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Musician’s Manual

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Page 1: ...File Name KT76 88 LOGO eps Title KT76 88 LOGO Creator FreeHand 3 1 CreationDate 8 19 94 9 33 AM Musician s Manual Version 1 5 ...

Page 2: ...d if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio and television reception It has been designed to comply with the limits for a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a resi...

Page 3: ... Careful vi Amplifying Your KT Through a Home Stereo System vi Powering Up Your KT In a MIDI Configuration vi Battery Replacement Guidelines vii Card Battery Replacement vii Reinitializing the KT viii To Reinitialize the KT viii How to Use this Manual ix Page Locations ix Single Digit Page Locations ix Button Names x Color Coding on the Front Panel x Using the Color Coded Text x Available Options ...

Page 4: ...l ROM and Card Sequences Presets Songs 17 Using Parametric Programming 18 Changing a Parameter Data Editing 18 To Change a Parameter 19 Multiple Parameters 19 Section 2 System MIDI Parameters Entering System MIDI Mode 21 Exiting System MIDI Mode 21 System Parameters 21 Tune Bnd PTbl 21 Various ROM System Pitch Tables 22 Touch Pressure 25 The KT Velocity Response Curves Touch 26 Velocity Curve Diag...

Page 5: ...mming Effect Algorithms 41 Selecting Effect Algorithms 42 Effects Mixing 42 The Effects Busses 42 Single Function Effect Mixer 43 Multiple Function Effect Mixer 43 Routing Sounds to Effects in Sequence Preset Mode 44 Controllers Routed to Effects 44 Reverb Variations 45 About the Decay Bias 45 Effect Modulators 46 Modulators that can be applied to the effects 46 Ramps 47 Section 4 Effect Parameter...

Page 6: ... Abandon Your Edits 68 Saving a New Sound Into Memory 69 To Save a Sound 69 Copying an Existing Sound to Another Location 69 KT Standard Sound Configuration 70 KT Drum Sound Configuration 71 Selecting Edit Drum Sound Mode 72 Using Modulation 73 About Modulation 73 To Select a Modulator 73 To Control Modulation Amount 73 Specifying a Modulation Source 74 ENV 1 ENV 2 ENV 3 KT Standard Sound Envelope...

Page 7: ...O Mod 88 Keyboard Pitch Tracking 89 Glide Glide Time 90 Levels Time 91 LevV AtckV VelCurv 92 Mode KeyboardTrk 93 Mode Env 3 Voice Triggering 93 Stealing Notes 93 Press ENTER to select defaults 95 KT Default Envelope Values 96 LFO Pages 30 32 97 LFO Rate Noise Rate 97 Depth Dlay Mod 98 Wave Restart 98 Filters Pages 40 44 100 Filter1 Filter2 100 FC1 Cutoff Envelope2 100 FC1 Keyboard Mod 101 FC2 Cuto...

Page 8: ...Table of Contents TOC 6 ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual Output Bus Priority 108 Pan Mod Source Mod Amount 109 Vel Window 109 ...

Page 9: ...0 Output Pages 70 71 121 Vol Pan 121 Output Bus VelCurv 122 Creating a Custom Drum Kit 123 To Edit the Voices 123 Setting Key Ranges 124 Saving Your Edited Drum Kit 125 Section 8 Understanding Presets What is a Preset 127 Selecting Presets 127 How Many Presets are Available in the KT 127 What is the Difference Between Presets and Sequences 128 What Are Tracks 129 Three ways to create a preset 130 ...

Page 10: ...142 rPSET02 AcBass Kybrds i 143 rPSET03 ElBass Kybrds i 143 rPSET04 SynBass Kbds i 143 rPSET05 ElecBass Gtrs i 143 rPSET06 Pno SoloHorns i 144 rPSET07 TinePno Horns i 144 rPSET08 PnoStr Orch i 144 rPSET09 Wedding Ceremony 144 Section 9 Preset Track Parameters Vol Pan 145 Output 146 KeyRange 147 Performance Tip Creating Keyboard Splits 148 Transpose 148 Chan Prog 149 Program Changes in the KT 149 B...

Page 11: ...ck Volume Functions 172 Routing Sounds to Effects in Sequence Preset Mode 173 Controllers Routed to Effects 173 Working in Song Mode 174 Assembling a Song 174 To assemble a song 174 Switching Effects in Song Mode 176 Song Tracks 177 Viewing Sequence Tracks in Song Mode 178 Mixing Down Sequence and Song Tracks in Song Mode 178 To Record Mix or Pan Changes to Sequence Tracks in a Song 178 To Record ...

Page 12: ...formation 198 Rename SONG Pset 199 Copy Preset Data 199 Edit Song Steps 200 To Edit Song Steps 200 Import Song 203 Sequence Commands Pages 205 Create SEQ Pset 205 Copy Sequence 206 Erase SEQ Pset 207 Sequence Info 208 Rename SEQ Pset 208 Copy Preset Data 209 Append Sequence 210 Change Length 211 Import Sequence 212 Track Commands Page 214 Setting the Track Range Using the Track Range Function 214 ...

Page 13: ...Table of Contents ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual TOC 11 Shift Track 223 Scale Track 224 Filter Events 225 About the COPY Filter Mode 226 Quantize Track 227 Track Status 228 ...

Page 14: ...eneral MIDI 237 Sound Map 237 Percussion 237 GS MT 32 Compatibility 237 Other General MIDI Requirements 237 Why use General MIDI 238 General MIDI Sound Map 239 GM and GS Percussion Key Maps Channel 10 240 Using General MIDI in the Real World 242 Using KT General MIDI Sounds with an External GM Sequencer 242 Connecting the KT keyboard to a computer or other General MIDI sequencer 242 Enabling Gener...

Page 15: ...Memory 251 SEQUENCES 252 Saving Sequencer Data to a PCMCIA Memory Card 252 About Sequence Memory 252 MIDI Sys Ex Storage 253 What are System Exclusive Messages 253 Generic System Exclusive Storage 253 Sending MIDI Sys Ex Messages to another KT or to a Storage Device 253 SOUND DATA 254 SEQUENCER DATA 255 Receiving MIDI Sys Ex Messages 256 Storage Prompts and Error Messages 257 Appendix KT MIDI Impl...

Page 16: ...e LFO as a Gated Modulator 99 Using Volume Modulators to Create Voice Crossfading 104 A Quick Way to Create Blank Drum Map Ranges 112 Quick Way to Save Changes in Select Seq Preset Mode 138 Using the Foot Switch for Hands Free Punch Ins 168 Auditioning the Sequence with Different Effects 169 Quick Way to Save Changes in Select Seq Preset Mode 170 Toggling between Sequence and Song Tracks 178 Recor...

Page 17: ...List of Tips Tips 12 ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual ...

Page 18: ...pansion card The KT offers incredible performance control capabilities The weighted action mechanism simulates a real piano hammer for the same feel and dynamic response you get when playing your favorite acoustic piano 14 velocity curves and 4 pressure settings to match your playing style The same versatile and easy to use controls used for the KT s sounds also make it the perfect master controll...

Page 19: ...the KT 88 has an 88 note keyboard In this manual when there are notable differences the keyboards will be specifically addressed as the KT 76 and the KT 88 When the text pertains to both products they will be referred to as KT If you re anxious to plug your KT in and get playing we recommend following the KT Quick Start Guide It is designed to give you a head start at using and understanding the m...

Page 20: ...esult in dangerously high voltages on the audio connections which could cause you physical harm or damage any properly grounded equipment to which they are connected such as your ENSONIQ product To avoid shock hazards or equipment damage we recommend the following precautions If you own equipment with two pronged power cords check to see if they are polarized or non polarized You might consider ha...

Page 21: ...on where a ground loop does NOT exist When interconnecting 3 prong grounded systems you can use signal isolation transformers to prevent ground loops This coupling transformer effectively isolates two interconnected system signal grounds while still allowing the signal to pass through AC Line Conditioning As with any computer device the KT is sensitive to sharp peaks and drops in the AC line volta...

Page 22: ...en bringing the KT indoors after travel allow the unit at least twenty minutes to reach room temperature before powering up In the case of excessive outdoor temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit allow an hour or more before power up Avoid leaving the KT inside a vehicle exposed to direct sunlight Amplification Guidelines Connect the Audio Outputs of the KT to the...

Page 23: ... albums or tapes the dynamic range of these media is limited and your speakers aren t usually subjected to extreme volume changes and frequency transients While the dynamic range of CDs is significantly greater than LPs or tapes the output of a CD player is still conservative compared to the uncompressed unlimited line level output of a pro level keyboard Running your KT or any pro level keyboard ...

Page 24: ...s usual wake up message the display will show Main Battery Low See Manual Press any button to commence normal operation Then make sure that all sounds and sequences presets are saved to a storage card or through SysEx and take the KT to an Authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station as soon as possible to have the battery replaced Card Battery Replacement When the PCMCIA card battery is low the KT will disp...

Page 25: ...hat is needed is to reinitialize the unit If your KT begins to behave in peculiar ways if the display shows words or lines that shouldn t be there if you start getting Unexpected Event messages if the sequencer and edit functions start doing unpredictable things try reinitializing the KT before you seek factory service Warning When you reinitialize your KT all your current internal sounds and sequ...

Page 26: ...meter s being discussed Mode button The button name in the top left of the heading indicates the mode in which the parameter is located In the above illustration it is Edit Sound mode press the EDIT_SOUND button to get there Page Location The two digit number on the bottom left indicates the location of the parameter s In this example it is page 05 found by pressing the 0 button from the top 0 to ...

Page 27: ...ck Env 1 LFO Filters Locate Sequencer Control Wave Pitch Env 2 Env 3 Output Effects Effects 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 9 Volume Pan Output Bus Key Range Transpose Channel Program MIDI Status Pressure Type Sustain Pedal Timbre Release 8 GM Drums Drums When in Then Edit Sound mode indicated by the EDIT_SOUND LED being lit the top row of page names written in red will apply Edit Sequence Preset mode indicated b...

Page 28: ...nnot be replaced EVS 6 This instructional video walks you through the many features of the KT with step by step instructions and training methods used in the award winning ENSONIQ school Where to Find More Help Whether you re an aspiring programmer looking for additional information about basic synthesizer techniques and MIDI theory or a professional sound designer working with advanced applicatio...

Page 29: ...y Magazines The following magazines offer many specific articles and columns that can provide a plethora of useful information THE TRANSONIQ HACKER For prices and more information about this independent news magazine for ENSONIQ Users call 1 503 227 6848 KEYBOARD For subscription rates and more information call 1 800 289 9919 ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN For subscription rates and more information call 1 8...

Page 30: ...t comes into the MIDI In jack 2 MIDI Out Sends out MIDI information generated by the KT keyboard and or sequencer to other instruments and computers 3 MIDI In This jack receives MIDI information from other MIDI instruments or computers 4 Foot Switch This jack allows you to connect either a single mono or a dual stereo foot switch If you plug the ENSONIQ Model SW 6 Single Damper Foot Switch which c...

Page 31: ...or example you would want to use the mod wheel but both hands are busy A CV pedal plugged into this jack can also act a volume pedal controlling the volume of the currently selected sound s The CV Pedal parameter on SYSTEM MIDI page 3 determines whether the CV pedal will act as a modulator or as a volume pedal Pedal CV Specs 3 conductor Tip control voltage input Ring 5 Volts supplied through a 510...

