Basic Operations - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Basic operations

After you've turned on the KRONOS, here's how to perform
basic operations such as selecting modes and pages.
1. Selecting modes
In order to use a particular function on the KRONOS, you
must first select the appropriate mode.
Press one of the front panel mode buttons to enter the
corresponding mode. These include SET LIST, COMBI
(Combination mode), PROG (Program mode), SEQ
(Sequencer mode), SAMPLING, GLOBAL, and DISK.
2. Selecting pages
Each mode has a large number of parameters, which are
grouped into pages. These are further subdivided by tabs into
up to nine tab pages.
1. Select the desired mode, as described above.
We'll use Program mode as an example for our explanation,
so press the PROG switch.
Page tab
Page
group Tab
2. Press a tab in the lower line (page group tabs).
As an example here, press the Basic/Vector tab. The current
page indication in the upper left of the LCD screen will
indicate "PROGRAM P1: Basic/Vector," and the page group
will change.
When you press the EXIT switch, you will return to P0 from
any page.
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Basic Vector tab
3. Press a tab in the upper line (page tabs) to select a
page.
As an example here, press the Vector Control tab. The
current page indication in the upper left of the LCD screen
will stay the same, but the upper right indication will change
to "Vector Control." You've selected the Vector Control
page.
Note: In some cases, there may not be any tabs in the upper
line.
Vector Control tab
3. Editing parameters
The parameter value in the edit cell can be set by using the
front panel VALUE controllers, including the VALUE slider,
/ switches, VALUE dial, numeric keys 0–9, and the – ,
ENTER, and (.) switches.
Alternatively, in most cases you can edit the value by
touching the edit cell and dragging your finger up or down.
(A few parameters don't support this editing method.)
The COMPARE button lets you switch back and forth
between edited and saved versions of sounds.
For some parameters, you can use the BANK SELECT
switches to select the bank of a program etc., or press a
popup button to access a popup menu where you can specify
the value of the parameter. In some cases, you can hold
down the ENTER switch and play a note on the keyboard to
specify a note or a velocity value.
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