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  • Page 1 D I G I T A L K E Y B O A R D S owners manual wk2000 se •English...

  • Page 2: Special Messages

    IMPORTANT NOTE: To reduce the risk related to the correct and normal use of the instrument, all Generalmusic products are accuralety tested in a safety laboratory. DO NOT modify the present unit, the safety standard and the correct instrument operativity could be com pro mised, and as a further con se quence the warranty will be invalidated.

  • Page 3: Manual Index

    MANUAL INDEX INTRODUCTION Page Specifi cations Page WK2000 SE front panel Page WK2000 Rear Panel Page GETTING STARTED Page Powering up and preliminary operations Power On/Off Hot to listen to a Demo song Playing a song or a midifi le Listen to a song directly from a fl...
  • Page 4 MANUAL INDEX Style Tempo Tempo Lock Saving tempo to a performance The SPLIT point Page How to set a new SPLIT point Arrange mode Fingered 1 Fingered 2 One fi nger Freestyle Page Single touch play Store performance Performance recall Style/Tempo lock The Utility section Page...
  • Page 5 MANUAL INDEX PROGRAMMABLE STYLES (USER STYLES) Page The basic structure of a Style RIFF Setting the USER style parameters Selecting a variation Modifying the recording tempo Selecting a different recording track Page Selecting a different RIFF USER style basic parameters setting: Setting the TIME SIGNATURE Changing the Pitch To Set the number of beat in a RIFF...

  • Page 6: Important Warning

    1 RGB/SCART video cable to display song lyrics on a screen Warranty certifi cate Generalmusic distributors list When contacting your retailer or authorised Generalmusic technical assistance centre, always quote the model name and serial number of your instrument. PRELIMINARY NOTES Observe these important preliminary notes before getting into your instrument: •...

  • Page 7: Specifications

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the new WK2000 SE from Generalmusic. WK2000 SE offers high quality sounds, automatic accompaniments, an easy to-operate user interface. Multimedia Workstation The WK2000 SE is a Multimedia Workstation packed with an enormous database of Sounds and Styles, to give musicians the essential tools for just about any situation.
  • Page 8 owners manual wk2000 se WK2000 SE Front Panel 8 MELODY OFF 12 VARIATION 1- 2- 3- 4 1 6 R E C A L L / S TO R E P E R F O R- 1 POWER This button turns off the melody of a Song These keys change the Style variation MANCE Switch the instrument ON and OFF...
  • Page 9 owners manual wk2000 se WK2000 SE Front Panel 29 STYLE LOCK 35 DISPLAY 22 ENTER 38 UTILITY SECTION Confirms specified data in edit When this function is ON (the display in- A colored, backlit, LCD multi-function dis- LYRICS situations. dicates the status), when a Per for man ce is play simultaneously displays and provides This button enables (led ON ) or disables selected only the keyboard sounds (Lower,...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    owners manual wk2000 se REAR PANEL code 970013 code 970134 code 970116 1 VOCAL PROCESSOR 5 MIDI The Vocal Processor allows you to play through the instrument A MIDI interface (MIDI IN, OUT and THRU) communicate with and add vocal harmonies to your playing (or to your voice), other external devices fi...

  • Page 11: Get Started

    owners manual wk2000 se GET STARTED In this chapter you will fi nd step by step instructions on the basic functions that will help you understand and get to know your instrument straightaway. Powering up and preliminary operations POWER ON/OFF The power switch (located on the left lateral panel) turns the keyboard ON/OFF.

  • Page 12: Select Performances And Listen To The Sounds

    owners manual wk2000 se Listen to A Song Directly From the Hard Disk Press the HD button. The name of the fi rst partition is displayed together with the corresponding number Rotate the DIAL to scroll through the Hard disk partitions in alphabeti- cal order.

  • Page 13: Select Styles And Play With Automatic Accompaniments

    owners manual wk2000 se Select STYLES and play with automatic accompaniments You can select any of the WK2000 SE in the following way: Press SINGLE TOUCH PLAY The corresponding box on the display is highlighted and the ARRANGE ON/ OFF LED on the control panel turns on Select a Style (the LED turns on) by pressing the corresponding number on the numeric key pad.
  • Page 14 Use the pedals If you have purchased the optonal Generalmusic pedals (volume and footswitch pedals), connect them to the relative Volume and Damper pedal on the rear panel. Pedals will add the following controls: • Damper Damper (sustain) Switch Upper1/2, Start/Stop, Fill<, Fill^,Fill>, Intro, Ending...

