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- Sound Research & Development -
Kronos Analogic by kpr
Intuitive synthesizer handling concept for KORG KRONOS Music Workstation. With smart
and easy-to-use multi-Controller assignment that simulates typical analog synthesizer
panels. Plus additional tablet-style version via convenient TouchDisplay.
Introduction
An analog synthesizer usually provides a lot of knobs and buttons, that makes it easy to
tweak the sounds. The Kronos Analogic exactly does this and turns the Kronos into an
analog synthesizer. Therefore all Controller knobs, the both Joysticks, the Ribbon,
Sliders, buttons are assigned to act like typical analog synthesizer do. No matter which
internal sound engine is used for a Program Preset: You can always handle it totally
intuitive by using this slick standard system.
It is a convenient performance feature to make your playing more impressive and
dynamic, and also a sound design option to make own Program Presets simply by using
the Analogic system. You don't need to step through the display menus, everything can
be done with Controllers and the cool Tone Adjustment Control Surface via TouchView
Display.
You don't have to "learn" synthesizer handling or read and study hundreds of manual
pages. Everything you need to know is described in short sentences below.
Have fun playing successfully the Kronos Analogic!

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  • Page 1 An analog synthesizer usually provides a lot of knobs and buttons, that makes it easy to tweak the sounds. The Kronos Analogic exactly does this and turns the Kronos into an analog synthesizer. Therefore all Controller knobs, the both Joysticks, the Ribbon, Sliders, buttons are assigned to act like typical analog synthesizer do.

  • Page 2: Handling Guide

    You might play the sounds in the first place, to find out how they work for you. This is also the moment where you can try out the Kronos Analogic Controller assignment. You will notice, that it follows a specially developed setting. This means that even if you don’t have own experiences with analog synthesizer you will easily find the typical synthesizer sound shaping functions like Filter, Envelopes, etc.
  • Page 3 Kronos Real Time Knobs on the panel’s upper left next to the Main Volume Knob. To simulate the original feeling the entire Knobs Section for Kronos Analogic is assigned with all the sound modifier functions we know well from the analog synthesizers: Filter Cutoff and Resonance as well as Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release Time and more.
  • Page 4 Analogic assignments are fixed as convenient standard setting for all Program Presets with the functions Attack Time, Decay Time, Sustain Level and Effect Control, the below picture shows how the Panel print for all Kronos Analogic Program Presets actually should look.
  • Page 5 Knob 1 Filter Cutoff This is the most used analog synth tone modifier. Turn the Knob to the right for a high value to get a rich sound that provides many high frequencies. Turning the Knob to the left will reduce the amount of high frequencies and the tone will be soft and a dull.
  • Page 6 Knob 5 Attack Time The tone attack is one of the most important sound shaping function, so the knob is right here on position 5. On the Kronos Analogic Panel photo the Knob 5 name print is Attack Time. Hitting a key when the knob is turned to the left will provide an instant sound, but when you turn it to the right the sound will take a while until full volume.
  • Page 7 AnalogicPanel photo (for details see Appendix) the Knob 8 name print is Effect Control. Usually the effect setting and intensity of the Kronos Analogic presets are convenient and suitable for many music production situations and on stage, but sometimes less is more or you might want even more effects intensity or add a second one.
  • Page 8 Joystick 1 The unlabeled Joystick on the upper left works as sound mixer, so for Kronos Analogic I called it Tone Blend Control You can alter the sound mix of a Preset by turning the Joystick in all directions and from one point to the next in any speed.
  • Page 9 Right: Bend up Pull the Joystick to the right for a tone bend up effect like a guitar player is doing it, usually it’s setted to 2 semi-tones. Some pads with slow attack time might have a full octave setting though. Left: Bend down Pull the Joystick to the left for the same tone bend effect, but this time the bending works downward.
  • Page 10 SW Buttons Those buttons are located above the just mentioned Joystick and are per-setted with typical synthesizer functions. Their LED will lit when the assigned function is active, so you will always have the visible control about the current setting. On the Kronos Analogicsoundbank the default position usually is Off.
  • Page 11 Ribbon Tone Brillance Control The Ribbon is located on the Kronos panel lower left. Use it with the fingertip and move it in both directions while still holding the finger on the Ribbon. The preset’s default setting is the Ribbon’s middle position, sliding to the right will usually ad more brillance to the sound while the sound will be duller the more you slide the finger to the left.
  • Page 12 Velocity The provided presets Velocity allows a dynamic performance and it depends on the individual sound how it works: Volume, Tone Brillance, Wha attack effects, etc. Please see the documentation for further details. Drum Track All presets have a dedicated Drum Track programming. Just push the DRUM TRACK Button to start the concerned beat of a preset.
  • Page 13 As KARMA is far more than just a typical synthesizer Arpeggiator a special user panel is accessable to handle all the different KARMA parts. The interaction of all KARMA parts allows many of variations and can be used in real time too. Although KARMA is synced to the DRUM TRACK (LED lits when active) it’s necessary to study the individual KARMA settings to understand how it works and to find out what different playing techniques are suitable for it and it can be used in many different ways...
  • Page 14 Just use it! TouchView Display Synthesizer There is one more spectacular Kronos Analogic feature: The unique TouchView Display Synthesizer! This allows to control the Kronos synthesizer sounds via display. The handling is nearly self-explaining, and again the provided parameter set and assignment is done with a conceptual standard, that works the same (or very similar) for every Program Preset.
  • Page 15 The above screenshot shows the AL-1 sound engine view. Just push the Control Surface submenu button in the display, plus the TONE ADJ. button. The assigned parameter arrangement is similar to any analog synthesizer. Now you can use all the shown Kronos Controllers to tweak the sounds, and it also works with the data entry section.

  • Page 16: Preset Number

    Here is an example for the Analogic standard Controller assignment: Preset 070 Syn Clav Preset Number Program Name Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 Knob 4 Knob 5 Knob 6 Knob 7 Knob 8 Filter Filter Release Attack Decay Time Sustain Effect Cutoff...
  • Page 17 Bank AA Programs 000 – 019 Lead 020 – 029 Bass 030 – 039 Polysynth 040 – 059 Pad 060 – 069 Effect Synth 070 – 099 Percussive 100 – 119 Layer 120 – 124 SFX Lead 000 Hardcastlism 001 Hollow Mellow 002 Buzz Lead 003 Washy SW1 004 Sensoleader...
  • Page 18 Polysynth 030 Classic Polysix 031 Air T’night (Ribbon!) 032 Starflight Theme 033 Fullsizer 2 034 Eighties on Acid 035 Pretender 036 Poly Lucky Woman 037 Magic Quack 038 SynOrganic 039 Pearls 040 Soft Pad 041 Sad Moments 042 Fluffy 043 Chordy 044 Romance Pad 045 Plain Pad 046 Metling Pot Decay...
  • Page 19 072 Jewelizer 073 Whirly 074 Percolead 075 Radiotone Clavi 076 Custom Harp 077 Modern Clavi 078 SynSantur 079 Folk Harp 080 Cameleonis 081 Drifter 082 Meditation Bells 083 Bellplux 084 The Plucker 085 Main Theme 086 Bell Flavour 087 Pointilism 088 Fantasy Bells 089 Plucker’s Room 090 SynCembalo...
  • Page 20 Sound library w/Presets for Korg Kronos Music Workstation and format compatibles. Names and trademarks are property of their owner. Content changes may occur without notice. Current versions 1.0, released June 4,...