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Quick Start Guide

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

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases or drinking glasses, shall be placed on the apparatus. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. WARNINGThis apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. (for USA and Canada) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 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 from a power outlet and/or power strip. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as powersupply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. Do not install this equipment in a confined space, such as a moving box or other enclosure. Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment.

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is displayed on the product, owners manual, battery, or battery package, it signifies that when you wish to dispose of this product, manual, package or battery you must do so in an approved manner. Do not discard this product, manual, package or battery along with ordinary household waste. Disposing in the correct manner will prevent harm to human health and potential damage to the environment. Since the correct method of disposal will depend on the applicable laws and regulations in your locality, please contact your local administrative body for details. If the battery contains heavy metals in excess of the regulated amount, a chemical symbol is displayed below the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on the battery or battery package.

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Handling of the internal disk drive

Whenthisdeviceismovedtoalocationwherethe temperatureisradicallydifferent,waterdropletsmay condenseontheinternaldiskdrive.Ifthedeviceisusedin thiscondition,itmaymalfunction,sopleaseallowseveral hourstopassbeforeoperatingthedevice. Donotturnthepoweronandoffrepeatedly.Thismay damagetheKRONOS. Thisdevicebeginstoaccesstheinternaldiskdrive immediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon. Neverturnoffthepowerwhiletheinternaldiskdriveis beingaccessed.Doingsocancausedataonthedisktobe lost,sothatthenexttimetheKRONOSisturnedon,itmay failtostartupnormally.

* KARMA(KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture) TechnologyhasbeenlicensedfromStephenKay,andispro tectedbyU.S.Patents5,486,647,5,521,327,6,084,171,6,087,578, 6,103,964,6,121,532,6,121,533,6,326,538,6,639,141,7,169,997, and7,342,166. * KARMAandtheKARMALogoareregisteredtrademarks, andKayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture,Generated Effect(GE),MelodicRepeat,DirectIndex,ManualAdvance, SmartScan,FreezeRandomize,RandomCapture,RandomFF/ REWandSceneMatrixaretrademarksofStephenKay,Karma LabLLC.Thismanualcopyright19942010byKorgInc.and StephenKay.Allrightsreserved. * ScreenshotsfromtheKARMAsoftwarethatappearthroughout thisguideare19942010byStephenKay,KarmaLabLLC. Usedbypermission.Allrightsreserved. * KARMATechnologycanbelocatedontheinternetat: www.karmalab.com. * Thisproductwasdevelopedunderlicenseofphysicalmodel lingtonegeneratorpatents(http://www.sondiusxg.com) ownedbyStanfordUniversityUSAandYamahaCorporation. * LinuxisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofLinusTorvalds intheUnitedStatesandinothercountries. * Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethetrademarksor registeredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.

Regarding the LCD screen

TheKRONOSLCDscreenisaprecisiondevice,andcareful attentionhasbeenpaidtoitsproductquality.Althoughyou maynoticesomeoftheissueslistedbelow,pleasebeaware thattheseareduetothecharacteristicsofLCDscreens,and arenotmalfunctions. Theremaybepixelsinthescreenthatarealwaysdark (unlit)oralwaysbright(lit). Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,thebrightnessofthe screenmayappearuneven. Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,horizontalstripesof shadingmaybevisible. Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,flickeringormoire patternsmaybevisible.

Data handling
Incorrectoperationormalfunctionmaycausethecontentsof memorytobelost,sowerecommendthatyousaveimportant dataonaCDorothermedia.PleasebeawarethatKorgwill acceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageswhichmayresult fromlossofdata. Also,whendigitallyrecordingcopyrightedaudiomaterial fromaDATorCDetc.,youmustobtainpermissionforuse. PleasebeawarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany copyrightviolationswhichmayoccurthroughyouruseofthis product.

COPYRIGHT WARNING
Thisprofessionaldeviceisintendedonlyforuse withworksforwhichyouyourselfownthe copyright,forwhichyouhavereceivedpermission fromthecopyrightholdertopubliclyperform, record,broadcast,sell,andduplicate,orin connectionwithactivitieswhichconstitutefairuse undercopyrightlaw.Ifyouarenotthecopyright holder,havenotreceivedpermissionfromthe copyrightholder,orhavenotengagedinfairuseof theworks,youmaybeviolatingcopyrightlaw,and maybeliablefordamagesandpenalties.Ifyouare unsureaboutyourrightstoawork,pleaseconsulta copyrightattorney.KORGTAKESNO RESPONSIBILITYFORANYINFRINGEMENT COMMITTEDTHROUGHUSEOFKORG PRODUCTS.

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About this manual

ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgKRONOS.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournewinstrument,please readthismanualcarefully.

About this manual

TheKRONOSincludesfourownersmanuals:the QuickStartGuide,OperationGuide,ParameterGuide, andVoiceNameList. AllofthesemanualsareavailableasPDFson AccessoryDisc2,andareincludedintheonboard Helpsystem.AprintedversionoftheQuickStart Guideisalsoincluded. Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany oftheonscreenlinks(highlightedinbluetext)for moreinformation.Youcanscrollthroughthetextby usingtheonscreenscrollbars,pressingtheIncand Decbuttons,orspinningtheValuedial. ThetopoftheHelppagehasbreadcrumblinks, whichshowthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrent one.Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothe correspondingpage. Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe similarbuttonsonastandardwebbrowser.Ifyouuse linkstojumpbetweenpages,youcanthenusethe backwardsandforwardsbuttonstomovethroughthe pagesyouvealreadyviewed. TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin boththeParameterandOperationGuides.TheIndex containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles. Toclosethehelpdisplay,justpresstheHELPbutton again,orpresstheonscreenDonebutton. *HelpisEnglishlanguageonly.

Quick Start Guide

Pleasereadthisfirst.Itintroducesallofthebasic featuresoftheKRONOS,andisdesignedtogetyouup andrunningquickly.

Operation Guide
Putsimply,theOperationGuideisdesignedtoanswer thequestion,HowdoIdothis? Itexplainsthenamesandfunctionsofeachpartofthe KRONOS,basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode, howtoeditsounds,howtorecordonthesequencer, andhowtosample.Thisguidealsoexplainsthebasics ofKARMA,effects,WaveSequences,DrumKits,and theDrumTrack. Finally,italsocontainsatroubleshootingguideand supplementalinformationsuchasspecifications.

Conventions in this manual

References to the KRONOS
TheKRONOSisavailablein88key,73key,and61key models.Themanualsrefertoallmodelswithout distinctionastheKRONOS.Thefrontpanelandrear panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe61key model,buttheyapplyidenticallytotheothermodels.

Parameter Guide
TheParameterGuideisdesignedtoanswerthe question,Whatdoesthisdo? Organizedbymodeandpage,theParameterGuide includesinformationoneachandeveryparameterin theKRONOS.

Voice Name List

TheVoiceNameListlistsallofthesoundsandsetups thatareintheKRONOSwhenitisshippedfromthe factory,includingPrograms,Combinations, Multisamples,DrumSamples,DrumKits,KARMA GEs,WaveSequences,DrumTrackPatterns,Template Songs,andEffectPresets.

Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL

Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare abbreviatedasfollows. OG:OperationGuide PG:ParameterGuide VNL:TheVoiceNameList

PDF versions
TheKRONOSPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyou jumpquicklytoaspecificsection.Allcrossreferences arehyperlinks,sothatclickingonthemautomatically takesyoutothesourceofthereference.

Symbols

, Note, Tips

Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.

Example screen displays

Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,and maynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearinthe LCDscreenofyourinstrument.

On-board Help system*

TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuiltin,contextsensitive accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel. Forinformationonanyfrontpanelbutton,knob, slider,orrealtimecontroller,justholddownHELP andthenpressthebuttonormovethecontrollerin question. ForinformationonthecurrentLCDpage,pressand releasetheHELPbutton.

MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber. InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare brackets[]indicatehexadecimalnumbers.

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Main Features

Nine World-Class Synthesis Engines

TheKRONOSfeaturesninecompletelydifferent synthesisengines: Threeenginesdedicatedtothemostimportant traditionalkeyboardinstruments:theSGX1 premiumacousticpiano,EP1MDSelectricpiano, andCX3tonewheelorgan. Threedifferentvirtualanalogsynths,eachwith tonsofprogrammabilityanditsowndistinctsonic character:theAL1,MS20EX,andPolysixEX. AfullfeaturedsamplingandWaveSequencing synthesizer,theHD1. TheSTR1physicalmodelingsynth,forcreating bothtraditionaltimbresanduniquenewsounds. TheMOD7VPM/waveshaping/PCMmangling powerhouse. Eachisworthyofaseparateproductinitsownright, buttheKRONOSbringsthemalltogetherintoasingle, integratedmusicalinstrument.Therearenoseparate cardstomanageorpolyphonybarriersbetween themandnoCPUoverstoworryabout. Allofthesynthesisenginesshareacommontheme: superiorsoundquality.Youlleasilyhearthesonic benefitsofKorgsproprietaryHD1lowaliasing sampleplaybackoscillators,patentedlowaliasing analogoscillators,fullbandwidthresonantfilters,and extraordinarilyfast&smoothenvelopesandLFOs.

KARMA
KARMA(KayAlgorithmicMusicArchitecture)isan astonishinglyflexibleinteractiveMIDIdatagenerator. Muchmorethanasimplearpeggiator,itcombines manydifferentalgorithmsintoapowerfulmusic generationengine,collaboratingwithyouasyouplay. Theseincludedrumandinstrumentgrooves, gated/choppedeffects,complexcontrollergestures, musicalphrasegeneration,arpeggiation,andmuch more.Slidersandswitchesletyoureconfigureand modulatethealgorithmsinrealtime.

Sampling
Stereosamplingcapturesaudiofromanyanalogor digitalinput,aswellasaudioCDs(viaaUSBCDR/RW drive).Youcanalsosamplethrougheffects,resample theoutputoftheKRONOSitself,orimportsoundsin Akai,SoundFont2.0,WAV,andAIFFformats.

Audio and MIDI sequencer

16MIDItracksand16audiotracks(24bit,48kHz)let yourecorddirectlyontheKRONOSwhenever inspirationstrikes.YoucanimportandexportSMF andWAVEfileswhenworkingwithotherplatforms. TheDrumTrackprovidesbuiltindrumgrooves, fueledbytheKRONOSshighqualitydrumsounds.

Optimized for live performance

SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)provideoverlapping effectsandvoiceswhenyouchangesounds,withno specialmodenecessary. SetListsprovideeasyonscreenselectionofPrograms, Combinations,andSongsfromasinglescreen.Set Listsalsomakeiteasytorearrangesoundsandsave lyricsornotes,andprovideadedicatedgraphicEQon themainoutputsforadjustingtoliveacoustics.

Computer Interface and USB Storage

USB2.0audioandMIDII/Oprovideasinglecable connectiontocomputerDAWs,andtheKRONOS Editorsoftwareletsyoueditsoundsdirectlyfromyour computer.Youcandownloadthemostrecentsoftware anddriversfromhttp://www.korg.com/kronos. TwoUSB2.0Atypeconnectorsarebuiltin,makingit easytoexpandyourstorageviaexternalharddisks, removabledisks,flashmedia,andsoon.

