Korg Kronos User Manual

Playing and editing Programs
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Note Number
Soundscanbeprogrammedtochangeincharacter
basedonthenotebeingplayed.Asyouplayhigheror
loweronthekeyboard,thenotenumbercanmodulate
thetimbre–suchasbecomingbrighterasyouplay
higher.Envelopesmayalsobecomefasterorslower;
thevolumemaychange;andsoon.
Foot Pedals and Switches
Damper Pedal (Sustain)
Thedamperpedalisalsosometimescalledthesustain
pedal.Itactslikethesimilarly‐namedpedalonan
acousticpiano;whenyouholddownthepedal,notes
willcontinuetosustainevenwhenyouliftyourhands
offofthekeyboard.
Damper Switch vs. Half-Damper
Youcanuseeitherastandardfootswitch(suchasthe
KorgPS‐1)oraspecialhalf‐damperpedal(suchasthe
KorgDS‐1H)astheDamper.
Ifyouuseafootswitch,itwillworklikeanormal
synthesizersustainpedal:noteswillsustainforever,as
longasthepedalishe
lddown.
Ahalf‐damperpedalisaspecialtypeofcontinuous
footpedal(normalfootpedalswon’tworkproperlyfor
thisapplication).Itoffersmoresubtlecontrolof
sustain,whichcanbeespeciallyusefulforpiano
sounds.
Theoffandfull‐onpositionsofthehalf‐damperwork
justlikethefootswit
ch,butintermediatepositions
modulatethereleasetimetoincreasesustainwithout
makingitinfinite.
TheKRONOSwillautomaticallysensewhenahalf‐
damperisconnectedtotherear‐panelDAMPERinput.
Forproperoperation,youwillalsoneedtocalibrate
thepedal,usingtheCalibrateHalf‐Dampercommand
intheGlobalpageme
nu.
Damper and MIDI
TheDamperPedalissentandreceivedasMIDICC
#64.InCombiandSequencemodes,youcan“filter”
CC#64sothatitonlyaffectssomeofthesoundsinthe
CombiorSong.
Assignable Foot Switch
Thisletsyouuseasimplefootswitch,suchastheKorg
PS‐1,asanassignablecontroller.Thefootswitchcan
performawidevarietyoffunctions,suchas:
•Anassignablesourceformodulatingsoundsand
effects
•Portamentoon/off
•Programselectupordown
• Sequencerstart/stoporpunchin/out
•TapTempo
•KARMAon/off,Latchon/off,orSc
enese
lect
•DrumTrackon/off
•ChordSW
• Duplicationofmanyfrontpanelcontrols,including
themodulationjoystick,ribbon,valueslider,Real‐
TimeKnobs,SW1/2,thepads,KARMAsliders,or
KARMAswitches
Theswitch’sfunctionissetinGlobalmode(onthe
ControllerstaboftheControllers/Scalespage),sothat
italwayswo
rksthesameregardlessofthecurrent
Program,Combi,orSong.
Formoreinformation,pleasesee“Settingupthe
AssignableSwitchandPedal”onpage 161.
Assignable Foot Pedal
Thisletsyouuseacontinuouscontrollerpedal,suchas
theKorgEXP‐2footcontrollerorKorgXVP‐10
EXP/VOLpedal,asanassignablecontroller.
LiketheAssignableFootSwitch,describedabove,the
FootPedalcanbeusedformanydifferentfunctions,
including:
• MasterVolume
• ChannelVolume,Pan,orExpression
•Assignablesoundmo
dulation,asseveraldifferent
AMSorDmodsources
• EffectsSendlevelcontrol
•Duplicationofmanyfrontpanelcontrols,including
themodulationjoystick,ribbon,valueslider,Real‐
TimeKnobs,orKARMAsliders
Thepedal’sfunctionissetglobally(ontheControllers
taboftheControllers/Scalespage),sothatitalways
worksthesameregardlessofthecu
rrentProg
ram,
Combi,orSong.Formoreinformation,pleasesee
“SettinguptheAssignableSwitchandPedal”on
page 161.

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