Korg kronos Operation Manual page 46

Playing and editing Programs
Foot Pedals and Switches
Damper Pedal (Sustain)
The damper pedal is also sometimes called the sustain pedal.
It acts like the similarly-named pedal on an acoustic piano;
when you hold down the pedal, notes will continue to sustain
even when you lift your hands off of the keyboard.
Damper Switch vs. Half-Damper
You can use either a standard footswitch (such as the Korg
PS-1) or a special half-damper pedal (such as the Korg DS-
1H) as the Damper.
If you use a footswitch, it will work like a normal
synthesizer sustain pedal: notes will sustain forever, as long
as the pedal is held down.
A half-damper pedal is a special type of continuous foot
pedal (normal foot pedals won't work properly for this
application). It offers more subtle control of sustain, which
can be especially useful for piano sounds.
The off and full-on positions of the half-damper work just
like the footswitch, but intermediate positions modulate the
release time to increase sustain without making it infinite.
The KRONOS will automatically sense when a half-damper
is connected to the rear-panel DAMPER input. For proper
operation, you will also need to calibrate the pedal, using the
Calibrate Half-Damper command in the Global page menu.
Damper and MIDI
The Damper Pedal is sent and received as MIDI CC #64. In
Combi and Sequence modes, you can "filter" CC# 64 so that
it only affects some of the sounds in the Combi or Song.
Assignable Foot Switch
This lets you use a simple footswitch, such as the Korg PS-1,
as an assignable controller. The footswitch can perform a
wide variety of functions, such as:
• An assignable source for modulating sounds and effects
• Portamento on/off
• Una Corda on/off (convenient for the SGX-2)
• Program select up or down
• Sequencer start/stop or punch in/out
• Tap Tempo
• KARMA on/off, Latch on/off, or Scene select
• Drum Track on/off
• Chord SW
• Duplication of many front panel controls, including the
modulation joystick, ribbon, value slider, Real-Time
Knobs, SW 1/2, the pads, KARMA sliders, or KARMA
switches
The switch's function is set in Global mode (on the
Controllers tab of the Controllers/Scales page), so that it
always works the same regardless of the current Program,
Combi, or Song.
For more information, please see "Setting up the Assignable
Switch and Pedal" on page 171.
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Assignable Foot Pedal
This lets you use a continuous controller pedal, such as the
Korg EXP-2 foot controller or Korg XVP-10 EXP/VOL
pedal, as an assignable controller.
Like the Assignable Foot Switch, described above, the Foot
Pedal can be used for many different functions, including:
• Master Volume
• Channel Volume, Pan, or Expression
• Assignable sound modulation, as several different AMS
or Dmod sources (convenient for CX-3 expression)
• Effects Send level control
• Duplication of many front panel controls, including the
modulation joystick, ribbon, value slider, Real-Time
Knobs, or KARMA sliders
The pedal's function is set globally (on the Controllers tab of
the Controllers/Scales page), so that it always works the
same regardless of the current Program, Combi, or Song. For
more information, please see "Setting up the Assignable
Switch and Pedal" on page 171.