Output Groups And Midi Channels - Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual

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Output Groups and MIDI Channels

and set the Out A->Mix parameter to mono, and the Out A->FX parameter to L Only. This will
send programs routed to Output Group A to the MIX outputs without going through the
K2vxÕs effects processor, but will still send the signal to both the left and right MIX outputs.
INPUT TO K2vx
Suppose you want to bring the outputs from a microphone and another synth into the K2vxÕs
MIX outputs so you can apply K2vx effects to them. You have two options for setting this up.
(You may need to run the mic output through a pre-amp before it gets to the K2vx.)
The most versatile way to do this requires an external mixing board. Use standard audio cables
to connect the outputs from the other synth and the mic to two of the input channels on the
mixing board (for this example, weÕll use Channel 1 for the other synthÑweÕll assume itÕs a
mono unitÑand Channel 2 for the mic). Then plug the stereo end of a stereo insert cable into
the A Left output of the K2vx. Connect the send (tip) side of this cable to Input channel 3 on
your mixing board. Connect the return (ring) side of this cable to the left side of a subgroup
output on the mixing board. Similarly, connect the stereo end of a second stereo insert cable to
the A Right output of the K2vx. Connect the send side of this cable to Input channel 4 on the
mixing board, and the return side to the right side of the same output subgroup on the mixing
board. Pan Channel 3 fully left, and Channel 4 fully right. Pan Channels 1 and 2 as desired.
HereÕs what happens. Every K2vx sound routed to Output group A will be initially removed
from the K2vxÕs MIX outputs, and will pass instead to Channels 3 and 4 on the mixing board.
These signals, along with the signals from Channels 1 and 2 on the mixing board (the outputs
from the other synth and the mic), will be routed to the mixing boardÕs output subgroup, and
will pass to the A outputs of the K2vx, which now act as inputs. Since thereÕs a closed circuit
between the K2vx and the mixing board, the K2vx handles the input at its A outputs as if it
were its own output, and passes it along to the effects processor, then to the MIX outputs. The
signals from the other synth and the mic, as well as the K2vxÕs Output group A sounds, will
have effects applied to them before they appear at the MIX outputs. (The dry portions of all
these sounds will be panned according to your pan settings for Channels 1Ð4 on the mixing
board and the pan settings for the K2vx sounds routed to Output Group A, while the wet
portions of all the sounds will appear equally at the MIX outputs.)
A second, simpler method is to pan all the K2vx sounds routed to Output Group A to the left,
then connect the output from the other synth or the mic into the K2vxÕs A Right output using a
standard audio cable. The K2vx sounds routed to Output Group A will appear at the MIX Left
output, and the signal from the other synth or the mic will appear at the MIX Right output. This
restricts your panning options somewhat, but is easier to set up.
Output Groups and MIDI Channels
You can also set a programÕs output group on the basis of the MIDI channel itÕs assigned to.
This is helpful for mixing purposes, in both studio and live situations. When youÕre using the
MIX outputs, itÕs an easy way to apply or remove effects without editing the program.
To set the output group on the basis of MIDI channel assignments, select MIDI mode by
pressing the MIDI mode button. Then press the CHANLS soft button. Use the CHAN/BANK
buttons to select the channel you want to edit. The OutPair parameter controls the output
group assignment for all programs assigned to the channel. If you choose a value of ÒProgÓ (the
default), then any program assigned to that MIDI channel will be routed according to its own
output settings on the OUTPUT page in the Program Editor. Otherwise, programs on that
channel will be routed according to the settings for the Output Group parameter on the
CHANLS page.
Say for example that you set the OutPair parameter for Channel 1 to a value of A(FX). Now
when you select MIDI Channel 1 as the current MIDI channel in Program mode, any program
you select will appear at the A outputs, or at the MIX outputs (with effects) if no cables are
connected to the A outputs. Set the OutPair parameter to B(DRY), and any program you assign
to Channel 1 will appear at the B outputs, or dry at the MIX outputs if no cables are connected
to the B outputs.
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