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Drum Track function
Performing with the Drum
Track function
The Drum Track function makes it easy to play the KROSS’s
high-quality drum programs using a wide variety of Drum
Track patterns.
It provides a convenient way for you to hear Drum Track
patterns while you try out various phrases on a program or
combination, or work out the outline of your song. Then,
when you’ve come up with some ideas, you can use the Auto
Song Setup function to immediately start recording in
Sequencer mode.
You can use preset drum patterns that cover a wide range of
musical styles.
The Drum Track pattern will start immediately when you
press the
DRUM TRACK button, or when you play the
keyboard after pressing the ON/OFF button. If you’re
starting the pattern by playing the keyboard, you have the
option of starting it by using a specific range of notes or
velocities.
The Drum Track can also play in synchronization with the
arpeggiator.
In Program mode, the drum track has a dedicated mixer
channel and effect routing, allowing you to control the drum
track independently from the sound of the program itself. In
Combination and Sequencer modes, the
drum track is
handled as a conventional timbre or track, allowing you to
select programs, and specify the effect routing in the same
way as for conventional timbres or tracks.
Using the Drum Track function in
Program mode
Playing and stopping the Drum Track
1. In Program mode, select a program. (see “Selecting
Programs” on page 23)
2. Press the DRUM TRACK button to turn
the Drum Track on.
The ON/OFF button will light up or blink,
depending on the setting (
Trigger Mode) of
the program.
If lit: The Drum Track pattern will start according to the
Sync setting.
When you turn it off, the pattern will stop.
(This will occur if the
Trigger Mode parameter is set to
Start Immediately.)
If blinking: The Drum Track pattern will be ready to start.
It will start when you play the keyboard or when a MIDI
note-on message is received. (This will occur if the
Trigger Mode parameter is set to Wait KBD Trigger.)
3. Press the DRUM TRACK button once again to stop
the Drum Track (the button will be unlit).
Changing the tempo
• Use the TEMPO knob or the TAP button to set the
tempo of the KROSS. (see page 67)
Selecting the Drum Track pattern and Drum
Track program
1. In the P-DRUM TRACK> PATTERN page, use
Pattern No. to select a Drum Track pattern.
2. In the P-DRUM TRACK> PROGRAM page, the
Drum Track Program parameter selects the program
that will play the Drum Track patterns.
Note: You can only select programs from the DRUM/
SFX category.
Note: If you’ve selected an empty pattern, the DRUM
TRACK button will not function.
Setting the volume, mute, and solo for the
drum track pattern
In the PROG> MIXER page you can edit the volume, mute,
and solo settings. (see page 28)
Preset
001...700
Preset Drum Track patterns
Drum Track function
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Using the Drum Track function in
Combination mode
Selecting a combination and turning the
Drum Track function on/off
1. Press the COMBI button to enter Combination mode,
and select the desired combination. (see “Selecting
Combinations” on page 41)
2. Press the DRUM TRACK button to turn the Drum
Track on/off. For details, please see the Program
mode sections “Playing and stopping the Drum
Track”, and “Changing the tempo”.
Selecting a Drum Track pattern and Drum
Track program
Unlike its functionality in Program mode, the Drum Track
function in Combination mode does not have its own
dedicated track (timbre). The program that plays the Drum
Track pattern will use the timbre that you specify.
1. In the COMBI> PROG page, select the timbre that
you want to use for the drum track, and then select
the Drum Track program.
In the following illustration, we’ve selected timbre 5 for
use by the drum track.
2. Specify the MIDI channel of the drum track timbre.
Be aware that if another timbre uses the same MIDI
channel, that timbre will also be played.
3. Access the C-DRUM TRACK> CHANNEL page.
Specify the drum track’s MIDI channel
Output.
Set this
to match the
MIDI Channel of the timbre that you
specified in step 2.
4. Access the C-DRUM TRACK> PATTERN page.
Use Pattern No. to select the Drum Track pattern.
Note: 000: If you select Off, it will not be possible to turn
the DRUM TRACK ON/OFF button on.
5. Press the DRUM TRACK button to verify that the
pattern plays correctly.
The method of triggering will depend on the Trigger
settings.
Drum Track function settings
Drum Track function settings in
Program mode
Starting/stopping the drum track
1. Access the P-DRUM TRACK> PATTERN page.
2. “Trigger Mode” specifies how the Drum Track
pattern will be triggered.
Start Immediately: When
you press the DRUM TRACK
button to turn it on, the LED will light up and the Drum
Track pattern
will start according to the Sync setting. It
will stop when you press the DRUM TRACK button to
turn it off.
Wait KBD Trigger: When you press the DRUM
TRACK button to turn it on, the LED will blink and the
Drum Track pattern will wait to start. When you play the
keyboard or receive a MIDI note-on, the Drum Track
pattern will start according to the
Sync setting.
3. Specify the Sync setting.
Off (unchecked): The Drum Track pattern will not
synchronize to the arpeggiator that’s currently running,
but will start immediately.
On (checked): The Drum Track pattern will synchronize
to the arpeggiator that’s currently running.
4. If “Trigger Mode” is set to Wait KBD Trigger, specify
the “Latch” setting. “Latch” specifies whether the
Drum Track pattern will continue playing even after
you take your hand off the keyboard.
Off (unchecked): If the DRUM TRACK button is on
(the LED will blink), the pattern will start when you play
the keyboard (note-on). The pattern will stop when you
release the keyboard (note-off).
On (checked): If the DRUM TRACK button is on (the
LED will blink), the pattern will start when you play the
keyboard (note-on). The pattern will continue when you
release the keyboard (note-off).
The pattern will stop
when you turn the DRUM TRACK button off (the LED
will go dark).
5. If “Trigger Mode” is set to Wait KBD Trigger, specify
the Keyboard Zone and Velocity Zone.
These settings specify the range of keys and velocities
that will trigger the Drum Track pattern when you play
the keyboard (or receive a note-on).
Saving the on/off status
If “Trigger Mode” is set to Wait KBD Trigger, the drum
track’s on/off status can be saved in the program.
If “Trigger Mode” is set to Start Immediately, the drum
track’s on/off status will always be saved as “off,” regardless
of the state of the DRUM TRACK button.
