KROME Parameter Guide
Transcript of KROME Parameter Guide
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About this manual
The manuals and how to use themTheKROMEcomeswiththefollowingmanuals.VideoManual(approximately60minutes)QuickStartGuide(printedandPDF)OperationGuide(PDF)ParameterGuide(PDF)VoiceNameList(PDF)Allofthesemanualsareontheincludedaccessorydisc.AprintedcopyisincludedonlyfortheQuickStartGuide.
Video ManualThisvideoillustratesthemainfunctionalityoftheKROME.
Quick Start GuideThisprovidesasimpleexplanationoftheKROMEsfunctions.Tobegin,pleasewatchtheVideoManualandreadtheQuickStartGuide.
Operation GuidePutsimply,theOperationGuideisdesignedtoanswerthequestion,HowdoIdothis?ItexplainsthenamesandfunctionsofeachpartoftheKROME,basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,howtoeditsounds,recordonthesequencer,andsoon.Thisguidealsoexplainsthebasicsofeffects,theArpeggiator,DrumTrack,andDrumKits.Finally,italsocontainsatroubleshootingguideaswellassupplementalinformationsuchasalistofspecifications.
Parameter GuideTheParameterGuideisdesignedtoanswerthequestion,Whatdoesthisdo?Organizedbymodeandpage,theParameterGuideincludesinformationoneachandeveryparameterintheKROME.
Voice Name ListTheVoiceNameListlistsallofthesoundsandsetupsthatareintheKROMEwhenitisshippedfromthefactory,includingPrograms,Combinations,Multisamples,Drumsamples,DrumKits,ArpeggioPatterns,DrumTrackPatterns,TemplateSongs,andEffectPresets.
PDF versionsTheKROMEPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasynavigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDFcontentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthesideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyoujumpquicklytoaspecificsection.Allcrossreferencesarehyperlinks,sothatclickingonthemautomaticallytakesyoutothesourceofthereference.
Conventions in this manual
References to the KROMETheKROMEisavailablein88key,73key,and61keymodels.ThemanualsrefertoallmodelswithoutdistinctionastheKROME.Thefrontpanelandrearpanelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe61keymodel,buttheyapplyidenticallytotheothermodels.
Abbreviations for the manuals: QS, OG, PG, VNLInthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsareabbreviatedasfollows.QS:QuickStartGuideOG:OperationGuidePG:ParameterGuideVNL:TheVoiceNameList
Symbols, , , Note, TipsThesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDIrelatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displaysTheparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensofthismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmaynotnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheDisplayofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanationsCC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquarebrackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
* Allotherproductandcompanynamesaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders.
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iiiTable of ContentsAbout this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PROG Page Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PROG P0: Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201:Main ................................... 203:Mixer&DrumTrack ..................... 505:Arpeggiator...................................607:ToneAdjust............................. 7
PROG P1: Basic/Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1211:ProgramBasic .......................... 1212:NoteOn/Scale................................1413:ControllersSetup .............................16
PROG P2: OSC/Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1721:OSC1Setup ............................ 1722:OSC1Velocity .......................... 1923:OSC1Pitch............................. 2025:OSC2Setup ............................ 2226:OSC2Velocity .......................... 2227:OSC2Pitch............................. 23210:PitchEG ...................................23
PROG P3: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2631:Filter1 ................................. 2632:Filter1KeyboardTrack .................. 2833:Filter1Modulation ...................... 2934:Filter1LFOMod. ....................... 3035:Filter1EG.............................. 3136:Filter2 ................................. 3437:Filter2KeyboardTrack.................. 3438:Filter2Modulation ...................... 3439:Filter2LFOMod. ....................... 34310:Filter2EG............................. 34
PROG P4: Amp/EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3541:Amp1/Driver1.......................... 3542:Amp1Modulation ............................3643:Amp1EG .............................. 3845:Amp2/Driver2.......................... 4046:Amp2Modulation...................... 4047:Amp2EG .............................. 40410:EQ................................... 41
PROG P5: LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4251:OSC1LFO1............................ 4252:OSC1LFO2..................................4455:OSC2LFO1............................ 4456:OSC2LFO2............................ 44510:CommonLFO ..............................45
PROG P6: AMS/Common Key Track(AMS Mixer/Common Keyboard Track). . . . 46
61:OSC1AMSMix1 ........................4662:OSC1AMSMix2............................. 5164:OSC2AMSMix1,65:OSC2AMSMix2 ..5169:CommonKeyTrk1(CommonKeyboardTrack1) .................51610:CommonKeyTrk2(CommonKeyboardTrack2) .................52
PROG P7: ARP/DT (Arpeggiator/Drum Track) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
71:ARPSetup..............................5372:ARPScanZone..........................5574:DrumTrackPattern......................5575:DrumTrackProgram......................... 56
PROG P8: Routing/IFX (Insert Effect) . . . . . . 5881:Routing ................................5882:InsertFXSetup............................... 5983:IFX1 ...................................6084:IFX2,85:IFX3,86:IFX4,87:IFX5 ........60
PROG P9: MFX/TFX/LFO (Master/Total Effect/LFO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
91:Routing ................................6192:MFX1 ..................................6293:MFX2,94:TFX .........................6295:CommonFXLFO............................. 63
Program: Menu Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Combination mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
COMBI Page Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
COMBI P0: Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7001:ProgramT0108,02:ProgramT0916 .....7003:MixerT0108,04:MixerT0916 ..........7305:ARPEGGIATORA,06:ARPEGGIATORB ...... 7407:ToneAdjust ................................. 75Controls......................................... 76
COMBI P1: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7811:ControllersSetup ........................78
COMBI P2: EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7921:EQTrimT0108,22:EQTrimT0916......7923:EQGainT0108,24:EQGainT0916........... 80
COMBI P3: Timbre Param (Timbre Parameters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
31:MIDIT0108,32:MIDIT0916 ...........8133:OSCT0108,34:OSCT0916 .............8135:PitchT0108,36:PitchT0916 ............8237:ScaleT0108,38:ScaleT0916 ............83
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ivCOMBI P4: Zone/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8441:KeyZoneT0108,42:KeyZoneT0916(KeyboardZonesT0108,T0916)............. 8443:VelZoneT0108,44:VelZoneT0916(VelocityZonesT0108,T0916) .............. 8545:DelayT0108,46:DelayT0916.......... 86
COMBI P5: MIDI Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8751:T0108,52:T0916.............. 8753:T0108,54:T0916................... 8855:T0108,56:T0916.............. 8857:T0108,58:T0916................... 8959:T0108,510:T0916............. 89511:T0108,512:T0916............ 90
COMBI P7: ARP/DT (Arpeggiator/Drum Track) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
71:SetupT0108,72:SetupT0916 .......... 9173:ArpeggiatorA,74:ArpeggiatorB............. 9275:ARPScanZone .............................. 9377:DrumTrack............................ 93
COMBI P8: Routing/IFX (Insert Effect). . . . . . 9581:Routing1T0108,82:Routing1T0916.... 9583:InsertFXSetup ......................... 9684:IFX1 ....................................... 9785:IFX2,86:IFX3,87:IFX4,88:IFX5............ 9789:FXControlT0108,810:FXControlT0916..... 98
COMBI P9: MFX/TFX/LFO (Master/Total Effect/LFO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
91:Routing ............................... 9992:MFX1................................. 9993:MFX2,94:TFX ....................... 10095:CommonFXLFO ........................... 100
Combination: Menu Command . . . . . . . . . .101
Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
An overview of Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . .105
SEQ Page Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
SEQ P0: Play/REC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10901:ProgramT0108,02:ProgramT0916.... 10903:MixerT0108,04:MixerT0916.............. 11305:ArpeggiatorA,06:ArpeggiatorB ....... 11407:ToneAdjust................................ 11508:Preferences ................................ 11609:PlayLoopT0108,010:PlayLoopT0916.. 119Controls ....................................... 120
SEQ P1: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12211:Setup ................................ 122
SEQ P2: EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12321:TrimT0108,22:TrimT0916 .......... 12323:EQT0108,24:EQT0916................... 124
SEQ P3: Track Param (Track Parameters) . .12531:MIDIT0108,32:MIDIT0916 ..........12533:OSCT0108,34:OSCT0916............12635:PitchT0108,36:PitchT0916 ................12737:ScaleT0108,38:ScaleT0916 ................128
SEQ P4: Zones/Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12941:KeyZoneT0108,42:KeyZoneT0916(KeyboardZonesT0108,T0916) ............12943:VelZoneT0108,44:VelZoneT0916(VelocityZonesT0108,T0916) ...................13045:DelayT0108,46:DelayT0916 ..............131
SEQ P5: MIDI Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13351:T0108,52:T0916 ..............13353:T0108,54:T0916 ...................13455:T0108,56:T0916 ..............13457:T0108,58:T0916 ..............13559:T0108,510:T0916 .............135511:T0108,512:T0916 .................136
SEQ P6: Track Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13761:TrackEdit.............................13762:TrackView.................................13863:TrackName ...........................142
SEQ P7: ARP/DT (Arpeggiator/DrumTrack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
71:ARPSetupT0108,72:ARPSetupT0916...14373:ArpeggiatorA,74:ArpeggiatorB ............14475:ARPScanZone ........................14577:DrumTrack ...........................145
SEQ P8: Routing/IFX (Insert Effect) . . . . . . .14881:Routing1T0108,82:Routing1T0916 ...14883:InsertFXSetup.........................14984:IFX1 .......................................15085:IFX2,86:IFX3,87:IFX4,88:IFX5.......15089:FXControlT0108,810:FXControlT0916..........................................150
SEQ P9: MFX/TFX/LFO (Master/Total Effect/LFO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
91:Routing...............................15292:MFX1 ......................................15393:MFX2,94:TFX ........................15395:CommonFXLFO............................154
SEQ P10: Pattern/RPPR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155101:PatternEdit...........................155102:PatternName ..............................157103:RPPRSetup................................157
SEQ P11: Cue List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160111:CueList ..............................160
Sequencer: Menu Command . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
System Exclusive events supported in Sequencer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
KROMEsequencerfileformats ....................192
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Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Global Page Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Global P0: Basic Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19401:Basic................................. 19402:SystemPreference ...........................196
Global P1: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19811:MIDIBasic ............................ 19812:MIDIRouting......................... 200
Global P2: Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20221:FootControllers ....................... 20222:MIDICC#Assign ............................202
Global P3: Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20331:Scales ................................ 203
Global P4: Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20441:ProgramMain......................... 20442:ProgramSub .......................... 20443:CombinationMain,44:CombinationSub .. 204
Global P5: Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20551:SampleSetup ......................... 20652:SampleParameters ..........................20753:Driver/EQ ............................ 20854:VelocitySplit .......................... 20955:Voice/Mixer ........................... 210
Global P6: Arpeggio Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . 21161:PatternSetup ...............................211ArpeggioPatternEdit ............................213ToolTablet .....................................214
Global: Menu Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Media mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Media: File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22501:Load................................. 22502:Save .......................................22603:Utility ......................................22608:MediaInformation ..................... 226
