korg kronos parameters guide

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Parameter Guide

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Contents

Program mode: HD-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1HD-1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201:Main ................................... 202:PerformanceMeters...................... 706:KARMAGE............................. 907:ControllerView/Effect................... 1308:AudioInput/Sampling .................. 1409:ControlSurface ......................... 21

Program P1: Basic/Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3611:ProgramBasic .......................... 3613:DrumTrack ............................ 4215:VectorControl ......................... 4616:VectorEnvelope ........................ 5018:SetUpControllers ...................... 5319:Pads .................................. 54

Program P2: OSC/Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5721:OSC1Basic ............................ 5722:OSC1Pitch............................. 6225:OSC2Basic ............................ 6526:OSC2Pitch............................. 6529:PitchEG .............................. 65

Program P3: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6931:Filter1 ................................. 6932:Filter1Modulation ...................... 7233:Filter1LFOModulation.................. 7634:Filter1EG............................. 7735:Filter2 ................................. 8036:Filter2Modulation ...................... 8037:Filter2LFOModulation.................. 8038:Filter2EG............................. 81

Program P4: Amp/EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8241:Amp1/Driver1.......................... 8242:Amp1Modulation...................... 8443:Amp1EG ............................. 8745:Amp2/Driver2.......................... 8946:Amp2Mod. ............................ 9047:Amp2EG ............................. 9049:EQ.................................... 90

Program P5: LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9251:OSC1LFO1............................ 9252:OSC1LFO2............................ 9555:OSC2LFO1............................ 9556:OSC2LFO2............................ 9559:CommonLFO ......................... 96

Program P6: AMS Mixer/Common Key Track . . 9861:OSC1AMSMixer ...................... 9865:OSC2AMSMix....................... 10469:CommonKeyboardTrack............... 105

Program P7: KARMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10771:GESetup/KeyZones ................... 10772:MIDIFilter/CCOffset .................. 11073:ModuleParametersControl............. 112

74:ModuleParametersTrigger..............11775:GERealTimeParameters/Scenes.........12076:PerfRealTimeParameters...............12377:DynamicMIDI .........................12878:RandomSeeds .........................12979:Name/NoteMap .......................132

Program P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13481:Routing ...............................13485:InsertFX ..............................13786:TrackView............................13987:IFX112...............................14089:CommonFXLFO.......................141

Program P9: Master/Total Effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14391:Routing ...............................14392:MFX1 .................................14593:MFX2 .................................14694:TFX1..................................14695:TFX2..................................146

Program: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Program mode: EXi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

01:Main..................................16602:PerformanceMeters ....................16706:KARMAGE ...........................16707:ControllerView/Effects..................16708:AudioInput/Sampling ..................16709:ControlSurface ........................167

EXi Program P4: Basic/Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16941:ProgramBasic..........................16942:EXiAudioInput........................17443:DrumTrack............................17545:VectorControl .........................17546:VectorEnvelope........................17548:SetUpControllers ......................17549:Pads..................................176

EXi Program P5: Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17751:CommonStepSeq......................17752:CommonLFO.........................18053:CommonKeyboardTrack ...............180

EXi Program: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . 181

EXi: AL-1 Analog Synthesizer . . . . . . . .183AL-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18401:Main..................................184

Program P4: OSC Pitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18641:OSCBasic .............................18642:Sub/Noise/RingMod....................18943:Mixer.................................19044:PitchCommon.........................192

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45:PitchEG/Mod ......................... 194

Program P5: Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19651:FilterBasic ............................ 19652:MultiFilter ........................... 19953:FilterModulation ...................... 20054:FilterLFOMod........................ 203

Program P6: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20461:Amp/Driver........................... 20462:AmpModulation ...................... 20663:AmpEG ............................. 208

Program P7: EG 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21171:EG1(Filter) .......................... 21172:EG2(Pitch) .......................... 21473:EG3 ................................. 21474:EG4 ................................. 214

Program P8: Step Seq/LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21581:StepSequencer........................ 21582:LFO1................................ 21783:LFO2................................ 22084:LFO3................................ 22085:LFO4................................ 220

Program P9: AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22191:AMSMixer ........................... 221

AL-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

AL-1: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

EXi: CX-3 Tonewheel Organ . . . . . . . . . 225CX-3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

EXi Program P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22601:Main ................................. 226

Program P4: Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22841:Basic ................................. 22842:Controllers............................ 229

Program P5: Split & Drawbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23151:KeyboardSplit ........................ 23152:Drawbars............................. 23253:EXDrawbars.......................... 233

Program P6: Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23561:Percussion ............................ 23562:EXPercussion ......................... 237

Program P7: Amp, V/C, Rotary Speaker . . . . . . 23871:Amp&V/C ........................... 23872:RotarySpeaker ........................ 240

Program P9: AMS Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24391:AMSMixer ........................... 243

CX-3: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Changes from the original CX-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

CX-3: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

EXi: STR-1 Plucked String . . . . . . . . . . . 247STR-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247


Program P4: String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25141:PluckandNoise........................25142:PCMOscillator .........................25343:PCMOscillatorPitch ....................25644:ExcitationMixer ........................25945:StringMain............................26146:DampingandDispersion ................26547:StringPitch ............................26748:PickupsandFeedback ...................27049:Mixer .................................272

Program P5: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27451:FilterBasic .............................27452:MultiFilter ............................27753:FilterModulation .......................27954:FilterLFOMod.........................281

Program P6: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28361:Amp..................................28362:AmpModulation.......................28463:AmpEG ..............................286

Program P7: EG 1-4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28971:EG1(Filter) ...........................28972:EG2(Pitch) ...........................28973:EG3 ..................................28974:EG4 ..................................28981:LFO1 .................................28982:LFO2 .................................28983:LFO3 .................................28984:LFO4 .................................289

Program P9: AMS Mixers and String Track . . . 29091:AMSMixers12 ........................29092:AMSMixers34 ........................29099:StringTrack ...........................290

STR-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

EXi: MS-20EX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295MS-20EX Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Onscreenknobsandswitchesand the Parameter Details area...............296


Program P4: Oscillators & Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . 29941:Oscillators&Filters.....................299

Program P5: MG, EG, & Modulation . . . . . . . . . . 30351:MG,EG,&Modulation ..................303

Program P6: Patch Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30761:PatchPanel............................ 30771:EG3 ................................. 31772:EG4.................................. 31773:EG5 ................................. 31774:EG6 ................................. 31781:LFO1................................ 31782:LFO2................................ 31783:LFO3................................ 31784:LFO4................................ 31791:AMSMixers12........................ 31892:AMSMixers34........................ 318

MS-20EX: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

EXi: PolysixEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323PolysixEX Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Onscreenknobsandswitchesand the Parameter Details area .............. 324


Program P4: Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32741:Main ................................. 327

Program P5: Modulation & Arpeggiator . . . . . 33251:Modulation&Arpeggiator.............. 33271:EG2 ................................. 33472:EG3 ................................. 33481:LFO1................................ 33482:LFO2................................ 33491:AMSMixers12....................... 33492:AMSMixers34....................... 334

PolysixEX: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

EXi: MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .337MOD-7 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

UsingtheParameterDetailsarea ............ 339LoadingDXsounds ........................ 339

Synthesis with the MOD-7: a guided tour . . . . 341Overview ................................. 341Individualoscillatorsandsubtractivesynthesis 342VPM(akaFM)............................. 343FilteredVPM.............................. 344PCMasaVPMmodulator .................. 345Waveshaping ............................. 346RingModulation .......................... 348


Program P4: Patch Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35241:PatchPanel ........................... 352

Program P5: Oscillators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35651:OscMain............................. 35652:PCMOsc ............................. 36053:PCMMod ............................ 36254:VPMOsc1 ............................ 36555:VPMOscillator2 ...................... 375

56:VPMOscillator3 .......................37557:VPMOscillator4 .......................37558:VPMOscillator5 .......................37559:VPMOscillator6 .......................375

Program P6: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37661:FilterBasic.............................37662:MultiFilter ............................37663:FilterModulation.......................37664:FilterLFOMod.........................376

Program P7: Amp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37771:Mixers13.............................37772:MainMixer ............................37873:Amp ..................................37974:AmpModulation .......................37975:AmpEG..............................379

Program P8: EG 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38081:EG1..................................38082:EG2..................................38383:EG3..................................38384:EG4..................................38385:EG5..................................38386:EG6..................................38387:EG7..................................38388:EG8..................................38389:EG9..................................383

Program P9: Step Sequencer, LFO 1-4, and AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

91:StepSequencer ........................38492:LFO1 ................................38493:LFO2 ................................38494:LFO3 ................................38495:LFO4 ................................38496:AMSMixers12........................38497:AMSMixers34........................38498:AMSMixers56........................38499:AMSMixers78........................384

MOD-7: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

EXi: SGX-1 Premium Piano. . . . . . . . . . .387SGX-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387


Program P4: Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39041:Main..................................390

SGX-1: Tone adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393

EXi: EP-1 MDS Electric Piano . . . . . . . . .395EP-1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

Onscreenknobs,sliders&switchesand the Parameter Details area...............396


Program P4: Basic/Oscillator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399P41Basic.................................399

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P42Oscillator ............................ 401

Program P5: Panel/IFX/Amp & Cabinet . . . . . . 403P51Common ............................ 403TineEP................................... 405ReedEP.................................. 407InsertEffects .............................. 408

Program P9: AMS Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412P9AMSMixers............................ 412

EP-1: Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413

Combination mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415Combination P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415

01:ProgramSelect/Mixer .................. 41502:PerformanceMeters.................... 42106:KARMAGE .......................... 42207:ControllerView/Effect.................. 42508:AudioInput/Sampling ................. 42609:ControlSurface........................ 428

Combination P1: EQ/Vector/Controller . . . . . . 44011:TimbreEQ............................ 44013:DrumTrack........................... 44115:VectorVolumeControl ................. 44216:VectorCCControl..................... 44617:VectorEnvelope ....................... 44818:SetUpControllers..................... 45119:Pads ................................. 452

Combination P2: Timbre Parameters . . . . . . . . 45421:MIDI................................. 45422:OSC ................................. 45523:Pitch ................................. 45724:Delay ................................ 45825:WaveSequence/KARMA............... 45926:EXiAudioInput ....................... 461

Combination P3: MIDI Filter/Zones . . . . . . . . . . 46231:MIDIFilter1........................... 46232:MIDIFilter2........................... 46433:MIDIFilter3........................... 46535:KeyboardZones ....................... 46636:VelocityZones ........................ 468

