Operation Manual

Detailed Program Editing Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)
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2. SettheMS1andMS2Typeparametersto
Multisample.
3. SettheTypesforMS3…8toOff.
4. SelectROMStereoastheMultisampleBankfor
MS1andMS2.
TherearefourmaintypesofMultisampleBanks:
ROM,SamplingMode,EXs,andUserSampleBanks.
Foreachtype,youcanalsochoosebetweenl
ookingat
monoandstereoMultisamples.Notethatstereo
Multisampleswillrequiretwiceasmanyvoicesas
monoMultisamples.
ROMMultisamplesarethebuilt‐in“factory”sounds,
andarealwaysavailable.Theseareorganizedby
category,suchaspianos,guitars,bells,etc.
SamplingMode(Smp)Multisamplesaretheonesthat
youcanseeanded
itinSampli
ngMode.Thesemay
includeAkai,SoundFont2.0,AIFForWAVfilesloaded
fromdisk,ornativeKRONOSsamples(including
third‐partysoundlibrariesandsamplesthatyoucreate
yourself).AnythingthatcanbeusedinSampling
ModecanalsobeloadedasaUserSampl
eBank
.
EXsMultisamplebanksarePCMexpansionsets
createdespeciallyfortheKRONOS.Eachhasitsown
uniquenumber;forinstance,theROMExpansionis
EXs1,andtheConcertGrandPianoisEXs2.Onlythe
currentlyloadedEXsbankswillappearinthismenu.
UserSampleBanksbringthebe
nefitsofEXstoyour
ownsamplelibraries.Youcanloadandplaygigabytes
ofyourcustomorconvertedsamplesatonce,using
VirtualMemory.Theyareshownasapathtoafileon
aninternaldisk,includingthefilenameandthenames
ofallenclosingdirectories.Onlythecu
rrentlyload
ed
UserSampleBankswillappearinthismenu.Formore
information,see“UserSampleBanks”onpage 154of
theOperationGuide.
5. PresstheMultisamplepopupforMS1.
ThisbringsupalistofMultisamples,organizedby
category.Usethetabsattheleftofthescreentobrowse
throughthedif
ferent
categories.
6. SelectaMultisamplebytouchingitsnameinthe
list.
7. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourselection.
8. DothesameforMS2.
Nowthatyou’veassignedMultisamplestoMS1and
MS2,let’ssetupthevelocityrangesandcrossfades.
9. SetMS2’sBottomVelocityto001,anditsXfade
Rangeto0.
10.Se
tMS1’sBottomVelocityto80.
Now,MS2willsoundwhenyouplaysoftly,at
velocitiesof79orless–andMS1willsoundwhenyou
playharder,withvelocitiesof80ormore.
Youcanalsoseethissplitvisually,inthegraphiconthe
rightsideoftheLCD.
11.
Next,setMS1’sXfadeRangeto20,anditsCurveto
Linear.
Noticethatthegraphicnowshowsthetworanges
taperingintooneanother.Between80and100,MS2
willfadeout,andMS1willfadein,creatingagradual
velocitytransitioninsteadofahardsplit.
12.Ifyouli
ke,adjusttheLevelsforthetwo
Multisamples.
Rev. (Reverse) check box
Rev.(Reverse)letsyouplaytheselectedMultisample
backwards,withoutlooping.Thiscanproduce
interestingresultsforsoundeffectsorotherunusual
timbres.ReverseappliesonlytoMultisamples;when
theTypeissetWaveSequence,thisisgrayedout.
Note:thisdoesnotapplytosamplesfromEXsorUser
SampleBank
swhoseLoadMethodissettoVirtual
Memory.
Using LFOs and Envelopes (EGs)
Using LFOs
EachOscillatorhastwoLFOs:LFO1andLFO2.There
isalsoasingleCommonLFO,sharedbyboth
Oscillators.WhileLFO1andLFO2areseparatefor
eachvoice,theCommonLFOissharedbyallvoicesin
theProgram.Thismakesitusefulwhenyouwantallof
thevoicestohav
eanid
enticalLFOeffect.
YoucanusetheseLFOstomodulatemanydifferent
Programparameters,including:
•Pitch(forvibrato)
•Filters(forwaheffects)
•Volume(fortremolo)
•Pan(forauto‐panning)
TheLFOscanmodulatemanyotherparameters,in
additiontothoselistedabove.
Basic LFO programming
TheKRONOSLFOsareverypowerful,andofferlots
ofcontrolforthepoweruser.It’ssimpletogetstarted
withthem,though–andthegraphicsontheLCDshow
howtheparametersaffectthesound.Let’stakeabrief
tour.
1. GototheOSC1LFO1taboftheLFOpage.