Advanced Use; Playing Voices; Select And Play Upper Voice; Playing Two Voices Simultaneously - Kurzweil KA-90 Owner's Manual

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Playing Voices

This instrument features 20 exceptionally realistic voices. Please refer
to the Voice List for details. The default upper voice number is 001.

Select and play Upper Voice

1.
Press the [VOICE] button or voice direct button to select a voice you
want to play. The "VOICE" icon on the nixie tube lights up, and also
indicates the current upper voice number, such as "0.01".
2.
Select a voice.
Press the [+/ YES]/[-/ NO] button or voice direct button to select the
upper voice you want to play.
3.
Play the voice.
You can play the keyboard and listen to the wonderful voice.
Note:
If the dual or lower function is on, repeatedly press the [VOICE] button
to switch between UPPER and LAYER/SPLIT voice. The nixie tube
also indicates the current voice number.

Playing two Voices Simultaneously

This stage piano has a dual voice function. This function allows two
sounds to be layered together, creating a more complex sound. The
default Layer voice number is "d.19".
C
1.
Select the upper voice you want to play.
M
2.
Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the [LAYER]button to
turn the dual function on. The LED indicator of [LAYER] button lights
Y
up, meanwhile, the nixie tube displays the dual voice number:
CM
"d.19".
MY
3.
Press the [+/ YES]/[-/ NO] button or voice direct button to select the
CY dual voice you want to play.
4.
Play the keyboard, and then you will hear two different voices to be
CMY
layered together. It seems like two different instruments are playing
K
at the same time.
5.
Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the [LAYER] button
again will turn the dual function off.
Note:
While the keyboard has been split, only the right hand area can
respond to the Layer voice, the left hand area cannot respond to it.

Playing Different Voices with Both Hands

The lower function splits the keyboard into right and left areas to create
two different voices. The left section voice is lower voice. You can
assign a desired spilt point on the keyboard. The default Split voice
number is L.19.
1.
Select the upper voice you want to play on the right of the split point.
2.
Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the [SPLIT] button
to turn lower function on. The LED indicator of [SPLIT] button
lights up, meanwhile, the nixie tube displays the Split voice
number: "L.19".
3.
You can press the [+/YES]/[-/NO] button or voice direct button to
select the lower voice you want to play.
4.
Play the keyboard.
You can hear the right and left hand area with different voices.
5.
Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then press the [SPLIT] button
again will turn Split function off.

Advanced Use

01 GrandPno 03 E.Piano 05 E.Piano 3
02 GrandPn 2 04 E.Piano 2 06 Harpsi
11 ChurOrgn 13 RockOrgn 15 Harmnic
12 ReedOrgn 14 Acordion 16 NylonGtr
LAYER
07 Clavi 09 PercOrgn
08 Vibra 10 DrawOrgn
17 CleanGtr 19 Strings
18 FngrBass 20 SynStrs
SPLIT
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