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
Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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8. When you are finished recording, press the Done
button.
Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP switch to play
back.
Go to the P0: Play/REC– MIDI Track Loop page, check
Track Play Loop for MIDI Track 02, set Loop Start
Measure to 001, and Loop End Measure to 002. MIDI
track 02 will play measures 1–2 repeatedly.
9. If you’re not satisfied with the result, press the
COMPARE switch to return to the state prior to
recording, and then re-record from step 4.
When you begin step recording, all data in the MIDI track
that follows the measure where you began recording will
be erased. You need to be aware of this if you begin step
recording from a measure mid-way through the song.
If you want to copy data into a measure that already
contains data, perform step recording in an empty MIDI
track, and use the Move Measure or Copy Measure
menu commands. For more information, see “Copy
Measure” on page 649 of the Parameter Guide, and
“Move Measure” on page 649 of the Parameter Guide.
If you want to edit or add to the recorded data, you can
use the MIDI Event Edit function. For more
information, see “Event Edit” on page 657 of the
Parameter Guide.
Recording the sound of a Combination or Program
Here’s how you can easily copy the settings of a
Combination or Program, and then record using that sound.
When you’re performing in Program or Combination mode,
you can use the Auto Song Setup function to automatically
the current Program or Combination into a song.
Alternatively, you can use the Sequencer mode’s Copy
From Combi and Copy from Program menu commands.
Auto Song Setup
You can use Auto Song Setup with both Programs and
Combinations. In this example, we’ll use a Combination.
1. Save any edits to the Combination.
If you’ve made any edits—even simple things like changing
pan and volume for the Timbres— must save the new
settings using Update Combination or Write Combination
before proceeding.
2. Hold down the ENTER switch and press the
SEQUENCER REC/WRITE switch.
The Setup to Record dialog box will appear.
3. Press the OK button to perform the Auto Song Setup.
The KRONOS will automatically switch to Sequencer mode,
and the Combination’s settings will be applied to the first
unused song.
4. You will automatically enter record-ready mode, and
the metronome will begin sounding according to the
settings in P0: Play/REC– Preference page.
For more information, see “0–5d: Metronome Setup” on
page 532 of the Parameter Guide.
5. Press the SEQUENCER START/STOP switch, and
real-time recording will begin.
When you’re finished recording, press the START/STOP
switch once again.
Auto Song Setup and Combinations: Details
With Combinations, Auto Song Setup is essentially a
shortcut for using the Copy From Combi menu command
with the following settings:
IFXs-All, MFXs and TFXs checked
Multi REC checked
For more information, see “Copy from Combi” on page 629
of the Parameter Guide
Auto Song Setup and Programs: Details
With Programs, Auto Song Setup is essentially a shortcut for
using the Copy From Program menu command with the
following settings:
IFXs-All, MFXs and TFXs checked
with KARMA checked
To set to MIDI Track 01
KARMA Module set to A
With Drum Track set to Track 10
Additionally, several Song parameters are changed:
Multi REC checked
MIDI Tracks 1 and 10 are set to REC
For more information, see “Copy From Program” on
page 629 of the Parameter Guide
C4 - C4 key 001 / 02.240
- Rest button 001 / 03.000
C4 - C4 key 001 / 03.120
D3 - D3 key 001 / 03.240
Eb3 - Eb3 key 001 / 04.000
E3 - E3 key 001 / 04.240
F3 - F3 key 002 / 01.000
- Rest button 002 / 01.120
C3 - C3 key 002 / 01.360
- Rest button 002 / 02.000
F2 - F2 key 002 / 02.240
Tie - Tie button 002 / 03.000
F2 - F2 key 002 / 03.240
- Rest button 002 / 03.360
A2 - A2 key 002 / 04.000
A3 - A3 key 002 / 04.240
- Rest button 002 / 04.360
Note
Step
Time:
Select
Step
Time:
. 3 -
Key,
Button
Measure/
Beat Tick