Korg Kronos Operation Manual page 48

Playing and editing Programs
Editing EXi sounds
The PolysixEX works particularly well with Tone
Adjust, so let's take a look at it now.
1. Select Program USER‐E 004 Phunky Power Bass.
This uses the PolysixEX.
2. Under CONTROL ASSIGN, press the TONE
ADJ./EQ button.
3. Play the keyboard while moving sliders 1‐4 and
knobs 1‐2.
Notice as the knob graphics on the display move as
well. Sliders 1‐4 control the envelope shape; knobs 1‐2
control the filter cutoff and resonance.
4. On the display, press the Control Surface tab.
This page shows the assignments and values for all of
the sliders, knobs, and switches.
5. Press the Main tab to return to the main Play page.
6. Touch the PolysixEX graphic around the Cutoff
and Resonance knobs.
The display jumps to the PolysixEX Main page.
7. Experiment with playing while using the Control
Surface sliders, knobs, and switches.
Notice how the graphics respond, as well. You can also
select a graphic control on the screen and edit its value
using any of the data entry controls.
Using COMPARE
When you're in the process of editing a sound,
pressing the COMPARE button will recall the saved
version of the sound, as it was before you started
editing. To indicate that you are listening to the saved
version, the button's LED will light up.
Pressing COMPARE again returns you to the version
you are editing, and the LED will go out again.
If you edit while the COMPARE LED is lit, the key will
again go dark and your previous edits will be lost.
Resetting individual controls
The RESET CONTROLS button lets you revert an
individual knob, slider, or switch to its saved setting.
For more information, see "Resetting controls to their
saved values" on page 33.
Saving your edits
Once you've tweaked the sound to perfection, you'll
want to save your work. To save your edits:
1. Select the Write Program command from the page
menu, at the upper right‐hand corner of the screen.
You can also call up this menu command by holding
ENTER and pressing 0 on the numeric keypad.
This brings up a dialog box which allows you to save
the Program. Optionally, you can also select a new
location, change the Program's name, and assign it to a
sound category (such as keyboard, guitar, etc.).
2. Press the "T" button to bring up the text edit
dialog.
You can give the Program a descriptive name using the
on‐screen keyboard.
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3. After entering the name, press OK.
The text edit window will disappear, returning you to
the main Write dialog.
4. Under "To" at the bottom of the dialog, press the
popup button next to Program to bring up the save
location dialog.
5. Select a location to save the edited Program.
You can write to any location in banks INT–A...F,
USER–A...G, and USER–AA...GG. To avoid
overwriting the factory sounds, it's safer to use a slot in
one of the empty User banks.
Important: HD‐1 Programs can only be written to
HD‐1 Banks, and EXi Programs can only be written
to EXi Banks. For more information on the default
Bank types, and on how to change them, please see
"Program Bank Contents" on page 27, and
"Changing the Bank Type for USER banks" on
page 27.
6. After selecting the location, press OK.
7. Press OK again to start the write process.
8. If you're sure you want to write to this location,
press OK again.
After that, you're done!
For more information, see "Writing Programs and
Combinations" on page 182.
Do not turn off the power for at least 10 seconds
after writing the Program. This allows the system
time to complete the process, which includes saving
a backup of the data to the internal disk.
Saving edits to GM Programs
You can edit GM Programs, but you must then save
them to a Bank other than INT‐G; the GM Programs
themselves cannot be over‐written.
Shortcut: SEQUENCER REC/WRITE
You can also use the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE button
to quickly update the current Program, using the
existing name, bank, number, and category. To do so:
1. Press the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE button.
The Update Program dialog will appear.
2. Press OK to write the program.
Saving to disk
You can also save and manage Programs on the
internal hard drive, and on USB storage devices. For
more information, see "Saving to disks, CDs, and USB
media" on page 186.