Kurzweil K2600 - MUSICIANS GUIDE REV A PART NUMBER 910330 CHAP 6 Manual page 22

Program Mode and the Program Editor
The LAYER Page
Opaque
An opaque layer blocks all higher-numbered layers in its range, allowing only the opaque layer
to play. This is an easy way to change a small range of notes in a program, leaving the original
sound playing above and below the new sound.
Start with a one-layer program, and create a new layer (Layer 2) with the NewLyr soft button.
On the KEYMAP page for Layer 2, select the keymap you want to use, then on the LAYER page,
set Layer 2Õs range (say, C 3 to D 3), and set its Opaque parameter to On. Then go to Layer 1, and
duplicate it (with the DupLyr soft button); the duplicate layer becomes Layer 3. You now have a
three-layer program. Delete Layer 1 (the original layer); Layer 2 (the new layer you created)
becomes Layer 1, and Layer 3 becomes Layer 2. Now Layer 2 blocks out Layer 3 (the duplicate
of the original layer) at the notes C 3ÐD 3.
Sustain Pedal (SusPdl)
When this parameter is on, the layer will respond to all sustain messages (MIDI 64). When off,
the current layer will ignore sustain messages. On2 means that the sustain pedal will not catch
the release of a note that is still sounding when the sustain message is received; this can be very
useful in a program that uses amplitude envelopes with a long release time.
Sostenuto Pedal (SosPdl)
When Sostenuto is on, the layer will respond to all sostenuto messages (MIDI 66). When off, the
layer ignores sostenuto messages. Sostenuto, as you may know, is a feature found on pianos that
have three pedals. Pressing the Sostenuto pedal on a piano (usually the middle pedal) sustains
the notes whose keys you were holding down when you pressed the pedal. Notes played after
the pedal is already down do not get sustained.
Freeze Pedal (FrzPdl)
This parameter activates or deactivates the layerÕs response to Freeze pedal messages (MIDI 69).
The Freeze pedal control causes all notes that are on to sustain without decay until the Freeze
pedal control goes off. If a note is already decaying, it will freeze at that level.
Ignore Release (IgnRel)
When on, the layer will ignore all Note Off messages received by the K2600. This should be used
only with sounds that decay naturally, otherwise the sounds will sustain forever. When IgnRel is
off, the layer responds normally to Note Off messages. This parameter can come in handy when
your K2600 is slaved to a drum machine or sequencer, which sometimes generates Note Ons
and Note Offs so close together that the envelope doesnÕt have time to play before the note is
released. YouÕll also want to use this parameter when youÕre playing staccato, and the sound
youÕre playing has a long amplitude envelope. This parameter should be used only with notes
that eventually decay to silence. Sustaining sounds will sustain forever.
Hold Through Attack (ThrAtt)
When on, this parameter causes all notes in the layer to sustain through the entire Þrst attack
segment of their amplitude envelopes, even if the notes have been released. If you have a sound
with a slow attack, or an attack thatÕs delayed with the delay control, setting this parameter to
On will make sure your notes reach full amplitude even if youÕre playing fast. When set to Off,
notes will release as soon as you release the note (generate a Note Off). If the Þrst attack segment
of the layerÕs amplitude envelope is very short, you probably wonÕt notice a difference between
values of On and Off.
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