Korg Kronos X, Quick Start Manual

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Main Features

Nine World-Class Synthesis Engines

The

 

KRONOS

 

features

 

nine

 

completely

 

different

 

synthesis

 

engines:

• Three

 

engines

 

dedicated

 

to

 

the

 

most

 

important

 

traditional

 

keyboard

 

instruments:

 

the

 

SGX

‐

1

 

premium

 

acoustic

 

piano,

 

EP

‐

1

 

MDS

 

electric

 

piano,

 

and

 

CX

‐

3

 

tonewheel

 

organ.

 

• Three

 

different

 

virtual

 

analog

 

synths,

 

each

 

with

 

tons

 

of

 

programmability

 

and

 

its

 

own

 

distinct

 

sonic

 

character:

 

the

 

AL

‐

1,

 

MS

‐

20EX,

 

and

 

PolysixEX.

• A

 

full

‐

featured

 

sampling

 

and

 

Wave

 

Sequencing

 

synthesizer,

 

the

 

HD

‐

1.

• The

 

STR

‐

1

 

physical

 

modeling

 

synth,

 

for

 

creating

 

both

 

traditional

 

timbres

 

and

 

unique

 

new

 

sounds.

• The

 

MOD

‐

7

 

VPM/waveshaping/PCM

‐

mangling

 

powerhouse.

Each

 

is

 

worthy

 

of

 

a

 

separate

 

product

 

in

 

its

 

own

 

right,

 

but

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

brings

 

them

 

all

 

together

 

into

 

a

 

single,

 

integrated

 

musical

 

instrument.

 

There

 

are

 

no

 

separate

 

cards

 

to

 

manage

 

or

 

polyphony

 

barriers

 

between

 

them—and

 

no

 

“CPU

 

overs”

 

to

 

worry

 

about.

All

 

of

 

the

 

synthesis

 

engines

 

share

 

a

 

common

 

theme:

 

superior

 

sound

 

quality.

 

You’ll

 

easily

 

hear

 

the

 

sonic

 

benefits

 

of

 

Korg’s

 

proprietary

 

HD

‐

1

 

low

‐

aliasing

 

sample

 

playback

 

oscillators,

 

patented

 

low

‐

aliasing

 

analog

 

oscillators,

 

full

‐

bandwidth

 

resonant

 

filters,

 

and

 

extraordinarily

 

fast

 

&

 

smooth

 

envelopes

 

and

 

LFOs.

Optimized for live performance

Smooth

 

Sound

 

Transitions

 

(SST)

 

provide

 

overlapping

 

effects

 

and

 

voices

 

when

 

you

 

change

 

sounds,

 

with

 

no

 

special

 

mode

 

necessary.

Set

 

Lists

 

provide

 

easy

 

on

‐

screen

 

selection

 

of

 

Programs,

 

Combinations,

 

and

 

Songs

 

from

 

a

 

single

 

screen.

 

Set

 

Lists

 

also

 

make

 

it

 

easy

 

to

 

rearrange

 

sounds

 

and

 

save

 

lyrics

 

or

 

notes,

 

and

 

provide

 

a

 

dedicated

 

graphic

 

EQ

 

on

 

the

 

main

 

outputs

 

for

 

adjusting

 

to

 

live

 

acoustics.

Effects

The

 

KRONOS

 

includes

 

185

 

different

 

effects

 

types,

 

from

 

choruses

 

and

 

delays

 

to

 

amp

 

models,

 

a

 

vocoder,

 

and

 

much

 

more.

 

These

 

aren’t

 

just

 

simple

 

effects,

 

either;

 

there

 

are

 

up

 

to

 

72

 

parameters

 

per

 

effect,

 

and

 

plenty

 

of

 

real

‐

time

 

modulation.

 

Effect

 

Presets

 

let

 

you

 

easily

 

store

 

and

 

recall

 

all

 

of

 

the

 

settings

 

for

 

an

 

individual

 

effect.

You

 

can

 

use

 

up

 

to

 

16

 

of

 

these

 

effects

 

simultaneously,

 

with

 

12

 

Insert

 

Effects,

 

2

 

Master

 

Effects

 

(for

 

reverb

 

sends,

 

for

 

instance),

 

and

 

2

 

Total

 

Effects

 

(for

 

stereo

 

bus

 

processing).

 

There

 

are

 

also

 

32

 

dedicated

 

three

‐

band

 

EQs—one

 

for

 

each

 

MIDI

 

and

 

audio

 

track.

 

Finally,

 

many

 

of

 

the

 

synth

 

engines

 

feature

 

specialized

 

signal

 

processing.

