Another Use For Effects Mode; The Effects Editor - Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual

FX Mode = Program: In this case, the available values for the FX Channel parameter are
Current, and 1Ð16. Here, the default value of Current is your most likely choice, since preset
effect selection and realtime control messages will be tied to the current MIDI channel. Set a
value of 1Ð16 when you want to be able to change programs on the current MIDI channel
without changing the preset effect.
FX Mode = Setup: At this setting, the preset effect is determined by the value for the Effect
parameter on the Setup Editor page, so the FX Channel parameter is irrelevant, and the only
available value is None. Realtime effects are disabled in Setup mode, since thereÕs no way to
determine which program should generate the control source signals assigned to control the
realtime effects.

Another Use for Effects Mode

As we mentioned, the main purpose of Effects mode is to tell the K2vx how to select preset
effects when you select programs or setupsÑbut thereÕs another convenient use as well.
Global Preset Effect
If you set the FX Mode to Master, the effects assignments for programs and setups are
overridden. The Effect parameter becomes global. Even when you exit Effects mode and select
programs and setups, the preset effect remains unchanged. This is an easy way to hear a
particular effect applied to several different programsÑwithout editing the programs
themselves. YouÕll use this when youÕre playing or recording a multi-timbral sequence and you
want to apply a certain effect to every sound.
Setting the FX Mode to Master tells the K2vx to ignore the preset effects settings at the program
and setup level. If at some later point you go to Program or Setup mode and change one of the
preset effect settings there, the K2vx will assume that the newly selected preset effect is the one
you want to use. The value of FX Mode will automatically revert to Auto, so that the newly
selected effect can be applied to the program or setup youÕre editing. This defeats the override,
and from that point on, selecting a program or setup will select the preset effect assigned to that
program or setup. If you still want the override to apply, return to Effects mode and reset the
FX Mode parameter to Master.

The Effects Editor

There are three ways to reach the Effects Editor. One is to select Effects Mode, select the effect
you wish to edit, then press EDIT. You also can get there from the EFFECT page in the Program
Editor, simply by pressing EDIT. If youÕre in Setup mode, enter the Setup Editor by pressing
EDIT, then select the Program parameter and press EDIT again. YouÕre now in the Program
Editor, where you can select the EFFECT page, and press EDIT to enter the Effects Editor. In
any case, youÕll see a page that looks something like this:
EditEffect|||||<>Config:Ultimate|Reverb|
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DecayTime: 1.0s |EarlyDly:1ms|Dry|Level:0|
Room|Vol|:0.8||EarlyDff:5|||Early|Lvl:8|
HFDamping||:8||LaterDly:9ms|Later|Lvl:0|
Envelpmnt:0||||LaterDff:0|||||||||||||||
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Effects Mode and the Effects Editor
The Effects Editor
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