Using Karma And The Drum Track Together - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Using KARMA and the Drum Track together

If you're using the Drum Track and KARMA together,
you can link the start/stop operation of both, and
specify whether or not the Drum Track pattern will
play for each KARMA scene.
Settings in Program mode
Linking KARMA with Drum Track start/stop
Here's how to start and stop the KARMA performance
along with the Drum Track pattern:
1. Go to the Program P7: KARMA Module
Parameters– Trigger page.
2. Turn on Link To Drum Track.
The front panel LINKED LED will light.
If Link to Drum Track is on (selected), KARMA will be
linked with the Drum Track start/stop.
3. Turn the KARMA ON/OFF switch on.
Even when you play the keyboard (or receive a note‐
on), KARMA will not be triggered.
4. When you turn the DRUM TRACK switch on, the
Drum Track will start at the specified timing.
If Trigger Mode is set to Start Immediately, KARMA
will be triggered and begin operating when you turn
the DRUM TRACK switch on (if you're playing the
keyboard, or if the KARMA LATCH switch is on).
If Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig, operation will
begin when you play the keyboard (or when a note‐on
is received).
If you turn the DRUM TRACK switch off while
KARMA is operating, KARMA will also stop.
Turning Drum Track on and off for each KARMA
scene
For each KARMA scene, you can control whether or
not the Drum Track will play. To do so:
1. Go to the Prog P7: KARMA GE Real‐Time
Parameters/Scenes page.
2. Select the Scenes tab, on the left‐hand side of the
page.
The Scenes page will appear.
3. In Drum Track Run, clear the check box of each
scene for which you don't want the Drum Track to
play.
For example, you might turn this on for scene 1 and off
for scene 2.
4. Press the KARMA ON/OFF switch to turn it on.
On the Control Surface, select scene 1.
5. Press the DRUM TRACK switch.
If Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig, play the
keyboard (or transmit a note‐on via MIDI).
Verify that KARMA and the Drum Track pattern are
playing.
6. On the Control Surface, select scene 2.
Drum Track settings Using KARMA and the Drum Track together
You'll stop hearing the Drum Track pattern. If you
press the SCENE 1 switch, you'll hear the Drum Track
pattern again.
Settings in Combination and Sequencer
modes
Linking the KARMA performance with the Drum
Track pattern start/stop
In Combination mode and Sequencer mode, KARMA
can operate up to four KARMA modules
simultaneously. Start/stop for each KARMA module
can be synchronized with the Drum Track pattern
start/stop.
Here we'll explain how to make settings in
Combination mode. Settings for Sequencer mode are
the same as in Combination mode.
1. Go to the Combi P7: KARMA Module Parameters–
Trigger page.
2. Under Control, turn on the Link to Drum Track
setting for the KARMA module(s) that you want to
link with the Drum Track pattern start/stop.
When you turn on Link for at least one of the four
modules, the front panel LINKED LED will light.
3. When you turn the KARMA ON/OFF switch on
and play the keyboard (or receive a note‐on), the
KARMA modules whose Link to Drum Track is
off will be triggered, and will start. KARMA
modules whose Link to Drum Track is on will not
be triggered.
4. When you turn the DRUM TRACK switch on, the
KARMA modules whose Link to Drum Track is on
will start along with the Drum Track.
If Trigger Mode is set to Start Immediately, KARMA
will be triggered when you turn the DRUM TRACK
switch on, and will begin operating (if KARMA
LATCH is on).
If Trigger Mode is set to Wait KBD Trig, it will begin
operating when you play the keyboard (or receive a
note‐on).
If you turn the DRUM TRACK switch off while
KARMA is operating, KARMA will also stop if
KARMA LATCH is off.
5. Make settings so that the beat will match
(synchronize to) the operating KARMA modules.
In the Trigger section of the Drum Track page, turn
Sync on.
6. Make settings so that the KARMA modules will
synchronize to the currently‐running Drum Track
pattern.
In the P7: KARMA– Trigger A/B/C/D page, turn
Quantize Trigger on (selected).
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