 

The

 

CX

‐

3,

 

PolysixEX,

 

and

 

EP

‐

1

 

include

 

dedicated

 

effects,

 

and

 

you

 

can

 

process

 

live

 

audio

 

through

 

the

 

AL

‐

1,

 

MS

‐

20EX,

 

STR

‐

1,

 

and

 

MOD

‐

7.

KARMA

KARMA

 

(Kay

 

Algorithmic

 

Music

 

Architecture)

 

is

 

an

 

astonishingly

 

flexible

 

interactive

 

MIDI

 

data

 

generator.

 

Much

 

more

 

than

 

a

 

simple

 

arpeggiator,

 

it

 

combines

 

many

 

different

 

algorithms

 

into

 

a

 

powerful

 

music

 

generation

 

engine,

 

collaborating

 

with

 

you

 

as

 

you

 

play.

These

 

include

 

drum

 

and

 

instrument

 

grooves,

 

gated/chopped

 

effects,

 

complex

 

controller

 

gestures,

 

musical

 

phrase

 

generation,

 

arpeggiation,

 

and

 

much

 

more.

 

Sliders

 

and

 

switches

 

let

 

you

 

reconfigure

 

and

 

modulate

 

the

 

algorithms

 

in

 

real

‐

time.

Sampling

Stereo

 

sampling

 

captures

 

audio

 

from

 

any

 

analog

 

or

 

digital

 

input,

 

as

 

well

 

as

 

audio

 

CDs

 

(via

 

a

 

USB

 

CDR/RW

 

drive).

 

You

 

can

 

also

 

sample

 

through

 

effects,

 

resample

 

the

 

output

 

of

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

itself,

 

or

 

import

 

sounds

 

in

 

Akai,

 

SoundFont

 

2.0,

 

WAV,

 

and

 

AIFF

 

formats.

 

Audio and MIDI sequencer

16

 

MIDI

 

tracks

 

and

 

16

 

audio

 

tracks

 

(24

‐

bit,

 

48kHz)

 

let

 

you

 

record

 

directly

 

on

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

whenever

 

inspiration

 

strikes.

 

You

 

can

 

import

 

and

 

export

 

SMF

 

and

 

WAVE

 

files

 

when

 

working

 

with

 

other

 

platforms.

The

 

Drum

 

Track

 

provides

 

built

‐

in

 

drum

 

grooves,

 

fueled

 

by

 

the

 

KRONOS’s

 

high

‐

quality

 

drum

 

sounds.

Computer Interface and USB Storage

USB

 

2.0

 

audio

 

and

 

MIDI

 

I/O

 

provide

 

a

 

single

‐

cable

 

connection

 

to

 

computer

 

DAWs,

 

and

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

Editor

 

software

 

lets

 

you

 

edit

 

sounds

 

directly

 

from

 

your

 

computer.

 

You

 

can

 

download

 

the

 

most

 

recent

 

software

 

and

 

drivers

 

from

 

http://www.korg.com/kronos.

Two

 

USB

 

2.0

 

A

‐

type

 

connectors

 

are

 

built

‐

in,

 

making

 

it

 

easy

 

to

 

expand

 

your

 

storage

 

via

 

external

 

hard

 

disks,

 

removable

 

disks,

 

flash

 

media,

 

and

 

so

 

on.

Superb Musical Interface 

Highlighted

 

by

 

a

 

large

 

color

 

TouchView

 

LCD

 

display,

 

the

 

KRONOS

 

features

 

a

 

vast

 

array

 

of

 

assignable

 

physical

 

controllers—sliders,

 

knobs,

 

joysticks,

 

ribbon,

 

and

 

switches—all

 

designed

 

to

 

provide

 

effortless,

 

supremely

 

musical

 

control

 

at

 

your

 

fingertips.

 

The

 

context

‐

sensitive

 

online

 

help

 

system

 

makes

 

the

 

manuals

 

available

 

right

 

on

 

the

 

instrument’s

 

display.

The

 

KRONOS

 

73

‐

key

 

and

 

88

‐

key

 

models

 

features

 

the

 

RH3

 

(Real

 

Weighted

 

Hammer

 

Action

 

3)

 

keyboard,

 

which

 

replicates

 

the

 

touch

 

of

 

an

 

acoustic

 

grand

 

piano

 

with

 

heavier

 

action

 

on

 

the

 

lower

 

keys

 

and

 

lighter

 

action

 

in

 

the

 

higher

 

ranges,

 

responding

 

to

 

every

 

nuance

 

of

 

your

 

playing.