K2500

Kurzweil Music Systems K2500 Reference Manual

K 2500

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. Product features and speciﬁcations are subject to change without notice.

Part Number: 910252 Rev. F

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER

NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL

The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

IMPORTANT SAFETY & INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO PERSONS

WARNING - When using electric products, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following:

1. Read all of the Safety and Installation Instructions and Explanation of Graphic Symbols before using the product.

2. This product must be grounded. If it should malfunction or breakdown, grounding provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a power supply cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet which is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.

DANGER - Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Do not modify the plug provided

with the the product - if it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. Do not use an adaptor which defeats the function of the equipment-grounding conductor. If you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded, check with a qualified serviceman or electrician.

3. WARNING - This product is equipped with an AC input voltage selector. The voltage selector has been factory set for the mains supply voltage in the country where this unit was sold. Changing the voltage selector may require the use of a different power supply cord or attachment plug, or both. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, refer servicing to qualified maintenance personnel.

4. Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, or the like.

5. This product should only be used with a stand or cart that is recommended by the manufacturer.

6. This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and speakers or headphones, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist.

7. The product should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation.

8. The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, or other products that produce heat.

9. The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product.

10. This product may be equipped with a polarized line plug (one blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the plug.

11. The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time. When unplugging the power supply cord, do not pull on the cord, but grasp it by the plug.

12. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

13. The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the product; or C. The product has been exposed to rain; or D. The product does not appear to be operating normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or E. The product has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

14. Do not attempt to to service the product beyond that described in the user maintenance instructions. All other servicing should be referred

to qualified service personnel.

15. WARNING - Do not place objects on the product's power supply cord, or place the product in a position where anyone could trip over,

walk on, or roll anything over cords of any type. Do not allow the product to rest on or be installed over cords of any type. Improper installations of this type create the possibility of a fire hazard and/or personal injury.

RADIO AND TELEVISION INTERFERENCE

Warning: Changes or modiﬁcations to this instrument not expressly approved by Y oung Chang could v oid y our 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 B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This instrument generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Ho we v er, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this instrument does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the instrument off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the instrument and the receiver.

• Connect the instrument into an outlet on a circuit other than the one to which the receiver is connected.

• If necessary consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.

NOTICE

This apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital appar atus set out in the Radio Interf erence Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

AVIS

Le present appareil numerique n’emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class B prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada.

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Table of Contents

Young Chang Distributors ................................................................................................ iv

Front Panel ............................................................................................................................................ 1-1

Front Panel Quick Reference ..........................................................................................1-1

Alphanumeric Pad ............................................................................................... 1-3

Special Keyboard Functions ........................................................................................... 1-4

Special Button Functions ................................................................................................1-6

Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses ..........................................................1-7

Special Button Functions: Double Button Presses ..........................................................1-8

Programs, Setups, and Keymaps .........................................................................................................2-1

K2500 Program List ........................................................................................................ 2-1

Setup List ........................................................................................................................ 2-8

Version 2 Setups with Controller Assignments .............................................................. 2-9

Special Purpose Setups ....................................................................................... 2-9

Storing Objects in the Memory Banks ..........................................................................2-13

K2500 ROM Keymaps .................................................................................................2-14

Effects .....................................................................................................................................................3-1

List of Factory Preset Global Effects and Their Configurations ....................................3-1

Effects Controller Numbers ............................................................................................3-2

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 ......................................................................5-3

Control Sources .....................................................................................................................................6-1

Descriptions of Control sources ......................................................................................6-4

MIDI Control Source List ...............................................................................................6-4

Main Control Source List ................................................................................................6-7

Constant Control Sources .............................................................................................6-14

Keyboard Shortcuts for Control Sources ......................................................................6-15

DSP Algorithms ..................................................................................................................................... 7-1

Memory Upgrades and Other Options ............................................................................................... 8-1

Program RAM vs. Sample RAM .................................................................................... 8-1

Viewing RAM Objects .......................................................................................8-1

Choosing SIMMs for Sample RAM ............................................................................... 8-2

Using Headphones with the K2500 ................................................................................8-2

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Maintenance and Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................9-1

Preventitive Maintenance ................................................................................................9-1

Battery selection and Replacement .................................................................................9-1

User-callable Diagnostics ...............................................................................................9-2

Maximizing Music and Minimizing Noise .....................................................................9-2

Power Problems and Solutions .......................................................................................9-4

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................. 9-4

MIDI, SCSI, and Sample Dumps .......................................................................................................10-1

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 ....................................................................11-1

Button Press Equivalence Table .......................................................................11-7

Glossary ................................................................................................................................................12-1

Specifications ....................................................................................................................................... 13-1

K2500 FEATURES .......................................................................................................13-1

Environmental Specifications .......................................................................................13-3

Physical Specifications .................................................................................................13-3

Electrical Specifications ................................................................................................13-3

MIDI Implementation Chart .........................................................................................13-4

K2500 Program Farm .......................................................................................................................... A-1

Overview of Program Files ............................................................................................ A-1

ANACOMPS.K25 ..........................................................................................................A-3

ANALEADS.K25 .......................................................................................................... A-4

ANAPADS.K25 .............................................................................................................A-5

BASS.K25 ......................................................................................................................A-6

BELLS.K25 ....................................................................................................................A-7

BRASS.K25 ................................................................................................................... A-8

DIGITAL.K25 ................................................................................................................A-9

DKICKSNR.K25 ......................................................................................................... A-10

DRUMS.K25 ................................................................................................................A-11

ENSEMBLE.K25 .........................................................................................................A-12

ETHEREAL.K25 ......................................................................................................... A-13

FXSOUNDS.K25 .........................................................................................................A-14

GUITARS.K25 ............................................................................................................A-15

HYBPERC.K25 ........................................................................................................... A-16

HYBRIDS.K25 ............................................................................................................ A-17

ORGANS.K25 ............................................................................................................. A-18

PNOEPNO.K25 ........................................................................................................... A-19

STRINGS.K25 ............................................................................................................. A-20

VOX.K25 ..................................................................................................................... A-21

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

Stretch Tuning .....................................................................................................C-1

Stereo Piano ROM Programs ..........................................................................................C-1

Stereo Piano ROM Keymaps ..........................................................................................C-2

Stereo Piano ROM Samples ............................................................................................C-2

Stereo Piano ROM Programs with Controller Assignments ...........................................C-3

Orchestral ROM ..................................................................................................................................D-1

Orchestral ROM Effects ................................................................................................ D-1

Orchestral ROM Programs ............................................................................................ D-2

Orchestral ROM Keymaps ............................................................................................. D-3

Orchestral ROM Samples .............................................................................................. D-4

Orchestral ROM Programs with Controller Assignments ............................................. D-5

Version 2 Orchestral ROM Setups with Controller Assignments ............................... D-10

About the Control Setup .............................................................................................. D-12

Mirror Image Drum Map ............................................................................................. D-13

Getting Started ................................................................................................. D-13

Sostenuto Pedal ................................................................................................ D-13

Sticking ............................................................................................................ D-14

Contemporary ROM ............................................................................................................................E-1

Contemporary ROM Programs .......................................................................................E-2

Contemporary ROM Keymaps .......................................................................................E-3

Contemporary ROM Samples .........................................................................................E-4

Contemporary ROM Effects ...........................................................................................E-5

Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments ........................................E-6

Contemporary ROM Setups ..........................................................................................E-10

About the Control Setup ...............................................................................................E-12

Young Chang Distributors

Contact the nearest Young Chang ofﬁce listed below to locate your local Young Chang/ Kurzweil representative.