  • Page 15: Basic Concepts

    owners manual wk2000 se BASIC CONCEPTS In this chapter you will fi nd the basic concepts to make WK2000 SE work, along with general information that will help you understand the various parts of the instrument. To gain access to the keyboard functions, as well as following the instructions in the Owner’s Manual chapter, you can follow a friendly shortcut: by holding down the key of the function you wish to modify, WK2000 SE will automatically set into the desired function edit mode.

  • Page 16: Song Style Mode

    owners manual wk2000 se SONG STYLE MODE Song Styles are 8-track songs created by recording the keyboard sounds played on the 3 keyboard tracks with the automatic accompaniment of the Styles (5 tracks). The Style chords are recorded in the CHORD track. Song Styles are a quick method to create backing tracks for singers or solo instruments.

  • Page 17: Output: Right/Mono Left

    owners manual wk2000 se Sounds WK2000 SE sounds can be: ROM-Sound WK2000 SE contains: 471 sounds in total, including 20 drumkits SAMPLES The Sample Ram allows you to load one or more samples in memory, to increase the sound potential of the instrument. WK2000 SE can load samples in WK2000 SE, WK2, PK7and WK3 formats.

  • Page 18: Video Interface

    owners manual wk2000 se PEDALS Connect the optional pedals (Volume, Damper and Pedal) to the corresponding pedal connectors. The default confi guration of the pedals and the relative Control Change messages generated are as follows: •DAMPER: Damper (generates CC64); •VOLUME: Master Volume (generates CC07 on the Common Channel); •PEDAL: Switch Upper 1/Upper 2.

  • Page 19: Data Entry

    owners manual wk2000 se DATA ENTRY Modes, pages and values are selected as follows: After selecting a function with the corresponding arrowhead, it is possible: • To change Page (where two or more pages are given) using the PAGE keys. •...

  • Page 20: Sounds & Performances

    owners manual wk2000 se SOUNDS & PERFORMANCES A Sound is assigned to each Performance track. THE REAL TIME KEYBOARD SECTIONS (UPPER 1, UPPER2, LOWER) The display constantly shows which tracks are assigned to the accompaniment and which ones are assigned to the keyboard section (this does not happen only when a special mode is selected, where the deactivation of the tracks is required).

  • Page 21: Sound Selection

    Banks 1, 2 and 3 are GMX compatible (GMX is an extended General Midi standard created by Generalmusic). WK2000 SE Drumkits are contained in Banks 2, 3 and 4 (112-119). You can choose among the 17 Drumkits are available.
  • Page 22 owners manual wk2000 se HOW TO PROGRAM A PERFORMANCE WK2000 SE contains 63 user-programmable Performances that you can modify according to your needs. Performance programming operations are quite simple. By programming a performance you will always recall your favorite Sound combinations, Styles and panel settings.

  • Page 23: The Performance Parameters

    Press ENTER to confi rm. Select a Style with the SINGLE TOUCH PLAY function set ON, the original Performance (set by Generalmusic) is recalled. You can modify and store it to one of the 63 programmable Performance locations available.
  • Page 24 owners manual wk2000 se THE STYLES You can enjoy playing the keyboard sounds in real time while WK2000 SE automatically adds the accompaniment, as if you were playing with a band of musicians. The automatic arrangements are provided by the WK2000 SE Styles.This chapter describes the automatic arrangements of the Styles, how to select them and how to store them to the Performances.

  • Page 25: The Style Controls

    owners manual wk2000 se THE STYLE CONTROLS The Style functions buttons and controls are explained in the next paragraphs. START/STOP Starts or Stops the automatic accompaniments (Styles). When recording a Song Style, this key will be used to start the Style: the Song Style will be recorded by the Sequencer area with the PLAY/STOP button.

  • Page 26: Arrange On/Off

    owners manual wk2000 se ARRANGE ON/OFF When ARRANGE ON/OFF is on (LED on), all the accompaniment tracks are enabled for play. If this button is off, only the Drum track will play after the start. ARRANGE MEMORY When Arrange Memory is ON, the automatic accompaniment will continue playing even if the hand playing the arrange chord is raised from the keyboard.
  • Page 27 owners manual wk2000 se THE SPLIT POINT The Split corresponds to the point which divides the keyboard into two parts, left (lower) and right (upper). The Split point can be set to any note of the keyboard, allowing you to modify the keyboard extension dedicated to the recognition of the chords that trigger the auto accompaniments.

