Sp7 Sounds; Selecting Sound Presets - Kurzweil SP7 Musician's Manual

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Chapter 1.

1-7. SP7 Sounds

The SP7 contains 512 high-quality multitimbral Sounds and 301 individual programs extracted from Kurzweil's
flagship K2700. Capacity for 128 user-edited Sounds is also provided.
Each Sound preset consists of 16 Zones and, depending on how each Zone is edited, a wide variety of perfor-
mance combinations can be realized.
Sound presets are divided into 13 categories based on instrument type. Sounds can be selected in a number of
ways, all detailed below:

Selecting Sound Presets

In SOUND Mode, you can select a Sound by directly scrolling and tapping through the preset list on the display,
or by using the ALPHA WHEEL and/or the [INCREASE +], [DECREASE -] buttons
Select a Sound by Category
The SP7 offers a total of 14 Sound categories, consisting of PIANO, E.PIANO, CLAV, ORGAN, STRING, PAD, ENSEM-
BLE, BRASS, WINDS, SYNTH, GUITAR/BASS, DRUMS/PERC, MISC, and USER.
In the SoundList page, you can scroll through and select from the list of categories displayed on the left side of the
screen, or you can press one of the physical CATEGORY buttons on the right side of the front panel. Via either
method, the first Sound in that category is automatically selected. Select a Sound from the current category by directly
scrolling through the Sound List or by using the ALPHA WHEEL and/or the [INCREASE +] or [DECREASE -] buttons.
Select a User Sound
Tap the USER SOUND tab at the bottom of the categories listed down the left side of the Sound List screen, or
by pressing the front panel USER category button.
Note : If there are no saved USER Sounds, you cannot yet select the USER category.
Select a Sound by ID Number
In SOUND mode, touch the "Search" button at the top of the screen to display a numeric keypad where you can
input ID numbers to search by. Input digits either by tapping the on screen numeric pad or by using the front
panel physical CATEGORY buttons (which also double as a numeric keypad and are each labeled with a number).
After inputting the desired number, tap the on screen Return button or press the front panel ENTER button to
perform the search. Scroll through the subsequent results list on screen and tap your desired selection.
Creating Splits and Layers
Each SP7 Sound consists of 16 independent zones as one performance "multi" preset. As such, splits and layers
are inherent in the design and whether a given zone is a split or layer is determined by the assigned key range
given to each zone.
To edit the zones directly, select a Sound and enter the "Edit" mode (accessible through the "Edit" button found
on the Menu page) and then adjust the parameters on the "Overview" or "Zone Edit" pages as needed.
For details, refer to [3-4. Overview] and [3-5. Zone Edit] page.