Program Mode And The Program Editor; K2Vx Program Structure - Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual

Chapter 6

Program Mode and the Program Editor

Program mode is the heart of the K2vx, where you select programs for performance and
editing. The K2vx is packed with great sounds, but itÕs also a synthesizer of truly amazing
depth and ßexibility. When youÕre ready to start tweaking sounds, the Program Editor is the
place to start. But Þrst thereÕs a bit more general information about Program mode that wasnÕt
covered in Chapter 2. Refer to the illustration below as you read the sections that follow.
Setup
Program
Layer
Keymap
Sample
Roots

K2vx Program Structure

ZONE 1 ZONE 2
+
KEYMAP
ALGORITHM
+
KEYMAP
+
KEYMAP
LFO ASR FUN
PITCH SINE+ SHAPER
C2 - B2 C3 - D4 D#4 - D5
Program Mode and the Program Editor
ZONE 3
LAYER 3
LAYER 2
ALGORITHM
LAYER 1
ALGORITHM
ENV LFO
LOPASS AMP
D#5 - C6 C#6 - C7
3 keyboard zones;
each with inde-
pendent program,
MIDI channel,
and control
assignments
Selected for
performance
and editing in
Program mode;
up to 3 layers
per program (up
to 32 on the
Drum Channels)
Drum Channel)
A keymap pro-
cessed through
an algorithm, mod-
ulated by control
sources
Up to 61 sample
roots, assigned to
play at program-
mable key and
velocity ranges
Individual digital
sound recordings
stored in ROM or
RAM
6-1