Effects
TheKRONOSincludes185differenteffectstypes,from chorusesanddelaystoampmodels,avocoder,and muchmore.Thesearentjustsimpleeffects,either; thereareupto72parameterspereffect,andplentyof realtimemodulation.EffectPresetsletyoueasilystore andrecallallofthesettingsforanindividualeffect. Youcanuseupto16oftheseeffectssimultaneously, with12InsertEffects,2MasterEffects(forreverb sends,forinstance),and2TotalEffects(forstereobus processing).Therearealso32dedicatedthreeband EQsoneforeachMIDIandaudiotrack. Finally,manyofthesynthenginesfeaturespecialized signalprocessing.TheCX3,PolysixEX,andEP1 includededicatedeffects,andyoucanprocesslive audiothroughtheAL1,MS20EX,STR1,andMOD7.

Superb Musical Interface

HighlightedbyalargecolorTouchViewLCDdisplay, theKRONOSfeaturesavastarrayofassignable physicalcontrollerssliders,knobs,joysticks,ribbon, andswitchesalldesignedtoprovideeffortless, supremelymusicalcontrolatyourfingertips.The contextsensitiveonlinehelpsystemmakesthe manualsavailablerightontheinstrumentsdisplay. TheKRONOS73keyand88keymodelsfeaturesthe RH3(RealWeightedHammerAction3)keyboard, whichreplicatesthetouchofanacousticgrandpiano withheavieractiononthelowerkeysandlighter actioninthehigherranges,respondingtoevery nuanceofyourplaying.

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4. Disk Access Indicator 1. Volume 2. Control Surface 3. Data Entry 5. Mode 6. Utility 7. Bank Select

8. KARMA 9. Vector Joystick 10. Drum Track 11. SW 1&2 12. Joystick 13. Ribbon 19. TouchView Display

14. Headphone Jack

15. Exit

16. Sequencer

18. Sampling

17. Tempo

1. VOLUME knob (MAIN/HEADPHONE)

ThisadjuststhevolumeofthemainL/Raudiooutputs, aswellasthevolumeoftheheadphonejack. Itdoesnotaffectanyoftheotheroutputs,including S/P DIF,individualoutputs14,ortheUSBoutput.

EXT
EXT(External)letsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto transmitMIDImessagestoexternalMIDIdevices.

RT KNOBS/KARMA
RTKNOBS/KARMAletsyoumodulatesoundsand effectswiththeknobs,andcontrolKARMAwiththe slidersandswitches.

2. Control Surface
TheControlSurfaceisthesetof9sliders,8knobs,and 16switchestotheleftoftheLCDscreen.Itlookslikea mixer,butcandoavarietyofthingssuchasediting sounds,controllingtheKARMAfunction,andsending MIDImessagestoexternaldevices.Youcanfreely changebackandforthbetweenthedifferentfunctions withoutlosinganyofyouredits.Namesandvaluesof thecontrolsareshownontheControlSurfacepage.

TONE ADJ/EQ
TONEADJ(ToneAdjust)givesyouhandsonaccessto soundediting,usingthesliders,knobs,andswitches. InCombinationandSequencemodes,italsoletsyou editProgramswithinthecontextoftheCombiorSong, withoutmakinganychangestotheoriginalProgram data. EQisavailableonlyinSetLists.Thisisanineband graphicEQappliedtothesoundafterTFX2,which tailorsthesoundfromthemainstereooutputs (includingtheanalogL/Routputs,S/PDIF,andUSB).

CONTROL ASSIGN buttons

Asexplainedbelow,youcanusethefrontpanel CONTROLASSIGNbuttonstoswitchbetweenthe variouscontrolsurfacefunctions.

MIXER KNOBS button

ThisappliesonlywhenCONTROLASSIGNissetto TIMBRE/TRACKorAUDIO.Ittogglestheknobs betweencontrollingthepanofallchannelsor controllingthepan,EQ,andsendsofthecurrently selectedchannel.

TIMBRE/TRACK
TIMBRE/TRACKletsyouusethecontrolsurfaceto adjustthevolume,pan,EQ,andsendlevelsforOSC 1/2orEXi1/2inProgrammode(plussimilarcontrols fortheDrumTrack,withtheexceptionofpan),the currentMultisampleinSamplemode,andeachofthe 16TimbresorTracksinCombiandSequencemodes. TheLEDstotherightoftheswitchshowwhether yourecurrentlyeditingTimbres(orTracks)18or916; presstheTIMBRE/TRACKbuttontotogglebetween thetwo.

RESET CONTROLS button

ThisfeatureletsyouresettheVectorJoysticktothe centerposition,orresetanyoftheControlSurface sliders,knobs,orswitchestotheirsavedvalue. Toresetasinglecontrol,holddownRESET CONTROLSandthenmoveaControlSurfaceslideror knob,pressoneofthecontrolsurfacebuttons,ormove theVectorJoystick. Toresetallofthesliders,knobs,andswitchesofthe currentCONTROLASSIGNmodeatonce,holddown RESETCONTROLSandthenpressthecurrentlylit CONTROLASSIGNbuttonagain.

AUDIO
AUDIOletsyouusethecontrolsurfacetoadjustthe volume,play/mutestatus,solo,pan,andsendlevelsof theanalog,S/P DIF,andUSBinputs.InSequencer mode,youcanalsochoosetocontrolaudiotracks18 (HDR18)or916(HDR916).

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Youcanalsoresetalloftheslidersandswitchesinthe KARMAModulebyholdingRESETCONTROLSand thenpressingtheKARMAMODULECONTROL button.Similarly,toresetasingleKARMAScene,hold RESETCONTROLSandpressanyoftheSCENE buttons. Finally,youcanclearallsolosbyholdingRESET CONTROLSandthenpressingtheSOLObutton.

4. DISK access indicator

ThisLEDlightsupwhendataisbeingsavedtoorread fromtheinternaldrive. NeverturnoffthepowerwhilethisLEDislit. Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataonthedisk tobelost,ormaycausemalfunctionssuchasdisk damage.

SOLO button
ThisappliesonlywhenCONTROLASSIGNissetto TIMBRE/TRACKorAUDIO.IttogglestheSELECT buttons(thebottomrowof8)betweenselectingthe currentOscillator,Timbre,Track,orAudioInput (whenSOLOisoff)orsoloingthechannel(when SOLOison).

3. Data Entry
WhenyouveselectedaparameterontheTouchView display,youcanedititusinganyofthefourfront paneldataentrycontrols:theVALUEslider,theInc andDec buttons,theVALUEdial,andthe numerickeypad.

TheKRONOSisorganizedintosevendifferent modes,eachoptimizedforadifferentpurpose:Set List,Program,Combination,Sequencer,Sampling, Global,andDisk.Eachmodehasacorresponding buttononthefrontpanel,withanLEDtoshowwhich oneisselected.Formoreinformation,seeSelecting modesonpage 14.

VALUE slider
Usethistoedittheselectedparametersvalue. Thiscontrolisconvenientformakinglarge changestothevalue,suchasmovingquickly totheminimumormaximumsetting. Intwospecialcases,thevalueslidersends MIDICC#18andcanbeusedasamodulation source,andisnotusedfordataentry: OntheProgrammodeP0Mainpage, whenthebigProgramnameisselected,or OntheCombinationmodeP0ProgSelect/Mixer page,whenthebigCombinationnameisselected.

6. UTILITY buttons
HELP button
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuiltin,contextsensitive accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel. Formoreinformation,seeOnboardHelpsystem* onpage 4.

COMPARE button
UsethisbuttontocomparethesoundoftheProgram orCombinationthatyouarecurrentlyeditingwiththe saved,uneditedversionofthesound.Youcanalsouse thisbuttontomakebeforeandaftercomparisons whenrecordingoreditinginSequencermode.

Inc

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buttons

Theseareusedtoincreaseordecreasetheparameter valuebyindividualsteps.Theyreconvenientfor makingfineparameteradjustments.

VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparametersvalue. Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll throughaverylonglistofselections.

7. BANK SELECT buttons

Usethesebuttonstochangebankswhenselecting ProgramsorCombinations.TheLEDsinthebuttons lightuptoshowthecurrentbank.Therearefourteen bankbuttons,intwogroups:Internal(IAG)and User(UAG).

0-9, , ., and ENTER buttons

Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe09,,and decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry. Thebuttoninvertsthesign(+/)oftheparameter value;thedecimal(.)buttoninsertsadecimal,for enteringfractionalvalues. ENTERisalsousedforanumberofshortcut commands,describedthroughoutthisguide.For instance,ifaparameterspecifiesanotenumberor velocity,youcanuseENTERtoeditthevaluedirectly fromthekeyboard: 1. Selectanotenumberorvelocityparameter. 2. HolddowntheENTERkey.

InProgrammode,thesebuttonsselecttheProgram bank.TheyareactiveonlyonthePlaypages.For detailsonthecontentsoftheProgrambanks,see ProgramBankContentsonpage 18. InCombinationmode,thesebuttonshavetwo functions: WhenyoureselectingCombinations,theychoose theCombinationbank.

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WhenyoureassigningaProgramtoatimbre withintheCombination,theyselecttheProgram bank. InSequencermode,whenatracksProgramnameis selected,thesebuttonschangetheProgrambank.

LINKED LED
IfthefrontpanelLINKEDLEDandKARMAON/OFF switchesarelit,KARMAwillstartandstoptogether withtheDrumTrack.Formoreinformation,see LinkingKARMAandtheDrumTrackonpage 21.

General MIDI banks

SelectingGeneralMIDIProgrambanksisalittle differentfromselectingotherbanks.Eachtimeyou presstheIGbutton,thebankwillsteptothenext GM(2)bankorGMdrumbankinthefollowingorder: G,g(1),g(2)g(8),g(9),g(d),G,g(1),etc.

11. SW1 and SW2

Theseon/offswitchescanperformanumberof differentfunctions,suchasmodulatingsoundsor lockingthemodulationvaluesofthejoystick,ribbon, oraftertouch.EachhasanLEDwhichlightsupwhen theswitchison. Also,eachonemayworkeitherasatoggle,orasa momentaryswitch.Intogglemode,eachpress alternatesbetweenonandoff;inmomentarymode,the switchonlychangesforaslongasyouholditdown. EachProgram,Combination,andSongstoresitsown settingsforwhattheswitcheswilldo,andwhether eachswitchdefaultstobeingonoroff.

8. KARMA buttons
ON/OFF button
ThisturnsKARMAonandoff.Aswiththeother KARMAbuttons,thebuttonsLEDwilllightupto showyouthatitisturnedon.

LATCH button
WhenLATCHisturnedon,KARMAwillcontinueto playevenafteryouvestoppedholdingnotesonthe keyboardorMIDIIn. Thisisconvenientwhenyouwanttoplayontopofa KARMAgeneratedgroove,forinstance.

12. Joystick
Thejoystickmovesinfourdirections:left,right, forwards(awayfromyourself),andbackwards (towardsyourself).Eachofthefourdirectionscanbe usedtocontroldifferentprogramoreffects parameters. Thespecificassignmentscanchangedependingonthe currentProgram,Combination,orSong.Generally, though,theywilldosomethinglikethefunctions shownbelow: StandardJoystickfunctions Move the joystick
Left Right Forwards (away from yourself ) Backwards (towards yourself)

MODULE CONTROL button

InCombiandSequencermodes,KARMAhasfour independentModules,eachofwhichcangeneratea differentmusicaleffect.Whenusedtocontrol KARMA,theControlSurfaceslidersandswitchesare fivelayersdeep:oneforeachModule(AD),andthen aMasterLayerwhichcontrolsselectedparameters fromalloftheModulesatonce. TheMODULECONTROLbuttonselectswhetherthe KARMASliders,Switches,andSceneswillcontrol eitherasingleModuleindependently,ortheMaster Layer. NotethatModulesADcanonlybeselectedfor CombinationsandSongs.Programsuseonlyasingle Module,controlledbytheMasterLayer.

