Reading the Kronos Manual Shortcut

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:52 am

Many of you Mac users are probably familiar with this, I'm not quite sure of it's availability on Windows?
For the past couple of months while browsing the Kronos manuals my aging eyes have been getting fatigued from long reading sessions.

On a mac in System Preferences, you select the "Speech" icon. Here you can highlight "Speak Selected Text", and give it a shortcut key.
From here on, anything you highlight on your computer will be read back to you.
Open one of the Kronos chapters, highlight a page, sit back and have a sip of what ever, close your eyes and relax while your robotic friend reads you to the Kronos information highway.

Also very cool when writing a long post and listening back before submitting.
Try it out, I'm hooked!

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:22 am

My ExGf used to do that for me a while back...dont come with Win7 though...

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:52 am

Too bad, it really gives you a nice eye break from intense page hopping.

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:15 am

I loved it on the Mac, i think can be found from third parties for PC.

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:03 am

My old Nokia phone used to do it. I think all of newer the E-series does.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:38 am

I think it works for a book but for a manual? I continuously read back and forth through the manual if needed, unless you are a first time user most of the operation of a Korg is quite straightforward (equal to the older versions).

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:40 am

Maybe a little offtopic, but does anybody know if there is a program that can add annotations/remarks to a PDF, preferably add it in the PDF instead of using a different file? And if a new document is released (e.g. for OS 1.5), that remarks can be copied (manually/automatically) to the new PDF?

I don't like to print out a manual.

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:21 pm

I use PDF Annotator with my tablet notebook, and enjoy being able to add handwritten comments and markers wherever I want in pdfs:

http://www.ograhl.com/en/pdfannotator/

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:48 pm

jimknopf wrote:I use PDF Annotator with my tablet notebook, and enjoy being able to add handwritten comments and markers wherever I want in pdfs:

http://www.ograhl.com/en/pdfannotator/

Sounds very interesting, $70 is a bit much tough.

DennyC · Post by **DennyC** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:03 pm

Wow, love to have the "talking app" as well as the annotator. I have to start saving for the memory upgrade and possibly acquiring some of the new sounds.

Lou · Post by **Lou** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:00 pm

This feature on a mac actually works on any app email, PDF or anything text on your screen.
I have been using it quite a bit and yes you can annotate.

Ksynth · Post by **Ksynth** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:33 pm

Lou wrote:Many of you Mac users are probably familiar with this, I'm not quite sure of it's availability on Windows?
For the past couple of months while browsing the Kronos manuals my aging eyes have been getting fatigued from long reading sessions.

On a mac in System Preferences, you select the "Speech" icon. Here you can highlight "Speak Selected Text", and give it a shortcut key.
From here on, anything you highlight on your computer will be read back to you.
Open one of the Kronos chapters, highlight a page, sit back and have a sip of what ever, close your eyes and relax while your robotic friend reads you to the Kronos information highway.

Also very cool when writing a long post and listening back before submitting.
Try it out, I'm hooked!

Windows 7 All program Accessories Ease of Access Narrator

popmann · Post by **popmann** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:57 pm

Man, I'm really struggling with this. I guess I'm going to have to go buy an iPad and a good reader app.

I think not printing the manual is a lame move. When Steinberg did it with Cubase 6, I rationalized "well...I'm going to be looking at the computer to use it...I guess I can read it on the screen"...but, now with the 1500 page Kronos manual? Hell, I got this thing to turn the computer on LESS...so, do I spend $80 having it printed and bound...or just face the fact that no one will ever print manuals again and I HAVE to buy an eReader if I want to be able to kick back on the couch and peruse the manual on "breaks"...read it in my car at lunch...

I get it...they're hypothetically going to continue to update the OS...but, in reality, that's not likely. and the changes are easy enough to print out a 15pg "what's changed pdf" and sandwich it into the manual. Or do what most tech doc companies would--send it as a binder...and the PDF addendum are just page replacements.

Oh well...

{old curmudgeon mode off}

DennyC · Post by **DennyC** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:56 am

Newbie question. Where is the manual? I just looked on disk #1 and I don't see it there. Of course, I have the quick start guide...but other than that.

Yuma · Post by **Yuma** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:03 am

Korg Kronos operation guide
Korg Kronos parameter guide
Korg Kronos quick start guide
Korg Kronos external setups guide
Korg Kronos voice name list

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