Performing With The Drum Track; Using The Drum Track In Program Mode - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Using the Drum Track

Performing with the Drum Track

Using the Drum Track in Program mode

In Program mode, the Drum Track lives alongside the main
Program, similar to a second MIDI Track in Sequencer
mode.
Here we'll explain how to make the most important settings.
For more details, please see "1–3: Drum Track" on page 42
of the Parameter Guide.
Turning the Drum Track on and off
1. Press the DRUM TRACK switch.
The switch's LED will either light solidly or blink on and
off, depending on the Program's Trigger Mode setting.
If the LED is solidly lit: this means that the Trigger Mode is
set to Start Immediately. The Drum Track pattern will start
according to the Sync setting (for more information, see
"Controlling how the Drum Track starts and stops" on
page 253). When you turn it off, the pattern will stop.
If the LED is blinking: this means that the Trigger Mode is
set to Wait KBD Trig. The Drum Track pattern will start
when you play the keyboard or when a MIDI note-on is
received. If the front panel LINKED LED and KARMA
ON/OFF switches are lit, the KARMA performance will
start and stop together with the Drum Track.
Note: If the selected pattern is either P000:Off or is empty
(which can happen with User patterns), the DRUM TRACK
switch won't turn on.
Setting the tempo
1. Use the TEMPO knob or the TAP TEMPO button to
set the tempo.
This sets the system tempo, as shown in the
q
" =" value located in the upper right of the
display. The TAP TEMPO button's LED also
shows the tempo, blinking at intervals of a
q
quarter note ( ).
You can also edit the tempo directly from the
display using the standard data entry controls,
including the numeric keypad. Simply select
q
the " =" in the display, and then enter a value.
The tempo is variable between 40.00–300.00 bpm, and is
saved when you write the Program.
External clock
If the MIDI Clock parameter (on the Global MIDI Basic
page) is set to External MIDI or External USB, or to Auto
MIDI or Auto USB if MIDI Clock messages are being
received, the tempo value will display as "
KRONOS will sync to the incoming clocks. When syncing
to external clock, the TEMPO knob and TAP TEMPO button
have no effect.
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Selecting the Drum Track pattern &
sound
1. Press the Basic/Vector tab, and then press the Drum
Track tab.
The Drum Track page will appear.
2. Note the Drum Pattern section, in the upper left of the
display.
The Pattern parameter has two popup menus. The one on the
left selects between the Preset and User banks; the one on
the right selects the pattern within the bank.
3. In the popup menu on the left, select the Preset bank.
4. In the popup menu on the right, select pattern P001:
Pop & Ballad [All].
Next, note the Drum Program section of the page (to the
right of the Drum Pattern section). This area contains a few
parameters for adjusting the basic sound of the Drum Track.
5. Press the Program popup menu.
The Category/Program Select dialog appears. By default, the
Drum category will already be selected.
6. Select a drum Program for the Drum Track to play.
You can actually select any sound, even outside of the Drum
category—but the in general, the patterns will only make
sense when playing a drum Program.
7. Use Volume to adjust the volume of the Drum Track
Program.
8. Use Detune to adjust the overall pitch of the Drum
Program in one-cent increments.
q One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.
=" EXT, and the
You can adjust the pitch of individual Drumsamples by
editing Drum Kits in Global mode.
Shift
Shift lets you transpose the Drum Track pattern in semitone
steps, causing different instruments of the drum kit to play.
This will generally cause unexpected results, which may
often be interesting—experiment and see!
Pattern Bank/No. Drum Track Program