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Summary of Contents for KDFX

Page 1: ...e trademarks ofYoung Chang Co Hammond and Leslie are trademarks of Hammond Suzuki USA SRS is a trademark of SRS Labs Inc All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t...

Page 2: ...qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product or C The product has been exposed to rain or...

Page 3: ...ure of KDFX 1 5 The Studio 1 5 Normal Studio Structure 1 7 Software Organization 1 7 Controlling KDFX 1 7 A Tour of KDFX 2 1 Load the Tutorial files 2 1 A Simple Studio 2 1 FXBus Editor 2 2 Input Edit...

Page 4: ...on the Aux Bus 3 16 Metering 3 17 Output section 3 18 Separate Analog and KDS Outputs 3 19 Analog Mix Output 3 19 AES EBU Outputs 3 20 Digital Word Length 3 21 Dither 3 21 Gain Staging 3 22 Saving St...

Page 5: ...17 Tap Tempo 4 18 KDFX in Master mode 4 19 KDFX in Auto Mode 4 19 Using the Algorithms 5 1 Conventional Studio Structure 5 1 General Parameters 5 2 Reverbs 5 3 Delays 5 4 Equalizers EQ 5 5 Enhancers...

Page 6: ...cts onto the AES EBU digital output 6 9 KDFX Objects A 1 KDFX Algorithms A 1 KDFX Presets A 4 KDFX Studios A 9 KDFX Controller Assignments in Programs Setups B 1 A Note about Secondary Effects in Prog...

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Page 8: ...Credits Table of Contents vi Credits Text and Graphics Paul D Lehrman Editorial Supervision Rob Huffman...

Page 9: ...used multi timbrally KDFX can provide separate processors for each of several instruments For example let s say four K2500 channels are in use under the control of a sequencer Each instrument on each...

Page 10: ...ify them or create new ones and store them in RAM FX Bus also called Insert FX Bus A signal path with some kind of processing a delay reverb anger etc on it It has stereo inputs and outputs and contai...

Page 11: ...a compressor to 10 1 Parameters are stored along with the Algorithm they modify as part of an FX Preset In certain cases the parameter settings within a Studio can be overridden either using FXMods or...

Page 12: ...gnals coming from the K2500 s four stereo output buses are routed to one or more FX Buses in KDFX FX Bus where FX Presets are assigned to the four FX Buses and Bus Overrides are set up Aux FX where an...

Page 13: ...The Aux FX Bus follows the four main FX Presets in the signal path and is normally con gured as a global processor Each FX Preset is based on an FX Algorithm An Algorithm is a processing function lik...

Page 14: ...program outputs physical outputs output A output B output C output D Aux effect Mixer Pre FXBus1 FXBus1 Pre FXBus2 FXBus2 Pre FXBus3 FXBus3 Pre FXBus4 FXBus4 Mix Aux Level Balance Pan Width If input i...

Page 15: ...are unchangeable Each FX Preset contains one algorithm Just as you can use the same Sample in more than one Keymap you can use the same algorithm in as many FX Presets as you like Although you cannot...

Page 16: ...work the FXMode parameter must be set Program Setup or Auto Figure 1 3 KDFX Software organization Controlling KDFX with a Sequencer A useful technique for sequencer users is to set up the Program con...

Page 17: ...Load this le as screen select 200 299 Press OK Press OverWrt or if you have just installed KDFX or done a Hard Reset press Append Press Exit to get back to Program Mode A Simple Studio Call up Progra...

Page 18: ...lf these parameters can be adjusted from inside the FX Preset or they can be set from out here where they are much more convenient If you change FX Presets these values may change because the particul...

Page 19: ...esets to buses or assign FX Presets with smaller PAU requirements the PAUs freed up are automatically re assigned to other buses where they are needed Input Editor Press the soft button labelled INPUT...

Page 20: ...the FXBus above it In this Input section the level is backed off 6 0 dB to compensate for the treble boost in the equalizer so that the signal doesn t overload the FXBus Pan determines the position o...

Page 21: ...dio Output A is carrying the Mix Bus that is the combination of the outputs of the four FXBuses only one of which is in use and the AuxFX Bus Output B is carrying FXBus1 which is the signal after it p...

Page 22: ...n These parameters actually exist inside the FX Preset but are brought out to this page so you can control them without editing the FX Preset itself As we saw earlier these are called Bus Overrides Yo...

Page 23: ...unity gain The other two FX Buses are empty which you can con rm by pressing the Chan Bank buttons a few times they say 199 No Effect Inputs Now let s look at the inputs to the FX Buses Press the INP...

