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landeez · Joined: 10 Dec 2022 Posts: 5

I bought two new EX's and only one completely empty User Bank(U-G). So have to overwrite one to use the other? That can not be right? I have a Kronos 2. I bought the Austrian Piano and the Italian Piano EX's. I am very new at this so I was hoping someone could explain how to have both EX's without needing to overwrite anything. Thank you.

Derek Cook · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:56 am Post subject:

The Kronos is very generous in the number of programs you can store, but at some point you may need to manage the contents to fit more in.

For example, if you have two EXI banks with only 64 programs each in them, then you can use PCG management software like PCG Tools (free) or my kronos.factory (modest cost for lifetime license purchase) to combine the EXI banks into one

Same principle applies for HD-1 of course. It can take a bit of time, but when I got my Kronos, I went through every single bank that came with it, noted the sounds I liked and might use or edit, and consolidated them all down into a few banks.

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landeez · Joined: 10 Dec 2022 Posts: 5

Thank you for your reply.

My needs are fairly simple at this point. My Kronos is practically new. The user banks came packed with preinstalled programs. Only User bank G was completely open. It is frustrating being a new user. The Austrian Piano only uses 31 spaces in User G bank so I wish could have both the pianos in User G. The preloaded programs are so far pretty good sounds so not really wanting delete other user banks. Is there a simple work around for that?

Thank you

ronnfigg · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:35 am Post subject:

You do know about the AA through GG banks right?
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landeez · Joined: 10 Dec 2022 Posts: 5

I guess I do not know about AA - GG. Mind telling me a little about that. Laughing

Derek Cook · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: AA - GG

landeez · Joined: 10 Dec 2022 Posts: 5

Thank you. That should really give me all the space I need then. So could you tell me the specific steps I need to take to get the second EXs loaded to the new User Bank. I must asking a very basic question here. Like telling someone how to boil water to you, I imagine. I am actually a life-long guitar player. I took up the piano recently because I love the Kronos. I tried it at Guitar Center and just had to have it. Finally bought it. Amazing how many piano-based ideas I tried to emulate on the guitar for decades that are so straight forward on the keyboard!

ronnfigg · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:09 pm Post subject:

Youtube is your friend...

https://youtu.be/tyTWeVBubZM
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tunaman · Senior Member Joined: 28 Nov 2019 Posts: 427

^^^ …as is Korg… as posted in a previous thread quite some time back, always sage advice:

tunaman · Senior Member Joined: 28 Nov 2019 Posts: 427

Also highly recommend reading through the couple of stickies at the top of the forum ^^^

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Derek Cook · Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:59 pm Post subject:

I can't say anything about PCG tools and its status, but I always mention free apps to ensure people are aware of the choices and that they have a free option compare to what I charge for (at low cost). I was hoping not to have to write a kronos.factory, but the PCG tools workflow was not for me.

Also cannot comment much on MIDIQuest comparisons as I have not looked at it for 20 odd years, when I dismissed it as not being suitable for my needs and why I started "rolling my own"

kronos.factory is specific to the Kronos. Smile

I do have a motif.factory equivalent that covers the Motif ES series (only the ES to be clear, as I have an ES Rack). I do a multi product discount of 20% if you wish to purchase both.
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pete.m · Senior Member Joined: 05 Apr 2013 Posts: 484

Another way of maximising your available User Bank space is to delete the programs that you know you will never use. For example, the two piano-based EXs will contain many dozens of near-identical programs. Out of 128 programs, you may find that you actually only need 10-15 that will really suit the way you like to play. You always have the option to load all/some of the discarded programs again later on, if you decide you want to change the sounds you have.

You can also profitably apply the same principle to the factory presets, where you might find many hundreds of sounds that you'll never really use. I gave myself an extra eight or nine free User Banks that way, and have been able to fill them with far more interesting sounds as a result.

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Derek Cook · Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:30 pm Post subject: