Korg Kronos User Manual

Performing with the Drum Track Using the Drum Track in Program mode
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Shift
ShiftletsyoutransposetheDrumTrackpatternin
semitonesteps,causingdifferentinstrumentsofthe
drumkittoplay.Thiswillgenerallycauseunexpected
results,whichmayoftenbeinteresting—experiment
andsee!
Linking with KARMA
YoucanlinkKARMAandtheDrumTracksothatthey
startandstoptogether.
1. GototheKARMATriggerpage.
2. IntheModuleParameters‐Triggersection,inthe
ControlGroup,notetheLinktoDrumTrack
check‐box.
3. TurnonLinktoDrumTrack.
ThefrontpanelLINKEDLEDwilllight.
IfLinktoDrumT
rackison,KARMAwillbelinked
withtheDrumTrackstart/stop.
4. TurntheKARMAON/OFFswitchon.
Whenlinked,KARMAwillalwayswaitfortheDrum
Track.So,unlesstheDRUMTRACKswitchison,
KARMAwon’ tstartyet.
5. TurntheDRUMTRACKswitchon.
KARMAwillstarttoplayalo
ngwiththeDr
umTrack,
accordingtotheDrumTrack’sTriggerMode.See
“TurningtheDrumTrackonandoff,”above,formore
information.
IfyouturnofftheDRUMTRACKswitchwhile
KARMAisoperating,KARMAwillalsostop.
Formoredetails,pleasesee“UsingKARMAandthe
DrumT
rackto
gether,”onpage 243.
Drum Track and the Control Surface
YoucanusethecontrolsurfacetocontroltheDrum
Track’smixparameters,includingvolume,play/mute,
soloon/off,EQ,andeffectssends.
1. PlayaDrumTrackpattern.
See“TurningtheDrumTrackonandoff”onpage 238.
2. PresstheCONTROLASSIGNTIMBRE/TRACK
switch.
3. Onthedisplay,pressthePlaytab,andthenpress
theControlSurfac
etab.
TheControlSurfacepagewillappear
.
Thispagedisplaysandreflectsthecontrolsurface
settings.It’sconvenienttowatchthispagewhileusing
thecontrolsurface,sinceitshowstheparameternames
andprecisevalues.
Note:Youcanusethecontrolsurfaceregardlessofthe
pagethat’scu
rrentlyshow
ninthedisplay.
4. Useslider3toadjusttheDrumTrackvolume.
5. UsePlay/Muteswitch3totoggletheDrumTrack’s
soundonandoff.
NotethatthiscontrolsonlythesoundoftheDrum
TrackProgram,andisindependentofwhetherornot
theDrumTrackpatternisplaying.
6. PresstheMIXER
KNOBSbuttonuntil
theCHANNELSTRIPLEDlightsup.
Thismakestheknobscontrolavirtual
channelstrip,includingpan,EQ,and
effectssends.
7. PresstheMIXSELECT3buttontoselecttheDrum
TrackontheControlSurface.
8. Useknobs2‐6toadjusttheDrumTrack’sEQ.
[DRUM TRACK]
Drum Track
Play/Mute,
(SWITCHES [3])
Drum Track
Select,
(SWITCHES [11])
Drum Track Volume
(SLIDERS [3])
KARMA LINKED LED
[MIXER]
T1–8

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