Utility Buttons; Mode Buttons - Korg kronos Operation Manual

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.
Special functions of the ENTER button
ENTER has a few special functions when it is pressed in
combination with other buttons.
Whenever an on-screen parameter lets you enter a musical
note (such as G4 or C#2), or a velocity level, you can enter
the note or velocity directly by holding down ENTER while
playing a note on the keyboard.
By holding down the ENTER button while you press a
numeric button (0–9), you can select the first ten menu
commands from the current page.
In Program and Combination modes, you can hold down the
ENTER button and press the SEQUENCER REC/WRITE
button to use the Auto Song Setup function. This imports the
current Program or Combi into Sequence mode for quick
and easy recording.
You can use ENTER to jump into the editing pages of a
Program from within a Combination or Song—while still
hearing all of the other Timbres or Tracks. To do so, go to the
Prog Select/Mixer page, hold down the ENTER button, and
touch the Program select field in the display. For more
information, see "Editing Programs from within a
Combination or Song" on page 72.
4. DISK access indicator
This LED lights up when data is being saved to or read from
the internal disk.
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

KRONOS has seven different operational modes, each one
optimized for a specific set of functions. These buttons select
the current mode.
Each button has an LED, which lights up to show the mode
you've selected.
Front and rear panels Front panel
SET LIST button
This selects Set List mode. Set Lists make it simple to play
and organize any of the sounds loaded into the KRONOS,
without regard for what bank they're stored in or whether
they're Programs, Combinations, or even Songs.
COMBI button
This selects Combination mode, for playing and editing
complex splits and layers of Programs.
PROG button
This selects Program mode, for playing and editing basic
sounds.
SEQ button
This selects Sequencer mode, for recording, playing, and
editing audio and MIDI tracks.
SAMPLING button
This selects Sampling mode, for recording and editing audio
samples and multisamples.
GLOBAL button
This selects Global mode, for making overall settings,
editing Wave Sequences and Drum Kits, and more.
DISK button
This selects Disk mode, for saving and loading data to and
from the internal disk or external USB 2.0 storage devices.
You can also create audio CDs using a USB CD-R drive (not
included).

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 information on any front-panel button,
knob, slider, or real-time controller, just hold
down HELP and then press the button or move
the controller in question.
For information on the current LCD page, press and release
the HELP button.
While the help page is on the screen, you can touch any of
the on-screen links (highlighted in blue text) for more
information. You can scroll through the text by using the on-
screen scroll bars, pressing the Inc and Dec buttons, or
spinning the Value dial.
The top of the Help page has "breadcrumb" links, which
show the hierarchy of pages above the current one. Touch
any of these links to jump to the corresponding page.
The backwards and forwards buttons function like the
similar buttons on a standard web browser. If you use links
to jump between pages, you can then use the backwards and
forwards buttons to move through the pages you've already
viewed.
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