Ribbon Controller; Headphone Jack; Exit Button - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Also, each one may work either as a toggle, or as a
momentary switch. In toggle mode, each press alternates
between on and off; in momentary mode, the switch only
changes for as long as you hold it down.
Each switch has an LED, which lights up when the switch is
on.
Each Program, Combination, and Song stores its own
settings for what the switches will do, and whether each
switch defaults to being on or off.
12. Joystick
The joystick moves in four directions: left, right, forwards
(away from yourself), and backwards (towards yourself).
Each of the four directions can be used to control different
program or effects parameters.
The specific assignments can change depending on the
current Program, Combi, or Song. Generally, though, they
will do something like the functions shown below:
Standard Joystick functions
Move the Controller
joystick... Name
Left JS–X
Right JS+X
Forwards
JS+Y
(away from yourself )
Backwards
JS–Y
(towards yourself )

13. Ribbon controller

The Ribbon controller lets you modulate Program or effects
parameters by sliding your finger left and right along its
touch-sensitive strip.
As with the other controllers, its specific function will
change depending on the current Program, Combi, or Song.

14. Headphone jack

This stereo 1/4" headphone jack carries the same signal as
the Main L/R outputs.
The headphone volume is controlled by the MAIN
VOLUME knob.

15. EXIT button

This button makes it easy to return to the main page of the
current mode:
• Press it once to go to the previously-selected tab on the
main P0 page.
• Press it again to go to the first tab on the main P0 page
(such as the main Program Play page). If you had
previously selected a parameter on this page, that
parameter will be selected.
• Press it a third time to select the main parameter on the
P0 page, such as the Program name in Program mode.
Wherever you are in Program, Combi, or Sequencer modes,
pressing EXIT three times (or fewer) will take you back to
Program/Combination/Song Select, where you can
immediately use the numeric keys or
select a Program, Combination, or Song.
Normally controls...
Pitch bend down
Pitch bend up
Vibrato
Filter LFO (wah)
/ switches to
Front and rear panels Front panel
When a dialog box is open, this button cancels the settings
made in the dialog box and closes the dialog box, just like
pressing the Cancel button. If a popup menu or page menu is
open, pressing EXIT closes the menu.
16. SEQUENCER buttons
Most of the buttons in this section apply only to Sequencer
mode and, in Disk and Sampling modes, to audio CD
playback from a connected USB CD drive.
REC/WRITE is the exception; it has special functions in
Program, Combination, and Global modes, as described
below.
PAUSE button
In Sequencer mode, this button pauses the playback of the
song. When paused, the button's LED will light up. Press
PAUSE once again to resume playback, and the LED will
turn off.
In Disk and Sampling modes, this button pauses audio CD
playback.
<<REW button
In Sequencer mode, when the Song is playing or paused, this
button will rewind the song. When you press and hold this
button, its LED will light up, and the playback will rewind.
(Rewind is disabled during recording, and while the Song is
stopped.)
In Disk and Sampling modes, this button rewinds the audio
CD.
FF>> button
In Sequencer mode, when the Song is playing or paused, this
button will fast-forward the song. When you press and hold
this button, the button will light, and the playback will fast-
forward. (Fast-forward is disabled during recording, and
while the Song is stopped.)
In Disk and Sampling modes, this button fast-forwards the
audio CD.
LOCATE button
In Sequencer mode, this button will advance or rewind the
song to the specified locate point. This lets you jump
immediately to any point in the current Song. The default
locate point is the first beat of measure 1.
To set the locate point to the current position, hold down
ENTER and then press LOCATE. You can also set the
Locate point directly via the on-screen menu.
REC/WRITE button
In Sequencer mode, pressing this button will enter record-
ready mode. Once you're in record-ready mode (shown by
the button's lit LED), you can begin recording by pressing
the SEQUENCER START/STOP button. For more
information, see "Recording MIDI in real-time" on page 84.
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