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Korg Kronos User Manual

Korg Kronos
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Front and rear panels Front panel
3
VALUE slider
Usethistoedittheselectedparameters
value.Thiscontrolisconvenientformaking
largechangestothevalue,suchasmoving
quicklytotheminimumormaximum
setting.
YoucanalsousetheVALUEsliderasa
modulationsource,butonlywhenthe
followingaretrue:
•YoureontheProgrammodeP0Mai
n
page,andthebigProg
ramnameis
selected,or
•YoureontheCombinationmodeP0–
ProgSelect/Mixerpage,andthebig
Combinationnameisselected.
•YoureontheSetListP0Playpage.
Inthesecasesonly,theVALUEslidersendsMIDI
CC#18,andcanbeusedasamodulationsou
rce.
Inc and Dec buttons
Theseareusedtoincreaseordecreasetheparameter
valuebyindividualsteps.They’reconvenientfor
makingfineparameteradjustments.
VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparametersvalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll
throughaverylonglistofselections.
0-9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe
exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and
decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress
theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.
Thebuttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter
value;thedecimal(.)but
tonins
ertsadecimal,for
enteringfractionalvalues.
Special functions of the ENTER button
ENTERhasafewspecialfunctionswhenitispressed
incombinationwithotherbuttons.
Wheneveranonscreenparameterletsyouentera
musicalnote(suchasG4orC#2),oravelocitylevel,
youcanenterthenoteorvelocitydirectlybyholding
downENTERwhileplayinganoteontheke
yboard.
Byhold
ingdowntheENTERbuttonwhileyoupressa
numericbutton(0–9),youcanselectuptotenmenu
commandsfromthecurrentpage.
InProgramandCombinationmodes,youcanhold
downtheENTERbuttonandpresstheSEQUENCER
REC/WRITEbuttontousetheAutoSongSetup
function.Thisim
portsthecurrentProgramorCombi
intoSequencemodeforquickandeasyrecording.
4. DISK access indicator
ThisLEDlightsupwhendataisbeingsavedtoorread
fromtheinternaldisk.
NeverturnoffthepowerwhilethisLEDislit.
Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataonthedisk
tobelost,ormaycausemalfunctionssuchasdisk
damage.
5. MODE buttons
KRONOShassevendifferentoperationalmodes,each
oneoptimizedforaspecificsetoffunctions.These
buttonsselectthecurrentmode.
EachbuttonhasanLED,whichlightsuptoshowthe
modeyou’veselected.
SET LIST button
ThisselectsSetListmode.SetListsmakeitsimpleto
playandorganizeanyofthesoundsloadedintothe
KRONOS,withoutregardforwhatbankthey’restored
inorwhetherthey’rePrograms,Combinations,oreven
Songs.
COMBI button
ThisselectsCombinationmode,forplayingand
editingcomplexsplitsandlayersofPrograms.
PROG button
ThisselectsProgrammode,forplayingandediting
basicsounds.
SEQ button
ThisselectsSequencermode,forrecording,playing,
andeditingaudioandMIDItracks.
SAMPLING button
ThisselectsSamplingmode,forrecordingandediting
audiosamplesandmultisamples.
GLOBAL button
ThisselectsGlobalmode,formakingoverallsettings,
editingWaveSequencesandDrumKits,andmore.
DISK button
ThisselectsDiskmode,forsavingandloadingdatato
andfromtheinternaldiskorexternalUSB2.0storage
devices.YoucanalsocreateaudioCDsusingaUSB
CDRdrive(notincluded).
6. UTILITY buttons
HELP button
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuiltin,
contextsensitiveaccesstotheuser
manuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.

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Korg Kronos Specifications

Operating Environment IconOperating Environment
operating temperature range+5 – +35 °C
Power IconPower
power consumption60 W
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight 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

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