Operation Manual

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5. Analog AUDIO OUTPUTS
AlloftheanalogaudiooutputsusebalancedTRS1/4”
phonejacks,referencedtoa+4dBusignallevel.
Connecttheseoutputstotheinputjacksofyouramp
ormixer.InadditiontotheL/MONOandRmain
stereoaudiooutputs,theKRONOSprovidesfour
individualaudiooutputs.
Thesoundfromeachoscillator
,drum,timbre/track,or
inserteffectcanbefreelyroutedtoanyoutput.
Additionally,youcanroutethemetronomesoundto
anindividualoutput,toseparateitfromthestereo
mix.Formoreinformation,see“Effectsselectionand
routing”onpage 202.
(MAIN) L/MONO, R
Thesearethemainstereooutputs;theirvolumeis
controlledbytheMAINVOLUMEknob.Allofthe
factoryProgramsandCombisareprogrammedtoplay
throughtheseoutputs.
Wheneditingsounds,orwhensettingupaSongin
Sequencermode,youcanaccessthemainoutputsby
settingBusSelecttoL/R.
Ifnocab
leisconnectedtotheRoutput,L/MONOwill
carryamonosummationofthestereosignal.So,ifyou
areconnectingtoadevicewhichdoesnothavestereo
inputs(suchasasimplekeyboardamp),usethe
L/MONOoutput.
(INDIVIDUAL) 1…4
These4additionalaudiooutputsletyouisolate
sounds,audioinputs,oraudiotracksforrecordingor
complexlivesoundsetups.
Thesecanbeusedasstereoormonooutputs,inany
combination.YoucanalsousetheGlobalAudiopage
LRBusIndiv.Assignparametertomapthemain
stereooutputstoanyoftheseoutputpairs,ifyo
uli
ke.
Notethattheindividualoutputsarenotaffectedbythe
MAINVOLUMEknob.
6. MIDI
MIDIletsyouconnectKRONOStocomputersorother
MIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes,
controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.For
moreinformationonMIDIconnections,pleasesee
“MIDIapplications”onpage 1127oftheParameter
Guide.
MIDI THRU connector
MIDIdatareceivedattheMIDIINconnectorisre‐
transmittedwithoutchangefromtheMIDITHRU
connector.
YoucanusethistochainmultipleMIDIdevices
together.
MIDI OUT connector
ThisconnectortransmitsMIDIdata.Usethistocontrol
externalMIDIdevices,ortorecordintoanexternal
sequencer.
MIDI IN connector
ThisconnectorreceivesMIDIdata.Usethistoplaythe
KRONOSfromanotherMIDIdevice,orfroman
externalsequencer.
7. S/P DIF IN & OUT
Thesejacksprovide24‐bit,48kHzopticalS/P DIFinput
andoutput,forconnectingtocomputeraudiosystems,
digitalmixers,etc.
OpticalS/P DIFissometimescalledTOSLINK,and
formallynamed(holdyourbreath!)IEC60958,EIAJ
CP‐1201.Makesuretouseopticalcablesdesignedfor
digitalaudio.
Wheneveryouusedigitalaudioconnections,make
su
re
thatallconnectedsystemsaresetsothatthereis
oneandonlyonewordclockmaster.Youcansetthe
wordclockfortheKRONOSusingtheGlobalpage
SystemClockparameter.Formoreinformation,see
“SystemClock”onpage 756oftheParameterGuide.
OUT(MAIN) jack
ThisopticalS/P DIFoutputcarriesadigitalversionof
themainL/Routputs.
NotethattheMAINVOLUMEknobdoesnotadjust
theS/P DIFoutputlevel.
IN jack
YoucanusethisopticalS/P DIFinputforrecording,
sampling,andreal‐timemixingthroughthebuilt‐in
effects.
ItcanbeusedsimultaneouslywiththeanalogandUSB
audioinputs,ifyoulike.
8. Pedals
DAMPER jack
Forthedamper–alsoknownasthesustainpedal–you
canconnecteitherastandardfootswitch,orKorg’s
specialhalf‐damperpedal,theoptionalDS‐1H.
TheDS‐1Hisacontinuouspedaldesignedspecifically
forpiano‐styledampercontrol,withthelookandfeel
ofanacousticpiano’ssustainpedal.Itallowsmore
su
btl
econtrolofthedamperthanasimpleswitch;the
furtherdownyoupressthepedal,themorethatthe