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17

Also

 

notice

 

that

 

the

 

comments

 

area,

 

above

 

the

 

Slot

 

buttons,

 

updates

 

to

 

show

 

the

 

contents

 

for

 

the

 

selected

 

Slot.

Selecting outside the current group of 16

To

 

select

 

a

 

new

 

Slot

 

outside

 

of

 

the

 

current

 

group

 

of

 

16:

1. Use

 

the

 

next

 

and

 

previous

 

arrow

buttons

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

screen

 

to

 

browse

 

through

 

the

 

groups

 

of

 

16.

The

 

labels

 

for

 

next/previous

 

will

 

vary

 

depending

 

on

 

the

 

current

 

group

 

of

 

16;

 

for

 

instance,

 

if

 

the

 

current

 

group

 

is

 

0

15,

 

the

 

buttons

 

will

 

show

 

112

127

 

and

 

16

31,

 

respectively.

As

 

you

 

browse,

 

the

 

current

 

selection

 

does

 

not

 

change

 

until

 

you

 

actually

 

press

 

one

 

of

 

the

 

16

 

buttons.

NOTE:

 

If

 

you

 

browse

 

outside

 

of

 

the

 

current

 

Set

 

List,

 

any

 

edits

 

to

 

the

 

Set

 

List

 

will

 

be

 

lost.

 

Be

 

sure

 

to

 

write

 

your

 

edits

 

first.

2. When

 

you

 

see

 

the

 

desired

 

Slot,

 

press

 

the

 

Slot’s

 

button.

The

 

button

 

becomes

 

highlighted,

 

and

 

the

 

comments

 

and

 

large

 

Slot

 

number/name

 

at

 

the

 

top

 

of

 

the

 

screen

 

are

 

updated

 

accordingly.

Other ways to select Set Lists and Slots

You

 

can

 

also

 

select

 

Set

 

Lists

 

and

 

Slots

 

using

 

the

 

front

panel

 

Inc/Dec

 

buttons,

 

the

 

VALUE

 

dial,

 

or

 

the

 

numeric

 

keypad,

 

or

 

step

 

through

 

Slots

 

using

 

the

 

assignable

 

footswitch.

 

For

 

more

 

information,

 

see

 

“Selecting

 

and

 

playing

 

sounds”

 

in

 

the

 

“Set

 

Lists”

 

chapter

 

of

 

the

 

OG.

Choosing a sound for a Slot

1. Press

 

the

 

Edit

 

tab

 

to

 

go

 

to

 

the

 

Set

 

List

 

Edit

 

page.

2. Select

 

the

 

Slot

 

that

 

you’d

 

like

 

to

 

edit.

Notice

 

the

 

parameters

 

which

 

appear

 

above

 

the

 

16

 

Slot

 

buttons.

 

These

 

let

 

you

 

set

 

up

 

the

 

current

 

Slot.

3. At

 

the

 

top

 

left

 

of

 

the

 

parameter

 

box,

 

select

 

the

 

desired

 

Type:

 

Program,

 

Combination,

 

or

 

Song.

Each

 

Slot

 

can

 

play

 

either

 

a

 

Program,

 

a

 

Combination,

 

or

 

a

 

Song.

 

When

 

you

 

change

 

the

 

Type,

 

the

 

Bank

 

&

 

Number

 

and

 

Category

 

or

 

Track

 

parameters

 

will

 

update

 

accordingly.

 

Category

 

appears

 

for

 

Programs

 

and

 

Combinations;

 

Track

 

appears

 

for

 

Songs.

4. Using

 

either

 

the

 

Bank

 

&

 

Number

 

or

 

Category

 

popup

 

menus,

 

select

 

the

 

desired

 

Program,

 

Combination,

 

or

 

Song.

Note

 

that

 

you

 

can

 

use

 

the

 

same

 

sound

 

in

 

multiple

 

Slots

 

within

 

the

 

same

 

Set

 

List.

 

For

 

instance,

 

you

 

might

 

have

 

a

 

favorite

 

piano

 

sound

 

which

 

you

 

use

 

in

 

a

 

number

 

of

 

different

 

songs.

 

You

 

can

 

create

 

any

 

number

 

of

 

Slots

 

which

 

use

 

this

 

same

 

piano

 

sound,

 

each

 

with

 

different

 

names

 

and

 

comments.

Writing your edits

When

 

you’ve

 

finished

 

adding

 

sounds,

 

make

 

sure

 

to

 

save

 

your

 

edits

 

by

 

writing

 

the

 

Set

 

List:

1. Select

 

Write

 

Set

 

List

 

from

 

the

 

page

 

menu.

