Creating And Saving .Ksc Files - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Note that if the data is extremely large, and would not
fit into RAM regardless of which other samples were
loaded, the data will use Virtual Memory regardless of
this setting.
These settings apply only to EXs and User Sample
Bank data; Sampling Mode data is always loaded into
RAM.
RAM: The samples will be loaded into RAM. This has
the advantage of allowing reverse sample playback.
Virtual Memory: The samples will use Virtual
Memory. This generally allows you to load more large
samples at once. Note that the samples may still
require a significant amount of RAM.
KSC Settings: KSCs can store separate load method
settings for each Multisample or Drum Sample, based
on the settings when the KSC was saved. Setting Load
method to KSC Settings uses these individual settings.
Memory usage graphic
This shows the amount of memory used by the
different types of samples, along with the slots used for
Sampling Mode Multisamples, Samples, and
Multisample Indexes (key zones within Multisamples).
Show Current or Selected Auto-Load
This selects whether the graphic shows the current
state of memory, or the state of memory as it would be
after doing an auto‐load using the current settings.
It's possible for different KSC files to refer to the same
sample data; for instance, two KSC files may point to
the same set of Grand Piano multisamples. The system
takes note of this, so that the redundant data is counted
only once.
EXS/USR BANK shows the amount of memory used
for samples in EXs and User Sample Banks.
SAMPLING shows the amount of memory used for
samples in Sampling Mode.

Creating and saving .KSC files

Creating a subset of PRELOAD.KSC
You may decide that you want to remove some of the
factory‐loaded samples from memory, in order to make
room for optional Korg or third‐party EXs, or for your
own samples. This is easy to do. You can unload an
entire EXs, if you wish, or unload individual
Multisamples or Drum Samples.
Unloading does not affect the data stored on disk; it
only changes what is currently loaded into memory.
Unloading an entire bank of data
To un‐load an entire bank of data at once:
1. Go to the Global P0: Sample Management page.
This page offers tools for managing the sample data
currently loaded into the KRONOS.
2. In the menu, select the Unload all in bank
command.
Automatically loading sample data Creating and saving .KSC files
Free shows the amount of memory still available.
The next section shows the numbers of Multisamples,
Samples, and Multisample Indexes currently used in
Sampling Mode, out of the available maximum. Data
in EXs and User Banks does not count towards these
maximums.
Multisamples shows the current number of
Multisamples in Sampling Mode, out of the maximum
of 4,000.
Samples shows the number of Samples in Sampling
Mode, out of the maximum of 16,000.
MS Indexes shows the total number of Indexes in all
Multisamples in Sampling Mode, out of the maximum
of 16,000.
Memory capacity exceeded
If the size of the sample data in MB adds up to greater
than the total available memory, then there are several
indications in the graphic:
• The Free box turns red, and shows the amount by
which the selected data exceeds the available
memory, as a negative number
• The word OVER appears in red to the right of the
Free box, with three exclamation points on a second
line
Max numbers exceeded for Sampling Mode
Multisamples, Samples, or Multisample Indexes
As noted above, Sampling Mode can have up to 4,000
Multisamples, 16,000 Samples, and 16,000 Multisample
Indexes. If any of these limits would be exceeded by
the selected auto‐load, then there are two indications in
the graphic:
• The numbers for the affected data type (e.g.,
number of Samples) are shown in red
• The bar‐graph for the data type turns red, instead
of blue, and extends to fill the entire length
The Unload all data from selected bank dialog will
appear.
3. Select the desired bank (such as an EXs).
4. Press the OK button to confirm, or Cancel to exit
the dialog without making changes.
5. Proceed to the instructions under "Saving a KSC
file," below.
Unloading individual items
To unload individual Multisamples, Drum Samples, or
Samples:
1. Go to the Global Sample Management page.
2. Above the list of sample data, select the desired
Bank and Type.
For EXs and User Sample Banks, the possible Types are
Multisample or Drum Sample. For Sampling Mode, the
possible Types are Multisample or Sample.
3. Select the desired items (Multisamples or
Samples) from the list.
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