Young Chang America, Inc.

13336 Alondra Blvd. Cerritos, CA 90703-2245 Tel: (310) 926-3200 Fax: (310) 404-0748

Young Chang Co.

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Front Panel

Front Panel Quick Reference

Chapter 1 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.

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Controls mixed audio outputs and headphone jack only. Does not send MIDI Volume (MIDI

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Mode Buttons

Press any of these eight buttons to enter the corresponding mode.

Chan/Bank Buttons

Scroll through the layers of the current program while in the Program Editor. Scroll through the zones in the current setup while in Setup mode. Scroll through the Quick Access banks while in Quick Access mode.

Edit Button

Functional in most modes. Press Edit to modify the currently selected object or parameter. If it’s not editable, pressing Edit will do nothing.

There are editors available from every mode but Disk mode. The effect of pressing Edit in each of the modes is listed below.

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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-

Setup mode— …enters the Setup Editor, where you can edit the currently selected

Quick Access mode— …enters the Quick Access Editor, where you can change the pro-

Effects mode— …enters the Effects Editor, where you can edit the currently selected

MIDI mode— …enters the Velocity Map or Pressure Map Editor if the Velocity or

Master mode— …enters the Velocity Map, Pressure Map, or Intonation Table Editor

Song mode— …enters the Song Editor. The Song Editor is discussed in Chapter 12

Disk mode— …has no effect.

lected program. Chapter 6 in the Performance Guide covers the Program Editor.

setup. Chapter 7 in the Performance Guide describes the Setup Editor.

gram or setup assigned to the bank slot that was selected when you entered the Quick Access Editor. See Chapter 8 in the Performance

Guide .

effects preset. Chapter 9 in the Performance Guide explains the Effects Editor.

Pressure Map parameter is selected on either the XMIT page or the RECV page. See Chapter 17 in the Performance Guide . Enters the Program Editor if the Program parameter is selected on the CHANLS page. See Chapter 6 in the Performance Guide .

if the VelTouch, PressTouch, or Intonation parameter is selected.

in the Performance Guide . Enters the Program Editor if the Program parameter is highlighted when Edit is pressed.

Soft Buttons

Functions change depending on current display page. Function of each button is displayed on bottom line of display.

EXIT Button

Press to leave various editors. If you’ve made any changes while in the editor, you will be prompted to save them.

Cursor Buttons

Press the corresponding button to move the cursor up, down, left, or right in the display. Different parameter values will be highlighted as buttons are pressed.

Alpha Wheel

For data entry. Rotate clockwise to increase value of currently selected parameter, counterclockwise to decrease.

Plus / Minus Buttons (- and +)

Under the Alpha Wheel. Press to increase or decrease the value of the currently selected parameter by the smallest possible amount.

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Alphanumeric Pad

For Numeric Characters

Enter the value numerically instead of using the Alpha Wheel or Plus/Minus buttons. Press ENTER when ﬁnished. Press CANCEL to restore a parameter to its previous value. Pressing CLEAR is equivalent to pressing 0 without pressing ENTER.

For Alphabetic Characters

When naming objects, you can use the alphanumeric pad to enter letters instead of numbers. If you’re renaming a program, for example, just position the cursor under the character you want to change, then press the corresponding numeric button, as labeled. Press the button as many times as necessary to enter the desired character. Pressing CLEAR will enter a space before the selected character. The “0” button will enter the numerals 0–9 when pressed repeatedly.

Here’s an example. To enter the letter “C” in a blank space, press “1” three times. You can press the +/- button before or after entering the letter.

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Front Panel Quick Reference

The CANCEL button is equivalent to the >>> soft button, and ENTER is the same as OK. The CLEAR button replaces the currently selected character with a space. The “+/-” button toggles between uppercase and lowercase letters.

When you press the +/- button on the alphanumeric pad, the currently selected character (the one with the cursor under it) will switch from upper case to lower case, and vice versa. The +/button is a toggle; that is, if you switch from lower to upper case, all further entries will be in upper case until you press the +/- button again.

There are several punctuation characters available as well, but they can be entered only with the Alpha Wheel or Plus/Minus buttons. The punctuation characters are between “z” (lower case) and “0.”

Special Alphanumeric Pad Functions

When you’re in Quick Access mode, the Alphanumeric pad can be used to select the entries in the current Quick Access bank. The layout of the alphanumeric pad corresponds to the layout of Quick Access bank entries as seen on the Quick Access mode page.

There’s also a shortcut for selecting different QA banks while in QA mode. Just press the +/- or CLEAR button on the alphanumeric pad, and you’ll be prompted to enter a bank number. Type the desired number on the alphanumeric pad, then press ENTER. The bank will be selected, and you’ll return to the Quick Access page.

You can also use the alphanumeric pad to select strings to search for in the currently selected list of objects, and to enter new strings to search for. The search function is described fully in Chapter 3 in the Performance Guide .

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The Display

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.

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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.

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Solo button

Mutes all zones in Setup except the current one. The button of the zone being soloed glows red.

Mixdown button

Brings up the Mixdown screen, as shown below. From this screen you can choose how the K2500’s physical sliders will function during MIDI mixdown. In the example below, the physical sliders A-H will control the volume level of MIDI channels 1-8. By pressing the Pan soft button, you would change the function of the physical sliders to control panning for channels 1-8; or, you could press the 9-16 soft button to have the physical sliders affect channels 9-16.

You can also use the cursor buttons to highlight the pan or volume control for a channel and use the alpha wheel or increment/decrement buttons to change the pan or volume level. In the screen below, for example, you could use the alpha wheel to control panning on channel 9 at the same time that you are using the physical sliders to control volume on channels 1-8.

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Shows which channels are affected by physical sliders.

Soft buttons for indicating which channels are affected by physical sliders.

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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 9 through 16. Press one of the page soft buttons to use (or create) a different page of MIDI fader assignments. Use the Send soft button to transmit values without moving the faders.

The MIDI Faders pages will be saved with the Master table object.

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Assignable Controllers (buttons 1-8 and sliders A-H)

The function of these controllers will depend on how they’ve been deﬁned within a setup.

SW1, SW2

The function of these controllers will depend on how they’ve been deﬁned within a setup.

Record, Play/Pause, Stop

These buttons duplicate their namesake soft buttons in Song mode, allowing you to conveniently record, play, pause, and stop the current song.

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Special Button Functions

The mode buttons, as well as few of the other buttons, have additional functions, as described below. When you’re in the Program or Setup Editor, they have special functions, as indicated by the green labeling under each button, and they also work as track mutes on the Mixer page of Song Mode.

