Sequencing external synths,key split and layers question

diddlydan · Post by **diddlydan** » Sun May 12, 2019 10:09 pm

Hi there,

I am considering picking up a krome to do a number of things for live performance with a band.I'm not sure if the krome can these things, so I am looking for some confirmation.Bit of a long one this,so bare with me.I have never used a workstation before,so some of these questions may seem silly to some but here goes....

1.I have a few hardware analog synths that i am looking to sequence from the krome.At the moment i am using ableton to send midi to these synths and play an entire track from start to finish.A drummer plays to a click and the rest of the band including myself play along.Midi plays some synth parts,so theres no need for a 10 piece band etc.Fairly standard stuff.Im pretty sure any workstation can send midi to external synths,once you assign a midi part in the sequencer section of the krome, to whatever midi channel each synth is set to?I will be using ableton to sequence everything so the krome would be used as a back up,just in case theres an issue with a laptop etc.Is this possible?

2.Can the keyboard on the krome be split across multiple midi channels to play different synths?For example, say i want to play a bass line on an external synth on midi channel 1,a pad on an external synth on midi channel 2 and say a piano from the krome.Can i split the keyboard in to multiple sections,so the first octave plays the the first synth on midi channel 1,the next octave plays the pads on midi channel 2 and the next octave plays the kromes piano?

3.Is it possible to have multiple synths from the krome playing at once?For example can i program a pad,a bass synth and a lead synth and have them all play back at once? Or if the synth engine is used on one sound is it only possible to layer a different sound over this,like a piano or drum sound?Once the synth engine is used,its used or can you use it multiple times and have 16 synths parts playing when sequencing a song?

4.Does the krome play back audio samples?If i want to import some recorded audio is there a way to play it back when the song is playing?Say on bar 20 i want an audio sample to play,is it possible to drop the sample in at this point?I know the kross 2 can play back samples.Is this only possible on the kross 2?

5.Can tempo's speed up/slow down when sequencing.I have a few songs that speed up in sections by a few bpm over time.Is is possible to write this in to the krome?I have midi files already written out with tempo maps in ableton.Can i just import these in to the krome?Also can it send CC messages and program changes to external synths?

6.Does the krome have mellotron style patches,like strings and choirs etc?Pretty sure it does but ill ask anyway

Thats it.Pretty long,but if anyone can answer even some of these questions it would be much appreciated.Ive never used a workstation so want to be sure it does everything i need before i pick one up.

Thanks in advance.Cheers

Dan Stesco · Post by **Dan Stesco** » Mon May 13, 2019 7:57 pm

Mostly your answer is yes.
Except the point 4 but I think someone could help you to load the samples in the limit of 32Mb.

diddlydan · Post by **diddlydan** » Mon May 13, 2019 9:39 pm

Dan Stesco wrote:Mostly your answer is yes.
Except the point 4 but I think someone could help you to load the samples in the limit of 32Mb.

Great!Thanks for the reply.So its 100% certain i can split the keys over multiple midi channels?The audio playback isnt essential.Splitting keys definitely is.Cheers

Dan Stesco · Post by **Dan Stesco** » Tue May 14, 2019 7:12 pm

Is multi timbral so can be split in 16 different zone. Also can crossfade a zone in multiple points. Can edit zone for each timbre.