Mode Buttons; Data Entry; Utility Buttons; Compare Button - Korg KRONOS Quick Start Manual

You can also reset all of the sliders and switches in the
KARMA Module by holding RESET CONTROLS and
then pressing the KARMA MODULE CONTROL
button. Similarly, to reset a single KARMA Scene, hold
RESET CONTROLS and press any of the SCENE
buttons.
Finally, you can clear all solos by holding RESET
CONTROLS and then pressing the SOLO button.
SOLO button
This applies only when CONTROL ASSIGN is set to
TIMBRE/TRACK or AUDIO. It toggles the SELECT
buttons (the bottom row of 8) between selecting the
current Oscillator, Timbre, Track, or Audio Input
(when SOLO is off) or soloing the channel (when
SOLO is on).

3. Data Entry

When you've selected a parameter on the TouchView
display, you can edit it using any of the four front‐
panel data entry controls: the VALUE slider, the Inc
and Dec buttons, the VALUE dial, and the
numeric keypad.
VALUE slider
Use this to edit the selected parameter's value.
This control is convenient for making large
changes to the value, such as moving quickly
to the minimum or maximum setting.
In three special cases, the value slider sends
MIDI CC #18 and can be used as a modulation
source, and is not used for data entry:
• On the Program mode P0–Main page,
when the big Program name is selected, or
• On the Combination mode P0–Prog Select/Mixer
page, when the big Combination name is selected.
• On the Set List P0–Play page.
Inc and Dec buttons
These are used to increase or decrease the parameter
value by individual steps. They're convenient for
making fine parameter adjustments.
VALUE dial
Use this dial to edit the selected parameter's value.
This control is convenient when you want to scroll
through a very long list of selections.
0-9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
These buttons are convenient when you know the
exact value that you want to enter. Use the 0–9, –, and
decimal (.) buttons to enter the value, and then press
the ENTER button to confirm the entry.
The – button inverts the sign (+/–) of the parameter
value; the decimal (.) button inserts a decimal, for
entering fractional values.
ENTER is also used for a number of shortcut
commands, described throughout this guide. For
instance, if a parameter specifies a note number or
velocity, you can use ENTER to edit the value directly
from the keyboard:
1. Select a note number or velocity parameter.
2. Hold down the ENTER key.
3. While holding ENTER, play a note on the
keyboard.
4. DISK access indicator
This LED lights up when data is being saved to or read
from the internal drive.
Never turn off the power while this LED is lit.
Doing so can cause all or part of the data on the disk
to be lost, or may cause malfunctions such as disk
damage.

5. MODE buttons

The KRONOS is organized into seven different
"modes," each optimized for a different purpose: Set
List, Program, Combination, Sequencer, Sampling,
Global, and Disk. Each mode has a corresponding
button on the front panel, with an LED to show which
one is selected. For more information, see "Selecting
modes" on page 14.

6. UTILITY buttons

HELP button
The HELP button gives you built‐in, context‐sensitive
access to the user manuals, right from the front panel.
For more information, see "On‐board Help system*"
on page 4.

COMPARE button

Use this button to compare the sound of the Program
or Combination that you are currently editing with the
saved, un‐edited version of the sound. You can also use
this button to make "before and after" comparisons
when recording or editing in Sequencer mode.
7. BANK SELECT buttons
Use these buttons to change banks when selecting
Programs or Combinations. The LEDs in the buttons
light up to show the current bank. There are fourteen
bank buttons, in two groups: Internal (I‐A...G) and
User (U‐A...G).
In Program mode, these buttons select the Program
bank. They are active only on the Play pages. For
details on the contents of the Program banks, see
"Program Bank Contents" on page 18.
To select Program Banks USER–AA...GG, press and
hold a pair of I and U BANK buttons together. For
example, to select bank USER–CC, press and hold the
I–C button, and then press the U–C button.
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