Page 1 R eference Guide ©1996 All rights reserved. Kurzweil is a product line of Young Chang Co.; V. A. S. T. is a registered trademark, and Kurzweil, K2500, and K2000 are trademarks of Young Chang Co. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Page 2 The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, CAUTION within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert 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: Table Of Contents
LFOs ............................... 4-1 LFO Shapes ........................4-1 Note Numbers and Intonation Tables ....................5-1 K2500 Note Numbers and MIDI Note Numbers ............5-1 Note Numbers for Percussion Keymaps ................. 5-1 5-Octave Percussion Keymaps (C2 - C7) ............5-1 2-Octave Percussion Keymaps (C3 - C5) ............5-2 List and Description of Intonation Tables ..............
Page 4 SCSI Guidelines ......................10-1 Disk Size Restrictions ..................10-1 K2500 and Macintosh Computers ..............10-3 Accessing a K2500 Internal Drive from the Mac ..........10-4 The MIDI Sample Dump Standard ..............10-5 SMDI Sample Transfers ....................10-8 System Exclusive Protocol ........................11-1 K2500 System Exclusive Implementation ..............
Page 5 K2000 Compatibility ..........................B-1 K2000 Compatibility Files ....................B-1 Converting K2000 Files to K2500 Files .................B-2 Converting programs from the K2500 to K2000 ............B-3 Programs using Drum samples ................B-3 Effects Programs ....................B-3 Keymaps ......................B-4 Additional Considerations ..................B-4 Stereo Piano ROM ..........................C-1 Monaural Piano Programs ...................C-1...
Page 6: Young Chang Distributors
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Page 7: Front Panel
Front Panel Front Panel Quick Reference This section describes features common to both the rack versions of the K2500 (K2500R and K2500RS) as well as the keyboard versions of the K2500 (K2500, K2500S, K2500X, and K2500XS). The buttons and sliders that are unique to the keyboard models are described on page 1-4.
Page 8 Front Panel Front Panel Quick Reference When in this mode—Pressing the Edit button… Program mode— …enters the Program Editor, where you can edit the currently se- lected program. Chapter 6 in the Performance Guide covers the Pro- gram Editor. Setup mode— …enters the Setup Editor, where you can edit the currently selected setup.
Page 9: Alphanumeric Pad
You may want to adjust the contrast of the display for different lighting conditions. The Contrast parameter in Master mode lets you set the contrast to your liking. MIDI LED Lights when the K2500 is receiving MIDI information at its MIDI In port.
Page 10: Special Keyboard Functions
Special Keyboard Functions Special Keyboard Functions This section describes the buttons and sliders that are unique to the keyboard models of the K2500. Features common to both rack and keyboard models are described starting on page 1-1. udio witch Pedals...
Page 11 Special Keyboard Functions MIDI Faders button When you press the MIDI Faders button, the K2500’s physical sliders will take on the functions assigned on the current MIDI Faders page. From the MIDI Faders display you can deﬁne four different "pages" that deﬁne how the K2500’s physical sliders will work. In the display shown below, for example, the eight sliders are each deﬁned to send controller 6 (data) on the channels...
Page 12: Special Button Functions
In the Program Editor, pressing this button will take you to the previously selected editing page. The K2500 remembers the four most recently selected pages, so you can press this button up to four times to backtrack through the pages you’ve viewed.
Page 13: Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses
Front Panel Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses Pressing two or more related buttons simultaneously executes a number of special functions depending on the currently selected mode. Make sure to press them at exactly the same time. In This Mode: These Buttons: Will Do This:...
Page 14 Front Panel Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses In This Mode: These Buttons: Will Do This: (Pressed simultaneously) ANY EDITOR Plus/Minus Scroll through the currently selected parameter’s list of values in regular or logical increments (var- ies with each parameter).
Page 15: Programs, Setups, And Keymaps
Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List The 200 preset programs in the K2500 are organized by instrument category. You will ﬁnd a few representatives of each instrument sampled for the base ROM soundset, as well as synthesized instrument emulations, commonly used synthesizer timbres, and templates for new programming.
Page 16 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato New Shaper Klicomp tree Vibrato, Filter Env Detune, Env Ctl Vibrato, Filter Env Digicomp Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato Env Ctl...
Page 17 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Alt Kit W/D Mix Garage Kit MW Att Vel controls Hi Hat’s decay Techno Kit Alt Kick W/D Mix(Flange) General MIDI Kit W/D Mix...
Page 18 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments SoftPd 12-str Guitar Strummer Guitar Vibrato Vibrato Slo Chorus Gtr Tremolo Vibrato Filter , W/D Mix Vibrato Captain Crunch PBend goes +2 and -12ST...
Page 19 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Att Ctl Allows Smooth Voice Cathedral Choir Decrescendo Leading in 4-Part Playing Mixed Choir Layer Balance The Choir Vibrato Release Env Vibrato WINDS Wendy's Flute...
Page 20 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments For Active Marcato Comping W Tell Orchestra Swell Swell SostPD Latches and Disables Brass Jazz Band LH Bass layered with ride for walking rhythm section.
Page 21 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 Program List Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Lushlife Crystal too Vibrato Sine Wave Pitch Vibrato Multi Marimba Vibrato Delay Time Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Wave Power Noo Mutes Pitch Effect Filter Ctl, W/D Mix...
Page 22: Setup List
Programs, Setups, and Keymaps Setup List Setup List The Performance Setup, or "Setup" is a combination of up to eight zones, each with independent MIDI channel and controller transmission assignments. Setups can be played on a K2500R via the Local Keyboard Channel feature: Find this parameter in MIDI mode on the RECV page, change it from None to a channel of your choice, and set your controller to send on only that channel.
Page 23: Version 2 Setups With Controller Assignments
With as many as 24 assignable controllers shared among 8 inde- pendent zones, K2500 MIDI setups can be quite powerful, and they require some experimentation to find all their features and nuances. In order to make this process easier, many setups are programmed according to the certain conventions.
Page 24 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps Version 2 Setups with Controller Assignments Sahara Touch Sliders: A timbre, B-E zone faders; PSw: 1 arp sw, 2 mute group Sliders: A port time for bass, B-E zone faders; PSw: 2 port sw for bass; FootSw: 1 sost Ethereal Split &...
