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Table of Contents
Introduction to the KROME. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Playing and editing Programs . . . . . . . .21
Playing and editing Combinations . . . .43
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Using Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Arpeggiator function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Drum Track function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Using Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Introduction to the KROME
Front and rear panels
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2
Front panel
7. Display
8. Mode
9. PROG/COMBI BANK
10. VALUE controllers
11. PAGE SELECT, EXIT
Rear panel
1
1. Power supply
Power switch
AC adapter connector
Objects in the display
a: Mode button
Mode menu
b: Current page
c: Tab
i: Popup button (1)
* Popup menu Pin
j: Popup button (2)
Scroll bar
k: Menu command button
m: Radio buttons
* Edit pad
* EG, Velocity Split
* Realtime control popup
Basic Information About the KROMEs modes
Basic Information
About the KROMEs modes
Program mode
Combination mode
Sequencer mode
RelationaldiagramoftheKROMEsmodes
GLOBAL MODE
ARPEGGIO PATTERN
DRUM KIT
PROGRAM
Basic operations
Selecting modes
Selecting page group and tabs
Selecting a page group
Moving by selecting a page group
Selecting a parameter and editing the value
INC/DEC buttons
VALUE dial
Numeric keys 09, ENTER button, button, (.) button
Functions that use the ENTER button in conjunc- tion with another button
Compare function
Program, Combination mode
Sequencer mode
Global mode
Selecting and executing menu commands
Writing/sav ing
Assigning a name (renaming)
Shortcuts
Selecting a GM bank program
Moving between pages within a mode
EXIT button (in dialog boxes)
Initialize the KROME
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Setup
Turning the power on/off
Connecting the AC adapter
Turning the power on
Turning the power off
Auto power-off function
Changing the auto power-off setting
Making the change in the dialog box immediately after start-up
Changing the setting during operation
Auto power-off warning message
Connections
Connecting the AC adapter
Connections to MIDI equipment
Analog audio output
Pedal connections etc.
Audio connections
Connecting audio equipment
Connecting headphones
Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch, or foot pedal
Connecting a damper pedal
Connecting a foot pedal
Connecting the KROME to acomputer
USB connection
Connecting via the MIDI connectors
Connecting M IDI devices
About MIDI
Playing and editing Programs
About the KROMEs Programs
Playing Programs
Selecting Programs
Selecting a program using Program Select and the VALUE controllers
Selecting by Bank/Program Select menu
Playing Programs Selecting Programs
Find
Selecting by Category/Program Select menu
Program information
Using Controllers
Joystick
Joystick Lock
SW1, SW2
Keyboard
Velocity
Note Number
Realtime control knobs
TEMPO knob and TAP button
Performi ng with the arpeggiator or drum track
Easy Program editing Adjusting the EQ
Easy Program editing
Adjusting the E Q
Adjusting the volume balance
Using realtime controls to edit the sound or effects
TONE controls
Knob 1: CUTOFF
Knob 2: RESONANCE
Knob 3: EG INT
Using Tone Adjust
For example:
Changing parameter assignments
Comparing the unedited sound
Using COMPARE
Saving your edits
Detailed Editing with Programs Before you start editing
Detailed Editing with Programs
Before you start editing
The three elements of sound: pitch, tone, and volume
EG, LFO, AMS, and controllers
OSC (oscillator) 1/2
An overview of the edit pages
Basic oscillator settings
Program type setting (single, double, drum kit)
Polyphony
Detailed Editing with Programs Basic oscillator settings
Oscillator image setting
Polyphonic/monophonic playing
Working with Multisamples
What is a multisample?
Multisamples and Drum Kits
Assigning a drum kit
What is a drum kit?
Selecting a drum kit
Detailed Editing with Programs Creating time-varying changes (LFO and EG)
Creating time-varying changes (LFO and EG)
Using LFOs
Using the basic LFO
Using EGs (Envelope Generators)
Diverse modulation settings (AMS and AMS mixer)
Using AMS
Using the AMS Mixers
Tips for usin g AMS
Controller Setup page
Controlling Pitch
Pitch bend
Creating Vibrato
Pitch EG
Portamento
Using Filters
Filter Routin g
Filter Types
Detailed Editing with Programs Using Filters
Resonance
Modulating the filters
Filter EG
LFO modulation
Keyboard Track
How Key Track works: Keys and Ramps
Using the Amp section
Background - what does Amp mean?
