Kurzweil K2600 Setup Manual page 5

Zone-status LEDs in Setup Mode (Keyboard Models Only)
Take a minute to scroll through some of the factory setups. As you change setups, youÕll notice
that the LEDs in the eight buttons above the programmable sliders go on and off and change
color. These LEDs indicate the status of each of the zones in the setup. You may also see the Solo
button go on. This means that the setup is conÞgured to have only one zone playing when you
select it.
While youÕre in Setup mode, each of the eight zone-status LEDs will always be in one of four
states:
Off Empty zoneÑthat is, a zone that has no program or MIDI channel associated with it.
For example, if you select a setup and only four status LEDs light up (regardless of
their color), the setup contains just four zones. Whenever youÕre in Setup mode, the
number of lines in the info box matches the number of zone-status LEDs that are lit.
Red Soloed zone. As you might have guessed, only one zone can be soloed at a time. When
a zone is soloed, only that zone plays notes and generates controller information.
Other zones, if theyÕre not turned off, still generate program changes and
entry/exit controller values.
Green Active zone. As long as no other zone is soloed, an active zone plays notesÑ and
generates controller information, program changes, and entry/exit controller values.
If another zone is soloed, an active zone is ÒbackgroundedÓÑitÕs status LED remains
green, but it doesnÕt play notes or generate controller information.
Orange Muted zone. Muted zones donÕt play notes or generate controller information, but
they do generate program changes and entry/exit controller values.
In performance situations, the zone-status buttons provide a convenient way to temporarily
change the status of one or more zones. This can be very effective for bringing voices and/or
controller conÞgurations into and out of your performance. The best way to get familiar with
this technique is to play with the buttons, as the next few paragraphs describe.
Select a setup (look for one with lots of active zones that cover the whole keyboard), and play a
few bars. YouÕll hear sounds corresponding to each of the active zones (green LEDs). If you see
any muted zones (orange LEDS), press their zone-status buttons, and theyÕll become active. Play
around a bit. Try muting all the zones, then bringing them back one by one until all the zones in
the setup are active.
Now press the Solo button. The Solo-button LED lights (itÕs always red), and one of the zone-
status LEDs (never more than one) turns red. YouÕll now hear only that zone as you play. All the
active zones are now backgroundedÑtheyÕll still generate program changes and entry/exit
controller values, but you wonÕt hear anything from them.
Now press one of the zone-status buttons. Its LED turns red, and it becomes the soloed zone.
The previously-soloed zone returns to its programmed status. Solo each zone in turn, using the
info box in the display to Þnd the range covered by the zone. Note that you can solo a zone even
if itÕs muted.
Press the Solo button again, and its LED goes out. The previously-soloed zone returns to its
programmed status, and you can hear all the active zones again.
Setup Mode and the Setup Editor
Setup Mode
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