Controller Normally controls Name

JSX JS+X JS+Y JSY Pitch bend down Pitch bend up Vibrato Filter LFO (wah)

9. Vector Joystick
TheVectorJoystickisapowerfulrealtimecontroller. DependingontheparticularProgram,Combi,orSong, itmaymodulateProgramoreffectsparameters,or adjustthevolumesofdifferentcomponentsofthe sound. FormoreinformationonhowVectorSynthesisworks, seeUsingVectorSynthesisinthePlayingand editingProgramschapteroftheOG.

13. Ribbon controller

TheRibboncontrollerletsyoumodulateProgramor effectsparametersbyslidingyourfingerleftandright alongitstouchsensitivestrip. Aswiththeothercontrollers,itsspecificfunctionwill changedependingonthecurrentProgram, Combination,orSong.

14. Headphone jack 10. Drum Track

TheDrumTrackisabuiltindrummachine,fueledby theKRONOSshighqualitydrumsounds.Thisbutton turnstheDrumTrackonandoff. Dependingonvarioussettings,theDrumTrackmay begintoplayimmediately,ormaywaituntilyoustart toplayonthekeyboard.IfthebuttonsLEDisblinking onandoff,itswaitingforyoutoplay. Thisstereo1/4headphonejackcarriesthesamesignal astheMainL/Routputs.Thevolumeiscontrolledby theVOLUMEknob.

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15. EXIT button

Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof thecurrentmode: Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselectedtabon themainP0page. PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0 page. Pressitathirdtimetoselectthemainparameteron theP0page,suchastheProgramnameinProgram mode. WhereveryouareinProgram,Combi,orSequencer modes,pressingEXITthreetimes(orfewer)willtake youbacktoProgram/Combination/SongSelect,where youcanimmediatelyusethenumerickeysor and buttonstoselectaProgram,Combination,or Song. Whenadialogboxisopen,thisbuttoncancelsthe settingsmadeinthedialogboxandclosesthedialog box,justlikepressingtheCancelbutton.Ifapopup menuorpagemenuisopen,pressingEXITclosesthe menu.

andtheplaybackwillfastforward.(Fastforwardis disabledduringrecording,andwhiletheSongis stopped.) InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonfastforwards theaudioCD.

LOCATE button
InSequencermode,thisbuttonwilladvanceorrewind thesongtothespecifiedlocatepoint.Thisletsyou jumpimmediatelytoanypointinthecurrentSong. Thedefaultlocatepointisthefirstbeatofmeasure1. Tosetthelocatepointtothecurrentposition,hold downENTERandthenpressLOCATE.Youcanalso settheLocatepointviatheonscreenmenu.

REC/WRITE button
InSequencermode,pressingthisbuttonputsthe systeminrecordreadymode.Onceyoureinrecord readymode(shownbythebuttonslitLED),youcan beginrecordingbypressingtheSEQUENCER START/STOPbutton. REC/WRITEalsoprovidestwoveryhandyshortcuts. Formoreinformation,seeAutoSongSetupon page 22,andShortcut:UpdateviaSEQUENCER REC/WRITEonpage 24.

16. SEQUENCER buttons

Mostofthebuttonsinthissectionapplyonlyto Sequencermodeand,inDiskandSamplingmodes,to audioCDplaybackfromaconnectedUSBCDR/RW drive. REC/WRITEistheexception;ithasspecialfunctionsin Program,Combination,SetListandGlobalmodes,as describedbelow.

Thisstartsorstopsrecordingandplaybackin Sequencermode. InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonstartsand stopsplaybackonaudioCDs.

17. TEMPO controls

TEMPO knob
ThisknobadjuststhetempofortheKRONOSasa whole,includingSongs,KARMA,theDrumTrack, TemposyncedLFOsandBPMdelays,andEXiStep Sequencers.TheLEDwillblinkatquarternote intervalsofthecurrenttempo. Note:IftheGLOBALMIDIpageMIDICLOCK parameterissettoExternalMIDIorUSB,orifitisset toAutoandaclockiscurrentlybeingreceived,then neithertheTEMPOKnobnortheTAPTEMPObutton willhaveanyeffect.

PAUSE button
InSequencermode,thisbuttonpausestheplaybackof thesong.Whenpaused,thebuttonsLEDwilllightup. PressPAUSEonceagaintoresumeplayback,andthe LEDwillturnoff. InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonpausesaudio CDplayback.

TAP TEMPO button

Thisbuttonletsyouentertempossimplybytapping yourfingeronthebutton.Twotapsareenoughto changethetempo;forgreateraccuracy,tapmultiple times. Noticethattheq=intheupperrightoftheLCD screenwillchangetoshowthenewtempo.Youcan alsoentertemposdirectlyintothisfieldusingthedata entrycontrols,suchasthenumerickeypad. Note:Youcanalsotaptemposusingafootswitch.For moreinformation,seeFootSwitchAssignmentsin theAppendixofthePG.

<<REW button
InSequencermode,whentheSongisplayingor paused,thisbuttonwillrewindthesong.Whenyou pressandholdthisbutton,itsLEDwilllightup,and theplaybackwillrewind.(Rewindisdisabledduring recording,andwhiletheSongisstopped.) InDiskandSamplingmodes,thisbuttonrewindsthe audioCD.

FF>> button
InSequencermode,whentheSongisplayingor paused,thisbuttonwillfastforwardthesong.When youpressandholdthisbutton,thebuttonwilllight,

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18. SAMPLING buttons

REC button
InSampling,Program,Combination,andSequencer modes,pressingthisbuttonputsthesystemin samplingreadymode.ThebuttonsLEDwilllightup. Tocontinue,presstheSAMPLINGSTART/STOP button,asdescribedbelow. Note:Program,Combination,andSequencermodesall haveanAudioInput/Samplingpage,withvarious samplingrelatedsettings.Thesepagesalsohavean AutoSamplingSetupmenucommand,withoptionsto makevariouscommonsettingsinasinglestep.

START/STOP button
InSampling,Program,Combination,andSequencer modes,pressingthiswhentheSAMPLINGREC buttonislitwilldooneofthreethings,dependingon thesettingoftheTriggerparameter(ontheSampling modeRecordingAudioInputpage): IfTriggerissettoSamplingSTARTSW,sampling willbeginimmediately. IfTriggerissettoNoteOn,samplingwillbeginas soonasyouplayanoteonthekeyboard. IfTriggerissettoThreshold,samplingwillbegin assoonastheselectedaudiosourcereachesa presetvolumelevel. OntheSampleEditpageinSamplingmode,pressing thisbuttonwillplaytheselectedrangeofthecurrent sample. Also,wheneveryoureviewingalistoffilesondisk, youcanpressthisbuttontoplay44.1kHzor48kHz WAVEfilesdirectlyfromdisk.

19. TouchView display

TheKRONOSfeaturesKorgsexclusiveTouchView graphicinterface,basedonatouchpanelLCDscreen. BytouchingitemsontheLCDscreen,youcannavigate betweenpages,setparametervaluesviaonscreen menusandbuttons,executecommands,andsoon.For moreinformation,seeTouchViewuserinterfaceon page 13.

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2. Power Switch

3. USB

4. Analog Audio Inputs

5. Analog Audio Outputs

1. AC Power connector

7. S/PDIF 6. MIDI In & Out 8. Pedals

1. AC Power connector
Connecttheincludedpowercablehere. Werecommendthatyoufirstconnectthepowercable totheKRONOS,andthenconnecttheotherendofthe cabletoanACoutlet.

UsetheMICsetting(switchinoutposition)onlywhen connectingamicrophone.Notethatsome microphones,suchascondensers,mayrequireexternal phantompower,whichisnotsuppliedbythe KRONOS.Inthiscase,useanexternalmicpreamp, andthenconnectthepreamptotheKRONOS.

LEVEL knobs

2. POWER switch
Thisswitchturnsthepoweronandoff.Beforeturning KRONOSoff,makesurethatyouvesavedanyeditsto yourPrograms,Combis,Songs,orotheruserdata. Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.

Theseknobsletyoumakemorepreciseadjustmentsto theinputlevel,aftersettingthebasiclevelswiththe MIC/LINEswitches. TheMINsettingisunitygain;theMAXsetting providesabout40dBofgainaboveunity.

3. USB 2.0 A & B ports

TherearetwohighspeedUSBAports,forconnecting storagemediasuchasharddisks,CDRdrives,and flashmedia. ThehighspeedUSBBportletsyouconnecttoaMac orWindowsPC,forsendingandreceivingMIDIand audio,andforconnectingtothecomputereditor program.

AlloftheanalogaudiooutputsusebalancedTRS1/4 connectors,andarereferencedtoa+4dBusignallevel.

(MAIN) L/MONO, R
Thesearethemainstereooutputs;theirvolumeis controlledbytheVOLUMEknob.Allofthefactory ProgramsandCombisareprogrammedtoplay throughtheseoutputs. IfnocableisconnectedtotheRoutput,L/MONOwill carryamonosummationofthestereosignal.Usethis whenconnectingtoadevice(suchasakeyboardamp) whichhasonlyamonoinput.

4. Analog AUDIO INPUTS

Youcanusetheaudioinputsforrecording,sampling, andrealtimemixingthroughthebuiltineffects.

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These4additionalaudiooutputsletyouisolate sounds,audioinputs,oraudiotracksforrecordingor complexlivesoundsetups.Formoreinformation,see EffectsselectionandroutingintheUsingEffects chapteroftheOG.Notethattheseoutputsarenot affectedbytheVOLUMEknob.

Mic/Line Inputs 1 and 2

Theinputsusebalanced1/4TRSconnectors,andcan accepteithermicrophonelevelorlinelevelsignals. Eachofthetwoinputshasanidenticalsetofcontrols, asdescribedbelow.

MIC/LINE switches
Thesesettheinputsnominalsignallevel.Setthese switchesaccordingtothetypeofdevicethatyoure connecting,andthenusetheLEVELknobs(described below)tooptimizethegain. UsetheLINEsetting(switchpressedin)when connectingtomixers,computeraudiosystems,signal processors,electricguitars,orothersynthesizers.The nominallevelis+4dBu,with12dBofheadroom. Note:Guitarsandbasseswithactivepickupscanbe connecteddirectly.Passivepickupscanalsobeused, buttheimpedancemismatchwillcausebothachange intoneandareductioninvolume.Forbestresults, routesuchguitarsthroughapreamporeffectsunit beforeconnectingthem.

6. MIDI
MIDIletsyouconnectKRONOStocomputersorother MIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes, controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.

7. S/P DIF IN & OUT

Thesejacksprovide24bitopticalS/P DIFinputand output.Makesuretouseopticalcablesdesig1nedfor digitalaudio. Wheneveryouusedigitalaudioconnections,make surethatallconnectedsystemsaresetsothatthereis oneandonlyonewordclockmaster.SettheKRONOS wordclockusingtheSystemClockparameteronthe GlobalP0:BasicSetuppage.

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8. Pedals
DAMPER jack
Forthedamperalsoknownasthesustainpedalyou canconnecteitherastandardfootswitch,orKorgs specialhalfdamperpedal,theoptionalDS1H. TheDS1Hisacontinuouspedaldesignedspecifically forpianostyledampercontrol,withthelookandfeel ofanacousticpianossustainpedal.Itallowsmore subtlecontrolofthedamperthanasimpleswitch;the furtherdownyoupressthepedal,themorethatthe soundsustains. Youcanalsoconnectasimplefootswitch,whichwill workasastandardon/offdamperpedal. Inordertoensurethatthepedalfunctionscorrectly, pleaseadjusttheswitchpolarityontheControllertab oftheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage. Whenusingahalfdamperpedal: 1. Setthepolarity. FortheDS1H,use()KORGStandard.

