Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Musician's Manual page 311

When you press the Preview soft button, the Bank dialog appears, prompting you to select a
bank where the preview program will be stored. Select a bank, then press the OK soft button.
The K2vx will create a keymap and a program, using the lowest available ID numbers in that
bank for both the keymap and the program. The display will tell you the ID number of the new
program.
Sampling the K2vx's Output
You can sample the K2vxÕs own sounds when in Analog sampling mode. If there are no cables
connected to the Analog sampling input, the K2vx will record its output automatically. To do
so, set the Src parameter on the Sample mode page to a value of Int. Then, just press the Record
soft button and start playing. The K2vx will sample the note(s) as played, without any
controller information (just the raw sounds).
Sampling Digital Signals
The process for sampling through either of the digital inputs is essentially the same, although
there are a few additional parameters associated with digital sampling formats.
YouÕll notice that the Sample mode page changes considerably when you change the value of
the Input parameter from Analog to Digital. There are a few more settings to be made before
you start recording.
SampleMode||Samples:8192K|||Memory:118K|
Sample: None|||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||
Input|:Digital||Time||:1s|||||||||||||||
Cable|:Coaxial||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format:AES/EBU||||| L ||||||||||||||||||||
Mode||:Stereo|||||| R ||||||||||||||||||||
Thresh:Off||||||-dB|60||40||*|16|*|8|4|0
Record||Auto||Timer||Preview||||||||||||
The Þrst difference is the fact that there are no parameters for gain and sample rate. ThereÕs no
need for a gain parameter because with digital sampling, since youÕre making an exact digital
copy of the source signal. The Rate parameter is excluded because the K2vx automatically
recognizes the source sampleÕs rate and sets its own rate accordingly. Also, the Mon parameter
does not appear when sampling digitally. Any monitoring you wish to do must be done from
the sample source.
Cable
Set the Cable parameter to a value of Coaxial or Optical, depending on the type of cable youÕre
using. Many consumer products with digital output provide an optical jack. There is a small
plug covering the K2vxÕs optical input; this plug must be removed before you can connect the
optical cable to the K2vx. The plug should be replaced whenever the optical input is not in use.
If you plan to use a coaxial cable, select a value of Coaxial for the Cable parameter. If youÕre
sampling from a consumer product like a CD player, youÕll probably need to get an adaptor, or
a cable with an RCA Þtting on one end and an XLR (male) Þtting on the K2vx end. Some
professional products have an XLR Þtting for their outputs, so an ordinary microphone cable
will be suitable in most cases. Longer cables can cause signal loss, however, so if you need a
long cable, you may need to get a special cable designed for digital information transfers.
ThereÕs detailed information about cables for sampling on page 15-1.
Sampling and Sample Editing
Setting Up For Sampling
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