Korg Krome User manual

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Operation Guide

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About this manual
The manuals and how to use them
TheKROMEcomeswiththefollowingmanuals.
•VideoManual(approximately60minutes)
•QuickStartGuide(printedandPDF)
•OperationGuide(PDF)
• ParameterGuide(PDF)
•VoiceNameList(PDF)
Allofthesemanualsareontheincludedaccessorydisc.
AprintedcopyisincludedonlyfortheQuickStart
Guide.
Video Manual
Thisvideoillustratesthemainfunctionalityofthe
KROME.
Quick Start Guide
ThisprovidesasimpleexplanationoftheKROME’s
functions.Tobegin,pleasewatchtheVideoManualand
readtheQuickStartGuide.
Operation Guide
Putsimply,theOperationGuideisdesignedtoanswer
thequestion,“HowdoIdothis?”
Itexplainsthenamesandfunctionsofeachpartofthe
KROME,basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,
howtoeditsounds,recordonthesequencer,andsoon.
Thisguidealsoexplainsthebasicsofeffects,the
Arpeggiator,DrumTrack,andDrumKits.
Finally,italsocontainsatroubleshootingguideaswellas
supplementalinformationsuchasalistofspecifications.
Parameter Guide
TheParameterGuideisdesignedtoanswerthequestion,
“Whatdoesthisdo?”
Organizedbymodeandpage,theParameterGuide
includesinformationoneachandeveryparameterinthe
KROME.
Voice Name List
TheVoiceNameListlistsallofthesoundsandsetups
thatareintheKROMEwhenitisshippedfromthe
factory,includingPrograms,Combinations,
Multisamples,Drumsamples,DrumKits,Arpeggio
Patterns,DrumTrackPatterns,TemplateSongs,and
EffectPresets.
PDF versions
TheKROMEPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy
navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF
contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe
sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyoujump
quicklytoaspecificsection.Allcross‐referencesare
hyper‐links,sothatclickingonthemautomaticallytakes
youtothesourceofthereference.
Conventions in this manual
References to the KROME
TheKROMEisavailablein88‐key,73‐key,and61‐key
models.Themanualsrefertoallmodelswithout
distinctionas“theKROME.”Thefrontpanelandrear
panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe61‐keymodel,
buttheyapplyidenticallytotheothermodels.
Abbreviations for the manuals: QS, OG, PG,
VNL
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
QS:QuickStartGuide
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
VNL:TheVoiceNameList
Symbols , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmay
notnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheDisplay
ofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
What is REMs * ?
(ResonantstructureandElectroniccircuit
ModelingSystem)isKorg’sproprietarytechnologyfor
digitallyrecreatingthenumerousfactorsthatproduce
andinfluenceasound,rangingfromthesound‐
productionmechanismsofacousticinstrumentsand
electric/electronicmusicalinstruments,totheresonances
ofaninstrumentbodyorspeakercabinet,thesoundfield
inwhichtheinstrumentisplayed,thepropagationroute
ofthesound,theelectricalandacousticresponseofmics
andspeakers,andthechangesproducedbyvacuum
tubesandtransistors.
*Allproductnamesandcompanynamesarethe
trademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespective
owners.
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgKROMEMusicWorkstation.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyournew
instrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

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Table of Contents
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Introduction to the KROME . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front and rear panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Objects in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About the KROME’s modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting the AC adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Turning the power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Audio connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connecting a damper pedal, foot switch, or
foot pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connecting the KROME to a computer. . . . . . . . . . . .20
Connecting MIDI devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Playing and editing Programs . . . . . . . .21
Playing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Program information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Performing with the arpeggiator or drum track . . .26
Easy Program editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adjusting the EQ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Adjusting the volume balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using realtime controls to edit the sound or
effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Using Tone Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Comparing the unedited sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Saving your edits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Detailed Editing with Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before you start editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
An overview of the edit pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Basic oscillator settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Creating time-varying changes (LFO and EG). . . . . .35
Diverse modulation settings
(AMS and AMS mixer). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Controlling Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using the Amp section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Making controller assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Arpeggiator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Drum Track settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatically importing a Program
into Sequence mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Playing and editing Combinations . . . .43
Playing combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Selecting Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using controllers to modify the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Performing with the arpeggiator or drum track . . . 45
Easy Combination editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing the program of each timbre. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting the mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Simple editing using the knobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Saving a Combination you’ve edited . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Detailed Editing with Combinations . . . . . . . . . . 47
A suggested approach for editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Restoring edited settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MIDI settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Altering Programs to fit within a Combination . . . . 51
Arpeggiator settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Drum Track settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatically importing a Combination
into Sequencer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Creating songs (Sequencer mode) . . . .53
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
About the KROME’s Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sequencer mode structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Transport control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Playing Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Preparations for recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Recording MIDI in real time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Step recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recording multiple tracks from an external
sequencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recording System Exclusive events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recording patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Other way to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Song editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MIDI tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Track view edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Piano Roll Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Creating an RPPR pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating RPPR data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
RPPR playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Realtime-recording an RPPR performance . . . . . . . .72
Creating and playing a Cue List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Creating a cue list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Converting a cue list to a song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Saving your song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
An overview of the KROME’s effects . . . . . . . . . . 77
Effect I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Effects in each mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Routing effect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Program Effects settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Using effects in Combinations and Songs . . . . . . . . .81
Dynamic modulation, Common FX LFO . . . . . . . 82
Dynamic modulation (Dmod). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Common FX LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Arpeggiator function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using the arpeggiator while you play . . . . . . . . 85
Using the arpeggiator in Program mode . . . . . . . . . .85
Using the arpeggiator in Combination mode. . . . . .88
Arpeggiator settings in Combination and
Sequencer modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Linking the arpeggiator to programs or
combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Creating a user arpeggio pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Regarding arpeggiator synchronization. . . . . . . . . . .96
Drum Track function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Performing with the Drum Track function . . . . 97
Using the Drum Track function in Program
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Using the Drum Track function in Combination
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Drum Track function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drum Track function settings in Program
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drum Track function settings in Combination
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Drum Track function settings in Sequencer
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Synchronizing the Drum Track function. . . . . . . . . 102
Creating a Drum Track pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Using Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Drum Kit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Before you start editing… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Editing a Drum Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adjusting Global KROME setings . . . . 109
How Global mode is structured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Global settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Basic setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
MIDI Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Pedal and other controller settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Creating user scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Setting Category Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Loading & saving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Saving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Saving data on the KROME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Writing to internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Editing names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Saving to SD card (Media–Save) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Using the KROME as a data filer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Data that can be loaded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Loading data from SD card (Media–Load) . . . . . . . .120
Media utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Formatting media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Setting the current time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Restoring the factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Loading the preloaded data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Programs and Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Arpeggiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Drum Track function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Damper pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Connections with a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Error and confirmation messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Operating requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Introduction to the KROME
Front and rear panels
Front panel
1. Volume
VOLUME knob
ThisknobadjuststhevolumeoftheAUDIOOUTPUT
L/MONO,Routputs,aswellasthevolumeofthe
headphonejack.(Seepage 15)
2. SW1, 2 and Joystick
SW1 and SW2
Thesebuttonsareusedtocontroltheprogramsor
effectparameters,ortoturnthejoysticklockfunction
on/off.(Seepage 24)
Joystick
Youcancontrolsynthesisparametersoreffect
parametersbymovingthejoystickup/down/left/right.
(Seepage 24)
3. REALTIME CONTROLS
Theserealtimecontrollersconsistoffourknobsand
onebutton.Youcanusethemtodothefollowing
things.
• Controlthesoundandeffectsofprogramsand
combinations
• Controlthearpeggiator
SELECT button, knobs 1–4
UsetheSELECTbuttontoselectthefunctions
controlledbyknobs1–4.Byusingknobs1–4youcan
controlthesound,effects,andarpeggiator.
(Fordetails,pleasesee“Realtimecontrolknobs”on
page 25.)
(Fordetails,pleasesee“Usingrealtimecontrolstoedit
thesoundoreffects”onpage 28.)
4. Arpeggiator
ARP button
Thisbuttonturnsthearpeggiatoron/off.Thebutton
willbelitifthearpeggiatorison.(Seepage 85)
5. DRUM TRACK
DRUM TRACK button
ThisbuttonturnstheDrumTrackfunctiononoroff.
Thisbuttonalsoindicatestheoperatingstateofthe
drumtrack.(Unlit:off,Blinking:waitingfortrigger,
Lit:on.Seepage 97.)
6. Effect buttons
MASTER FX button
TOTAL FX button
Thesebuttonsturnthemastereffectandtotaleffecton/
off.Whenthebuttonison(LEDlit),theeffectsettings
oftheprogram,combination,orsongwillbeenabled.
Whenthebuttonisoff(LEDunlit),thecorresponding
effectwillbeoff.
Theon/offstatusofthesebuttonsisrememberedeven
whenyouswitchprograms,combinations,orsongs.
(Seepage 110)
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3
7
8 9
4
15 511 10 13 14
6
1
12
* The diagram shown is for KROME-61

