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Kurzweil Rumour User Manual

Kurzweil Rumour User Manual

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© Young Chang Co., Ltd. 2003. All rights reserved.
Kurzweil ® is a product line of Young Chang Co., Ltd. Young Chang®, Kurzweil ® , Rumour™, Mangler,™ V. A. S. T. ®, KDFX®, Pitcher®,
and LaserVerb®, KSP8 ™, K2600™, K2500™, and K2000™ are trademarks of Young Chang Co., Ltd. All other products and brand names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Part Number: 910382 Rev. A

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  • Page 1 © Young Chang Co., Ltd. 2003. All rights reserved. Kurzweil ® is a product line of Young Chang Co., Ltd. Young Chang®, Kurzweil ® , Rumour™, Mangler,™ V. A. S. T. ®, KDFX®, Pitcher®, and LaserVerb®, KSP8 ™, K2600™, K2500™, and K2000™ are trademarks of Young Chang Co., Ltd. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
  • Page 2 The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert CAUTION the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude DO NOT OPEN to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3 Young Chang International Contacts Contact the nearest Young Chang office listed below to locate your local Young Chang/ Kurzweil representative. A N D Music Corp. P.O. Box 99995 Lakewood, WA 98499-0995 Tel: 1-253-589-3200 Fax: 1-253-984-0245 Young Chang Co., Ltd. 178-55 Gajwa-Dong...
  • Page 4 RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE Warning: Changes or modifications to this instrument not expressly approved by Young Chang could void your authority to operate the instrument. Important: When connecting this product to accessories and/or other equipment use only high quality shielded cables. Note: This instrument has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Getting to Know Rumour & Mangler........
  • Page 6 Rumour Effects ........

  • Page 7: Getting To Know Rumour & Mangler

    Quick Start Take your new Rumour or Mangler out of the box and plug it into a wall socket with the included power supply. The LED in the TAP button will blink to show the current System Tempo.

  • Page 8: Setting Levels

    After setting the input level, turn the OUTPUT LEVEL knob clockwise to set a useful level for the audio coming out of the Rumour or Mangler (digital and analog). As you turn the knob, the screen will display the output level. A good starting level is 0.0 dB (unity gain). You will, of course, need to coordinate this level with the input level on the receiving device.

  • Page 9: Editing Effects

    Quick Start Editing Effects Each of the 192 effects provided with your Rumour or Mangler sounds great right out of the box, and is ready to handle whatever live or studio application you throw at it. However, since each effect is based on Kurzweil’s highly-regarded KDFX algorithms (which you may know from the K2500, K2600, or KSP8), you also can control a huge variety of editable parameters for each effect.
  • Page 10 Getting to Know Rumour & Mangler Quick Start...

  • Page 11: Making Connections

    The Rear Panel Below is a picture of the Mangler’s rear panel. The Rumour offers all of the same connectors. Power The power supply is a standard 9V AC 2-amp external supply. There is no power switch; your Rumour or Mangler will be ready to use as soon as you plug it in.

  • Page 12: Analog Inputs And Outputs

    Setting the switch to +4 dBU gives unity gain with a balanced output (given a +4dBU input and level settings). Here are two examples of how to set Rumour or Mangler for unity gain with analog inputs and outputs: For +4 dBU balanced analog input and output: - Use balanced audio input (TRS cables).

  • Page 13: Digital Inputs And Outputs

    Making Connections Audio For -10dBV unbalanced analog input and output: - Use unbalanced audio input (TS cables). - Set Input level to approximately half way. - Set Output level set to 0dB. - Set Output level switch to -10dBV. - Use Unbalanced audio output (TS cables). Digital Inputs and Outputs Make S/PDIF Digital input and output connections with the RCA-style jacks on the back panel.

  • Page 14: Footpedal

    MIDI Footpedal Plug either a single or double pedal into your Rumour or Mangler’s Pedal jack for a convenient way to tap in a system tempo and perform effects bypass. To use a pedal for tapping a tempo, you must first press the TAP button on the front panel.

  • Page 15: Using Your Rumour Or Mangler

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler The Front Panel Let's examine the front panels of the Rumour and Mangler, from left to right: Input Level Knob & Input Meters On the far left is the INPUT LEVEL knob, which controls the analog input gain. The range of the input control has a range of 18dB, allowing for signal levels from +4dBU to +22dBU, and is wide enough to support +4 dBU or –10 dBV operation.

