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X-Pro Programs and Setups

Programs

A-3

178

Whiter Shade B3

211

ARP2500 Brass 

244

DryPumpin'Drums 

179

Doors Vox

212

SynBell Morph

245

60s Rock&Soul  

180

Indagardenoveden

213

Perc>Morph>Bass 

246

Headhunters Kit 

181

Animals  Vox

214

EvilOctaveWheel 

247

FranticHouseDrms

182

Magic Wolf

215

TranceRiff  

248

Dance/Marilyn   

183

Farfisa 1

216

SickoSynco

249

Mellow Marimba

184

VASTBars1-3,8&9

217

Buzzy Strings 

250

Skullophonic 

185

1-Note PowerRiff

218

VA1Saw/Sqr/Pulse

251

Percussionist

186

Miami Pop Horns

219

Airy Impact 

252

Shiny Sparkles

187

80sPopOctaveSax 

220

Spider's Web

253

HybridTuned Perc

188

BuenaVista Brass

221

ARP Big Synth 

254

Dynamic Perc 

189

Tenor Express

222

Class Pad

255

Cage's Ensemble

190

Sgt.Pepper Brass

223

HarmonicEnvelops

256

Magic Mbira

191

Goldfinger Brass

224

Heaven & Earth 

257

CP80 Enhanced

192

Bari/TenorSect 

225

Bling 6 String

258

Gabriel's Melt

193

Studio A Strings

226

MediumCrunchLead

259

VideoKilledRadio

194

Studio B Octaves

227

DoubleCleanChrs 

260

Brighter CP

195

NashvilleStrings

228

Comp'd  Phaser 

261

TouchRezSynthCP

196

Processed Strgs

229

TremBucker    

262

Power CP

197

Owen's Strings

230

Cascade Sitar

263

Dark Chorus CP

198

Studio C Strings

231

Heavy Buckers 

264

Inside Out CP

199

Tender Strings

232

Nasty'70s Guitar

265

Pianet Classic

200

Toxic Strings

233

Finger Bass  

266

She's Not There

201

Mixed Choir

234

KneeDeepMinimoog

267

Walrus Pianet

202

Concert Choir  

235

AC Buzzer Bass

268

Flaming Hohner

203

Aaah Vocals

236

Motown Bass

269

PowerChordPianet

204

Jazzy Ballad Vox

237

Squire'sHeavyPik

270

Sly Ballad

205

AntiqueAhhChorus

238

Lowdown Bass

271

Black Friday

206

Bright Syn Vox

239

Eberhardt Frtls

272

These Eyes

207

Vox Orgel

240

Sly Bass

273

VA1 Saw Lead

208

Vox & Strings

241

Maroon Drums  

274

VA1 Sqr Lead

209

Press Lead    

242

BourneRemixDrum 

275

MaroonSynBass   

210

ClassSquare

243

BeastieRetroDrum

276

VA1DistBassSolo!

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Summary of Contents for X-Pro BG

Page 1: ...Co Ltd All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Product features and speci cations are subjecttochangewithout notice You may legally pri...

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

Page 3: ...nly use attachments accessories speci ed by the manufacturer 12 Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table speci ed by the manu facturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caut...

Page 4: ...urzweil Music Systems 19060 S Dominguez Hills Dr Rancho Dominguez California 90220 USA telephone 310 637 2000 fax 310 637 2025 http www kurzweilmusicsystems com Kurzweil Co LTD iPark Building 102 Floo...

Page 5: ...nd SW Buttons 2 5 Navigation 2 6 The Display 2 6 Pages 2 6 The Top Line 2 7 The Bottom Line 2 7 The Soft Buttons 2 7 The Cursor Buttons 2 7 The Chan Layer Buttons 2 8 The Edit Button 2 8 The Exit Butt...

Page 6: ...New Setup 4 11 Chapter 5 Song Mode Part 1 Assign Instruments To Tracks 5 2 Part 2 Set The Tempo 5 3 Part 3 Record Your First Track Save The Song 5 4 Part 4 Record Additional Tracks 5 7 Part 5 Fixing...

Page 7: ...however and is described on the following pages Starting Up Once you ve connected the power cable and plugged your X Pro into a power outlet simply reach under the left side of the keyboard and turn t...

Page 8: ...quencer Song mode with front panel transport buttons lets you record your ideas any time inspiration strikes The X Pro has 128 voice polyphony and is fully multi timbral so that different programs can...

