Effects; Midi; Disks, Cds, And Usb Media - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Appendices

Effects

Effects are not applied
Have you selected effect program 000?
• Select an effect other than 000: No Effect for IFX1–
12, MFX 1, 2 or TFX 1, 2.
Are the Effect Global SW IFX 1–12 Off, MFX1&2 Off,
or TFX1&2 Off (Global P0: Basic Setup page) settings
checked?

MIDI

The KRONOS does not respond at all to
incoming MIDI data
Are all MIDI cables connected correctly?
Is the MIDI data being received on the channel on
which it is being transmitted?

Disks, CDs, and USB Media

Internal disk and external USB devices
External USB devices are not recognized
Has the drive been formatted?
Is the external device connected correctly?
Have you waited a few seconds for newly‐connected
USB devices to be recognized?
"Error in writing to medium" occurs frequently
when saving data
Use the page menu command Check Medium (Disk–
Utility page) to detect and repair errors on the media.
For more information, see "Check Medium" on
page 854 of the Parameter Guide.
Save or Load operations cannot be completed
If there is no more room on the internal disk (the Disk
mode Media Info page's Free Space parameter will
show zero free space), then Write, Save, or Load
operations may not be completed.
CD-R/RW
CD-R/RW drive is not recognized, or Can't write
Was the drive subjected to physical shock or vibration
while data is being written?
If you are unable to save data such as PCG or SNG
files, has the disc been formatted?
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If you are in Combination or Sequencer mode and
master effects are not applied when you raise the
timbre/track Send1 or Send2 settings, does Return 1 or
Return 2 from the master effect need to be raised?
Alternatively, have Send 1 or Send 2 for each oscillator
of the program used by the timbre/track been lowered?
Note: The actual send level is determined by
multiplying the send setting of each oscillator in the
program with the send setting of the timbre/track.
Have you routed the output to an insert effect?
The KRONOS does not respond correctly
to incoming MIDI data
Are the Global P1: MIDI settings MIDI Filter Enable
Program Change, Enable Bank Change, Enable
Control Change, Enable AfterTouch, and Enable
Exclusive each checked?
Does the KRONOS support the types of messages that
are being sent to it?
Incorrect response to program change messages
Is the Bank Map setting correct?
If you are writing audio tracks to create an audio CD, it
is not necessary to format the disc.
Are you using the recommended media for your drive?
If you are writing from an external USB drive to CD‐
R/RW, it is possible that the transfer speed is
insufficient.
• Writing may be successful if you lower the writing
speed.
• Writing may be successful if you first copy the data
from the external USB drive to the internal disk,
and then execute the writing operation from the
internal disk.
Are you using blank media?
• If using CD‐R, please use new media. If using CD‐
RW, use the page menu command Erase CD‐RW
(Disk– Make Audio CD) to erase the contents of the
media before you execute Save.
A KRONOS CD-R/RW is not recognized by an
external device
A CD‐R/RW saved or copied on the KRONOS using
packet writing is not recognized on a computer.
• If you install a UDF version 1.5 compatible UDF
reader or packet writing software on your
computer, it will be possible to recognize the disc.
• In the case of a CD‐R, it may be possible to make
the disc be recognized by executing the page menu