2. Aftersettingthepolarity,calibratethepedalusing theHalfDamperCalibrationmenucommandon theGlobalP0:Basicpage.

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack

Thisletsyouconnectasimpleon/offfootswitch,such astheoptionalKorgPS1.Thefootswitchcanperform awidevarietyoffunctions,suchasmodulatingsounds andeffects,taptempo,sequencerstart/stop,etc. TheswitchsfunctionissetontheControllertabofthe GlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage,sothatitalways worksthesameregardlessofthecurrentProgram, Combi,orSong.Formoreinformation,pleasesee SettinguptheAssignableSwitchandPedalinthe GlobalSettings,WaveSeq.,DrumKitschapterofthe OG.

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack

Thisletsyouconnectacontinuouscontrollerpedal, suchastheKorgEXP2footcontrollerorKorgXVP10 EXP/VOLpedal,touseasanassignablemodulation source. LiketheASSIGNABLESWITCH,thepedalsfunction issetontheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage.

Connections and power

Turning on the KRONOS
BeforeyouusetheKRONOS,youllneedtoplugitin andturniton!Todoso: 1. Connectthepowercable. Firstconnecttheincludedpowercabletothe KRONOSpowerinput,andthentothepoweroutlet. 2. TurntheKRONOSfrontpanelVOLUMEknob allthewaycounterclockwise,totheminimum position. 3. ConnecttheKRONOStoyourmixerormonitor system. ConnecttheKRONOSsAUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN) L/MONOandRjackstoyourmixeroramplified monitorspeakers.Ifyouremonitoringthrough headphones,connectthemtotheheadphonejackon theleftfrontoftheKRONOS.Theheadphonescarry themainstereooutputs,justlikeanalogoutputs L/MONOandR,S/P DIF,andUSB. 4. Turnonthepowerswitch. PresstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnonthe power.Waituntilthestartupscreenhasfinishedbeing displayed. 5. Turnonyourstereoamporpoweredmonitors. 6. Playthekeyboard,andgraduallyturnthe VOLUMEknobclockwiseuntilthevolumeisat anappropriatelevel. Insomecases,theKRONOSwillnotstartup properlyifcertainUSBdevicesareconnected.In thiscase,disconnecttheUSBdevices,wait10 seconds,andthenturnonthepoweragain. FormattingthedeviceontheKRONOSmaysolve theproblem(seeFormattingmediaonpage 182 oftheOG).

Turning off the KRONOS

WhenyouvefinishedworkingwiththeKRONOS, presstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnoffthe power. Whenyouturnoffthepower,thePrograms, Combinations,Globalsettings,etc.willrevertto theiruneditedstate.Ifyouwanttokeepyouredits, youllneedtoWritethem.Formoreinformation,see Savingyoureditsonpage 24. Similarly,SongsanduserMultisamplesand Sampleswilldisappearwhenyouturnoffthe power.Ifyouwanttousethesesongs,user multisamples,andsamplesthenexttimeyouturn onthepower,youllneedtoloadthemagain. Note:SamplesandMultisamplescanbesettoload automaticallyatstartup.Formoreinformation,see AutomaticallyloadingRAMandEXssampledata underGlobalSettings,WaveSeq.,DrumKitsin theOG. Neverturnoffthepowerwhiledataisbeingwritten intointernalmemory.Thedisplaywillshowthe messageNowwritingintointernalmemorywhen thisisinprogress. Neverturnoffthepowerwhilemediasuchasthe internaldiskisbeingaccessed,suchaswhile recordingorplayingaudiotracks,orsamplingto disk.Turningoffthepowerwhilediskaccessis occurringmayrenderthemediaunusable.The DISKLEDshowswhentheinternaldiskisbeing accessed. Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.

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Mode name a: Current page b: Category popup button c: Popup button d: Edit cell

Page group number and name

i: Check box

Page name

j: Page menu button

e: Knob

f: Slider

g: Page tab h: Page group tab

TheKRONOSusesKorgsTouchViewgraphicaluser interface.BytouchingobjectsdisplayedintheLCD screen,youcanselectpages,setparametervalues, entertext,connectvirtualpatchcables,andmore.

c: Popup button & menu

Whenthisbuttonispressed,apopupmenuwill appear,showingalistofoptions.Insomecases,these willbeparametervalues.Inothers,theymaybelistsof items,suchasMultisamplesorFXPresets.Toentera parametervalue,touchthedesiredvalue.

Important - calibrate before using!

Makesuretocalibratethetouchscreenbeforeusing, orwhenyouchangetheangleofview(forinstance, whenyoumovebetweensittingandstanding): 1. PresstheGLOBALbuttontogototheGLOBAL P0:BASICSETUPpage. 2. Pressthepagemenubuttontoopenthemenu,and selecttheTouchPanelCalibrationcommand. 3. Followtheonscreeninstructions. Forbestresults,calibrateusingastylusorfingernail, andpresstheexactcentersofthecalibrationboxes.

Pin
ManypopupmenushaveaPininthe upperleft.Thiscontrolswhathappens afteryouselectavalue.Touchthepin graphictoswitchbetweenopen (unlocked)andclosed(locked).

Pin

Whenlocked(pinclosed),thepopupmenuwillremain displayedevenafteryouselectaparametervalue.To closethepopup,eitherunlockthepin,orpressEXIT. Whenunlocked(pinopen),thepopupmenuwillclose immediatelywhenyoupressaparametervalue,or whenyoutouchthescreenoutsidethemenu.

a: Current page
Fromtheleft,thetopofthedisplayshowsthecurrent mode,thenumberandnameofthepagegroup,and finallythenameoftheindividualpage.

d: Edit cell
WhenyoutouchaparameterintheLCDscreen,the parameteroritsvaluewillusuallybehighlighted (displayedininversevideo).Thisiscalledtheeditcell, andthehighlighteditemisnowselectedforediting. Theparametervalueoftheeditcellcanbemodified usingtheVALUEcontrollers.

b: Category popup button

Whenyoupressthisbutton,atabbedpopupmenuwill appear,allowingyoutoselectPrograms, Combinations,orGEsorganizedbycategory.

e & f: On-screen sliders and knobs

Tomodifythevalueofanonscreensliderorknob,first touchtheobject,andthenusetheVALUEcontrollers tomodifythevalue.

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g & h: Page group tabs and Page tabs

Pressthelowerrowoftabstoselectthepagegroup, andthenpresstheupperrowoftabstoselectthepage. Thetopofthescreenshowsthenameofthecurrent pageandgroup;seea:Currentpageonpage 13.

Text edit button

i: Check-box (and radio buttons)

Checkboxesturnfunctionsoroptionsonandoff,and radiobuttonsselectbetweenasmallsetofoptions. Tip:Youcanselectcheckboxesandradiobuttonsby touchingtheirtextlabels;youdontneedtotouch directlyonthegraphicboxesandbuttons.
Cancel button OK button

Text edit button

Pressingthisbuttonbringsupanonscreenkeyboard, forchangingthenameofPrograms,Combis,Songs, WaveSequences,DrumKits,etc.Formore information,seeEditingnamesunderWritingto internalmemoryintheOG.

j: Page menu button

Whenthisbuttonispressed,alistofmenucommands willappear.Theavailablecommandswillvary dependingonthecurrentpage.Toselectacommand, justtouchit. ThepagemenuwillclosewhenyoupresstheLCD screenatalocationotherthanthepagemenu,orwhen youpresstheEXITbutton. Althougheachpagemayhaveitsownuniquemenu commands,themenusarestandardizedasmuchas possible.Forinstance,WRITEisusuallythefirstmenu iteminProgram,Combination,andGlobalmodes.

Other objects
Patch panels
TheMS20EXandMOD7useonscreenpatchpanels torouteaudioandcontrolsignals.Tomakea connectionbetweentwopatchpoints: 1. Touchoneofthetwojacks(eitherinputoroutput). Ayellowsquarewillappeararoundtheselectedjack. 2. Touchthesamejackagain. Theyellowsquarewillblink,showingthatyoure abouttomakeaconnection.Tocancelandreturntothe normalselectedstate,touchthesamejackathirdtime. 3. Touchtheotherjack. Thetwojackswillnowbeconnectedbyapatchcable. Todeleteaconnectionbetweentwopatchpoints: 1. Touchtheinputjack. Note:youcanalsoselecttheoutputjack.However,if theoutputisconnectedtomorethanoneinput,allof theconnectionsfromthatoutputwillbeaffected. 2. PresstheDisconnectbutton. Theselectedconnectionwillbedeleted.

Menu shortcut: ENTER + numeric keypad

Youcanuseashortcuttoaccessanyofthefirstten menuitems: 1. HolddowntheENTERkey. 2. Pressanumber(09)onthenumerickeypadto selectthedesiredmenucommand,startingwith0. Forinstance,press0forthefirstmenucommand,1for thesecond,andsoon. Ifthemenucommandjusttogglesanoptiononandoff (suchasExclusiveSolo),thenyouredone.Ifthe commandcallsupadialogbox,thedialogwillappear ontheLCD,andyoucanproceedjustasifyoud selectedthecommandfromthetouchscreen.

Dialog box
Manymenucommandsusedialogboxestomake additionalsettings.Thedialogboxthatappearswill dependonthecurrentlyselectedmenucommand. Toconfirmsettingsinadialogbox,presstheOK button.Toexitwithoutmakingchanges,pressthe Cancelbutton.AfterpressingeitherOKorCancel,the dialogboxwillclose.

Program Play page Overview/Jump graphics

ThemainProgramP0:Playpage(seeSelecting Programsbybankandnumberonpage 17)features aninteractiveoverviewofthemostimportant parameters,suchasoscillators,filters,envelopes, LFOs,andsoon.Justtouchanyoftheseoverview areas,andyoulljumptothecorrespondingeditpage.

Selecting modes
TheKRONOSisorganizedintosevendifferent modes,eachoptimizedforadifferentpurpose.Each modehasacorrespondingbuttononthefrontpanel, withanLEDtoshowwhichoneisselected.Well introduceeachofthemodesbelow.