Page 25 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps Version 2 Setups with Controller Assignments 36 Multi Chords Sliders: A-B group faders; L Rib: filter sweep 37 3-Sec Talk Sldrs Sliders: A key num, B key vel; FootSw3: arp latch; PSw2: panic; L Rib Sect1 & Slider F: pitch bend;...
Page 26 Programs, Setups, and Keymaps Version 2 Setups with Controller Assignments 64 Touch Stick Sliders: A-B zone faders; Press: tremolo (EPiano) 65 Ballad Comp Sliders: A-B zone faders 66 Dual Synth Sliders: A-E zone faders; PSw2: zone mutes toggle 67 C2 Jam Sliders: A-C group faders, D timbre (drums), E timbre (bass), F timbre (RH comp);...
Page 27: Storing Objects In The Memory Banks
Programs, Setups, and Keymaps Storing Objects in the Memory Banks Storing Objects in the Memory Banks The number of available IDs differs between object types, and depending on whether you are storing the object to the Zeros bank or one of the other 9 banks. OBJECT TYPE NUMBER OF OBJECTS AND ID RANGE IN ROM...
Page 28: K2500 Rom Keymaps
Programs, Setups, and Keymaps K2500 ROM Keymaps K2500 ROM Keymaps ID# Keymap ID# Keymap ID# Keymap ID# Keymap None 55 Dry Snare 2 104 Jazz Guitar Atk 151 Sawtooth Grand Piano 56 Dry Snare 3 105 Steel Guitar Atk 152 Dull Sawtooth...
Page 29: Effects
Effects List of Factory Preset Global Effects and Their Configurations Chapter 3 Effects List of Factory Preset Global Effects and Their Conﬁgurations Name Configuration Sweet Hall U l t i m a t e R e v e r b Small Hall Room Simulator Medium Hall...
Page 30: Effects Controller Numbers
Effects Controller Numbers Effects Controller Numbers The K2500 uses the Digitech 256 chip for its effects processor. When in Program Mode, the operating system allows you to assign any MIDI controller to Wet/Dry Mix plus two additional parameters related to the effect. (The choice of controllable parameters changes depending on the effect conﬁguration.
Page 31 Effects Effects Controller Numbers Gated Reverb Pre-Delay Decay Time Envelope Accent Dly Dry Level Accent Level Right Level Left Level Reverse Reverb Pre-Delay Reverse Time Accent Delay Accent Level Dry Level Right Level Left Level Accent Lvl L Accent Lvl R Parametric EQ Band 1 Freq Band 1 level...
Page 32 Effects Effects Controller Numbers Stereo Flange Flange Delay LFO Speed LFO Depth Feedback Dry Level Right Level Left Level Flange Level Stereo Delay Delay Time Feedback Dry Level Right Level Left Level DelayDry In Delay Chr In Delay Flg In Delay EQ In Delay EQ Src 4 Tap Delay...
Page 33: Lfos
LFOs LFO Shapes Chapter 4 LFOs LFO Shapes LFO Shape Displayed: Sine Sine Positive Sine +Sine Square Square Positive Square +Squar Triangle Triang Positive Triangle +Trian Rising Sawtooth Rise S Positive Rising Sawtooth +Rise Falling Sawtooth Fall S Positive Falling Sawtooth +Fall 3 Step 3 Step...
Page 34 LFOs LFO Shapes Sine Positive Sine Sq uare Positive Sq uare 90° 270° 90° 270° 90° 270° 90° 270° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 0° 180° 360° / 0° Triangle Positive Triangle Rising Sawtooth Positive Rising Sawtooth...
Page 35 LFOs LFO Shapes 6 Step 7 Step Positive 7 Step Positive Sine 6 Step 90° 270° 90° 270° 90° 270° 90° 270° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 0° 180° 360° / 0° 8 Step Positive 8 Step 10 Step...
Page 36 LFOs LFO Shapes...
Page 37: Note Numbers And Intonation Tables
120—127 You can assign samples to keymaps in the range from C 0 to G 9. The K2500 will respond to MIDI events in the octave from C -1 to B -1. If a Note On event is generated in the range from C -1 to B -1, the K2500 will respond by setting the Intonation key correspondingly (C -1 will set it to C, C# -1 will set it to C#, etc.)
Page 38: 2-Octave Percussion Keymaps (C3 - C5)
Note Numbers and Intonation Tables Note Numbers for Percussion Keymaps 55-56 G3-G#3 Low Snare (dual vel. on Dry Kit 1) 57-59 A3-B3 Mid Snare (dual vel. on Dry Kit 1) 60-61 C4-C#4 Hi Snare (dual vel. on Dry Kit 1) 62–64 D 4–E 4 Closed HiHat...
Page 39: List And Description Of Intonation Tables
18 Obj v n.n Not an intonation table; indicates version number of K2500 ROM objects. In general, you should select a non-standard intonation table when you’re playing simple melodies (as opposed to chords) in a particular musical style. When you use intonation tables based on pentatonic scales, you’ll normally play pentatonic scales to most accurately reproduce...
Page 40 Note Numbers and Intonation Tables List and Description of Intonation Tables...
Page 41: Control Sources
(MIDI 01), unless you’ve programmed it to send something else. By default, when the K2500 receives a MIDI 01 message, it responds by sending a control signal to whatever control source is assigned as the value for the ModWhl parameter on the MIDI mode RECV page. Of course, you can program the Mod Whl parameter to send any available control source signal in response to MIDI 01 messages.
Page 42 Foot assigned as its value. If the value for the K2500’s LocalKbdCh parameter matches your MIDI controller’s transmit channel, then in this case the Foot message will be sent to the K2500’s MIDI Out port as well, when you generate mono pressure messages from your MIDI controller.
Page 43 Control Sources exceptions to this rule, which have to do with global control source parameters. Globals affect every note in each program’s layer(s). Consequently they can’t use local control sources as their values, since local control sources affect each note independently. Four of the control source parameters are always global: the Enable parameter on the LAYER page (Program Editor), and the three control source parameters on the EFFECT page, (Program Editor).
