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  • Page 1 ©2003 All rights reserved. Kurzweil ® is a product line of Young Chang Co., Ltd. Young Chang®, Kurzweil ® , V. A. S. T. ®, KDFX®, Pitcher®, and LaserVerb®, KSP8 ™, K2661™, K2600™, K2500™, and K2000™ are trademarks of Young Chang Co., Ltd. SmartMedia™ is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation.

  • Page 2: Radio And Television Interference

    CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL IMPORTANT SAFETY & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING: When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: Read all of the Safety and Installation Instructions and Explanation...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

  • Page 4: Kurzweil International Contacts

    Kurzweil International Contacts Contact the nearest Kurzweil office listed below to locate your local Kurzweil representative. Kurzweil Co., Ltd. Daerung Technotown 6th, 306 493-6 Gasan, Gumcheon, Seoul, Korea Tel: (+82) 2-2108-5700 Fax: (+82) 2-2108-5729 A N D Music Corp. P.O. Box 99995 Lakewood, WA 98499-0995, USA Tel: (253) 589-3200 Fax: (253) 984-0245...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Kurzweil International Contacts... iv World Wide Web Home Page: ... iv Chapter 1 Introduction Overview of the K2661 ... 1-1 VAST Synthesis... 1-2 KB3 Tone Wheel Emulation ... 1-2 How the K2661 Works ... 1-3 How to Use This Manual ... 1-3 Do I Have Everything? ...
  • Page 6 K2661 Getting Started Guide Chapter 7 Setup Mode Chapter 8 Quick Access Mode Chapter 9 Basic Effects Mode Introduction ... 9-1 Terminology ... 9-2 MAIN Page... 9-5 Effects Bus Editor ... 9-7 Effects Send Page... 9-8 The CTRL Page ... 9-9 Bypass and Mute pages...9-11...
  • Page 7 Appendix A K2661 Boot Block Starting the Boot Block ... A-1 Updating K2661 Software ... A-1 Running Diagnostic Tests... A-3 Resetting the K2661... A-3 Appendix B Standard K2661 ROM Objects Appendix C Contemporary ROM Block Objects Programs...C-2 Keymaps ...C-3 Program Control Assignments ...C-4 Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block ...C-7...
  • Page 8 K2661 Getting Started Guide viii...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    (DSP) functions. The K2661 also generates its own synth waveforms, which can be combined with the samples or used on their own. Onboard sound ROM includes the Orchestral and Contemporary sound blocks, as well as a fine set of General MIDI (GM) sounds.

  • Page 10: Vast Synthesis

    If your K2661 does not already have the maximum of 128 megabytes of Sample RAM installed, you can install a larger SIMM using the instructions in the Musician’s Reference. The most important thing for you to know about Sample RAM, however, is that it is not battery-backed;...

  • Page 11: How The K2661 Works

    K2661. The best way to read this manual is with your K2661 in front of you. By trying the examples we give to illustrate various functions, you can get a quick understanding of the basics, then move on to the more advanced features.
  • Page 12 file (and its dependent objects) from your K2661 when you are done listening. We also recommend that you go to the SampleMode page and set the Src parameter to Ext or the Mode parameter to something other than LiveIn , to help to avoid any unintended feedback.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Startup

    If hooking up new gear is familiar to you, and you just want to get going, here’s a quick description of all the basic things you need to cover to get started with your K2661. If you need more information, thorough descriptions of each step follow. In either case, check out Playing the Presets on page 2-4.

  • Page 14: Startup-The Details

    Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord) The K2661 runs on AC power: 100, 120, 230, or 240 volts at 50–60 Hz. Your dealer will set the voltage switch to match the voltage in your area. The voltage level is set with a selector on the rear panel of the K2661.

  • Page 15: Switching On The Power

    Connecting SCSI You may not have a hard disk or other SCSI device to connect to your K2661 right away, but if you do, you can connect it to the SCSI port. Please read the following information carefully; it’s very important. Also, there’s a collection of SCSI tips in Chapter 6 of the Musician’s Reference.

  • Page 16: Playing The Presets

    The Panic button sends an All Notes Off message and an All Controllers Off message—both to the K2661 and over all 16 MIDI channels. You won’t need it often, but it’s nice to have. The Sample button takes you to Sample mode (the SampleMode page), which, as you’ve probably guessed, is where you make your own samples—if you have the sampling option in...
  • Page 17 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@ %%%%%%^%%%%%%^%%%%$ Because of their architecture, KB3 programs require different processing within the K2661, and they don’t work on “regular” channels. They require a special channel to handle the KB3 program’s voices. You can choose any of the 16 MIDI channels to be the KB3 channel, but you can have only one KB3 channel, and KB3 programs play only on that channel (VAST programs work just fine on the KB3 channel, by the way).
  • Page 18 Enter button to complete the selection. If you make a mistake, press Clear, then start over. The K2661 has various settings for responding to MIDI Program Change commands from external sources. These are explained in Chapter 10, so we won’t go into them here. You should be able to change programs by sending Program Change commands from your MIDI controller.

  • Page 19: Quick Access

    While you’re in Quick Access mode, you can select any program or setup in the bank with buttons 0 through 9. The K2661 comes with a few Quick Access banks already programmed so you can get an idea of how they work. You’ll probably create your own Quick Access banks to help you select programs and setups with a minimum of searching.

  • Page 20: The Other Modes

    Sample mode Software Upgrades Part of the beauty of the K2661 is the ease with which you can upgrade its operating system and objects (programs, setup, etc.) using the boot loader to install upgrades into flash ROM. At Kurzweil and Young Chang, we have a long history of support for our instruments; the K250, K1000, K2000, and K2500 have been repeatedly enhanced, and these improvements have always been made available to instrument owners in the form of software upgrades.

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 User Interface Basics

    Mode Selection The K2661 is always in one of eight primary operating modes. Select a mode by pressing one of the mode buttons — they’re to the left of the display. Each mode button has an LED that lights to indicate the current mode.

  • Page 22: Mode Buttons

    To get to Sample mode, press the Sample soft button in Program, Setup, Quick Access, or Master modes. See Chapter 14 for details. Live mode lets you route an input signal through the K2661’s DSP algorithms. See page 14-10. Mode Buttons The mode buttons are labeled in white.

  • Page 23: The Cursor Buttons

    The cursor is a highlighted (reversed) rectangle (sometimes it’s an underscore). It marks the value of the currently selected parameter. Programming the K2661 involves selecting various parameters and changing their values. Select parameters by highlighting their values with the cursor. You can change the highlighted value with any of the data entry methods described in the data entry section below.

  • Page 24: Data Entry

    Press Exit to leave the current editor. If you’ve changed the value of any parameter while in that editor, the K2661 will ask you whether you want to save your changes before you can leave the editor. See page 5-3 for information on saving and naming. The Exit button also takes you to Program mode if you’re on the entry level page of one of the other modes.

  • Page 25: Double Button Presses

    As its name implies, this set of 14 buttons lets you enter numeric values, and to enter names one character at a time. Depending on where you are, the K2661 automatically enters letters or numerals as appropriate (you don’t have to select between alphabetic or numeric entry).

  • Page 26: Intuitive Data Entry

    User Interface Basics Intuitive Data Entry In this …pressing these buttons mode or simultaneously… editor… Plus/Minus Keymap Editor 2 leftmost soft buttons Sample Plus/Minus buttons Editor Plus/Minus 2 leftmost soft buttons Center soft buttons Any Editor 2 rightmost soft buttons Left/Right cursor buttons Up/Down cursor buttons Save Dialog...

  • Page 27: Changing The Current Layer In Multi-Layer Programs

    When editing a multi-layer program (including drum programs), you can quickly switch between layers by holding the Enter button, then striking a key. The K2661 will change the current layer to that key’s layer. If the key is part of more than one layer, subsequent key strikes will cycle through each layer that has that key in its range.
  • Page 28 B-a-d, and not the entire name of the object. Enter the new string, as shown below. 7. Press OK. The K2661 asks you if you’re sure (unless you have confirmations turned off). Press Yes. The NAME page reappears. Every RAM object whose name contained Bad now...

  • Page 29: Mixdown And Midi Faders Pages

    Shows which channels are affected by sliders. On the Mixdown page, pan and volume messages are sent to the internal K2661 sounds, to MIDI Out, or both. All Mixdown-page channels have the same destination (local, MIDI, or both), which is determined by the Control parameter on the MIDI-mode TRANSMIT page. You can assign the sliders to control either volume or pan.

  • Page 30: Quick Song Recording And Playback

    User Interface Basics Quick Song Recording and Playback The available values for the Channel parameter on this page are 1–16 (local and MIDI), 1L–16L (local only, no MIDI), and 1M–16M (MIDI only, no local). Quick Song Recording and Playback There are three buttons—labeled Record, Play/Pause, and Stop—below the mode selection buttons.

  • Page 31: Chapter 4 The Operating Modes

    K2661 Musician’s Guide (on the CD-ROM). What the Modes Are The modes exist to make the K2661 logical to work with. With as many performance and programming features as the K2661 has, it’s helpful to break them into groups. These groups are called modes.
  • Page 32 The Operating Modes Selecting Modes The following table lists the procedures for moving between modes and editors. Note that the Exit button won’t always take you where the table says it will; it often depends on how you got where you are. The table assumes that you’ve entered a given editor via its corresponding mode. You’ll always return to Program mode eventually if you press Exit repeatedly.

  • Page 33: Nested Editors

    Naming on page 5-3. Using the Modes You can play your K2661 regardless of the mode you’re in. In fact, the only times you can’t play it are when you’re in the middle of a disk operation (loading, saving, formatting) or a SMDI sample transfer.

  • Page 34: Effects Mode

    K2661 how to select preset studios (programmed effects configurations) when you change programs or setups, or lets you choose a preset studio that’s applied to every K2661 program. The Studio Editor allows you to tweak the preset studios, and create your own. Chapters 9 shows you how.

  • Page 35: Chapter 5 Editing Conventions

    When you change a value, you’ll normally hear its effect on the object you’re editing. The K2661 doesn’t actually write your editing changes to memory until you save the object you’re working on. It then allows you to choose between writing over the original object, or storing the newly edited version in a new memory location.

  • Page 36: Object Type And Id

    ID to an existing object of the same type, but if you do, the new one will be written over the old one. For example, if you assign an ID of 1 to a program you’ve edited, the K2661 will ask you if you want to “replace”...

  • Page 37: Saving And Naming

    If you have made changes, however, the K2661 will ask you if you want to save those changes. This is the first Save dialog. A dialog is any display that asks a question that you need to answer before the K2661 can proceed.

  • Page 38: Rom Objects

    Object Utilities (described in Chapter 13). If you select an ID that’s already in use, the K2661 will tell you that you’re going to replace the ROM object that’s already been assigned that ID. If you don’t want to do that, you can select a different ID.

  • Page 39: Ram Objects

    RAM Objects If the original object was a RAM object, the K2661 will assume you want to replace it, and will suggest the same ID as the original object (if it has an asterisk— —between its ID and its name, it’s a RAM object).

