Korg Kronos User Manual

Using the Drum Track
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Transmitting the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
Withthefactorysettings,theDrumTrackpatternwill
notbesentviaMIDIout.Ifyoulike,however,youcan
doso—forinstance,youcoulduseittoplayan
externalMIDIdevice,orrecorditintoanexternal
sequencer.Todoso:
1. GototheGlobalMIDIpage.
2. UnderDrumTrackMIDISetup
,enableProgMIDI
Out.
3. SettheProgMIDICh.asdesired.
TheDrumTrackpatternwillthentransmitMIDIon
theselectedchannel.
Drum Track settings in Combination mode
UnlikeProgrammode,Combinationmodedoesnot
haveadedicatedtrackfortheDrumTrack.Instead,
youcanassignanyofthe16TimbrestotheDrum
Track.
Todoso,selectadrumProgramforthedesired
Timbre.Then,settheDrumTrack’sOutputMIDI
channeltomatchthetimbre’sMIDIchannel.
MIDI in and out
InCombinationmode,MIDIinteractswiththeDrum
TrackdifferentlythaninProgrammode.Youcanstill:
• 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
SincetheDrumProgram(s)usestandardCombination
Timbres,youcanplaytheDrumProgramjustasyou
wouldanyotherTimbre.
Transmitting the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
TheDrumTrackwilltransmitontheMIDIchannel
specifiedbytheDrumPatternOutputsettingofeach
Combination.
SetthistomatchtheMIDIchannelofthetimbreyou’ve
specifiedforthedrumProgram.
Ifthetimbre’sStatusisEXTorEX2,theDrumTrack
patternwillbetransmittedviaMIDIout
Drum Track settings in Sequencer mode
TheDrumTrackworksmuchthesameinSequencer
modeasitdoesinCombinationmode.
However,whileCombinationstriggertheDrumTrack
patternviatheglobalMIDIchannel,Songstriggerthe
DrumTrackpatternontheMIDIchannelspecifiedby
DrumPatternInput.Normallyyou’llsetthistoTch.
WiththeTc
hsetting,theMIDIchannelofthetrack
se
lectedbyTrackSelectwillautomaticallybeusedas
thetriggerchannel.
Fordetails,pleasesee“SelectingtheDrumTrack
pattern&sound”onpage 238.
InSequencermodeyoucanusetheDrumTrackwhile
real‐time‐recordingasongtrackorpattern.
Theno
te‐
on/offdatatransmittedbytheDrumTrack
patterncanberecordedaseventsinatrackorpattern.
Youcan’tusenotedatafromtheinternalsequencer
asatriggertostartDrumTrackpatterns.
Ifyou’replayingaProgramorCombinationalongwith
theDrumTrackandcomeupwithanideafo
rasong,
youcanuseAutoSongSetuptoimmediatelystart
recording.Formoreinformation,see“A u t oSong
Setup”onpage 82.
Drum Track MIDI in and out
InSequencermode,theDrumTracktransmitsand
receivesonthefollowingMIDIchannels.
Receive:TheDrumTrackwillreceiveontheMIDI
channelspecifiedbytheDrumPatternInputsettingof
eachsong.Normallyyou’llsetthistoTchandusethe
KRONOS’skeyboardtocontrolthetriggering.
Transmit:TheDrumT
rackwilltransmitontheMI
DI
channelspecifiedbytheDrumPatternOutputsetting
ofeachsong.SetthistomatchtheMIDIchannelofthe
MIDItrackforwhichyou’veassignedthedrum
Program.
Ifthetrack’sStatusisBTH,EXT,orEX2,notedataetc.
oftheDrumTrackpatternwillbet
ransmitted.

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