Kross operation Guide

Data used by the KROSS
Creating and selecting scales
101
Files and data structures that the KROSS can recognize
The KROSS can load and save the following data.
Inside a file, .PCG data and .SNG data have the structure 
that’s shown in the following illustration. When saving 
sound data, you can select the types of data that will be saved 
in the .PCG file. When loading data, you can also select and 
load data individually.
.PCG file
All programs
1 program 
bank A...D, U
1 program
All combinations
1 combination
bank A, B, U
1 combination
All drum kits
User
1 drum kit 
bank INT, USER 
1 drum kit
All user
arpeggio patterns
1 user
arpeggiopattern
bank INT, USER
1 user
arpeggiopattern
Global settings
(including favorites data)
.SNG file
.MID file
.WAV file
Undefined DOS file
DOS files
DOS files
1 song
(000-199)
All track

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Overall settings for the KROSS, and saving/loading data
102
Saving data
Saving data on the KROSS
The KROSS can save .PCG, .SNG., or .MID files as follows.
Note: The explanation here applies to data in the DATA 
folder.
• Writing to internal memory
• Saving to an SD card (commercially available)
• MIDI data dump
Programs_000–127_in_banks_A–D,_U_•_Combination'>Writing to internal memory
The following types of data can be written into the internal 
memory.
• Program
Programs 000–127 in banks A–D, U
• Combination
Combinations 000–127 in banks A, B, U
• Global settings
(GLOBAL> BASIC–G-USER SCALE> ALL, Favorite 
data)
• User arpeggio patterns
0000–1027
• User drum kits
00(INT)–47(USER)
• User template songs U00–U15
Song settings such as the song name and tempo, track 
settings (see page 100 of the Parameter Guide), 
arpeggiator, and effect settings can be saved (written) to 
internal memory. However, the musical data for song 
tracks and patterns are not saved to internal memory. 
Furthermore, settings that govern how the musical data is 
played back such as Time Sig (Time Signature), 
Metronome, PLAY/MUTE, and Track Play Loop 
(including Start/End) settings will not be saved either. 
Use the Sequencer mode function Save Template Song 
to write this data; for details, please seepage 140 of the 
Parameter Guide.
The musical data and setup data of a song you create in 
Sequencer mode cannot be saved in the KROSS’s 
internal memory. You’ll need to save this data to a 
commercially available SD card.
About preloaded data and preset data
“Preloaded data” refers to the data that is loaded in the 
KROSS when it is shipped from the factory. You are free to 
rewrite this data, and with the exception of the demo songs, 
the data will be written to the location as described in 
“Writing to internal memory.” 
You can reload the factory preload data into internal memory 
by using the Global mode Load Preload/Demo Data 
function.
Preset data, on the other hand, is data that cannot be 
overwritten by the Write operation. This includes the 
following data.
• GM program banks GM, g(1)–g(9), g(d)
• GM drum kits 48(GM)–56(GM)
• Preset template songs P00–P15
• Preset Drum Track patterns/Preset patterns 001–700
Bank numbers and conditions for saving
The bank and number indications show the numbers used for 
MIDI transmission and reception. Since the conditions for 
saving will differ depending on the bank as shown in the 
following table, this will provide a helpful guide.
With the factory settings, the program banks have the 
following contents.
Programs
Combinations
Saving to SD card
The following data can be saved to an SD card 
(commercially available) inserted in the KROSS’s SD card 
slot.
• .PCG file:
Programs, Combinations, Drum kits, Global settings, and 
user arpeggio patterns
• .SNG file:
Song
• .MID file:
Saves a Sequencer mode song in Standard MIDI File 
(SMF) format.
• WAV files:
Audio songs will be exported as 48 kHz 16-bit files. 
(Execute the Export function in the Audio Recorder 
Setup window.)
Please see “Files and data structures that the KROSS can 
recognize” on page 101.
MIDI data dump
The KROSS can transmit the following types of data as a 
MIDI data dump; you can save this data on an external data 
filer or other device.
• Programs, combinations, drum kits, and global settings
• Song (Sequencer)
Bank
Prog No.
Use
Explanation and conditions for 
saving
A
000...127
Preload 
programs
You can overwrite a bank/
number that contains a sound 
of the same category. You can 
change the category if saving a 
new sound; it will be saved in 
bank U.
B
C
D
G
001...128
GM2 capital 
programs
256 programs and 9 drum 
programs complying with the 
GM2 sound map. Programs of 
these banks are read-only. They 
cannot be written.
g1...g9 001...128
GM2 variation 
programs
gd
001...128
GM2 drum 
programs
U
000...127
User/initial 
programs
User programs and initialized 
programs. You can write to 
bank U.
Bank
Prog No.
Use
Explanation and conditions for 
saving
A
000...127
Preload 
combinations
You can overwrite a bank/
number that contains a sound 
of the same category. You can 
change the category if saving a 
new sound; it will be saved in 
bank U.
B
U
000...127
User/initial 
combinations
User combinations and 
initialized combinations. You 
can write to bank U.

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