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7. Display
Display
TheTouchViewdisplayfeaturessimpletouchcontrol
andselectionofnumerousfeaturesandparameters.
(Seepage 4)
8. Mode
COMBI, PROG, SEQ, GLOBAL, MEDIA buttons
KROMEhasfivedifferentmodes,eachoneis
optimizedforaspecificsetoffunctions.
Pressoneofthesebuttonstoenterthecorresponding
mode.
Formoredetails,pleasesee“Selectingmodes”on
page 9.
9. PROG/COMBI BANK
A, B, C, D, E, F buttons
ThesebuttonsselectprogrambanksA–Fand
combinationbanksA–D(seepage 21,andpage 44).
Youcanalsousethesebuttonstoselectthebankof
timbreprogramsinacombination,orthebankoftrack
programsinasong(seepage 46,andpage 57).
IfyouwanttoselectaGMbank,usethenumerickeys
(seepage 22)ortheBank/ProgramSelectmenu(see
page 22).
10. VALUE controllers
Usethesecontrollerstoedittheparameterthat’s
selectedinthedisplay.
INC and DEC buttons
VALUE dial
0–9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
Together,thesecontrolsspecifyandconfirmthevalue
oftheselectedparameter.(Seepage 10)
COMPARE button
Comparesyourcurrenteditedsoundtothesound
beforeitwasedited.
Formoredetails,pleasesee“Comparefunction”on
page 11.
11. PAGE SELECT, EXIT
PAGE button
Whenyoupressthisbutton,alistofthepageswithin
theselectedmodewillappearinthedisplay.Pressthe
buttonofthedesiredpage.(Seepage 9)
EXIT button
Pressthisbuttontoreturntothemainpageofthe
currentmode.(Seepage 9)
12. Save (Write)
WRITE button
Usethisbuttontosaveprograms,combinations,global
settings,drumkits,orarpeggiopatternstointernal
memory(seepage 9).
You’llalsousethisbuttontosavesongstomedia(see
page 75).
Whenyoupressthisbuttonintheappropriatemodeor
page,aWritedialogboxwillappear.Pressthebutton
onceagaintosavethedata.
13. Sequencer
Thebuttonsinthissectionareusedforoperationsin
Sequencermode,suchasrecordingandplayback(see
page 54).TheREC(●)buttonisalsousedtosavea
programorcombination,orwhenusingtheAutoSong
Setupfunction(seepage 59).
PAUSE ( ) button
REW ( ) button
FF ( ) button
LOCATE ( ) button
REC ( ) button
START/STOP ( ) button
14. TEMPO controls
TEMPO knob
Thisknobadjuststhetempoofthearpeggiator,drum
track,orinternalsequencer.
TEMPO LED
ThisLEDwillblinkatquarter‐noteintervalsofthe
currenttempo.
TAP button
Bypressing(ortapping)thisbuttononthebeat,you
canenterthetempousedbythearpeggiator,drum
track,orinternalsequencer(seepage 25).
15. Headphone
Headphone jack
Connectyourheadphoneshere.
ThisjackwilloutputthesamesignalastheAUDIO
OUTPUTL/MONOandRjacks.
TheheadphonevolumeiscontrolledbytheVOLUME
knob.