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/ Mute 1 When you’re in the Program Editor, this button will mute Layer 1 of the current

program or the currently displayed layer for drum programs. While in the Setup Editor, it will mute Zone 1 of the current setup, if the setup has three or fewer zones; mutes current zone in setups with more than three zones. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 1 or 9.

/ Mute 2 When you’re in the Program Editor, this button will mute Layer 2 of the current

program, if any. For drum programs, solos currently displayed layer. While in the Setup Editor, it will mute Zone 2 of the current setup, if the setup has three or fewer zones; solos current zone in setups with more than three zones. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 2 or 10.

/ Mute 3 When you’re in the Program Editor, this button will mute Layer 3 of the current

program, if any. For drum programs, solos currently displayed layer. While in the Setup Editor, it will mute Zone 3 of the current setup, if the setup has three or fewer zones; solos current zone in setups with more than three zones. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 3 or 11.

/ FX Bypass When you’re in the Program Editor, pressing this button will bypass (mute) the preset

effect assigned to the current program, letting you hear just the sound of the layer(s) you want to hear. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 4 or 12.

/ Prev pg 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. Pressing it a ﬁfth time will take you back to the ALG page. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 5 or 13.

/ Mark This is handy for marking Program Editor pages that you use frequently. Pressing this

button will mark the currently selected page. You can mark as many pages as you like. Then you can use the Jump button to select the marked pages in the order you marked them. Marked pages will show an asterisk in the top line of the display, just before the name of the page. A marked page can be unmarked by pressing the Mark button while the page is visible. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 6 or 14.

Song

/ Jump Use this button to jump to pages in the Program Editor that you’ve marked with the

Mark button. This will cycle through all the currently marked pages in the order they were marked. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 7 or 15.

/ Compare This button works in most editors, and lets you compare your edits with the original

version of the object you’re editing. When you press the Compare button, the display changes to remind you that you’re listening to the original version. Press any button to return to the currently selected page of whatever editor you’re in. On MIXER page of Song mode, mutes either track 8 or 16.

/ Layer/Zone In the Program Editor, these buttons let you scroll through the layers in the currently

selected program. In the Setup Editor, you can scroll through the zones. In the Effects Editor, you can scroll through the effect conﬁgurations. In the Quick Access Editor, they scroll through the entries in the currently selected Quick Access bank. In the Keymap Editor, they scroll through the velocity levels of multi-velocity keymaps. In Song mode, switches record track.

Edit

Whenever the selected parameter’s value is an editable object or a programmable parameter, pressing the EDIT button will take you to that object’s editor, or to the parameter’s programming page.

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Front Panel

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:

(Pressed simultaneously)

PROGRAM MODE Octav-, Octav+ Reset MIDI transposition to 0 semitones. Double-

press again to go to previous transposition.

Chan-, Chan+ Set current MIDI channel to 1.

Plus/Minus Step to next Program bank (100, 200, etc.)

MASTER MODE CHAN/BANK Enables Guitar/Wind Controller Mode.

SONG MODE left/right cursor buttons Toggle between Play and Stop.

up/down cursor buttons Toggle between Play and Pause.

Plus/Minus Select Quantize Grid values on MISC page and

Edit Song:TRACK Quantize page. Select duration for a step on Edit Song:STEP page. Increment GateTime by 20% intervals on Edit Song: STEP page.

CHAN/BANK Select all tracks on any Edit Song:TRACK page.

DISK MODE 2 leftmost soft buttons Issue SCSI Eject command to currently selected

SCSI device.

CHAN/BANK Hard format SCSI device. List selected objects

when saving objects.

left/right cursor buttons Select all items in a list. Move cursor to end of

name in naming dialog.

up/down cursor buttons Clear all selections in a list. Move cursor to begin-

ning of name in naming dialog.

PROGRAM EDITOR CHAN/BANK Select Layer 1.

KEYMAP EDITOR Plus/Minus With cursor on the Coarse Tune parameter, tog-

gles between default Coarse Tune of sample root and transposition of sample root.

SAMPLE EDITOR 2 leftmost soft buttons Toggle between default zoom setting and current

zoom setting.

Plus/Minus Set the value of the currently selected parameter

at the next zero crossing.

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Front Panel

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

2 leftmost soft buttons Reset MIDI transposition to 0 semitones. Double-

Center soft buttons Select Utilities menu (MIDIScope, Stealer, etc.).

2 rightmost soft buttons Sends all notes/controllers off message on all 16

left/right cursor buttons Toggle between Play and Stop of current song.

list of values in regular or logical increments (varies with each parameter).

press again to go to previous transposition.

channels (same as Panic soft button).

up/down cursor buttons Toggle between Play and Pause of current song.

SAVE DIALOG Plus/Minus Toggle between next free ID and original ID.

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K2500 Program List

Chapter 2 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. We hope you ﬁnd it 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. This list describes how each of the 200 factory preset 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.

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

KEYBOARDS

Acoustic Piano

2 Stage Piano 3 BriteGrand 4 ClassicPiano&Vox 5 Ballad Pno&Str 6 Rock Piano 1

Honky-Tonk

8 E Grand & Pad

9 Classic E Piano 10 Dyno E Piano 11 E Piano PF

Suitcase E Pno

13 Brite Klav 14 Match Stick

COMPING SYNTHS

Big PWM

16 Matrix 12 17 OBX Braz 4 18 Memorymoog 4 19 Prophet Pulse 2 20 Prophet Square 2

Choir Balance

Strings Balance Soft Ped.

Tremolo

Pad Balance

Tremolo

Vibrato Depth Vibrato Rate

Layer Balance 8vb

Vibrato Vibrato, W/D Mix

Vibrato Filter & Env Ctl Vibrato Vibrato Filter & Env Ctl Vibrato Vibrato Filter & Env Ctl Vibrato Vibrato Filter & Env Ctl Vibrato Vibrato Filter & Env Ctl Vibrato Vibrato Filter & Env Ctl Vibrato

Soft Ped. Soft Ped. Soft Ped. Soft Ped.

Soft Ped.

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K2500 Program List

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

New Shaper

22 Klicomp tree 23 Digicomp 24 Da Clav 25 Simpilton 26 Synth Caliope 27 Chiffloots 28 Bamboo Voices 29 Hyper Guitar 30 Dreamers 31 Pluxichord

LEAD SYNTHS

Fluty Lead

33 Gooshy Lead 34 Orient Wind 35 DC Lead 36 Duke's lead 37 FM Harmonica 38 Mini Lead Poly 39 AlaZawi 40 JR's Lead 41 Funky Lead 42 Hammeron Synth 43 Synthitar Lead 44 Modular Lead 45 Prophet Sync 46 Brt Saxy Lead 47 Don Corllione'

DRUMS

Studio Kit 1

49 Studio Kit 2 MW 50 2 Live Kits MW 51 Rock Kit 52 Jazz Kit 53 Reggae Kit 54 Light Kit

Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato

Vibrato, Filter Env Detune, Env Ctl Vibrato, Filter Env

Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato

Env Ctl Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato, Filter Ctl Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato Chiff Pitch Vibrato Vibrato Alt Atk Vibrato

