Korg Kronos User Manual

1
Introduction to KRONOS
Front and rear panels
Front panel
1. MAIN VOLUME knob
ThisadjuststhevolumeofthemainL/Raudiooutputs,
aswellasthevolumeoftheheadphonejack.
Itdoesnotaffectanyoftheotheraudiooutputs,
includingS/P DIF,individualoutputs1‐4,ortheUSB
output.
2. Control Surface
TheControlSurfaceisthesetof9sliders,8knobs,and
16switchestotheleftoftheLCDscreen.Itlookslikea
mixer,butcandoavarietyofthingssuchasediting
sounds,controllingKARMA,andsendingMIDI
messagestoexternaldevices.Youcanfreelychange
backandforthbetweenthed
ifferentfunctionswithout
losinganyofyouredits.
CONTROL ASSIGN buttons
Asexplainedbelow,youcanusethefrontpanel
CONTROLASSIGNbuttonstoswitchbetweenthe
variouscontrolsurfacefunctions.Youcanalsoview
andeditthecontrolsurfacesettingsontheLCDscreen
(P0–ControlSurfacepageineachmode).
TIMBRE/TRACK
TIMBRE/TRACKletsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto
adjustthevolume,pan,EQ,andsendlevelsforOSC
1/2,EXi1/2,ortheDrumTrackinProgrammode,the
currentMultisampleinSamplemode,andeachofthe
16TimbresorTracksinCombiandSequencemodes.
TheLEDstotherig
htoftheswi
tchshowwhether
you’ recurrentlyeditingTimbres(orTracks)1‐8or9‐16;
presstheTIMBRE/TRACKbuttontotogglebetween
thetwo.
9. Vector
Joystick
11. SW 1&2
12. Joystick
13. Ribbon
14. Headphone Jack
1. Volume 2. Control Surface 5. Mode
4. Disk Access Indicator
6. Utility 7. Bank Select
18. Sampling16. Sequencer15. Exit
17. Tempo
3. Data Entry
19. TouchView
Display
8. KARMA
10. Drum
Track

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