Playing Songs Playback
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Playing Songs

Playback

Inordertoplaybacksongdatainthesequencer,you
mustfirstrecord,loadordumpsongdataintothe
KROME.
Let’sstartbyloadingandplayingthedemosongdata.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Listeningtothedemosongs”
onpage21oftheQuickStartGuide.
1. PresstheSEQbuttonorMODEbuttontoenter
Sequencermode.
TheP0:Play/REC–ProgramT01–08orT09–16page
willappear.Ifthisisnotdisplayed,presstheEXIT
buttonaboutthreetimes.
2. Use“SongSelect”toselectthesongyouwantto
playback.
YoucanpresstheSongSelectpopupbuttonand
choosefromalist.Ifyouselectanemptylist,anew
songwillbecreated.
YoucanalsoselectasongbyusingtheINC/DEC
buttonorVALU Edial.Howeverifthereisnosong,
youcan’tmakeaselectionusingtheVALUE
controllers.
3. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP()
button.
Alternatively,pulloutthetransportbarandpressthe
START/STOP()button.Thetransportcontrol
functionalityintheprocedurebelowisdescribedas
buttonoperations,butyoucanalsoperformthesame
operationsusingtheonscreentransportbuttons.
Thesongyouselectedinstep2willbeginplaying.
Note:Thesongwillbeginplayingifyou pressthe
START/STOP()buttoninapageotherthanP10:
Pattern/RPPR.Ifyoupressthisbuttonwhileyou’rein
P10:Pattern/RPP R,thecurrentlyselectedpatternwill
beginplaying.(InP11:CueList,thesongsofthecue
listwillbeplayed.)
4. Duringplayback,youcanpresstheSTART/STOP
()buttontostopplayback.
IfyoupresstheSTART/STOP()buttononce
again,playbackwillresumefromwhereyoustopped.
FordetailsonthefunctionsoftheLOCATE(),
PAUSE(),REW(),andFF()buttons,please
seepage54.
YoucanusetheFF/REWSpeedmenucommandto
specifythefastforwardandrewindspeed.

Changing the volume, mute, and solo

settings of each track

IntheSEQP0:Play/REC–ProgT01–08,T09–16,Mixer
T01–08,andT09–16pagesyoucanchangethevolume,
mute,andsolosettingsofeachtrack.

Muting a specific track/Monitoring a

specific track (Mute/Solo functions)

TheKROMEprovidesaMutefunctionthatletsyou
silencespecifiedtracks1–16,andaSolofunctionthat
letsyouhearthespecifiedtrackorchannelbyitself.
Thesefunctionscanbeusedinvariousways .For
exampleyoucanintentionallymuteorsolospecific
tracks,orlistenonlytotherhythmsectionofthe
previouslyrecordedtrackswhileyourecordnew
tracks.Let’stryouttheMuteandSolofunctions.
1. Use“SongSelect”toselectthesongthatyouwant
toplayback.
2. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP()
button.
3. Presstrack1Play/Rec/Mute.
ThedisplaywillchangefromPlaytoMute,andthe
playbackoftrack1willnolongerbeheard.In��thisway,
the“mute”functionallowsyoutosilenceaspecified
trackuntilthetrackisunmuted.
Presstrack2Play/Rec/Mute.Thedisplaywillchange,
andtheplaybackoftrack2willalsobemuted.To
cancelmuting,pressPlay/Rec/Muteonceagain.
4. Presstrack1“SoloOn/Off.”
“Solo”willbehighlighted,andthistime,onlythe
performanceoftrack1willbeheard.Toplaybackonly
aspecifiedtrackbyitselfinthiswayisknownas
“soloing”thetrack(turningSoloon).
IfbothMuteandSoloareused,theSolofunctionwill
begivenpriority.
Presstrack2“SoloOn/Off.”
Thedisplaywillchange,andyouwillhearthe
playbackoftracks1and2.Youwon’thearthesoundof
tracks3–16.
5. ToswitchSolooff,pressSoloOn/Offonceagain.
PressSoloOn/Offforbothtracks1and2.
Thedisplaywillchange,andtheplaybackoftracks1
and2willbemuted.IftheSolofunctionisturnedoff
foralltracks,playbackwillbeaccordingtothePlay/
Rec/Mutesettings.
TheSOLOsettingisnotstoredwhenyousavethe
song.
Popup
Location
Song Position Bar
Track Select
Song Select
Meter Tempo
Program Select,
& Popup
Category
Track 2
Solo
Play/Mute/Rec
Track 1