Kurzweil K2600 Setup Manual page 39

Setup Mode and the Setup Editor
The Arpeggiator (ARPEG) Page
Latch
Latch determines how the Arpeggiator responds to notes when they are triggered.
Keys means that the Arpeggiator plays only while you are holding one or more keys down (or
note triggers on). As you play different notes, they get added to the Arpeggiator, and as you
release notes, they get taken out. If you play notes faster than the ArpeggiatorÕs current tempo,
each subsequent note will be added to the arpeggiation at the next division of a beat. This can
cause a lag between the time you play the note and the time you hear it in the arpeggiation.
In the next three modes, the Arpeggiator latches notes only when MIDI Controller 119
(ArpLatch) sends a value of On (64 or higher). An easy way to experiment with these modes is
to assign the Mod Wheel to send MIDI 119 (go to the WHEEL page, and set the value of MWhl
to ArpLatch by pressing 1, 1, 9, Enter on the alphanumeric buttonpad).
In Overplay mode, the Arpeggiator latches any notes that are being held when ArpLatch goes
on, and continues playing them, even after you let them go, until ArpLatch off. Any notes that
you play after ArpLatch is already on do not get arpeggiated, even if theyÕre in the arpeggiation
range.
Arpeggiation is similar: any notes held when ArpLatch goes on are latched and arpeggiated,
and keep going until ArpLatch goes off. Any notes you play outside the arpeggiation range play
normally. Notes that you play inside the arpeggiation range do not play normally, but if you
hold them on, they become part of the arpeggiation. They drop out of the arpeggiation as soon
as you release them.
Like Overplay and Arpeggiation, Add means that all notes being held when ArpLatch goes on
get latched, and keep playing until ArpLatch goes off (even if youÕve released the notes). Any
notes you play after ArpLatch is already on also get latched.
Auto is independent of ArpLatch; every note you play is automatically latched, and the
Arpeggiator runs as long as you hold at least one arpeggiated note. As long as you keep holding
on at least one note (it doesnÕt have to be the same note the whole time), every note you play in
the arpeggiation range gets latched.
Pedals is sort of a combination of Keys, Add, and Overplay modes. It relies on both ArpLatch
(MIDI 119) and Latch2 (MIDI 118). If neither latch controller is on, notes will arpeggiate only
while you are holding down keys (similar to Keys mode). If you activate Controller 119, the keys
currently held down will latch, and any additional keys played while Controller 119 is on will
also latch (similar to Add mode). When Controller 119 is off, any keys that are not currently held
down will be removed from the arpeggiation. If you activate Controller 118, keys currently held
down will latch, and any additional keys played while Controller 118 is on will play normally
(similar to Overplay mode). This mode is called Pedals mode because you might want to assign
Switch Pedal 1 to Controller 119 (Latch 1) and Switch Pedal 2 to Controller 118 (Latch 2) to
make the pedals function similarly to sustain and sostenuto pedals.
Autohold is similar to Auto. Holding at least one arpeggiated note on and playing other notes
latches those notes. Unlike in Auto mode, if you stop holding at least one arpeggiated note on,
the arpeggiation continues playing (although you canÕt latch any more notes). In this case, if you
strike another key within the setupÕs arpeggiation range, you start a new arpeggiation sequence.
Autohold is useful for arpeggiating chords: when you play a chord, it gets latched, and
continues arpeggiating after you release the chord. When you play another chord, the previous
chord gets unlatched, and the new one gets latched.
You can use the Panic soft button or the Stop button to stop arpeggiation at any time.
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