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Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKRONOS.In Programmode,youcan: SelectandplayPrograms EditPrograms Makedetailedsettingsforoscillators,filters,amps, EGs,LFOs,effects,KARMA,vectorsynthesis,Drum Track,etc.Thespecificparameterswillvary dependingonthesynthesisenginebeingused. PlayandcontroloneKARMAmodule Sampleexternalaudio,orresamplethesoundof theProgram

Set List mode

SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor whethertheyrePrograms,Combinations,oreven Songs.Youcan: Uselargeonscreenbuttonsforfastsoundselection Reorderthesoundsusingcut,copy,andpaste Createsetsofsoundsforliveperformance, recordingprojects,orkeepingyourfavoritesclose athand

Sampling mode
SamplingmodeletsyourecordandedituserSamples andMultisamples.Forexample,youcan: Sampleexternalaudiosources,includingsampling througheffects EditRAMSamples,setlooppointsetc. CreateandeditMultisamples,whichconsistofone ormoreSamplesspreadoutacrossthekeyboard QuicklyconvertMultisamplesintoPrograms Sample(rip)directlyfromanaudioCD

Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16Programsthatcanbe playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsmore complexthanasingleProgram.InCombinationmode, youcan: SelectandplayCombinations UseKRONOSasa16channelmultitimbraltone generator EditCombinations AssignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,each withseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector synthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA. ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules Sampleorresample

Global mode
Globalmodeletsyoumakeoverallsettingsforthe entireKRONOS,andeditWaveSequencesandDrum Kits.Forinstance,youcan: MakesettingsthataffecttheentireKRONOS,such asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel Setupsample(.KSC)autoloadingatstartup,and managesampledatainmemory CreateDrumKits,WaveSequences,anduserscales RenameProgram,Combination,andKARMAGE categories Setuptheassignablepedalsandswitches TransmitMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps

Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit16 MIDItracksand16audiotracks.Youcan: SelectandplaySongs UseKRONOSasa16channelmultitimbraltone generator AssignProgramstoeachofthe16MIDITracks, withseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector synthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA EditMIDIdata Recordupto16MIDItracksand/or4audiotracks simultaneously Mixusingautomation ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules Sampleorresample Sampleaudioinputsduringplayback,anduseIn TrackSamplingtoautomaticallycreateanoteevent thattriggersthesampleintheSong. Resampleanentiresong,andthenuseDiskmodeto createanaudioCD. Recordpatternsandassignthemtokeys,using RPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/Recording)

Disk mode
Diskmodeletsyousave,load,andmanagedatausing theinternalSSDdriveandexternalUSB2.0storage devices.Youcan: SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,Set Lists,DrumKits,WaveSequences,DrumTrack Patterns,KARMAUserGEs,Samples,andGlobal setupdata Formatdisksandstoragemedia,copyandrename files,etc. LoadAKAI,SoundFont2.0,AIFF,andWAVE samples,andexportRAMsamplesinAIFFor WAVEformats ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF (StandardMIDIFiles) SaveandloadMIDISystemExclusivedatafor otherdevices CreateandplaybackaudioCDs

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Playing sounds Playing sounds in Set Lists

Overview
SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor whatbanktheyrestoredinorwhethertheyre Programs,Combinations,orevenSongs. Largeonscreenbuttonsmakesoundselectionfastand foolproof,andtheProgramUporDownfootswitch assignmentscanbeusedforhandsfreesound changes.Cut,copy,paste,andinserttoolsmakere orderingasnap. SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)lettheprevioussound anditseffectsringoutnaturally,makingiteasyto changesoundsduringaliveperformance.SSTisactive inalloftheKRONOSmodesnotjustinSetLists. Thereare128SetLists,andeachSetListhas128Slots, eachofwhichcanbeassignedtoanyProgram, Combination,orSong.Onewayofthinkingaboutthis isthataSetListisabankofSlots.

Set List popup Current Slot

Comment

Slot buttons

Previous button

Next button

Edit

Selecting Set Lists

ThelargenameintheSetListdisplayisthenameof thecurrentSlot,sothatyoucaneasilyseethesound thatyoureplaying.TheSetListnameisinsmallertext atthetoplefthandcornerofthescreen. Withthefactorysettings,SetList000willappearwhen youturnonthepower. ToselectSetLists: 1. PresstheSETLISTbuttontoenterSetListmode. 2. PresstheSetListpopupbutton(totheleftofthe SetListname). TheSetListselectiondialogappears. 3. PressoneofthenamesinthelisttoselectaSet List. TheselectedSetListwillbehighlighted,andthe keyboardwillimmediatelyswitchtothefirstSlotin theSetList.

4. Ifyoulike,playafewnotestohearthesoundof thefirstSlotintheSetList. 5. WhenyouaresatisfiedwiththeselectedSetList, presstheOKbuttontoclosethepopupmenu. Alternately,youcanpresstheCancelbuttontoreturn tothepreviouslyselectedSetList.

Selecting Slots
Selecting within the current group of 16
16Slotsareshownonthescreenatonce,each representedbyabutton.Toselectoneofthe16Slots shownonthedisplay: 1. PresstheSlotsbutton. Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthelargeSlot number/nameatthetopofthescreenareupdated accordingly.

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Alsonoticethatthecommentsarea,abovetheSlot buttons,updatestoshowthecontentsfortheselected Slot.

Selecting outside the current group of 16

ToselectanewSlotoutsideofthecurrentgroupof16: 1. Usethenextandpreviousarrowbuttonsatthe bottomofthescreentobrowsethroughthegroups of16. Thelabelsfornext/previouswillvarydependingon thecurrentgroupof16;forinstance,ifthecurrent groupis015,thebuttonswillshow112127and1631, respectively. Asyoubrowse,thecurrentselectiondoesnotchange untilyouactuallypressoneofthe16buttons. NOTE:IfyoubrowseoutsideofthecurrentSetList, anyeditstotheSetListwillbelost.Besuretowrite youreditsfirst. 2. WhenyouseethedesiredSlot,presstheSlots button. Thebuttonbecomeshighlighted,andthecomments andlargeSlotnumber/nameatthetopofthescreenare updatedaccordingly.

EachSlotcanplayeitheraProgram,aCombination,or aSong.WhenyouchangetheType,theBank& NumberandCategoryorTrackparameterswill updateaccordingly.CategoryappearsforPrograms andCombinations;TrackappearsforSongs. 4. UsingeithertheBank&NumberorCategory popupmenus,selectthedesiredProgram, Combination,orSong. NotethatyoucanusethesamesoundinmultipleSlots withinthesameSetList.Forinstance,youmighthave afavoritepianosoundwhichyouuseinanumberof differentsongs.YoucancreateanynumberofSlots whichusethissamepianosound,eachwithdifferent namesandcomments.

Writing your edits

Whenyouvefinishedaddingsounds,makesureto saveyoureditsbywritingtheSetList: 1. SelectWriteSetListfromthepagemenu. TheWriteSetListdialogwillappear. 2. Ifyouwish,editthenamebypressingontheT texteditbutton. 3. Optionally,usetheSetListpopupmenutowrite theSetListintoadifferentnumberinmemory.

YoucanalsoselectSetListsandSlotsusingthefront panelInc/Decbuttons,theVALUEdial,orthenumeric keypad,orstepthroughSlotsusingtheassignable footswitch.Formoreinformation,seeSelectingand playingsoundsintheSetListschapteroftheOG.

FormoreinformationontheWritecommand,see Savingyoureditsonpage 24.

Adding items to the Set List from other modes

Program,Combination,andSequencermodeseach haveanAddtoSetListcommandintheirP0page menus. WhenyouusetheAddtoSetListcommand,the currentProgram,Combination,orSongisinsertedat thecurrentSlotofthecurrentSetList,similartousing theSetListEditpagesInsertcommand.

Choosing a sound for a Slot

1. PresstheEdittabtogototheSetListEditpage. 2. SelecttheSlotthatyoudliketoedit. Noticetheparameterswhichappearabovethe16Slot buttons.TheseletyousetupthecurrentSlot. 3. Atthetopleftoftheparameterbox,selectthe desiredType:Program,Combination,orSong.

Playing Programs and Combinations

Selecting Programs by bank and number
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsoftheKRONOS. 1. PressthefrontpanelPROGbutton(theLEDwill light)toenterProgrammode. TheupperleftoftheLCDscreenshowsthenameof thecurrentpage,PROGRAMP0:Play.Thisisagood homebaseforplayingPrograms. Noticethelarge,highlightedcharactersintheupper partoftheLCDdisplay.Thesearethenameand numberofthecurrentProgram.Whentheseare highlighted,youcanpressthe / buttonstoselect thenextorpreviouslynumberedProgram. YoucanalsoturntheVALUEdialtomovethroughthe Programsinlargersteps,orenterProgramnumbers directlyfromthenumerickeypad. 2. UsetheBANKSELECTIAGandUAG buttonstoselectProgramsfromotherbanks. PresstheIGswitchrepeatedlytocyclethroughbanks GM,g(1)g(9),andg(d).

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Selecting Programs by Category

ThereareotherwaystoselectPrograms,butherewell explainhowtoselectprogramsbytheircategory,such askeyboard,organ,bass,ordrumsounds. ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,seethePlaying andeditingProgramschapteroftheOG. 1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategorypopup button. Seeb:Categorypopupbuttononpage 13. TheCategorypopupmenuwillappear. 2. Usethetabsatthelefttoselectacategory. Thespaceontherightwillthenshowallofthe Programsinthatcategory,inalloftheinternalbanks. 3. Optionally,pressoneoftheinnertabstoselecta subcategory,tonarrowtheselection. Ifanyofthecategoriesorsubcategoriescantbe selected,thismeansthatnoProgramshavebeen assignedtothatcategory. 4. SelectaProgramfromthelist. YoucaneithertouchthenameofaPrograminthelist, pressthe / buttons,orusetheValuedial.You canplaythehighlightedProgramfromthekeyboard withoutleavingthepopup. 5. Ifnotalltheitemsinthelistcanbeshowninthe screen,usethescrollbarstoviewtherestofthe list. 6. WhenyouvefoundaProgramyoulike,pressthe OKbuttontoclosethedialogbox.Thengoahead andplay! Makesuretotryoutallofthecontrollers,too.Formore information,seeUsingcontrollerstomodifythe soundonpage 18.

Programbankcontents Bank
I-A I-BF GM (I-G) g(1)g(9) g(d) U-A U-B U-C U-D U-E U-F U-G

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SGX-1, EP-1, best of all EXi HD-1 Programs GM2 main Programs GM2 variation Programs*1 GM2 drum Programs*1 HD-1, including ambient drums AL-1 AL-1 and CX-3 STR-1 MS-20EX & PolysixEX MOD-7 Initialized HD-1 Programs

Bank Type
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Bank type can be set to either HD-1 or EXi. Factory settings: U-A, G: HD-1 UB...F: EXi

HD-1 and EXi Bank Types

EXiProgramsareusedforallsynthenginesexceptfor theHD1,includingtheAL1,CX3,STR1,MS20EX, PolysixEX,MOD7,SGX1,andEP1. BankscancontaineitherHD1ProgramsorEXi Programs,butnotboth.Thisassignmentisfixedfor theInternalbanks,butcanbesetseparatelyforeachof theUserbankswiththeSetProgramUserBankType menucommandontheGlobalP0:Basicpage.

Selecting Combinations
ACombinationconsistsofuptosixteenProgramsthat aresplitand/orlayeredtogether.Italsousesuptofour KARMAmodulessimultaneously(aProgramcanuse onlyoneKARMAmodule),lettingyouproducefar morecomplexsoundsthanaProgram.Toselect Combinations: 1. PresstheCOMBIbuttontoenterCombination mode. TheCOMBILEDwilllightup. OnceyoureinCombimode,youcanselectandplay Combinationsbyeitherbank/numberorcategory,in thesamewayasyoudidPrograms.

Program Bank Contents

KRONOSshipsfromthefactorywithalmost1,800 Programsloadedintomemory.Another128Program slotsareleftopen(initialized)foryourown programming,oradditionalsoundlibraries.Allofthe factoryProgramscanbeoverwrittenwithyourown edits,ifdesiredexceptfortheGMbanks.

Using controllers to modify the sound

Joysticks, ribbon, and switches
Noticethemanycontrollerslocatedontheleftsideof theKRONOSfrontpanel.Youcanuseallofthese controllersincludingthejoystick,vectorjoystick, ribboncontroller,andSW1/SW2switchestovarythe soundasyouplay.Formoreinformationonthese controllers,seetheirsectionsunderFrontPanelon page 6. TheresultwilldifferforeachProgramor Combination,sotrythemallouttoseewhateach controllerdoesfortheselectedsound.

