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Physical Specifications

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Appendix B

Physical

Specifications

Keyboard:

88-key, fully-weighted hammer-action with velocity and pressure (After Touch) sensitive

adjustable keys. 88-key model uses Fatar TP/40L with pressure.

Display:

480 x 272 pixel high resolution color LCD with front-panel brightness adjust.

Polyphony:

128 Voice Polyphony, dynamically allocated.

Multitimbral:

16 parts (one per MIDI channel).

Quick Split / Layer:

Easy access with adjustable volume and panning.

Programs:

321 Factory plus 1024 User Programs.

Multis:

186 Factory Multis, plus 1024 User Multi locations with 4 programmable zones for splits and layers.

Effects:

Hundreds of complex effect chains, incorporated into programs.

Chains are not editable, but insert and aux chains can be selected.

Controllers:

• Pitch wheel

• Modulation wheel

• Volume Slider

• 9 front panel sliders with LED ladders

• 9 switches (assignable / zone mutes / KB3 control)

• 1 Variation switch

• 1 Tap Tempo switch

• 5 Master EQ/Compressor Knobs

• 2 EQ/Compressor On/Off Switches

• 3 switch pedal inputs, each supporting single switch pedal or single half damper pedal.

• 2 continuous control pedal inputs

• 2 Transpose buttons

Analog Outputs:

Four 1/4” TRS Balanced Outputs (Two Stereo Pairs, A & B)

24-bit D-to-A Converters

Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.1dB

+21dBu Maximum Output Level

-113dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted)

0.003% THD+N (1kHz @ -1 dBFS)

Headphones:

1/4” Front-Mounted Stereo Headphone Output

Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz +/- 0.5dB

Maximum Output Power 130mW into 32 Ohms

-100dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted)

0.03% THD+N (1kHz @ 100mW Output into 32 Ohm Load)

Output Impedance: < 1 Ohms

Load Impedance: > 24 Ohms

MIDI:

IN, THRU (Switchable to OUT), OUT

USB:

Complete MIDI functionality over USB

User Program / Multi file transfer to/from

PC / Mac / Tablet/ USB Flash Drives.

Operating System updates from PC / Mac / USB Flash Drive

Height:

FORTE 5.5” (14 cm) FORTE7: 5.5” (14 cm)

Depth:

FORTE 15.5” (39.5 cm) FORTE7: 15.6” (39.7 cm)

Length:

FORTE 54.5” (138.5 cm) FORTE7: 43.2” (109.7cm)

Weight:

FORTE: 48 lbs (21.77 kg) FORTE7: 41.45 lbs (18.8 kg)

Power:

Internal switch-mode power supply 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 300mA (20W max)

Specifications subject to change without notice

Summary of Contents for Forte 7

Page 1: ...Part Number 910557 003 Rev C Written for software release v1 30 and OS 3 3 Including ...

Page 2: ...marks and copyrights are prop erty of their respective companies Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice U S Patents 6 806 413 6 978 288 8 263 849 You may legally print up to two 2 copies of this document for personal use Commercial use of any copies of this document is prohibited Young Chang Co retains ownership of all intellectual property represented by this doc...

Page 3: ...of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time When unplugging the power supply cord do not pull on the cord but grasp it by the plug 11 Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings 12 The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the pl...

Page 4: ... cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged i...

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Page 6: ...Forte Forte7 2 3 The Rear Panel 2 4 The AC Power Jack 2 4 The USB Ports 2 4 The MIDI Ports IN THRU OUT 2 4 Basic MIDI Hookup 2 5 Connecting More Sound Modules 2 5 The Pedal Jacks 2 7 The SW1 Sustain SW2 and SW3 Jacks 2 7 Connecting a Half Damper Pedal 2 8 Connecting a Dual Switch Pedal 2 9 The CC1 Volume and CC2 Jacks 2 9 The Audio Jacks A B Audio Ouputs 2 10 The Headphones Jack 2 10 Connecting to...

Page 7: ...al Storage 2 18 Updating the Forte Forte7 2 18 Features of the Forte and Forte7 3 1 Powering Up Defaults 3 1 Parameters Reset To Defaults At Power On 3 1 Parameters Remembered After Power On 3 1 The Front Panel 3 2 Pitch and Modulation Wheels 3 3 Pitch Wheel 3 3 Modulation Wheel 3 3 Real Time Control 3 4 Sliders 3 4 LED Ladders 3 5 Zone Mute Volume Buttons 3 5 Switches 3 5 Foot Switches and Contro...

Page 8: ...4 KB3 LED 3 14 Category Keypad 3 15 Category 3 15 Keypad 3 15 Double Button Presses 3 16 Value Jump 3 16 Channel Zone Jump 3 16 Reset Transposition 3 17 Program Demo 3 17 Song Demo 3 18 Panic 3 18 Terminology 4 1 The Operating Modes 5 1 Program Mode 5 1 Multi Mode 5 2 Global Mode 5 3 Storage Mode 5 4 Functions 5 5 The Split Function 5 5 The Layer Function 5 5 Song Demo Function 5 6 Program Demo Fu...

Page 9: ...9 Transposition 6 10 Parameter Assignments 6 11 Controller Conventions 6 12 The Split Function 6 13 Program 6 14 Volume 6 14 Key Range 6 14 Pan 6 15 Saving a Split 6 15 The Layer Function 6 16 Program 6 17 Volume 6 17 Key Range 6 17 Pan 6 18 Saving a Layer 6 18 Changing the MIDI Transmit Channel 6 19 Panic 6 20 Save User Programs 6 21 Changing ID Numbers 6 21 Naming a User Program 6 23 Saving a Us...

Page 10: ... Map 7 11 Intonation Key 7 12 Monophonic 7 12 Legato 7 12 Portamento 7 12 Portamento Rate 7 13 Mono Sample XFade 7 13 Multi Mode 8 1 About Multi Mode 8 1 Selecting Multis 8 2 The Color Display 8 2 Pop Up Messages 8 3 MIDI In Out Activity Indicators 8 3 Alpha Wheel Previous and Next Value Buttons 8 3 Value Jump Buttons 8 3 The Cursor Buttons 8 3 Category Buttons 8 4 Choosing Favorites 8 5 Favorites...

Page 11: ... Multi Edit Mode 9 1 About Multi Edit Mode 9 1 User Type Advanced 9 2 Selecting Parameters 9 3 The Display 9 3 Changing Zones 9 3 Alpha Wheel Previous and Next Value Buttons 9 4 Assign 9 4 Enter Controller 9 5 Zone Parameters 9 5 OVERVIEW Page 9 6 Status 9 6 Program 9 6 Key Range 9 7 Volume 9 7 MAIN Page 9 8 Transpose 9 9 Note Map 9 9 Destination 9 9 Out 9 11 Channel 9 11 BankMode 9 11 MidiBank 9 ...

Page 12: ...9 20 Destination 9 20 Continuous Controllers 9 20 Controller 9 21 Mode 9 22 Scale 9 22 Add 9 22 Curve 9 22 Entry Position 9 23 Exit Value 9 23 Destination 9 24 Controlling Program Parameter Assignments from Multi Mode 9 24 FX Page 9 27 Enable 9 27 Aux FX Channel 9 28 AUX1 AUX2 9 28 AUX1 Override AUX2 Override 9 28 Chain 9 28 COMMON Page 9 29 Tempo 9 29 Clock Source 9 29 KB3 Channel 9 30 About Auxi...

Page 13: ... Velocity Map 10 7 Pressure Map 10 7 Intonation Map 10 8 Editing Intonation Maps 10 9 Int Key Intonation Key 10 9 Drum Remap 10 10 Pedal Noise 10 10 User Type 10 10 Switch Pedal Overrides 10 11 CC Pedal Overrides 10 11 Rotary Override 10 12 MIDI Page 10 12 Destination 10 13 Change Multis 10 14 Bank Select 10 14 PrgChangeMode 10 14 LocalKbdChan Local Keyboard Channel 10 15 Program Mode 10 15 Multi ...

Page 14: ...4 The STORE page 11 5 Pressing STORE 11 6 Store All 11 6 Store Advanced 11 6 The LOAD page 11 7 Pressing LOAD 11 8 Example using LOAD 11 9 Compatible Files 11 10 System Mode 12 1 Run Forte 12 2 System Update 12 3 Install using a USB flash drive 12 4 Install using a computer tablet 12 7 Run Diagnostics 12 10 System Reset 12 11 System Utilities 12 13 Format Flash 12 14 Install Module 12 16 Restore O...

Page 15: ...B 1 Programs C 1 KB3 Programs D 1 Introducing KB3 Programs D 1 First Some History D 1 KB3 Improvements in the Forte D 1 Drawbars D 2 KB3 Mode Buttons D 2 Brake D 2 Chorus Vibrato D 2 On Off D 2 Chor Vib D 2 Chorus Vibrato Depth D 3 Percussion D 3 Percussion On Off D 3 Percussion Loud Soft D 3 Percussion Decay F S D 3 Percussion Pitch H L D 3 KeyClick D 3 Variation D 4 Multis E 1 Effects F 1 Index ...

Page 16: ...o cover a description of both Where there are differences we use the name Forte7 to help instruct owners of that instrument Main Features The Forte Stage Piano is the most advanced keyboard to ever bear the Kurzweil logo Featuring Flash Play technology and a high resolution color display the Forte boasts hundreds of excellent preset sounds with a massive 16GB of ROM and 128 voice polyphony The For...

Page 17: ...ler ideally suited to controlling additional sound modules and as input to a sequencer Sounds New German Japanese Grand Pianos Rhodes 73 and 77 and Wurlitzer electric pianos Clavinet D6 rhythm and treble pickups and French Harpsichord five dispositions New Orchestral Percussion Celeste Bells Glockenspiel Chimes and Crotales hit and bowed Selected sounds from our acclaimed PC3 Artis series Kore64 e...

Page 18: ...h pedal can be used to allow for half pedaling sustain techniques when playing Forte piano programs The remaining two jacks are for continuous control or CC pedals typically used to control multi state i e continuous parameters such as volume and wah Your Kurzweil dealer stocks the following pedals FS 1 Standard single box shaped switch pedal KFP 1 Single piano style switch pedal KFP 2S Double pia...

Page 19: ...page 2 1 Forte Getting Started manual If you don t have any of these components please contact your Kurzweil Young Chang dealer to get them Music Rack Optional The optional KMR2 Music Rack attachment is a holder for sheet music or a computer tablet device Contact your Kurzweil dealer for the KMR2 Music Rack Please refer to the instructions that come with the KMR2 on attaching the music rack to the...

Page 20: ...e sure the Forte is properly and safely situated If your Forte keyboard has been out in the cold give it time to warm up to room temperature before starting it since condensation may have formed inside Setting up the Forte 1 Set the keyboard on a hard flat level surface 2 Four adhesive backed rubber feet are provided with your Forte Carefully turn the keyboard over onto a soft surface remove the p...

Page 21: ...If your power outlet is not within these ranges it is recommended you use an appropriate adaptor 4 Plug the power cable into the wall 5 Plug the Switch Pedal into the marked SW1 Sustain Pedal jack on the Forte rear panel 6 Connect stereo headphones to the headphone jack on the front left panel or connect the audio outputs to your mixer or amplifier inputs using standard 1 4 inch audio cables use t...

Page 22: ...rtion reduce the gain level on your mixing board or use the pad a switch that decreases the input audio signal level typically by 20dB if it has one 3 To hear the capabilities of the Forte you can play the demo songs Press the Hybrid and Misc Category buttons simultaneously to listen to a demo song 4 In Program Mode scroll through the Programs using the Alpha Wheel the Previous and Next buttons or...

