Modes; Program Mode; Controller Conventions; Saving Programs - Kurzweil Forte Manual

Getting Started

Modes

The Forte has six main modes; Program Mode, Program Edit, Multi Mode, Multi Edit, Global
Mode and Storage Mode.

Program Mode

The Forte always powers up in Program Mode, and this is where single sounds can be played
straight from the keyboard, or multitimbrally via MIDI.

Controller Conventions

Generally the factory Programs have the following controllers assigned.

Saving Programs

If you make changes to the current Program using any of the controllers (Sliders, Wheels
or Switches), the Save button's LED lights to indicate that a change has been made to that
Program. The Save button is located left of the display. To save a copy of the Program with
the changes you've made, press the Save button once. The Save button's LED begins to blink
and it calls up the Save Dialog. The Save Dialog allows you to choose an ID number and
name that will be associated with the program you are saving.
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Forte Controller Conventions
Synthesis
Variation 2 Variation 3 AmpEnv
Layer On/Off Layer On/Off Impact
Filter Freq Filter Res AmpEnv
or EQ or EQ Attack
Wheels/Variation
Var
Pitch Tremolo Amount/
Up/Down Pad Filter Freq
More
Pad/Wah
Enable
Less
Pitch Mod
Effects
Rel. Samples Trem/Vibrato Distortion/Other
On/Off LFO Shape Enable
AmpEnv AmpEnv
Decay Release
or or Dist Amount
Release Trem/Vib Rate
Drive/Other
CC Pedals
Expression Wah
CCPed 1 CCPed 2
Mod/Chorus
Delay Enable Reverb Enable
Enable
Mod Amount Delay Reverb
or Depth Amount Amount
SW Pedals
Sustain Sostenuto Soft
SW SW
SW
Ped 2 Ped 3
Ped 1
SW1 SW2 SW3