Korg Kronos X, Quick Start Manual

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Using the Drum Track
Turning the Drum Track on and off
1. Press the DRUM TRACK switch.
Depending on various settings, the Drum Track may
begin to play immediately, or may wait until you start
to play on the keyboard. If the button’s LED is blinking
on and off, it’s waiting for you to play.
For more details on Drum Track start/stop and
synchronization, see the chapter “Using the Drum
Track”in the OG.
Selecting the Drum Track pattern &
sound
Program mode
In Program mode, the Drum Track has a special
reserved mixer slot and a dedicated Program select
parameter. To set up the Drum Track in Program
mode:
1. Press the Basic/Vector tab, and then press the
Drum Track tab.
The Drum Track page will appear.
Note the Drum Pattern section, in the upper left of the
display. The Pattern parameter has two popup menus.
The one on the left selects between the Preset and User
banks; the one on the right selects the pattern within
the bank.
2. Set the Bank and Pattern as desired.
Note: If the selected pattern is an empty User pattern or
Preset P000: Off, the DRUM TRACK button won’t turn
on.
Next, note the Drum Track Parameters section of the
page (to the right of the Drum Pattern 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 category will already be selected.
4. Select a drum Program for the Drum Track to play.
You can actually select any sound, even outside of the
Drum category—but in general, the patterns will only
make sense when playing a drum Program.
Combination mode
In Combinations (and Songs), the Drum Track simply
sends MIDI to play one or more of the 16
Timbres/Tracks.
For more information, see “Drum Track settings in
Combination mode” in the “Using the Drum
Track”chapter of the OG.
Linking KARMA and the Drum Track
You can link KARMA and the Drum Track so that they
start and stop together. This is controlled by the Link
to Drum Track check ‐ box on the KARMA Triggers
page.
1. Go to the Program P7: KARMA Module
Parameters ‐ Trigger page.
2. In the Control section, enable the Link to Drum
Track check ‐ box.
The front panel LINKED LED will light.
3. Turn the KARMA ON/OFF switch on.
When linked, KARMA will always wait for the Drum
Track. So, unless the DRUM TRACK switch is on,
KARMA won’t start yet.
4. Turn the DRUM TRACK switch on.
KARMA will start to play along with the Drum Track,
according to the Drum Track’s Trigger Mode.
For more details, please see “Using KARMA and the
Drum Track together” in the “Using the Drum Track”
chapter of the OG.