Korg Kronos User Manual

Detailed Combination editing Altering Programs to fit within a Combination
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MIDI filter settings
ForeachMIDIFilteritem,youcanspecifywhetheror
notthecorrespondingMIDImessagewillbe
transmittedandreceived.Thecheckeditemswillbe
transmittedandreceived.
TheMIDIfiltersdon’tturnthefunctionsthemselveson
oroff.Instead,thefilterjustcontrolswhetherornot
thatMIDImessagewillbetransmittedandreceiv
ed.
Forexample,ifportamentoison,portamentowillbe
appliedtotheinternalKRONOSsoundevenif
PortamentoSWCC#65isunchecked.
Asanotherexample,let’ssaythatyou’veselecteda
bassProgramforTimbre1,andapianoProgramfor
Timbre2,withthegoalofcreatingabass/pianospl
i
t.
Youcouldmakethefollowingsettingssothatpressing
thedamperpedalaffectsonlyTimbre2’spianosound:
1. GototheMIDIFilter1taboftheMIDI
Filter/Zonespage.
2. ChecktheEnableDamperboxforT imbre1.
3. Un‐checktheEnableDamperboxforTimbre2.
Altering Programs to fit within a Combination
YoucanmakevariouschangestoProgramswithinthe
contextofaparticularCombination,tomakethemfit
betterwithotherPrograms,ortocreateparticular
soniceffects.Thesechangesdonotaffecttheoriginal
Programs,orhowthoseProgramssoundinother
Combinations.
Timbre Parameters: OSC
Force OSC Mode
NormallythisshouldbesettoPRG,sothatthesound
willplayassetbytheoriginalProgram.
Ifyouwishtoforceapolyphonicprogramtosound
monophonically,setthiseithertoMN(Mono)orLGT
(Legato).Conversely,setthistoPolyifyouwishto
forceamonophonicprogramtoplaypolyphonically
.
Formoreinformation,see“ForceOSCMode,”on
page 455oftheParameterGuide.
OSC Select
Normally,thisshouldbesettoBTH(Both).
IfthetimbreisusingaprogramwhoseOscillator
ModeisDoubleorDoubleDrums,andyouwantonly
OSC1orOSC2(notboth)tosound,setthistoOSC1
(onlyOSC1willsound)orOSC2(onlyOSC2will
sound).
Portamento
Normally,thisshouldbesettoPRG.
IftheProgramusesportamento,butyou’dliketo
disablethisforthecurrentCombination,setthis
parametertoOff.
Conversely,ifyouwanttoforcetheportamentotobe
on,orjusttochangetheportamentotime,setthistoa
valueof001
–127.Theportamento
willchangetouse
thenewlyspecifiedtime.

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