Page 32: ... parameters will be selected by the 0 to 9 buttons When in Edit Sound mode indicated by the EDIT_SOUND LED being lit the top row of page names written in red will apply The middle row of page names written in blue will apply in Edit Sequence Preset mode indicated by the EDIT_SEQ PRESET LED being lit The bottom row of page names written in blue found under the lower 0 to 9 buttons will apply when i...

Page 33: ...n b CARD the Card B bank When pressed in Select Sound and Replace Track Sound modes the BANK button transmits MIDI Bank Select messages corresponding to the Sound bank you selected When saving a Sound to a new location the BANK button can be used to change destination banks i INT a CARD or b CARD Note that sounds can t be saved to r ROM Read Only Memory it is uneditable and permanent 3 Display The...

Page 34: ...tons are disabled The GENERAL_MIDI button also functions as an All Notes Off button Before entering General MIDI mode the KT transmits the following MIDI initialization messages to prevent note and controller drones All Notes Off Reset Controllers key ups for all keys down sustain and sostenuto pedal ups and controller normalization By pressing the GENERAL_MIDI button twice it functions as a MIDI ...

Page 35: ... tempo and metronome click etc In Edit Sequence Preset mode the upper and lower 0 to 9 buttons are used to select the individual parameters or commands Pressing a SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button determines which Track will be edited only one track is active at a time in this mode 11 Edit Track Button Pressing EDIT_TRACK lights its LED and provides convenient access to all Track parameters The EDIT_S...

Page 36: ... 15 Make Default Preset Button In Sound mode the MAKE_DEFAULT_PRESET button allows you to copy the current Sound with its effect into an empty preset location It predefines Track parameter settings for each Track creating a default template This template serves as a standard starting place for MIDI Master Keyboard operation In Seq Preset mode pressing MAKE_DEFAULT_PRESET will copy the current Trac...

Page 37: ...tones and down by a maximum of 6 semitones The transpose amount is calculated relative to any C on the keyboard To transpose the keyboard 1 Press and hold the TRANSPOSE_KEYBOARD button 2 Press a key on the keyboard that you would like to transpose to For this example press any E Notice the LED above E lights 3 Release the TRANSPOSE_KEYBOARD button The LED above E remains lit and the C key now play...

Page 38: ...D button and pressing the VALUE or CURSOR buttons will increment or decrement the transposition amount from the previously set amount The value will wrap i e if the transposition is set to F pressing the TRANSPOSE_KEYBOARD button and then the button will change the transposition to the lower F If the LEDs are off and no transposition amount has previously been set such as after power on pressing a...

Page 39: ...rd you must first insert an ENSONIQ KTC series ROM card an MC 512 RAM card or any other KT formatted PCMCIA card into the card slot as shown with the label facing toward you Take care to insert the card straight into the slot in a continuous fashion Cards can only go in one way Cards can be inserted or removed at any time except while you re writing sounds or playing recording sequences from to th...

Page 40: ...r a modulator is selected in the KT Pressure can be assigned to alter the pitch or volume of voices the filter cutoff frequency LFO depth pan location and a wide variety of effect parameters There are two types of Pressure Channel Pressure also called Mono pressure affects all notes that are playing when you exert pressure on any of the keys For example if you play a three note chord pressing down...

Page 41: ...n Select Sound Button Lower 0 to 9 Buttons Upper 0 to 9 Buttons Press the upper 0 button then the lower 0 button You have just selected Sound 00 Press the upper 6 button then the lower 5 button You have just selected Sound 65 Try selecting and playing a few different sounds Tip You can also use the VALUE buttons to scroll through sounds The VALUE buttons will scroll through all sounds within the c...

Page 42: ...the ROM sounds are contained within the KT but unlike the Internal INT sounds they cannot be modified or replaced a CARD and b CARD 160 additional sounds can be stored in a PCMCIA card 80 sounds in group A and 80 sounds in group B which is plugged into the card slot As with the Internal i INT bank sounds stored in the card can be Standard or Drum sounds r DRUM Sound locations 80 through 99 each co...

Page 43: ...ing to hold the BANK button down press one of the lower 0 to 3 buttons Select Sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 9 8 Bank i r a b INT ROM CARD CARD Bank Button i INT r ROM a CARD b CARD While pressing and holding the BANK button pressing Will direct dial The lower 0 button i INT the Internal RAM bank The lower 1 button r ROM the ROM bank The lower 2 button a CARD the Card A bank The lower 3 button b CARD the C...

Page 44: ...to hear all available variations of a particular type of sound and it is very useful in auditioning similar sounds for a sequence or song track Note that you can audition the sounds as the sequencer plays but to make the changes permanent you must first stop the sequencer 1 Select the track that has the sound that you would like to replace with the SoundFinder feature 2 Press the REPLACE_TRACK_SOU...

Page 45: ... in the KT i INT RAM r ROM a CARD and b CARD i INT 70 Presets Sequences and 30 Songs can be stored in the KT Internal RAM Memory Random Access Memory The i INT sequencer bank contains room for 6500 events events are recorded data such as keys pressed controller information etc r ROM Additional Presets Sequences and Songs are permanently stored in ROM Read Only Memory Like the Internal i INT sequen...

Page 46: ...t corner of the display will change Direct Dialing You can reach any of the banks directly by pressing the BANK button and while continuing to hold the BANK button down press one of the lower 0 to 3 buttons Select Sound 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 9 8 Bank i r a b INT ROM CARD CARD Bank Button i INT r ROM a CARD b CARD The lower 0 to 3 buttons are used to choose between i INT r ROM a CARD and b CARD sequences...

Page 47: ...Moving the Data Entry Slider will scroll the entire range of available values If you move the slider slowly it will change the parameter relative to the current value Moving it quickly will cause the parameter to jump to the absolute value that corresponds to the position of the slider Pressing the VALUE buttons will increase or decrease the value one step at a time Continuing to hold down either ...

Page 48: ...ed flashing press the lower 0 button until the Oct value is flashing 3 To raise or lower the Oct octave parameter press either of the VALUE buttons The display changes showing the newly selected octave value Multiple Parameters Some KT pages contain more than one editable parameter When a page with multiple parameters is displayed there are two methods of moving between parameters The CURSOR butto...

Page 49: ...Section 1 Controls Basic Functions 20 ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual ...

Page 50: ...g one of the following buttons will exit System MIDI mode taking you to another mode Pressing SELECT_SOUND will enter Sounds mode Pressing EDIT_SOUND will enter Edit Sound mode Pressing SELECT_SEQ PRESET will enter Sequence Preset mode Pressing EDIT_SEQ PRESET will enter Edit Sequence Preset mode Pressing EDIT_TRACK will enter Edit Track mode Pressing any upper row button 0 to 9 will return the KT...

Page 51: ...Leaves all fifths except the one between G and D very pure The entire mathematical anomaly encountered by tuning up 12 perfect fifths called the Pythagorean comma is accounted for in the interval between G and D JUST INT C Designed so that the major intervals in any scale are very pure especially the third and fifth MEANTONE C One of the earliest attempts to derive a tuning which would accommodate...

Page 52: ...efinitive JAVA PELOG2 This is another version of the seven tone Pelog scale used in gamelan music The notes C D F G and A which are reproduced on the black keys are considered primary with E and B used for grace notes The octaves are stretched tuned a little sharp due to the harmonic content of the instruments in the gamelan JAVA PELOG3 A third version of the seven tone Pelog scale used in gamelan...

Page 53: ...ion of the octave into 15 385 equal steps 78 cents per key One pitch octave covers 16 keys though because the Carlos scales are asymmetric not based on whole number divisions of the octave they do not yield pure octaves CARLOS BETA Wendy Carlos Beta scale is based on the division of the octave into 18 809 equal steps 63 8 cents per key One pitch octave covers 19 keys though again being asymmetric ...

Page 54: ...wly and softly will always yield a sound This is the only difference between a PIANO velocity curve and a SYNTH velocity curve Note We recommend starting with the default setting SYNTH VEL3 then going up or down to find your optimal setting Pressure Range SOFT MEDIUM FIRM or HARD This parameter allows you to adjust the pressure of the keyboard to match your playing style and technique The pressure...

Page 55: ...Keyboard Velocity MIDI Note On Velocity 0 127 0 127 64 32 96 64 32 96 VEL1 PIANO SYNTH VEL1 Dark line is thicker VEL1 This is for someone with a light touch On this setting it is easier to reach the maximum level of any velocity controlled parameter Keyboard Velocity MIDI Note On Velocity 0 127 0 127 64 32 96 64 32 96 VEL2 PIANO SYNTH VEL2 Dark line thicker is VEL2 Slightly harder key strikes are ...

Page 56: ...MIDI Note On Velocity 0 127 0 127 64 32 96 64 32 96 VEL4 PIANO SYNTH VEL4 Dark line thicker is VEL4 This velocity best represents the classically trained player with strong fingers and offers the widest dynamic range for skilled pianists Keyboard Velocity MIDI Note On Velocity 0 127 0 127 64 32 96 64 32 96 VEL5 PIANO SYNTH VEL5 Dark line thicker is VEL5 This setting offers a smooth curve for playe...

Page 57: ... the end to still allow full volume accents Keyboard Velocity MIDI Note On Velocity 0 127 0 127 64 32 96 64 32 96 FIXED V 64 FIXED V 64 With this setting the velocity curve always generates a fixed value set at the halfway point This may be useful in simulating vintage synth sounds that originally had no velocity control Keyboard Velocity MIDI Note On Velocity 0 127 0 127 64 32 96 64 32 96 FIXED V...

Page 58: ... optional SW 10 Dual Foot Switch is plugged into the KT Foot Switch jack the settings of this parameter will control the function of the right pedal SUSTAIN holding the pedal down will cause notes to sustain after a key has been released much like the sustain pedal on a piano This is the default setting STOP CONT the foot switch will start stop and continue the sequencer exactly reproducing the ac...

Page 59: ...via MIDI as Controller 4 Note The 7 and 4 refer to the controller number assigned in the MIDI Specification See the MIDI Implementation Chart in the Appendix Voice Muting Range OFF or ON Determines whether all voices currently playing will be shut off when a new sound is selected OFF When you select a new sound voices that are sustaining from previous sounds will continue to play as long as the ke...

Page 60: ...nnels Any of 16 MIDI channels may be selected as the Base MIDI Channel of the KT The effect of setting the Base Channel varies depending on the MIDI mode SYSTEM MIDI page 6 and whether data is being transmitted or received Receive In POLY mode keys controllers and program changes are only recognized if received on the Base Channel In MONO A mode program changes are received only on the Base Channe...

Page 61: ...by the sequencer YES YES YES Playing the sequencer track pressing PLAY plays local voices YES YES NO NO Playing the sequencer track sends out MIDI YES NO YES YES NO in MULTI or MONO B modes YES in OMNI POLY and MONO A modes System MIDI page 5 Base Channel Pressure Base Channel Pressure CHANNEL Base Channel Pressure Range NONE KEY or CHANNEL Determines which type of pressure the KT will receive on ...

Page 62: ...n 9 Preset Track Parameters for more information In MULTI mode independent of what sounds are selected on the front panel the sounds you hear will depend entirely on what MIDI channel s the MIDI data is received on and the MIDI channels assigned to each track MONO Mode MONO mode is particularly useful for driving the KT from a guitar controller or any other application where having up to eight ind...

Page 63: ...ollers to affect the KT Most controllers on a synthesizer mod wheel or breath controller for example have a MIDI controller number that can be assigned to this parameter Doing so will make a particular external controller available as a modulator to any of your sounds One modulation source that can be selected in Edit Sound mode is XCTRL The value of the XCtrl parameter is a MIDI controller number...