Media: Menu Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Effect Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Effectsineachmode ....................... 235Dynamicmodulation(Dmod)andTempoSynchronization .................................236CommonFXLFOs ...............................237FXControlBuses................................238EffectI/O.......................................239
Insert Effects (IFX1IFX5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240In/Out.................................... 240
Routing ...................................240Mixer .......................................... 243ControllingtheInsertEffectsviaMIDI ............. 244
Master Effects (MFX1, 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245In/Out ....................................245Routing ...................................245Mixer.....................................246ControllingtheMasterEffectsviaMIDI .......247
Total Effect (TFX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248In/Out ....................................248Routing ...................................248Mixer.....................................248UsingMIDItocontroltheTotalEffect .........248
Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248MainOutputs ..............................248
Effect/Mixer Block Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Dynamics (Dynamic). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251000:NoEffect..............................251001:StereoCompressor......................251002:RedComp .............................251003:StereoLimiter............................... 252004:MultibandLimiter ......................253005:St.MasteringLimtr(StereoMasteringLimiter)... 253006:StereoGate ............................253
EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255007:St.Parametric4EQ(StereoParametric4BandEQ) ...............255008:St.Graphic7EQ(StereoGraphic7BandEQ) ..................255009:St.Exciter/Enhncr(StereoExciter/Enhancer).. 256010:StereoIsolator..........................256011:St.Wah/AutoWah(StereoWah/AutoWah)..... 257012:St.VintageWah(StereoVintage/CustomWah) ................258013:VOXWah .............................258014:St.RandomFilter(StereoRandomFilter)....... 259015:MultiModeFilter(StereoMultiModeFilter) .... 260016:St.SubOscillator(StereoSubOscillator) ...260017:TalkingModulator......................261018:StereoDecimator.......................261019:St.AnalogRecord(StereoAnalogRecord)...... 262
Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
020:OD/Hi.GainWah(Overdrive/Hi.GainWah)....................263021:St.GuitarCabinet(StereoGuitarCabinet) ...... 264022:St.BassCabinet(StereoBassCabinet).......... 264023:BassAmpModel ............................ 265024:BassAmp+Cabinet(BassAmpModel+Cabinet) . 265025:TrebleBST(TrebleBooster)...............266026:TubePreAmpModel(TubePreAmpModeling) ...................266027:St.TubePreAmp(StereoTubePreAmpModeling) .............266
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vi028:MicModel+PreAmp(MicModeling+PreAmp) .................. 267
Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
029:StereoChorus ......................... 268030:VintageChorus........................ 268031:BlackChorus............................... 269032:EPChorus............................ 269033:St.HarmonicChorus(StereoHarmonicChorus). 269034:St.BiphaseMod.(StereoBiphaseModulation) ................ 270035:MultitapCho/Delay(MultitapChorus/Delay).................... 270036:Ensemble ............................. 271037:PolysixEnsemble........................... 271038:StereoFlanger ......................... 271039:VintageFlanger ....................... 272040:St.RandomFlanger(StereoRandomFlanger) .. 272041:St.Env.Flanger(StereoEnvelopeFlanger) ..... 273042:StereoPhaser.......................... 273043:SmallPhaser.......................... 274044:OrangePhaser ........................ 274045:BlackPhaser ............................... 274046:UVIBE............................... 274047:St.RandomPhaser(StereoRandomPhaser).................... 275048:St.Env.Phaser(StereoEnvelopePhaser) ....... 276
Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) 277049:StereoVibrato ......................... 277050:St.AutoFadeMod.(StereoAutoFadeModulation) .............. 277051:2VoiceResonator...................... 278052:Doppler.............................. 279053:Scratch............................... 279054:GrainShifter.......................... 280055:StereoTremolo ........................ 281056:TEXTreml(TEXTremolo) .............. 281057:St.Env.Tremolo(StereoEnvelopeTremolo).... 281058:StereoAutoPan....................... 282059:St.Phaser+Trml(StereoPhaser+Tremolo) .... 283060:St.RingModulator(StereoRingModulator) .................... 283061:Detune ............................... 284062:PitchShifter ................................ 285063:PitchShifterBPM...................... 285064:PitchShiftMod.(PitchShiftModulation) . 286065:OrganVib/Chorus(OrganVibrato/Chorus)286066:RotarySpeaker ........................ 287067:St.EPTone+Trml(StereoEPTone+Tremolo) .... 288
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289068:L/C/RDelay........................... 289069:Stereo/CrossDelay .......................... 289070:St.MultitapDelay(StereoMultitapDelay)..... 290071:St.ModDelay(StereoModulationDelay) . 290072:St.DynamicDelay(StereoDynamicDelay)..... 291073:St.AutoPanningDly(StereoAutoPanningDelay)..................... 292074:EchoPlus .................................. 293
075:TapeEcho .............................293076:AutoReverse ..........................293077:SequenceBPMDly(SequenceBPMDelay) ......294078:L/C/RBPMDelay............................295079:StereoBPMDelay ......................295080:St.BPMMtapDelay(StereoBPMMultitapDelay)......................296081:St.BPMMod.Delay(StereoBPMModulationDelay) ...................296082:St.BPMAutoPanDly(StereoBPMAutoPanningDelay) ............297083:TapeEchoBPM........................297
Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) .299084:ReverbHall............................299085:ReverbSmoothHall .....................299086:ReverbWetPlate .......................299087:ReverbDryPlate.......................299088:ReverbRoom ..........................299089:ReverbBrightRoom.....................299090:Reverb2Spring.........................300091:Reverb2Hall...........................300092:Reverb2Plate..........................300093:Reverb2Room .........................300094:EarlyReflections .......................300
Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono). . . . . . . . .301095:P4EQExciter(Parametric4BandEQExciter) .............301096:P4EQWah(Parametric4BandEQWah/AutoWah)...........301097:P4EQCho/Flng(Parametric4BandEQChorus/Flanger)......302098:P4EQPhaser(Parametric4BandEQPhaser)..............302099:P4EQMt.Delay(Parametric4BandEQMultitapDelay)...........303100:CompWah(CompressorWah/AutoWah)....303101:CompAmpSim(CompressorAmpSimulation) ...................304102:CompOD/HiGain(CompressorOverdrive/Hi.Gain).................304103:CompP4EQ(CompressorParametric4BandEQ) ..............305104:CompCho/Flng(CompressorChorus/Flanger)....................305105:CompPhaser(CompressorPhaser) ..........306106:CompMt.Delay(CompressorMultitapDelay)....................306107:LimiterP4EQ(LimiterParametric4BandEQ)..................307108:LimiterCho/Flng(LimiterChorus/Flanger) ...................307109:LimiterPhaser........................308110:LimiterMt.Delay(LimiterMultitapDelay) ...308111:ExciterComp(ExciterCompressor)..........309112:ExciterLimiter .............................309113:ExciterCho/Flng(ExciterChorus/Flanger) ....310114:ExciterPhaser..............................310115:ExciterMt.Delay(ExciterMultitapDelay)....311116:OD/HGAmpSim(Overdrive/Hi.GainAmpSimulation) .............311
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vii117:OD/HGCho/Flng(Overdrive/Hi.GainChorus/Flanger) ..............312118:OD/HGPhaser(Overdrive/Hi.GainPhaser)...312119:OD/HGMt.Delay(Overdrive/Hi.GainMultitapDelay) ..............313120:WahAmpSim(WahAmpSimulation) .......313121:DecimatorAmp(DecimatorAmpSimulation)...............................................314122:DecimatorComp(DecimatorCompressor) .................. 314123:AmpSimTremolo(AmpSimulationTremolo) ................. 314124:Cho/FlngMt.Dly(Chorus/FlangerMultitapDelay).................315125:PhaserCho/Flng(PhaserChorus/Flanger) ....315126:ReverbGate ...............................316
Mono/Mono Parallel (Mono//Mono) . . . . . 317127:P4EQ//P4EQ(Parametric4BandEQ//Parametric4BandEQ) ....319128:P4EQ//Comp(Parametric4BandEQ//Compressor) ....... 319129:P4EQ//Limiter(Parametric4BandEQ//Limiter) ............ 319130:P4EQ//Exciter(Parametric4BandEQ//Exciter)..................319131:P4EQ//OD/HG(Parametric4BandEQ//Overdrive/Hi.Gain) . 319132:P4EQ//Wah(Parametric4BandEQ//Wah).............. 319133:P4EQ//Cho/Flng(Parametric4BandEQ//Chorus/Flanger) ..........320134:P4EQ//Phaser(Parametric4BandEQ//Phaser) ............ 320135:P4EQ//BPMDly(Parametric4BandEQ//MultitapBPMDelay) 320136:Comp//Comp(Compressor//Compressor).....320137:Comp//Limiter(Compressor//Limiter) .. 320138:Comp//Exciter(Compressor//Exciter)... 320139:Comp//OD/HG(Compressor//OverdriveHi.Gain) ................321140:Comp//Wah(Compressor//Wah)....... 321141:Comp//Cho/Flng(Compressor//Chorus/Flanger) ............. 321142:Comp//Phaser(Compressor//Phaser) .........321143:Comp//BPMDly(Compressor//MultitapBPMDelay) ......... 321144:Limiter//Limiter ...................... 321145:Limiter//Exciter.............................322146:Limiter//OD/HG(Limiter//Overdrive/Hi.Gain)............... 322147:Limiter//Wah......................... 322148:Limiter//Cho/Fl(Limiter//Chorus/Flanger)....322149:Limiter//Phaser ....................... 322150:Limiter//BPMDl(Limiter//MultitapBPMDelay)............. 322151:Exciter//Exciter .............................323152:Exciter//OD/HG(Exciter//Overdrive/Hi.Gain)............... 323153:Exciter//Wah......................... 323154:Exciter//Cho/Fl(Exciter//Chorus/Flanger) .....323155:Exciter//Phaser ....................... 323
156:Exciter//BPMDl(Exciter//MultitapBPMDelay) ..............323157:OD/HG//OD/HG(Overdrive/Hi.Gain//Overdrive/Hi.Gain) .......... 324158:OD/HG//Wah(Overdrive/Hi.Gain//Wah) ..................324159:OD/HG//Cho/Fln(Overdrive/Hi.Gain//Chorus/Flanger)........324160:OD/HG//Phaser(Overdrive/Hi.Gain//Phaser). 324161:OD/HG//BPMDly(Overdrive/Hi.Gain//MultitapBPMDelay)....324162:Wah//Wah............................324163:Wah//Cho/Flng(Wah//Chorus/Flanger) ...... 325164:Wah//Phaser ..........................325165:Wah//BPMDly(Wah//MultitapBPMDelay) ................325166:Cho/Fl//Cho/Fl(Chorus/Flanger//Chorus/Flanger) ................ 325167:Cho/Fl//Phaser(Chorus/Flanger//Phaser) ...................325168:Cho/Fl//BPMDly(Chorus/Flanger//MultitapBPMDelay)................................325169:Phaser//Phaser........................326170:Phaser//BPMDly(Phaser//MultitapBPMDelay) ..............326171:BPMDl//BPMDl(MultitapBPMDelay//MultitapBPMDelay)..326
Double Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327172:St.MltbandLimiter(StereoMultibandLimiter)...................327173:PianoBody/Damper(PianoBody/DamperSimulation).................. 327174:Vocoder.................................... 328175:OD/HyperGainWah(Overdrive/HyperGainWah) ..................... 328176:GuitarAmp+P4EQ(GuitarAmpModel+Parametric4BandEQ)....... 329177:G.AmpCleanCombo ...................329178:G.AmpCalifornia ......................329179:G.AmpTweed .........................329180:G.AmpModdedOD ......................... 330181:BassTubeAmp+Cab.(BassTubeAmpModel+Cabinet) ................. 330182:EPCabinet/Drive .......................331183:St.Mic+PreAmp(StereoMicModeling+PreAmp).............331184:MultitapCho/Delay(MultitapChorus/Delay) ....................331184:St.PitchShifter(StereoPitchShifter) ........... 332185:St.PitchShiftBPM(StereoPitchShifterBPM).... 333186:RotarySpeakerOD(RotarySpeakerOverdrive) . 333188:L/C/RLongDelay ......................334189:St/CrossLongDelay(Stereo/CrossLongDelay) . 334190:HoldDelay ................................. 335191:LCRBPMLongDly(L/C/RBPMLongDelay)....................336192:St.BPMLongDly(StereoBPMLongDelay) .... 336193:EarlyReflections .......................337
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Table of Contents
viiiAppendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Alternate Modulation Sources (AMS) . . . . .339AlternateModulationOverview ............. 339AMS(AlternateModulationSource)List........... 340AlternateModulationsettings .................... 342
Dynamic Modulation Sources (Dmod) . . . .346DynamicModulationSourceList ................. 346
Controller Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348SW1/2Assignments ........................ 348RealtimeControlsKnobs14Assignments .... 348Knobs14 ................................ 349FootSwitchAssignments................... 349FootPedalAssignments.................... 350
System exclusive messages affected by Create Excl Data, Erase Excl Data, and Event Edit.352
MIDI transmission when the KROMEs controllers are operated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
KROME and MIDI CCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356ResponsestostandardMIDIcontrollers ...... 356ParameterscontrolledbyMIDICCs#7079 ......... 358
MIDI applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359AboutMIDI............................... 359SettingswhenconnectedtoaMIDIdeviceorcomputer ................................. 359MessagestransmittedandreceivedbytheKROME . 360
Compatibility with the M50. . . . . . . . . . . . . .369
MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
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Program modePROG Page SelectYoucanselectProgrammodepagesinseveralways.1. PressthePAGEbutton.Alternatively,pressthemodebuttonontheupperleftsideofthedisplay,andthenpresstherightsideofthemenu.PageSelectshowsanabbreviatednameforeachpage.ThepagepriortopressingthePAGEbuttonisshowninlightblue.