Page 24: ...dWarmPlate which is just what it sounds like a medium sized warm sounding plate reverb It has two Bus Overrides Wet Dry mix and Output Gain The output from the Aux FX Preset is sent to the Mix bus at...

Page 25: ...everb on the AuxFX bus Its gain and balance the controls on the left are at unity Output B has the output of FXBus1 that is the ring modulated piano without any reverb Output C has the output of FXBus...

Page 26: ...ges in the Studio which the Setup doesn t know about which could cause all kinds of con ict and confusion The Setup Let s look at the Setup that we re going to be controlling our Studio with Press Set...

Page 27: ...number 67 Switch Pedal 3 for K2500 keyboard users We ll see how this is done in a moment Pressing this pedal will cause the compressor to kick in squashing the dynamic range of the sound However the M...

Page 28: ...vl is initially 55 dB The Source MIDI controller 27 can raise that level by as much as 52 dB to put it at 3 dB and in fact that s what you re hearing as you move Slider G FX Bus 2 Let s go back into t...

Page 29: ...the highest feedback level Finally MIDI Controller 27 our old friend Slider G controls the Aux Level send on this bus as well thereby determining how much reverb will appear on the signal on this bus...

Page 30: ...signed to MIDI controller 27 Slider G So here s a summary of the FXMods in this studio Switch pedal 3 Soft pedal puts compression on the bass and drums Slider F controls the feedback on the chorus on...

Page 31: ...ing internal Setups look at the output assignments on the various Zones and change them so that sounds that need different effects are separated and those that can use the same effects are grouped If...

Page 32: ...or Setup Set the Adjust values of the parameters you want to change to the new values and set Source to OFF Now save the Program or Setup This lets you create as many variations on a Studio as you wan...

Page 33: ...e control will be dealt with in depth in the next chapter So for starters set the FX Mode parameter on the Effects Mode page to Master and the Channel parameter to None before going further into this...

Page 34: ...age of Parameters for that FX Preset An FX Preset is an object within the Studio much like a Keymap is an object within a Program The same FX Preset can be used in more than one Studio or more than on...

Page 35: ...Once you are in the Studio Editor when you press the INPUT soft button from another page it will take you to whichever Input page you were last looking at Aux FX Another soft button inside the Studio...

Page 36: ...ses Name Save Delete and Dump pages for the Studio Studios are stored in RAM like K2500 Programs and when a Studio is recalled all of its associated FX Presets and parameters are recalled with it Stud...

Page 37: ...ons of the FX Preset If you have changed any Algorithms in an FX Preset or Studio during the current editing session the Compare button will switch back to the old Algorithms This can create some shor...

Page 38: ...ted Program output pair are split up and each is given its own Input page with EQ and FXBus routings If it is set to SP Stereo with Pan or SB Stereo with Balance the two channels of the pair are proce...

Page 39: ...ined it goes through the one on the left of the screen then through the one to its immediate right Each equalizer has a frequency F control and depending on the mode a gain G control The mode of each...

Page 40: ...of 100 means the signals will be completely separate while 0 means they will be combined into dual mono Negative numbers ip the channels around so that 100 means the channels are separate but with le...

Page 41: ...the other FXBus pages use the Chan Bank Up and Down buttons The number of the FXBus appears in the upper right corner The Arrow Meter There are arrow meters on the FXBus pages as well right next to th...

Page 42: ...is mixed with other Bus outputs and the Aux effects Bus which adds additional processing All of these outputs are stereo The output to the Mix bus has a level control with a range of 79 0 to 24 0 dB a...

Page 43: ...post effect controls and goes right to the Output page Figure 3 5 Aux bus outputs About FX Presets FX Presets are where the processing takes place in KDFX Each of the insert FXBuses and the AuxFX Bus...

Page 44: ...5 and in the KDFX Algorithm Reference When you change a parameter on one of these pages you have changed the FX Preset and if you want the change to be permanent you must save the FX Preset Pressing...

Page 45: ...hannels Making and Breaking Bus Overrides Some Studios supplied with KDFX when you rst encounter them have the BusMods in place but they are not engaged that is they re not actually overriding anythin...

Page 46: ...the FX Preset it remains in its previous state which means the Bus Mod remains intact Since Bus Overrides are part of the Studio they are not saved permanently until the Studio is saved Changing the...

Page 47: ...are distinct and not interchangeable The number of PAUs on an FX bus is determined by the Algorithm inside its FXPreset Different Algorithms require different numbers of PAUs as shown in the Size para...

Page 48: ...ng Algorithms for it you are also kept apprised of the PAU situation with the EffectSize parameter in the upper right corner of the screen The rst digit in this parameter is the number of PAUs the cur...

