Korg KRONOS2-61 - Using the Drum Track

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Using the Drum Track
Turning the Drum Track on and off
1. Press the DRUM TRACK switch.
Depending on various settings, the Drum Track may begin to
play immediately, or may wait until you start to play on the
keyboard. If the button’s LED is blinking on and off, it’s
waiting for you to play.
For more details on Drum Track start/stop and
synchronization, see the chapter “Using the Drum Track”in
the OG.
Selecting the Drum Track pattern &
sound
Program mode
In Program mode, the Drum Track has a special reserved
mixer slot and a dedicated Program select parameter. To set
up the Drum Track in Program mode:
1. Press the Basic/Vector tab, and then press the Drum
Track tab.
The Drum Track page will appear.
Note the Drum Pattern section, in the upper left of the
display. The Pattern parameter has two popup menus. The
one on the left selects between the Preset and User banks;
the one on the right selects the pattern within the bank.
2. Set the Bank and Pattern as desired.
Note: If the selected pattern is an empty User pattern or
Preset P000: Off, the DRUM TRACK button won’t turn on.
Next, note the Drum Track Parameters section of the page
(to the right of the Drum Pattern section). This area contains
a few parameters for adjusting the basic sound of the Drum
Track.
3. Press the Program popup button.
The Category/Program Select dialog appears. By default, the
Drum category will already be selected.
4. Select a drum Program for the Drum Track to play.
You can actually select any sound, even outside of the Drum
category—but in general, the patterns will only make sense
when playing a drum Program.
Combination mode
In Combinations (and Songs), the Drum Track simply sends
MIDI to play one or more of the 16 Timbres/Tracks.
For more information, see “Drum Track settings in
Combination mode” in the “Using the Drum Track”chapter
of the OG.
Linking KARMA and the Drum Track
You can link KARMA and the Drum Track so that they start
and stop together. This is controlled by the Link to Drum
Track check-box on the KARMA Triggers page.
1. Go to the Program P7: KARMA Module Parameters-
Trigger page.
2. In the Control section, enable the Link to Drum Track
check-box.
The front panel LINKED LED will light.
3. Turn the KARMA ON/OFF switch on.
When linked, KARMA will always wait for the Drum Track.
So, unless the DRUM TRACK switch is on, KARMA won’t
start yet.
4. Turn the DRUM TRACK switch on.
KARMA will start to play along with the Drum Track,
according to the Drum Track’s Trigger Mode.
For more details, please see “Using KARMA and the Drum
Track together” in the “Using the Drum Track” chapter of
the OG.