Introduction to the KROME
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Objects in the display
TheKROMEusesKorg’sTouchVi ewgraphicaluser
interface.
Bypressingordraggingobjectsshowninthedisplay,
youcanselectprogramsorcombinations,oredit
parametervalues.Herewe’llexplainthenamesand
functionsoftheseobjects.

a: Mode button

Thisindicatesthemodethat’scurrentlyselected.
Whenyoupressthisbutton,theModemenu��will
appear.Inthemodemenu,pressthenameofthemode
thatyouwanttomove.Ifyouselectthecurrently
selectedmode,thePageSelectmenuforthatmodewill
appear.Eveninanothermode,pressingtherightside
ofthenamewilldisplaythePageSelectmenuforeach
mode.
Toclosethemenu,presstheClosebuttonortheEXIT
button.
IfyouaccessthismenufromGlobalorMediamode,it
willincludeanitemnamedReturn.Ifyoupress
Return,youwillreturntothemodewhereyouwere
beforeselectingGlobalorMediamode.

Mode menu

b: Current page

Thisindicatesthecurrentpagewithintheselected
mode.
Beginningontheleft,thisareashowsthemodebutton,
pagenumber:name,andtabname.

c: Tab

Mostpagesaredividedintotwoormoretabs.

d: Parameters

Theparametersforvarioussettingsareshowninthe
display.

e: Edit cell

Whenyoutouchaparameterinthedisplay,the
parameterorparametervaluewillusuallybe
highlighted(displayedinreversehighlighting).Thisis
calledtheeditcell,andthehighlighteditemwillbe
availableforediting.
UseavaluecontrollersuchastheVALU Edial(see
page2)toeditthevalu e.
Alternatively,youcaneditthevaluebypressingthe
editcellandusingyourfingertodraginthedirection
ofthetrianglesthatappear.(Theshadingofthe
triangleswillchangeinthreelevels;thisfunctionwill
becomeavailablewhenthedarkestshadingis
reached.)
Inaddition,youcandisplaytheeditpadbypressing
twiceinsuccessionontheeditcell,orbyholdingit
downforatimeandthenreleasingit(seepage6).

f: Sliders and knobs

Toeditthevalueofanobjectshapedlikeaslideror
knob,pressittomovetheeditcell.Fordetailsonhow
toeditthevalue,pleasesee“e:Editcell,”above.
Theparameterwillbeactiveifitischecked,and
inactiveifitisunchecked.

g: Check boxes

Thepresenceorabsenceofacheckmarkintheseboxes
willenable/disableparametersorfunctions.Puttinga
checkmarkintheboxwillenabletheitem,and
clearingthecheckmarkwilldisableit.

h: Toggle buttons

Thistypeofbuttonwillchangeitsfunctionorswitch
on/offeachtimeitispressed.
Play/Rec/Mutebutton(Sequencermode)
SoloOn/Offbutton(Sequencermode)
On/OffbuttonforEffect
h: Toggle buttons
b: Current page
e: Edit cell
g: Check boxes
i: Popup
button (1)
j: Popup
button (2)
k: Menu command button
a: Mode button l: Stopwatch button
f: Sliders and knobs c: Tabd: Parameters
When selected in Program,
Combination, or
Sequencer mode
When selected in Global or
Media mode
Mode button Page number and name Tab name