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ENSONIQ KT-76 Quick Start Manual

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Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing the ENSONIQ KT. You'll find the KT to be a wonderful instrument,
full of exciting sounds and features.
Thanks also for opening up the ENSONIQ KT Quick-Start Guide tutorial. This is designed to be
an easy and fun way to get familiar with your new KT. Be sure to go through the Guide in
order—it'll take about an hour.
This tutorial covers two different products, the KT-76 and the KT-88. The KT-76 has a 76 note
keyboard, whereas the KT-88 has an 88 note keyboard. In this manual, when there are notable
differences, the keyboards will be specifically addressed as the KT-76 and the KT-88. When the
text pertains to both products, they will be referred to as KT.
You'll need the following materials:
•
A KT
•
An audio monitoring system (keyboard amp, mixer, headphones, audio cables, etc.)
Getting Ready
1.
Plug the KT's power cable into the AC Line jack on the rear panel of the KT.
2.
Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded AC outlet.
3.
Connect the SW-6 Foot Switch (found in the accessory kit) into the Foot Switch jack on the
rear panel of the KT.
Important: Always make sure your audio system is turned off (or down) when making
connections in order to avoid damaging speakers or other components.
4.
Connect the audio outputs of the KT to the line level inputs of a mixer, instrument amplifier,
stereo, or any other sound system, using 1/4 inch audio cables. If your system is stereo,
connect the Left/Mono and Right/Mono outputs of the KT to two input channels of your
mixer, stereo, etc. (If you're connecting to your home stereo, you may need a set of 1/4 inch-
to-RCA cables. You can find these at most electronic supply stores.) If your system is mono,
use either the KT's Left/Mono output or the Right/Mono output, but make sure nothing is
plugged into whichever output jack you're not using. For listening through headphones,
simply plug your phones into the front panel jack marked "Phones." If you're running the
KT through a mixer in stereo, be sure to pan the left channel fully left, and the right channel
fully right to get the full effect of the KT's stereophonic sound.
Phones
Amp
Mixer
Audio Outputs
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  • Page 1 KT. Be sure to go through the Guide in order—it’ll take about an hour. This tutorial covers two different products, the KT-76 and the KT-88. The KT-76 has a 76 note keyboard, whereas the KT-88 has an 88 note keyboard. In this manual, when there are notable differences, the keyboards will be specifically addressed as the KT-76 and the KT-88.
  • Page 2 Switch the audio system on. Slide the KT’s Volume Slider all the way down. Turn the KT power on by flipping the rear panel Power switch. Your display will flash one of the following screens: ENSONIQ KT-76 64 Voices! ENSONIQ KT-88 64 Voices! During the course of the tutorial, you may find that the KT’s displays...
  • Page 3 KT Quick-Start Guide Playing the KT The KT’s display now looks like this: r:ROM 00 KT Grand Piano This is one of the KT’s many sounds. Take a few moments to enjoy this realistic piano sound by playing some music on the KT’s keyboard. We’ll talk about how to find other amazing sounds in your KT a little later on.
  • Page 4 KT Quick-Start Guide Sounds Selecting and Playing More Sounds Now let’s take some time to explore some of the many sounds in your KT. • Press the {SELECT_SOUND} button. Whenever you want to listen to KT Sounds, you start by pressing this button. Select Sound This puts the KT in Select Sound mode.
  • Page 5 KT Quick-Start Guide We’ve just selected a new sound—a Hammond organ. Play a few notes on the keyboard to hear what it sounds like. Note that the number in the top center of the display has changed from “00” to “01.” Each sound in the KT has its own address, and that’s what this number represents.
  • Page 6 So far, we’ve been exploring the sounds contained in the KT’s ROM memory. “ROM” stands for “Read Only Memory.” What this means is that all the sounds in the ROM memory are permanent—you cannot write over them. ENSONIQ has filled this area with sounds that you’re always going to want to have available.

  • Page 7: Drum Sounds

    Musician’s Manual, starting with Section 5—Understanding Sounds. SoundFinder™ Sounds of similar types can be selected using ENSONIQ’s exclusive SoundFinder feature. SoundFinder searches for the next or previous sound of the same type. It searches through all of available memory, including the a:CARD and b:CARD sound banks (if a PCMCIA card is installed).
  • Page 8 KT Quick-Start Guide • Press the {SOUNDFINDER} {>} button—it’s just above the word SoundFinder™ to the left of the display: Cursor Next Previous SoundFinder ™ The display shows: r:ROM 09 Piano & Strings This is the next piano sound in the KT’s memory. You can try it out if you’d like. •...
  • Page 9 KT Quick-Start Guide Making Sounds Come Alive Velocity • Press the {BANK} button once, and then the upper {7} button and the lower {9} button to call up the sound, “Tutorial Sound.” The display shows: i:INT 79 Tutorial Sound This sound is like an old-style analog synthesizer with a bit of breathiness added. •...
  • Page 10 KT Quick-Start Guide Transpose Keyboard • Play a brief C major chord on the keyboard just to get a sense of what it sounds like. • After you’ve played the C chord (and released it), hold down the {TRANSPOSE_KEYBOARD} button located in the upper right corner of the KT’s front panel. Transpose Keyboard semi...