Page 44: Descriptions Of Control Sources
0, 33 MONO PRESSURE (MPress) Many of the K2500’s factory programs are assigned to modify parameters such as pitch, filter cutoff frequency, and depth control when MPress messages are re- ceived. The mono pressure (Press) control assignment parameters in MIDI and Set- up modes are set by default to transmit MPress messages when mono pressure messages are received from a controller.
Page 45 FootSw1 is set by default to MIDI controller 64, so a switch pedal on your MIDI controller which sends MIDI 64 will send sustain messages to the K2500 by default. The K2500 will always respond to sustain messages by sustaining cur- rently active notes.
Page 46 This is the standard MIDI controller number for Soft Pedal. The K2500 will always respond to Soft pedal messages. MIDI 68 MIDI 69 (FrezPd) The K2500 will always respond to this message. It causes all notes to be frozen at their current amplitude levels while the function is on. 70—74 MIDI 70—74 MIDI 75 (LegatoSw) The K2500 always responds to this message.
Page 47: Main Control Source List
64 would leave the pitch unchanged. Pitch Wheel message (PWheel) The K2500 is hard-wired to respond to this message. Any parameter with PWheel assigned as its value will be affected when your MIDI controller’s Pitch Wheel is moved.
Page 48 Control Sources Main Control Source List Global ASR (GASR2) When the Globals parameter on the COMMON page is turned on, ASR2 becomes global, and is labeled GASR2. The functions of ASRs are explained in Chapter 6 in the Performance Guide , in the section “The ASR Page.” This control source does not appear in the Control Source list for parameters whose functions are local.
Page 49 These bipolar global control sources are both rising sawtooth waves that rise from -1 to +1 with each MIDI clock beat. Like A Clock and B clock, they look for an ex- ternal clock signal, and if none is received, they respond to the K2500’s internal clock.
Page 50 This unipolar control source responds to Attack velocity values received at the K2500’s MIDI In port. Velocity values of 0 cause it to generate a signal value of 0, while velocity values of 127 will generate a value of +1. All other velocity values will result in signal values proportionally scaled between 0 and +1.
Page 51 Control Sources Main Control Source List Polyphonic pressure (PPress) This unipolar control source responds to poly pressure (aftertouch) messages re- ceived via MIDI. It generates a signal value scaled from 0 to +1 based on the poly pressure value range of 0—127. Bipolar polyphonic pressure (BPPress) This is like PPress, but scales its signal value from -1 to +1.
Page 52 Control Sources Main Control Source List degrees, the signal value of LFO1ph is 0. When the phase of LFO1 is 270 degrees, the signal value of LFO1ph is -1. LFO2 This functions exactly the same as LFO1, when the Globals parameter is set to Off (on the COMMON page in the Program Editor).
Page 53 Uses the key number (global) to modify whatever it is patched into. Higher notes will have a very different effect than will lower notes. Users can use this new Source to control any K2500 parameters such as F/X depth, or to scale amplitude or pitch.
Page 54: Constant Control Sources
Control Sources Constant Control Sources Constant Control Sources The remaining control sources are constants, which appear only when you’re assigning control sources as inputs for the FUNs. Assigning one of these values ﬁxes the input’s control signal value at a steady level. -0.99 -0.98 -0.97...
Page 55: Keyboard Shortcuts For Control Sources
Control Sources Keyboard Shortcuts for Control Sources Keyboard Shortcuts for Control Sources You can use the keyboard of your MIDI controller to choose control sources, since most key numbers correspond to a value on the control source list. If you have a certain control source that you use over and over (for example, LFO1), this can be the quickest way to enter its value.
Page 56 Control Sources Keyboard Shortcuts for Control Sources 6-16...
Page 57: Dsp Algorithms
DSP Algorithms Chapter 7 DSP Algorithms Algorithm|1|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Algorithm|2|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| errR®rrterrR®rrrrrrR®rrrrrrR®rrterrR®rrt| errR®rrterrR®rrrrrrR®rrterrR®rrtYrrR®rrty d||||||gk||||||||||||||||||||||gk||||||gh d||||||gk||||||||||||||gk||||||G;||||||GH cvvvvvvbcvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvbcvvvvvvb| cvvvvvvbcvvvvvvvvvvvvvvbcvvvvvvbNvvvvvvbn PITCH HIFREQ STIMULATOR PITCH 2PARAM SHAPER PANNER PARAMETRIC EQ 2POLE LOWPASS STEEP RESONANT BASS BANDPASS FILT 4POLE LOPASS W/SEP NOTCH FILTER 4POLE HIPASS W/SEP 2POLE ALLPASS TWIN PEAKS BANDPASS PARA BASS...
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Page 70 DSP Algorithms 7-14...
Page 71: Memory Upgrades And Other Options
That’s why you have to load RAM samples every time you power up. The amount of sample RAM in your K2500 is indicated in the center of the top line of the Disk mode page. If the center of the display’s top line is blank when you’re on this page, it means that there is no sample RAM installed in your K2500 (or that the K2500 isn’t recognizing it, in...
Page 72: Choosing Simms For Sample Ram
K2500 uses for Sample RAM. You can add up to eight SIMMs to your K2500, and since they range in available size up to 16 Megabytes, that means you can add up to 128 Megabytes of Sample RAM to your machine.
Page 73: Maintenance And Troubleshooting
Maintenance and Troubleshooting Preventitive Maintenance With a modicum of care, your K2500 will give you years of use and enjoyment. There are just a few important points to keep in mind. Proper installation is essential to the health and welfare of your K2500. It should be mounted in a standard 19-inch MIDI rack, or should rest on a hard ﬂat surface.
Page 74: User-Callable Diagnostics
2 years provided they are installed before the date on the package. Rechargeable batteries should not be used; the K2500 will not recharge them and their life after charging on an external charger will be only a few months. Battery life is not signiﬁcantly increased by leaving your K2500 on all the time;...
Page 75 (such as motor switching noise) is likely to get worse in this case, since the K2500’s AC noise ﬁlter will have no outlet for the noise it ﬁlters if you disable the ground.
