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Detailed Program Editing Editing HD-1 Programs
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Detailed Program Editing
Editing HD-1 Programs
Creating your own Programs
YoucancreateyourownoriginalHD1soundsby
editingthefactoryPrograms,orbyinitializinga
Programandstartingfromscratch.Youcansavethese
ProgramsintoanybankotherthanINT–A(whichis
reservedforEXiPrograms)andINT–G(which
containsGeneralMIDIPrograms).
YoucanalsocreateProgr
amsusingyourown
Multisamples,eitherfromSamplingModeorUser
SampleBanks.Inaddition,youcanplayaProgram
andresampleyourperformance,orsampleanexternal
audiosourcewhilelisteningtothesoundofa
Program.
Overview of editing pages
P0:Playiswhereyouselectandplayprograms,make
quickeditsusingtheControlSurface,andadjustthe
KARMAsettings.Theotherpagesletyoumodifythe
soundinmoredetailedways.
Fordetailsonhowtoselectthedifferentpages,see
“Basicoperations”onpage 17.
YoucansamplefromwithinProg
rammode—
includingresamplingtheProgramitself.Formore
information,see“SamplinginProgramand
Combinationmodes”onpage 148.
Youcanalsomixinliveaudioinputs,andprocess
themthrougheffects.Formoreinformation,see
“Usingeffectswiththeaudioinputs”onpage 207.
NotethatthepageandparameterstructuresofEXi
Pro
g
ramsaredifferentthanthoseofHD1Programs.
Basic HD-1 Structure
Multisamples and Wave Sequences
ThesoundoftheHD1startswithoneormore
Multisamples.Thesecanberecordingsofinstruments
likepiano,bass,guitar,strings,organs,analogsynths,
andsoon,orpurelydigitallycreatedtimbres.
YoucanplaytheseMultisamplesdirectly,orusethem
throughWaveSequences,whichplayaseriesof
differentMulti
s
amplesovertimetocreaterhythmsor
complex,evolvingtimbres.
Oscillator Mode
HD1SingleProgramshaveoneoscillator,andDouble
Programshavetwooscillators.Eachoscillatorincludes
acompletesynthesisvoice,withvelocityswitched
Multisamples,dualfilters,EGs,LFOs,andsoon.
SingleandDoubleDrummodesaresimilar,butuse
DrumKits(ascreatedinGlobalmode)insteadof
Multisamples.
SingleandSing
leDr
umProgramsuseoneoscillator,
foramaximumof140notepolyphony.
DoubleandDoubleDrumProgramsusetwo
oscillators,foramaximumof70notepolyphony.
A note about polyphony
Polyphonymeansthenumberofnotesthatyoucan
playatatime.Thisnumberwillvarydependingonthe
particularsoundbeingplayed,andhowthatsoundis
produced.Generallyspeaking:
•DoubleProgramsusetwiceasmanyvoicesas
SinglePrograms.
WaveSequencesusetwiceasmanyvoicesas
Multisamples.
•StereoMultisamplesus
etw
iceasmanyvoicesas
MonoMultisamples,andStereoWaveSequences
usetwiceasmanyvoicesasMonoWaveSequences.
•IftheVectorEGisenabled,thenumberofvoices
usedincreasesslightly.
Page Main features
P0: Play
•Select and play Programs
Perform easy edits using the Realtime Knobs,
KARMA sliders, and Tone Adjust
Adjust mix parameters including volume, pan,
EQ, and send levels
Quick sampling and re-sampling
P1:Basic/
Vector
Set the Program to Single, Double, Single
Drum, or Double Drum
Select Mono or Poly voice allocation
Select a scale (e.g., Equal Temperament)
•Set up controllers
Set up Vector synthesis
Set up the Drum Track
On-screen pads
P2: Osc/Pitch
Select Multisamples, Wave Sequences. or
Drum Kits
Settings related to the pitch, including the
pitch EG.
P3: Filter
Settings related to the filter (tone), including
the filter EG.
P4: Amp/EQ
Settings related to the amplifier (volume),
including amp EG and pan.
Settings for the 3-band EQ
P5: Common
LFO
For each of the two LFOs provided for each
oscillator, select the LFO type and speed, etc.
(Settings in the pitch, filter, and amp pages
determine how much the LFOs affect the
sound.)
P6: AMS
Mixer/
Common Key
Track
Mix and modify AMS sources using the two
AMS mixers provided for each oscillator.
Set up how the Common Key Track output
changes as you play up and down the
keyboard
P7: KARMA Settings related to KARMA.
P8: Insert
Effects
Select insert effects and make settings for
them. Specify send levels to the Master effects
and routing to the outputs.
P9:
Master
/
Total Effects
Select Master send effects and Total effects,
and adjust their settings.
Page Main features

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Korg Kronos Specifications

Operating Environment IconOperating Environment
operating temperature range+5 – +35 °C
Power IconPower
power consumption60 W
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight 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

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