Combination P7: KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47071:GESetup/KeyZones................... 47072:MIDIFilter/CCOffset .................. 47473:ModuleParametersControl............. 47574:ModuleParametersTrigger ............. 47675:GERealTimeParameters/Scenes ........ 47876:PerfRealTimeParameters .............. 48177:DynamicMIDI........................ 48278:RandomSeeds ........................ 48479:Name/NoteMap ...................... 486

Combination P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48881:Routing1 ............................. 48882:Routing2 ............................. 49185:InsertFX ............................. 49286:TrackView ........................... 49487:IFX112 .............................. 49589:CommonFXLFO ...................... 497

Combination P9: Master/Total Effect . . . . . . . . 49891:Routing...............................49892:MFX1 .................................49993:MFX2 .................................50094:TFX1..................................50095:TFX2..................................500

Combination: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . . . 501

Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509Sequencer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509

MIDIsequencer............................509Setupparameters&Musicaldata .............511Tip: ......................................512

Sequencer P0: Play/REC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51301:MIDITrackProgSelect/Mixer ............51302:AudioTrackMixer .....................51903:MIDITrackLoop .......................52404:PerformanceMeters ....................52505:Preferences............................52506:KARMAGE ...........................52907:ControllerView/Effect ..................53108:AudioIn/Sampling.....................53209:ControlSurface ........................534

Sequencer P1: EQ/Vector/Controller . . . . . . . . . 54611:MIDITrackEQ.........................54612:AudioTrackEQ........................54813:DrumTrack ...........................54915:VectorVolumeControl..................55116:VectorCCControl ......................55417:VectorEnvelope........................55718:SetUpControllers ......................56019:Pads ..................................562

Sequencer P2: Track Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 56421:MIDI .................................56422:OSC ..................................56623:Pitch..................................56824:Delay.................................57025:WaveSequence/KARMA ................57126:EXiAudioInput ........................57327:AudioTrackDelay .....................574

Sequencer P3: MIDI Filter/Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . 57631:MIDIFilter1 ...........................57632:MIDIFilter2 ...........................57833:MIDIFilter3 ...........................57935:KeyboardZones........................58036:VelocityZones.........................582

Sequencer P4: Track Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58441:TrackEdit.............................58442:MIDITrackName......................58643:AUDIOTrackName ....................587

Sequencer P5: Pattern/RPPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58851:PatternEdit............................58852:PatternName ..........................59053:RPPRSetup............................591

Sequencer P7: KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59471:GESetup/KeyZones ....................595

72:MIDIFilter/CCOffset .................. 59973:ModuleParametersControl............. 60074:ModuleParametersTrigger ............. 60175:GERealTimeParameters/Scenes ........ 60276:PerfRealTimeParameters .............. 60477:DynamicMIDI ........................ 60578:RandomSeeds ........................ 60679:Name/NoteMap....................... 607

Sequencer P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60981:MIDIRouting1........................ 60982:MIDIRouting2........................ 61183:AudioRouting1 ....................... 61284:AudioRouting2 ....................... 61485:InsertFX.............................. 61586:TrackView ........................... 61687:IFX112 .............................. 61889:CommonFXLFO ...................... 620

Sequencer P9: Master/Total Effect. . . . . . . . . . . 62191:Routing .............................. 62192:MFX1 ................................ 62293:MFX2 ................................ 62394:TFX1 ................................. 62395:TFX2 ................................. 623

Sequencer: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . 624

System Exclusive events supported in Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661

Set List mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .663Overview ................................. 663

Set List P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66401:Play.................................. 664

Set List P1: Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66711:Edit .................................. 667

Set List P9: Control Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67091:ControlSurface ........................ 670

Set List: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673

Sampling mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .675Sampling Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675

SamplingtoRAM,ordirecttodisk........... 675Samplingfeatures.......................... 676

Sampling P0: Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67901:Recording ............................ 67908:AudioInput........................... 68509:ControlSurface ........................ 690

Sampling P1: Sample Edit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69711:SampleEdit ........................... 697

Sampling P2: Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70021:LoopEdit ............................. 700

Sampling P3: Multisample Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70331:MultisampleEdit...................... 703

Sampling P4: EQ/Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70641:EQ................................... 70648:SetUpControllers ..................... 707

49:Pads..................................709

Sampling P5: Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71151:Ripping...............................711

Sampling P8: Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71481:Routing ...............................71485:InsertFX ..............................71686:TrackView............................71887:IFX112...............................71989:CommonFXLFO.......................720

Sampling P9: Master/Total Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . 72291:Routing ...............................72292:MFX1 .................................72493:MFX2 .................................72594:TFX1..................................72595:TFX2..................................725

Sampling: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 726

Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .753Global P0: Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 753

01:BasicSetup ............................75302:AudioInput ...........................75903:KSCAutoLoad ........................76204:SampleManagement....................76505:Network ..............................767

Global P1: MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77011:MIDI..................................77012:External1 .............................77713:External2 .............................779

Global P2: Controllers/Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78121:Controllers ............................78122:UserScale .............................783

Global P3: Category Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78531:ProgramCategory ......................78532:CombiCategory........................78633:KARMACategory ......................786

Global P4: Wave Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78741:SequenceParameters....................78742:PerStepParameters ....................792

Global P5: Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79651:SampleSetup ..........................79752:SampleParameters .....................80053:VoiceAssign/Mixer .....................801

Global P6: Options Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803

Global: Page Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806

Disk mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .815Disk P0: File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 817

01:Load ..................................81702:Save ..................................81903:Utility.................................82109:MediaInformation......................822

Disk P1: Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82311:MakeAudioCD........................82312:PlayAudioCD.........................825

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Disk: Page Menu Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828

Effect Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 857

Effectsineachmode ....................... 857Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)andTempoSynchronization ........................... 859CommonFXLFOs ......................... 860FXControlBuses.......................... 860EffectI/O................................. 862

Insert Effects (IFX1IFX12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864In/Out.................................... 864Routing .................................. 865Mixer .................................... 874ControllingtheInsertEffectsviaMIDI ....... 876

Master Effects (MFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877In/Out.................................... 877Routing .................................. 878Mixer .................................... 881ControllingtheMasterEffectsviaMIDI ...... 882

Total Effects (TFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883In/Out.................................... 883Routing .................................. 883Mixer .................................... 884UsingMIDItocontroltheTotalEffects ....... 884

Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885MainOutputs ............................. 885IndividualOutputs ........................ 885

Effect/Mixer Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 886

Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889000:NoEffect ............................. 889001:StereoDynaCompressor ............... 889002:StereoCompressor..................... 890003:StereoExpander ....................... 893004:St.MultibandCompressor............... 894005:StereoLimiter ......................... 896006:MultibandLimiter..................... 897007:StereoMultibandLimiter............... 898008:StereoMasteringLimiter ............... 899009:StereoGate ........................... 900010:StereoNoiseReduction................. 901

EQ and Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 902011:StereoParametric4EQ.................. 902012:StereoGraphic7EQ.................... 903013:StereoMaster3EQ..................... 904014:StereoExciter/Enhncr .................. 905015:StereoIsolator ......................... 906016:StereoWah/AutoWah ................. 906017:St.Vintage/CustomWah................ 908018:StereoRandomFilter ................... 909019:MultiModeFilter...................... 910020:StereoSubOscillator................... 911021:TalkingModulator..................... 912022:StereoDecimator ...................... 913023:StereoAnalogRecord .................. 914024:StereoWaveShaper.................... 914

025:PianoBody/Damper....................916026:Vocoder ...............................916

Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models . . . . 918027:OD/HiGainWah.......................918028:OD/HyperGainWah ....................919029:StereoGuitarCabinet...................920030:GuitarAmpModel+P4EQ...............920031:GuitarAmpModel+Cabinet .............921032:StereoBassCabinet .....................922033:BassAmpModel.......................922034:BassAmpModel+Cabinet...............923035:BassAmpTubeDrive+Cab ..............924036:TubePreAmpModeling.................925037:St.TubePreAmpModeling ..............925038:MicModeling+PreAmp.................926039:St.MicModeling+PreAmp..............926

Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927040:StereoChorus..........................927041:StereoHarmonicChorus ................928042:St.BiphaseModulation .................929043:MultitapCho/Delay4Taps...............930044:MultitapCho/Delay6Taps...............930045:BiChorus .............................931046:Ensemble..............................933047:PolysixEnsemble.......................933048:StereoFlanger..........................934049:StereoRandomFlanger .................935050:StereoEnvelopeFlanger.................935051:StereoPhaser ..........................936052:StereoRandomPhaser ..................937053:StereoEnvelopePhaser .................938054:BiPhaser ..............................939

Modulation and Pitch Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940055:StereoVibrato..........................940056:StereoAutoFadeMod. ..................941057:2VoiceResonator ......................942058:Doppler ...............................943059:Scratch ................................944060:GrainShifter ...........................944061:StereoTremolo.........................945062:StereoEnvelopeTremolo ................946063:StereoAutoPan ........................947064:StereoPhaser+Tremolo ..................948065:StereoRingModulator ..................949066:StereoFrequencyShifter.................950067:Detune ................................951068:PitchShifter ...........................951069:StereoPitchShifter .....................952070:PitchShifterBPM.......................953071:StereoPitchShifterBPM.................954072:PitchShiftMod. ........................955073:OrganVibrato/Chorus ..................956074:RotarySpeaker.........................957075:RotarySpeakerProOD .................958076:RotarySpeakerProCX ..................959

Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 961077:L/C/RDelay ...........................961078:L/C/RLongDelay ......................961079:Stereo/CrossDelay .....................962

080:Stereo/CrossLongDelay................ 963081:StereoMultitapDelay.................. 963082:StereoModulationDelay ............... 964083:StereoDynamicDelay .................. 965084:StereoAutoPanningDelay ............. 966085:TapeEcho ............................ 967086:MultibandMod.Delay ................. 968087:ReverseDelay ......................... 969088:HoldDelay ........................... 970089:AutoReverse.......................... 971090:SequenceBPMDelay ................... 972091:L/C/RBPMDelay ...................... 973092:L/C/RBPMLongDelay................. 974093:StereoBPMDelay...................... 975094:StereoBPMLongDelay ................ 976095:StereoBPMMultitapDelay ............. 977096:StereoBPMMod.Delay ................ 978097:St.BPMAutoPanningDly .............. 979098:TapeBPMEcho........................ 980099:ReverseBPMDelay.................... 981

