Global Audio Settings; Midi Settings - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
Protecting the memory
If one or more of the Memory Protect check boxes are
checked, operations such as writing, loading, or song
recording will be prohibited for the corresponding type of
memory.
Adjusting the brightness of the LCD
You can adjust the appearance of the LCD display by using
the LCD Setup menu command, on the Global Basic Setup
page. To do so:
1. Press the GLOBAL switch to enter Global mode.

Global audio settings

Making default audio input settings
The Global Audio Input page controls the default mixer
settings for the audio inputs, including level, pan, effects
bussing, and so on. It also lets you route the main L/R
outputs to a pair of individual outputs, for specific
applications in live performance and recording.
Each Program, Combination, and Song can either use these
Global audio input mixer settings, or have its own custom
settings. This is controlled by the Use Global Setting
parameter, on the Program, Combination, or Song's Audio
Input/Sampling page.
The default for Use Global Setting is On (checked). This
lets you change freely between different Programs, Combis,
and Songs without affecting the audio inputs.
Also, any edits made in the mode's Audio Input/Sampling
page will affect the Global setting, and vice-versa.
On the other hand, it may sometimes be convenient to save a
particular mixer setup with an individual Program, Combi,
or Song, to set up special sub-mixer settings or effects
processing for particular inputs. For example, you can set up

MIDI settings

Global MIDI Channel
The Global MIDI Channel is the most important MIDI-
related setting in the KRONOS. It determines the main MIDI
channel used for both Program and Combination modes, for
instance. To set the Global MIDI Channel:
1. Go to the Global P1: MIDI page.
2. In the MIDI Setup section, set the MIDI Channel as
desired.
MIDI Clock synchronization
The KRONOS can use its own internal tempo, or
synchronize to external clocks from either MIDI or USB.
The two best general-purpose settings are Auto MIDI and
Auto USB. These combine the functionality of Internal and
External MIDI/USB, so that you don't have to manually
switch between the two:
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2. Press the Basic tab in the lower line, and then the
Basic tab located above it.
The Global Basic Setup page will appear.
3. From the page menu located in the upper right of the
LCD, choose LCD Setup.
The LCD Setup dialog will appear.
4. Set the brightness as desired.
You can also press the RESET CONTROLS button to reset
this to the standard value of 63.
5. Press the OK button to confirm the changes, or press
the Cancel button to revert to the previous settings.
a Program to use a mic input with a vocoder, as described
under "Vocoder (Program mode)" on page 863 of the
Parameter Guide.
In this case, set the Program, Combi, or Song's Use Global
Setting to Off (un-checked), and the audio inputs will use
the custom settings.
With this in mind, the Global settings apply in the following
situations:
• When this page (Global Audio Input) is open.
• In Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes, if the
Audio Input/Sampling page's Use Global Setting check-
box is On (checked). This can be set independently for
each Program, Combination, and Song.
• In other pages of Global mode, if you switch to Global
mode from a Program, Combi, or Song with Use Global
Setting set to On (checked).
• Similarly, in Disk mode, if you switch to Disk mode
from a Program, Combi, or Song with Use Global
Setting set to On (checked).
• If external clocks are being received, they control the
KRONOS tempo.
• If external clocks are not being received, the KRONOS
uses its internal tempo instead.
Synchronizing to a USB-connected computer
If you want to synchronize the KRONOS tempo to a
computer connected via USB:
1. Go to the Global P1: MIDI page.
2. In the MIDI Setup section, set the MIDI Clock to Auto
USB.
3. Use the Write Global Setting menu command to save
the MIDI Clock setting.
For more information, see "Writing Global settings" on
page 195.
Synchronizing to a MIDI-connected computer
If you want to synchronize the KRONOS tempo to a
computer connected via MIDI: