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Since my first hello is already on this thread, the link for it is below. I'm waiting on my Kronos x88 to arrive and am reading the manual. Is there a glossary of terms for key/synth terminology somewhere? I haven't run into too many terms, and some I have found on line but not others, or there's too many similar acronyms to cull through. For instance what is AMS and DMod?

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AMS and DMod are both Korg-specific terms relating to their workstation technologies.

AMS stands for Alternate Modulation Source and is just a way by which you select a modulation source, usually alongside or related to the actual parameter is modulates.

E.g. you might see on a page three fields:
Cutoff
AMS Source
AMS Intensity

So you would know that you can set the filter cutoff, but you can also choose an AMS Source of say Mod Wheel or Joystick +X or LFO1, and set an intensity of 12 so you know you want that source to make the cutoff go up/down by a value of 12.

DMod is quite similar but is used in effects sections and the sources available are different because they are running independently of the program or any of it's voices (i.e. in polyphony). So the program's LFO for example wouldn't be a valid source, but there might be a Program Common or FX LFO that you can use. Another common source for DMod is the foot pedal or switch. You might use it for a Wah FX for example.

Thank you X trade!

Hi,

Welcome to the forum

Wow that is a monster that you have ordered. All the best with that man, I think you can do PhD on it

Regards

Hi,

While I was pouring over the manuals of my new Kronos, I assembled a list of terms along the way. No glossary is ever complete or perfect, so I offer this as-is, and hope you enjoy the Kronos journey!

Glossary for Korg Kronos
(shared)

