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Contents About this manual...... 4 Main Features ...... 5 Front Panel ...... 6 Rear Panel ...... 11 Connections and power ...... 12 TouchView user interface ...... 13 Selecting modes...... 14 Playing sounds ...... 16 Playing sounds in Set Lists ...... 16 Playing Programs and Combinations . . . . . 17 Using controllers to modify the sound. . . . 18 Using KARMA...... 20 Using the Drum Track...... 21 Using the sequencer ...... 22 Recording MIDI and audio ...... 22 Editing MIDI ...... 23 Template Songs ...... 23 Saving and loading data ...... 24 Saving your edits ...... 24 Saving to and loading from disk...... 24 Listening to the demo songs ...... 27 Specifications (abbreviated) ...... 28 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within IMPORTANT SAFETY an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” INSTRUCTIONS within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric • Read these instructions. shock to persons. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle • Follow all instructions. is intended to alert the user to the presence of • Do not use this apparatus near water. important operating and maintenance (servicing) • Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. instructions in the literature accompanying the No objects filled with liquids, such as vases or drinking glasses, shall be product. placed on the apparatus. • Clean only with dry cloth. THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA) • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a manufacturer’s instructions. Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate • WARNING—This apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the outlet with a protective earthing connection. instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. • Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for interference by one or more of the following measures: replacement of the obsolete outlet. (for USA and Canada) • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that apparatus. to which the receiver is connected. • Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user’s periods of time. authority to operate this equipment. • Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this product from the power line. • Keep the power plug easily accessible. Do not install this equipment far Notice regarding disposal (EU only) from a power outlet and/or power strip. When this “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol is displayed on • Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required the product, owner’s manual, battery, or battery package, it when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power- signifies that when you wish to dispose of this product, man- supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have ual, package or battery you must do so in an approved man- fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or ner. Do not discard this product, manual, package or battery moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. along with ordinary household waste. Disposing in the cor- • Do not install this equipment in a confined space, such as a moving box rect manner will prevent harm to human health and potential or other enclosure. damage to the environment. Since the correct method of disposal will • Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause depend on the applicable laws and regulations in your locality, please hearing loss. contact your local administrative body for details. If the battery con- • Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the tains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a chemical sym- manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use bol is displayed below the “crossed-out wheeled bin” symbol on the caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury battery or battery package. from tip-over.
En-2 Handling of the internal disk drive *KARMA® (Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture) Technology has been licensed from Stephen Kay, and is pro‐ •When this device is moved to a location where the tected by U.S. Patents 5,486,647, 5,521,327, 6,084,171, 6,087,578, temperature is radically different, water droplets may 6,103,964, 6,121,532, 6,121,533, 6,326,538, 6,639,141, 7,169,997, condense on the internal disk drive. If the device is used in and 7,342,166. this condition, it may malfunction, so please allow several *KARMA® and the KARMA Logo are registered trademarks, hours to pass before operating the device. and Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture, Generated •Do not turn the power on and off repeatedly. This may Effect (GE), Melodic Repeat, Direct Index, Manual Advance, damage the KRONOS. SmartScan, Freeze Randomize, Random Capture, Random FF/ REW and Scene Matrix are trademarks of Stephen Kay, Karma‐ •This device begins to access the internal disk drive Lab LLC. This manual copyright © 1994‐2010 by Korg Inc. and immediately after the power is turned on. Stephen Kay. All rights reserved. • Never turn off the power while the internal disk drive is *Screen shots from the KARMA software that appear throughout being accessed. Doing so can cause data on the disk to be this guide are © 1994‐2010 by Stephen Kay, Karma Lab LLC. lost, so that the next time the KRONOS is turned on, it may Used by permission. All rights reserved. fail to start up normally. *KARMA Technology can be located on the internet at: www.karma‐lab.com. Regarding the LCD screen *This product was developed under license of physical model‐ The KRONOS LCD screen is a precision device, and careful ling tone generator patents (http://www.sondius‐xg.com) attention has been paid to its product quality. Although you owned by Stanford University USA and Yamaha Corporation. may notice some of the issues listed below, please be aware * Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Linus Torvalds that these are due to the characteristics of LCD screens, and in the United States and