User Manual

Playing Programs Using Controllers
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Control Surface knobs, sliders, &
switches
The Control Surface has 8 knobs, 8 sliders plus a master
slider, and 16 switches. You can use these for many different
tasks:
• Controlling mixer features,
including volume, pan, EQ, FX
sends, mute, and solo
• Modulating and editing sounds
• Controlling KARMA
• Controlling external MIDI
devices
You can switch the Control Surface
between its different functions
using either the on-screen tabs on
the Control Surface page (the left-
most tab on P0 Play), or the front-
panel Control Assign switches. The
tabs and the front-panel switches
mirror one another; when you
change one of them, the other
changes as well.
In Program mode, you can select
one of five different functions:
TIMBRE/TRACK lets you adjust
the volume, pan, and send levels for
Oscillators 1 and 2, along with the Program EQ (plus similar
controls for the Drum Track, with the exception of pan). In
Combi and Sequence modes, you can also use this to select
two different banks of Timbres or Tracks, as shown by the
LEDs to the right of the switch.
AUDIO (INPUTS) lets you adjust the volume, pan, and
send levels for the analog, S/P DIF, and USB audio inputs. In
Sequence mode, you can also use this to select two banks of
hard-disk recording tracks, as shown by the LEDs to the
right of the switch.
EXT (External) lets you send MIDI messages to external
MIDI devices.
RT KNOBS/KARMA (“RT” stands for Realtime) lets you
modulate sounds and effects with the knobs, and control
KARMA with the sliders and switches. For more details, see
“Editing sounds & effects with the Realtime Knobs” on
page 43.
TONE ADJ/EQ (Tone Adjust/EQ) gives you hands-on
access to sound editing, using the sliders, knobs, and
switches. For more details, see “Using Tone Adjust” on
page 45.
You can freely change back and forth between the different
functions, without losing any of your edits.
Resetting controls to their saved values
The front-panel RESET CONTROLS button lets you recall
the stored or default settings for any slider, knob, or switch
on the control surface.
To reset a single knob, slider, or switch:
1. Hold down the RESET CONTROLS button.
2. While holding down RESET CONTROLS, move a
slider or knob, or press one of the control surface
buttons.
The slider, knob, or switch will be reset to the value stored in
the Program (or, if applicable, the default value).
3. When you’re done, release the RESET CONTROLS
button.
To reset a group of controls at once:
1. Make sure that the Control Surface is showing the
parameters you want to reset.
As a safety precaution, you can only reset the parameters
currently displayed on the Control Surface. This takes into
account both the current Control Assign setting, and the
MIXER KNOBS button.
For instance, if you want to reset the volume and pan for
both Oscillators, make sure that Control Assign is set to
TIMBRE/TRACK, and that MIXER KNOBS is set to
INDIVIDUAL PAN.
2. Hold down the RESET CONTROLS button.
3. While holding down RESET CONTROLS, press the
current Control Assign button again.
All of the sliders, knobs, and switches in the Control Assign
group will be reset to the values stored in the Program.
You can also reset all of the faders and switches in the
KARMA module, by holding RESET CONTROLS and then
pressing the KARMA MODULE CONTROL button.
Similarly, to reset a single KARMA Scene, hold RESET
CONTROLS and press any of the SCENE buttons.
Finally, you can also use this to clear all solos, by holding
RESET CONTROLS and then pressing the SOLO button.
For more information, see “RESET CONTROLS” on
page 27 of the Parameter Guide.
VALUE slider
When a program number is selected in Program P0: Play
page, or when a combination number is selected in
Combination mode page P0: Play page, you can use the
VALUE slider to modulate Program and effects parameters.
Keyboard
Velocity
Velocity is a measure of how hard you play a note on the
keyboard. This can be used to modulate many different
aspects of the sound, such as volume, brightness, or the
character of the attack.
After Touch
The keyboard can also measure how hard you press down
after you play a note–hence the term “after touch.” You can
use this to shape notes over time, controlling (for instance)
volume or vibrato amount.
Note: The KRONOS2-88LS responds to aftertouch data
from MIDI, but its keyboard does not generate aftertouch.
Note Number
Sounds can be programmed to change in character based on
the note being played. As you play higher or lower on the
keyboard, the note number can modulate the timbre–such as
becoming brighter as you play higher. Envelopes may also
become faster or slower; the volume may change; and so on.