Page 76: Power Problems And Solutions
We DO NOT recommend changing the line voltage selector to 100 volts (or 220 volts in Europe) because overheating or blown fuses may occur if you leave the K2500 at the lower setting and use it later at a normal voltage level. Troubleshooting Naturally, we’ve done everything possible to ensure that your K2500 arrives free of defects.
Page 77: Other Possible Problems
Check that the K2500’s Volume slider is at least partially up. Check the volume level of your sound system. Lower the volume of your sound system, and turn the K2500 off, then on again (this is called a power cycle).
Page 78 You have instructed the K2500 to format a Double density (720K) disk as a high-density (1.4M) disk. NOTE: Punching a hole in a double-density disk case to try to make the K2500 read it as a high-density disk is not rec- ommended.
Page 79: Midi, Scsi, And Sample Dumps
The ﬁrst and last device in the chain must be terminated. The K2500 comes with SCSI termination enabled. You must disable this termination if the K2500 will be in the middle of a SCSI chain or if you are installing a hard drive into the K2500.
Page 80 The ﬂoppy disk format of the K2500 is DOS. The SCSI disk format is a proprietary form that is close to DOS, but it is not DOS. Nonetheless, the K2500 can read and write to a DOS formatted disk provided it was formatted on the PC with no partitions.
Page 81: K2500 And Macintosh Computers
When you want to go back to the Mac, put the drive to sleep again, switch cartridges, and then wake up the disk by pressing Load . Of course the K2500 will tell you it can't read the cart, but the Mac will now access it ﬁne. 10-3...
Page 82: Accessing A K2500 Internal Drive From The Mac
The safest thing is to connect a drive to either the K2500 or the Mac, but not both at the same time. Of course, you can't always predict when a Mac will access its drive, and it doesn't do SCSI bus arbitration, so using the Mac while using the SCSI bus from the K2500 (e.g., doing a disk mode...
Page 83: The Midi Sample Dump Standard
Loading Samples with the MIDI Standard Sample Dump To load a sample into the K2500 from an external source such as a computer or sampler, ﬁrst connect the MIDI Out port of the sampler (or computer) to the K2500’s MIDI In port, and connect the K2500’s MIDI Out to the MIDI In of the sampler.
Page 84 This can be accomplished in an open-loop conﬁguration, by connecting the MIDI Out port of the K2500 to the MIDI In port of the MIDI Data Recorder. Go to the Sample Editor and select the K2500 sample you wish to transfer. Set up the MIDI Data Recorder to begin recording, and press the Dump soft button on the Sample Editor page.
Page 85 If the new sample was loaded from another K2500, it will have the same ID as it did on the other K2500. If the sample was loaded from any other source, its ID will be deﬁned as described above (in the section called “Loading Samples with the MIDI Standard Sample Dump”).
Page 86: Smdi Sample Transfers
MIDI, SCSI, and Sample Dumps SMDI Sample Transfers you ﬁnd that the K2500 is sending samples with higher IDs than the ones you requested, you can compensate by requesting the sample ID one lower than the one you want. For example, if you want the K2500 to dump sample 205, ask for sample 204.
Page 87: System Exclusive Protocol
‘kid’ must be 07h, and is the Kurzweil Manufacturer ID. ‘dev-id’ is Device ID. The K2500 will recognize a SysEx message if the ‘dev-id’ is the same is the SysX ID parameter from the MIDI Receive page (from the top level, press the MIDI mode button and the RECV soft button.) If the K2500’s SysX ID parameter is set to 127, it will...
Page 88 0010010 1001000 The bit-stream format can be thought of as taking the binary bits of the K2500 data and, starting from the left, slicing off groups of 7 bits. Note that the trailing bits are set to zero. After the ‘data’ ﬁeld, there is another ﬁeld, ‘xsum’. This is a checksum ﬁeld which is calculated as the least signiﬁcant 7-bits of the sum of all of the MIDI bytes that make up the ‘data’...
Page 89 DUMP = 00h type(2) idno(2) offs(3) size(3) form(1) …requests the K2500 to send a data dump of an object or portion thereof. ‘type’ and ‘idno’ identify the object. ‘offs’ is the offset from the beginning of the object’s data and ‘size’ describes how many bytes should be dumped starting from the offset.
Page 90 ‘name’ string is non-null. The response to this message will either be a DACK or a DNAK, as with the load message. The ‘offs’ ﬁeld of the response will be zero. The K2500 will send a WRITE message whenever an object is dumped from the front-panel (using a “Dump”...
Page 91 Speciﬁcally, the sender of this message could just as easily delete every RAM object from the K2500 (e.g. ‘type’ = 0 and ‘bank’ = 127) as it could delete all effects from bank 7 (e.g. ‘type’ = 113, ‘bank’ = 7.) MOVEBANK = 0Fh type(2) bank(1) newbank(1) This message is used to move entire banks of RAM objects from one bank to another.
Page 92 PANEL = 14h buttons(3n) …sends a sequence of front-panel button presses that are interpreted by the K2500 as if the buttons were pressed at its front-panel. The button codes are listed in a table at the end of this chapter. The K2500 will send these messages if the Buttons parameter on the XMIT page in MIDI mode is set to On.
Page 93: Button Press Equivalence Table
System Exclusive Protocol K2500 System Exclusive Implementation Quick Access Bank 00h 6Fh Intonation Table 00h 67h Master Parameters The Master parameters can be accessed as type 100 (00h 64h), ID number 16. Master parameters cannot be accessed with any of the Bank messages.
Page 94 If pixels are on over characters, the text becomes inverted. Characters on the K2500 display are a monospaced font with a height of 8 pixels and a width of 6 pixels.
Page 95: Glossary
Bank There are two types of banks in the K2500’s memory: memory banks, which store and organize the programs and other objects you create, and Quick Access banks, where you can store programs and setups for one-button access while in Quick Access mode.
Page 96 (unlike periodic modiﬁers like LFOs, which repeat at regular intervals). File A group of objects stored to a ﬂoppy or hard disk, or loaded into the K2500’s RAM from disk. Global In this manual, used primarily in reference to control sources. A global control source affects all notes in a layer uniformly.
Page 97 Note State Any K2500 note is either on or off; this is its note state. Normally, any given note’s Note State switches on when you strike the key for that note. It switches off when you release the key, and any sustain controls you may have applied to the note (Sustain or Sostenuto pedal, etc.).