2. Selectthedesiredpageinthedisplay.
Other ways to select pages HolddownthePAGEbuttonandpressnumerickeys09tojumptothecorrespondingpage.Forexample,holddownthePAGEbuttonandpressnumerickey4tojumptotheP4:Amp/EQpage.
PresstheEXITbuttontoreturntothePlaypage.Ifsomethingotherthanthemainpageisselected,presstheEXITbuttontoaccessthemainpage.
Page Main content
PLAY P0:Play
Selectandplayprograms.(seep.2)OscillatorandDrumtracklevelsettings.(seep.5)Simpledrumtrackediting.(seep.6)Simplearpeggiatorediting.(seep.6)ToneAdjustsettings.(seep.8)
EDIT
P1:Basic/Controllers
Basicprogramsettings,suchasvoiceassignmode.(seep.12)SW1,2,andknobsettings.(seep.16)
P2:OSC/Pitch Oscillatorselectionandpitchsettings.(seep.17)P3:Filter Filter1,2(tone)settings.(seep.26)
P4:Amp/EQAmp1,2(volume)settings.(seep.35)Amp1,2driverandpansettings.(seep.40)3bandparametricEQsettings.(seep.41)
P5:LFO LFOsettings.(seep.42)P6:AMS/CommonKeyTrack
AMSMixersettings.(seep.46)Commonkeyboardtrackingsettings.(seep.52)
ARP&DRUMTRA
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P7:Arpeggiator/DrumTrack
Arpeggiatorsettings.(seep.53)Drumtracksettings.(seep.55)
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P8:Routing/IFX
Oscillatoroutputbusandmastereffectsendlevelsettings.(seep.58)Inserteffectrouting,selection,andsettings.(seep.59)
P9:MFX/TFX/LFO
Mastereffectrouting,selection,andsettings.(seep.62)Totaleffectselectionandsettings.(seep.62)CommonFXLFOsettings(seep.63)1
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PROG P0: PlayThisisthemainProgrammodepage.Here,youcan: Selectaprogramtoplay. SelectpatternsandprogramsfortheDrumTrack. Adjusttheoscillatoranddrumtracklevels. MakesimpleeditsfortheArpeggiator. AdjusttheRealtimeContorols. UsetheToneAdjustfunctiontomakesimpleeditsforprogramparameters
AllMIDIdatainProgP0:PlayistransmittedandreceivedontheglobalMIDIchannelMIDIChannel(Global11a).
Tip: Auto Song SetupTheAutoSongSetupfeaturecopiesthecurrentProgramorCombinationintoaSong,andthenputstheKROMEinrecordreadymode.Ifinspirationforaphraseorsongstrikesyouwhileyoureplaying,youcanuseAutoSongSetuptostartrecordingimmediately.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeAutoSongSetuponpage 106.
01: Main
01a: Program Select
Bank (Bank Select) [A...F, GM, g(1)...g(9), g(d)]ThisistheBankcontainingthecurrentProgram.PresstheBANKAFbuttontoselectabank. ToselecttheGMbank,usethenumerickeys.GM:Whileholdingdown[0],press[].g(1)g(9):Whileholdingdown[0],pressavariationnumber[1][9].Ifthebankcontainsnovariationprograms,thebasicGMsoundsetwillbeselected.(An*symbolisshownatthebeginningoftheprogramname.)g(d):Whileholdingdown[0],press[.].
Program Select[AF: 0...127, GM, g(1)...g(9), g(d): 1...128]
Hereyoucanselectaprogram.
To switch programs ChooseProgramSelect,usethenumerickeys09toenteraprogramnumber,andpresstheENTERbutton.
ChooseProgramSelect,andturntheVALUEdialorusetheINC/DECbuttons.
PresstheProgramSelectPopuptoviewandselectfromtheBank/ProgramSelectmenuorganizedbybank.
PresstheCategoryPopuptoviewandselectfromtheCategory/ProgramSelectmenuorganizedbycategory.
Youcanuseafootswitchtoselectprograms.(seeFootSwitchAssignonpage 202andListofFootSwitchassignmentsonpage 349)
YoucanselectprogramsbytransmittingaMIDIProgramChangefromaconnectedexternalMIDIdevice.
Bank/Program Select menu:1. PressthepopupbuttonattheleftofProgramSelecttoopentheBank/ProgramSelectmenu.
2. Pressoneofthetabsonthelefttoselectaspecificbank.TheVariationbuttonisactiveifBankGMisselected;pressingitwillswitchthebanksinthefollowingorder:GMg(1)g(2)...g(8)g(9)GM.3. Fromthelist,YoucantouchaProgramsnamedirectly,orusetheINCandDECbuttons.
Usethescrollbartoviewinformationnotcurrentlyshown.Note:Ifyouwanttofindasoundbyitsprogramname,usetheFindfunction(seep.2).4. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourchoice,orpresstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutswitchingPrograms.
Bank/Program Select menu
Find (search function)Hereshowtosearchforaprogrambypartofitsname.1. IntheBank/ProgramSelectmenuortheCategory/ProgramSelectmenu,selectthetabthatyouwanttosearch.
Note:Theprogramsintheselectedtabwillbethetargetforsearching.2. PresstheFindbuttononthelowerleftsidetoopenthedialogbox.
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3. PresstheTbutton,andenterthedesiredsearchtextinthetextfield.Whenyouveenteredthetext,presstheOKbutton.
4. IftheIgnoreCasecheckboxisselected,thesearchwillnotdistinguishbetweenuppercaseandlowercase.
5. PresstheFindbuttontosearchforthetextthatyouentered.
6. UsethePrev.andNextbuttonstofindthepreviousornextsound.
7. PresstheOKbuttontoselectaprograminthelist.IfyoupresstheCancelbutton,theselectionwillbecancelled.8. PresstheOKbuttontoexecute,orpresstheCancelbuttontocancelyourselection.
Category [00...17/00...07]Here,youcanselectprogramsbymaincategoryandsubcategory.Allprogramsareclassifiedintoeighteenmaincategories,andeachcategoryisclassifiedintoeightsubcategories.Youcanusethesemaincategoriesandsubcategoriestofindandselectprograms.Hereyoucanselectaprogrambyitsmaincategoryandsubcategory.
Category/Program Select menu:1. PresstheCategorypopupbutton(abovetheProgramSelectparameter)toopentheCategory/ProgramSelectmenu.
2. Pressoneofthetabsontheleftorrighttoselectthedesiredcategory.
Note:OnlyCategoriesandSubcategoriesthatareassignedtoprogramscanbeselectedfromthetabs.3. Selectaprogramfromthelist.YoucantouchaProgramsnamedirectly,orusetheINCandDECbuttons.
UsethescrollbartobrowsethroughallProgramsintheCategory.Youcansearchforaprogrambyaportionofitsname(seep.2).
Category/Program Select menu
4. Toselectfromasubcategory,presstheJumptoSubbutton.
Pressoneofthelefttabstoselectasubcategory.Note:OnlySubcategoriesthatareassignedtoProgramscanbeselectedfromthetabs.Toconfirmyourselection,presstheOKbutton.Ifyoudecidetocancel,presstheCancelbutton.Youwillreturntothemaincategories.
5. PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmyourchoice,orpresstheCancelbuttontoexitwithoutchangingtheProgram.
Note:YoucanassignacategorytoaProgramintheWriteProgramdialog.
(Tempo) [40.00... 300.00, EXT]ThisisthetempoforthecurrentProgram,whichappliestothearpeggiator,temposyncedLFOs,andtemposyncedeffects.040.00...300.00allowsyoutosetaspecifictempoinBPM,with1/100BPMaccuracy.Inadditiontousingthestandarddataentrycontrols,youcanusetheTEMPOknobtoadjustthebpm,orjustplayafewquarternotesontheTAPbutton.EXTisdisplayediftheMIDIClock(Global11a)issettoExternalMIDIorExternalUSB.ThisisalsoshowniftheMIDIClocksettingisAutoandMIDIclockdataisbeingreceivedfromanexternaldevice.IfthetemposourceisEXT,thearpeggiatoretc.willsynchronizetoMIDIclockdatafromanexternalMIDIdevice.
ModeThisindicatesthemodethatscurrentlyselected.Whenyoupressthisbutton,themodemenuwillappear.Inthemodemenu,pressthenameofthedesiredmode.Ifyouselectthesamemodewhereyouwerepriortoaccessingthemodemenu,thePageSelectmenuofthatmodewillappear.Ifyoupresstheareatotherightofthemodename,thepageselectmenuforthecorrespondingmodewillappear.Toclosethemenu,presstheClosebuttonortheEXITbutton.IfyouaccessedthismenufromGlobalorMediamode,itwillincludeanitemnamedReturn.PressingReturnwilltakeyoubacktothemodeandpagewhereyouwerepriortoselectingGlobalorMediamode.
Categorytab
Scroll bar
Sub category tab
Scroll bar
When accessed from Program, Combination, or Sequencer mode
When accessed from Global or Media mode
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Stop WatchWhenyoupressthebuttonontheupperrightsideofthedisplay,thescreenwillshowtheamountoftimethathaselapsedsincethepowerwasturnedon.YoucanusetheSTART/STOPbuttonandRESETbuttontomeasureaduration. START/STOP:Starts/stopsthestopwatch. RESET:Resetsthestopwatchto000:00:00.
01b: Program InformationThefollowinginformationfortheselectedprogramisdisplayed:
OSC PicturesThisshowsagraphicfortheoscillator.Inthecaseofdoubleoscillatorsordoubledrums,theOctave(footageoftheoscillatorsbasicpitch)isalsoshown.Ifyouwanttochangetheoscillatorsgraphic,doubleclickthegraphic,andchangethesettinginthemenu.YoucanalsosetthisinP1ProgramBasicOSCPicture(seep.12).
SW1, SW2ThesearethefunctionscontrolledbytheSW1,SW2switches.
01c: Controls ThisindicatesthesettingsoftheREALTIMECONTROLSknobs(thenameoftheoperableparametersandtheircurrentvalue),andthe3bandEQsettings.ThecurrentlyselectedREALTIMECONTROLSknobfunctionsandtheEQsettingsareshown.UsetheSELECTbuttontoselectthefunctioncontrolledbytheknobs.ThefunctionsoftheTONECONTROLSknobsarefixed.YoucanassignvariousfunctionstotheUSERCONTROLSknobs.AMIDIcontrolchangeisassignedtoeachfunction.Whenyoumoveaknob,itsendsoutthecorrespondingMIDICC.Unlessotherwisenoted,scalingmeansthattheparametersareattheirprogrammedvalueswhenthecontrollerisat64,attheirminimumwhenthecontrollerisat0,andattheirmaximumwhenthecontrollerisat127.Foranotherlookatthis,pleaseseethediagrambelow.
CC parameter scaling
TONE CONTROLS
CUTOFF (Filter Cut Off) [000...127]ThisknobscalesthecutofffrequenciesofFiltersAandB,andtransmitsandreceivesMIDICC#74.
RESONANCE (Filter Resonance) [000...127]ThisknobscalestheresonanceofFiltersAandB,andtransmitsandreceivesMIDICC#71.
EG INTENSITY (Filter EG Intensity) [000...127]ThisknobscalestheeffectoftheFilterEGonthecutofffrequenciesofFiltersAandB.ItalsotransmitsandreceivesMIDICC#79.
RELEASE (EG Release) [000...127]ThisknobscalesthereleasetimeoftheFilterandAmpEGs,andtransmitsandreceivesMIDICC#72.
USER CONTROLS
1...4 [000...127]YoucansetRealtimeControlsUSERknobs14toawidevarietyofmodulationfunctions,usingtheP1:Basic/ControllersControllersSetuppage.ManyofthefunctionsscaleaparticularsetofProgramparameters.AllofthesettingsalsocorrespondtoMIDImessagesusuallyCCs.