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Rear panel
1. Power supply
Besuretosee“Turningthepoweron”onpage 15and
followthecorrectproceduredescribedthere.
Note: TheKROMEhasanautopower‐offfunctionthat
automaticallyturnsoffthepowerwhenthekeyboard
orfrontpanelbuttonshavenotbeenusedforacertain
lengthoftime.Withthefactorysettings,thisissetto4
hours(see“A u t o power‐offfunction”onpage 16).
Power switch
Thisswitchturnsthepoweron/off.(Seepage 15)
AC adapter connector
TheincludedACadapterisconnectedhere.
(See page 15)
Connectionsmustbemadewiththepowerturned
off.Pleasebeawarethatcarelessoperationmay
damageyourspeakersystemorcause
malfunctions.
Cable hook
UsethistosecurethecableoftheincludedACadapter.
AfterconnectingtheACadapter,loopthecable
aroundthehooklocatedontheKROME’srearpanelso
thatthecablewon’tgetpulledoutinadvertently.Leave
enoughslackontheplugendsothatyoucan
disconnectitifyouwantto.(Seepage 15)
Becarefulnottobendthebaseoftheplugany
morethannecessary.
2. AUDIO OUTPUTS
AUDIO OUTPUT L/MONO & R jack
Thesearethestereoaudiooutputs.UsetheVOLUME
knobtoadjustthevolume.(Seepage 17)
3. PEDALS
Youcanconnectadamperpedal,footswitch,andfoot
pedaltothesejacks.Thisgivesyouabroaderrangeof
functionsandeffectstocontrol.(Seepage 18)
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack
DAMPER jack
4. MIDI
MIDIletsyouconnecttheKROMEtoacomputeror
otherMIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes,
controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.(See
page 20)
MIDI IN connector
MIDI OUT connector
5. SD
SD card slot
YoucaninsertanSDcardhere,anduseittosave/load
KROMEprograms,combinations,orsongdata.(See
page 118)
6. USB
USB connector
(for connecting to computer)
Youcanconnectyourcomputertothisconnector.
UsingasingleUSBcable,yourKROMEcansendand
receiveMIDIinformationdirectlytoandfroma
computer,withoutrequiringaMIDIinterface.(See
page 20)
Note: TheUSBconnectoroftheKROMEisonlyableto
transmitandreceiveMIDIdata.
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Introduction to the KROME
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Objects in the display
TheKROMEusesKorg’sTouchViewgraphicaluser
interface.
Bypressingordraggingobjectsshowninthedisplay,
youcanselectprogramsorcombinations,oredit
parametervalues.Herewe’llexplainthenamesand
functionsoftheseobjects.
a: Mode button
Thisindicatesthemodethat’scurrentlyselected.
Whenyoupressthisbutton,theModemenuwill
appear.Inthemodemenu,pressthenameofthemode
thatyouwanttomove.Ifyouselectthecurrently
selectedmode,thePageSelectmenuforthatmodewill
appear.Eveninanothermode,pressingtherightside
ofthenamewilldisplaythePageSelectmenuforeach
mode.
Toclosethemenu,presstheClosebuttonortheEXIT
button.
IfyouaccessthismenufromGlobalorMediamode,it
willincludeanitemnamedReturn.Ifyoupress
Return,youwillreturntothemodewhereyouwere
beforeselectingGlobalorMediamode.
Mode menu
b: Current page
Thisindicatesthecurrentpagewithintheselected
mode.
Beginningontheleft,thisareashowsthemodebutton,
pagenumber:name,andtabname.
c: Tab
Mostpagesaredividedintotwoormoretabs.
d: Parameters
Theparametersforvarioussettingsareshowninthe
display.
e: Edit cell
Whenyoutouchaparameterinthedisplay,the
parameterorparametervaluewillusuallybe
highlighted(displayedinreversehighlighting).Thisis
calledtheeditcell,andthehighlighteditemwillbe
availableforediting.
UseavaluecontrollersuchastheVALUEdial(see
page 2)toeditthevalue.
Alternatively,youcaneditthevaluebypressingthe
editcellandusingyourfingertodraginthedirection
ofthetrianglesthatappear.(Theshadingofthe
triangleswillchangeinthreelevels;thisfunctionwill
becomeavailablewhenthedarkestshadingis
reached.)
Inaddition,youcandisplaytheeditpadbypressing
twiceinsuccessionontheeditcell,orbyholdingit
downforatimeandthenreleasingit(seepage 6).
f: Sliders and knobs
Toeditthevalueofanobjectshapedlikeaslideror
knob,pressittomovetheeditcell.Fordetailsonhow
toeditthevalue,pleasesee“e:Editcell,”above.
Theparameterwillbeactiveifitischecked,and
inactiveifitisunchecked.
g: Check boxes
Thepresenceorabsenceofacheckmarkintheseboxes
willenable/disableparametersorfunctions.Puttinga
checkmarkintheboxwillenabletheitem,and
clearingthecheckmarkwilldisableit.
h: Toggle buttons
Thistypeofbuttonwillchangeitsfunctionorswitch
on/offeachtimeitispressed.
Play/Rec/Mutebutton(Sequencermode)
SoloOn/Offbutton(Sequencermode)
On/OffbuttonforEffect
h: Toggle buttons
b: Current page
e: Edit cell
g: Check boxes
i: Popup
button (1)
j: Popup
button (2)
k: Menu command button
a: Mode button l: Stopwatch button
f: Sliders and knobs c: Tabd: Parameters
When selected in Program,
Combination, or
Sequencer mode
When selected in Global or
Media mode
Mode button Page number and name Tab name