ADC: Analog-to-Digital Converter
ADSR: ADSR envelope: Attack-Decay-Sustain-Release
Adv: Advanced (cf Basic)
.AIF and .AIFF: audio file format (cf .WAV)
AKR: After Key Release (a KARMA term)
AfterT: Aftertouch
AL-1 (synth engine: Analog Synthesizer)
Amp Sim: Amplifier-type Simulation
AMS: Alternate Modulation Source
Arp: Arpeggiator
Arpeg: Arpeggiator
ASW: Assignable Switch (said of MIDI)
AT: After Touch
Bn: Bank (said of MIDI)
Bnk: Bank (said of MIDI)
BP: Band Pass (said of filters)
BPM: beats per minute, aka Tempo
Bsc/Adv: Basic/Advanced
BTH: Both
Bus Sel.: Bus Select
C. KeyTrk: Common Keyboard Track
C/S Chg: Combination or Song Change
CC#: Control Change Number (MIDI term)
The default assignments for knobs 5‐8 are Knob Mod.1
(CC#17), Knob Mod.2 (CC#19), Knob Mod.3 (CC#20),
and Knob Mod.4 (CC#21),
CC#00: Bank Select (MSB)
CC#01: Modulation 1
CC#02: Modulation 2
CC#03: (none)
CC#04: Foot Pedal Assign
CC#05: Portamento Time
CC#06: (none)
CC#07: Volume
CC#08: Pan (Post IFX Panpot)
CC#09: (none)
CC#10: Pan (Panpot)
CC#11: Expression
CC#12: Effect Control 1
CC#13: Effect Control 2
CC#14: KARMA on/off
CC#15: (none)
CC#16: Ribbon Controller, 64 (center)
CC#17: Knob Mod. 1 (Mod5?)
CC#18: Value Slider
CC#19: Knob Mod. 2 (Mod6?)
CC#20: Knob Mod. 3 (Mod7?)
CC#21: Knob Mod. 4 (Mod8?)
CC#22: KARMA Slider1 ...
CC#29: KARMA Slider8
CC#30: KARMA Scene
CC#31: KARMA Latch
CC#32: Bank Select (LSB)
CC#33..CC#63: (none)
CC#64: Damper Pedal
CC#65: Portamento
CC#66: Sostenuto
CC#67: Soft Pedal
CC#68, 69: (none)
CC#70: EG Sustain Level, 64 (center)
CC#71: (Filter) Resonance, 64 (center)
CC#72: EG Release Time, 64 (center)
CC#73: Filter/Amp EG Attack Time, 64 (center)
CC#74: Filter Cutoff, 64 (center)
CC#75: EG Decay Time, 64 (center)
CC#76: LFO1 Speed, 64 (center)
CC#77: LFO1 Depth (Pitch), 64 (center) (Pitch LFO1 Intensity, Vibrato Int)
CC#78: LFO1 Delay, 64 (center)
CC#79: Filter EG Intensity, 64 (center)
CC#80: Switch 1 (SW1) Modulation
CC#81: Switch 2 (SW2) Modulation
CC#82: Foot Switch Assign
CC#83: Multi Purpose Ctrl8
CC#84: (none)
CC#85: VJS +X
CC#86: VJS -X
CC#87: VJS +Y
CC#88: VJS -Y
CC#89,90: (none)
CC#91: Effect 1 Depth (MFX Send 2 Level)
CC#92: Effect 2 Depth (All Insert FX Off/On)
CC#93: Effect 3 Depth (MFX Send 1 Level)
CC#94: Effect 4 Depth (Master FX1/2 Off/On)
CC#95: Effect 5 Depth (Total FX1/2 Off/On)
CC#96..101: (none)
CC#102..109: KARMA SW1 .. SW8
CC#110..117: Pad1..Pad8
CC#118: X-axis (Vector Joystick)
CC#119: Y-axis (Vector Joystick)
Cho/Flanger: Chorus/Flanger
CMT: Component Modeling Technology (PolysixEX)
Combi: Combination
Comp: Compressor effect
Ctrl Bus: FX Control Bus
CV: Control Voltage
CX-3 (synth engine: Tonewheel Organ)
DAR: an AR generator with initial Delay stage
Dep: Depth (CC#77: LFO1 Depth (Pitch))
Dir.Idx: Direct Index
Dly: Delay
DKit: Drum Kit
Dmp: Damper
Drum Sample
D.Track: Drum Track Pattern
Dmod: Dynamic Modulation
DU: Duration (said of KARMA)
Dyn: Dynamic
Effect Preset
EG: Envelope Generator
Env: Envelope
EP: Electric Piano (also E. Piano, cf A. Piano, Acoustic Piano)
EP-1 (synth engine: MDS Electric Piano)
EQ: Equalizer
ESP: External Signal Processor (said of MS-20EX)
EV: Events
EXi: Expansion Instrument
EXi Program: allows any two EXi within
.EXL: MIDI Exclusive Data (filename extension)
Exp/Comp: Expand/Compress
Exp: Exponential Curve
Exp/Log: Exponential/Logarithmic
F/A: Filter/Amp
F-V: Frequency-Voltage (Patch Panel)
Fc: Frequency
FM: Frequency Modulation
Frq: Frequency
FxV: Frequency-to-Voltage (Patch Panel)
Gch: Global Channel
GE: (KARMA Generated Effect)
GM: General MIDI
Gnd: Ground (Patch Panel)
HADSR: an ADSR with a Gate Hold
Harm.: Harmonic(s)
HD-1: ("High Definition" synth engine: wave sequencing, etc.)
HDR: Hard Disk Recorder
HEQ: High-range Equalizer
HEQ Fc: High EQ Frequency
HG: High Gain (Hi-Gain)
HP: High Pass (said of filters)
HPF: High Pass Filter
IFX: Insert Effects
Indiv.: Individual
-Inf Ramp: Silent in one half-step
+Inf Ramp: x2 in one half-step
Int: Intensity (CC#79)
Inv/Dbl: Inverted/Doubled notes
JS: Joystick (to the left of the keybed); cf Vector Joystick
JS X: horizontal movement
JS+Y: vertical movement, upwards
JS-Y: vertical movement, downwards
KARMA: Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music Architecture
KBD: Keyboard