Dly Vib Dly Vib

Tremolo Tremolo

Env Ctl

Vibrato Vibrato

Distance W/D Mix

Vibrato W/D Mix Vibrato, Filter Ctl Vibrato Timbre Ctl Vibrato Vibrato W/D Mix, Filter Vibrato Vibrato Tremolo Vibrato Pitch Vibrato

Timbre Ctl Filter, Resonance Vibrato

Vibrato Timbre Ctl Feedback Vibrato W/D Mix Vibrato

Filter 1 Filter 2 Vibrato W/D Mix Vibrato Vibrato 8 ve’s Vibrato Vibrato Slave Osc Pitch Vibrato W/D Mix Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato

W/D Mix

Alt Atk W/D Mix

Alt Kit W/D Mix

Alt Toms W/D Mix

Alt Atk W/D Mix

W/D Mix W/D Mix

Att Vel controls Hi Hat’s decay Att Vel controls Hi Hat’s decay

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K2500 Program List

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

Garage Kit MW

56 Techno Kit 57 General MIDI Kit 58 Slam'n Drums

Alt Kit W/D Mix

Alt Kick W/D Mix(Flange)

W/D Mix

W/D Mix(Flange) 59 Perc Section MW Add Cowbell, Shaker W/D Mix 60 Industry Set 61 Techno Loops 62 Rhythmatic

Resonance (A#4-C5) Resonance (A#4-C5)

Loop Tempo Loop Tempo

Disable Multilay-erRhythm Tempo

PERCUSSION

Dualimba

64 TouchDrums 65

Hand Drums

Vibrato Amp Vibrato Vibrato Amp Vibrato, Pitch

W/D Mix,

Pitch Envelope

66 Dynamic Perc

67 Mark Tree 68 Bell Player 69 Marimba 70 Excited Marimba

Heartbeat (C2)

Filter

W/D Mix,

Heartrate (C2)

W/D Mix, Env Ctl

Vibrato Vibrato

EQ Amp

Alt Atk

BASSES

Dual E Bass

72 Warm Bass 73 Sustain E Bass 74 Ripper Bass 75 Yama Bass 76 Synth Fretless 77 Fretless Lead 78 Moogy Bass 1 79 Moogy Bass 2

Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato

Layer Balance Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Vibrato Filter Vibrato

Filter Depth Resonance Depth Vibrato

Att Vel controls Hi Hat’s decay

Mod Wheel Engages Non-

tracking Congas

80 Mix Bass 81 Tite Rave Bass 82 Synth Bass 83 House Bass

Filter Depth Layer balance

W/D Mix Filter, Depth

Filter Ctl

Vibrato Filter Vibrato

GUITARS

Acoustic Guitar

85 Steel Str Guitar

Vibrato EQ Vibrato

SoftPd

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K2500 Program List

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

12-str Guitar

87 Strummer Guitar 88 Slo Chorus Gtr 89 Captain Crunch 90 Smooth Lead

Vibrato EQ Vibrato

Tremolo EQ

Vibrato Filter , W/D Mix Vibrato

Shaper, W/D Mix Feedback

EQ SoftPd

PBend goes +2 and -12ST

91 Dist Harmonics Tremolo W/D Mix 92 Kotolin EQ Vibrato 93 Cee Tuar Vibrato Alt Sound Vibrato 94 Green Acres

ORGANS

95 Perc Organ 2500 Rotary Speaker

Perc Balance

96 Ballad Organ 2 Rotary Speaker 97 Gospel Organ Rotary Speaker Perc Balance 98 Drive Organ Rotary Speaker Distortion Ctl

99 Rotating B's & M's Rotary Speaker 100 Cheeze Vibrato Depth Env Ctl Vibrato Depth 101 Tamborgan Vibrato Perc Pitch Vibrato 102 Organ Pad Tremolo 103 Chiffy Pipes 104 Offertory

Decrescendo

Layer Balance

105 Pedal Pipes Decrescendo 106 Church Organ Vibrato Layer Balance Vibrato

Velocity Sensitive

107 Resorgan Dynamics Sost Pdl Does Release Ctl

STRINGS/CHOIR

108 Fast Strings 109 Att ctl Fast Str

Filter Filter For Fast Solo Lines& Active

Comping

110 Att ctl Med Str Env Ctl

For Med or Slow (MW) Solo

Lines

111 SfzTrem Strings

Sfz Envelope Triggered by In-

creased Att Vel

112 ClassicalStrings Vibrato Depth 113 SloClassical Str Decrescendo 114 Silk Strings Decrescendo W/D Mix Vibrato Depth

For Light, Active Comping

For Chordal Comping For Chordal Comping

115 Fast Violin Vibrato Depth 116 Slo Solo Cello Quick Fade W/D Mix Vibrato Depth 117 Stereo Slo Str

Filter

Velocity Controls Timbre Shift

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K2500 Program List

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

118 Cathedral Choir

Decrescendo

Att Ctl Allows Smooth Voice

Leading in 4-Part Playing

119 Mixed Choir Layer Balance 120 The Choir Vibrato Release Env Vibrato

WINDS

121 Wendy's Flute

Higher Att Vel = Less Tremolo

122 Treble Flute 123 Baroque Flute 124 Soft Tenor Sax W/D Mix Vibrato, Filter 125 Fast Solo Tenor EQ Vibrato

For Fast Legato Lines

BRASS

126 Dynamic Trumpet Swell W/D Mix Vibrato 127 Miles Unmuted Vibrato Timbre Ctl Vibrato 128 Strght Mute Trpt Vibrato Defeat W/D Mix Vibrato Rate 129 Almost Muted Vibrato, Amp Timbre Ctl Vibrato 130 Solo Trombone W/D Mix Vibrato Depth 131 Sfz Bone

ENSEMBLES

132 Trumpet Section Swell 133 Hip Brass Vibrato W/D Mix Swell 134 Brt Miami Brass Bright Swell 135 Orchestral Brass Swell 136 Sax Section Swell W/D Mix Swell 137 Dyn Big Band Softer Swell

Sfz Envelope Sfz Envelope

138 Flute & Slo Str Solo String Swell Vibrato Depth SostPd disables Solo Str. Release

Velocity Controls Strings Release

139 Horn&Flute w/ Str Strings Balance Rel. Velocity Controls Strings

Rel.

140 DynamicOrchestra

Light playing engages a horn, flute & string ensemble.

SostPed holds a chord and engages an ensemble suited to solo lines.

At forte, bigger brass is enabled, with pressure controlling a swell.

141 Touch Orchestra

Mod wheel replaces RH trumpets with solo flute.

Each Velocity level brings in a new instrument:

At forte, horns are doubled; at double forte, kettle drums play; at fff, crash cymbal plays.

142 Slo Ensemble Synstring Res Synstring Filter Vibrato Depth

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K2500 Program List

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

143 W Tell Orchestra

Swell Swell

For Active Marcato Comping SostPD Latches and Disables

Brass

144 Jazz Band

LH Bass layered with ride for walking rhythm section.

