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A Tour of KDFX
A complex Studio with real-time control
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A complex Studio with real-time control
The third Studio we will look at is a very complex one, which allows real-time control using
MIDI. Just like the original K2500 Effects, in order to enable MIDI control, the Studio has to be
associated with a particular Program or Setup. The assignments of parameters to be controlled
are made within the Program or Setup, and the Effects mode must be in Program or Setup (or
Auto)
In this example, weÕll work with Setup controlÑthe procedure for working with Program
control is almost exactly the same.
Setting the FX Mode
To enable real-time control from the Setup of KDFX parameters, we have to put the K2500 in
the right Effects mode. Go to the main
Effects page, and set FX Mode to ÒSetupÓ. FX Channel
will automatically go to ÒNoneÓ.
If you were previously in Master FXMode, youÕll notice that the Studio disappears from the
screen. When FX Mode is set to Setup, you canÕt view the KDFX Studio except from inside the
Setup. This is so you canÕt make any changes in the Studio which the Setup doesnÕt know
about, which could cause all kinds of conßict and confusion.
The Setup
LetÕs look at the Setup that weÕre going to be controlling our Studio with. Press Setup to go into
Setup mode, and select number 200, ÒKDFXComboÓ.
This is a four-Zone Setup, with the keyboard split into three parts: bass and drums at the
bottom, a piano/string pad in the middle, and a breathy-ßutey sound on the top. Each layer
goes to a separate KDFX output, so they can all get different processing.
If you Edit the Setup and look at the various Zones, youÕll see this:
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Zone 1: Gtr Jazz Band, a layered bass and drum program, going to KDFX-A
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Zone 2: Dual Slap Bass, also going to KDFX-A. This and the previous Zone are active from
the bottom of the keyboard up to A3.
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Zone 3: Pno & EPno & Pad, a layered piano, electric piano, and string program, going to
KDFX-B, which is active from B
b 3 to F # 5.
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Zone 4: Hybrid Vox, going to KDFX-C, and active from G5 and up.
Note
: if you are using a K2500R and controlling it from a conventional MIDI keyboard (i.e., not
a PC-88), see ÒA Note about KDFX in SetupsÓ at the end of this chapter before proceeding
further.
EffectMode||||Xpose:0ST|||||<>Channel:1|
FX|Mode: Setup ||
FX|Chan:None
Dither|:Medium||||||DigOut||16|Bit
Octav- | Octav+ | Panic| ||||||| |Chan- | |Chan+