Control Surface overview

Noticethemixerlikearrangementofsliders,knobs, andswitchesontheleftsideofthefrontpanel.Thisis calledtheControlSurface.Youcanuseitinavarietyof ways,suchaseditingsounds,controllingKARMA, mixing,orsendingMIDImessagestoexternaldevices. Forinstance,tosetuptheControlSurfaceforquick soundeditingandcontrollingKARMA: 1. IntheCONTROLASSIGNsection,presstheRT KNOBS/KARMAbutton. ThebuttonsLEDwilllight.Nowyoucanusethe knobstomodifythesoundsandeffects,andusethe slidersandswitchestocontrolKARMA.

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Youcanusethesecontrolsregardlessofthepage shownontheLCDdisplay.However,thereisapage whichprovidesmoreinformationabouttheControl Surfaceassignmentsandvalues. 2. GototheP0:ControlSurfacepagebypressingthe ControlSurfacetab,locatedinthelowerrightof theLCDscreen. ThispageshowsalloftheControlSurfacesliders, knobs,andswitches,alongwiththeircurrent assignmentsandvalues.Whenyoumoveacontroller, thecorrespondingobjectintheLCDscreenwillalso move.

Noticehowthegraphicsrespond,aswell.Youcanalso selectagraphiccontrolonthescreenandedititsvalue usinganyofthedataentrycontrols.

Restoring the sound to its original state

WhenyoureeditingaProgram,youcancompareback andforthbetweentheeditedandsavedversions. 1. PressthefrontpanelCOMPAREswitch. TheCOMPARELEDwilllight,andthePrograms savedsettingswillberecalled. 2. PresstheCOMPAREswitchagain,toreturntothe editedsettings. TheCOMPARELEDwillgodark,andthesoundwill returntotheeditedversion.Youcanswitchbackand forthasmanytimesasyoulike.

Using knobs to vary the timbre

WhentheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,theeight knobsatthetopoftheControlSurfacemodulate variousaspectsofthesoundsandeffects. Knobs14havededicatedfunctions,asprintedonthe frontpanel:FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,FilterEG Intensity,andReleaseTime. Knobs58canbeassignedtoawidevarietyof functions.Often(thoughnotalways),knobs5and6 modulatesynthesisparameters,knob7controlsthe depthofachorusorothermodulationeffect,andknob 8controlsreverbdepth. Foradetailedtutorial,seeEditingsounds&effects withtheRealtimeKnobsintheOG,underQuick editsusingtheknobs,sliders,andswitches.

Resetting individual controllers

Youcanalsoresetindividualcontrollerstotheirsaved values,suchasthevectorjoystickoranycontrol surfaceslider,knob,orswitch.Todoso: 1. HolddownthefrontpanelRESETCONTROLS switch. 2. Whileholdingdowntheswitch,moveorpressthe controlthatyoudliketoreset. 3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSswitch. Thecontrollerwillbereset.

Using Tone Adjust

ToneAdjustletsyouuseallofthesliders,knobs,and switchesontheControlSurfacetoeditProgram parameters,liketheknobsandslidersonananalog synth.Eachphysicalcontrolcanbeassignedtoanyone ofanumberofProgramparameters. ThespecificparametersavailablethroughToneAdjust willvarydependingonthetypeofProgram.HD1 Programssupportacertainsetofparameters;eachEXi alsohasitsownsetofparameters.ThePolysixEX worksparticularlywellwithToneAdjust,soletstakea lookatitnow. 1. InProgrammode,pressthebuttonforBankIA. 2. SelectProgramIA074PhunkyPowerBass. ThisusesthePolysixEX. 3. UnderCONTROLASSIGN,presstheTONE ADJ/EQbutton. 4. Playthekeyboardwhilemovingsliders14and knobs12. Noticeastheknobgraphicsonthedisplaymoveas well.Sliders14controltheenvelopeshape;knobs12 controlthefiltercutoffandresonance. 5. Onthedisplay,presstheControlSurfacetab. Thispageshowstheassignmentsandvaluesforallof thesliders,knobs,andswitches. 6. PresstheMaintabtoreturntothemainPlaypage. 7. TouchthePolysixEXgraphicaroundtheCutoff andResonanceknobs. ThedisplayjumpstothemainPolysixEXpage.

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Using KARMA
Turning KARMA on and off
ToturnKARMAonandoff: 1. PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitch,sothatthe LEDislit. WhentheLEDislit,KARMAison. 2. Pressakey,andKARMAwillbegintoplay. (Notethatinsomesounds,KARMAmaybesetto respondonlytonotesplayedinaspecifickeyboard range.) NotethefrontpanelLATCHswitch.Thisswitch controlswhetherornotKARMAcontinuestoplay afteryouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard. IftheLEDislit,Latchison.KARMAwillcontinueto playevenafteryouremoveyourhandfromthe keyboard.IftheLEDisdark,Latchisoff;KARMAwill stopwhenyouremoveyourhandfromthekeyboard. Eachsceneindependentlyremembersanyeditsthat youmakeviatheslidersandswitches.Editstoall8 scenesarestoredwhenyouwritetheProgram. 6. Movetheslidersandpressthebottomrowof switches,andlistentotheeffectthattheyhaveon thesound. Theslidersandswitcheswillcontroldifferentthings dependingonthecurrentProgramanditsKARMA settings.

Using KARMA in Combination mode

KARMAusesmodulestogeneratephrasesor patterns.ProgramscanuseasingleKARMAmodule, butCombinationscanuseuptofoursimultaneously. Eachmodulecanplayaseparatesound(orgroupof sounds)ifdesired. Modulesareroutedtodifferentsoundsviathe modulesMIDIinputandoutputchannels. 1. UsethefrontpanelMODULECONTROLswitch toselectthemodulethatyouwanttocontrol. SelectMASTERtocontrolallfourKARMAmodules simultaneously. SelectADtocontroltheindividualKARMAmodules. 2. MoveandpresstheKARMAslidersandswitches. Theslidersandswitcheswillcontrolthepatternor phrasegeneratedbytheselectedmodule.

Link to Drum Track

IfthefrontpanelLINKEDLEDandKARMAON/OFF switchesarelit,KARMAwillstartandstoptogether withtheDrumTrack.Importantly,KARMAwillnot startiftheDrumTrackisnotturnedon.Formore information,seeLinkingKARMAandtheDrum Trackonpage 21.

Using the KARMA controllers

AllfactorysoundsaresetupforusewithKARMA. SomearestoredwithKARMAonbydefault,and othersarestoredwithKARMAoff,asshownbythe LEDontheKARMAON/OFFswitch. 1. PressthePROGbuttontoenterProgrammode. 2. Selectasoundthatyoulike,andpressthe KARMAON/OFFbuttontoturnonKARMA. Thebuttonwilllightup. 3. PresstheRTKNOBS/KARMAbuttonunder CONTROLASSIGN. Whenthisbuttonislit,theControlSurfaceslidersand switcheswillcontrolKARMA. 4. GototheControlSurfacepage. Thisshowsalloftheassignmentsandcurrentvalues forthesliders,knobs,andbuttons. Theslidersandthelowerrowofbuttonsarethe KARMASlidersandSwitches.Thesecontrol parameterswithinKARMA,whichwillvary dependingontheProgram. TheupperrowofbuttonsselectKARMAScenes, whichstorevaluesfortheKARMASlidersand Switches. 5. Presstheupperrowofbuttons,onebyone,to selectdifferentKARMAScenes. NoticehowthisalsochangestheKARMASWITCH andKARMASLIDERvalues,asshowninthedisplay. Youcanmovebetweenentirelydifferentsettingsofall thesecontrolssimplybypressingaKARMASCENE switch.

On-screen pads
YoucanusetheonscreenPadstotriggerchordsfor KARMA. 1. PresstheEQ/Vector/Controltab,andthenselect thePadstab. ThistakesyoutothePadspage. 2. MakesurethattheonscreenEnablePadPlay buttonislit. 3. Touchthepadstoplaytheirchords. Dynamicsarecontrolledbywhereyoutouchthepad; touchhigherforlouder,andlowerforsofter.

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Using the Drum Track

Turning the Drum Track on and off
1. PresstheDRUMTRACKswitch. Dependingonvarioussettings,theDrumTrackmay begintoplayimmediately,ormaywaituntilyoustart toplayonthekeyboard.IfthebuttonsLEDisblinking onandoff,itswaitingforyoutoplay. FormoredetailsonDrumTrackstart/stopand synchronization,seethechapterUsingtheDrum TrackintheOG.

Linking KARMA and the Drum Track

YoucanlinkKARMAandtheDrumTracksothatthey startandstoptogether.ThisiscontrolledbytheLink toDrumTrackcheckboxontheKARMATriggers page. 1. GototheProgramP7:KARMAModule ParametersTriggerpage.

ThefrontpanelLINKEDLEDwilllight.

Selecting the Drum Track pattern & sound

Program mode
InProgrammode,theDrumTrackhasaspecial reservedmixerslotandadedicatedProgramselect parameter.TosetuptheDrumTrackinProgram mode: 1. PresstheBasic/Vectortab,andthenpressthe DrumTracktab. TheDrumTrackpagewillappear. NotetheDrumPatternsection,intheupperleftofthe display.ThePatternparameterhastwopopupmenus. TheoneontheleftselectsbetweenthePresetandUser banks;theoneontherightselectsthepatternwithin thebank. 2. SettheBankandPatternasdesired. Note:IftheselectedpatternisanemptyUserpatternor PresetP000:Off,theDRUMTRACKbuttonwontturn on. Next,notetheDrumTrackParameterssectionofthe page(totherightoftheDrumPatternsection).This areacontainsafewparametersforadjustingthebasic soundoftheDrumTrack. 3. PresstheProgrampopupbutton. TheCategory/ProgramSelectdialogappears.By default,theDrumcategorywillalreadybeselected. 4. SelectadrumProgramfortheDrumTracktoplay. Youcanactuallyselectanysound,evenoutsideofthe Drumcategorybutingeneral,thepatternswillonly makesensewhenplayingadrumProgram.

3. TurntheKARMAON/OFFswitchon. Whenlinked,KARMAwillalwayswaitfortheDrum Track.So,unlesstheDRUMTRACKswitchison, KARMAwontstartyet. 4. TurntheDRUMTRACKswitchon. KARMAwillstarttoplayalongwiththeDrumTrack, accordingtotheDrumTracksTriggerMode. Formoredetails,pleaseseeUsingKARMAandthe DrumTracktogetherintheUsingtheDrum TrackchapteroftheOG.

Combination mode
InCombinations(andSongs),theDrumTracksimply sendsMIDItoplayoneormoreofthe16 Timbres/Tracks. Formoreinformation,seeDrumTracksettingsin CombinationmodeintheUsingtheDrum TrackchapteroftheOG.

