User Manual

67
Playing and editing Combinations
Playing Combinations
What’s a Combination?
Combinations, or “Combis” for short, let you split and layer
up to 16 Programs at once.
A Combi is made up of 16 Timbres. Each Timbre has a
Program, along with parameters for key and velocity zones,
mixer settings, MIDI channel and controller filtering, and so
on.
As with Programs, each Combi has 12 Insert Effects, 2
Master Effects, and 2 Total Effects, for shaping and
transforming the sounds of the individual Timbres. Finally,
Combis can use 4 KARMA modules at once, for complex
and layered generated effects.
Selecting Combinations
There are several different ways to select Combinations.
Each one is convenient in a different way:
• Using the front-panel buttons, value slider, and value
knob, you can select Combinations quickly via physical
controls
• Selecting by Bank and number (via the touch-screen) lets
you browse through all of the Combinations in memory,
to find the one that you want
• Selecting by Combination category (via the touch-
screen) lets you filter Combinations by sound type, such
as Pianos or Drums
• Using Find (via the on-screen magnifying-glass icon)
lets you search for Combinations by name
• Using a foot-switch lets you change Combinations even
while both hands are busy playing on the keyboard -
convenient for live applications
• MIDI program change messages let you select
Combinations remotely, from either -a MIDI sequencer
or an external MIDI controller
Set Lists
Combinations can also be selected in Set Lists, along with
Programs and Songs. For more information, see “Set Lists”
on page 127.
Overview: Combination Banks
KRONOS ships from the factory with hundreds of factory-
programmed Combinations. You can create your own
original combinations by editing these factory-set
combinations, or by initializing a combination and starting
“from scratch.”
You can use 1792 combinations to store sounds that you've
created, or to add optional sound libraries.
These Combinations are organized into 14 Banks of 128
Combinations each, as described below. You can also store
many more Combinations on the internal drive, or on
external USB 2.0 devices.
For more details on the factory Combinations, please refer to
the Voice Name List.
Combination bank contents
Selecting with the front-panel buttons
1. Make sure that the COMBI button is lit.
This means that you’re in Combination mode, in which you
can select and edit Combinations. If the button isn’t lit, press
it now; it will light up, and the main Combination Play page
will appear.
2. Go to the main Combination Play page.
The main Play page shows the selected Program, status, pan,
and volume for timbres 1-16.
3. Make sure that the Combination name is selected.
If it is not selected, go to the Combination P0: Play page and
touch the Combination’s name, so that it’s highlighted.
4. Use the VALUE controllers to select the Combination
number that you wish to play.
You can use the following methods to select a Combination.
•Turn the Val ue dial.
• Press the Inc or Dec buttons.
• Use the numeric keypad [0]–[9] to specify the number,
and press the ENTER key.
5. Press a BANK button (INT or USER A-G) to switch
banks.
When you select a different Bank, the button’s LED will
light, and the selected bank will appear on the upper left side
of the LCD screen.
For example, to select bank INT-B, press the I-B button in
the top row of Bank buttons. The I-B button will light, and
the name INT-B will appear in the upper left of the LCD
screen.
Bank No. Description
INT–A…D 000…127 Factory Combinations
INT–E…G,
USER–A…G
000…127 User Combinations