Drum Track Settings; Drum Track Settings In Program Mode - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Drum Track settings

Drum Track settings in Program mode

Controlling how the Drum Track starts
and stops
You have several options to control how and when the Drum
Track starts and stops.
1. Go to the Basic/Vector page, and select the Drum
Track tab.
2. In the Trigger section, set the Mode to control how the
pattern will start and stop.
Start Immediately: When you turn on the Drum Track by
pressing the DRUM TRACK switch, the LED will light and
the Drum Track pattern will start according to the Sync
setting. It will stop when you turn off the switch.
Wait KBD Trig: When you press the DRUM TRACK
switch to turn it on, the LED will blink and the Drum Track
pattern will wait to start. When you play the keyboard or
receive a MIDI note-on, the Drum Track pattern will start
according to the Sync setting.
3. Specify the Sync setting.
Off: The Drum Track pattern will not synchronize to the
currently-running KARMA, but will start immediately.
On: The Drum Track pattern will synchronize to the
currently-running KARMA.
For more information, see "The Trigger "Sync" parameter"
on page 256.
4. If Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig, specify the
Latch setting.
Latch controls whether the Drum Track pattern will
continue playing even after you take your hands off of the
keyboard.
Off: If the DRUM TRACK switch is on, the LED will blink,
and the pattern will start when you play the keyboard. When
you stop playing, the Drum Track will stop as well.
On: If the DRUM TRACK switch is on (the LED will
blink), the pattern will start when you play the keyboard
(note-on). The pattern will continue when you release the
keyboard (note-off). The pattern will stop when you turn the
DRUM TRACK switch off (the LED will go dark).
Use KARMA Latch Switch: The on/off status of the
KARMA LATCH switch will correspond to the above Off
and On modes of operation. You will probably want to use
this in conjunction with KARMA's Latch operation.
5. If Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig, specify the
Keyboard Zone and Velocity Zone.
These settings specify the range of keys and velocities that
will trigger the Drum Track pattern when you play the
keyboard (or receive a note-on).
Storing the on/off setting
If the Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig, the on/off
status of the DRUM TRACK switch is also saved when you
save the Program.
Drum Track settings Drum Track settings in Program mode
If the Trigger Mode is set to Start Immediately, the switch
status is always saved as Off, regardless of the whether the
switch is on or off when you Write.
EQ adjustments for the Drum Track
Program
The Drum Track Program has its own three-band EQ, just
like the Program's oscillators. You can control this on the
Drum Track page, or directly from the Control Surface as
with the oscillator EQs.
If you enable Auto Load Program EQ, the EQ settings
stored in the Drum Program will be automatically loaded
when you switch Drum Track Programs. Normally, you
should leave this enabled.
Even if Auto Load Program EQ is enabled, you can still
adjust the EQ manually.
MIDI in and out
The Drum Track can interact with MIDI in several different
ways. You can:
• Trigger the Drum Track pattern via MIDI in
• Play the Drum Track Program via MIDI in
• Transmit the Drum Track pattern via MIDI out
Triggering the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
If you're triggering the Drum Track pattern by playing the
keyboard, input on the Global MIDI Channel will trigger the
Drum Track as well.
Playing the Drum Track Program via MIDI
You can play the Drum Track Program via MIDI, separately
from the main Program sound. In Program mode, the Drum
Track's MIDI channel is set by the Global MIDI page's Prog
MIDI Ch parameter. The default is channel 10.
(In Combination and Sequencer modes, this works a little
differently; see "Drum Track settings in Combination
mode," below.)
Note that the Drum Track Program does not transmit or
receive Program changes.
Transmitting the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
With the factory settings, the Drum Track pattern will not be
sent via MIDI out. If you like, however, you can do so—for
instance, you could use it to play an external MIDI device, or
record it into an external sequencer. To do so:
1. Go to the Global MIDI page.
2. Under Drum Track MIDI Setup, enable Prog MIDI
Out.
3. Set the Prog MIDI Ch. as desired.
The Drum Track pattern will then transmit MIDI on the
selected channel.
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