Korg Kronos Operation Manual page 29

5. Connecting USB devices
The KRONOS supports high‐speed USB 2.0 for
connecting to storage devices, such as hard drives,
flash media, and CD‐R/RW drives, as well as class‐
compliant USB MIDI controllers.
USB storage devices
You can save and load samples, sounds, sequences,
and other data to and from USB 2.0 storage devices for
backup, transferring to computers, etc.
Note that HDR tracks must be played from and
recorded onto the internal disk. You can back them up
to USB devices, however.
The maximum supported capacity depends upon the
format of the USB device. With FAT16 format, the
maximum capacity is 4 GB; with FAT32, the maximum
is 2 Terabytes (2,000 GB).
1. Use a USB cable to connect your USB storage
device to one of the KRONOS's USB A ports.
Standard USB cables have a different connector at each
end. Plug the flat, rectangular connector into the
KRONOS, and plug the square‐ish connector into the
external USB storage device.
Note: If the device you are using does not support hot‐
plugging, make connections with the device powered‐
off, and then turn on the power of your device.
2. Wait a few seconds for the device to be recognized.
3. Use the Disk mode Drive Select screen to check
the connection.
For more information, see "Loading & saving data, and
creating CDs" on page 181.
Type B
CD-R/RW,
hard disk,
removable disk, etc.
Type A
USB hub
Type B
USB cable
Type A
USB MIDI controllers
You can connect class‐compliant USB MIDI controllers
directly to the KRONOS, and use them just as you
would controllers connected to the 5‐pin MIDI jacks.
To do so:
1. Use a USB cable to connect your USB MIDI
controller to one of the KRONOS's USB A ports.
If the controller is set to a different MIDI channel than
the KRONOS's Global MIDI Channel, you can use it to
play a different sound than the local keyboard in
Combinations or Songs, as controlled by the Timbre or
Track MIDI settings.
You can also play the chord pads using Korg USB
MIDI controllers equipped with drum pads, including:
• nanoPAD and nanoPAD2
• microKONTROL
• padKONTROL
• KONTROL49
When these controllers are connected, the KRONOS
will automatically determine the MIDI assignments of
the controller's pads 1‐8, and map them directly to the
KRONOS pads.
For more information, see "USB MIDI controllers" on
page 1128 of the Parameter Guide.
Hot-plugging
The KRONOS supports USB hot‐plugging. This means
that you can connect or disconnect the USB cable while
the power is on.
Note: In order to use hot‐plugging, the USB device you
are connecting must also support hot‐plugging.
8 USB devices maximum
KRONOS has two separate USB 2.0 ports, and can
support up to 8 USB devices simultaneously. Note that
it doesn't matter how the devices are connected; even if
you use hubs or different ports, the maximum is
always 8 devices.
USB Power
Some USB devices get their power from the USB
connection. These are called "bus‐powered" devices,
and they are supported by the KRONOS.
Other USB devices may require a separate power
source, in addition to the USB connection; in this case,
you'll need to use an appropriate power adaptor for
the device.
There is a limitation to the total current supplied to all
connected USB devices, as defined by the USB
specification. If the total current consumption of the
connected devices exceeds this limit, the KRONOS
may not correctly recognize the connected USB
devices. If this happens, an error message of "USB Hub
USB MIDI Controller
Power Exceeded!" will appear.
To avoid this problem, if you connect more than one
USB device, please use a self‐powered USB hub in self‐
powered mode. For details on connections and settings
for your hub, please refer to its documentation.
For details on the electrical current used by a specific
USB device, refer to its owner's manual.
6. Connections to MIDI equipment &
computers
Connections to MIDI equipment
The keyboard, controllers, and sequencer etc. of the
KRONOS can be used to control an external MIDI tone
generator. Conversely, another MIDI keyboard or
sequencer can control the tone generator of KRONOS
to produce sound.
• Use MIDI cables to connect the MIDI connectors of
KRONOS with the MIDI connectors of your
external device.
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