How to record audio from Korg Kronos 2 to Windows 10 PC?

[omkar.sunkersett]

Hello,

I am trying to record the audio from a Korg Kronos 2 to a Windows 10 PC via the USB-Audio interface of the Kronos. I have installed the USB-MIDI driver and the ASIO4ALL driver in Windows 10 64-bit.

I am using Presonus Studio One 5 Pro DAW for recording purposes but the Kronos is not sending any audio to the DAW and I cannot hear any audio output from my PC.

It’s frustrating that Korg did not provide a dedicated USB-audio driver for Windows 10. How do I set this up properly?

Thank you.

[alland]

Connected Kronos via USB
Installed ASIO4ALL 2.14 (Win 10) (A4A in later text)
Opened DAW (tried Ableton, Reaper and Cakewalk) and in Audio setting chose A4A driver
Opened ASIO4ALL from tray (appears in tray only if A4A is chosen as a driver in DAW), checked - KRONOS appeared in A4A WDM device list and was turned "ON" (anything else I turned off)
DAW was receiving and sending to and from Kronos. [For recording I needed to increase A4A buffer size to 1024 to avoid jitter/glitches]

// "hear any audio output from PC" with that configuration is little tricky
1) You need some sound device in your PC that is able to play back sound - internal or external soundcard
2) This playback device must be also shown in A4A as a WDM device
3) You need to configure A4A "in" as KRONOS and A4A "out" as your playback device you want to hear from
4) In DAW you see in audio settings that A4A driver has two input signals that come from Kronos and you route them to your track - to record Kronos
5) DAW main/master out (or track out if you wish) you route to A4A out and whatever device you have there - you are able to listen your recording.
6) If you want to listen while recording then in track you need to switch on monitor input signal (you hear input signal from DAW output channel always) or monitor "Auto" (you hear input signal only when track is armed). Beware feedback! If you configure here some signal loop (output is routed to input) , then you get loud screaming and can destroy your ears and/or gear

Describe more in detail what you exactly connect/do and what you expect happening and what is not happening then.

[omkar.sunkersett]

Connected Kronos via USB
Installed ASIO4ALL 2.14 (Win 10) (A4A in later text)
Opened DAW (tried Ableton, Reaper and Cakewalk) and in Audio setting chose A4A driver
Opened ASIO4ALL from tray (appears in tray only if A4A is chosen as a driver in DAW), checked - KRONOS appeared in A4A WDM device list and was turned "ON" (anything else I turned off)
DAW was receiving and sending to and from Kronos. [For recording I needed to increase A4A buffer size to 1024 to avoid jitter/glitches]

// "hear any audio output from PC" with that configuration is little tricky
1) You need some sound device in your PC that is able to play back sound - internal or external soundcard
2) This playback device must be also shown in A4A as a WDM device
3) You need to configure A4A "in" as KRONOS and A4A "out" as your playback device you want to hear from
4) In DAW you see in audio settings that A4A driver has two input signals that come from Kronos and you route them to your track - to record Kronos
5) DAW main/master out (or track out if you wish) you route to A4A out and whatever device you have there - you are able to listen your recording.
6) If you want to listen while recording then in track you need to switch on monitor input signal (you hear input signal from DAW output channel always) or monitor "Auto" (you hear input signal only when track is armed). Beware feedback! If you configure here some signal loop (output is routed to input) , then you get loud screaming and can destroy your ears and/or gear

Describe more in detail what you exactly connect/do and what you expect happening and what is not happening then.

Thank you for your valuable steps! I was able to configure everything properly.

For the feedback loop issue, I simply turn the monitor off in my DAW and plug my headphones into the Kronos. This resolves the loud screaming issue.