in other countries. are not malfunctions. *All product names and company names are the trademarks or •There may be pixels in the screen that are always dark registered trademarks of their respective owners. (unlit) or always bright (lit). • Depending on the displayed content, the brightness of the screen may appear uneven. • Depending on the displayed content, horizontal stripes of shading may be visible. • Depending on the displayed content, flickering or moire patterns may be visible. Data handling Incorrect operation or malfunction may cause the contents of memory to be lost, so we recommend that you save important data on a CD or other media. Please be aware that Korg will accept no responsibility for any damages which may result from loss of data. Also, when digitally recording copyrighted audio material from a DAT or CD etc., you must obtain permission for use. Please be aware that Korg will accept no responsibility for any copyright violations which may occur through your use of this product.
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En-3 About this manual
Thank you for purchasing the Korg KRONOS. To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. About this manual
The KRONOS includes three owner’s manuals: the The backwards and forwards buttons function like the Quick Start Guide, Operation Guide, and the similar buttons on a standard web browser, letting you Parameter Guide. All of these manuals are available as move through the pages you’ve already viewed. PDFs on Accessory Disc 2, and are included in the on‐ The Contents page lets you access any part of the Help board Help system. A printed version of the Quick system, including almost all of the text and graphics in Start Guide is also included. both the Parameter and Operation Guides. The Index Quick Start Guide contains a shorter list of links to important articles. Please read this first. It introduces all of the basic To close the help display, just press the HELP button features of the KRONOS, and is designed to get you up again, or press the on‐screen Done button. and running quickly. *Help is English‐language only. Operation Guide Supplementary Guides Put simply, the Operation Guide is designed to answer the question, “How do I do this?” Voice Name List It explains the names and functions of each part of the The Voice Name List lists all of the sounds and setups KRONOS, basic operation, an overview of each mode, that are in the KRONOS when it is shipped from the how to edit sounds, how to record on the sequencer, factory, including Programs, Combinations, and how to sample. This guide also explains the basics Multisamples, Drum Samples, Drum Kits, KARMA of KARMA, effects, Wave Sequences, Drum Kits, and GEs, Wave Sequences, Drum Track Patterns, Template the Drum Track. Finally, it contains a troubleshooting Songs, and Effect Presets. guide and supplemental information such as specifications. Updating and restoring the KRONOS Parameter Guide This document contains information on updating and restoring the KRONOS software. It’s provided The Parameter Guide is designed to answer the separately as a convenience; all of its information may question, “What does this do?” also be found in the Parameter Guide. Organized by mode and page, the Parameter Guide includes information on each and every parameter in Conventions in this manual the KRONOS. References to the KRONOS PDF versions The KRONOS is available in 88‐key, 73‐key, and 61‐key The KRONOS PDF manuals are designed for easy models. The manuals refer to all models without navigation and searching. They include extensive PDF distinction as “the KRONOS.” The front panel and rear contents information, which generally appears on the panel illustrations in the manual show the 61‐key side of the window in your PDF reader and lets you model, but they apply identically to the other models. jump quickly to a specific section. All cross‐references are hyper‐links, so that clicking on them automatically Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL takes you to the source of the reference. In the documentation, references to the manuals are On-board Help system* abbreviated as follows. The HELP button gives you built‐in, context‐sensitive OG: Operation Guide access to the user manuals, right from the front panel. PG: Parameter Guide For information on any front‐panel button, knob, VNL: The Voice Name List slider, or real‐time controller, just hold down HELP and then press the button or move the controller in Symbols , , Note, Tips question. These symbols respectively indicate a caution, a MIDI‐ For information on the current LCD page, press and related explanation, a supplementary note, or a tip. release the HELP button. Example screen displays While the help page is on the screen, you can touch any The parameter values shown in the example screens of of the on‐screen links (highlighted in blue text) for this manual are only for explanatory purposes, and more information. You can scroll through the text by may not necessary match the values that appear in the using the on‐screen scroll bars, pressing the Inc and LCD screen of your instrument. Dec buttons, or spinning the Value dial. The top of the Help page has “breadcrumb” links, MIDI-related explanations which show the hierarchy of pages above the current CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number. one. Touch any of these links to jump to the In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square corresponding page. brackets [ ] indicate hexadecimal numbers.