Page 64: ...s controls how the KT handles MIDI program change messages OFF the KT will not transmit or receive MIDI program changes or MIDI Bank Select messages ON the KT will transmit and receive program changes and Bank Select messages over MIDI Program Changes in the KT The sounds in all banks are assigned MIDI Bank Select numbers and program numbers The KT s MIDI Out will send the appropriate MIDI Bank Se...

Page 65: ... only once All subsequent program changes will be directed to the Bank that was selected by the last Bank Select message received Note Incoming Program Changes 80 to 99 will always select one of the 20 r DRUM ROM Sounds Selecting a New Sound and its Effect from MIDI There is a special range of MIDI Bank Select messages recognized only in MULTI mode which are used to select both a sound and its eff...

Page 66: ...nel number Think of this parameter as a higher level of identification This is also used to identify Sys Ex messages transmitted by the KT and is useful if you have more than one KT in a MIDI system Song Select Range OFF or ON This determines if the KT will transmit and receive MIDI Song Select messages When Song Select OFF the KT will ignore incoming MIDI Song Select messages and the KT will not ...

Page 67: ...tting When changes are made to the Track Vol parameter on tracks with Status MIDI the KT will transmit MIDI volume controller 7 messages that combine the Track Vol setting with the current setting of the volume pedal ON The KT will not transmit changes made to the Track Vol parameter on tracks with Status MIDI Volume pedal changes will be transmitted directly and are unaffected by the Vol setting ...

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Page 69: ...le and contain parameters that are relevant to that effect All of these parameters are programmable and can be used to customize each effect algorithm Effect Modulation Parameters The Effect Modulation parameters found on the last sub page of each algorithm are identical for all the algorithms and are explained in detail in Section 3 Understanding Effects DRY BYPASSED This utility algorithm routes...

Page 70: ...els may cause damage to your speakers and or hearing BW Range 50 Hz to 10 KHz This parameter is a bandwidth control that determines the range of affected frequencies By raising the value you can affect a broader range of frequencies Out Range 18 to 12 dB Adjusts the output volume after the FX1 EQ With the Gain parameter set to high values the OUT parameter could be used to create a raspy distortio...

Page 71: ...n 3 Understanding Effects Decay Bias Range 7 to 7 This parameter offers fifteen pre programmed decay time variations for quick access in creating custom effects Positive values offer longer decay times negative values shorten the decay times Note Whenever the reverb variation Rev is changed the Decay Bias parameter is reset to 0 so that the reverb variation can be heard in its originally intended ...

Page 72: ...Detuning creates a slight pitch shift giving a more natural sounding decay by breaking up resonant nodes Detune Depth Range 00 to 99 Controls how much the pitch will change Low values yield a resonant metallic sound Some voices may require low values HF Damping Range 00 to 99 Controls the high frequency decay of the reverberation As natural reverb decays some high frequencies tend to get absorbed ...

Page 73: ...rus Depth Range 00 to 99 Controls the excursion of modulation Since the rate is usually very slow then the depth is usually very large Chorus Center Range 00 to 99 Controls the nominal delay time of the chorus about which the delay modulation occurs Adjusting this parameter will change the tonal character of the chorus Feedback Range 99 to 99 Controls the amount of feedback applied to the chorus P...

Page 74: ...s Depth Range 00 to 99 Controls the amount of modulation A Chorus Depth of 00 bypasses the chorus Chorus Center Range 00 to 99 Controls the four delay times within the chorus Adjusting this parameter will change the tonal character of the chorus Feedback Range 98 to 98 Controls the amount of feedback applied to the chorus Positive settings are in phase whereas negative values are out of phase and ...

Page 75: ...s BPM Chart in Section 10 Understanding the Sequencer for help in setting the delay times to the tempo of a sequence DDL Regen Range 98 to 98 Controls the amount of regeneration applied to the delay time taps This affects how long the echoes continue to repeat Positive or negative values can affect the spatial phase relationship of the delay times DDL Send Range 00 to 99 Adjusts the input level to...

Page 76: ...tput FX1 Right L R FX1 Left R Output Digital Delay Routing DDL Time L and R DDL Regen DDL Send See the description in the Dual EQ Reverb algorithm Chorus Rate Chorus Depth Chorus Level Chorus Center See the description in the EQ Chorus Reverb algorithm Rev Decay Bias See the description in the Dual EQ Reverb algorithm Modulation Destinations FX1 MIX FX2 MIX DDL L DDL R DDL RGN SEND CH RATE CH DEPT...

Page 77: ...cy this peak will occur the Qc setting controls the presence sharpness of the peak This setting is important for the analog synth filter effect Trig Mode Range SINGLE or MULTI Determines whether the envelope which controls the VCF will retrigger with each key event MULTI or not SINGLE Atck Range 00 to 99 Sets the time it takes for the filter to open i e to go to its highest frequency A setting of ...

Page 78: ...s See the description in the Dual EQ Reverb algorithm Modulation Destinations FX1 MIX FX2 MIX VCF FC VCF QC FC QC ENV ATK ENV DCY ENV SUS ENV REL ENV AMT KBD AMT CH RATE CH DEPT DECAY Modulation Note In this algorithm there is an additional modulation destination FC QC that allows you to modulate both the Filter Fc and the filter Qc at the same time using the same mod source By using a modulator s...

Page 79: ...er Range 00 to 99 Sets the sweep mid point of the flanger effect Feedback Range 99 to 99 Controls the amount of feedback applied to the flanger Positive or negative values will impart a different tonality to the flange effect either accenting the peaks or the notches Notch Depth Range 00 to 99 Controls the depth of the peaks and notches produced by the flanger This parameter should be set to 99 fo...

Page 80: ...ntrols the mid point of the phaser Feedback Range 99 to 99 Controls the amount of feedback applied to the phaser Positive or negative values will impart a different tonality to the phaser effect either accenting the peaks or the notches Notch Depth Range 00 to 99 Controls the depth of the peaks and notches produced by the phaser This parameter should normally be set to 99 Input Invert Range OFF or...

Page 81: ...er rotary speaker would typically change speeds This parameter affects both TOGGLE and CONTIN modulation modes see next page Speed Min Range 00 to 99 Sets the rotary speaker s slow rate when Rotor Speed MIN or when the selected modulator is at zero output level The higher the value the faster the rate Speed Max Range 00 to 99 Sets the rotary speaker s fast rate when Rotor Speed MAX The higher the ...

Page 82: ...he rotor speed between the Speed Min setting and the Speed Max setting Every time the modulation source moves from zero in a positive direction the rotating speaker effect changes speeds from slow to fast or fast to slow To reverse the polarity of the switch set Speed Min faster than Speed Max Try this setting with the Sustain pedal CONTIN The modulation source continuously switches between the Sp...

Page 83: ...liminate the flanger effect Compression Range 00 to 99 Controls the amount of compression actually an inverse expander As the input signal dies away the compressor will increase the gain of the system causing feedback to increase as well The normal compression amount is 72 Distortion Level In Out Ranges 00 to 11 These two parameters control the levels going into and coming out of the distortion ef...

Page 84: ...e little or no consequence Also it is important to note that since the signal is being taken from the reverb which is also fed by the FX2 bus voices sent to the FX2 bus will enter the feedback loop with the FX1 signals Decay Time Range 00 to 99 Controls the amount of time it takes for the reverberation to decay to a very low level 60dB after the input signal stops HF Damping Range 00 to 99 The Hig...

Page 85: ... DISTWAH CHO effect in series Voices assigned to FX1 and panned Right will go through the chorusing only Fc Range 00 to 99 This determines the filter cutoff frequency brightness of the distortion Qc Range 00 to 99 Determines the peak at the filter cutoff point While the Fc parameter determines where at what frequency this peak will occur the Qc setting controls the presence of the peak Dist Range ...

Page 86: ...y mix of the chorus itself Rev Decay Bias See the description in the Dual EQ Reverb algorithm Modulation Destinations FX1 MIX FX2 MIX FILT FC FILT QC FC QC DISTORT MIX CH RATE CH DEPT CH CNTR CH FDBK CH LEVL DECAY Modulation Note In this algorithm there is an additional modulation destination FC QC that allows you to modulate both the Filter Fc and the filter Qc at the same time using the same mod...

Page 87: ...he different sounds that you play How many voices a sound uses on each key depends on two factors 1 The number of voices that are ON on the EditVoice page 2 Whether or not the Key Ranges and Velocity Windows overlap See Section 6 Standard Sound Parameters for more information on these parameters Some sounds use only one voice per key in these sounds you can play 64 notes before voice stealing occu...

Page 88: ...as previously there Only one sound at a time can reside there the edit buffer always contains the results of your last edit When you press COMPARE you are alternating between the sound in the original memory location and the sound in the edit buffer We refer to the sound in the edit buffer as the Edit Sound You can return to the edit sound even after selecting another sound as long as you don t ch...

Page 89: ...he VALUE buttons These buttons will display the names of the programs currently residing in memory If you have a formatted PCMCIA card installed you can also press the BANK button and select between i INT a CARD or b CARD memory locations Look for a memory location that contains a sound that you no longer want or use Sounds that are in memory can be auditioned at this point by pressing the COMPARE...

Page 90: ...mi tone Pitch Mod Amt F1 Mod Amt Cut off Kbd Amt Env 2 Mod Amt Cut off Digital Oscillator Digital Filter Pan Position LFO Amt Kbd Amt Env 2 Mod Amt LFO Wave F1 F2 F2 F1 Amplifier LFO Fine tune Wave Mod Sources LFO NOISE1 NOISE2 ENV1 ENV2 ENV3 WHL PR WHEEL PITCH PEDAL TIMBRE XCTRL PRESSR KYBD VELOC OFF Levels Peak Break Sustain Envelope Parameters QUIKRISE CONVEX LINEAR CONCAVE Velocity Curves Nois...

Page 91: ...s mode a set of parameters specific to drum sounds In addition to the 17 voices a hidden ROM General MIDI Drum map resides underneath the 17 drum voices ready to be used to create a General MIDI drum kit See Section 7 Drum Sound Parameters for more information The pitch table selected on System MIDI page 0 will have no effect on Drum Sounds All drum sounds are auto detected by SoundFinder and form...

Page 92: ...ws Press ENTER to Change SoundMode 2 Press ENTER The display momentarily shows Command successful and then switches to Edit Drum Sound mode with Wave page 00 selected This places the default drum map into the edit buffer When a Drum Sound is selected 1 Pressing EDIT_SOUND the upper 0 then the lower 5 button The display shows Press ENTER to Change SoundMode 2 Press ENTER The display momentarily sho...

Page 93: ...ts the voice To Select a Modulator Some programming pages allow you to select a modulator to vary the level of some parameter within a KT voice The display shows Mod _______ short for Modulation Source A modulator is selected using the Data Entry Slider or the VALUE buttons to choose among the 15 available modulation sources Let s take for example the Pitch Modulation parameter which is where you ...

Page 94: ...he description of the LFO pages in Section 6 Standard Sound Parameters for a complete discussion of the LFO NOISE1 Stepped Noise Generator The noise generator creates a randomly changing level It is useful for modulating among other things the pitch of a voice Pitch Modulation page Applied to pitch with large modulation amounts it tends to create strange computer sound effects Small modulation amo...

Page 95: ...en that parameter is set to CV Pedal VOL 7 the CV pedal will act as a volume pedal not as a modulator though this has no effect on receiving incoming MIDI pedal data See Section 2 System MIDI Parameters for more details TIMBRE Timbre Control This is a special modulator unique to ENSONIQ which is intended as an extra real time performance controller TIMBRE can be assigned like any other modulator w...

