Kurzweil K2500 - PERFORMANCE GUIDE REV F PART NUMBER 910251 CHAP 12 Getting Started Manual page 50

Song Mode
Effect Selection During Recording and Playback
Effect Selection During Recording and Playback
When you're recording or playing back a song, the preset effect applied to the song is
determined by the program assigned to the FX Channel. Only one effect can be applied at a
time, even for multi-part songs using more than one program. Depending on the combination
of values for the FX Mode and FX Channel parameters in Effects mode, the FX channel may
automatically track the current MIDI channel. In this case, if you change the current MIDI
channel during playback, or during a MIDI recording, the current FX Channel, and
consequently the current effect, will change also, which might not suit your needs.
Consequently, there's a way to force the FX channel to remain constant during playback or
MIDI recording, even if you move to another mode during the playback or MIDI recording and
change the current MIDI channel.
This is done by setting the FX Mode parameter to a value of Auto, and the FX Channel
parameter to a value of Current—which is the most generally useful combination of settings for
these parameters. In this case, when you're in Song mode—or when you move to another mode
during playback or MIDI recording—the FX Channel parameter is temporarily forced to a
value of 1. Therefore the effect is determined by the program assigned to MIDI channel 1, and
will not change, even if you change the current MIDI channel during playback or MIDI
recording.
Of course, changing MIDI channels during playback or MIDI recording will not change the FX
channel if the FX Channel parameter is set to a value from 1 to 16, or if the FX Mode parameter
is set to a value of Master.
Synchronizing Songs
The K2500 has an internal MIDI clock, which is always running at a speed set by the Tempo
parameter. When you're in Song mode and the Clock parameter is set to a value of Internal,
songs will sync to the K2500's internal clock. At this setting, the clock signal is sent to the
K2500's MIDI Out port. This is standard MIDI Sync, and any device that accepts MIDI Sync will
play in sync with the K2500.
If you set the Clock parameter to External, the K2500 expects to receive MIDI Sync at its MIDI
In port. When you play back a song, pressing the Play soft button will cue the K2500 to wait for
the sync signal. It will begin playing when it receives the signal, or when you press the Record
button again. If no sync signal is received, the K2500 uses its internal clock at the tempo of the
current song.
If you're using Song mode to capture a sequence that you've recorded on an external sequencer,
you'll want to consider the Clock parameter's setting before you record via MIDI. If you have
the Clock parameter set to External, the K2500 will follow the clock of your external sequencer.
As a result, the notes in the song you create will fall regularly on the beats (unless your
externally recorded sequence uses a time signature other than 4/4). This will make it easier for
you to find the notes in the Song Editor. If you set the Clock parameter to Internal, the notes in
the song will not necessarily align with the beats of the measures in the song, but the song will
play back exactly as you recorded it on the external sequencer—including tempo changes you
may have incorporated into the externally recorded sequence. If the Clock parameter is set to
External, tempo changes will not carry over to the K2500, and will not be heard when you play
back the song.
Finally, keep in mind that when the Clock parameter is set to External, programs that use one or
more of the Clock control sources (see Chapter 6 of the Reference Guide) will sync to the external
MIDI signals. If no external sync signal is received, the Clock control sources are disabled.
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