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Effects
Effects are not audible
Haveyouselectedeffectprogram000(NoEffect)?
•Selectaneffectotherthan000:NoEffectfor“IFX1–
5,”“MFX1,2”or“TFX.”
AretheEffectGlobalSWIFX1–5,MFX1&2,orTFX
(GlobalP0:BasicSetuppage)settingschecked?
→ PG p.195
IfyouareinCombinationandSequencermode,and
mastereffectsarenotaudiblewhenyouraisethe
Send1orSend2ofthetimbre/track,doesReturn1or
Return2fromthemastereffectneedtoberaised?
→ PG p.61,p.99,p.152
Alternatively,hasSend1orSend2foreachoscillator
oftheprogramusedbythetimbre/trackbeenlowered?
→ PG p.96,p.148
Note: Theactualsendlevelisdetermin
edby
multiplyingthesendsettingofeachoscillatorinthe
programwiththesendsettingofthetimbre/track.
Haveyouroutedtheoutputtoaninserteffect?
→ PG p.57,p.58,p.96,p.98,p.148,p.149
MIDI
The KROME does not respond to incoming MIDI
data
AreallMIDIcablesorUSBcablesconnectedcorrectly?
→ p.20
AretheKROME’sreceivesettings(suchastheglobal
MIDIchannelandthetimbre/track’sreceivechannel)
settomatchthechannelsofthetransmittingdevice?
→ PG p.360
The KROME does not respond correctly to in-
coming MIDI data
AretheGlobalP1:MIDIsettingsMIDIFilterEnable
ProgramChange,EnableBankChange,Enable
ControlChange,EnableAfterTouch,andEnable
Exclusiveeachchecked?→ PG p.200
DoestheKROMEsupportthetypesofmessagesthat
arebeingsenttoit?→ PG p.360
Can’t recall programs of the desired bank
IstheBankMapsettingcorrect?→ PG p.196
Damper pedal
Damper response is wrong
ExecutethemenucommandHalfDamperCalibration
(GlobalP0:BasicSetup)tocorrectlycalibratethehalf‐
damperpedalsensitivity.→ PG p.217
Media
Can’t format the SD card
Doesthemediameettherequirementsforuseonthe
KROME?→ p.118
Isthemediainsertedcorrectly?→ p.118
Couldthemedia’sLock(writeprotect)switchbeon?
Can’t save/load data on the SD card
Isthemediainsertedcorrectly?→ p.118
Hasthemediabeenformatted?→ p.123
Couldthemedia’sLock(writeprotect)switchbeon?
The date of the data is wrong
Thefilesyousavedhavetheincorrectdate.
•TheKROMEdoesnotcontainaninternalcalendar.
UsethemenucommandSetDate/Time(Media–
Utilitypage)tospecifythecurrenttimeanddate
beforeyousavethedata.→ p.123
Connections with a computer
The KROME does not respond to MIDI data
sent from outside
IstheUSBcableconnectedcorrectly?→ p.20
The computer does not detect the KROME
AretheUSBcablesconnectedcorrectly?
An error occurs when you disconnect from
the computer
NeverdisconnecttheKROMEfromthecomputer
whileyourhostapplicationisinuse.
While connected, you are asked to install
software or a device driver
Doestheoperatingsystemorversionofyourcomputer
supporttheKROME?
When using USB, sound processing is slow, or
the tempo is unstable
IstheKORGUSB‐MIDIdriverinstalledcorrectly?
•YoumustinstallthededicatedKorgdriverinorder
tousetheKROMEviaUSBMIDI.
Ifyourcomputer’soperatingsystemisWindows,
you’llneedtoinstallthedriverforeachUSBport
whereyouconnecttheKROME.
IfyouconnecttheKROMEtoadifferentUSBport
thantheoneyouusedwheninstallingtheKORG
USB‐MIDIDriv
erforWindows,you’llneedtorein‐
stalltheKORGUSBMIDIdriver.