Korg Kronos User Manual

Playing and editing Programs
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Voice Assign Mode
TheVoiceAssignModeselectswhethertheProgram
willplaypolyphonically(Poly)ormonophonically
(Mono).
WhenthisissettoPoly,youcanplaybothchordsand
melodylines.WhenthisissettoMono,onlyonenote
willsoundevenifyouplayachord.
Normallyyou’llsetthistoPo
ly,butMonoisuseful
whenplayingsou
ndssuchassynthbasses,synth
leads,andothersoloinstruments.Tryswitching
betweenPolyandMono,andlistentotheresults.
Using Drum Kits
YoucancreateandeditDrumKitsinGlobalmode.For
eachnoteonthekeyboard,youcanselectuptoeight
velocity‐crossfadeddrumsamples,makefilterand
ampsettings,andspecifyroutingtotheeffectsandto
theindividualaudiooutputs.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingDrumKits”on
page 176.
InProg
rams,onceyou’vesettheOscillatorModeto
SingleorDoubleDrums,youcanselectbetweenthe
152user‐programmableDrumKits,plusanadditional
9GM2kits.Formoreinformationonthefactory
sounds,seetheVoiceNameList.
Copying settings between OSC1 & OSC2
ManyoftheProgramparameterscanbesetdifferently
forOSC1andOSC2.Theseincludeallofthe
parameterson:
•AllofthetabsontheOSC/Pitchpage,exceptforthe
PitchEG
•AllofthetabsontheFilterpage
•AllofthetabsontheAmppage,exceptforEQ
•Alloftheta
bsonth
eLFOpage,exceptfor
CommonLFO
•TheAMSMixertabs
Youcanusethepagemenu’sCopyOscillator
commandtocopytheseparametersfromone
Oscillatortoanother.Youcanevencopyparameters
fromanOscillatorinadifferentProgram.
Thiscommandisusefulwhenyouwanttosetbo
th
Oscillato
rstothesamesettings,orwhenyouwantto
duplicatesettingsyou’veusedbefore.
Working with Multisamples
Asdescribedabove,thesoundoftheHD‐1startswith
oneormoreMultisamples.Youcanplaythese
Multisamplesdirectly,orusethemthroughWave
Sequences,whichplayaseriesofdifferent
Multisamplesovertimetocreaterhythmsorcomplex,
evolvingtimbres.
InSingleandDoublemodes,eachOscillatorcanplay
uptoei
ghtMultisamplesorWaveSequences.InSingle
andDoubleDrumsmodes,eachOscillatorplaysa
DrumKit.
Multisamples, Wave Sequences, and Drum Kits
Multisamples,DrumKits,andWaveSequencesallow
youtoplaysamplesindifferentways.
•Multisampleslayoutoneormoresamplesacross
thekeyboard.Forinstance,averysimpleguitar
Multisamplemighthavesixsamples–oneforeach
string.
• WaveSequencesplaybackaseriesofdifferent
Multisamplesovertime.TheseMultisamplesmay
cros
sfad
etocreatesmooth,evolvingtimbres,or
changeabruptlytocreaterhythms.
•Asthenamesuggests,DrumKitsareoptimizedfor
playingdrumsamples.
Velocity splits, crossfades, and layers
Asmentionedabove,unlessyou’reinSingleorDouble
Drummode,eachOscillatorhaseightvelocityzones,
namedMS1(thehighestvelocity)throughMS8(the
lowest).ThismeansthattheProgramcanplay
differentMultisamplesorWaveSequences,depending
onhowhardyouplay.
EachofthesezoneshasseparatesettingsforLe
vel,
Start
Offset,andsoon.Also,eachofthezonescanfade
intothenext,tocreatesmoothvelocitytransitions.
Zonescanevenbelayeredtogether,twoatatime.
Selecting Multisamples
Let’screateasimplevelocitycrossfadebetweentwo
Multisamples,usingjustOSC1.
1. GototheOSC1BasictaboftheOSC/Pitchpage.
AUDIO OUTPUT
INDIVIDUAL 1, 2, 3, 4
OSC1 Basic: P2 - 1
Amp1/Driver1: P4 - 1
Pitch EG : P2 - 9
Filter1 EG: P3 - 4
Amp1 EG: P4 - 3
OSC1 LFO1: P5 - 1
OSC 1
OSC 2
Filter Key Track: P3 - 2
Filter1 Mod: P3 - 2
Filter1 LFO Mod: P3 - 3
OSC1 Pitch: P2 - 2
OSC1 LFO2: P5 - 2
Amp1 Mod: P4 - 2
Program Basic: P1 - 1
AUDIO OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Master
Eects
1, 2: P9
Total
Eects
1, 2: P9
Insert
Eects
1…12: P8
Oscillator / Pitch
Filter
Amplier
Eects
3Band EQ
: P4 - 9
Filter1(A/B): P3 - 1
AMS Mixer: P6 - 1
Common KeyTrack: P6 - 9
OSC1, 2
Insert Eects
Master Eects
Individual Outputs
REC Bus
FX Control Bus
Routing: P8-1
EQ
Controllers: P1 - 8
Pads: P1 - 9
Vector: P1 - 5, 6
KARMA: P7
Drum Track: P1 - 3 Audio Input: P0 - 8
Tone Adjust: P0 - 9
Common LFO: P5 - 9
P1–1, P2–2, etc. indicate the on-screen pages and tabs used when editing on the KRONOS.

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