Having problems getting a Kontakt instrument into the Kronos

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 7:59 pm

I'm using the Chicken Systems Translator 6 (which seems to do a terrific job with actual conversions) but after it generates the files, I'm having trouble getting them loaded into my Kronos.

In particular, I can load it with no problem if I allow the Kronos to overwrite all programs in a bank but that ends up removing previously loaded programs (with samples).

I've tried loading just a single program but then the samples don't get loaded.

So my question is --- how can I load just one or two programs, along with whatever samples are needed, without destroying an entire bank?

Any pointers would be much appreciated. Included is a picture of all the files that were created.

ahutnick · Post by **ahutnick** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:09 pm

I am assuming you have the KSC listed in KSC auto-load. Check the size of that KSC file to see if it is using virtual memory.

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:44 pm

Thanks for responding --- I thought auto-load was related to making sure the samples were loaded after powering up the Kronos but here's the scenario

I know how to get the Kronos to load an entire bank. When I do that, I get prompted to load all the samples as well and then the program becomes available (in U-G, say) --- I also know that having done that, I can add the KSC to auto-load so that the next time I power up the Kronos, that program will still work.

However, loading the entire bank causes everything that was already in U-G to disappear so that's not a viable approach. But if I browse the bank on disk and just select the single program that I want to load, I can choose to where I want to load it but I do not get prompted to load the samples. The program is there but if I look at the OSC page, it indicates no samples are loaded.

So the question is how do I load a single program into a bank along with the required samples for the first time? Once I've done that, auto-load will make it work in the future.

ahutnick · Post by **ahutnick** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 11:56 pm

Can you post a picture of the KSC auto load screen showing the KSC file and it's size?

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:35 am

I'm confused. Are you suggesting that I'm supposed to add that ksc file to auto load BEFORE I have been able to get the single program loaded in the first place?

I'm not near the computer or Kronos right now so I can't get you the sizes but it's not very big. There's really nothing else, even on the hard drive (or ssd) as I have mostly only worked with factory setups until now.

ahutnick · Post by **ahutnick** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 3:53 am

Yes you definitely want to add that KSC file to autoload so that file loads automatically then you can load the single program.

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:01 am

Well, the problem is that when I select the program and go to OSC 1 Basic, the place where I'm supposed to select a sample is RED and indicates that no samples are available.

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:20 pm

OK --- figured this out but still puzzled.

Turns out that after you load the program, you have to tap the top right drop down menu and select "Load required samples"
Never even occurred to me to look at that menu.

So the question is, why do I have to do that? Why don't the samples get loaded automatically when I load the program for the first time?

ahutnick · Post by **ahutnick** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:17 am

Not sure why that is happening. Your best bet would be to contact Garth at Chicken Systems and explain to him what is going on.

dhjdhj · Post by **dhjdhj** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:56 am

Just to be clear, you're saying that I should not have had to explicitly load the samples?

ahutnick · Post by **ahutnick** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:09 am

Assuming you did put the KSC file in autoload and you loaded the program in memory then you should not have to load the samples manually.