Data slider switches from guitar to horn section;

SostPed holds brass and adds solo Tenor. Throw the ModWhl for drum solo.

145 Rock Quartet

LH Bass layered with hihat for driving rhythm section.

At forte, kick, snare, and rhythm guitar are added.

Mod wheel does rotary speakers for the organ.

HYBRID SYNTHS

146 Gargantuanism Vibrato Layer Balance Vibrato SostPd Disables Strings 147 Tranquil Pluck

Vibrato

Release Ctl Vibrato

148 The Chase Vibrato W/D Mix Vibrato 149 Enterprize Tremolo Bell Pitch Tremolo 150 Magic Orchestra Piano Balance SostPd Disables Cymbal 151 Passion Source Detune Detune, Swell 152 Microwave Vibrato Release Ctl Vibrato 153 Fuzz Lite Vibrato Release Ctl Vibrato 154 Solina Phaze Vibrato Phaser Rate Vibrato 155 Arystal Layer Balance 156 Timershift Vibrato Release Ctl Vibrato 157 Aurora Mod Speed W/D Mix 158 Gongers Vibrato Pitch, W/D Mix Vibrato 159 Arrakis Grand Vibrato Depth Detune Vibrato Depth 160 Sisternal

Vibrato

Release Ctl

Vibrato

161 PPG 4 Vibrato W/D mix, Env Ctl Vibrato 162 Pseudomento MW

Pseudomento

Rate

163 Big Strings Vibrato Vibrato 164 Spaced Dly Sweep Mod Rate 165 Digital Choir Res Mod Filter Ctl 166 Meditation Pad Res Mod Filter Ctl Vibrato Move data slider from top to

bottom and throw the MW for

best resonance effect.

167 The Cymbal Sings Vibrato Filter 168 Slo FlangeStrngs Flange Rate

Template: Using allpass to cre-

ate flanging within a layer

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K2500 Program List

Prg # Program Name Mod Wheel Data MPress Comments

169 Lushlife 170 Crystal too Vibrato Sine Wave Pitch Vibrato 171 Multi Marimba Vibrato Delay Time Vibrato 172 Wave Power Vibrato Vibrato 173 Noo Mutes Pitch Effect Filter Ctl, W/D Mix 174 Hammer Violin Pitch Effect Env Ctl, W/D Mix Vibrato 175 Mallet Flutes

Chiff Pitch

W/D Mix

176 Malletoo Pitch Mod Depth Pitch Mod Rate 177 Ethereal Echoes

Disable Bell

PAD SYNTHS

178 Padifier Vibrato Filter Vibrato 179 Spaced Inn Vibrato Vibrato 180 Glass Bow Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato 181 Angel Pass 182 In the Air Vibrato Filter Ctl Vibrato 183 Matrix Mellostr Vibrato Env Ctl Vibrato 184 Ethereal Strings Filter Sweep Filter 185 Dawning Sweep Fade 186 Synth Strings 187 Choir Fixer Vibrato, Pan W/D Mix Vibrato 188 Shine On Vibrato Filter Ctl Vibrato 189 ChoirStrings 190 Launch Pad Timbre Ctl Timbre Ctl

EFFECTS SOUNDS

191 cymbal thing 192 a no way CS Mod Depth Mod Rate 193 Environments 194 Gremlin Group Timbre Ctl,

Env Ctl

195 Thunder Storm

Vibrato>Pitch,

Resonance

Play Sparse Staccato Notes in

LH for Thunder. RH is Rain

196 Northern Winds Pan Rate, Filter 197 Doomsday Pitch

UTILITY

198 Click Assigned to output group B (dry) 199 Default Program Used in New Lyr, Sample au-

dition, and Preview Program

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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. Now, any note that comes in on that channel will be re-mapped according to the display channel (in program mode) and according to the Setup (in Setup mode).

Below is a list of the Setups provided with V2 software; there are detailed descriptions on the pages that follow.

ID# NAME ID# NAME ID# NAME

1 Sahara Touch 35 F1 Perc Comper 69 Digi Ensemble 2 Ethereal Split 36 Multi Chords 70 Pluck Stack 3 Slo Orchestra 37 3-Sec Talk sldrs 71 Quillmeister 4 Whirligig 38 FM Slider Play 72 Organ Select 5 Modern Harpsichord 39 E Grnd Pad 73 Perc Stack 2 6 Kogs & Things 40 BalladCompSplit 74 Action Scene 7 Desert Soil 41 Maggie May 75 Rusty Teeth 8 Mellow BigBand 42 EPnoPad rbnvel 76 Split Stack

9 Fusion Split 43 Dukes Up 77 Pulse Brass 10 Touch Rock Band 44 F1 Latin Comper 78 Majesty 11 Plucksynths 45 Floyd’s Echo 79 Classy Orch 12 Big Pad RbnVel 46 Poly Portem 80 Motion Pad 13 Cembellophone 47 C2 and Lead 81 Wiry Comp 3-Sec 14 MidEast Drone 48 PowerLead 82 GrimlyFiendish 15 Ribbon Thunder 49 Big Synbrass 83 Hold & Tap 16 Press Roll Orch 50 WahPedZawiSplit 84 LayeredSnare Kit 17 C7 F7 G7 Groove 51 Clav EP Organ 85 C#2 Jam 18 Folk Comper 52 Toxic Cheese 86 PassionPad 19 Extra Perc Drums 53 Floyd Wheel 87 Fusioner 20 Chiffer Lead 54 Under Water 88 Duo 21 Slider Play 1 55 Lullaby 89 A2 Foot Drummer 22 Mist Strings 56 Alazawilude 90 Aqua Choir 23 New Pulsar 57 Three Leads 91 Massy Orch 24 It’s Coming 58 News Room 92 Mechanical Mike 25 Summer Snows 59 Aqua Ribbon 93 Haunted House 26 OrchScape 60 New Age Organ 94 All Alone 3 27 Threeway Xfade 61 Drum Arps 95 Witchcraft 28 Royal Dyn Brass 62 Perc Stack 96 Fallout 29 Fairlite Stack 63 3-Sec E Pno 97 Control Setup 30 Mr. Wiz 64 Touch Stick 98 Clear Setup 31 New Dawn 65 Ballad Comp 99 Default Setup 32 Sudden Horrors 66 Dual Synth 33 Cisco Kid 67 C2 Jam 34 ToyBuphone 68 Hertz

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Version 2 Setups with Controller Assignments

To take advantage of Version 2's eight zone setup capability, there are 100 new setups in the Version 2 Factory Objects. You will find unique internal program combinations, arpeggiator examples, special ribbon and controller functions, and templates for user created 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. The sliders generally provide mixing capabilities either as group faders or individual zone faders. They also provide control over timbre, effects mix, and clock tempo. Other conventions include:

Slider F: Arp Vel Slider G: Wet/Dry mix Slider H: Tempo PSw 1: Arp Switch PSw 2: Latch2 Footswitch 1: Sustain Footswitch 2: Sostenuto Footswitch 3: Soft Pedal Large Ribbon: Aux Bend 1 Small Ribbon Press: Mono Pressure Small Ribbon Pos: Aux Bend 2 Mod Wheel: Mod Wheel MPress: MPress

MIDI notes can be triggered from many controllers including pedals, switches, sliders and the ribbons.

