Operation Manual

Update information New features in software version 2.0
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Update information
New features in software version 2.0
KRONOSsoftwareversion2.0addsanumberofnew
features,includingUserSampleBanks,supportfor
installingasecondinternalSSD,improvedAkaiand
SoundFont2.0import,andsupportforUSBethernet
adaptorsfortransferringfilesbetweentheKRONOS
andyourcomputer.
Inadditiontothesenewfeatures,theupdateincludes
variousimprov
ementsandresolutionstospecific
operationalissues.
Ifyou’reusinganolderversion,youcandownloadthe
latestsoftwarefreeofchargefromtheKorgwebsite
(http://www.korg.com/kronos).
User Sample Banks
UserSampleBanksbringthebenefitsofEXstoyour
owncustomsamplelibraries.Youcanloadandplay
gigabytesofyourcustomorconvertedsamplesat
once,usingVirtualMemory.Diskandmemory
managementisimproved:youcancreatesubsetsof
UserSampleBanks,andmixandmatchpartsof
differe
ntbanks,wi
thoutduplicatingsamplesondisk.
It’salsoeasytosharesoundswithfriendsand
collaborators,sinceProgramsmaintainlinkstoUser
SampleBanksevenwhensamplesaremovedondisk
orloadedontodifferentsystems.
Formoreinformation,see“UserSampleBanks”on
page 154.
Improved Akai and SoundFont 2.0
import
Version2.0featuressignificantlyimprovedAkaiand
SoundFont2.0importfunctionality.Mostnotably,up
to16stereovelocityzonesarenowsupportedwithina
singleHD‐1Program,byusingstereoMultisamples
andbothOSC1andOSC2.
Second Internal SSD support
TheKRONOSnowsupportsinstallationofasecond
internalSSD,formorestorageofsamples,audio
tracks,andprogramdata.Installationmustbedoneby
anauthorizedservicecenter;userinstallationisnot
supportedandmayvoidyourwarranty.Contactyour
KorgDistributorfordetailsonpurchaseand
installation.
USB Ethernet and FTP support
TheKRONOSnowsupportsUSBEthernetadaptors
andincludesabuilt‐inFTPserverforfast,easyfile
transferwithpersonalcomputers.Youcanbackup
filestoyourcomputer,transfersamplestothe
KRONOS,andorganizeandre‐namefilesand
directoriesontheKRONOSinternaldisks.
TheKRONOSsupportsaspe
cificsetofoff‐the‐shelf
USBEthernetadaptors.SupporteddevicesasofMay
2012arelistedbelow.
• AppleUSBEthernetAdapter(MC704ZM/A)
•CiscoLinksysUSB‐300M
•TRENDnetTU2‐ET100
•BUFFALOLUA3‐U2‐AGT
•BUFFALOLUA3‐U2‐ATX
•BUFFALOLUA‐U2‐KTX
•IODATAETX3‐US2
•LogitecLAN‐TX/U2B
•LogitecLAN‐TX/U2H3
•PlanexUE‐100TX‐G3
Ad
aptorsot
herthanthoselistedabovewillnot
functionproperly.
Formoreinformation,see“Connectingtocomputers
viaUSBEthernetandFTP”onpage 167.
New features in software version 1.5
KRONOSsoftwareversion1.5addsanumberofnew
features,includingtheabilitytoloadmoresoundsand
samplesatonce,supportforinstallingadditional
RAM,andsupportforKorgUSBpadcontrollerssuch
asthenanoPAD2.
Version1.5alsosupportstheKRONOSEditorand
Plug‐inEditorsoftware,providingeditor/librarian
capabi
litiesforMacOSXandWindowsand
compatibilitywithpopularDAWsoftware.
Inadditiontothesenewfeatures,theupdateincludes
variousimprovementsandresolutionstospecific
operationalissues.
7 additional User Banks
KRONOSversion1.5adds7moreUserBankseachof
Programs,WaveSequencesandDrumKits,numbered
USER‐AAthroughUSER‐GG.Thesebanksare
initializedbydefault,freeforstoringeitheryourown
soundsorlibrariesfromKorgandthirdpartysound
developers.
ProgramBanksareeasilyaccessedfromthefront‐
panelhardw
a
rebypressingboththeINTandUSER
buttonssimultaneously.Forinstance,toselectUSER‐
DD,pressbothINT‐DandUSER‐D.