Korg Kronos User Manual

Drum Track settings Drum Track settings in Program mode
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Drum Track settings
Drum Track settings in Program mode
Controlling how the Drum Track starts
and stops
Youhaveseveraloptionstocontrolhowandwhenthe
DrumTrackstartsandstops.
1. GototheBasic/Vectorpage,andselecttheDrum
Tracktab.
2. IntheTriggersection,settheModetocontrolhow
thepatternwillstartandstop.
StartImmediately:WhenyouturnontheDrumTrack
bypressingtheDRUMTRACKswit
ch,theLEDwill
lightandtheDrumTrackpatternwillstartaccording
totheSyncsetting.Itwillstopwhenyouturnoffthe
switch.
WaitKBDTrig:WhenyoupresstheDRUMTRACK
switchtoturniton,theLEDwillblinkandtheDrum
Trackpatternw
illwaittostart.Whenyouplaythe
keyboardorreceiveaMIDInote‐on,theDrumTrack
patternwillstartaccordingtotheSyncsetting.
3. SpecifytheSyncsetting.
Off:TheDrumTrackpatternwillnotsynchronizeto
thecurrently‐runningKARMA,butwillstart
immediately.
On:TheDrumTrackpatte
rnwillsynchronizetothe
cu
rrently‐runningKARMA.
Formoreinformation,see“TheTrigger“Sync”
parameter”onpage 244.
4. IfTriggerModeissettoWaitKBDTrig,specify
theLatchsetting.
LatchcontrolswhethertheDrumTrackpatternwill
continueplayingevenafteryoutakeyourhandsoffof
thekeyboard.
Off:IftheDRUMTRACKswi
t
chison,theLEDwill
blink,andthepatternwillstartwhenyouplaythe
keyboard.Whenyoustopplaying,theDrumTrack
willstopaswell.
On:IftheDRUMTRACKswitchison(theLEDwill
blink),thepatternwillstartwhenyouplaythe
keyboard(note‐on).Thepatternwillconti
n
uewhen
youreleasethekeyboard(note‐off).Thepatternwill
stopwhenyouturntheDRUMTRACKswitchoff(the
LEDwillgodark).
UseKARMALatchSwitch:Theon/offstatusofthe
KARMALATCHswitchwillcorrespondtotheabove
OffandOnmo
desofoperation.Youwillprobably
wanttousethisinconjunctionwithKARMA’sLatch
operation.
5. IfTriggerModeissettoWaitKBDTrig,specify
theKeyboardZoneandVelocityZone.
Thesesettingsspecifytherangeofkeysandvelocities
thatwilltriggertheDrumTrackpatternwhenyouplay
thekeyboard(orre
cei
veanote‐on).
Storing the on/off setting
IftheTriggerModeissettoWaitKBDTrig,theon/off
statusoftheDRUMTRACKswitchisalsosavedwhen
yousavetheProgram.
IftheTriggerModeissettoStartImmediately,the
switchstatusisalwayssavedasOff,regardlessofthe
whethertheswitchisonoroffwhenyo
uWrite.
EQ adjustments for the Drum Track
Program
TheDrumTrackProgramhasitsownthree‐bandEQ,
justliketheProgram’soscillators.Youcancontrolthis
ontheDrumTrackpage,ordirectlyfromtheControl
SurfaceaswiththeoscillatorEQs.
IfyouenableAutoLoadProgramEQ,theEQsettings
storedintheDrumProgramwillbeaut
omatically
loadedwhenyouswitchDrumTrackPrograms.
Normally,youshouldleavethisenabled.
EvenifAutoLoadProgramEQisenabled,youcanstill
adjusttheEQmanually.
MIDI in and out
TheDrumTrackcaninteractwithMIDIinseveral
differentways.Youcan:
• TriggertheDrumTrackpatternviaMIDIin
•PlaytheDrumTrackProgramviaMIDIin
•TransmittheDrumTrackpatternviaMIDIout
Triggering the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
Ifyou’retriggeringtheDrumTrackpatternbyplaying
thekeyboard,inputontheGlobalMIDIChannelwill
triggertheDrumTrackaswell.
Playing the Drum Track Program via MIDI
YoucanplaytheDrumTrackProgramviaMIDI,
separatelyfromthemainProgramsound.InProgram
mode,theDrumTrack’sMIDIchannelissetbythe
GlobalMIDIpage’sProgMIDIChparameter.The
defaultischannel10.
(InCombinationandSequencermodes,thisworksa
littledifferently;see“DrumTrackse
ttingsin
Combinationmode,”below.)
NotethattheDrumTrackProgramdoesnottransmit
orreceiveProgramchanges.

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