  • Page 16: Output Level Knob

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Output Level Knob You must set the input signal level carefully, especially with the Mangler. We recommend that you try to set the level as close to -10 dBV as possible. Otherwise, scrolling through effects may cause volume jumps from effect to effect (due to the differing amounts of compression used on effects).

  • Page 17: Bypass Button

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Bypass Button Bypass Button The BYPASS button lets you bypass both the active effect and the EQ section. Press the BYPASS button once to engage bypass; the red LED in the button will light up, and the display will briefly show this message:...

  • Page 18: Master Button

    LOAD. Rumour and Mangler are designed to allow you to work quickly, so it’s usually possible to move directly from one part of the interface to another simply by performing a different function (e.g., using the BANK and PRESET knobs to select a preset will immediately take you...

  • Page 19: Input Source

    Internal is selected. If you are using only analog inputs and outputs, you must keep this parameter set to one of the internal clocks. When you set Digital Clock to External, then your Rumour or Mangler will slave to the clock sent by another digital device attached to the S/PDIF input.

  • Page 20: Program Change Receive

    Selects whether or not MIDI Sync messages generated by the Rumour/Mangler are transmitted out the MIDI OUT port. You can get an external MIDI clock to pass through the Rumour or Mangler by changing the switch on the back panel from MIDI “OUT” to MIDI “THRU.” If you do this, however, MIDI...

  • Page 21: Tap Tempo Led

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Master Button Tap Tempo LED Selects whether or not the Tap Tempo LED blinks in time with the system tempo. Change Effect Change Effect lets you “cue” effects, which means that you can select the next effect to load before you actually change to that effect.

  • Page 22: Sysex Id

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Master Button SysEx ID Sets the SysEx ID of the unit. Valid values are 0–127. When you dump objects, the SysEx ID is sent as part of the dump message. Only units with the same SysEx ID will receive the dump.

  • Page 23: Erase User Banks

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Master Button Erase User Banks? Use this option to delete the contents of the user banks. You can erase all four banks in one fell swoop, or you can choose to erase individual banks. You cannot, however, delete a single preset (although you can overwrite it with a new one).

  • Page 24: Soft Reset

    This master parameter is for soft-resetting the unit. A soft reset initializes your device without erasing your presets or master parameter settings. If your Rumour or Mangler seems to have gotten into an unexpected state, you can always soft reset without losing any data.

  • Page 25: Enter Bootblock

    Boot Block software). First connect the MIDI OUT of your sequencer to the MIDI IN of the Rumour or Mangler. Press the LOAD button to make your unit ready to receive the new software, then “play” the new software (which is provided as a .MID file) on your sequencer.

  • Page 26: Eq Button

    EQ Button EQ Button The EQ button accesses your Rumour or Mangler’s dedicated 3-band equalization. The EQ is performed on the signal before it goes to the effect. Also, when you set the EQ on your unit, that setting is used “globally”; it will not change when you select a different effect, and it will be saved across power cycles.

  • Page 27: Tap (Tempo) Button

    Tap Tempo LED parameter in Master menu is set to “Don’t Blink.” Setting Durations in Beats-Per-Minute (BPM) Tempo is expressed in beats-per-minute. MIDI Sync and Kurzweil’s BPM-based algorithms use units of 24ths of a beat, since we don’t know what you are calling “a beat.”...

  • Page 28: Midi

    16 “Basic” effect parameters. You must be in the Preset menu of the Rumour or Mangler to use this feature. You will also need to keep in mind that the “entry value” when you send continuous controller information to the Rumour or Mangler will be whatever value your controller is sending (a slider pulled all the way down, for example, will send a value of 0).

  • Page 29: Bank Knob

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Bank Knob Bank Knob The BANK knob lets you choose the bank for the type of effect you wish to use. Use it in conjunction with the PRESET knob to quickly get to any of the 256 possible effects in the device.

  • Page 30: Preset Knob

    Cuing Effects Rumour and Mangler have a cuing feature that lets you select an effect before you actually load it. This can be useful for studio or stage applications where you want to change to a pre- selected (cued) effect with a single button press.

  • Page 31: Store Button

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Store Button Store Button The LED in the STORE button will light any time you change an effect parameter. If you are editing one of the ROM effects (Banks 1–12), pressing the lighted STORE button lets you save the edited effect to one of the four User banks (User1–User4).

  • Page 32: Parameter Knobs: Select And Value

    Using Your Rumour or Mangler Parameter Knobs: Select and Value Parameter Knobs: Select and Value The two knobs in the parameter section, SELECT and VALUE, are used for a number of purposes in the device. Already discussed are the Master menu parameter selections, EQ menu parameter selections, and character selection in the naming dialog.