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Using the sequencer Recording MIDI and audio

Auto Song Setup
TheAutoSongSetupfeaturecopiesthecurrent ProgramorCombinationintoaSong,andthenputs thesysteminrecordreadymode.Wheninspiration strikes,youcanusethisfunctiontostartrecording immediately.TodosofromProgrammode: 1. HolddowntheENTERkeyandpressthe SEQUENCERREC/WRITEkey. TheSetuptoRecorddialogboxwillopenandaskAre yousure? 2. PressOK. ThesystemswitchestoSequencermode,withrecord alreadyenabled. 3. PresstheSTART/STOPkeytostartthesequencer andbeginrecording. Withthedefaultsettings,therewillbeatwomeasure countdownbeforerecordingstarts. 4. Playwhatyoudliketorecord,andthenpress START/STOPtostoprecording. Thesequencerwillautomaticallyreturntothe beginningoftheSong(beat1ofmeasure1,asshownin theupperrighthandcorner:001:01.000). 5. PressSTART/STOPtohearwhatyourecorded. SinceyoustartedinProgrammode,yourplayingwill havebeenrecordedonTrack1.IfyouusedtheDrum Track,itwillhavebeenrecordedonTrack10.For Combinations,moretracksareusedasneeded. 7. Playwhatyoudliketorecord,andthenpress START/STOPwhenyouredone.

Adding an audio track

Continuingfromabove,letsrecordanaudiooverdub. 1. Connectadynamicmicrophone,guitar,bass,other synth,etc.toAUDIOINPUT1. Formoredetailsonconnectingdifferenttypesofmics andguitars,seeMIC/LINEswitchesonpage 11. 2. Ifyoureusingamic,settheinputsMIC/LINE switchtoMIC;otherwise,setittoLINE. 3. GototheAudioTrackMixertaboftheSequencer P0:Play/Recpage. 4. TurntheMultiRECcheckboxonagain. Ingeneral,MultiRECisthebestchoicewhen recordingaudio. 5. PressTrack1sPLAYbuttononce,sothatitturns redandsaysREC. NotethattheInputisalreadysetto1bydefault. Next,weneedtosetthelevel. 6. PressthePreferencetab. ThistakesyoutothePreferencepage,whichincludesa meterfortherecordenabledaudiotracks. 7. Keepinganeyeonthemeter,adjusttherearpanel LEVELknobuntilthelevelishighbutnot clipping. UsetherearpanelLEVELknob,andnottheonscreen slider.Ifthesignalclips,youllseethemessageADC OVERLOAD!appearoverthemeter. 8. PressLOCATEtogobacktothestartoftheSong. 9. PressREC/WRITEtoenablerecording,andthen pressSTART/STOPtostart. 10.Playwhatyoudliketorecord,andthenpress START/STOPwhenyouredone.

Adding another MIDI track

1. IfKARMAwason,pressthefrontpanelKARMA buttontoturnitoff. 2. TurnofftheMultiRECcheckbox,intheupper rightofthedisplay. AutoSongSetupturnsthisontorecordthePrograms DrumTrack,ormultiplechannelsinaCombination.
Track Select

Un-saved audio files

Category Select Popup Bank/Program Select Popup

Multi REC

Whenyourecordaudiotracks,theyreinitiallystored inafoldernamedTEMPontheinternaldisk.Ifyou thenturnoffthepowerbeforesavingtheSong,the Songwillbelost,buttheaudiofileswillstillbeonthe disk.Thenexttimethatyoustartup,youllseethe followingmessage: Thereareunsavedaudiofilesfromyourprevious recordingsession. Doyouwanttorestorethesefiles,ordeletethem fromthedisk? [Restore][Delete] SincetheSongwasnotsaved,allthetrackaudioevent dataandregiondataisgone,butyoucanstillrestore theWAVEfilesandusethemtocreateanewsong. Ifyouwanttokeepthisdata,pressRestore.Ifyou wanttodeletethisdata,pressDelete.

3. BelowtheSongname,opentheTrackSelect popupandselectMIDITrack02. Thiscontrolsboththetrackthatyouplayfromthe keyboard,and(withMultiRECturnedoff)thetrack thatsrecorded. 4. UsingtheCategoryorBank/ProgramSelectpopup menus,selectaProgramforTrack02. 5. PressLOCATEtogobacktothestartoftheSong. 6. PressREC/WRITEtoenablerecording,andthen pressSTART/STOPtostart.

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Editing MIDI
Youcanmodifyyourperformanceafterrecording,if youwish.Forinstance,youcanerasemisplayednotes, orcorrecttheirpitchandtiming. TimingcorrectionisdonethroughQuantization.This takesthenotesyouplayedandlinesthemuptothe nearestbeatorfractionofabeat,basedonthe resolutionyouselect.Itcanalsobeusedtoadda swingfeel.LetstryquantizingtheMIDItrackwe justrecorded. 1. GototheSequencerP4:TrackEditpage. Thispageincludesagraphicwhichshowseachtrack inthesequence.Thesmallrectanglesrepresent measureswhichcontainaudioorMIDIdata. 2. SelectMIDITrack01fromthepopupabovethe graphic. UsingtheFromMeasureandToEndofMeasure parametersatthebottomofthedisplay,settherange ofmeasuresthatyouwishtomodify.Fornow,set Fromto001,andToEndto064. 3. Inthepagemenu,selecttheQuantizecommand. TheQuantizedialogappears. 4. SettheResolutiontothedesiredrhythmicvalue. Asageneralrule,choosetheshortestnotevalueused intherecordedperformance. 5. PresstheOKbuttontoquantizetheselecteddata. Iftheresultwasdifferentfromwhatyouhadexpected, presstheCOMPAREswitchtorestorethesongtothe originalstatebeforethequantizationwasapplied. ExperimentwithdifferentResolutions,setIntensityto lessthan100%inordertopreservesomeofthenatural feel,orraisetheSwingvaluetocreateashuffleor swingfeel. Youcanalsoapplyquantizationduringrecording, usingtheRECResolutionparameteratthetopofthe P0page.Choosethedesiredresolution,and quantizationwillbeappliedasyourecord. Formoreinformation,seeSongeditinginthe Creatingsongs(Sequencermode)chapteroftheOG.

TemplateSongsstoreprettymucheverythinginthe SongexceptfortheMIDIandaudiodataitself.This includesProgramselections,trackparameters,effects andKARMAsettings,andtheSongsnameandtempo. ThefactorypresetTemplateSongsletyougetupand runningquicklywithmatchedsetsofsoundsand effectsforvariousstylesofmusic.Youcanalsocreate yourownTemplateSongswithyourfavoritesounds andsetups. NotethatTemplateSongsdonotincludeMIDIdatafor songtracksandpatterns,audiodata,andsoon. WhileloadingaTemplateSong,youcanalso optionallyloadoneormoreDrumpatternstoa specifiedTrack. 1. IntheSequencerP0:Play/RECpage,pressthe pagemenubuttonandselecttheLoadTemplate Songcommand. Adialogboxwillappear.

4. PresstheOKbuttontoloadthetemplatesong,or presstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutmaking changes. WhenyoupressOK,theTemplateSongssettingswill becopiedintothecurrentSong. IfCopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo?wascheckedin step3,theCopyPatternToMIDITrackdialogbox willappear. 5. UsetheBank(UserorPreset)andPatternpopups toselectapatterntocopy.

Note:IneachoftheeighteenpresetTemplateSongs, track1isalwaysassignedtoaDrumProgram.(In somecases,othertracksmayalsohaveDrum Programs.) 7. IntheMeasurefield,setthemeasureonwhich youdlikethepatterntostart. Followingthenamesforeachofthe697preset patterns,themusicalstyleandthenameofthemost suitableDrumProgramsarepartiallydisplayed. ByloadingaDrumProgramandthecorresponding presetpattern,youcaninstantlysetupadrumtrackto matchtheTemplateSong. 8. Toloadthepattern,presstheOKbutton.

2. IntheFromfield,choosetheTemplateSongyou wanttoload. 3. ChecktheCopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo? checkbox. Whenthisboxischecked,adialogboxforcopyinga patternwillautomaticallyappearafterLoadTemplate Songiscomplete. Ifthisisnotchecked,onlytheselectedTemplateSong willbeloaded.

Afterthepatternisloaded,theMeasurewillcountup automatically.Youcanthencopyanotherpatternif desired.Forinstance,youcanusedifferentpatterns oneaftertheothertobuildupasong,withdifferent patternsforverse,chorus,andbridge. Afteryouvefinishedaddingpatterns,presstheExit button,andyouredone!

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Saving and loading data Saving your edits

Understanding Write and Save
Therearetwowaystostoreyourworkonthe KRONOS:WriteandSave. YoucanuseWriteforPrograms,Combinations,Set Lists,WaveSequences,DrumKits,andFXPresets everythingexceptforSongs,Samples,and Multisamples.Writestoresintotheinternalmemory, whichpersistsevenifyouturnpoweroffandonagain. Savestoresdatatofilesondiskeithertheinternal driveorUSBstoragedevices.YoumustuseSavefor Songs,Samples,andMultisamples.Saveisalsohandy foralltheotherdatatypes,though.Forinstance,you caneasilySavetheentirestateoftheKRONOS, includingallusereditabledata,inasinglestep. Hundredsofthesefileswillfitontotheinternaldrive. Youcanusethisforbackups,andforsavingand recallingsetupsforparticularprojects,gigs,andsoon. 3. Afterenteringthename,pressOK. Thetexteditwindowwilldisappear,returningyouto themainWritedialog. 4. UnderToatthebottomofthedialog,pressthe popupbuttonnexttoProgramtobringupthesave locationdialog. 5. SelectalocationtosavetheeditedProgram. Fromthefactory,bankUGisleftblankforyourown HD1sounds.Youcanalsooverwriteanyofthefactory sounds,ifyoulike,andeasilyloadthembackfrom disklater. Important:HD1Programscanonlybewrittento HD1Banks,andEXiProgramscanonlybewritten toEXiBanks.Formoreinformationonthedefault Banktypes,andonhowtochangethem,pleasesee ProgramBankContentsonpage 18. 6. Afterselectingthelocation,pressOK. 7. PressOKagaintostartthewriteprocess. 8. Ifyouresureyouwanttowritetothislocation, pressOKonemoretime. Afterthat,youredone!

Writing Programs
TowriteaProgramtotheinternalmemory: 1. SelecttheWriteProgramcommandfromthepage menu,attheupperrighthandcornerofthescreen. Youcanalsocallupthismenucommandbyholding ENTERandpressing0onthenumerickeypad. Thisbringsupadialogboxwhichallowsyoutosave theProgram.Optionally,youcanalsoselectanew location,changetheProgramsname,andassignittoa soundcategory(suchaskeyboard,guitar,etc.). 2. PresstheTbuttontobringupthetextedit dialog. YoucangivetheProgramadescriptivenameusingthe onscreenkeyboard.

Saving edits to GM Programs

YoucaneditGMPrograms,butyoumustthensave themtoaBankotherthanIG;theGMPrograms themselvescannotbeoverwritten.

Shortcut: Update via SEQUENCER REC/WRITE

YoucanalsousetheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEbutton toquicklyupdatethecurrentProgram,usingthe existingname,bank,number,andcategory.Todoso: 1. PresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEbutton. TheUpdateProgramdialogwillappear. 2. PressOKtowritetheprogram.

