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Chapter 1
What is KDFX
Introduction
KDFX puts the power of an entire studioÑequalizers, signal processors, and mixersÑinside
your Kurzweil K2500. It allows you to deÞne processing functions, signal paths, and balances,
on sounds created by the K2500 and, in Live Mode, sounds from
any source. Using FX
Modulation routings, you have real-time control over any aspects of your studio, from the
buttons, sliders, wheels, and pedals on your K2500, or from any MIDI source at all, like a
sequencer or a dedicated controller.
KDFX provides up to Þve individual signal effects processors. Four of these are designed to
operate on their own individual buses, and the Þfth, the ÒAuxiliaryÓ processor, is designed to
be global.
When the K2500 is being used multi-timbrally, KDFX can provide separate processors for each
of several instruments. For example, letÕs say four K2500 channels are in use, under the control
of a sequencer. Each instrument on each channel can have its own processing: ßanger for the
piano, delay for the sax, compression for the bass, and tight reverb for the drums. Then all of
these signals would go through the global Auxiliary (ÒAuxÓ) processor, where they would be
given a room reverb. At the outputs of the K2500, the reverb would show up on one pair, while
the other instrumentsÕ dry or processed (pre-reverb) signals would show up at the others,
either in mono or stereo. Or the entire mix, carefully balanced and panned, could appear at a
single pair, ready to be recorded or played through a PA.
Figure 1-1. A KDFX Studio
Multitap Delay
Flanger
Plate Reverb
Compressor
Room Reverb
K2500 Outputs
Programs
FXBuses (Inserts)
AuxFX (Global)
to Mixing
Console or
tape deck