Page 23: ...e instruments on a computer Use a computer program to sequence multitrack songs on the Forte Use a computer tablet to manage the user data contents of the Forte Update the software and sounds of the Forte Use the Storage USB Port to store custom Programs and Multis on a USB flash drive Be sure to check the Kurzweil Music Systems website at www kurzweil com for new documentation and software update...

Page 24: ...the module that you want to control To control the Forte using another MIDI controller use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI port marked IN to the MIDI output port of the controller that you will be using Using Forte MIDI Out Using Forte MIDI In Connecting More Sound Modules In order to connect multiple sound modules to be controlled by a single MIDI controller the Forte can either be 1 Used as the...

Page 25: ...Getting Started 2 6 Scenario 1 Forte as the MIDI controller Scenario 2 Forte as the last module in the MIDI chain Scenario 3 Forte in the middle of the MIDI chain ...

Page 26: ...e of every Multi On the back panel the Pedals are labeled as SWITCH 1 2 3 corresponding to the SW 1 2 3 labelling on the top panel In this manual the Switch Pedals will be referred to as per the top panel SW1 SW2 and SW3 Here are the default control settings for the five pedals used by the Forte Switch Pedal 1 SW1 Sustain MIDI 64 Switch Pedal 2 SW2 Sostenuto MIDI 66 Switch Pedal 3 SW3 Soft MIDI 67...

Page 27: ...es that the pedal will work properly it might function in reverse off when it s down and on when it s up if you turn on your Forte before plugging in the pedal Similarly don t press any of your switch pedals while powering up as the Forte verifies each pedal s orientation during power up If you re pressing a pedal you might cause it to work in reverse Connecting a Half Damper Pedal Half Damper ped...

Page 28: ...wo mono plugs If you re not familiar with traditional piano technique the sostenuto center pedal on a grand piano allows one to hold chords in the bass while continuing to play the melody without the latter notes sustaining Any keys that are down when you depress the pedal will sustain when you let go of the keys but new notes played afterward will not be sustained Releasing the pedal puts things ...

Page 29: ...elow The Headphones Jack Use the Headphones jack to listen to the Forte on stereo headphones The headphone jack is located at the front left of the instrument under the Pitch Modulation wheels You will need a 1 4 inch to 1 8 inch adapter in order to use headphones that have a smaller mini plug connector ...

Page 30: ...tput jacks on the rear panel the A Audio Output pair and the B Output pair Connect one end of each audio cable to the A Audio Output jacks found on the rear panel of the Forte marked Left Mono and Right and the other end to your mixing console or PA system inputs If you have only one input available use the Forte s Left Mono output to get the full signal in mono Use the jack marked Headphones loca...

Page 31: ...Getting Started 2 12 Forte connected to a mixer powered speakers and headphones A AUDIO OUTPUTS NOTE Headphone jack on the Forte7 is on the rear panel ...

Page 32: ...ded USB cable from the Forte s USB Computer Tablet port to a USB port on your computer If you wish to use your own cable make sure that it is a Type A to Type B USB cable the USB Computer Tablet port of Forte being Type B NOTE Some devices like the iPad will require you to purchase adaptors to connect a USB cable ...

Page 33: ...ram pressing and holding the current Category button for a few seconds until the display indicates that the Category default program has been saved You can also enter specific program numbers in Keypad mode by pressing the Keypad button the Keypad button LED will light beneath the Category section In this mode the Category buttons function like a standard alphanumeric keypad In Keypad mode the lis...

Page 34: ... Pedals and Switches can control each of the factory Programs and Multis to produce variations to the sound When one of these controls is used the Forte LCD will display information about the parameter that control is assigned to Don t forget to try out these controls as you explore the factory sounds on the Forte Favorites The Forte also features Favorites Buttons to quickly recall your favorite ...

Page 35: ...lter Freq or EQ Filter Res or EQ AmpEnv Decay or Release AmpEnv Release or Trem Vib Rate AmpEnv Impact Trem Vibrato LFO Shape Rel Samples On Off Variation 2 Layer On Off Variation 3 Layer On Off Effects Synthesis Forte Controller Conventions CC Pedals CCPed 1 CCPed 2 SW1 SW2 SW3 Expression Wah Tremolo Amount Pad Filter Freq Pitch Up Down Saving Programs If you make changes to the current Program u...

Page 36: ...ach Zone can be muted and enabled by using the Zone Mute buttons above these sliders You can create custom assignments for the remaining sliders buttons and foot controllers to control effects and synthesis parameters of each Program Multi Edit Mode Multi Edit Mode is used to modify the many parameters that make up Multis including Program Selection Volume Pan Controller assignments effects and th...

Page 37: ...that you have created can be saved to a USB Flash Drive or a computer tablet Loading from External Storage Programs and Multis can be loaded onto the Forte from USB Flash Drives or a computer tablet This allows you to load new sounds from Kurzweil or other developers or to load sounds that you have previously saved Updating the Forte Forte7 Please check online at www kurzweil com for Forte updates...

Page 38: ...ill always remember the last selection made by the user However powering up the Forte resets some of these settings back to their power on defaults Parameters Reset To Defaults At Power On Transpose set to 0 semitones Parameters Remembered After Power On Currently selected MIDI Channel in Program Mode Currently selected Program per MIDI Channel in Program Mode Currently selected Multi User Program...

Page 39: ...able switches 13 LCD brightness adjust 3 Multi Zone mute buttons 14 Navigation Buttons 4 Master EQ Compressor 15 Rotary dial Alpha wheel 5 Volume slider 16 Mode buttons 6 Transpose buttons 17 Category buttons 7 Tap Tempo Variation buttons 18 User button 8 Pitch Modulation wheels 19 Previous Next buttons 9 Nine programmable sliders 20 Exit button 10 Save button 21 Favorites buttons 11 Soft Buttons ...

Page 40: ...ing played notes to be bent over sustained notes For User Programs you can program the bend amount for the Pitch Wheel using the BendRange Up and BendRange Down parameters on the EDIT COMMON Page on page 7 10 For User Multis you can program the bend amount for the Pitch Wheel using the Bend Up ST Bend Up Ct and Bend Down ST Bend Down Ct parameters on page 9 13 Modulation Wheel The Modulation Wheel...

Page 41: ...s can also send MIDI continuous controller values to external MIDI equipment Each slider has a handy visual LED ladder that indicates its current setting when a new Program or Multi is selected In Program Mode most programs have Slider A assigned to a filter or EQ parameter in order to control the brightness of the sound In all Programs and most Multis Slider I controls reverb amount while Slider ...

Page 42: ...n will mute or unmute the Zone An active unmuted Zone button has a lit green LED The LED of an inactive muted Zone button is not lit In Program Mode the Zone buttons can be used as additional switches to control parameters of a Program They are identified in the Program PARAMS page as zone switches When active in Program Mode it has a lit red LED When inactive it is not lit Switches In Program Mod...

Page 43: ... buttons are located at the very end of the left side of the Forte keyboard just above the Pitch Modulation Wheels The Transpose buttons can be used to change the tuning of notes played on the Forte keyboard in semitones ST also known as half steps This is a convenient way to change the key of a song without learning to play it in a different key The Transpose buttons are located to the left of th...

Page 44: ...reen indicating the current tempo The message will disappear after a few seconds The Tap Tempo button is useful for controlling the rate of tempo synced effects such as Delay Many factory Programs use effects Chains containing tempo synced effects Save Button The Save button is located beneath the Save label on the left side of the LCD screen In Program Mode pressing the Save button saves the curr...

Page 45: ...4dB to 15dB LOW 98 Hz 24dB to 15dB center of range Compressor Use the Master Compressor to add compression to all audio generated in either Program or Multi Modes Press the Compressor On Off switch to enable the master compressor If the LED on the Master Compressor On Off button is lit this indicates that the Master Compressor is now on Turn the Compressor knob to adjust the amount of compression ...

Page 46: ...r EQ and Compressor are arranged in the signal chain as per the diagram below While it is not possible to swap the order of the compressor and Master EQ either or both of these effects can be bypassed by using the relevant On Off button COMPRESSOR ...

Page 47: ...3 player into the Forte and play along with the recorded music There is no volume control for the Audio Input on the Forte itself so you should control the mix volume of the Audio Input from the MP3 player itself By default the audio input on Forte is Off To turn it On you will need to go to Global Mode on the MAIN1 page and set the Audio Input parameter to On ...

Page 48: ... Mode on page page 5 2 and in further detail in Multi Mode on page 8 1 In Multi Mode you can select different configurations of Programs controller assignments and MIDI channel assignments This button s LED is illuminated when you are in Multi Mode Global Button Pressing the Global button enters Global Mode described in Global Mode on page 5 2 and in further detail in Global Mode on page 10 1 In G...

Page 49: ...ram Edit mode the top line of the display shows the current mode and page name In Program and Multi modes you can use the VIEW soft button to switch between three view modes Large default List and Favorites By default Large and Favorites view will also display controller parameter assignments when a controller is moved Sliders Switch buttons Mod Wheel and Pedals Displaying controller parameter ass...

Page 50: ...est MIDI transmit channel is reached the list will wrap back to the first or last MIDI transit channel respectively Pressing the Channel Zone up down buttons simultaneously in Program Mode will reset the MIDI Channel to 1 In Program and Multi Mode if Favorites view is selected and the Global Mode User Type parameter has been set to Advanced the Channel Zone up down buttons will cycle through 16 ba...

Page 51: ... the display brightness by turning this small knob KB3 LED The KB3 LED is on the right side of the Assignable Switches If the currently selected Program is a KB3 program the KB3 button s blue LED is lit This indicates that the front panel KB3 controls printed in blue are active ...

Page 52: ...ory Keypad In Program Mode press the Keypad button to toggle between Category and Keypad functionality If the Keypad button LED is lit the category buttons will function as a numeric keypad In Program Mode you can use the keypad function to select a Program by typing an ID number followed by the Enter button The white print on the Category buttons indicates their secondary alphanumeric functions w...

Page 53: ...ue Jump double button press selects the first Program of each Category as well as the Category Default Program of each Category if a Category Default Program has been set For more information on choosing a new Category Default Program see page 6 8 In Multi Edit Mode pressing the Value Jump double button press resets the current parameter to its default value or jumps between multiple useful values...

Page 54: ... keypad buttons performs the Program Demo Function The Program Demo Function plays the demo song for the currently selected Program The Voices Mallets Category keypad button LEDs blink when using the Program Demo Function If you press these buttons from any other Mode the display will give you a message indicating you are not in Program Mode Press the Cancel soft button to exit the Program Demo A ...

Page 55: ...emonstration song that showcases many of the features of Forte A label below the Hybrid Misc Category keypad buttons indicates the Song Demo double button press Panic Pressing the Keypad Enter keypad buttons simultaneously deactivates all sounding notes and control messages and sends an all notes off message and an all controllers off message on all 16 MIDI channels A label below the Keypad Enter ...

Page 56: ...e specific feature connector or control will have the first letter capitalized to distinguish it from the generic term Program A Program is an instrument sound that plays on a MIDI channel The sound of each Program can be modified by parameters that are assigned to the controllers Sliders Switch Buttons Mod Wheel and Pedals See Program Mode on page 6 1 for more information on Programs Multi A Mult...

Page 57: ...at can be navigated by MIDI compatible software or hardware Mode An operating status with a unique group of operations See The Operating Modes on page 5 1 for more information on Modes Pressure Pressure applied to keys after a note is struck It is also known as aftertouch channel pressure or mono pressure in other keyboards Reset A process that returns Forte back to a Factory state All User Progra...

