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Devnor · Full Member Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Posts: 222

So I have this new assignment (I play bass guitar in this band) but there is one tune with arpeggiated synth bass (Stevie Nicks Stand Back) that I need to cover. I currently do not own a Kronos and I'm looking to buy soon.

My thought is I would like to be able to send a click to the drummer on an output then send the synth sound thru two another outputs (one to my bass amp and the other to FOH). During the same set, I want to be able to use some ambient synth sounds/samples but not have the Kronos output to my bass rig or drummer - only FOH. The bass signal comes out of a DI to FOH. I would use an AB switch to control what instrument goes to the bass rig. The bass rig is solely for onstage monitoring for this one tune.

Can output routing be freely assigned within a combi? For the click, I was thinking about using the sequencer. I'm assuming the arp would play along when the sequencer is running?

I have a concern about boot up time. If trim down the preload to just a few custom samples, does the boot time decrease?

Bertotti · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 1:07 am Post subject:

Routing is pretty versatile but my concern is your looking for an arp and the Kronos does not have a traditional Arp. Kronos has Karma, but I think you could use RPPR to make your baseline. I'm not sure if you could tweak Karma enough to get what you want but, maybe. Others here will know much better then I do.

psionic311 · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:02 am Post subject: Re: Application question

psionic311 · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:04 am Post subject: Re: Application question

Nice song, by the way. Will have to bring it up as something different to play.

Devnor · Full Member Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Posts: 222

Only reason I mentioned the sequencer is I was unsure I could route the metronome to a chosen output. I need to play this live in case someone forgets their cue. I just started reading the manual so I'm not up to speed on RPPR or even Karma. The arp is really basic, the original recording used a Jupiter 8 arp.

I'm picking up my new Kronos 2 tomorrow.

SanderXpander · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 7860

If you can do it with a PolySix sound that would be easiest as it has a basic arp. You could use a metronome drum track and send that to the drummer. The whole thing could then be done on the program level.

Devnor · Full Member Joined: 30 Jan 2011 Posts: 222

Bertotti · Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 11:09 pm Post subject:

I forgot about the poly six arp! Nice!

psionic311 · Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 12:05 am Post subject:

Lots of great advice here. From a fellow bass/keyboard player, congratulations and best wishes on maximizing your new rig! (I went FRFR powered PA with Zoom B3 bass sim and keys into XR18, for minimal footprint but maximum quality and flexibility and portability).

Keep in mind that using a Combi for each of your Set List Slots, even if just one sound, offers you much more functionality live than using a single Program. Unless you're an expert synth programmer, you're going to get a lot more standardization and mileage out of layering and splitting sounds, using MIDI zones, and setting up your standard IFX/MFX/TFX routes rather than what a single Program has to offer.