.KCD: Audio CD track list (file extension)
KeyTrk: Keytrack
.KMP: Korg Multisample Parameters (".KMP" is a file extension.)
.KSC: Korg Sample Collection or Korg SCript file (".KSC" is a file extension.)
.KSF: Korg Sample File (".KSF" is a file extension.)
L/C/R: Left/Center/Right
L+R: Left Right Summation
LEQ: Low-range Equalizer
LEQ Fc: Low-range Frequency
LGT: Legato
Log: Logarithmic Curve
LP: Low Pass (said of filters)
LPF: Low Pass Filter
LSB: Least Significant Bit
Mdl Stop: Module Stop
MDS: Multi-Dimensional Synthesis (said of EP-1)
MFX: Master Effects (cf Total Effects, TFX)
MG: Modulation Generator (an AMS Source, MS-20EX)
Mn: Mono
MNO: Multisample Number chunk
Mod: Modulation (Program P5: Modulation & Arpeggiator, PolysixEX)
Mod-7 (synth engine: Waveshaping VPM synthesizer)
ms: millisecond
MS/WS/Dkit: Multisamples/Wave Sequences/Drum Kit
MSB: Most Significant Bit
MS-20EX (synth engine: analog modeling)
MS-50: "big brother" to MS-20
msec: millisecond
Mt.: Multitap
Mtap: Multitap
MS: Multisample
MVCA: Modulation VCA (said of MS-20EX)
Oct: Octave
OD: Overdrive
OG: Operation Guide (PDF manual)
Osc: Oscillator
Overb: type of reverberation
P.Offset: Pitch Offset
P4EQ: Parametric 4-band Equalizer
Parameter Guide (PDF manual)
Pat: Parameter Name
Patch Panel: screen found in both MOD-7 and MS-20EX synths
PB: Pitch Bend (said of Karma)
PCM: (Pulse-code modulation) a digital representation of an analog signal
.PCG: Program Combi Global Files (filename extension)
Pdl: Assignable Pedal
Perf.: Performance
PG: Parameter Guide (PDF manual)
Phones: Headphones
Phs: Phase
PolysixEX (synth engine: analog modeling, in User-E bank) EXi 1 Instrument Type
Porta.: Portamento
Prg Chg: Program Change
PRG: Program
PW: Pulse Waveform (said of PolySixEX)
PWM: Pulse Width Modulation (said of PolysixEX)
a type of oscillator, similar to PW above.
QS: Quick Start Guide (PDF manual)
REC: Record
Rel: Release (of ADSR envelope)
Reverb: Reverberation
RLP: Relative Parameter
RMS: power, cf peak power
Rnd: Random
RPN: Registered Parameter Numbers
RPPR: Realtime Pattern Play and Record
RT: Repeat Time (said of KARMA)
RTC: Real-Time Control (e.g., slider)
RTP: Real-time Parameters
RT Knobs: Realtime Knobs (said of KARMA)
S&H: Sample & Hold
S/H: Sample/Hold
S Chg: Song Change
SDD: divided Sample Data chunk
.SF2: Sound Font file
SGX-1 (synth engine: Premium Piano)
SMD: Sample Data chunk
SMF: Standard MIDI File
SMP: Sample Parameter chunk
.SNG: Song file (".SNG" is a file extension.)
SNO: Sample Number chunk
Spd: Speed
Src: Source (ex: SRC1 and SCR2)
SSD: Solid State Drive
St: Stereo
Sta / Att / Rel: Start / Attack / Release
Sta / Sus: Start / Sustain
Step Seq: Step Sequencer
STR-1 (synth engine: Plucked String)
Strt/Dot/Trip Mults: Straight/Dotted/Triplet Multipliers
Sus: Sustain (of ADSR envelope)
SW1: Switch 1 (control surface)
SW2: Switch 2 (control surface)
SysEx: System Exclusive
.SYX: file format for System Exclusive files
T.Sig: Time Signature
TA: Tempo - Absolute (said of KARMA)
Tch: Track Channel
Template Song
TFX: Total Effects (final part of the effects chain, after Master Effects are applied)
TR: Tempo - Relative (said of KARMA)
Transp.: Transpose
tri: triangle waveform
Trig: Trigger
TS: Time Signature
Value Dec: footswitch for front-panel "Dec" (Decrement) button
Value Inc: footswitch for front-panel "Inc" (Increment) button
V/C: Vibrato/Chorus
VCA: Voltage Controlled Amplifier
VCF: (said of PolysixEX VCO/VCF/EG/MG) VC Filter
The most important oscillator, filter, envelope, and modulation generator parameters.
VCO: ____________ Oscillator (pitch)
VCO CV: Control Voltage inputs (said of MS-20EX)
VE: Velocity (said of KARMA)
Vector
Vel: Velocity
Vel Sens: Velocity Sensitivity
VJS: Vector Joystick (on the control surface): CC#118 for the X axis, and CC#119 for the Y axis.
VMT: Virtual Memory Technology (small portion in RAM, then streams from disk)
VNL: Voice Name List (PDF manual)
Voice Name List (PDF manual)
VPM: Variable Phase Modulation synthesis (said of MOD-7, cf FM synthesis)
.WAV: WAVE audio file format
Wave Forms for VCO1: Sawtooth, Square/Pulse Wave, Triangle Wave, White Noise.
Wave Forms for VCO2: one of Sawtooth, Square Wave, Pulse Wave, Ring Modulator. page 300
WaveSeq: Wave Sequence
Xfade: Crossfade
Xover Filter: Crossover Filter