Keytrk (Keyboard Track) - Korg KROSS Parameter Manual

Program mode
8–3: KEYTRK (Keyboard Track)
Keyboard tracking lets you vary the volume as you play up and
down the keyboard. Usually, some amount of key tracking is
necessary in order to make the volume consistent across the entire
range.
KROSS's keyboard tracking can be fairly complex, if desired. You
can create different rates of change over up to four different parts
of the keyboard. For instance, you can:
• Make the volume increase very quickly over the middle of the
keyboard, and then increase more slowly or not at all in the
higher octaves.
• Make the volume increase as you play lower on the keyboard.
• Create abrupt changes at certain keys, for split-like effects.
For more information, please see the "How it works: Keys and
Ramps" section on page 26.
OSC (Oscillator Select)
Select the oscillator (1 or 2) that you want to edit.
Note: Oscillator 2 can be selected if Oscillator Mode is set to
Double.
Key
Low Break
This specifies the note that will be the break point connecting the
two sloped lines in the low region.
Center
This specifies the note that will be the break point in the center of
keyboard tracking. At this key, the keyboard tracking has no effect
on the volume, or on any AMS destinations.
Amp Keyboard Tracking
Louder x2
Change to
No change
Volume
34
Bottom- Low- Center- High-
Low Center High Top
Low Break Center High Break
[C–1...G9]
[C–1...G9]
Silence
Low Break: D1
High Break
This specifies the note that will be the break point connecting the
two sloped lines in the high region.
Note: Tip: You can also set the note value by the keyboard (see
page 13 of the Operation Guide).
Ramp
Positive ramp values mean that the keyboard tracking output
increases as you play farther from the Center Key; negative ramp
values mean that it decreases.
Because of this, the meanings of positive and negative ramp
settings will change depending on whether the ramp is to the left
or right of the Center Key.
Bottom-Low and Low-Center: negative ramps make the
keyboard tracking's output go down as you play lower, and
positive ramps make the output go higher.
Center-High and High-Top: negative ramps make the keyboard
tracking's output go down as you play higher, and positive ramps
make the output go up.
Differences from other Keyboard Tracks
There are several differences between the Amp keyboard tracking
and the Filter and Common keyboard tracking.
For example, the results of the Ramp values are different. As
shown in the graphic "Amp Keyboard Tracking," below, negative
slopes are more steep than positive slopes.
Also, the amp does not have separate control of Intensity. Instead,
Intensity is always fixed at the maximum amount, allowing
[1, 2]
keyboard tracking to change the volume from complete silence to
twice as loud as the programmed level.
Bottom-Low
This sets the slope between the bottom of the MIDI note range and
the Key Low key. For normal key track, use negative values.
Low-Center
This sets the slope between the Key Low and Center keys. For
normal key track, use negative values.
Center-High
This sets the slope between the Center and Key High keys. For
normal key track, use positive values.
Ramp values:
Ramp values: –99 –97 –95
Center: G2 High Break: C4
[–Inf, –99...+99, +Inf]
[–Inf, –99...+99, +Inf]
[–Inf, –99...+99, +Inf]
+99 +50
–48
[C–1...G9]
+25
–25