Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual page 86

Effects Mode and the Effects Editor
Effects Mode Parameters
Auto : At this setting, the FX mode automatically matches the K2vxÕs operating mode. Selecting
a program will select the effect assigned to that program. Selecting a setup will select the effect
assigned to that setup. When you enter Effects mode, the value of the Effect parameter is
automatically updated to match the effect assigned to the most recently selected program or
setup, so when you enter Effects mode, the effect you hear will be the one you were just
listening to.
This setting is especially useful if youÕre using Quick Access mode, and you have programs and
setups loaded into your Quick Access banks. A setting of Auto will ensure that the desired
effects are selected when you select a program or setup. In Song mode, a setting of Auto lets
you use the Effect Channel parameter on the Edit Common page of the song. In this case, the
program on the Effect Channel will be controlling the effects. See page 12-26 for information on
the EffectChan parameter.
YouÕll normally leave the FX mode set to Auto, and use the other settings when you want to
override the automatic selection of preset effects.
If youÕve set the FX Mode parameter to a value of other than Auto, and you change the preset
effect in the Program or Setup Editor, the value of the FX mode may revert to Auto. This will
happen a) when FX Mode is set to Setup and you change the preset effect in the Program
Editor; b) when FX mode is set to Program and you change the preset effect in the Setup Editor,
and c) when FX Mode is set to Master and you change the preset effect in either the Program or
Setup Editor. This ensures that if you change the preset effect in either Program or Setup mode,
youÕll be able to hear the change.
FX Channel
This parameter is closely tied to the FX Mode parameter, and exists to help the K2vx decide
which preset effect to select. Refer to "Understanding FX Mode and FX Channel", above, for
more information.
When you select a program or setup, the K2vx checks the value of the FX Channel parameter. It
then selects the preset effect thatÕs assigned to the program on that channel. The value of the FX
Mode parameter determines the range of values for the FX Channel parameter. WeÕll discuss
these values in terms of each of the values for the FX Mode parameter.
FX Mode = Auto: In this case, the preset effect is automatically selected for each program or
setup you select. In Setup mode, the FX channel is irrelevant. In Program mode, the FX channel
deÞnes the one MIDI channel on which program changes will change the preset effect. This can
be set to any of the 16 MIDI channels, or to a value of Current, which means that the FX
Channel always matches the current MIDI channel as set in Program mode. When youÕre in
Program mode and you want the preset effect to change whenever you change programs from
the K2vxÕs front panel, use a value of Current.
If the value for FX Mode is Auto, and the value for FX Channel is Current, then when youÕre in
Song modeÑor you move to another mode during song playbackÑthe channel indicated by
the EffectChan parameter on the Edit Song:COMMON page controls the selection of effects.
This prevents the effects from changing if you change MIDI channels during song playback.
When you exit Song modeÑand youÕre not recording or playing back a songÑthe currently
selected program or setup will regain control over the selection of effects. See page 12-26 for
information on the EffectChan parameter.
FX Mode = Master: At this setting the preset effect doesnÕt change when you select programs or
setups, so the FX Channel isnÕt needed for preset effect selection. When the FX mode is set to
Master, the FX channel parameter selects the MIDI channel for realtime effects control via MIDI.
Choose a value of 1Ð16 to specify the channel on which the K2vx will accept incoming MIDI
control signals and apply them to the realtime effects parameters (explained later in this
chapter). Choose a value of None to disable external MIDI effects control.
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