Status Settings; Midi Settings; Changing The Program Settings To Match The Combination - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

Status settings

Adjust these settings in the COMBI> PROG page.
This controls the status of MIDI and the internal tone
generator for each Timbre. Normally, if you're playing an
internal Program, this should be set to INT.
If the status is set to Off, EXT, or EX2, that Timbre's
internal sounds will not be played. Off simply disables the
Timbre entirely. The EXT and EX2 settings allow the
Timbre to control an external MIDI device.
For details, please see "Status" on page 71 of the Parameter
Guide.

MIDI settings

MIDI Channel
Adjust these settings in the C-TIMBRE> MIDI page.
Timbres that you wish to play from the KROSS's keyboard
must be set to the global MIDI channel. Your playing on the
keyboard is transmitted on the global MIDI channel, and will
trigger any timbre that matches this channel. Normally you
will set this to Gch. When this is set to Gch, the MIDI
channel of the timbre will always match the global MIDI
channel, even if you change the global MIDI channel.
On some preloaded Combinations, Timbres used by the
arpeggiator may have their MIDI Channels set to
something other than Gch. These will be timbres that
play only when the arpeggiator is on, which is a very
useful technique for creating "Apreggiator based"
Combinations.
For details, please see "Arpeggiator settings in
Combination and Sequencer modes" on page 70. In
particular, note the relationships between arpeggiator A/
B assignments and the MIDI Channel.
Bank Select (when status=EX2)
When the Status (COMBI> PROG) is set to EX2, these
parameters allow you to transmit MIDI Bank Select
messages to external MIDI devices.
MIDI filter settings
Adjust these settings in the C-MIDI FILTER> 1–4 pages.
For each MIDI Filter item, you can specify whether or not
the corresponding MIDI message will be transmitted and
received. The checked items will be transmitted and
received.
Editing a combination Status settings
The MIDI filters don't turn the functions themselves on or
off. Instead, the filter just controls whether or not that MIDI
message will be transmitted and received.
For example, if portamento is on, portamento will be applied
to the internal KROSS sound even if Enable Portamento SW
is unchecked.
As another example, let's say that you've selected a bass
Program for Timbre 1, and a piano Program for Timbre 2,
with the goal of creating a bass/piano split. You could
choose the following settings so that pressing the damper
pedal affects only Timbre 2's piano sound:
1. Access the C–MIDI FILTER> 1 page.
2. Un-check the Damper (Enable Damper) box for
Timbre 1.
3. Check the Damper (Enable Damper) box for
Timbre 2.
Changing the program settings to
match the combination
You can make various changes to Programs within the
context of a particular Combination to make them fit better
with other Programs, or to create particular sonic effects.
These changes do not affect the original Programs, or how
those Programs sound in other Combinations. (see page 77
of the Parameter Guide)
Timbre oscillator settings
Adjust these settings in the C-TIMBRE> OSC page.
Force OSC Mode
If you wish to force a polyphonic program to sound
monophonically, set this either to Mono or Legato.
Conversely, set this to Poly if you wish to force a
monophonic program to play polyphonically.
Normally this should be set to PRG, so that the sound will
play as set by the original Program.
For details, please see "Force OSC Mode" on page 77 of the
Parameter Guide.
OSC Select
If the timbre is using a Program where the Oscillator Mode
is Double, and you want only OSC1 or OSC2 (not both) to
sound, set this to onlyOSC1 (only OSC1 will sound) or
onlyOSC2 (only OSC2 will sound).
Normally, this should be set to OSC1&2.
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