Page 49: ...for monitoring what the Algorithms are doing Many of these Algorithms deal with dynamics control like compression and limiting An example is Algorithm 950 HardKneeCompress Meters are most often found...

Page 50: ...D has a selector switch to determine which signal it will carry All signals are stereo The choices are Aux effect Mixer Pre FXBus1 FXBus1 Pre FXBus2 FXBus2 Pre FXBus3 FXBus3 Pre FXBus4 FXBus4 Aux Ins...

Page 51: ...PreFX1 for example Separate Analog and KDS Outputs The K2500 s separate analog outputs the four pairs and KDS outputs also four stereo pairs are wired in parallel and are live at all times The selecto...

Page 52: ...ut is being fed back into the sampler and thus the AES EBU outputs will carry the identical signal that the analog Mix outputs are carrying This is useful when you want to be able to use the Internal...

Page 53: ...Dither Dithering is a technique in which a small bit of noise is added to a digital signal when you are shortening the digital word length e g from 20 bits to 16 bits Its effect is to remove quantiza...

Page 54: ...e Aux and or Mix outputs Another potential problem is that the gain of a Program might change drastically when you change Studios due to an effect being added or removed that itself changes the gain s...

Page 55: ...Do I Always Have to Make a New Studio While it may sound as if every time you make a change in a Studio parameter you have to create a new Studio to save it this is not necessarily true Studios do tak...

Page 56: ...Inside KDFX Saving Studios and other objects 3 24...

Page 57: ...trol normally originates within a Program or Setup For the link between a Studio and a Program to work the FX Mode parameter on the Effects page must be set to Program You also need to set an FX Chann...

Page 58: ...hanges made on this page do not directly affect the Studio they only affect this Program s control over the Studio The last three lines ignoring the Soft buttons show us some of the FXMods that are ac...

Page 59: ...udio is set up you can go into it and look around as explained above Here s an example set the FX Studio to 201 RngMd PFD Plt which we looked at in Chapter 2 Set the Bus on the rst line to InA Set the...

Page 60: ...alue determined by adding the Adjust and Depth values MIDI Continuous Controllers 1 95 Channel State Pressure PitchWheel the usual software controllers as described in Chapter 6 of the K2500 Reference...

Page 61: ...r Adjust Depth x Source where the Source is considered to be varying between 0 and 1 or in some cases such as Pitch Wheel between 1 and 1 So using the same example when the Mod Wheel is halfway up MID...

Page 62: ...set up directly between the Program and the FX Preset itself If a parameter under FXMod control happens also to be assigned a Bus Override it doesn t make a difference to KDFX the FXMod in the Program...

Page 63: ...een Programs or Setups in one operation Scroll with the more buttons until the soft button ImpFX appears Press it and you ll see this Use the soft buttons at the left to select either a Program or a S...

Page 64: ...the Setup itself it s the channel that Zone 1 of the Setup is receiving Any incoming MIDI commands on other channels while they may play sounds in the Setup will not affect KDFX parameters There may...

Page 65: ...n its place How Remapping works Here s an example Slider A as the table shows is customarily Data MIDI Continuous Controller 6 If on the Setup s SLIDER page Slider A is assigned to Data then Data comm...

Page 66: ...at s where all the controller action is Also remember that this is not an issue in Program mode nor when using the K2500 with an external sequencer In those cases the LocalKbdCh should be set to None...

Page 67: ...re See Table 4 1 in the previous section for the customary Destination settings for all of the various real time controls From within the Setup Editor you can also Rename and Save the Control Setup Pr...

Page 68: ...e What sdetermining what the sliders wheels etc do What s controlling KDFX MIDI Channel for external KDFX control Program Program or Auto Control Setup Program s FXMods FX Chan Setup Setup or Auto Set...

Page 69: ...ony Alternatively if your sequencer uses a MIDI metronome then you might want to use Program 198 Click as a starting point When the metronome is turned off this voice won t use any polyphony either No...

Page 70: ...same For example if FX1 in Studio 300 uses an FX Preset based on the reverb in Algorithm 12 and FX1 in Studio 301 uses a different FX Preset based on the same reverb Algorithm 12 then when you switch...

Page 71: ...PAUs that was previously being used for FX1 is now being used for FX2 it s been re allocated Since it s not the same PAU that s handling the reverb the transition isn t going to be smooth even though...

Page 72: ...re s an offset when it receives a Start or a Continue command For this to occur the Sync parameter must be set to Recv or Both not to Off or Xmit The Sync parameter does not affect tempo control regar...

Page 73: ...ameter s actual speed just as if it were a xed value If the Clock setting is Int then the current tempo of the internal sequencer as shown on the Song Mode s MAIN page will be in effect whether or not...

