User Manual

Playing and editing Programs
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Assigning the footswitch to Program Up/Down
Assigning the footswitch to Program Up or Program Down
lets you directly control Program changes from the
footswitch.
To set this up:
1. Connect a foot switch to the rear-panel
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH input.
Use a simple on/off footswitch, such as the optional Korg
PS-1.
2. Press the GLOBAL button to enter Global mode.
3. Go to the Controllers tab of the Controllers/Scales
page.
4. Set the Foot Switch Polarity parameter to match the
connected switch.
5. At the top of the page, set the Foot Switch Assign
parameter to Program Up (or Program Down).
For this setting to persist after power-down, you need to
write the Global settings.
6. Open the menu, and select the Write Global Setting
command.
The Write Global Setting dialog will appear.
7. Press OK, and then OK again to confirm.
Now, when you return to Program mode, the foot switch will
step through the Programs one by one.
Assigning the footswitch to Value Inc/Dec
This lets you use the Assignable Foot Switch to duplicate the
functions of the front-panel Inc or Dec buttons.
This is a special-case setting, but it may be convenient if you
like to keep the Bank or Category select windows open as
you play, so that you can see the list of available Programs or
Combinations. While the window is open, the Program
Up/Down assignments still change sounds as usual, but the
window does not update to show the currently selected
sound. However, assigning the Foot Switch to the Inc or Dec
button lets you step through the items in the list, one by
one—just like pressing the front-panel buttons.
To set this up:
1. Follow steps 1-4 under “Assigning the footswitch to
Program Up/Down,” above.
2. At the top of the page, set the Foot Switch Assign
parameter to Value Inc (or Value Dec).
For this setting to persist after power-down, you need to
write the Global settings.
3. Open the menu, and select the Write Global Setting
command.
The Write Global Setting dialog will appear.
4. Press OK, and then OK again to confirm.
Now, the foot switch will act just like pressing the front-
panel Inc or Dec button.
Note: The footswitch will work like this for the entire
KRONOS–not just when the Program or Combination Select
window is open.
Assigning incoming MIDI CCs to Program
Up/Down or Value Inc/Dec
In addition to using the built-in footswitch input, you can
also map incoming MIDI CCs to Program Up/Down or
Value Inc/Dec. This allows you to assign multiple switches
to the different functions—for instance, one for Program Up
and a second for Program Down—using an external MIDI or
USB MIDI foot controller. For more information, see “2–3:
Function Assign” on page 795 of the Parameter Guide.
Selecting Programs via MIDI
You can select any Program from any bank by using MIDI
Program Change messages in conjunction with MIDI Bank
Select messages. When you select Programs from the front
panel, the appropriate MIDI messages are sent automatically
(unless MIDI filters are active; see below).
If you are entering the MIDI messages manually into a
sequencer, note that the Bank Select message needs to come
before the Program Select message.
In Program mode, use the Global MIDI Channel
With the exception of the Drum Track, all transmission and
reception of MIDI data in Program mode is performed on the
Global MIDI Channel. You can set this on the Global mode
P1 MIDI page.
Bank Map
Bank Select messages can work in one of two ways, as
controlled by the Bank Map parameter on the Global P0
Basic Setup page. The factory default setting will work for
most standard applications, and most people will never need
to change it. If you use General MIDI sequences, the
alternative GM(2) setting may be helpful. For more
information, see “Bank Map” on page 766 of the Parameter
Guide.
MIDI filters
You can use MIDI filters to control whether or not Program
Change and Bank Select messages will be transmitted and/or
received. The filters are set up on the Global mode P1 MIDI
page. For more information, see “1–1c: MIDI Filter” on
page 786 of the Parameter Guide.
KRONOS Plug-In Editor
The KRONOS Plug-In Editor includes support for patch
lists, allowing you to select Programs, Combinations, Songs,
and Set Lists Slots by name from within your DAW software
of choice.
General MIDI Programs
Internal bank G contains a full set of General MIDI 2
Programs, as well as sub-banks g(1)–g(9) (GM2 variation
programs), and bank g(d) (drums).
When you select Programs using the Bank or Category
windows, you’ll notice that a Variatio n button appears when
you select bank INT-G. Each time you press this button, or
repeatedly press the front-panel INT-G button, you’ll step
through the General MIDI banks in the following order:
Gg(1)g(2)…g(8)g(9)G…