Page 98 Random Access Memory, one of the two basic types of computer memory. RAM can be both read from and written to. When you load samples into the K2500, or save a program you’ve created, you’re writing to RAM. Compare ROM.
Page 99 Returns the K2500 to Program mode without affecting the contents of RAM. Press the +/-, 0, and CLEAR buttons to do a soft reset. If your K2500 is hung up for some reason, this will usually get take care of the problem. See Hard Reset.
Page 100 Glossary 12-6...
Page 101: Specifications
Specifications K2500 FEATURES Chapter 13 Speciﬁcations K2500 FEATURES 240 x 64-pixel backlit ﬂuorescent graphic display with adjustable contrast • 3.5-inch ﬂoppy disk drive, for DD or HD disks, DOS compatible • MIDI In, Thru, and Out with selectable second MIDI Out •...
Page 102 Specifications K2500 FEATURES Filters: Lowpass, Highpass, Allpass, Bandpass, Notch, programmable resonance • Programmable stereo multi-effects on MIX outputs, including simultaneous reverb, • chorus, delay, ﬂanging, EQ—and more Realtime internal and MIDI control of effects parameters • MIDI standard sample dump/load capability •...
Page 103: Environmental Specifications
Safe frequency range: 48—65 48—65 48—65 48—65 If the voltage drops below the minimum safe level at any voltage setting, the K2500 will reset, but no data will be lost. If the voltage exceeds the maximum safe level, the K2500 may overheat. 13-3...
Page 104: Midi Implementation Chart
Specifications MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Model: K2500 Manufacturer: Date: 3/21/95 Young Chang Version 1.0 Digital Synthesizers Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default 1 Memorized Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Mode Default Mode 3 Mode 3 Use Multi mode for multi-...
Page 105: K2500 Program Farm
Muted Trumpet Emulations Solo Trombones Bass Horn Emulations Solo Flutes Piccolo Emulations The K2500 Program Farm, included on one of the Sax Emulations accessory disks, provides you with a large collection of Sax Sections additional programs. You can either use these...
Page 106 Overview of Program Files GUITARS.K25 Programs Within the Files Guitars The complete list of programs in the K2500 Program Steel String Guitars Farm is provided on the following pages. Each 12-String Guitars program is numbered as if it were loaded into the 200’s Stylized Steel String Guitars bank.
Page 107 K2500 Program Farm ANACOMPS.K25 ANACOMPS.K25 247-o b Waves 248-Polysynth 249-Thick Osc Analog Comping Sounds 250-Oh Bee !!! (88 Programs) Synth Brass 251-OBX Braz #1 252-OBX Braz #2a Prophets 253-OBX Braz #4 200-Prophet Clav 254-Synth Brass 201-Prophet Clav #3 255-Real OBX Braz...
Page 108 K2500 Program Farm ANALEADS.K25 ANALEADS.K25 248-Modular Lead 249-Lucky Lead 250-Mono Brass Analog Lead Sounds 251-OB Brass (73 Programs) 252-SynBass Lead PRS 253-Clock S&H Lead Fusion 254-Fun Delay Square 200-Chick Lead 1 255-Square Pad 201-Chick Lick 256-TimsDukeyDick 1 202-Duke Lead 1...
Page 109 K2500 Program Farm ANAPADS.K25 ANAPADS.K25 Analog Pads (47 Programs) Analog String Pads 200-Orch Pad 4 201-Lore Pad 202-MatrixMelostring 203-String Like 2 204-Eerie Synth Pad 205-Resonator 206-ARP Omni 207-String Machine 1 208-Synstring 209-Mixpad Classic Pads 210-Mello Analog 211-Oberheim Pad 212-Prophet Pad...
Page 110 K2500 Program Farm BASS.K25 BASS.K25 248-Tuch Bass 249-Tuch Bass 2 House Basses Bass 250-Unison House (61 Programs) 251-Pop Attack Bass 252-Slap House Bass Dual Basses 253-AnaHouse Bass 200-Dual E Bass 1 254-House Bass #3 201-Dual E Bass 2 255-House Bass #4...
Page 111: Bells.k25
K2500 Program Farm BELLS.K25 BELLS.K25 Bell Sounds (28 Programs) Bell Pads 200-Larabell 201-Space Bell 1 202-Metallic Pad 203-Fantasia 204-Space Bell 6 205-d50 Voce 2 206-Leningrad 207-With Tinklers 208-Lullaby 209-Tranquility 210-Tranquil Bell 211-PM'S Bell Pad 212-Digiphaze 213-Blistener 214-Simmbell 215-Bell Tree > Big Bell...
Page 112: Brass.k25
K2500 Program Farm BRASS.K25 BRASS.K25 244-Dyn Hi Brass B 245-Dyn Lo Brass B 246-Dyn Tbn & Hrn Brass & Winds 247-Huge Brass 2 (68 Programs) 248-Huge Brass Too 249-SoftLowBrass B Solo Trumpets 250-Hall Horns 200-Dynamic Trumpet 251-Mello Orch Brass 201-Solo trp mw vib...
Page 113: Digital.k25
K2500 Program Farm DIGITAL.K25 DIGITAL.K25 248-Insectrise 249-FuzzFall 250-EP Lead Digital Sounds 251-Ep Lead Too (63 Programs) PPG's 252-PPG 9 Digital Leads 253-Slo PPG 10 200-Carrie or Maud 254-PPG 1 201-FM Guitar 1 255-PPG 2 202-FM Guitar 2 256-PPG 4 203-FM Guitar 3...
Page 114: Dkicksnr.k25
K2500 Program Farm DKICKSNR.K25 DKICKSNR.K25 242-Short Snare 2 243-Deep Cut Snare 2 244-Low Snare 2 Individual Kick And Snare 245-AMB SNARE 3 Programs 246-Big Hall Snare 3 (95 Programs) 247-Metal Snare 3 248-High Snare 3 These are single layer kicks and snares...
