Sampling (Open Sampling System); Sampling Overview; About Sampling On The Kronos - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Sampling (Open Sampling System)

Sampling overview

About sampling on the KRONOS

Overview
The KRONOS can sample external audio from the
analog, S/P DIF, or USB inputs, at 48 kHz 16‐bit
resolution (or 24‐bit when sampling to disk), in mono
or stereo. You can record samples into RAM, or sample
directly to disk.
You can also digitally resample the complete sound of
a Program, Combi, or Song, played live or sequenced,
including any effects and KARMA‐generated events.
Using an external USB CD drive (not included), you
can also sample (or "rip") directly from an audio CD,
in the digital domain.
Finally, you can process the inputs through the IFX,
MFX, and TFX, or through the synthesis functions of
EXi such as the MS‐20EX and MOD‐7.
You can combine any and all of these features at once.
For instance, you can sample a live guitar riff from the
audio inputs, processed through KRONOS effects,
while listening to and either recording or not recording
a KARMA‐generated phrase.
You can use your samples directly in Drum Kits, or
make them into Multisamples and use them anywhere
that you use ROM Multisamples, such as in HD‐1
Programs or Wave Sequences.
KSC Files and User Sample Banks
KSC stands for Korg Sample Collection. KSC files
group your Samples and Multisamples together, and
let you load them as User Sample Banks. User Sample
Banks may be loaded either into RAM, or may use
Virtual Memory, just like EXs. They have other benefits
as well. For more information, see "Creating and
saving .KSC files" on page 165.
Sampling and RAM
The KRONOS comes with 2 GB of RAM pre‐installed;
the KRONOS X comes with 3 GB of RAM.
Approximately 1 GB of this RAM is used by the
operating system and ROM sample data. The
remainder is shared between the samples in EXs, User
Sample Banks, and Sampling Mode.
This means that the size of the currently loaded EXs
and User Sample Banks trades off against the memory
available for Sampling Mode. The more space used by
EXs and User Sample Banks, the less is available for
Sampling Mode.
Using Virtual Memory for EXs and User Sample Banks
generally lets you load more samples at once, but may
still use a substantial amount of RAM.
Note: To check the amount of sample RAM available,
see "0–1f: Free Sample Memory/Locations" on
page 684 of the Parameter Guide.
The amount of sampling time depends on the amount
of free RAM, as shown below.
Free RAM and approximate sampling times
Approximate Sampling Time (min:sec)
Free RAM
Mono
16 MB 2:54
64 MB 11:39
128 MB 23:18
256 MB 46:36
512 MB 93:12
Installing additional RAM
An additional 1 GB DIMM can be installed into the
KRONOS at any authorized Korg service center,
bringing the total physical RAM to 3 GB. (The
KRONOS X ships from the factory with 3 GB already
installed, and cannot be expanded further.)
This approximately doubles the maximum available
sample RAM, up to about 2 GB. Of course, when
loading EXs or User Sample Banks using Virtual
Memory, the total size of the loaded sample data can be
much greater.
The KRONOS uses widely available, off‐the‐shelf
DIMMs. Installation by an authorized Korg service
center is required; user installation is not supported
and may void your warranty. For more information on
how to purchase and arrange for installation of RAM,
please contact your country's Korg Distributor:
http://www.korg.co.jp/English/Distributors/index.html
For compatibility with the KRONOS, RAM must
comply with the following specification:
240‐Pin PC2‐6400 CL‐5 (or CL‐6) DDR2‐800 non‐ECC
Unbuffered DIMM 1GB
Sampling to disk
You can sample directly to disk (including the internal
disk and USB storage devices), creating a WAVE file.
This lets you record up to 80 minutes continuously, in
either mono or stereo (mono: approximately 440 MB,
stereo: approximately 879 MB).
As long as they fit into the available RAM, these WAVE
files can then be loaded into Sampling Mode and used
in Drum Kits, HD‐1 Programs or Wave Sequences.
(Note that after loading them into Sampling Mode,
you'll need to save them again; the WAVE files can't be
used directly for Programs, etc.)
Stereo
1:27
5:49
11:39
23:18
46:36
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