Page 96: ... you play certain sounds it is likely that pressure is not assigned as a modulator anywhere within the sound The effect of pressure as a modulator is positive going only though assigning a negative modulation depth will cause increased pressure to reduce manual levels KEYBD Keyboard Tracking This uses the position of a note on the keyboard as a modulator 100 50 0 50 100 KT 88 keyboard MIDI Note nu...

Page 97: ... on Edit Sound page 41 press EDIT_SOUND the upper 4 then the lower 1 controls ENV 2 depth ENV 3 is routed to the amplitude volume of the voice The ENV 3 envelope always controls the final volume contour of the voice Any other volume modulators selected in the Output pages will occur before ENV 3 in the signal flow The KT envelopes are descended from the venerable ADSR attack decay sustain release ...

Page 98: ...Section 5 Understanding Sounds 12 ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual ...

Page 99: ...ps of pages relating to sound editing and the lower 0 to 9 buttons are used to select the pages within that group This combination of upper and lower buttons is called the page number Each page in Edit Sound mode has a two digit page number Store Sound Data Env 1 LFO Filters Wave Pitch Env 2 Env 3 Output Effects 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 9 8 Wave Pages 00 05 Each KT voice will play one of the 211 waves in i...

Page 100: ...ing the Data Entry Slider will set all voices the same value Voice Status Range OFF ON or SOLO These parameters are used to determine which voice s will play and or be edited These values correspond to the three voices that make up a KT sound A voice is selected for editing by setting the EditVOICE parameter to that voice then pressing the button to select the voice status value and setting it to ...

Page 101: ...ves have been multi sampled sampled at many points through the range of the instrument for maximum accuracy The next three wave classes contain a variety of sampled and algorithmically generated waves that are more synthesizer oriented WAVEFORM A waveform is a single cycle of a sound repeated over and over The KT contains both sampled and synthetic waveforms Waveforms such as Sawtooth and Square c...

Page 102: ...FORM STRING SND BASS SOUND PUNCHY SNARE CABASA SINE WAVE ORCH STRINGS FINGER BASS CONCERT SNARE MARACAS SAWTOOTH WAVE VIOLIN SMOOTH BASS DANCE SNARE WOODBLOCK SQUARE WAVE CELLO WOODY BASS ELEC SNARE CLAVE TRIANGLE WAVE PIZZ STRINGS PICKED BASS HIP HOP SNARE GUIRO CHURCH ORGAN HARP SLAP BASS SYNTH SNARE CUICA ORGAN WAVE 1 NYLON GUITAR FRETLESS BASS RIMSHOT VIBRASLAP ORGAN WAVE 2 STEEL GUITAR MUTED ...

Page 103: ...wave start point that can be dynamically switched to controlled by the Mod Source and Amount parameters When START 00 the whole wave will play As the start point is adjusted upwards it will begin playing further into the wave You can use this for example to skip the attack and play only the loop portion of looped sustaining sounds A note about TransWaves Each TransWave is actually composed of many...

Page 104: ...age the Mod Amount parameter determines how much the selected modulator above will affect the wave i e how far away from the start point the sound will move If Mod Amount is set to 000 the sound will remain static Positive amounts will modulate the sound forward toward the end of the wave negative modulation amounts will move the sound back toward the beginning Edit Sound page 04 Sample Shift Mode...

Page 105: ...or the first strike to fadeout is determined by this parameter By varying the setting of this parameter you can control how long sounds overlap when a note is restruck For example if you have a slow string sound it may sound more natural to use a longer restrike value which will cause the old note to decay more slowly rather than end abruptly when the new note starts Normal values are around 3 The...

Page 106: ...SECT Plucked and bowed string sections and small ensembles SOLOBRAS Solo brass trumpet trombone tuba French horns BRASSECT Brass sections trumpet trombone tuba French horns SOLOSAX Solo saxophones SOLOWIND Solo woodwinds reeds including harmonica WINDSECT Woodwind reed saxophone sections and small ensembles VOCALS Vocal sounds choirs and synth vox ACOUBASS Acoustic basses ELECBASS Electric basses ...

Page 107: ...mmand allows you to switch the current sound mode between Standard Sounds and Drum Sounds When working in Edit Standard Sound mode this command will place the default Drum Sound into the edit buffer and place the KT in Edit Drum Sound mode To Change the Current Sound Mode Press ENTER The display momentarily shows Command Successful changes between modes and then displays Edit Sound page 00 ...

Page 108: ...ount Env1 Range 99 to 99 This hard wired modulation routing determines the amount that Envelope 1 will affect pitch Unlike applying ENV 1 as a pitch modulator with the Mod Source parameter the hard wired Env 1 parameter forces Envelope 1 to always sustain at the normal pitch setting found by pressing EDIT_SOUND the upper 1 then the lower 0 button The Envelope 1 SUSTAIN level level 3 no longer cont...

Page 109: ... modulation sources Mod Amount Range 99 to 99 Determines the amount or depth by which the additional modulation source will affect pitch Edit Sound page 12 Keyboard Pitch Tracking Keyboard Pitch Tracking ON Keyboard Pitch Tracking Range OFF or ON Determines whether or not the pitch of the selected voice will change across the keyboard or remain static ON The pitch of a voice tracks with the keyboa...

Page 110: ...new one If you play a key with no other keys down i e if you play staccato the voice will not glide This is ideal for vintage synth or synth bass sounds LEGATO Again this mode also plays monophonically The envelopes and waves are always retriggered or restarted from the beginning each time there is a new key down If a key is depressed before another is released i e if you play legato the voice wil...

Page 111: ...1 SUSTAIN Determines the level the envelope will reach at the end of DECAY 2 and will retain as long as the key is held down Time Range 00 to 99 This is used to set values for the four time segments Note that the numbers shown here represent times not rates That is the envelope will take a fixed amount of time to go from one level to another no matter how far apart those two levels are See the fol...

Page 112: ...value 16 01 sec All values higher than 16 follow the chart in ascending order based on this interval Values less than 16 can be used to eliminate the click attack on waves and still give the appearance of an instant attack Edit Sound page 21 LevV AtckV VelCurv LevV Range 00 to 99 The Velocity Level parameter will lower all envelope settings with a softer keystrike This means that the settings you ...

Page 113: ... starting with the ATTACK stage gain When the key is released the envelope stops repeating and moves into the release stage taking the RELEASE time to go from the current level down to zero This type of envelope can be used to create complex LFO type effects Mode Env 3 Voice Triggering Since Env3 controls the volume of the voice there are some special considerations to be aware of when using the d...

Page 114: ...m categories the voice becomes free as soon as the sample has played through to the end no matter where the envelope level is The voice is released and is available for use by other sounds Envelope Wave data AMP envelope 99 0 PEAK BREAK SUSTAIN KEY DOWN KEY UP Percussion sound Voice is assigned Voice is free regardless of envelope KeyboardTrk Range 98 to 98 Makes the envelope times longer or short...

Page 115: ...N SFORZANDO SHORT CYM SLOW REPEAT PIANO DECAY NORMAL DRUM WIND PITCH VIBRATO STRINGS TIGHT DRUM SHORT BLIP DETUNE LFO BASS DECAY PERC 1 TRANSIENT SHAKUHACHI GTR DECAY PERC 2 RAMP UP SIREN SOFT MALLET TIGHT PERC RAMP DOWN PITCH DOWN SLO ATT PAD TOMS RAMP UP DWN PITCH DOWN2 DECAY PAD HATS REPEAT RAMP ALL ZEROS LNG RELEASE LONG CYM REPEAT TRI These envelope values are particularly useful when setting...

Page 116: ...ONVEX FINISH 14 TIGHT PERC 99 85 00 00 06 22 24 59 00 CONVEX FINISH 00 TOMS 99 60 00 00 37 19 11 46 00 CONVEX FINISH 00 HATS 99 71 00 00 31 50 07 46 00 CONVEX NORMAL 00 LONG CYM 99 65 00 00 45 61 17 46 00 CONVEX FINISH 00 MED CYM 99 65 00 00 39 53 17 46 00 CONVEX FINISH 00 SHORT CYM 99 70 00 00 34 51 17 46 00 CONVEX FINISH 00 WIND PITCH 99 99 99 24 20 20 20 00 13 CONVEX NORMAL 14 SHORT BLIP 99 00 ...

Page 117: ... 64 5 29 84 7 89 5 13 25 80 45 2 82 65 5 42 85 8 02 6 17 26 83 46 2 95 66 5 55 865 8 15 7 20 27 87 47 3 08 67 5 68 87 8 28 8 23 28 90 48 3 21 68 5 81 88 9 28 9 27 29 93 49 3 34 69 5 94 89 10 28 10 30 30 97 50 3 47 70 6 07 90 11 28 11 33 31 1 00 51 3 60 71 6 20 91 12 28 12 37 32 1 13 52 3 73 72 6 33 92 13 28 13 40 33 1 26 53 3 86 73 6 46 93 14 28 14 43 34 1 39 54 3 99 74 6 59 94 15 28 15 47 35 1 52...

Page 118: ...hen the LFO rate is at zero this will create a delayed ramp effect from zero output to the current LFO depth Mod Range Various Selects a modulation source for LFO Depth from among the 15 available modulators The effect of any modulator assigned here will be added to the depth set with the LFO Depth parameter Edit Sound page 32 Wave Restart Wave SINE Restart ON Wave Range Listed below Determines th...

Page 119: ... Range OFF or ON Determines whether the LFO will restart with each keystrike When set to OFF the LFO will cycle continuously without resetting When set to ON the LFO waveform will start from the beginning of its cycle each time a new key is struck Tip If you set the LFO Rate to 00 and the Restart parameter to ON you can use the LFO as a gated modulator with a variable depth Use Wave SQUARE because...

Page 120: ...r 2 can be configured as a 2 pole or 1 pole high pass filter or a 2 pole or 1 pole low pass filter Note These two parameters are tied together changing the value of one will also change the value of the other Edit Sound page 41 FC1 Cutoff Envelope2 FC1 Cutoff 055 Envelope2 44 FC1 Cutoff Range 000 to 127 Determines the initial or manual filter cutoff frequency Filter 1 is always a low pass filter A...

Page 121: ... When Filter 2 is a low pass filter it will behave just like Filter 1 When Filter 2 is a high pass filter a setting of 000 lets all the original signal pass through Higher cutoff settings on a high pass filter allow fewer low frequencies through somewhat like turning the bass down on a stereo system Envelope2 Range 99 to 99 Determines the amount that Envelope 2 will affect the filter cutoff freque...

Page 122: ...encies higher than the cutoff frequency pass and filters out those below In the KT Filter 1 is always a low pass filter Filter 2 can be either a high pass or low pass filter Poles Rolloff Curves Pole is an engineering term that describes the steepness of a filter or the filter s cutoff slope Each additional pole gives a filter a steeper rolloff curve In the KT the filter modes are interdependent t...

Page 123: ...ow pass amplitude 0 frequency freq cutoff 2 6 dB oct 24 dB oct freq cutoff 1 4 pole Low pass amplitude 0 frequency 6 dB oct freq cutoff Filter 2 1LoPass Filter Configuration 2 amplitude 0 frequency 12 dB oct freq cutoff Filter 1 2LoPass Or amplitude 0 frequency 24 dB oct freq cutoff when F1 2 are tuned to the same freq 4 pole Low pass amplitude 0 frequency freq cutoff 1 12 dB oct 24 dB oct freq cu...

