User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this manual
- Contents
- Introduction to KRONOS
- Front and rear panels
- Front panel
- 1. MAIN VOLUME knob
- 2. Control Surface
- 3. Data entry
- 4. DISK access indicator
- 5. MODE buttons
- 6. UTILITY buttons
- 7. BANK SELECT buttons
- 8. KARMA buttons
- 9. Vector Joystick
- 10. Drum Track
- 11. SW1 and SW2
- 12. Joystick
- 13. Ribbon controller
- 14. Headphone jack
- 15. EXIT button
- 16. SEQUENCER buttons
- 17. TEMPO controls
- 18. SAMPLING buttons
- 19. TouchView display
- Rear panel
- TouchView user interface
- Front panel
- Basic information
- Setup
- Update information
- Front and rear panels
- Playing and editing Programs
- Playing and editing Combinations
- Playing Combinations
- Easy Combination editing
- Detailed Combination editing
- Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
- Set Lists
- Sampling (Open Sampling System)
- Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
- Loading & saving data, and creating CDs
- Using Effects
- Using KARMA
- Using the Drum Track
- Appendices
- Troubleshooting
- Error and confirmation messages
- A (ADC–Are You Sure)
- B (Buffer)
- C (Can’t calibrate–Completed)
- D (Destination–Disk)
- E (Error–Exceeded)
- F (File–Front)
- H
- I (Illegal–Index)
- K
- M (Master–Multisample)
- N (No data–Not enough song memory)
- O (Obey copyright rules–Oscillator)
- P (Pattern–Program)
- R (Rear sample–Root)
- S (Sample–Source)
- T (The clock–/TEMP folder detected)
- U (Unable to create directory–USB Hub)
- W (Wave)
- Y (You)
- Disk and Media information
- Specifications
- MIDI Implementation Chart
Specifications HD-1 Program
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HD-1 Program Advanced Vector Synthesis Control oscillator volumes and synthesis & effects parameters via the Vector Joystick and the
tempo-synchronized Vector Envelope.
Structure Single: only OSC1, Double: OSC1 and OSC2.
Double mode lets you layer two completely separate synth voices, each with their own velocity-
switched oscillator, dual filter, EGs, LFOs, etc.
Drums: One drum kit, Double Drums: Two drum kits.
Oscillator Virtual Memory Technology (VMT) plays large samples directly from the internal SSD.
8 velocity zones per oscillator, with switching, crossfades and layering.
Each zone can play mono or stereo Multisamples or Wave Sequences.
Filters Two multi-mode filters per voices (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and band- reject),
Four-mode filter routings (single, serial, parallel and 24dB mode).
Driver Per voice non-linear driver and low boost circuit.
EQ Three bands, with sweepable mid.
Modulation Three envelope generators, two LFOs per voice, common LFO, four key tracking generators,
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source), two AMS mixers.
EXi Program
Common
Advanced Vector Synthesis Control oscillator volumes and synthesis & effects parameters via the Vector Joystick and the
tempo-synchronized Vector Envelope.
Modulation Common Step Sequencer, AMS (Alternate Modulation Source), Common LFO, 2 Key Tracking
Generators.
EQ Three bands, with sweep-able mid
AL-1 Program Oscillators Ultra-low-aliasing oscillators
OSC1, OSC2, Sub-oscillator and noise generator; ring modulation, FM and Sync.
Audio Input External audio can be processed through the ring modulator, filter, driver, amp, and EQ.
Filters Two multi-mode filter (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass and band-reject) with four types of filter
routings (single, serial, parallel and 24dB mode), MultiFilter mode (only Filter-A; modulatable mix of
Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, and dry input, for creating a wide variety of unique filter types and
effects).
Driver Per-voice non-linear driver and low boost circuit.
Modulation Five Envelope generators, four per-voice LFOs, two Key Track generators, two AMS Mixers,
Per-voice Step Sequencer.
CX-3 Program Tonewheel Organ Modeling Phase-synchronous tonewheels (clean and vintage modes), percussion, key click, wheel brake.
EX Mode Four additional, user-specified drawbars, and expanded percussion.
Internal Effects Rotary speaker, vibrato/chorus, amp modeling with overdrive, 3-band EQ.
Drawbar Control Controlled via nine front-panel sliders (via Tone Adjust).
Split Upper, Lower
Modulation Two AMS mixers.
STR-1 Program Physically Modeled String Includes physically modeled damping, decay, dispersion, nonlinearity, harmonics, dual pickups,
and more.
Most string parameters can be controlled in realtime.
String Excitation Three independent excitation sources can be used simultaneously: Pluck, Noise, and PCM.
16 preset “pluck” types, with modulatable width and randomization.
Noise generator with saturation and dedicated lowpass filter.
PCM Oscillator Korg’s ultra-low-aliasing technology, as introduced in the HD-1.
4 velocity zones per oscillator.
Uses any mono Multisamples, including ROM, EXs, User Sample Bank, or
Sampling Mode. Supports Virtual Memory.
PCM can either be used as an excitation signal, or layered with the output of
the string.
Excitation Filter Dedicated 2-pole multimode filter for shaping the string excitation.
Filter can be enabled/disabled separately for each excitation source.
Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, and Band Reject modes.
Audio Input and Feedback Run real-time audio through the string, including feedback through effects.
Modeled feedback includes modulate-able instrument-to-amp distance and orientation.
Filters Dual multi-mode filters per voice; Single, Serial, Parallel (with split stereo output), and 24dB (4-pole)
configurations. Low Pass, High Pass, and Band Reject modes.
Multi Filter mode (Filter A only).
Modulatable mix of Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, and dry input, for creating a wide variety of
unique filter types and effects.
Modulation 5 Envelopes, 4 per-voice LFOs, 2 Key Track generators, String Tracking generators, 4 AMS Mixers.