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[Pandelume]

Now the the Kronos is such a powerful machine. I still want to enhance it with some very good effect modules for reverb, delay and other effects. What modules do you guys use for ambient or drone? I am told one needs rather effect gadgets than an additional synth when going for ambient. I have been looking at Boss MD-500 or Big Sky and El Capistan from Strymon, also looking forward to the Microcosm from Hologram Electronics. But would like to know, what Kronos users prefer in this respect.

[Poseidon]

Effects ? They are as much important as the sound engines.
I use BigSky, TimeLine from Strymon, and TC M3000.
I am planning to purchase the Mobius sooooon, and another BigSky.
The BigSky’s reverb tails fade to silence without any degradation ! Marvellous box !
If you get one, prepare to be unseated from your chair when you hear the drones.

When it comes to ambient music, I find Waldorf Blofeld a must too.



Hologram Electronics Microcosm ?

I posted the other day -> http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=121136

I am considering the Hologram for my guitar, but I hate to be forced to pre-order, so ... No decision so far ...

[Liviou2004]

[Pandelume]

Maybe a dumb question, but how can i connect my Kronos2 61 in a proper way to a BigSky or Eventide Space? MIDI also needed? Just own the Kronos, and no other synths or mixer.

[Pandelume]

Maybe a dumb question, but how can i connect my Kronos2 61 in a proper way to a BigSky or Eventide Space? MIDI also needed? Just own the Kronos, and no other synths or mixer.

[geoelectro]

Besides the L/R outputs, there are 4 individual outputs. Pick one for a mono source or 2 for a stereo source and connect them to your external FX unit. Take the FX outputs and connect them to the inputs on the Kronos.

Then, you can assign a sound to the new outputs which will go thru your FX and come back in thru the Kronos inputs.

You may need to configure your inputs in Global. Set levels, pans etc.

Geo
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[Poseidon]

[Pandelume]

Would not like to use a rack, but what do you mean by expand my gear? Possibly use a mixer or a kind of pre amp to use with a BigSky to achieve this ratio (115dB S/N ratio)? So what's the best way to attach a pedal to the Kronos in general? Thanks.

[voip]

The connection method to the Kronos depends on what you want to do, but is as Geoelectro mentioned.

Connect the Kronos' L & R Audio outs, or Audio outs 1 & 2 or 3 & 4, to the Big Sky's L & R audio ins.

It would probably be best to start with using the L & R outs, which would pass the entire Kronos audio output signal into the Big Sky. The Big Sky Left Out and Right Out signals could then be passed to the PA system, or Front of House desk, which would ideally be a stereo system. There would be no facility for connecting headphones, unless the PA, or a mixer with headphone out, was used. The Big Sky audio outputs could also be passed directly to headphones, via a suitable two mono jack plugs to stereo jack socket adapter cable.

Alternatively, the other output pairs (1 & 2 or 3 & 4) could be used to, say, pass just selected timbre(s) in a Combi through the Big Sky. This would need to be set up on a per Combi basis, depending on what you wanted to do with the signals e.g. to substitute for the Kronos' reverb/chorus/delay effects on all or selected timbres only. In this case, the Big Sky's audio outputs could be fed back into the Kronos Audio Inputs 1 & 2, and routed in the Kronos onto the Audio Bus serving the Kronos' L & R outputs. In this case, the Kronos' Headphone Out could still be used to hear the overall effect.

In addition, connecting the Kronos' MIDI Out to the Big Sky's MIDI In would allow the Kronos to control the Big Sky's parameters, using the Kronos' control surface feature.

There are clearly several options possible.
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[Poseidon]

[voip]

[Poseidon]

[Pandelume]

Now i see why you said costly, a DUAL (+ rack version) is not exactly cheap, but possibly the most neat option. I now found an YT-video, how to connect a Mobius to a Kronos, it looks like the idea of Geoelectro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiFrgCxLFII

I am now most interested in the Microcosm (Hologram), because it does not only offer reverb, but also granular effects. I am not aware of other pedals or stomp boxes with granular features. But it will ship only late April. In terms of connecting it will likely behave like the BigSky, Eventide and similar.

[Poseidon]

[Poseidon]