ARP CONTROLSThefunctionsofknobs14arefixed.Theknobswillcontrolthedurationofthearpeggiatednotes,theirvelocity,thepitchrange,andthelengthofthearpeggiopattern.
GATE [64...+00...+63]Adjuststheduration(gatetime)ofthearpeggiatednotes(SeeGateonpage 54).
VELOCITY [64...+00...+63]Adjuststhevelocityofthearpeggiatednotes(SeeVelocityonpage 54).
SWING [64...+00...+63]Adjuststhedegreeofshuffleforthearpeggiopattern(SeeSwingonpage 54).
STEP [64...+00...+63]Thischangesthelengthandresolutionofthearpeggiopattern.Turningtheknobtowardtheleftwillshortenthepatternslength(Length)inunitsofonehalf.Turningtheknobtowardtherightwillshortentheintervalbetweenarpeggiatednotes(Resolution)inunitsofonehalf.Whentheknobisinthecenter(12oclock),thenumberofstepsandthespeedwillbeasspecifiedbytheLengthandResolution(SeeResolution*onpage 54).
EQ (Low, Mid [Hz], Mid, High)Thisindicatesthe3bandEQsettings.Youcaneditthevalues.Low[18.00...+00.0...+18.0]:Adjuststhegainofthe80HzlowshelvingEQin0.5dBsteps.Mid[Hz][100...10.0k]:AdjuststhecenterfrequencyofthemidsweepableEQ.Mid[18.00...+00.0...+18.0]:AdjuststhegainofthemidsweepableEQin0.5dBsteps.High[18.00...+00.0...+18.0]:Adjuststhegainofthe10kHzhighshelvingEQin0.5dBsteps.
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IFX 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
MFX 1, 2 [000...127]
TFXHereyoucanviewtheeffectsthatareassignedtotheinserteffects,mastereffects,andtotaleffect.Forthemastereffectsyoucanadjustthesendamounts.TheMASTERFXandTOTALFXbuttonsrespectivelyturnmastereffects1/2andthetotaleffecton/off(seeGlobal).
ChangingtheEnableMFX1&2andEnableTFXsettingswillrespectivelytransmitthecontrolchangemessagesCC#94(effectcontrol4)orCC#95(effectcontrol5).Thetransmittedvaluewillbe0foroff,and127foron.
01e: Velocity MeterThismetershowsthenoteonvelocityvalue. ThisindicatesthenoteonvelocityvaluesontheglobalMIDIchannel,producedbythekeyboard,MIDIIN,orarpeggiator.(Ifmultiplenoteonmessagesarereceivedsimultaneously,thehighestvelocitywillbedisplayed.)
ThemeterwillrespondevenifKeyZoneorVelZonesettingsaresetsothatthenotedoesnotactuallysound.
Thismeterindicatesthenoteonvelocityvalue;itdoesnotrespondtochangesintheVolumeknobsetting,nortochangesintheleveloftheaudiosignalproducedbytheFilter,Amp,EG,LFO,EQ,oreffects.
V 01: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
03: Mixer & Drum Track
03a: OSC/DrumTrack MixerHere,youcanadjustthevolumeandchangethePlay/MuteandSoloOn/Offsettingsofoscillators1and2andthedrumtrack.
OSC Play/Mute:
OSC1 Play/Mute [Play, Mute]Play:Oscillator1willsound.Mute:Oscillator1willbemuted(silent).
OSC2 Play/Mute [Play, Mute]Play:Oscillator2willsound.Mute:Oscillator2willbemuted(silent).Note:OSC2Play/MutecannotbesetforaprogramwhoseOscillatorModeisSingleorDrums.
DRUM Track Play/Mute 1 [Play, Mute]Play:Thedrumtrackwillsound.Mute:Thedrumtrackwillbemuted(silent).
OSC Solo:
OSC1 Solo [Off, On]SwitchestheSolostatuson/offforoscillator1.
OSC2 Solo [Off, On]SwitchestheSolostatuson/offforoscillator2.
DRUM Track Solo [Off, On]SwitchestheSolostatuson/offforthedrumtrack.Note:Soloappliestooscillators1and2,thedrumtrack.Note:OSC2SolocannotbesetforaprogramwhoseOscillatorModeisSingleorDrums.Note:TheSoloOn/Offsettingisnotsavedwhenyouwritetheprogram.
Exclusive Solo [Off, On]ThemenusExclusiveSoloparameteralsoaffectsthewaythatSoloworks.IfExclusiveSoloisoff(unchecked),MultipleSoloswillbeactive,allowingyoutoturnSoloon/offformorethanoneoftheitems:oscillators1and2,andthedrumtrack.EachtimeyoupressaSolobutton,thesolosettingwilltoggleonandoff.IfExclusiveSoloison(checked),onlyoneoftheapplicableitemscanbesoloed.Inthismode,pressingaSolobuttonautomaticallydisablesanyprevioussolos.Tip:YoucanalsotoggleExclusiveSolobyholdingENTERandpressing2onthenumerickeypad.
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OSC Volume:
OSC 1 Volume [000...127]ThisslideradjuststhevolumeofOscillator1.
OSC 2 Volume [000...127]ThisslideradjuststhevolumeofOscillator2.
DRUM Track Volume [000...127]Adjuststhevolumeofthedrumtrack.
Velocity MeterThismetershowsthenoteonvelocityvalueoftheglobalMIDIchannelandthedrumtracksProgMIDICh(seep.5).
03b: Drum TrackTheDrumTrackprovidesaneasywayforyoutoplaybackarhythmsectionusingtheKROMEshighqualitydrumprogramsandarichvarietyofdrumpatterns.
Pattern Bank [Preset, User]
Pattern No. [P000...605, U000...999]Selectthepatternyouwanttouseinthedrumtrack.YoucancreateuserpatternsinSeqP10:Pattern/RPPRPatternEdit.
Drum Track Program[A...F: 000127, GM, g(1)...g(9), g(d): 001128]
Selecttheprogramthatwillplaythedrumtrackpattern.Note:OnlyprogramsoftheDrumscategorycanbeselected.
TheMIDIchannelofthedrumtrackisspecifiedbytheGlobalP1:MIDIMIDIBasicpageDrumTrackProgMIDICh.MIDImessagetransmissionforapatternisspecifiedbyProgMIDIOut.Programchangesarenottransmittedorreceived.
High Gain [18.0...+00.0...+18.0dB]Thiscontrolsthegainofthe10 kHzHighShelfEQ,inincrementsof0.5 dB.
Mid Frequency [100Hz...10kHz]ThissetsthecenterfrequencyfortheMidsweepEQ.
Mid Gain [18.0...+00.0...+18.0dB]ThiscontrolsthegainoftheMidSweepEQ,inincrementsof0.5 dB.
Low Gain [18.0...+00.0...+18.0dB]Thiscontrolsthegainofthe80 HzLowShelfEQ,inincrementsof0.5 dB.Note:TheseparameterscanalsobesetfromP7:ARP/DT(Arpeggiator/DrumTrack).
V 03: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
05: Arpeggiator
ArpeggiatorparametersareeditedinP7:ARP/DT(Arpeggiator/DrumTrack),butmajorparameterscanbeeditedhereaswell.WhenyouareplayinginProgP0:Play,youcaneditthearpeggiatorinrealtime,suchaschangingthearpeggiopatternetc.Towrite(save)theeditedcontent,useWriteProgram.YoucanalsousetheTEMPOknob,TAPbuttonandthearpeggiocontrol(ARP)knobsGATE,VELOCITY,SWING,andSTEPtoeditthearpeggioinrealtime.
05a: ARP CONTROLS
ARP CONTROLSThisshowsthevalueofeachparameterfortheARPassignmentsoftheREALTIMECONTROLSknobs(seep.4andp.54).
GATE [64...+00...+63]
VELOCITY [64...+00...+63]
SWING [64...+00...+63]seep.4,p.54
STEP [64...+00...+63]seep.4
05b: Arpeggiator
Pattern [P0...P4, U000 (INT)...U0899(INT),U0900(USER)...U1027(USER)]
Arpeggio Pattern PreviewThisshowsagraphicofthestepsoftheuserarpeggiopattern.
Resolution [ , , , , , , , ]Octave [1, 2, 3, 4]
Sort [Off, On]
Latch [Off, On]
Key Sync. [Off, On]
Keyboard [Off, On]Makesettingsfortheprogramarpeggiator.Formoreinformation,pleaseseePROGP7:ARP/DT(Arpeggiator/DrumTrack)onpage 53.Note:TheseparameterscanalsobesetfromP7:ARP/DT(Arpeggiator/DrumTrack).
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V 05: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65 3:CopyArpeggiatorseep.66Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
07: Tone Adjust
TheToneAdjustfunctionassignsimportantprogramparametersandeasyeditparameterstotheswitchesandslidersinthedisplayforquickeditsofselectedparameters.Tip:InCombinationandSequencermodes,ToneAdjustalsoletsyoueditProgramparameterswithouttheneedtosaveadifferentversionoftheoriginalProgram.FormoreinformationonToneAdjustinthesemodes,pleasesee07c:ToneAdjustonpage 75andpage 115.
Absolute (Abs), Relative (Rel), Meta parameterTherearethreekindsofToneAdjustparameters:Absolute,Relative,andMeta.AbsoluteparametersusuallyeditasingleProgramparameter,suchasOscillator1Drive.TheProgramandToneAdjustparametersmirroroneanother;whenyouchangeone,theotherwillchangetomatch.RelativeparameterstypicallyadjusttwoormoreProgramparameterssimultaneously.Forinstance,F/AEGAttackTimeaffectsatotalofsixProgramparameters.ThevalueoftheRelativeparametershowstheamountofchangetotheseunderlyingProgramparameters.IftheRelativeparameterissetto0(thesliderinthedisplayisatthecenterposition),thevalueofthecorrespondingprogramparameterwillnotchange.Thedefinitionsofhigherandlowersettingscanvary,dependingonthespecificparameter.Unlessnotedotherwise,theyworkasfollows:WhentheRelativeparameterisat+99(themaximum),theProgramparametersareallattheirmaximumaswell.Similarly,whentheRelativeparameterisat99(theminimum),theProgramparametersareatzero.
Relative Tone Adjust parameter scaling
AfewoftheProgramparameterscontrolledbyRelativeToneAdjustarebipolar,meaningthattheycanbeeitherpositiveornegative(insteadofjustpositive).WhentheseProgramparametersaresettonegativevalues,theToneAdjustparametermaybehavedifferentlyfromthedescriptionabove.Forinstance,iftheEGIntensityissettoanegativevalue,RelativeToneAdjustvalueswillrangefrom0to99,theinverseofthediagramabove.EGSustainworksdifferently;ifitssettoanegativevalue,ToneAdjustvaluesrangefrom0downtotheprogrammedvalue,andthenupto+99,asshownbelow.
Relative Tone Adjust parameter scaling: EG Sustain
MetaparametersdontaffectProgramparametersdirectly.Instead,theyaffectthewaythatotherToneAdjustparameterswork.Forinstance,MultisampleMin#andMax#settheminimumandmaximumvaluesoftheToneAdjustMultisampleparameter.
Saving Tone Adjust EditsToneAdjusteditsaresavedintwodifferentways,dependingonwhethertheparameterisRelativeorAbsolute.(Formoreinformation,pleaseseeAbsolute(Abs),Relative(Rel),Metaparameterbelow.)EditstoRelativeparametersaffectthesoundimmediately,butdontchangetheunderlyingProgramparametersettingsuntiltheProgramissaved.WhentheProgramissaved,theKROMEcalculatesthecombinedeffectsofToneAdjustanddedicatedCCmodulation(fromtheRealTimeknobs,forinstance),andsavestheresultsintotheProgramparametersdirectly.Atthatpoint,alloftheRelativeparametersareresetto0.EditstoAbsoluteparametersareimmediatelyreflectedinthecorrespondingonscreenparameters,andviceversa.
Tone Adjust and MIDI SysExTheToneAdjusteditsallsendandreceiveMIDISystemExclusivemessages.YoucanusethistorecordandplaybackToneAdjusteditswithasequencer,includingthebuiltinsequencer.
