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19

The

 

button’s

 

LED

 

will

 

light.

 

Now

 

you

 

can

 

use

 

the

 

knobs

 

to

 

modify

 

the

 

sounds

 

and

 

effects,

 

and

 

use

 

the

 

sliders

 

and

 

switches

 

to

 

control

 

KARMA.

You

 

can

 

use

 

these

 

controls

 

regardless

 

of

 

the

 

page

 

shown

 

on

 

the

 

LCD

 

display.

 

However,

 

there

 

is

 

a

 

page

 

which

 

provides

 

more

 

information

 

about

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

assignments

 

and

 

values.

2. Go

 

to

 

the

 

P0:

 

Control

 

Surface

 

page

 

by

 

pressing

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

tab,

 

located

 

in

 

the

 

lower

 

right

 

of

 

the

 

LCD

 

screen.

This

 

page

 

shows

 

all

 

of

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

sliders,

 

knobs,

 

and

 

switches,

 

along

 

with

 

their

 

current

 

assignments

 

and

 

values.

 

When

 

you

 

move

 

a

 

controller,

 

the

 

corresponding

 

object

 

in

 

the

 

LCD

 

screen

 

will

 

also

 

move.

Using knobs to vary the timbre

When

 

the

 

RT

 

KNOBS/KARMA

 

button

 

is

 

lit,

 

the

 

eight

 

knobs

 

at

 

the

 

top

 

of

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

modulate

 

various

 

aspects

 

of

 

the

 

sounds

 

and

 

effects.

Knobs

 

1

4

 

have

 

dedicated

 

functions,

 

as

 

printed

 

on

 

the

 

front

 

panel:

 

Filter

 

Cutoff,

 

Filter

 

Resonance,

 

Filter

 

EG

 

Intensity,

 

and

 

Release

 

Time.

Knobs

 

5

8

 

can

 

be

 

assigned

 

to

 

a

 

wide

 

variety

 

of

 

functions.

 

Often

 

(though

 

not

 

always),

 

knobs

 

5

 

and

 

6

 

modulate

 

synthesis

 

parameters,

 

knob

 

7

 

controls

 

the

 

depth

 

of

 

a

 

chorus

 

or

 

other

 

modulation

 

effect,

 

and

 

knob

 

8

 

controls

 

reverb

 

depth.

For

 

a

 

detailed

 

tutorial,

 

see

 

“Editing

 

sounds

 

&

 

effects

 

with

 

the

 

Realtime

 

Knobs”

 

in

 

the

 

OG,

 

under

 

“Quick

 

edits

 

using

 

the

 

knobs,

 

sliders, and switches.

Using Tone Adjust

Tone

 

Adjust

 

lets

 

you

 

use

 

all

 

of

 

the

 

sliders,

 

knobs,

 

and

 

switches

 

on

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

to

 

edit

 

Program

 

parameters,

 

like

 

the

 

knobs

 

and

 

sliders

 

on

 

an

 

analog

 

synth.

 

Each

 

physical

 

control

 

can

 

be

 

assigned

 

to

 

any

 

one

 

of

 

a

 

number

 

of

 

Program

 

parameters.

 

The

 

specific

 

parameters

 

available

 

through

 

Tone

 

Adjust

 

will

 

vary

 

depending

 

on

 

the

 

type

 

of

 

Program.

 

HD

1

 

Programs

 

support

 

a

 

certain

 

set

 

of

 

parameters;

 

each

 

EX

i

 

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,

 

press

 

the

 

button

 

for

 

Bank

 

I

A.

2. Select

 

Program

 

I

A074

 

Phunky

 

Power

 

Bass.

This

 

uses

 

the

 

PolysixEX.

3. Under

 

CONTROL

 

ASSIGN,

 

press

 

the

 

TONE

 

ADJ/EQ

 

button.

4. Play

 

the

 

keyboard

 

while

 

moving

 

sliders

 

1

4

 

and

 

knobs

 

1

2.

Notice

 

as

 

the

 

knob

 

graphics

 

on

 

the

 

display

 

move

 

as

 

well.

 

Sliders

 

1

4

 

control

 

the

 

envelope

 

shape;

 

knobs

 

1

2

 

control

 

the

 

filter

 

cutoff

 

and

 

resonance.

5. On

 

the

 

display,

 

press

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

tab.

This

 

page

 

shows

 

the

 

assignments

 

and

 

values

 

for

 

all

 

of

 

the

 

sliders,

 

knobs,

 

and

 

switches.

 

6. Press

 

the

 

Main

 

tab

 

to

 

return

 

to

 

the

 

main

 

Play

 

page.

7. Touch

 

the

 

PolysixEX

 

graphic

 

around

 

the

 

Cutoff

 

and

 

Resonance

 

knobs.

The

 

display

 

jumps

 

to

 

the

 

main

 

PolysixEX

 

page.

8. Experiment

 

with

 

playing

 

while

 

using

 

the

 

Control

 

Surface

 

sliders,

 

knobs,

 

and

 

switches.

Notice

 

how

 

the

 

graphics

 

respond,

 

as

 

well.

 

You

 

can

 

also

 

select

 

a

 

graphic

 

control

 

on

 

the

 

screen

 

and

 

edit

 

its

 

value

 

using

 

any

 

of

 

the

 

data

 

entry

 

controls.

Restoring the sound to its original state

When

 

you’re

 

editing

 

a

 

Program,

 

you

 

can

 

compare

 

back

 

and

 

forth

 

between

 

the

 

edited

 

and

 

saved

 

versions.

1. Press

 

the

 

front

panel

 

COMPARE

 

switch.

The

 

COMPARE

 

LED

 

will

 

light,

 

and

 

the

 

Program’s

 

saved

 

settings

 

will

 

be

 

recalled.

2. Press

 

the

 

COMPARE

 

switch

 

again,

 

to

 

return

 

to

 

the

 

edited

 

settings.

The

 

COMPARE

 

LED

 

will

 

go

 

dark,

 

and

 

the

 

sound

 

will

 

return

 

to

 

the

 

edited

 

version.

 

You

 

can

 

switch

 

back

 

and

 

forth

 

as

 

many

 

times

 

as

 

you

 

like.

Resetting individual controllers

You

 

can

 

also

 

reset

 

individual

 

controllers

 

to

 

their

 

saved

 

values,

 

such

 

as

 

the

 

vector

 

joystick

 

or

 

any

 

control

 

surface

 

slider,

 

knob,

 

or

 

switch.

 

To

 

do

 

so:

1. Hold

 

down

 

the

 

front

panel

 

RESET

 

CONTROLS

 

switch.

2. While

 

holding

 

down

 

the

 

switch,

 

move

 

or

 

press

 

the

 

control

 

that

 

you’d

 

like

 

to

 

reset.

3. Release

 

the

 

RESET

 

CONTROLS

 

switch.

The

 

controller

 

will

 

be

 

reset.

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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