Korg Kronos User Manual

MIDI recording Recording MIDI in real-time
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Overwrite
Withthismethod,themusicaldatapreviously
recordedonatrackisoverwrittenbythenewly
recordeddata.Whenyouperformoverwriterecording
onapreviously‐recordedtrack,itsmusicaldatawillbe
deletedandreplacedbythenewlyrecordeddata.
Normallyyouwillusethismethodtorecord,andthen
modifytheresu
ltsbyusi
ngothertypesofrealtime
recordingorMIDIeventediting.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthatyouwant
torecord.
2. SettheRecordingSetuptoOverwrite.
3. In“Location,”specifythelocationatwhichyou
wishtobeginrecording.
4. PresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch,and
thenpresstheSE
QUENCERST
ART/STOPswitch.
IftheMetronomeSetupisstillsettothedefault
settings,themetronomewillsoundforatwo‐
measurepre‐count,andthenrecordingwillbegin.
Playthekeyboardandmovecontrollerssuchasthe
joysticktorecordyourperformance.
5. Whenyoufinishplaying,presstheSEQUENCER
START/STOPswitch.
Recordingwillend,andthelocationwillreturnto
thepointatwhichyoubeginrecording.
IfyoupressthePAUSEswitchinsteadofthe
SEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch,recordingwill
pause.WhenyoupressthePAUSEswitchonce
again,recordingwillresume.Whenyouare
finished,presstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP
switchtostoprecording.
Overdub
Withthismethod,thenewlyrecordedmusicaldatais
addedtotheexistingdata.
Whenyouperformoverdubrecordingonapreviously‐
recordedtrack,thenewlyrecordeddatawillbeadded
tothepreviously‐recordeddata.
Itisbesttoselectthismodeifyouwillberecording
additionalcontroldata,recordingadr
umpat
tern,or
recordingthetempointhemastertrack.Withthis
mode,datacanbeaddedwithouterasingtheexisting
performancedata.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthatyouwant
torecord.
2. SettheRecordingSetuptoOverdub.
3. Fortherestoftheprocedure,refertosteps3–5of
“Overwrite.”
Manual punch-in
Whilethesongisplaying,youcanpressthe
SEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitchoraconnected
pedalswitchatthedesiredlocationtostartorstop
recording.Withthismethod,themusicaldata
previouslyonthetrackisoverwrittenbythenewly
recordeddata.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthatyouwant
toreco
rd.
2.
SettheRecordingSetuptoManualPunchIn.
3. In“Location,”specifyalocationseveralmeasures
earlierthanthepointatwhichyouwishtobegin
recording.
4. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
Playbackwillbegin.
5. Atthepointatwhichyouwishtobeginrecording,
presstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch.
Recordingwillbegin.Pl
aythekeyboardand
operatecontrollerssuchasthejoysticktorecord
yourperformance.
6. Whenyoufinishrecording,pressthe
SEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch.
Recordingwillend(playbackwillcontinue).
Note:InsteadofpressingtheSEQUENCER
REC/WRITEswitchinsteps5and6,youcanusea
footswitchconnectedtotheASSIGNABLE
SWITCHjack.
SettheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage“Foot
SwitchAssign”toSongPunchIn/Out.
7. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
Playbackwillstop,andyouwillreturntothe
locationthatyouspecifiedinstep3.
Auto punch-in
Firstyoumustspecifytheareathatwillbere‐recorded.
Thenrecordingwilloccurautomaticallyatthe
specifiedarea.Withthismethod,themusicaldata
previouslyonthetrackisoverwrittenbythenewly
recordeddata.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthatyouwant
torecord.
2. SettheRecordingSet
uptoAu
toPunchIn.
3. In“M(AutoPunchInStartMeasure),“M(Auto
PunchInEndMeasure)”specifytheareathatyou
wishtorecord.
ForexampleifyouspecifyM005–M008,recording
willoccuronlyfrommeasure5tomeasure8.
4. In“Location,”specifyalocationseveralmeasures
earlierthanthepointatwhichyouwishtobegin
recording.

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