Page 124: ...Parameters 26 ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual Filter Configuration 4 amplitude 0 frequency 12 dB oct freq cutoff Filter 1 2LoPass amplitude 0 frequency 12 dB oct freq cutoff Filter 2 2HiPass amplitude 0 frequency F H F L Bandpass ...

Page 125: ...above 00 dB are intended to let you compensate for the effects of heavy filtering or enveloping and for the fact that some waves simply have less apparent loudness than others For example a percussion sample which is by nature a quick peak has less energy than a sustaining square wave A higher Vol setting lets you raise the level of such waves to equal that of louder waves Warning We strongly reco...

Page 126: ... reducing the volume of a particular voice as you play higher up the keyboard A value of 99 will fade the voice in from silence to full level between the low and high keys A value of 99 will fade the voice out from full level to silence between the low and high keys Intermediate values will scale the voice from full level to an intermediate level With KeybdScale 99 and KeyRange A0 to C8 KT 88 keyb...

Page 127: ...s Manual 29 With KeybdScale 99 and KeyRange C4 to C5 KT 88 keyboard MIDI Note numbers 0 127 KT 76 keyboard Full Volume Level Off C5 C4 With KeybdScale 99 and KeyRange C2 to C6 KT 88 keyboard MIDI Note numbers 0 127 KT 76 keyboard Full Volume Level Off C6 C2 ...

Page 128: ...C5 KT 88 keyboard MIDI Note numbers 0 127 KT 76 keyboard Full Volume Level Off C5 C4 KeyRange Range A0 to C8 Sets the key range over which the fade in fade out or keyboard zone will occur When this parameter is selected notes can be entered from either the keyboard or by using the Data Entry Slider or VALUE buttons Select this parameter and play the low key the note you played is entered as the lo...

Page 129: ... Priority Range LOW MEDIUM or HIGH Gives you control over how voices will be reassigned or stolen to play new notes when all the KT s voices are already playing A voice can be can assigned LOW MEDIUM or HIGH priority The rule is that a given voice will only be allowed to steal from voices with the same or lower priority MEDIUM is most often used for voices LOW can be used for voices within a sound...

Page 130: ... output level of the modulation source Mod Amount Range 99 to 99 Determines the amount by which the assigned volume modulator will affect the panning of the voice Edit Sound page 74 Vel Window Vel Window 000 Vel Window Range 124 to 124 Selects a key velocity below which or above which the voice will not sound This allows velocity switching between different voices within the sound When the value i...

Page 131: ...Section 6 Standard Sound Parameters ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual 33 ...

Page 132: ...ombination of upper and lower buttons is called the page number Each page in Edit Drum Sound mode has a two digit page number Store Sound Data Env 1 LFO Filters Wave Pitch Env 2 Env 3 Output Effects 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 9 8 Wave Pages 00 05 In the Wave pages you can choose which wave the currently selected voice will play and modify various playback parameters of the wave Edit Sound page 00 Key Range W...

Page 133: ... in shading Now suppose you wanted to add another voice to the sound you ve discovered you just can t live without tambourine To make another voice available for the tambourine waveform you must First select a key in the range where you d like the tambourine to be placed For this example we ll choose F6 the highest shaded key in the diagram Next you ll need to create a hole in the sound s key map ...

Page 134: ...ve classes to the category you want Then select the wave name to choose a specific wave from that category Whenever the wave class is changed the first wave in that class is selected The KT drum related wave classes are grouped to aid in creating custom drum sounds The Wave Classes available for KT Drum Sounds are KICK DRUM PERCUSSION SNARE DRUM TUNED PERC MISC DRUM SOUNDEFFECT CYMBALS Wave Name R...

Page 135: ...A CRASH SYNTH KISS CONCERT SNARE RIDE CYMBAL SYNTH CLAPS DANCE SNARE RIDE BELL SYNTH CLAVE ELEC SNARE SYN CLOSEHAT SYNTH COWBELL HIP HOP SNARE SYN OPEN HAT SYNTH MARACAS SYNTH SNARE CLOSED HAT 1 KG1 CASTANETS CLOSED HAT 2 KG1 GUIRO KG3 OPEN HAT 1 KG1 CUICA KG4 OPEN HAT 2 KG1 TRIANGLE KG5 PEDAL HAT KG1 WHISTLE KG6 SYN CLOSEHAT KG2 SYN OPEN HAT KG2 About Key Group Waves You may notice that several o...

Page 136: ...Section 7 Drum Sound Parameters ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual 5 In order for this feature to work the keys pressed must both have the same key group number ...

Page 137: ...revealing the entire hidden ROM General MIDI Drum Map that resides underneath the 17 drum voices To reveal the hidden General MIDI Drum Map From this page press ENTER The display momentarily shows Command successful and then returns to Edit Drum Sound page 00 Because all of the voices are set to a key range of A0 A0 playing the keyboard fails to recognize these ranges and the display shows incongr...

Page 138: ...L 52 E3 CHINA CRASH 53 F3 RIDE BELL _____ 54 F3 TAMBOURINE 55 G3 CRASH CYMBAL _____ 56 G3 COWBELL 57 A3 CRASH CYMBAL _____ 58 A3 VIBRASLAP 59 B3 RIDE CYMBAL 60 C4 BONGO _____ 61 C4 BONGO 62 D4 CONGA MUTE _____ 63 D4 CONGA HIGH 64 E4 CONGA LOW 65 F4 TIMBALE _____ 66 F4 TIMBALE 67 G4 AGOGO _____ 68 G4 AGOGO 69 A4 CABASA _____ 70 A4 MARACAS 71 B4 WHISTLE KG6 72 C5 WHISTLE KG6 _____ 73 C5 GUIRO KG3 74...

Page 139: ...G1 CLOSED HAT 2 KG1 CLOSED HAT 1 KG1 OPEN HAT 2 KG1 PEDAL HAT KG1 CRASH CYMBAL CHINA CYMBAL DRY TOM DRY TOM DRY TOM DRY TOM SIDESTICK 1 TAMBOURINE SYNTH CLAPS To Set all Voices to the ENSONIQ Drum Map From this page press ENTER The display momentarily shows Command successful and then returns to Edit Drum Sound page 00 Edit Sound page 05 Change Sound mode Change Sound mode This command allows you ...

Page 140: ...trol beyond 11 or 11 automatically increases decreases the octave by one Fine Range 99 to 99 Changes the pitch of the voice by steps of one cent 1 100 of a semitone Edit Sound page 11 Keyboard Pitch Tracking Keyboard Pitch Tracking Range ON or OFF Determines whether or not the pitch of the selected voice will change across the keyboard or remain static ON The pitch of a voice tracks with the keybo...

Page 141: ...eystrike This means that the setting you assign to Fc Cutoff is the maximum level the level that will be reached with the hardest keystrike The amount of LevV will determine how much that level will be reduced as you play softer With this parameter you can have continuous dynamic control over the filter cutoff by varying how hard you play Amp Pages In the Amp pages you control the volume of the in...

Page 142: ...f stopping when the key is released This is good for percussive type sounds where you want the envelope to be the same for every note no matter how long the key is held down Stealing Notes To maximize the use of the KT s 64 voices and to manage the voice stealing it is sometimes useful to understand when a given voice will be assigned and when it will be released or put back into the pool for use ...

Page 143: ...tly routed to the volume of the voice this parameter could be thought of as Amp Envelope Amount Values above 00 dB are intended to let you compensate for the effects of heavy filtering or enveloping and for the fact that some waves simply have less apparent loudness than others For example a percussion sample which is by nature a quick peak has less energy than a sustaining square wave A higher Vo...

Page 144: ...ramming specific effects L R Effect 2 Mix1 Mix2 Audio Outputs Effect 1b FX1 FX2 DRY Effect 1a VelCurv Range QUIKRISE CONVEX LINEAR and CONCAVE This selects which of the four available velocity response curves the envelope will use if the velocity level control the LevV parameter on Edit Sound page 61 is set to some value other than zero Output Keyboard Velocity Output Keyboard Velocity CONVEX 0 50...

Page 145: ...High Key m m m Key A0 A0 G2 PUNCHY KICK i Wave Name 6 Decide which voice s you want to replace by playing the keyboard The display will show the current key number the wave name and the key range of that wave 7 When you ve decided which voice to replace make sure it s selected and on the display by pressing the appropriate key on the keyboard 8 Press the upper 0 button then the lower 1 button The ...

Page 146: ... within A0 to G2 and make sure it s on the display 3 Press the button twice to select the High Key range as shown above 4 Press the F2 key You ve just changed the range of the PUNCHY KICK If you play the G2 and G2 keys you will hear waves from the hidden ROM General MIDI Drum Map sound that lies beneath the key ranges DRY TOM and PEDAL HAT KG1 respectively This is one way to get additional voices ...

Page 147: ...utton 4 Select a memory location for your sound using the BANK button to toggle between the i INT a CARD and b CARD banks and the 0 to 9 buttons remember page locations 80 99 are ROM Drum sounds and can t be used These buttons will display the names of the sounds currently residing in the selected bank s memory Look for a memory location that contains a sound that you no longer want or use Sounds ...

Page 148: ...Section 7 Drum Sound Parameters ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual 17 ...

Page 149: ...SELECT_SEQ PRESET The SELECT_SEQ PRESET LED will light indicating that you are in Select Sequence Preset mode Bank Location A Preset is selected Preset Memory Location l m n iPSET00 Seq Preset 00 i Preset Name On the top line you see context information about the current preset and its memory location Across the lower line the display shows the name of the preset When the SELECT_SEQ PRESET LED is ...

Page 150: ...data At any point note data can be added to a preset making it a sequence The relationship between presets and sequences looks like this Preset Global Effect Sequence Sound Performance Parameters Note Controller Data Track 1 Sound Performance Parameters Note Controller Data Track 2 Sound Performance Parameters Note Controller Data Track 3 Sound Performance Parameters Note Controller Data Track 4 S...

Page 151: ...ich in turn control the sounds played by the KT when MIDI Mode MULTI on System MIDI page 6 Each MIDI channel can be thought of as an extension of the sequencer s track Whether playing locally sending MIDI to a remote device or receiving MIDI from an external sequencer we describe this logical construct comprised of a MIDI channel a sound and various performance parameters as a track Each KT preset...

Page 152: ... in the KT Each sound you select for use in your preset track can be assigned to perform in a specific way using the track parameters described in the Preset Track Parameters section of this manual Here s a brief description of how to build your own preset 1 Press the SELECT_SEQ PRESET button The KT will display the last preset sequence or song that was selected 2 Using the upper 0 through 6 butto...

Page 153: ... and still keep the original consider copying it to a new location You can then rename it and modify it as necessary Here s how Note You cannot copy presets that reside in the ROM area of memory only those that reside in the Internal area i e ones that you created or on a RAM card ROM presets can be imported however See Section 11 Sequencer Parameters for details 1 In Select Seq Preset mode select...

Page 154: ...red by pressing its SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button again Using Effects With Performance Presets All eight tracks in a sequence or preset share the same effects algorithm Effects settings can be edited from the Effects pages press EDIT_SEQ PRESET then the upper 8 button with the same parameters available as in Edit Sound mode The effects algorithm for the sequence preset or song is inherited from th...

Page 155: ...und from a different bank either repeatedly press BANK or while holding down BANK press the lower numbered buttons 0 1 2 or 3 to select the desired bank i INT r ROM a CARD or b CARD respectively 4 Press REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND again to exit Replace Track Sound mode and replace the sound with the newly selected one To change the currently displayed track press any SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button The EDIT...