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Note:SystemexclusivemessagesarenotToneAdjustparameters;theyarelinkedtotheactualvalue.Forexample,ifasliderinthedisplayisassignedtocontrolfilterresonance,andyoumovethissliderwhilerecordingtothesequencer,theslidermovementwillberecorded,butthechangeinfilterresonancewillnotberecorded.ThismeansthatifyoulaterreassigntheToneAdjustparametertocontrolLFO1Speed,playingbackthesequencerwillcausetheLFOspeed(notthefilterresonance)tochange.
Interaction between Tone Adjust and MIDI CCsAnumberoftheCommonToneAdjustparameterscanaffectparameterswhicharealsomodulatedbydedicatedMIDICCs.ThespecificCCnumbersarenotedinthedescriptionsfortheindividualToneAdjustparameters.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeToneAdjustParametersonpage 10.ToneAdjustandtheCCsworkindependently.Itspossible,forinstance,forToneAdjusttoreducethevalueofaparameter,andthenforaCCtoincreaseitagain.ToneAdjustscalestheparameterfirst,andthentheCCscalestheresultoftheToneAdjust.
07a: Program Select & Tempo
Bank (Bank Select) [A...F, GM, g(1)...g(9), g(d)]
Program Select [A...F: 000127, GM, g(1)...g(9),g(d): 001128]
(Tempo) [040.00...300.00, EXT]Thisareadisplaysinformationabouttheprogramselectedforediting:theprogrambank/number/name,andthetempousedtocontrolthearpeggiatoretc.Formoreinformation,pleasesee01a:ProgramSelectonpage 2.
07b: Selected parameter information
Selected parameter informationThisstatuslineshowsdetailed,readonlyinformationaboutthecurrentlyselectedToneAdjustparameter.
Control [SW1...8, SL1...8]ThisisthecontrollerinthedisplaytowhichtheToneAdjustparameterisassigned.SW:SwitchSL:Slider
AssignmentThisshowsthefullnameoftheparameterassignedtothecontroller.YoucanchangethisusingtheAssignparameter,below.
ValueThisshowsthecurrentvalueoftheparameter.Therangeofvalueswillvarydependingontheparameterassignedtothecontrol.
Type [Rel, Abs, Meta]Thisshowsthetypeofparameter,whichrelatestohoweditstotheparameterareadjustedandsaved.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeAbsolute(Abs),Relative(Rel),Metaparameteronpage 7.
Stored ValueThisshowstheoriginalvalueoftheparameter,beforetheeffectsofToneAdjust.ItappliesonlytoToneAdjustparameterswhichcontrolasingleProgramparameter.IfyouunassignaRelativeparameterfromacontrol,itwillreverttothisvalue.
07c: Tone AdjustHere,youcanassignToneAdjustparameterstoswitchesandslidersinthedisplay.
Switches 1...8ToneAdjustswitchesinthedisplayactalittledifferentlythansliders.WhenaswitchisassignedtoaRelativeparameter,oranAbsoluteparameterwithmorethantwostates:SwitchOn=OnValue(seebelow)SwitchOff=theProgramsstoredvalueWhenaswitchisassignedtoatwostateAbsoluteparameter,suchasHold,theswitchstatusdirectlyreflectstheparametervalue:SwitchOn=OnSwitchOff=Off
AssignThisletsyouassignaToneAdjustparametertothedisplayedswitch.Forafulllistoftheavailablechoices,pleaseseeCommonToneAdjustParametersandToneAdjustParametersbelow.
On Value [Depends on parameter]TheparameterissettothisvaluewhentheswitchisOn.WhentheswitchisassignedtoatwostateAbsoluteparameter,suchasHold,thiswillalwaysbethesameastheSwitchStatus(seebelow).
Switch Status [Off, On]ThissimplyshowswhethertheswitchisOnorOff.
Sliders 1...8
AssignThisletsyouassignaToneAdjustparametertothedisplayedslider.Forafulllistoftheavailablechoices,pleaseseeCommonToneAdjustParametersandToneAdjustParametersbelow.
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PerOscillatorparametersapplytoOSC1and2individually,andaremarkedassuch:OSC1andOSC2.Eachslidercanbeassignedtoonlyoneparameter,andeachparametercanbeassignedtoonlyoneslider.Toswapaparameterfromoneslidertoanother,youllneedtofirstunassignitfromtheoldslider,andthenassignittothenewslider.
ValueThisshowsthecurrentvalueoftheparameter.Therangeofvalueswilldependontheparameterassignedtotheslider.
Common Tone Adjust ParametersTheseparametersaffectbothOscillators1and2.Unlessotherwisenoted,alloftheCommonToneAdjustparametersareRelative.Note:Attherightofeachparameter,the(valuerangeandCC#)areshowninparentheses.Off.ThismeansthattheToneAdjustcontrolhasnoeffect.FilterCutoff.(99...+99,CC#74)Thisscalesthecutofffrequencyofallofthefiltersatonce.ItaffectsbothFiltersAandB.FilterResonance.(99...+99,CC#71)Thisscalestheresonanceofallofthefiltersatonce.ItaffectsbothFiltersAandB.FilterEGIntensity.(99...+99,CC#79)ThisscalestheeffectoftheFilterEGonthecutofffrequency.ItaffectsFiltersAandBsimultaneously.99meansnomodulation.+99meansmaximum.Modulationisinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,astheoriginalProgram.Forinstance,iftheoriginalProgramsEGIntensitywassetto25,thensettingtheToneAdjustto+99movestheEGIntensityto99.AmpVelocityIntensity.(99...+99)ThisscalestheeffectofvelocityontheAmplevel.99removesthevelocitymodulationentirely.+99meansmaximummodulationinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,astheoriginalProgram.F/AEGAttackTime.(99...+99,CC#73)ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs,alongwithotherrelatedparameters.Whenthevalueis+1ormore,thisalsoaffectstheAmpEGsStartandAttackLevels,StartLevelAMS,andAttackTimeAMS,asdescribedbelow:Betweenvaluesof+1and+25,theStartLevel,StartLevelAMS,andAttackTimeAMSwillchangefromtheirprogrammedvaluesto0.Overthesamerange,theAttackLevelwillchangefromitsprogrammedvalueto99.F/AEGDecayTime.(99...+99,CC#75)ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs.ItinteractswithCC#75.F/AEGSustainLevel.(99...+99,CC#70)ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheFilterandAmpEGs.F/AEGReleaseTime.(99...+99,CC#72)ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheFilterandAmpEGs.FilterEGAttackTime.(99...+99)ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheFilterEGs.FilterEGDecayTime.(99...+99)ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheFilterEGs.FilterEGSustainLevel.(99...+99)ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheFilterEGs.FilterEGReleaseTime.(99...+99)ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheFilterEGs.
AmpEGAttackTime.(99...+99)ThisscalestheattacktimesoftheAmpEGs.AmpEGDecayTime.(99...+99)ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesoftheAmpEGs.AmpEGSustainLevel.(99...+99)ThisscalesthesustainlevelsoftheAmpEGs.AmpEGReleaseTime.(99...+99)ThisscalesthereleasetimesoftheAmpEGs.PitchEGAttackTime.(99...+99)ThisscalestheattacktimesofthePitchEG.PitchEGDecayTime.(99...+99)ThisscalesthedecayandslopetimesofthePitchEG.PitchEGSustainLevel(N/A).(99...+99)ThisscalesthesustainlevelsofthePitchEG.PitchEGReleaseTime.(99...+99)ThisscalesthereleasetimesofthePitchEG.PitchLFO1Intensity.(99...+99,CC#77)ThisscalestheeffectofLFO1onthePitch.99removestheLFOmodulationentirely.+99meansmaximummodulationinthesamedirection,positiveornegative,astheoriginalProgram.LFO1Speed.(99...+99,CC#76)ThisscalesLFO1sfrequency.WhentheLFOisinMIDI/Tempomode,thisadjuststheBaseNote.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeFrequencyonpage 42.LFO1Fade.(99...+99)ThisscalesLFO1sfadeintime.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeFadeonpage 43.LFO1Delay.(99...+99,CC#78)ThisscalesLFO1sdelaytimethetimebetweennoteonandtheonsetoftheLFO.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeDelayonpage 43.ThisparameterinteractswithCC#78.LFO1Stop.(PROG/Off/On,Absolute)ThisAbsoluteparametercontrolswhetherLFO1isstoppedorrunning.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeStoponpage 42.ThePROGsettingrestorestheProgramsoriginalvalues.Forexample,ifyousetthistoPROGwhentheoscillator1LFOisstoppedandoscillator2isplaying,theoriginalsettingoftheparameterwillbeused.LFO2Speed.(99...+99)ThisscalesLFO2sfrequency.WhentheLFOisinMIDI/Tempomode,thisadjuststheBaseNote.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeFrequencyonpage 42.LFO2Fade.(99...+99)ThisscalesLFO2sfadeintime.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeFadeonpage 43.LFO2Delay.(99...+99)ThisscalesLFO2sdelaytimethetimebetweennoteonandtheonsetoftheLFO.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeDelayonpage 43.LFO2Stop.(PROG/Off/On,Absolute)ThisAbsoluteparametercontrolswhetherLFO2isstoppedorrunning.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeStoponpage 42.CommonLFOSpeed.(99...+99)ThisscalestheCommonLFOsfrequency.WhentheLFOisinMIDI/Tempomode,thisadjuststheBaseNote.Unison.(Off/On,Absolute)ThisAbsoluteparameterturnsUnisononandoff.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeUnisononpage 13.NumberOfVoices.(2...6,Absolute)ThisAbsoluteparametersetsthenumberofUnisonvoices.
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10IfUnisonisnotOn,thisparameterhasnoeffect.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeNumberofVoicesonpage 13.Detune.(00...99,Absolute)ThisAbsoluteparametersetstheamountofdetuningbetweentheUnisonvoices.IfUnisonisnotOn,thisparameterhasnoeffect.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeDetuneonpage 13.Thickness.(Off/01...09,Absolute)ThisAbsoluteparametersetsthepatternofdetuningbetweentheUnisonvoices.IfUnisonisnotOn,orifDetuneissetto0,thisparameterhasnoeffect.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeThicknessonpage 13.
Tone Adjust Parameters
Macro parametersThefollowingthreeparametersaffectbothOscillator1andOscillator2.Note:Inthelistbelow,attherightofeachparameter,thevaluerangeandedittypeareshowninparentheses.PitchStretch.(12...+12,Relative)ThisspecialcontrolincreasestheOscillatorTuneparameterwhileloweringtheTransposeparameter.Theresultisthatthepitchstaysthesame,butthemappingofthesamplestothekeyschanges.Youcanusethistocreateinterestingshiftsintimbre.Hold.(Off/On,Absolute)ThisletsyouturnHoldonandoff.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeHoldonpage 14.Reverse.(PROG/Off/On,Absolute)ThisturnsReverseon/offformultisamplesthatallowthereversesettingforbothoscillators.PROGrestorestheProgramsoriginalsettings.Reverseplaysthewaveformfromendtostart;theeffectisonlynoticeablewithunloopedsamples.
Per-Oscillator parametersTheseparametersaffecteachOscillatorseparately.Inthelist,theparametersforOscillator1appearfirst,witheachnameprefacedbyOSC1;theparametersforOscillator2appearnext,prefacedbyOSC2.Unlessotherwisespecified,allofthePerOscillatorparametersareAbsolute.Note:Inthelistbelow,theitemsinparenthesesare(value,edittype)respectively.Tune.(1200...+1200,Relative)ThisRelativeparameteraddstoorsubtractsfromtheOscillatorsTunesetting,asdescribedunderTuneonpage 17.Transpose.(60...+60,Relative)ThisRelativeparameteraddstoorsubtractsfromtheOscillatorsTransposesetting,asdescribedunderTransposeonpage 17.Note:aswithTranspose,below,thisisasimpleadditionorsubtraction,asopposedtothemorecomplexscalingfunction.MS/DKitSelect.(PROG/0...540,Absolute)InSingleorDoublePrograms,thisletsyouselectanewMultisamplefortheOscillator.InDrumPrograms,itletsyouselectadifferentDrumKit.Ingeneral,itsbesttousethisinconjunctionwiththeMSTypeandMS/DKitBankparameters,asdescribedbelow.PROGrestorestheProgramsoriginalMultisamples(ortheDrumKit,foraDrumProgram),includingallvelocityrangesandReverseandStartOffsetsettings.YoucanalsolimittherangeofthecontrolbyusingtheMin#andMax#parameters,describedbelow.
