Korg Kronos User Manual

Playing and editing Combinations
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Creating Key Splits and Layers
Let’screateaCombiwhichcombinesbothsplitsand
layers,likethediagrambelow:
1. GototheProgSelect/Mixerpage.
2. SelectapianosoundforTimbre1,abrasssound
forTimbre2,andastringssoundforTimbre3.
3. GototheMIDItaboftheP2:TimbreParameters
page.
4. ForTimbres1
‐3,setStatustoINTandMIDI
ChanneltoGch(theGlobalChannel).
5. GototheKeyboardZonestaboftheMIDI
Filter/Zonespage.
6. SetTimbre1’sTopKeytoG9,anditsBottomKey
toC4.
7. SetTimbres2and3toaTopKeyofB3,anda
BottomKeyofC–1.
Youcanalsoen
terthesevaluesbyselectingthe
parameter,andthenholdingdowntheENTERkey
andplayinganoteonthekeyboard.
Key Zone Slope
Inadditionto“hard”splits,inwhichthesound
changesabruptly,youcanusetheSlopeparametersto
graduallyfadeasoundinoroutoverarangeofkeys.
Intheexampleabove,youcouldsettheBottomKeyof
timbre1toG3,andsettheTopKeyoftimbre2toG4,
sothatthesetw
otimbresov
erlap.
Next,ifyousettheBottomSlopeoftimbre1to12,and
settheTopSlopeoftimbre2to12,thesoundwill
changegraduallyinsteadofchangingsuddenly.
Creating Velocity Switches
Next,let’screateasimplevelocityswitched
Combination,likethediagrambelow:
1. GototheProgSelect/Mixerpage.
2. SelectabrasssoundforTimbre1,andastrings
soundforTimbre2.
3. GototheMIDItaboftheP2:TimbreParameters
page.
4. ForTimbres1and2,setStatustoINTandMIDI
ChanneltoGch(theGlo
balChannel).
5. GototheVelo c ity ZonestaboftheMIDI
Filter/Zonespage.
6. SetTimbre1’sTopVelocityto127,anditsBottom
Velocityto64.
7. SetTimbre2toaTopVelocityof63,andaBottom
Velocityof1.
Velocity Zone Slope
SimilartoKeyZoneSlopes,asdescribedabove,these
letyoufadeinandfadeoutsoundsgraduallyovera
velocityrange,insteadofasimplehardswitch.
Inthecaseoftheaboveexample,youcouldsetthe
velocityzonesofthetwoTimbressothattheypartially
overlap.Then,settheTo
pSl
opeandBottomSlopeso
thatthesoundchangesgradually,insteadofchanging
suddenlybetweenvelocityvaluesof63and64.
MIDI Settings
Timbre Parameters MIDI page
Status
ThiscontrolsthestatusofMIDIandtheinternaltone
generatorforeachTimbre.Normally,ifyou’replaying
aninternalProgram,thisshouldbesettoINT.
IfthestatusissettoOff,EXT,orEX2,thatinternal
soundswillnotbeplayed.Offsimplydisablesthe
Timbreenti
rely.Th
eEXTandEX2settingsallowthe
TimbretocontrolanexternalMIDIdevice.Formore
information,see“Status”onpage 454oftheParameter
Guide.
Bank Select (when status=EX2)
WhentheStatusissettoEX2,theseparametersallow
youtotransmitMIDIBankSelectmessagesfor
changingbanksonexternalMIDIdevices.
MIDI Channel
TimbresthatyouwishtoplayfromKRONOS’s
keyboardmustbesettotheglobalMIDIchannel.Your
playingonthekeyboardistransmittedontheglobal
MIDIchannel,andwillsoundanytimbrethatmatches
thischannel.NormallyyouwillsetthistoGch.When
thisissettoGch,theMIDIchannelofthetimbrewill
alw
a
ysmatchtheglobalMIDIchannel,evenifyou
changetheglobalMIDIchannel.
Onsomepreloadedcombinations,Timbresusedby
KARMAmayhavetheirMIDIChannelssetto
somethingotherthanGch.Thesewillbetimbres
thatplayonlywhenKARMAison–ave
ryus
eful
techniqueforcreating“KARMAlized”
combinations.
Formoreinformation,see“7–1c:MIDII/O”on
page 471oftheParameterGuide.Inparticular,notethe
relationshipsbetweenKARMAassignmentsandMIDI
Channel.
C–1 C4 G9B3
PianoTimbre 1
Brass
Timbre 2
Strings
Timbre 3
127
64
63
1
Strings
Velocity
switch
Timbre 1
Timbre 2
Brass

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