  • Page 40: Deleting Objects

    Within most editors, there are soft buttons for deleting objects. When you want to delete an object, press the Delete soft button, and the K2661 will ask you if you want to delete the object. (At this point in the dialog, you can select another object with any of the data entry methods.) Press OK if you want to delete it, or press Cancel if you don’t.

  • Page 41: Memory Banks

    file. All objects with IDs within that range will be saved to the file. When you load a file, the K2661 asks you which bank will receive the file. You can load a file into any of the ten banks, regardless of the bank it was saved from.

  • Page 42: Special Button Functions

    Editing Conventions Special Button Functions Special Button Functions The Mode buttons and the Chan/Bank Down button have additional functions, depending on the mode or editor you’re in. When you’re in the Program or Setup Editor, they function according to the orange labeling under each button. They also work as track mutes on the MIX page of Song mode.

  • Page 43: Program Mode

    Program mode is the heart of the K2661, where you select programs for performance and editing. The K2661 is packed with great sounds, but it’s also a synthesizer of truly amazing depth and flexibility. When you’re ready to start tweaking sounds, the Program Editor is the place to start.

  • Page 44: Vast Program Structure

    The layer is the VAST program’s basic unit of polyphony, that is, each layer constitutes one of the 48 voice channels the K2661 can activate at any time. If you have a program that consists of two layers covering the note range from A 0 to C 8, each key you strike triggers two voice...
  • Page 45 Program Mode VAST Program Structure Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Eight keyboard zones— each with independent program, MIDI channel, and control assignments Selected for performance and editing in Program mode; up to 32 layers per program A keymap processed through an algorithm, modulated by control sources...

  • Page 46: Kb3 Program Structure

    KB3 program name in parentheses in every zone that’s not on the KB3 channel. Note: If you’re using a Kurzweil PC88 to control your K2661, you shouldn’t use Channel 1 as the KB3 channel. The PC88 sends MIDI Controller 90 on Channel 1 to select effects. In KB3 mode, the K2661 maps Controller 90 to internal controller 90, which controls the emulation of leakage that we mentioned earlier.

  • Page 47: Real-Time Controls In Kb3 Mode

    Real-time Controls in KB3 Mode You have real-time control over many components of KB3 programs directly from the front panel. The sliders emulate the drawbars that are so essential to the tone wheel sound, while the buttons above them (they’re called the Mute buttons, because they normally mute and solo zones in Setup mode) can control the KB3 effects: Leslie, vibrato, chorus, and percussion (key click).

  • Page 48: Midi Control Of Kb3 Programs

    If you don’t like the changes, you can exit without saving, and the program will revert to its previous settings. The Mute buttons also send MIDI Controller information to the K2661’s MIDI Out port. See Column 2 of Table 6-3 to check which Controller numbers the buttons send.
  • Page 49 K2661’s current channel. For example, if your MIDI source transmits on Channel 1, and you set the K2661’s current channel to 2, you’ll still play the program assigned to Channel 1. If that’s the way you like it, there’s no problem.
  • Page 50 MIDI source is using (so if, for example, your MIDI source transmits on Channel 1, set LocalKbdCh to 1). All MIDI information that the K2661 receives on the local keyboard channel gets remapped to the channels and control destinations used by the zones in the setup.

  • Page 51: The Program Mode Page

    If you select a KB3 program without being on a KB3 channel, the K2661 cannot play the program. As shown in the following illustration, the KB3 channel is 1, while the K2661’s current channel is 2. The selected program is disabled.

  • Page 52: The Soft Buttons In Program Mode

    The Octav-/Octav+ buttons are a shortcut for quick transposition in 12-semitone increments. You can use them to transpose the entire K2661 as much as three octaves up or down. The top line of the display shows the current amount of transposition (Xpose). Pressing both Octave buttons simultaneously returns the transposition to zero.

  • Page 53: Setup Mode

    Chapter 7 Setup Mode Note: For complete information on the K2661’s Setup Editor, refer to Chapter 7 of the K2661 Musician’s Guide (on the CD-ROM). In Setup mode, the K2661 can take on the identity of eight distinct instruments and eight distinct MIDI transmitters, each of which can use the setup’s physical controller assignments (or any...

  • Page 54: The Control Setup

    Sample soft button provides convenient access to the K2661’s sampler. Refer to Chapter 14 for information on the sampler. When you select a setup in Setup mode, the K2661 sends a number of MIDI messages, on each of the MIDI channels used by the setup. Some of these include: Program Change commands, MIDI Bank Select messages, Pan and Volume messages, and entry values for physical controllers (entry values are the values that take effect as soon as you select the setup;...

  • Page 55: Zone-Status Leds In Setup Mode

    To edit the control setup, press the Edit button while the CtlSetup parameter is highlighted on the MIDI-mode TRANSMIT page. This brings you to the Setup Editor, which is described in the following sections. The following table shows which control-setup parameters affect controller assignments in Program mode.
  • Page 56 Setup Mode their color), the setup contains just four zones. Whenever you’re in Setup mode, the number of lines in the info box matches the number of zone-status LEDs that are lit. Soloed zone. As you might have guessed, only one zone can be soloed at a time. When a zone is soloed, only that zone plays notes and generates controller information.

  • Page 57: Chapter 8 Quick Access Mode

    Access-bank IDs that belong in each memory bank. Press both Chan/Bank buttons simultaneously to quickly move between memory banks. The MIDI Program Change commands that the K2661 sends when in Quick Access mode can differ from those in Program or Setup mode. This depends on the setting you have for the PChgType parameter in MIDI mode.
  • Page 58 When you’ve filled each entry with the object you want, press the Name soft button if you want to rename the bank, or press the Save soft button to begin the save procedure. Press the Dump soft button to dump the bank via MIDI System Exclusive. K2661 QA Banks bank name Pianos...

  • Page 59: Chapter 9 Basic Effects Mode

    Aux processor, where they could be given a room reverb. At the outputs of the K2661, the reverb could show up on one pair, while the other instruments’ dry or processed (prereverb) signals could show up at the others, either in mono or stereo. Or the entire mix, carefully balanced and panned, could appear at a single pair, ready to be recorded or played through a PA.

  • Page 60: Terminology

    FX presets, parameter settings, overrides, and outputs. One studio is current at a time in Effects mode. Studios are objects, like K2661 programs, and have a number. They can be linked to programs or setups using the FXCtrl setting. The K2661 comes with a large number of factory studios.
  • Page 61 Any number of FX presets can use the same algorithm. The K2661 comes with a large number of FX presets, and you can modify them or create new ones and store them in RAM. Algorithms, however, are stored in ROM, so you can’t change them.

  • Page 62: Bus Overrides (Or Busmods)

    K2661 also loads the studio linked with that program. This activates all the FXMods defined within the program. If the value of FXCtrl is Setup or Auto, then as you change setups in Setup mode, the K2661 also loads the studio linked with that setup. This activates all the FXMods defined within the setup.

  • Page 63: Main Page

    The second line of the display shows the ID and name of the current studio. When you enter KDFX Mode directly (i.e., not through another one of the K2661’s editors) you can scroll through the displayed list of studios. This allows you to choose a different studio on the KDFXMode:MAIN page.

  • Page 64: Soft Buttons In Effects Mode

    You can individually bypass any of the EQ and effects inputs, and also mute any of the FXBuses (the four insert FXBuses and the AuxFX bus). In the enabled state, nothing is muted or bypassed. The K2661 always starts up in the enabled state. Use these soft buttons to perform bypasses and muting:...

  • Page 65: Effects Bus Editor

    Your K2661 keeps track of effects usage for you, and won’t let you add an effects block to a bus if you’re already max’ed out.

  • Page 66: Effects Send Page

    Basic Effects Mode Effects Send Page Effects Send Page The FXSEND page lets you send the output of each stereo effects bus to the stereo mixdown and auxiliary buses. |||||!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!h 0wwwwt CVVVVB |||||| |||||| ||||| |||||| Figure 9-4 0wwwwt CVVVVB Effects Bus Send display ||||||...

  • Page 67: The Ctrl Page

    If the value of FXCtrl is Setup or Auto, then as you change setups in Setup mode, the K2661 also loads the studio linked with that setup. This activates all the FXMods defined within the setup. If the value of FXCtrl is Auto, and the value of FX Chan is Current, then when you’re in Program, Setup, Quick Access, or Song mode, programs, setups and songs...

  • Page 68: Effects Channel (Fx Chan)

    FXMods are determined as follows: in Program mode, it’s determined by the program assigned to the current K2661 MIDI channel; in Setup mode, it’s determined by the program in Zone 1 of the current setup; in Song mode (or during song playback regardless of mode), it’s determined by the program on the channel designated as the song’s effects channel—...

  • Page 69: Bypass And Mute Pages

    are under program or setup control, but the Studio parameter is still available; its value reflects the studio assignment for the program or setup that was current before you entered Effects mode. You can change the value of the Studio parameter while in Effects mode, so you can hear how different studios affect the current program or setup, without having to enter the Program or Setup Editor.
  • Page 70 Basic Effects Mode Bypass and Mute pages The MAIN soft button takes you to the KDFXMode:MAIN page. The soft buttons EQ A, EQ B, EQ C, and EQ D toggle the bypass/active status for the EQ on the corresponding input buses. The EQBYP page looks a little different when there are mono inputs to the studio.

  • Page 71: Chaining Effects

    Chaining Effects One of the most powerful features in KDFX is effects chaining, which allows you to send a signal through four consecutive KDFX effects. The screen below shows an example of this: qWWWWT CVVVVB Out|Ga n||:0. dB|||| ||||| Alloc: uto||| Figure 9-10 Effects chaining allows the 4 PAUs of processing shared among Buses 1-4 of a Studio to be used in series.

  • Page 72: The Structure Of Kurzweil Digital Effects (Kdfx)

    KDFX-A, KDFX-B, KDFX-C, and KDFX-D. Instead of going directly to the K2661’s physical outputs, these program outputs go to the inputs of a studio. Only after going through the studio does the audio output appear at the physical outputs. The inputs to the studio can come from one multi-layered program, or from several programs, or from the K2661’s own sample input when the instrument is in Live mode.
  • Page 73 Finally, the outputs of the FX presets are passed through to an output routing system—as specified by the settings on the OUTPUT page in the Studio Editor—where they are sent to the physical outputs of the K2661. The following equation summarizes studio structure: Studio = EQs + Input-page settings + FX presets + Output Editor settings The next page shows a schematic overview of studio structure.
  • Page 74 Basic Effects Mode The Structure of Kurzweil Digital Effects (KDFX) program output A outputs Level Balance/Pan/ Width All signal paths are stereo unless noted FX Presets Figure 9-2 9-16 output B output C output D FXBus1 Pre FXBus1 physical output A outputs KDFX structure If input is mono, each...