Page 156: ...OUNDFINDER buttons to find the sound that you would like to install into the newly selected track 8 At this point you can press another SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button and repeat these steps for as many tracks as you would like to replace 9 Press REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND to exit Replace Track Sound mode From Select Sequence Preset mode 1 Press SELECT_SEQ PRESET The KT will enter Select Sequences Presets ...

Page 157: ...be silenced and the Sequence Preset track will show Selected Track Recorded Data Symbol Bank Location Card Location l m m m Trk01 a CARD 17 a CARD Sound 17 i Sound name changes to show Card Location This will also appear if you have a different card installed and it does not have any recorded Sound data If you have created a sequence preset or song that uses a sound from either the a CARD or b CAR...

Page 158: ... Pan Output Bus Key Range Transpose Channel Program MIDI Status Pressure Type Sustain Pedal Timbre Release 8 Pressing EDIT_TRACK followed by the appropriate lower 0 to 9 button will access the Edit Track Performance parameters The Edit Track parameters are Screen Parameter Description 0 Volume overall track volume level 0 Pan stereo panning control for track sound 1 Output Bus controls routing of ...

Page 159: ...t possible to adjust each track s Performance Parameters relative to the other tracks in the layer combination To Lock a Track Layer combination 1 Press SELECT_SEQ PRESET 2 Press a SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button and layer any combination of tracks by double clicking their SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK buttons 3 While holding down the SELECT_SEQ PRESET button press the EDIT_TRACK button Both the SELECT_SEQ...

Page 160: ... information Save Changes SEQUENCE NAME Pressing YES saves the sequence or song with the current settings of all the parameters listed above into sequencer memory Pressing NO leaves the settings of the parameters listed above as they were when you last recorded a track In either case the track data notes controllers and program changes is always saved Sometimes it s hard to remember when you get t...

Page 161: ...If all 70 locations have been defined the SORRY No free Seq location message will be displayed If the current Seq Preset Track parameters have been edited the Save Changes prompt will be displayed before the current Seq Preset settings are overwritten with the Default Preset settings Remember the Save Changes prompt can be disabled with the SaveChangesMode parameter EDIT_SEQ PRESET the upper 1 the...

Page 162: ...cally saved This name can be changed at any time with the Rename SEQ Pset command EDIT_SEQ PRESET upper 4 then the lower 4 button For more information about these parameters see Section 9 Preset Track Parameters When a Default Preset template is created it has no time signature Pressing the RECORD button with a Default Preset template selected will bring up the Time Signature selection page prompt...

Page 163: ...undefined sequence When a song is selected you can copy the song preset data to any undefined song To Copy Preset Data to an Undefined Preset Sequence or Song Location in the same bank 1 Choose any defined sequence or preset 2 Press the MAKE_DEFAULT_PRESET button The display will show Copy FROM Preset Sequence Name The display shows the currently selected sequence 3 Press ENTER The display shows T...

Page 164: ...he splits 2 through 8 provide a constant sound on the left half and a selection of different sounds for the right Preset 9 a split designed for wedding ceremonies features various organs on the left hand and church bells on the extreme right List of ROM Presets rPSET00 MIDI Blend A layer of Dynamic Grand Piano Track 1 Big Money Pad Track 2 and Warm Syn Tines Track 3 that simulates a rich MIDI base...

Page 165: ... preceding preset and the same palette of right hand instruments Track assignments are as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Grand Piano Cool B Three Authentic 73 Studio Keys Vibraphone Piano Strings Analog Pad Woody Bass solid flashing rPSET04 SynBass Kbds i Another split with synthesizer bass on the left A0 to E3 and a choice of up to seven right hand instruments The left hand bass remains constant as di...

Page 166: ...ngs for the left side A0 to B3 and a selection of up to seven different orchestral instruments on the right side The Piano Strings sound remains constant as different right hand instruments are selected Track assignments are as follows 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Orchestra French Horn Sec Oboe Bassoon English Horn Clarinet Concert Flute Piano Strings solid flashing rPSET09 Wedding Ceremony This preset is desi...

Page 167: ...e is the same on each page in Edit Track mode Bank Location Sequencer Memory Location Track Play Status m m m m iPSET00 Trk01 Vol 127 Pan 00 Vol Range 000 to 127 The Volume parameter enables you to make volume changes to the individual tracks allowing you to balance the KT sounds and or control the volume of external MIDI devices All tracks whose MIDI Status is set to BOTH MIDI or EXT will send a ...

Page 168: ...fect is not appropriate for both L R Effect 2 Mix1 Mix2 Audio Outputs Effect 1b FX1 FX2 DRY Effect 1a The available settings are DRY forces all voices to the DRY bus FX1 forces all voices to FX1 FX2 forces all voices to FX2 VOICE uses normal voice routing as programmed in each sound CONTRL FX uses normal voice routing as programmed in each sound and routes controller information from this track to...

Page 169: ...o To set a Key Range 1 Press EDIT_TRACK then the lower 2 button The Low Key value will flash 2 Play the key on the keyboard that you want to be the lowest key of the range The flashing will automatically move to the right for the High Key of the range 3 Play the key for the highest key of the range The new values for the range will be displayed and the flashing will stop 4 If you want to reset the...

Page 170: ...e you want Once you have a keyboard split you can change any of the sounds without affecting the split points by using the REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND button Edit Track page 3 Transpose iPSET01 Trk01 Transpose 0 00 i i Octave Semitone Transpose Octave Range 4 to 4 octaves Semitone Range 11 to 11 semitones The Transpose function provides a way to transpose tracks in real time without changing the data in t...

Page 171: ...a MIDI Prog Range 000 to 127 This parameter lets you choose which MIDI Program Change number will be transmitted via MIDI when the track is selected If the track MIDI status has been set to LOCAL the track will not send program changes When a different Track Preset Sequence or Song is selected the KT will transmit MIDI program change messages for tracks with a status of BOTH MIDI or EXT The defaul...

Page 172: ...y once All subsequent program changes will be directed to the Bank that was selected by the last Bank Select message received Note Incoming Program Changes 80 to 99 will always select one of the 20 r DRUM ROM Sounds Selecting a New Sound and its Effect from MIDI There is a special range of MIDI Bank Select messages recognized only in MULTI mode that are used to select both a sound and its effect f...

Page 173: ...y will show MIDI CHAN indicating its status and what MIDI channel it is sending on assuming MIDI TRK NAMES OFF on System MIDI page 9 see Section 2 System MIDI EXT Same as MIDI status except that incoming MIDI will not play internal voices This is useful when using the KT as a Master MIDI Controller with an external sequencer and a number of other remote MIDI devices It is also good for turning off...

Page 174: ...set this parameter to NONE This will avoid wasting valuable sequencer memory and will avoid clogging up the MIDI data stream with a lot of unnecessary pressure information Existing pressure information can also be removed from a track using Filter Events on Edit Seq Preset page 57 When Pressure KEY Voices played from the KT keyboard will not respond to pressure The sequencer will record Poly Key p...

Page 175: ...ntroller events The effect of all sustain events whether from the KT sustain pedal FtswR SUSTAIN on SYSTEM MIDI page 2 or sustain commands received from MIDI controller 64 is controlled by this switch ON sustain events will affect all notes played within the active key range for this track OFF sustain events will have no effect on the notes played on this track For example it may be useful to turn...

Page 176: ...etting to hear what it has been programmed to do in each program All tracks whose MIDI Status is set to BOTH MIDI or EXT or will send a MIDI Continuous Controller message controller 71 with the indicated value whenever this parameter is edited Edit Track page 9 Release iPSET01 Trk01 Release 00 Release Range 64 to 64 Release is the time it takes for the sound to fade away when the key is released T...

Page 177: ... degradation of the sound in the recording process no matter how many times you overdub or re record a part It is important to bear in mind that a sequencer only records what you play Sequencer memory is used up by Events keys struck controllers etc while a tape recorder s memory the tape is always used up by the same amount over a fixed period of time This means that a digital sequencer will use ...

Page 178: ... instructions on its designated MIDI channel unless the track has been assigned LOCAL only status What is a Song A KT song is a collection of sequences programmed to play one after another When a song is selected individual sequences are assigned to play in a certain order as a series of Steps with up to 99 Steps and up to 99 Repetitions of each Step Within each Song Step individual tracks within ...

Page 179: ...s b CARD 80 sounds Sequencer Data a CARD 70 Seq Presets 30 Songs 6500 events b CARD 70 Seq Presets 30 Songs 112 000 events RAM Card Configuration Both sounds and sequencer data stored to a PCMCIA RAM card can be played directly from the card when it s properly inserted into the card slot on the KT Each Preset Sequence Song bank is a world unto itself for example songs can only be constructed of se...

Page 180: ...NTINUE while the sequencer is stopped will play the current sequence or song from wherever it was last stopped Either foot switch can duplicate the behavior of the STOP CONTINUE button by setting FtswL or FtswR STOP CONT on System MIDI page 2 Note If you are using a single foot switch SW 2 or SW 6 in the Foot Switch jack the FtswL parameter on System MIDI page 2 should always be set to UNUSED This...

Page 181: ...you to play before going into Overdub mrec MIDI sync Record Standby same as Record Standby except that the sequencer is synced to external MIDI clocks CLOCK MIDI on the Control page and is waiting for MIDI clocks before going into Record AUDP Audition Play This state is entered automatically from Record when the end of the sequence is reached assuming LOOP ON After leaving Record and entering Audi...

Page 182: ... m m iSEQ 00 Tempo120 Seq Preset 00 i Name of sequence preset Preset Sequence Locations 00 to 69 that have not yet been defined show Press ENTER to Make new Pset i empty location selected Song Locations 70 to 99 that have not yet been defined show Press ENTER to Make new Song i empty location selected Pressing ENTER will initiate the Make new Preset or Make new Song function see Creating a New Seq...

Page 183: ...ce presets songs Note that if there is no card installed or there is no sequencer data on the card the a CARD and b CARD banks will not be recognized Playing Sequences and Songs Try selecting a sequence and pressing PLAY The selected sequence will begin to play Location of currently playing sequence m iSEQ 00 Tempo120 Seq Preset 01 i Name of sequence selected to play next While one sequence is pla...

Page 184: ...ay shows New Sequence Location The Data Entry Slider or the VALUE buttons will now scroll through all available unused sequence locations within that bank when creating a song the Data Entry Controls scroll through unused song locations Once a location has been chosen press or the SAVE button The display shows Time Signature 04 4 6 The VALUE buttons will now set the time signature values The or th...

Page 185: ...en you select an undefined location the display will show the following prompt Press ENTER to Make new Song i currently selected location 5 Press the ENTER button The display shows New Song Location 6 The Data Entry Slider or VALUE buttons will now scroll through all available unused song locations when creating a sequence the arrows scroll through unused sequence locations Once a location has bee...

Page 186: ...pper 1 button 3 Press the lower 7 button The display shows Press ENTER to Erase Seq Memory 4 Press ENTER The KT display shows Erase Seq Memory in Bank xxxxxx This read only page displays the selected bank to be erased 5 Press the YES button The KT erases all presets sequences and songs from the selected sequence preset bank This will not erase any sounds used by the sequencer After the memory is e...

Page 187: ...k other than Track 1 press the SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button corresponding to that track This defines the track and puts the currently selected sound on it Otherwise you can just leave Track 1 selected and start from there Select a Sound for the Track 1 Press the REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND button 2 Select a sound as you normally would using the BANK and 0 to 9 buttons to locate the sound you want Each ne...

