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Playing and editing Programs
About the KROME’s Programs
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsoftheKROME.
Youcanplaythembythemselves,layerthemtogether
inCombinations,orplayadifferentProgramoneach
ofthe16MIDItracks,eitherfromtheinternal
sequencerorfromexternalcomputerbased
sequencers.
Thissectionofthemanualtakesaquicklookatplaying
Programs,includingtoursofthefrontpanel
controllersandbasiceditingtechniques.

Playing Programs

Selecting Programs

ThereareseveraldifferentwaystoselectPrograms.
Eachoneisconvenientinadifferentway:
•Using“ProgramSelect”andtheVALUE
controllers:
•UsingtheBank/ProgramSelectmenu:
•UsingtheCategory/ProgramSelectmenu:
•Find
•Usingafootswitch:page19
•MIDIprogramchangemessagesletyouselect
Programsremotely,fromeitheraMIDIsequencer
oranexternalMIDIcontroller
Fordetails,pleaseseebelow.
Selecting a program using “Program
Select” and the VALUE controllers
1. PressthePROGbutton.(TheLEDwilllightup.)
(Refertotheillustrationbelowforthebuttons.)
Alternatively,youcanusethemodebutton(see
“Selectingmodes”onpage9).
TheKROMEwillenterProgrammode.
2. AccesstheProgP0:Play–Mainpage.
Thisisshowninthetoplineofthedisplay.
Ifadifferentpageisshown,presstheEXITbuttona
fewtimestoreturntotheProgP0:Play–Mainpage.
3. Makesurethat“ProgramSelect”isselected.
Ifit’snotselected,press“ProgramSelect”inthe
displayorpresstheEXITbuttontohighlightthe
indication.
4. Selecttheprogramyouwanttoplay.
Youcanusethefollowingmethodstoselectaprogram.
•UsetheINCorDECbuttons.
•T
urntheVALUEdial.
•Usenumerickeys0–9toentertheprogramnumber,
andpresstheENTERbutton.
5. PressoneofthePROGBANKA–Fbuttonsto
selectabank.
WhenyouselectadifferentBank,thebutton’sLEDwill
lightup,andtheselectedbankwillappearontheleft
sideofthedisplay.
4: INC/DEC buttons
3: Program Select
2: PROG P0: Play
4: VALUE dial
1: ROG buttons4: Numeric keypads
ENTER button 5: BANK A–F buttons
Velocity met er
1: Mode name
(button)
Mode button Page number and name Tab name
Program Select
(Program number and name) Category Select popup button
(Category number and name)
Bank
number
Program Select popup button