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I have set KSC auto load to load a couple of banks into RAM together with the standards PRELOAD.KSC and it says that after having loaded this on startup, I have 500Mb left for sampling. I have the Kronos 2 and 3Gb of memory but am curious about installing an additional SSD. Firstly, I don't have the necessary skills to be able to do it myself so does anybody know roughly how much a Korg Service Centre would charge to do it if I supplied the drive. Secondly, can I sample directly to the SSD drive or set up the KSC to load from the SSD to free up additional RAM for sampling. I am getting very confused how loading certain EXs only uses a certain amount of RAM but a different amount of Virtual Memory or Hard Drive Space - have I missed this particular chapter in the manual re memory usage/allocation? Sorry if the question has already been asked.
Thanks
Steve

stevomuzo2 wrote:I

1)f so does anybody know roughly how much a Korg Service Centre would charge to do it if I supplied the drive.

2)Secondly, can I sample directly to the SSD drive or set up the KSC to load from the SSD to free up additional RAM for sampling. I am getting very confused how loading certain EXs only uses a certain amount of RAM but a different amount of Virtual Memory or Hard Drive Space - have I missed this particular chapter in the manual re memory usage/allocation? Sorry if the question has already been asked.
Thanks
Steve

what country ? Might be more accurate if you called your nearest service center for a quote.

Any one who good with adding parts to a computer/assembling should able to do it for you, if you don't happen to find korg to do it.

About $50-$80 USD sounds about right for this. The Most time consuming part is all the screws underneath.

Also make sure to buy a Sata cable with the SSD (prefer the ones with a clip)

As for memory,All depends how are you loading samples. If you are loading them already through virtual memory (diskstreaming), then the additional SSD is not going to help you.

If you are loading them directly in Ram (Sampling Mode) then you should first optimize your loading mechanism, to see how much ram you can salvage.

on another note:

Also Are you using all of those samples all the time? If not then perhaps you should look deeper into sample and memory management instead of
the complete Preload.KSC which takes a lot of memory.

Preload.ksc is nothing more than a collection of the other KSC's thus you can selectively choose if you deisre which all you need all the time and let others load when needed.

amit wrote:Any one who good with adding parts to a computer/assembling should able to do it for you, if you don't happen to find korg to do it.

About $50-$80 USD sounds about right for this. The Most time consuming part is all the screws underneath.

Also make sure to buy a Sata cable with the SSD (prefer the ones with a clip)

As for memory,All depends how are you loading samples. If you are loading them already through virtual memory (diskstreaming), then the additional SSD is not going to help you.

If you are loading them directly in Ram (Sampling Mode) then you should first optimize your loading mechanism, to see how much ram you can salvage.

on another note:

Also Are you using all of those samples all the time? If not then perhaps you should look deeper into sample and memory management instead of
the complete Preload.KSC which takes a lot of memory.

Preload.ksc is nothing more than a collection of the other KSC's thus you can selectively choose if you deisre which all you need all the time and let others load when needed.

for a DIY, I think its important to support the keybed, while flipping it over and removing the 20 screws. Insert 5 cardboard shims. If not, the keybed might shift around.

also wedge in a pillow or some support to protect, the joystick, vector, knobs.

amit wrote:Any one who good with adding parts to a computer/assembling should able to do it for you, if you don't happen to find korg to do it.

About $50-$80 USD sounds about right for this. The Most time consuming part is all the screws underneath.

Also make sure to buy a Sata cable with the SSD (prefer the ones with a clip)

As for memory,All depends how are you loading samples. If you are loading them already through virtual memory (diskstreaming), then the additional SSD is not going to help you.

If you are loading them directly in Ram (Sampling Mode) then you should first optimize your loading mechanism, to see how much ram you can salvage.

on another note:

Also Are you using all of those samples all the time? If not then perhaps you should look deeper into sample and memory management instead of
the complete Preload.KSC which takes a lot of memory.

Preload.ksc is nothing more than a collection of the other KSC's thus you can selectively choose if you deisre which all you need all the time and let others load when needed.

