Yamaha CBX-K2, Owner'S Manual

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Playing and Using Your CBX-K2
This section of the manual guides you through some of the
basic features and functions of the CBX-K2. It also
provides some advanced operation examples, so that you
can get a feel for what the CBX-K2 is capable of, and how
you can best use it. Master the basics in this section, and
you’ll have the experience and know-how to easily and
confidently use any of the more advanced functions covered
later in the Reference section. In this section, you’ll learn how to:
• Transmit program change messages and play the
keyboard.
• Select a voice bank.
• Change the octave setting of the keyboard.
• Use the Pitch Bend and Assignable Wheels.
• Re-assign the controller for the Assignable Wheel
and Slider.
• Change the Touch Sensitivity of the keyboard.
The CBX-K2 lets you select voices (or program numbers)
on your connected MIDI device in two ways: stepping up
or down through the program numbers, or directly selecting
a specific program number.
• To step up or down through the program numbers:
First, make sure that the program number is shown
in the display (see the Display Program Change
function, page 26). Then, simultaneously hold down
C
and press
M
(to advance one
program number), or press
N
(to go
back one program number).
Selecting and Playing Voices
IMPORTANT!
■
Always release
C
before playing
the CBX-K2 keyboard. Holding down
C
accesses
the secondary A or B group or other functions, and you
may inadvertently execute one of these functions by
playing the keyboard while continuing to hold down
C
.
NOTE
■
This function does not “wrap around.” In
other words, you cannot go back to program number
128 when at 001, or advance to program number 001
when at 128.
• To change the program number:
While holding down
C
, press the key corre-
sponding to
Y
(F1), then the keys
corresponding to the desired number, then the key
corresponding to
K
.
For example, to select program number 017, continue
holding down
C
and press
Y
,
1
,
7
, then
K
. Release
C
, and play the key-
board to hear the newly selected Voice.
The program number in the LED display changes accord-
ingly, and the OCTAVE SHIFT lamps quickly flash on and
off. Release
C
, and play the keyboard to hear the
newly selected voice.
To quickly move up or down through the program numbers,
continuously hold down
C
and the appropriate OC-
TAVE SHIFT button.
When the CBX-K2 is turned on, the starting point for
program change is 001. This means that when you first
hold down
C
and press
M
, program
number 002 will be selected.