Reverb And Effects - Kurzweil V150 Owner's Manual

Percussion, Chorus/Vibrato, and Rotary Speaker Effects
In the drawbar edit page, you can press the right-hand display buttons to turn on and off the
Percussion and Chorus/Vibrato features of the organ model. These features provide distinctive
variations to the organ sound.
Press the lower-right display button to turn the percussion effect on, and press it again to turn it
off. When Percussion is active, the six buttons just to the right of the sliders are reassigned to
vary the Percussion parameters listed below them. The three parameters are:
Percussion 2nd / 3rd Harmonic: varies the tone of the percussion sound
Percussion Normal / Soft: varies the volume of the percussion sound
Percussion Slow / Fast: varies the decay rate of the percussion sound
These buttons simulate the traditional rocker switches found on drawbar organs: either the left
or the right hand side is lit, indicating which way the virtual rocker switch is tilted. Turning off
the percussion effect will turn off all the lights in these buttons.
Note: While in KB3 mode, the buttons used by percussion don't work for their primary
functions. For example, the Octave Shift button becomes the 3rd-Harmonic button for KB3
sounds.
Press the upper-right display button to turn the Chorus/Vibrato effect on, and press it again to
turn it off. When the Chorus/Vibrato is turned on, the name of the effect is listed in the display
field. The Up and Down buttons change the type of Chorus/Vibrato. The types available are V1,
V2, V3, C1, C2, and C3, corresponding to the sound of traditional drawbar organs.
Emulation of the rotary speaker often used with drawbar organs is done in the Effects section of
the V150/V110. The left pedal—usually assigned to the Soft function when playing a piano
sound—is assigned to switch the rotary sound from slow to fast.

Reverb and Effects

The V150/V110 utilizes state-of-the-art digital signal processing (DSP) to simulate a range of
sound ambiance, both natural and artificial. These DSP methods are referred to as reverb and
effects processing. Both the reverb and the effects have been carefully designed by Kurzweil to
enhance all of the sounds on the instrument, and you can simply enjoy them as is. However, if
you are using the V150/V110 to create songs, or to play with other instruments, you may wish to
alter the default settings.
What is Reverb?
Reverb is short for reverberation, which refers to the natural echoing effect of sound reflecting
off the walls of an enclosed space. These reflections blend together to produce a mix or "wash"
of sound that adds warmth and ambiance to music. The V150/V110 simulates a number of
different performance spaces, from small to large. These are grouped into general categories:
Room, Stage, Hall, and Space.
All the sounds in the V150/V110 use reverb as an enhancement. When you choose a sound
using the sound selection or Up/Down buttons, a reverb is chosen along with that sound. The
category of the reverb is shown in the Reverb lights directly above the Reverb button. You can
choose another type of reverb by pressing the Reverb button, which will cycle through the
Using Your V150/V110
Reverb and Effects
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