayinsyncandstartandstoptogether.
InProgrammode,theDrumTrackhasitsownmixer
channel(includingEQ)andseparateeffectsrouting,
forindependentcontrolofthesound.InCombinations
andSongs,theDr
umTrackplaysnormalTimbresand
Tracks,withallthenormalcontrolsoverProgram
selection,EQ,effectsrouting,andsoon.
Bank Contents
Preset P000…697 Factory Drum Track patterns
User U000…999 User Drum Track patterns