Sample-Editing Features; Other Version 2 Features; Intonation Table Editor; Attack Control - Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3 Musician’s Manual Supplement

Sample-Editing Features:

• Graphic display of sample waveform, with zoom and gain control, calibrated in dB
• View and edit samples either by a numerical index of the individual sample elements, or by
the sample's length in seconds
• Shortcut for finding zero crossings for looping and truncating
• A loop window display showing the loop transition point
• Audible cueing of start and end points, audible loop editing
• Forward, backward, and bidirectional looping, and loop bypass
• Simultaneous processing of both channels of stereo samples
• Sample splitting to make mono samples from stereo samples
• Multi-root soundblocks (like K2000 ROM samples) can be split up into individual samples
• Cut/copy/paste editing
• Crossfade looping with selectable curves
• Sample rate conversion, time compression and expansion, pitch shifting
• Sample mixing: merge two samples, with selectable gain and fade in/fade out times, and a
choice of fade curves
• Sample insert: splice whole or partial samples (or silence) into any part of existing samples
• Preview sample edits before saving
• Sample DSP functions to manipulate any portion of a sample, including reverse, invert,
clear, delete, auto normalize, volume adjust, volume adjust with ramp
• Automatic truncate feature for smooth starts and stops, and for seamless sample inserts
(this is one of the sample DSP functions)
• A unique Mix Beat sample DSP function that enables you to insert sample segments of any
length into other samples—these inserted sample segments can be set to repeat at
programmable intervals and tempos
• Programmable decay and release rates for RAM samples using the Natural amplitude
envelope setting (the decay parameter will affect only the last decay segment of ROM
samples)

Other Version 2 Features

Intonation Table Editor

The Intonation Table Editor has been changed to make editing more intuitive. When you enter
this editor, a graphic representation of a C octave appears (instead of the parameter list shown in
previous versions). Each note on the page contains a parameter that indicates the amount of
detuning applied to that note. The low C always represents the tonic. Detune the intervals
between notes of the octave by using the cursor keys to select the note to be detuned, then
assigning a detuning value with the Alpha Wheel or alphanumeric buttonpad.

Attack Control

The AltAttackCtl parameter on the KEYMAP page in the Program Editor has a new name:
AltSwitch. We changed the name because this parameter can now designate an alternative
sample end as well as an alternative sample start.
System Software Versions 2 and 3
Version 2 System Software
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