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i: Popup button (1)
Whenthisbuttonispressed,apopupmenuwill
appear,showingtheparametervaluesthatare
availableforselection.
Toentertheparametervalue,pressthedesiredvaluein
thepopupmenu.
* Popup menu
Pin
Thisswitchesthepopupmenu
displaybetweenlockedand
unlocked.
Whenlocked,thepinwillbeshown
closed,andthepopupmenuwill
remaindisplayedevenafteryou
pressaparametervalue.When
unlocked,thepinwillbeshown
opened,andthepopupmenuwill
closeimmediatelywhenyoupressa
parametervalue.
j: Popup button (2)
Whenyoupressthisbutton,atabbedmenuwill
appear.
Tocloseatabbedmenu,presstheOKbuttonorCancel
button.
Scroll bar
Usethiswhenyouneedtoseeparametervaluesthat
extendbeyondwhatcanbeshowninthedisplayat
onetime.
k: Menu command button
* Menu
Whenthisbuttonispressed,alistofmenucommands
willappear.
Themenucommandsthatappearwilldiffer
dependingontheselectedpage.
Youcanalsoselectuptotenmenucommandsby
holdingdowntheENTERbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9.Themenuwillclosewhenyoupress
thedisplayinalocationotherthanthemenu,orwhen
youpresstheEXITbutton.
* Dialog box
Whenyouselectamenucommand,you’llseeascreen
containingthesettingsneededtoexecutethe
command.Thisiscalledadialogbox.Thedialogbox
thatappearswilldependonthemenucommandthat
youselect.Somecommands,suchasExclusiveSolo,
donotdisplayadialogbox.
* Text edit button
Whenyoupressthisbutton,thetexteditdialogbox
appearsforchangingthenamesofPrograms,
Combinations,Songs,etc.Fordetails,pleasesee
“Editingnames”onpage 117.
* OK and Cancel buttons
Afterperformingotheroperationsinthedialogbox,
youcanexecutethecommandbypressingtheOK
button.Tocancelwithoutexecuting,presstheCancel
button.(Theoperationwilloccurwhenyoupressand
releasethebutton.)Thedialogboxwillclose.
TheEXITbuttoncorrespondstotheCancelbutton,
Donebutton,andExitbutton.
* Done, Copy, and Insert buttons
Therearebuttonswhichperformfunctionwhenthey
arepressedandreleased,suchasDone,Copy,and
Insert(similartotheOKandCancelbuttonsexplained
under“*Dialogbox,”above).
l: Stopwatch button
Whenyoupressthebuttonontheupperrightofthe
display,thetimeelapsedsincepower‐onwillbe
displayed.YoucanusetheSTART/STOPbuttonand
RESETbuttontomeasureelapsedtime.Thisis
Pin
Press here to scroll to left or right.
Press here and slide to left or
right to scroll to the desired
location.
Press here to scroll to the
corresponding location.
Menu command button
Menu button
Text edit button
Cancel button OK button
Character
buttons
Shift button
Switches
between
uppercase and
lowercase
characters.
Delete button
Deletes the
character to the
left of the cursor.
Cursor buttons
Move the cursor
to left or right.
Space button
Insert a space at
the cursor location.
Clear button
Delete all characters
of the text.
Cancel button, OK button
If you are satised with the text
that you input, press the OK
button. If you wish to discard
your input and exit the text edit
box, press the Cancel button.
Cursor
Character Set Selects
the type of character.
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convenientwhenyouwanttocheckthetimeduringa
liveperformanceorrehearsal,ortodeterminethe
approximateplaybacktimeofasong.
•START/STOP:Startsorstopsthestopwatch
• RESET:Returnsthetimeto000:00:00
m: Radio buttons
Pressaradiobuttontoselectonevaluefromtwoor
morechoices.
* Edit pad
Numericalinputpad/calculator
Ifyoupressaneditcell,slider,orknobtwiceinquick
succession,apadforinputtingnumbersorusinga
calculatorwillappear.Thevariousbuttonshavethe
followingfunctions.
• OPERATIONDIRECT/CALCULATE:Switches
betweennumericalinputpadandcalculator.
•CE(clearentry):Clearsthecurrently‐inputnumber.
•Ent:Entersthenumberfromthepadintothe
parameter,andclosesthepad.
• RECALL:Copiestheparametervalueintothepad.
•Close:Closesthepad.
Note: Someparameterscannotusethecalculator
function.
Bankandnumberselectpad
IfyoupresstwiceinsuccessiononProgramSelect,
CombinationSelect,orTimbreSelect,thebankand
numberselectpadwillappear.
Bankandnumberselectpad
•BANK:Selectstheprogramorcombinationbank.
•Forotherfunctions,see“Numericalinputpad.”
Val ueslider/Wheelpad
Whenyouholddownaneditcell,slider,orknobfora
whileandthenreleaseit,thewheel/valuesliderwill
appear.
Tochangethevalue,dragthewheel/sliderpad.
SLIDER
WHEEL
Note: Ifyoudon’twanttheeditpadtoappear,clearthe
“EnableEditPad”checkboxinthemenufoundin
GlobalP0:BasicSetup–SystemPreferences(see
page 111).
* EG, Velocity Split
YoucanchangethevaluesofaEGorvelocitysplit
objectbydragginginthedisplay.
* Realtime control popup
WhenyouuseaREALTIMECONTROLSknob,a
popupwillindicatethefunctionthat’sbeingcontrolled
anditsvalue.Acertainlengthoftimeafteryoustop
usingtheknob,thispopupwillcloseautomatically.If
youpressthepopupwhileit’sdisplayed,itwillstay
visible,allowingyoutoenterthevalueusingavalue
controllersuchasthenumerickeys.
Note: Ifyoudon’twanttherealtimecontrolpopupto
appear,clearthe“REALTIMECONTROLPop‐Up”
checkboxinthemenulocatedinGlobalP0:Basic
Setup–SystemPreferences.
m: Radio buttons
Numericalinputpad Calculator

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Basic Information
About the KROME’s modes
TheKROMEhasnumerousfunctionsthatletyouplay
andeditprogramsorcombinations,recordandplay
backsequencedata,andmanagemedia.These
functionsaregroupedinto“modes.”TheKROMEhas
fivemodes.
Program mode
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsofKROME.
InProgrammode,youcan:
•SelectandplayPrograms.
•Useonearpeggiatorinyourperformance.
•PlaybackDrumTrackpatternswhileyouperform
usingaProgram.
•EditPrograms
YoucanusetherealtimecontrolsandtheTone
Adjustfunctiontoeasilyedittheprogram.
Youcanadjusttheparametersandsettingsofthe
oscillators,filters,amps,EGs,LFOs,effects,arpeggi‐
ator,drumtrack,etc.
Youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomaster
effects,andonetotaleffect.
Plus,youcancreatedrumprogramsusingdrum
kits(ascreatedinGlobalmode).
Combination mode
Combinationsaresetsofupto16programsthatcanbe
playedsimultaneously,lettingyoucreatesoundsthat
aremorecomplexthanasingleProgram.In
Combinationmode,youcan:
•SelectandplayCombinations.
•Usemultipletimbrestoplayarpeggiopatterns
generatedbytwoarpeggiators.
•Useoneormoretimbrestoplaybackthepatterns
inthedrumtrack.
•UsetheKROMEasa16‐trackmultitimbraltone
generator.
•Ed
itCombinations
Youcanusethetoneadjustfunctiontoeasilyedit
theprogramofeachtimbre.
YoucanassignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,
eachwithseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboard
andvelocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,arpeg‐
giator,drumtrack.
Plus,youcanuseuptofiveinserteffects,twomas‐
tereffects,andonetotaleffect.
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit
MIDItracks.Youcan:
•Usethesixteen‐trackMIDIsequencertorecordand
playbacksongs.
RecordasingleMIDItrackatatime,orrecordas
manyasallsixteentrackssimultaneously.Youcan
alsorecordexclusivemessages.
•Usemultipletrackstorecordandplayback
performancesgeneratedbytwoarpeggiators.
•Useoneormoretrackstoplaybackthepatternsin
thedrumtrack.
•Editsongs.
•UsetheKROMEasa16‐partmulti‐timbralsound
module.
•GM/GM2playbackisalsosupported.
•UsetheToneAdjustfunctiontoeasilyeditthe
programofeachtrack.
•Useuptofiveinserteffects,twomastereffects,and
onetotaleffect.
•Rec
ordpatternsandassignthemtoindividual
keys,usingRPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/
Recording).
• CreateaCueListthatwillplaybackmultiplesongs
intheorderthatyouspecify.
• CreateuserDrumTrackpatterns.
Global mode
Globalmodeletsyouadjustoverallsettingsforthe
entireKROME,andeditdrumkits,arpeggiopatterns.
InGlobalmode,youcan:
•AdjustsettingsthataffecttheentireKROME,such
asmastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel.
• Createuserscales.
• Createdrumkitsusingdrumsamples.
• Createuserarpeggiopatterns.
• Renameprogram,andcombinationcategories.
•S
etthefunctionoftheassignablepedalsand
assignablebuttons.
•Trans
mitMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps.
Media mode
YoucansaveorloaddatausinganSDcard.InMedia
mode,youcan:
• SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,and
Globalsetupdata.
•FormatSDcard,copyandrenamefiles,etc.
•Performfileoperationssuchascopyingdatatoor
frommedia.
•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF
(StandardMIDIFiles).
•UsetheDataFilerfunctiontosaveorloadMIDI
SystemExclusivedata.

