Korg kronos Operation Manual page 57

There are four main types of Multisample Banks: ROM,
Sampling Mode, EXs, and User Sample Banks. For each
type, you can also choose between looking at mono and
stereo Multisamples. Note that stereo Multisamples will
require twice as many voices as mono Multisamples.
ROM Multisamples are the built-in "factory" sounds, and
are always available. These are organized by category, such
as pianos, guitars, bells, etc.
Sampling Mode (Smp) Multisamples are the ones that you
can see and edit in Sampling Mode. These may include
Akai, SoundFont 2.0, AIFF or WAV files loaded from disk,
or native KRONOS samples (including third-party sound
libraries and samples that you create yourself). Anything that
can be used in Sampling Mode can also be loaded as a User
Sample Bank.
EXs Multisample banks are PCM expansion sets created
especially for the KRONOS. Each has its own unique
number; for instance, the ROM Expansion is EXs1, and the
Concert Grand Piano is EXs2. Only the currently loaded
EXs banks will appear in this menu.
User Sample Banks bring the benefits of EXs to your own
sample libraries. You can load and play gigabytes of your
custom or converted samples at once, using Virtual Memory.
They are shown as a path to a file on an internal disk,
including the file name and the names of all enclosing
directories. Only the currently loaded User Sample Banks
will appear in this menu. For more information, see "User
Sample Banks" on page 162 of the Operation Guide.
5. Press the Multisample popup for MS1.
This brings up a list of Multisamples, organized by category.
Use the tabs at the left of the screen to browse through the
different categories.
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6. Select a Multisample by touching its name in the list.
7. Press the OK button to confirm your selection.
8. Do the same for MS2.
Now that you've assigned Multisamples to MS1 and MS2,
let's set up the velocity ranges and crossfades.
9. Set MS2's Bottom Vel (Velocity) to 001, and its Xfade
Range to Off.
10.Set MS1's Bottom Vel (Velocity) to 80.
Now, MS2 will sound when you play softly, at velocities of
79 or less–and MS1 will sound when you play harder, with
velocities of 80 or more.
You can also see this split visually, in the graphic on the right
side of the LCD.
11.Next, set MS1's Xfade Range to 20, and its Curve to
Linear.
Notice that the graphic now shows the two ranges tapering
into one another. Between 80 and 100, MS2 will fade out,
and MS1 will fade in, creating a gradual velocity transition
instead of a hard split.
12.If you like, adjust the Levels for the two Multisamples.
Rev. (Reverse) check box
Rev. (Reverse) lets you play the selected Multisample
backwards, without looping. This can produce interesting
results for sound effects or other unusual timbres. Reverse
applies only to Multisamples; when the Type is set Wave
Sequence, this is grayed out.
Note: this does not apply to samples from EXs or User
Sample Banks whose Load Method is set to Virtual Memory.
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