Sampling (Open Sampling System); Sampling Overview; About Sampling On The Kronos - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Sampling (Open Sampling System)

Sampling overview

About sampling on the KRONOS

Overview
The KRONOS can sample external audio from the analog,
S/P DIF, or USB inputs, at 48 kHz 16-bit resolution (or 24-
bit when sampling to disk), in mono or stereo. You can
record samples into RAM, or sample directly to disk.
You can also digitally resample the complete sound of a
Program, Combi, or Song, played live or sequenced,
including any effects and KARMA-generated events.
Using an external USB CD drive (not included), you can
also sample (or "rip") directly from an audio CD, in the
digital domain.
Finally, you can process the inputs through the IFX, MFX,
and TFX, or through the synthesis functions of EXi such as
the MS-20EX and MOD-7.
You can combine any and all of these features at once. For
instance, you can sample a live guitar riff from the audio
inputs, processed through KRONOS effects, while listening
to and either recording or not recording a KARMA-
generated phrase.
You can use your samples directly in Drum Kits, or make
them into Multisamples and use them anywhere that you use
ROM Multisamples, such as in HD-1 Programs or Wave
Sequences.
KSC Files and User Sample Banks
KSC stands for Korg Sample Collection. KSC files group
your Samples and Multisamples together, and let you load
them as User Sample Banks. User Sample Banks may be
loaded either into RAM, or may use Virtual Memory, just
like EXs. They have other benefits as well. For more
information, see "Creating and saving .KSC files" on
page 175.
Sampling and RAM
The KRONOS (2014) comes with 3 GB of RAM pre-
installed. Approximately 1 GB of this RAM is used by the
operating system and ROM sample data. The remainder is
shared between the samples in EXs, User Sample Banks, and
Sampling Mode.
This means that the size of the currently loaded EXs and
User Sample Banks trades off against the memory available
for Sampling Mode. The more space used by EXs and User
Sample Banks, the less is available for Sampling Mode.
Using Virtual Memory for EXs and User Sample Banks
generally lets you load more samples at once, but may still
use a substantial amount of RAM.
Note: To check the amount of sample RAM available, see
"0–1f: Free Sample Memory/Locations" on page 686 of the
Parameter Guide.
The amount of sampling time depends on the amount of free
RAM, as shown below.
Free RAM and approximate sampling times
Approximate Sampling Time (min:sec)
Free RAM
Mono
16 MB 2:54
64 MB 11:39
128 MB 23:18
256 MB 46:36
512 MB 93:12
Sampling to disk
You can sample directly to disk (including the internal disk
and USB storage devices), creating a WAVE file. This lets
you record up to 80 minutes continuously, in either mono or
stereo (mono: approximately 440 MB, stereo: approximately
879 MB).
As long as they fit into the available RAM, these WAVE files
can then be loaded into Sampling Mode and used in Drum
Kits, HD-1 Programs or Wave Sequences. (Note that after
loading them into Sampling Mode, you'll need to save them
again; the WAVE files can't be used directly for Programs,
etc.)
WAVE files can also be used in audio tracks of the
sequencer, or used to create an audio CD. For more
information, see "Audio recording" on page 95, and
"Creating and playing audio CDs" on page 206.
Do not turn off the power for at least 10 seconds after
sampling to disk. This allows the system time to complete
the process.
24-bit sampling to disk
When sampling to disk, you can choose either 16-bit or 24-
bit resolution. Both 16- and 24-bit WAVE files can be used
directly in Sequencer mode audio tracks. When loaded as
RAM samples, 24-bit WAVE files are automatically
converted to 16-bit resolution.
Sampling in Sampling mode
In Sampling mode, you can sample analog audio from
connected microphones or line inputs, or digital audio from
S/P DIF or USB. If you like, you can also sample through
the KRONOS effects.
You can even sample directly from audio CDs in an external
USB CD-R/RW.
Samples can be processed through effects and internally
sampled again ("resampled"). You can use either "Auto"
mode which automatically applies the specified effect
processing to the selected sample, or "Manual" mode which
lets you play the sample manually with effects applied and
resample your performance.
Stereo
1:27
5:49
11:39
23:18
46:36
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