Page 115: Drums.k25
K2500 Program Farm DRUMS.K25 DRUMS.K25 250-J Bottham 251-1 Layer dry kit 252-1 Layer dry kit2 Percussion Sounds 253-1 Layer Amb kit1 (83 Programs) 254-1 Layer Amb kit2 255-1 Layer Amb kit3 Techno Sounds 256-Drums Program 1 200-CR 78 III 257-Drums Program 2...
Page 116: Ensemble.k25
K2500 Program Farm ENSEMBLE.K25 ENSEMBLE.K25 Acoustic Ensembles (21 Programs) Orchestral Ensembles 200-Flute & Slo str 201-Horn&Flute w/Str 202-Winds&Strings 2 203-W Tell Orchestra 204-Touch Orchestra 205-Orch Hit 206-Slo Ensemble 207-Mello Slo Ens 208-Voice w/ upper Str 209-ChoirStrings 1 210-St Choir&Strings 211-Syn Orch Winds...
Page 117: Ethereal.k25
K2500 Program Farm ETHEREAL.K25 ETHEREAL.K25 249-Glasswaves 250-Glassy Eyes 251-Cycle 2 Ethereal Sounds 252-Harmonic Synth (74 Programs) 253-Aliens 2 Pads w/ Partials Stepped Pads 254-SloHarm 200-Aurora Part 2 255-Slo HiHarm 201-Choir Jumps 256-Slo Vox Formant 202-Hipass Pad 6 257-Vectoring 203-Putthings 258-Vectoring 2...
Page 118: Fxsounds.k25
K2500 Program Farm FXSOUNDS.K25 FXSOUNDS.K25 Effects Sounds/Textures (47 Programs) Sawtalk 200-Fun Program 201-Fun 2 202-Hello 2 b 203-Talk Talk Water Sounds 204-Noise PWM Qnirp 205-NoizFalls 206-NoizFalls 2 207-Sub Space 208-Wavionics Weather Emulations 209-Winds 2 210-Downpour 211-Press Wind 212-Thunder/Rain 213-Thunder 3...
Page 119: Guitars.k25
K2500 Program Farm GUITARS.K25 GUITARS.K25 245-Distortion Gtr 246-xFadeDistGuitar 2 247-Nasty Lead Gtr Guitars 248-Rockin Lead (73 Programs) 249-Press WahWah 250-HelterSkelter Gtr Steel String Guitars 251-GRUNGE 200-Acoustic Guitar 252-Attacker 201-Steel Str Guitar 253-Crank It Up 202-Steel Str Guitar 2 254-Harmonics Gtr.
Page 120: Hybperc.k25
K2500 Program Farm HYBPERC.K25 HYBPERC.K25 Percussive Hybrids (38 Programs) Percussive Comps 200-Night Ryder 201-Ethnick 1 202-Neastern 203-Zawinul 204-Industrial Komp 205-Timber Shifter 206-Mod Bel 207-Klank 1 208-Toy Store II 209-Baribun 210-Choir Stabs 211-Resimallet 212-Perc Flute 213-Gateperc Too 214-Islanders 215-Driver 4 216-Driver 5...
Page 121: Hybrids.k25
K2500 Program Farm HYBRIDS.K25 HYBRIDS.K25 Altered Acoustic Sounds 249-Vibe 5th 250-7-Sax Delay General Hybrid Sounds 251-7-Sax Delay 2 (63 Programs) 252-Mutant Brass 253-Neu Trumps Hybrid String Pads 254-New Rumpett 200-Brt SynChoir 255-Process Sax 201-Angel Pad 256-RezTouch Sax 5th 202-Big TynthTex...
Page 122: Organs.k25
K2500 Program Farm ORGANS.K25 ORGANS.K25 Organs (41 Programs) Rock Organs 200-Ballad Organ 2 pr 201-Ballad Organ 3 202-London Hammond 203-London Hammond 2 204-Drive Organ 205-Drive Organ 2 206-Rotating B&M's 2 Clean Percussive Organs 207-Perc Organ 208-Clav Organ MW 209-Bee3 210-Tamborgan #2...
Page 123: Pnoepno.k25
K2500 Program Farm PNOEPNO.K25 PNOEPNO.K25 245-Tine Elec Piano 246-Dual Elec Piano 247-Suitcase E Pno Pianos & E Pianos 248-St Suitcase EP 2 (71 Programs) 249-Dyno E Piano FM Pianos Classical Pianos 250-Digital E Piano 200-ClassicalPiano 251-FM EP 201-ClassPiano 2 252-New EP...
Page 124: Strings.k25
K2500 Program Farm STRINGS.K25 STRINGS.K25 243-Stereo Str Pad 2 244-Stereo Str Pad 3 Strings (45 Programs) Straight Strings 200-Straight Strings 201-Fast Strings 202-Fast Wet Strings 203-Strings eq 1 204-Strings eq 2 205-New Strings 206-New Strings 2 207-New Strings 3 Attack Velocity Strings...
Page 125: Vox.k25
K2500 Program Farm VOX.K25 VOX.K25 Vocal Sounds (21 Programs) 200-CathedralVoice 201-Bach Fixer 202-St Slo Voices 203-Smooth Choir 204-Dream Vox 2 205-Vox 2 206-Breath Pad 1 207-The Voice 208-Angels 209-Chant 210-Belle Orchestra 211-Fake Vox 3 212-Fake Vox II 213-PM's Choir Pad...
Page 126 K2500 Program Farm VOX.K25 Appendix A-22...
Page 127: K2000 Compatibility
There is one main ﬁle on this two disk set, K2KBASE.K25. It contains all the necessary objects for a K2500 to play any program made on a late model K2000, including drum and percussion samples. If you do not have sample memory, you can still use this ﬁle for some compatibility, but the drums will not play.
Page 128: Converting K2000 Files To K2500 Files
Converting K2000 Files to K2500 Files Converting K2000 Files to K2500 Files There are ﬁve steps to convert a K2000 ﬁle to a K2500 ﬁle: Before you start, make sure you have saved all user objects to disk, because memory will be cleared.
Page 129: Converting Programs From The K2500 To K2000
Converting programs from the K2500 to K2000 There may be times when you wish to take a ﬁle you have created for your K2500 and load it into a K2000. As we have mentioned in the above section on loading K2000 ﬁles into the K2500, most objects are compatible.
