Korg kronos Operation Manual page 50

Playing and editing Programs
Chord mode is enabled when the Chord SW is either
unassigned or turned On, and...
• In Program mode, Chord is set to Basic or Advanced
• In Combi mode, Chord is set to Basic or Advanced on
any Timbre (with Status set to INT) on the Global
channel
• In Sequencer mode, Chord is set to Basic or Advanced
on any Track (with Status set to INT or BTH) on the
same MIDI channel as the current Keyboard Track
In Combi mode, selection via the Pads affects all Timbres on
the Global Channel. In Sequencer mode, this affects Tracks
on the same MIDI channel as the current Keyboard Track.
What if Timbres/Tracks share the same channel,
but have different Source settings?
If Timbres/Tracks share the same channel but have different
Source settings, they will maintain the different settings as
long as the Pads are not used to select a different chord. As
soon as a Pad is used, all the Timbres/Tracks will be set to
the same chord–unless they are set to PRG.
When Source is set to PRG, the Timbre/Track uses the
Source chord stored in the Program, instead of any of the
chords from the current Combi or Song. This makes it easy
to use Chord mode for sound-specific effects, such as
octaves, stacked fifths, and so on.
Playing chords
The lowest note of the selected chord is transposed to match
the note played on the keyboard. Higher notes are transposed
accordingly. For instance, let's say that:
• The stored chord is F4, Bb4, and Eb5
• You play a D3 on the keyboard (or via MIDI)
In this case, the resulting chord will be D3, G3, and C4.
Just as with the Pads, the stored velocities are scaled by the
velocity of the played note.
In Combi and Sequencer modes, as long as the root note of
the chord is within the Timbre/Track keyboard zone, the
entire chord will be played in that Timbre/Track–even if
some of the notes extend beyond the Timbre/Track's key
zone.
Chords and MIDI
The Chord SW and Source Pad settings (including
selections via the Pads) are transmitted and received via
SysEx, which can be recorded and played back via internal
or external sequencers.
In Combi and Sequencer modes, there are discrete SysEx
messages per Timbre/Track for both Chord SW and Source
Pad, so that each Timbre/Track can be set individually if
desired. Note that this allows more flexibility than when
using the local keyboard's Chord SW and Pads.
When the Chord SW or the front-panel Pads are used to
change the chord state, separate messages are sent for each
affected Timbre or Track, including:
• In Combi mode, each Timbre on the Global Channel
• In Sequencer mode, each Track on the same MIDI
channel as the Keyboard Track
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