Special Purpose Setups

There are three special setups at the end of the bank:

97 Control Setup lets you define controller assignments in program mode. You can customize and select the Con-

trol Setup on the MIDI Xmit page. 98 Clear Setup is a template for creating your own control assignments from a clear palette. 99 Default Setup lets you create your own setups from our common settings. The NewZn parameter uses this

setup as its template for creating new zones.

The complete list of controller assignments for the setups in Version 2 is on the following pages.

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Version 2 Setups with Controller Assignments

1 Sahara Touch Sliders: A timbre, B-E zone faders; PSw: 1 arp sw, 2 mute group 2 Ethereal Split Sliders: A port time for bass, B-E zone faders; PSw: 2 port sw for bass; FootSw: 1 sost

& enables fretless bass, 2 enables drums 3 Slo Orchestra Sliders: A-E zone faders; L Rib: cymbal roll; Press: cym roll vel 4 Whirligig Sliders: A-F zone faders; L Rib: 1 aux bend, 2 pan, 3 pan 5 ModernHarpsichord Sliders: A-E zone faders 6 Kogs & Things Sliders: A-E zone faders; PSw 2: group mute 7 Desert Soil Sliders: A-C group faders, D timbre control, E detune; L Rib: pan 8 Mellow BigBand Sliders: A-C zone faders 9 Fusion Split Sliders: A-D zone faders 10 Touch Rock Band Sliders: A-E group faders, F snare balance; PSw 2: group mute 11 Plucksynths Sliders: A-F zone faders; L Rib: filter freq; PSw 2: group mute 12 Big Pad RbnVel Sliders: A-C zone faders; L Rib: filter freq, pan, arp vel, & fx depth; PSw 2: group mute 13 Cembellophone Sliders: A-E zone faders; L Rib: group mutes 14 Mideast Drone Sliders: A-F group faders; L Rib: tempo 15 Ribbon Thunder Sliders: A-C zone faders, D filter freq, H key vel for thunder; L Rib: thunder; ModWh

timbral modulation 16 Press Roll Orch Sliders: A-B zone faders; L Rib & MPress: arp vel for drum roll on keys G1 to F#2;

PSw2: mute group 17 C7 F7 G7 Groove Sliders: A-F group faders; FootSw: 1 crash cym, 2 ride cym; L Rib: pitch bend for bass;

PSw: 1 arp latch, 2 panic 18 Folk Comper Sliders: A zone fader, B group fader, C guitar timbre; PSw: 1 arp sw & zone mute, 2

latch2; L Rib: arp pan 19 Extra Perc Drums Sliders: A-B group faders; Mod Wh: drum timbre 20 Chiffer Lead Sliders: A-B group faders 21 Slider Play 1 Sliders: B velocity, C pitch bend, D pan, E expression; Slider A & L Rib: key num; PSw2:

panic; FootSw2: latch2 22 Mist Strings Sliders: A-C zone faders, D timbre, E pan 23 New Pulsar Sliders: A-B group faders; PSw: 1 arp latch, 2 group mute 24 It's Coming Sliders: A-D zone faders; FootSw1: arp latch 25 SummerSnows Sliders: A-B group faders, C timbre; FootSw1: arp latch; L Rib: arp vel and pitch bend

for bass 26 OrchScape PSw: 1 group mute, 2 group mute 27 Threeway XFade Slider A & L Rib: three way crossfade; Mod Wh: strings balance 28 Royal Dyn Brass Sliders: A-B group faders, C release time 29 Fairlite Stack Sliders: A-C group faders, D filter sweep, E key num, F key vel; PSw2: panic 30 Mr. Wiz Sliders: A-B group faders; FootSw2: latch2; Mod Wh & L Rib: filter sweep 31 New Dawn Sliders: A pad fade, B balance for pad and timbral modulation; L Rib: pad pan and

pitch bend 32 Sudden Horrors Sliders: A-C zone faders; L Rib: pitch bend and pan 33 Cisco Kid Sliders: A-C group faders, PSw2: group mute; FootSw1: arp latch; L Rib: pan 34 ToyBuphone Sliders: A-D zone faders 35 F1 Perc Comper Sliders: A-B group faders; PSw1: arp latch

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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; L Rib Sect2 & Slider C: timbre; L Rib Sect3 & Slider D: filter modulation

speed 38 FM Slider Play Sliders: B key vel, C pitch bend, D timbre, F expression; L Rib and Slider A: key num;

PSw2: panic 39 E Grand Pad Sliders: A-B group faders, C Pad balance; Higher velocity enables zones 3 and 4 40 BalladCompSplit Sliders: A-B group faders, C release env & balance; L Rib: 1 bass pitch bend, 2 timbre,

3 bass timbre; FootSw3: mute zone 1 41 Maggie May Sliders: A-C mute groups, D attack time; PSw2: mute group 42 EPno Pad RbnVel Sliders: A-C zone faders; L Rib: arp vel, pan, fx depth, timbre; PSw1: arp sw & group

mute 43 Duke's Up Sliders: A-B zone faders, C pan; L Rib: arp vel 44 F1 Latin Comper Sliders: A-C group faders, D timbre; FootSw2: group mute; L Rib: bass pitch bend;

ModWh: extra perc enable; PSw1: arp latch 45 Floyd's Echo Sliders: A-B group faders; ModWh: pitch transpose, tremolo, & mod 46 Poly Portem Sliders: A port time, B-C group faders; PSw2: port enable 47 C2 and Lead Sliders: A-E zone faders; PSw1: arp latch 48 PowerLead Sliders: A port time, B staggered port time, C-F zone faders; L Rib: timbre and pitch

bend; ModWh: timbre; PSw: 1 port switch, 2 momentary bend 49 Big Synbrass Sliders: A-B group faders, C & E bass timbre, D comp timbre 50 WahPedZawiSplit Sliders: A-E zone faders; L Rib: filter sweep (LH pad); S Rib: filter; PSw: 1 arp latch, 2

panic; FootSw4: modulation (zone 6); CC Pedal 1: filter sweep 51 Clav EP Organ Sliders: A-C zone faders, D timbre (zone 2); PSw1: arp latch 52 Toxic Cheese Sliders: A-C group faders; FootSw1: arp latch; L Rib: arp vel, pan (mallet sound), filter

sweep freq/res 53 Floyd Wheel Sliders: A-B group faders, C timbre; FootSw2: arp latch; L Rib: filter sweep & zone fad-

er (zone 4); ModWh: filter sweep 54 Under Water Sliders: A-C zone faders for zones 2-4, D detune piano & increase volume of pad,

FootSw1: arp latch, L Rib: zone fader for arpeggiated zone 55 Lullaby Sliders: A-B group faders; ModWh: filter sweep (strings); PSw2: octave transpose (flute

and choir) 56 Alazawilude Sliders: A-B group faders, E portamento time (RH lead); FootSw: 3 mute zone, 4 arp

latch; ModWh: filter; PSw2: portamento switch (RH lead) 57 Three Leads Sliders: A-B group faders, C decay time (flute), timbre (RH lead), L Rib: vibrato; Mod-