Page 130: Keymaps
EFFECT page, go to the KEYMAP page in the Program Editor. Additional Considerations Impact Impact, on the ENVCTL page, is a feature that is new with the K2500. Keep Impact set to zero if you are planning to use a program on the K2000. Amplitude Envelopes The K2500 Amplitude Envelope page allows for attack times that are quicker than those allowed by the K2000.
Page 131: Stereo Piano Rom
Appendix C Stereo Piano ROM The Stereo Piano ROM option adds 4 Megabytes of Stereo Piano samples to your K2500, and also enables you to upgrade your sounds further with the 8 Megabyte Orchestral ROM and the 8 Megabyte Contemporary ROM.
Page 132: Stereo Piano Rom Keymaps
Stereo Piano ROM Stereo Piano ROM Keymaps Stereo Piano ROM Keymaps Stereo Piano Both sides of stereo image can be edited at the same time to preserve image stability. Piano Left These two keymaps are the same as 770, but either side of the stereo image may be edited in- dependently.
Page 133: Stereo Piano Rom Programs With Controller Assignments
Stereo Piano ROM Stereo Piano ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Stereo Piano ROM Programs with Controller Assignments This list describes how each of the Stereo Piano ROM programs can be modulated or altered by the various MIDI controls. Only those controls which may not be immediately evident are listed. Controls such as attack velocity and keynumber are understood to be assigned to most programs.
Page 134 Stereo Piano ROM Stereo Piano ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Orchestral ROM Piano Programs (require Orchestral ROM) Piano Trio Ride Cymbal Vibrato- Bass fade Pno & Syn String String fade String swell Fluid Grand Wet/Dry Mix Haunted Piano...
Page 135: Orchestral Rom
Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Effects Appendix D Orchestral ROM The Orchestral ROM Soundblock option adds 8 Megabytes of samples, including a full array of winds, brass, and strings. The Orchestral ROM Upgrade adds objects in the 900s bank. There you will ﬁnd programs, keymaps, samples, effects, performance setups, and QA banks.
Page 136: Orchestral Rom Programs
Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Programs Orchestral ROM Programs Section Strings Orchestras TotalCntrl Orch1 Touch Strings TotalCntrl Orch2 Fast Strings MW BaroqueOrchestra Chamber Section Oboe&Flute w/Str Sfz Strings MW Horn&Flute w/Str Sweet Strings Trp&Horns w/Str Baroque Strg Ens Winds Big String Ens Piccolo Bass String Sec Orchestra Flute...
Page 137: Orchestral Rom Keymaps
Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Keymaps Orchestral ROM Keymaps Reeds Oboe Lite Metal English Horn Woody Perc Bassoon Celeste Clarinet Pluck Bassoon/Oboe Plucked Harp Bsn/EHrn/Oboe Harp Gliss Flute 2 Nylon String Gtr Eng Horn/Oboe Nylon Str noA2 Brass Nylon for dulc Soft Trumpet Acoustic Bass French Horn...
Page 138: Orchestral Rom Samples
Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Samples Orchestral ROM Samples Oboe English Horn Harp Bassoon Nylon String Gt Clarinet Acoustic Bass Dbl Reeds Pizz Strings SoftTrump Solo Violin French Horn Solo Viola FrenchHrnSect Solo Cello Tuba Fast Solo Cello Synth Accord Solo Double Bass Tuba % Horn Conga Tone ingrl Timp...
Page 139: Orchestral Rom Programs With Controller Assignments
Orchestral ROM Programs with Controller Assignments The preset programs in the K2500 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 MIDI controllers to the various DSP functions in its layers.
Page 140 Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Solo EnglishHorn Vibrato off Wet/Dry mix Swell Swell Wet/Dry mix Vibrato depth Orch Clarinet Solo Clarinet Swell Wet/Dry mix Swell Orch Bassoon Swell Wet/Dry mix Vibrato depth Solo Bassoon...
Page 141 Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Solo Viola Delays auto- Wet/Dry mix Vibrato rate & vibrato depth Slow Viola Timbre (darker) Wet/Dry mix Swell, vibrato rate & depth MarcatoCello MW Spiccato articula- Wet/Dry mix Vibrato rate &...
Page 142 Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Dynamic Harp Release time Wet/Dry mix None (longer) Harp w/8ve CTL Brightness Enables octave None None Selects diminished None Harp Arps Keyboards Celesta None Wet/Dry mix None...
Page 143 Orchestral ROM Orchestral ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Synths Vibrato depth Layer balance Vibrato depth Magic Guitar Glass Bow Vibrato depth None Vibrato depth Synth Orch Filter modulation None Vibrato depth Nooage InstaHarp Vibrato depth Echo rate...
Page 144: Version 2 Orchestral Rom Setups With Controller Assignments
With as many as 24 assignable controllers shared among 8 independent zones, K2500 MIDI setups can be quite powerful, and they require some experimentation to ﬁnd all their features and nuances. In order to make this process easier, many setups are programmed according to the certain conventions.
Page 145 Orchestral ROM Version 2 Orchestral ROM Setups with Controller Assignments TonalGroov C5-> Sliders A-D: zone faders; FootSw1: latch; ModWhl: enables shaker & detunes conga; PSw1: mute group Exotic Grooves Sliders A-D: zone faders; FootSw1: arp latch; ModWhl: percussion pitch; PSw1: mute group Lunar Harp Sliders A-D: zone faders;...
Page 146: About The Control Setup
Orchestral ROM About the Control Setup Fanfare Orch Sliders A-C: group faders; Lg Rib: snare & timp roll (G1-F#2); ModWhl: low brass balance; PSw1: disagle snare & timp roll, PSw2: triggers Tam Tam; MPress: snare roll (G1-F#2) Switch Orch 2 Sliders A-D: zone faders;...
Page 147: Mirror Image Drum Map
Orchestral ROM Mirror Image Drum Map Mirror Image Drum Map The Mirror Image Drum Map is a drumkit layout that enables a natural two-hand style of playing. The Mirror Image Drum Map gets its name by its instruments being laid out in a mirror image of itself with D4 being the point of reﬂection.
