Kurzweil K2000 Service Manual page 12

SECTION 1
Layer
Leslie Effect
Local
Memory
Banks
MIDI
MIDI Device
MIDI Master
MIDI Slave
NL DSP Function
GLOSSARY.DOC 12/13/92
A layer consists of a keymap processed through an
algorithm. Layers can be stacked together within a
program. Each layer uses one of the K2000's 24
available voices. Each K2000 program can contain up
to three layers - except drum channel programs, which
can contain up to 32 layers.
This classic vibrato effect was originally created by
mounting a speaker in its cabinet so the speaker could
be rotated at varying speeds. This applied a vibrato
of varying rate to all sounds played through the
rotating speaker.
In this manual, used primarily in reference to control
sources. A local control source affects each note in
a layer independently. For example, if a local LFO is
used as a control source, a separate LFO cycle will
begin with each note start. The LFOs do not run in
phase unless notes are started simultaneously.
Compare Global.
The K2000's memory is divided into ten spaces where
you can store any object you edit. These spaces are
called banks. Each bank can hold up to 100 objects of
each type, so we refer to them as the 100s bank, the
200s bank, and so on. The ID of an obJect determines
in which bank it is to be stored. An object with an
ID of 399, for example, would be stored in the 300s
bank. ROM objects are stored in the Zeros and 100s
banks. RAM objects can be stored in any bank.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A specialized
format for representing musical information in terms
of standardized computer data, which enables
electronic musical instruments to communicate with
computers.
Any device - keyboard, computer, wind instrument, etc.
- which is capable of transmitting and receiving MIDI
messages.
A MIDI device which is configured to control one or
more other MIDI devices. The MIDI Out port of the
master is connected by cable to the MIDI In port(s) of
the slave device(s).
A MIDI device which is configured to receive MIDI
messages from a master device. The MIDI In port of
the slave is connected by cable to the MIDI Out port
of the master.
Non-linear DSP functions like SHAPER and WRAP add
waveforms to those already present in a sound, while
linear DSP functions act upon the existing waveforms
without adding new ones.
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