Kurzweil K2700 Musician's Manual page 197

Keymap and Sample Editing
The Keymap Editor
The numeral is the sample block ID. If the sample object is an individual sample, the sample
block ID is the same as the sample's object ID. If the sample object is a group of sample
roots, the object ID of the first root in the group determines the sample block ID. The
remaining roots in the block have the same ID, and differ only in their note numbers.
Next comes the name of the sample, which typically describes the sample's timbre. The final
part of the sample's name refers to the pitch at which it was originally sampled. For many
timbres, multiple samples are made at various pitches. As you scroll through the Sample
list, you'll see only the pitch of the sample change until you reach the next sample block.
The sample's original pitch is set in the Sample Editor (see "Root Key" on page 5-11). This
determines which key will play the sample at its original pitch when a sample is used in a key
range (see Key Range below).
Key Range
A Key Range is a range of keyboard keys that plays one sample (per velocity range, see
"Velocity Ranges (VELRNG)" on page 5-5 below for details). Each sample in a key range
(per velocity range) is transposed based on each sample's RootKey parameter so that it plays
at the correct pitch on the keyboard relative to its root key (see "Editing Samples" on page
5-10 for details on the RootKey parameter). Other keys within the key range transpose the
sample chromatically relative to the root key. Sample pitch relative to the root key can also be
offset using the Coarse Tune and Fine Tune parameters, see below).
The Key Range parameter shows you which key range you're currently viewing or editing
(key ranges are named by their lowest and highest notes). Changing the value of the Key
Range parameter selects from the available key ranges, and allows you to view or edit the
sample assignment and other parameters of the selected key range. When the Key Range
parameter is selected, you can also scroll through available key ranges using the Alpha Wheel
or the Previous-/Next+ buttons. Multiple key ranges are only shown if the current Keymap
uses more than one key range. If the top line of the Edit Keymap page displays Key Range,
you can scroll through the available key ranges with any parameter on the page selected
using the CHANNEL/LAYER/ZONE/TRACK buttons. (Press the TOGGLE soft button to
toggle the top line between displaying Key Range and VelRange.)
With the Key Range parameter selected, Key Ranges can also be selected by holding the
ENTER button and playing a key. The Key Range assigned to that key will be selected.
Low Key (Lo), High Key (Hi)
With these parameters you can use any of the data entry methods to change the low and high
notes of the current key range. You can extend a key range to the full capacity of the K2700
(C 0 to G 10). If you extend the current key range into another, the boundaries of the other
key range will become shortened to accommodate the key range you are extending. If the
Key Range you are extending covers another Key Range, the other key range will be deleted.
The setting for the low key cannot be higher than the setting for the high key. Similarly, the
setting for the high key cannot be lower than the setting for the low key.
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