Page 74: ...speci c but can be used throughout the K2500 s operating system including the Sequencer To use Tap Tempo you have to assign it a physical controller inside a Setup or Control Setup if you are in Progr...

Page 75: ...the K2500 must be in Master mode which means that Program or Setup control over the internal effects cannot be used simultaneously KDFX in Auto Mode When the FX Mode is set to Auto then control of KDF...

Page 76: ...Real time Control of KDFX KDFX in Auto Mode 4 20...

Page 77: ...rike out on your own The organization of the ROM Studios follows the following guidelines ROM Programs and layers in ROM Setups are assigned to outputs KDFX A through KDFX D on the Program Output or S...

Page 78: ...cutoff 3 dB frequency of a 6dB octave lowpass lter that s inserted before the processor In the case of processors where multiple iterations of the signal are heard such as in a delay each iteration of...

Page 79: ...the diffusion of the early re ections that is how spread out they are as a group over time At very low settings the early re ections start to sound quite discrete and at higher settings the early re...

Page 80: ...dry signal passes to the right output and at 0 equal amounts of the left and right dry signals pass to their respective outputs Tapn Level is the level of each numbered tap from 0 to 100 relative to t...

Page 81: ...s per channel each of whose gain is adjustable from 12 dB to 24 dB Like all graphic equalizers the lter response is not perfectly at when all gains are set to the same level except at 0 dB but rather...

Page 82: ...erb and compressor in combination gate gated reverb All of the Compression Algorithms use these parameters FdbkComprs Feedback Compression selects whether to use feed forward set this to Out or feed b...

Page 83: ...thm has Attack Release Smooth Signal Delay Ratio Threshold and MakeUp Gain parameters for each of the three bands Low Mid and High In addition it has Crossover1 and Crossover2 These set the frequencie...

Page 84: ...ffect is achieved by detuning copies of the original signal and summing the detuned copies back with the original Low frequency oscillators LFOs are used to modulate the positions of output taps from...

Page 85: ...from the signal data words The lower the level the greater the distortion At 0 dB the hottest of signals will toggle between only two quantization levels thereby producing a square wave Every 6 dB ad...

Page 86: ...xed resonant frequency of the lter Its range is 16 to 8372 Hz Envelope Filter Envelope Filter is a resonant lter whose center frequency can be made to vary according to the level of the incoming sign...

Page 87: ...set to follow System tempo See Chapter 4 for information about tempo control of KDFX parameters Min Freq and Max Freq are the low and high limits of the resonant frequency as the lter is swept You ca...

Page 88: ...bands rotates each band separately through a virtual speaker and then combines the outputs with a pair of virtual microphones whose angle relative to the speakers is adjustable A number of very sophi...

Page 89: ...resonators The angle value in degrees is somewhat arbitrary and you can expect the effect of this parameter to be rather subtle The range is 0 to 360 0 degrees Mic Angle is the angle of the virtual m...

Page 90: ...values below 3dB will cause a dip Range is 12 to 0 dB Tremolo Depth controls the amount of attenuation applied when the LFO is at its deepest excursion point Range is 0 to 100 LFO Phase shifts the ph...

Page 91: ...fect if other waveform types are chosen Range is 0 to 100 Osc1Smooth smooths removes the higher harmonics from the Saw Saw and Pulse waveforms A Sawtooth wave becomes more like a triangle wave and a P...

Page 92: ...r may have a higher frequency than the other Range is 16 to 25088 Hz Pan High Mid Low sets the pan position for each band Range is 100 fully left to 100 fully right Delay High Mid Low sets the delay f...

Page 93: ...sources to the meters The parameter values are xed at NoDpth and have no function except to connect sources to meters To use the algorithm save an FX Preset and Studio containing the Algorithm then g...

Page 94: ...Using the Algorithms FXMod Diagnostic 5 18...

Page 95: ...There are Programs already set up to use Live Mode in the ROM set that comes with KDFX They are located at numbers 740 through 749 If you want to create your own Live Mode Programs you can do so by as...

Page 96: ...some of your audio literally disappears into the ether If you bend the pitch down and hold it there for a while eventually the buffer lls up and updates itself and you will hear it snap forward in tim...

Page 97: ...also do controlled pitch shifting on incoming audio using the arpeggiator By constantly sending new note starts it is possible to bend the pitch without losing the tempo of the incoming signal It can...

Page 98: ...ck to the K2500 through the unused Live Mode input channel Chord Progressions Record a few bars of block chords all notes under C4 into the sequencer using a simple quarter note or half note pattern W...

Page 99: ...ttle modulation of the loop to provide some pitch shifting a big reverb and a compressor to keep from blowing your ears out Inject a little something from the synthesizer to get things started and you...

