Korg kronos Operation Manual page 49

Assigning SW1/2 to control Chord on/off
Within any individual Program, Combi, or Song, you can set
either SW1 or SW2 to turn Chord mode on and off. To do so:
1. In the Program, Combi, or Song, go to the Set Up
Controllers page.
2. Select Chord SW as the assignment for SW1 or SW2.
Assigning the Foot Switch to control Chord on/off
You can also assign the Foot Switch to turn Chord mode on
and off, so that you don't need to move your hands from the
keyboard while performing. This setting will apply globally,
regardless of the current Program, Combi, or Song. To do so:
1. Go to the Global Foot Switch Assign page.
2. Select Chord SW for the Assignable Foot Switch.
Enabling Chord mode
Program mode
To enable Chord mode for a Program:
1. Go to the Program Basic page
2. Set the Chord parameter to Basic (Bsc) or Advanced
(Adv).
Once you've selected either Basic (Bsc) or Advanced
(Adv), Chord mode is enabled immediately. Optionally, you
can then turn Chord mode off and on via the Chord SW,
using either SW1/2 or the Assignable Foot Switch.
If you set Chord to Off, then it will always remain off,
regardless of the Chord SW. This is particularly useful in
Combi and Sequencer modes, since it allows you to create
splits and layers in which some Timbres/Tracks use Chord
mode, but others do not.
Combination and Sequencer modes
To enable Chord mode for a Timbre in a Combi, or a track in
a Song:
1. Go to page 2-2 OSC (under Timbre Parameters or
Track Parameters, respectively).
2. Set the Timbre/Track's Chord parameter to Basic or
Advanced.
Alternatively, you can set the Timbre/Track to PRG. This is
the default, which uses the setting from the Program. Note
that if the Program's Chord mode is set to Off, the
Timbre/Track will not respond to the Chord Switch.
What if Timbres/Tracks share the same channel,
but have different Chord settings?
If Timbres/Tracks share the same channel, but have different
Chord settings, then the Chord SW affects each
Timbre/Track individually, as below:
Off
Chord SW = On
Off
Chord SW = Off
Off
Example setup: keyboard split
To create a split with a single-note bass in the left hand, and
a chord on the right:
1. Select a bass Program for Timbre 1, and a piano
Program for Timbre 2.
Stored Setting
Basic Advanced
Basic Advanced
Off Off
Playing Programs Using Chord mode
2. Set Timbre 1's Chord to Off, and Timbre 2's Chord to
Basic.
Now, the Chord SW will enable/disable the chord for the
right hand only.
Details: initial state of Chord on/off
Normally, when you select a Program, Combi, or Song,
Chord mode will be on or off as set by the Chord parameter.
The exception is when SW1 or SW2 is assigned to the Chord
Switch. In this case, the stored on/off state of SW1/2 controls
whether Chord mode will be on or off by default.
Note that this default state is slightly more complex in
Combination and Sequencer modes:
• In Combination mode, SW1/2 affect only Timbres on the
Global channel. Other tracks will be as set by their Chord
parameters.
• In Sequencer mode, SW1/2 affect only the Tracks on the
same channel as the current Keyboard Track. This
determines the initial state when a Song is first selected,
since the current Keyboard Track is stored with the
Song. Other tracks will function as set by their Chord
parameters.
Basic and Advanced modes
There are two "on" settings for Chord mode: Basic (Bsc)
and Advanced (Adv).
Basic re-creates the chord mode of the original Polysix.
Each time you play a new chord, it will cut off the previous
chord. This option ignores the Voice Assign settings.
Advanced uses the Program's Voice Assign parameters to
create a variety of different effects, such as mono legato
chords with fingered portamento, or poly chords that overlap
one another. The Voice Assign settings apply as if the entire
chord was a single note, with each pitch in the chord created
by an additional transposed oscillator.
Poly, Poly Legato, Single Trigger, Mono, Mono Legato,
Mono "Mode," Legato Offset, Mono Priority, and Mono
and Poly Unison all apply.
You can achieve the same effect as Basic, above, by setting
Chord to Advanced, Voice Assign to Mono, Priority to
Last Note, and Legato to Off.
Creating and editing chords
Chords are assigned to the pads, stored, and edited as
described under "Using the Chord Pads" on page 39.
Selecting chords
The Chord function uses the chords assigned to the Pads. To
select a chord to play from the keyboard (or via MIDI):
1. Select the desired Pad from the Source pop-up menu
or:
When Chord is enabled, play a Pad using any of the
methods described under "Playing the pads" on
page 39.
When Chord mode is enabled, playing a Pad edits the
Source parameter. The Pad will not play any sounds by
itself; it only selects the chord to be played from the
keyboard.
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