Using Controllers To Modify The Sound - Korg KROME EX Quick Start Manual

The selected program will be highlighted, and the
program will change. You can also use the INC/DEC
buttons or the VALUE dial to switch programs.
The menu shows sixteen programs at once. To see
other programs, use the scroll bar to scroll the list.
Play the keyboard to hear the sound of the program
that you've selected.
4. If you want to choose programs by sub-category,
press the "Jump to Sub" button to access the Sub
Category/Prog Select menu.
Press a tab on the left to select a sub category.
Select a program as described in step 3.
To confirm your choice, press the OK button. If you
want to cancel, press the Cancel button. You will return
to the main category.
5. If you're happy with the selected program, press
the OK button to close the menu.
If you press the Cancel button, your selection here will
be discarded, and you will return to the program that
had been selected immediately before you opened the
menu.
Note: If you press the popup button to the left of
"Program Select," the Bank/Program Select menu
organized into banks will appear. The procedure is the
same as described in "Selecting Programs by Category
(B)".
For other ways to select Programs, see "Selecting
Programs" on page 21 of the Operation Guide.
Program Bank Contents
The KROME has a total of 1,801 programs. When the
unit is shipped from the factory, the internal memory
contains 896 preload programs and 265 GM programs
for immediate use. The remaining 640 programs are
initialized programs, provided for you to save your
own original programs. You are also free to edit and
overwrite any of the programs in banks A–F and U-A–
U-F, but not the programs of banks GM–g(d).
Program bank contents
Bank No.
A...F, U-A 000...127 Preload programs
U-B...U-F 000...127 Initialized programs
GM GM2 capital programs
g(1)...g(9) 001...128 GM2 variation programs
g(d) GM2 drum programs
Selecting Combinations
Here's how to select a combination.
For more about combinations, see "Combination
mode" on page 11.
1. Press the COMBI button to enter Combination
mode.
The COMBI LED will light up.
Once you're in Combi mode, you can select and play
Combinations by either bank/number or category, in
the same way as you did Programs.
Combination bank contents
A...D
E, F
Using controllers to modify
the sound
Joystick, SW1 and SW2
The joystick (see page 6) and SW1/SW2 (see page 6)
located on the left side of the KROME's front panel are
controllers for you to use while performing. You can
use these controllers to modify the sound.
The effect produced by each controller will differ for
each Program or Combination. In addition to the
typical functions, the controllers in some cases might
have the effect of emphasizing individual sounds, or
might apply a combination of several effects. So try
them all out to see what each controller does for the
selected sound.
Standard Joystick functions
Left
Right
Forwards (away from yourself )
Backwards (towards yourself )
Realtime controls
The realtime controllers (see page 6) located on the left
side of the front panel are used to control the sound
while playing a program or combination, or for simple
sound editing. They are also used to control the
arpeggiator.
1. Press the SELECT button to choose the functions
Contents
that knobs 1–4 will control (the corresponding
LED will light up).
The knobs will control the sound if TONE or USER are
selected, or the arpeggiator if ARP is selected.
2. Turn knobs 1–4, and notice how the sound, effects,
or arpeggio pattern changes.
When you turn a knob, a popup will appear on the display,
indicating the name of the controller and its value.
• If SELECT TONE is selected, the knobs will control
the filter cutoff, filter resonance, filter EG intensity,
and filter EG release time respectively.
• If SELECT USER is selected, knobs 1–4 will control
a wide variety of parameters individually assigned
by each program or combination. In many (but not
all) cases, knobs 1 and 2 will control synth
parameters, knob 3 will control the depth of a
modulation effect such as chorus, and knob 4 will
control reverb depth.
• For details on SELECT ARP, refer to the next
section.

Using controllers to modify the sound

Bank No.
000...127 Preload combinations
000...127 Initialized combinations
Move the joystick...
Pitch bend down
Pitch bend up
Vibrato
Filter LFO (wah)
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Normally controls...
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