Midi Settings; Pedal And Other Controller Settings; Creating And Selecting Scales - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

MIDI settings

In the G-MIDI> BASIC, OUT, and FILTER pages you can
adjust overall MIDI settings that apply to the entire KROSS.
Global MIDI channel
MIDI clock settings
Local Control on/off
Global MIDI channel
The global MIDI channel is the basic MIDI channel of the
KROSS; keyboard and controller information is transmitted
on this channel. The sound generator will produce sound
mainly in response to receiving messages on this channel.
• This setting is specified by the G-MIDI> BASIC page
MIDI Channel parameter.
Local control
Local control specifies whether the keyboard and controllers
will directly play and control the sound generator of the
KROSS.
Turn local control on if you're playing the KROSS by itself,
or if you're playing and controlling an external MIDI device
unidirectionally while you play the KROSS.
If you have made connections and settings so that the
performance data from the KROSS is being sent through an
external MIDI device and returned back to the KROSS, such
as when the KROSS is connected to a computer, turn local
control off to prevent notes from being triggered in
duplicate.
• This setting is specified by the G-MIDI> BASIC page
Local Control On parameter.
MIDI Clock synchronization
The KROSS can use its own internal tempo, or synchronize
to external clocks from either MIDI or USB.
The best general-purpose setting is Auto. This combine the
functionality of Internal and External MIDI/USB, so that
you don't have to manually switch between the two:
If external clocks are being received, they control the
KROSS tempo.
If external clocks are not being received, the KROSS uses its
internal tempo instead.
• This setting is made by the G-MIDI> BASIC page MIDI
Clock parameter.
If this is set to Ext-MIDI or Ext-USB, or is set to Auto
and MIDI clock is being received, the PROG> MAIN
page and similar pages will show =EXT, and the tempo
of the KROSS will be synchronized with the external
MIDI device. In this case, you won't be able to change
the tempo from the KROSS.

Pedal and other controller settings

In the G-INPUT/CTRL> FOOT page you can assign foot
controller functions and specify the polarity. (see
"Connecting foot controllers" on page 20)
Assignable button and Assignable Pedal settings
Damper pedal and assignable switch polarity settings

Creating and selecting scales

You can create an original scale in the G-USER SCALES>
OCTAVE and ALL pages. You can create sixteen User
Octave Scales which allow you to specify the pitch of each
note in an octave (which will then be applied across all
octaves), and you can create one User All Note Scale which
allows you to individually specify the pitch for every one of
the 128 notes.
By adjusting the pitch of each key in the range of ±99 cents,
you can raise or lower it by approximately one semitone
relative to the normal pitch.
The user scales you create here can be used by specifying the
scale for a program, for each timbre of a combination, or for
each track of a song.
You can choose these scales from the following pages.
Mode
Program P-BASIC> SCALE: Scale Type
Combination C-TIMBRE> SCALE: Scale Type, Use Program's Scale
Sequencer S-TRACK> SCALE: Scale Type, Use Program's Scale
Here is how to set the scale type for each timbre in
Sequencer mode.
1. Create a user octave scale or a user all notes scale.
Select a key, and use the VALUE controllers to adjust the
pitch. The range of ±99 raises or lowers the pitch
approximately one semitone above or below the standard
pitch.
Note: You can also select the key by holding down the
ENTER button and playing a note on the keyboard.
Note: You can copy one of the preset scales and edit it to
create an original scale. To do so, use the Copy Scale
function.
2. Access the Sequencer mode S-TRACK> SCALE page.
3. Set "Scale Type (Song's Scale)" to select the scale for
the currently selected song.
4. If you want the Track to use the scale saved with its
individual Program, check the track's "Use
Program's Scale" check box.
Tracks that are not checked will use the scale specified by
Scale "Scale Type (Song's Scale)."
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