Page 58: ...r in Functions on page 5 5 Program Mode Program Mode is the default Mode for the Forte In Program Mode instrument sounds Programs can be selected and played The sound of each Program can be modified by parameters that are assigned to the controllers Sliders Assignable Switch buttons Zone buttons Mod Wheel and Pedals Modified Programs can be saved as User Programs by pressing the Save button To ent...

Page 59: ... to 4 instrument sounds Programs to be played from the keyboard at once A Multi has four Zones each with its own keyboard range Program MIDI channel and controller assignments To enter Multi Mode from another Mode press the Multi Mode button For more detailed information on Multi Mode see Multi Mode on page 8 1 ...

Page 60: ...RATIONS THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE Read Global Mode on page 10 1 Global Mode allows you to edit global parameters and MIDI settings use diagnostic tools view information and restore the Forte back to factory default settings To enter Global Mode from another Mode press the Global Mode button ...

Page 61: ...user created Programs and Multis with a computer or a USB thumb drive To save the existing User Programs Multis choose the STORE option To load a file containing existing User Programs Multis choose the LOAD option Whenever a storage device is being accessed the Storage Active LED will be lit ...

Page 62: ... the Split Function The Split Function allows you to split Programs and Multis such that keys in one region of the keyboard produce different sounds than another region Creating Splits in Program Mode is slightly different from creating Splits in Multi Mode See The Split Function on page 6 13 for Splits in Program Mode and The Split Function on page 8 9 for Splits in Multi Mode The Layer Function ...

Page 63: ...fferent from creating Layers in Multi Mode See The Layer Function on page 6 16 for Layers in Program Mode and The Layer Function on page 8 12 for Layers in Multi Mode Song Demo Function Pressing the Hybrid Misc Category keypad buttons simultaneously performs the Song Demo Function ...

Page 64: ...another demonstration song The Hybrid Misc Category keypad LEDs blink when using the Song Demo Function Press the Cancel Soft Button to exit the Song Demo Function Program Demo Function Pressing the Voices Mallets Category keypad buttons simultaneously performs the Program Demo Function In Program Mode use the Program Demo Function to play a built in demo song that demonstrates the selected Progra...

Page 65: ...g Programs To enter Program Edit Mode press the Edit Soft Button while in Program Mode Multi Edit Mode Multi Edit Mode allows you to edit pre existing Multis To enter Multi Edit Mode press the Edit Soft Button while in Multi Mode For more detailed information on Multi Edit Mode see Multi Edit Mode on page 9 1 ...

Page 66: ...other keyboards About Program Mode Program Mode is the default Mode of the Forte It will always boot up in this Mode To enter Program Mode from another Mode press the Program Mode button While you are in Program Mode the Program button s LED is illuminated The Forte starts up with Program 1 selected or the Program that was selected the last time Global mode was exited If you enter Program Mode fro...

Page 67: ...ms or press a Category button or use keypad mode to enter a factory ID number The Alpha Wheel and the Next and Previous buttons allow you to advance through the Programs one at a time When you reach the end of the Category advancing further will go the the next Category If a Program is assigned to a Favorite Button pressing that button will go directly to the assigned Program To select a Program b...

Page 68: ...ssing Voices Mallets Category buttons simultaneously performs the Program Demo Function The Program Demo Function plays a demo song for the currently selected Program Press the Cancel soft button to exit Program Demo If you try to use the Program Demo Function from any other Mode the display shows the Please go to Program Mode to hear a Program Demo message ...

Page 69: ...annel If Favorites view is selected and the Global Mode User Type parameter has been set to Advanced the current Favorites Bank number will be shown instead of the current MIDI channel User Program Indicator Program ID If the currently selected Program is a User Program the User button will be lit and the USER indicator will appear to the right side of the Program ID number and name ...

Page 70: ...by the Forte s MIDI USB ports If the symbol is green this indicates there has been MIDI activity on that port in the last few seconds If the symbol is red this indicates there has been communication with the external software editor on that port in the last few seconds If the symbol is grey this indicates there has been no MIDI activity on that port in the last few seconds Alpha Wheel Previous and...

Page 71: ...l wrap back to the first or last Program respectively Value Jump Buttons In Program Mode the Value Jump double button press selects the first Program of each Category as well as the Category Default Program of each Category if a Category Default Program has been set For more information on choosing a new Category Default Program for each Category see Choosing Category Default Programs on page 6 8 ...

Page 72: ...ry the Forte automatically advances to the beginning of the next Category This will also work in reverse if you turn the Alpha Wheel counter clockwise or press the Previous button In this case when you reach the beginning of a Category the Forte automatically advances to the end of the previous Category Keypad button When the Keypad button is pressed and the LED is lit the Category buttons no long...

Page 73: ...when scrolling through the Program list Choosing Category Default Programs You can choose a Category default program from each Category that will be recalled each time you press that Category s button To save a Category default program first select a Program using any Program select method Alpha wheel Previous Next buttons Category buttons A Category button for the current Category will have a lit...

Page 74: ...nks To view the names of Programs and Multis stored as Favorites press the View soft button until you see the Favorites listed at the bottom of the display or set the Global Mode Display parameter to Favorites If Favorites view is selected and the Global Mode User Type parameter has been set to Advanced you can use the Channel Zone buttons to scroll through 16 banks of 10 Favorites allowing you to...

Page 75: ...ut ports Press the Transpose or buttons to transpose the Forte keyboard down or up by one semitone The top line of the display shows the current transposition value To transpose up and down by octave intervals 12 ST press the OCTAVE and OCTAVE soft buttons underneath the display Pressing both Transpose and or Octave and simultaneously will reset the transposition to 0 The maximum transposition val...

Page 76: ... a controller changes the value of the parameter Any time you do this the display shows the Controller name assigned parameter and value NOTE Parameter assignments may not be visible if the VIEW soft button has been pressed or if the Show Controllers parameter in Global Mode has been set to No If you make changes to the current Program using any of the controllers the Save button s LED lights to i...

Page 77: ...ount Mod Amount or Depth Dist Amount Drive Other Reverb Enable Delay Enable Mod Chorus Enable Distortion Other Enable AmpEnv Attack Filter Freq or EQ Filter Res or EQ AmpEnv Decay or Release AmpEnv Release or Trem Vib Rate AmpEnv Impact Trem Vibrato LFO Shape Rel Samples On Off Variation 2 Layer On Off Variation 3 Layer On Off Effects Synthesis Forte Controller Conventions CC Pedals CCPed 1 CCPed ...

Page 78: ...roller assignments The Split Function is convenient as it automatically configures a Multi to function as a Split by setting Zone key ranges and Programs You can simply hit the Split button and the Forte automatically creates a Multi with two active Zones The Program you were using in Program Mode is used in the right hand of the Split as the Program for Zone 1 After this you can choose a Split Pr...

Page 79: ...s Next buttons or use the keypad function of the Category buttons to type a volume 0 127 followed by the Enter button Key Range You can adjust the boundary between the left and right hand Programs on the keyboard by adjusting the Key Range low and Key Range high parameters for each Zone The keyboard display for each Zone shows a visual indication of the Key Range by dimming keys that are outside o...

Page 80: ...ng a Split After setting the Split parameters the Split can be saved as a Multi so that it can easily be recalled in Multi Mode Press the Save button to the left of the display to begin the saving process A Multi name is automatically created using half of the right hand Program name and half of the default left hand program name This name can be edited during the saving process See Save User Mult...

Page 81: ...Function allows you to layer Programs and Multis such that more than one sound can be produced by striking one key When you create a Layer in Program Mode you are in fact creating a Multi with two active Zones see Multi Edit Mode on page 9 1 for more information on Multis As previously described Multis are configurations of four Zones each of which may have its own Program and controller assignmen...

Page 82: ...s the Alpha Wheel the Previous Next buttons or enable the Keypad button and type an ID number followed by the Enter button Volume To change the volume of a Zone use the cursor buttons to select the Volume parameter for one of the Zones To set a volume use the Alpha Wheel the Previous Next buttons or use the keypad function of the Category buttons to type a volume 0 127 followed by the Enter button...

Page 83: ...Saving a Layer After setting the Layer parameters the Layer can be saved as a Multi so that it can easily be recalled in Multi Mode Press the Save button to the left of the display to begin the saving process See Save User Multis on page 8 15 in the Multi Mode Chapter for details on saving A Multi name is automatically created using half of the Zone 1 Program name and half of the default layer pro...

Page 84: ... buttons to change the MIDI Transmit channel A different Program can be selected for each MIDI Channel All channels can be triggered simultaneously from an external MIDI sequencer or computer The Aux FX Chains of the Program on the currently selected MIDI Channel are used for Programs on all Channels Pressing both Channel Zone Up and Down buttons at the same time will reset the current MIDI Transm...

Page 85: ...ic 6 20 Panic Pressing the Keypad Enter buttons simultaneously deactivates all sounding notes and resets controller values by sending an All Notes Off message and a Reset All Controllers message on all 16 MIDI channels ...

Page 86: ... will be selected If you are saving a previously edited User Program the ID number that the Program was last saved with will be selected Press the Value Jump double button press Previous Next to toggle between selecting the ID number that the Program was last saved with and the next available unused ID number When viewing the Save Dialog you can quickly save the Program to the displayed ID number ...

Page 87: ...ect an ID currently in use the display will notify you that by saving you will replace the Program currently in that location The Program name and ID is indicated Confirm overwriting of the existing Program by pressing Save or choose a different ID ...

Page 88: ...an also change the Program name The keypad button will be turned on automatically Use the Left Right cursor buttons or soft buttons to move the cursor Press the button to switch between upper and lower case characters all characters will be upper case until you press the button again Use the Space button to change the current character to a space the Insert button to insert a blank space the selec...

Page 89: ...g After successfully saving the Program will be selected in Program Mode To find the Program again later press the User button and scroll to the Program ID You can also find the program by pressing the appropriate Category button and scrolling past the factory programs Lastly you can press the Keypad button so that its LED is lit type the Program ID number then press the Enter button ...

Page 90: ... Edit Mode NOTE Before you read this chapter be sure to read Program Mode on page 6 1 for a full description of Programs Program Edit Mode allows you to edit and customize Programs It gives you access to a Program s parameter controller assignments effects and common settings Any Program can be edited in Program Edit Mode and saved to one of the 1024 User locations ...

Page 91: ...ogram Selecting Parameters The Display In Program Edit Mode the top line of the display shows the current Mode and Page Use the cursor buttons to navigate to different rows and columns Soft button options for Program Edit mode Current Page Current Parameter Alpha Wheel Previous and Next Value Buttons Use the Alpha Wheel or the Value buttons to the right of the display below the Alpha Wheel to chan...

Page 92: ... moving a controller while holding down the Enter button will perform Assign in the following cases Enter Controller On the Program Edit Mode Parameters page select any parameter in the Parameter column hold the Enter button and move a controller a Slider Switch button Mod Wheel or Pedal Doing this will jump to selecting the parameter that is assigned to the moved controller if a parameter is assi...

Page 93: ...s all of the controllable parameters for the current program The parameters page will also display any available VAST synthesis parameters for the current program and parameters for the current program s insert and auxiliary 1 2 effects if effects are in use All available parameters are listed For each parameter you can set a MIDI value as well as a control source The left column lists the availab...

Page 94: ...ber as a control source you can enter the number of the controller with the keypad function of the Category buttons followed by the Enter button or using the Alpha Wheel or the Value buttons Also the Forte s physical controllers each use one of the available MIDI CC numbers so you must choose one of the other available CC numbers when using an external MIDI control source or else the parameter wil...

Page 95: ...he Category buttons followed by the Enter button to enter a MIDI value If you set a MIDI Value to None by scrolling below 0 the MIDI value will be 0 until you change the value with an assigned controller though None will still be displayed A value of None can also be selected by using the keypad to type 1 followed by the Enter button Important note about values of None For factory programs standar...

