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ed_f wrote: In #15 it would be interesting to see any specific techniques or ideas you have developed outside of the "Import to GE" tutorial - there is a lot there to cover. Thanks!

number 15 will be only covering the basics where i show the steps and tricks to transfer your own patterns with the Import to GE functions in the KARMA MW software. Of course there will be some extra info recarding the drum pattern area where you can modify the pattern but the real advanced stuff in KARMA MW is not scheduled at the moment because i believe that most people here don't use that advanced stuff.

Since every tutorial takes 5 till 8 hours to create i only create the tutorials that most people can use to get started with their own experiments. If a lot of people are going to use the KARMA MW software on an advanced level or are diving more deeply into karma programming on the kronos then of course i will consider advanced tutorials on those topics.

but i really believe that most people just want that specific arpeggiator sound from jean michel jarre or the bassline from disco inferno or a self created pattern transfered to a custom KARMA GE. Now when they do that it will sound different without some modifications if you don't know the basics of the KARMA MW software. So this is what i'm going to explain in tutorial 15. (also with those specific patterns i've mentioned)

I for one would like to learn some of the basics as well as the advanced. I'm registered on your website as well, would there maybe be a opportunity for those on your site who may be willing to pay for those advance tutorials to do so maybe in the near future?

Qui -

You continue to be amazing! Thanks so much.

I just wanted to reinforce my interest in the Cubase tutorial, specifically, using Cubase to record the Kronos (MIDI) and then converting the MIDI data (after any required editing) to audio, with and without the use of KARMA and drum tracks. I'm thinking here, using an external audio interface, and not the one built into the Kronos. (In my case, I'm using the Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 i/o).

I find it interesting that none of the Kronos manuals, or available tutorials (other than yours) acknowledge or reference the fact that there are users that choose to work with a DAW, and not the internal sequencer.

Anyway, your forthcoming Cubase tutorial will be of great interest to me, and I'm sure others. (It may even be beneficial to non-Cubase DAW users, who will be able to at least extract the concepts and apply it to their situation.

You are moving me closer to re-entering the Kronos world!

Lawrence

Amos922 wrote:I for one would like to learn some of the basics as well as the advanced. I'm registered on your website as well, would there maybe be a opportunity for those on your site who may be willing to pay for those advance tutorials to do so maybe in the near future?

if enough people are asking for advanced tutorials on a specific topic then of course i will think about it, but in reality that doesn't happen much.

Now creating paid tutorials on my site is something i will never do. I am a strong believer of knowledge sharing, and that should stay free for everyone.

I totally understand and respect that sir! I'm not complaining about the free knowledge either! Maybe we'll take up a collection plate offering at some point just to show appreciation I guess if I had to throw a request out it would be working with midi cc in Karma.

QuiRobinez wrote:
Since every tutorial takes 5 till 8 hours to create i only create the tutorials that most people can use to get started with their own experiments.

That is kind of what I was trying to say - sorry I wasn't clear.

I would like to add my thanks for your videos.

Some parts I thought I already knew but I find your videos help things click into place.

Others have been a real eye opener for me.

Personally I think you could sell a set of training vids for $50 and they would be worth every penny

I also really like the docs written by Kris Oosting on your sites. His diagrams are superb

best

Joe

I also wanted to chime in that these videos are really great. I have learned so much from watching them and yesterday I just created my own combi and was amazed by how easy and powerful it was.

I'd like to see a video that explores Karma more on the Kronos. I found myself unable to figure out how to get it to do certain things, such as slow down the arpeggiator speed. I think if you had more examples of modifying Karma presets, it would help.

Also, I'd love to see some advanced sequencer functionality in a video.

Your tutorials have sure helped me this past year, especially with Karma, as it is a new feature for me. Now I find it easy to manipulate Karma to my needs. Your tutorials and your sound sets are sure appreciated by many! Keep up the great work!

RlaRed wrote:I also wanted to chime in that these videos are really great. I have learned so much from watching them and yesterday I just created my own combi and was amazed by how easy and powerful it was.

Great !
then i achieved my goal, to simplify the combi build proces by showing some easy to understand tricks within the Kronos. Really happy to read this

RlaRed wrote: I'd like to see a video that explores Karma more on the Kronos. I found myself unable to figure out how to get it to do certain things, such as slow down the arpeggiator speed. I think if you had more examples of modifying Karma presets, it would help.

Changing the arpeggiator speed is explained in tutorial 2 on my channel.