Page 100: ...Tempo as a tempo source then the Clock parameter must be set to Internal Recording a Setup in Song Mode In order to record a Setup into the internal sequencer you rst need to set the RecTrk parameter...

Page 101: ...KFDX A through KDFX D can be con gured to feed KDFX Sometimes you may nd that the most ef cient way to set up these outputs is to use the MIDI Channel overrides on the MIDIMode Channels page so that w...

Page 102: ...y connected to the Mix analog physical outputs not to be confused with KDFX s Mix bus output Without KDFX all sounds assigned to the A outputs go through the Effects processor on their way to the Mix...

Page 103: ...n Set the Input to Digital Set the Output Out to A D Now set the Input to Analog Set the Source Src to Internal Int Set the desired Sample Rate 29 4 32 44 1 or 48 kHz Now adjust the Gain control In th...

Page 104: ...Special Topics Using the Internal Effects 6 10...

Page 105: ...3 157 LFO Phaser Twin 1 9 Diffuse Verb 3 158 Manual Phaser 1 10 OmniPlace 3 159 Vibrato Phaser 1 11 OmniVerb 3 160 SingleLFO Phaser 1 12 Panaural Room 3 COMBINATION 13 Stereo Hall 3 700 Chorus Delay...

Page 106: ...n Dly 2 911 Mono LaserVerb 1 DISTORTION 912 LaserVerb Lite 2 724 Mono Distortion 1 913 LaserVerb 3 725 MonoDistort Cab 2 STUDIO MIXDOWN FX 726 MonoDistort EQ 2 950 HardKneeCompress 1 727 PolyDistort E...

Page 107: ...thms Appendix A 3 965 SRS 1 TOOLS 966 Stereo Image 1 998 FXMod Diagnostic 1 967 Mono Stereo 1 999 Stereo Analyze 1 968 Graphic EQ 3 969 Dual Graphic EQ 3 970 5 Band EQ 3 Number Algorithm Name Size Num...

Page 108: ...llRoom 1 1 57 Bright Hall 1 1 16 Bassy Room 1 1 58 Ballroom 1 1 17 Percussive Room 1 1 59 Spacious Hall 5 2 18 SmallStudioRoom 4 2 60 Classic Chapel 5 2 19 ClassRoom 5 2 61 Semisweet Hall 5 2 20 Utili...

Page 109: ...5 2 150 Basic Chorus 152 1 96 Weighty Platey 5 2 151 Chorus Comeback 152 1 97 Medm Warm Plate 7 3 152 Chorusier 152 1 98 Bloom Plate 9 3 153 Ordinary Chorus 152 1 99 Clean Plate 9 3 154 SlowSpinChorus...

Page 110: ...1 732 Flange Delay 706 703 Chorus VryLngDly 700 1 733 ThroatyFlangeDly 706 1 704 FastChorusDouble 700 1 734 Flange 4Tap 707 1 705 BasicChorusDelay 700 1 735 Bap ba da dap 707 1 706 MultiTap Chorus 701...

Page 111: ...762 Pitcher Flng Dly 723 2 910 Dual Res Filter 904 1 763 SubtleDistortion 724 1 911 EQ Morpher 905 4 764 Synth Distortion 727 2 912 Mono EQ Morpher 906 2 765 Dist Cab EPiano 725 2 913 Ring Modulator...

Page 112: ...s Expand 954 2 971 3 Band Enhancer2 960 2 957 Comprs Expnd EQ 955 3 972 Extreem Enhancer 960 2 958 Reverb Compress 719 3 973 Tremolo 962 1 959 Reverb Compress2 719 3 974 Dual Panner 964 2 960 Drum Com...

Page 113: ...lngLsr Echo 22 172 925 0 119 13 RmFlgFXFlng Flng 23 174 173 0 171 14 SpaceFlng Hall 58 170 0 0 30 15 ChmbFlngCDR Verb 42 170 711 0 83 16 RoomPhsrCDR Hall 16 190 712 0 76 17 RmPhsrQuFlg Hall 19 190 737...

Page 114: ...85 49 Sndbrd Room Hall 6 0 15 0 68 50 Sndbrd Rm Hall2 6 0 15 0 73 51 Room Room Hall3 22 0 15 0 68 52 auxChrMDly Room 0 158 753 0 30 53 auxFlngChRv Room 0 170 723 0 28 54 auxShp4MDly Hall 0 917 756 0...

Page 115: ...8 83 Hall ChDly Hall 56 0 704 0 30 84 HallFlgChDl Hall 56 177 700 0 65 85 Hall Room SRS 75 0 17 0 975 86 Hall Room Room 78 0 15 0 22 87 Hall CmpRvb 67 0 0 0 958 88 Hall Flng Hall 63 177 0 0 86 89 Hall...