For Single and Double Programs:MS/DKitSelectoverridesalloftheMultisampleVelocityzones,sothatthenewlyselectedMultisampleplaysovertheentirevelocityrange.Bydefault,youcanselectfromthesameBankastheoriginalProgramsMS1.YoucanusetheMS/DKitBankparameter,describedbelow,tochangethesedefaultsasdesired.For Multisamples only:YoucanusetheToneAdjustReverseandStartOffsetparameterstomodifythenewlyselectedMultisample.Bydefault,theReverseissettoOff,anditsStartOffsetissetto0.For Drum Programs:Bydefault,youcanselectfromthesameBankastheoriginalProgramsDrumkit.YoucanusetheMSBankparameter,describedbelow,toselectadifferentBank.MSBank.(Mono,Stereo...,Meta)ThisMetaparametermodifiestheMS/DkitSelectparameter,sothatyoucanselectMultisamplesfromanyBankyoulike.MS/DKitMin#.(0...540,Meta)ThisMetaparametersetsaminimumvaluefortheMS/DkitSelectparameter.YoucanusethisinconjunctionwiththeMS/DKitMax#parameter,below,sothatfrontpanelvaluedialselectsonlyfromasmallsetofchoices.Thisisparticularlyconvenientwiththeinternal,inwhichsimilarMultisamplesaregroupedtogether.Forinstance,thismakesiteasytoselectbetweenagroupofbells,orasetofelectricbasses.MS/DKitMax#.(0...540,Meta)ThisMetaparametersetsamaximumvaluefortheMS/DkitSelectparameter.PleaseseeMS/DKitMin#,above,formoreinformation.StartOffset.(0ff,1th...8th,Absolute)ThisallowsyoutochangetheStartOffsetoftheMultisamplespecifiedbytheMSSelectparameter.Itappliesonlywhen:TheProgramisaSingleorDouble(notaDrumKit)Formoreinformation,pleaseseeOffset(StartOffset)onpage 18.Drive.(0...99,Absolute)ThiscontrolstheOscillatorsDriveparameter,asdescribedunderDriveonpage 35.LowBoost.(0...99,Absolute)ThiscontrolstheOscillatorsLowBoostparameter,asdescribedunderLowBoostonpage 35.PitchSlope.(1.0...2.0,Absolute)ThiscontrolstheOscillatorsPitchSlopeparameter,asdescribedunderPitchSlopeonpage 20.LFO1Waveform.(Triangle...Rad6,Absolute)ThisselectsthewaveformfortheOscillatorsLFO1,asdescribedunderWaveformonpage 42.LFO2Waveform.(Triangle...Rnd6,Absolute)ThisselectsthewaveformfortheOscillatorsLFO2,asdescribedunderWaveformonpage 42.AmpLFO1Intensity.(99...+99,Absolute)ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofAmpmodulationfromLFO1,asdescribedunderIntensity(LFO1)onpage 38.AmpLFO2Intensity.(99...+99,Absolute)ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofAmpmodulationfromLFO2,asdescribedunderIntensity(LFO1)onpage 38.FilterLFO1IntensitytoA.(99...+99,Absolute)ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterAcutoff
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11modulationfromLFO1,asdescribedunderIntensitytoAonpage 30.FilterLFO1IntensitytoB.(99...+99,Absolute)ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterBcutoffmodulationfromLFO1,asdescribedunderIntensitytoBonpage 31.FilterLFO2IntensitytoA.(99...+99,Absolute)ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterAcutoffmodulationfromLFO2,asdescribedunderIntensitytoAonpage 30.FilterLFO2IntensitytoB.(99...+99,Absolute)ThiscontrolsthedepthanddirectionofFilterBcutoffmodulationfromLFO2,asdescribedunderIntensitytoBonpage 31.PitchLFO1AMSIntensity.(12.00...+12.00,Absolute)YoucanuseanAMSsource,suchasaftertouch,tomodulatethedepthofpitchmodulation(vibrato)fromLFO1.ThiscontrolstheintensityofthatAMSmodulation.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeIntensityonpage 21.PitchLFO2AMSIntensity.(12.00...+12.00,Absolute)ThisissimilartoPitchLFO1AMSIntensity,above.
Default Tone Adjust SettingsYoucanusetheToneAdjustfunctiontoeditalloftheimportantprogramparametersonthissinglepage.Mostofthepresetsoundsusethedefaultlayoutshownbelow.Youcancustomizethesedefaultsettingsforeachprogram.FordetailsontheToneAdjustfunction,pleasesee07b:Selectedparameterinformationonpage 8.
Tone Adjust parametersThisappliestocommontoneadjustparametersandtoneadjustparametersfollowingthe07b:Selectedparameterinformationonpage 8.
Default Tone Adjust Settings
V 07: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65 3:CopyToneAdjustseep.65 4:ResetToneAdjustseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
Controller Default settings
SW1 [OSC1]TransposeSW2 [OSC2]TransposeSW3 [OSC1]TuneSW4 [OSC2]TuneSW5 [OSC1]MS/DKitSelectSW6 FilterCutoffSW7 FilterResonanceSW8 FilterEGIntensitySlider1 [OSC1&2]PitchStretchSlider2 [OSC1]FilterLFO1IntASlider3 [OSC1]AmpLFOIntSlider4 [OSC1]DriveSlider5 F/AEGAttackTimeSlider6 F/AEGDecayTimeSlider7 F/AEGSustainLevelSlider8 F/AEGReleaseTime
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12PROG P1: Basic/Controllers
11: Program Basic
ThispagecontainsallofthebasicsettingsfortheProgram.Amongotherthings,youcan: SetuptheProgramtobeaSingle,aDouble,aDrumKit,oraDoubleDrumKit.
SettheProgramtoplaypolyphonicallyormonophonically.
11a: Oscillator Mode
Oscillator Mode[Single, Double, Drums, Double Drums]
SpecifiestheProgramsoscillatorassignment;whetheritwilluseoneortwooscillators,oradrumkit.Single:Theprogramwilluseoneoscillator(Oscillator1,Filter1,Amplifier1).Inthiscase,theprogramwillnormallyhaveamaximumof120notepolyphony.Double:Theprogramwillusetwooscillators(Oscillator1/2,Filter1/2,Amplifier1/2).Inthiscasetheprogramwillnormallyhaveamaximumof60notepolyphony.Drums:Theprogramwilluseoneoscillator(aswhenSingleisselected),butOscillator1willbeassignedadrumkitinsteadofamultisample.Inthiscasetheprogramwillnormallyhaveamaximumof120notepolyphony.DoubleDrums:TheProgramwillusetwooscillatorstoplaytwoDrumKits.InthiscasetheProgramwillnormallyhaveamaximumof60notepolyphony.
OSC Picture 1, 2 [MS Names...]Hereyoucanspecifyagraphicforoscillators1and2thatwillbeshowninthemainP0Playpage.Toopenthemenu,pressthepopupbuttonorpressthepreviewareatwiceinsuccession.
Tochoosethegraphic,pressthegraphicviewatthebottomofthemenuortheleftorrightgraphicsintheupperpart.Toconfirmyourselection,presstheOKbuttonorpresstheuppermiddlegraphictwiceinsuccession.
OSCPicture2isunavailableiftheOscillatorModeisSingleorDrums.
11b: Voice Assign Mode
Voice Assign Mode [Poly, Mono]Selectthebasicvoiceallocationmode.Dependingonwhichoneyouselect,variousotheroptionswillappear,suchasPolyLegato(Polymodeonly)andUnison(Monomodeonly).Poly:Theprogramwillplaypolyphonically,allowingyouplaychords.Mono:Theprogramwillplaymonophonically,producingonlyonenoteatatime.
Poly Legato [Off, On]PolyLegatoisavailablewhentheVoiceAssignModeissettoPoly.Legatomeanstoplaynotesothattheyaresmoothandconnected;thenextnoteisplayedbeforethelastnoteisreleased.Thisistheoppositeofplayingdetached.On(checked):Whenyouplayalegatophrase,onlythefirstnoteofthatphrase(andwithinapproximatelythefirst30msec)willusethenormalmultisamplestartpointspecifiedbyStartOffset(Prog21a);allsubsequentnoteswillusethelegatostartpointspecifiedforeachmultisample.Note:Thisisausefulwaytosimulatethepercussiveattackofatonewheeltypeorgan.Off(unchecked):NoteswillalwaysusethesettingoftheStartOffset,regardlessofwhetheryouplaylegatoordetached.
WithsomeMultisamples,PolyLegatomaynothaveanyeffect.
Single Trigger [Off, On]SingleTriggerisavailablewhentheVoiceAssignModeissettoPoly.On(checked):Whenyouplaythesamenoterepeatedly,thepreviousnotewillbesilencedbeforethenextnoteissounded,sothatthetwodonotoverlap.Off(unchecked):Whenyouplaythesamenoterepeatedly,thenoteswilloverlap.
Mono Legato [Off, On]ThisisavailablewhentheVoiceAssignModeissettoMono.Legatomeanstoplaynotessothattheyaresmoothandconnected;thenextnoteisplayedbeforethelastnoteisreleased.Thisistheoppositeofplayingdetached.WhenMonoLegatoisOn,thefirstnoteinalegatophrasewillsoundnormally,andthensubsequentnoteswillhaveasmoothersound,formoregentletransitionsbetweenthenotes.TheModeparameter,below,switchesbetweentwodifferentMonoLegatoeffects,eachofwhichachievesthissmoothnessinadifferentway.Seethedescriptionofthatparameterformoredetails.On(checked):Whenyouplaywithlegatophrasing,thenoteswithinalegatophrasewillsoundsmoother,accordingtothesettingoftheModeparameter,below.Off(unchecked):Legatophrasingwillproducethesamesoundasdetachedplaying.
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13Mode [Normal, Use Legato Offset]ThisparameterisavailableonlywhenMonoLegatoisOn.Normal:Whenyouplaylegato,themultisample,envelopes,andLFOswillnotbereset;onlythepitchoftheoscillatorwillchange.Thissettingisparticularlyeffectiveforwindinstrumentsandanalogsynthsounds.
Withthisoption,thepitchmayoccasionallybeincorrect,dependingonwhichmultisampleyouplay,andwhereonthekeyboardyouplay.
UseLegatoOffset:Whenyouplaylegato,thesecondandsubsequentnoteswillusethelegatostartpointspecifiedforeachmultisample,ratherthantheStartOffset(StartOffset21a)setting.Thisiseffectivewhenusedwithamultisampleforwhichyouveassignedaspecificlegatooffsetpoint.Forexample,youmightuseittocontroltheattackofabreathy,slowattacksaxsound.Onsomemultisamples,thiswillhavenoeffect.EnvelopesandLFOswillstillbereset,astheyarewithdetachedplaying.
Priority [Low, High, Last]PriorityisavailablewhentheVoiceAssignModeissettoMono.Thisparameterdetermineswhathappenswhenmorethanonenoteisbeinghelddown.Low:Thelowestnotewillsound.Manyvintage,monophonicanalogsynthsworkthiswayHigh:Thehighestnotewillsound.Last:Themostrecentlyplayednotewillsound.
Unison [On, Off]UnisoncanbeusedinMonomode.On(checked):WhenUnisonison,theProgramusestwoormorestacked,detunedvoicestocreateathicksound.UsetheNumberofVoicesandDetuneparameterstosetthenumberofvoicesandamountofdetuning,andtheThicknessparametertocontrolthecharacterofthedetuning.Off(unchecked):TheProgramplaysnormally.
Number of Voices [2...6]ThiscontrolsthenumberofdetunedvoicesthatwillbeplayedforeachnotewhenusingUnison.ItappliesonlywhenUnisonisOn.
Detune [00...99 cents]DetuneisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.ThisparametersetsthetuningspreadfortheUnisonvoices,incents(1/100ofasemitone).TheThicknessparameter,below,controlshowthevoicesaredistributedacrossthedetuneamount.WhenThicknessisOff,thevoicesaredistributedevenly,centeredaroundthebasicpitch.Forinstance,letssaythattheNumberofvoicesparameterissetto3,Detuneissetto24,andThicknessisOff:Voiceonewillbedetuneddownby12cents,voicetwowillnotbedetuned,andvoicethreewillbedetunedupby12cents.