The

 

Write

 

Set

 

List

 

dialog

 

will

 

appear.

2. If

 

you

 

wish,

 

edit

 

the

 

name

 

by

 

pressing

 

on

 

the

 

“T”

 

text

 

edit

 

button.

3. Optionally,

 

use

 

the

 

Set

 

List

 

popup

 

menu

 

to

 

write

 

the

 

Set

 

List

 

into

 

a

 

different

 

number

 

in

 

memory.

4. Press

 

OK

 

to

 

write

 

the

 

Set

 

List,

 

or

 

Cancel

 

to

 

exit

 

without

 

writing.

For

 

more

 

information

 

on

 

the

 

Write

 

command,

 

see

 

“Saving

 

your

 

edits”

 

on

 

page 24.

Adding items to the Set List from other 
modes

Program,

 

Combination,

 

and

 

Sequencer

 

modes

 

each

 

have

 

an

 

Add

 

to

 

Set

 

List

 

command

 

in

 

their

 

P0

 

page

 

menus

.

When

 

you

 

use

 

the

 

Add

 

to

 

Set

 

List

 

command,

 

the

 

current

 

Program,

 

Combination,

 

or

 

Song

 

is

 

inserted

 

at

 

the

 

current

 

Slot

 

of

 

the

 

current

 

Set

 

List,

 

similar

 

to

 

using

 

the

 

Set

 

List

 

Edit

 

page’s

 

Insert

 

command.

 

Playing Programs and Combinations

Selecting Programs by bank and number

Programs

 

are

 

the

 

basic

 

sounds

 

of

 

the

 

KRONOS.

1. Press

 

the

 

front

panel

 

PROG

 

button

 

(the

 

LED

 

will

 

light)

 

to

 

enter

 

Program

 

mode.

The

 

upper

 

left

 

of

 

the

 

LCD

 

screen

 

shows

 

the

 

name

 

of

 

the

 

current

 

page,

 

PROGRAM

 

P0:

 

Play.

 

This

 

is

 

a

 

good

 

home

 

base

 

for

 

playing

 

Programs.

Notice

 

the

 

large,

 

highlighted

 

characters

 

in

 

the

 

upper

 

part

 

of

 

the

 

LCD

 

display.

 

These

 

are

 

the

 

name

 

and

 

number

 

of

 

the

 

current

 

Program.

 

When

 

these

 

are

 

highlighted,

 

you

 

can

 

press

 

the

 

 

/

 

buttons

 

to

 

select

 

the

 

next

 

or

 

previously

 

numbered

 

Program.

You

 

can

 

also

 

turn

 

the

 

VALUE

 

dial

 

to

 

move

 

through

 

the

 

Programs

 

in

 

larger

 

steps,

 

or

 

enter

 

Program

 

numbers

 

directly

 

from

 

the

 

numeric

 

keypad.

2. Use

 

the

 

BANK

 

SELECT

 

I

A…G

 

and

 

U

A…G

 

buttons

 

to

 

select

 

Programs

 

from

 

other

 

banks.

To

 

select

 

banks

 

USER–AA…GG,

 

press

 

and

 

hold

 

a

 

pair

 

of

 

I

 

and

 

U

 

BANK

 

buttons

 

together.

 

For

 

example,

 

to

 

select

 

bank

 

USER–CC,

 

press

 

and

 

hold

 

the

 

I–C

 

button,

 

and

 

then

 

press

 

the

 

U–C

 

button.

Press

 

the

 

I

G

 

switch

 

repeatedly

 

to

 

cycle

 

through

 

banks

 

GM,

 

g(1)…g(9),

 

and

 

g(d).

Summary of Contents for Kronos X

Page 1: ...ds 16 Playing sounds in Set Lists 16 Playing Programs and Combinations 17 Using controllers to modify the sound 18 Using KARMA 20 Using the Drum Track 21 Using the sequencer 22 Recording MIDI and audi...

Page 2: ...from tip over The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure tha...

Page 3: ...ations which may occur through your use of this product KARMA Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture Technology has been licensed from Stephen Kay and is pro tected by U S Patents 5 486 647 5 521...

Page 4: ...bars pressing the Inc and Dec buttons or spinning the Value dial The top of the Help page has breadcrumb links which show the hierarchy of pages above the current one Touch any of these links to jump...

Page 5: ...three band EQs one for each MIDI and audio track Finally many of the synth engines feature specialized signal processing The CX 3 PolysixEX and EP 1 include dedicated effects and you can process live...