Page 116: ...756 0 31 119 auxChorDist Plt 0 156 768 0 31 120 auxShFlgChDl Plt 0 752 710 0 103 121 auxMPFlgLasr Plt 0 760 923 0 103 122 auxShap4MD Plate 0 917 756 0 31 123 FlgEnv4Tap Plate 173 904 133 0 31 124 Enh...

Page 117: ...hDlSp4TFlDl Phs 151 137 732 0 192 152 auxFlgDst ChLsD 0 170 769 0 709 153 auxFlgDst ChLs2 0 170 771 0 709 154 RoomRoomSRS CmRv 4 15 0 975 960 155 RoomRoom Room 5 18 0 0 27 156 GtRvPlate Hall 113 96 0...

Page 118: ...KDFX Objects KDFX Studios Appendix A 14...

Page 119: ...n a single Input pair although in some Programs the switching is more complicated and toggling the Panel switch moves two or more layers to different FX Buses PSw2 may also change EQ settings or it ma...

Page 120: ...S 9 B C D E F G Classic E Piano 22 auxShap4MD Plate rvb lvl time rvbHF damp shaper w d crossover freq EQ bass gain shaper bass band lvl shaper mid band hi band lvls EQ treble gain 10 B C D E F G Dyno...

Page 121: ...e delay pitcher out gain pitch pan width LaserVerb mix balance adds pitcher 19 B C D E PSw2 ProphetPulse 9 RmFlgChDly Room aux room lvl flange w d flange fb lvl flange rate toggle flange chor delay 20...

Page 122: ...lvl EQ treble CDR rvb mix CDR dly mix toggle flange CDR 31 B C D E F PSw2 Pluxichord 6 RoomFlngCDR Hall hall rvb lvl flange w d flange rate EQ hall mix toggle flange aux hall CDR 32 B C D E PSw2 Flut...

Page 123: ...RoomSRSChDl Hall hall rvb lvl chor Xcouple chor delay w d delay lvl chor fb hall rvb time toggle chor delay room 44 B C PSw2 Modular Lead 98 auxFlngCDR Hall hall rvb lvl flange w d toggle flange CDR 4...

Page 124: ...HallGateFl4T Bth rvb time toggle hall booth rvbs 63 B C D MPress PSw2 Dualimba 21 RmEQmph4Tp Space room rvb lvl space rvb lvl EQMorph freq sweep depth EQMorph sweep EQMorph in out lengthen space rvb...

Page 125: ...delay lvl phaser lvl CDR w d toggle CDR phaser 77 B C D MPress PSw2 Fretless Lead 106 CompFlgChor Hall rvb lvl flange fb lvl flange L R phase flange lvl toggle chor flange 78 B C D E F G MWheel PSw2 M...

Page 126: ...r Gtr 3 RoomChorCDR Hall hall rvb lvl room rvb decay time CDR rvb time CDR delay lvl hall size time CDR chor rate depth 89 B C D E F GAttkVe l G Captain Crunch 141 auxPoly FDR FDR rvb time lvl delay m...

Page 127: ...vbHF damp 100 B D E F PSw2 Cheeze 70 auxChorFlRv Cmbr rvb lvl chor fb lvl chor LFO rate chor LFO depth chor in out 101 B C D F G H PSw2 Tamborgan 144 auxRotoSp4T FlRv rvb time lvl vib chor in out vib...

Page 128: ...llator freq ring modulator in out 118 B C Cathedral Choir 28 RoomSRSChDl Hall rvb lvl SRS center space treble gain 119 B C D E F PSw2 Mixed Choir 28 RoomSRSChDl Hall hall rvb lvl room rvb lvl room rvb...

Page 129: ...e gated rvb chorus treble cut 135 B C D PSw2 Orchestral Brass 44 Room Hall Hall room rvb w d aux hall rvb lvl aux hall rvb time EQ treble attenuates toggle room aux hall rvb bass cut 136 B C D GAttVel...

Page 130: ...vb time morph gain treble cut toggle EQMorpher echo 151 B C D PSw2 Passion Source 8 RmFlngStImg Garg Garage rvb lvl rvb w d flange fb lvl toggle room flange 152 B C D E PSw2 Microwave 97 auxPhasStIm H...

Page 131: ...asStIm Hall hall rvb time early reflection HF damp EQ add phaser 166 B C D E F PSw2 Meditation Pad 11 RoomFlngCDR Hall hall rvb lvl decay time flange w d flange fb lvl flangeHF damp delay fb toggle fl...

