Using The Drum Track In Combination Mode - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Using the Drum Track

Using the Drum Track in Combination mode

Turning the Drum Track on and off
You can turn the Drum Track on and off, and control
the tempo, just as in Program mode. For more
information, see "Turning the Drum Track on and off"
on page 238, and "Setting the tempo" on page 238.
Selecting a Drum Track pattern and
sound
In Program mode, the Drum Track has a special
reserved mixer slot, a dedicated Program select
parameter, and so on—and the Drum Track pattern
always plays that dedicated Program. In Combinations
(and Songs), the Drum Track simply sends MIDI to
play one or more of the 16 Timbres/Tracks.
To set up the Drum Track in Combination mode:
1. Go to the Combination Play page.
2. Choose a Timbre to use as the Drum Track
Program.
You can use two or more Timbres at once, if you want
to get really fancy—but in general, all you'll need is
one. In this case, let's use Timbre 10.
3. Open the Timbre's Category popup, and select a
drum Program.
I‐F078 Standard Kit is a good first choice.
4. Go to the Timbre Parameters MIDI page.
5. Set Timbre 10 (the drum Program) to MIDI
channel 10.
Note: if another timbre uses the same MIDI channel, the
drum pattern will play that timbre as well.
You can use any MIDI channel, but it's best to use
something other than the Global MIDI channel.
Otherwise, the Drum Track pattern will play all of the
sounds assigned to the keyboard, with unpredictable
results.
6. Go to the EQ/Vector/Control page, and select the
Drum Track tab.
In the MIDI Channel section, set the Output to 10 (to
match the Timbre's channel, as set in step 5).
7. In the upper left of the page, select a Drum
Pattern.
For more details, see "Selecting a Drum Track pattern
and sound" on page 240.
Note: If you select an empty pattern, you won't be able
to turn the DRUM TRACK switch on.
8. Press the DRUM TRACK switch to verify that the
pattern sounds correctly.
The method of triggering will depend on the Trigger
settings. If Trigger Mode is Start Immediately, the
Drum Track pattern will start when you press the
ON/OFF switch. For more information, please see
"Synchronizing the Drum Track" on page 244.
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