Sampling The K2000'S Output; Utilities; The S Parameter (On The Program Editor's Layer Page); Version 3 System Software - Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3 Musician’s Manual Supplement

Sampling the K2000's Output

If you're in Analog sampling mode, and there are no cables connected to the K2000's Analog
sample input, you can sample the K2000 itself. This is done by triggering a note, then pressing
the Record soft button. You won't get the first few milliseconds of the notes you play, and you
won't get any controller effects, but this is a convenient way to capture sounds for further
processing. You can sample chords and multi-layer sounds in this manner.

Utilities

Pressing the two center soft buttons at any time will take you to the K2000 Utilities functions.
Refer to the Musician's Guide (Chapter 11, Master Mode) for explanations of the Utilities
functions.

The S Parameter (on the Program Editor's Layer Page)

The S parameter was called "Enable Sense" in previous versions of the K2000's operating
system. In addition to the functions described in the Musician's Guide, it now also lets you set
the minimum and maximum values at which the layer will be enabled. The range for each is
-128–127.

Version 3 System Software

Version 3 System Software for the K2000 introduces powerful sequencing capabilities, as well as
a greatly enhanced disk system. These are outlined below and discussed in detail in Chapters 3
and 4 of this supplement.

New Features

Eight 32-layer drum channels are now available (P/RAM option required). By default, MIDI
channels 1–8 are defined as drum channels. You can, however, use the DrumChan parameter on
the Master page to define a channel numbered higher than 8 to be a drum channel. In this case,
the channel you choose, along with Channels 1–7 will be your drum channels. For example, if
you set DrumChan to 13 , then your eight drum channels will be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 13. If you
set DrumChan to a value of 8 or lower, however, your drum channels will always be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, and 8.
A new option, On2 , has been added for the sustain pedal (Program Editor, LAYER page). When
you select On2 , the sustain pedal will not catch the release of a note that is still sounding when
the sustain message is received; this can be very useful in a program that uses amplitude
envelopes with a long release time.
System Software Versions 2 and 3
Version 3 System Software
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