Kurzweil K2500RS, Musician'S Manual

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Song Mode
Edit Song: COMMON Page
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TimeSig
Affects the click, playback looping, and locate function as well as some editing operations. Does
not change the recorded data.
EffectChan
If the FX Mode and FX Chan parameters in Effects mode are set to Auto and Current
respectively, this parameter speciÞes which channel will control effects while in SongMode and
during playback of a Song. In this situation, the effect assigned to the program (in the Program
Editor) currently on the channel designated as the EffectChan will be heard.
The EffectsChan is selectable per Song. See "Understanding FX Mode and FX Channel" on page
9-2 for more information.
ChainTo
The ChainTo setting is only used when the PlayMode parameter on the MISC page is set to
Chain. Another Song object is selected as the ChainTo value and will playback immediately
after the current Song has played for its entire length.
Parameters used with the Arrangement Feature
The next four parameters, as well as the Drum Track parameter, are used in conjunction with
the Arrangement feature, which you access by pressing the ARRANG soft button. This feature
allows you to create a song by arranging it in a series of sections, called Steps. You can save the
various sections of your sequence as separate Songs, then assemble them using the
Arrangement editor. This method allows you to save memory, since you can repeat steps
without having to duplicate the actual song data.
Another great feature within the arrangement editor gives you the ability to trigger Steps by
striking a speciÞc note or group of notes on your controller. See page 12-46 for more
information on arrangement features.
StartStep
The value for this parameter determines which Step in this SongÕs Arrangement is played Þrst.
If set to None, the playback of the Arrangement data, using the transport soft buttons, will be
disabled, but Steps can still be triggered from Note events.
TempoControl
When the current Song is comprised of other Songs entered as Steps in the Arrangement editor,
the TempoControl parameter determines whether the current SongÕs tempo setting or the
arranged SongsÕ tempo settings will be the tempo(s) used for the playback and recording of the
Arrangement.
Set TempoControl to Song if you want to use the current SongÕs tempo as the master tempo. All
of the StepsÕ Songs will playback at the same tempo, ignoring the tempos originally set for each
Song when you recorded or edited them.
Use the Arrangement setting for TempoControl if you would like the current Song (containing
arrangement data) to playback and record at the tempos originally deÞned in each
Arrangement StepÕs Song, ignoring its own tempo setting. The master tempo will change to the
tempo of the current StepÕs Song
TriggerChan:
This parameter controls the MIDI channel used to trigger arrangement Steps via key presses as
deÞned in the Arrangement editor.