Basic Oscillator Settings - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

Basic oscillator settings

Here is where you can specify the type of program, select the
basic waveform (multisample or drum kit), and specify
whether it will play polyphonically or monophonically
(poly/mono).
Program type setting
(single, double, drum kit)
Here is where you can specify the program type.
Broadly speaking, the program type will be either "a
program that uses a multisample" or "a program that uses a
drum kit." (see "Multisamples and Drum Kits," below)
This choice is made by the PROG> VOICE "OSC Oscillator
Mode" setting, which specifies which type the oscillators
will use.
• Multisample: Single, Double
• Drum kit: Drums
Single (single program) uses one oscillator, and Double
(double program) uses two oscillators.
Drums (drum program) is similar to a single program, but
uses a drum kit (created in Global mode) instead of a
multisample.
Polyphony
Polyphony is the number of notes that can be played
simultaneously, such as in a chord. The polyphony depends
on the program type.
Program type Polyphony
Single
Double
Drums
Note:
• Double Programs use twice as many voices as Single
Programs.
• Stereo Multisamples use twice as many voices as Mono
Multisamples.
• If using velocity crossfade switching, the multisample
will use twice as many voices as usual.
Polyphonic/monophonic playing
To specify whether the program will play polyphonically
(Poly) or monophonically (Mono), access the PROG>
VOICE page and set the Voice parameter.
When this is set to Poly, you can play both chords and
melody lines. When this is set to Mono, only one note will
sound even if you play a chord.
Normally you'll set this to Poly, but Mono is useful when
playing sounds such as synth basses, synth leads, and other
solo instruments.
Try switching between Poly and Mono, and listen to the
results.
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Detailed Editing with Programs Basic oscillator settings
Working with Multisamples
What is a multisample?
A multisample is a collection of similarly voiced samples,
used to create the same type of sound - piano, bass, guitar,
strings, organ - across the entire keyboard, as the basis of a
program.
For each oscillator, you can assign up to four multisamples
and switch between them by velocity.
Multisamples and Drum Kits
Multisamples and Drum Kits allow you to play samples in
different ways.
• Multisamples lay out one or more samples across the
keyboard. If we use the example of a simple guitar
multisample, one sample could be assigned for each
string, so that the multisample would consist of six
samples.
• As the name suggests, Drum Kits are optimized for
playing drumsamples.
Velocity switch, crossfades, and layers
Each oscillator provides four velocity zones. This lets you
switch between multisamples or drumsamples according to
the velocity (speed) at which you play a key.
By specifying the threshold (boundary value) where each
zone will respond, and the amount of crossfading (the
overlap between zones), you can specify how your keyboard
playing dynamics will switch or layer the multisamples or
drumsamples. You can use this to make the following types
of setups.
• Velocity switch, where multisamples (or drumsamples)
are cleanly switched at the threshold
• Velocity crossfades, where multisamples (or
drumsamples) are smoothly crossfaded over a specified
range outside the threshold
• Velocity layers, where two multisamples (or
drumsamples) are layered when you play a specified
range outside the threshold
Note: If "Oscillator Mode" is set to Drums, the velocity
settings pre-specified for the drum kit will be used, and
therefore will not be shown in the screen. A drum kit's
velocity zones can be edited in the Global/Media mode
DRUM KIT page. (see page 93)
Selecting Multisamples
Let's create a simple velocity crossfade between two
Multisamples, using just OSC1.
1. Select the P-OSC> MS1 page, and turn the
multisample 1 Multisample On/Off parameter On.
Switching pages as necessary, turn the Multisample On/
off parameter on for multisample 2, and off for
multisamples 3 and 4.
Multisample On/Off
Bank Multisample Select
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