Page 132: ...ll rvb lvl voices aux hall rvb lvl 180 B C D PSw2 Glass Bow 142 EnhcChorChDl FDR FDR lvl FDR rvb mix FDR flange fb EQ flange tempo cut 181 B C D E F MWheel PSw2 Angel Pass 82 HallRsFltChDl Rm room rvb...

Page 133: ...lvl freq sine 4 pitcher pitch toggle ring modulator PFD 192 B C D PSw2 a no way CS 19 RmEQmphEcho Comp EQmorph A freq scale EQmorph B freq scale echo fb toggle EQMorph echo 193 B C D E PSw2 Environmen...

Page 134: ...ep filt resonances sweep filt w d LaserVerb lvl LaserVerb contour panning pitch shift reverse playback effect sweep filt freq sweep filt LFO shape VAST filter freq 745 Data B C D E F G H MW PSw2 LM EQ...

Page 135: ...vb lvl time 780 B MonoStudioGrand 49 Sndbrd Room Hall hall rvb lvl time 781 B Grand Elec 1 40 RoomRmHall Hall hall rvb lvl time w d 782 B C D E F Grand Elec 2 4 RoomChor Hall hall rvb lvl chor w d cho...

Page 136: ...d rvb lvl mix delay chorus delay w d chor delay mix chor chor delay chor rate FDR mix flange FDR flange tempo chor delay mix delay 798 B C D E F GKeyNum MW Prepared Piano 151 ChDlSp4TFlDl Phs rvb lvl...

Page 137: ...rvb SRS 809 B C PSw2 Slo Wood Flute 69 auxPtchDst Chmb chamber rvb lvl chamber rvb time adds pitcher 810 B C D PSw2 Hybrid Pan Flute 7 RoomFlgEcho Hall hall rvb lvl hall rvb lvl room rvb time room rvb...

Page 138: ...lange w d hall rvb lvl gated rvb w d gate time gate release time toggle flanger gated rvb 823 B C D E F PSw2 Dyno EP Lead 3 RoomChorCDR Hall CDR rvb time CDR delay mix hall rvb lvl hall rvb lvl hall r...

Page 139: ...m rvb time room rvb HF damping hall rvb lvl toggle room rvb compressor 838 B C D E PSw2 Jazz Muted Trp 23 RmSweepEcho Hall room rvb w d hall rvb lvl hall rvb time room rvb time room hall rvbs HF damp...

Page 140: ...l rvb lvl room rvb time cut flange tempo 849 B C D PSw2 Generator Kit 158 EnhcSp4T Hall hall rvb lvl 3 band enhcr in out tap delay w d hall rvb time EQ echo length HF damp 850 B C D E PSw2 Shudder Kit...

Page 141: ...w d Pitcher pitch odd wts pitch offset LFO chamber rvb lvl dist lvl Pitcher pair wts toggle pitcher dist 862 B C D E PSw2 Mono Synth Bass 57 auxDistLasr Acid rvb lvl dist w d dist drive LaserDelay tim...

Page 142: ...ll rvb lvl delay w d chor in out 874 B C D E PSw2 Rock Axe 93 auxChrDst Hall delay w d hall rvb lvl chor fb lvl chor rate chor depth left channel dist EQ chorus in out 875 B C PSw2 Hammeron 16 RoomPhs...

Page 143: ...LFO tempo aux flange w d fb lvl toggle room aux flange flange 886 B C D E F G Eye Saw 13 RmFlgFXFlng Flng aux flange lvl EQ flange w d flange fb lvl aux flange w d fb lvl aux LFO tempo flange Xcursio...

Page 144: ...R Spac space rvb lvl tap chor w d tap chor fb tap chor LFO rate chor fb lvl toggle tap chor chor 898 B C D Tangerine 140 EnhcChorChDl PCD PCD chor fb enhcr mid lo drive PCD delay mix fb PCD lvl 899 B...

Page 145: ...vb lvl time 921 B Copland Sft Trp 42 RoomRmHall Hall aux hall rvb lvl 922 B Orch Trumpet 42 RoomRmHall Hall aux hall rvb lvl room rvb time 923 B Soft Trumpet 42 RoomRmHall Hall aux hall rvb lvl 924 B...

Page 146: ...all rvb time 952 B Sfz Strings MW 86 Hall Room Room hall rvb w d time 953 B Sweet Strings 86 Hall Room Room hall rvb w d time 954 B Baroque Strg Ens 86 Hall Room Room hall rvb w d time 955 B Big Strin...

Page 147: ...2 B C Woody Jam Rack 37 BthComp SRS Hall rvb w d rvb absorption amount 983 B C Metal Garden 62 BthQFlg4Tap Hall booth rvb w d absorption amount hall reverb lvl 984 B C D Hot Tamali Kit 38 RoomCmpCh4T...

