Korg krog user manual

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padKONTROL Main Features
padKONTROL Main Features


• 16 great-feeling, illuminated trigger pads – each can control a different note or Continuous Controller message, –

control software instruments, effects, trigger loops, video clips and more!

• Eight dynamic curves for each pad or individual fixed level, and each can switch from momentary to toggle
• Built-in X-Y pad, based on Korg’s KAOSS Pad, to control flam, roll and much more!

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padKONTROL EasyStart Getting Started Getting Started S Se et tt tiin ng g u up p t th he e p pa ad dK KO ON NT TR RO OL L w wiit th h a a C Co om mp pu ut te er r 1. Install the included software: Place the included KDR-001CD in your computer’s CD drive… • On a Mac, open the Editor/Librarian folder, and then open the .DMG file inside. • On a PC, select the options you want to install from the box that pops up. 2. Plug the padKONTROL into a free USB port, and set the power s

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padKONTROL EasyStart T Th he e X X- -Y Y P Pa ad d Using technology derived from our KAOSS pads, we’ve given you an X-Y pad that allows you to control Roll and Flam, among other things. Roll will repeat the drum hit. As you move your finger vertically on the X-Y Pad, the level (volume) of the note increases or decreases. As you move horizontally, the repeat rate increases or decreases. Flam simulates the effect of a drummer hitting a drum with both sticks at nearly the same time.

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padKONTROL EasyStart Tweaking and Customizing Tweaking and Customizing OK, so you can play drums with it. We knew that already. A grid of 16 drum pads pretty much screams “drums.” The padKONTROL is much more than just a bunch of pads, though… so let’s get our hands dirty and see what it’s really capable of! Your padKONTROL has two modes, no more, no less: Play and Setting. When you power on, you’re in Play mode. Isn’t that what you want to do with it anyway? Hit the ENTER/SETTING key

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padKONTROL EasyStart X-Y Pad Settings While in SETTING mode, you can adjust what the X-Y Pad does. • Press either the X or Y button while in SETTING mode. • Now, turn the data wheel to change the function. • You can scroll from “off” to “bnd” (pitch bend), to “AFT” (aftertouch). After that, you’re scrolling through 0-127. These are freely assignable MIDI CC values. Before we leave Setting mode, let’s look at the ROLL and FLAM keys. Hold one down, and you will see which pads ha

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padKONTROL EasyStart Editor/Librarian Software The editor/librarian software makes it VERY easy to visualize and edit the functions of your padKONTROL. If you thought it was easy editing from the front panel, just wait until you see what the editor can do. 1. After installation, fire up the software, making sure you have the padKONTROL connected. Go to the padKONTROL Editor Librarian menu and choose Preferences. Here, you can specify MIDI I/O so the editor/librarian can communicate with