yeskeys wrote:Thanks. Speaking of the Control Surface, I've really just started to explore that too. I see that you can customize it - are those customizations saved per Program? Sorry, I feel swamped with the amount of knowledge necessary to totally grasp the enormity of the functionality of this amazing instrument. That's good though, it's so deep that every day I find new stuff that gets me excited to work with it. Sounds like you are at least a year ahead of me - thanks for the insights.
Welcome to the journey.
It took me a few years to get to this level, and I still have a ways to go (sampling and sequencing, I'm looking at you!).
I'm glad I got you interested in the Control Surface, it really is super useful (and under-rated imo). Quick, quick tutorial is below.
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CS
physical controllers vs the CS
tab (onscreen):
1. Note that along with the physical controllers themselves, there is a corresponding Control Surface tab.
From any mode (Combi, Program, etc), press the
EXIT button several times to get to its "home" screen.
Control Surface tab will be on lower right of that home screen.
2. You can still use the knobs/switches/sliders no matter what the touchscreen shows.
In other words, you can be looking at the Set List screen,
but still control your iPad volume when the Control Surface is set to Audio. Etc.
Let the Control Surface LED be your guiding light --
If Track/Timbre is lit, then sliders control the volumes of individual parts.
If Tone Adjust is lit, then sliders control whatever you have assigned to them (like drawbars, etc).
(again, this is no matter what the touchscreen shows)
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Alright, now for the bird's eye view of the Kronos Control Surface.
Going by the column of CS buttons by which you pick your poison:
Timbre/Track
- most useful in Combi mode as a live mixer for mute, pan, volume
- adjust volumes, etc, on 8 parts at a time (1 thru 8, or 9-16)
- 9th slider acts as Master volume (MIDI volume CC#7)
Audio
- sliders control stereo Audio in, USB in, and SPDIF in, in that order.
- press SOLO button on right to use lower switches as "solo" instead of "select"
- see also GLOBAL mode Audio tab, for Bus Select ==> Output jacks
EXT
- for using your Kronos as a MIDI controller for softsynths or external hardware
- any knob/switch/slider can be set to any MIDI channel and CC
- first, you make your External templates (called "Setup" in Korg-speak) in GLOBAL mode
- then when in Program/Combi/Set List mode, press EXT button
- go to Control Surface tab, and choose your relevant Setup # from upper right
RT/KARMA
- first 4 knobs are permanently assigned to Filter Cutoff, resonance, etc
- last 4 knobs can be manually assigned whatever you want
- main action is on the KARMA sliders and scene switches
Tone Adjust
- this is where the good stuff is at!
- yes, you can make your own template and save these per program/combi
- in Program mode
-- knobs/switches/sliders are often pre-assigned to useful parameters
-- moving it adjusts the related parameter
-- if you leave the program, changes are not saved
-- if you save after adjusting, the program remembers the change
-- use dropdown arrows to customize and make your own templates!
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pro tip: highlight value field under switch to make continuous data entries!
- in Combi mode
-- you have 16 pages, one Control Surface for each timbre/part
-- see upper right corner to choose which part you're currently looking at
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pro tip/shortcut key: press and hold Tone Adjust then press Switch to select which timbre to work on
in Set List mode
- Tone Adjust works like Combi or Program mode
- the button also toggles to the Set List EQ
- this is a Total EQ, which comes *after* all other sound processing
- designed for live use, like your FOH sound man's graphic EQ
- saved per Set List, so George's Pub and Grand Ballroom have different EQs
Hope that helps!