Page 188: ...ge is automatically selected 2 Adjust the Tempo Use the Data Entry Slider or the VALUE buttons to set it to the tempo you want The bar in which you start playing becomes Bar 1 of the Sequence 3 Press STOP CONTINUE to end recording Note that the foot switch can be used to stop recording when set to STOP CONT on System MIDI page 2 The display will show Trk01 Keep first XXX bars This will determine t...

Page 189: ...TINUE or press the foot switch when set to STOP CONT on System MIDI page 2 4 At the end of the sequence the KT will leave record mode and assuming Loop ON enter Audition Play mode At that time the Keep NEW OLD page is shown Press ENTER to KEEP NEW TRACK 5 Press the NO button to hear the track as it was before you recorded the new track The display then reads OLD where it shows NEW in the above ill...

Page 190: ... ON with the Data Entry Controls 3 Press the lower 1 button and use the Data Entry Controls to define the exact bar beat and clock at which the KT will enter record 4 Press the lower 2 button and use the Data Entry Controls to define the exact bar beat and clock at which the KT will exit record 5 Press the SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button to select the track you want to record on 6 While holding down...

Page 191: ...ssing its SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button 5 Press PLAY then press RECORD to enter Overdub Standby recording The display shows odub in the upper right corner The KT is now waiting for a note or program change event to begin recording 6 Press REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND We do not recommend double clicking the REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND button Replace w FX as this will permanently change the sequence or song effect 7...

Page 192: ...UENCE NAME Pressing the YES button saves the sequence or song with the current settings of all the parameters listed above into sequencer memory Pressing the NO button leaves the settings of the parameters listed above as they were when you last recorded a track In either case the track data notes controllers and program changes is always saved Sometimes it s hard to remember when you get this pag...

Page 193: ...llowed by the lower 5 button 2 Define the MIDI channel of the track in Edit Track mode press EDIT_TRACK then the lower 4 button 3 Record the track and then 4 Either keep or reject the new track from the Keep NEW OLD page MIDI tracks can be selected and stacked from the SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK buttons in Select Seq Preset mode only and can be muted or soloed from Edit Seq Preset Mute Tracks page 7 t...

Page 194: ...just the volume of each track Note that this only sets the overall track volume level and does not record real time volume changes If you want to record real time mix and pan changes see Mixing Down Sequence and Song Tracks in Song Mode found later in this section 5 Press the top 7 button to display the Track Mute Status parameter On this page you can solo and mute individual tracks iSEQ 00 Trk01 ...

Page 195: ...t Track Output Bus settings EDIT_TRACK lower 1 are DRY forces all voices to the DRY bus FX1 forces all voices to FX1 FX2 forces all voices to FX2 VOICE uses normal voice routing as programmed in each sound CONTRL FX uses normal voice routing as programmed in each sound and routes controller information from this track to the effect This is the default setting Controllers Routed to Effects It is so...

Page 196: ...ng procedure explains how to assemble a song using sequences that you have created Remember there are many parameters that can be adjusted when working with songs Only those that you will encounter when assembling sequences into songs are dealt with in this procedure To assemble a song 1 Press the SELECT_SEQ PRESET button The KT is now in Select Sequence Preset mode 2 Enter a song location from wi...

Page 197: ... prompts you to confirm the step of the song you want to change Since we are assembling a new song in this example and not editing an existing one we will begin with step 1 11 Press the button so that the phrase END OF SONG is flashing meaning we can select a sequence within the same bank and assign it as step 1 of our song Rep 1 Step 1 END OF SONG 12 Using the button scroll through the available ...

Page 198: ...ncer Control page 3 press EDIT_SEQ PRESET the upper 1 button then the 3 button determines which effect s will be heard when a song is played When Song uses effect from SEQUENCES each time a new sequence begins as a step in a song its effect will be loaded resulting in a brief muting of the output unless the new effect is the same as in the previous sequence When Song uses effect from SONG the effe...

Page 199: ... 1 Sequence 3 Sequence 2 Song Length Now with the song selected you can press the SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK buttons and see an entirely new set of empty tracks These are the song tracks If you are not sure which tracks you re viewing check the track LEDs They flash when sequence tracks are displayed in Song mode and remain solidly lit when song tracks are displayed Continuing with the above example t...

Page 200: ...quence and then change it there When a song is selected and Song Edit Tracks Displayed SEQ the LEDs in the SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK buttons will flash to remind you that the track data is for the currently selected sequence in the song step and not the actual song tracks Song Tracks are displayed as Tracks 09 16 Tip There is a shortcut for toggling the Song Edit Tracks Displayed parameter between SE...

Page 201: ...per 1 button followed by the lower 1 button 3 Set the record parameter to Record MIXDOWN 4 Press the lower 4 button and set the Song Edit Tracks Displayed parameter to Song Edit Tracks Displayed SONG Note With a song selected you can toggle between Song tracks and Sequence tracks by double clicking any of the eight SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK buttons while in Edit Seq Preset mode The track s LED will f...

Page 202: ...his chart to set the effect delay times to sync to your sequence or song BPM 1 4 NOTE 1 8th NOTE 1 8 TRIPLET 1 16th NOTE 40 1500 00 750 00 500 00 375 00 41 1463 41 731 71 487 80 365 85 42 1428 57 714 29 476 19 357 14 43 1395 35 697 67 465 12 348 84 44 1363 64 681 82 454 55 340 91 45 1333 33 666 67 444 44 333 33 46 1304 35 652 17 434 78 326 09 47 1276 60 638 30 425 53 319 15 48 1250 00 625 00 416 6...

Page 203: ...47 117 65 88 24 171 350 88 175 44 116 96 87 72 172 348 84 174 42 116 28 87 21 173 346 82 173 41 115 61 86 71 174 344 83 172 41 114 94 86 21 175 342 86 171 43 114 29 85 71 176 340 91 170 45 113 64 85 23 BPM 1 4 NOTE 1 8th NOTE 1 8 TRIPLET 1 16th NOTE 177 338 98 169 49 112 99 84 75 178 337 08 168 54 112 36 84 27 179 335 20 167 60 111 73 83 80 180 333 33 166 67 111 11 83 33 181 331 49 165 75 110 50 8...

Page 204: ...ian s Manual Tip Assign a controller to modulate the effect delay times and select a specified minimum and maximum range so that you can create unique poly rhythms in real time See Section 3 Understanding Effects for information on assigning effect modulators ...

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Page 207: ... a series of numbers which are transmitted out the MIDI Out jack Controlling Remote MIDI Devices from the KT MIDI Connections You can use the KT sequencer to drive external MIDI devices greatly enhancing the number of available voices and timbres On Edit Track page 5 a sequence preset or song track s MIDI status can be set to MIDI so that it plays only out MIDI LOCAL so that it will play only loca...

Page 208: ...DI channel 4 you can quickly set up a track to drive that synth by simply selecting an undefined track then assigning that track MIDI Status and MIDI channel 4 in Edit Track mode Also when each destination instrument is always set to its own distinct MIDI channel it means that different sequences and songs recorded at different times will always play the right instrument on the right track Once yo...

Page 209: ...t the above steps for each track that you want to drive a remote MIDI sound Once you ve created a template you can save it internally in the KT 1 Press the SAVE button Depending on whether or not you ve created a sequence using your template the display will read either Save SEQ seq name or Save PRESET seq name The name listed is the name of the sequence preset you began with when editing 2 Select...

Page 210: ...to the MIDI In jack of the external sequencer or computer This allows notes and controllers that are played on the KT to be transmitted to the external sequencer for recording Note Many computers do not have MIDI jacks built into them and require an additional MIDI Interface connector between the computer and the KT 4 Make sure the proper amplification is connected to the KT and power on the compu...

Page 211: ...of your preset and its location 5 Press the EDIT_TRACK button then the first SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button 6 Press the lower 5 button to select the MIDI Status page iPSET55 Trk01 Status LOCAL 7 Use the VALUE buttons to change the Status parameter to BOTH iPSET55 Trk01 Status BOTH 8 Select each of the remaining seven tracks of the preset by pressing their SEQUENCER PRESET_TRACK button and change th...

Page 212: ...ine There are basically three ways to use the KT with a drum machine or another rhythm sequencer Sync the drum machine s clock to the KT Sync the KT s clock to the drum machine Sequence the drum machine s internal sounds from the KT just as you would an external synthesizer To Sync a Drum Machine to the KT 1 Connect the MIDI Out of the KT to the MIDI In of the drum machine 2 Set the drum machine t...

Page 213: ...you may get more dynamic range out of your drum machine if you use this approach The disadvantage is that you use up KT sequencer memory to sequence the drum machine Song Position Pointers The KT sends and receives Song Position Pointers via MIDI Song Position Pointers are MIDI commands that tell a sequencer or drum machine where to locate within a song or sequence When the KT receives a Song Posi...

Page 214: ...he KT to respond monophonically to eight consecutive MIDI channels starting from the Base Channel However you will probably need only six MIDI channels since most guitar controllers only have six strings see Section 2 System MIDI Parameters for a more complete description of MONO mode You can now select sounds or presets on the KT either from the front panel or from MIDI program changes and the gu...

Page 215: ...hat is General MIDI The KT completely conforms to the full General MIDI Specification This allows you to play back any General MIDI based sequence via incoming MIDI and always get predictable results General MIDI GM is an industry standard for program mapping that defines 128 sounds and their locations This means that if a device conforms to the GM standard MIDI Program Change 1 will always call u...

Page 216: ...368 FAX 905 628 2541 Jammer For more information contact Soundtreck 3384 Hill Dr Duluth GA 30136 Voice 404 623 0879 FAX 404 623 3054 MiBac Jazz For more information contact MiBac Music Software PO Box 468 Northfield MN 55057 Voice 507 645 5851 2 Many pre recorded pieces of music can be purchased for home listening solo performance backing tracks e g instant karaoke and other applications Note that...

Page 217: ...e Recorder Pan Flute Bottle Blow Shakuhachi Whistle Ocarina 105 112 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 ETHNIC Sitar Banjo Shamisen Koto Kalimba Bagpipes Fiddle Shanai 17 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ORGAN Drawbar Organ Perc Organ Rock Organ Church Organ Reed Organ Accordion Harmonica Bandoneon 49 56 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 ENSEMBLE Strings Slow Strings SynthString 1 SynthString 2 Choir Ahhs Voice Oohs ...

Page 218: ...bal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 ____ 58 A3 Vibraslap Vibraslap Vibraslap Vibraslap 59 B3 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 60 C4 High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo ____61 C4 Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo 62 D4 Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga ____ 63 D4 Open High Conga Open High Conga Open High Conga Open Hi...

Page 219: ... G3 808 Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell Cowbell 57 A3 Crash Cymbal 2 Crash Cymbal 2 Concert Cymbal 2 ____ 58 A3 Vibraslap Vibraslap Vibraslap 59 B3 Ride Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Concert Cymbal 1 60 C4 High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo High Bongo ____61 C4 Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo Low Bongo 62 D4 808 High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga Mute High Conga ____ 63 D4 808 Mid Conga Open High Conga Open ...

Page 220: ...Section 12 The MIDI Connection 14 ENSONIQ KT Musician s Manual There are four additional sounds assigned to keys in the MT 32 KIT 90 F6 Crash 92 G6 Train 93 A6 Jet 94 A6 Helicopter ...

