Korg Kronos User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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Patternsalwayscontainonlyasingletrackofmusical
data.Ifyouwanttousepatternsonmultipletracks,
you’llneedtouseaseparatepatternforeachtrack.
TousepatternsinaSong,eitherplacetheminaMIDI
trackusingthePuttoMIDITrackmenucommand,or
copythemus
ingtheCo
pytoMIDITrackmenu
command.
YoucanalsousepatternswiththeRPPR.Formore
information,see“UsingRPPR(RealtimePattern
Play/Record)”onpage 106.
Sequencer patterns and Drum Track patterns
PresetpatternsaredirectlyavailableforuseasDrum
Trackpatterns.
UserpatternscanalsobeusedwiththeDrumTrack,
buttheymustfirstbeconvertedintouserDrumTrack
patterns(viatheConverttoDrumTrackPatternmenu
commandonP5:Pattern/RPPR).
Whenyouconvertauserpattern,itwillbestoredin
internalmemory
,andwillnotdisappearev
enwhen
youturnoffthepower.
Sequencermodepagestructure
AUDIO OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
AUDIO OUTPUT
INDIVIDUAL 1...4
(Routing: P8)
MIDI Routing 1,2
Audio Routing 1,2
Track
Insert Eects
Master Eects
Individual Outputs
(FX Ctrl BUS)
(REC BUS)
Master Track
Resampling (L/R 2ch Mix)
Tempo and time signature data
Insert Eect 1...12
(P8)
Master Eect 1, 2
(P9)
Total Eect 1, 2
(P9)
Pattern U00...U99
RPPR Setup (P5)
KARMA
(P7)
Vector, Controllers,
Drum Track Setup (P1)
Song
Audio recording function
Parentheses such as (P7) indicate the KRONOS page used for editing.
This is a conceptual diagram of Sequencer mode including the hard disk recording function.
Audio Track 01..16
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance
Automation events
Automation events
Automation events
Automation events
Automation events
Audio events
Region
Audio events
Audio events
Audio events
Audio events
Region
Region
Region Region
Region
MIDI Track 01..16
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance data
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance data
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance data
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance data
Setting
parameters
Perfor-
mance data
Internal disk
Sampling memory
(RAM)
Make Audio CD
WAVE (Stereo)
WAVE (Mono)
Sample
Sample
Page Explanation
P0: Play/REC
• Song playback/recording
• Easy editing using the realtime knobs,
KARMA sliders, and Tone Adjust
• Edit mix parameters such as volume, pan,
Play/Mute, and Solo On/Off
• Select programs for MIDI tracks
• Choose the recording mode
• Make settings for sampling, resampling,
and audio
P1: EQ/Vector/
Controller
• EQ adjustments for each track
• Function assignments for the SW1 and
SW2 switches and realtime knobs 5–8
• Vector Synthesis settings
• Drum Track settings
• Assignments for the on-screen pads
P2: Track
Parameters
• Parameter settings for each track (MIDI
channel, OSC selection, pitch settings,
etc.)
P3: MIDI
Filter/Zone
• MIDI receive/transmit filter settings for
each track
• Keyboard zone and velocity zone settings
for each track
P4: Track Edit • Track editing
P5: Pattern/RPPR
• Pattern recording and editing
• RPPR settings
• Convert User patterns to User Drum Track
patterns
P6: —
P7: KARMA • Detailed KARMA settings
Page Explanation

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