Setting The Tempo - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits

Setting the tempo

Each Program, Combi, and Song has its own tempo setting.
You can change the tempo simply by adjusting the front-
panel TEMPO knob, or by tapping in quarter-notes on the
TAP TEMPO button.
There's also a Global mode parameter which lets you switch
between using the internal tempo or tempo from an external
MIDI source (such as a computer-based sequencer). To sync
to an external MIDI source:
1. Press the GLOBAL button to enter Global mode.
2. Select the MIDI tab.
3. Under MIDI Setup, set the MIDI Clock parameter as
desired.
Internal uses the tempo stored with the Program, Combi, or
Song, and set by the TEMPO knob.
External MIDI syncs to incoming MIDI clocks, and ignores
the TEMPO knob.
Auto is a combination of the above. When clocks are
received via MIDI, it syncs to the incoming clocks; when no
clocks are being received, it defaults to the stored tempo
settings.
Using Swing
Swing adds a human feel to the rhythm, and provides an
easy way to turn a "square" rhythm into a shuffle groove.
This works by adjusting the position of the up-beats, relative
to the Wave Sequence's Swing Resolution setting. For
instance, if the Swing Resolution is set to 1/8, Swing affects
every other 8th note.
While the Swing Resolution is stored in the Wave
Sequence, the Swing amount is set in the Program, Combi
Timbre, or Song Track. This lets you use a single Wave
Sequence in different Programs, Combis, and Songs, each
with different amounts of swing.
For instance, to turn an 8th-note rhythm into a shuffle:
1. Create or select a Wave Sequence with an 8th-note
rhythm.
2. On the Seq Parameters page, make sure that Swing
Resolution is set to an 8th-note.
3. Create or select the Program in which you'd like to
use the Wave Sequence.
4. Go to the OSC1 Basic tab of the OSC/Pitch page.
5. Set MS1 to use the Wave Sequence you selected in step
1.
6. Go to the Program Basic tab of the Basic/Vector page.
7. Under Wave Sequence, set the Swing parameter to
+100%.
This makes the 8th-notes into a triplet, shuffle pattern.
Positive values make the up-beats later, and negative values
make them earlier. When Swing is set to +300%, up-beats
will be moved all the way to the next down-beat. At this
point, the notes on the up-beats will not be heard at all.
If you are using the Wave Sequence in conjunction with
KARMA, you may wish to adjust KARMA's swing amount
as well.
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Swing with multiple Wave Sequences
If a Program contains multiple Wave Sequences with
different Swing Resolution settings, the Program will use
the finest value. For instance, if one Wave Sequence is set to
1/8 and the other is set to 1/16, the Program will use 1/16.
Wave Sequence Swing
Swing Resolution =
Beat 1
3
Swing = 0%
Swing = +100%
–100
Swing = –100%
Swing = +200%
Swing = +300%
Keeping notes in sync
By default, the Wave Sequences for each note run
independently from one another, so that each note sounds as
an individual voice.
With rhythmic Wave Sequences, however, you may
sometimes want all of the Wave Sequences in a chord to start
together and sync together, in lock-step. KRONOS gives you
two tools to make this happen: Key Sync Off, and Quantize
Triggers.
Key Sync Off
Each Program, each Combi Timbre, and each Track in a
Song has its own Key Sync setting. The name "Key Sync"
comes from the similar setting for LFOs, meaning "restart
separately for each note-on."
When Key Sync is On, each note's Wave Sequence(s) will
progress independently, so that each one can be on a
different step, or moving at a different rate.
When Key Sync is Off, on the other hand, all of the Wave
Sequences will be synchronized on the same step. There is
one exception to this, however: if Duration is modulated
with velocity or note-number, the Wave Sequences can still
progress at different rates.
To turn Key Sync Off in a Program:
1. Go to the Program Basic tab of the Basic/Vector page.
2. Make sure that the Key Sync parameter is not
checked.
To turn Key Sync Off in a Combi or Song:
1. Go to the Wave Sequence/KARMA tab of the Timbre
Parameters page (for Combis), or Track Parameters
page (for Songs).
Each of the 16 Timbres or Tracks has its own Key Sync
parameter. If you like, you can set them all separately.
2. Set the Key Sync check-boxes as you like.
Remember, to synchronize all of the notes, turn Key Sync
off.
Quantize Triggers
Quantize Triggers allows you to force most Tempo-mode
Wave Sequence note-ons to be in sync, making it easier to
play along with other rhythmic elements.
Beat 2
3 3 3
+100
+200
+300