User Manual

Global setting MIDI settings
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• In the GLOBAL>PREF 1 (Preferences 1) page, use
Battery Type to select the type of batteries you’re using.
Select Battery Type, and press the ENTER button to
switch the setting.
Alkaline: Select when using alkaline batteries
Ni-MH: Select when using nickel-metal hydride batteries
Auto-save setting
• In the GLOBAL>PREF 1 page, use the Auto Save check
box to specify the power-conservation setting for when
operating on batteries.
If this is On (checked), the brightness of the rear panel
KORG logo illumination is decreased to save power only
when operating on batteries. The default setting is On.
Adjusting the display contrast
You can adjust the contrast of the display.
• Adjust the GLOBAL>PREF 1 (Preferences 1) page LCD
Contrast setting.
Tip: In any mode, you can adjust the contrast by holding
down the EXIT button ( ) and turning the VALUE
dial.
KORG Logo Light - Brightness
This specifies the brightness of the rear panel KORG logo
illumination. If this is Off, the logo is unlit.
• In the GLOBAL>PREF 1 page, set KORG Logo Light -
Brightness to specify the setting.
MIDI settings
In the G-MIDI> BASIC, OUT, and FILTER pages you can
adjust overall MIDI settings that apply to the entire KROSS.
Global MIDI channel
The global MIDI channel is the basic MIDI channel of the
KROSS; keyboard and controller information is transmitted
on this channel. The sound generator will produce sound
mainly in response to receiving messages on this channel.
• This setting is specified by the G-MIDI> BASIC page
MIDI Channel parameter.
Local control
Local control specifies whether the keyboard and controllers
will directly play and control the sound generator of the
KROSS.
Turn local control on if you’re playing the KROSS by itself,
or if you’re playing and controlling an external MIDI device
unidirectionally while you play the KROSS.
If you have made connections and settings so that the
performance data from the KROSS is being sent through an
external MIDI device and returned back to the KROSS, such
as when the KROSS is connected to a computer, turn local
control off to prevent notes from being triggered in
duplicate.
• This setting is specified by the G-MIDI> BASIC page
Local Control On parameter.
MIDI Clock synchronization
The KROSS can use its own internal tempo, or synchronize
to external clocks from either MIDI or USB.
The best general-purpose setting is Auto. This combine the
functionality of Internal and External MIDI/USB, so that
you don’t have to manually switch between the two:
If external clocks are being received, they control the
KROSS tempo.
If external clocks are not being received, the KROSS uses its
internal tempo instead.
• This setting is made by the G-MIDI> BASIC page MIDI
Clock parameter.
If this is set to Ext-MIDI or Ext-USB, or is set to Auto
and MIDI clock is being received, the PROG> MAIN
page and similar pages will show  =EXT, and the tempo
of the KROSS will be synchronized with the external
MIDI device. In this case, you won’t be able to change
the tempo from the KROSS.
Pedal and other controller settings
In the G-INPUT/CTRL> FOOT page you can assign foot
controller functions and specify the polarity. (see
“Connecting foot controllers” on page 23)
Creating and selecting scales
You can create an original scale in the G-USER SCALES>
OCTAVE and ALL pages. You can create sixteen User
Octave Scales which allow you to specify the pitch of each
note in an octave (which will then be applied across all
octaves), and you can create one User All Note Scale which
allows you to individually specify the pitch for every one of
the 128 notes.
By adjusting the pitch of each key in the range of ±99 cents,
you can raise or lower it by approximately one semitone
relative to the normal pitch.
Local Control on/o
Global MIDI channel
MIDI clock settings
Assignable button and Assignable Pedal settings
Damper pedal and assignable switch polarity settings