Korg Kronos User Manual

Front and rear panels Front panel
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VALUE slider
Usethistoedittheselectedparameter’s
value.Thiscontrolisconvenientformaking
largechangestothevalue,suchasmoving
quicklytotheminimumormaximum
setting.
YoucanalsousetheVALUEsliderasa
modulationsource,butonlywhenthe
followingaretrue:
•You’reontheProgrammodeP0‐Mai
n
page,andthebigProg
ramnameis
selected,or
•You’reontheCombinationmodeP0–
ProgSelect/Mixerpage,andthebig
Combinationnameisselected.
•You’reontheSetListP0‐Playpage.
Inthesecasesonly,theVALUEslidersendsMIDI
CC#18,andcanbeusedasamodulationsou
rce.
Inc and Dec buttons
Theseareusedtoincreaseordecreasetheparameter
valuebyindividualsteps.They’reconvenientfor
makingfineparameteradjustments.
VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparameter’svalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll
throughaverylonglistofselections.
0-9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe
exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and
decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress
theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.
The–buttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter
value;thedecimal(.)but
tonins
ertsadecimal,for
enteringfractionalvalues.
Special functions of the ENTER button
ENTERhasafewspecialfunctionswhenitispressed
incombinationwithotherbuttons.
Wheneveranon‐screenparameterletsyouentera
musicalnote(suchasG4orC#2),oravelocitylevel,
youcanenterthenoteorvelocitydirectlybyholding
downENTERwhileplayinganoteontheke
yboard.
Byhold
ingdowntheENTERbuttonwhileyoupressa
numericbutton(0–9),youcanselectuptotenmenu
commandsfromthecurrentpage.
InProgramandCombinationmodes,youcanhold
downtheENTERbuttonandpresstheSEQUENCER
REC/WRITEbuttontousetheAutoSongSetup
function.Thisim
portsthecurrentProgramorCombi
intoSequencemodeforquickandeasyrecording.
4. DISK access indicator
ThisLEDlightsupwhendataisbeingsavedtoorread
fromtheinternaldisk.
NeverturnoffthepowerwhilethisLEDislit.
Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataonthedisk
tobelost,ormaycausemalfunctionssuchasdisk
damage.
5. MODE buttons
KRONOShassevendifferentoperationalmodes,each
oneoptimizedforaspecificsetoffunctions.These
buttonsselectthecurrentmode.
EachbuttonhasanLED,whichlightsuptoshowthe
modeyou’veselected.
SET LIST button
ThisselectsSetListmode.SetListsmakeitsimpleto
playandorganizeanyofthesoundsloadedintothe
KRONOS,withoutregardforwhatbankthey’restored
inorwhetherthey’rePrograms,Combinations,oreven
Songs.
COMBI button
ThisselectsCombinationmode,forplayingand
editingcomplexsplitsandlayersofPrograms.
PROG button
ThisselectsProgrammode,forplayingandediting
basicsounds.
SEQ button
ThisselectsSequencermode,forrecording,playing,
andeditingaudioandMIDItracks.
SAMPLING button
ThisselectsSamplingmode,forrecordingandediting
audiosamplesandmultisamples.
GLOBAL button
ThisselectsGlobalmode,formakingoverallsettings,
editingWaveSequencesandDrumKits,andmore.
DISK button
ThisselectsDiskmode,forsavingandloadingdatato
andfromtheinternaldiskorexternalUSB2.0storage
devices.YoucanalsocreateaudioCDsusingaUSB
CD‐Rdrive(notincluded).
6. UTILITY buttons
HELP button
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuilt‐in,
context‐sensitiveaccesstotheuser
manuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.

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