View; Sample; Reset; Guitar/Wind Controller Mode - Kurzweil K2600 Musician's Manual

Master Mode

Guitar/Wind Controller Mode

will disappear. When all 48 voices have been activated, the display will show which voice
channels are shut off (ÒstolenÓ) to enable new notes to play.
Press the Done soft button when you are Þnished with the Utility page. This is the same as
pressing the Exit button.

View

Press the View soft button to set the view mode to large type. Press it again to return to the
normal view. The large-type view affects Program, Setup, and Quick Access modes. When
youÕre in these modes, program names, setup names, and Quick Access-bank entry names
appear in large, easy-to-read type.

Sample

Press the Sample soft button to enter the K2600Õs sampler. Refer to Chapter 14 for complete
information on the sampler.

Reset

This button is on the MAST2 page. Press the Reset soft button if you want to return your
K2600Õs memory to the state it was in when you bought it.
Caution! The K2600 will ask you if you want to delete everything (meaning all RAM objects), and a
pair of Yes/No soft buttons will appear. Press No if you want to keep any objects you may not have saved.
Press Yes, and everything stored in RAM will be erased. All parameters will be restored to default values.
After a few seconds, the K2600 will return to the Program-mode page.
Guitar/Wind Controller Mode
If you are using a wind controller or guitar controller with your K2600, you may not always get
the sound you expect. Since these controllers will sometimes send a MIDI Note On command
before sending Breath or Volume data, the attack transients that characterize each instrument
may not get generated properly.
Consequently, the K2600 provides a special mode that may improve its response to your guitar
or wind controller. To enter Guitar/Wind Controller mode, press both Chan/Bank buttons while
in Master mode, then conÞrm with the Yes soft button.
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Guitar/Wind Controller mode slightly delays MIDI Note On and Note Off commands, so that
response to pitch bend and other expressive components of a note will be more accurate. If
youÕre hearing a glitch in the attack of notes from your guitar or wind controller, you should try
setting your K2600 to this mode. Keep in mind, however, that since this mode slightly changes
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