Midi Bank - Kurzweil K2661 Musician's Manual

Nevertheless, there will be occasions when "stacking" zones on the same MIDI channel might
come in handy. Suppose you want a physical controller on the K2661 to send data for two
different numbered MIDI Controllers on the same channel. In this case, you must create two zones
assigned to the same channel, but with different controller assignments.
Here's one example: if a receiving synth is using Controller #1 for modulation depth and
Controller #13 for modulation speed, you can increase both the depth and the speed with
Slider A. Start by assigning Slider A in Zone 1 to MWheel and in Zone 2 to MIDI 13; then assign
both zones to the same MIDI channel. (You may want to make sure you aren't sending doubled
notes. Use the Note Map parameter on the KEY/VEL page to set one zone's Note Map to Linear
and the other zone's Note Map to Off.)
Another example: create two or more zones that are identical except for their transposition
settings. Now you can play parallel intervals (or chords) with single keystrikes.

MIDI Bank

The K2661's programs are divided into ten MIDI banks, numbered 0-9. Program 99 in Bank 1,
for example, is 199 Default Program. The MIDI Bank parameter displays which bank the
current program is assigned to, and automatically changes to match the Local Program value
you set.
You can send Bank Select messages to external MIDI devices as well, by setting the Destination
parameter to a value of MIDI or Local + MIDI, then changing MIDI Bank. Some instruments
may have more than ten banks; the MIDI Specification says a device can have up to 16,384
banks, and the K2661 gives you access to all of them. Bank switching via MIDI makes it easy for
the K2661 user to select sounds on external instruments, no matter how many banks they might
have.
Different MIDI banks are accessible depending on the value of the MIDIBankMode parameter:
Value of MIDIBankMode
Ctl 0 or Ctl 32
Ctl 0/32
K2000 or K1000
None
When you change the value of the LocalPrg parameter, the value of MIDIBank automatically
changes correspondingly. If you want to transmit a MIDI bank number different from the one
corresponding to the local program, select the local program first, then change the MIDI bank.
If you select an empty bank (like Bank 16, 383), the zone will still produce sound on the K2661,
provided that Destination is set to Local or Local + MIDI. The LocalPrg parameter will display
whatever internal program you set, but the bank number transmitted over the MIDI Out port
will be different from the internal program's bank number.
Available MIDI Banks
0–127
0–16383
0–9
None
Setup Mode and the Setup Editor
The Channel/Program (CH/PROG) Page
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