Page 148: Sticking
ﬂow of rhythm. For those of you who prefer the old Kurzweil drum map for the drumkit programs, it is available on the Controller slider.
Page 149: Contemporary Rom
Appendix E Contemporary ROM The Contemporary ROM Soundblock option adds 8 Megabytes of samples to your K2500. These include ethnic percussion, electronic and processed drum sounds, electric guitars, synthesizer waveforms, contemporary keyboards, wind instruments, and much more. Combined with the powerful on-board Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology (VAST) capabilities of your K2500, this new palette of sounds gives your instrument unmatched potential.
Page 150: Contemporary Rom Programs
Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Programs Contemporary ROM Programs Shudder Kit Ethnic/World Instruments Crowd Stomper Jungle Jam Econo Kit Mbira Stack EDrum Kit 1 Ritual Metals EDrum Kit 2 Prepared Mbira Loops Balinesque Dog Chases Tail Ambient Bells Saw Loop Factory World Jam 1 Basses World Jam 2...
Page 151: Contemporary Rom Keymaps
Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Keymaps Contemporary ROM Keymaps Synth Multi-Samples Gankogui Bell Hi Hybrid Pan Tibetan Cymbal Glass Rim Tone Tibetan Bowl Synth Vox Indo Bowl Gong Orch Pad Percussion Kits Koreana Prev Ethnic Perc Heaven Bells Cartoon Perc MIDI Stack Prev EDrum Map Synth Brass Toms Map...
Page 152: Contemporary Rom Samples
Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Samples Contemporary ROM Samples Hybrid Pan Gankogui Bell Hi Glass Rim Tone Tibetan Cymbal Synth Vox Tibetan Bowl Orch Pad Indo Bowl Gong Koreana EDrum1 Kick Heaven Bells EDrum1 Snare MIDI Stack EDrum1 Rim Synth Brass EDrum1 Hi Tom DigiBass EDrum1 Crash...
Page 153: Contemporary Rom Effects
Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Effects Contemporary ROM Effects Percussive Room Brt Empty Room Mosque Room New Gated Chorus Slap Room Chorus Bass Room New Chorus Hall Spacious Wash Lead New Hall w/Delay Appendix E-5...
Page 154: Contemporary Rom Programs With Controller Assignments
Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments The 100 preset programs in the K2500 Contemporary ROM are organized by category. We hope you will ﬁnd these programs to be a good starting point for your own work. There are many ways to put expressivity and variety in a single program by assigning MIDI controllers to the various DSP functions in its layers.
Page 155 Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Medicine Man Mbira Release ctl Tremolo Kotobira Mbira balance Cartoon Perc Wet/Dry mix Alt start Layer select CowGogiBell Perc Pan Lead Vibrato Trippy Organ Vibrato Vibrato Koto Followers...
Page 156 Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Drum Kits World Rave Kit Disable chirps Wet/Dry mix, Disable claps (G6-G#6) Punch Gate Kit Wet/Dry mix Shadow Kit Flanging (A#3-B3) Wet/Dry mix Filter (C2-A#2) Wet/Dry mix Fat Traps...
Page 157 Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments Guitars Straight Strat Tremolo Chorus Gtr Wet/Dry mix Detune Alt start Strataguitar Elect 12 String Detune Wet/Dry mix, EQ Vibrato Wet/Dry mix PBend gives fretboard Dyn Jazz Guitar slide Vibrato...
Page 158: Contemporary Rom Setups
With as many as 24 assignable controllers shared among 8 independent zones, K2500 MIDI setups can be quite powerful, and they require some experimentation to ﬁnd all their features and nuances. In order to make this process easier, many setups are programmed according to the certain conventions.
Page 159 Contemporary ROM Contemporary ROM Setups ZawiClav Split Sliders A-C: group faders; PSw1: group toggle (lead) Dyn Piano Pad Sliders A-B: group faders Pulsar Stack Sliders A-B: group faders, Slider C: pulsar ﬁlter ctl, Slider D: pulsar impact, Slider E: pulsar rel ctl; Lg Rib: pulsar ﬁlter ctl; PSw 1: pulsar switch, PSw2: bass mute Mt Chicorora C2 Sliders A-B: group faders;...
Page 160: About The Control Setup
Contemporary ROM About the Control Setup Trippy Jam Sliders A-B: group faders, Slider F: arp vel; ModWhl: right hand ﬂute bal MeditationGuits Sliders A-C: zone faders, Slider D: steel str timbre; Lg Rib: pan; Press: detune Cool Down Funk Sliders A-E: zone faders; PSw2: mute group; ModWhl: clav mod Tek`Groov C5->...
Page 161 6-13 GKeyNum CHAN/BANK buttons Global ASR2 Chan/Bank buttons Global FUN2 Channel count Global FUN4 Channel state Global LFO2 Cleaning your K2500 Global LFOphase Compare Global phase 1 and 2 Contemporary ROM 6-10 Inverse attack velocity E-10 Contemporary ROM Setups 6-10...
Page 162 Disk Size Restrictions K2000 1-7, 1-8 Double button presses 11-1 SysEx compatibility 10-7 Dumping samples via SMDI K2000 Compatibility Disks 10-3 K2500 and Macintosh Computers 13-1 K2500 Features Edit button K2500 Program Farm Edit compare 6-10 Key number Effects button Key numbers...
Page 163 Orchestral ROM Samples Song button D-10 Orchestral ROM Setups Sostenuto (MIDI 66) Special button functions Specifications 13-1 Pages K2500 Jumping to Stereo Piano ROM 2-13 Marked Storing Objects in Memory Banks Previous Stretch tuning Pan (MIDI 10) Sustain (MIDI 64)
Page 164 11-2 Messages 11-6 Object types 11-1 System Exclusive implementation Troubleshooting 6-11 Velocity triggers 1 and 2 Viewing RAM objects Volume (MIDI 07) Volume control 10-6 Wrong sample being dumped Young Chang Distributors Index-iv...

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Note Numbers and Intonation Tables

Control Sources

DSP Algorithms

Memory Upgrades and Other Options

Maintenance and Troubleshooting

MIDI, SCSI, and Sample Dumps

System Exclusive Protocol

Glossary

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K2500 Program Farm

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