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K2600 Version 4 (GM Mode) User’s Guide
Inside GM Mode
Inside GM Mode
Here’s what happens when you enable GM Mode:
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On all channels except channel 10 (which GM uses for drums), you will see only the 128 GM
programs. On MIDI channel 10, you will see the eight drum kits. (If you do not see the GM programs
when you turn on GM Mode, you need to install ROM5 or load one of the disk
fi
le GM sets.)
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The K2600 will modify the following entries in the master table:
• FX mode (GM uses Master mode)
• FX channel (GM uses None)
• FX studio (GM uses the studio selected in GM Studio set on the Master: GM page)
• Receive velocity map (GM uses the GM Receive Velocity Map)
• progChgType (GM uses 0-127 mode)
Old settings will be remembered, however, so that when you turn GM Mode off the K2600 will
restore your previous settings.
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Volume and expression controllers are mapped to a special GM curve, as in “GS” synths. (GS is a
superset of General MIDI that is used by the Roland Sound Canvas and other products.)
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GM drum kits are mapped across program number space as in the “GS” synths, and have exclusive
zones included with them.
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Program changes sent to the K2600 when it is in GM Mode will only select programs from the GM
program set.
Setups, Songs, and QA Banks created outside of GM Mode will not point to the correct programs within GM
Mode (although you may
fi
nd the results “interesting”).
Similarly, Setups, Songs, and QA Banks created within GM Mode will not point to the correct programs when you
leave GM Mode. For this reason, when you create Setups, Songs, or QA Banks within GM Mode you may want to
append the letters “GM” to the object’s name and/or store the objects only in certain banks.
Using GM Mode without ROM5 and Orchestral ROM
While you’ll attain the best-sounding GM soundset if you install ROM5 and the Orchestral ROM in your K2600,
you can also take advantage of GM Mode with one of the GM soundsets downloadable from the
www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com website. There are several GM soundsets available, depending on which option
ROMs you have in your K2600. If you have previously obtained a GM soundset for your K2600, you will have to
get the new version that is designed to work with GM Mode.
If you choose this approach,
fi
rst upgrade your operating system to Version 4. Then load the GM soundset using
Disk Mode (make sure to load the GM disk sets as Everything-Merge
fi
les and verify that the programs have
loaded into banks 400-500s). Turn on GM Mode AFTER loading the disk set, then follow the instructions for GM
Mode in this document.
Master Table changes
With Version 4 of the K2600 Operating System, new items have been added to the Master Table. If you have previ-
ously created your own ROM program sets, we recommend that you make and load a new ROM set in order to
correctly store the new parameters with your favorite defaults.
You should also be aware that with Version 4 the Master Table has grown in size to accommodate GM parameters.
If you install an old (pre v4.0) Master Table as part of an object set, the K2600 will say “Resizing Master Table...” on
startup.