  • Page 11: Changing Effects

    KT Quick-Start Guide Changing Effects • Press the {EDIT_SOUND} button. System•MIDI Edit Sound Edit Seq/Preset Edit Track • Press the upper {8} button. • Press the lower {0} button and hold it down for a few seconds. The display will look like this: flashing WARM CHAMBER FX1=40...

  • Page 12: Saving Sounds

    KT Quick-Start Guide The display now reads: flashing EQ-CHORUS+REVERB FX1=25 FX2=35 • Play a few chords on the keyboard. Can you hear how much richer and bigger Tutorial Sound has become? This is because we’ve changed Tutorial Sound’s effect. Originally, our sound had a subtle, reverberation-type effect.
  • Page 13 KT Quick-Start Guide • Press the {]} button repeatedly until a capital “S” is displayed. • Continue pressing the {>} button to underline each space in turn, and then use the {[} and {]} buttons—or the Data Entry Slider—until you’ve spelled out “Synth Breath.” Don’t forget to leave a space between the two words! You’ll also want to add a space on the end to get rid of the “d”...
  • Page 14 KT Quick-Start Guide Presets What is a Preset? When KT sounds are combined by layering and/or splitting them across the keyboard, that combination is called a “Preset.” You can use up to eight sounds of your own choosing, stacked or split in any way you want. For more about presets, see your Musician’s Manual, Section 8—Understanding Presets.
  • Page 15 Play a Middle C on the keyboard. The “A0” changes to a “C4,” which is Middle C. • Now “C8” is flashing. On the KT-76, play the highest note on the keyboard—the “C8” changes to “G7,” the note you just played. On the KT-88, play the highest note on the keyboard—“C8” stops flashing and remains solidly lit (C8 is the note you just played).
  • Page 16 KT Quick-Start Guide Renaming Your Preset • Press the {EDIT_SEQ/PRESET} button. System•MIDI Edit Sound Edit Seq/Preset Edit Track • Press the upper {4} button and the lower {4} button. The display reads: iPSET01 STOP Rename SEQ/Pset This screen allows us to rename our preset. •...
  • Page 17 KT Quick-Start Guide When you’re done, the screen will look like this: New name = 2 Sounds at Once • Press the {ENTER} button. The display briefly shows: Command Successful! Then the KT will return to the first screen we encountered when we began renaming our preset. Saving Your Preset Let’s save the changes we’ve made to our preset.
  • Page 18 KT Quick-Start Guide Selecting Other Presets Presets are selected in much the same way sounds are. We use the upper and lower number buttons to select presets within a Bank, and we use the {BANK} button to travel between the ROM and Internal areas of the KT’s memory.

  • Page 19: What Is A Sequence

    KT Quick-Start Guide Sequencing What is a Sequence? A sequence is simply a piece of music recorded by the KT. Each sequence can contain up to eight independent performances—using eight different sounds—playing together to produce a complete musical arrangement. Each one of these performances is called a “track.” To learn all about sequences and sequencing, see your Musician’s Manual, Section 10—Understanding the Sequencer.
  • Page 20 KT Quick-Start Guide The KT is asking you to verify the location of the new sequence. • Press the {YES} button. Shown next will be: Time Signature = 04/4 flashing The KT is asking what the new sequence’s time signature should be. We’ll leave it as it is. •...

  • Page 21: Recording A Track

    KT Quick-Start Guide Picking a Sound for a Track • Press the {REPLACE_TRACK_SOUND} button, which you’ll find to the left of the {PLAY} and {STOP"CONTINUE} buttons. Replace Track Sound Replace w/FX The display will show that Voice Bell is the sound currently assigned to Track 1. •...
  • Page 22 KT Quick-Start Guide Rerecording a Track Sometimes it’s desirable to rerecord a track. Let’s rerecord ours. This time, we’re going to record two pairs of notes, one pair after the other. Each pair will last four beats—or four clicks. The first pair of notes is the second B above Middle C, and the D# right above the B. The second pair of notes is the C# just above the B and the F natural a few notes up from there.
  • Page 23 KT Quick-Start Guide • Press the {[} button. The display now looks like this: Step Entry = OFF Record = ADD flashing We’re going to add a quarter-note pulse using the second G# above Middle C. After the countoff, play the G# along with the metronome clicks. •...
  • Page 24 KT Quick-Start Guide Quantizing a track moves all the notes in the track to the nearest beat of the type we set on this screen. The display is currently showing a quarter note, which is fine for what we’ve recorded—all the notes in our track will be moved to the nearest quarter note. •...

  • Page 25: Creating Own Song

    KT Quick-Start Guide What Is a Song? A KT Song is a collection of sequences programmed to play one after another. Songs are covered in your Musician’s Manual in Section 10—Understanding the Sequencer. Selecting a Song • Press {SELECT_SEQ/PRESET}. • Press the {BANK} button.
  • Page 26 KT Quick-Start Guide • When you’re ready, press {ENTER}. Command Successful! ...is displayed. Selecting an Effect For Your Song Every sequence and song has its own effect. Let’s select one for our song. • Press {EDIT_SEQ/PRESET}. • Press the upper {8} button. •...
  • Page 27 Don’t forget to check out the KT Musician’s Manual. The KT holds many more surprises, and the Manual is the key to unlocking them. The fun has just begun! Once again, thank you for purchasing the ENSONIQ KT.
  • Page 28 KT Quick-Start Guide...

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