Wh: timbre 58 News Room Sliders: A-E group faders, F key vel; FootSw2: latch2; L Rib: theramin & pitch bend;

ModWh: filter sweep/res (bass) 59 Aqua Ribbon Sliders: A-B zone faders, C filter sweep; L Rib: filter; PSw2: arp latch; ModWh: filter 60 New Age Organ Sliders: A-C group faders, D timbre 61 Drum Arps Sliders: A-B group faders, PSw1: arp latch 62 Perc Stack Sliders: A-B group faders; FootSw4: arp latch; PSw2: mute zones 2&3 (percussives);

Press: arp vel 63 3-sec E Pno CC Pedal 1: filter; L Rib: 1 filter sweep, 2 tremolo rate, 3 tremolo amount; PSw2: arp

latch

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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); L

Rib:1 pitch (drums), 2 timbre (bass) & octave transpose (RH comp), 3 bend (RH comp);

PSw1: arp latch 68 Hertz Sliders: A-C group faders; L Rib: timbre (bass) 69 Digi Ensemble Sliders: A-C zone faders; FootSw2: arp latch 70 Pluck Stack Sliders: A-B group faders; PWhl: pan (cymbal) 71 Quillmeister Sliders: A-D zone faders; PSw: 1 group mute (zones 1&2), 2 group mute (zones 3&4) 72 Organ Select Sliders: A-D zone faders 73 Perc Stack 2 Sliders: A-C zone faders 74 Action Scene Sliders: A-C group faders; L Rib: pan (clav arps.); filter/res (pad); ModWh: filter

sweep/res (pad); PSw1: arp latch 75 Rusty Teeth Sliders: A-C zone faders; FootSw 2: octave transpose; Breath: filter res; L Rib: 1 bend, 2

filter res & distortion, 3 filter res; PSw2: arp latch 76 Split Stack Sliders: A-C group faders 77 Pulse Brass Sliders: A-B group faders 78 Majesty Sliders: A-B group faders, C piano balance, D timbre 79 Classy Orch Sliders: A-D zone faders 80 Motion Pad Sliders: A-B group faders; FootSw: 1: arp latch; L Rib: arp vel 81 Wiry Comp 3-Sec Sliders: A-C zone faders; L Rib: 1 pitchbend, 2 distortion, 3 filter 82 GrimlyFiendish Sliders: A-D zone faders; L Rib: 1 pitchbend, 2 pitchbend, 3 release time 83 Hold & Tap Sliders: A-B zone faders, C perc vel; L Rib: filter and perc trigger 84 LayeredSnare Kit Sliders: A-E group faders 85 C#2 Jam Sliders: A-C group faders; FootSw2: arp latch; L Rib: 1 perc pitch, 2 filter, 3 pitch bend 86 PassionPad Sliders: A-B zone faders, C filter; L Rib: filter 87 Fusioner Sliders: A-D group faders; L Rib: bass pitch bend 88 Duo Sliders: A-D zone faders; FootSw2: arp latch; 89 A2 Foot Drummer Sliders: A-C group faders; FootSw 1: kick drum; L Rib :1 pitch bend perc, 2 pitch bend

perc, 3 pitch RH drum 90 Aqua Choir Sliders: A-B zone faders, C release time; L Rib : filter & pan; FootSw 1: arp latch 91 Massy Orch Sliders: A-C group faders 92 Mechanical Mike Sliders: A-E group faders 93 Haunted House Sliders: A-D group faders; PSw 1 arp latch, 2 ghost whistle enable; Above G5: skeletons 94 All Alone Sliders: A-E zone faders; L Rib: wind; PSw: 1 arp latch, 2 panic; Press: pitch bend 95 Witchcraft Sliders: A key vel, timbre, B group fader, C mod rate, D wind key num, E zone fader;

L Rib: voice trigger; Sm Rib: thunder trigger; ModWh: filter; PSw2: panic 96 Fallout Sliders: A-C group faders, D piano detune; L Rib: wind; PSw2: panic 97 Control Setup Slider A: data; FootSw4: arp latch; CPed2: breath; PSw2: panic 98 Clear Setup nothing assigned 99 Default Setup defaults

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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.

Programs, Setups, and Keymaps

Storing Objects in the Memory Banks

OBJECT TYPE NUMBER OF OBJECTS AND ID RANGE IN ROM IN RAM

Sample, Keymap, Program, Setup 100 1—99 100 200—299

100—199 300—399

. .

900—999

A total of 999 objects of these types can be stored, 99 of each type in the Zeros bank, and 100 of each type in every other bank.

Quick Access Banks, Songs, Velocity Maps, Pressure Maps, Intonation Tables 75 1—75 20 100—119

A total of 255 objects of these types can be stored, 75 of each type in the Zeros bank, and 20 of each type in every other bank.

200—219

. .

900—919

Preset Effects 37 1—37 10 100—109

200—209

. .

900—909

A total of 127 preset effects can be stored, 37 in the Zeros bank, and 10 in every other bank.

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Programs, Setups, and Keymaps

K2500 ROM Keymaps

ID# Keymap ID# Keymap ID# Keymap ID# Keymap

0 None 55 Dry Snare 2 104 Jazz Guitar Atk 151 Sawtooth 1 Grand Piano 56 Dry Snare 3 105 Steel Guitar Atk 152 Dull Sawtooth 2 Dual Elec Piano ** 57 Ambient Snare 1 106 Perc Atk 1 153 Very Dull Saw 3 Hard Elec Piano 58 Ambient Snare 2 107 Perc Atk 2 154 Square Wave 4 Soft Elec Piano 59 Ambient Snare 3 108 Perc Atk 3 155 Dull Square 5 Voices 60 Cross Stick 109 Wood Bars 156 Very Dull Square 6 Ensemble Strings 62 10in Dry Tom 110 Solo Strings 157 Buzzy Square 7 Elec Jazz Guitar 63 12in Dry Tom 111 Six String Mutes 158 Buzz Wave 8 Acoustic Guitar 64 15in Dry Tom 112 Oboe Wave 159 Hi Formant Wave 9 5 String Guitar 65 13in Amb Tom 113 Clav Wave 160 PrimeNumber Wave