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In Combination mode, these buttons have two functions: 10. Drum Track •When you’re selecting Combinations, they choose The Drum Track is a built‐in drum machine, fueled by the Combination bank. the KRONOS’s high‐quality drum sounds. This button turns the Drum Track on and off. •When you’re assigning a Program to a timbre within the Combination, they select the Program Depending on various settings, the Drum Track may bank. begin to play immediately, or may wait until you start to play on the keyboard. If the button’s LED is blinking In Sequencer mode, when a track’s Program name is on and off, it’s waiting for you to play. selected, these buttons change the Program bank. General MIDI banks LINKED LED If the front panel LINKED LED and KARMA ON/OFF Selecting General MIDI Program banks is a little switches are lit, KARMA will start and stop together different from selecting other banks. Each time you with the Drum Track. For more information, see press the I‐G button, the bank will step to the next “Linking KARMA and the Drum Track” on page 21. GM(2) bank or GM drum bank in the following order: G, g(1), g(2)–g(8), g(9), g(d), G, g(1), etc. 11. SW1 and SW2 8. KARMA buttons These on/off switches can perform a number of different functions, such as modulating sounds or ON/OFF button locking the modulation values of the joystick, ribbon, This turns KARMA on and off. As with the other or aftertouch. Each has an LED which lights up when KARMA buttons, the button’s LED will light up to the switch is on. show you that it is turned on. Also, each one may work either as a toggle, or as a LATCH button momentary switch. In toggle mode, each press alternates between on and off; in momentary mode, the When LATCH is turned on, KARMA will continue to switch only changes for as long as you hold it down. play even after you’ve stopped holding notes on the Each Program, Combination, and Song stores its own keyboard or MIDI In. settings for what the switches will do, and whether This is convenient when you want to play on top of a each switch defaults to being on or off. KARMA‐generated groove, for instance. MODULE CONTROL button 12. Joystick In Combi and Sequencer modes, KARMA has four The joystick moves in four directions: left, right, independent Modules, each of which can generate a forwards (away from yourself), and backwards different musical effect. When used to control (towards yourself). Each of the four directions can be KARMA, the Control Surface sliders and switches are used to control different program or effects five layers deep: one for each Module (A‐D), and then parameters. a Master Layer which controls selected parameters The specific assignments can change depending on the from all of the Modules at once. current Program, Combination, or Song. Generally, The MODULE CONTROL button selects whether the though, they will do something like the functions KARMA Sliders, Switches, and Scenes will control shown below: either a single Module independently, or the Master Standard Joystick functions Layer. Move the Controller Note that Modules A‐D can only be selected for Normally controls… Combinations and Songs. Programs use only a single joystick… Name Module, controlled by the Master Layer. Left JS–X Pitch bend down Right JS+X Pitch bend up 9. Vector Joystick Forwards JS+Y Vibrato The Vector Joystick is a powerful real‐time controller. (away from yourself) Depending on the particular Program, Combi, or Song, Backwards JS–Y Filter LFO (wah) it may modulate Program or effects parameters, or (towards yourself) adjust the volumes of different components of the sound. 13. Ribbon controller For more information on how Vector Synthesis works, see “Using Vector Synthesis” in the “Playing and The Ribbon controller lets you modulate Program or editing Programs” chapter of the OG. effects parameters by sliding your finger left and right along its touch‐sensitive strip. As with the other controllers, its specific function will change depending on the current Program, Combination, or Song.
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These pages also have an Auto Sampling Setup menu command, with options to make various common settings in a single step. START/STOP button In Sampling, Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes, pressing this when the SAMPLING REC button is lit will do one of three things, depending on the setting of the Trigger parameter (on the Sampling mode Recording ‐ Audio Input page): •If Trigger is set to Sampling START SW, sampling will begin immediately. •If Trigger is set to Note On, sampling will begin as soon as you play a note on the keyboard. •If Trigger is set to Threshold, sampling will begin as soon as the selected audio source reaches a preset volume level. On the Sample Edit page in Sampling mode, pressing this button will play the selected range of the current sample. Also, whenever you’re viewing a list of files on disk, you can press this button to play 44.1kHz or 48kHz WAVE files directly from disk. 19. TouchView display The KRONOS features Korg’s exclusive TouchView graphic interface, based on a touch‐panel LCD screen. By touching items on the LCD screen, you can navigate between pages, set parameter values via on‐screen menus and buttons, execute commands, and so on. For more information, see “TouchView user interface” on page 13. En-10 before switches These MIC/LINE switches Each accept The Mic/Line Inputs 1and 2 You 4. Analog AUDIO INPUTS There 3. USB2.0A&Bports This 2. POWER switch Connect 1. 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It allows more The switch’s function is set on the Controller tab of the subtle control of the damper than a simple switch; the Global P2: Controllers/Scales page, so that it always further down you press the pedal, the more that the works the same regardless of the current Program, sound sustains. Combi, or Song. For more information, please see You can also connect a simple footswitch, which will “Setting up the Assignable Switch and Pedal” in the work as a standard on/off damper pedal. “Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits”chapter of the OG. In order to ensure that the pedal functions correctly, please adjust the switch polarity on the Controller tab ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack of the Global P2: Controllers/Scales page. This lets you connect a continuous controller pedal, When using a half‐damper pedal: such as the Korg EXP‐2 foot controller or Korg XVP‐10 1. Set the polarity. EXP/VOL