Saving to and loading from disk

Saving data
AnythingthatyoucreateoreditintheKRONOScan besavedtodisk.Thereareanumberoffiletypesfor differenttypesofdata,butfornowwellconcentrate onthethreemaintypes:.PCG,,.SNG,and.KSCfiles. PCGstandsforProgram,Combination,andGlobal. ThesefilescanalsoincludeSetLists,WaveSequences, DrumKits,userDrumTrackpatterns,anduser KARMAGEs.PCGsarevariableinsize;theymay includeonlyasinglebankofPrograms,forinstance,or all13banksofalldatatypes. SNGstandsforSong.Thesefilesstoreallofthe SongsfromSequencermode. KSCstandsforKorgSampleCollection.Thisisalist alloftheRAMmultisamplesandsamplesininternal memory,alongwithalloftheloadedEXs MultisamplesandDrumSamples.Notethatthisisjust alistofwhichsamplesareloaded;theactualdatais storedseparately. Youcanstoreallofthisdatatogetherinasinglestep. 1. PressthefrontpanelDISKbuttontoenterDisk mode. 2. PresstheFiletab,andthentheSavetab,togoto theDiskSavepage. 3. Optionally,PressDriveSelecttoselectthedriveto whichtosave. Theinternaldiskisthedefault.Unlessyouwanttouse anexternalUSBdevice,youdontneedtoselect anythingdifferent. 4. Selectthedirectoryinwhichyouwanttosavethe data.

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Dependingonhowyouwork,youmaywishtocreate directoriesfordifferentprojects. Tocreateanewdirectory,movetothelevelatwhich youwanttocreatethedirectory,andusetheCreate DirectorymenucommandontheDiskUtilitypage. 5. OntheDiskSavepage,pressthepagemenu buttontoopenthepagemenu,andselecttheSave Allcommand. Thiscommandwillsaveasetof.PCG,.SNG,and.KSC filesallatonce. Adialogboxwillappear.

Loading data
Youcanloadtheentirecontentsofmemoryatonce, includingsounddata(Programs,Combinations,etc.), Songs,andsampledata.Todoso: 1. PresstheDISKbuttontoenterDiskmode. 2. PresstheFiletab,andthentheLoadtab,togoto theDiskLoadpage. 3. Optionally,PressDriveSelecttoselectthedrive fromwhichtoload. Theinternaldriveisthedefault. 4. Navigatetothedirectorythatcontainsthefileyou wanttoload,andselectthe.SNGfile. Selectadirectory(shownasafoldericon)andpress theOpenbuttontomovetoalowerlevel,orpressthe Upbuttontomovetoahigherlevel. Theselected.SNGfilewillbehighlighted.

6. Pressthetexteditbutton(T)andenteraname forthefiles.

Note:IftheSongsincludeaudiotracks,theaudiodata willbesavedasWAVEfiles.Thesearestoredina directorynamedafterthe.SNGplus_A(forAudio) attheend,inthesamedirectoryasthe.SNGfileitself. 7. PresseachSelectionbuttontonotetheitemsbeing saved,suchastheindividualbanksofPrograms andCombinations.

5. PresstheredLoadbuttonatthebottomofthe page. (YoucanalsousetheLoadSelectedmenucommand.) Youcanchoosetosaveonlysomeofthedata.Thisis handy,forinstance,whensavingabankofsoundsto sharewithothermusicians.Fornow,however,lets leavealloftheboxeschecked,sothatalloftheinternal dataissaved. 8. PresstheOKbuttontoSavethedatatodisk. Whenthesaveiscomplete,thesystemreturnstothe Savepage,andthedisplaywillshowtheresulting file(s).Theamountoftimerequiredwilldependonthe amountofdatabeingsaved. IfthereareUserMultisamplesandSamplesinRAM, theywillbesavedtodiskas.KMPand.KSFfiles, respectively.Directoriesforthesefileswillbecreated automatically. NOTE:WhensavingCombinations,remembertoalso savetheProgramsituses,aswellastheDrumKitsand WaveSequencesusedbythePrograms.Similarly, whensavingPrograms,remembertosavetheDrum KitsandWaveSequencesusedbytheprograms. Adialogboxwillappear,containinganumberof options. 6. SelecttheLoad[filename].PCGtooandLoad [filename].KSCtoocheckboxes. Whentheseboxesarechecked,thesystemlooksfor .PCGand.KSCfileswiththesamenameasthemain .SNGfile. 7. Set.PCGContentstoAll. Optionally,youcanloadonlysomeofthedatafrom the.PCGfile. 8. UseSelect.SNGAllocationtospecifyhowthe Songswillbeloaded,andwhetherornotexisting Songswillbeerased. AppendloadstheSongsintothefirstfreeSong numbersfollowingthesong(s)whicharealreadyin memory. Clearwilleraseallsongsfrominternalmemory,and loadtheSongsintotheexactnumbersfromwhichthey weresaved.

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PresstheOpenbuttontomovetoalowerlevel,or presstheUpbuttontomovetoanupperlevel.

WhenyouuseLoadPCGtoloada.PCGfile,the identicallynamed.KSCfilewillalsobeloadedsothat thecorrectmultisamples/sampleswillcorrespond automatically.

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9. UseSelect.KSCAllocationtospecifyhowthe sampledatawillbeloaded,andwhetherornot existingsampledatawillbeerased. AppendwillleaveallcurrentlyloadedRAMand/or EXsdataintact.RAMMultisamplesandSampleswill beloadedintothenextavailablevacantnumbers followingtheexistingdata. ClearRAMwilleraseallmultisamplesandsamples fromsamplememory(RAM),andloadthedatainthe sameconfigurationwithwhichitwassaved.Existing EXsdataisleftintact. ClearRAM&EXsissimilartoClearRAM,above,but alsounloadsexistingEXsdatabeforeloadingthenew .KSCfile.Thisfreesupthemostmemoryforthenew .KSC. Youcanusetheinformationatthebottomofthedialog box,includingMemoryRequired,(Memory) Available,andEnoughslotsforSamples&MS,to determinewhetherornotyouneedtofreeuproomfor thenew.KSC. 10.SettheLoadMethodasdesired. ThissetsthepreferredwaytoloadtheEXssamplesin theKSC:loadthemintoRAM,useVirtualMemory,or usethesettingstoredintheKSC.IftheKSChasnoEXs samples,thiswillbegrayedout. 11.PresstheOKbuttontoloadthedata. NeverdisconnectUSBdevicesorremovedata storagemediawhileloadingorsaving. WhenloadingPrograms,Combinations,Songs,Set Lists,DrumKits,WaveSequences,orKARMAUser GEs,makesurethattheGlobalBasicSetuppages MemoryProtectsettingsareturnedoff(unchecked). Iftheyareon,youwontbeabletoloadthedata.

Automatic reference correction

Ifyouset.PCGContentsandTotodifferentbanks, anyreferencesinthedatawillbeupdatedtomatchthe newbank.Forinstance,letssaythatyoureloading fromthePCGsBankIAintoBankUG.IfthePCGs CombinationsusedProgramsfromBankIA,theywill beupdatedtotheusetheProgramsnewlocationsin BankUG.ThesameistrueforanyDrumKitsorWave SequencesusedbyPrograms. Ifyoureloadingsequencerdataatthesametime(with Load.SNGtoochecked),anyProgramandBank ChangemessageswithintheSongswillalsobe corrected.

Loading multiple files at once

Youcanselecttwoormorefilesatonce,andloadthem inasingleoperation.Todoso: 1. PresstheMultipleSelectcheckboxatthebottom ofthescreen,sothatitsenabled. Thiscanbehandyforloadingmultiplesamplefilesat once,importingbanksofDXsounds,andsoon. MultipleSelectworksforotherdiskoperationsas well,includingDelete(sobecareful!). NotethatwhenMultipleSelectison,youcantchange toadifferentdirectory.Whenyouredone,turnitoff again. Youcanalsousewildcardstoselectmultiplefiles. Formoreinformation,seeLoadingmultiplefilesat onceundertheLoadselectedmenucommandin thePGsDiskchapter.

Loading individual banks from a .PCG file

1. GototheLoadpage. 2. Selectthe.PCGfilecontainingthedatayouwant toload. 3. PresstheLoadbutton. 4. Setthe.PCGContentstoloadthedesired individualbanks. 5. SelectthebanktoloadintoviatheToparameter.

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Saving and loading data

Listening to the demo songs

Loading the demo songs
1. PresstheDISKbutton(theLEDwilllight)toenter Diskmode. 2. Ifyouveeditedorcreatedanynewsoundsor songs,savethembeforeproceeding! Loadingthedemosongswillreplacethecontentsof theinternalmemory,includingPrograms, Combinations,Songs,sampledata,andsoon.If youvemadeanyedits,savethemtotheinternal diskoraUSBdrivebeforeyouproceed. 3. PresstheFiletabandthentheLoadtab,togoto theLoadpage. 4. MakesurethatDriveSelectissetto HDD:INTERNALHD. Thecontentsoftheharddiskwillappear. 5. TouchtheFACTORYdirectorytoselectit. 6. PresstheOpenbuttontoenterthedirectory. 7. TouchthePRELOAD.SNGfiletoselectit. Thisfilecontainsthedemosong,alongwithallofthe soundsthatitneeds.

Playing the demo songs

1. PresstheSEQbutton(theLEDwilllight)toenter Sequencermode. IfyouhaventdoneanythingwithSequencermode sinceturningonthepower,theP0:Play/RECMIDI TrackProgSelect/Mixerpagewillappear.

Ifthispageisnotdisplayed,presstheEXITswitch severaltimes.Althoughtheexactnumberwilldepend onthepageyourein,pressingtheEXITswitchno morethanthreetimeswillalwaysbringyoubackto thispage. LetsstartbylisteningtosongS000. 2. VerifythatsongS000isselected. Ifanothersongisselected,touchthesongnameto highlightit.Thenpressthenumerickey0,andthenthe ENTERswitch. 3. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch. TheLEDwillblink,andthesongwillbeginplaying back. 4. Ifyouwanttostopplaybackmidwaythroughthe song,presstheSTART/STOPswitchonceagain.

File tab

Drive Select

PRELOAD.SNG

Load tab

Load tab

Letslistentothenextsong. 5. Selectthesongnamebytouchingitonthedisplay. 6. Pressnumerickey1,andthenpresstheENTER switch. ThisselectsSongS001. Alternatively,youcanpresstheSongSelectpopup(the roundbuttonlocatedattheleftofthesongname),and alistofsongnameswillappear.Selectasong,and presstheOKbutton. 7. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitchto beginplayback.Tostopplayback,pressthesame switchonceagain.

8. PresstheLoadbuttontoopenthedialogbox. 9. SelecttheLoadPRELOAD.PCGtoocheckbox. Withthisoptionchecked,thematching.PCGfilewill beloadedalongwiththe.SNGfile. 10.SelecttheLoadPRELOAD.KSCtoocheckbox. Withthisoptionchecked,thematching.KSCfilewill beloadedaswell. 11.SetSelect.SNGAllocationtoClear. 12.Set.KSCAllocationtoClearRAM&EXs. 13.PresstheOKbuttontoloadthedata.

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Specifications (abbreviated)

Specifications (abbreviated)
Operating conditions
+5+35C(nocondensation)

Keyboard
61noteNaturalTouchSemiweightedactionwith aftertouch,or73or88noteRH3RealWeighted HammerActionwithaftertouch

Power
ACPowerSupplyterminal,POWEROn/Offswitch

Dimensions (W x D x H)
61Keys:1052x362x134(mm)/41.4214.255.28 73Keys:1243x411x145(mm)/48.9416.185.71 88Keys:1455x411x145(mm)/57.2816.185.71

Weight
61Keys:12.5kg/27.56lbs 73Keys:20.3kg/44.75lbs 88Keys:23.0kg/50.71lbs

Power consumption
60W

Included items
ACcable KRONOSQuickStartGuide AccessoryDiscsincludingPDFmanuals(Operation Guide,ParameterGuide,VoiceNameList),Korg USBMIDIdriver,andsystemrestoredata

Options
XVP10expression/volumepedal EXP2footcontroller DS1Hdamperpedal PS1orPS3pedalswitch

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