Using Lfos And Envelopes (Egs) - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

2. Set the MS1 and MS2 Type parameters to
Multisample.
3. Set the Types for MS3...8 to Off.
4. Select ROM Stereo as the Multisample Bank for
MS1 and MS2.
There are four main types of Multisample Banks:
ROM, Sampling Mode, EXs, and User Sample Banks.
For each type, you can also choose between looking at
mono and stereo Multisamples. Note that stereo
Multisamples will require twice as many voices as
mono Multisamples.
ROM Multisamples are the built‐in "factory" sounds,
and are always available. These are organized by
category, such as pianos, guitars, bells, etc.
Sampling Mode (Smp) Multisamples are the ones that
you can see and edit in Sampling Mode. These may
include Akai, SoundFont 2.0, AIFF or WAV files loaded
from disk, or native KRONOS samples (including
third‐party sound libraries and samples that you create
yourself). Anything that can be used in Sampling
Mode can also be loaded as a User Sample Bank.
EXs Multisample banks are PCM expansion sets
created especially for the KRONOS. Each has its own
unique number; for instance, the ROM Expansion is
EXs1, and the Concert Grand Piano is EXs2. Only the
currently loaded EXs banks will appear in this menu.
User Sample Banks bring the benefits of EXs to your
own sample libraries. You can load and play gigabytes
of your custom or converted samples at once, using
Virtual Memory. They are shown as a path to a file on
an internal disk, including the file name and the names
of all enclosing directories. Only the currently loaded
User Sample Banks will appear in this menu. For more
information, see "User Sample Banks" on page 154 of
the Operation Guide.
5. Press the Multisample popup for MS1.

Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)

Using LFOs
Each Oscillator has two LFOs: LFO1 and LFO2. There
is also a single Common LFO, shared by both
Oscillators. While LFO1 and LFO2 are separate for
each voice, the Common LFO is shared by all voices in
the Program. This makes it useful when you want all of
the voices to have an identical LFO effect.
You can use these LFOs to modulate many different
Program parameters, including:
• Pitch (for vibrato)
• Filters (for wah effects)
Detailed Program Editing Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)
This brings up a list of Multisamples, organized by
category. Use the tabs at the left of the screen to browse
through the different categories.
6. Select a Multisample by touching its name in the
list.
7. Press the OK button to confirm your selection.
8. Do the same for MS2.
Now that you've assigned Multisamples to MS1 and
MS2, let's set up the velocity ranges and crossfades.
9. Set MS2's Bottom Velocity to 001, and its Xfade
Range to 0.
10.Set MS1's Bottom Velocity to 80.
Now, MS2 will sound when you play softly, at
velocities of 79 or less–and MS1 will sound when you
play harder, with velocities of 80 or more.
You can also see this split visually, in the graphic on the
right side of the LCD.
11.Next, set MS1's Xfade Range to 20, and its Curve to
Linear.
Notice that the graphic now shows the two ranges
tapering into one another. Between 80 and 100, MS2
will fade out, and MS1 will fade in, creating a gradual
velocity transition instead of a hard split.
12.If you like, adjust the Levels for the two
Multisamples.
Rev. (Reverse) check box
Rev. (Reverse) lets you play the selected Multisample
backwards, without looping. This can produce
interesting results for sound effects or other unusual
timbres. Reverse applies only to Multisamples; when
the Type is set Wave Sequence, this is grayed out.
Note: this does not apply to samples from EXs or User
Sample Banks whose Load Method is set to Virtual
Memory.
• Volume (for tremolo)
• Pan (for auto‐panning)
The LFOs can modulate many other parameters, in
addition to those listed above.
Basic LFO programming
The KRONOS LFOs are very powerful, and offer lots
of control for the power user. It's simple to get started
with them, though–and the graphics on the LCD show
how the parameters affect the sound. Let's take a brief
tour.
1. Go to the OSC1 LFO1 tab of the LFO page.
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