Easy Combination Editing; Changing The Programs Within A Combi; Adjusting The Mix - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Playing and editing Combinations

Easy Combination editing

Changing the Programs within a Combi

Changing the Programs assigned to the 16 Timbres is a quick
way to dramatically alter the sound of the Combination.
There are two ways to select Programs for a Timbre:
• Selecting Programs from the front panel and LCD, either
by Bank or by Category
• Selecting Programs via MIDI program change messages
Note: MIDI program changes only work for Timbres whose
Status is set to INT.
Selecting Programs for Combi Tracks
To change the Program assigned to a Timbre:
1. Go to the Prog Select/Mixer tab of the Play page.
This page shows all 16 Timbres at once, including their
Program assignments, volume, pan, play/mute, solo, and
more.
2. Touch the popup button at the top of Timbre 1.
This is the Category select button. It brings up a window
which allows you to select a Program by Category, identical
to the similar function in Program mode.
3. Select a Program, and press OK.

Adjusting the mix

You can use both the Control Surface and the LCD to set the
volume, pan, and EQ settings for each Timbre, as well as
their PLAY/MUTE and Solo On/Off states.
Setting mix parameters from the LCD
1. Go to the Prog Select/Mixer tab of the Play page.
This page shows the volume, pan, play/mute, solo, and
Program assignments for all 16 Timbres.
2. Select the on-screen Volume slider for Timbre 1.
3. Use Inc/Dec, the VALUE dial, or the numeric keypad
to set the volume as desired.
4. Select the on-screen Pan knob for Timbre 1, and edit
its value as desired.
Timbre pan interacts with the pan stored in the Program. A
setting of C064 reproduces the Program's oscillator pan
settings. Adjusting the Timbre Pan will move the sound to
left or right while preserving the pan relationship between
the oscillators. A setting of L001 is far left, and R127 is far
right.
Using the Control Surface for the mix
You can also edit the mixer parameters directly from the
Control Surface, eight Timbres at a time.
1. Press the TIMBRE/TRACK button under
CONTROL ASSIGN, so that the 1-8 LED lights up.
The button has two LEDs: one for Timbres 1-8, and the other
for Timbres 9-16. Press the button to switch between the
two.
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The Category Select window will disappear. Note that the
new Program is now selected for Timbre 1.
4. Press the popup button directly under the Category
button.
This is the Bank/Number select button. It brings up a
window which lets you select Programs by Bank–again, just
like the similar window in Program mode.
5. Select a different Program, and press OK.
The Program in the Timbre is now changed to the one you
just selected. Also, the Bank /Number parameter is now
highlighted, which means that we can use the front panel
buttons to select Banks and Programs.
6. Press one of the front-panel Bank buttons.
or:
To select banks USER–AA...GG, press and hold a
pair of I and U BANK buttons together. For example,
to select bank USER–CC, press and hold the I–C
button, and then press the U–C button.
Notice that Timbre 1's Bank and Program change to match
the selected Bank.
7. Use Inc/Dec, the VALUE dial, or the numeric keypad
to select the Program.
2. Optionally, go to the Control Surface tab of the Play
page.
3. Press the MIXER KNOBS button until
the INDIVIDUAL PAN LED lights up.
This makes knob 1 control Timbre 1's pan,
and knob 2 control Timbre 2's pan, and so
on.
4. Use sliders 1 -8 to adjust the volumes of Timbres 1-8,
respectively.
5. Use knobs 1-8 to adjust the pan positions of Timbres
1-8.
6. Press the MIXER KNOBS button until
the CHANNEL STRIP LED lights up.
This makes the knobs control a virtual
channel strip, including pan, EQ, and effects
sends.
7. Press MIX SELECT button 1.
The Channel Strip now controls the Pan, EQ, and FX Sends
for Timbre 1.
8. Use knobs 2-6 to adjust the Timbres's 3-band EQ, and
knobs 7 and 8 to control the Timbre's Effects Sends 1
and 2.
Internally, the system figures out how the Oscillator is routed
to the Master Effects, and automatically adjusts the
appropriate effects send parameters.