pedal, to use as an assignable modulation source. For the DS‐1H, use (—) KORG Standard. Like the ASSIGNABLE SWITCH, the pedal’s function is set on the Global P2: Controllers/Scales page. Connections and power Turning on the KRONOS Turning off the KRONOS Before you use the KRONOS, you’ll need to plug it in When you’ve finished working with the KRONOS, and turn it on! To do so: press the rear panel POWER switch to turn off the 1. Connect the power cable. power. First connect the included power cable to the When you turn off the power, the Programs, KRONOS’ power input, and then to the power outlet. Combinations, Global settings, etc. will revert to their unedited state. If you want to keep your edits, 2. Turn the KRONOS’ front‐panel VOLUME knob you’ll need to Write them. For more information, see all the way counter‐clockwise, to the minimum “Saving your edits” on page 24. position. Similarly, Songs and user Multisamples and 3. Connect the KRONOS to your mixer or monitor Samples will disappear when you turn off the system. power. If you want to use these songs, user Connect the KRONOS’s AUDIO OUTPUT (MAIN) multisamples, and samples the next time you turn L/MONO and R jacks to your mixer or amplified on the power, you’ll need to load them again. monitor speakers. If you’re monitoring through Note: Samples and Multisamples can be set to load headphones, connect them to the headphone jack on automatically at startup. For more information, see the left front of the KRONOS. The headphones carry “Automatically loading RAM and EXs sample data” the main stereo outputs, just like analog outputs under “Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits” in L/MONO and R, S/P DIF, and USB. the OG. 4. Turn on the power switch. Never turn off the power while data is being written Press the rear panel POWER switch to turn on the into internal memory. The display will show the power. Wait until the startup screen has finished being message “Now writing into internal memory” when displayed. this is in progress. 5. Turn on your stereo amp or powered monitors. Never turn off the power while media such as the 6. Play the keyboard, and gradually turn the internal disk is being accessed, such as while VOLUME knob clockwise until the volume is at recording or playing audio tracks, or sampling to an appropriate level. disk. Turning off the power while disk access is In some cases, the KRONOS will not start up occurring may render the media unusable. The properly if certain USB devices are connected. In DISK LED shows when the internal disk is being this case, disconnect the USB devices, wait 10 accessed. seconds, and then turn on the power again. After turning the power off, please wait for at least Formatting the device on the KRONOS may solve ten seconds before you turn the power on again. the problem (see “Formatting media” on page 184 of the OG). 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Tip: You can select check‐boxes and radio buttons by touching their text labels; you don’t need to touch directly on the graphic boxes and buttons. j: Page menu button When this button is pressed, a list of menu commands will appear. The available commands will vary depending on the current page. To select a command, Cancel button OK button just touch it. The page menu will close when you press the LCD Text edit button screen at a location other than the page menu, or when Pressing this button brings up an on‐screen keyboard, you press the EXIT button. for changing the name of Programs, Combis, Songs, Although each page may have its own unique menu Wave Sequences, Drum Kits, etc. For more commands, the menus are standardized as much as information, see “Editing names” under “Writing to possible. For instance, WRITE is usually the first menu internal memory” in the OG. item in Program, Combination, and Global modes. Other objects Menu shortcut: ENTER + numeric keypad You can use a shortcut to access any of the first ten Patch panels menu items: The MS‐20EX and MOD‐7 use on‐screen patch panels 1. Hold down the ENTER key. to route audio and control signals. To make a connection between two patch points: 2. Press a number (0‐9) on the numeric keypad to select the desired menu command, starting with 0. 1. Touch one of the two jacks (either input or output). For instance, press 0 for the first menu command, 1 for A yellow square will appear around the selected jack. the second, and so on. 2. Touch the same jack again. If the menu command just toggles an option on and off The yellow square will blink, showing that you’re (such as Exclusive Solo), then you’re done. If the about to make a connection. To cancel and return to the command calls up a dialog box, the dialog will appear normal selected state, touch the same jack a third time. on the LCD, and you can proceed just as if you’d 3. Touch the other jack. selected the command from the touch‐screen. The two jacks will now be connected by a patch cable. Dialog box To delete a connection between two patch points: Many menu commands use dialog boxes to make 1. Touch the input jack. additional settings. The dialog box that appears will depend on the currently selected menu command. Note: you can also select the output jack. However, if the output is connected to more than one input, all of To confirm settings in a dialog box, press the OK the connections from that output will be affected. button. To exit without making changes, press the Cancel button. After pressing either OK or Cancel, the 2. Press the Disconnect button. dialog box will close. The selected connection will be deleted. Program Play page Overview/Jump graphics The main Program P0:Play page (see “Selecting Programs by bank and number” on page 17) features an interactive overview of the most important parameters, such as oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, and so on. Just touch any of these overview areas, and you’ll jump to the corresponding edit page. Selecting modes The KRONOS is organized into seven different “modes,” each optimized for a different purpose. Each mode has a corresponding button on the front panel, with an LED to show which one is selected. We’ll introduce each of the modes below. Programs are the basic sounds of KRONOS. 