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Playing and editing Programs
48
AMSMixerSmoothingexamples
More AMS Mixer features
TherearemoremixerTypes,includingOffset,Shape,
andQuantize,whichofferevenmorepossibilitiesfor
creativeprogramming.Formoredetails,seethese
sectionsintheParameterGuide:
• “6–1:OSC1AMSMixer”onpage 98
•“UsingSW1/2toturnanAMSsourceonandoff”
onpage 100
•“MutingindividualWaveSe
quencest
epswith
SW1”onpage 100
• “Convertingfrombipolartounipolar”onpage 100
• “Convertingfromunipolartobipolar”onpage 100
• “QuantizedRibbonPitchBend”onpage 102
•“Selectivepitch‐bend,usingaswitch”onpage 103
•“Selectivepitch‐bend,usingonlythejoystick”on
page 104
• “Generatingastaticvalue”onpage 104
Suggestions on using AMS
Whenmakingsettingsforalternatemodulation,think
oftheeffectthatyouwishtoproduce,whattypeof
modulationwillbenecessarytoproducethateffect,
andwhatparameteroftheoscillator,filter,oramplifier
needstobecontrolled.
Next,selectasource(AMS)andsettheIntensity.If
youproceedlo
gicallyinthisway,youwillachievethe
desiredeffect.
Forexample,ifyouwanttocontrolaguitarsoundso
thatitapproachesfeedbackwhenyoumovethe
joystick,youmightsetupthejoysticktomodulatethe
filterfrequencyandresonance.
Controller Setup page
Foreachprogram,thistabletsyoumakesettingsfor
theSW1andSW2key,andforReal‐TimeKnobs5‐8.
Formoreinformation,see“SW1andSW2”onpage 31,
and“1–8:SetUpControllers,”onpage 53ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Controlling Pitch
Pitch bend
TheJS(+X)andJS(–X)settingsspecifytheamountof
pitchchange(insemitones)thatwilloccurwhenMIDI
pitchbendmessagesarereceivedorwhenthejoystick
ismovedtoleftorright.Asettingof+12allowsthe
pitchtobecontrolledamaximumofoneoctave
upward;aset
tingof–12
allowsthepitchtobe
controlledamaximumofoneoctavedownward.
Ribbonspecifiestheamountofpitchchange(in
semitones)thatwilloccurwhenMIDIcontrolchange
(CC)#16messagesarereceived,orwhenyoumove
yourfingerleftandrightontheribboncontroller.With
asetti
ngof+12,thepitchwillberaisedoneoctaveat
thefarrightoftheribboncontroller,andwillbe
loweredbyoneoctaveatthefarleftoftheribbon
controller.
Creating Vibrato
YoucanuseanLFOtocreatevibrato.
LFO1/2Intensitysetsthedepthtowhichtheselected
LFOwillaffectthepitch.Withasettingof+12.00,
vibratowillproduceamaximumof±1octaveofpitch
change.
JS+YIntspecifiestheamountofvibratothattheLFO
willproducewhenthejo
ystickispushedawayfrom
yourself.
Intensity(AMSIntensity)specifiesthedepthof
vibratothatwillbeappliedbytheLFOwhen
modulatedbytheselectedAMS(AlternateModulation
Source).Forexample,ifLFO1AMSissettoAfter
TouchandyousetanappropriatevalueforIntensity,
vibratowillbeappliedwhenyo
uap
plypressuretothe
keyboardorwhenMIDIaftertouchmessagesare
received.
Pitch EG
WhentheIntensityvalueissetto+12.00,thepitchEG
specifiedinthePitchEGpagewillproducea
maximumof±1octaveofpitchchange.
Torealisticallysimulatetheslightchangeinpitchthat
occurswhenastringispluckedorattheattackofa
brassorvocalsou
nd,yo
ucanusetheEGtocreatea
subtlechangeinpitchattheattack.
Portamento
Portamentomakesthepitchchangesmoothlywhen
youplaythenextnotebeforereleasingtheprevious
note.
TheTimeparametercontrolshowlongittakethepitch
tochange.Asthisvalueisincreased,thepitchwill
changeoveralongertime.Withavalueof000,there
willbenoportamento
.
YoucanturnPortamentoonandoffviaSW1orSW2,
byassigningthemtoPorta.SWCC#65.
Original AMS A:
Smoothing with Long Attack
and Short Release:
Smoothing with Short Attack & Long Release:

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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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