Page 148: ...mFlg4Tap Hall room hall rvb lvl hall rvb decay time EQ bass boost EQ treble boost 998 B C MWheel PSw2 Choral Sleigh 2 RmChorChRv Hall aux hall rvb lvl voice aux lvl voice room rvb w d pad chor w d voi...

Page 149: ...EQmorph A freq 22 G Mist Strings 65 ChamDstEcho Room synth pads rvb lvl 23 F G New Pulsar 75 HallPtchLsr Hall synth pad LaserVerb lvl contour Cymbal Sings arp synth rvb lvl 24 F G It s Coming 119 aux...

Page 150: ...e 1 rvb lvl 62 E F G Perc Stack 27 RoomSRSRoom Room calliope lead rvb Lvl marimba rvb lvl percussion rvb lvl 63 A 3 sec E Pno 118 auxShap4MD Plate Mdly Tap1R mix flange B C D E F G Mdly Tap1L mix echo...

Page 151: ...re gate time pad under lead flam dly w d gated rvb w d 806 G MPress ZawiClav Split 92 auxFlgDist Hall lead Mdly fb lead tube drive 807 F G Dyn Piano Pad 159 Room RoomChr SRS SRS center space EQ Lvl SR...

Page 152: ...rQuFlg Hall kit1 phaser w d kit2 quant flg w d lead rvb w d hall rvb lvl hall rvb space phaser rate 846 F G Farawaway Place 90 auxPhsrFDR Hall pad hall rvb lvl organ hall rvb lvl 847 G BehindEnemyLine...

Page 153: ...R Hall toggles rvb delay effect toggles rvb density effect room1 rvb w d time HF damp diffusion 938 E F G FSW1 solo winds 47 Room Room Hall2 pad rvb w d pad hall2 rvb lvl lead hall2 rvb lvl 939 E F G...

Page 154: ...KDFX Controller Assignments in Programs Setups Appendix B 36...

Page 155: ...ype KDFX parameter control Then a Device or section of a KDFX Studio is selected Then a speci c Parameter within the Device is selected and its value set NN KDFX Device select valid Devices are 0 46 d...

Page 156: ...t Dry 00 MSB there isn t any 32 LSB 50 decimal F7 End of Exclusive The same example in decimal reads 240 7 0 120 27 42 0 0 50 247 Under Sysex control KDFX parameter values are not mapped through displ...

Page 157: ...because the controller will do it for you For example with one popular MIDI fader box the following will give you control of wet dry mix for the Aux bus effect Function String String F0 07 00 78 1B 2A...

Page 158: ...System Exclusive Control of KDFX Parameters Appendix C 4...

Page 159: ...12 4 6 BusMod 1 3 C Cab Bypass 5 12 Cab Preset 5 12 Cabinet HP 5 12 Cabinet LP 5 12 Cabinet simulations 5 12 Carrier ring modulation 5 15 Center 5 15 CenterGain 5 16 CentrAtten 5 14 CH PRG 3 7 Chorus...

Page 160: ...5 5 Fdbk Image 5 5 Fdbk Level 5 4 5 8 FdbkComprs 5 6 Filter Type 5 10 Filters 5 10 Flanger 5 9 FreqScale 5 6 FX Bus 1 2 3 2 FX Bus 1 2 6 FX Bus 2 2 7 FX Bypass button 3 5 FX Mode 2 10 FX Mode in Song...

Page 161: ...vl 5 3 LateRvbTim 5 3 Leslie effect 5 12 LFO Dpth 5 8 LFO Filter 5 11 LFO LRPhs 5 8 LFO Phase 5 14 LFO PlsWid 5 11 5 14 LFO Rate 5 8 5 13 LFO Shape 5 11 5 14 LFO Smooth 5 11 Live Mode 6 1 C 1 Lo Beam...

Page 162: ...6 2 Pitcher 5 14 Polydistort 5 12 Pos 5 12 Pre Dly 5 3 Pre Delay 5 3 Processor Allocation Units see PAUs Program 3 7 Program bus 3 7 Program Change 4 3 Program Mode with KDFX 4 10 Ptch Offst 5 14 Puls...

Page 163: ...ucture 5 1 Studios 1 5 3 1 saving 3 23 Sweep 5 10 Sysex C 1 System tempo parameter 4 17 System Exclusive 4 3 System Exclusive commands C 1 T Tap Dly 5 8 Tap Lvl 5 8 Tap Pan 5 8 Tap Pitch 5 5 Tap PtAmt...

Page 164: ...Index 6...

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