I really like the idea of modifying KARMA presets (different RTC models) to show how to get the most out of them when you use it in a combi. So this is something i'm definitely going to create a tutorial for it. Thanks for the suggestion!

piano_jochen wrote:Good to hear that more of your excellent tutorials are to come!
I would love to know a bit more about where Kronos stores sample files and how to assign them to programs. I've had some troubles with custom samples, because Kronos couldn't find them anymore after I saved the PCG and KSC files. I had to reassign the samples everytime I started the Kronos. Would be great to know why...

Me too and if you could make the information fit for dummies like me all the better.
Thank you Qui

I'm really looking forward to the combi creations. I have quite some experience with it, but since I need to make a lot of them (well at least one about weekly), every trick I don't know might help.

But besides that, I like all your video and we should be grateful you create and share them here. I never made a video but I know it involves a lot of work, aside from the knowledge needed to fill the contents of the videos itself.

michelkeijzers wrote:I'm really looking forward to the combi creations. I have quite some experience with it, but since I need to make a lot of them (well at least one about weekly), every trick I don't know might help.

That tutorial is available, it also includes some tricks like the loop part of a KARMA pattern.

michelkeijzers wrote: I never made a video but I know it involves a lot of work, aside from the knowledge needed to fill the contents of the videos itself.

It takes a lot of work so you have to like it to create tutorial videos.

The item that takes the most time is the storyboard upfront. For people that want to create a tutorial video but have no clue how to start here's how i do it:
- First determine what you want to show in the tutorial. Keep in mind that the end purpose is a tutorial and not a showcase of your own skills.
This means that you have to break down the topic you want to show in easy to understand pieces.
- Then for each piece write down which item you are going to demonstrate and what you need for it. For instance in the combi tutorial i select a couple of programs, now i know upfront which program numbers i'm going to use in the video. It's annoying for people when it takes me more then a minute auditioning sounds before i make a choice so knowing upfront what you are going to do is a lot better then videoeditting all the mistakes out of it.
- then the most hard part of a tutorial is to leave out the complex stuff. Try to find a method that is easy to understand and can be reproduced by people that watch the video. It doesn't have to be the process how you do it yourself, so in my case the combi tutorial describes a completely different process of building combis then my own process. My own method is much more complex but also more powerful for the end-result although that method would be to overwhelming for most people to start with.

This step is the most important part of the tutorial, so try to simplify things you want to show, because i believe that when people know the basics they will find out the more complex stuff out themselves.

Then you are done, just try out the tutorial without recording it and modify the storyboard where things are left out or going wrong. Then record it in one run while talking through the whole process. This talking is removed in the video by me because i believe that it's better to try out the process yourself. So watch the video in full, then restart the video and pause the video at each step change and follow the steps on screen. The original talking i'm using for creating the step text. It's a matter of preference, i know that a lot of other people just like to talk in their tutorial which also works of course, this also saves you a lot of time in the video editing phase.

Now another thing i like to do is to start with a small demo of the end result, so that people know what they can achieve by mastering that tutorial.

Now when all this is done just edit the video and render it to a format youtube understands and your work is done.

So i'm working on the storyboard of my KARMA MW tutorial at the moment, so what steps did i do until now?:
- i've decided which patterns i'm going to show, first i thought of creating my own patterns, but then i thought to use famous patterns everyone knows so that people can hear how powerful the KARMA MW software is when you want to create your own patterns. For instance i'm using the bassline of disco inferno and some well know Jean Michel Jarre patterns that i transfer to KARMA GE's and then use them in a combi.
- now when i knew that i used those patterns i programmed them upfront in Cubase and then tried to transfer them to the MW software, immediately i ran into 'problems' that they sounded different, which i expected so i fixed that. So that was another point that i could add to my storyboard: explain what happens and why and what do you need to do to fix that.
- well you get the drift now, so if you start creating your own tutorials just act like you never did the topic before and describe why it happens and how to solve it.

Amos922 wrote:These are 3 of some of the most pressing issues with me! QR you are a God-send! Salute!

+1 an Angel. I'll buy QR sounds just to support him to thanks him all his great job for all kronos users.

My vote is for number 17 !

Qui - as stated over and over but not enough - thanks for all you do in sharing your knowledge.

As a Cubase user myself I am interested in what you learn in realtion to connectivity with the Kronos.

Also, I just picked up Karma Kronos software for Christmas and would love to become an advanced user. So anything you learn in that regard would also be much appreciated.