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SST is active sounds loaded into the KRONOS, without regard for in all of the KRONOS modes—not just in Set Lists. what bank they’re stored in or whether they’re There are 128 Set Lists, and each Set List has 128 Slots, Programs, Combinations, or even Songs. each of which can be assigned to any Program, Large on‐screen buttons make sound selection fast and Combination, or Song. One way of thinking about this foolproof, and the Program Up or Down footswitch is that a Set List is a “bank” of Slots. assignments can be used for hands‐free sound changes. Cut, copy, paste, and insert tools make re‐ ordering a snap. Set List popup Current Slot Comment Slot buttons Previous button Next button Edit 4. If you like, play a few notes to hear the sound of Selecting Set Lists the first Slot in the Set List. The large name in the Set List display is the name of 5. When you are satisfied with the selected Set List, the current Slot, so that you can easily see the sound press the OK button to close the popup menu. that you’re playing. The Set List name is in smaller text Alternately, you can press the Cancel button to return at the top left‐hand corner of the screen. to the previously selected Set List. With the factory settings, Set List 000 will appear when you turn on the power. Selecting Slots To select Set Lists: Selecting within the current group of 16 1. Press the SET LIST button to enter Set List mode. 16 Slots are shown on the screen at once, each 2. Press the Set List popup button (to the left of the represented by a button. To select one of the 16 Slots Set List name). shown on the display: The Set List selection dialog appears. 1. Press the Slot’s button. 3. 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I-B…F HD-1 Programs HD-1 For other ways to select Programs, see the “Playing GM (I-G) GM2 main Programs and editing Programs” chapter of the OG. g(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs *1 GM 1. In the LCD screen, press the Category popup 1 button. g(d) GM2 drum Programs * See “b: Category popup button” on page 13. U-A HD-1, including ambient drums The Category popup menu will appear. U-B AL-1 2. Use the tabs at the left to select a category. U-C AL-1 and CX-3 The space on the right will then show all of the U-D STR-1 Bank type can be set Programs in that category, in all of the internal banks. U-E MS-20EX & PolysixEX to either 3. Optionally, press one of the inner tabs to select a U-F MOD-7 HD-1 or EXi. sub‐category, to narrow the selection. U-G Initialized HD-1 Programs If any of the categories or sub‐categories can’t be selected, this means that no Programs have been USER–AA…DD Initialized EXi Programs assigned to that category. USER–EE…GG Initialized HD-1 Programs 4. Select a Program from the list. You can either touch the name of a Program in the list, HD-1 and EXi Bank Types press the / buttons, or use the Value dial. You EXi Programs are used for all synth engines except for can play the highlighted Program from the keyboard the HD‐1, including the AL‐1, CX‐3, STR‐1, MS‐20EX, without leaving the popup. PolysixEX, MOD‐7, SGX‐1, and EP‐1. 5. If not all the items in the list can be shown in the Banks can contain either HD‐1 Programs or EXi screen, use the scroll bars to view the rest of the Programs, but not both. This assignment is fixed for list. the Internal banks, but can be set separately for each of 6. When you’ve found a Program you like, press the the User banks with the Set Program User‐Bank Type OK button to close the dialog box. Then go ahead menu command on the Global P0: Basic page. and play! Make sure to try out all of the controllers, too. For more Selecting Combinations information, see “Using controllers to modify the sound” on page 18. A Combination consists of up to sixteen Programs that are split and/or layered together. It also uses up to four KARMA modules simultaneously (a Program can use Program Bank Contents only one KARMA module), letting you produce far KRONOS ships from the factory with almost 1,800 more complex sounds than a Program. To select Programs loaded into memory. Another 1,024 Program Combinations: slots are left open (“initialized”) for your own 1. Press the COMBI button to enter Combination programming, or additional sound libraries. All of the mode. factory Programs can be over‐written with your own The COMBI LED will light up. edits, if desired–except for the GM banks. Once you’re in Combi mode, you can select and play Combinations by either bank/number or category, in the same way as you did Programs. Using controllers to modify the sound Joysticks, ribbon, and switches Control Surface overview Notice the many controllers located on the left side of Notice the mixer‐like arrangement of sliders, knobs, the KRONOS’ front panel. You can use all of these and switches on the left side of the front panel. This is controllers–including the joystick, vector joystick, called the Control Surface. You can use it in a variety of ribbon controller, and SW1/SW2 switches–to vary the ways, such as editing sounds, controlling KARMA, sound as you play. For more information on these mixing, or sending MIDI messages to external devices. controllers, see their sections under “Front Panel” on For instance, to set up the Control Surface for quick page 6. sound editing and controlling KARMA: The result will differ for each Program or 1. In the CONTROL ASSIGN section, press the RT Combination, so try them all out to see what each KNOBS/KARMA button. controller does for the selected sound. 