Reverb and Early Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983100:Overb................................ 983101:ReverbHall ........................... 984102:ReverbSmoothHall.................... 984103:ReverbWetPlate ...................... 984104:ReverbDryPlate ...................... 984105:ReverbRoom.......................... 985106:ReverbBrightRoom ................... 985107:EarlyReflections....................... 986108:EarlyReflectionsHiDens ............... 986

Mono-Mono Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 988109:P4EQExciter ......................... 991110:P4EQWah........................... 991111:P4EQChorus/Flanger................. 991112:P4EQPhaser ......................... 992113:P4EQMultitapDelay ................. 992114:CompWah .......................... 992115:CompAmpSim...................... 993116:CompOD/HiGain .................... 993117:CompP4EQ ......................... 993118:CompChorus/Flanger................. 994119:CompPhaser ........................ 994120:CompMultitapDelay ................. 995121:LimiterP4EQ ........................ 995122:LimiterChorus/Flanger ............... 995123:LimiterPhaser ....................... 996124:LimiterMultitapDelay ................ 996125:ExciterComp ........................ 997126:ExciterLimiter ....................... 997127:ExciterChorus/Flanger ................ 997128:ExciterPhaser ........................ 998129:ExciterMultitapDelay ................ 998130:OD/HiGainAmpSim................. 998131:OD/HiGainCho/Flanger.............. 999132:OD/HiGainPhaser................... 999133:OD/HiGainMultitapDly.............. 999134:WahAmpSim ...................... 1000135:DecimatorAmpSim ................. 1000136:DecimatorComp.................... 1000137:AmpSimTremolo ................... 1001

138:Cho/FlangerMultitapDly.............1002139:PhaserChorus/Flanger ................1002140:ReverbGate .........................1002

Mono/Mono Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1004141:P4EQ//P4EQ.........................1007142:P4EQ//Comp.........................1007143:P4EQ//Limiter .......................1008144:P4EQ//Exciter ........................1008145:P4EQ//OD/HiGain ...................1008146:P4EQ//Wah ..........................1008147:P4EQ//Chorus/Flanger ................1009148:P4EQ//Phaser........................1009149:P4EQ//MultitapBPMDly..............1009150:Comp//Comp........................1009151:Comp//Limiter.......................1010152:Comp//Exciter .......................1010153:Comp//OD/HiGain ...................1010154:Comp//Wah .........................1010155:Comp//Chorus/Flanger................1011156:Comp//Phaser........................1011157:Comp//MultitapBPMDly .............1011158:Limiter//Limiter ......................1011159:Limiter//Exciter ......................1012160:Limiter//OD/HiGain..................1012161:Limiter//Wah ........................1012162:Limiter//Chorus/Flanger...............1012163:Limiter//Phaser.......................1013164:Limiter//MtapBPMDly ...............1013165:Exciter//Exciter .......................1013166:Exciter//OD/HiGain..................1013167:Exciter//Wah.........................1014168:Exciter//Chorus/Flanger...............1014169:Exciter//Phaser .......................1014170:Exciter//MtapBPMDly................1014171:OD/HiGain//OD/HiGain .............1015172:OD/HiGain//Wah....................1015173:OD/HiGain//Cho/Flanger .............1015174:OD/HiGain//Phaser ..................1015175:OD/HiGain//MtBPMDly.............1016176:Wah//Wah...........................1016177:Wah//Chorus/Flanger.................1016178:Wah//Phaser .........................1016179:Wah//MultitapBPMDly...............1017180:Cho/Flange//Cho/Flanger ..............1017181:Cho/Flange//Phaser ...................1017182:Cho/Flange//MtBPMDly..............1017183:Phaser//Phaser.......................1018184:Phaser//MtapBPMDly ................1018185:Mt.BPMDly//Mt.BPMDly .............1018

KARMA GE guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1019About the KARMA GE guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1019

HowtoreadtheGEGuide................1019HowGEparameternamesaredisplayed .....1019

About KARMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1021Overview.................................1021TheoryOfOperation.......................1021KARMAArchitecture(Diagram) ............1022

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GE (Generated Effect) Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1023Overview................................ 1023GEGlobalParameters ..................... 1023

Note Series Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1026Overview................................ 1026Parameters .............................. 1026

Phase Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1030Overview................................ 1030AboutPhasePatterns ..................... 1030GeneralParameters....................... 1030PhaseSpecificParameters.................. 1032EndLoopParameters ..................... 1033PatternParameters........................ 1033

Rhythm Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1035Overview................................ 1035AboutRhythmPatterns ................... 1035GlobalParameters........................ 1035PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ....... 1036RandomWeightingParametersPools...... 1037RandomWeightingParametersTies ....... 1038AssociatedParameters .................... 1038

Duration Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1040Overview................................ 1040AboutDurationPatterns................... 1040PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ....... 1040AssociatedParameters .................... 1040RandomWeightingParametersPools...... 1042RandomWeightingParametersTies ....... 1042AssociatedParameters .................... 1042

Index Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1043Overview................................ 1043AboutIndexPatterns...................... 1043PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ....... 1043AssociatedParameters .................... 1043RandomWeightingParameters............. 1044AssociatedParameters .................... 1044

Cluster Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1047Overview................................ 1047AboutClusterPatterns.................... 1047PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ....... 1047RandomWeightingParameters............. 1048AssociatedParameters .................... 1048

Velocity Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1049Overview................................ 1049AboutVelocityPatterns ................... 1049GlobalParameters........................ 1049PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ....... 1050RandomWeightingParameters............. 1050AssociatedParameters .................... 1050

CCs/Pitch Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1052Overview................................ 1052AboutCC/Bend/PitchPatterns ............. 1052PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters ....... 1052RandomWeightingParameters............. 1053GlobalParameters........................ 1054AssociatedParameters .................... 1054

WaveSeq Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1056Overview................................ 1056

AboutWaveSeqPatterns...................1056GlobalParameters .........................1056PatternGrid&AssociatedParameters........1057RandomWeightingParameters .............1058AssociatedParameters.....................1058

Envelope Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1059Overview ................................1059AboutEnvelopes ..........................1059Parameters ...............................1059LevelCombinations .......................1062TimeCombinations ........................1062

Repeat (Melodic Repeat) Group . . . . . . . . . . . .1063Overview ................................1063GeneralParameters ........................1063RangeParameters .........................1066GEMode=RealTimeParameters ...........1067

Bend Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1069Overview ................................1069GeneralParameters ........................1069GEMode=RealTimeParameters ...........1071

Drum Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1073Overview ................................1073AboutDrumPatterns......................1073PatternEditingGrid&AssociatedParameters 1073AssociatedParameters.....................1074RandomWeightingParametersPools.......1075RandomWeightingParametersRests .......1076AssociatedParameters.....................1076

Direct Index Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1080Overview ................................1080GeneralParameters ........................1080DurationParameters .......................1081RepeatParameters.........................1082BendParameters ..........................1082

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1084UsingAutoBend..........................1084RandomWeightingCurves .................1086

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1089Alternate Modulation Sources (AMS) . . . . . . .1089

AlternateModulationOverview.............1089AlternateModulationSource(AMS)List .....1091AlternateModulationsettings...............1095

Dynamic Modulation Sources (Dmod) . . . . . .1101Overview ................................1101DynamicModulationSourceList ............1101

Controller Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1104SW1/2Assignments........................1104RealtimeKnobs58Assignments ............1105FootSwitchAssignments ...................1106FootPedalAssignments ....................1108

Dynamic MIDI Sources & Destinations . . . . . .1109DynamicMIDISources.....................1109DynamicMIDIDestinations ................1111

MIDI transmission from KRONOS controllers 1116

KRONOS and MIDI CCs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1120ResponsestostandardMIDIcontrollers ..... 1120ParameterscontrolledbyMIDICCs#7079 ... 1123

MIDI applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1127AboutMIDI.............................. 1127ConnectingMIDIdevices&computers...... 1127USBMIDIcontrollers...................... 1128MessagestransmittedandreceivedbytheKRONOS ................................ 1129

MIDI Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1142

Disk mode and file format information . . . . . 1146AIFFandWAVEformatdetails:importing ... 1146AIFFandWAVEformatdetails:exporting... 1146Korgformatsamplefiles................... 1147OASYS.SNGfilecompatibility ............. 1152CDR/RWdisksontheKRONOS:UDF and packetwriting.................................. 1153Notice:UseofGPLandLGPLsoftware ...... 1154

Updating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1155

Restoring the system and factory sounds . . . 1156

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Program mode: HD-1

HD-1 Overview

Flagship sampling & Wave Sequencing synthWenamedtheHD1HighDefinitionbecauseofitssuperiorsound,startingwithKorgsproprietarylowaliasingsampleplaybackoscillators,fullbandwidthmultimoderesonantfilters,andextraordinarilyfast&smoothenvelopesandLFOs.VirtualMemoryTechnology(VMT)givestheHD1accesstogigabytesofonboardsamplescoveringeverymeatandpotatoessoundinexquisitedetail,fromorchestraltoclassicrocktohiphop,allinstantlyavailable.

Wave SequencingWaveSequencesplayaseriesofsamplesovertime,creatingdistinctiverhythmictimbresorsmooth,complexevolvingsounds.Additionally,stepsequencermodulationoutputsallowWaveSequencestocontrolanymodulatableProgramparameter.IntheHD1,WaveSequencescanbeusedinterchangeablywithstandardMultisamples.WaveSequencesareeditedinGlobalmode;formoreinformation,seeGlobalP4:WaveSequenceonpage 787.

Main Features Korgsproprietaryultrahighqualitysample

interpolationprovidesminimalaliasing,crystalclearhighfrequencies,andsoundthatissmooth,rich,anddetailedacrosstheentireaudiospectrum.

GigabytesofROMandEXssamplelibraries UserSampleBanksallowmultiplegigabytesized

customlibraries Dualoscillatorstructure,providingtwocomplete

voicechainsforlayersandsplits Withineachoscillator,uptoeightwayvelocity

splitsandcrossfades(includingtwowaylayers) WaveSequencing,forcreatingrhythmicpatternsor

complex,evolvingtimbres VectorSynthesis Dualmultimoderesonantfilters DriveandLowBoost,foraddingpervoicegrit,

girthanddistortion Threeenvelopes,twoLFOs,andtwoAMSMixers

perOSC,plusacommonLFO,Vectorenvelope,andKARMAfortheProgramasawhole

TwocomplexkeytrackinggeneratorsperOSC,plustwomorefortheProgramasawhole

Extensiverealtimemodulationcapabilities

OSC2

OSC1

CommonLFO

HD-1 Program StructureVector

OSC1

OSC2

KARMA DrumTrack

EffectsMixer& EQ

KeyTrack 1

2

Filter B

Pitch EG Filter EG

LFO 1 LFO 2 AMSMixer 1

AMSMixer 2

FilterKey Track

AmpKey Track

AmpEG

HD-1 OSC Structure

Osc

Serial/Parallel

Serial/Parallel

Filter A

Drive Amp+

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Program P0: Play
ThisisthemainpageofProgrammodeforHD1Programs.Amongotherthings,youcan: SelectPrograms Jumpdirectlytothemaineditingpages MakebasiceditstoKARMA Setuptheaudioinputsandresamplingoptions Usethecontrolsurface
Auto-Song SetupThisfeaturecopiesthecurrentProgramorCombinationintoaSong,andthenputstheKRONOSinrecordreadymode.

