2-1
Using the K150X
In this chapter you’ll be introduced to the button-pads of the K150X, and briefed on what the individual buttons do and how
they work. This will lead into a discussion of the editors and how to use them.
Communicating with the K150X
All your interaction with the K150X is through the front panel button-pad and display.
Using the buttons on the front panel, you tell the K150X what to do. The K150X gives information back to you visually
through its display, and audibly through its audio output, enabling you to listen to changes as you make them.
The Buttons on the Front Panel
From here on, we’re going to divide the buttons on the front panel into 2 halves: the left button-pad and the right button-pad,
as shown in Figure 2-1. Each of these halves is used to perform different functions.
CHANNEL
TUNE
MIDI
LEFT
CENTER
RIGHT
F1
F2
F3
1
2
3
PROG
REGION
LAYER
SAVE
CANCEL
UNDO
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 select parameters to edit, and to perform various other operations while editing. Although there
are only 12 keys, they perform many operations by doing different things depending on what you’re up to and how you got
there. Sequences of previous button selections can make a difference in what a button does. (Don’t worry, the display helps
you keep track of your button selections.)
On the Buttons. Written on the buttons are names or abbreviations for what they do if you press them directly (i.e. if you
haven’t just pressed the EDIT button), as shown in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1
Left Button-pad Buttons
Button
Meaning
What It Does
F1
Function #1
changes - we’ll get back to them
F2
Function *2
F3
Function #3
SAVE
save
save the current changes
CANC
cancel
cancel all changes since the last time save was pressed
UNDO
undo
undoes (re-does) the last value change
INCR
increment
increment the value (i.e. raise it)
