Initializing HDs and EXs in Program Mode?

Mofit · Post by **Mofit** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:45 pm

Is this possible? The manual says that it can be done generally, but gives no instructions on how to do it. Is there any way to completely initialize a program?

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:50 pm

I don't have a Kronos at hand, but probably you need to go to the program and select something like 'initialize' from the top right menu.

BillW · Post by **BillW** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:16 pm

Mofit wrote:Is this possible? The manual says that it can be done generally, but gives no instructions on how to do it. Is there any way to completely initialize a program?

I don't know whether it can be done. I usually keep an initialized program in an HD and EXi bank for times like this.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:20 pm

Btw, with PCG Tools you can empty the name of a patch (program, combi or set list), it is not like initializing but at least on the screen it looks as if it is clear, so you know you can overwrite it (later).

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:21 pm

I checked the manual, but can't indeed find an init menu option, only for a complete bank.

Mofit · Post by **Mofit** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:27 pm

What I want to do is start with a completely blank slate and program sounds from there. It seems a bit odd that this cannot be done, no?

apex · Post by **apex** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:36 pm

it wasn't available for the m3 either...

just keep one initialized sound and then save it to whatever program, combi, etc... that you want to initialize.

Zeroesque · Post by **Zeroesque** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:33 pm

In 1.5, the new user banks have initialized patches.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:35 pm

Mofit wrote:What I want to do is start with a completely blank slate and program sounds from there. It seems a bit odd that this cannot be done, no?

Probably if you change the bank type it will be initialized.

jimknopf · Post by **jimknopf** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:13 pm

Mofit wants to initialize single patches, and Apex is right:
On a Kronos, this is done by copying an initialized patch over the one you want to erase. A bit weird (you can initialize songs but not patches), but no big deal.

danatkorg · Post by **danatkorg** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:52 am

jimknopf wrote:Mofit wants to initialize single patches, and Apex is right:
On a Kronos, this is done by copying an initialized patch over the one you want to erase. A bit weird (you can initialize songs but not patches), but no big deal.

Also, as noted above, you can initialize an entire bank at a time using the Global menu command Set Program User‐Bank Type.

We're aware that it would be nice to be able to initialize individual Programs, Combis, etc. For now, the workaround is to copy an initialized one. You could also load a single initialized Program from disk.

Mofit · Post by **Mofit** » Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:51 pm

The manual, which I'm reading today, says that there are additional User Banks numbered AA, BB, CC, DD, and these are initialized for different EXis. You can select these by holding down the UA and PA buttons, for example, to select User AA.

There are initialized presets for each engine, I think.

WorknMan · Post by **WorknMan** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:05 am

Mofit, you probably know this already, but those new banks are in the OS 1.5 upgrade.

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