Ifinspirationforaphraseorsongstrikesyouwhileyoureplaying,youcanusethisfunctiontostartrecordingimmediately.Todoso:1. HolddowntheENTERkeyandpresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEkey.

TheSetuptoRecorddialogboxwillopenandaskAreyousure?2. PressOK.YouwillautomaticallyenterSequencermode,andwillbeintherecordreadystate.3. PresstheSTART/STOPkeytostartthesequencerandbeginrecording.

01: Main

ThisisthemainpageforselectingPrograms,whichare previouslyselectedaparameteronthispage,that

01a

01b

01PMC

thebasicsoundsoftheKRONOS.ItalsoincludesaninteractiveoverviewofthemostimportantProgramparameters,suchasenvelopes,LFOs,Multisamples,filters,andsoon.Justtouchanyoftheseoverviewareas,andyoulljumptothecorrespondingeditpage.Tip:WhereveryouareintheProgrammodepages,pressingEXITthreetimes(orfewer)willtakeyoubacktothispage,andselecttheProgramname.Youcanthenimmediatelyusethenumerickeysor / switchestoselectadifferentProgram.Forinstance,ifyoureonanypageotherthanP0:Play: Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselectedtabon

themainP0page,suchasControlSurfaceorAudioIn/Sampling.

PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0pagethemainProgramPlaypage.Ifyouhad

parameterwillbeselected. PressitathirdtimetoselectthemainProgram

nameparameter.

01a: Program Select

Bank [INTAF, GM, g(19), g(d),USERAG and AAGG]

ThisistheBankofthecurrentProgram.YoucanchangetheBankeitherviatheonscreenmenu,orbyusingthefrontpanelBankbuttons.ToselectbanksINTAGorUSERAG,simplypressandreleasethecorrespondingBANKbutton.ToselectbanksUSERAAGG,pressandholdapairofIandUBANKbuttonstogether.Forexample,toselectbankUSERCC,pressandholdtheICbutton,

Program P0: Play 01: Main

Bank

Program Select Popup Program Select Favorite

Bank Type Category Popup Tempo

andthenpresstheUCbutton.Ifyouprefer,youcanalsopressthemintheoppositeorder:firstUC,andthenIC.

Banks GM, g(19), and g(d): General MIDITheGMbankcontainsafullsetofGeneralMIDI2Programs,aswellasvariationsubbanksg(1)g(9)(GM2variationprograms),andbankg(d)(drums).EachtimeyoupressthefrontpanelINTGbutton,youllstepthroughthesevariationbanksinthefollowingorder:GMg(1)g(2)g(8)g(9)GMIfavariationbankdoesnthaveadifferentversionofthecurrentProgram,thebasicGMsoundwillberecalledinstead.Inthiscase,anasterisk*willbeaddedtothebeginningoftheProgramname.YoucaneditGMPrograms,butyoumustthensavethemtoadifferentBank;theGMProgramsthemselvescannotbeoverwritten.

Program Bank ContentsAsshippedfromthefactory,thecontentsoftheProgramBanksareasfollows:Programbankcontents

*BankcontentsmaydifferdependingontheKRONOSmodel.FordetailsonthefactoryPrograms,pleaseseetheseparateVoiceNameList(VNL).

Bank Contents Bank Type

INTASGX-1, EP-1, and best of all other EXi

EXi

INTBF HD-1 Programs HD-1

GM (I-G) GM2 main Programs

GMg(1)g(9) GM2 variation Programs

g(d) GM2 drum Programs

USERAHD-1, including Ambient Drums and Sound Effects

Bank type can be set to either HD-1 or EXi

USERB AL-1

USERC AL-1 and CX-3

USERD STR-1

USERE MS-20EX & PolysixEX

USERF MOD-7

USERG Initialized HD-1 Programs

USERAACC Programs for EXs trial versions *

USERDDEE Initialized EXi Programs *

USERFFGG Initialized HD-1 Programs *

Bank Type [HD-1, EXi]ThisshowswhetherthecurrentBankcontainsHD1ProgramsorEXiPrograms.ThetwoProgramtypescantbemixedinasinglebank.HD1:TheBankcontainsHD1Programs.EXi:TheBankcontainsEXiPrograms.

Changing the Bank Type for USER BanksBankscancontaineitherHD1ProgramsorEXiPrograms,butnotboth.ThisassignmentisfixedfortheINTbanks,butcanbesetseparatelyforeachoftheUSERbanks.TochangethetypeofaUSERbank:1. PressthefrontpanelGLOBALbuttontoenterGlobalmode.

2. SelecttheBasictab.3. Pressthepagemenubutton,andselectSetProgramUserBankType.

4. ChangetheTypeforthedesiredbanks.LeavealloftheotherbankssettoNoChange.

SettingabankstypewillerasealloftheProgramdatainthebanksomakesurethatyourenoterasinganyProgramsyouwanttokeep!5. PresstheOKbutton.Anareyousure?dialogappears.6. Ifyourecertainofthechange,pressOKagain.TheselectedbankswillnowbeinitializedtousethenewProgramtypes.

Program Select [0127 (INT and USER Banks),1128 (GM Banks)]

ThisisthecurrentProgram.Whenthisparameterisselected,youcanselectprogramsusingtheInc andDec buttons,numericbuttons09(followedbyENTER),ortheValuedial.YoucanalsochangeProgramsviaMIDIProgramChangemessage,orbypressingafootswitch.Formoreinformation,seeFootSwitchAssignmentsonpage 1106.StandardProgramsarenumberedfrom0to127,whileGMProgramsusetherangefrom1to128,aspertheGMspecification.Note:Onthispageonly,theVALUEsliderfunctionsasamodulationsourcewhichmeansthatyoucantuseittoselectPrograms.PressthepopupbuttontocalluptheBank/ProgramSelectmenu,asdescribedbelow.ThisshowsalloftheProgramsinmemory,organizedbyBank.

Bank/Program Select1. PressthepopupbuttonattheleftofProgramSelecttoopentheBank/ProgramSelectmenu.

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2. Pressoneofthetabsonthelefttoselectaspecificbank.

Therearemorebanksthancanbeshownatonetime,sothebanksaredividedintotwogroupsoftabs:INTAUSERGandUSERAAUSERGG.3. Ifnecessary,usetheMorebuttonsbelowthetabstoswitchbetweenshowingthetabsforINTAUSERGandUSERAAUSERGG.

4. Selectaprogramfromthelist.YoucantouchaProgramsnamedirectly,orusetheInc andDecbuttons.

Thepopupshows16Programsatatime.TobrowsethroughalloftheProgramsinthecurrentbank,usethescrollbaratthebottomofthewindow.

WhenyouselectBankINTG,theVariationbuttonappearsatthebottomleftofthedialog.ThisbuttoncyclesthroughtheGMvariationbanks,justlikerepeatedlypressingthefrontpanelINTGBankbutton,asdescribedunderBanksGM,g(19),andg(d):GeneralMIDI,above.TheFavoritebuttontrimsthelisttoshowonlyProgramsyouvemarkedasfavorites.IftheselectedBankcontainsnoProgramsmarkedasFavorites,theboxcantbechecked.Formoreinformation,seeFavorite,below.5. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourchoice,orpresstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutchangingtheProgram.

Tab

Scroll bar

Category [0018, Name]Allprogramsareclassifiedintooneofeighteencategories,suchasKeyboard,Organ,Strings,etc.Eachofthesecategoriesmayalsohaveuptoeightsubcategories.

SelectingbyCategoryletsyousearchforaspecifictypeofsound(likeanelectricbass,forexample),withoutconcernforwhatBanksthesoundsarestoredin.PresstheCategorypopupbutton,andtheCategory/ProgramSelectmenuwillappear,asdescribedbelow.

Category tab

Sub-category tab

Scroll bar

Program P0: Play 01: Main

Category/Program Select1. PresstheCategorypopupbutton(abovetheProgramSelectparameter)toopentheCategory/ProgramSelectmenu.

2. Pressoneofthetabsonthelefttoselectthedesiredcategory.

IfnoProgramsareassignedtoaparticularcategoryorsubcategory,youwontbeabletoselectitstab.3. Pressatabinthesecondfromleftcolumntoselectasubcategory.

All:Allprogramsinthecategorywillbeshown.Choosethiswhenyoudontneedtousesubcategories.07:Theprogramswillbeshownbysubcategory.4. Selectaprogramfromthelist.YoucantouchaProgramsnamedirectly,orusetheIncandDec buttons.

IftherearemoreProgramsthancanbeshownonthescreenatonetime,usethescrollbartobrowsethroughtheentireCategory.TheFavoritecheckboxtrimsthelisttoshowonlyProgramsyouvemarkedasfavorites.IftheselectedCategorycontainsnoProgramsmarkedasFavorites,theboxcantbechecked.5. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourchoice,orpresstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutchangingtheProgram.

YoucanassignacategorytoaProgramintheWriteProgramdialog.Formoreinformation,seeSavingyoureditsonpage 42oftheOperationGuide,andWritingProgramsandCombinationsonpage 182oftheOperationGuide.

Favorite [Off, On]Thischeckbox,rightundertheTempoparameter,markstheProgramasafavorite,whichmakesiteasytofindintheBank/ProgramSelectandCategory/ProgramSelectdialogs.Important:youmustwritethePrograminordertosavechangestotheFavoritestatus.

Tempo ( q ) [040.00300.00, EXT]ThisisthetempoforthecurrentProgram,whichappliestotemposyncedLFOsandWaveSequences,theVectorEG,KARMA,andtemposyncedeffects.EXTmeansthatthetempowillsynctoexternalMIDIclocks.YoullseethisiftheGlobalMIDIpageMIDIClockparameterissettoExternalMIDIorUSB,orifitssettoAutoMIDIorUSBandtheKRONOSiscurrentlyreceivingMIDIclocks.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeMIDIClock(MIDIClockSource)onpage 772.040.00300.00allowyoutosetaspecifictempoinBPM,with1/100BPMaccuracy.Inadditiontousingthestandarddataentrycontrols,youcanalsojustturntheTEMPOknob,orbyplayingafewquarternotesontheTAPTEMPObutton.