Page 96: ...sert effects and an effects chain for auxiliary effects 1 and 2 The Forte s chains contain a variety of effects Each chain displays icons representing the type of effects contained in the chain as well as the order of effects in the chain signal flows from left to right The Forte s chains include different types of reverb chorus delay flanger phaser tremolo panner leslie distortion EQ compression ...

Page 97: ...nt to use the same type of effect for multiple channels typically used for Reverb or Delay You apply an aux effect to the program on a MIDI channel by sending the audio from that channel to an aux bus Every channel is connected to the aux buses but the aux buses don t receive the signal until you turn up the aux send level for that channel which controls a channel s input level to the aux bus On e...

Page 98: ... level is set in dB and works more like a traditional send on an audio mixing board The level of signal sent to the Chain is set in dB the higher the value the more processed signal you will hear When the Aux 2 send level is set in dB the unprocessed signal does not get turned down as the Aux 2 send is turned up Pre Post Ins The Pre Post Insert parameter determines the point at which the auxiliary...

Page 99: ...ents 200 ct BendRange Down 7200 cents to 7200 cents 200 ct Output Gain 96 to 24dB 0dB Category None 20 Categories None Intonation Map 0 127 None 0 Intonation Key C B C Monophonic Off On Off Legato Off On On Portamento Off On On Portamento Rate 1 3000 Key s 70 Key s Mono Sample XFade Off On On BendRange Up BendRange Down Use these parameters to define how much the pitch will change when you move th...

Page 100: ... to use primarily as a Synth Bass you could make it appear in the Syn Bass category by changing this parameter to SynBass Set a category by using the Alpha Wheel or buttons In addition to the category set here all edited programs can be viewed by pressing the User button Intonation Map The Intonation Map parameter works just like the Global mode Intonation Map parameter except the Intonation Map p...

Page 101: ... KB3 programs Legato The Legato parameter is only available when the Monophonic parameter is set to On The Legato parameter is useful for emulating legato techniques of various acoustic instruments When the Legato parameter is set to On a played note will trigger a new amplitude envelope only if no other notes in the program are being held Notes played while other notes are being held will use the...

Page 102: ... played note The value selected for this parameter determines how many seconds a note takes to glide one semitone half step toward the pitch of the next played note For example at a setting of 12 keys second the pitch would glide an octave every second Select a higher value for a faster pitch glide or a lower value for a slower pitch glide The list of values is nonlinear that is the increments get...

Page 103: ...ignments and MIDI transmit channel A Zone can also be configured to control an external sound module or computer software through a MIDI or USB cable About Multi Mode To enter Multi Mode from another Mode press the Multi Mode button While you are in Multi Mode the Multi button s indicator LED is illuminated When you enter Multi Mode after powering on the Forte Multi 1 will be selected or the Multi...

Page 104: ...ng Modes if necessary The Color Display In Multi Mode the top line of the display shows the current Mode MIDI transposition and MIDI In Out activity indicators If Favorites view is selected and the Global Mode User Type parameter has been set to Advanced the current Favorites Bank number will be shown in the top right corner of the screen User Multi Indicator MULTI Soft button options for Multi Ed...

Page 105: ...Use the Alpha Wheel or the Value buttons to the right of the display below the Alpha Wheel to change the current Multi Turning the Alpha Wheel counter clockwise or pressing the Previous button will select the previous Multi and turning the Alpha Wheel clockwise or pressing the Next button will select the next Multi When the highest or lowest Multi is reached the list will wrap back to the first or...

Page 106: ...organized by category Because of this the Keypad button LED is always lit in Multi Mode and the category buttons function as a numeric keypad To select a Multi by ID number use the keypad function of the Category buttons to type an ID number followed by pressing the Enter button ...

Page 107: ...leave Multi Mode and enter Program Mode Favorites View and Favorites Banks To view the names of Programs and Multis stored as Favorites press the View soft button until you see the Favorites listed at the bottom of the display or set the Global Mode Display parameter to Favorites If Favorites view is selected and the Global Mode User Type parameter has been set to Advanced you can use the Channel ...

Page 108: ...ts and MIDI transmit channel Zones can be mutually exclusive regions of the keyboard or they can overlap A Zone can also be configured to control an external sound module or computer software through a MIDI or USB cable Muting Zones Pressing a Zone button will mute or unmute the Zone An active unmuted Zone button has a lit green LED The LED of an inactive muted Zone button is not lit ...

Page 109: ... Forte keyboard down or up by one semitone The top line of the display shows the current transposition value Pressing both Transpose and simultaneously will reset the transposition to 0 To transpose up and down by octave intervals 12 ST press the OCTAVE and OCTAVE soft buttons underneath the display The maximum transposition value possible is 36 semitones The LEDs of the Transpose buttons indicate...

Page 110: ...e display shows the Controller name assigned parameter and value NOTE Parameter assignments may not be visible if the VIEW soft button has been pressed or the Display parameter in Global Mode has been changed Controller Conventions In Multi Mode the Zone Mute Switches above Sliders A through D control the Active Muted status of Zones 1 through 4 In the Factory Multis Sliders A through D generally ...

Page 111: ...nue to add Split or Layer Zones to the Multi until you reach the maximum of four active Zones The Split Function is convenient as you do not need to use Multi Edit Mode to configure Zone key ranges Programs and volumes You can simply press the Split button and the Forte automatically activates another Zone in the Multi for you The previously active Zones are used in the right hand of the Split If ...

Page 112: ... Range of a Zone use the cursor buttons to select the Key Range low or Key Range high parameters for one of the Zones Key Range low and Key Range high are the left and right parameters respectively below the Key Range label With one of these parameters selected set the Key Range by using the Alpha Wheel the Previous Next buttons or use the keypad function of the Category buttons to type a key numb...

Page 113: ...ogram name and half of the Zone 2 Program name This name can be edited during the saving process Once you have saved your Split you can continue to add Split or Layer Zones to the Multi until you reach the maximum of four active Zones Also once you have saved your Split you can use Multi Edit Mode to edit controller assignments like effects controls and sustain pedal per Zone transposition per Zon...

Page 114: ...active Zones Once you have saved your Layer you can continue to add Layer or Split Zones to the Multi until you reach the maximum of four active Zones The Layer Function is convenient as you do not need to use Multi Edit Mode to configure Zone key ranges Programs and volumes You can simply press the Layer soft button and the Forte automatically activates another Zone in the Multi to layer with the...

Page 115: ...e Key Range by dimming keys that are outside of the Key Range To change the Key Range of a Zone use the cursor buttons to select the Key Range low or Key Range high parameters for one of the Zones Key Range low and Key Range high are the left and right parameters respectively below the Key Range label With one of these parameters selected set the Key Range by using the Alpha Wheel the Previous Nex...

Page 116: ...e can be edited during the saving process See Save and Delete User Multis on page 9 30 for details on saving Once you have saved your Layer you can continue to add Split or Layer Zones to the Multi until you reach the maximum of four active Zones Also once you have saved your Layer you can use Multi Edit Mode to edit controller assignments like effects controls and sustain pedal per Zone transposi...

Page 117: ...viously edited the next available unused ID number will be selected If you are saving a previously edited User Multi the ID number that the Multi was last saved with will be selected Press the Value Jump double button press Previous Next to toggle between selecting the ID number that the Multi was last saved with and the next available unused ID number When viewing the Save Dialog you can quickly ...

Page 118: ...if it is an Unused ID You can also use the keypad function of the Category buttons to type an ID number followed by pressing the Enter button If you select an ID currently in use the display will indicate if you want to replace the Multi currently in that location The Multi name and ID is indicated Confirm overwriting of the existing Multi by pressing Save or choose a different ID ...

Page 119: ... the Value buttons can also change the Multi name Use the Left Right cursor buttons or soft buttons to move the cursor Press the button to switch between upper and lower case characters all characters will be upper case until you press the button again Use the Space button to change the current character to a space the Insert button to insert a blank space the selected character and all characters...

Page 120: ...to complete the saving process or press the Cancel soft button to exit without saving After successfully saving the Multi will be selected in Multi Mode To find the Multi again later press the User button and scroll to the Multi ID You can also type the Multi ID number then press the Enter button ...

Page 121: ... Zones each of which may have its own Program controller assignments and MIDI transmit channel A Zone can also be configured to control an external sound module or computer software through a MIDI or USB cable In Multi Edit Mode you can customize the Program controller assignments and MIDI transmit channel of the Zones in a Multi in addition to many other parameters Any Multi can be edited in Mult...

Page 122: ... 16 Zones by using the Channel Zone up down buttons On the Multi Edit Overview page Zones will be shown in groups of 4 1 4 5 8 9 12 and 13 16 When User Type is set to Regular the default Multi Edit Mode can access 4 Zones For both User Type settings a Multi can have a minimum of 4 Zones When User Type is set to Advanced the Help soft button appears in Multi Edit Mode Press the Help soft button to ...

Page 123: ...orner of the display of the MAIN CONTROLS pages shows the currently selected Zone out of four Zones or All Zones if the parameter applies to all Zones On the Multi Edit Overview page the Channel Zone Up Down buttons will change Zones in reverse order from how they do on other Multi Edit pages Pressing Zone Down will select a higher Zone and pressing Zone Up will select a lower Zone The buttons are...

Page 124: ... Next button will select the next value Assign Assign is the secondary function of the Enter button You can use the Assign function to quickly select parameters or set values for parameters by holding the Enter button while moving Forte controllers Sliders Switch buttons Keys Mod Wheel and Pedals Parameters that can use the Assign function are indicated by showing the Assign symbol in the top righ...

Page 125: ... parameter selected hold the Enter button and strike a key to set the Low Key or High Key This will also work on the Control page with a Switch selected when Mode Chord The value of the Key fields can be set using Enter Key Zone Parameters Each of the four Zones in a Multi has multiple parameters that determine its behavior Since the Zones of a Multi are independent of each other changing a parame...

Page 126: ...ume None 0 to 127 127 Status The Status parameter determines whether the currently selected Zone is active or muted You can set this parameter to either of two states Active or Muted Program The Program parameter determines the Program to be loaded for the currently selected Zone You can set this parameter to any Forte Program 1 2047 The display shows the Program number and name The Value Jump dou...

Page 127: ...to any note from C 1 to G9 If for example you set the highest key to C4 then only keys at or below C4 will trigger a note for the currently selected Zone Keys above C4 will not trigger a note You can also set the lowest key higher then the highest key and vice versa This allows you to split a Zone into two areas where the lowest and highest keys now define the region that the Zone does not play on...

Page 128: ...CAL USB USB LOCAL USB MIDI USB LOCAL MIDI USB LOCAL MIDI Out Auto A B Auto Channel 1 to 16 1 BankMode None Ctl 0 Ctl 32 Ctl 0 32 K2600 Ctl 0 32 MidiBank None 0 to 16383 MidiProg Depends on BankMode EntryPrgChg On Off On Bend Up ST Prog 0 to 127 ST semitones 2 ST Bend Down ST Prog 0 to 127 ST semitones 2 ST VelMode Traditional Fixed Traditional Velocity 0 127 when VelMode Fixed 127 VelScale 300 to ...

Page 129: ...lternating note map For example if you have two Fortes you can assign two zones to each play the same program on a different Forte thereby doubling polyphony To split a zone into one of two alternating note maps set Note Map to 1 of 2 now the zone plays on every second key starting on C but won t play on any other keys Set another zone to 2 of 2 and this zone will play on every second key starting...

