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GETTING STARTED GUIDE
This Getting Started Guide will give you a quick overview of the SP6. A full manual with additional
information is available from www.kurzweil.com.
• FlashPlay technology utilizing 2GB of instrument samples including:
• Optimized German D and Japanese C7 Pianos, Triple Strike Piano, 73 Electric Piano,
Clavinets, Harpsichords, Celeste, Bowed and Hit Crotales, Vector Synthesis Waveforms
• Rock, Synth and Orchestral sounds from Kurzweil's Forte SE, PC3, and KORE64
• 10 Categories of Programs (Piano, E. Piano, Clav, Organ, Strings/Pads, Brass/Winds,
Voices/Misc, Leads/Synths, Guitar/Bass, Drums/Perc)
• Space for 1024 Factory and 1024 User Programs and Multis
• KSR: Kurzweil String Resonance (Piano String Resonance Simulation)
• Support for optional Half-Damper pedal
• KB3 Organ simulations with control of 9 drawbars
• Arpeggiator with dedicated On/Off and Tap Tempo buttons (up to 4 simultaneous in Multi Mode)
• High quality audio effects with dedicated knob assignments
• 4 knobs with Shift button (3 shift rows for 12 assignments per Program)
• Support for up to 4 switch pedals
• 128 voices of polyphony
• 16 MIDI Channels for multitimbral applications
• 4 Zone MIDI Controller
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Features of the SP6
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  • Page 1 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Including This Getting Started Guide will give you a quick overview of the SP6. A full manual with additional information is available from www.kurzweil.com. Features of the SP6 • FlashPlay technology utilizing 2GB of instrument samples including: •...

  • Page 2: Quick Start

    Setting Up the SP6 1. If your SP6 keyboard has been out in the cold during shipping, give it time to warm up to room temperature before powering it on, since condensation may have formed inside. 2. Place the SP6 on a keyboard stand or on a hard, flat, level surface.

  • Page 3: Automatic Powersaving

    Pad button if it has one (a button that typically decreases the audio input level by 20dB). 6. After using the SP6, if you are using speakers, turn the master volume all the way down on your amplifier or mixer before powering off the SP6.

  • Page 4: The Front Panel

    The VOLUME knob controls the volume level of the AUDIO OUT and HEADPHONE jacks. LCD Display The LCD display is the main user interface for the SP6. Use the LCD display to view Program and Multi names, controller assignments, and editing functions.

  • Page 5: Alpha Wheel

    Press a FAVORITES button to instantly select the stored Program or Multi. TRANSPOSE Buttons The TRANSPOSE buttons can be used to change the tuning of notes played on the SP6 keyboard in semitones (also known as half steps). The current transpose amount is shown in the LCD display (for example, the default is “Xp:0st”).

  • Page 6: Variation Button

    3 rows below the knobs. Press the SHIFT button to shift to the next assignment group, indicated by a lit LED to the left of each row. ARP ON/OFF Button Use the ARP ON/OFF button to turn on and off the SP6’s Arpeggiator.

  • Page 7: Zone On/Off Buttons

    LCD display. The color of the LOCAL DEST button changes depending on the current setting. LOCAL + MIDI: MIDI notes will be sent to the local SP6 sound engine, as well as the MIDI OUT and USB Computer ports.

  • Page 8: The Rear Panel

    Plug the included power adaptor into the DC Power jack. USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect the SP6 to a computer/tablet or USB hard drive in order to do the following: • Use the SP6 as a MIDI controller to play software instruments on a computer/tablet.
  • Page 9 NOTE : Switch pedals must be plugged in before powering on the SP6. Do not to step on the switch pedals when powering on the SP6, as the state of the pedals is detected as part of the start up sequence.

  • Page 10: Cc (Volume) Jack

    For User Multis, the CC pedal can be assigned to a different function for each Zone by using Multi Edit Mode. The optional Kurzweil CC-1 continuous control pedal will work best with the SP6, but it is also possible to use third-party continuous control pedals designed for keyboards. Compatible pedals should use a 10 kΩ...

  • Page 11: Selecting Programs

    Selecting Programs SP6 Sounds The SP6 contains Programs and Multis. A Program is typically a single instrument sound such as a Piano, Organ, or Synth. Programs are organized by instrument type in 10 categories. A Multi is a combination of Programs arranged as layers and/or splits across the keyboard.

  • Page 12: Selecting Multis

    The Knobs, Wheels, Pedals and Buttons can control each of the Factory Programs and Multis, to produce variations to the sound. Don’t forget to try these out as you explore the Factory sounds on the SP6. Generally, each control will perform the assignment labeled on the front panel, although some controls may have different assignments per Program or Multi.

  • Page 13: Splits And Layers

    GETTING STARTED GUIDE SP6 Sounds Splits and Layers Splits and Layers The Split and Layer function can be used to Split or Layer the current Program or Multi. Different keyboard regions can play different Programs, or multiple Programs can be played from the same region.

  • Page 14: Program Edit Mode

    Program Mode Modes Program Mode The SP6 always powers up in Program Mode, where single instrument sounds can be played directly from the keyboard, or multitimbrally via MIDI. Saving Programs If you make changes to the current Program using any of the controllers (Knobs, Wheels or Buttons), the SAVE button turns on to indicate that a change has been made to that Program.

  • Page 15: Global Mode

    Info The Info page shows the currently installed operating system and sound object versions. Use this page to check if your SP6 is up to date with the most recent software and sounds posted at www.kurzweil.com. Reset You can return the SP6 to the Factory default state by doing a System Reset.
  • Page 16 ® ©2017 Young Chang Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Kurzweil® is a product line of Young Chang Co., Ltd. Kurzweil®, Young Chang® and SP6 are trademarks of Young Chang Co., Ltd. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective companies. Product features and speci- fications are subject to change without notice.

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