Korg kronos Operation Manual page 56

Playing and editing Programs
Program Basic: P1 - 1
Common LFO: P5 - 9
OSC1 Basic: P2 - 1
OSC1 Pitch: P2 - 2 Filter Key Track: P3 - 2
Filter1 Mod: P3 - 2
Pitch EG : P2 - 9
Oscillator / Pitch
Voice Assign Mode
The Voice Assign Mode selects whether the Program will
play polyphonically (Poly) or monophonically (Mono).
When this is set to Poly, you can play both chords and
melody lines. When this is set to Mono, only one note will
sound even if you play a chord.
Normally you'll set this to Poly, but Mono is useful when
playing sounds such as synth basses, synth leads, and other
solo instruments. Try switching between Poly and Mono,
and listen to the results.
Using Drum Kits
You can create and edit Drum Kits in Global mode. For each
note on the keyboard, you can select up to eight velocity-
crossfaded Drumsamples, make filter and amp settings, and
specify routing to the effects and to the individual audio
outputs.
For more information, see "Using Drum Kits" on page 186.
In Programs, once you've set the Oscillator Mode to Single
or Double Drums, you can select between the 152 user-
programmable Drum Kits, plus an additional 9 GM2 kits.
For more information on the factory sounds, see the Voice
Name List.
Copying settings between OSC1 & OSC2
Many of the Program parameters can be set differently for
OSC1 and OSC2. These include all of the parameters on:
• All of the tabs on the OSC/Pitch page, except for the
Pitch EG
• All of the tabs on the Filter page
• All of the tabs on the Amp page, except for EQ
• All of the tabs on the LFO page, except for Common
LFO
• The AMS Mixer tabs
You can use the page menu's Copy Oscillator command to
copy these parameters from one Oscillator to another. You
can even copy parameters from an Oscillator in a different
Program.
This command is useful when you want to set both
Oscillators to the same settings, or when you want to
duplicate settings you've used before.
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OSC1 LFO1: P5 - 1 OSC1 LFO2: P5 - 2
Filter1(A/B): P3 - 1 Amp1/Driver1: P4 - 1
Amp1 Mod: P4 - 2
Filter1 LFO Mod: P3 - 3 Filter1 EG: P3 - 4 Amp1 EG: P4 - 3
AMS Mixer: P6 - 1
OSC 1
Common KeyTrack: P6 - 9
OSC 2
Filter Amplifier
Vector: P1 - 5, 6
KARMA: P7
Routing: P8-1
Insert
3Band EQ
OSC1, 2 Effects
: P4 - 9
1...12: P8
Insert Effects
Master Effects
Individual Outputs
REC Bus
FX Control Bus
EQ
P1–1, P2–2, etc. indicate the on-screen pages and tabs used when editing on the KRONOS.
Working with Multisamples
As described above, the sound of the HD-1 starts with one or
more Multisamples. You can play these Multisamples
directly, or use them through Wave Sequences, which play a
series of different Multisamples over time to create rhythms
or complex, evolving timbres.
In Single and Double modes, each Oscillator can play up to
eight Multisamples or Wave Sequences. In Single and
Double Drums modes, each Oscillator plays a Drum Kit.
Multisamples, Wave Sequences, and Drum Kits
Multisamples, Drum Kits, and Wave Sequences allow you to
play samples in different ways.
• Multisamples lay out one or more samples across the
keyboard. For instance, a very simple guitar Multisample
might have six samples–one for each string.
• Wave Sequences play back a series of different
Multisamples over time. These Multisamples may
crossfade to create smooth, evolving timbres, or change
abruptly to create rhythms.
• As the name suggests, Drum Kits are optimized for
playing Drumsamples.
Velocity splits, crossfades, and layers
As mentioned above, unless you're in Single or Double
Drum mode, each Oscillator has eight velocity zones, named
MS1 (the highest velocity) through MS8 (the lowest). This
means that the Program can play different Multisamples or
Wave Sequences, depending on how hard you play.
Each of these zones has separate settings for Level, Start
Offset, and so on. Also, each of the zones can fade into the
next, to create smooth velocity transitions. Zones can even
be layered together, two at a time.
Selecting Multisamples
Let's create a simple velocity crossfade between two
Multisamples, using just OSC1.
1. Go to the OSC1 Basic tab of the OSC/Pitch page.
2. Set the MS1 and MS2 Type parameters to Multi
(Multisample).
3. Set the Types for MS3...8 to Off.
4. Select ROM Stereo as the Multisample Bank for MS1
and MS2.
Controllers: P1 - 8 Drum Track: P1 - 3 Audio Input: P0 - 8
Pads: P1 - 9 Tone Adjust: P0 - 9
Master
Effects
1, 2: P9
Total
AUDIO OUTPUT
Effects
L/MONO, R
1, 2: P9
AUDIO OUTPUT
INDIVIDUAL 1, 2, 3, 4
Effects