Using Drum Kits - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Playing and editing Programs
Program Basic: P1 - 1
Common LFO: P5 - 9
OSC1 Basic: P2 - 1
OSC1 Pitch: P2 - 2 Filter Key Track: P3 - 2
Pitch EG : P2 - 9
Oscillator / Pitch
Voice Assign Mode
The Voice Assign Mode selects whether the Program
will play polyphonically (Poly) or monophonically
(Mono).
When this is set to Poly, you can play both chords and
melody lines. When this is set to Mono, only one note
will sound even if you play a chord.
Normally you'll set this to Poly, but Mono is useful
when playing sounds such as synth basses, synth
leads, and other solo instruments. Try switching
between Poly and Mono, and listen to the results.

Using Drum Kits

You can create and edit Drum Kits in Global mode. For
each note on the keyboard, you can select up to eight
velocity‐crossfaded drum samples, make filter and
amp settings, and specify routing to the effects and to
the individual audio outputs.
For more information, see "Using Drum Kits" on
page 176.
In Programs, once you've set the Oscillator Mode to
Single or Double Drums, you can select between the
152 user‐programmable Drum Kits, plus an additional
9 GM2 kits. For more information on the factory
sounds, see the Voice Name List.
Copying settings between OSC1 & OSC2
Many of the Program parameters can be set differently
for OSC1 and OSC2. These include all of the
parameters on:
• All of the tabs on the OSC/Pitch page, except for the
Pitch EG
• All of the tabs on the Filter page
• All of the tabs on the Amp page, except for EQ
• All of the tabs on the LFO page, except for
Common LFO
• The AMS Mixer tabs
You can use the page menu's Copy Oscillator
command to copy these parameters from one
Oscillator to another. You can even copy parameters
from an Oscillator in a different Program.
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OSC1 LFO1: P5 - 1 OSC1 LFO2: P5 - 2
Filter1(A/B): P3 - 1 Amp1/Driver1: P4 - 1
Amp1 Mod: P4 - 2
Filter1 Mod: P3 - 2
Filter1 EG: P3 - 4
Filter1 LFO Mod: P3 - 3 Amp1 EG: P4 - 3
AMS Mixer: P6 - 1
Common KeyTrack: P6 - 9
Filter Amplifier
Routing: P8-1
3Band EQ
OSC1, 2
: P4 - 9
Insert Effects
Master Effects
Individual Outputs
REC Bus
FX Control Bus
OSC 1
OSC 2
EQ
This command is useful when you want to set both
Oscillators to the same settings, or when you want to
duplicate settings you've used before.
Working with Multisamples
As described above, the sound of the HD‐1 starts with
one or more Multisamples. You can play these
Multisamples directly, or use them through Wave
Sequences, which play a series of different
Multisamples over time to create rhythms or complex,
evolving timbres.
In Single and Double modes, each Oscillator can play
up to eight Multisamples or Wave Sequences. In Single
and Double Drums modes, each Oscillator plays a
Drum Kit.
Multisamples, Wave Sequences, and Drum Kits
Multisamples, Drum Kits, and Wave Sequences allow
you to play samples in different ways.
• Multisamples lay out one or more samples across
the keyboard. For instance, a very simple guitar
Multisample might have six samples–one for each
string.
• Wave Sequences play back a series of different
Multisamples over time. These Multisamples may
crossfade to create smooth, evolving timbres, or
change abruptly to create rhythms.
• As the name suggests, Drum Kits are optimized for
playing drum samples.
Velocity splits, crossfades, and layers
As mentioned above, unless you're in Single or Double
Drum mode, each Oscillator has eight velocity zones,
named MS1 (the highest velocity) through MS8 (the
lowest). This means that the Program can play
different Multisamples or Wave Sequences, depending
on how hard you play.
Each of these zones has separate settings for Level,
Start Offset, and so on. Also, each of the zones can fade
into the next, to create smooth velocity transitions.
Zones can even be layered together, two at a time.
Selecting Multisamples
Let's create a simple velocity crossfade between two
Multisamples, using just OSC1.
1. Go to the OSC1 Basic tab of the OSC/Pitch page.
Vector: P1 - 5, 6 Controllers: P1 - 8 Drum Track: P1 - 3
KARMA: P7 Pads: P1 - 9 Tone Adjust: P0 - 9
Master
Effects
1, 2: P9
Total
Insert
Effects
Effects
1, 2: P9
1...12: P8
Effects
P1–1, P2–2, etc. indicate the on-screen pages and tabs used when editing on the KRONOS.
Audio Input: P0 - 8
AUDIO OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
AUDIO OUTPUT
INDIVIDUAL 1, 2, 3, 4