  • Page 28: Single Touch Play - Store Performance - Performance Recall - Style/Tempo Lock

    owners manual wk2000 se FREESTYLE A three note chord is recognized anywhere on the keyboard, even if played above the current split point. If you play one or two notes, the chord is not recognized and the accompaniment does not change. This chord recognition option allows you to play your melody anywhere along the keyboard with the Upper 1 and /or Upper 2 keyboard sounds.

  • Page 29: The Utility Section

    owners manual wk2000 se THE UTILITY SECTION The UTILITY section, on the right of the control panel, consists of 6 buttons: LYRICS, VOCAL P, REV/CHO, SUSTAIN, METRONOME, HARMONY’s button activates the Metronome in Play and Record situations. When active, the corresponding icon turns on in the display.

  • Page 30: General Midi (Gm)

    GM compatible MIDI Files when the General MIDI parameter is set to ON. GMX FORMAT The GMX format is an extension of General MIDI specifi cally created by Generalmusic which renders the fi rst three sound banks of all the WK Series instruments completely compatible.

  • Page 31: Loading Songs And Midifiles

    owners manual wk2000 se LOADING SONGS AND MIDIFILES Up to 7 locations are available in RAM (111-117) to load Songs and MidiFiles. The locations are accessed by moving the display arrowhead next to the SONG menu function and specifying the relative number on the left hand selection keypad.

  • Page 32: Recognising Files With Extensions

    owners manual wk2000 se RECOGNISING FILES WITH EXTENSIONS All fi les, except Songs in WK and PK format, STYLE and ALL fi les, are recognised by their extensions. For MIDI Files and single User STYLES, the 3 digit display area shows the extension .Mid. and .U01-U08. respectively. For SAMPLES and PERFORMANCES, the 8 digit display area shows the extension in the form .SamplSWK.
  • Page 33 owners manual wk2000 se THE SAVING OPERATION Although data are retained in the machine RAM memory even when the instrument is turned off, it is advisable to save a copy of your data to a Floppy Disk. RAM is best used as a dynamic work area and not as a data storage device. WK2000 SE can be saved to a Floppy Disk: •...

  • Page 34: The Copy Function

    owners manual wk2000 se THE COPY FUNCTION How to copy a fi le from the FLOPPY to the HARD DISK This function allows to easily increase your song repertoire, copying a song fi le contained in a fl oppy disk to the hard disk.
  • Page 35 owners manual wk2000 se How to copy the entire content of a fl oppy disk in the hard disk Unprotect the hard disk Create a new partition on the hard disk Insert a fl oppy disk in the drive Copy the content of the fl oppy in the new partition •Unprotect the hard disk Please refer to the procedure explained in the previous page.

  • Page 36: The Delete Function

    owners manual wk2000 se THE DELETE FUNCTION The Delete function allows the cancellation of a single fi le from a fl oppy disk or Hard Disk partition. DELETING FILE PROCEDURE IN THE FLOPPY DISK Insert a the fl oppy disk that contains the fi le to erase into the drive Press the FLOPPY DISK button then move the right display arrowhead next to the DELETE disk menu function with the cursor buttons.
  • Page 37 owners manual wk2000 se FLOPPY DISK HANDLING TIPS If this is the fi rst time you use a Floppy Disk and do not feel comfortable about handling such delicate magnetic aids, read this section very carefully. Inserting a Floppy disk into the drive Floppy Disks are inserted in the disk drive with the label side up, and the metallic shutter fi...

  • Page 38: Song Playback

    owners manual wk2000 se THE SONGS What is a Song? A Song is a multitrack recording of several instrumental parts, each of them corresponding to a track. Songs can be loaded from disk in the following formats: GMX, WK, PK, CD and Standard MIDI File (SMF 0 and 1). Tracks contain MIDI events, that correspond to as many MIDI messages.
  • Page 39 owners manual wk2000 se CANCELLATION OF A SONG (CLEAR FUNCTION) If you are not satisfi ed with how a track of a Song or MIDI File plays, you can cancel the track using the instructions explained in the Song Style chapter, under the CLEAR function. After selecting the Song (111-117), it is possible to cancel the entire song fi...

  • Page 40: Displaying Lyrics

    owners manual wk2000 se DISPLAYING LYRICS If your Song or MIDI File contain the Lyrics track (the text of the song), you can have them displayed both to on an external monitor, and to WK2000 SE display. In this way you will be ready to sing in Karaoke style. If you wish to do so on the display, proceed as follows Select the MIDI fi...

