Kurzweil K2500RS, Musician'S Manual

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The Operating Modes
Using the Modes
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Finding Square One
If, at any time, you donÕt know where you are, and the mode LEDs are all unlit, press EXIT one
or more times. This will return you to the entry level of whatever mode you were in, and if you
press EXIT enough times, you will always return to Program Mode, the startup mode. If youÕve
made any changes, youÕll be asked whether you want to save before leaving any editor. Press
the No soft button or the EXIT button if you donÕt want to save. If you want to save, press the
Rename or Yes soft button, and youÕll see the Save dialog, which is described in Chapter 5, in
the section called ÒSaving and Naming.Ó
Using the Modes
You can play your K2vx regardless of the mode youÕre in. In fact, the only times you canÕt play
it are when youÕre in the middle of a disk operation (loading, saving, formatting) or a SMDI
sample transfer. With these two exceptions, the K2vxÕs MIDI response is almost always active.
Even so there are three modes that are more performance-oriented than the others. These are
Program, Setup, and Quick Access modes. WeÕll describe each of the eight modes brießy in this
section.
Program Mode
The K2vx starts up in Program mode, where you can select, play and edit programs. The
Program mode entry level page shows the currently selected program, as well as a small
segment of the program list.
The Program, Keymap, and Sample Editors are nested within Program mode. They take you to
the core of the K2vxÕs sound editing parameters. WeÕll discuss them in Chapters 6 and 15.
Setup Mode
Setup mode is used to select, play, and edit setups, which consist of three separate zones, split
or overlapping. Each zone has its own program, MIDI channel and control parameters. Setups
are great for performance situations, whether youÕre playing multiple K2vx programs or
controlling additional synths connected to the K2vxÕs MIDI Out port. Chapter 7 describes
Setup mode and the Setup Editor in detail. You can make use of Setup mode even if your MIDI
controller can transmit on only one MIDI channel at a time. To do this, go to the RECV page in
MIDI mode (by pressing the RECV soft button while in MIDI mode), and set the Local
Keyboard Channel parameter to a value that matches the transmit channel of your MIDI
controller. When you select Setup mode, the K2vx will interpret incoming MIDI information
according to the settings for the currently selected setup. See the discussion of the Local
Keyboard Channel parameter in Chapter 10 for details.
Quick Access Mode
Another feature for live performance, Quick Access mode enables you to combine programs
and setups into banks of ten entries. Each of these programs or setups can be selected with a
single alphanumeric button. Different banks are selected with the CHAN/BANK buttons.
ThereÕs a selection of factory preset banks, and you can use the Quick Access Editor to create
your own banks and store them in RAM. ThereÕs a full description in Chapter 8.
Effects Mode
Effects mode is used to set the behavior of the K2vxÕs global effects processor. The Effects mode
page lets you tell the K2vx how to select preset effects when you change programs or setups,
and lets you choose a preset effect and mix level thatÕs applied to every K2vx program. (ThereÕs
also an EFFECT page in the Program Editor, where you can select a preset effect and mix level