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Basic Information About the KROME’s modes
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Basic Information
About the KROME’s modes
TheKROMEhasnumerousfunctionsthatletyouplay
andeditprogramsorcombinations,recordandplay
backsequencedata,andmanagemedia.These
functionsaregroupedinto“modes.”TheKROMEhas
fivemodes.
Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKROME.
InProgrammode,youcan:
•SelectandplayPrograms.
•Useonearpeggiatorinyourperformance.
•PlaybackDrumTrackpatternswhileyouperform
usingaProgram.
•EditPrograms
YoucanusetherealtimecontrolsandtheTone
Adjustfunctiontoeasilyedittheprogram.
Youcanadjusttheparametersandsettingsofthe
osci
llators,filters,amps,EGs,LFOs,effects,arpeggi‐
ator,dru
mtrack,etc.
Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster
effects,andonetotaleffect.
Plus,youcancreatedrumprogramsusingdrum
kits(ascreatedinGlobalmode).
Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16programsthatcanbe
playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsthat
aremorecomplexthanasingleProgram.In
Combinationmode,youcan:
•SelectandplayCombinations.
•Usemultipletimbrestoplayarpeggiopatterns
generatedbytwoarpeggiators.
•Useoneormoretimbrestoplaybackthepatterns
inthedrumtrack.
•UsetheKROMEasa16‐trackmultitimbraltone
generator.
•Edi
tCombinations
Youcanusethetoneadjustfunctiontoeasilyedit
theprogramofeachtimbre.
YoucanassignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,
eachwithseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboard
andvelocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,arpeg‐
giator,drumtrack.
Plus,youca
nuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomas‐
tereffects,andonetotaleffect.
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit
MIDItracks.Youcan:
•Usethesixteen‐trackMIDIsequencertorecordand
playbacksongs.
RecordasingleMIDItrackatatime,orrecordas
manyasallsixteentrackssimultaneously.Youcan
alsorecordexclusivemessages.
•Usemultipletrackstorecordandplayback
performancesgeneratedbytwoarpeggiat
ors.
•Useoneormoretrackstoplaybackthepatternsin
thedrumtrack.
•Editsongs.
•UsetheKROMEasa16‐partmulti‐timbralsound
module.
•GM/GM2playbackisalsosupported.
•UsetheToneAdjustfunctiontoeasilyeditthe
programofeachtrack.
•Useuptofiv
einserteffects,twomastereffects,and
onetotaleffect.
•Reco
rdpatternsandassignthemtoindividual
keys,usingRPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/
Recording).
• CreateaCueListthatwillplaybackmultiplesongs
intheorderthatyouspecify.
• CreateuserDrumTrackpatterns.
Global mode
Globalmodeletsyouadjustoverallsettingsforthe
entireKROME,andeditdrumkits,arpeggiopatterns.
InGlobalmode,youcan:
•AdjustsettingsthataffecttheentireKROME,such
asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel.
• Createuserscales.
• Createdrumkitsusingdrumsamples.
• Createuserarpeggiopatterns.
• Renameprogram,andcombinationcategories.
•S
etthefunctionoftheassignablepedalsand
assignablebuttons.
•Transm
itMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps.
Media mode
YoucansaveorloaddatausinganSDcard.InMedia
mode,youcan:
• SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,and
Globalsetupdata.
•FormatSDcard,copyandrenamefiles,etc.
•Performfileoperationssuchascopyingdatatoor
frommedia.
•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF
(StandardMIDIFiles).
•UsetheDataFilerfunctiontosaveorloadMIDI
Sys
temExclusivedata.