Changing octaves in Combi mode

[Pablocruz]

Sounds like a simple question, but I scoured through the literature and couldn't find an answer. Combi mode A003 has a piano and bass combination that is split at middle C and should be moved down en masse by a full octave. Any ideas how this can be done in one operation?

[Bald Eagle]

There isn't a one step operation to do that for just one combi. You would have to go to Combi Mode P3: Timbre Param - Pitch tabs and set all of the Transpose parameters. It's not a big deal if you are just doing it once and saving it.

However, you can do it globally by going into Global Mode P0:Basic Setup - Basic tab and set the Key Transpose parameter. But note that everything is transposed.

[Pablocruz]

I just was able to accomplish that as you described, so now I have a template for all my future Combis. Thank you very much!

I am working my way through a lot of issues. I use MIDI to a tone generator that has very nice strings, vocal doos, organ backgrounds, etc. I want use this, as I've set up two volume control pedals to use in my performances that have worked very well with my other keyboards, and I like to be able to switch the Korg in and out whenever a higher-quality performance (I had been using an old Yamaha Clavinova as well as a Casio PX-320).

I'm trying to set up the MIDI channels so only the main piano voice will activate the strings, etc. I think the Yamaha had a Channel 0 for the bass split and channel 1 for the main upper voice, but with the Korg, I'm not able to do that. How can I restrict my background voices to only the main upper register voice?

I'm a "plug and play" musician and this is my first dive into a really capable workstation. I sincerely appreciate your help. Thanks, Paul

[Bald Eagle]

I'm trying to set up the MIDI channels so only the main piano voice will activate the strings, etc. I think the Yamaha had a Channel 0 for the bass split and channel 1 for the main upper voice, but with the Korg, I'm not able to do that. How can I restrict my background voices to only the main upper register voice?Paul

You can do that by setting the key range of the timbres that you are using for the background voices. In Combi Mode go to P4:Zone Delay - Key Zone tab. Set the Top Key and Bottom Key parameters for all background timbres to your desired range.

[Pablocruz]

Thanks for the response.

To clarify, I'm using an external midi device (Roland 1080) which I have used with past keyboards connected through volume control pedals to add in background voices.

The problem is that I only want the background voices over the range of the main voice (piano), yet I am triggering the background voices with the bass voice, which is a hard split that does not share any common keys with the piano voice.

I've tried fooling around with the midi channels and can't make it work. There may be a global midi setting that I need to do, but I have not found anything in the midi menu that works.

Over the long term, I will get an expression pedal and use it to bring in extra sounds off the Krome platform, but for now, the easiest way to get up and running is to use the backup tone setup that has served me very well with four previous keyboards.

[SanderXpander]

You should set the bass to "int" (internal) in the midi parameters tab, that will prevent that timbre/keyrange from sending notes over the midi port.

[Pablocruz]

Thank you for the response.

I'm on the P3:Timber Parameters page, MIDI T1-8 tab. The Keyboard and bass parts are already set on INT and if I switch to any other value, I get no output whatsoever.

On other keyboards, there was a MIDI ch = 0 selection, which provided output from the voice without providing a MIDI signal out to the MIDI port and the external voices.

Don't know how I can accomplish this, Global MIDI settings perhaps?

[SanderXpander]

That's weird, I'm pretty sure using INT should prevent that. Are there any other timbres set to channel 1?

[Bald Eagle]

Maybe I don't understand exactly what you are trying to accomplish. It sounds like you want to play the keys on the Krome and use the tone generator on both the Krome and the Roland 1080.

Assuming this is the case then here is what I would try ...

1. On the Krome on the timbre for the bass part or background part set the status to EXT and the channel to 2.
2. Set the key zones on the Krome if necessary.
3. Set the Roland 1080 to channel 2
4. Connect Krome MIDI Out to Roland MIDI In.

I'm not familiar with the Roland 1080 so I couldn't say what else might have to be set.

If this is not what you are trying to do maybe you could explain it a little differently.

Also, there is no concept of a channel 0 that does some special function on Korg boards. They have what they call a Global Channel but it's for something completely different so I wouldn't spend any time playing with that parameter.