  • Page 75: Normal Studio Structure

    Like K2661 programs, the software user interface of a studio is organized in a “top-down” way: A studio is an “object” in K2661 terms, and the FX presets within a studio are also objects, “dependent” to the studio, the way a keymap is to a program. Studios and FX presets that you modify or create are stored in program RAM.

  • Page 76: Controlling Effects With A Sequencer

    MIDI channel for studio control. See page 12-21 for more information. Controlling Effects with SysEx messages You can also control KDFX by sending MIDI system-exclusive (SysEx) messages to the K2661. See Appendix B in the Musician’s Reference for specific information.

  • Page 77: Chapter 10 Midi Mode

    MIDI messages it receives—as well as how each MIDI channel behaves. When you enter MIDI mode, you’ll see one of the three available MIDI-mode pages. When you exit MIDI mode, the K2661 remembers which page you were on. The next time you select MIDI mode, that page appears.
  • Page 78 Control Here you determine where the K2661 sends MIDI information. A value of MIDI sends the MIDI signal to the K2661’s MIDI Out port, but not to the K2661 itself. This is also known as Local Control Off. If you’re using your K2661 with a MIDI sequencer and have a MIDI loop (K2661’s Out to sequencer’s In, and vice versa), you’ll need to select a value of MIDI when your sequencer’s...

  • Page 79: Velocity Map-Transmit (Velocmap)

    A value of Local disables the MIDI Out port. Use this setting when you want to play the K2661, but not to send any MIDI information to other MIDI instruments (local control only). A value of Both (the default) enables you to play the K2661 and send MIDI information from its MIDI Out port.

  • Page 80: Buttons (Bttns)

    SysEx software package. If you have the MIDI In port of another K2661 (or K2600, K2500, or K2000) connected to the first one’s MIDI Out port, the second instrument will respond to every button press on the first instrument, just as if you were pressing the buttons of the second one.

  • Page 81: All Notes Off

    This is normally used for diagnostic purposes only. At a setting of Poly, the K2661 responds only to events that are sent on the same channel as the K2661’s current MIDI channel (the one displayed on the top line of the Program-mode page). In Poly mode, the currently selected channel is always the basic channel, so if you change channels, the basic channel changes accordingly.

  • Page 82: Bend Smooth

    SCSI device (external SCSI disk or CD-ROM drive) to the K2661’s SCSI port. You can use the SCSI port to chain up to seven SCSI devices to the K2661 (a total of eight devices can be chained together); just be sure to set each one to a different SCSI ID. Most SCSI devices available today make it easy to change their SCSI IDs, so you may not have to adjust this parameter even if you have several SCSI devices connected.

  • Page 83: Bank Select

    For example, you might turn off the Enable parameter for one or more channels to mute the tracks on those channels. You could also set the VolLock parameter to On, to ignore any MIDI volume messages the K2661 receives on a given MIDI channel.

  • Page 84: Output Pair (Outpair)

    MIDI Mode The Channels Page Parameter Program Volume Output Pair Output Gain Program Lock Pan Lock Volume Lock Enable Use this parameter to turn the currently selected channel on or off. When on, the channel will receive MIDI information, and the settings of the parameters on the MIDI CHANNELS page will be in effect.

  • Page 85: Program Lock, Pan Lock, Volume Lock

    100 each (the memory banks). A program’s object ID is its program change number, as discussed on page 5-2. This makes it easy to keep track of your programs. The K2661 can use several different formats for interpreting program change commands. The value for the ProgChgType parameter on the RECEIVE page determines which format is used, and the one you should select depends on your MIDI system.
  • Page 86 (MC 0 or MC 32) Standard (PCH) If your K2661 is already in the memory bank you want to use, you can send it single PCHs from 0 to 99, to select programs within that memory bank. The K2661’s response depends on the setting for the MIDIBankMode parameter on the CH/PRG page in the Setup Editor.

  • Page 87: Program Change Type

    First, a brief review of Quick Access bank structure. Each Quick Access bank can store ten entries, each of which can be a program or a setup. Each of the K2661’s 10 memory banks can store 20 Quick Access banks (except the Zeros bank, which can store 75). Therefore when you’re in Quick Access mode, you have access to 200 (or 750 in the Zeros bank) programs or setups without leaving the currently selected memory bank.

  • Page 88: Quick Access Banks-Kurzweil (Qa Kurz)

    This works almost exactly like the QA Ext format. The only exception is that within the QA Kurz format, the K2661 expects the bank range command to be a PCH, and not MC 0 or 32. MIDI Controller 0 or 32 messages are not recognized. The K2661 expects to receive PCHs of...

  • Page 89: Qa Formats And Midi Transmission

    If you’re in Quick Access mode and you’re using one of the QA formats for the program change type, selecting QA banks or bank entries from the K2661 (with the alphanumeric buttonpad, the cursor buttons, the Alpha Wheel, the Plus/Minus buttons, or the Chan/Bank buttons) also sends corresponding program change commands to the K2661’s MIDI Out port.

  • Page 90: The Soft Buttons In Midi Mode

    Send. You also can use the alphanumeric pad to select a program number directly. Reset Channels (RsetCh) When you press this soft button, the K2661 asks if you want to reset all channels. If you press Yes, all settings on the CHANNELS page will return to their default values. For example, you may have set several MIDI channels to route their audio to Output Group B for a special project.

  • Page 91: Chapter 11 Master Mode

    On the Master-mode page you’ll find parameters for setting the overall tuning and transposition of the K2661, the MIDI channel to be used for KB3 programs (explained below), and for several keyboard and programming adjustments. You can also enter the sampler from the Master-mode page.

  • Page 92: Velocity And Pressure Touch (Veltouch And Presstouch)

    Many different intonation intervals have evolved over the centuries, however, and the K2661 supplies you with 17 different intonation “tables” to choose from. (There are also a few extra “tables” listed, which we’ll describe in a moment.) By changing the value for this parameter, you select from among the intonation tables stored in the K2661’s memory.
  • Page 93 18 Obj vn.nn. This isn’t really another intonation table. Rather, this is where the K2661 stores the version number of some of your ROM objects. If you ever need to find out what version of ROM objects you’ve got loaded, this is where you look.

  • Page 94: Intonation Key (Intonakey)

    B -1 (MIDI note numbers 0 through 11) will set the intonation key at C through B, respectively. To trigger notes in the range required to set the Intonation key, you can transpose the K2661 temporarily from its front panel, or from your MIDI controller if it has the ability. Alternatively, you could create a setup with just the lowest octave transposed down two octaves, then select it when you want to change the Intonation key.

  • Page 95: The Vocoder

    MIDI If your external slave is a rack (or it is a keyboard but you want to use the K2661’s keyboard to control the slave), connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out port of the K2661 to the MIDI In port of the slave.

  • Page 96: Using The Vocoder

    file. If you are using an external sound source for your slave, choose the setup Vocoder- ExtSlave. If you are using the K2661 as the input source for the slave, then you can choose either Vocoder-22 Band or Vocoder-20 Band. The 22-band vocoder will allow you to play up to 4 voices of polyphony on the slave program;...
  • Page 97 24. (24*2=48, which is your maximum polyphony.) The programs in the Setup called Vocoder-ExtSlave use 24 bands. If you want to use the K2661 to generate your slave signal, then you have to use either the 22- or 20-band vocoder setups, which have fewer bands, and therefore leave 4 or 8 voices of polyphony available for the slave signal program.
  • Page 98 Master Mode The MAST2 Page Layers are grouped in pairs, with the master signal going to the first layer, and the slave to the second. All odd numbered layers are master and all even numbered layers are slave. If you look at the algorithms in the vocoding programs, you will see that the first two DSP blocks (after PITCH) of each layer are a bandpass filter (or low pass or hi pass filters for the first and last bands).
  • Page 99 The analog sample inputs on the K2661 are line level, not mic level. This means you have to boost the gain on the sample page to get a good signal. But this also increases the general noise level of the input signal.

  • Page 100: View Mode

    The MAST2 Page • If you are using the K2661 for the slave signal and need more polyphony, you can delete some of the layers in the vocoding programs. Make sure to delete matching sets of master and slave layers. You will probably want to readjust the frequencies and widths of the remaining layers accordingly.

  • Page 101: Digital Output Format

    KDFX studio. To use ADAT In, the K2661's ADAT Out cable must be connected to the sending device. K2661 must be the “master,” and the other device(s) must "slave" to it. Output sample rate (and therefore input as well) is fixed at 48 kHz.
  • Page 102 When you press the Voices soft button, the display shows the K2661’s active voice channels as you play. Blocks of capital Xs in six columns of eight represent the 48 notes that the K2661 can play simultaneously. The Xs change to lower case xs, then to commas and periods, then finally drop out as each voice releases or decays to silence.
  • Page 103 Sample Press the Sample soft button to enter the K2661’s sampler. Refer to Chapter 14 for complete information on the sampler. Press the GM soft button to call up the GM page: Enable GM Mode by setting the GM parameter to On. When GM is on, GM is displayed on the top line of the screen.

  • Page 104: Guitar/Wind Controller Mode

    K2661’s memory to the state it was in when you bought it. Caution! The K2661 will ask you if you want to delete everything (meaning all RAM objects), and a pair of Yes/No soft buttons will appear. Press No if you want to keep any objects you may not have saved.

  • Page 105: Object Utilities

    Object Utilities Object Utility functions are useful for moving or copying objects into various banks, naming or renaming objects, deleting objects, and dumping objects over MIDI. To access these functions, press the Object soft button while in Master mode. You will see the following dialog: The soft buttons are used to choose the various object utility functions.
  • Page 106 Master Mode Object Utilities All of the features of the Save Object dialog are accessible here: You can use the Multiple Object Selector (described on page 13-34) to select ranges of objects according to object types, IDs, strings in the object names, or dependent relationships.
  • Page 107 Master Mode Object Utilities This is similar to the Load function, where you are asked to choose a bank and mode for loading. If you have selected more than one object, and all of the selected objects have the same type, then there will be an additional button available, ID: Here is a description of the above soft buttons: Append: Try to use each object’s ID offset within its current bank as the ID offset within the...
  • Page 108 This makes it easy to copy the name of one object on to another. As in all naming dialogs on the K2661, you can do a double-press of the Left/Right cursor buttons to put the naming cursor on the last character of the string. This is helpful when putting unique characters at the ends of names.
  • Page 109 fixed in the object. This means that if you load the sample object back into the K2661 via MIDI, there is virtually no way it will point to and play back the same area of sample memory as when it was dumped, let alone the same sample data.

  • Page 110: Using The Object Utilities From The Editor

    Master Mode Object Utilities Using the Object Utilities from the Editor You can get to the object utilities while editing any object. This is provided as a convenience, for example to be able to do certain housekeeping work such as deleting samples to free up room in your sample RAM, or making copies of objects.

  • Page 111: Chapter 12 Song Mode

    If you are familiar with other sequencers, you will have no problem using Song mode in the K2661. Read through this section, however, to learn about the features that make the K2661’s sequencer unique. For complete information on the Song Editor, refer to Chapter 12 of the K2661 Musician’s Guide, provided on the CD-ROM.

