User Manual

Using the Drum Track
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Drum Track settings in Combination mode
Unlike Program mode, Combination mode does not have a
dedicated track for the Drum Track. Instead, you can assign
any of the 16 Timbres to the Drum Track.
To do so, select a drum Program for the desired Timbre.
Then, set the Drum Track’s Output MIDI channel to match
the timbre’s MIDI channel.
MIDI in and out
In Combination mode, MIDI interacts with the Drum Track
differently than in Program mode. You can still:
• Trigger the Drum Track pattern via MIDI in
• Play the Drum Track Program via MIDI in
• Transmit the Drum Track pattern via MIDI out
Triggering the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
If you’re triggering the Drum Track pattern by playing the
keyboard, input on the Global MIDI Channel will trigger the
Drum Track as well.
Playing the Drum Track Program via MIDI
Since the Drum Program(s) use standard Combination
Timbres, you can play the Drum Program just as you would
any other Timbre.
Transmitting the Drum Track pattern via MIDI
The Drum Track will transmit on the MIDI channel specified
by the Drum Pattern Output setting of each Combination.
Set this to match the MIDI channel of the timbre you’ve
specified for the drum Program.
If the timbre’s Status is EXT or EX2, the Drum Track
pattern will be transmitted via MIDI out
Drum Track settings in Sequencer mode
The Drum Track works much the same in Sequencer mode
as it does in Combination mode.
However, while Combinations trigger the Drum Track
pattern via the global MIDI channel, Songs trigger the Drum
Track pattern on the MIDI channel specified by Drum
Pattern Input. Normally you’ll set this to Tch. With the Tch
setting, the MIDI channel of the track selected by Track
Select will automatically be used as the trigger channel.
For details, please see “Selecting the Drum Track pattern &
sound” on page 258.
In Sequencer mode you can use the Drum Track while real-
time-recording a song track or pattern.
The note-on/off data transmitted by the Drum Track pattern
can be recorded as events in a track or pattern.
You can’t use note data from the internal sequencer as a
trigger to start Drum Track patterns.
If you’re playing a Program or Combination along with the
Drum Track and come up with an idea for a song, you can
use Auto Song Setup to immediately start recording. For
more information, see “Auto Song Setup” on page 96.
Drum Track MIDI in and out
In Sequencer mode, the Drum Track transmits and receives
on the following MIDI channels.
Receive: The Drum Track will receive on the MIDI channel
specified by the Drum Pattern Input setting of each song.
Normally you’ll set this to Tch and use the KRONOS’s
keyboard to control the triggering.
Transmit: The Drum Track will transmit on the MIDI
channel specified by the Drum Pattern Output setting of
each song. Set this to match the MIDI channel of the MIDI
track for which you’ve assigned the drum Program.
If the track’s Status is BTH, EXT, or EX2, note data etc. of
the Drum Track pattern will be transmitted.