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
Specifications Error and confirmation messages
143
Pad sampler
16pads x 8banks
Automatically saved to and loaded from SD card
Up to four pads can play simultaneously
Recording format PCM audio format (48 kHz/16-bit)
Recording time Maximum stereo sample is approximately 14 seconds for each pad
Import
WAVE format (file name extension .wav) 44.1 kHz/16-bit, 48 kHz/16-bit, stereo
* 44.1 kHz is automatically converted to 48 kHz
Export
Korg-format PCM data file format (file name extension .KSC)
WAVE format (file name extension .WAV) 48 kHz / 16-bit, stereo
Edit
Waveform display editing functions, settings such as start address and loop, editing
functions such as normalize
Audio recorder
Recording format Audio format: PCM audio format (48 kHz/16-bit)
Import
Export
WAVE format (file name extension .wav) 44.1 kHz/16-bit, 48 kHz/16-bit, stereo
* 44.1 kHz is automatically converted to 48 kHz
WAVE format (file name extension .wav) 48 kHz/16-bit, stereo
Recording time
Continuous recording time: maximum 3 hours
Total recording time: depends on the SD card used (approximately 90 minutes per
1GB)
Number of songs Maximum 200 songs
Number of overdub
recording passes
Depends on the remaining capacity of the SD card
Counter Hour/Min/Sec
Pad audio play
16 pads x 8banks
Direct playback of data from SD card
Multiple pads cannot play simultaneously
Media File, Utility, Information, Functions for managing additional PCM data
Controllers
Pitch bend wheel, Modulation wheel, SW1, 2
REALTIME CONTROLS SELECT button, SWITCH button, KNOB1 knob, KNOB2 knob
Step sequencer /
Favorites / Pad Sampler /
Pad Audio Play
Pads 1–16
STEP SEQ ACTIVE button, RUN buttons,
FAVORITES ACTIVE button,
SAMPLER ACTIVE button, HOLD button,
AUDIO PLAY ACTIVE button,
BANK SELECT button
LED: A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H (also used by STEP SEQ , FAVORITES, SAMPLER and AUDIO
PLAY)
Drum Track Buttons = DRUM TRACK
Arpeggiator Buttons = ARP
Audio recorder PLAY/PAUSE ( ) button (SETUP)
User Interface
Display
240 x 64 pixel LCD (backlit)
Adjustable contrast (EXIT button + VALUE dial)
Category CATEGORY dial, VALUE dial
MODE Buttons = COMBI, PROG, SEQ (GLOBAL/MEDIA)
Value controller
VALUE dial, cursor buttons ◄►▲▼, EXIT, ENTER, FUNCTION, PAGE–, PAGE+, MENU
buttons
SEQUENCER Buttons = (REC), (START/STOP)
Quick layer/split LAYER/SPLIT button
Other VOLUME knob
Control Inputs
DAMPER (Supports piano-style half-damper pedals as well as standard foot switches)
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH, ASSIGNABLE PEDAL
Audio Outputs (Analog)
AUDIO OUTPUT
L/MONO, R
Connectors 1/4" phone jacks (TS unbalanced)
Output Impedance 1.1 [kΩ] stereo; 550 [Ω] mono (L/Mono only)
Maximum Level +10.0 [dBu]
Load Impedance 10 [kΩ] or greater
Controllable by the VOLUME knob
Headphone output
Connectors 1/8" stereo mini-phone jack
Output Impedance 33 [Ω]
Maximum Level 40 + 40 [mW]
Controllable by the VOLUME knob
Audio Inputs (Analog)
LINE IN
Connectors 1/8" stereo mini-phone jack
Input impedance 1.1 [kΩ]
Maximum input level –42 to 0 [dBu]
MIC IN
Connectors 1/4" phone jacks (TS unbalanced)
Input impedance 33 [Ω]
Maximum input level –48 to –6 [dBu]
MIDI IN, OUT
USB 1 USB (TYPE B) USB-MIDI interface, USB Audio interface
SD-Card slot
Capacity recognized: SD memory cards up to 2 Gigabytes (GB). SDHC memory cards up to 32 Gigabytes (GB).
SDXC memory cards are not supported.