The Control Surface In Sequencer Mode - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)

The control surface in Sequencer mode

In Sequencer mode, you can use the nine sliders, eight
knobs, and sixteen switches of the control surface to
edit the sound of each track during playback, to control
KARMA, or to transmit MIDI messages to external
devices.
If you use the control surface to control the mixer
during recording, your moves will be recorded, and
will be reproduced during playback. If you want to
adjust (and record) mixer settings for multiple tracks,
use multi‐track recording.
As explained below, you use the front panel
CONTROL ASSIGN switches to select the functions
that will be controlled by the sliders, knobs, and
switches.
You can also view the control surface settings in the
LCD screen, and edit them there. You may find it
convenient to display the P0: Play/REC– Control
Surface page first, so that you can watch the settings
you're making from the control surface.
CONTROL ASSIGN
TIMBRE/TRACK
When TIMBRE/TRACK is selected, the control surface
will edit the pan, EQ, effect send, Play/Rec/Mute
status, Solo On/Off status, and volume of each MIDI
track.
The LEDs at the right of the TIMBRE/TRACK switch
indicate whether MIDI tracks 1–8 or 9–16 are currently
selected. The sliders, knobs, and switches will control
the respective set of tracks.
KNOBS: If you want to view and edit the Pan setting
for all eight tracks at once, press the MIXER KNOBS
switch to make the INDIVIDUAL PAN LED light, and
use the knobs to edit the Pan settings. Conversely if
you make the CHANNEL STRIP light, the knobs will
control the pan, EQ, and effect sends for a single track.
Use the MIX SELECT switches to select the track you
want to edit, and use the knobs to control it.
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MIX PLAY/MUTE: These switches control the
Play/Rec/Mute status. Rec is available if Multi REC is
turned on.
MIX SELECT: Press these buttons to select the current
track. This current track applies to the channel strip
(when MIXER KNOBS is set to CHANNEL STRIP),
and to Tone Adjust.
You can also use these buttons to change the
Keyboard/Rec track, so that you can switch between
tracks directly from the Control Surface. To do this:
1. Go to the Control Surface tab of the P0: Play page.
2. Set CONTROL ASSIGN to TIMBRE/TRACK,
using either the front‐panel button or the on‐
screen tab.
3. Check the box on the right‐hand side of the screen,
labeled Link KBD/REC Trk to Ctrl Surface.
Now, you'll be able to change the Keyboard/Rec track
directly from the Control Surface.
If you press the SOLO switch, the MIX SELECT
buttons will control the Solo On/Off status. The Solo
behavior will depend on the Exclusive Solo setting.
Note: If any MIDI track, Audio track, or audio input is
soloed, the SOLO switch LED will blink.
Tip: To turn Solo off for all tracks, hold down the
RESET CONTROLS button and press the SOLO
button.
Tip: To turn Mute off for all tracks, hold down the
RESET CONTROLS button and press the
TIMBRE/TRACK button.
AUDIO
When AUDIO is selected, the control surface will edit
the pan, EQ, effect send, Play/Rec/Mute status, Solo
On/Off status, and volume of the audio inputs or audio
tracks.