  • Page 41: Selecting A Song Style

    owners manual wk2000 se SONG STYLE SELECTION WK2000 SE can store up to 7 Song Styles in the locations numbered from 104 to 110 in the USER section. Selecting A Song Style Refer to the DISK chapter for explanations regarding how to load Song Styles to WK2000 SE memory from disk, then proceed as follows.
  • Page 42 owners manual wk2000 se Recording If you have already started recording the keyboard tracks without the accompaniment, you can continue by introducing the accompaniments as follows. Press INTRO if you want to trigger the accompaniments with an introduction As an alternative, you can use the Fill or Ending as an intro. You can also use the Fade In to bring in the accompaniments with a gradual increase of volume.

  • Page 43: Clear Song Style (User Song Style)

    owners manual wk2000 se Clear Song Style (User Song Style) If the Song Style is not to your satisfaction, it is possible to intervene by cancelling some parameters by means of the CLEAR function The CLEAR function is incorporated within the RECORD operations. •...
  • Page 44 owners manual wk2000 se PROGRAMMABLE STYLES (USER STYLES) WK2000 SE sequencer memory can store up to 7 programmable USER STYLES (locations 96/103) which can either be loaded from disk or programmed by the user. Styles can be created according to two methods. The easier of the two consists in modifying existing Styles.
  • Page 45 owners manual wk2000 se [Optional Step] Selecting a different recording track - You may wish to start recording your Style from a different track that is not Drums default set one (Drums). Use the (F1/F5) Function keys to select the desired Bass track among the following ones.

  • Page 46: Recording A User Style

    owners manual wk2000 se RECORDING A USER STYLE After the parameters setting, follow the instructions to record a new Style. Press the START/STOP button to start recording One empty beat is executed. The notes played during the empty beat will not be saved to the Sequencer. The measure counter is active in the display and the events occurring are shown.

  • Page 47: User Style Playback

    owners manual wk2000 se USER STYLE playback Press the START/STOP button to start the User Style NOTE: If you have recorded less then 4 Variations, make sure that the leds corresponding to the Variations are ON. If they are not, no sound will be heard.
  • Page 48 owners manual wk2000 se Clear Note If you detect that a RIFF contains wrong notes, you can clear them. Up to 5 notes can be cleared at the same time from the recorded RIFF. Select the RIFF you wish to correct, then press the CLEAR button Select the track you wish to modify by pressing the relative Function button Select the RIFF you wish to correct, then press the CLEAR button In our example, the Drum track will be corrected by cancelling a few notes.
  • Page 49 owners manual wk2000 se Style Copy The COPY Function is used to copy an existing Style (either ROM or User) to one of the 8 Style User locations (96-103) available in the memory. For example, the COPY function can be used to copy a ROM Style and successively modify the copy by adding or cancelling elements from the Style tracks.

  • Page 50: Digital Signal Processor

    owners manual wk2000 se DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR WK2000 SE allows you to process Performances (Style/RealTime, Song Style, Song Performance) through the on-board multi-effect processor and to make the overall sound more realistic. The Digital Signal Processor is made by two units that process the Performances with Reverb and Modulation/Delay effects.
  • Page 51 owners manual wk2000 se SAMPLING/VOCAL PROCESSOR DIGITAL AUDIO SAMPLER The WK2000 SE is equipped with the a VOCAL PROCESSOR interface, in this way you will have a digital audio sampler at your disposal. WK2000 SE is able to sample two types of signal through the MIC/LINE inputs: WK2000 SE vocal processor/sampler has these features: •Microphone signals (MIC) from a microphone.
  • Page 52 owners manual wk2000 se THE VOCAL PROCESSOR The WK2000 SE is fi tted with a VOCAL PROCESSOR card, able to add up to four realtime vocal harmonies to your voice. To control the level of the microphone signal at the input stage, refer to the previous paragraph “Set up the Mic/Line signal level”, on page 45.

