Korg Kronos X, Quick Start Manual

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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

 

subtle

 

control

 

of

 

the

 

damper

 

than

 

a

 

simple

 

switch;

 

the

 

further

 

down

 

you

 

press

 

the

 

pedal,

 

the

 

more

 

that

 

the

 

sound

 

sustains.

You

 

can

 

also

 

connect

 

a

 

simple

 

footswitch,

 

which

 

will

 

work

 

as

 

a

 

standard

 

on/off

 

damper

 

pedal.

In

 

order

 

to

 

ensure

 

that

 

the

 

pedal

 

functions

 

correctly,

 

please

 

adjust

 

the

 

switch

 

polarity

 

on

 

the

 

Controller

 

tab

 

of

 

the

 

Global

 

P2:

 

Controllers/Scales

 

page.

 

When

 

using

 

a

 

half

‐

damper

 

pedal:

1. Set

 

the

 

polarity.

For

 

the

 

DS

‐

1H,

 

use

 

(—)

 

KORG

 

Standard.

2. After

 

setting

 

the

 

polarity,

 

calibrate

 

the

 

pedal

 

using

 

the

 

Half

 

Damper

 

Calibration

 

menu

 

command

 

on

 

the

 

Global

 

P0:

 

Basic

 

page.

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack

This

 

lets

 

you

 

connect

 

a

 

simple

 

on/off

 

footswitch,

 

such

 

as

 

the

 

optional

 

Korg

 

PS

‐

1.

 

The

 

footswitch

 

can

 

perform

 

a

 

wide

 

variety

 

of

 

functions,

 

such

 

as

 

modulating

 

sounds

 

and

 

effects,

 

tap

 

tempo,

 

sequencer

 

start/stop,

 

etc.

The

 

switch’s

 

function

 

is

 

set

 

on

 

the

 

Controller

 

tab

 

of

 

the

 

Global

 

P2:

 

Controllers/Scales

 

page,

 

so

 

that

 

it

 

always

 

works

 

the

 

same

 

regardless

 

of

 

the

 

current

 

Program,

 

Combi,

 

or

 

Song.

 

For

 

more

 

information,

 

please

 

see

 

“Setting

 

up

 

the

 

Assignable

 

Switch

 

and

 

Pedal”

 

in

 

the

 

“Global

 

Settings,

 

Wave

 

Seq.,

 

Drum

 

Kits”chapter

 

of

 

the

 

OG.

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack

This

 

lets

 

you

 

connect

 

a

 

continuous

 

controller

 

pedal,

 

such

 

as

 

the

 

Korg

 

EXP

‐

2

 

foot

 

controller

 

or

 

Korg

 

XVP

‐

10

 

EXP/VOL

 

pedal,

 

to

 

use

 

as

 

an

 

assignable

 

modulation

 

source.

Like

 

the

 

ASSIGNABLE

 

SWITCH,

 

the

 

pedal’s

 

function

 

is

 

set

 

on

 

the

 

Global

 

P2:

 

Controllers/Scales

 

page.

Connections and power

Turning on the KRONOS

Before

 

you

 

use

 

the

 

KRONOS,

 

you’ll

 

need

 

to

 

plug

 

it

 

in

 

and

 

turn

 

it

 

on!

 

To

 

do

 

so:

1. Connect

 

the

 

power

 

cable.

First

 

connect

 

the

 

included

 

power

 

cable

 

to

 

the

 

KRONOS’

 

power

 

input,

 

and

 

then

 

to

 

the

 

power

 

outlet.

2. Turn

 

the

 

KRONOS’

 

front

‐

panel

 

VOLUME

 

knob

 

all

 

the

 

way

 

counter

‐

clockwise,

 

to

 

the

 

minimum

 

position.

3. Connect

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

to

 

your

 

mixer

 

or

 

monitor

 

system.

Connect

 

the

 

KRONOS’s

 

AUDIO

 

OUTPUT

 

(MAIN)

 

L/MONO

 

and

 

R

 

jacks

 

to

 

your

 

mixer

 

or

 

amplified

 

monitor

 

speakers.

