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Basic information About the KRONOS’ modes
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Basic information
About the KRONOS’ modes
TheKRONOShasalargenumberoffeaturesthatlet
youplayandeditprogramsandcombinations,record
andplaysequencedata,recordandplaybacksamples,
andmanagedataondisk.Thelargestunitusedto
organizethesefeaturesiscalledamode.
TheKRONOShassevenmodes.
Set List mode
SetListsmakeitsimpletoplayandorganizeanyofthe
soundsloadedintotheKRONOS,withoutregardfor
whatbankthey’restoredinorwhetherthey’re
Programs,Combinations,orevenSongs.
Largeon‐screenbuttonsmakesoundselectionfastand
foolproof,andtheProgramUporDownfootswitch
assignmentscanbeus
edfo
rhands‐freesound
changes.Cut,copy,paste,andinserttoolsmakere‐
orderingasnap.
SmoothSoundTransitions(SST)lettheprevioussound
anditseffectsringoutnaturally,makingiteasyto
changesoundsduringaliveperformance.SSTisactive
inalloftheKRONOSmodes,bu
tSetListsgiveyou
greatercontroloverthetransitions.Youcanfine‐tune
thering‐outtimeforeachsound,sothat(forinstance)
onesoundfadesoutveryquickly,whileanother
sound’sdelayscontinuetorepeatfortenortwenty
seconds.
SetListsaregreatforliveperformance,butthey’
realso
handyfororganizingsoundsingeneral.Forexample,
youcouldcreateaSetListwithallofyourfavorite
Stringsounds,includingbothProgramsand
Combinations.
Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKRONOS.In
Programmode,youcan:
•SelectandplayPrograms
•EditPrograms
Makedetailedsettingsforoscillators,filters,amps,
EGs,LFOs,effects,KARMA,vectorsynthesis,etc.
Thespecificparameterswillvarydependingonthe
synthesistype:HD‐1,AL‐1,CX‐3,STR‐1,MS‐20EX,
PolysixEX,MO
D‐
7,EP‐1,orSGX‐1.
• Createdrumprogramsusingdrumkits(ascreated
inGlobalmode)
•PlayandcontroloneKARMAmodule
•Sampleandresample
Forexample,youcansampleanexternalaudio
sourcewhilelisteningtoaperformancegenerated
byKARMA,oryoucanplayaProgramand
resampleyo
urperfor
mance.
Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16Programsthatcanbe
playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsmore
complexthanasingleProgram.InCombinationmode,
youcan:
•SelectandplayCombinations
•UseKRONOSasa16‐trackmultitimbraltone
generator
•EditCombinations
AssignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,each
withse
paratevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand
velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector
synthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA.
• ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules
• Sampleorresample
Forexampleyoucansampleanexternalaudio
sourcewhilelisteningtotheperformanceofthe
KARMA,orresampleaperformanceyouplayus
ing
acombination.
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit
MIDItracksandaudiotracks.Youcan:
•SelectandplaySongs
•EditSongs
AssignProgramstoeachofthe16MIDITracks,
withseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand
velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector
synthesis,DrumTrack,andKARMA
•Recorduptosi
xteenMI
DItrackssimultaneously
•Recorduptofourofthesixteenaudiotracks
simultaneously,mixusingautomation,andimport
WAVEfiles.
• ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules
• Sampleorresample
Youcansampleanexternalaudioinputsource
whileplayingasong,anduseIn‐TrackSamplingto
automaticallycreateanoteev
e
ntthattriggersthe
sampleatthesametimeasitwasrecorded.
Youcanalsoresampleanentiresong,andthenuse
DiskmodetocreateanaudioCD.
•UseKRONOSasa16‐trackmultitimbraltone
generator
•Recordpatternsandassignthemtoindividual
keys,usingRPPR(RealtimePattern
Play/Recor
ding)
• CreateyourownDrumTrackPatterns