  • Page 53: Vocal Processor

    owners manual wk2000 se Press again the PAGE menu to select the next parameters PAGE: PARAMETER Description Sets the microphone equalizer LOW GAIN gain response in low frequency range. (value +/-12db). Sets the microphone equalizer HI GAIN LowGain: 00 MidGain: 00 gain response in high frequency range.
  • Page 54 owners manual wk2000 se The MIDI Using MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface it is possible to: • To use the WK2000 SE as a master keyboard to control another musical instrument • To connect the WK2000 SE to an external sequencer (computer) to program Songs and Styles •...
  • Page 55 owners manual wk2000 se Chord Channel Use this function to connect a MIDI accordion. Chord channel can only receive data from the MIDI accordion and control WK2000 SE automatic accompaniment. Follow the standard procedure to assign a MIDI channel. Press ESCAPE to return to the main Menu.
  • Page 56 owners manual wk2000 se Controlling WK2000 SE from a MIDI Accordion Connect the accordion’s MIDI OUT port to the WK2000 SE MIDI IN then proceed as explained below to control WK2000 SE from the accordion MIDI Accordion settings Enable the MIDI LOCK function Set the parameter ON, in the MIDI/GENERAL menu.
  • Page 57 owners manual wk2000 se Playing WK2000 SE with a Master Keyboard The Master keyboards are usually mute instruments which do not feature a sound generator. They require an exter- nal sound source to produce sounds. WK2000 SE internal sound generator may operate as an external sound source (Slave).
  • Page 58 The WK2000 SE banks that can be selected via MIDI (Bank Select - CC 00 + value of the bank) to command a Sound change are the following ones: Bank 1, 2, 3, relative to GMX (standard Generalmusic) sound map, Bank 5, used to recall SAMPLES (1-a 8) and Bank 6, extension of WK2000 SE sound map ( 00-59 + 1 Effects Kit: location 112).
  • Page 59 owners manual wk2000 se MIDI/GENERAL To access to the MIDI/GENERAL mode, press the relative MIDI/GENERAL button, and hold it down for a few seconds. Use the PAGE buttons to scroll through the various pages. Move to the various sections of a page with the CURSOR key. •Pedal This page allows you to assign a function to the pedal inserted in the appropriate jack on the instrument’s back panel.
  • Page 60 If you wish to communicate via MIDI with instruments that are not General MIDI compatible, it is advisable to set WK2000 SE to General MIDI OFF position. To enable Generalmusic standard (GMX) it is necessary to set General MIDI to OFF. In this way all the Sound banks and the effects provided by WK2000 SE will be at your disposal when programming your music.
  • Page 61 owners manual wk2000 se WK2000 SE MANUAL APPENDIX Appendix Page55...
  • Page 62 owners manual wk2000 se WK2000 SE SOUND DATABASE Group Progr. BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3 Sample BANK BANK 4 MSB=0 MSB=1 MSB=2 MSB=5 MSB=6 PIANO GPiano 1 PianoMk1 PickPiano2 USER SAMPLE1 DetuneEP1 2 Piano2 PianoW2 Pianoctave2 USER SAMPLE2 DetuneEP2 2 Piano3 E.G.Piano12 E.G.Piano22...
  • Page 63 owners manual wk2000 se WK2000 SE SOUND DATABASE BANK 4 Group BANK 1 BANK 2 BANK 3 Progr. MSB = 0 MSB = 1 MSB = 2 MSB = 6 REED Soprano Soprano2 SoprFilter StrnStkt AltoSax SaxNoise2 SoftFilt SynOrch TenorSax OctaveSax2 TenFilter TijnTpt...
  • Page 64 owners manual wk2000 se WK2000 SE STYLES LIST POP1 POP2 ROCK TRADITIONAL1 TRADITIONAL1 TRADITIONAL2 TRADITIONAL2 DANCE DANCE 00 8BeatSlow LiteFunk SoftRock Waltz1 6/8Polka DiscoSamba 01 8BtMedium 6/8Sweet HeavyRock Waltz2 Folk2/4 DiscoCha 02 8BeatFast 6/8Blues 80LiteRock Wiener ItalianFolk1 JamiroDance 8BeatLatin EpicBallad GuitarRock SlowWaltz ItalianFolk2...
  • Page 65 owners manual wk2000 se Appendix Page59...

  • Page 66: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS keyboard 61 keys with dynamics polyphony 32 notes max. sounds 471 sounds, including 20 drumkits memories 63 realtime performances (progr.), 960 style performances (10 per style) digital effect 22 reverbs, 22 effects, with separate sends operating mode 3 realtime sections (lower, upper 1, upper 2), monophonic mode, split (progr.) controls volume, pitch/modulation ball, 16 direct style memory, style/song selection keypad, cur- sor/page, melody off, demo, single touch play, performance recall, function buttons (f1/...

  • Page 67: Federal Communications Commission

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro- vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 68 STOCK CODE 271477 Specifi cations are subject to change without prior notice. Generalmusic S.p.A. Via delle Rose, 12 47842 S.Giovanni in Marignano (RN) - Italy Tel. +39 0541 959511Fax +39 0541 957404 www.generalmusic.com...

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