I'm still fairly new to the world of keyboards and my Kronos-X so forgive me if my observation is a little insiginificant...
Does anyone else find it frustrating how pretty much every single sound in the Kronos is saturated in reverb? EVERYTHING! Basses, pianos...
Do most Korg owners go through and remove the reveb from everything?
Reverb on EVERYTHING?!
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I think I've found that every keyboard manufacturer tends to add too much reverb to their patches. If you are in a band situation, you'll definitely want to take some reverb out. Quite a few of the patches use knob 8 for reverb, so you might want to start there.
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When people audition patches on their own in a shop, reverb is nice, in a band situation: mostly too much. So indeed, remove a bit reverb whenever necessary.
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I usually turn it down on all patches except when I want a big splash effect.
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jeremykeys
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I've found that on most equipment effects are general set to the high side. I think this is just ot show off what the unit is capable of and also to let you hear the effects in the sound of a loud music store. I don't mind this but I'm use to editing sounds to get what I what. I'm glad I can! 
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Gear: Kronos 73, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, my very old MiniKorg, 4 acoustic and 9 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a Steel guitar, a bunch of microphones, 2 pairs of studio monitors and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 4 cats and a lava lamp!
Gear: Kronos 73, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, my very old MiniKorg, 4 acoustic and 9 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a Steel guitar, a bunch of microphones, 2 pairs of studio monitors and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 4 cats and a lava lamp!
It's kind of a trend thing. And a taste thing. Sometimes reverb is 'in'. sometimes it's not appropriate.. I've started to use it more but I used to prefer everything really upfront and dry.
In a recording environment though it can still be better unless you're really short on DAW resources, to record dry and add reverb later.
Delay however I often use as a part of the sound design process.
Anyway, phattbuzz hit it right on the knob - number 8 to be precise.
Go into control surface RT/KARMA mode and you'll find in pretty much every factory and most expansion set patches, knob 8 is mapped to reverb. Specifically, it usually goes from none or not very much, through to default patch level at the middle, and then EVEN MOAR at the far right position.. Not sure why you'd want that but there you go. Could be used for dramatic effect?!
It's such a handy standard that I usually program it into all my patches now too.
Unfortunately you can't save that edit because it's a RT (Real Time) knob parameter. Intended for mid performance tweaking. However if you want to save it permenantly, I'd suggest you go into the MFX section and adjust the mix level at the bottom of the MFX detail view.
In a recording environment though it can still be better unless you're really short on DAW resources, to record dry and add reverb later.
Delay however I often use as a part of the sound design process.
Anyway, phattbuzz hit it right on the knob - number 8 to be precise.
Go into control surface RT/KARMA mode and you'll find in pretty much every factory and most expansion set patches, knob 8 is mapped to reverb. Specifically, it usually goes from none or not very much, through to default patch level at the middle, and then EVEN MOAR at the far right position.. Not sure why you'd want that but there you go. Could be used for dramatic effect?!
It's such a handy standard that I usually program it into all my patches now too.
Unfortunately you can't save that edit because it's a RT (Real Time) knob parameter. Intended for mid performance tweaking. However if you want to save it permenantly, I'd suggest you go into the MFX section and adjust the mix level at the bottom of the MFX detail view.
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I've said before on another thread that I always forget about the control panel! 
One day I'll get it, I hope! 
One day I'll get it, I hope! If music is the food of love, play on and play loud!
Gear: Kronos 73, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, my very old MiniKorg, 4 acoustic and 9 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a Steel guitar, a bunch of microphones, 2 pairs of studio monitors and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 4 cats and a lava lamp!
Gear: Kronos 73, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, my very old MiniKorg, 4 acoustic and 9 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a Steel guitar, a bunch of microphones, 2 pairs of studio monitors and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 4 cats and a lava lamp!
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