Easy Program Editing; Quick Edits Using The Knobs, Sliders, And Switches - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Easy Program Editing

Quick edits using the knobs, sliders, and switches

You can edit any of the Programs shipped with KRONOS, or
you can start with an initialized Program to create sounds
from scratch.
You can do many basic edits directly from the front panel
Control Surface knobs, switches, and sliders, without ever
delving deeper into the LCD interface. For instance, you can
use the knobs to change attack and release times, make
sounds brighter or darker, alter effects depths, modulate
KARMA's phrase generation, and so on.
The knobs, sliders, and switches will do
different things, depending of the Control
Surface CONTROL ASSIGN setting. For
editing Programs, the three important
CONTROL ASSIGN settings are
TIMBRE/TRACK, RT KNOBS/
KARMA, and TONE ADJ/EQ.
TIMBRE/TRACK lets you adjust the
volume, pan, and send levels for
Oscillators 1 and 2 and the Drum Track,
along with the Program EQ.
RT KNOBS/KARMA lets you modulate
sounds and effects with the knobs, and
control KARMA with the sliders and
switches.
TONE ADJ/EQ (Tone Adjust) gives you hands-on access to
more detailed sound editing, using the sliders, knobs, and
switches.
Note: EQ is only available in Set List mode. For more
information, see "Graphic EQ" on page 127.
Adjusting volume, Pan, EQ, and FX sends
In TIMBRE/TRACK mode, the Control Surface puts all of
the basic mixing controls under your fingertips.
1. Press the TIMBRE/TRACK button under
CONTROL ASSIGN.
The button's LED will light up.
2. Optionally, go to the Control Surface tab of the Play
page.
This page mirrors the Control Surface. Often, it will show
you a little more information about the knob assignments,
exact values, and so on.
3. Press the MIXER KNOBS button until
the INDIVIDUAL PAN LED lights up.
This makes knobs 1 & 2 control pan for
OSC1 and OSC2, respectively.
4. Use sliders 1 ...3 to adjust the volumes
of OSC1, OSC2, and the Drum Track.
5. Use knobs 1 & 2 to adjust the pan positions of OSC1
and OSC2.
The Drum Track's pan is controlled separately, in the Drum
Kit itself.
Easy Program Editing Quick edits using the knobs, sliders, and switches
6. Press the MIXER KNOBS button until
This makes the knobs control a virtual
channel strip, including pan, EQ, and effects
sends.
7. Use knobs 2-6 to adjust the Program's 3-band EQ.
The EQ affects both OSC1 and OSC2. Notice that the
display shows you the gain values in dB, and the Mid
Frequency in Hz. Also note that knob 2, EQ Trim, lets you
compensate for gain changes caused by the EQ.
8. Press SELECT button 1.
This selects OSC1. When the knobs are in CHANNEL
STRIP mode, the selected Oscillator is important. While EQ
always applies to both Oscillators, the Pan and Effects Send
1/2 knobs affect only the selected Oscillator.
Notice that Pan is available, in different ways, with both
settings of the MIXER KNOBS button.
9. Use knobs 7 and 8 to adjust Effects Sends 1 and 2 for
Internally, the system figures out how the Oscillator is routed
to the Master Effects, and automatically adjusts the
appropriate send parameters.
Editing sounds & effects with the
Realtime Knobs
The Realtime Knobs are a traditional feature of Korg
workstations, combining modulation, quick edits, and hands-
on control.
In RT KNOBS/KARMA mode, knobs 1-4 have dedicated
functions, as printed on the front panel: Filter Cutoff, Filter
Resonance, Filter EG Intensity, and Release Time. All of
these correspond to standard MIDI CCs.
Knobs 5-8 can be assigned to a wide variety of functions,
many of which also have corresponding MIDI CCs. Often
(but not always), knobs 5 and 6 modulate synthesis
parameters, knob 7 controls the depth of a chorus or other
modulation effect, and knob 8 controls reverb depth.
the CHANNEL STRIP LED lights up.
OSC1.
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