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Press a key, and KARMA will begin to play. depending on the current Program and its KARMA (Note that in some sounds, KARMA may be set to settings. respond only to notes played in a specific keyboard range.) Using KARMA in Combination mode Note the front‐panel LATCH switch. This switch controls whether or not KARMA continues to play KARMA uses “modules” to generate phrases or after you remove your hand from the keyboard. patterns. Programs can use a single KARMA module, but Combinations can use up to four simultaneously. If the LED is lit, Latch is on. KARMA will continue to Each module can play a separate sound (or group of play even after you remove your hand from the sounds) if desired. keyboard. If the LED is dark, Latch is off; KARMA will stop when you remove your hand from the keyboard. Modules are routed to different sounds via the module’s MIDI input and output channels. Link to Drum Track 1. Use the front panel MODULE CONTROL switch If the front panel LINKED LED and KARMA ON/OFF to select the module that you want to control. switches are lit, KARMA will start and stop together Select MASTER to control all four KARMA modules with the Drum Track. Importantly, KARMA will not simultaneously. start if the Drum Track is not turned on. For more information, see “Linking KARMA and the Drum Select A–D to control the individual KARMA modules. Track” on page 21. 2. Move and press the KARMA sliders and switches. The sliders and switches will control the pattern or Using the KARMA controllers phrase generated by the selected module. All factory sounds are set up for use with KARMA. Playing chords with the Pads Some are stored with KARMA on by default, and The KRONOS includes 8 virtual “pads,” which can be others are stored with KARMA off, as shown by the played by touching the screen, from MIDI input, or LED on the KARMA ON/OFF switch. from compatible USB MIDI pad devices. You can use 1. Press the PROG button to enter Program mode. these Pads to trigger chords for KARMA. 2. Select a sound that you like, and press the To play the pads from the screen: KARMA ON/OFF button to turn on KARMA. 1. Press the EQ/Vector/Control tab, and then select The button will light up. the Pads tab. 3. Press the RT KNOBS/KARMA button under This takes you to the Pads page. CONTROL ASSIGN. 2. Make sure that the on‐screen Enable Pad Play When this button is lit, the Control Surface sliders and button is lit. switches will control KARMA. 3. Touch the pads to play their chords. 4. Go to the Control Surface page. Dynamics are controlled by where you touch the pad; This shows all of the assignments and current values touch higher for louder, and lower for softer. for the sliders, knobs, and buttons. You can also play the pads using Korg USB MIDI The sliders and the lower row of buttons are the controllers equipped with drum pads, including the KARMA Sliders and Switches. These control nanoPAD and nanoPAD2, padKONTROL, parameters within KARMA, which will vary microKONTROL, and KONTROL49. depending on the Program. To use any of these Korg controllers, simply connect The upper row of buttons select KARMA Scenes, them to one of the KRONOS’s two USB A ports. The which store values for the KARMA Sliders and KRONOS will automatically determine the MIDI Switches. assignments of the controller’s pads 1‐8, and map them 5. Press the upper row of buttons, one by one, to directly to the KRONOS pads. select different KARMA Scenes. For more details, see “USB MIDI controllers” in the Notice how this also changes the KARMA SWITCH Appendix of the Parameter Guide. and KARMA SLIDER values, as shown in the display. You can move between entirely different settings of all these controls simply by pressing a KARMA SCENE switch. 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Drum for Drum by Triggers so to the is the and that Drum on, Drum Track, Link the they En- 21 Español Deutsch Français English Using the sequencer Using the sequencer Recording MIDI and audio 7. Play what you’d like to record, and then press Auto Song Setup START/STOP when you’re done. The Auto Song Setup feature copies the current Program or Combination into a Song, and then puts Adding an audio track the system in record‐ready mode. When inspiration strikes, you can use this function to start recording Continuing from above, let’s record an audio overdub. immediately. To do so from Program mode: 1. Connect a dynamic microphone, guitar, bass, other 1. Hold down the ENTER key and press the synth, etc. to AUDIO INPUT 1. SEQUENCER REC/WRITE key. For more details on connecting different types of mics The Setup to Record dialog box will open and ask “A r e and guitars, see “MIC/LINE switches” on page 11. you sure?” 2. If you’re using a mic, set the input’s MIC/LINE 2. Press OK. switch to MIC; otherwise, set it to LINE. The system switches to Sequencer mode, with record 3. Go to the Audio Track Mixer tab of the Sequencer already enabled. P0: Play/Rec page. 3. Press the START/STOP key to start the sequencer 4. Turn the Multi REC check‐box on again. and begin recording. In general, Multi REC is the best choice when With the default settings, there will be a two measure recording audio. count‐down before recording starts. 5. Press Track 1’s PLAY button once, so that it turns 4. Play what you’d like to record, and then press red and says REC. START/STOP to stop recording. Note that the Input is already set to 1 by default. The sequencer will automatically return to the Next, we need to set the level. beginning of the Song (beat 1 of measure 1, as shown in 6. Press the Preference tab. the upper right‐hand corner: 001 : 01 . 000). This takes you to the Preference page, which includes a 5. Press START/STOP to hear what you recorded. meter for the record‐enabled audio tracks. Since you started in Program mode, your playing will 7. Keeping an eye on the meter, adjust the rear‐panel have been recorded on Track 1. If you used the Drum LEVEL knob until the level is high but not Track, it will have been recorded on Track 10. For clipping. Combinations, more tracks are used as needed. Use the rear‐panel LEVEL knob, and not the on‐screen slider. If the signal clips, you’ll see the message “A D C Adding another MIDI track OVERLOAD!” appear over the meter. 