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RelationaldiagramoftheKROME’smodes
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Total Eect
TRACK 1
TRACK 8
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
TRACK 4
TRACK 5
TRACK 6
TRACK 7
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
TRACK 9
TRACK 16
TRACK 10
TRACK 11
TRACK 12
TRACK 13
TRACK 14
TRACK 15
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Arpeggiator B
Arpeggiator A
Drum Track
Drum Track
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Total Eect
TIMBRE 1
TIMBRE 8
TIMBRE 2
TIMBRE 3
TIMBRE 4
TIMBRE 5
TIMBRE 6
TIMBRE 7
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
TIMBRE 9
TIMBRE 16
TIMBRE 10
TIMBRE 11
TIMBRE 12
TIMBRE 13
TIMBRE 14
TIMBRE 15
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator B
Arpeggiator A
IFX 1
IFX 5
MFX 1
MFX 2
TFX
Insert / Master / Total Eect
MIDI TRACK 1...16
PCG / SNG
PCG
PCG
DrumTrack
DRUMS PROGRAM
ARPEGGIO PA TTERN
Preset Drum Track Pattern
User Drum Track Pattern
Preset Pattern: P0 - 4
User Pattern
OSC 1
PITCH1 FILTER1 AMP1/
DRIVER1
OSC 2
PITCH2 FILTER2 AMP2/
DRIVER2
Multisample 1
Drum Kit Multisample 5
Multisample 2 Multisample 6
Multisample 3 Multisample 7
Multisample 4 Multisample 8
Multisample 1
Drum Kit Multisample 5
Multisample 2 Multisample 6
Multisample 3 Multisample 7
Multisample 4 Multisample 8
Key Assign
DRUM KIT
Drumsample 1 Drumsample 5
Drumsample 2 Drumsample 6
Drumsample 3 Drumsample 7
Drumsample 4 Drumsample 8
GLOBAL MODE
PROGRAM
COMBINATION
SEQUENCER
DRUM KIT
MEDIA MODE
MEDIA MODE
ARPEGGIO PATTERN

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Basic operations
Afteryou’veturnedontheKROME,here’showto
performbasicoperations,suchasselectingmodesand
pages.
Selecting modes
InordertouseaparticularfunctionontheKROME,
youmustfirstselecttheappropriatemode.
•Pressoneofthefrontpanelmodebuttonstoenter
thecorrespondingmode.
•Alternatively,youcanpresstheModebutton
locatedintheupperleftofthedisplay,andselect
thedesiredmodefromamenu(seepage 4).
Forasummaryofeachmode,pleasesee“A b o u t the
KROME’smodes”onpage 7.
Note: Theselectedmodeisshownintheupperleftof
thedisplay,andalsoindicatedbythelitstatusofoneof
theabovemodebuttons.
Note: BypressingtheGLOBALorMEDIAbutton
twice,youcanselectthepreviously‐selectedmode
(Combination,Program,orSequencer).
Selecting page group and tabs
Eachmodehasalargenumberofparameters,which
aregroupedintopages.Thesepagesarefurther
subdividedbytabs;withuptotwelvetabsperpage.
•Makesurethatthedesiredmodeisselected.
Forthisexplanationwe’lluseCombinationmodeas
anexample.
Selecting a page group
Moving by selecting a page group
ThePageSelectscreenshowsalistofthepagegroups
withineachmode.Selectthedesiredpagegroupfrom
thislist.
1. PressthePAGEbutton.
Alternatively,youcanaccessthemodemenuandpress
themodebutton,andthenpresstherightsideofthe
menu(seepage 4).
Thepageselectmenuwillappear.
Thepagewhereyouwereimmediatelybeforepressing
thePAGEbuttonisshowninadarkercolorforyour
reference.
2. Pressthebuttonforthepagethatyouwantto
view.
P0:Playisthepageyou’llnormallyusewhen
performingontheKROME.(Thesameistruein
Programmode.)Editingisdoneinotherpages.
Asanexamplehere,tryselecting“P4Zone/Delay.”The
P4:Zone/Delay–KeyZT01–08pagewillappear.
Note: Thepagethatappearswillbeshowingthetab
thatyoumostrecentlyselected.
Using the PAGE button plus the numeric keys 0–9
to access different pages
•HolddownthePAGEbuttonandusethenumeric
keys0–9tospecifythepagenumberthatyouwant
toview.
Thespecifiedpagenumberwillappear.Thepage
thatappearswillbeshowingthetabthatyoumost
recentlyselected.
Note: InpagesconsistingofmultiplepagessuchasP5–
1,P5–2,P8–1,andP8–2,thefirstpage(P5–1,orP8–1)
willbeselected.
Using the EXIT button to move between pages
Ifyou’reinapageotherthanpage0(e.g.,ProgP0:
Play)ofeachmode,pressingthisbuttonwilltakeyou
topage0.
Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof
thecurrentmode:
•Pressitoncetogotothepreviously‐selectedtabon
themainP0:Playpage(Play/RECpagein
Sequencermode).
•PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0:
Playpage(suchasthemainProgramPlaypage).If
youhadpreviouslyselectedaparameteronthis
page,thatparameterwillbeselected.
•Pressitathirdtimetoselectthemainparameteron
theP0:Playpage,suchastheProgramnamein
Programmode.
COMBIbutton: Combinationmode
PROGbutton: Programmode
SEQbutton: Sequencermode
GLOBALbutton: Globalmode
MEDIAbutton: Mediamode

