Korg KRONOS SGX-2 Parameter Manual page 445

For instance, you can use up to eight CX-3s simultaneously,
or eighteen EP-1s, or a combination of the two (e.g., four
CX-3s and nine EP-1s). The other EXi have no practical
limitation by themselves, but if you're using a lot of CX-3 or
EP-1 Programs you may run into situations in which the
less-resource-intensive EXi would push the resource usage
over the top.
Each EXi in each Program counts towards the maximum.
For instance, a Program which uses two CX-3s counts as
two, not as one.
Note that depending on the specific combination of EXi in
use, you may not be able to fit in more EXi Programs
(especially those using the CX-3 or EP-1) even if the
Performance Meter page shows EXi fixed resources at
somewhat below 50%.
Gray Timbre/Track number, and [Inactive] shown
after Program name
If you try to load a Program which would exceed the
maximum amount of EXi fixed resources, the newly added
Program will not sound.
To let you know that this has happened, the bar containing
the Timbre/Track number (at the top of the mixer channel)
will turn gray, and the Selected Timbre/Track Info will show
the warning [Inactive] after the Program name.
You can re-enable an inactive Program by removing or
disabling other Programs which use EXi fixed resources. For
instance:
1. Select an initialized Combination ("Init Combi").
2. Load Program I-B000 HD-1 Piano-Damper into all of
the Timbres.
3. Load Program INT–C 040 Felix'sDaKat into Timbres
1 through 8.
This Program uses a single CX-3, so loading it into eight
separate Timbres uses up all of the available EXi fixed
resources.
4. Load the same Program into Timbre 9.
Since there are no remaining EXi fixed resources, the
Timbre number will turn gray, and the Program won't make
any sound. Let's fix that:
5. Set Timbre 1's Status to Off
or
Change Timbre 1 to use an HD-1 or AL-1 Program
(such as INT-B 000), instead of a CX-3.
This frees up the EXi fixed resources formerly used by
Timbre 1; Timbre 9 will then return to its normal color, and
its Program will make sound again.
These same steps will work with Tracks in Sequencer mode.
Use Program Changes to optimize resource usage
If you're using KRONOS for multitimbral sequencing (with
different Programs on different MIDI channels), you can
optimize the EXi fixed resource usage by only having these
Programs loaded when they are needed.
For instance, if you're playing a CX-3 only during the
chorus of a song, you can use Program Change to switch that
channel to an HD-1 or AL-1 Program during the verse.
Neither the HD-1 nor the AL-1 uses fixed resources, so this
will free up KRONOS computing power. You can then use
this power for more voices of other sounds, or for other EXi
with fixed resources on different Timbres or Tracks.
Combination P0: Play 0–1: Program Select/Mixer
0–1c: Quick Layer and Quick Split
buttons
These buttons access the Quick Layer and Quick Split
features, which make it easy to create simple layers and
splits. Starting with either a Program or Combination, you
can add another Program as a layer, or split the keyboard so
that the current sound plays on one side of the keyboard
(either upper or lower), and a different Program plays on the
other.
When you press the Quick Layer or Quick Split buttons, the
Quick Layer or Quick Split dialog box appears. For detailed
descriptions, see "Quick Layer" on page 432 and "Quick
Split" on page 435.
v 0–1: Page Menu Commands
The number before each command shows its ENTER +
number-key shortcut. For more information on these
shortcuts, see "ENTER + 0-9: shortcuts for menu
commands" on page 153.
• 0: Write Combination. For more information, see
"Write Combination" on page 515.
• 1: Exclusive Solo. For more information, see "Exclusive
Solo" on page 153.
• 2: Copy From Program. For more information, see
"Copy From Program" on page 515.
• 3: Add to Set List. For more information, see "Add To
Set List" on page 154.
• 4: Edit Program. For more information, see "Edit
Program," on page 516.
• 5: Initialize Combination. For more information, see
"Initialize Combination," on page 517.
• 6: Load required samples. For more information, see
"Load required samples," on page 154
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