A Complex Studio With Real-Time Control - Kurzweil K2661 Musician's Manual

A Complex Studio with Real-Time Control

The final studio we'll look at is a bit more complex, not least because it's under real-time control.
Getting real-time control of a studio requires doing some advance work. Most noticeably, you
have to create a program or setup that uses a particular studio, then define a set of FXMods in
that program or setup. The FXMods provide the settings that link physical controllers such as
sliders to studio effects like wet/dry mix.
For all of this to work, the FXCtrl parameter on the KDFXMode:CTRL page must be set to a
value of Program (if you want only programs to be in charge of studio selection and controls) or
Setup (if you want only setups to have this ability)—or Auto if you want to control over studios
whenever you select a program or a setup.
In this example, we'll work with setup control over a studio—the procedure for working with
program control is almost exactly the same.
Setting the FXCTRL
To enable real-time control of the studio from the setup, we have to put the K2661 in the correct
Effects mode. Go to the KDFXMode:CTRL page (press Effects followed by the CTRL soft
button), and set FXCtrl to Setup. FX Channel automatically goes to None.
The Setup
Now let's look at the setup that we're going to use to control our studio. Press Setup to go into
Setup mode, and select 200 KDFXCombo.
This is a four-zone setup, with bass and drums at the bottom, electric piano in the middle, and a
breathy flute-like sound on the top. Each layer goes to a separate KDFX output pair, so they can
all get different processing.
If you edit the setup and look at the various zones, you'll see this:
• Zone 1: Gtr Jazz Band, a layered bass and drum program, going to KDFX-A.
• Zone 2: Dual Slap Bass, also going to KDFX-A. This and the previous zone are active from
the bottom of the keyboard up to A3.
• Zone 3: Pno & Epno & Pad, an electric piano and pad program, going to KDFX-B, which is
active from A
• Zone 4: Hybrid Vox, going to KDFX-C, and active from G5 and up.
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3 to F 5.
Basic Effects Mode
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