Asanotherexample,letssaythatDetuneisstillsetto24andThicknessisstillOff,butNumberofvoicesissetto4:Voiceonewillstillbedetuneddownby12cents,voicetwowillbedetuneddownby4cents,voicethreewillbedetunedupby4cents,andvoice4willbedetunedupby12cents.
Thickness [Off, 01...09]ThicknessisavailablewhenUnisonisOn.Thisparametercontrolsthecharacterofthedetuningfortheunisonvoices.Off:UnisonvoiceswillbeevenlydistributedacrosstheDetunerange,asshownabove.0109:Unisonvoiceswillbedetunedinanasymmetricway,increasingthecomplexityofthedetune,andchangingthewayinwhichthedifferentpitchesbeatagainstoneanother.Thiscreatesaneffectsimilartovintageanalogsynthesizers,inwhichoscillatorswouldfrequentlydriftslightlyoutoftune.Highernumbersincreasetheeffect.
V 11: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65 3:CopyOscillatorseep.65 4:SwapOscillatorseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
Voice Detune
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Voice Detune
1 122 43 +44 +12
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1412: Note-On/Scale
Here,youcanmakethefollowingsettings. MakekeyboardsplitsettingsforOSC1,OSC2,andHold. Enable/disablethehalfdamperfunction. Selectthebasicscaleoftheprogram.
12a: Key ZoneYoucancreatekeyboardsplitsbysettingtopandbottomkeylimitsforOscillators1and2.Also,youcancontrolthekeyboardrangeoverwhichtheHoldparametertakeseffect.Note:YoucanalsosetthenotevaluesandvelocityvaluesbyholdingdownaneditcellortheENTERbuttonandplayingakey(seeOGp.10).
OSC 1 Bottom [C1...G9]ThissetsthelowestkeyonwhichOscillator1willplay.
OSC 1 Top [C1...G9]ThissetsthehighestkeyonwhichOscillator1willplay.
OSC 2 Bottom [C1...G9]ThissetsthelowestkeyonwhichOscillator2willplay.
OSC 2 Top [C1...G9]ThissetsthehighestkeyonwhichOscillator2willplay.
Hold [On, Off]Holdislikepermanentlypressingdownonthesustainpedal.Inotherwords,notescontinuetosoundasifyouwereholdingdownthekeyevenafteryouliftyourfingersfromthekeyboard.UnlesstheSustainLevelissetto0inAmpEG1(andAmpEG2inaDoubleProgram),thesoundwillplayfortheentirelengthofthemultisample(s).On(checked):TheHoldfunctionisenabledfortherangesetbytheHoldBottomandHoldTopparameters,below.Off(unchecked):Noteswillplaynormally.Thisisthedefaultsetting.
Using Hold with Drum KitsHoldcanbeespeciallyusefulfordrumprograms,sinceitletsthedrumsamplesringoutnaturally.Ingeneral,whenyousettheOscillatorModetoDrums,itsgoodtosetHoldtoOn.OnceyouveturnedonHoldforadrumprogram,thefunctioniscontrolledonanotebynotebasisaccordingtosettingswithintheselectedDrumKit.IfakeysEnableNoteOffReceiveparameter(Global54a)isunchecked,thenotewillbeheld.IfthekeysEnableNoteOffReceiveparameterischecked,itwillnotbeheld.IfyouturnoffHoldintheProgram,nokeyswillbeheldregardlessoftheirEnableNoteOffReceivesetting.
Using Hold with Acoustic PianosHoldisalsousefulforsimulatingthetopoctavesofanacousticpiano,inwhichnotesalwayssustainuntiltheyfadeoutnaturally,regardlessofhowlongyouholdthekey.TheHoldBottomandHoldTopparametersaredesignedforexactlythispurpose.TheyletyoulimittheeffectoftheHoldparametertoaspecificrangeofthekeyboard.
Hold Bottom [C1...G9]ThissetsthelowestkeyaffectedbytheHoldfunction.
Hold Top [C1...G9]ThissetsthehighestkeyaffectedbytheHoldfunction.
12b: Half-Damper ControlAhalfdamperpedalisaspecialtypeofcontinuousfootpedal,suchastheKorgDS1H.Incomparisontoastandardfootswitch,halfdamperpedalsoffermoresubtlecontrolofsustain,whichcanbeespeciallyusefulforpianosounds.TheKROMEwillautomaticallysensewhenahalfdamperisconnectedtotherearpanelDAMPERinput.Forproperoperation,youwillalsoneedtocalibratethepedal,usingtheHalfDamperCalibrationcommandintheGlobalmenu.Theoffandfullonpositionsofthehalfdamperworkjustlikeastandardfootswitch.InconjunctionwiththeEnableHalfDamperparameter,below,intermediatepositionsallowagraduatedcontrolofsustain,similartothedamperpedalofanacousticpiano.
Enable Half-Damper [On, Off]WhenthisisOn(checked),HalfDamperpedals,normalsustainpedals,andMIDICC#64willallmodulatetheAmpEG,asdescribedbelow.WhenthisisOff(unchecked),thepedalsandMIDICC#64willstillholdnotesasusual,butwillnotmodulatetheAmpEG.
Half-Damper Pedal and Release TimeTheamountofmodulationdependsonwhethertheAmpEGSustainLevelissetto0(asisthecasewithmostacousticpianosounds),orsetto1ormore.Themodulationiscontinuous,from1x(nochange)to55timeslonger;thetablebelowshowsaselectionofrepresentativepoints.
Half-Damper modulation of Amp EG Release Time
12c: OSC1/2 Note-On Control
OSC1 Delay [0000ms...5000ms, KeyOff]Thisspecifiesthetimefromwhenyoupressakeyuntiloscillator1actuallybeginstosound.ThisismostusefulinDoublePrograms,fordelayingoneoscillatorinrelationtotheother.KeyOffisaspecialsetting.Insteadofdelayingthesoundbyaparticularamountoftime,thesoundwillplayassoonasyoureleasethekey.Youcanusethistocreatetheclickheardwhenaharpsichordnoteisreleased,forinstance.
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15Ingeneral,whenyouusetheKeyOffsetting,itsalsobesttosettheoscillatorsAmpEGSustainLevelto0.
Mode [Key, Key + Damper]Normally,youplaynotessimplybypressingkeysonthekeyboard.Inspecialcases,however,youcansetthisparametersothatyoumustfirstbeholdingdownthedamperpedal,andthenpressakey,inordertoplayanote.Forinstance,thiscanbeusefulwhenmodelingthebehaviorofapianosoundboard.Keyisthenormalmode.WhenyouselectKey+Damper,noteswillonlysoundifthedamperpedalisbeinghelddown.Whenthedamperpedalisreleased,allnoteswillbestoppedeveniftheyarestillbeinghelddown.
OSC2 Delay [0000ms...5000ms, KeyOff]
Mode [Key, Key + Damper]Thisspecifiesthetimefromwhenyoupressakeyuntiloscillator2actuallybeginstosound.SeeOSC1DelayandMode,above.
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Type[Equal TemperamentUser Octave Scale15]
SelectsthebasicscalefortheProgram.Notethatformanyofthescales,thesettingoftheKeyparameter,below,isveryimportant.EqualTemperament:Thisisthemostwidelyusedscalebyfar,inwhicheachsemitonestepisspacedatequalpitchintervals.EqualTemperamentallowseasymodulation,sothatachordprogressionplayedinthekeyofCsoundsroughlythesameasthesameprogressionplayedinF#.Sacrificed,however,issomeofthepurityofindividualintervalsofferedbythescalesbelow.PureMajor:Inthistemperament,majorchordsoftheselectedkeywillbeperfectlyintune.PureMinor:Inthistemperament,minorchordsoftheselectedkeywillbeperfectlyintune.Arabic:ThisscaleincludesthequartertoneintervalsusedinArabicmusic.Pythagoras:ThisscaleisbasedonancientGreekmusictheory,andisespeciallyeffectiveforplayingmelodies.Itproducescompletelypurefifths,withoneexception,attheexpenseofdetuningotherintervalsthirdsinparticular.AsmuchasPythagorasmighthavelikedtodoso,itsnotpossibletomakeallthefifthspurewhilealsokeepingtheoctaveintune.Forthesakeoftheoctave,oneofthefifthstheintervalfromthesharpfourthdegreetothesharpfirstdegreeismadequiteflat.Werkmeister(WerkmeisterIII):ThisscalewasoneofthemanytemperamentsystemsdevelopedtowardstheendoftheBaroqueperiod.TheseWellTemperedtuningswereaimedatallowingrelativelyfreetranspositionalthoughyoullstillnoticethatthedifferentkeysmaintaintheirowndistinctcharacteristics,unlikeEqualTemperament.J.S.Bachwasreferringtothesenewscalesinhistitle,TheWellTemperedClavier.Assuch,thisgroupareparticularlyappropriateforlatebaroqueorganandharpsichordmusic.Kirnberger(KirnbergerIII):ThisisasecondWellTemperedtuning,datingfromtheearly18thcentury.Slendro:ThisisanIndonesiangamelanscale,withfivenotesperoctave.
WhenKeyissettoC,usetheC,D,F,GandAnotes.Otherkeyswillplaythenormalequaltemperedpitches.Pelog:ThisisanotherIndonesiangamelanscale,withsevennotesperoctave.WhenKeyissettoC,usethewhitekeys.Theblackkeyswillplaytheequaltemperedpitches.Stretch:Thistuningisusedforacousticpianos.UserAllNotesScale:Thisisauserprogrammedscalewithdifferentsettingsforall128MIDInotes.YoucansetupthisscaleinGlobalmode(Global31b).UserOctaveScale0015:Theseareuserprogrammedscaleswithsettingsforeachofthe12notesinanoctave.YoucansetthemupinGlobalmode(Global31a).
Key (Scale Key) [CB]Selectsthekeyofthespecifiedscale.ThissettingdoesnotapplytotheEqualTemperament,Stretch,andUserAllNotesscales.
IfyoureusingascaleotherthanEqualTemperament,thecombinationoftheselectedscaleandtheKeysettingmayskewthetuningofthenote.Forexample,AabovemiddleCmightbecome442 Hz,insteadofthenormal440 Hz.YoucanusetheGlobalModesMasterTune(Global01a)parametertocorrectthis,ifnecessary.
Random [07]Thisparametercreatesrandomvariationsinpitchforeachnote.Atthedefaultvalueof0,pitchwillbecompletelystable;highervaluescreatemorerandomization.Thisparameterishandyforsimulatinginstrumentsthathavenaturalpitchinstabilities,suchasanalogsynths,tapemechanismorgansoracousticinstruments.
V 12: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65 3:CopyOscillatorseep.65 4:SwapOscillatorseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
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HereyoucanspecifytheSW1andSW2switchandfrontpanel14knobsoftheprogramwhenRealtimeControlsUSERisselected.
13a: Panel Switch 1/2 Assign
SW1 (SW1 Assign) [Off, ..., JS-Y Lock]ThisassignsthefunctionofSW1.Formoreinformation,pleaseseeListofSW1/2assignmentsonpage 348.Note:Ifyouchangethefunctionsetting,thestatusisresettooff.Note:Theon/offstatusoftheSW1,SW2switchesismemorizedwhenyousavetheprogram.
Mode (SW1 Mode) [Toggle, Momentary]Thisspecifiestheon/offoperationwhenyoupresstheSW1switch.Toggle:ThestatewillalternatebetweenOnandOffeachtimeyoupresstheSW1switch.Momentary:ThestatewillremainOnonlywhileyoucontinueholdingdowntheSW1switch.
SW2 (SW2 Assign) [Off, ..., JS-Y Lock]
Mode (SW2 Mode) [Toggle, Momentary]ThisassignsthefunctionofSW2.ThefunctionsthatcanbeassignedtoSW2arethesameasforSW1,withthesubstitutionofSW2Mod.(CC#81)insteadoftheSW1sSW1Mod.(CC#80).
13b: Realtime Controls Knob AssignHereyoucanselectthefunctions(mainlytypesofcontrolchange)thatareassignedtoknobs14whenControlAssign(08b)RealtimeControlsUSERisselected.(SeeRealtimeControlsKnobs14Assignmentsonpage 348)ThefunctionsyouassignhereareactivewhenyouusetheSELECTbuttontoselectUSER,andoperateknobs14.