10 Dual E Bass ** 66 15in Amb Tom 114 Elec Piano Wave 161 Triangle Wave 11 Elec Pick Bass 67 16in Amb Tom 115 Bell Wave 162 Third Wave 12 Elec Slap Bass 68 Reversals 116 Ping Wave 163 Sine Wave 13 Finger Atk Bass 69 Reverse Bell 117 Drawbars 1-3 164 ExtDynPrtls1 *** 14 Flute 71 Bidir Amb Kick 1 118 Drawbars 1-4 165 ExtDynPart2 *** 15 Tenor Saxophone 72 Reverse Snare 119 Drawbars 1-3 Dist 166 ExtDynSaw *** 16 Sax no Altissimo 73 Conga Bass 120 Full Drawbars 167 Mellow Vox 17 Trumpet 74 Conga Slap 121 Drawbars 1-4,8 168 Silence 18 Trombone 75 Conga Tone 122 Organ Wave 1 169 Synflute Brt 19 Trombone/Trumpet 76 Syn Conga Tap 123 Organ Wave 2 170 Synflute mello 20 Bone/Trp 2 77 Timbale 124 Organ Wave 3 171 SlapBass/Guitar 21 Trombet 78 Timbale Shell 125 Organ Wave 4 172 Mello Vox 2 22 Trumpbone 79 Cabasa 126 Organ Wave 5 173 Shift Guitar 2 23 Preview Drums 80 Clave 127 Organ Wave 6 174 Single Mute 24 Dry Kit1 81 Cowbell 128 Organ Wave 7 177 Fingered Bass 2 25 Dry Kit2 82 Tambourine 129 Partials 1-3 178 Ext Dual Bass ** 26 Amb Kit 1 83 Handclaps 130 Partials 4-7 179 Syn Bass Pick 27 Amb Kit 2 84 Reverse Crash 131 Partials 8-12 180 Syn Bass Slap 28 Amb Kit 3 85 Reverse Clsd Hat 132 Partials 13-20 181 Shift Guitar 29 2 8ve Dry Kit 86 Reverse Open Hat 133 Partials 21-30 182 Syn Guitar 30 General MIDI Kit 87 Reverse hat loop 134 Partials 1&2 183 Syn Voices 39 Ride Rim Cymbal 88 Chiff 135 Partials 3&4 184 Syn Voices 2 40 Ride Bell Cymbal 89 Chirp 136 Partials 5-7 185 Perc Voice 41 Crash Cymbal 90 FM Bell Trans 137 Partials 8-10 186 Synstrings 1 42 Closed Hihat 91 Waterphone 138 Partials 11-15 187 Synstrings 2 43 Slt Open Hihat 92 Metal Clank 139 Partials 16-21 188 Syn Piano 44 Open Hihat 93 TimbaleShell Atk 140 Partials 2-4 189 Funny Perc 45 Open>Close Hihat 94 Cowbell Atk 141 Partials 5,7,9,11 190 TechnoLoops 46 Foot Close Hihat 95 Timbale Atk 142 Partials 1,2,4 191 Hat Loop 47 Dry Kick 1 96 Bell Attack 143 Partials 1,2,4,6 199 Silence 48 Dry Kick 2 97 Clave Atk 144 Partials 3-5 49 Amb Kick 1 98 Wood Bar Atk 145 Partials 1-3 50 Amb Kick 2 99 Conga Tone Atk 146 Partials 1,3,5 51 Amb Kick 3 100 Conga Slap Atk 147 Partials 1&4 52 DrySnare 1 Soft 101 Elec Pno Atk 148 Partials 1&6 53 DrySnare 1 Hard 102 Brass Attack 149 Partials 1&8 54 Dual Dry Snare 1 ** 103 Bow Attack 150 Partials 1&12

** dual-velocity keymaps *** triple-velocity keymaps

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Effects

List of Factory Preset Global Effects and Their Configurations

Chapter 3 Effects

List of Factory Preset Global Effects and Their Conﬁgurations

ID#

1 2 Small Hall Room Simulator 3 Medium Hall Ultimate Reverb 4 Large Hall Ultimate Reverb 5 Big Gym Room Simulator 6 Bright Plate 1 Ultimate Reverb 7 Opera House Ultimate Reverb 8 Live Chamber Room Simulator

9 Bathroom Ultimate Reverb 10 Med Large Room Room Simulator 11 Real Room Ultimate Reverb 12 Drum Room Room Simulator 13 Small Dark Room Room Simulator 14 Small Closet Ultimate Reverb 15 Add Ambience Room Simulator 16 Gated Reverb Gated Reverb 17 Reverse Reverb Reverse Reverb 18 Non-Linear Ultimate Reverb 19 Slapverb Room Simulator 20 Full Bass Chorus+Delay+Room+Mixer 21 Room & Delay Delay+Room+Mixer 22 Delay Big Hall Delay+Hall+Mixer 23 Chorus Room Chorus+Room+Mix 24 Chorus Smallhall Chorus+Hall+Mix 25 Chorus Med Hall Chorus+Hall+Mix 26 Chorus Big Hall Chorus+Hall+Mix 27 Chor-Delay Room Chorus+Delay+Room+Mixer 28 Chor-Dly Hall Chorus+Delay+Hall+Mixer 29 Flange-Dly Room Flange+Delay+Room+Mixer 30 Flange-Dly Hall Flange+Delay+Hall+Mixer 31 Stereo Chorus Stereo Chorus 32 Stereo Flanger Stereo Flange 33 Stereo Delay 4-Tap Delay 34 4 Tap Delay 4-Tap Delay 35 Chorus Delay Parametric EQ+Chorus+Delay+Mixer 36 Flange Delay Parametric EQ+Flange+Delay+Mixer 37 Chorus 4 Tap EQ+Chorus+4 Tap Delay+Mixer

100 Flange 4 Tap EQ+Flange+4 Tap Delay+Mixer 101 Chorus Echo EQ+Chorus+4 Tap Delay+Mixer 102 Chorus Echoverb EQ+Chorus+4 Tap Delay+Mixer 103 Fast Flange Stereo Flange 104 Wash Chorus+Delay+Hall+Mixer 105 Into the Abyss Chorus+Delay+Hall+Mixer 106 Space Flanger EQ+Flange+4 Tap Delay+Mixer 107 Flange Room Flange+Delay+Hall+Mixer 108 Predelay Hall Delay+Hall+Mixer 109 Flange Echo EQ+Flange+4 Tap Delay+Mixer

Name Configuration

Sweet Hall Ultimate Reverb

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Effects

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. They are the parameters you see when you go to edit the effect.)

But if the FX Mode parameter on the Effects page is set to Master, then the remapping that takes place within the program is not applied. Instead, you use a predeﬁned set of controller numbers. So to control the effects processor in real time when FX Mode is set to Master, you must use the following controller numbers.

To control the effects processor in this manner, press the EFFECTS button. Change FX Mode to Master, and set FX Chan to the channel you will use to send the controller info. (You can also send program changes on this channel to switch effects, so it is usually best to pick a channel that is not being used for notes.) These settings are remembered as long as the Power Mode parameter on the MIDI receive page is set to User. Otherwise, you will have to re-enter the settings each time you power up.

In the following chart, the parameters are grouped by Conﬁguration. Multi FX will contain parameters found in more than one conﬁguration.

Ultimate Reverb

Decay time 77 Room volume 78 HF damping 14 Envelopment 32 Early Delay 29 Early Diffusion 30 Later Delay n/a Later Diffusion 93 Dry Level 28 Early Level 31 Later Level 92

Room Simulation

Gross Size 90 Decay Time 15 Listening Position 79 HF Damping 14 Dry Level 28 Reverb Level 88

Reverb in Multi FX

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RevPre-Delay 80 Hi-Freq Damp 83 Reverb Decay 82 Revin dry 86 Revin ﬂange 87 Revin Delay 85

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