Korg KROSS Operation Manual page 61

6. Set the tempo and time signature.
• To set the tempo, you can turn the TEMPO knob or press
the TAP button at the desired interval. Alternatively, you
can select (Tempo) in the SEQ> MAIN page (or similar
page), and use the VALUE controllers to set the tempo.
Set Tempo Mode to Manual.
• Next you will set the time signature. In this example,
we'll explain how to set the time signature using the
"Time Sig (Time Signature)" field. Normally, you
specify the time signature before recording the first track,
and then begin recording.
a) Access the SEQ> REC page.
b) Press the SEQUENCER REC (
(Time Signature)" to **/**.
c) Press **/** to highlight it, and use the VALUE controllers to
set the time signature.
d) Press the START/STOP (
When the pre-count has ended and Locate reaches 001:01.000,
press the START/STOP (
time signature you specified has now been recorded on the
Tempo track.
If you press the START/STOP (
count, the time signature won't be recorded.
7. Adjust other settings as needed.
Adjust settings for the arpeggiator (S-ARP page) and the
MIDI filter (S-MIDI FILTER page). (see page 70)
If you want, you can make adjustments to the sound by
using the Tone Adjust function (S-LOOP/TONE> TONE
ADJ, EQ ADG pages).
When you've finished the above settings, basic setup is
complete.
Saving your song parameter settings
The song parameter settings that you create here can be
saved as a template. If you use these settings frequently, you
can simply load one of the templates you've saved.
For details, please see "Save Template Song (Save as User
Template Song)" on page 140 of the Parameter Guide.
Using template songs
Loading a template song is an easy way to create settings
appropriate for a particular musical style. You can also
assign a drum pattern to a track at the same time.
1. In the SEQ> MAIN page, press the FUNCTION
button, choose Load Template Song from the menu,
and press the OK (MENU) button. A dialog box will
appear.
2. In the "From" field, choose the template song you
want to load.
3. If you check "Copy Pattern to Track too?," a dialog
box for copying a drum track pattern will
automatically appear after you execute the "Load
Template Song" operation.
If you execute the command without checking this, only
the template song you selected in step 2 will be loaded.
) button, and set "Time Sig
) button to begin recording.
) button to stop recording. The
) button during the pre-
Recording Preparations for recording
4. Press the OK (MENU) button to load the template
song, or press the CANCEL (FUNCTION) button if
you decide to cancel.
When you perform this operation, song settings other
than Track Play Loop will be copied.
5. In the "From" field, select the pattern that you want
to copy.
To actually hear the currently selected pattern, press the
START/STOP ( ) button.
In the To Track field, select the copy-destination track.
In the Measure field, specify the starting measure of the
copy-destination.
Following the pattern name for each of the 700 preset
patterns, the musical style and the name of the most
suitable Drum category program are partially displayed.
By loading a drum track and the corresponding preset
pattern, you can instantly set up a drum track appropriate
for each preset template song.
6. To execute this operation, press the Copy (MENU)
button.
When you execute this procedure, the Measure field will
count up automatically, showing how many measures of
the selected pattern have been placed in the selected song.
You can then copy another pattern if desired, or add more
measures of the same pattern. When you're finished,
press the Exit (FUNCTION) button.
Copying the settings of a combination or
program
You can copy the settings of a combination or program into
the sequencer.
This can be done in the following ways.
• Auto Song Setup
Auto Song Setup is a function that copies the settings of the
selected combination (in Combination mode) or program
(in Program mode) to the song in Sequencer mode.
• Copy From Combination or Copy From Program
functions. (see pages 138, 139 of the Parameter Guide)
In Sequencer mode, you can use these functions to copy
the desired settings.
Auto Song Setup function
1. Enter Combination mode.
2. In COMBI> MAIN page, select the desired
combination and edit the Arpeggiator etc. as desired.
Note: If you want to save the edited state of the
combination, use the Write Combination functions.
3. Press the REC ( ) button. Alternatively, select the
"Auto Song Setup" function.
The Setup to Record dialog box will appear.
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