Using Effects; An Overview Of The Kross's Effects; Effect I/O; Effects In Each Mode - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

An overview of the KROSS's
effects
You can choose from 134 different types of high-quality
digital effects. The KROSS provides five insert effects, and
two master effects, together with a mixer section that
controls the routing of these effects. All of these are stereo
in/out.
Specific parameters of these effects can also be controlled in
real time from the KROSS's controllers or via MIDI
messages using Dynamic Modulation (Dmod), by MIDI/
Tempo Sync, or by using a common LFO to apply
synchronized changes to multiple modulation effects.

Effect I/O

Insert Effects
Insert Effects (IFX 1–5) are stereo-in/stereo-out. If you
select Dry (unprocessed) for the "Wet/Dry" parameter, the
stereo input signal will be output in stereo without being
processed by the effect. If you select Wet (effect applied),
the processed signal will be output in one of the following
ways:
Mono In - Mono Out
Wet Mono In - Stereo Out
Stereo In - Stereo Out
Insert effect 1 can use the effects S01: Stereo Compressor–
S63: Rotary Speaker and D00: St.Mltband Limiter–D10:
Rotary SpeakerOD.
Insert effects 2–4 can use the effects S01: Stereo
Compressor–S61: AmpSim - Tremolo and D00: St.Mltband
Limiter–D09: Vocoder.
Insert effect 5 can use the effects S01: Stereo Compressor–
S61: AmpSim - Tremolo.
Master Effects
Master Effects MFX1 and MFX2 are stereo-in/stereo-out.
"Send1" and "Send2" determine the send level to the Master
Effects.
With Master effects, only the Wet (processed) signal will be
output. The output signals from the Master Effects are routed
to the L/R bus with the output level specified by "Return1"
and "Return2". These outputs are mixed with the L/R
output bus (in each mode, FX ROUTING> BUS page or
MIXER page).
Selecting "000: No Effect" will mute the output. The
processed signal will be output in one of the following ways,
according to the type of effects.

Using Effects

Wet
Master effect 1 can use the effects S01: Stereo Compressor–
S87: Phaser- Cho/Flng and D00: St.Mltband Limiter–D13:
Early Reflections.
Master effect 2 can use the effects S01: Stereo Compressor–
S120: Reverb- Gate.
Note: The Parameter Guide includes block diagrams for
each individual effect, which include the effect's input/
output structure. (see page 207 of the Parameter Guide)

Effects in each mode

Program mode
For programs, you can use insert effects to process the final
sound in the same way that you use the Filter and Amplifier
to process the sound from the oscillators (OSC 1 & 2). Then
use the master effects to add spatial processing such as
reverb to create the final sound. You can also use the same
effects on the audio output of the Drum Track and the step
sequencer program. These settings are made individually for
Effect
each program.
Effect
Oscillator1
Effect
Effect
Oscillator2
Combination and Sequencer modes
In Combination and Sequencer modes, you can insert effects
to process the sound of each timbre/track program. Then you
can use the master effects to create overall ambience, and
use the total effect to make final adjustments.
In Combination mode, you can adjust these settings for each
combination, and in Sequencer mode you can adjust them
for each song.
In Sequencer mode, you can switch between effects or
modify the effect parameters and record these changes, so
that effects will switch automatically or effect parameters
will be modified automatically as the song plays back.
Timbre 1 /MIDI Track 1
Timbre 16 /MIDI Track 16
External input (or audio in)
You can apply effects to an external audio input in any
mode: Program, Combination, or Sequencer mode. To
specify the effects that you want to use, set the common
Mono In - Mono Out
Mono In - Stereo Out
Stereo In - Stereo Out
Send
Filter1 Amplifier1
Insert
Filter2 Amplifier2
Effect 1–5
Drum Track
Step Seq
Send
Insert
Effect 1–5
Effect
Effect
Effect
Effect
Master Return
Effect 1, 2
OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Master Return
Effect 1, 2
OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
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