01b: Overview and Page JumpThissectionshowsanoverviewofthemostimportantProgramsettings,suchastheselectedMultisamplesorWaveSequencesandtheirvelocityranges,filtersettings,EGsandLFOs,andsoon.Thegraphicsgiveyouaquickwaytocheckallofthesesettingsataglance.Theyalsoletyoujumpinstantlytoanyofthedisplayedparameters.Justtouchoneofthegraphics,andyoulljumptothepagecontainingitsparameters.Forinstance,ifyoutouchtheFilterEGgraphic,youllgototheFilterEGpage.

OSC1

OSC1 Graphic or Multisample/Wave Sequence/Drum Kit namesThisareaeithershowsthenamesoftheMultisamples,WaveSequences,orDrumKitassignedtoOSC1,oragraphicrepresentingthetypeofsound.WhethernamesorthegraphicaredisplayediscontrolledbytheShowMS/WS/DKitGraphicsmenucommand.Formoreinformation,seeShowMS/WS/DKitGraphicsonpage 148and11h:PlayPageMS/WS/DKitDisplayonpage 41.Ifnamesareshown,colorsandabbreviationsareusedtodistinguishbetweenvariouspossibilities,asdetailedbelow: Red:ROM,EXs,andUserSampleBank

Multisamples Green:SamplingModeMultisamples Blue:WaveSequences Orange:DrumKits Grey:Off Mn:Mono St:StereoTouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP2OSC1Basicpage.

Key ZoneThisindicatesthekeyzoneinwhichOSC1willsound.The61,73or88notekeyboardregionisalsoshown.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP1ProgramBasicpage.

MS18, Velocity Zone GraphicThisshowsthevelocityzonesforOSC1multisamples14.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP2OSC1Basicpage.

OSC1 LFO1, OSC1 LFO2 GraphicThisshowsthewaveformsofOSC1LFO1andOSC1LFO2.IfMIDI/TempoSyncisselected,thiswillindicateMIDI.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP5OSC1LFO1pageorOSC1LFO2page.

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Filter 1

Filter Routing & TypeThisshowsthefilter1routingandfiltertype.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP3Filter1page.

Filter Page GraphicThisshowsthecutofffrequency.TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP3Filter1page.

Filter EG GraphicThisshowstheshapeofthefilter1EG.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP3Filter1EGpage.

Amp 1

Drive, Low Boost, Pan, Amp LevelThisareashowstheAmp1Driver,LowBoost,Pan,andAmpLevelvalues.IfBypassison,DriveandLowBoostarenotshown.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP4Amp1/Drive1page.

Amp EG GraphicThisshowstheshapeoftheamp1EG.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP4Amp1EGpage.

Common

Voice Assign ModeThisshowsthevoiceassignmodeoftheprogrameitherPOLYorMONO.TouchthisareatojumptothecorrespondingProgramP1ProgramBasicpage.

Pitch EG GraphicThisshowstheshapeofthePitchEG.TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP2PitchEGpage.

Common LFO GraphicThisshowsthewaveformoftheCommonLFO.Also,ifMIDI/TempoSyncisenabled,thewordMIDIwillappear.TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP5CommonLFOpage.

3Band EQ GraphicThisshowstheMIDsweepablethreebandEQ.TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP4EQpage.

IFXTouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP8Routingpage.

MFX/TFXTouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP9Routingpage.

KARMAThisshowsthenameoftheselectedKARMAGE.TouchthisareatojumptotheProgramP7GESetup/KeyZonespage.

t 01: Page Menu CommandsThenumberbeforeeachcommandshowsitsENTER+numberkeyshortcut.Formoreinformationontheseshortcuts,seeENTER+09:shortcutsformenucommandsonpage 147. 0:WriteProgram.Formoreinformation,seeWrite

Programonpage 147. 1:ExclusiveSolo.Formoreinformation,see

ExclusiveSoloonpage 147. 2:ShowMS/WS/DKitGraphics.Formore

information,seeShowMS/WS/DKitGraphicsonpage 148.

3:AddtoSetList.Formoreinformation,seeAddToSetListonpage 148.

Program P0: Play 02: Performance Meters

02: Performance Meters

Thispageletsyoulookattherealtimeperformanceof Voice Stealing

02a

02PMC

theKRONOS,includingvoiceusage,voicestealing,andeffects.

02a: CPU

Voice CPUsThismetershowstheamountofCPUpowerbeingusedforplayingvoices.ItusestwodifferentcolorstoshowtherelativecostsofvoicesandEXifixedresources(seebelow).Therelativepercentageofeachisshownnumericallytotherightofthemetergraphic.ThefiguresshownarearealtimeviewoftheactualCPUusage.Becauseofthis,theymayvaryslightlyevenifyouarentchanginganything.Also,duetothecomplexwayinwhichtheKRONOSusestheCPU,thefiguresmaysometimesnotchangebymuch(oratall)whenthenumberofvoiceschangesbyasmallamount,orwhenyouaddorremoveEXiwithfixedresources.EXiFixed:ThisshowstheamountofpowerusedforEXifixedresources,inyellow.FixedmeansthatpartoftheEXistartsusingprocessingpowerassoonastheEXiisloaded,beforeplayinganynotes.TheseincludeeffectsbuiltintotheEXi,suchastheampsandeffectsintheCX3andEP1,aswellasfeaturessharedbyallvoices,suchastheMS20EXsexternalsignalprocessor.Formoreinformation,seeCX3&otherEXi:LimitationsonEXifixedresourcesonpage 420.Voices:Thisshowstheamountofpowerusedforcurrentlysoundingvoices,ingreen.ThisincludesallHD1andEXivoices.

Sometimes,ifalotofvoicesarealreadysounding,therewontbeenoughfreepowertoplayanewvoice.Whenthishappens,thesystemstopsolderorlowerpriorityvoicestofreeenoughCPUpowerforthenewvoice.Thisiscalledvoicestealing.Thismetershowstheamountofvoicestealing,inrealtime.TheKRONOSusesacomplex,sophisticatedsystemforvoicestealing,whichcanstopvoicesfromonesynth(suchastheHD1)tomakeroomforanother(suchasthePolysixEX).ItalsomakessurethatyouneverhavetoworryaboutdropoutsfromCPUovers,asyoudoonmostsoftwaresystems.Inmostcases,voicestealingwillsoundnatural.Sometimes,however,youmaynoticethatvoicesseemtobecuttingofftooearly.Ifthisoccurs:1. Checkthismetertoseewhetheralotofvoicestealingishappening.

Ifthemeterdoesntshowvoicestealing,thentheproblemisbeingcausedbysomethingelse.Ifthemeterdoesshowalotofstealing,thenyoucanaddressthisinseveraldifferentways.NotethatthesesolutionsapplyprimarilytoCombinationandSequencermodes.2. InCombinationandSequencermodes,usetheTrack/TimbrePrioritysettingtoprotectcriticalsoundsfromvoicestealing.

Formoreinformation,seeTimbrePriorityonpage 454.3. UsetheMax#ofNotessettingtolimitthepolyphonyofspecificTimbresorTracks,leavingmorepowerforothersounds.

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Formoreinformation,seeMax#ofNotesonpage 456.4. InSequencermode,bouncehighpolyphonyMIDITrackstoAudioTracks,andthenmutetheMIDITracks.

Number of Sounding VoicesThisshowsthetotalnumberofcurrentlysoundingvoices.VoiceswillhavedifferentCPUcostsdependingonwhichofthesynthenginestheyuse.WithdoublePrograms,variousHD1options(seebelow),andlayersandcrossfadesinCombinationandSequencermodes,asinglekeyonthekeyboardmayplayalargenumberofvoices.IntheHD1,stereosamplesusetwovoiceseach,WaveSequencesdoublethenumberofvoices(twoformono,fourforstereo),layeredOscillators(normalDoublePrograms,forinstance)useseparatevoicesforeachOscillator,andvelocitycrossfadesbetweenMSusethetotalnumberofvoicesforbothofthecrossfadedsounds.

Effects CPUTheKRONOSusesmultipleCPUsforplayingsynthesizervoices,andaseparateCPUforeffectsprocessingincludingIFX,MFX,andTFX.NotethateffectsintegratedintoEXiusethevoiceCPUsinstead,andshowuponthemetersasEXifixedresources,asdescribedabove.Thismetermayalsoshowactivityreflectingthemixerinfrastructure.NotethateffectscontinuetotakeupprocessingresourcesevenwhentheyareturnedOfforbypassed.Ifyouwanttofreeuptheprocessingresources,changetheeffectselectionto000:NoEffect.

Smooth Sound TransitionThisshowswhetherornotthesystemiscurrentlyinthemiddleofaSmoothSoundTransition(SST).WhileanSSTisoccurring,theEffectsCPUmeterwillgenerallyshowhigherlevelsofactivitythannormal.Formoreinformation,seeSmoothSoundTransitionsonpage 120oftheOperationGuide.IdlemeansthatSSTisnotcurrentlyhappening.ActivemeansthatSSTisinprogress.



ExclusiveSoloonpage 147. 2:ShowMS/WS/DKitGraphics.Formore

information,seeShowMS/WS/DKitGraphicsonpage 148.


Program P0: Play 06: KARMA GE

06: KARMA GE

ThispageletsyoumakebasicadjustmentstoKARMA. 1. PresstheLoadGEOptionsbuttontoopenthe

06a

06c

06b

06PMC

FormoredetailededitingofKARMAparameters,seeProgramP7:KARMAonpage 107.ToenableordisableKARMAfortheselectedProgram,usetheKARMAON/OFFswitch.ThestatesoftheKARMAON/OFFandLATCHbuttons,theselectedKARMASCENE,andKARMASWITCHES18andSLIDERS18aresavedindependentlyforeachProgram.

06a: Program Select, Load GE Options, KARMA T.Sig, Tempo


Bank Type [HD-1, EXi]

Program [0127 (INT and USER Banks),1128 (GM Banks)]

q (Tempo) [040.00300.00, EXT]Thesearethecurrentbank,Program,andTempo.Formoreinformation,see01a:ProgramSelectonpage 2.

