Korg Kronos Operation Manual page 133

Please note that when you change Bus Select
(IFX/Indiv.) from Off to L/R or IFX, the volume level
to the AUDIO OUT L/MONO and R jacks or to the
headphones may dramatically increase.
FX Ctrl Bus (FX Control Bus)
The FX Control Buses lets you create effects
"sidechains." Sidechains let you control an effect with
one audio signal (the sidechain), while the effect
processes a completely different audio signal. This is
convenient for use with vocoders, compressors and
limiters, gates, etc.
KRONOS includes two true‐ stereo FX Control Buses.
For more information, see "FX Control Buses" on
page 860 of the Parameter Guide.
REC Bus
This sends the external audio input signal to the REC
buses (four mono channels; 1, 2, 3, 4).
The REC buses are dedicated internal buses used for
sampling or for recording audio tracks in Sequencer
mode.
If you want to sample these buses, set Source Bus to a
REC bus.
In Sampling mode, you can mix several audio inputs to
a REC bus for sampling, or you can mix the direct
sound of audio inputs with the sound processed by
insert effects and sample the combined result from the
REC bus.
In other modes (e.g., Program mode), you can use the
REC buses to sample just an audio input that's playing
along with a KARMA performance being output to the
L/R bus.
Off: The external audio signal will not be sent to the
REC buses. This is the default.
1, 2, 3, 4: The external audio input signal will be sent to
the specified REC bus in mono. The Pan setting is
ignored.
1/2, 3/4: The external audio input signal will be sent in
stereo to the specified pair of REC buses. The Pan
setting sends the signal in stereo to buses 1 and 2 or
buses 3 and 4.
Send1 (to MFX1), Send2 (to MFX2)
These adjust the levels at which the external audio
input signal is sent to the master effects.
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Send1 (to MFX1): Send the signal to master effect 1.
Send2 (to MFX2): Send the signal to master effect 2.
If Bus Select (IFX/Indiv.) is set to IFX1–12, the send
levels to the master effects are set by the post‐IFX1–12
Send1 and Send2.
PLAY/MUTE
This indicates whether the external audio signal being
input is in PLAY or MUTE status.
You can control this using the front‐panel MIX
PLAY/MUTE 1–6 switches.
SOLO On/Off
This indicates the SOLO status of each external audio
signal input. You can use the MIX SELECT 1–6
switches to change this.
Sound will be output only from channels for which
SOLO is On. Other channels will be muted. The solo
function includes the oscillators of the tone generator.
Pan
This specifies the panning of the external audio input
signal. When inputting a stereo audio source, you will
normally set the inputs to L000 and R127 respectively.
Level
Specifies the level of the external audio signal that will
be input. Normally you will set this at 127.
The audio signals from the analog inputs are
converted by an A/D converter from analog to
digital signals. This parameter sets the level of the
signal immediately after it has been converted into
digital form. If the sound is distorted even though
this level setting is very low, it is possible that the
sound is distorting earlier than the A/D converter.
You'll need to adjust the MIC/LINE gain select
switch, the LEVEL knob, or the output level of your
external audio source.
If Bus Select (IFX/Indiv.) isn't Off, raising the Level
will bring the external input signal into the
KRONOS audio system. Any noise from the inputs
(even if no actual signal is present) may be heard at
the KRONOS outputs.
Mic
Effect unit
LINE MIC
Digital recorder, effect, etc.
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