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K150

USER’S MANUAL

Kurzweil Music Systems, Inc.

Waltham, MA

June 1986 version

KMSI P/N: 91002501

Summary of Contents for K150 - ANNOTATED PROGRAM LIST

Page 1: ...K150 USER S MANUAL Kurzweil Music Systems Inc Waltham MA June 1986 version KMSI P N 91002501...

Page 2: ...Copyright C 1986 Kurzweil Music Systems Inc...

Page 3: ...cting and Editing Layers 8 1 F1 F2 and F3 in the Layer Editor 8 2 Creating and Deleting Layers 8 2 Voice 8 2 Tuning 8 3 Transposition 8 3 Timbre Mode 8 3 Timbre Shift Value 8 4 Timbre Select 8 4 Timbr...

Page 4: ...r the K150X will work with any controller which produces standard MIDI signals After reading Chapter 1 you should be able to play the K150X s built in sounds and begin to suspect that you can do much...

Page 5: ...built up like the branches of a tree The program is the tree itself the regions are parts of the tree s trunk and the layers are branches that are attached to the trunk To continue the analogy you can...

Page 6: ...grams Program 16 Program 17 Program 15 Chorusing Vibrato Equalizer Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 7 Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 7 Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 7 Figure 1 1 Sample Program The Edit...

Page 7: ...a piano keyboard like device To set up the K150X and one MIDI controller you will need 110V or 220V AC electrical power A MIDI controller A MIDI cable Headphones with a inch stereo phone plug mono or...

Page 8: ...ur amplifier will allow without distorting Selecting Between Programs The display should currently read C1 P1 PIANO meaning that Program number 1 with name PIANO is active and assigned to MIDI Channel...

Page 9: ...4 5 6 CHORUS VIB EQ INCR DECR CLR 7 8 9 CTRLS MISC NO YES NEXT PREV EDIT 0 ENTR left button pad right button pad Figure 2 1 The Front Panel Buttons The Left Buttonpad The left button pad is used to se...

Page 10: ...esses the Program Editor REGION Region EDIT QUIT Selects region to edit LAYER Layer EDIT UNDO Accesses the Layer Editor CHORUS Chorus EDIT INCR Accesses the Chorus Editor VIB Vibrato EDIT DECR Accesse...

Page 11: ...r abbreviation within the display is important It can be divided approximately into 5 fields as shown in Figure 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 Figure 2 2 Fields of the K150X Display When you re using the Program Regio...

Page 12: ...name of or an abbreviation for the parameter e g V DEPTH for vibrato depth and the current editable value which will be flashing To change a numeric value simply enter the new value using the numeric...

Page 13: ...ng has stopped CLR just sets the entry value to 0 Otherwise it sets the the current parameter value to 0 the equivalent of pushing 0 ENTR For parameters for which 0 is not a legal value CLR sets the p...

Page 14: ...hieve a certain result Although reasonably complex the diagram will become clearer as you become familiar with the K150X and its operation It is supplied here only for reference you don t need to stud...

Page 15: ...ng EDIT F1 and the display will show C xx P xxx program name Where Cxx is the currently active channel and Pxxx is the currently active program number To change the channel enter the new channel numbe...

Page 16: ...chapter Master Tuning When the display reads MAST TUNE the pitch of the K150X may be tuned by 125C Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by...

Page 17: ...e switch Use INCR and DECR to change the value between off and on The default is off Reference Key Used in conjunction with the Intonation Table Editor which allows you to adjust the micro tonal dista...

Page 18: ...PROGRAM LIST Program List Direct 1 32 33 64 65 96 97 128 1 64 65 128 1 128 Selects the program list mapping from controller to K150X If the value is numeric you can also enter the value with the righ...

Page 19: ...In Normal mode signals coming from the modulation wheel are given the values 0 127 In Centered mode the values are shifted down to be from 64 to 63 with 0 as the center point Velocity Map The K150X c...

Page 20: ...ctly with the numeric keypad and press ENTR The default loudness map is map 0 which is a linear mapping in which increased MIDI values result in proportionally increased volume The values of the 8 lou...

Page 21: ...ation When the display reads PROGRAM LIST use INCR and DECR to select among the following choices Direct 1 32 33 64 65 96 97 128 1 64 65 128 1 128 The way that these choices are interpreted by the K15...

Page 22: ...DECR NEXT PREV or select it by number using the numeric button pad and press ENTR Depending on what program numbers you select and what their statuses are you might see these variations in the display...

Page 23: ...isplay will ask RENAME PROGRAM Press 0 yes to continue the re naming process or press to quit If you press 0 yes the first letter of the current name will start blinking For instance if the current na...

Page 24: ...switch you can select among four pitch bending options off wheel press or both See Layer Editing for more information Pitch Wheel Bending Assuming your MIDI controller has an assignable pitch wheel it...

Page 25: ...es 0 when OFF and the maximum pedal range when ON When the display reads SFT PDL you can adjust the timbre range over which the sound will be diminished when the pedal is pressed 30dB Use the numeric...

Page 26: ...36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 MIDI Number Figure 6 2 MIDI Numbers of C Keys The number is automatically translated from the MIDI number to the associated musical note the new note in the display If you se...

Page 27: ...he currently active program To edit the regions of another program you must first select it to be the currently active program and then press EDIT CANC The display will show Pn CNTR LYRS r where n is...

Page 28: ...unless INCR is pressed creating a new layer see Creating and Deleting Layers Press ENTR to start choosing among the parameters for the selected layer The display will show on the left side the region...

