Global Audio Settings; Midi Settings - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits

Global audio settings

Making default audio input settings
The Global Audio Input page controls the default
mixer settings for the audio inputs, including level,
pan, effects bussing, and so on. It also lets you route
the main L/R outputs to a pair of individual outputs,
for specific applications in live performance and
recording.
Each Program, Combination, and Song can either use
these Global audio input mixer settings, or have its
own custom settings. This is controlled by the Use
Global Setting parameter, on the Program,
Combination, or Song's Audio Input/Sampling page.
The default for Use Global Setting is On (checked).
This lets you change freely between different
Programs, Combis, and Songs without affecting the
audio inputs.
Also, any edits made in the mode's Audio
Input/Sampling page will affect the Global setting, and
vice‐versa.
On the other hand, it may sometimes be convenient to
save a particular mixer setup with an individual
Program, Combi, or Song, to set up special sub‐mixer

MIDI settings

Global MIDI Channel
The Global MIDI Channel is the most important MIDI‐
related setting in the KRONOS. It determines the main
MIDI channel used for both Program and Combination
modes, for instance. To set the Global MIDI Channel:
1. Go to the Global P1: MIDI page.
2. In the MIDI Setup section, set the MIDI Channel
as desired.
MIDI Clock synchronization
The KRONOS can use its own internal tempo, or
synchronize to external clocks from either MIDI or
USB.
The two best general‐purpose settings are Auto MIDI
and Auto USB. These combine the functionality of
Internal and External MIDI/USB, so that you don't
have to manually switch between the two:
• If external clocks are being received, they control
the KRONOS tempo.
• If external clocks are not being received, the
KRONOS uses its internal tempo instead.
Synchronizing to a USB-connected computer
If you want to synchronize the KRONOS tempo to a
computer connected via USB:
1. Go to the Global P1: MIDI page.
2. In the MIDI Setup section, set the MIDI Clock to
Auto USB.
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settings or effects processing for particular inputs. For
example, you can set up a Program to use a mic input
with a vocoder, as described under "Vocoder (Program
mode)" on page 861 of the Parameter Guide.
In this case, set the Program, Combi, or Song's Use
Global Setting to Off (un‐checked), and the audio
inputs will use the custom settings.
With this in mind, the Global settings apply in the
following situations:
• When this page (Global Audio Input) is open.
• In Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes, if
the Audio Input/Sampling page's Use Global
Setting check‐box is On (checked). This can be set
independently for each Program, Combination, and
Song.
• In other pages of Global mode, if you switch to
Global mode from a Program, Combi, or Song with
Use Global Setting set to On (checked).
• Similarly, in Disk mode, if you switch to Disk mode
from a Program, Combi, or Song with Use Global
Setting set to On (checked).
3. Use the Write Global Setting menu command to
save the MIDI Clock setting.
For more information, see "Writing Global settings" on
page 185.
Synchronizing to a MIDI-connected computer
If you want to synchronize the KRONOS tempo to a
computer connected via MIDI:
1. Go to the Global P1: MIDI page.
2. In the MIDI Setup section, set the MIDI Clock to
Auto MIDI.
3. Use the Write Global Setting menu command to
save the MIDI Clock setting.
For more information, see "Writing Global settings" on
page 185.
External Controllers
You can use the control surface to transmit MIDI CC
messages to external MIDI devices. Each slider, knob,
and switch can be assigned to a separate MIDI
controller and MIDI channel.
You can create up to 128 different External Setups. For
instance, you might make one setup for controlling
several different pieces of MIDI gear on stage, another
for controlling a software synthesizer (such as one of
Korg's Legacy Collection synths), and so on.