User Manual
Table Of Contents
- About this manual
- Table of Contents
- Introduction to the KROSS
- Setup
- Playing and editing Programs
- Playing Programs
- Quick Layer/Split function
- Easy program editing
- Detailed Editing with Programs
- Before you start editing
- An overview of the edit pages
- Basic oscillator settings
- Creating time-varying changes (LFO and EG)
- Diverse modulation settings (AMS and AMS mixer)
- Controlling Pitch
- Using Filters
- Using the Amp section
- Making controller assignments
- Arpeggiator settings
- Drum Track settings
- Using the step sequencer
- Effects
- Automatically importing a Program into Sequence mode
- Playing and editing Combinations
- Playing combinations
- Editing a combination
- Summary of the edit pages
- A suggested approach for editing
- Comparing with the sound before you started editing
- Changing the program of each timbre
- Adjusting the mix
- Using the Tone Adjust and EG Adjust functions
- Saving a Combination you’ve edited
- Using REALTIME CONTROLS to adjust the sound or effects
- Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches
- Status settings
- MIDI settings
- Changing the program settings to match the combination
- Arpeggiator settings
- Drum Track settings
- Using the step sequencer
- Effects
- Automatically importing a combination into Sequence mode
- Favorites function
- Sequencer
- Using Effects
- Arpeggiator function
- Drum Track function
- Step sequencer
- Pad Sampler
- Audio recorder
- Pad audio play
- Using Drum Kits
- Overall settings for the KROSS, and saving/loading data
- Appendices
Audio recorder
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Play the keyboard of the KROSS or input audio from the
MIC IN or LINE IN jacks.
5. To stop recording, press the PAGE+ (Stop/Reset )
button (AUDIO REC (play/pause) button:
unlit).
If you press the MENU (Rec Control ) button during
recording, recording will end, playback will continue,
and the location will advance. To resume recording, press
the MENU (Rec Control ) button.
To start recording in synchronization with your
performance or input
You can make recording start automatically when you begin
playing the keyboard or when external audio input is
received.
Select the appropriate Auto setting and press the MENU
(Rec Control) button; AUDIO REC (play/pause)
button will blink orange, and the recorder will be in the
record-standby condition. Recording will start automatically
when you play the keyboard or input audio. (see “Specifying
how recording will start”)
Preparing a new audio song
1. Press the FUNCTION (FUNC) button to access the
function list.
2. Use the PAGE– (▲) button to select Create New
Audio Song, and then press the MENU (OK) button.
The Create New Audio Song dialog box will appear.
3. To assign a name to the song, press the ENTER
button, enter a name in the text dialog box, and then
return to this dialog box (see page 124). You can
change the name later.
4. Press the MENU (OK) button to create the new audio
song.
On the upper left side of the display, the Audio Track will
indicate “NEW” to show that this is a new song where
nothing has been recorded.
Convenient functions for
playback and recording
Returning to the state before or after
recording (Undo/Redo)
If you’re not satisfied with your performance and would like
to record it again, you can use the Undo function to return to
the state prior to recording. You can also step back through
multiple takes. If you want to cancel the Undo function, use
Redo.
1. To cancel the recording, press the PAGE– (UNDO)
button.
The UNDO dialog box will appear.
2. Specify the take that you want to use from the
previously-recorded takes, and press the OK button.
When you execute UNDO, the PAGE– (UNDO)
button will be highlighted.
Note: If you record in this state, the Redo data will be lost
and the PAGE– (UNDO) button will return to its original
appearance.
Specifying how recording will start
Use the Auto (Auto Rec Start) setting to specify how
recording will start automatically. You can make recording
start the moment you play a note on the keyboard, or when
the sequencer starts, or when the audio input signal reaches a
specific level.
1. In the audio recorder setup window, set Auto (Auto
Rec Start). For details, please see step 3.
2. Press the MENU (Rec Control ) button to enter
the record-standby condition. (AUDIO REC
(play/pause) button: blinking orange)
3. Off: Press the MENU (Rec Control ) button or the
AUDIO REC (play/pause) button
to start
recording.
Note-On: Recording will start when you play the
keyboard.
SEQ START: Recording will start when you press the
SEQUENCER (start/stop) button.
Input Low: Recording will start when the audio input
level exceeds approximately –18 dB.
Input High: Recording will start when the audio input
level exceeds approximately –6 dB.
Note: It’s convenient to record using the following method if
you want to overdub an external input such as a guitar solo
or chorus onto a portion of the audio song.
1. Set Auto (Auto Rec Start) to Input Low or Input High.
Adjust input settings for Mic In.
Multi-track
recording
start location
Multi-track
recording
end location
Multi-track
recording
start location
Multi-track
recording
end location
Record-pause
Press the REC
Control button
Press the REC
Control button
Record-pause
Record-pause
Press the REC
Control button
Press the Stop/Reset button
Record-pause
Move manually
Stop playback
(return to start location)
Start playback
Continue playback
Play back and record only the multitrack-recorded region
Multi-track record while playing the entire song