Page 29: ...ection without re entering the editor F3 mutes the other layers in the region allowing you to hear only the layer you are editing Creating and Deleting Layers Creating Layers 1 To create a new layer s...

Page 30: ...m 0 to 125 Cents Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 10 cent increments If a value greater than 125 is entered using the numeric butto...

Page 31: ...OC Timbre Shift option Select Used in conjunction with the T SELECT this option takes the timbre from one note and applies it to all notes You choose the note with the T SELECT parameter see Timbre Se...

Page 32: ...l range Enter a value in decibels using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value in 1 decibel increments If a value greater than 30dB is entered using the numeric...

Page 33: ...parameter and is controlled in the Program Editor The default values are 2 semitones for wheel bending and 1 semitones for key pressure bending see Program Editing When the display reads P MODE you c...

Page 34: ...e switch options The default is off Off Vibrato is disabled for this region Fixed Vibrato is enabled in a normal mode i e the vibrato intensity will not respond to MIDI key pressure or modulation whee...

Page 35: ...notes to be played DTUNE Detune 0 6 000C Varies the pitch of the successive notes DELAY Delay 0 4000ms Delays each successive note by the given time interval DECAY Decay 0 12dB Reduces the volume of...

Page 36: ...display reads DELAY you can adjust the amount of time between each note from 0 to 4000 ms 4 seconds in millisecond increments Enter a value in milliseconds directly using the numeric button pad and p...

Page 37: ...nly effective when a note is started Decay Control unidirectional This control varies the successive decay between 0 and the value set in the chorusing parameters It is only effective when a note is s...

Page 38: ...in which the sound will vary RATE Oscillation Rate 0 49 9 Hz Adjusts the frequency of oscillation SYMMETRY Symmetry of Waveform 10 Adjusts the symmetry of the waveform DELAY Vibrato Delay 0 1000ms Sp...

Page 39: ...e and goes positive Figure 10 3 illustrates modes of selection for a triangle wave Figure 10 3 Triangle Wave Modes The depth can be selected to be between 0 and 3600C Enter a value in cents using the...

Page 40: ...he 10 or 10 symmetry values in conjunction with the triangle wave Figure 10 5 shows waveforms for representative mode symmetry value combinations 10 5 0 5 10 Triangle Square Figure 10 5 Mode Symmetry...

Page 41: ...e current value of the vibrato rate Shape Switch This switch changes the vibrato shape If the current shape is triangle turning the switch on changes it to square and vice versa Symmetry Control This...

Page 42: ...hear the effects of your equalization editing turn on the Equalization Enable switch for the layer or layers you want to apply equalization to see Layer Editing Each equalizer has eight bands centere...

Page 43: ...er Note that the pitch wheel and monophonic channel pressure are treated as extra continuous controllers they can be assigned to any control or switch destination Polyphonic key pressure is distribute...

Page 44: ...Y Data Entry CC 6 INCREMENT Increment SW 96 DECREMENT Decrement SW 97 NEXT PROG Next Program SW Unassigned PREV PROG Previous Program SW Unassigned NOTES OFF Notes Off SW 127 Legend SW switch CC conti...

Page 45: ...subsequent notes are not effected Timbre Freeze Pedal The Timbre Freeze pedal is a switch that behaves like a sostenuto pedal but activates an effect called Timbre Freeze While it is down ON any notes...

Page 46: ...electively enabled at the layer level This control is only effective at the start of a note The balance control can be used to change the level between two sound layer give one layer a positive balanc...

Page 47: ...Editor allows you to set up maps between a number in the program list and the actual program number to be played when that program list number is played This feature is useful when changing program n...

Page 48: ...alue using the numeric keypad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value in 1 cent increments The default value is 0 cents meaning that equal temperament is applied to the scale The note...

Page 49: ...7 Vout Low Vout High Vout Max Vout Min Figure 13 1 VMAP 0 linear Using the Velocity Map Editor The display reads VELOCITY MAP x where x is the velocity map which will be edited Select the velocity map...

Page 50: ...13 4 0 Vin Low Vin High 127 Vout Low Vout High Vout Max Vout Min Figure 13 2 Relationship of VMAP Editable Parameters...

Page 51: ...edal Range 30 30 12 dB Left Region Balance 30 30 0 dB Right Region Balance 30 30 0 dB Layer Parameters Tune 125 125 0 cents Transpose 60 60 0 semitones Timbre Shift 60 60 0 semitones Timbre Level 30 3...

Page 52: ...lat coin shaped battery in a clip this battery is the one you want to replace 4 Take a penny and ease it under the old battery in the clip and lift out the old battery Quickly insert the new battery t...

Page 53: ...2 de activating a channel 3 1 DECAY 9 1 9 2 Decay parameter 9 2 decay control unidirectional 9 2 DECR editing button 2 2 DECREMENT 12 2 default B MODE 8 5 C MODE 8 6 T LEVEL 8 5 Vibrato Enable switch...

Page 54: ...r 4 5 5 1 5 9 CHANNEL 5 1 MIDI MODE 5 1 MOD WHEEL 5 1 parameters 5 1 PROGRAM LIST 5 1 5 7 VELOCITY MAP 5 1 5 4 MIDI Modes 5 2 MISC 2 3 Miscellaneous Editor 12 6 MOD WHEEL parameter 5 1 5 3 mode omni 3...

Page 55: ...parameter 8 7 timbre shifting 8 7 T LEVEL 8 2 default 8 10 T MODE 8 2 8 7 top level editor 2 5 TRANSPOSE in the Control Editor 12 2 in the Layer Editor 8 2 8 6 in the Tuning Editor 4 1 4 2 transpose...

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