Page 9: ...ly record and edit songs using the built in sequencer Chapter 5 shows you how Throughout these chapters you will be referred to the PC3 Musician s Guide for additional information You can download the...

Page 10: ...r own with the Quick Access Editor Effects mode Enable disable effects or set Aux overrides MIDI mode De ne how your X Pro sends and receives MIDI information to other devices Master mode De ne perfor...

Page 11: ...For example slider A emulates an organ s 16 drawbar In other modes the sliders can be used to send values for different MIDI controllers In either case you may have to move the slider past the current...

Page 12: ...ngs button If you press the Category Organ button again you will be returned to program 3 in the Organ category In this way each category can have a favorite program You can make program selections wi...

Page 13: ...rameter control which can perform a variety of functions Different programs may use it for lter sweeps tremolo vibrato wah or layer volume Pushing the Pitch Mod Controller to the right sets a xed cont...

Page 14: ...le size of the display 240 by 64 pixels enables you to view lots of information at one time Pages Within each mode the functions and parameters are organized into smaller related groups that appear to...

Page 15: ...like changing MIDI channels in Program mode In the Program Editor and other editors they re also used to move to different pages of programming parameters If a soft button s label is in all capital l...

Page 16: ...editors accessible from just about every operating mode To enter an editor choose one of the modes mode selection and press Edit An editing page for that mode will appear You can then select parameter...

Page 17: ...meric Pad As its name implies this set of 14 buttons lets you enter numeric values and to enter names one character at a time Depending on where you are the X Pro automatically enters letters or numer...

Page 18: ...Pro uses the same powerful internal sound engine as the PC3 performance controller keyboard and for the most part the X Pro operates as the PC3 does aside from a few minor differences see below Almost...

Page 19: ...Guide refers to the Mod Wheel the corresponding control on the X Pro is left right movement of the Pitch Mod Controller The Pitch Mod Controller functions differently than the Mod Wheel read on for s...

Page 20: ...the X Pro they are located on the front panel to the right of the display as opposed to the PC3 where they are located on the rear panel Analog Audio Outputs And Inputs The X Pro s Pro Audio Balanced...

Page 21: ...will usually make reference to monitoring the instrument via speakers connected to the Balanced Analog Outputs Left and Right In most cases following instructions from the PC3 Musician s Guide while...

Page 22: ...hat uses cords with RCA plugs They provide a weaker signal that works better with consumer equipment Note that a full stereo signal is provided even if only the Left cable is plugged in Audio In You c...

Page 23: ...number on the alphanumeric pad then press Enter If you make a mistake press Clear then start over Press one of the Bank buttons above the sliders on the left side of the front panel to select a bank...

Page 24: ...etails about the current item The Xpose Xpose buttons are a shortcut for quick transposition in semitone half step increments You can use them to transpose the entire X Pro as much as three octaves up...

Page 25: ...m or setup in the bank with buttons 0 through 9 or the cursor keys The X Pro comes with a few Quick Access banks already programmed so you can get an idea of how they work You ll probably create your...

Page 26: ...nformation for each program Pressing the Info soft button brings you to the Program Information page which will display any available controls for the current program s effects or other aspects of the...

Page 27: ...key ranges You can follow the same guides to make your own custom setups by choosing any combination of programs and key ranges The preset setups included with the X Pro include split and layered set...

Page 28: ...soft buttons Press Rename to rename the setup before saving press No to return to the Setup mode main page without saving press Yes to choose an ID and save the setup press Cancel to return to the Se...

Page 29: ...ard Note The pre set split setups included with the X Pro all include the word Split or a slash in their names such as 39 Fretless Bass Split and 40 Zep KB3 Pianet This setup 38 Jazz Bass Piano has 2...

Page 30: ...page press the KEYVEL soft button on the bottom of the screen This brings you to the KEY VEL page where you can view the key range for the current zone On the KEY VEL page we will adjust the key rang...

Page 31: ...n saving these changes when you exit the Setup Editor Part 3 Creating A New Split Setup From An Existing Split Setup It is convenient to use an existing split setup as a template for a new split setup...

Page 32: ...er button on front panel see below 6 Next use the Chan Layer buttons to the left of the display to select zone 2 7 On the CH PROG page for zone 2 select the Program eld Select the program 22 Sweet Lor...

Page 33: ...of the display This will bring you to the Setup mode MAIN page 2 Use the plus minus buttons or alpha wheel to select the setup 38 Jazz Bass Piano or use the alphanumeric pad to enter 38 and press Ente...