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Whenadialogboxisopen,thisbuttoncancelsthe
settingsmadeinthedialogboxandclosesthedialog
box,justlikepressingtheCancelbutton.
Ifapopupmenuormenuisopen,pressingEXITcloses
themenu.
Selecting pages
•Youcanaccesstabbedpagesbypressingthetabs
showninthebottomlineofthedisplay.
ThisexampleshowstheProgramT01–08page
throughMixerT01–08pageofCombiP0:Play.
Selecting a parameter and editing the
value
1. Presstheparameterthatyouwanttoedit.
2. Ifyouselectaneditcell,thedisplaywillbe
highlighted.Editthevalue.
•Thewaythatthevaluewillchangedependsonthe
typeofparameterorobject.(See“Objectsinthe
display”onpage 4.)
Thevalueintheeditcellcanbeeditedbyusingthe
valuecontrollers(VALUEdial,INC/DECbuttons,
numerickeys0–9,–button,(.)button,ENTERbut‐
ton,etc.).
3. Youcanuseknobs1–4toeditparametersthatare
assignedtothecontrolsurface.
Note: YoucanusetheCOMPAREbuttontocomparethe
soundyou’reeditingwiththeoriginaluneditedsound.
INC/DEC buttons
Usethesewhenyouwishtomakesmallchangesinthe
value.
VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparameter’svalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll
throughaverylonglistofselections.
Numeric keys 0–9, ENTER button, – button,
(.) button
Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe
exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and
decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress
theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.
The–buttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter
value;thedecimal(.)buttoninsertsadecimal,for
enteringfractionalvalues.
Note: Whenselecting“ProgramSelect”(seepage 21),
youcanselectaGMbankbyholdingdownthe0
buttonandpressingthe(.),1–9,or–buttons.
Functions that use the ENTER button in conjunc-
tion with another button
ENTERhasafewspecialfunctionswhenitispressed
incombinationwithotherbuttons.
ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonwhileyoupressa
numerickey(0–9),youcanselectuptotenmenu
commandsfromwithinthecurrentpage.
Whileadialogboxisdisplayed,theENTERbutton
correspondstotheOKbutton.(TheEXITbutton
correspondstotheCancelbutton.)
InSequencermode,youcanholddowntheENTER
buttonandpresstheLOCATE()buttontousethe
menucommandSetLocation.
Other
Specifying a program bank or combination bank
PROG BANK A, B, C, D, E, F/
COMBI BANK A, B, C, D buttons
Usethesebuttonstochangebankswhenselecting
ProgramsorCombinations.TheLEDsinthebuttons
lightuptoshowthecurrentbank.
InProgrammode,thesebuttonsselecttheProgram
bank.
InCombinationmode,thesebuttonshavetwo
functions:
•Whenyou’reselectingCombinations,theychoose
theCombinationbank.
•Whenyou’reassigningaProgramtoatimbre
withintheCombination,theyselecttheProgram
bank.
InSequencermode,whenatrack’sProgramnameis
selected,thesebuttonschangetheProgrambank.
Using the keyboard to enter a note number or
velocity value
Byplayingakeywhilepressingaparameterthat
specifiesanotenumber(suchasG4orC#2)ora
velocityvalue,youcandirectlyenterthatnotenumber
orvelocityvalue.(Thisisnotavailableinmenu
commanddialogboxes.)
Tempo input
TEMPO knob, TAP button
YoucansetthetempobyturningtheTEMPOknobor
byrepeatedlypressingtheTAPbutton.
COMPARE button
Youcanusethisbuttontoreturnthesettingsofan
editedprogram,combination,orsongtotheiroriginal
state.Refertothefollowingsection.

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Compare function
Program, Combination mode
Usethiswhenyouwishtocomparetheeditsyouhave
madetoaprogramorcombination’ssoundwiththe
un‐editedoriginal(i.e.,thesoundthatiswritteninto
memory).
Wheneditingaprogramorcombination,pressthis
button.TheLEDwilllightup,andthelast‐written
settingsforthatprogramorcombinationnumberwill
berecalled.WhenyoupresstheCOMPAREbutton
onceagain,theLEDwillgodarkandyouwillreturnto
thesettingsthatyouwereediting.
1. Wheneditingaprogramorcombination,press
thisbutton.
TheLEDwilllightup,andthelast‐writtensettingsfor
thatprogramnumberorcombinationnumberwillbe
recalled.
2. PresstheCOMPAREbuttononceagain.
Note: TheLEDwillgodarkandyouwillreturntothe
settingsthatyouwereediting.
Ifyoueditthesettingsthatarerecalledbypressingthe
COMPAREbutton(i.e.,thesettingsthatarewritten
intomemory),theLEDwillgodark,anditwillnotbe
possibletoreturntothepreviouseditsbypressingthe
COMPAREbuttonagain.
Sequencer mode
InSequencermode,youcanusetheCOMPAREbutton
tomake“beforeandafter”comparisonsimmediately
afterusingrealtimerecordingorsteprecordingto
recordasong,orafterperforminganeditonatrack.
Forexample,thiscanbeusedeffectivelywhen
realtime‐recordingaMIDItrackforasong.
1. Realtime‐recordaMIDItrack.(Take1)
2. Onceagain,realtime‐recordonthesametrack.
(Take2)
3. PresstheCOMPAREbutton.TheLEDwilllight
up,andtake1willberecalled.
4. PresstheCOMPAREbuttononceagain.TheLED
willgodark,andtake2willberecalled.
5. Ifatstep3youonceagainrealtime‐recordonthe
sametrack(take3),theComparefunctionwill
nowbereferencingtake1.
6. Ifatstep4youonceagainrealtime‐recordonthe
sametrack(take3),theComparefunctionwillbe
referencingtake2.
Inthisway,theComparefunctionletsyourecallthe
previousrecordingorthepreviousstateofevent
editing.
Note: IfyoucontinueeditingwhentheCOMPARE
buttonislit,thebuttonwillgodark.Thisnowbecomes
themusicaldatathatwillbeselectedwhenthe
COMPAREbuttonisdark.
Global mode
TheComparefunctionthatbringsbackthesettings
priortoeditingisnotavailableinGlobalmode.
Selecting and executing menu
commands
Theutilityfunctionsprovidecommandsthatare
specifictoeachpage,suchasWrite(save)orCopy.The
availableutilityfunctionswilldependontheselected
page.
Forexample,theutilityfunctionsinProgrammodelet
youwrite(save)thesettings,orletyouperform
convenienteditingoperationssuchascopyingsettings
betweenoscillatorsoreffects,oraSyncfunctionthat
letsyouedittwoEGstogether.
1. Ontheupperrightsideofthedisplay,pressthe v 
button.
Themenucommandwillappear.
2. Selectamenucommandbytouchingitwithyour
finger.
Adialogboxfortheselectedmenucommandwill
appear.
Check‐typecommandswillnotdisplayadialogbox;
theirstatuswillbeswitched,andthelistwillclose.
ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9youcanaccessthedialogboxforthe
firsttenutilityfunctionswithoutgoingthroughthe
menu.
•Ifyouwanttoclosethelistwithoutselectinga
command,pressthedisplaysomewhereotherthan
thelist,orpresstheEXITbutton.
3. Foraparameterinadialogbox,selectitby
pressingitwithyourfinger,andusetheVA L U E 
controllers(e.g.,VA L UEdialorINC/DECbuttons)
toenteritsvalue.
Whenselectingaprogramorcombinationnumberina
dialogbox,youcanalsousetheBANKbuttontoenter
thebankasanalternativetousingtheVALUE
controllers.
4. Toexecute,presstheOKbuttonortheENTER
button.
Ifyoudecidenottoexecute,presstheCancelorthe
EXITbutton.
Thedialogboxwillclose.
Menu command button
Menu button