1. If KARMA was on, press the front‐panel KARMA 8. Press LOCATE to go back to the start of the Song. button to turn it off. 9. Press REC/WRITE to enable recording, and then 2. Turn off the Multi REC check‐box, in the upper press START/STOP to start. right of the display. 10.Play what you’d like to record, and then press Auto Song Setup turns this on to record the Program’s START/STOP when you’re done. Drum Track, or multiple channels in a Combination. Un-saved audio files Track Select When you record audio tracks, they’re initially stored Category in a folder named “TEMP” on the internal disk. If you Select Popup Multi REC then turn off the power before saving the Song, the Bank/Program Song will be lost, but the audio files will still be on the Select Popup disk. The next time that you start up, you’ll see the following message: 3. Below the Song name, open the Track Select There are un‐saved audio files from your previous popup and select MIDI Track 02. recording session. This controls both the track that you play from the Do you want to restore these files, or delete them keyboard, and (with Multi REC turned off) the track from the disk? that’s recorded. [Restore] [Delete] 4. Using the Category or Bank/Program Select popup Since the Song was not saved, all the track audio event menus, select a Program for Track 02. data and region data is gone, but you can still restore 5. Press LOCATE to go back to the start of the Song. the WAVE files and use them to create a new song. 6. Press REC/WRITE to enable recording, and then If you want to keep this data, press Restore. If you press START/STOP to start. want to delete this data, press Delete. En-22 optionally While song Note and or pattern “swing” .In 2. will If spec your A and Song Template Template Songs just You Editing MIDI The Song eff running Timing .In 1. includes in This Go 1. you .Check 3. Using When From of parameters 2. measures nearest takes resolution this dialog the measures ects correct Song page Select check want graphic. recorded. KARMA factory wish. setups. ifi be can page own tracks that except the the the is to sequence. is e the loading this to for loaded. d beat will correction complete. menu not modify 001, to quickly command. ‐box. feel. Program the box notes Track. 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(In the most of natural to box to or Exit used data. in if the use will the OG. up or to to En- 23 Español Deutsch Français English Saving and loading data Saving and loading data Saving your edits The text edit window will disappear, returning you to Understanding Write and Save the main Write dialog. There are two ways to store your work on the 4. Under “To” at the bottom of the dialog, press the KRONOS: Write and Save. popup button next to Program to bring up the save You can use Write for Programs, Combinations, Set location dialog. Lists, Wave Sequences, Drum Kits, and FX Presets— 5. Select a location to save the edited Program. everything except for Songs, Samples, and From the factory, banks USER–G and AA…GG are left Multisamples. Write stores into the internal memory, open for your use, containing only initialized which persists even if you turn power off and on again. Programs. If you like, you can also overwrite any of the Save stores data to files on disk—either the internal factory sounds (except for the General MIDI sounds in drive or USB storage devices. You must use Save for I‐G), and easily re‐load them from disk at any time. Songs, Samples, and Multisamples. Save is also handy Important: HD‐1 Programs can only be written to for all the other data types, though. For instance, you HD‐1 Banks, and EXi Programs can only be written can easily Save the entire state of the KRONOS, to EXi Banks. For more information on the default including all user‐editable data, in a single step. Bank types, and on how to change them, please see Hundreds of these files will fit onto the internal drive. “Program Bank Contents” on page 18. You can use this for backups, and for saving and recalling setups for particular projects, gigs, and so on. 6. After selecting the location, press OK. 7. Press OK again to start the write process. Writing Programs 8. If you’re sure you want to write to this location, press OK one more time. To write a Program to the internal memory: After that, you’re done! 1. Select the Write Program command from the page menu, at the upper right‐hand corner of the screen. Saving edits to GM Programs You can also call up this menu command by holding You can edit GM Programs, but you must then save ENTER and pressing 0 on the numeric keypad. them to a Bank other than I‐G; the GM Programs This brings up a dialog box which allows you to save themselves cannot be over‐written. the Program. Optionally, you can also select a new Shortcut: Update via SEQUENCER REC/WRITE location, change the Program’s name, and assign it to a sound category (such as keyboard, guitar, etc.). You can also use the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE button to quickly update the current Program, using the 2. Press the “T” button to bring up the text edit existing name, bank, number, and category. To do so: dialog. 1. Press the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE button. You can give the Program a descriptive name using the on‐screen keyboard. The Update Program dialog will appear. 3. After entering the name, press OK. 2. Press OK to write the program. Saving to and loading from disk Multisamples and Drum Samples. Note that this is just Saving data a list of which samples are loaded; the actual data is Anything that you create or edit in the KRONOS can stored separately. be saved to disk. There are a number of file types for You can store all of this data together in a single step. different types of data, but for now we’ll concentrate 1. Press the front‐panel DISK button to enter Disk on the three main types: .PCG, ,.SNG, and .KSC files. mode. PCG stands for “Program, Combination, and Global.” 