Performing With The Arpeggiator Drum Track Or Step Sequencer; Recording Your Pad Sampler Performance; Recording System Exclusive Events - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

Sequencer
An example of realtime recording
In this example, we'll assign a drum program to track 01 and
create the following one-measure drum phrase.
Hi-Hat: F#3
Snare: E3
Bass Drum: C3
1. Create a new song, and specify a drum program for
track 01.
Use Track Select to select track 01, and verify that you
hear a drum program. (see page 58)
2. Access the SEQ> REC page. In Recording Setup,
specify "Loop (Loop All Tracks)" and set it to M001-
M001.
With this setting, measure 1 will be recorded repeatedly.
The newly recorded data will be added at each pass.
3. Set "REC Resolution" to .
4. Press the SEQUENCER
the SEQUENCER
The metronome will sound a two-measure count-down,
and then recording will begin.
5. As shown in the musical example printed above, start
by playing the C3 note of the keyboard to record the
bass drum for one measure.
6. Next, play the E3 note of the keyboard to record the
snare for one measure, and then the F#3 note to
record the hi-hat.
Tip: Pressing the SEQUENCER
while recording will pause recording. At this time, the
REC button blinks. When you press the SEQUENCER
(REC) button once again, recording resumes.
7. Press the SEQUENCER
stop recording.
8. Play back the result, and listen to the drum
performance that you recorded.
Press the SEQUENCER
you've finished listening, press the SEQUENCER
(start/stop) button once again to stop playback.
9. If you're not satisfied with your performance, you can
select the Undo function to return to the state prior to
recording. Record again from step 4.
Note: When you've finished recording, clear the LOOP
(Loop All Tracks) check box, and set Recording Setup to
the Overwrite setting that you normally use.
In addition, access the S-LOOP/TONE> LOOP page,
check Track Play Loop for track 01, and set the Loop
Start Measure and Loop End Measure to 001. When
you play back, track 01 will repeatedly play the first
measure.
Performing with the arpeggiator
drum track or step sequencer
Based on the note data it receives from the keyboard or from
the MIDI IN connector, the arpeggiator can generate a wide
range of phrases and patterns including arpeggios, guitar or
keyboard backing riffs, bass phrases, or drum patterns. You
can use two arpeggiators simultaneously. For more about the
arpeggiator, please see page 73.
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(REC) button, and then
(start/stop) button.
(REC) button (lit)
(start/stop) button to
(start/stop) button When
The Drum Track plays a variety of drum patterns using the
drum program that you've assigned to the desired track. For
more about the Drum Track, please see page 83.
You can select the drum program that you want, and specify
how it will start.
The step sequencer uses the drum program of track 16. You
can use pads 1–16 to intuitively create drum loop patterns
and play them. For more about the step sequencer, please see
page 89.
Recording your pad sampler
performance
By assigning a MIDI channel to the pad sampler, you can
record your pad performance as note data on a track.
Select a song, and in the MAIN page, turn "SMP" on; the
timbre that's assigned to track 15 is disabled (does not
sound), and instead the on/off events of the pad sampler are
recorded as note-on/off events of the MIDI channel that's
assigned to track 15.
If "SMP" is off, the track 15 timbre can be used as usual.
Note: It is not possible to change the track used for the pad
sampler to any setting other than 15.

Recording System Exclusive events

Exclusive messages received from an external MIDI device
or the parameter changes produced when you edit a track
parameter or effect parameter can be recorded in real time on
any track.
During playback, the exclusive messages you recorded will
control the track parameters and effect parameters of the
song, and can be sent to external MIDI devices.
GM, XG, and GS exclusive messages can be recorded
on a track, but the KROSS's tone generator will not
respond to these messages.
Using realtime controls to record changes in
a MIDI track's pan, EQ, volume, and tone
adjust
By controlling the pan, EQ, volume, and tone adjust
parameters during realtime recording, you can record these
changes so that they will be reflected during playback.
Use multi-track recording if you want to modify the settings
of multiple tracks simultaneously.
Note: Controlling these parameters will transmit control
change or system exclusive messages. In order for this data
to be recorded, the G-MIDI> FILTER Enable Control
Change and Enable Exclusive settings must be checked. Go
to Global/Media mode and verify that these items are
checked.
Note: Use Param. MIDI Out in G-MIDI> OUT page to
specify whether control change messages or system
exclusive messages will be transmitted when you edit the
Pan (CC#10), Volume (CC#7), or Send 1/2 level (CC#93 and
CC#91) parameters.