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searlstudio · Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 12

Hi,

Is it possible to specifically audition sounds from the individual synth engines? Short of scrolling through every preset I'm unsure how I can specifically get to MOD 7 sounds for example.

Now that I've had this amazing Kronos for a couple of weeks I want to start getting into programming some of the synths inside but want to work with each engine independently... Before combining of course.

Thanks.

TSUNAMI

No, would be great if you could search like this though .... OS 1.6 Korg ?

Sharp · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:38 pm Post subject:

Not sure I understand the request here.

In PROG mode scrolling through presets is easy. You press the value up or down button and the way the programs are organised is that specific engines are devoted to specific banks.

I assume the OPEN pcg button also allows people to access and audition the individual sounds inside a PCG file too.

Regards
Sharp.

jimknopf · Platinum Member Joined: 17 Jan 2011 Posts: 3374

The banks have some blocks of mixed pickles synth sounds. But they are in no way a substitute for being able to scroll through all sounds of a certain engine, no matter in which bank they may be. This is really something fundamental missing in the present Kronos OS. When I want to search for MS-20 lead sounds, I have no chance to do it with the present OS.

Else the category system is really nice, with sub- and user-categories. Excellent job here!

But it has two major drawbacks:
a) the really CONSTANTLY annoying display of endless and most times not at all wanted GM sounds (this is really overdue to be changed to a mere option in an OS update!) and
b) the missing browsing through patches of single engines.
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Yuma · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 2:20 pm Post subject:

michelkeijzers · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:43 pm Post subject:

I know it would be only half a solution, but would it help if PCG Tools could generate a list that contains the engine(s) used per program?

You will have to navigate yourself but at least you don't have to find them yourself anymore.

Please let me know and I will add it to the wish list. (I'm watching this topic).
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searlstudio · Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 12

michelkeijzers · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:41 pm Post subject:

X-Trade · Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:08 pm Post subject:

I personally think that if you were just looking for example for MS-20 leads, you might miss out on some great leads from other programs that do fit the bill.

One of the nice things about the K and O is that you get that abstraction - the 'sounds' are entirely independent of the 'engines' and you can mix/match them fairly dynamically, unlike most software plugin environments.
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EXer · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:27 am Post subject:

That doesn't make sense, since a program can be made up of 2 different EXis, or am I missing something?

michelkeijzers · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 11:42 am Post subject:

philmagnotta · Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:20 pm Post subject:

Maybe something like this:
When on an EXi or HD-1 page, touch a selection which could be called,
"DEFAULT"
That wouldn't be unusual. Other manufacturers have or have had a feature to implement a "DEFAULT" patch function for the starting point in programming.
Am I incorrect in recalling that programming functions already exist in the Kronos to do this, such as pressing buttons combinations to set an AMP ENV parameters to default, as well, other various operations?

Vlad_77 · Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:22 am Post subject:

I wonder if on the setlist screen there would be a possibility for an additional tab labeled "Engine Select." I realize of course that there would be much more than merely adding a tab, but, Kronos already DOES categorize by type, i.e, motion, plucked, keyboard, etc. It seems to me that since the nine synth engines are one of the big selling points of Kronos that Korg perhaps should have considered this. It's no big deal as consulting the OpGuide and Paramter Guide will tell you exactly what banks are devoted to/feature what engine.

Ahimsa,
Vlad

PS: A sexy opening screen would have been a cool graphic with all nine engines and a tenth in the middle for setlist IMHO.
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