USER [1] [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95, CC#102119]USER [2] [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95, CC#102119]USER [3] [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95, CC#102119]USER [4] [Off, ..., MIDI CC#95, CC#102119]
V 13: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
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17PROG P2: OSC/PitchThesepagescontrolthefirstandmostbasicelementsofsounds:theMultisamplesthattheoscillatorsplay,andthepitchatwhichitplaysthem.Forinstance,youcan: SelectMultisamplesforSingleandDoublePrograms,orDrumKitsforDrumsandDoubleDrumsPrograms.
Setupvelocitysplits,crossfades,andlayersforSingleandDoublePrograms.
Setthebasicpitchofthesound,includingtheoctave,finetuning,andsoon.
ControlpitchmodulationusingavarietyofcontrollerssuchasLFO,pitchEG,andthejoystick.
NotethatwhentheOscillatorModeissettoSingleorDrums,onlyOscillator1sfiltersareactive;thepagesforOscillator2sfilterswillbegrayedout.
Multisamples, and Drum KitsMultisamplesandDrumKitsallowyoutoplaysamplesindifferentways. Multisampleslayoutoneormoresamplesacrossthekeyboard.Forinstance,averysimpleguitarMultisamplemighthavesixsamplesoneforeachstring.
Asthenamesuggests,DrumKitsareoptimizedforplayingdrumsamples.
Velocity splits, crossfades, and layersEachoscillatorhaseightvelocityzonesthatallowdifferentkeyboardvelocitiestoswitchthemultisampleordrumsamplethatisactuallysounded.Foreachzone,youcanspecifythethreshold(boundaryvalue)andcrossfade(howvelocitywillsmoothlyfadebetweenthesamplesofadjacentzones).Thisallowsyoutocreatevelocityswitchedorlayeredsounds,suchasthefollowingexamples. Velocitysplitsinwhichthezonesarecleanlyseparatedattheirthreshold
Velocitycrossfadesinwhichthezoneswillsmoothlycrossfadebeyondtheirthreshold.
Velocitylayersinwhichadditionalsoundsareaddedforavelocityregionaboveaspecifiedthreshold.
Note:IftheOscillatorModeisDrumsorDoubleDrums,thevelocityzonesettingsalreadyspecifiedforthedrumkitwillbeapplied,andwillnotbeshowninthescreen.ThevelocityzonesforadrumkitcanbeeditedinGlobalP5DrumKit(seep.205).PressingtheJumptoDrumKitEditbuttonshowninthescreenwilltakeyoudirectlytoGlobalP5.
21: OSC1 Setup
Programssoundsarebasedonmultisamples,andthispageletsyousetupallofthebasicmultisamplerelatedsettings.Amongotherthings,youcan: SelectMultisamplesfortheOscillator(inaSingleorDoubleProgram),orselecttheDrumKitforaDrumProgram
SettheOscillatorsbasicpitch
21a: OSC1 Frequency
Oscillator Mode Single, Double
OSC1 Frequency
Octave [2[32'], 1[16'], +0[8'], +1[4']]ThissetsthebasicpitchoftheOscillator,inoctaves.Thedefaultis+0[8].Thestandardoctaveofamultisampleis+0[8].
Transpose [12...+12]Thisadjuststhepitchinsemitones,overarangeof1octave.
Tune [1200...+1200]Thisadjuststhepitchincents,overarangeof1octave.Acentis1/100ofasemitone.
Frequency Offset [10.0Hz ... +10Hz]Thisadjuststhepitchbyincrementsof0.1 Hz.FrequencyOffsetisdifferentfromTuneinthat,whenusedtodetunethetwooscillators,itcancreateaconstantbeatfrequencyacrosstherangeofthekeyboard.
21b: MultisamplesUsetheslideronthelefttocheckthesettingsofeachdrumsampleshowninabbreviatedform.Dragtheslidertoviewthesettings.
1: Multisample 1IfyouwanttocreateasimplesetupwithonlyasingleMultisample,justsetupMultisample1asdesired,andthensettheThresholdVelocityto1andtheCrossfade(CrossfadeRange)toOff.
Multisample On/Off [Off, On]Specifieswhetherthemultisample1willsound.ItwillsoundifthisisOn.
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18Bank [Mono, Stereo, XL, M, XL, St]ThisisdisplayedifMultisampleOn/OffisOn.YoucanchoosebetweenlookingatmonoandstereoMultisamples.Mono,Stereo:Conventionalmonauralorstereomultisamples.XL.M(eXtraLargeMono),XL.St(eXtraLargeStereo):Highcapacitymonauralorstereomultisamples.NotethatstereoMultisampleswillrequiretwiceasmanyvoicesasmonoMultisamples.
Multisample select [List of Multisample]Thisspecifiesamultisample.
Somemultisampleshaveanupperlimit;notesplayedabovethatlimitwillnotsound.
WhenyoupresstheMultisampleSelectpopupbutton,themultisamplelistwillappear,allowingyoutoselectamultisamplefromthelist.Usethetabstoselectacategory,andselectamultisamplewithinthecategory.Youcansearchforamultisamplebyaportionofitsname(seep.2).PresstheOKbuttontoconfirmtheselection,ortheCancelbuttontocancel.
Rev (Reverse) [Off, On]Thisplaystheselectedmultisampleinreversewithoutloopingit.Note:Ifanindividualsamplewithinthemultisampleisalreadysettoreverse,itwillplayinreversewithoutthissetting.On(checked):Themultisamplewillplayinreverse.Forvelocityzonesthatarenotselected(shownasoneline),RevOnisindicatedas[R].Off(unchecked):Themultisamplewillplaynormally.
Offset (Start Offset) [Off, 1st...8th]Inadditiontosimplystartingplaybackfromthebeginning,Multisamplescanhaveupto8differentpreprogrammedalternatestartingpoints.TheStartOffsetspecifieswhethertousethenormalstartpoint(Off),ortouseoneofthealternatestartpoints(1st8th).SomeMultisamplesmayhavefewerthan8preprogrammedpoints,inwhichcaseonlytheavailablepointscanbeselected.
Level [000...127]Thissetsthebasicvolumelevelofthemultisample.TheAmpsectioncanmodifythisbasiclevelextensivelywithenvelopes,LFOs,keyboardtracking,andothermodulation;formoreinformation,pleaseseePROGP4:Amp/EQonpage 35.
Dependingonthemultisample,highLevelsettingsmaycausedistortionwhenplayingmanynotesatatime.Ifthisoccurs,lowertheLevel.
2...8: (Multisample 2...8)ThesearethemultisamplesettingsfortheMultisample28.TheparametersareexactlythesameasthoseforMultisample1.
Velocity SplitThisshowsthevelocityzonesfortheoscillatorseightmultisamplesandforeachoscillator.Themetertotheleftindicatesthenoteonvelocity.Thisallowsyoutoverifythemultisamplesandoscillatorsthatwillsoundateachvelocity(See01e:VelocityMeteronpage 5.).
21c: OSC1 (Drum Kit Frequency)
Oscillator Mode Drums, Double Drums
Octave [2[32'], 1[16'], +0[8'], +1[4']]Thisadjuststhepitchinoctaveunits.Whenusingadrumkit,settheOctaveto8.
Wheneditingadrumprogram,youmustsetthisparameterto8.Withothersettings,thesoundsofthedrumkitwillbeassignedtothewrongnotesofthekeyboard.
Transpose [12...+12]Thisadjuststhelocationoftheinstrumentsintheselecteddrumkit.Unlessyouneedtochangethis,leaveitat0.
Tune [1200...+1200]Thisadjuststhepitchinonecentunits.ThepitchofeachdrumkitcanbeadjustedinGlobalP5:Drumkit.
Freq. Offset (Frequency Offset)[10.0Hz ... +10Hz]
Thisadjuststhepitchbyincrementsof0.1 Hz.FrequencyOffsetisdifferentfromTuneinthat,whenusedtodetunethetwooscillators,itcancreateaconstantbeatfrequencyacrosstherangeofthekeyboard.
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1921d: Drum KitTheseparametersappearwhentheOscillatorModeissettoDrumsorDoubleDrums.
Drum Kit [000...031 (INT), 032...047 (USER),048056 (GM)]
Thisselectsadrumkit.
Jump to Drum kit Edit Page buttonPressingthisbuttonwilltakeyoudirectlytoGlobalP5:DrumKitwhereyoucaneditthedrumkitselectedbyDrumKitSelect.EvenifOscillatorModeissettoDoubleDrums,youwillhearonlythekitthatwasselected.IftheGMdrumkitwasselected,thelastselecteddrumkitwillbeselected.Asdesired,useCopyDrumKittocopytheGMdrumkittotheUSERbank.
V 21: Menu Command 0:WriteProgramseep.64 1:ExclusiveSoloseep.64 2:AutoSongSetupseep.65 3:CopyOscillatorseep.65 4:SwapOscillatorseep.65Formoreinformation,pleaseseeProgram:MenuCommandonpage 64.
22: OSC1 Velocity
Hereyoucanmakethefollowingsettings. Velocityzoneforoscillator1 Themultisamplesvelocitysplitandcrossfadesettings
22a: OSC 1 Velocity ZoneVelocitycanbeusedtoswitchbetweensoundingoscillators1and2.Hereyoucanspecifythevelocityzoneforoscillator1.Thisvelocityzonesettingtakespriorityoverthevelocitysettingsofmultisamples18.Thestatusofthesettingsisindicatedbythegraphontherightsideofthescreen.Thisletsyoumakesettingswhilecomparingthemwiththevelocitysplitgraph.
Bottom [001...127]ThissetsthelowestvelocityatwhichtheOscillator1willsound.
Top [001...127]ThissetsthehighestvelocityatwhichtheOscillator1willsound.Note:TheOSC1TopvelocitymustbegreaterthantheOSC1Bottomvelocity.
Note:YoucanalsosetthenotevalueandvelocityvaluebyholdingdowntheeditcellortheENTERbuttonandplayinganoteonthekeyboard(seeOGp.10).
22b: Multisample Velocity ZoneHereyoucanspecifythevelocityzoneforeachoftheoscillatorseightmultisamples.
Threshold Velocity [001...127]ThissetsthelowestvelocityatwhichtheMultisamplewillsound.Multisample1sThresholdVelocitycanbeequalto,butnotlowerthan,thatofMultisample2.
Crossfade (Crossfade Range) [Off, 001...127]ThissetstherangeofvelocitiesoverwhichMultisample1willfadeintoMultisample2,goingupfromtheThresholdVelocity.Forinstance,iftheThresholdVelocityissetto64,andtheCrossfadeissetto20,MS2willstarttofadeinatvelocitiesof84andbelow.WhenvelocitiesarewithintheCrossfade,theOscillatorwillusetwiceasmuchpolyphonyasitwouldnormally.Note:Youcanonlyfadebetweentwozonesatonce.Note:Youcantouchanddragtochangethisvalue(See*EG,VelocitySplitonpage 6oftheOperationguide.).Thisshowsthevelocityzone.
Curve [Linear, Power, Layer]Thiscontrolsthevolumecurveofthecrossfade.LinearandPower(shortforEqualPower)letyoufinetunethewaythatthetwoMultisamplesmixtogether;oneortheothermaybemoreappropriateforagivenpairofMultisamples.Layer,truetoitsname,letsyoulayerthetwoMultisamplestogetherwithoutanycrossfading.Linearmeansthatthetwosampleswilleachbeat50%oftheirfullvolumeinthemiddleofthecrossfade.Sometimes,thismaycreateadipinthevolumelevel;ifso,tryusingPowerinstead.Power,shortforEqualPower,meansthatthetwosampleswilleachbeataround70%oftheirfullvolumeinthemiddleofthecrossfade.Sometimes,thismaycreateabumpinthevolumelevel,inwhichcaseyoumighttryselectingLinearinstead.LayermeansthatthetwoMultisampleswillbelayeredtogether,bothatfullvolume,fortheentirerangeofthecrossfade.
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Velocity Split ZoneThisspecifiesthevelocityzoneforeachoftheoscillatorseightmultisamples.Themetershowsthenoteonvelocityvalue.
Velocity