Page 34: ...f of the keyboard will produce piano and strings See The Setup Editor above for details on saving these changes when you exit the Setup Editor Alternatively you can create a layer by adjusting the key...

Page 35: ...of zone 2 which contains the piano program 8 Grand Evans 1 If you are not already in Setup mode press the Exit button until you reach the ProgramMode page then press the Setup mode button located wit...

Page 36: ...n left right speaker position of zone 2 5 On the PAN VOL page of zone 2 use the cursor to select the EntryPan parameter Use the alpha wheel to turn this parameter to 127 see below Now the zone will pl...

Page 37: ...MAIN page see below 2 Use the plus minus buttons or alpha wheel to select the setup 128 Default Setup or use the alphanumeric pad to enter 128 and press Enter see below 3 With the setup 128 Default Se...

Page 38: ...ew zone You can view the number of the selected zone in the top right corner of screen 6 On the CH PROG page for the new zone select the Program eld see below Select a program for the new zone using t...

Page 39: ...sented with the message This setup has been edited Press Rename to save and name your setup press No to return to the Setup mode main page without saving or press Cancel to return to the Setup Editor...

Page 40: ...4 14 Setup Mode Creating A New Setup...

Page 41: ...a a MIDI sequence in Song mode the X Pro triggers each of the notes that you have recorded sort of like a player piano MIDI is very useful for recording songs with electronic instruments such as the...

Page 42: ...since there are two 8th notes in a quarter note Divide 960 by 4 for 16th notes by 6 for 16th note triplets by 8 for 32nd notes and so on You can also use record quantization which automatically moves...

Page 43: ...he Song mode MAIN page use the cursor buttons to navigate to the Tempo eld and enter a tempo Entering the tempo with the alphanumeric pad is the easiest method if you know your desired tempo The plus...

Page 44: ...e will leave our previous Tempo setting of 100 0 4 Once you are happy with the tempo press the BIG soft button to return to the Song Big TIme page Set the Metron parameter back to Rec so that you will...

Page 45: ...e we will name the song My Song under ID 1025 See below for an explanation of this page Soft Button Functions On the Save Changes Page The PlyNew soft button allows you to play the song with your late...

Page 46: ...the song s name This brings you to the SongMode name page For this example we will rename the song My Song see below For more detailed instructions see the PC3 Musician s Guide Editing Conventions ch...

Page 47: ...Guide Master Mode chapter Part 4 Record Additional Tracks When you are happy with your rst track and you have saved your song so far move on to adding other instrument parts on other tracks You can re...

Page 48: ...ire performance Here we will describe the method that is easiest for xing speci c passages in a track See the PC3 Musician s Guide Song mode chapter The Event Page for a way to x single notes 1 On the...

Page 49: ...pause are the notes that you wish to replace Enter this location in the Time In eld Next use the big time location numbers on the top of the page to nd a time where the rst notes played when you pres...

Page 50: ...3 see above 9 Remember to switch off the Punch parameter when you are done if you wish to record in the standard way again as in Part 3 above This is done on the Big Time page see below Part 6 Adjusti...

Page 51: ...t button or the front panel Exit button You will be asked to save changes to your song just as in Part 3 step 4 of this guide see above Saving your song completes the process of storing initial volume...

Page 52: ...rse of the song This is useful for fading instruments in or out of a song or adjusting instrument volumes for only speci c sections of a song 1 On the Song mode MAIN page make sure the Mode parameter...

Page 53: ...he EditSong COMMON page press the TRACK soft button see below This brings you to the EditSong TRACK page 3 On the EditSong TRACK page set the Function parameter to Erase see below 4 Use the Chan Layer...

Page 54: ...umeric pad and pressing Enter Make sure the LoVal parameter is set to 0 and the Hi parameter is set to 127 see below 7 Use the From and To parameters to set the range of time from which you want to re...

Page 55: ...orded into a sequence It can be used to adjust note timing in order to x mistakes in a performance or to make notes adhere to a strict timing grid as a stylistic choice as in much modern electronic mu...

Page 56: ...e let s say you ve used all 16 tracks but desire a new instrument for the next section of the song If there is a track whose instrument is not needed in the new section this track s program could chan...

Page 57: ...lue PVC Tubes 62 Bassie Orchestra 11 Lola Piano 37 SimpleHipHopLead 63 P Funk Horns 12 TakeMeToThePilot 38 Stereo TouchKoto 64 70s Stones Horns 13 Deb s Ghost Pno 39 Modwheel DJ 65 Big LA Strings 14 K...

