Midi Step Recording - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

With this setting, measure 1 will be recorded
repeatedly. The newly recorded data will be added
at each pass.
3. Set "REC Resolution" to x.
4. Press the SEQUENCE REC/WRITE switch, and
then the START/STOP switch.
The metronome will sound a two‐measure count‐
down, and then recording will begin.
5. As shown in the musical example printed above,
start by playing the C3 note of the keyboard to
record the bass drum for one measure.
6. Next, play the E3 note of the keyboard to record
the snare for one measure, and then the F#3 note to
record the hi‐hat.
7. Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP switch to
stop recording.

MIDI step recording

Step recording is the recording method in which you
specify the duration and strength of each note, and use
the keyboard to specify the pitch of each MIDI note.
You can use the Rest button and Tie button of the
dialog box to input rests and ties.
Step recording is useful when you want to create
mechanically precise beats, or when you need to
record a phrase that would be difficult to play by hand
"in realtime," or when you find it difficult to play
extremely complicated or rapid passages.
An example of step recording
In this example, we'll assign a bass program to MIDI
Track 02 and step‐record the following two‐measure
bass phrase.
1. Specify a bass program for MIDI Track 02. Use
"Track Select" to select MIDI Track 02, and verify
that you hear a bass program.
2. Go to the P4: Track Edit– Track Edit page.
3. Set "From Measure" to 001.
With this setting, step recording will begin from
measure 1.
MIDI recording MIDI step recording
8. Play back the result, and listen to the drum
performance you recorded.
Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP switch. When
you've finished listening, press the START/STOP
switch once again to stop playback.
9. If you're not satisfied with the result, press the
COMPARE switch to return to the state prior to
recording, and then re‐record from step 4.
Note: When you're finished recording, change the
Recording Setup back to the normally‐used
Overwrite (P0: Play/REC– Preference page).
In addition, access the P0: Play/REC– MIDI Track
Loop page, check "Track Play Loop" for MIDI Track
01, and set the "Loop Start Measure" and "Loop
End Measure" to 001. When you play back, MIDI
track 01 will repeatedly play the first measure.
4. Press the page menu button, and press page menu
command "MIDI Step Recording."
A dialog box will appear.
5. In "Step Time," use "Select" to specify the basic
timing value at which you will input notes and
rests.
Input the first C3 note as e. (a dotted eighth note).
Use the radio button at the left to select e.
You can choose from the range of w (a whole note)– r
(a 32nd note).
Input a dotted note by selecting "." with the radio
buttons at right.
You can specify "3" to enter a triplet. If you want to
use the unmodified length of the note that's selected
at the left, choose "‐".
"Note Duration" indicates the length that the note
itself will sound. Smaller values will produce a
staccato note, and larger values will produce a
legato note. For this example, leave this setting
unchanged.
"Note Velocity" is the velocity (playing strength),
and larger values will produce a louder volume. Set
this to Key.
If you select Key for this parameter, the velocity
with which you actually play the keyboard will be
input.
6. On the keyboard, press and then release the first
C3 note that you want to input.
The data you input will appear in the LCD screen as
numerical values. In the upper right, Measure 001
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