Page 130: ...he MIDI Out ports MIDI data is not sent to a Forte Program or the USB ports from this Zone MIDI LOCAL When Destination is set to MIDI LOCAL MIDI data from the Zone is sent to a Forte Program and to the MIDI Out ports USB When Destination is set to USB MIDI data from the Zone is sent only to the USB ports USB LOCAL When Destination is set to USB LOCAL MIDI data from the Zone is sent to a Forte Prog...

Page 131: ... 1 16 You can assign different Zones to the same channel but only one Program can be loaded in a channel at a particular time The Program loaded will be whichever program change message is received last BankMode The Bank Mode parameter determines the controller number with which MIDI Bank change messages are transmitted For MIDI Bank change messages various manufacturers have chosen different MIDI...

Page 132: ... Bank and Program numbers of the Program that you select for Local Program For example if you choose Program 178 then MIDI Bank will change to 1 and MIDI Program will change to 50 MidiProg The MIDI Program parameter determines the MIDI Program change message that the currently selected Zone sends when the Multi is loaded You can set this parameter to a MIDI Program change message from 0 to 127 Whe...

Page 133: ... determines the method that the Forte maps the keyboard s strike velocity to MIDI velocity Set to Traditional the keyboards velocity will translate to a MIDI velocity depending how hard you strike it With a setting of Fixed the velocity is set to a pre determined value regardless of how hard or soft the keyboard is played A setting of Fixed will remove some of the other Velocity settings in the MA...

Page 134: ...velocity zero is interpreted by some modules as a note off message So to get true inverse scaling that is minus 100 you must set an offset of 127 to get the full range of velocities Setting the offset to 127 and the scale to 100 which is the same as the reverse linear curve NOTE That Offset and Scale affect only MIDI velocities that is these parameters don t change Velocity Tracking in the program...

Page 135: ... achieve negative scaling by letting you set one parameter instead of two LoVel HiVel LoVel Low Velocity and HiVel High Velocity set the minimum and maximum velocity limits that the current zone transmits A keystroke in the current zone whose velocity after it has been scaled and offset is below the minimum does not generate a Note On Neither does a keystroke whose velocity after processing is abo...

Page 136: ...trollers Parameter Range Of Values Controller See Controller List Mode Off MIDI CC Chord Chord is only available for Switch Controllers Type Momentary Toggled Destination See Multi Destination Control List OnValue None 0 to 127 OffValue None 0 to 127 Entry State None Off On Exit State None Off On Velocity Auto 1 to 127 Key1 Key8 None C 1 to G9 You can select any of the Forte s physical controllers...

Page 137: ...age by selecting the Controller field with the cursor buttons and using the Alpha Wheel or the Value buttons to scroll through the list If a pedal is selected which has a pedal override enabled in Global mode a message Global Pedal Override is enabled will display when that pedal is viewed to remind you that the Global mode pedal override settings are being used instead of the Multi mode pedal set...

Page 138: ... pressing it once will put it in the on state Pressing it again will put it back in the off state On Value The On Value is the MIDI value sent when a switch controller is set to On You can set this parameter to any number between 0 and 127 or to None Off Value The Off Value is the MIDI value sent when a switch controller is set to Off You can set this parameter to any number between 0 and 127 or t...

Page 139: ...Program Velocity The Velocity parameter only appears if the Mode is set to Chord and is for use with switch controllers Use the Velocity parameter to select a MIDI attack velocity 0 127 for the note s designated in the Key1 to Key8 field s Alternatively set the Velocity field to Auto and the note s velocity will be the velocity set by the KeyVel Multi Destination see KeyVel on page 9 24 Key1 Key8 ...

Page 140: ...er is assigned to a parameter in the Program of the current Zone the parameter name will be listed in the Destination list in place of that CC number The Destination parameter determines the MIDI CC controller number that a physical controller will send to the Program in the currently selected Zone By default these CC messages are also sent to the MIDI Out and USB ports on the Channel of that Zone...

Page 141: ...ROLS page use the cursor buttons to select the Controller field hold the Enter button on the alphanumeric pad and then move any of the Forte s physical controllers This will select that controller and display its available parameters You can also scroll through the list of controllers on the Control page by selecting the Controller field with the cursor buttons and using the Alpha Wheel or the Val...

Page 142: ... movement 25 127 1 5 will send a value of 0 and the maximum value of the controller will be 102 127 25 As with velocity Scale is a proportional change to the controller while Add is a linear change The values for Add range from 128 to 127 Curve The Curve parameter lets you taper the velocity response The default setting is Linear which means that the output velocity changes directly proportionally...

Page 143: ...ion ignores the current position of the physical controller when the Multi is selected In fact if the Multi Controllers parameter in Global Mode see page 10 6 is set to Pass Entry and the physical controller is above or below the entry value when the Multi is selected which it often is moving the controller will have no effect until it is past the entry value In the modulation example above moving...

Page 144: ...gram parameter that it controlled in Program Mode In the Destination parameter list destinations that are assigned to parameters for the Program of the current Zone will show the Program Parameter name in place of the standard Controller Destination name Select one of these destinations to control an assigned Program parameter The Contoller Destination List The table below contains the available v...

Page 145: ...soften the timbre as well 68 Legato Forces mono playback 69 Freeze Envelopes freeze at current state 70 79 MIDI 70 79 MIDI Controllers 70 79 80 MIDI 80 Default assignment for Switch 1 Zone 1 Switch 81 MIDI 81 Default assignment for Switch 2 Zone 2 Switch 82 MIDI 82 Default assignment for Switch 3 Zone 3 Switch 83 MIDI 83 Default assignment for Switch 4 Zone 4 Switch 84 Portamento Standard MIDI con...

Page 146: ...nsUp Transpose Up ST 146 TransDown Transpose Down ST 149 MuteZn Mute Zone Values above 64 will mute the zone that sends values to this destina tion values below or equal to 64 will unmute the zone 161 Panic Sends an all notes off message and an reset all controllers message on all 16 MIDI channels 162 SoloZn Solo Zone Values above 64 will solo the zone that sends values to this destina tion values...

Page 147: ...es No p AUX2 Override Yes No No Chain Effects List Appendix F No Enable Use the Enable parameter to enable or disable the Insert effects Chain of the Program in each MIDI channel The MIDI channel for each Zone can be set on the Zone Main page Each MIDI channel can be set to Y to enable Insert effects or to N to disable Insert effects Use the Alpha Wheel or Value buttons to change between Y and N S...

Page 148: ...he program To override the send level value select the AUX1 or AUX 2 send level parameter for the desired Zone and enter a new value with the Alpha Wheel buttons or enter a value with alphanumeric pad and press the Enter button AUX1 Override AUX2 Override Normally the Aux Effects Chains are specified by the program on the specified Aux Effects channel When Override is set to Yes the Chain paramete...

Page 149: ...tempo of any tempo based effects You can also set the tempo using the Tap Tempo button located on the front panel above the Pitch Bend Wheel Tap the Tap Tempo button on beat for a measure or two at the desired tempo to set a tempo This also brings up the Tap Tempo page see Tap Tempo Button on page 3 7 Clock Source With the Clock Source parameter you can set the Forte within the current Multi to ge...

Page 150: ...sound but rather it receives and processes the sound applying the effect which is mixed back with the original sound The following diagram illustrates the signal path of a sound through the auxiliary effect On the Forte the auxiliary effects are global to all channels and Zones Programs and Multi s One effect chain can be loaded into each of Aux1 and Aux2 and these are used for any Program or Mult...

Page 151: ...It also allows you to restore factory defaults on the unit by performing a Reset CAUTION Performing a Reset will erase ALL User Programs User Multis and reset Global settings to a factory state To enter Global Mode from another Mode press the Global Mode button Soft button options for Global mode Current Page Current Parameter While you are in Global Mode the Global button s indicator LED is lit ...

Page 152: ...o scroll through the parameters of Global Mode use the Up Down Arrow buttons First using the buttons underneath the display select the page you need To edit the currently selected parameter use the Alpha Wheel or the Previous and Next buttons Pressing both Previous Next buttons simultaneously called Value Jump will jump to a different value depending on the parameter selected The jump value is men...

Page 153: ... Yes Auto Power Off On Off On Power Off Time 15 30 mins 1 hr 2 hr 4 hr 8hr 4 hours Audio Input On Off Off Clock Source Internal External Internal Out Pair B Mode Normal Mirror Out Pair A Normal Audio Out S M Stereo Auto Stereo Multi Controllers Instant Pass Entry Instant Tune The Tuning parameter allows you to fine tune the unit in cents one cent is one hundredth of a semitone 100 cents comprise a...

Page 154: ...Multis Large and Favorites views can also show controller assignments and values when a controller is moved Sliders Switch buttons Wheels and Pedals See Show Controllers below for details If Favorites view is selected and the Global Mode User Type parameter has been set to Advanced you can use the Channel Zone buttons in Program and Multi Mode to scroll through 16 banks of 10 Favorite Programs and...

Page 155: ...t to Internal Forte plays using its own Tempo If you wish to sync the Forte to the tempo of an external device use the External setting Out Pair B Mode The B Audio Outputs can either be used as a second set of stereo auxiliary outputs by setting this parameter to Normal or they can be used to mirror the main A Audio Outputs by setting this parameter to Mirror Primary Outputs By default this parame...

Page 156: ... Global Mode allows you to set up the feel and response of the Forte keyboard to your playing style the intonation key of music as well as how pianos and drums respond Parameter Range of Values Default Value Velocity Map Linear Light1 Light2 Light3 Hard1 Hard2 Hard3 PianoTouch Easy Touch GM Receive Linear Pressure Map Easiest Easier Easy Linear Hard Harder Hardest Linear Intonation Map 0 None 1 Eq...

Page 157: ...the general velocity response of an acoustic piano and is best suited for playing acoustic piano programs Easy Touch Similar to the Light1 Light2 Light3 settings Makes higher velocities easier to play but allows more sensitive control over playing high velocities by not boosting the MIDI velocity for fast strike velocities as much as it does for medium strike velocities GM Receive Mimics the veloc...

Page 158: ...he standard for modern western music 2 Just Tunings are deﬁned based on the ratios of the frequencies between intervals The original tuning of Classical European music 3 Just b7th Similar to Just but with the Dominant 7th ﬂatted an additional 15 cents 4 Harmonic The perfect 4th Tritone and Dominant 7th are heavily ﬂatted 5 JustHarm Approximation of a historical intonation 6 Werkmeister Named for i...

Page 159: ... note Press the Save soft button to bring up the save dialog which allows you to rename the map and choose an ID to save to Edited user intonation maps can be saved to IDs 32 127 Press the Exit soft button to return to the Global Main 2 page without saving your changes When exiting the editor it will automatically give you the option to save the map if changes have been made Int Key Intonation Key...

Page 160: ...oise Some piano Programs have a Pedal Noise feature programmed into the sound This parameter allows you to turn the Pedal Noise off if you prefer not to use it If it is on it will only activate noise on those Programs that have been programmed to use it User Type The User Type parameter allows you to show or hide advanced features of the Forte By default User Type is set to Regular Setting User Ty...

Page 161: ... pedal override enabled in Global mode a message Global Pedal Override is enabled will display when that pedal is viewed to remind you that the Global mode pedal override settings are being used instead of the Multi mode pedal settings In Multi Edit Mode setting a Pedal Mode to Off will disable the override for that Pedal in the selected Zone It can be useful in Multi Mode to disable the Pedal Ove...

Page 162: ... Rotary Override parameter allows you set the sustain pedal to function as sustain for all KB3 Programs instead of Rotary Slow Fast The Variation button will always control the Rotary speed regardless of this parameter s setting MIDI Page The Forte can transmit and receive MIDI via its MIDI ports and USB The MIDI page in Global Mode allows you to configure how this will be handled Parameter Range ...