Page 221: ...electronic devices before making any connections 2 Using a MIDI Cable connect the MIDI In jack of the KT to the MIDI Out jack of the computer hardware sequencer sequence player Note Many computers do not have a MIDI jack built into them and require an additional MIDI Interface connector between the computer and the KT 3 Make sure the proper amplification is connected to the KT and power on the com...

Page 222: ...lay the General MIDI mode page as follows Track Channel Number GM Sound Number Receive Status l m n Ch 01 Snd 001 ON GM Grand Piano i General MIDI Sound Name The KT behaves as though an enlarged 16 track sequence has been selected and as though the current MIDI Mode MULTI Incoming MIDI will be received on all 16 MIDI channels to 16 discrete inbound Track Channels The default effect algorithm EQ CH...

Page 223: ...ponding GS Drum Map Program change value 1 STANDRD KIT 9 ROOM KIT 17 POWER KIT 25 ELCTRNC KIT 26 TR 808 KIT 33 JAZZ KIT 41 BRUSH KIT 49 ORCH PERCSN 128 MT 32 KIT The KT keyboard will always play the sound assigned to the displayed Track Channel number Receive Status Range ON or This parameter is set to receive MIDI data by default ON By changing the value for each MIDI channel you can define how m...

Page 224: ... Notes Off button Pressing GENERAL_MIDI twice will invoke the All Notes Off function All Notes Off All KT and MIDI voices on all 16 Track Channels will be silenced The following MIDI messages will be transmitted on all 16 MIDI channels All Notes Off Reset All Controllers key ups for all keys down sustain and sostenuto pedal ups and controllers will be normalized to the General MIDI default values ...

Page 225: ...Device ID 09 02 F7 F0 7E Universal non real time SysEx header Device ID ID of target device suggest using 7F Broadcast 09 sub ID 1 General MIDI message 02 sub ID 2 General MIDI Off F7 EOX end of SysEx More about SysEx Messages The System MIDI page 8 SysEx parameter must be set to ON in order to receive Universal SysEx messages A Universal SysEx General MIDI On message acts the same as pressing the...

Page 226: ...n Perc Organ Drawbar Organ Church Organ Church Organ Church Organ Accordion 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Poly Synth Ice Rain Poly Synth Echo Drops Bass Lead Reed Organ Glockenspiel Square Wave 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Flute Flute Piccolo Piccolo Recorder Pan Flute Alto Sax Soprano Sax 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 Marimba Koto Bandoneon Shakuhachi Whistle Whistle Bottle Blow Bottle Blow 17 18 19 20 21...

Page 227: ...nized Registered Parameters only after controllers 100 101 are received Controller 64 Sustain YES YES This defaults to a value of 0 The right foot switch will always function as Sustain Controller 66 Sostenuto YES YES This defaults to a value of 0 The left foot switch can function as Sostenuto if a stereo foot switch is connected Controller 71 Harmonic Content NO NO ENSONIQ Timbre Controller 72 Re...

Page 228: ...es sound library ROM Cards are formatted like RAM Cards but a CARD and b CARD Preset Seq Song Banks are smaller Installing the Battery in a RAM Card To maximize battery life MC 512 and most SRAM PCMCIA RAM Cards are shipped without a battery Before using these cards you must first install the correct size battery following the instructions below 1 Slide the switch away from the battery drawer to r...

Page 229: ...m for 112 000 events This is for your big projects b CARD stands for BIG Formatting a Blank Memory Card When you first install the battery in a PCMCIA RAM card the card will not be recognized by the KT until it is formatted Formatting a card is done by simply copying either the i INT Internal sounds to the a CARD location described later in this section or by saving the internal sequencer memory t...

Page 230: ...below Storage Type MEMORY CARD 5 Press ENTER The display now offers four choices Operation COPY i INT TO a CARD This command copies the entire contents of the internal i INT sound bank to the a CARD location Operation COPY i INT TO b CARD This command copies the entire contents of the internal i INT sound bank to the b CARD location Operation COPY a CARD TO i INT This command copies the entire con...

Page 231: ...he internal i INT memory Use this when you want to reload data previously saved to the card Operation COPY b CARD TO i INT This command copies the entire contents of the b CARD sequence bank to the internal i INT memory Use this when you want to reload data previously saved to the card 6 Once you have selected the operation you want from the four options above press ENTER 7 The copy function is al...

Page 232: ...ges All other forms will be ignored Generic System Exclusive Storage It is not strictly necessary however for the receiving system to understand the data it receives if the purpose is to store it for later reloading into the original system just as it s not necessary for a file cabinet to understand the pieces of paper you file there The KT can transmit a MIDI System Exclusive message without the ...

Page 233: ...This command will transmit the currently selected sound as a MIDI System Exclusive message The sound to be transmitted can be in any bank including the i INT r ROM a CARD or b CARD banks Operation SAVE i INT SOUND BANK This command transmits the entire contents of the i INT internal RAM sounds bank as a MIDI System Exclusive message The dump contains data for the complete set of 80 internal sounds...

Page 234: ...tion SAVE CURRENT SEQ PSET This command will transmit the currently selected sequence or song as a MIDI System Exclusive message Operation SAVE CURRENT SEQ BANK This command will transmit the entire contents of the currently selected seq preset bank as a MIDI System Exclusive message The dump contains data for the complete set of 70 sequence locations and 30 song locations 6 Once you have selected...

Page 235: ...gnored To Enable Reception of System Exclusive messages 1 Press the SYSTEM MIDI button 2 Press the lower 8 button 3 Using the Data Entry Controls set SysEx ON When a single sound MIDI Sys Ex message is received three things happen the display briefly shows Press ENTER to Save New Sound the new sound is placed in the edit buffer the KT enters Edit Sound mode with the Edit Sound LED flashing so that...

Page 236: ... sound data in the b CARD bank SORRY Card Seq Banks are empty You will get this message if you attempt to copy either a CARD TO i INT or b CARD TO i INT when the card is formatted but does not contain any sequencer data SORRY Write to card failed This message will appear whenever the KT fails to verify data that it has written to the card It could mean that the card is a ROM card and cannot be wri...

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Page 238: ...wo registered parameter controllers select the parameter and the following two data entry controllers specify the value Controllers Number Name Value 100 Registered Parameter Select LSB 00 or 01 101 Registered Parameter Select MSB always 0 6 Data Entry MSB Most Significant Byte see below 38 Data Entry LSB Least Significant Byte see below Registered Parameters Number Name KT parameter range 00 Pitc...

Page 239: ...troller 1 0 Bank Select MSB 1 Mod Wheel 4 Foot Pedal 6 Data Entry MSB 3 7 Volume 10 Pan 32 Bank Select LSB 38 Data Entry LSB 3 64 Sustain 66 Sustenuto 71 Harmonic Content4 72 Release Time 100 Reg Param Select LSB5 101 Reg Param Select MSB6 1 assignable XCtrl 2 always 0 3 for Reg Params only after 100 101 are transmitted or received 4 Timbre 5 values of 0 1 only 6 always 0 Program Change True Numbe...

Page 240: ...er 75 Bus 42 Busses 122 Button Names x BW 50 C Card 135 Memory 157 250 Sounds 135 Carlos 24 Chaining 174 Chan 149 Change Length 211 Channel Pressure 11 32 76 Channels 129 Chorus Center 53 54 65 Depth 53 54 65 Feedback 53 Level 54 66 Rate 53 54 65 Cleaning the KT ii Click Pages 195 Pan 195 Parameter 195 Volume 195 Clipping 104 121 Clock 191 Color coded text x Color coding x Scheme 3 Command success...

Page 241: ...DRY BYPASSED 49 DUAL EQ REVERB 50 E Edit Buffer 68 Drum Sound mode 111 Standard Sound mode 79 Seq Preset Button 6 Song Steps 200 202 Song Steps page 175 Sound 68 Sound Button 6 Times 186 Track 136 Track Button 6 Track mode 145 EDITS AUTO SAVED 192 Effect Algorithms 49 Modulators 46 Selector 41 Effects 39 Listing 42 Mixing 42 Multiple function routing 43 Parameters 49 Signal routing between 40 Sing...

Page 242: ...go 237 Defined 237 Disable 246 Drum Map 115 Hidden 116 Enable 243 GS MT 32 Compatibility 237 MIDI Out 243 Percussion 237 Requirements 237 Sound Map 237 239 Using 242 Why use 238 Glide Modes 90 Parameter 90 Time 90 Global controllers 34 GM Map 115 Goto function 184 Ground Loops About Ground Loops iv GS Drum Maps 237 H Headphone Impedance warning 10 Headphones 10 HF Bandwidth 52 HF Damping 52 64 Hid...

Page 243: ...t vi MIDI About 229 Assigning reception channels 233 Bank Select 36 Breath Controller 75 Channel 149 Assignments 234 Clock 191 Connection 229 Connections 1 Controller application 231 Devices Connecting 229 Controlling from the KT 229 Guitar controller 236 Implementation Chart II In 1 Loop 38 Mode 33 Mode and Channel 230 234 Out 1 Parameters 21 31 Powering Up vi Program change 35 Program Change num...

Page 244: ...ate 60 PHASER REVERB 60 Phones 10 PITCH 75 Pitch bend 22 Wheel 11 75 Pitch page 118 Pitch pages 88 Pitch table 22 Parameter 22 Various 22 Pitch tables Arabic ARABIC 1 23 ARABIC 2 23 ARABIC 3 23 ARABIC 4 23 Chinese CHINESE 1 23 CHINESE 2 23 Equal stepped 19 TONE EQU 24 24 TONE EQU 23 31 TONE EQU 24 53 TONE EQU 24 Greek GRK CHROMAT 22 GRK DIATONC 22 GRK ENHARM 22 HARMONIC 24 INDIAN RAGA 23 Java JAVA...

Page 245: ...anel Connections 1 Diagram 1 Reboot viii Record 190 Registered Parameter Select 21 22 Reinitializing viii Release 154 Rels 57 Remote MIDI Devices Controlling 230 Set up 230 REMOVE Bars 212 Rename SEQ Preset 208 Rename SONG Pset 199 Rep 201 REPLACE 190 Replace Track Sound Button 7 How to 133 How to replace a sound along with its effect 134 Replace w FX 134 Replacing Sounds 135 Resources Additional ...

Page 246: ...HOW PROMPT 192 Signal processor 39 Slendro 23 Song Assembling a 174 Command pages 196 Defined 156 Edit Tracks Displayed 178 192 Erase 198 Import 203 Information 198 Position Pointer 235 Rename 199 Tracks 177 Uses effect from 191 Song mode Definition 174 Switching Effects in 176 Viewing sequence tracks 178 Song Select 37 Song Steps Editing 202 Songs Selecting 16 SOSTENUTO 29 Sound Canvas 247 Effect...

Page 247: ... Touch 25 Track 129 156 Command pages 214 Copy 219 Described 129 Erase 220 Merge 221 Mute Status 172 Quantize 227 Range 214 Replacing sounds 133 Scale 224 Shift 223 Status 32 228 Transpose 222 Tracks Layering 132 Mixing Muting and Soloing 172 Recording MIDI 171 Volume Functions 172 Transport Controls 7 158 Transpose 148 201 Transpose Keyboard 8 9 Button 8 Transpose Track 222 TRANSWAVE 81 83 Trig M...

Page 248: ...an s Manual 9 W Wah Modulaton note 66 Walkman 10 WARM CHAMBER 52 Wave classes 81 Wave pages 79 111 WAVE LIST 82 WAVEFORM 81 Waves 79 Wedding Ceremony 144 Weighted action i Werkmeister 22 WHEEL 46 75 WHL PR 75 X XCtrl 34 46 75 ...

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