Korg Kronos User Manual

Playing and editing Programs
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Real‐TimeKnobfunctions
Whenyoumoveaknob,itsendsoutthecorresponding
MIDICC.Also,whentheCCisreceivedviaMIDIor
generatedbyKARMA,theknobvaluechangesto
matchtheCCvalue.
Generally,theknobs“scale”theProgram’sinternal
settings.Whentheknobisinthecenter,these
ttingsare
asprogrammed.Tomov
ethesettingstotheir
maximumvalue,turntheknoballthewaytotheright;
tomovethemtotheirminimumvalue,turntheknob
allthewaytotheleft.
Knobscaling
Forexample:
1. SelectProgramINT‐B017,“SmoothOperators.”
Thisisanelectricpianosou
n
d;let’sseewhatwecando
tomakeitsoundabitdifferent.
2. PresstheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonunder
CONTROLASSIGN.
TheTONEADJUSTLEDwilllightup.
3. Whileplayingthesound,turnknob1(Filter
Frequency)totheright,slowly,toabout3o’clock.
Noticehowthepianobecomesasortofsynthsw
eep.
4. Next,turnknob2(FilterResonance)totheright,
alsotoabout3o’clock.
5. Withknob2inthatposition,trymovingknob1
backandforthasyouplay.
Withtheresonanceincreased,itnowsoundslike
you’ replayingthroughawahpedal.
Next,let’ssaythatyo
ude
cidethat’snotreallywhat
youwanted–so,we’llsettheknobsbacktotheir
defaultvalues.Youcouldmovethembacktothe
straight‐up,12o’clockposition,andthenadjustthem
sothatthey’reexactlyinthemiddle,butthere’san
easierway…
6. HoldtheRESETCONTROLSbutton.
7. Whil
eholdingRESETCONTROLS,
movefirstknob1,andthenknob2.
Asyoumovetheknobs,theirvalueswill
beresettothedefault,centerpositions.
8. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLS
button.
Now,you’rebacktotheoriginalelectricpianosound.
Knob edits can be saved
TheReal‐TimeKnobsaregreatformodulatingsounds
inperformance,orforrecording.Ifyoulike,youcan
alsosavetheeditedversionofthesound,usingthe
normalWriteProgramcommand(see“Savingyour
edits”onpage 42).
Internally,asingleknobusuallyaffectsseveral
differentparameters.WhenyouwriteaProg
ram,the
edi
tsaresavedintotheindividualparameters,andnot
totheknobitself.AfterwritingtheProgram,you’ll
noticethattheknobshavereturnedtotheircenter
positions–sincetheold“edited”valuesarenowthe
new“saved”values.
Assigning functions to REALTIME KNOBS 5–8
WhentheControlSurfaceCONTROLASSIGNisset
toRTKNOBS/KARMA,thefourknobsontheright
functionasRealtimeKnobs5‐8(User1‐4).Thesecan
performanumberofdifferentfunctions,suchas
modulatingsoundsoreffects,adjustingeffectssend
levels,andsoon.
EachProgram,Combination,andSo
ngstoresitsown
settingsforwhattheknobswilldo.Youcanalsomake
settingsforSamplingmodeasawhole.
WhenusingtheknobsforAMSorDmod,it’s
importanttounderstandthatassignmentisatwo‐step
process.First,youassigntheknobtosendaMIDI
controller,su
chasKn
obMod.1(CC#17).Second,you
assignthatMIDIcontrollertomodulateoneormore
Programoreffectsparameters.
Forthefirstpartoftheabove,usethemode’sSetUp
Controllerspage.Formoreinformation,See“SW1and
SW2”onpage 31.
Thedefaultassignmentsforknobs5‐8areKnobMod
.1
(CC#17),KnobMod.2(CC#19),KnobMod.3(CC#20),
andKnobMod.4(CC#21),respectively.Foracomplete
listofthepossibleassignments,see“RealtimeKnobs
5–8Assignments”onpage 1105oftheParameter
Guide.
Here’sanexampleofhowtosetupknob5(User1)to
controlaProgram’sfilterandampEGatt
a
cktime:
1. PressthePROGswitchtoenterProgrammode.
2. PresstheBasic/Vectortab,andthenthe
Controllerstababoveit,togototheP1:
Basic/Vector–SetUpControllerspage.
3. PresstheModulationKnobAssign“Knob5”
popupbutton,andchooseF/AAttack.
4. Pressthefront‐panelRTKNOBS/KARMAbutton
(underCONTROLASSIGN
).
5. Turnknob5(USER1)tocontrolthefilterandamp
EGattack.
Knob MIDI CC Normally controls…
1 74 Filter Cutoff Frequency
2 71 Filter Resonance
3 79 Filter EG Intensity
4 72 EG Release Time
5-6 Varies for each Program
7 Often Chorus Depth - but can vary per Program
8 Often Reverb Depth - but can vary per Program
99
00
CC Value
Parameter
Value
As Programmed
640 127

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