  • Page 112: Tutorial: Recording A Song

    • 79 Modulead Set up your K2661 so that each of these instruments is on a separate MIDI channel. Since Song mode automatically assigns each channel to a separate sequencer track (1-16, consecutively), you’ll then be all set when you start laying down tracks, and won’t have to go scrolling through the program list.
  • Page 113 Follow these steps to assign the programs to separate channels: 1. Press the Song mode button to enter Song mode. The display will look something like this: Recording track is set to Track 1 Notice that the sequencer is ready for you to record a new song, and the recording track (RecTrk) is set to track 1.
  • Page 114 Notice the Locat parameter on the right side of the display, which shows the current Bar and Beat number. When you begin recording, the K2661 provides you with a four-beat countoff, during which time Locat’s Bar and Beat number are preceded by a minus sign.
  • Page 115 You can change the length of the countoff by changing the value of the Countoff parameter on the MISC page. Since we are recording four measures of silence, press the Stop soft button as soon as Locat reads 5:1. NOTE: The sequencer will truncate to the nearest downbeat, so as long as you press Stop before Locat reads 5:2 (but after it reads 4:4) you’ll be OK.
  • Page 116 Song Mode Getting Started with the Sequencer The last event listed is the endpoint, which should correspond to the first beat of the Bar following the last Bar in the song. For our four measures of silence, then, the endpoint should be 5:1.
  • Page 117 Exit or the MAIN soft button to return to the MAIN page in Song mode. NOTE: The K2661’s sequencer also provides a full range of advanced quantization features that you can apply to previously recorded tracks. To learn about these, refer to Chapter 12 of the Musician’s Guide.
  • Page 118 Song Mode Getting Started with the Sequencer Record a Bass Line When you are satisfied with your drum loop, you can begin using it as the foundation for a song. What we’ll do here is set RecMode to Unloop while leaving PlayMode set to Loop. This means that the drum loop will keep playing while we record new unlooped material of any length.
  • Page 119 Remember that by default there is a four-beat count off, during which time the Locat value is preceded by a minus sign (-). No material is recorded during the count off, though anything you play during the countoff gets quantized to the first Beat of the song. As you are recording the bass track, your drum loop will keep playing.
  • Page 120 MAIN page. Using the Mode Buttons to Mute a Track Finally, we’ll take a quick look at the track mute feature, which lets you use the K2661’s mode buttons to mute individual tracks. This can be invaluable during mixdown.
  • Page 121 Track 1 (the drum track) is muted. 3. Press the Program mode button again to unmute the drum track. Using your K2661’s front panel buttons, you can mute one or more tracks at once, or even mute eight tracks at a time.

  • Page 122: Tutorial: Arrangements

    That way, you can create a file containing the arrangement song and its constituent songs, and when you load it into the K2661, the arrangement (the one you’re likely to want to play) will be the first song in the bank.
  • Page 123 If you press the Play soft button while on this page, you’ll hear the currently selected step. (If the step’s Mode parameter is set to Next, the K2661 will play the next step when the current step finishes.) Once you have more than one step in an arrangement, you can use the Chan/Bank buttons to scroll through the steps.
  • Page 124 Here’s how to avoid the problem. Each time you record a track for the first time, the K2661 places four events right at the beginning of the track: Bank Change, Program Change, Volume, and Pan. If you go into the Event Editor, you’ll see these four messages appearing at 1:1:000.

  • Page 125: Recording Additional Tracks

    Therefore there is no way to have more than 16 different programs playing at the same time on the K2661. But there are two reasons why you would want to use more than 16 tracks.

  • Page 126: Triggering Arrangement Steps From The Keyboard

    MIDI playback, go into the Song Editor and on the COMMON page you’ll see 16 Track Destination parameters. If the value is a dash, the track is going to both the K2661 and its MIDI Out port. L means local, and plays the K2661 only. M means that the track goes only to the K2661’s MIDI Out port.

  • Page 127: Ram Tracks

    The RAM Tracks feature enables you to create a sample during song playback, then have the K2661 do the work of building a program out of the sample. The K2661 also inserts the sample into the song so that it plays back in sync with the song.

  • Page 128: Creating Ram Tracks

    6. The K2661 prompts you to strike a key to set the sample root. Strike any key (or trigger any note) that you want, or press Default to set the root at C 4. The K2661 shows you the maximum signal level, or if the sample clipped, it shows you the number of clips. It also prompts you to save the sample.

  • Page 129: Using Song Mode

    (the program you created when you pressed OK in Step 8. Press Yes. The K2661 prompts you to strike a key, as in Step 9. If you strike a key that’s already being used by one of the samples in the program, the K2661 alerts you, and lets you to assign a different key (press No) or the same key (press Yes—...

  • Page 130: Effect Selection During Recording And Playback

    16 MIDI channels. When a channel’s ProgLock parameter is set to a value of On, the K2661’s sound engine will ignore all program changes it receives on that channel, whether it’s via MIDI or from the K2661’s front panel, or from within the song.
  • Page 131 Both, to enable the K2661 to receive sync messages as well as MIDI clock. To play back a song, press Play, and the K2661 starts as soon as it receives both MIDI clock and a Song Start message. Or if you want to record, press Record, and the K2661 starts recording as soon as it receives both MIDI clock and a Song Start message.
  • Page 132 2. Record a couple of bars. This automatically puts a Program Change command at the beginning of the track. Each time you play the song, the K2661 selects that program—and consequently the studio and FXMods associated with that program.

  • Page 133: Memory Limits

    If you have a Type 0 or Type 1 MIDI sequence file stored on a SmartMedia card or a SCSI device, you can load it into one of the RAM banks, and the K2661 will be able to play it from Song mode.

  • Page 134: Song Mode: The Main Page

    Song Mode Song Mode: The MAIN Page Song Mode: The MAIN Page The Song-mode MAIN Page allows real time recording and playback, song and track selection. From this page you can view and edit the tracks’ channel, program, volume and pan settings, as well as other useful items.

  • Page 135: Current Song (Cursong)

    Appears when the Play button is pressed, while Song Status is STOPPED or REC READY, if the Clock parameter on the MISC page is set to Ext. EXT. CLOCK flashes to show that the K2661 is waiting for an external MIDI clock message to start recording or playing.

  • Page 136: Recording Track (Rectrk)

    Song Mode Song Mode: The MAIN Page Fractional Tempos You can use fractional tempos (120.5, etc.) in your sequence. However, the initial tempo can not be fractional, and you cannot enter a fractional number in the tempo parameter on the MAIN or COMMON pages.

  • Page 137: Channel (Chan)

    To change a track’s program quickly, press Record, select the program, then press Stop. Or you could press MIXER to go to the MIX page, change the program as desired, then press Keep. This preserves all changes you have made to any other tracks: volume, pan, tempo, etc. Channel (Chan) This parameter determines the control channel and is available only when RecTrk is set to None or Mult.

  • Page 138: Location (Locat)

    Song Mode Song Mode: The MAIN Page Volume (Vol) You can set an initial volume level for the playback and recording of each track as a value between 0 and 127. If the channel of the RecTrk (or the control channel, if RecTrk is set to Multi or None) contains any recorded volume change (controller code 7), the change will be reflected as the Vol parameter’s value in real time.

  • Page 139: Soft Buttons On The Main Page

    These buttons are similar to the transport controls on a tape deck. Some of those decks require you to press Play and Record simultaneously to begin recording. The K2661’s transport buttons aren’t like that, however. It’s important that you press only one of these soft buttons at a time to insure proper recording start points, and to always be sure of the current sequencer status.
  • Page 140 Song Mode Song Mode: The MAIN Page When the Song Status is REC READY, pressing the Play soft button will begin recording. Pause and Play share the same soft button. Pause appears only when the Song Status is PLAYING or RECORDING. Pressing Pause while the song is playing will stop the playback (soft button switches to Play), and the location remains at the current bar and beat, allowing you to continue from that location by pressing Play again.

  • Page 141: Save This Song? Dialog

    Save this song? Dialog The following dialog appears after you have recorded a track and pressed Stop, or if you have entered the Song Editor and made changes, then pressed Exit, or if you press Save in the Song Editor. PlayOld appears along with the PlayNew soft button in the “Save this song?”...

  • Page 142: Erase Track Dialog

    This page contains parameters that determine how the sequencer behaves during playback and recording, and when the K2661 is connected to another MIDI sequencer. Most of these settings are stored in the Master Object, (all except the Auto punch-in points) and none of these are saved with the song.

  • Page 143: Rec Mode

    Parameter Record Mode Play Mode Key Wait Locate Auto In Auto Out Input Quantize Grid Swing Sync Clock Tempo Countoff Click Click Channel Click Program Click Key Click Velocity The top line displays the amount of free event space and the current sequencer state, which is one of the following: STOPPED, PLAYING, REC READY, RECORDING, KEY WAIT, or EXT.

  • Page 144: Play Mode

    Song Mode Song Mode: The MISC Page 4. A new End point is entered on the EVENTS page. 5. Using the Track-edit functions Copy, Insert, and Delete to alter the song’s length. The End point of a song is used as a loop point in Loop and UnLoop modes, and it defines the Fixed Length of a song when you record in FixLen mode.

  • Page 145: Input Quantize (Quant)

    memory has played through to its End point, the sequencer will stop and that song will be the new CurSong. Chain: For every song, there is a parameter called ChainTo found on the COMMON page that determines what other song, if any, will immediately follow this song’s playback when PlayMode is set to Chain.
  • Page 146 MIDI. Like other MIDI messages, Song Select has 128 values. That’s about half the number of songs you can store in the K2661, so if you have a lot of songs, you can’t use Song Select to select all of them.
  • Page 147 The K2661 lets you set a negative value for Locate, which gives you a countoff before the song starts (if you do this, set the Countoff parameter on the MISC page to Off, so you don’t repeat the countoff).

  • Page 148: Soft Buttons On The Misc Page

    More specifically, the first time you press In/Out, the K2661 sets AutoOut to match the current value of Locate. Press In/Out again, and the K2661 shifts the current value of Auto Out to the value of Auto In, and updates AutoOut to match the current value of Locate.

  • Page 149: Song Mode: The Mix Page

    Song Mode: The MIX Page The MIX page allows you to set and keep new initial settings for all sixteen tracks’ program changes, volumes, and pan positions. You can set these three parameters for each track, then press the Keep button, prompting a dialog that asks if you really want to update these settings. Press Yes to make the changes.

  • Page 150: Soft Buttons On The Mix Page

    Song Mode Song Mode: The MIX Page Track Status Indicators Using the Up, Down, Left, and Right cursor buttons to position the cursor onto a Track Status Indicator, you can toggle an empty track (-) into Record (R) with the Alpha Wheel or Plus or Minus buttons.

  • Page 151: Chapter 13 Basic Disk Mode

    CDs (CD-Rs), although it can’t write to them. The K2661 can address up to 8 Gigabytes (8 G) of hard-disk space, in 2-G partitions. This is true for any hard disk formatted with the DOS-compatible FAT-16 format. Hard disks larger than 8 G can be formatted to make 8 G (in four partitions) accessible to the K2661.