Page 6: ...ks 1 8 HDR 1 8 or 9 16 HDR 9 16 EXT EXT External lets you use the control surface to transmit MIDI messages to external MIDI devices RT KNOBS KARMA RT KNOBS KARMA lets you modulate sounds and effects...

Page 7: ...d decimal buttons to enter the value and then press the ENTER button to confirm the entry The button inverts the sign of the parameter value the decimal button inserts a decimal for entering fractiona...

Page 8: ...lumes of different components of the sound For more information on how Vector Synthesis works see Using Vector Synthesis in the Playing and editing Programs chapter of the OG 10 Drum Track The Drum Tr...

Page 9: ...rward the song When you press and hold this button the button will light and the playback will fast forward Fast forward is disabled during recording and while the Song is stopped In Disk and Sampling...

Page 10: ...the Sampling mode Recording Audio Input page If Trigger is set to Sampling START SW sampling will begin immediately If Trigger is set to Note On sampling will begin as soon as you play a note on the...

Page 11: ...or effects unit before connecting them Use the MIC setting switch in out position only when connecting a microphone Note that some microphones such as condensers may require external phantom power wh...

Page 12: ...minimum position 3 Connect the KRONOS to your mixer or monitor system Connect the KRONOS s AUDIO OUTPUT MAIN L MONO and R jacks to your mixer or amplified monitor speakers If you re monitoring throug...

Page 13: ...items such as Multisamples or FX Presets To enter a parameter value touch the desired value Pin Many popup menus have a Pin in the upper left This controls what happens after you select a value Touch...

Page 14: ...without making changes press the Cancel button After pressing either OK or Cancel the dialog box will close Text edit button Pressing this button brings up an on screen keyboard for changing the name...

Page 15: ...D Record patterns and assign them to keys using RPPR Real time Pattern Play Recording Set List mode Set Lists make it simple to play and organize any of the sounds loaded into the KRONOS without regar...

Page 16: ...nd that you re playing The Set List name is in smaller text at the top left hand corner of the screen With the factory settings Set List 000 will appear when you turn on the power To select Set Lists...

Page 17: ...me sound in multiple Slots within the same Set List For instance you might have a favorite piano sound which you use in a number of different songs You can create any number of Slots which use this sa...

Page 18: ...1 and EP 1 Banks can contain either HD 1 Programs or EXi Programs but not both This assignment is fixed for the Internal banks but can be set separately for each of the User banks with the Set Progra...

Page 19: ...HD 1 Programs support a certain set of parameters each EXi also has its own set of parameters The PolysixEX works particularly well with Tone Adjust so let s take a look at it now 1 In Program mode pr...

Page 20: ...display You can move between entirely different settings of all these controls simply by pressing a KARMA SCENE switch Each scene independently remembers any edits that you make via the sliders and sw...

Page 21: ...tern section This area contains a few parameters for adjusting the basic sound of the Drum Track 3 Press the Program popup button The Category Program Select dialog appears By default the Drum categor...

Page 22: ...ord and then press START STOP when you re done Adding an audio track Continuing from above let s record an audio overdub 1 Connect a dynamic microphone guitar bass other synth etc to AUDIO INPUT 1 For...

Page 23: ...o 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 favorit...

Page 24: ...ant HD 1 Programs can only be written to HD 1 Banks and EXi Programs can only be written to EXi Banks For more information on the default Bank types and on how to change them please see Program Bank C...

Page 25: ...ectories for these files will be created automatically NOTE When saving Combinations remember to also save the Programs it uses as well as the Drum Kits and Wave Sequences used by the Programs Similar...

Page 26: ...sure that the Global Basic Setup page s Memory Protect settings are turned off unchecked If they are on you won t be able to load the data Loading individual banks from a PCG file 1 Go to the Load pa...

Page 27: ...location to Clear All 13 Press the OK button to load the data Playing the demo songs 1 Press the SEQ button the LED will light to enter Sequencer mode If you haven t done anything with Sequencer mode...

Page 28: ...052 x 362 x 134 mm 41 42 14 25 5 28 73 Keys 1243 x 411 x 145 mm 48 94 16 18 5 71 88 Keys 1455 x 411 x 145 mm 57 28 16 18 5 71 Weight 61 Keys 12 5 kg 27 56 lbs 73 Keys 20 3 kg 44 75 lbs 88 Keys 23 0 kg...

Page 29: ...purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via a telephone sale you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this p...

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