2. Press the File tab, and then the Save tab, to go to These files can also include Set Lists, Wave Sequences, the Disk–Save page. Drum Kits, user Drum Track patterns, and user KARMA GEs. PCGs are variable in size; they may 3. Optionally, Press Drive Select to select the drive to include only a single bank of Programs, for instance, or which to save. all 13 banks of all data types. The internal disk is the default. Unless you want to use SNG stands for “Song.” These files store all of the an external USB device, you don’t need to select Songs from Sequencer mode. anything different. KSC stands for “Korg Sample Collection.” This is a list 4. Select the directory in which you want to save the all of the RAM multisamples and samples in internal data. memory, along with all of the loaded EXs En-24 respectively. they NOTE: automatically. If share All Press file(s). save amount When .Press 8. data press command Kits when Wave Sa leave Depending at .On 5. .Press 6. 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Use “Select .KSC Allocation” to specify how the Automatic reference correction sample data will be loaded, and whether or not If you set .PCG Contents and To to different banks, existing sample data will be erased. any references in the data will be updated to match the Append will leave all currently‐loaded RAM and/or new bank. For instance, let’s say that you’re loading EXs data intact. RAM Multisamples and Samples will from the PCG’s Bank I‐A into Bank U‐G. If the PCG’s be loaded into the next available vacant numbers Combinations used Programs from Bank I‐A, they will following the existing data. be updated to the use the Programs’ new locations in Clear RAM will erase all multisamples and samples Bank U‐G. The same is true for any Drum Kits or Wave from sample memory (RAM), and load the data in the Sequences used by Programs. same configuration with which it was saved. Existing If you’re loading sequencer data at the same time (with EXs data is left intact. Load .SNG too checked), any Program and Bank Clear RAM & EXs is similar to Clear RAM, above, but Change messages within the Songs will also be also un‐loads existing EXs data before loading the new corrected. .KSC file. This frees up the most memory for the new .KSC. Loading multiple files at once You can use the information at the bottom of the dialog You can select two or more files at once, and load them box, including Memory Required, (Memory) in a single operation. To do so: Available, and Enough slots for Samples & MS, to determine whether or not you need to free up room for 1. Press the Multiple Select check‐box at the bottom the new .KSC. of the screen, so that it’s enabled. 10.Set the Load Method as desired. This can be handy for loading multiple sample files at once, importing banks of DX sounds, and so on. This sets the preferred way to load the EXs samples in Multiple Select works for other disk operations as the KSC: load them into RAM, use Virtual Memory, or well, including Delete (so be careful!). use the setting stored in the KSC. If the KSC has no EXs samples, this will be grayed out. Note that when Multiple Select is on, you can’t change to a different directory. When you’re done, turn it off 11.Press the OK button to load the data. again. Never disconnect USB devices or remove data‐ You can also use “wild cards” to select multiple files. storage media while loading or saving. For more information, see “Loading multiple files at When loading Programs, Combinations, Songs, Set once” under the “Load selected” menu command in Lists, Drum Kits, Wave Sequences, or KARMA User the PG’s Disk chapter. GEs, make sure that the Global Basic Setup page’s Memory Protect settings are turned off (unchecked). If they are on, you won’t be able to load the data. Loading individual banks from a .PCG file 1. Go to the Load page. 2. Select the .PCG file containing the data you want to load. 3. Press the Load button. 4. Set the .PCG Contents to load the desired individual banks. 5. Select the bank to load into via the “To” parameter. En-26 .If 2. With 10.Select The .Press 1. Loading thedemosongs Listening tothedemosongs sounds be 12.Set With Select 9. This Touch 7. Press 3. .Press 8. 13.Press 11.Set .Make 4. be .Touch 5. 6. File tab Loading songs, Disk Combinations, the HDD:INTERNAL Pre you’ve di the loaded lo contents ade file sk Load tab you’ve this this s internal .KSC Select Load s or that d mode. contains the the the the the sure Drive Select the the option option the the save made along as a the USB it page. 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Saving andloadingdata left touching playback, the the exact song press then with will LED S000. the of Song P0: Select mid the switch will number the press appear. bring the Sequencer EXIT will Play/REC– ke ‐ song Select way it song begin y EXIT press a on light) 0, the you switch song, once and will name through switch. switch the name), popup switch ENTER playing the back mode to again. then dis and MIDI depend no same to enter play to to (the and the th En- e . 27 Español Deutsch Français English Speci cations (abbreviated) Speci cations (abbreviated) Operating conditions +5 – +35 °C (no condensation) Keyboard 61-note Natural Touch Semi-weighted action with aftertouch, or 73- or 88-note RH3 Real Weighted Hammer Action with aftertouch Power AC Power Supply terminal, POWER On/Off switch Dimensions (W x D x H) 61 Keys: 1052 x 362 x 134 (mm) / 41.42”× 14.25” × 5.28” 73 Keys: 1243 x 411 x 145 (mm) / 48.94”× 16.18” × 5.71” 88 Keys: 1455 x 411 x 145 (mm) / 57.28”× 16.18” × 5.71” Weight 61 Keys: 12.5 kg / 27.56 lbs 73 Keys: 20.3 kg / 44.75 lbs 88 Keys: 23.0 kg / 50.71 lbs Power consumption 60W Included items AC cable KRONOS Quick Start Guide Accessory Discs including PDF manuals (Operation Guide, Parameter Guide, Voice Name List), Korg USB-MIDI driver, and system restore data Options XVP-10 expression/volume pedal EXP-2 foot controller DS-1H damper pedal PS-1 or PS-3 pedal switch IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage require- ments that areapplicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used. 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