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Writing/saving
Afterediting,youshouldwriteorsaveyourchangesas
necessary.
Forexampleifyou’veeditedaprogram,yourchanges
willbelostifyouselectanotherprogramorturnoff
thepower.Thesameappliestoacombination.
SettingsyoueditinGlobalmodeandsongswillbe
rememberedaslongasthepowerison,butyour
changeswillbelostwhenyouturnoffthepower,
unlessyouwritethesechangesintomemory.
•YoucanwriteorsavebypressingtheWRITE
buttontwice.
FormoredetailsontheWriteoperations,seethe
followingpages.
• Programs→p.30
• Combinations→p.47
•Effectpresets→PG p.67
•Globalsettings(pages0–4)→p.116
•Dr
umkits→p.116
•Userarpeggiopattern→p.116
•UserDrumTrackpatterns→p.103
Preset/userDrumTrackpatternsaresavedin
internalmemoryevenwhenthepoweristurned
off.PatternsthatyoucreateinSequencermodecan
beconvertedintouserDrumTrackpatternsand
savedininternalmemory.
•Usertemplatesongs→PG p.164
Preset/usertemplatesongsaresavedininternal
memoryevenwhenthepoweristurnedoff.Track
settingsandeffectsettingsofasongyoucreatecan
besavedininternalmemorybyusingthemenu
commandSaveTemplateSong.
•Fordetailsonwritingtointernalmemory→p.115
Refertothefollowingpagesformoreinformation
aboutsaving.
• Savingasong→p.75
• Savingtomedia(Media–Save)→p.118
Note: OntheKROME,theactionofwritingtointernal
memoryiscalled“Write,”andtheactionofsavingto
anSDcarddeviceiscalled“Save.”
Assigning a name (renaming)
Youcaneditthenameofaneditedprogram,
combination,song,drumkit,orarpeggiopattern.
Youcanalsochangethenamesoftheprogramand
combinationcategories.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Editingnames”onpage 117.
Shortcuts
Selecting a GM bank program
• BankGM:Holddownthe0numerickeyandpress
–.
•Banksg(1)–g(9):Holddownthe0numerickeyand
press1–9.
• Bankg(d):Holddownthenumerickey0andpress
(.).
Moving between pages within a mode
•ByholdingdownthePAGEbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9youcanjumptothe
correspondingpage.
Access the menu commands in each page (up
to ten items)
•ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonandpressinga
numerickey0–9.
Input note number values or velocity values
•Whileholdingdowntheeditcellinthedisplay,
pressanoteonthekeyboard.
Alternatively,selecttheeditcellinthedisplay,and
thenholddowntheENTERbuttonandpressanote
onthekeyboard.
Note: YoucanalsouseaMIDInote‐onmessageinstead
ofthekeyboard.
Note: Whileadialogboxisdisplayed,theENTER
buttonwillperformthesamefunctionastheOK
button.Thismeansthatyoucan’tusethismethodto
enteranotenumberorvelocityvalueinadialogbox
thatcontainsanOKbutton.
Specifying the location in a song
InSequencermode,setsthecurrentlocationasthe
Location(equivalenttotheSetLocationmenu
command)
•HolddowntheENTERbuttonandpressthe
LOCATE()button.
ENTER button
•Whileadialogboxisdisplayed,thisbutton
performsthesamefunctionastheOKbutton.
EXIT button
Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof
thecurrentmode:
1. Pressitoncetogotothepreviouslyselectedtabon
themainP0page.
2. PresstheEXITbutton.Youwillmovetothe
previouslyselectedparameteroftheP0toppage
(Prog:Main,Combi/Seq:ProgramT01–08).
3. PresstheEXITbutton.Youwillmovetothe
followingparameteroftheP0toppage.
Prog:ProgramSelect
Combi:CombinationSelect
Seq:SongSelect

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InanypageofProgramorCombinationmode,
pressingEXITamaximumoftwotimeswill
immediatelyallowyoutousethenumerickeysor
INC/DECbuttonstoselectprogramsorcombinations.
InSequencermode,pressingEXITamaximumofthree
timeswillallowyoutoselectasong.
EXIT button (in dialog boxes)
Whenadialogboxisdisplayed,thishasthesame
functionastheCancel,Done,orExitbutton.
Initialize the KROME
•Withthepoweroff,pressthepowerswitchwhile
holdingdowntheENTERbuttonandnumerickey
[0].
(Whiledataisbeingloaded,thedisplaywill
indicate“NowwritingintointernalMemory.”)
Theresultwillbethesameaswhenyou’ve
executedLoadPreload/DemoDataAll.
(Seepage 125)