Page 163: ...B MIDI data is sent only through the USB port The sounds of the Forte are disabled USB LOCAL MIDI data is sent both to the Forte sound engine and through the USB port USB MIDI MIDI data is sent both to the MIDI OUT and USB port USB MIDI LOCAL MIDI data is sent to the MIDI OUT USB port and to the Forte sound engine If you want to play the Forte but not send any MIDI information to other MIDI instru...

Page 164: ...such changes to happen immediately when you select the Multi Bank Select The Bank Mode parameter determines the controller number with which MIDI Bank change messages are received For MIDI Bank change messages various manufacturers have chosen different MIDI controller numbers Most have chosen Ctl 0 Ctl 32 or both You can set this parameter to any of the following three controller IDs Ctl 0 MIDI B...

Page 165: ... using the Forte as a standalone music workstation or performance keyboard you can ignore this parameter and leave it set to None The local keyboard channel enables the Forte to receive MIDI information on a single channel then rechannelize that information so you can play and control all four Zones of a Multi even if your MIDI source transmits on only one channel Program Mode When you re in Progr...

Page 166: ...iders etc Physical controller assignments are handled by Multis and are defined per Zone in Multi Edit Mode Each Zone of a Multi has its own controller assignments Sysex ID The SysEx ID parameter determines the ID number for the unit if you are using more than one device with the same MIDI manufacturer ID number You can set this parameter to any number from 0 to 127 Unless you have multiple Forte ...

Page 167: ...I OUT Scope page allows you to view MIDI messages sent from the Forte while the MIDI IN Scope page allows you to view MIDI messages received by the Forte The MIDI OUT Scope page is useful for making sure controls are assigned as you want them checking note velocities and checking controller values or other MIDI messages The MIDI IN Scope page is useful for checking MIDI messages sent to the Forte ...

Page 168: ... Status pages displays each active voice as an M for mono voices or displays stereo pairs of voices as an S Whatever symbol the page displays when the key of a voice is released that voice s symbol on the Voices Status page turns into a D during the release portion of that voice s envelope When the voice decays to silence it is no longer active and the D disappears ...

Page 169: ...apply to KB3 Programs that emulate Vox or Farfisa organs Only one KB3 Program can be active on the Forte s 16 MIDI channels at any time The bottom of the voices page indicates which of the Forte s 16 MIDI channels if any has an active KB3 program STATE This utility shows the internal state of the MIDI CCs and pitch bend in any channel at a particular time Typical use My channel X does not make any...

Page 170: ...ing system and objects is currently installed in your Forte keyboard Go to the Kurzweil website at http www kurzweil com and make sure that you have the latest operating system available ABOUT The ABOUT Page displays the Forte splash screen and automatically scrolls a list of credits and acknowledgments ...

Page 171: ...hat you wish to delete under the Program parameter and press the delete key This action cannot be undone CAUTION Be aware that deleting programs will permanently remove them from the Forte If you wish to load the Program back into the Forte in the future ensure that you save the Program to a ﬂash drive or computer tablet before deleting them ...

Page 172: ...ores all Global mode settings to their factory defaults and deletes all user Programs and Multis CAUTION Be aware that performing a reset on the Forte will result in changes that can not be reversed Kurzweil recommends that you save STORE all your Programs and Multis that you wish to keep before performing a reset on the Forte Press the RESET button to enter the reset process You can CANCEL at any...

Page 173: ...tis will be permanently erased This cannot be undone Make sure you have used the Store function to backup all of the Programs and Multis that you wish to keep All Global Mode parameters will be reset to default settings CAUTION Performing the following reset will result in ALL User Programs User Multis being erased Global parameters are returned to their default state This cannot be reversed Kurzw...

Page 174: ...ss the Hard soft button on the Global Reset page to perform a Hard Reset and you will be prompted to continue Press Yes if you wish to proceed with the Hard Reset Press Cancel if you are unsure or do not wish to proceed with the reset ...

Page 175: ...anize files and their contents It s features can save you time by allowing you to select and organize files and directories The rear panel connections used for storing and loading files are USB Type A Storage port USB Type B Computer Tablet port About Storage Mode To enter Storage mode press the Storage button While you are in Storage mode the Storage button s LED is illuminated Whenever the Forte...

Page 176: ...lt all storage devices have at least one root directory To organize files in a USB device you can create additional directories as well as subdirectories within directories Directories appear in the file list with the indicator DIR to the right of the directory name Path When you choose the STORE or LOAD soft buttons on the Storage mode main page you will have to choose exactly where in the storag...

Page 177: ...y SONGS which is a subdirectory of the COVERBAND directory which is a subdirectory of the BACKUP directory in the root directory If the path is too long to fit on the display it gets abbreviated The maximum length of a path in the Forte is 64 characters including the backslash characters Using the Open soft button causes you to navigate into directories and their subdirectories away from the root ...

Page 178: ...he storing process The File Name New Directory Dialogue When you create a new file in Storage mode or create a new directory the Forte prompts you to enter the name This File Name dialogue appears as shown below New file names will default to either FILENAME after a powerup or the name of the most recent file stored or loaded New directory names will default to either DIRNAME after a power up or t...

Page 179: ...nnection for approximately 1 second After Saving or Loading the Forte may need to be reselected as a MIDI device in your computer program Loading or Saving to the Flash Drive will not disconnect the USB MIDI connection Before you press the STORE selection button in Global Mode make sure you have plugged the USB device into the Forte If you are storing sounds to your computer or Tablet then use the...

Page 180: ...Storage Advanced page where you can select one or multiple individual objects to store instead of saving all user objects The Storage Advanced page shows a list of all user objects grouped by type Use the cursor up down buttons to navigate through the list The object that is currently highlighted in red can be selected or deselected for storing by pressing the Select soft button An asterisk appear...

Page 181: ...o be reselected as a MIDI device in your computer program Loading or Saving to the Flash Drive will not disconnect the USB MIDI connection Before you press the LOAD selection button in StorageMode make sure you have plugged the USB device containing your User Programs and or Multis into the back of the Forte If your User Programs Multis are located on your computer or Tablet then use the cable tha...

Page 182: ... within a selected folder or to browse individual objects within a selected Kurzweil object file see the Compatible Files section below for details When browsing individual objects within a Kurzweil object file you can select one or multiple individual objects to load Objects within a Kurzweil file are shown in a list and grouped by object type The object that is currently highlighted in red can b...

Page 183: ...ser location at ID number 1024 onwards During the load process the screen will show information about the objects that are being loaded At the end the screen will display a message indicating if the load process was successful or if there were errors Example Using LOAD The following example shows how each different loading methods affect how four programs load into the User bank that already conta...

Page 184: ...Order 1025 Synth Horn 1025 PC3 Strings 1026 NYJazzy 1026 Synth Horn 1027 Saxxy 1027 NYJazzy 1028 Stabbatha 1028 JuPiTaR BazZ 1029 Saxxy 1030 Stabbatha 1031 VA1 Lead 1053 Rhoady EP Compatible Files Forte can load PC3 P3K PLE ART SPX and FOR files The Forte will read PC3 family files and will attempt a conversion of the objects on those files While this process will not convert the objects 100 it sh...

Page 185: ...orm diagnostic tests of the instrument s various internal systems and processes Note that the functions that you have access to in System Mode govern the operation of your Forte so only use System Mode when you must perform essential maintenance tasks To enter System Mode follow these steps 1 Power off your Forte 2 Press and the hold the ENTER button and power on the unit Make sure to keep holding...

Page 186: ...s the first System Mode menu item Pressing the Run Forte soft button will load the OS and the Forte will start up as if you just switched on the unit If the Forte operating system fails to load up you will see an error message with an error code ...

Page 187: ...ned into one file called a KUF Kurzweil Unified File A USB flash drive or computer using a USB cable can be used to perform the System Update Caution Before Updating be sure to back up any custom programming Caution It is important that the install is not distrupted once loading begins Powering off the Forte or your PC removing the USB device or USB cable in the middle of loading could leave the F...

Page 188: ...website or another reliable source and save it in a known folder or directory on your flash drive 2 Connect the flash drive to the USB STORAGE slot of Forte powered off 3 Follow the instructions specified on Page 12 1 to enter System Mode 4 In System Mode select System Update 5 Select USB Device as the storage type ...

Page 189: ...ive that was plugged in it will display a list of files and folders as shown below You can use the arrow buttons or Alpha wheel to move up and down the list Select the UP soft button if you want to go up to the parent directory level If the KUF file is selected select the OK button ...

Page 190: ...12 6 You will see a progress bar indicating the progress If update was successful you will see a confirmation message If there was a failure you will see a self explanatory failure message with error code to indicate the failure ...

Page 191: ...source and save it in a known folder or directory accessible to your computer tablet 2 Connect the Forte powered off to the computer tablet with the USB cable provided into the USB Computer Tablet slot 3 Follow the instructions specified on Page 12 1 to enter System Mode 4 In System Mode select System Update 5 Select PC USB as the storage type ...

Page 192: ...cannot detect a connection to the computer tablet it will display the message below 7 If the connection was detected you will be prompted with the above message Copy the KUF file to the virtual drive that appears on the computer tablet and press OK ...

Page 193: ...displayed on the next screen and Press OK You will see a progress bar indicating the progress If update was successful you will see a confirmation message If there was a failure you will see a self explanatory failure message with error code to indicate the failure ...

Page 194: ...ons in normal cases These operations are mostly used at the factory and service centers by technicians for troubleshooting hardware problems But in some cases you might be required to run these diagnostics for troubleshooting and diagnosing symptoms In these cases follow the directions of Kurzweil Technical Support ...

Page 195: ...te back to a Factory State In addition to all user Programs and Multis being deleted Global Mode settings will be restored to factory defaults To clear all user Programs Multis and restore the factory default state select the System Reset menu option The Forte will now ask the question This will delete all user objects Are you sure ...

Page 196: ...proceed with erasing all of the user objects Programs Multis in the Forte and restoring the instrument back to a Factory State If you have completed the System Reset select OK Remember to save your User Programs and User Multis to your computer following the instructions in the The STORE Page on page 11 5 Once deleted these files are completely removed from the Forte and there is no way to retriev...

Page 197: ...System Mode System Utilities 12 13 System Utilities System Utilities contains various utilities for system administration Select Back if you wish to exit and return back to the System Mode menu ...

Page 198: ... unless you think it is necessary in order to improve the performance of your Forte Should you decide to do so be sure to back up all of your files and software After you do this System Mode will still be available so you can run updates and get your Forte up and running again After a Format the unit will come up in System Mode by default To perform a Format follow these steps 1 Follow the instruc...

Page 199: ...2 15 3 Press Format Flash 4 The next screen wants to make sure that formatting the flash and deleting everything is really what you want to do Select OK to format the internal flash memory Select CANCEL if you do not wish to proceed ...

Page 200: ...allows the installation of individual files You may be guided by Kurzweil Technical Support to use this option if needed Restore Older If you have updated the Forte but wish to return to the earlier version you can use the Restore Older option Display Diag This option allows diagnostics of the color LCD display You may be guided by Kurzweil Technical Support to use this option if needed ...

Page 201: ...ge which retains information without power Common Problems Below is a list of the most commonly encountered problems and diagnoses for each Power Problems This is the normal power up sequence 1 The display backlight turns on 2 Loading appears on the display for a few seconds 3 The Forte enters Program Mode with Program 1 selected or the Program that was selected the last time Global mode was exite...

Page 202: ...olts due to overload REMEDY Try a different outlet on a different circuit Display Brightness ISSUE The Display is blank or difficult to read REMEDY Slowly turn the Display brightness knob located above the Navi gation buttons to adjust the Display Audio Problems CAUTION Do not troubleshoot audio problems using headphones Additionally always be aware of the volume levels on the Forte and on the con...