Load GE Options [Dialogue]TheseoptionsletyouspecifywhetherthevaluesandassignmentsfortheKARMASLIDERSandSWITCHESwillbesetautomatically,beinitialized,orbepreservedwhenyouselectaGE.TheseoptionsrelatetotheconceptofRTCModels;formoreinformation,seeRTCModelonpage 214oftheOperationGuide.

LoadGEOptionsdialogbox.

2. SpecifyhowyouwanttheKARMAcontrollersandscenesettingstochange(orbepreserved)whenyouselectadifferentGE.AutoRTCSetup:WhenyouselectaGE,thesettingsfortheKARMASLIDERSandSWITCHESwillbemadeautomatically.ThismeansthatwhenyouselectaGE,youwillbeabletousetheslidersandswitchestocontrolthephrasesoreffectvariationswithouthavingtoreassignthesettingsyourself.ClearRTCSetup:WhenyouselectaGE,allKARMAcontrollerandscenesettingswillbecleared(initialized).TheControlSurfaceSlidersandSwitcheswillhavenoeffectontheGE.KeepRTCSetup:EvenifyouselectaGE,thecurrentKARMAcontrollerandscenesettingswillbepreserved.UsethissettingifyouwanttopreservethecurrentKARMAcontrollerandscenesettingsbecauseyouareselectingaGEwhoseassignedGEparametersareexactlythesame(usingthesameRTCModel),orifyouwanttokeepthe

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currentKARMAcontrollersettingsandeditthemyourselfasnecessary.

3. IfyouchoosetheAutoRTCSetupOnsetting,checkorunchecktheUseRTCModeloptionboxtospecifyhowtheautomaticsettingswillbemade.On(checked):ThecurrentKARMAcontrollerassignmentsandvalueswillbecleared,andnewsettingswillbemadeaccordingtotheRTCModelspecifiedforeachGE.HoweverifyouselectaGEwhoseRTCModelisCustom,allKARMAcontrollerandscenesettingswillbeinitialized(thesameasifyouveselectedClearRTCSetupOn).Normallyyouwillleavethison.Off(unchecked):ThecurrentKARMAcontrollerassignmentsandvalueswillbepreservedasmuchaspossible.Forexample,youmightselectadrumpatternGEwiththissettingturnedOn(checked),editsomeoftheKARMAScenesettingsappropriatelyforthatGE,andthenturnthisOff(unchecked)whentryingoutadifferentdrumpatternGE,therebyapplyingthesettingsyoumadetothenewGE.Note:IfyouturnonAutoRTCSetupandturnoffUseRTCModel,thecurrentKARMAcontrollersettingswillbepreservedasmuchaspossible,relativetothestateoftheGERealTimeParameters.Howeverif(forexample)thenewlyselectedGEdoesnothavethesamerealtimeparameters,someoftheKARMAcontrollersettingswillbecleared.

4. IfyouturnedUseRTCModelOn(checked),useResetScenestospecifywhetherscenesettingswillberesetorpreservedwhenyouselectaGE.On(checked):WhenyouselectaGE,thecurrentsettingsofscenes18willberesettothestoredGEsettings.Off(unchecked):ThecurrentsettingsofScenes18willbepreserved.ChoosethisifyouintendtoselectadifferentGEthathasthesameRTCModelandwanttocontinueusingthesamescenesettings.EvenifthisisOff(unchecked),thesettingswillberesetifyouselectaGEforwhichadifferentRTCModelisspecified.IfUseRTCModelisOff(unchecked),theResetSceneoptionisunavailable.

5. ClicktheOKbuttontoapplythesettingsofthedialogbox,orclicktheCancelbuttontoreturntothesettingsbeforeyouopenedthedialogbox.

Note:TheRTCModelassociatedwithaGEcanbeviewedontheControlSurfacepagewhenitissettoR.TimeKnobs/KARMA,andintheVNL.

KARMA T.Sig (Time Signature)[GE/TS, 1/416/4, 1/816/8, 1/1616/16]

ThisspecifiesthetimesignatureofthephrasesorpatternsgeneratedbytheKARMAModules.TheinternaltimesignatureofthephraseorpatternisdeterminedbytheGE,butyoucansetthisparametertochangethetimesignature.GE/TS:TheinitialtimesignaturespecifiedbyeachKARMAModulewillbeused.

1/416/16:Specifythedesiredtimesignature.InCombinationandSequencermodes,thiswillchangethetimesignatureforallfourKARMAModules.

Tempo ( q ) [040.00300.00, EXT]ThisisthetempoforthecurrentProgram,whichappliestotemposyncedLFOsandWaveSequences,KARMA,andtemposyncedeffects.EXTmeansthatthetempowillsynctoexternalMIDIclocks.YoullseethisiftheGlobalMIDIpageMIDIClockparameterissettoExternalMIDI,orifitssettoAutoandtheKRONOSiscurrentlyreceivingMIDIclocks.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeMIDIClock(MIDIClockSource)onpage 772.040.00300.00allowyoutosetaspecifictempoinBPM,with1/100BPMaccuracy.Inadditiontousingthestandarddataentrycontrols,youcanalsojustturntheTEMPOknob,orbyplayingafewquarternotesontheTAPTEMPObutton.

06b: GE SelectThephrasesandpatternsproducedbyaKARMAModulearegeneratedbyaGE(GeneratedEffect).Basedoninputnotedatafromthekeyboard,theGEcreatesphrasesandpatternsusingnumerousinternalparametersettingstocontrolthedevelopmentofthenotedata,therhythm,thechordstructure,thevelocityetc.MIDIcontrolchangesandpitchbendetc.canalsobegeneratedinsynchronizationwiththephraseorpattern.InthiswayyoucanproducephrasesandpatternsinwhichtheGEfreelyvariesthetoneorpitch.TheGEcanbeselectedindependentlyforeachKARMAModule.InProgrammodeyoucanuseoneKARMAModule(ModuleA).InCombinationandSequencermodes,youcanusefourKARMAModules:A,B,C,andD.

Module A

GE Select [Preset 0000...2047,USERAL 000...127]

ThisselectstheGEfortheKARMAmodule.Thereareatotalof3,584tochoosefrom:2,048presetGEs,and1,536rewritableUserGEs(12banksof128each).PresetGEsarepartofthesystemsoftware.UserGEsmaybeincludedwithnewbanksofsounds,andcanalsobecreatedusingKARMAKRONOSsoftware(dedicatedsoftwarefortheKRONOS*).FormoreinformationonloadingUserGEs,seeLoad.KGEonpage 843.*MadebyKarmaLa1b(http://www.karmalab.com).MacintoshandWindowsaresupported.Englishversiononly.

GE Bank Select [Preset...USER-L]ThisselectstheGEbank.ThePresetbankispartofthesystemsoftware;Userbankscanbeloadedfromdisk.Formoreinformation,seeGESelect,above.

GE Category Select [ArpeggioReal-Time]ThisletsyouselectaGEbycategory,fromArpeggiothroughRealTime.

Program P0: Play 06: KARMA GE

TabPreset

GE Bank

UserGE Bank

RTC ModelName

RTC Model [List of RTC Models]ThisshowstheGEsRTCModel,asspecifiedinternallyforeachpresetGE.RTCstandsforRealTimeControl.RTCmodelsprovidealevelofstandardizationforcontrollingtheover200internalparametersofaGE.Formoreinformation,seeRTCModelonpage 214oftheOperationGuide.

KARMA Module Info

Chord [Chord name]ThisshowsthenameofthechorddetectedbytheKARMAModule.Note:Chorddetectionisaffectedbythefollowingparameters: TheKARMAmodulesKeyZone.SeeKeyZone

onpage 108. TheKARMAmodulesTranspose.SeeTranspose

onpage 113. TheDestination(DynamicMIDIDestination).See

Destinationonpage 129. TheChordScanandSmartScansettings.

KARMA ValueWhenyoumoveorpressaKARMASLIDERorSWITCH,thisareashowsthenumberandvalueoftheGERealTimeParametersorPerfRealTimeParametersassignedtothecontrol.Thisletsyouseewhichparametersarebeingcontrolledbythesliderorswitch,andhow.Displayexample

Module IDParameter No.

Parameter Value

(Module ID) [A, P]Thisshowsthetypeofparameterassignedtothesliderorswitch.A:KARMAModuleAisbeingcontrolled.Inthiscase,youarecontrollingaGERealTimeParameter.P:ThesliderorswitchiscontrollingaPerfRealTimeParameter.

(Parameter Number) [0132]WhenModuleIDisA,thisshowsthenumberoftheassignedGERealTimeParameter(0132).Theseparametersareassignedtocontrolsonthe75:GERealTimeParameterspage.IfModuleIDisP,thisshowsthenumberoftheassignedPerfRealTimeParameter(0108).Theseparametersareassignedtocontrolsonthe76:PerfRealTimeParameterspage.

Parameter ValueThisareashowsthecurrentvalueoftheGERealTimeParameterorPerfRealTimeParameter.Thiswillchangeasyoumovetheslideroroperatetheswitch.

Asliderorswitchcanhavemanyparametersassignedtoit.Amaximumoffiveassignedparameterscanbedisplayedhereintheavailablespace.Theywillstillfunctionwhenthecontrolisactivated,eventhoughyoucantviewtheirvaluesdirectly.

Note/CC Activity

A (Module A)

S (Scene) [18]ThebluesquareintheupperleftofthesectionshowsthecurrentsceneoftheselectedKARMAmodule.ThenumberinparenthesesisthedefaultScene,asstoredintheProgram.

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CCs/NotesThisisarealtimedisplayofthenoteon/offorMIDIcontrolchangemessagesgeneratedbytheKARMAmodule(ModuleA).

Scan ZoneTheKeyZoneoftheKARMAModuleisdisplayedasasolidbluelineunderthenotesdisplay.Formoreinformation,seeKeyZoneonpage 108.

06c: RealTime ControlsThisdisplaysthevalues,names,andstoredsettingsofKARMASLIDERS18andKARMASWITCHES18.NotethateachScenecanhaveseparatevaluesandstoredsettingsforeachoftheslidersandswitches.

KARMA SWITCHES 18

Current Value 18ThisshowsthecurrentsettingoftheKARMASWITCH.Youcancontrolthiseitherbyusingthephysicalfrontpanelswitch,orbytouchingtheonscreenswitch.

Stored Value 18ThisshowsstoredvalueoftheKARMASWITCHforthecurrentScene,aswrittenintotheCombination.

Name 18ThisshowsthenameoftheKARMASWITCH.YoucanassignthisnameinProgram79:Name/Map.

