1-9: Pads - Korg KRONOS SGX-2 Parameter Manual

1–9: Pads
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To avoid damaging the display, use care when playing the
on-screen pads. Do not press strongly on the display or
strike forcefully; instead, use a light and precise touch.
"Velocity" is controlled by position, and not by force.
Overview
This page features 8 virtual "pads," which can be played by
touching the screen, from MIDI input, or from compatible
USB MIDI pad devices. You can use the pads for:
• Storing and selecting chords for Chord mode
• Selecting and triggering chords, especially for use with
KARMA
• Playing drum sounds, especially in conjunction with a
compatible USB MIDI pad device
The pads can play up to eight-note chords—and they even
remember the velocities of the individual notes within the
chord.
In addition to playing sounds directly, the pads are also used
to select chords for Chord mode. For more information, see
"Using Chord mode" on page 40 of the Operation Guide.
Playing the pads
Playing the pads from the screen
You can play the pads directly from the screen. "Velocity" is
controlled by where you touch the pad; lower is softer, and
higher is louder. (You can also enable Fixed Velocity mode;
see "Fixed Velocity" on page 60.)
If individual notes in the chord have different stored
velocities, these are scaled by the overall velocity.
Note: from the screen, only one pad can be played at a time.
Program P1: Basic/Vector 1–9: Pads
Playing the pads from MIDI or the keyboard
Pads can be triggered by incoming MIDI notes or CCs, or
from the local keyboard. To do so:
1. Go to the Global P2: Controllers page.
2. Under MIDI CC# Assign —Vector Joystick / Pads, set
Pads 1-8 to the desired MIDI notes.
You can also use MIDI CCs, if you prefer. With CCs, the
value of the CC is used as the pad's "velocity."
It's as simple as that; the pads will now respond to the
specified notes or CCs on the Global channel.
Be aware, however, that this will completely dedicate these
notes to triggering the pads; they will no longer trigger
sounds normally. For this reason, you may wish to assign
notes either below or above the standard keyboard range (for
instance, C-1 through G-1).
All of this also applies to notes played on the Global
Channel from the local keyboard, with the same restriction:
the assigned notes become dedicated to playing the pads.
Playing the pads from Korg USB MIDI controllers
You can also play the pads using Korg USB MIDI
controllers equipped with drum pads, including:
• nanoPAD and nanoPAD2
• microKONTROL
• padKONTROL
• KONTROL49
To use any of these Korg controllers, simply connect the
controller to one of the KRONOS's two USB A ports. The
KRONOS will automatically determine the MIDI
assignments of the controller's pads 1-8, and map them
directly to the KRONOS pads.
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