Page 203: ...and then slowly turn up the volume ISSUE The audio cables are not securely plugged into the Forte audio system or mixer REMEDY Set the volume of the audio or mixer to the lowest level securely plug in the audio cables on both ends and then slowly turn up the volume ISSUE The Destination parameter stops MIDI Data REMEDY Change the Global Mode MIDI page Destination parameter to USB MIDI LOCAL see pa...

Page 204: ...Panic see page 3 18 Finally slowly turn up the volume level of the audio system or mixer ISSUE The current Multi has another controller assigned to volume and it is turned down REMEDY Select a different Multi Or change the problematic controller setting by editing the Multi in Multi Edit Mode ISSUE The audio system input is set for low impedance instead of high impedance REMEDY Set the volume of t...

Page 205: ... of the receiving device REMEDY Change the channel on either the Forte or on the device such that the channels match If there are problems with the internal sound module receiving MIDI from an external device like a computer sequencer check if one of the following might be the issue ISSUE The MIDI transmit channel of the transmitting device does not match that of the receiving Program or Zone on t...

Page 206: ...ving problems with connecting or using a switch pedal check if one of the following might be the issue Sustain or Sostenuto is stuck on Be sure the pedal is plugged in before switching on the power Turn power off then on if necessary The pedal is acting backwards on when up instead of down Power cycle the unit making sure to NOT press on the pedal during startup ...

Page 207: ... at some of the internet communities listed at www kurzweil com community Service Centers Contact the nearest Young Chang office Kurzweil service representative See page iv in the front of this manual for contact information Restoring Factory Defaults For restoring your Forte back to the factory defaults see Global Mode Reset on page 10 22 CAUTION Restoring factory defaults cannot be undone Back u...

Page 208: ...uch Keys X O Channels O O Pitch Bender O O Control Change O 0 31 32 63 LSB 64 127 O 0 31 32 63 LSB 64 127 Controller assignments are programmable Program Change 0 to 2 097 151 0 511 Standard and custom formats True 0 127 0 127 System Exclusive O O System Common Song Pos X X Song Sel X X Tune X X System Real Time Clock O O Messages O O Aux Messages Local Control O O All Notes Off O O Active Sense X...

Page 209: ...EQ Compressor On Off Switches 3 switch pedal inputs each supporting single switch pedal or single half damper pedal 2 continuous control pedal inputs 2 Transpose buttons Analog Outputs Four 1 4 TRS Balanced Outputs Two Stereo Pairs A B 24 bit D to A Converters Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 0 1dB 21dBu Maximum Output Level 113dB Signal to Noise Ratio A weighted 0 003 THD N 1kHz 1 dBFS Headphones 1 ...

Page 210: ...NO ID E PIANO 33 Rooftop 73 Rhds 50 Phase Dist Wurly 67 RoyalKingWakeman 34 Steely Dyno 77 51 Bright Fuzz Wrly 68 StageTines Soft 35 Vintage Amp Wrly 52 Tramp Amp Wurly 69 Suitcase Tines 36 Amped Bell 73 53 FM EP 1 70 RealTouch73 Suit 37 BarkDist 77 Rhds 54 FM EP 2 71 RealTouch77 Suit 38 Beck sRetroWurly 55 Rhotary Rhds 73 72 RealTouch Wurly 39 Phasey 73 Rhds 56 Elec Grand Stack 40 Mr SparkleTop73...

Page 211: ...70s Drawbars 110 16 Open Flute 95 Progbars 111 16 Ped Reed 96 Ezra II 112 16 Reed A 97 Ezra s Burner 113 16 Viol 98 Classic Traffic 114 LateNighter 99 Mr Smith 115 Testify 100 HotTubeGospel 116 The Ninth Bar 101 VASTBars1 3 8 9 117 Blues Harmonica 102 Doors Vox 118 ParisCmboAccordn 103 Animals Vox 119 MellowAccordion 104 Farfisa 120 BrazilAccordion 327 Magic Carpet B3 ID LEADS ID LEADS 121 Press L...

Page 212: ...c Vector 158 PolySynth Stack 166 Tesla Coil 159 Chillwave Chords 167 Warbly Pong SQR 160 Classic Saws 168 Gangsta Wrap 340 SyncoDeMayo ID SYNTH BASS ID SYNTH BASS 169 Woodhouse Bass 176 Noise Bass 170 Aggro OctoBass 177 The Way It Is 171 KneeDeepMinimoog 178 Dolby Bass 172 Squeeze Mini 350 Leviathan Bass 173 Iceman Bass 351 Decepticon Bass 174 ANGRYBass 352 Latch Bass 175 Big Synth Bass 353 APG is...

Page 213: ...arinet Flute 213 Bassoon Oboe 217 Solo Bari Sax 214 Solo Alto Sax 218 StrawberryFlutes ID ENSEMBLE 219 Gothic Climax 220 Winds Strings 221 3Way Split Mltrn ID GUITAR ID GUITAR 227 Rich Caster 235 SuperflyWahCast 228 Rich Les 236 Jack the Ripper 229 Studio Caster 237 Boutique Six Str 230 Phase Pick Les 238 Boutique 12 Str 231 TimeWarpCaster 239 Real Nylon 232 Kinda Krunchy 240 Mandolin Plus 233 Bro...

Page 214: ... Carillon 277 Perc Accessory 271 Basic Orch Perc 278 Carnival Perc 272 Orch Timpani 279 Vocal Percussion 273 Natural Perc 280 Rogers Celeste ID VOICES ID VOICES 283 Mixed Choir 291 Slo Orch Chorus 284 Manhattan Voices 292 Aaah Vocals 285 Choir Complete 293 Jazzy Ballad Vox 286 NYC in LA 294 Bright Syn Vox 287 Crystal Voices 295 AntiqueAhhChorus 288 Cathedral Vox 296 Vox Orgel 289 Silent Sorrow 297...

Page 215: ...Bellestrum VTrg 317 Toy Piano 318 Bunch of Bells 319 Synthy 73 320 Wurzzicato 321 Comp Cro Pad 322 Clavestrum ID MISCELLANEOUS 323 Bowed Crotales 324 Bells and Bows 325 Bass Pedal 326 Bubbles 997 Silent Program 998 Editor Template 999 Clear Program ...

Page 216: ...since the player can control timbre in real time by adjusting drawbars that add or remove harmonics from the fundamental tone Other cool sound shaping tools include a percussive emphasis that can be added to each note and the capability to change speaker rotation speed Many people in fact feel that the tone wheel organ was the first popular synthesizer And although these organs haven t been made f...

Page 217: ...amental By making use of different combinations of these harmonics a rich sort of additive synthesis is possible Best of all you can make radical changes to the tone dynamically as you play The nine sliders of the Forte are set to control the drawbars as listed in blue below the sliders Pulling the slider towards the keyboard increases the amount of the drawbar that is heard KB3 Mode Buttons The n...

Page 218: ...r off Percussion is created by a decaying envelope applied to one of the nine drawbars usually the 4th drawbar for the low pitch and the 5th drawbar for the high pitch The highest drawbar is normally stolen to generate the percussion sound The percussion effect is single triggered which means that once it s triggered it won t trigger again until all keys go up The KB3 engine in the Forte is capabl...

Page 219: ...ols Rotary Slow Fast You can set the sustain pedal to function as sustain for all KB3 Programs instead of Rotary Slow Fast by using the Rotary Override parameter in Global mode You can also make different Rotary Slow Fast controller assignments for each Program or Multi by using the Parameters page in Program Edit Mode or the Multi Controls page in Multi Edit Mode ...

Page 220: ...Group 51 Choir Beckons 86 Shimmering Pad 18 BaroquePipeOrgan 52 The 9th Circle 87 Clav Lead 19 Mwl SuperStrings 53 Celestial Mallet 88 Trumpet Flute 20 Cloudwalk Keys 54 Bellsy Galore 89 LiteBrite 21 Glitter Glue 55 Mohawk Monophono 90 Distorted Keys 22 Hollow Keys 56 Lefty Rhds B3 91 Maximalist Organ 23 Liquid Pad 57 Composite EP 92 Multi Strings 24 Sus Pedal Rave 58 Far Out EP 93 Multi Harpsichr...

Page 221: ...SlurpyPad O 121 BaroqueEnsembles 160 DramaPad 122 PipeOrgnVox Orch 161 Mercury Rise 123 Island Girl 162 Static Pad 124 Ice Age 163 Windy City 125 Janet s Strut 164 Square Coil 126 Windy Pad 165 French Nylon 127 Wurly Horns 166 Psychedelic Pad 128 Vocal Organ 167 Floating Pad 129 Full Blast Horns 168 Brass Pad 130 Clocks 169 String Pad 131 Enchanted Forest 170 Large Choir 132 Sleepy Hollow 171 Medi...

Page 222: ...ay s EP 81 Arp Delay Loop 16 Symphony Hall 49 Scooped Distort 82 HipHop Piano DDL 17 Cathedral Chorus 50 Burning Tubes 121 Sly Leslie K 18 DeepChorsDlyHall 51 3BandDrumComp 129 Basic Delay 1 8 19 Omni Stage 52 Snare Compressor 147 Deeper Water 20 Classic Plate 53 Snare Cmp w Rvb 176 Lead EGT6 21 MediumWarm Plate 54 Kick Compressor 193 LitePad2 22 Real Plate 55 Hard Knee Comprs 203 PhaseDly1 23 Smo...

Page 223: ...ie122K 309 Organ CDR 1 364 Warm Leslie12 K 248 Mitch s Leslie K 310 AcceleratLes2 K 365 WrmDstlLes1dwK 249 TapChorusLes K2 312 ExpressLeslie K 366 BrighDistlLes1K 255 Flange Delay 313 Leslie 122 a K 367 DistleratLes6 K 257 Empty Stage II 314 Mitch s LeslieK 368 BrightDistlLesK 258 AbbeyPianoHall 2 315 Melvin sLeslieK 369 DistlLes HotGs 259 Opera House II 316 Greg s Leslie K 370 Prog Leslie1K 260 V...

Page 224: ...39 ChrsDblRoom 482 NylonAgtVerb 401 Bradley s Barn 2 440 EnhcBassAmp 483 3BandDrumComp 403 LA2A for Strings 441 FlangVoiceHall2 484 KikComp 4 1 405 DrmCDR 1 442 Vocals w FXnMic 485 ToxicStrings 406 DrumFatty 443 RealDrmComp4 486 3BandDrumComp2 407 DrumFattyDry 445 Harpolicious 487 Scoopd Dist EGT2 408 AS Drum Room2 446 ChrsDly 488 NotScoopd Dist 409 DrumFattyRoom 447 EGT Hall 489 HeavyBuckers 410 ...

Page 225: ...Re4Drms 540 Snare Compresso4 576 AS Drum Room2a 619 CmEqDeRe4DrmsST 541 HOP Drum Reverb5 577 DrumFatty3a 620 DrmFatener Ech 542 Stereoizer2 Verb 578 AS SynthDist2b 621 DrmPhaseVerb 543 CmPhDiRe4Drms2 579 HipHop Hall2 622 DrmFlngDlyVrbCmp 544 Stereoizer3 Verb 580 AS CmpVerb4Drms4 623 Drum VerbW Ster 545 Stereoizer5 Verb 581 DrumFattyRoom4 624 Verb Str Cmp 546 DrmCMP4PrgFX5 582 DrumFattyRoom5 625 Ve...

