Now that I have used Kronos for just over a week, I am re-visting this topic.
jahrome wrote:I am hoping that Korg Kronos has all the sampling and sample editing tools of the M3 plus some additional features. Here is a list of sampling tools I would like to see included:
Sampling:
1. 2 GB or more sample RAM for user sampling
2. Sample to Hard Disk or USB device
3. Insert Effects/Resampling: Add Realtime Time Stretch (tempo change, no pitch change) and Realtime Pitch Shift (Pitch change, no tempo change) as Insert effects
4. Import Korg, Wav, Aiff, Sound Font 2.0, Akai S and Z series, EXS, Audio CD tracks
5. Stream samples from SSD or USB
6. Sample List. Open up a popup list to show all samples (with identifying info such as stereo/mono, sample rate, etc) in RAM. Ability to copy or delete samples in the list.
Editing:
1. Sample playhead/marker. Verticle line to indicate which part of sample is playing
2. Delete. Delete selected range between start/end points
3. Discard. Delete parts of sample outside of start and end points
4. Copy. Allow multiple data entries to be placed in buffer; ability to covert data in buffer into a multisample
3. Silence. Silence a selected range
4. Extract. Extract part of sample between start/end points and create new sample
5. Normalize
6. Reverse
7. Time Stretch (offline and real time function)
8. Pitch Shift (offline and real time function)
9. Grid Function - Detect BMP/Tempo. Ability to set sample start/end points, select # of bars of the sample, and set time signature and have Kronos automatically detect BMPs/tempo based on these settings
10. Time Slice.
a. Automatic. Auto slice sample according to transients
b. Equal. Ability to divide a sample into 2-128 equal regions
11. Loop. Ability to loop a sample with up to 4 different loop points
12. Snap to zero.
13. Stereo to Mono, Mono to Stereo. Covert stereo sample to two Mono samples; convert two mono samples to stereo sample
14. Gain.
15. Bit reduce
16. Sample rate convert
17. Fade In/Fade Out
18. Undo/redo. Undo or redo the last destructive editing
19. Sample Time. This is a modification of setting Sample Start/End points. It will allow users to set the time from the Sample Start to Sample End.
Multisampling:
1. Add Sample Start/End to Index parameters. This will allow multiple indexes to reference a single sample.
Example: Record a sample saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.” Create 7 indexes. Assign this sample to each index.. Within Index 001, adjust the start/end for the sample to play “1, 2”; within Index 002, adjust the start/end for the sample to play “2, 3”; within Index 003, adjust the start/end for the sample to play “3, 4.” This is a more flexible and quicker alternative to Copying and Pasting. Since each index is referencing the same sample, it saves memory.
Loop Edit:
1. Tie Loop Edit parameter to an Index instead of a sample. This will allow you to assign the same sample (without copying) to multiple indexes and setting independent loop start/end points. This will give me multiple loop variations of the same source material without using additional memory.
Sampling:
1. 2 GB or more sample RAM for user sampling. Only 1 GB supported.
2. Sample to Hard Disk or USB device. Supported.
3. Insert Effects/Resampling: Add Realtime Time Stretch (tempo change, no pitch change) and Realtime Pitch Shift (Pitch change, no tempo change) as Insert effects. Realtime Pitch Shift supported.
4. Import Korg, Wav, Aiff, Sound Font 2.0, Akai S and Z series, EXS, Audio CD tracks. Korg, Wav, Aiff, Sound Font 2, Akai, and audio CD supported. However, I have issues with Sound Font files quickly using all the allotted Index slots allowed in Kronos.
5. Stream samples from SSD or USB. From SSD not supported.
6. Sample List. Open up a popup list to show all samples (with identifying info such as stereo/mono, sample rate, etc) in RAM. Ability to copy or delete samples in the list. Supported; but only a basic listing.
Editing:
1. Sample playhead/marker. Not supported but badly needed.
2. Delete. Delete selected range between start/end points. Supported using "Cut" function
3. Discard. Delete parts of sample outside of start and end points. Supported using "Truncate" function.
4. Copy. Allow multiple data entries to be placed in buffer; ability to covert data in buffer into a multisample. *Only supports 1 data file in buffer.
3. Silence. Supported using "Clear" function
4. Extract. Extract part of sample between start/end points and create new sample. *Must use "Copy" and "Paste" functions to accomplish this.
5. Normalize. Supported.
6. Reverse Supported.
7. Time Stretch (offline and real time function). Realtime not supported; offline supported.
8. Pitch Shift (offline and real time function). Offline not supported; realtime supported with or without BPM change
9. Grid Function - Detect BMP/Tempo. Ability to set sample start/end points, select # of bars of the sample, and set time signature and have Kronos automatically detect BMPs/tempo based on these settings. Not supported.
10. Time Slice.
- a. Automatic. Auto slice sample according to transients. Supported.
b. Equal. Ability to divide a sample into 2-128 equal regions. Not supported.
11. Loop. Ability to loop a sample with up to 4 different loop points. Supported using "Copy" and "Insert" in Multisample Setup menu.
12. Snap to zero. Supported.
13. Stereo to Mono, Mono to Stereo. Covert stereo sample to two Mono samples; convert two mono samples to stereo sample. *Only Mono to stereo supported.
14. Gain. Supported in "Normalize/Level Adjust."
15. Bit reduce. Not supported.
16. Sample rate convert. Supported.
17. Fade In/Fade Out. Supported.
18. Undo/redo. Undo or redo the last destructive editing. Not supported.
19. Sample Time. This is a modification of setting Sample Start/End points. It will allow users to set the time from the Sample Start to Sample End. Not supported.
Multisampling:
1. Add Sample Start/End to Index parameters. This will allow multiple indexes to reference a single sample.
Example: Record a sample saying “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.” Create 7 indexes. Assign this sample to each index.. Within Index 001, adjust the start/end for the sample to play “1, 2”; within Index 002, adjust the start/end for the sample to play “2, 3”; within Index 003, adjust the start/end for the sample to play “3, 4.” This is a more flexible and quicker alternative to Copying and Pasting. Since each index is referencing the same sample, it saves memory. *If you assign the same sample to multiple indexes, any changes you make will effect all indexes. The only way to share a sample across several indexes and make independent changes is to use the "Copy" and "Insert" function in Multisample Set-up. (See Hustle and Flow 01 thread).
Loop Edit:
1. Tie Loop Edit parameter to an Index instead of a sample. This will allow you to assign the same sample (without copying) to multiple indexes and setting independent loop start/end points. This will give me multiple loop variations of the same source material without using additional memory. *Same as written above.
Tool box: Kronos 61, Fantom FA06, ASR-10, MPCX, MPC Live, and MPC 4000.
