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Kenton Pro-2000 mkII Operating Manual

Multi-channel midi to cv converter
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  • Page 1 P P P P r r r r o o o o - - - - 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 mkII mkII mkII mkII MULTI-CHANNEL MIDI TO CV CONVERTER O O O O p p p p e e e e r r r r a a a a t t t t i i i i n n n n g g g g m m m m a a a a n n n n u u u u a a a a l l l l...
  • Page 2 The Pro-2000 mkII auxiliary outputs have the following additional functionality, the first two of which allow the Pro-2000 mkII to control a further 3 CV/Gate synths if required (making a total of 5) : V/Oct from Notes - Gate from Notes - Trig Pulse (for synths requiring a trig as well as a gate i.e.

  • Page 3: Front Panel

    MIDI channel data you want your old synth to respond to. Only data received on that channel will be sent out of the Pro-2000 mkII MIDI out, and any other channels will be filtered out. These data can be sent out on a different channel if required (see rechannellizing above). An example of rechannelizing might be to change the transmit channel of early DX7s, for instance, that can only transmit on MIDI channel 1, to another MIDI channel, say 2.

  • Page 4: Back Panel

    6 seconds it will perform a global all notes off and display a message to that effect on the display. (NB this turns off all notes on the Pro-2000 mkII, it does not send any MIDI messages out of the MIDI out port.

  • Page 5: Cable Connections

    MIDI clock. EDITING THE Pro-2000 mkII The Pro-2000 mkII is very easy to use. It uses a standard system of editing. It has a clear and informative 2x16 LCD with backlight, INCREMENT, DECREMENT, SELECT and ENTER buttons.
  • Page 6 CHANNELS, A, B (where x is the channel) CV x SYNTH CHANNEL x (1 to 16, defaults: A=1 B=2) - sets the MIDI receive channel for Pro-2000 mkII analogue channel. CV x NOTE PRIORITY (low/high/newest, default: newest) - sets the note priority.
  • Page 7 CV x PORTAMENTO RATE (or TIME) (0 to 127, default: 98) - sets the speed at which portamento glides between notes. Note that 0 is fastest rate but does not mean portamento off, use portamento controller (below) for that! This value can also be varied in real time using MIDI controller number 5 (portamento time).

  • Page 8: Digital Output Parameters

    Using the KADI port with your modified TR606/808 Connect the special 15 way cable supplied to the TR606 or TR808 and to the Pro-2000 mkII KADI port. The TR606/808 can now be played from your master keyboard/sequencer. The sounds will play with or without Accent.

  • Page 9: Auxiliary Outputs

    AUXILIARY OUTPUTS THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE THE SAME FOR EACH AUXILIARY 1 TO 6 (where x is the auxiliary number) x AUX OUTPUT x Receive channel(1to16, default: 1 to 6 set to 1 to 6 respectively) - assigns the auxialiary to which ever MIDI channel you wish to set it to, i.e. to get the auxiliary to respond the synth on CV channel A, set it to the same receive channel as that synth.

  • Page 10: Low Frequency Oscillators

    Channels A/B. Example of using `Trig Pulse A / B' mode of the Pro-2000 mkII with an ARP-2600 synth from CHANNEL A for CV & Gate and Aux 1 for Trigger. The following example applies to the `Trig Pulse A / B' mode only, it DOES NOT apply to the "V/Oct from notes"...
  • Page 11 LFO x WAVESHAPE # (1 to 9 as below, default: triangle[1]) - sets the wave shape for the LFO 1, Triangle 2, Sawtooth up 3, Sawtooth down 4, Square 5, PulseWidth 10% 6, PulseWidth 20% 7,1 PulseWidth 30% 8, PulseWidth 40% 9, Sample + Hold (random depth) LFO x MIDI SYNC...

  • Page 12: System Settings

    PROBLEMS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER WHEN USING MIDI CLOCK When using the MIDI clock in conjunction with the Pro-2000 mkII please note the following. The Kenton add-on cannot sync the arpeggio if it is not actually receiving the MIDI clock. This is not as silly as it sounds, there are a few points to watch for:- Some MIDI mergers &...
  • Page 13 POLY NOTE ASSIGN Regular Cyclic, Memory Cyclic, Reset, default: Regular Cyclic - This parameter sets how incoming MIDI notes are assigned to voices. This setting only has any effect if polyphonic mode is active. Options are: Regular Cyclic Mode (default) Memory Cyclic Reset Mode Regular Cyclic Mode:...
  • Page 14 When you have loaded from or stored to a memory location, the Pro-2000 mkII will treat that as the current location and load from it on power up. If you hold in the SEL button for a couple of seconds it will take you straight to the STORE or LOAD page depending on whether anything has been edited.
  • Page 15 Pro-2000 mkII SYSEX INFORMATION The first five bytes of sysex for the Pro-2000 mkII are always the same for all data types [ 1 ] 0F0h - Sysex command [ 2 ] - Company ident first byte [ 3 ]...
  • Page 16 specified memory location and also to the edit buffer (current setup) the data will be immediately utilised and the display will be updated. You may change the block number of a memory dump without causing any problem. For example, data that came from memory 6 could be returned to the current setup by merely changing the 06 in byte [ 7 ] to a 00.
  • Page 17 Ax2 max val / scale 0 > 64 > 127 { 5 } Ax2 reset val 0 > 64 > 127 { 5 } Ax2 lfo cont # 252 - 0 - 119 { 4 } Ax2 lfo max val 0 - 127 Ax2 lfo assign 0 - 1...
  • Page 18 Example SysEx string to change channel D to MIDI channel 16: F0 00 20 13 02 20 0E 01 0F 00 F7 PIN OUTS FOR DCB/WASP Pro-2000 mkII CABLES Juno 60 (and some Jupiter 8s) connector 14 way IEEE plug (viewed from terminals).
  • Page 19 Pro-2000 mkII KADI/Wasp Connector; (Pro-2000 mkII end of cable) 15 way high density D plug (viewed from terminals). Wasp wiring; Kybd Data (least significant bit) (0) 5 Kybd Data (Next significant bit) (4) Kybd Data (Next significant bit) (1) Kybd Data (Most significant bit) (5)
  • Page 20 MIDI Controller Numbers (for reference) Controller Number Control Function Decimal Bank switch MSB Modulation wheel/lever Breath controller Undefined Foot controller Portamento time Data entry MSB Main volume Balance Undefined Expression controller 12-15 0C-0FH Undefined 16-19 10-13H General purpose controllers (1-4) 20-31 14-1FH Undefined...

  • Page 21: Specifications

    Note The Kenton Electronics Pro-2000 mkII MIDI-CV converter has a built in mains transformer factory set to 230 volts AC 50Hz unless otherwise marked. There is an internal switch to select 115 volts AC if required. Ensure that this adjustment is made by competent service personnel only.

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