 

If

 

you’re

 

monitoring

 

through

 

headphones,

 

connect

 

them

 

to

 

the

 

headphone

 

jack

 

on

 

the

 

left

 

front

 

of

 

the

 

KRONOS.

 

The

 

headphones

 

carry

 

the

 

main

 

stereo

 

outputs,

 

just

 

like

 

analog

 

outputs

 

L/MONO

 

and

 

R,

 

S/P DIF,

 

and

 

USB.

4. Turn

 

on

 

the

 

power

 

switch.

Press

 

the

 

rear

 

panel

 

POWER

 

switch

 

to

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

power.

 

Wait

 

until

 

the

 

startup

 

screen

 

has

 

finished

 

being

 

displayed.

5. Turn

 

on

 

your

 

stereo

 

amp

 

or

 

powered

 

monitors.

6. Play

 

the

 

keyboard,

 

and

 

gradually

 

turn

 

the

 

VOLUME

 

knob

 

clockwise

 

until

 

the

 

volume

 

is

 

at

 

an

 

appropriate

 

level.

In

 

some

 

cases,

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

will

 

not

 

start

 

up

 

properly

 

if

 

certain

 

USB

 

devices

 

are

 

connected.

 

In

 

this

 

case,

 

disconnect

 

the

 

USB

 

devices,

 

wait

 

10

 

seconds,

 

and

 

then

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

power

 

again.

 

Formatting

 

the

 

device

 

on

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

may

 

solve

 

the

 

problem

 

(see

 

“Formatting

 

media”

 

in

 

the

 

OG).

Turning off the KRONOS

When

 

you’ve

 

finished

 

working

 

with

 

the

 

KRONOS,

 

press

 

the

 

rear

 

panel

 

POWER

 

switch

 

to

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

power.

When

 

you

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

power,

 

the

 

Programs,

 

Combinations,

 

Global

 

settings,

 

etc.

 

will

 

revert

 

to

 

their

 

unedited

 

state.

 

If

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

keep

 

your

 

edits,

 

you’ll

 

need

 

to

 

Write

 

them.

 

For

 

more

 

information,

 

see

 

“Saving

 

your

 

edits”

 

on

 

page 24.

Similarly,

 

Songs

 

and

 

user

 

Multisamples

 

and

 

Samples

 

will

 

disappear

 

when

 

you

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

power.

 

If

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

use

 

these

 

songs,

 

user

 

multisamples,

 

and

 

samples

 

the

 

next

 

time

 

you

 

turn

 

on

 

the

 

power,

 

you’ll

 

need

 

to

 

load

 

them

 

again.

 

Note:

 

Samples

 

and

 

Multisamples

 

can

 

be

 

set

 

to

 

load

 

automatically

 

at

 

startup.

 

For

 

more

 

information,

 

see

 

“Automatically

 

loading

 

sample

 

data”

 

under

 

“Global

 

Settings,

 

Wave

 

Seq.,

 

Drum

 

Kits”

 

in

 

the

 

OG.

Never

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

power

 

while

 

data

 

is

 

being

 

written

 

into

 

internal

 

memory.

 

The

 

display

 

will

 

show

 

the

 

message

 

“Now

 

writing

 

into

 

internal

 

memory”

 

when

 

this

 

is

 

in

 

progress.

Never

 

turn

 

off

 

the

 

power

 

while

 

media

 

such

 

as

 

the

 

internal

 

disk

 

is

 

being

 

accessed,

 

such

 

as

 

while

 

recording

 

or

 

playing

 

audio

 

tracks,

 

or

 

sampling

 

to

 

disk.

 

Turning

 

off

 

the

 

power

 

while

 

disk

 

access

 

is

 

occurring

 

may

 

render

 

the

 

media

 

unusable.

 

The

 

DISK

 

LED

 

shows

 

when

 

the

 

internal

 

disk

 

is

 

being

 

accessed.

 

After

 

turning

 

the

 

power

 

off,

 

please

 

wait

 

for

 

at

 

least

 

ten

 

seconds

 

before

 

you

 

turn

 

the

 

power

 

on

 

again.