Playing And Editing Programs; Playing Programs; Selecting Programs; Program Categories And Numbers - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

Playing and editing Programs

About the KROSS's Programs
Programs are the basic sounds of the KROSS; you can play
and edit them in Program mode.
You can play them by themselves, layer them together in
Combinations, or play a different Program on each of the 16
MIDI tracks, either from the internal sequencer or from
external computer-based sequencers.
This section of the manual takes a quick look at playing
Programs, including tours of the front-panel controllers and
basic editing techniques.

Playing Programs

Selecting Programs

1. Press the PROG button. (LED lit)
You'll enter Program mode.
Access the PROG> MAIN page. The upper line of the
display shows the page that you're on. If a different page
is shown, press the EXIT button several times to access
the PROG MAIN page.
Category type: Program number (bank number)
Mode, page name
Category icon
(Bank USER icon) Program name
Tip: In the PROG> MAIN page, you can also select
programs by using the cursor buttons Up/Down or the
value dial.
2. Turn the CATEGORY dial to select the category of
program that you want to play.
The sound select list will appear.
Tip: The sound select list will also appear when you press
the ENTER button.
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You can also use the cursor buttons ◄► to switch
categories.
3. Turn the SELECT dial to select the program that you
want to play.
Play the keyboard to hear the sound.
Tip: You can also select programs by using the cursor
buttons ▲▼ or the value dial.
4. To return to the MAIN page, press the MENU button
or the ENTER button to close the menu.
When you press the FUNCTION button or the EXIT
button, your selection will be discarded and you'll return
to the program where you were before opening the list.
Other ways to select programs
In addition to using the controls on the KROSS's front panel,
you can select programs in the following ways.
• Using a connected foot switch (see page 20)
• Receiving a MIDI program change (from an external
MIDI sequencer or MIDI controller)
• Selecting a program that you've registered in Favorites
(see page 49)

Program categories and numbers

The sounds of the KROSS are organized by type into
categories; within each category, an index number is
assigned to each sound. All programs are also assigned a
bank and program number that are used to recall that
program via MIDI.
Note: Depending on the bank, there are limitations on where
a program can be saved. For details, please see "Bank
numbers and conditions for saving" on page 102.
Category and index number
Category Index number (bank number)
000(A000)...043 (A043)
PIANO
044 (G001)...053 (g2-001)
000 (A044)...044 (A088)
E.PIANO
045 (G005)...059 (g4-006)
000 (A089)...046 (B007)
ORGAN
047 (G017)...062 (g3-017)
000 (B008)...034 (B042)
BELL
035 (G010)...049 (g2-015)
000 (B043)...051 (B094)
STRINGS
052 (G041)...076 (g2-049)
000 (B095)...048 (C015)
BRASS
049 (G023)...081 (g2-058)
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Type of sounds
Acoustic piano
E.P., clavi/harpsichord
Organ, accordion
Bell, mallet
Strings, vocal
Brass, woodwind, reed
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