System Overview
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Kyra Manual
System Overview
Introduction
Kyra features 8 independent 'Parts'. Each Part is effectively
a complete synthesizer with sound sources, filters, modu-
lators, multi effects unit and USB audio output. The only
resource they share are the line outputs and the pool of
128 hardware voices. Each Part has its own configuration
and hosts a Patch from the pool of Patches available to the
system. Kyra is truly multitimbral.
MIDI
Each Part has an assigned MIDI channel and will only
respond to channel messages on its assigned channel. A
Part can have the same MIDI channel as another Part. In
this case, the Parts are 'layered' and will sound together in
response to channel messages. You can use Part note rang-
es ('splits') such that Parts can be restricted to ranges of
MIDI notes. Kyra supports MIDI via DIN MIDI connectors
and USB.
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You can use USB and DIN MIDI Ins at the same time
but it is important not to send MIDI data on the same
channel to both ports – doing so is likely to cause
stuck or missing notes.
Line Outputs
The diagram below shows how Kyra’s 8 Parts map to USB
for audio and MIDI as well as to the four stereo line out-
puts:
Kyra features four stereo outputs labelled A-D. Each Part
can be freely routed to any one of the four outputs, regar-
dless of how many other Parts are using that same output
(so if more than one Part is sent to the same output, they
will be mixed together). Multiple outputs offer the ability
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