KARMA SLIDERS 18

Current Value 18ThisshowsthecurrentsettingoftheKARMASLIDER.Youcanchangethiseitherbyusingthephysicalfrontpanelslider,orbytouchingtheonscreensliderandthenusinganyofthedataentrycontrols.

Stored Value 18ThisshowsstoredvalueoftheKARMASLIDERforthecurrentScene,aswrittenintotheCombination.

Name 18ThisshowsthenameoftheKARMASLIDER.YoucanassignthisnameinProgram79:Name/Map.



ExclusiveSoloonpage 147.

Module

Scene

Scan ZoneNotesCCs

2:CopyKARMAModule.Formoreinformation,seeCopyKARMAModuleonpage 155.

3:InitializeKARMAModule.Formoreinformation,seeInitializeKARMAModuleonpage 156.

4:CopyScene.Formoreinformation,seeCopySceneonpage 157.

5:SwapScenes.Formoreinformation,seeSwapSceneonpage 157.

6:CaptureRandomSeed.Formoreinformation,seeCaptureRandomSeedonpage 157.

7:AutoAssignKARMARTCName.Formoreinformation,seeAutoAssignKARMARTCNameonpage 148.


Program P0: Play 07: Controller View/Effect

07: Controller View/Effect

Thispageshowsthefunctionsassignedtothephysical

07a

07c

07b

07PMC

controllers,includingthevectorjoystick,SW1and2,andknobs58.Italsoincludesanoverviewofalloftheeffects,andletsyouadjusttheWet/DryBalancesseparatelyfortheIFX,MFX,andTFX.

07a: Program Select


Bank Type [HD-1, EXi]

Program [0127 (INT and USER Banks),1128 (GM Banks)]

q (Tempo) [040.00300.00, EXT]Thesearethecurrentbank,Program,andTempo.Formoreinformation,see01a:ProgramSelectonpage 2.

07b: Controller View

VJSThisareashowsinformationaboutthevectorjoystick.XMode,YMode:TheseindicatethebehaviorofthevectorCCfortheXaxisandYaxis.Formoreinformation,seeVJSXModeonpage 48.VJS+X,VJSX,VJS+Y,VJSY:Theseindicatethecontrollertransmittedbythe+X,X,+Y,andYvectors.Formoreinformation,see+Xonpage 48.

SW1, SW2, Knob58

SW1&2 [Assignment]TheseindicatethefunctionsassignedtoSW1and2.

Knobs 58 [Assignment]Theseindicatethefunctionsassignedtoknobs58.(See18:SetUpControllersonpage 53)

07c: Effects

IFX112, MFX1&2, TFX1&2 [Effect]Thisareashowstheeffectassignedtoeachinserteffect,mastereffect,andtotaleffect,anditson/offstatus.

FX Balance

IFX [-100+10]ThiscontrolstheWet/Drybalanceofallinserteffects.Asettingof+10isWetorWet,asettingof+0leavesthesettingsoftheprogramunmodified,andasettingof10isDry.

MFX [-100+10]ThiscontrolstheMFX1and2Return.Asettingof+10is127,asettingof+0leavesthesettingsoftheprogramunmodified,andasettingof10is000.

TFX [-100+10]ThiscontrolstheWet/DrybalanceofTFX1and2.Asettingof+10isWetorWet,asettingof+0leavesthesettingsoftheprogramunmodified,andasettingof10isDry.

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Whenyoueditthesesettings,thechangewilloccurimmediatelyinthesound,butthevaluesoftheoriginalprogramparameterswillnotchangeuntilyousavetheprogram.Whenyousavetheprogram,thevalueswillbeupdatedandthesesliderswillberesetto0.

t 07: Page Menu CommandsThenumberbeforeeachcommandshowsitsENTER+numberkeyshortcut.Formoreinformationontheseshortcuts,seeENTER+09:shortcutsformenucommandsonpage 147.

0:WriteProgram.Formoreinformation,seeWriteProgramonpage 147.

1:ExclusiveSolo.Formoreinformation,seeExclusiveSoloonpage 147.

2:ShowMS/WS/DKitGraphics.Formoreinformation,seeShowMS/WS/DKitGraphicsonpage 148.


08: Audio Input/Sampling

Thispageletsyouadjustthevolume,pan,effects Youcancombineanyandallofthesefeaturesatonce.

07a

08c

08d

08b

08a

08PMC

sends,andbussingfortheaudioinputs,includinganaloginputs1&2,USB1&2,andS/P DIFL&R.ItalsocontrolsthesamplingrelatedsettingsforProgrammode.TheKRONOScansampleexternalaudioanyoftheinputs,at48 kHz16bitresolution(or24bitwhensamplingtodisk),inmonoorstereo.YoucanrecordsamplesintoRAMforuseinSamplingMode,orsampledirectlytodisk.YoucanalsodigitallyresamplethecompletesoundofaProgram,playedpolyphonically,liveorsequenced,includinganyeffectsandKARMAgeneratedevents.Finally,youcanalsousetheKRONOSasa6in,6outaudioprocessor.YoucanprocesstheinputsthroughtheIFX,MFX,andTFX,orthroughthesynthesisfunctionsofEXisuchastheMS20EXandMOD7.

Forinstance,youcansamplealiveguitarrifffromtheaudioinputs,processedthroughKRONOSeffects,whilelisteningtoandeitherrecordingornotrecordingaKARMAgeneratedphrase.

Using the control surface with the Audio InputsYoucanusethecontrolsurfacetoadjustmostoftheAudioInputmixerparameters,includingPlay/Mute,Solo,Pan,Level,andSends1and2.Formoreinformation,see09c:AudioInputsonpage 25,andAdjustingvolume,Pan,EQ,andFXsendsonpage 39oftheOperationGuide.

08a: Audio Input

Use Global setting [Off, On]EachProgramcaneitherusethesingle,Globalaudioinputmixersetup,orhaveitsowncustomsettings.TheGlobalsettingsaredescribedunder02:AudioInput,onpage 759.

Program P0: Play 08: Audio Input/Sampling

WhenUseGlobalSettingsisOn,theProgramusestheGlobalsettings.Thisisthedefault,andletsyouchangefreelybetweendifferentPrograms,Combis,andSongswithoutaffectingtheaudioinputs.Also,anyeditsmadeonthispagewillaffecttheGlobalsetting,alongwithanyotherPrograms,Combis,orSongswhichusetheGlobalsetting.Ontheotherhand,itmaysometimesbeconvenienttosaveaparticularmixersetupwithanindividualProgram,Combi,orSong,tosetupspecialsubmixersettingsoreffectsprocessingforparticularinputs.Forexample,youcansetupaProgramtouseamicinputwithavocoder,asdescribedunderVocoder(Programmode)onpage 861.Inthiscase,setUse/EditGlobalSetuptoOff,andtheaudioinputswillusetheProgramscustomsettings.

Input1 & 2Thesearesettingsfortheanaloginputs.

USB1 & 2ThesearesettingsfortheUSBinputs.

S/P DIF L & RThesearesettingsfortheS/P DIFdigitalaudioinput,forconnectingexternalA/Dconverters,computeraudiosystems,DATmachines,orotherdigitalaudiogear.KRONOSsupportsS/P DIFinputat48kHz.

WhenusingS/P DIF,makesurethattheGlobalmodesSystemClockparameterissetappropriately.Formoreinformation,seeSystemClockonpage 756.

Bus Select (IFX/Indiv.) [L/R, IFX112, 14,1/23/4, Off]

Thissetstheoutputbusfortheexternalaudioinputsignal.Youcansendtheaudiodirectlytophysicaloutputs,ortotheinserteffects.L/R:TheexternalaudioinputsignalwillbesenttotheL/Rbus.IFX112:TheexternalaudioinputsignalwillbesenttotheIFX112bus.Chooseoneofthesesettingsifyouwanttoapplyaninserteffectwhilesampling.14:TheexternalaudioinputsignalwillbesentinmonotoINDIVIDUALoutputs14.Pandoesnotapplyinthiscase.1/23/4:Theexternalaudioinputsignalwillbesenttotheselectedpairofoutputsinstereo,withthestereopositioncontrolledbythePanparameterOff:Theexternalaudiosignalwillnotbeused.

FX Ctrl Bus (FX Control Bus) [Off, 1, 2]ThisletsyousendtheaudioinputtooneofthetwostereoFXControlbusses.SeeFXControlBusesonpage 860.

REC Bus [Off, 14, 1/2, 3/4]ThissendstheexternalaudioinputsignaltotheRECbusses(fourmonochannels;1,2,3,4).

UsingtheRECbusses,youcanisolateoneormoresoundsforrecordingorsamplingevenifthesoundsarealsobeingmixedintothemainoutputs.Forexample,youcanplayaguitarthroughKRONOSIFXwhilelisteningtoaKARMAdrumphrase,andrecordtheprocessedguitarwithoutrecordingthedrums.IndividualPrograms,CombiTimbres,SequencerTracks(bothMIDIandAudio),audioinputs,andInsertEffectscanallberoutedtotheRECbusses,inadditiontotheirmainoutput/IFXbussettings.YoucansamplethesesignalsbysettingthesamplingSourceBus(08c)toRECbus.Formoreinformation,seethediagramSourceBus=RECBus1/2onpage 18.Off:TheexternalaudiosignalwillnotbesenttotheRECbusses.NormallyyouwillusetheOffsetting.1,2,3,4:TheexternalaudioinputsignalwillbesenttothespecifiedRECbus.ThePansettingisignored,andthesignalissentinmonaural.1/2,3/4:TheexternalaudioinputsignalwillbesentinstereotothespecifiedpairofRECbusses.ThePansettingsendsthesignalinstereotobusses1and2orbusses3and4.

Send1 (to MFX1) [000127]

Send2 (to MFX2) [000127]Theseadjustthelevelsatwhichtheexternalaudioinputsignalissenttothemastereffects.Send1(toMFX1):Sendthesignaltomastereffect1.Send2(toMFX2):Sendthesignaltomastereffect2.IfBusSelect(IFX/Indiv.OutAssign)issettoIFX112,thesendlevelstothemastereffectsaresetbythepostIFX112Send1andSend2(82a).Formoreinformation,SeeAnalog,USB,andS/P DIFinputsonpage 872.Tip:Youcanusethecontrolsurfacetocontrolthisparameter.Formoreinformation,seeUsingthecontrolsurfacewiththeAudioInputsonpage 14.