  • Page 152: Disk Mode Page

    You can use SmartMedia cards for all your backup and storage requirements. SmartMedia cards are sold in a variety of sizes; the K2661 will work with any size, so long as it’s 4M or larger. Also, you should double-check to make sure that you always buy 3.3v cards, which is the most common type.

  • Page 153: Connecting A Scsi Device

    You’ll need a SCSI cable with a 25-pin SCSI connector on the end to be connected to the K2661. If your SCSI device does not have a 25-pin connector at one end, you can find SCSI cables like these at any personal computer store.

  • Page 154: Using Your K2661 In A Scsi System

    Basic Disk Mode Directories If you’re planning to buy an external SCSI hard disk to use with your K2661, it’s a good idea to buy one with two SCSI ports. Most new hard disks have two ports, and can be terminated or unterminated relatively easily.

  • Page 155: Disk Drive Information

    BOOT.MAC (see the Musician’s Guide). If this is set to None, then the K2661 will power-up in a normal fashion. If this is set to a SCSI device or SMedia, when the K2661 is next powered on it will look for the BOOT.MAC file in the root directory of the specified disk, and load each of the entries in the macro specified within.

  • Page 156: Disk Mode Soft Buttons

    Many SCSI devices will “sleep” when they’ve been idle for a few minutes. In other words, the disk will stop spinning, in order to save power and reduce wear. The K2661 lets you tell your SCSI devices to sleep. Just press the Sleep soft button, and if your devices have this feature, they will sleep.

  • Page 157: File List Dialog

    K2661 can read these file formats. When loading files, the K2661 will try to find out the type of file if the extension is not the same as is suggested above (with one exception: .MAC files). The K2661 can create files with almost all of the above extensions;...

  • Page 158: The File Index

    Basic Disk Mode File List Dialog The top line of the file list contains several items of information pertaining to the currently displayed directory contents. A typical information line looks like this: In the center of this line is an indicator of the number of files in the currently displayed directory. This number is grouped together with the number of selected files, for example: This example indicates that you have selected none of the 54 files in the current directory,.

  • Page 159: Soft Buttons In The File List Dialog

    Basic Disk Mode File List Dialog In addition to remembering the current directory on the most recently used disk, the K2661 also remembers the index within the file list for the current directory. For example, if you were to hit Cancel on the above page, go to Setup mode to check the current setup, then return to Disk mode to load a file, the file index would still show 3 DOORS.K26 after you pressed Load.
  • Page 160 file list. When you first open a directory for viewing, the index is 1 (the first file in the list). The K2661 remembers the index of the previous directory you were in before you pressed Open, so if you return to that directory by pressing Parent, the index changes accordingly.

  • Page 161: Quick Scrolling To Subdirectories

    Creating Directories As stated above, you can create directories for organizing your K2661 files, whether you are using SCSI or SmartMedia. You can create directories on any disk formatted by a K2661, K2600, K2500, or K2000. Directories appear in the normal file list with the indicator ( name.

  • Page 162: Creating A Directory From The Disk Mode Page

    NewDir in the Save dialog. You’ll get the same prompts as when you create a directory from the Disk-mode page. When you press OK, the display shows that the K2661 has created the directory, then the Save dialog reappears.

  • Page 163: The Directory Selection Dialog

    The Directory Selection Dialog When making a new directory, as well as in many of the disk functions, you will be presented with the opportunity to change the current directory, or the default directory for a disk operation. A good example is the “Use current directory? ”prompt that you see when you create a directory.

  • Page 164: Disk Mode Functions

    Loading Files The Load button instructs the K2661 to copy a file from the current disk to the K2661’s RAM. Press the Load button, and a list of files stored in the currently selected device will appear. Scroll through the list of files with the Alpha Wheel or Plus/Minus buttons, then press OK—or press Cancel to return to the Disk-mode page.
  • Page 165 The soft buttons in the above display do not become active until the process of scanning is finished. When this happens, the K2661 will display a list of the file’s objects, in the exact order that they are stored in the file: The objects in the list are usually grouped by type (sample, program, keymap, etc.).
  • Page 166 This same dialog is also used for many other functions in the K2661, namely for saving selected objects to disk and for several object utility functions that are described later.

  • Page 167: Shortcuts When Loading Objects

    This page shows three samples selected for loading (IDs 201, 203, and 304): The Next button will cause the index into the list to jump to the next selected object, forward in the list. When the end of the list is reached, the search will wrap around from the beginning. If you have more than one object selected, then if you repeatedly press Next you can easily cycle through all selected items.

  • Page 168: Auditioning Samples From A Disk File

    To audition a sample, first scroll to the sample that you wish to hear. Then, press either the Left or Right cursor. The K2661 will load the sample (or 1 second of it if it’s longer than a second). The audition starts from the very beginning of the sample data (note that if the first second of data is silence then you won’t hear very much when the sample is auditioned).

  • Page 169: Load Function Dialog

    100K bytes. If the auditioned sample does not play, check that there is enough free sample memory in the K2661. It is also possible to see the following error if the K2661 object RAM is full or very near full:...
  • Page 170 K2661 rebanks the object ID into the bank that you specify. For example, if you save Program 453 into a file, and load it back into the 300s bank, the K2661 will use the number 53 when deciding upon a new object ID. If the 300s bank was previously empty, and the load mode is Append, then the program will end up with ID 353.
  • Page 171 For loading as “Everything,” the ID number for an object stored in a file is taken literally, and not rebanked (except if Fill or OvFill mode is chosen, in which case the K2661 will use ID numbers starting from 200).

  • Page 172: Selecting Multiple Files To Load

    Load Function Dialog Selecting Multiple Files to Load As stated previously, you can select multiple files for loading into the K2661 from within a single directory, in one operation. This is done from the file list dialog with the Select button.

  • Page 173: More Load Function Features

    Minus (-) buttons that are located just below the Alpha wheel. This should be done at least one- half second before you anticipate the current file to finish loading, or else the K2661 will not sense that you wish to abort the load.

  • Page 174: Saving Files

    When you’ve entered a name, press OK to save the file as shown in the display, or press Cancel to return to the file dialog. When the file is saved, the K2661 adds an extension (.K26) to the filename. This enables the K2661 to recognize it as a Kurzweil file when it examines the disk’s directory.

  • Page 175: Soft Buttons In The Save Selection Dialog

    K2661 objects into K2661 format disk files. Saving Individual Objects You can select any group of objects in the K2661’s RAM for saving into a single file.To save individual objects, from the above dialog, press Object. The K2661 will display a scrollable list...

  • Page 176: More Features Of The Save Dialog

    The Choose File Name Function When entering in a filename for saving, there is a Choose soft button. When Choose is pressed from the file naming dialog, the K2661 will access the current disk directory and display the following: The function of this dialog is to grab the text of any filename on the current disk, and either use it as a starting point in the file naming dialog, or else use the chosen filename exactly.

  • Page 177: Auditioning Objects In Ram

    This is especially true if many objects have similar or identical names, or if the names of the objects are not descriptive enough to know what they are. The K2661 has a feature that allows auditioning of samples, keymaps, programs, and songs right from the Save Object dialog (as well as all of the other object utility dialogs that are discussed later).

  • Page 178: Saving Dependent Objects

    RAM samples. So far, so good. Suppose you then load that file into the 300s bank. The K2661 will load the 30 programs into the 300s bank just fine, but it will be able to load (at most) only the first 100 dependent objects to the 300s bank (each memory bank can hold a maximum of 100 objects of a given type).

  • Page 179: The Name Table

    A file’s name table is used by the K2661 at only one time: when the file is loaded. At that time, the K2661 will search for dependent objects that were not saved in the file originally. The search matches dependent objects by name with objects that are already in RAM, and links them to the “parent”...

  • Page 180: Working With Relink-By-Name

    “before” the bank containing the objects you wish to relink to. Note that this can only be taken so far, since it would be impossible for the K2661 to differentiate between objects with the same name within the same bank.
  • Page 181 Yes to “Save dependent objects?” instead of answering by pressing Names. More importantly, it allows you to see what objects need to be in the K2661’s RAM before loading this file. The object IDs shown in the table are the same numbers that those dependent objects used at the time this file was saved.
  • Page 182 Here is another practical example using songs (sequences). Suppose you have loaded several files into your K2661, such that you now have all your favorite instruments in RAM. Then, you make a bunch of songs using a combination of ROM programs and the RAM programs you loaded.

  • Page 183: Not Loading The Name Table

    There may be a time that you wish to load objects from a file containing a name table, but you don’t want the K2661 to relink any dependent objects according to the name table. This can be accomplished by “Opening” the file from the Load function, and selecting any desired objects from within the file, except the name table.

  • Page 184: Relink-By-Name Processing Time

    file (say, 200 samples or so), there may be a noticeable wait while the K2661 searches its object database for the dependents. If this happens, it’s best to be patient.

  • Page 185: Using The Multiple Object Selector: An Overview

    Using the Multiple Object Selector: An Overview 1. In Disk mode, press Load or Save, or in Master mode, press Object, then press Move, Copy, Name, Delete, or Dump. You’ll see a list of objects that you can scroll through with the Alpha Wheel.

  • Page 186: Multiple Object Selector Soft Buttons

    In SearchStrg mode, the K2661 selects every object whose name contains a user-defined string of characters. In this case, when you press Set, the K2661 prompts you to enter a string of characters using the alphanumeric buttonpad. Enter the characters, and press OK. The K2661 returns you to the page you were on before you pressed Multi, selecting the objects whose names contain your string.
  • Page 187 All and Type The first two are short-cut buttons—one for selecting all objects (just like Everything mode), and one for selecting or deselecting all objects of a particular type. Returns the Select parameter to Type/Range, if it was not already set that way. Sets Type to All Types and Bank to All Banks, and also sets StartId to 0 and EndId to 999.
  • Page 188 4. Set the value of Type to Program, and the value of Bank to All Banks. 5. Press Clear. The K2661 returns to the Save dialog. As you scroll through the object list, you’ll notice that no programs are selected, and all objects that aren’t programs are selected.

  • Page 189: Entering Selection Criteria In The Multiple Object Selector

    Entering Selection Criteria in the Multiple Object Selector This section describes the operation of the selection modes provided on the Multiple Object Selector page. These are accessed by scrolling the Select: parameter to different values, as pictured above. Type/Range Mode This mode lets you select objects based on their type, and on a particular range of object IDs.

  • Page 190: Working With The Multiple Object Selector

    Working with the Multiple Object Selector The Multiple Object Selector minimizes button presses and quickly allows you to select whatever group of items you want from the K2661’s RAM. It’s available for all of the related object management functions. You may notice that the cursor positions and parameter settings are remembered whenever you exit the Multi Selector dialog, even if you exit the dialog and choose a different function.
  • Page 191 example, if you end up doing a lot of selecting of samples, or of dependents at various levels, the parameters will stay set up the way you left them as you move from function to function (for example, from Copy to Delete to Save, etc.). “Select Dependents”...
  • Page 192 Basic Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page 13-42...