I see what you mean having disabled the autoload all KSC - like 1937Mb to play with. With the PRELOAD.KSC though is gives me around 760Mb which isn't too bad I suppose in the respect that most of my samples will be provided by KOMPLETE ULTIMATE 11 and I have a separate half terabyte external SSD to handle all that. Sorry, I am based in the UK incidentally and there is a Korg Service Centre down the road in Milton Keynes but trying to get them to return telephone calls is like trying to get an audience with the Pope so I thought I would see if anyone had experienced the cost of installing the SSD already. I'm loving the keyboard but this Karma thing seems like it's going to take some studying, especially in the light that you have to probably spend some cash to get it's crash helmet off!

stevomuzo2 wrote:

amit wrote:Any one who good with adding parts to a computer/assembling should able to do it for you, if you don't happen to find korg to do it.

About $50-$80 USD sounds about right for this. The Most time consuming part is all the screws underneath.

Also make sure to buy a Sata cable with the SSD (prefer the ones with a clip)

As for memory,All depends how are you loading samples. If you are loading them already through virtual memory (diskstreaming), then the additional SSD is not going to help you.

If you are loading them directly in Ram (Sampling Mode) then you should first optimize your loading mechanism, to see how much ram you can salvage.

on another note:

Also Are you using all of those samples all the time? If not then perhaps you should look deeper into sample and memory management instead of
the complete Preload.KSC which takes a lot of memory.

Preload.ksc is nothing more than a collection of the other KSC's thus you can selectively choose if you deisre which all you need all the time and let others load when needed.

I see what you mean having disabled the autoload all KSC - like 1937Mb to play with. With the PRELOAD.KSC though is gives me around 760Mb which isn't too bad I suppose in the respect that most of my samples will be provided by KOMPLETE ULTIMATE 11 and I have a separate half terabyte external SSD to handle all that. Sorry, I am based in the UK incidentally and there is a Korg Service Centre down the road in Milton Keynes but trying to get them to return telephone calls is like trying to get an audience with the Pope so I thought I would see if anyone had experienced the cost of installing the SSD already. I'm loving the keyboard but this Karma thing seems like it's going to take some studying, especially in the light that you have to probably spend some cash to get it's crash helmet off!

Dont fear the Karma. I was just like that too but it was easy once i spent two days digging into it and looking up Youtube step by step.
If you ever used arpeggiators in a synth system then you will find it easy in the end.
Just think of it as Arpeggiator modules that you can control real time in terms of the rythm, and more. The rest is setting up the controls for it. All the heaps of stuff that looks like a hay stack is mostly GE(Arpeggiator) shaping/tweaks and then the many assignment options for it all among all the sliders and 16 switches above the sliders.
The hardest part in the end will still remain for a long time though. Deciding which of all the heaps of choices to use and where to place them. Creativity.

These two links for Youtube show The Karma developer showing all the important basics for figuring it out. The two videos will clear up all the major hurdles and the rest is figuring out which GE parameters do what and at what value setting they do it. Theres about 32 parameters that can be set to various values that change the Arpeggiator's groove or whatever aspect the parameter covers.
Auto panning is actually one of the Paramters, its what you see making some of the preset programs oscillate the pan left to right.
Hes is using Korg OASYS but its the same exact screen and control surface layout as Kronos.
Thes videos are for a particular effect of drum roll but he goes through every aspect of Karma setup that you will need for knowing what to do no matter what Arp model/GE you decide to work with.
The 2nd video Part-2 is a bit more indepth especially with Dyn.(dynamic midi) set up. Look up his other demonstration videos such as an old 8 part video series showing just how extensive the capabilities are across many sounds.
Under Karma Labs title is where you will find more indepth step by step videos for learning or other Karma platforms like software version, the other videos are just demonstrations of Karma doing what it does.
The User manual will not easily make sense until you browse through kronos and these videos and then try out changing values on all the GE/Arp model parameters to see what they actually do. There are tons of GE's. I think More of those than there are Factory preset programs in Kronos.

https://youtu.be/3Cy1IfjKl2g

https://youtu.be/hbj1CWyKfDc