Using Your V150/V110; Playing Sounds - Kurzweil V150 Owner's Manual

Chapter 3

Using Your V150/V110

Playing Sounds

The V150/V110 offers over 400 high-quality digitally sampled sounds. The instrument's sound
engine is multi-timbral, which means that more than one sound can play simultaneously,
allowing you to create rich and complex aural textures, and emulate an orchestra or combo with
its separate parts.
The sounds are organized by instrumental category. Each category corresponds to one of the
sound selection buttons found on the right side of the panel. To choose a sound from one of the
categories, press the button with the appropriate name. The light in that button lights up to
indicate which category is playing, and the name of the individual sound appears in the display.
Choosing a Sound Within a Category
There are many sounds available in each sound category. Use the Up/Down buttons next to the
display to select among the various sounds in a category. As you change the sound, the name
will change in the display, and you can listen to the sound as you play on the keyboard.
The last sound chosen in each category will be remembered, so that if you choose another
category and return to an earlier one, the sound you were playing will be recalled. These sound
preferences will be remembered when the power is turned off if Remember Preferences is set to
Yes (see page 3-20). There's a list of all the sounds, arranged by category, in Appendix C
(page C-2).
General MIDI Sounds
The V150/V110 is compatible with the General MIDI (GM) standard for sound playback. This
means that MIDI songs written to the GM specification will play correctly on the instrument if it
is in the General MIDI mode of operation. This mode is controlled by the General MIDI button
on the front panel, or by a special GM message which is usually contained in a GM song (see
page 4-9 for more information about MIDI control of GM mode). The light in the General MIDI
button is lit when GM mode is active, and the various sound selection buttons select only the
GM sounds associated with each button. The GM sound categories (which are different from the
V150/V110 categories) are listed underneath each button, in a different color.
Note: The KB3 organ sounds and the Metronome are unavailable when you're in General MIDI
mode.
Using the Performance Sliders
Sliders A–D perform different functions, depending on which mode you set using the buttons to
the right of the sliders. Set the mode of the sliders by pressing one of the buttons (labeled MIDI
Controllers, Sound Levels, Tone Controls). You can move any of the sliders at any time while
you're playing. The Sound Level and Tone Control modes are more general adjustments. See
page 1-3 for information about tone control, and page 3-3 for information about sound level
control. You'll probably use the sliders most often in MIDI Controllers mode, where they can
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