  • Page 193: Chapter 14 Sampling And Live Mode

    1/4-inch jack when you’re making stereo samples, since doing so can cause phase cancellation in your signals. Using a mono cable sends the signal to the K2661’s left channel. If you use a mono cable, be sure to set the Mode parameter on the SampleMode page to a value of Mono(L).

  • Page 194: From Program, Setup, Master, Or Quick Access Mode

    This will increase the noise level as well, however. Running your sample signal through a mixer before sending it to the K2661 will give you the most flexibility in controlling your signal level, since you can use its gain or pad if needed. This may add noise to the signal, however.
  • Page 195 Therefore, you won’t necessarily see every transient in every sample you take. You will be able to see any transient that is clipped, however, since whenever a clip occurs, the K2661 will display the word “CLIP” above the meters, and will flash the Master-mode LED. It will also give you the number of clips in each sample before you save it.
  • Page 196 32 KHz takes up about 63K. If you plan to do a lot of sampling, you may be able to add more sample memory to your K2661 (if it’s not already maxed out at 128 MB). SIMMs (Single In-line Memory Modules) are available at your dealer, or at most computer stores or mail-order houses.

  • Page 197: Recording Samples

    Time parameter accordingly. At a value of 0 for this parameter, the K2661 will not record. (Of course, you can always stop sampling before the specified time by pressing the Stop soft button.) Sample The Sample parameter lets you select any sample in memory for auditioning.
  • Page 198 If you press the Default soft button, the K2661 uses C 4. You can change the root key at any time on the MISC page in the Sample Editor.
  • Page 199 K2661 assumes you want to preview them all. 3. Press OK. If you’ve selected more than one sample, the K2661 asks you if you want to combine the sample objects into a single keymap and program. (If you’ve selected only one sample —one that doesn’t consist of multiple sample roots—the K2661 returns to the...

  • Page 200: Sampling The K2661'S Output

    When you press No, you’ll see the Bank dialog. Press OK, and the K2661 takes the list of sample objects you selected in Step 2, and in order of their IDs, starts assigning them to keys, beginning at C 2, one root per key. The coarse tune gets adjusted so they all play at their root pitches.Keys below C 2 play the...
  • Page 201 Ext if you want to sample the signal from an external source that's connected to the AES/SPDIF In optical jack. Use a value if Int if you want to resample K2661 internal audio data. Note that the digital internal sampling source corresponds to output A from KDFX. Other outputs will not be sampled digitally.

  • Page 202: Live Mode

    Live Mode Live Mode If you have the sampling option, you can use what we call Live mode. In Live mode, the K2661 takes any input signal and routes it through the VAST DSP algorithms and KDFX. You can connect any audio source—synths, mics, CD players, anything—to any of the K2661’s sampling inputs, and treat that input as if it were a regular VAST program.

  • Page 203: Live Mode Programs

    K2661 on any kind of input signal. For starters, you can simply hook up a CD player to one of the K2661’s sampling inputs, get a bunch of your favorite CDs, and start fooling around. (A turntable works well too.) Here are...
  • Page 204 Again, some of the audio disappears. When you bend pitch upward, the K2661 plays buffered data from the input source, which enables the K2661 to “play ahead” of the input. You may hear some of the input data repeat when you release the pitch bend.
  • Page 205 If the passage you want to play is long, and the input signal isn’t so long—say, the sax player needs to take a breath—you may run into a problem as the K2661 tries to play the buffer where the audio was interrupted. If the input signal is mono, you might be able to overcome this by using a delay line to “hold”...
  • Page 206 K2661, at the same rhythm as your recorded chords. If you change the notes on the instrument, the chords will transpose. If you play intervals or chords, you're on your own as to...

  • Page 207: Chapter 15 Audio Outputs

    There are several ways to get audio output from the K2661. The most common configuration is a pair of mono or stereo 1/4-inch cables connecting the Mix outputs of the K2661 to inputs on a mixer or keyboard amp. The Mix outputs carry the sum of all the signals routed to the separate analog outputs (A and B), including effects.

  • Page 208: Audio Routing: Programs To Kdfx

    Audio Outputs Audio Routing: Programs to KDFX Audio Routing: Programs to KDFX 1. In any mode (typically Program mode), highlight a program name with the cursor, then press Edit to enter the Program Editor. Note how many layers there are in the program. 2.

  • Page 209: Using The Digital Outputs

    • Make the K2661 the master; it can’t be slaved to an external clock signal. Use a sample rate converter, if necessary, to match the sample rates of your other instruments.
  • Page 210 Audio Outputs Using the Digital Outputs 15-4...

  • Page 211: Appendix A K2661 Boot Block

    Press and release the Exit button while the “Please wait...” message is displayed to start the Boot Block. Otherwise, the K2661 will start up normally. When the Boot Block starts, it will test the K2661's files to make sure they are valid. Press the OK soft button to invoke the highlighted menu option.

  • Page 212: File Types

    SmartMedia, or a SCSI ID if you are installing from a SCSI device). If you are installing from a SCSI device, you may also need to set the SCSI ID of the K2661 on this page (SCSI ID 6 will be selected by default; if you’ve never changed the SCSI ID of your K2661, this should be alright).

  • Page 213: Running Diagnostic Tests

    Since these tests are intended for service personnel, they are not described in this manual. Resetting the K2661 Press the Reset soft button to perform a hard reset. This will restart your K2661, reset everything, and empty the unit’s memory of any objects (program, setups, songs, etc.) you may have created.
  • Page 214 K2661 Boot Block Resetting the K2661...

  • Page 215: Appendix B Standard K2661 Rom Objects

    Use your K2661’s large ribbon to activate a fill for the groove. (There is one groove that does not follow this convention, #2, where there is no fill on the ribbon. Instead, a 'toms fill' is activated when you play between C3 and C4 on the keyboard.)
  • Page 216 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Setups Setups See Groove Setups (above) for information about setups 1–30. setup Tripped Up Fonk Fill Like Groovay Clear Setup 1984 Funkhouse Fill On The Bell Fill FilteredFreak Fill MakinSweetLove Fill Tomsemble Fill Salsa-esque Fill Pickin&Grinnin...
  • Page 217 Phaser Center Freq (Tone) MIDI 25 Reverb Wet/Dry function name Classic FM EPno Funk Clav VAST B3 Gospel Organ Overdrive Organ Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs ctrl function MWheel "LFO Detune, Layer Delay" Tine Overtones (modulator Data pitch) MIDI22 FM Depth...
  • Page 218 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Leslie depth Data Timbre MIDI22 Vibrato/Chorus Chorus Organ MIDI25 Reverb Time MIDI26 Trem Rate MIDI27 HF Damping MIDI29 Percussion MWheel Layer Detune Data Switch Organ Stops MIDI22 All Pass Freq MIDI23 InEQ: Bass...
  • Page 219 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel defeats vel. Crash Swaps Fr Horns for Trum- Data pets Total Cntrl Orch3 MIDI25 (Aux) Hall Level MIDI26 Reverb Time (all verbs) Mpress Swell Tremolo (guitars) Data toggle: Guitars + Horns MIDI22...
  • Page 220 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data Ride Layer Enabled String Bass MIDI25 (FX1) Room Wet/Dry MIDI26 (Aux) Hall Level Mpress Vibrato MWheel Vibrato Data Ride Cymbal Fade MIDI24 Treble EQ (KDFX) Piano Trio "(Aux) Hall Level, (FX1) MIDI25 wet/dry (dryer)"...
  • Page 221 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Pitch: AuxPerc Data "Pitch: Kicks, Toms" MIDI22 Pitch: Snares MIDI23 "Gain: HiHats, Crash Cym" MIDI24 "EnvClt: Kicks, Toms" Jazz Kit II MIDI25 (FX1+2) Rooms W/D+Time "(FX1+2)- (aux) Hall Lvl, MIDI26 (FX2)- Mix Lvl"...
  • Page 222 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Switch Conga Layers Data Conga Pitch when MW up MIDI25 "FX1,3 Wet/Dry" Dynamic Perc MIDI26 FX2 Wet/Dry MIDI27 "FX1,2 Rev Times" MIDI28 "(Aux) Wet/Dry, Rev Time" MIDI29 toggle; Reverbs FX1 & 2 MWheel "Vibrato, LoPass Freq"...
  • Page 223 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Tremolo Data HF Stimulator Drive MIDI22 FX1 Mix Delay MIDI25 FX1 Wet/Dry Crimson Flute "(Aux) Wet/Dry, Decay MIDI26 Time" MIDI27 (Aux) Pre-Delay MIDI28 (Aux) HF Damping "Vibrato, LoPass sep MWheel (expression / dynamic ctl)"...
  • Page 224 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data LoPass Freq+Res MIDI22 LoPass Freq cut MIDI23 InEQ: Bass MIDI24 InEQ: Treb MIDI25 (aux) Hall Lvl+Decay Time AlaZawi Take 2 MIDI26 Hall PreDly+HFDamp MIDI27 Chorus W/D+Pan MIDI28 MDelay W/D toggle: Clean +MDelayCho-...
  • Page 225 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato "Env Ctl: Atk Rate, Dec Data Rate" (FX2) Env Follower Thresh- MIDI22 MIDI23 (FX2) Freq Sweep MIDI24 (FX2) Resonance Digicomp MIDI25 (FX2) Filter Type MIDI26 (FX2) Minimum Freq MIDI27 (FX2) Release Rate "(FX3) Feedback Level, LF...
  • Page 226 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data Low Pass Freq 100 Monolith MIDI25 (Aux) Wet/Dry MIDI26 (Aux) HF Damping Mpress Pitch Layer 2 MIDI25 (aux) Hall Lvl+Time 101 Soft Piano Soft Pedal is active MIDI25 (aux) Hall Lvl...
  • Page 227 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Leslie Depth Data Drawbar 1 MIDI22 Drawbar 2 MIDI23 "Drawbar 3, (aux) Plate Lvl" MIDI24 "Drawbar 4, Plate Time" 116 Ballad Organ MIDI25 KeyClick MIDI26 Perc Harmonic (Hi/Low) MIDI27 "HFDamp, Perc Decay"...
  • Page 228 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato+Rate Data LP2Res Freq MIDI22 Env Ctl: Release (faster) MIDI25 (Aux) Reverb Time 130 Syn Orch Power MIDI26 FX2 Chorus Wet/Dry MIDI27 FX2 Chorus Feedback Level MIDI28 FX2 Chorus LFO Rate MIDI29...
  • Page 229 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato EnvCtl: Att, LoPass Data Freq+Res "Lopass Freq+Res, Steep MIDI22 Bass Freq" MIDI23 EnvCtl: Imp MIDI24 EnvCtl: Rel MIDI25 (aux) Hall Lvl 138 Liquid T Lead "Hall Time+HFDamp, Cho- MIDI26 rus FB"...
  • Page 230 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel AltControl: Toms "Pitch: Kicks, Snares, Toms, Data HiHats" MIDI22 Snare Filters MIDI23 Kick Filters "EnvCtl: Kicks, Snares, MIDI24 Toms" 146 SquashStudio Kit "(FX1+2)- (aux) Room MIDI25 Lvl+Time, (FX2)- Mix Lvl " (FX2) Compressor...
  • Page 231 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data Low Pass Freq MIDI 22 Resonance MIDI25 FX1 Wet/Dry 154 Steel Drumz MIDI26 FX2 Wet/Dry MIDI27 FX2 Flanger Feedback Leve MIDI28 FX2 LFO Tempo MIDI29 toggle: to Flanger Wheel Shaper...
  • Page 232 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data LoPass Freq MIDI22 LoPass Freq MIDI23 "EnvCtl: Attack, Release" MIDI24 EnvCtl: Impact MIDI25 (aux) Plate Lvl+Time 166 OB Brass Enhc Lo Drive+Mix, Cho- MIDI26 rus W/D MIDI27 "Enhc Mid Drive, Mid Mix"...
  • Page 233 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Octave Harmonic Feedback Data Low Pass Freq MIDI22 Resonance MIDI24 ! Gain 176 TM Lead MIDI25 (Aux) Hall Level MIDI26 (Aux) Wet/Dry MIDI27 FX3 Delay Time MPress Vibrato MWheel Vibrato Data Octave Pitch Shift Layer 1...
  • Page 234 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data Low Pass Freq + Res MIDI22 "HFstim adj, Lyr Pitch adj" MIDI23 Bandpass Freq (aux) Hall Lvl + Decay Time MIDI25 ^ Miniverb Lvl 186 Meditator Flang W/D ^ Minivrb Time...
  • Page 235 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data LPGate Freq MIDI22 Saw+ Pitch Layer 1 MIDI23 Saw+ Pitch Layer 2 MIDI24 Env Ctl: Release 195 One Shot "FX3, Aux Wet/Dry MIDI25 (dryer)" MIDI26 (Aux) Hall Level (less) FX3 Tap Delays, Loop...
  • Page 236 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Multiple Layer toggle "Pitch: Kicks, Snares, Toms, Data ""Shaker""" Crossfade to tertiary Kicks; MIDI22 Pitch: Elec. Snare only Filter: Kicks, Snares, HiHats, Crashes, Ride, MIDI23 Shaker Amp LFO: SFX (A6- EnvCtl: most Kicks, Snares,...
  • Page 237 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato Data toggle: Mellostr ^ ShineOn LoPass+BandPass MIDI22 Freq+Width MIDI23 "EnvCtl: Att, LoPass Res" MIDI24 EnvCtl: Rel Mellostr^Shin- (aux) Room Lvl, Hall MIDI25 absorption MIDI26 "Filt Res, Chorus FB" MIDI27 "Filt Freq, Chorus Rate"...
  • Page 238 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel Vibrato toggle: Detooner ^ Data BigPMW "P5th jump ^ LoPass Freq, MIDI22 EnvCtl: Att+Rel" "Notch Freq ^ Dist drv, MIDI23 EnvCtl: Imp" Detooner^BigPM MIDI24 "PWM Width, Dist drv" MIDI25 (aux) Laser Lvl...
  • Page 239 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel "Vibrato, Lyr detune(Sol)" Data toggle: RaveStrg ^ Solina MIDI22 EnvCtl: Att+Rel "EnvCtl: Dec ^ Ptch mod, MIDI23 Notch LFO Rate" MIDI24 "Flange Mix, Spin W/D" MIDI25 (aux) Room Lvl 785 RaveStrg^Solina Spin Pitcher Mix ^ MovDe-...
  • Page 240 Standard K2661 ROM Objects Programs name ctrl MWheel "Pitch LFO, Shaper amt" "Pitch (Sine+) adj, BandPass Data Freq, Dist amt" "Pitch adj, Shaper LFO, MIDI22 HiPass Freq" LoPass + HiPass Freq, MIDI23 EnvCtl: Att MIDI24 EnvCtl: Rel MIDI25 (aux) Hall Lvl...