  • Page 33: Backing Up Your Presets Using Midi Sysex

    • your Rumour or Mangler. Set the BANK knob on your Rumour or Mangler to one of the ROM banks (i.e., any bank • that does not begin with the word “User”). It doesn’t matter which bank you select, so long as it is not one of the user banks.

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    • Check the position of the MIDI OUT/THRU switch on back panel. MIDI generated by Rumour or Mangler will only be sent out the MIDI port if the switch is set to OUT. See page 2-4. Software installation fails (e.g., OS upgrade) •...

  • Page 35: Effects Tables

    Appendix A Effects Tables This appendix lists the preset effects available in each bank of the Rumour and Mangler. Each preset includes the number of the algorithm on which it is based. You can download the complete algorithm reference manual at http://www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com. There you will find complete descriptions of the parameters in each algorithm.

  • Page 36: Rumour Effects

    Effects Tables Rumour Effects Rumour Effects Ambience Small Rooms Large Rooms Small Closet alg 10 17 BrightSmallRoom alg 1 33 Brt Empty Room alg 7 Tight Ambience alg 6 18 Small Drum Room alg 1 34 In The Studio alg 4...
  • Page 37 Effects Tables Rumour Effects Gated / Rvrs / Cmpr Unusual LaserVerb Gated Snare Rvrb alg 3 113 Non-Linear 1 alg 10 129 LaserVerb alg 100 Gated Booth alg 3 114 Non-Linear 2 alg 15 130 Laserwaves alg 100 Tight Gated Rvrb...
  • Page 38 Effects Tables Mangler Effects Mangler Effects Chorus Flange Phase / Tremolo Stereo Chorus alg 201 17 Big Slow Flange alg 225 33 Slow Deep Phaser alg 251 Dense Gtr Chorus alg 201 18 PseudoAnaGtrFlng alg 225 34 Saucepan Phaser alg 253 Chorusier alg 204 19 Ned Flangers...
  • Page 39 Effects Tables Mangler Effects Filters Pitcher / Synth Freq Shifters Envelope Filter alg 360 113 Pitcher G3 alg 382 129 Ring Modulator1 alg 380 Bass Env Filter alg 360 114 Pitcher C5 alg 382 130 Ring Modulator2 alg 380 Synth Env Filter alg 360 115 Pitcher D &...

  • Page 40: Mangler Effects

    Effects Tables Mangler Effects Appendix A-6...

  • Page 41: Specifications

    Specifications Appendix B Specifications Dimensions Height: 1.8 inches (45 mm) Width: 19 inches (482 mm) Depth: 8.1 inches (205 mm) Weight: 5 lbs. (2.27 Kg) Inputs Analog Two analog inputs, balanced / unbalanced using 1/4” Tip-Ring-Sleeve jacks Input impedance: 20K ohms balanced, 10K ohms unbalanced A/D converter: 24 bit, 128x oversampling Maximum analog input level: +22 dBU balanced Minimum analog input level for 0 dBFS: +4 dBU unbalanced...

  • Page 42: Outputs

    Specifications Outputs Analog Two analog outputs, balanced / unbalanced using 1/4” Tip-Ring-Sleeve jacks D/A converter: 24 bit, 128x oversampling Maximum analog output level: +22 dBU balanced Minimum analog output level for 0 dBFS: +10 dBU unbalanced Output impedance: 400 ohms balanced, 200 ohms unbalanced Output level switchable from -10 dBV unbalanced to +4 dBU balanced Frequency response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz ±...

  • Page 43: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart Appendix C MIDI Implementation Chart Model: Rumour/Mangler Manufacturer: Date: 5/13/03 Young Chang Version 1.0 Effects Processor Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Default Basic Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number True Voice...
  • Page 44 MIDI Implementation Chart Appendix C-2...

  • Page 45: Index

    3-11 Input Source Bypass Button 3-3 Master parameter 3-5 Bypass Mode Inputs 2-2 Master parameter 3-7 Kurzweil website iii Change Effect Master parameter 3-7 CLIP LED 1-2 LEDs 3-14 Contrast Knob 3-14 Load Button 3-16 Cue next effect 3-7...
  • Page 46 Program Change Transmit updating Master parameter 3-6 operating system 3-11 Rear Panel 2-1 Value Knob 3-18 Replacing effects 3-17 Restoring presets 3-19 Rumour Effects A-2 website iii Wet/Dry Mode Master parameter 3-4 S/PDIF 2-3 Width 3-12 Saving effects 3-17 Select Knob 3-18...

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