Korg Kronos Operation Manual page 36

Playing and editing Programs
window is open). However, assigning the Foot Switch
to the Inc or Dec button lets you step through the items
in the list, one by one—just like pressing the front‐
panel buttons.
To set this up:
1. Follow steps 1‐4 under "Assigning the footswitch
to Program Up/Down," above.
2. At the top of the page, set the Foot Switch Assign
parameter to Value Inc (or Value Dec).
For this setting to persist after power‐down, you need
to write the Global settings.
3. Open the menu, and select the Write Global
Setting command.
The Write Global Setting dialog will appear.
4. Press OK, and then OK again to confirm.
Now, the foot switch will act just like pressing the
front‐panel Inc or Dec button.
Note: The footswitch will work like this for the entire
KRONOS–not just when the Program or Combination
Select window is open.
Selecting Programs via MIDI
You can select any Program from any bank by using
MIDI Program Change messages in conjunction with
MIDI Bank Select messages. When you select Programs
from the front panel, the appropriate MIDI messages
are sent automatically (unless MIDI filters are active;
see below).
If you are entering the MIDI messages manually into a
sequencer, note that the Bank Select message needs to
come before the Program Select message.
In Program mode, use the Global MIDI Channel
With the exception of the Drum Track, all transmission
and reception of MIDI data in Program mode is
performed on the Global MIDI Channel. You can set
this on the Global mode P1 MIDI page.
Bank Map
Bank Select messages can work in one of two ways, as
controlled by the Bank Map parameter on the Global
P0 Basic Setup page. The factory default setting will
work for most standard applications, and most people
will never need to change it. If you use General MIDI
sequences, the alternative GM(2) setting may be
helpful. For more information, see "Bank Map" on
page 755 of the Parameter Guide.
MIDI filters
You can use MIDI filters to control whether or not
Program Change and Bank Select messages will be
transmitted and/or received. The filters are set up on
the Global mode P1 MIDI page. For more information,
see "1–1c: MIDI Filter" on page 775 of the Parameter
Guide.
KRONOS Plug-In Editor
The KRONOS Plug‐In Editor includes support for
patch lists, allowing you to select Programs,
Combinations, Songs, and Set Lists Slots by name from
within your DAW software of choice.
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General MIDI Programs
Internal bank G contains a full set of General MIDI 2
Programs, as well as sub‐banks g(1)–g(9) (GM2
variation programs), and bank g(d) (drums).
When you select Programs using the Bank or Category
windows, you'll notice that a Variation button appears
when you select bank INT‐G. Each time you press this
button, or repeatedly press the front‐panel INT‐G
button, you'll step through the General MIDI banks in
the following order: G→g(1)→g(2)...g(8)→g(9)→G...