  • Page 241: Appendix C Contemporary Rom Block Objects

    Contemporary ROM Block Objects Appendix C Contemporary ROM Block Objects This Appendix describes the Contemporary ROM objects provided with your K2661.

  • Page 242: Programs

    Contemporary ROM Block Objects Programs Programs Ethnic / World Instruments Jungle Jam Mbira Stack Ritual Metals Prepared Mbira Loops Balinesque Ambient Bells World Jam 1 Basses World Jam 2 India Jam Slo Wood Flute Hybrid Pan Flute Chiff Brass Lead Bell Players Prs Koto Medicine Man...

  • Page 243: Keymaps

    Keymaps Hybrid Pan Glass Rim Tone Synth Vox Orch Pad Koreana Heaven Bells MIDI Stack Synth Brass DigiBass AnaBass Mini Saw EBass Pick EBass Slap Clean Elec Gtr Distorted Guitar Dist Harmonics Clav Tone Wheel Organ Muted Trumpet Soft Alto Sax Koto Mbira Tabla Ta...

  • Page 244: Program Control Assignments

    Contemporary ROM Block Objects Program Control Assignments Program Control Assignments This list describes how each of the preset programs can be modulated or altered by various controllers. Only those control assignments that may not be immediately evident are listed. Control assignments like attack velocity and keynumber apply to most programs. Prg ID Program Name Mod Wheel...

  • Page 245: Drum Kits

    Prg ID Program Name Mod Wheel 838 Jazz Muted Trp 839 Jazz Lab Band 840 Harmon Section Vibrato 841 Sfz Cres Brass Vibrato 842 Neo Stabs Vibrato LH bass is layered with ride for walking rhythm section. LH hard strikes trigger kick/snare. 843 Gtr Jazz Band Data slider switches RH from guitar to horn section;...
  • Page 246 Contemporary ROM Block Objects Program Control Assignments Prg ID Program Name Mod Wheel 878 SkinnyLead Vibrato 879 Q Sweep SynClav Vibrato 880 Anna Mini Vibrato 881 Ballad Stack Swell 882 Big Stack Vibrato 883 BrazKnuckles Swell 884 Hybrid Breath Envelope ctl, EQ 885 Hybrid Stack 886 Eye Saw Vibrato...

  • Page 247: Controller Assignments: Contemporary Rom Block

    Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block This supplement lists the controller assignments for all programs and setups in the Contemporary ROM sound block. Secondary Effects Some of the programs in the Contemporary block use a programming technique called secondary effects, in which the processing on one or more layers of the program can be changed with the press of a button.

  • Page 248: Controller Assignments

    Contemporary ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block Program Control Assignments Program Name Jungle Jam BthQFlg4Tap Hall Mbira Stack auxPhsrFldblHall Ritual Metals RmDsRotFl4t RvCm Prepared Mbira RoomFlgEcho Hall Balinesque RoomFlgEcho Hall Ambient Bells auxChorMDly Hall World Jam 1 RoomCmpChor Hall World Jam 2 RoomChorCDR Hall India Jam...
  • Page 249 Program Studio Name Bell Players RoomFlngCDR Hall Prs Koto RmFlgChDly Room Medicine Man RoomFlgEcho Hall Mbira RoomFlgEcho Hall Kotobira RoomFlngCDR Hall Cartoon Perc BthQFlg4Tap Hall CowGogiBell HallGateFl4T Bth Perc Pan Lead auxFlngCDR Hall Trippy Organ GtRvShapMDl Room Koto Followers RoomChorCDR Hall Hybrid Horn ChmbFlgGtRv Hall Dyno EP Lead...
  • Page 250 Contemporary ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block Program Name Super Clav auxFlgDist+ Hall StrataClav auxFlgDist+ Hall Touch Clav auxFlgDist+ Hall Bad Klav auxChrDist+ Hall Rad Rotor B-2001 auxRotaryFDR Plt Perc Organ Drawbar Organ CS Bebop Alto Sax RmRotoFl4T CmpRv Soft Alto Sax ChamDstEcho Room Soprano Sax...
  • Page 251 Program Studio Name Jazz Lab Band RoomChorCDR Hall Harmon Section auxChorFlRv Cmb4 Sfz Cres Brass PltEnvFl4T Room Neo Stabs GtdEnhcStIm Room Gtr Jazz Band RoomRmHall Hall Full Rock Band RmRotoFl4T CmpRv World Rave Kit GtRbSwpFlt FlDly Punch Gate Kit RoomRoomSRS CmRv Shadow Kit RoomRoom Fat Traps...
  • Page 252 Contemporary ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block Program Name Crowd Stomper RoomRoomSRS CmRv Econo Kit RoomCmpCh4T Hall EDrum Kit 1 ChDlDstEQ Hall EDrum Kit 2 RoomRoomSRS CmRv Dog Chases Tail auxDistLasr Acid Saw Loop Factory FlgEnv4Tap Plate Two Live Bass CompEQmphCh Room Dual/Tri Bass CompEQmphCh Room...
  • Page 253 Program Studio Name Touch MiniBass RmSweepEcho Hall Ostinato Bass BthQFlg4Tap Hall House Bass HallChorFDR Room Dubb Bass bad auxPhsrFDR Hall Straight Strat RoomFlngCDR Hall Chorus Gtr ChmbTremCDR Room Strataguitar auxFlLsr SwHall Elect 12 String RmDsRotFl4t RvCm Dyn Jazz Guitar auxFlngLasr Hall Pedal Steel auxFlngLasr Hall Strummer DistGtr...
  • Page 254 Contemporary ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block Program Name Rock Axe mono auxChrDst+ Hall Attack Stack HallFlgChDl Hall Skinny Lead AuxChorFlng CDR Q Sweep SynClav AuxChorFlng CDR Anna Mini RmFlgFXFlng Flng Ballad Stack RoomSrsCDR CDR Big Stack Hall BrazKnuckles Hall Hybrid Breath...
  • Page 255 Program Studio Name Mello Hyb Brass RoomChorCDR Hall Sizzl E Pno auxPhasStIm Hall My JayDee RmFlngStImg Garg Slo SynthOrch auxPhasStIm Hall SpaceStation RmFlngStImg Garg Glass Web auxFlgDst+ ChLsD Circus Music ChDlSp4TFlDl Phs Mandala ChDlSp4TFlDl Phs Slow Strat auxDPanCDR ChPlt Fluid Koto ChDlSp4TFlDl Phs Koreana Pad ChorChorCDR Spac...
  • Page 256 Contemporary ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block Program Name Tangerine EnhcChorChDl PCD Planet 9 AuxChorFlng CDR Setup Control Assignments Setup Name HyperGroov<-C4-> PlatEnvFl4T Filt PianoPad w/Percs HallFlgChDl Room Slo Held Arper RoomFlngCDR Hall Don'tGetFooled RmRotoFl4T CmpRv Touch Game PltTEnvFlg Plate BeatBoy E1 ChmbEnv4Tap GtRv...
  • Page 257 Setup Studio Name Huge Rock Band RmRotoFl4T CmpRv Rock Ballad RmDsRotFl4t RvCm Jazz Setup auxChorMDly Hall Two Touchers auxChorMDly Hall Frontier prs RmSweepEcho Hall Electric Grand Room Room Hall Bad Trip FtSw/MW auxDistLasr Room WhirliToys auxPhsrFDR Hall PluckSynths Perc auxChorFlRv Cmb3 SusPed RhythmJam CmbrShapLsr Hall Ballad Piano Pad...
  • Page 258 Contemporary ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block Setup Name The Pump C2 RmEQmph4Tp Space Ana Basses BthQFlg4Tap Hall Multi Followers ChmbCompCDR Hall Plucksynths RoomFlngCDR Hall 10 Leagues Under auxPhsrFDR Hall Gremlin Arps HallPtchLsr Hall Broken Toys HallGateFl4T Bth Two Synth ChmbCompCDR Hall Machine Shop...