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Setup
Turning the power on/off
Connecting the AC adapter
1. MakesurethattheKROMEispowered‐off.
2. ConnecttheDCplugoftheincludedACadapter
tothepowersupplyjackontheKROME’srear
panel.
YoumustuseonlytheincludedACadapter.Using
anyotherACadaptermightcausemalfunctions.
3. ConnectthepowercordtotheACadapter.
4. PlugthepowercordintoanACoutlet.
BesuretouseanACoutletofthecorrectvoltage
foryouradapter.
5. UsetheKROME’scablehooktofastenthecableso
thattheDCplugdoesnotbecomeaccidentally
disconnected.
ACadapterconnections
Turning the power on
1. TurntheKROME’sVOLUMEknoballthewayto
theleftsothatthevolumeisdown.
Ifexternalequipmentsuchaspoweredmonitor
speakersareconnected,lowertheirvolumeaswell,
andthenturnofftheirpower.
2. PressthepowerswitchontheKROME’srear
paneltoturnthepoweron.
Thedisplaywillshowthemodelnameandsoftware
version.(Theillustrationshowsthescreenthatwill
appearwiththefactorysettings.Thismaychange
withoutnotice.)
Iftheautopower‐offfunctionisenabled,thetime
untilautopower‐offturnsoffthepowerwillbe
shownwhenthesystemstartsup.Ifthisdialog
boxdoesnotappear,theautopower‐offfunctionis
disabled;thepowerwillnotturnoffautomatically
(see“A u t o power‐offfunction”onpage 16).
3. Turnonthepoweroftheexternalequipmentthat’s
connectedtotheKROME’sAUDIOOUTPUTL/
MONOandRjacks,suchaspoweredmonitor
speakers.
4. UsetheKROME’sVOLUMEknobandthevolume
controlsofyourexternalequipmenttoadjustthe
volumetoasuitablelevel.
Note: Thepagethatappearswhenyouturnonthe
powerwilldependonthePower‐OnModesetting(see
page 110).
Turning the power off
Whenyouturnoffthepower,unsaveddatawillbe
lost.Besuretosaveanyimportantdatasuchas
editedsoundsorglobalsettings(seepage 12).
IftheKROME’sautopower‐offfunctionis
enabled,itspowerwillautomaticallyturnoffif
therehasbeennouserinputforacertainlengthof
time.Unsaveddatawillbelostevenifthepoweris
turnedoffbytheautopower‐offfunction.
1. TurntheKROME’sVOLUMEknoballthewayto
theleftsothatthevolumeislowered.
2. Ifexternalequipmentsuchaspoweredmonitor
speakersareconnected,lowertheirvolumeand
thenturnofftheirpower.
Power switch
4: Cable hook
AC adapter
When fastening the
cable to the cable
hook, take care not
to bend this portion
any more than
necessary.
3: Power cord for AC adapter
1: Power
supply jack
2: Plug into AC outlet.

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3. PressthepowerswitchontheKROME’srear
paneltoturnthepoweroff.
TheKROME’sinternaldatamaybedamagedifthe
poweristurnedoffwhiledataisbeingwritteninto
internalmemory,suchasduringaSaveoperation.
Neverturnoffthepowerwhileprocessingisbeing
performed.
Thefollowingmessageisdisplayedwhiledatais
beingwrittenintointernalmemory.
“Nowwritingintointernalmemory”
Ifwritingtointernalmemorycouldnotbe
completedsuccessfully,theKROMEwill
automaticallyrepairtheinternalmemoryby
initializingitthenexttimeyouturnonthepower.
Thisisnotamalfunction.Ifthisoccurs,the
followingmessagewillappearinthedisplay;
presstheOKbutton.
Theinternalmemoryhasbeencorrupted,likely
duetoaninterruptionofpowerwhilethesystem
waswriting/savingdata.Thishasbeenrepaired
andtheaffectedBankhasbeeninitialized.
Asmallamountofelectricalpowerisusedeven
whenthepowerisoff(STANDBY).Ifyouwon’tbe
usingtheKROMEforanextendedperiod,turnoff
thepowerandunplugthepowercordfromthe
ACoutlet.
Auto power-off function
TheKROMEsupportsanautopower‐offfunctionthat
automaticallyturnsoffthepowerwhenthekeyboard
orfrontpanelbuttons(*)havenotbeenusedfora
certainlengthoftime.
*UsageoftheVOLUMEknobisnotincluded.
Note: Withthefactorysettings,thetimeuntil
automaticpower‐offwillbeapproximatelyfourhours.
Whenthepowerturnsoff,thesettingsyouhad
beeneditingwillbelost.Makesurethatyousave
importantsettingsbeforethisoccurs.
Changing the auto power-off setting
Ifyouwanttochangethesettingsothatthepower
doesnotturnoffautomatically,proceedasfollowsto
disabletheautopower‐offfunction.
Making the change in the dialog box immediately
after start-up
Iftheautopower‐offfunctionisenabledsothatthe
powerwillturnoffautomatically,thedialogboxwill
appearimmediatelyafterstart‐up,indicatingthetime
untilautomaticpower‐offwilloccur.
1. Whilethismessageisdisplayed,presstheChange
Settingbuttoninthedialogbox.
Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.
2. Pressthepopupbuttontoselectthelengthoftime
afterwhichthepowerwillturnoff.Ifyoudon’t
wantthepowertoturnoffautomatically,choose
theDisabledsetting.
Changing the setting during operation
1. PresstheGLOBALbutton.(Alternatively,press
themodebuttonandchooseGLOBAL.)
2. PresstheEXITbuttontoaccessP0:BasicSetup.
3. PresstheSystemPref.tabtoaccesstheSystem
Preferencespage.
4. In“AutoPower‐Off,”specifytheamountoftime
whenyouwantthepowertoturnoff.Ifyoudon’t
wanttheautopower‐offfunctiontoautomatically
turnoffthepower,choosetheDisabledsetting.
Auto power-off warning message
Whenthespecifiedlengthoftimehaselapsedwithout
anyuserinputontheKROME,amessagewillappear,
warningyouthattheautopower‐offfunctionisabout
toturnoffthepower.
Ifyouwanttocontinueusingthesystem,pressthe
keyboard,abutton,orthedisplay.TheAutopower‐off
functionwillbereset.Ifthesamespecifiedlengthof
timeelapseswithnouserinput,thesamemessagewill
appearagain.