Global Settings; Basic Setup - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits

Global Settings

Basic Setup

Tuning and Transposing
Tuning to another instrument
To adjust the tuning in fine increments, in order to
match other instruments or recorded music:
1. Press the GLOBAL button to enter Global mode.
2. Press the Basic tab to go to the Basic Setup page.
3. Adjust the Master Tune to the desired pitch.
The Master Tune is adjustable over a range of ±50 cents
(one semitone = 100 cents). When Master Tune is at 0,
middle A is tuned to 440 Hz.
Transposing the keyboard
You can also transpose the keyboard in semitones, for
quick key‐changes (for instance, if the band decides to
play a song in F rather than E). To do so:
1. In Global mode, go to the Basic Setup page.
2. Adjust the Key Transpose as desired.
You can adjust the transposition over a range of ±1
octave.
3. If you're using MIDI or the internal sequencer,
press the MIDI tab to go to the main MIDI page.
4. Set the Convert Position according to whether or
not you're using an external MIDI controller to
play the KRONOS.
PreMIDI is the normal setting. This applies the
transposition (as well as the velocity and after touch
curves, described below) to both MIDI output from the
KRONOS keyboard, and the internal sounds. This is
also required in order to record the output of the
curves into the internal sequencer.
PostMIDI applies the transposition and curves to
incoming MIDI, for adjusting the KRONOS response
to an external MIDI controller.
When simply playing the internal sounds from the
KRONOS keyboard, both settings work the same.
Velocity and after touch curves:
adjusting the keyboard response
Velocity and after touch curves let you adjust the way
the KRONOS responds to how you play on the
keyboard. The default settings should work for most
players, but there are many other choices to let you
customize the response to match your own style.
To set the velocity and after touch curves:
1. If you're using MIDI or the internal sequencer,
press the MIDI tab to go to the main MIDI page.
2. Set the Convert Position according to whether or
not you're using an external MIDI controller to
play the KRONOS.
See "Transposing the keyboard," above, for details on
Convert Position.
3. Press the Basic tab to go to the Basic Setup page.
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4. Set the Velocity Curve to suit your playing style.
Velocity Curve 4 is the default, and should work for
most players.
Curve 9 is designed specifically for playing piano
sounds from the weighted RH3 keyboards in the 73‐
note and 88‐note models.
For details on the other curves, see the graphic below,
as well as "Velocity Curve" on page 754 of the
Parameter Guide.
Velocity curves
Convert Position = PreMIDI
Velocity (Keyboard to MIDI Out)
127
6
5
4
3
8
2
7 1
9
1
Soft Strong
Transmitted Table
Keyboard
Curve 1–9
Curve 4
Pre
Global Convert Position
5. Set the After Touch Curve to suit your playing
style.
After Touch Curve 3 is the default, and should work
for most players.
Curve 1 requires greater amounts of pressure, while
Curve 5 produces effects with only light pressure.
Curves 6‐8 are for special purposes; for more details,
see "After Touch Curve" on page 754 of the Parameter
Guide.
After Touch curves
For a setting of PreMIDI
After Touch (KBD→MIDI Out)
127
8:RANDOM
5
4
3
7
2
6
1
0
Soft Strong
Bypassing the effects
Insert effects, master effects, and total effects can be
bypassed globally. This applies to the entire KRONOS
regardless of the mode. For example, if you've
connected the KRONOS's outputs to an external mixer
Convert Position = PostMIDI
Velocity (MIDI In to sound engines)
MAX
7
Velocity
8
effect
6
5
4
3
2
9
1
1
Received Table
Sound
Curve 4
Curve 1–9
MIDI
Post
For a setting of PostMIDI
After Touch (MIDI In→TG)
MAX
5
Aftertouch
4
effect
7
3
2
8:RANDOM
6
1
0 127
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