Editing Midi; Template Songs - Korg KRONOS Quick Start Manual

Editing MIDI

You can modify your performance after recording, if
you wish. For instance, you can erase misplayed notes,
or correct their pitch and timing.
Timing correction is done through Quantization. This
takes the notes you played and lines them up to the
nearest beat or fraction of a beat, based on the
resolution you select. It can also be used to add a
"swing" feel. Let's try quantizing the MIDI track we
just recorded.
1. Go to the Sequencer P4: Track Edit page.
This page includes a graphic which shows each track
in the sequence. The small rectangles represent
measures which contain audio or MIDI data.
2. Select MIDI Track 01 from the popup above the
graphic.
Using the From Measure and To End of Measure
parameters at the bottom of the display, set the range
of measures that you wish to modify. For now, set
From to 001, and To End to 064.

Template Songs

Template Songs store pretty much everything in the
Song except for the MIDI and audio data itself. This
includes Program selections, track parameters, effects
and KARMA settings, and the Song's name and tempo.
The factory preset Template Songs let you get up and
running quickly with matched sets of sounds and
effects for various styles of music. You can also create
your own Template Songs with your favorite sounds
and setups.
Note that Template Songs do not include MIDI data for
song tracks and patterns, audio data, and so on.
While loading a Template Song, you can also
optionally load one or more Drum patterns to a
specified Track.
1. In the Sequencer P0: Play/REC page, press the
page menu button and select the Load Template
Song command.
A dialog box will appear.
2. In the From field, choose the Template Song you
want to load.
3. Check the "Copy Pattern to MIDI Track too?"
check‐box.
When this box is checked, a dialog box for copying a
pattern will automatically appear after Load Template
Song is complete.
If this is not checked, only the selected Template Song
will be loaded.
3. In the page menu, select the Quantize command.
The Quantize dialog appears.
4. Set the Resolution to the desired rhythmic value.
As a general rule, choose the shortest note‐value used
in the recorded performance.
5. Press the OK button to quantize the selected data.
If the result was different from what you had expected,
press the COMPARE switch to restore the song to the
original state before the quantization was applied.
Experiment with different Resolutions, set Intensity to
less than 100% in order to preserve some of the natural
feel, or raise the Swing value to create a shuffle or
swing feel.
You can also apply quantization during recording,
using the REC Resolution parameter at the top of the
P0 page. Choose the desired resolution, and
quantization will be applied as you record.
For more information, see "Song editing" in the
"Creating songs (Sequencer mode)" chapter of the OG.
4. Press the OK button to load the template song, or
press the Cancel button to exit without making
changes.
When you press OK, the Template Song's settings will
be copied into the current Song.
If Copy Pattern to MIDI Track too? was checked in
step 3, the Copy Pattern To MIDI Track dialog box
will appear.
5. Use the Bank (User or Preset) and Pattern popups
to select a pattern to copy.
6. In the To MIDI Track field, select the track to use
for the pattern.
Note: In each of the eighteen preset Template Songs,
track 1 is always assigned to a Drum Program. (In
some cases, other tracks may also have Drum
Programs.)
7. In the Measure field, set the measure on which
you'd like the pattern to start.
Following the names for each of the 697 preset
patterns, the musical style and the name of the most
suitable Drum Programs are partially displayed.
By loading a Drum Program and the corresponding
preset pattern, you can instantly set up a drum track to
match the Template Song.
8. To load the pattern, press the OK button.
After the pattern is loaded, the Measure will count up
automatically. You can then copy another pattern if
desired. For instance, you can use different patterns
one after the other to build up a song, with different
patterns for verse, chorus, and bridge.
After you've finished adding patterns, press the Exit
button, and you're done!
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