Pan
Pan
Pan - Use DKit Setting
Making controller assignments
Setting the functions of SW1 and SW2
Setting the functions of Realtime Controls USER k nobs 14
Arpeggiator settings
Drum Track settings
Automatically importing a Program into Sequence mode
Playing and editing Combinations
About the KROMEs combinations
Playing combinations
Selecting Combinations
Selecting a program using Combination Select and the VALUE controllers
Selecting by Bank/Combination Select menu
Playing combinations Using controllers to modify the sound
Selecting by Category/Combination Select menu
Find
Using controllers to modify the sound
Performi ng with the arpeggiator or drum track
Easy Combination editing
Changing the program of each timbre
Adjusting the m ix
Adjusting the volum e of each timbre
Adjusting the panning of each timbre
Detailed Editing with Combinations
About the edit pages
A suggested approach for editing
Soloing timbres
Restoring edited settings
Using COMPARE
Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches
Creating Key Splits and Layers
Splits and Layers
Key Zone Slope
Creating Velocity Switches
Velocity Zone Slope
MIDI settings
Timbre Parameters MIDI page
Status
Bank Select (when status=EX2)
MIDI Channel
Altering Programs to fit within a Combination
Timbre Parameters: OSC
Force OSC Mode
OSC Select
Portamento
Arpeggiator settings
Drum Track settings
Automatically importing a Combination into Sequencer mode
Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
Overview
About the KROMEs Sequencer
Sequencer mode structure
Songs
Transport control
Front panel buttons
PAUSE ( ) button
REW ( ) button
FF ( ) button
Playing Songs
Playback
Changing the volume, mute, and solo settings of each track
Muting a specific track/Monitoring a specific track (Mute/Solo functions)
Exclusive Solo
Loop playback
Recording Preparations for recording
Recording
Preparations for recording
Creating a Song
Track sett ings
Saving your song parameter settings
Using template songs
Recording Preparations for recording
Copying the settings of a combination or program
Auto Song Setup function
Contents automatically copied from a combi- nation
Contents automatically copied from a pro- gram
Recording MIDI in real time
Recording setup
Overwrite
Overdub
Manual punch-in
Step recording
An example of step recording
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Recording Recording multiple tracks from an external sequencer
Recording multiple tracks from an external sequencer
Recording System Exclusive events
Recording internal parameter changes
Recording Recording patterns
Exclusive messages that will be recorded dur- ing realtime recording
Using realtime controls to record changes in a MIDI tracks pan, EQ, volume, and tone adjust
Recording patterns
Recording and editing patterns
Recording patterns in real time
Other way to record
Using the Drum Track function and the arpeggiator to record on multiple tracks simultaneously
Using the RPPR function to record on multiple tracks simultaneously
Song editing Song
Song editing
Song
MIDI tracks
Track s
Pattern
Track view edit
Examples of using the tools
Song editing Track view edit
Piano Roll Editing
Creating an RPPR pattern Creating RPPR data
Creating an RPPR pattern
Creating RPPR data
RPPR playback
Play RPPR while a song plays back
Realtime-recording an RPPR performance
Recording an RPPR performance
Creating an RPPR pattern Realtime-recording an RPPR performance
Creating and playing a Cue List
Creating a cue list
Saving your song Converting a cue list to a song
Converting a cue list to a song
Saving your song
Saving a template song
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Using Effects
An overview of the KROMEs effects
Effect I/O
Insert Effects
Master Effects
Effects in each mode
Program mode
Combination and Sequencer modes
Routing effect settings Program Effects settings
Routing effect settings
Program Effects settings
Routing
Insert effects
Double-size effects
Master effects
Tota l E ffe ct
Routing effect settings Using effects in Combinations and Songs
Using effects in Combinations and Songs
Routing
Insert effects
Master effects and Total effect
Dynamic modulation, Common FX LFO
Dynamic modulation (Dmod)
Dynamic modulation to control an effect pa- rameter in realtime
Now, we can set the Dmod to change the delay level via the Joystick
In addition, we can use Dmod to change the feed- back level via SW1
Common FX L FO
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Arpeggiator function
Using the arpeggiator while you play
Using the arpeggiator in Program mode
Arpeggiator on/off
Adjusting the arpeggiator tempo
Using knobs 14 to control the arpeggiator
Adjusting the duration of the arpeggiated
Changing the dynamics of the arpeggiated
Adding a shuffle feel to the arpeggio pattern
Changing the number of steps in the arpeggio pattern
Changing the note value of the arpeggiated
Selecting the octave range where the arpeggio is sounded
Sounding an arpeggio in the order of the pitches in the chord you played
Setting the arpeggio to continue playing even after you have taken your hand off the keyboard
Synchronizing the arpeggiator to your keyboard timing
Using the arpeggiator in Combination mode
Selecting an arpeggio pattern and adjusting settings
Select the arpeggiator(s) that will run
Using the arpeggiator while you play Arpeggiator settings in Combination and Sequencer modes
