User Manual

Introduction to KRONOS

For compatibility with the KRONOS, RAM must comply

with the following specification:

240-Pin PC2-6400 CL-5 (or CL-6) DDR2-800 non-ECC

Unbuffered DIMM 1GB

4x increase to Sampling Mode

Multisamples, Samples and Multisample

Indexes

The maximum number of Multisamples in Sampling Mode

has been increased from 1,000 to 4,000, and the maximum

numbers of Samples and Multisample Indexes have each

been increased from 4,000 to 16,000. These 4x increases will

be especially helpful when loading libraries with large

numbers of relatively short samples, such as drums.

Note that EXs and User Sample Bank data does not count

towards these maximums; they apply to the Sampling Mode

data only.

Support for USB MIDI and Korg USB pad

controllers

Version 1.5 adds support for connecting USB MIDI class-

compliant controllers directly to the KRONOS. For instance,

you can use a Korg microKEY as an auxiliary synth-action

keyboard for a KRONOS 73 or 88.

Even better, Korg USB MIDI controllers with pads–

including the nanoPAD, nanoPAD2, padKONTROL,

microKONTROL, and KONTROL49–are automatically

mapped to the KRONOS chord pads, for playing and

programming drums, triggering chords, and selecting and

assigning chords for Chord Mode.

For more details, see “USB MIDI controllers” on page 1144

of the Parameter Guide.

KRONOS Editor and Plug-In Editor

Version 1.5 adds support for the KRONOS Editor and Plug-

In Editor, which let you edit and organize sounds from your

Mac OS X or Windows computer. Plug-in operation allows

you to save settings as part of your project with any VST-

compatible Windows software, or any VST- or AU-

compatible software on Mac OS X. The KRONOS Editor

and Plug-In Editor will be available for free download at