About This Manual - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Korg KROSS music workstation. To ensure trouble-free enjoyment of your new
instrument, please read this manual carefully and use the product as directed.

About this manual

The manuals and how to use them
The KROSS comes with the following manuals.
• Quick Start Guide (printed)
The manuals listed below can be downloaded from the Korg
website.
• Operation Guide (PDF) (this document)
• Parameter Guide (PDF)
• Voice Name List (PDF)
You can also watch video manuals on the Korg website.
• Video manual
http://www.korg.co.jp/English/Distributors/ or
http://www.korg.com/
Quick Start Guide
This provides a simple explanation of the KROSS's functions.
To begin, please read the Quick Start Guide.
Video Manual
This video illustrates the main functionality of the KROSS.
Operation Guide (this document)
Put simply, the Operation Guide is designed to answer the
question, "How do I do this?"
It explains the names and functions of each part of the KROSS,
basic operation, an overview of each mode, how to edit sounds,
record on the sequencer, and so on. This guide also explains the
basics of effects, the Arpeggiator, Drum Track, and Drum Kits.
Finally, it also contains a troubleshooting guide as well as
supplemental information such as a list of specifications.
Parameter Guide
The Parameter Guide is designed to answer the question,
"What does this do?"
Organized by mode and page, the Parameter Guide includes
information on each and every parameter in the KROSS.
Voice Name List
The Voice Name List lists all of the sounds and setups that are
in the KROSS when it is shipped from the factory, including
Programs, Combinations, Multisamples, Drumsamples, Drum
Kits, Arpeggio Patterns, Drum Track Patterns, Demo Songs,
and Template Songs.
PDF versions
The KROSS PDF manuals are designed for easy navigation
and searching. They include extensive PDF contents
information, which generally appears on the side of the
window in your PDF reader and lets you jump quickly to a
specific section. All cross-references are hyper-links, so that
clicking on them automatically takes you to the source of the
reference.
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Conventions in this manual
References to the KROSS
The KROSS is available in 88-key, and 61-key models. The
manuals refer to all models without distinction as "the
KROSS."
Abbreviations for the manuals: PG
In the documentation, references to the manuals are
abbreviated as follows.
PG: Parameter Guide
Symbols , , Note, Tips
These symbols respectively indicate a caution, a MIDI-related
explanation, a supplementary note, or a tip.
Example screen displays
The parameter values shown in the example screens of this
manual are only for explanatory purposes, and may not
necessary match the values that appear on the LCD screen of
your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square brackets
[ ] always indicate hexadecimal numbers.
What is REMs * ?
(Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling
System) is Korg's proprietary technology for digitally
recreating the numerous factors that produce and influence a
sound, ranging from the sound-production mechanisms of
acoustic instruments and electric/electronic musical
instruments, to the resonances of an instrument body or
speaker cabinet, the sound field in which the instrument is
played, the propagation route of the sound, the electrical and
acoustic response of mics and speakers, and the changes
produced by vacuum tubes and transistors.
* All product names and company names are the trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective owners.