Page 226: ...12 745 Flange 4 659 TechnoHHDly 1 8 710 Double Leslie 5 746 DoubldistLslie20 660 HOP Drum Reverb3 711 PlainComp12 747 Double Leslie15 661 HopKickcmp7 712 Double Leslie 11 750 Good Leslie1 662 Roomverb1 713 CDR Synth 754 Good Leslie4 663 Kickcmp6 714 SynthFlangenDely 756 GoodLeslie 6 664 Snarcmp11 715 QuantzEnhanceSyn 757 WhitrShadeLeslie 665 Reverb3 716 BladerunnrRvb 758 Inagadadavita 666 Small Da...

Page 227: ...ClavRotoAmp 803 ThinphaseSweep 841 Wurly 1 877 Dark Niceverb 804 EnvComp41 842 ShortPlate4EPs 878 Basic RayEP 3 805 MoogBASSComp11 843 ShortPlate4EPs2 879 LatinHornCmp 806 SynFatener Ech4 844 Aux Dark Room 2 880 Basic RayEP 2 807 Shredlead15 845 Elton1 881 Raffas DX7 808 PlainComp21 846 Aux Chamber 882 EPChr6 809 Garth 847 BowiePno1 883 PnoEnhanc3 810 BassFleaCompMu 848 BluesPnoCmpRvb 1 884 SynEnh...

Page 228: ...912 AbbeyPianoHall 948 Snarcmp121 984 EnhanceComp121 913 Recital Hall 2 949 WhitrShadeLesli3 985 Clunker IIa 914 Echplex 2 950 Snarcmp112 986 Pad Depth Pt1 915 Medm Warm Plate2 951 Snarcmp113 987 AuxChorusHall 916 EQVelMorph 952 EnvKickcmp1 988 TechnoSyn1 917 Aux Echplex 953 Kickcmp602 989 Synphase102 918 Farfisa1 954 Snarcmp112 990 CompDelay 919 Good Leslie33 955 HipHop Drms101 991 CompMeltrn 920...

Page 229: ...dio Piano as 1141 Oscar s Grand eq 1026 Small Hall 1106 dancestudioyam1 1142 7ft Squashed2 1027 Tweet piano 1107 Slo Attack Hall 1143 Clear 9ft Grand 1028 Y Grand EQ 2 1108 7 Ft Piano asFN 1144 2 0ms Hall 1029 Soundboard 3 1109 big stein 1 1145 Warm 7ft Grand 1030 9 Ft Piano FX2 1110 77ClikFix01 1146 78ms Hall 1031 77DWVintAmp2hi 1111 crtalsdelay 1 1147 House 7ft Grand 1032 Tremolo BPM 1112 brtpun...

Page 230: ...242 Clav Chamber 1440 DeepfuzWurly1 1178 Double Grand3 1300 Weapon Chain 1500 Rds AuxVerb Long 1179 German Grand4 1301 Double Chorus 1501 Comp Piano FX 1180 damperverb 4unit 1400 73DWPHASE1 1502 Piano MultiFX 1 1181 Mono Upright 1401 77NAMMChor1 1503 Dist Clav FX 1182 CMartPiano 1 1402 77NAMMChor2 1504 Dist Clav CB FX 1183 Dampers Up 2 5ms 1403 73NAMMPHASDist1 1505 Synth HF Stim 1184 Brt Upright7f...

Page 231: ...Perc Les X 1611 Upright EQ 1673 PianoTmplateEQ1 1717 FirstThree LesX 1612 Artis LrgKHall 1674 ModJazz K2 1718 PerfectStrLes X 1613 ConcertGrand1 1675 Brgt Soundboard 1719 70s Drwbars LesX 1617 ModJazz Plate 1 1676 Recital EQ 1720 Prog Bars Les X 1619 Punch Room 1677 Radio Pop EQ 1721 Ezra II Les X 1627 Concert Grand EQ 1680 Concert GrandEQ4 1722 CrunchLesl122 X 1628 Y Grand EQ 2 1681 Soundboard 4 ...

Page 232: ...XHall2Aux 2205 ArtEQCMPDW6 3222 Sonny More 1823 FlangVoiceInsert 2206 ChessRecords1 3223 JSP Synth CDL 1824 Cathedral Vx Aux 2207 ArtEQCMPDW7 3224 Synker1 1921 MarquisPiano3 2208 MarquisPiano1 3225 SynCompMu1 2000 GM Reverb 2209 MarquisPiano2 3226 Shred Gtr 2001 GM Chorus 2210 Rachverb 3227 Shred Gtr Wah 2002 Indie Piano 2211 MarquisPiano5 3228 Chunky G 1 2003 BluesPnoCmpRvb 2 2212 ChessRecords2 3...

Page 233: ...EQVelMorph L 3331 Flange Mayhem2 3260 as Laser Reverb 3296 EQVelMorph R 3332 Mute Gtr1 3261 NuBeautyDist 3297 HF Stim 3333 SynthCDR 3262 AmbientPanner 3298 InstantHillbilly 3334 3str Gtr Wah2 3263 NuBeautyDist2 3299 HoRnYFlAnGePaRtY 3335 WorldMandolinCDR 3264 HammerDulceComp 3300 BRASS EQ Comp 3336 Padme s lil Pal 3265 Dulcimer Chorus 3301 MouthyFilter 3337 Squeeze Cmp 3266 HammerDulceRoom3 3302 S...

Page 234: ...1 Vintage Squash 3368 UnderCurAux 3490 JK Marimba Hall 4032 House Piano 3369 DW Laser Reverb 3491 JK Green Room 4033 Rooftop 73 Rhds 3370 Cathedral ChorDW 3492 JK Laser Reverb 4034 Steely Dyno 77 3456 BreakdrumsNEWKIK 3493 Dubstep Drumz 4035 Vintage Amp Wrly 3457 Lil Drum Booth 3494 DubDelayer 4036 Amped Bell 73 3458 Small Drum Space 4001 Rich 9 Ft Grand 4037 BarkDist 77 Rhds 3459 Small Cmpsd Spce...

Page 235: ...g Pad 4067 RoyalKingWakeman 4109 Pipes Voices 4146 Lush Pad 4068 StageTines Soft 4110 16 Open Flute 4147 Deeper Water 4069 Suitcase Tines 4111 16 Ped Reed 4148 Lush Rhythm Pad 4073 Chaka Clav 4112 16 Reed A 4149 Cosmic Sus Pedal 4074 SupaStevie CB 4113 16 Viol 4150 Solo Syn Orch 4075 Funkadelic Relic 4114 Leslie 122 K X 4151 Add A Pad 1 4076 ZEP Clav 4115 LightDistlLes KX 4152 Add A Pad 2 4077 Hea...

Page 236: ... 4227 Rich Caster 4278 Carnival Perc 4183 AdagioTutti 8ves 4228 Rich Les 4279 Vocal Percussion 4184 Adagio Octaves 4229 SuperStudioCast 4280 Rogers Celeste 4185 NashvilleStrings 4230 PhasePickles 4283 Mixed Choir 4186 Poltergeist Pad 4231 TimeWarpCaster 4284 Manhattan Voices 4187 Full Pizzicato 4232 Kinda Krunchy 4285 Choir Complete 4188 Lead Violins II 4233 Brown Sound LTE 4286 NYC in LA 4189 Agg...

Page 237: ...trum 5032 JK GatedLaserver 5068 More Drum Air 4323 Bowed Crotales 5033 SymphonyHall 1 5069 Full Drum Room 4324 Bells and Bows 5034 Gunshot Verb 5070 Expandn DrumHall 4325 Bass Pedal 5035 SuperSaw Aux 5071 DrmCMPVb4PrgFX2 5000 Small Hall 5036 7ft Aux Verb1 5072 Aux Dark Room 2 5001 ShortPlate4EPs 5037 Cathedral Chorus 5073 CmpVerb4Drms2 5002 Sax Chamber 5038 SymphonyHall Aux 5074 Garage Drums 5003 ...

Page 238: ...3 Cab 1 5095 KB3 Cab 2 5096 Plebe Chamber 5097 1 6ms Hall 5098 Artis KHall 5099 2 0ms Hall 5100 Sweet PnoHall 2 5101 FM Hall 5102 78ms Hall 5103 Album Plate 5104 OmniStage 5105 Artis LrgKHall 5106 Sweet PnoHall 2 5107 Lrg Ambience l 5108 Upright Room 5109 Upright Room 5110 78ms Hall 5111 OmniStage 200 5112 Omni Stage Short 5113 Omni Stage 3 ...

Page 239: ...2 Brightness Knob 3 14 Bump 9 15 9 22 Buttons Alphanumeric See Alphanumeric Entry Category 3 15 6 2 6 6 6 7 6 8 Channel Zone 3 13 Double Press Panic 6 20 Program Demo 3 17 5 7 6 3 Value Jump 3 13 3 16 6 6 8 3 9 6 10 2 Global 3 11 Multi 3 11 5 2 8 1 9 1 Mute D 2 Next 3 12 3 13 6 2 6 5 8 2 8 3 10 2 Param Channel 6 19 Previous 3 12 3 13 6 2 6 5 6 8 8 2 8 3 10 2 Program 3 11 5 1 6 1 Soft 5 5 5 7 5 8 V...

Page 240: ... Entry State 9 18 9 19 Entry State Parameter 9 18 Entry Value 10 6 EQ See Master EQ Exit State 9 19 Exit State Parameter 9 19 Exit Value Parameter 9 23 Expand 9 14 9 22 Expression 10 19 F Factory 2 14 4 2 5 3 6 4 8 15 10 1 10 23 12 10 12 11 12 12 13 7 B 1 Factory State 4 2 Favorite Buttons 3 1 6 2 6 9 8 2 8 5 Favorites 2 15 6 4 6 9 8 2 8 5 Features 1 1 3 1 11 1 Feet Rubber 1 4 2 1 D 2 File Name 11...

Page 241: ...e 10 3 MAIN2 Page 10 6 Main Page 9 8 Maintenance 12 1 13 1 Master EQ 3 1 3 7 3 8 B 1 MIDI 1 2 2 17 6 4 8 3 10 17 Bank See Bank MIDI Bank Change Messages 9 12 9 25 Channel 3 11 3 16 4 1 4 2 5 2 6 1 6 4 6 19 B 1 See also Channel Channel Transmit 3 13 6 19 8 1 8 6 9 1 9 11 10 12 10 15 Connecting See Connecting MIDI Implementation Chart A 1 Page 10 12 Ports 2 4 10 12 Problems 13 5 Program Change 9 12 ...

Page 242: ...ower Cable iii 1 4 2 2 Power Off 10 4 See Auto Power Off Pre Post Ins Parameter 7 9 Pressure See Mono Pressure Pressure Map 10 7 PrgChangeMode Parameter 10 14 Problems 13 1 Program 2 14 3 11 4 1 5 1 6 1 to 6 24 6 4 7 4 Demo 2 3 Favorites See Favorite Buttons List C 1 E 1 F 1 Mode 10 4 10 15 See Mode Program Saving 6 21 Selection 2 13 2 14 6 2 6 6 Program Change See MIDI Program Change Entry 9 13 F...

Page 243: ...s 3 6 3 7 6 10 8 7 B 1 Reset 3 6 6 10 8 7 Zones 8 7 Transpose Parameter 9 9 10 3 Transpose switches 1 3 Transposition 3 17 Troubleshooting 12 10 13 1 13 7 Tune Parameter 10 3 Tuning 3 6 3 11 6 10 8 7 Type Parameter 9 18 U Update 2 4 2 18 USB Flash Drive 2 4 11 5 11 7 12 3 12 4 12 5 USB MIDI 10 4 10 12 10 15 USB Port 2 4 9 9 9 10 9 20 9 24 10 15 11 5 11 6 11 7 11 8 User Multi 9 30 User Multis 2 15 ...

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