Creating User Scales - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
• Select min and max values for controllers, including the
joystick, ribbon, knobs, and KARMA sliders.
• Trigger chords from the on-screen pads
Assignable Pedal
You can specify the function that will be performed by an
assignable pedal (the optional XVP-10 EXP/VEL pedal or
EXP-2 foot controller) connected to the ASSIGNABLE
PEDAL jack.
This is controlled by the Foot Pedal Assign parameter.
You can choose from the following functions:
• Master volume
• Alternate modulation source
• Effect dynamic modulation source
• Portamento pitch change speed
• Volume
• Pan
• Pan (following insert effects)
• Send levels to the master effects
• Duplicate the function of another controller, such as the
joystick or ribbon
Note: You can use this as a source for alternate modulation
or effect dynamic modulation, and use it to control program
parameters or effect parameters. In this case, set Foot
Switch Assign to Foot SW (CC#82), and Foot Pedal Assign
to Foot Pedal (CC#04).

Creating user scales

Creating an original scale, and assigning
it to a Program
On the User Scale page, you can create your own original
scales. These include sixteen different User Octave Scales,
in which the pitch of each note of the octave is repeated for
all octaves, and one User All Note Scale, in which the pitch
of each of the 128 notes can be specified independently.
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Changing Programs and Combinations with the
foot switch
1. Press the "Foot Switch Assign" popup button, and
select either Program Up or Program Down.
Program Up will cause the next higher program number to
be selected each time you press the foot switch.
Program Down will cause the next lower program number to
be selected each time you press the foot switch.
2. Set the "Foot Switch Polarity" to the polarity of the
foot switch you have connected.
If you have connected a Korg PS-1 pedal switch, set this
to (–) Korg Standard. If the polarity is not set correctly,
the pedal will not function appropriately.
3. Either press the PROG switch to enter Program P0:
Play, or press the COMBI switch to enter
Combination P0: Play.
When you press the foot switch, the program/
combination will change.
KARMA, Pad, Vector
You can assign control change messages to the KARMA
switches and sliders, and to the vector joystick X-axis and Y-
axis.
You can also assign either control change messages or note
numbers to pads 1–8. For more details on pads and MIDI,
see "Playing the pads from MIDI or the keyboard" on
page 39 and "2–1c: MIDI CC# Assign —Vector Joystick /
Pads" on page 782 of the Parameter Guide.
The default settings should work well in most cases. To
restore the default settings, use the Reset Controller MIDI
Assign page menu command and choose Default Setting.
By adjusting the pitch of each key in the range of ±99 cents,
you can raise or lower it by approximately one semitone
relative to the normal pitch.
The user scales you create here can be used by specifying the
scale for a program, for each timbre of a combination, or for
each track of a song.
You can choose these scales from the following pages.
Mode
Program P1– Program Basic: Scale
Combination P2– Pitch: Scale, Use Program's Scale
Sequencer P2– Pitch: Scale, Use Program's Scale
Here is how to set the scale type for each timbre in
Sequencer mode.
1. Create a user octave scale or a user all notes scale.
Select a key, and use the VALUE controllers to adjust the
pitch. The range of ±99 raises or lowers the pitch
approximately one semitone above or below the standard
pitch.
Note: You can also select a key by holding down the ENTER
switch and playing the desired note on the keyboard.
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