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oliv73

Hello

I would like to know if there is any solution with Kronos to set specific sound depending of played notes ?
for instance : if I play one note => sound A / if I play 2 => sound B
I suppose Karma can do it but is there any way to do it directly from combis ?

oli

voip · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Nov 2014 Posts: 3776

Use a Combi with the desired timbres, and employ velocity switching to select the timbre being played.

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oliv73 · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:57 pm Post subject:

I already use velocity switching but I wonder if it was possible to use other methods to change sounds

StephenKay · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:28 am Post subject:

No. And KARMA doesn't do it either.
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laandodeman · Senior Member Joined: 07 Jul 2011 Posts: 417

There are two ways to deal with that:

1. use a program switch pedal and browse through sounds upward
2. use the swell pedal to "swell" one sound and fade the other.
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KK · Platinum Member Joined: 13 Oct 2016 Posts: 1422

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SeedyLee · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 8:56 am Post subject:

Perhaps you could describe what it is you're trying to achieve?
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StephenKay · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 6:53 am Post subject:

I'm guessing he wants this: play 1 note, sound of violin program across keyboard, as long as you only play one note anywhere. Play 3 notes simultaneously, sound of trumpets across keyboard, as long as you play 3 notes anywhere. And so on. Might be a useful application; you could play single note string lines, then play 3 or more notes and get brass stabs - without worrying about velocities. But there's no way to do that in the Kronos automatically that I know of, other than doing it with velocity, which is how most of us approach this. For example, set up a string program to be less velocity sensitive, so that you can play it at low velocities and get a loud string sound; velocity cross-switch this with a brass program that only kicks in at very high velocities. Yes, it takes some practice, but it works! And then, you're not limited to the number of notes you must play at a time, you can alternate between single-note strings and single-note brass lines for example, or string chords and brass chords.
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Liviou2004 · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:28 am Post subject:

As you described it, Stephen, this system looks like Paraphonic (as in Waldorf Pulse 2 for instance).
One note uses one oscilator, second note uses OSC2 and so on...This system was created before the Polyphony appearance. That way, it was possible to play 2 or 3 different sounds at the same time in a monphonic synth. For example the first note plays a sawtooth sound and the second one plays the second OSC with a square sound.
But with the appearance of polyphonic multitimbral synths, it's absolutely not useful anymore. In split mode, without any velocity switches, you can decide what to play,when and how (all in a combination settings).

So, I really don't see what could be the interest to get that type of characterstics in the Kronos, as in any other synth actually !

CharlesFerraro · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:44 pm Post subject:

oliv73 · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:16 pm Post subject:

Hello

Stephen describe exactly what i was thinking about.
Up to now I used velocity switching to change sounds during playing .

What could be the interest ?
For instance play solo trumpet and brass chords (or synth lead solo / synth pad chords ...) without changing key range

alternate bass / chords with left hand during solo with right hand

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oliv

DeltaJockey · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:45 am Post subject:

If you don't mind using a computer connected to the Kronos, perhaps you could find a MIDI message modifier plugin which could be customised to do this.
You could have MIDI in and OUT setup such that you could turn Local OFF, send the note numbers to the plugin, which interprets the note number combinations and sends back to the midi in modified with the added sysex to change the patch as you play the notes.
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StephenKay · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:45 am Post subject:

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