  • Page 259: Appendix D Orchestral Rom Block Objects

    Orchestral ROM Block Objects Appendix D Orchestral ROM Block Objects This Appendix describes the Orchestral ROM objects provided with your K2661.

  • Page 260: Programs

    Orchestral ROM Block Objects Programs Programs Orchestras Grand,Harp&Lead TotalCntrl Orch1 TotalCntrl Orch2 BaroqueOrchestra Oboe&Flute w/Str Horn&Flute w/Str Plucked Strings Trp&Horns w/Str Winds Piccolo Orchestral Flute Solo Flute Orchestral Oboe Solo Oboe 2nd Oboe Keyboards Orch EnglishHorn Solo EnglishHorn Orch Clarinet Solo Clarinet Orch Bassoon Solo Bassoon...

  • Page 261: Keymaps

    Keymaps Oboe English Horn Bassoon Clarinet Bassoon/Oboe Bsn/EHrn/Oboe Flute 2 Eng Horn/Oboe Soft Trumpet French Horn French Hrn Sec Tuba Tuba/Horn Tuba/Hrn Sec Tuba/Sft Trmp Trombet Trumpbone Trombne/SftTrmpt Timpani Snare Roll Snare Hit Orch Bass Drum Orch Crash Tam Tam Triangle Tambourine Roll Tamb Hit...

  • Page 262: Program Control Assignments

    Program Control Assignments Program Control Assignments The preset programs in the K2661 Orchestral ROM are organized by category. You can either use them as they are or as a good starting point for your own work. There are many ways to put expressivity and variety in a single program by assigning controllers to the various DSP functions in its layers.
  • Page 263 Prg ID Program Name Mod Wheel Brass 920 Dynamic Trumpet Swell 921 Copland Sft Trp Vibrato off 922 Orch Trumpet Timbre (darker) 923 Soft Trumpet None 924 Strght Mute Trp Vibrato off 925 French Horn MW Timbre (brighter) 926 Slow Horn Vibrato 927 F Horn Con Sord Timbre (brighter)
  • Page 264 Orchestral ROM Block Objects Program Control Assignments Prg ID Program Name Mod Wheel Plucked Strings Fade/disables 960 Classical Guitar key-up layer 961 Virtuoso Guitar Vibrato rate & depth 962 Acoustic Bass Vibrato rate & depth 963 Snappy Jazz Bass Vibrato rate & depth 964 Dynamic Harp Release time (longer) 965 Harp w/8ve CTL...

  • Page 265: Controller Assignments: Orchestral Rom Block

    Controller Assignments: Orchestral ROM Block This section lists the controller assignments for all programs and setups in the Orchestral ROM sound block. Secondary Effects Some of the programs in the Orchestral block use a programming technique called secondary effects, in which the processing on one or more layers of the program can be changed with the press of a button.
  • Page 266 Orchestral ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Orchestral ROM Block Program Control Assignments Program Name TotalCntrl Orch1 Chapel Room Hall TotalCntrl Orch2 Chapel Room Hall Baroque Orchestra Chapel Room Hall Oboe&Flute w/Str ChapelSRS Hall Horn&Flute w/Str Chapel Room Hall Trp&Horns w/Str Chapel Room Hall Piccolo RoomRmHall Hall...
  • Page 267 Program Studio Name 2nd Violin RoomComp Orch Viola RoomComp Solo Viola RoomComp Slow Viola RoomComp MarcatoCello MW RoomComp Solo Cello RoomComp Slow Cello RoomComp Arco Dbl Bass RoomComp Slow Arco Bass RoomComp Brt Dbl Bass RoomComp Touch Strings Hall Room Room Fast Strings MW Hall Room Room Chamber Section...
  • Page 268 Orchestral ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Orchestral ROM Block Program Name Magic Guitar RoomChorCDR Hall Glass Bow 2 RoomSrsCDR Hall Synth Orch auxChrMDly Room Nooage InstaHarp auxEnh4Tap Hall AC Dream auxMPFlgLasr Plt Synth Dulcimer RoomRmHall Hall Glistener PltEnvFl4T Plate Afro Multi CTL GtdEnhcStIm Hall Tranquil Sleigh HallFlgChDl Room...
  • Page 269 Setup Control Assignments Setup Name Deep Piano Rbn RoomPhsrCDR Hall Choir & Harp RoomRmHall Hall Orchestrator ChRvStIEcho Hall Piano Concerto RoomRmHall Hall Xmas Carols Room Hall Hall Sideline Perc HallRoomChr Hall TonalGroov C5-> RoomCmpChor Hall Exotic Grooves auxPtchRoom RvCm Lunar Harp ChRvStIEcho Hall Themes HallChorFDR Room...
  • Page 270 Orchestral ROM Block Objects Controller Assignments: Orchestral ROM Block Setup Name Hybrid Reeds RoomChorDly Hall Two Hand Pizz RoomChorDly Hall Slo Str & Horn Room Room Hall2 Pianist Band Room RoomChr SRS Prepared Pianos RoomPhsrCDR Hall FSW1 solo winds Room Room Hall2 Strings&Winds Room Room Hall2 Str Ens Solo MW...

  • Page 271: Appendix E General Midi

    GM Drum Kits The table below lists the drum kits provided with GM Mode for the K2661. The location for the kits (as shown in columns 1 and 2 of the table) will depend on whether or not GM Mode is enabled.

  • Page 272: General Midi Programs

    General MIDI General MIDI Programs General MIDI Programs The table below shows the 128 General MIDI programs. The ID numbers shown are the locations that these programs will occupy in GM Mode. In Standard Mode the program numbers will be 400-527. You can create your own GM sets as well, provided that you store the programs at 400-527 and the drum kits at 528-535.

  • Page 273: Standard Mode Controller Assignments

    Standard Mode Controller Assignments Name Ctrl Grand Piano MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Bright Piano MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Electric Grand MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Honky Tonk MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23...
  • Page 274 General MIDI Standard Mode Controller Assignments Name Ctrl Perc Organ MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 MIDI 26 MIDI 29 (Sw2) Leslie Fast/Slow Rock Organ MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 MIDI 26 MIDI 29 (Sw2) Leslie Fast/Slow Church Organ MWheel MIDI 22...
  • Page 275 Name Ctrl Function Pick Bass MWheel Vibrato MIDI 22 Reverb Wet/Dry level MIDI 23 Reverb Time MIDI 24 HF Dampening MIDI 25 L/R PreDelay Time Fretless Bass MWheel Vibrato MIDI 22 Reverb Wet/Dry level MIDI 23 Reverb Time MIDI 24 HF Dampening MIDI 25 L/R PreDelay Time...
  • Page 276 General MIDI Standard Mode Controller Assignments Name Ctrl Choir Aahs MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Voice Doos MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 MIDI 26 Syn Vox MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Orchestra Hit MWheel...
  • Page 277 Name Ctrl Function Bassoon MWheel Vibrato MIDI 22 Reverb Wet/Dry level MIDI 23 Reverb Time MIDI 24 HF Dampening MIDI 25 L/R PreDelay Time Clarinet MWheel Vibrato MIDI 22 Reverb Wet/Dry level MIDI 23 Reverb Time MIDI 24 HF Dampening MIDI 25 L/R PreDelay Time Piccolo...
  • Page 278 General MIDI Standard Mode Controller Assignments Name Ctrl Fantasia MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Warm Pad MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Poly Synth MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Space Voice MWheel MIDI 22...
  • Page 279 Name Ctrl Function Shamisen MWheel Vibrato MIDI 22 Reverb Wet/Dry level MIDI 23 Reverb Time MIDI 24 HF Damping MIDI 25 L/R PreDelay Time Koto MWheel Vibrato MIDI 22 Reverb Wet/Dry level MIDI 23 Reverb Time MIDI 24 HF Damping MIDI 25 L/R PreDelay Time Kalimba...
  • Page 280 General MIDI Standard Mode Controller Assignments Name Ctrl Telephone MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Helicopter MWheel MIDI 22 Applause MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 Gunshot MWheel MIDI 22 MIDI 23 MIDI 24 MIDI 25 Standard Kit MWheel MIDI 22...
  • Page 281 9-6 CHAN/BANK buttons 3-3, 5-8 Changing intonation key 11-4 Changing song playback programs 12-20 Channel/Program (CH/PROG) Page K2661 Getting Started Guide Setup Mode 7-2 Channels on and off 10-8 Character substitution 3-7 Characters 5-4 Choose File Name Function 13-26...
  • Page 282 K2661 Getting Started Guide Index EDIT button 3-4 Edit button 5-8 Edit compare 5-8 Editing 5-1 editing conventions 5-1 Editors, nested 4-3 Effect Selection During Recording and Playback 12-20 Effects button 5-8 Effects bypass 5-8 Effects mode 4-4 Electrical grounding 2-2...
  • Page 283 Modes 4-1 Program 6-1 Modes, using 4-3 Monitor (Mon) 14-5 Mono sound systems 2-2 Move K2661 Getting Started Guide on Object Utilities page 11-16 Multiple Object Selector entering selection criteria in 13-39 soft buttons 13-36 Multiple Object Selector Page 13-34...
  • Page 284 K2661 Getting Started Guide Index MIDI 10-8 Pan lock 10-9 Pan Position MIX page 12-39 Panic button 6-10, 10-14 Parameter locks 10-9 Parameters 9-3 Parent soft button 13-10 Parentheses, enclosing program name 6-9 Patch Through with Song mode 12-2 Path 13-4...
  • Page 285 Sample page 14-3 Standard K2600 ROM Objects B-1 Startup 2-1, 13-5 Stealer soft button on Utility page 11-12 Storing Objects in Memory Banks 13-34 K2661 Getting Started Guide Studio 9-2 Studio Editor 9-4 Studios 9-14 Substituting characters 3-7 Sustain not working 10-5...
  • Page 286 K2661 Getting Started Guide Index XMIT page 10-1 Young Chang contacts iv Zone status LEDs 7-3...

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