PLAY/MUTE [Play, Mute]ThisshowswhethertheinputisinPLAYorMUTEstatus.YoucanusetheMIXPLAY/MUTE16switchestochangethis.Mute:Theinputsoundwillbemuted(silent).Play:Theinputsoundwillbeheard.Tip:Youcanusethecontrolsurfacetocontrolthisparameter.Formoreinformation,seeUsingthecontrolsurfacewiththeAudioInputsonpage 14.

SOLO On/OffSololetsyouisolateoneormoreOscillatorsoraudioinputs,sothatyouhearthembythemselves.ItdoesthisbytemporarilymutingallnonsoloedOscillatorsandaudioinputs.ThewayinwhichSolooperatesdependsonthesettingoftheExclusiveSolomenucommand.Formoreinformation,seeExclusiveSolomenuparameteronpage 24.

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Program mode: HD-1

16

TheSOLOsettingisnotstoredwhenyouWriteaProgram.

Tip:YoucanusethecontrolsurfaceMIXSELECT16switchestocontrolthisparameter.Formoreinformation,seeUsingthecontrolsurfacewiththeAudioInputsonpage 14.

Pan [L000C064R127]Thisspecifiesthepanningoftheaudioinput.Whenusingtwoinputsforastereoaudiosource,youllnormallysettheinputstoL000andR127respectively.Tip:Youcanusethecontrolsurfacetocontrolthisparameter.Formoreinformation,seeUsingthecontrolsurfacewiththeAudioInputsonpage 14.

Level [000127]Thiscontrolstheleveloftheexternalaudiosignal.Thedefaultis127.TheanalogaudiosignalsfromAUDIOINPUTS14areconvertedintodigitalformbyanA/Dconverter.Thisparametersetsthelevelofthesignalimmediatelyafterthisconversion.Ifthesoundisdistortedeventhoughthislevelsettingisverylow,seeTipsforeliminatingdistortionwhenusingtheanaloginputs,below.Tip:Youcanusethecontrolsurfacetocontrolthisparameter.Formoreinformation,seeUsingthecontrolsurfacewiththeAudioInputsonpage 14.

Avoiding extraneous noiseIfaudiocablesareconnectedtoAUDIOINPUTS14,anynoisecarriedbythecableswillenterintotheKRONOSmixerstructure.Similarly,theS/P DIFinputmaycarrynoisefromexternaldevices.Thismayincludehiss,hum,andotheraudionoise.Toavoidnoisefromunusedaudioinputs,either:

SettheinputsLevelto0or

SetallofthebusassignmentstoOff,includingBusSelect(IFX/Indiv.OutAssign),RECBus,andFXControlBusIfnoaudiocablesareconnectedtoAUDIOINPUTS14,theinputsignalsareforcedtozero,preventinganyadditionalnoise.

AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 ADC

Analog to Digital Converter

LEVEL(MIC/LINE)(MIN...MAX)

ADC OVERLOAD !

"Level"[127=0dB]

"Pan"

Insert Effects

"Audio Input" (08a)

Bus(IFX/Indiv.) = L/R or IFX1-12

USB 1, 2

"Level"[127=0dB]

"Pan"

Insert Effects

S/P DIF IN (L, R)

"Level"[127=0dB]

"Pan"

Insert Effects

ADC OVERLOAD!Ifthesignallevelfromtheanalogaudioinputsistoohigh,theADCOVERLOAD!indicationwillappear.YoullneedtoadjusttheMIC/LINEgainselectswitchesand/orLEVELknobs,ortheoutputlevelofyourexternalaudiosource.

08b: Recording Level [dB]

Recording Level [Inf, 72.0+0.0+18.0]Thisadjuststhesignallevelatthefinalstageofsampling.TheRecordingLevelsettingismadeforProgrammodeasawhole,andisnotsavedindependentlywitheachProgram.

Level MeterThisshowsthesignallevelatthefinalstageofsampling,afteranyadjustmentsontheAudioInputspage,anyeffects,etc.Themeterisactiveonlyduringstandbymodeandrecording.

CLIP!If0dBisexceeded,thedisplaywillindicateCLIP!Thismeansthatthelevelofthesamplingsignalistoohigh;inthiscase,adjusttheRecordingLevel,andifnecessaryfollowtheinstructionsunderTipsforeliminatingdistortionwhenusingtheanaloginputs,below.

Setting levelsForthebestresults,setthelevelsasdescribedbelow:1. PresstheSAMPLINGRECswitch.KRONOSwillentersamplingstandbymode,andtheLevelMeterbecomesactive.2. Initially,settheRecordingLevelto0.0dB.3. AdjusttheleveloftheinputsignalsothatitisashighaspossiblewithoutactivatingtheCLIP!orADCOVERLOAD!messages.

IfyoureusingAUDIOINPUTS1and/or2,adjustthevolumeusingrearpanelMIC/LINEswitchesandLEVELknobs.IfyoureusingAUDIOINPUT3and/or4,ortheS/P DIFinput,adjusttheoutputlevelofyourexternalaudiosource.

Audioinput/output

L-MonoR-Mono Stereo

REC Sample Setup"Mode" (08c)

CLIP !!

"Recording Level" (08b)[inf ... 0.0dB ... +18.0dB]

L/MONO

"Source Bus" (0-8c)= L/R

RAUDIO OUTPUT

TotalEffects

Master Effects

Sampling

Program P0: Play 08: Audio Input/Sampling

Ifyouresamplingexternalaudiothroughtheinternaleffects,youmayalsoneedtoadjusttheindividualeffectsinputand/oroutputlevelparameters.Ifyoureusinginternalsounds,adjustthelevelsusingthecontrolsurface,effectsinput/outputtrim,etc.4. Ifthelevelisstillnothighenough,increasetheRecordingLevelusingtheonscreenslider.

Again,thegoalistogetthelevelashighaspossiblewithoutactivatingtheCLIP!orADCOVERLOAD!messages.

Tips for eliminating distortion when using the analog inputsIfsoundfromtheanaloginputsisdistorted,buttheCLIP!messagedoesntappear,itspossiblethatdistortionisoccurringattheanaloginputstage,orthatdistortionisbeingcausedbythesettingsoftheinternaleffects.IftheADCOVERLOAD!messageappearsabovetheRecordingLevelmeters,thedistortionisduetoexcessivelevelsattheinput.Inthiscase,eitherlowertheoutputleveloftheexternalaudiosource,or(forinputs1and2only)adjusttheMIC/LINEgainselectswitchandLEVELknobsothatthismessagedoesnotappear.Ifthereisdistortion,buttheADCOVERLOAD!messagedoesnotappear,itspossiblethatthedistortionisbeingcausedbythesettingsoftheinternaleffects.Tosolvethisproblem,eitherlowertheinputLevel(seeLevel,above),oradjusttheeffectssettings(suchaschangingtheindividualeffectInputTrimparameters).

08c: Sampling Setup

Source Bus [Audio Input1/2, USB 1/2,S/P DIF L/R, L/R,

REC1/23/4, Indiv.1/23/4]Youcansampleinstereofromanypairofaudioinputs,fromthetwostereoRECbusses,orfromthesignalatanyofthe6outputs(L/RandIndividual1/23/4).

WhenyousamplefromanoutputpairorRECbus,youllrecordallaudiosenttotheoutputorbus,includinginternalProgramsorCombis,effects,audioinputs,andHDRaudio.Whensamplinginstereo,theoddnumberedchannel(suchas1or3)correspondstotheleftchannel,andtheevennumberedchannel(suchas2or4)correspondstotheright.L/R:ThisletsyousamplethesignalheardatthemainL/Routputs,includinganyprocessingbyTFX1/2.Thisisthedefaultsetting.Formoreinformation,seethediagramSourceBus=L/Ronpage 17.REC1/2,REC3/4:TheseletyousamplethesignalssenttotheREC1/2orREC3/4busses.UsingtheRECbusses,youcanisolateoneormoresoundsforrecordingorsamplingevenifthesoundsarealsobeingmixedintothemainoutputs.Forexample,youcanplayaguitarthroughKRONOSIFXwhilelisteningtoaKARMAdrumphrase,andrecordtheprocessedguitarwithoutrecordingthedrums.IndividualPrograms,CombiTimbres,SequencerTracks(bothMIDIandAudio),audioinputs,andInsertEffectscanallberoutedtotheRECbusses,inadditiontotheirmainoutput/IFXbussettings.Formoreinformation,seethediagramSourceBus=RECBus1/2onpage 18.AudioInput1/2,S/P DIFL/R,USB:Theseletyousampledirectlyfromtheanalog,S/P DIF,orUSBaudioinputs,respectively,withoutanyotherprocessingbyKRONOS.ThesettingsontheAudioInputsmixer,includingvolume,pan,busses,sends,mute,andsolo,willhavenoeffectontherecordedaudio.Formoreinformation,seethediagramSourceBus=AudioInput1/2onpage 18.Formoreinformation,seethediagramSourceBus=USB1/2onpage 18.Indiv.1/23/4:Thisletsyousampletheindividualoutputbusses.Formoreinformation,seethediagramSourceBus=Indiv.1/2onpage 19.

SourceBus=L/R

L-MonoR-Mono Stereo

Level Pan

Insert Effects

CLIP !!

L/MONO

Source Bus = L/R

RAUDIO OUTPUTHEADPHONES

Insert Effects

L/RBus

REC1/2

REC3/4

Bus = L/R or IFX1-12

Audio Inputs

OSC

TotalEffects

Master Effects Sampling

Monitor

1/2 3/4Indiv.

17

Program mode: HD-1

18

SourceBus=RECBus1/2

SourceBus=AudioInput1/2

L-MonoR-Mono Stereo

Level Pan

CLIP !!

L/MONOR

AUDIO OUTPUTHEADPHONES

L/RBus

REC1/2

REC3/4


Insert Effects

Insert Effects

REC Bus = 1/2

Audio Inputs

OSC

Source Bus = REC Bus 1/2

[x] Source Direct Solo

TotalEffects

Master Effects

Sampling

Monitor

1/2 3/4Indiv.

MEff

Level Pan

Insert Effects

Insert Effects

L/RBus

REC1/2

REC3/4


Level Pan

Insert Effects

OSC

Audio Input 1

Audio Input 2

Source Bus = Audio Input Bus 1/21/2 3/4

Indiv.

L-MonoR-Mono Stereo

CLIP !!

L/MONOR

AUDIO OUTPUTHEADPHONES

[x] Source Direct Solo

TotalEffects

aster ects

Sampling

Monitor

SourceBus=USB1/2

SourceBus=S/P DIFL/R

L-MonoR-Mono Stereo

Level Pan

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