Page 58: ...ts 159 TX Stack 1 94 Fairlight Pad 127 Magic Celeste 160 Tight Bright FM 95 Tronesque 128 Drums n Bells 161 PolyTechnobreath 96 So Lush Pad 129 Piano Stack 162 PianoSynth Stack 97 Boutique Six Str 130...

Page 59: ...ing 258 Gabriel s Melt 193 Studio A Strings 226 MediumCrunchLead 259 VideoKilledRadio 194 Studio B Octaves 227 DoubleCleanChrs 260 Brighter CP 195 NashvilleStrings 228 Comp d Phaser 261 TouchRezSynthC...

Page 60: ...7 ARP Str Oberheim 292 TreblClavWhlmute 325 Octave Tron Str 358 FX Sweep ARP 293 Mutron Synth sw 326 Siberian Khatru 359 HotFilter ARP 294 Bi Phaz Clav 327 Modwhl Remix Str 360 St P PWM BASS 295 80s F...

Page 61: ...Lead MuteTrumpet 391 Poltergeist Trem 424 Tremolo Flute 457 Solo Tenor Sax 392 Many Characters 425 Fast Orch Flute 458 Sax Horns MuteTrp 393 Pizz w PercUpTop 426 Piccolo 459 Solo Trombone 394 Fast Str...

Page 62: ...55 Lead Upper Range 490 AllStops AllVox 523 Lead Divisi Mix 556 Lead Div 8ves 491 Pipes Voices 524 Lead Tutti Mix 557 Dual UpperDivisi 492 Orch Timpani 525 Fast Tutti Mix 558 Dual Upper tutti 493 Solo...

Page 63: ...8 Adagio Tremolo 621 Aggresso Violin d 910 ClassicTraf cB3 589 Lead Violins I 622 Aggresso Viola 911 Warm B3 590 Lead Violins II 623 Aggresso Viola d 912 Warmer B3 591 Lead Violins div 624 Aggresso Ce...

Page 64: ...ata Shape Saw 941 Gimme Some 987 Perc Arp Synth 1018 Saw Mogue 4Pole 942 The Grinder 988 Candy O SyncLead 1019 VA1NakedPWMPoly 943 Mean Bean 989 WheelSyncBlips 1020 VA1NakedPWMMono 944 Dew Dropper 990...

Page 65: ...ni E3 Clav 13 DeepBurn 44 Big Lead 75 LA Split 14 Sync Scene 45 SynBass Lead 76 Bluman Live 15 MeanClav Rhds 46 Play 77 Shwales 16 Bigband P Bttn1 47 MovieBuildup 78 Edenj s Sky 17 MeanPianet Piano 48...

Page 66: ...99 Bionic Rock 100 Pea Soup 101 Walking Arps 102 Eminence in C 103 Vampire Nightclub 104 Kurz Jacinto 105 Music Bed 106 Octavia 107 Rosin Rhythm 108 Insanity 109 Bells 110 LowChunkerGroove 111 Hold S...

Page 67: ...93 0 cm 36 6 in Deep Weight 102 Kg 225 lbs not including bench and accessories BG Baby Grand 153 cm 60 25 in Wide 101 6 cm 40 in High 148 5 cm 58 5 in Deep Weight 197 5 Kg 435 lbs not including bench...

Page 68: ...for each Tweeters 2X 2 5 cm cone type 20 watt ampli er for each Total system power 140W rms Audio Outputs BG Professional Balanced 1 4 TRS jack 21DBu maximum output 400 ohms balanced source impedance...

Page 69: ...applications Messages Altered Note Number 0 127 0 11 sets intonation key True Voice 0 127 0 127 Velocity Note ON O O Note OFF O O After Touch Keys X O Channels O O Pitch Bender O O Control Change O 0...

Page 70: ...B 4 X Pro Speci cations MIDI Implementation Chart...

Page 71: ...6 H headphone jacks 1 1 I ID s 5 7 Info Box 3 2 Info soft button 3 2 3 4 Inputs 2 12 intuitive entry 4 5 K KB3 programs 3 3 Key Range 4 3 keymaps 3 2 L Layers Of Instruments 4 7 LCD 2 6 Loops 5 15 M...

Page 72: ...Setups A 9 Silders Effects Control 3 4 Sliders 2 3 Soft buttons 2 7 software updates 1 2 Song Mode 5 1 Demo Songs 5 15 Loops 5 15 Program Changes 5 16 Song Structure 5 16 The Event List 5 16 Speci ca...

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