Drum Track function settings
Drum Track function settings in Combination mode
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MIDI transmission and reception for the
drum track
In Program mode, the Drum Track function transmits and
receives on the following MIDI channels.
Receive: If you’re controlling the triggering by playing the
keyboard, the drum track will receive on the global MIDI
channel.
Transmit: The drum track will transmit on the MIDI
channel that’s specified by the Drum Track
Prog MIDI Ch
(default: channel 10) which can be found on the G-MIDI>
OUT page. (Note data etc. of the Drum Track program will
be transmitted.)
Note: MIDI transmission of the pattern data is enabled if
Drum Track
Prog MIDI Out is selected. The
default setting
is off (unselected).
The Drum Track program does not transmit or receive
program changes.
Drum Track function settings in
Combination mode
MIDI transmission and reception for the
drum track
In Combination mode, the Drum Track function transmits
and receives on the following MIDI channels.
Receive: If you’re controlling the triggering by playing the
keyboard, the drum track will receive on the global MIDI
channel.
Transmit: The drum track will transmit on the MIDI
channel that’s specified by the
Output (C-DRUM TRACK>
CHANNEL) setting of each combination.
Set this to match the MIDI channel of the timbre you’ve
specified for the drum program.
If the timbre’s
Status (COMBI> PROG) is EXT or EX2, the
note data etc. of the Drum Track pattern will be transmitted.
Drum Track function settings in
Sequencer mode
The parameters for the Drum Track
function are structured
in the same way as in Combination mode. Assign the Drum
Track program to the desired track 1–16.
However, while a combination triggers the Drum Track
pattern on the global MIDI channel, a song triggers the
Drum Track pattern on the MIDI channel specified by the
Input (S-DRUM TRACK> CHANNEL). Normally you’ll
set this to Tch. With the Tch setting, the MIDI channel of the
track selected by
Track Select will automatically be used as
the trigger channel.
For details, please see “Selecting a Drum Track pattern and
Drum Track program” on page 78.
In Sequencer mode you can
use the Drum Track function
while realtime-recording a song track or pattern.
The note-on/off data transmitted by the Drum Track pattern
can be recorded as events in a track or pattern.
You can’t use note data from the internal sequencer as a
trigger to start patterns for the Drum Track function.
When you’ve used the Drum Track function with a program
or combination to come up with an idea for a song, you can
then use the Auto Song Setup function to immediately start
realtime-recording. (see page 55)
MIDI transmission and reception for the
drum track
In Sequencer mode, the Drum Track function transmits and
receives on the following MIDI channels.
Receive: The drum track will receive on the MIDI channel
specified by the
Input (S-DRUM TRACK> CHANNEL)
setting of each song. Normally you’ll
set this to Tch and use
the KROSS’s keyboard to control the triggering.
Transmit: The drum track will transmit on the MIDI
channel specified by the
Output (S-DRUM TRACK>
CHANNEL) setting of each song. Set this to match the MIDI
channel of the MIDI track where you’ve assigned the drum
program.
If the track’s
Status (SEQ> PROG) is BTH, EXT, or EX2,
note data etc. of the Drum Track pattern will be transmitted.
Drum Track function
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Synchronizing the Drum Track
function
The Trigger “Sync” parameter
The trigger timing of a drum track will depend on the setting
of its Trigger
Sync parameter.
On (checked): The trigger timing will be quantized to the
nearest beat relative to the base tempo.
Off (unchecked): If
Trigger Mode is set to Start
Immediately, triggering will occur at the moment you press
the DRUM TRACK button. If
this is set to Wait KBD
Trigger, triggering will occur at the moment you play the
keyboard.
Synchronization with the arpeggiator, step
sequencer, and Sequencer mode songs
Turn the Sync setting On if you want the Drum Track
patterns to play or record in synchronization with the
arpeggiator that’s currently running, the step sequencer, or
the song that’s currently playing.
Trigger
Sync Off: If the
Trigger Mode setting is set to Start
Immediately, the Drum Track pattern will be triggered the
moment you press the DRUM TRACK button. If this is set
to Wait KBD Trigger, the Drum
Track pattern will be
triggered the moment you play the keyboard. The Drum
Track will not synchronize with the arpeggiator that’s
currently running, the step sequencer, or the song that’s
currently running.
Trigger
Sync on: The Drum Track will be triggered at one-
measure intervals in synchronization with the song that’s
currently running. The Drum Track will be triggered at one-
beat intervals in synchronization with the arpeggiator that’s
currently running or the step sequencer (in Sequencer mode
if the song is stopped).
Note: If you want to synchronize the arpeggiator to the
Drum Track function that’s currently running, make settings
for
Key Sync (P-ARP> SETUP, C-ARP> A, B, S-ARP> A,
B).
Synchronization with song stop
Synchronization with a song in Sequencer
mode
• When you press the SEQUENCER START/STOP
(
) button, the Drum Track
function will stop as
well as the sequencer.
• If you want the Drum Track function to start
simultaneously with the start of recording, press the
DRUM TRACK button during the pre-count before
recording (if
Trigger Mode is set to Start Immediately)
or play the keyboard (if
Trigger Mode is Wait KBD
Trigger). The Drum Tracks will not be triggered
immediately, but will be triggered in synchronization
with the sequencer the moment recording starts.
Slave operation
Connect the KROSS’s MIDI IN to your external MIDI
device’s MIDI OUT, or connect the KROSS’s USB B
connector to your computer’s USB port.
Set
MIDI Clock (see page 99) to External MIDI or External
USB.
Note: If the KROSS is set to
MIDI Clock= Auto, it will also
synchronize to the external MIDI device in the same way if
MIDI timing clock messages are
being received from the
external device.
Synchronization to MIDI clock
The arpeggiator function will synchronize to a tempo based
on the external MIDI clock timing.
Synchronization with MIDI realtime commands
In Sequencer mode, Song Start, Continue, and Stop
messages that the KROSS receives will control song
playback and recording just as when you use the front panel
START/STOP (
) button. The KARMA function also
will be controlled in the same way as when you use the front
panel START/STOP (
) button. (see “Synchronization
with song stop”)
Master operation
If you want an external MIDI device or computer to
synchronize to the KROSS’s MIDI timing clock and
realtime commands, connect the KROSS’s MIDI OUT to
your external MIDI device’s MIDI IN, or connect the
KROSS’s USB port to your computer’s USB port.
Set
MIDI Clock to Internal.
Note: The same applies if
MIDI Clock=Auto and MIDI
realtime clock messages are being transmitted. (see page 99)
Synchronization via MIDI clock
The connected external MIDI device will synchronize to the
MIDI clock of the KROSS.