Korg Kronos User Manual

Playing Programs Using Controllers
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Using Controllers
TheKRONOSprovidesalotofhands‐onwaysto
controlthesound–themodandpitch‐bendjoystick,
theVectorjoystick,theribboncontroller,twoswitches
(SW1andSW2),andtheControlSurfaceknobs,
sliders,andswitches.
Thesecontrolsletyoumodifythetone,pitch,volume,
effects,etc.inrealtimewhileyouplay
.
Joystick
Thejoystickmovesinfourdirections:left,right,
forwards(awayfromyourself),andbackwards
(towardsyourself).Eachofthefourdirectionscanbe
usedtocontroladifferentfunction,suchas
modulatingProgramoreffectsparameters.These
assignmentscanbedifferentforeveryProgram,but
generally,theydothefollowing:
StandardJoystickfunctions
Joystick Lock
Thejoystickisspring‐loaded,sothatitautomatically
returnstothecenterpositionwhenyouletgo.
However,youcanuseeitherofthetwofront‐panel
switches(SW1orSW2),orafoot‐switch,to“lock”the
currentpositionofthejoystick.Thisleavesyourhands
freetoplayonth
ekeyboard,ortous
eother
controllers.Formoreinformation,pleasesee“Using
theLockfunction”onpage 32.
Vector Joystick
TheVectorJoystickletsyou
controlthevolumebalance
betweenOSC1andOSC2,and
canalsogenerateCC
messagestomodulate
Programandeffects
parameters.
InCombiandSequencemodes,theVectorJoystickcan
doallofthis,plusbalancethevolumesofthedifferent
ProgramsintheCombi.
TheVectorJoystickdoe
sallofthisinconju
nctionwith
theVectorEnvelope,whichisaflexible,multi‐segment
envelopewithafewinterestingtwists.Formore
information,see“UsingVectorSynthesis”onpage 55.
Resetting the Vector Joystick to the center
Youcanusethefront‐panelRESETCONTROLSbutton
toresettheVectorJoystick’soutputvaluetoitsdefault
centerposition.Todothis:
1. HolddowntheRESETCONTROLSbutton.
2. WhileholdingRESETCONTROLS,movethe
Vect orJoystick.
3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSbutton.
Thejoystick’soutputvaluewillnowberesettothe
centerposition.
Ribbon Controller
Moveyourfingertotheleftandrightontheribbon
controllertoapplyaneffect.
Normally,thisisusedtocontrolpitch,volumeorfilter
etc.
YoucanusetheLockfunctionofSW1orSW2keysto
holdtheeffectevenafteryoureleaseyourfingerfrom
theribboncontroller.Formo
rede
tails,see“Usingthe
Lockfunction”onpage 32.
SW1 and SW2
Thesearethetwoswitches
abovethejoystickand
ribbon.YoucanuseSW1
andSW2tocontrolprogramparametersviaAMS
(AlternateModulation),oreffectparametersviaDMod
(DynamicModulation).
Theycanalsotransposethekeyboardbyoctaves,turn
portamentoon/off,orlockthemodulationvaluesof
theribboncontroller,joystick,oraft
e
rtouch.
Eachswitchmayworkaseitherasatoggleora
momentaryswitch.InTogglemode,eachpress
alternatesbetweenonandoff;inMomentarymode,
theswitchonlychangesforaslongasyouholdit
down.
Move the
joystick…
Controller
Name
Normally controls…
Left JS–X Pitch bend down
Right JS+X Pitch bend up
Forwards
(away from yourself)
JS+Y Vibrato
Backwards
(towards yourself)
JS–Y Filter LFO (wah)

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