Program Mode; About Program Mode; Selecting Programs - Kurzweil Artis SE Musician's Manual

Chapter 6

Program Mode

This chapter will help familiarize you with the features of Program Mode.
Programs are essentially the different sounds of a MIDI instrument—they are preset
instrument sounds equivalent to the "patches," "presets," or "voices" that you find on other
keyboards.

About Program Mode

To enter Program Mode from another Mode, press the Program mode button. While you
are in Program Mode, the Program button's LED is illuminated.
When you enter Program Mode after powering on the Artis SE, the Category Default
Program in the Piano 1 category will be selected, either Program 1 (factory default) or a
Program you pick as a Category Default Program for the Piano 1 category. See Choosing
Category Default Programs on page 6-5.
If you enter Program Mode from another Mode, the current Program will be the last selected
Program on the current MIDI Channel.

Selecting Programs

The Artis SE features two Program Banks, one of which contains 256 factory Programs, and
the other Bank is reserved for up to 256 User Programs. Both the factory and User Banks are
split into 16 categories of 16 Programs each.
When you are in Program Mode, there are a few ways to select Programs.
• To select a Program in the current Category, press the relevant Program/Multi button.
• To select a Program in a different Category, press the Category button of choice and
• To select the default Program from a Category, simply press the relevant Category
then a Program/Multi button to select from the 16 Programs in the Category.
Button.
Program Mode
About Program Mode
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