Panel Play Feature (Rack Models); Mixdown And Midi Faders Pages; Mixdown Page - Kurzweil K2600 Musician's Manual

User Interface Basics

Panel Play Feature (Rack Models)

Panel Play Feature (Rack Models)
You can play notes on the K2600R even if you donÕt have a MIDI controller connected to its
MIDI In port. Using the alphanumeric pad, you can play the octave from C 4 to C 5 and send the
notes to the audio outputs and Headphones jack.
While in any mode, press and hold the Cancel button on the alphanumeric pad. Press one of the
other alphanumeric buttons to play various notes: 1 is C 4, 2 is C
which plays C 5. Notes are sent to the K2600Õs sound engine on the current MIDI channel.
Pressing the Up or Down cursor buttons while holding Cancel will transpose up or down an
octave while using this feature. This transposition will be remembered the next time you use
this feature, but does not affect the K2600Õs normal MIDI transposition.
Notes are played at approximately the mf velocity level. You can adjust the attack velocity of the
notes using the Plus/Minus buttons while holding down the Cancel button. The velocity values
will continue to change if you hold the Plus/Minus buttons down.
You can press the Right cursor button while holding Cancel to sustain notes. The Left cursor
button releases notes.

Mixdown and MIDI Faders Pages

On keyboard models, there are two buttons below the Solo button, labeled Mixdown and MIDI
Faders. These call up pages that let you use the sliders to control MIDI Pan and Volume, or any
MIDI Controller that you choose. This is useful for real-time control over setups.
K2600R owners can use front-panel buttons for the same purpose. On any page (except in Quick
Access mode), press Clear to view the Mixdown page, then use the cursor buttons to select a
pan or volume control, and the Alpha Wheel or Plus/Minus buttons to change values. Press
Clear again to view the MIDI Faders page, where you can change values similarly. Press Clear a
third time (or press Exit) to return to normal operation.

Mixdown Page

This page temporarily turns the K2600Õs 8 sliders into MIDI pan and volume controls. You can
get to this page from any mode by pressing the Mixdown button, located below the Solo button.
(K2600R owners can press the Clear button one or more times to call up these pages.) Press
Mixdown, and the display looks similar to what you see on the Song-mode MIX page. However,
there are a few differences. On the Mixdown page, the sliders relate to MIDI channels instead of
tracks. If you highlight 1-8 for example, moving slider D will affect volume or pan for MIDI
Channel 4 while youÕre on this page.
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