Arpeggiator-A, Arpeggiator-B
Arpeggiator settings in Combination and Sequencer modes
Arpeggiator settings
Combination A001: Bossa Rose (SW1/2) (Category: Keyboard)
Using the arpeggiator while you play Linking the arpeggiator to programs or combinations
Combination A005: Boom Pow Pad (Category: Synth)
Linking the arpeggiator to programs or combinations
Creating a user arpeggio pattern
About user arpeggio patterns
Editing a user arpeggio pattern
Entering tones
Creating an example pattern
Using the arpeggiator while you play Creating a user arpeggio pattern
Other examples of creating a user arpeggio pattern
Melody pattern
Chordal pattern
Drum pattern
Using the arpeggiator while you play Creating a user arpeggio pattern
Dual arpeggiator editing
Regarding arpeggiator synchronization
Key Sync. parameter
Synchronization between arpeggiators A and B
Synchronization with the drum track
Synchronization between the arpeggiator and sequencer in Sequencer mode
Drum Track function
Performing with the Drum Track function
Using the Drum Track function in Program mode
Turning the Drum Track function on/ off
Adjusting the performance tempo
Using the Drum Track function in Combination mode
Selecting a combination and turning the Drum Track function on/off
Adjusting the performance tempo
Selecting a Drum Track pattern and Drum Track program
Performing with the Drum Track function Using the Drum Track function in Combinationmode
Drum Track function settings
Drum Track function settings in Program mode
Starting/stopping the drum track
Saving the on/off status
EQ adjustments for the Drum Track program
Drum Track function settings in Combination mode
Drum Track function settings in Sequencer mode
Synchronizing the Drum Track function
The Trigger Sync parameter
Synchronization with song stop
Synchronization with a song in Sequencer mode
Slave operation
Creating a Drum Track pattern
Preparing a user pattern
Converting to a Drum Track pattern
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Using Drum Kits
Drum Kit Overview
Whats a Drum Kit?
Drum Kit memory structure
Using a drum kit in a program (Oscillator Mode)
Editing a Drum Kit
Basic Editing
Velocity crossfade settings
Editing a Drum Kit
Fine-tuning the sound of each sample
Using Exclusive Groups
Using Drum Kits
Sustaining the sound even after the key is re- leased (Hold)
Controlling effects for each key
Saving Drum Kits
Adjusting Global KROME setings
How Global mode is structured
Global settings
Basic setup
Tuning and Transposing
Bypassing the effects
Arpeggiator recall settings (Linking the arpeggiator with programs or combinations)
Disabling the arpeggiator and drum track
Recalling the last-selected mode and page at power-on
Enabling a beep tone when the display is pressed
MIDI Settings
Global MIDI Channel
MIDI Clock synchronization
Synchronizing to a USB-connected computer
Pedal and other controller settings
Creating user scales
Setting Category Names
Loading & saving data
Saving data
Saving data on the KROME
Writing to internal memory
About preloaded data and preset data
Supportedfiletypes
Saving data Writing to internal memory
Writing to internal memory
Writing a Program or Combination
About the Program and Combination edit buffer
Writing (saving) procedure
About the Tone Adjust settings that are saved
Writing Global settings, User Drum Kits and User Arpeggio Patterns
Memory in Global mode
Writing (saving) procedure
Saving data Editing names
Memory protect
Editing names
Saving to SD card (Media Save)
Types of SD card you can use
SD card specifications
Inserting/removing a card in the SD card slot
About the write protect setting of an SD card
Using the KROME as a data filer
Loading data
Data that can be loaded
Loading from media
Loading the preloaded data and demo songs to restore the factory settings
Loading data from SD card (MediaLoad)
Loading individual data from a .PCG file
Loading songs for use in Sequencer mode (.SNG)
Loading KROME system update data
Media utility Formatting media
Media utility
Formatting media
Setting the current time
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Appendices
Restoring the factory settings
Loading the preloaded data
About the data loaded by All (Preload PCG and Demo Songs)
Initialization
Trou ble sho oti ng
Power suppl y
Power does not turn on
Power turns off
Display
Programs and Combinations
Settings for oscillator 2 are not displayed
Program does not sound
A combination does not play correctly after you load data
Cant write a Program
Songs
Song does not play correctly after being loaded
Playback does not start when you press the SEQUENCER START/STOP ( ) button in Sequencer mode
Cant record in Sequencer mode
Cant record Tone Adjust data
MIDI
Damper pedal
Media
Connections with a computer
130
Error messages
Error and confirmation messages
A
C
D
131
File unavailable
File/path not found
I
Illegal file description
132
N
No data
No media
No recording track specified
133
R
Root directory is full
S
Selected file/path is not correct
Specifications
Specifications Operating requirements
Operating requirements
*Appearanceandspecificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
KORG USB-MIDI Driver
Windows
Macintosh
MIDI Implementation Chart
MIDI Implementation Chart
KROME
[Music Workstation]
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