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K150 USER`S MANUAL

1. 6 1 Selecting and Editing Programs 6 1 F1 F2 and F3 in the Program Editor 6 2 Pitch Wheel and Key Pressure Bend 6 3 Soft Pedal lt p u morani kuss sungen a en 6 4 Left and Right Split Points 6 4 Left and Right Region Balances 6 5 The Region Editor 2222200000 7 1 Using the Region Editor 2 2 2 7 1 F1 F2 and F3 in the Region Editor 7 1 The Layer Editor 22222200000 8 1 Using the Layer Editor 02 8 1 Selecting and Editing Layers 8 1 F1 F2 and F3 in the Layer Editor 8 2 Creating and Deleting Layers 8 2 VOICE son fs aia ie yarn one Pty Bhs 8 2 Lunne a ok wis hoes See ee S 8 3 Transposition ooa 8 3 Timbre Mode 2 8 3 Timbre Shift Value 2 2 22 2222 20 8 4 Timbre Select 2 2 2222 220 8 4 Timbre Level 2 2 2222 220 8 5 Balance Mode 2 2 2 2 22 nn 8 5 Balance Level 2 2 2222 220 8 6 Pitch Bend Mode 8 6 Chorus Mode 2 8 6 V brato Mode 2 2 we 22 ek e 8 7 Equalizer Number 2 222 2 200 8 7 The Chorus Editor 2 22220000 9 1 Using the Chorus Editor 2 2 2 2 9 1 Notes s ee ee A el 9 1 Det ne en ne Boe as 9 2 Delay 2 2 00 es eh Ale Bs ee 9 2 De Cay os te Bk t eae eas ee Sake ar 9 2 Chorus Editor Assignable Controls 9 2 Chorus Editor Hints 9 3 The Vibrato Editor 222200000 10 1 Us
2. The number is automatically translated from the MIDI number to the associated musical note in the display If you selected the wrong MIDI number you can repeat this step Timbre Level The loudness proportions between timbres for the note being played can be modified This parameter changes the relationship of key velocity to timbre without affecting the relationship of key velocity to loudness Its effect can be thought of as being similar to the soft pedal but with reversed values a 30dB value given to T LEVEL will have the effect of emphasizing the loud timbres while the same value given to SFT PDL would emphasize the soft timbres When the display reads T LEVEL you can adjust this value 30dB The default is OdB which is full range Enter a value in decibels using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value in decibel increments If a value greater than 30dB is entered using the numeric button pad the value will be set to 30dB when ENTR is pressed dB T LEVEL SFT PDL 30 loud timbre only soft timbre only O full range 30 soft timbre only loud timbre only Balance Mode The volume of each individual layer can be set with the Balance Level parameter described next and can be controlled by one of three methods selectable with the Balance Mode Parameter When the display reads B MODE you can choose among three options for controlling the balance The default mode is manual Use INCR and DECR t
3. SYMMETRY 10 2 parameter 10 5 T timbre 6 6 8 7 TIMBRE FREEZE 12 2 pedal control 12 4 Timbre Mode 8 7 TIMBRE SHIFT 12 2 control 12 5 Timbre Level parameter 8 9 Timbre Mode parameter 9 6 options 8 7 Timbre Select default note 8 9 parameter 8 8 Timbre Shift Value parameter 8 7 timbre shifting 8 7 T LEVEL 8 2 default 8 10 T MODE 8 2 8 7 top level editor 2 5 TRANSPOSE in the Control Editor 12 2 in the Layer Editor 8 2 8 6 in the Tuning Editor 4 1 4 2 transpose control 12 5 Transposition parameter 4 2 8 5 TRIANGLE 10 2 10 3 Triangle parameter 10 2 T SELECT 8 2 8 7 T SHIFT 8 2 8 7 8 8 TUNE 2 3 4 1 9 2 8 5 Tuning parameter 8 3 Tuning Editor 4 1 4 5 Tuning Editor Parameter Intonation 4 2 Master Tuning 4 1 Reference Key 4 4 Transposition 4 2 U UNDO editing button 2 5 units in K150X display 2 5 using the Channel Editor 3 1 A4 I 3 V DELAY CC 12 2 V DEPTH 2 6 V DEPTH CC 12 2 V DMODE 12 2 VELOCITY MAP 5 5 13 1 editor 5 4 13 4 miscellaneous editors 13 1 parameter 5 1 VIB 2 3 VIBES 8 3 VIBR 10 1 Vibrato Assignable Controls Vibrato Editor 9 7 10 1 10 9 Vibrato Editor Parameters Delay 10 6 Depth 10 3 Rate 10 4 Square 10 2 Symmetry 10 5 Triangle 10 2 Vibrato Enable switches 10 1 Vibrato Mode parameter 8 14 Vibrato Mode options 8 15 VIBRATO SW 12 2 virtual controls 12 1 switches 12 1 V MODE 8 2 default 8 15 V MODE CC 12 2 VN 8 2 VN 8 3 Voic
4. Velocity dB Map Velocity dB 0 0 26 4 0 64 32 21 28 54 48 17 74 12 84 T 96 8 110 3 116 3 127 0 127 0 1 0 48 5 0 24 26 26 32 18 32 21 64 12 48 17 96 6 84 6 115 3 127 0 2 0 48 6 0 30 10 30 32 20 32 21 64 10 48 17 96 5 112 6 127 0 127 0 3 0 48 7 0 36 64 12 32 24 96 5 64 12 127 0 96 3 127 0 5 3 Program List From your MIDI controller you will be able to directly select only a limited subset of the 255 program numbers of the K150X The PROGRAM LIST parameter in the MIDI editor lets you select how your controller s program setup numbers will be mapped into the program numbers of the K150X This feature works in conjunction with the Program List Miscellaneous Editor where you map the list entry numbers to K150X program numbers See the Miscellaneous Editor for more information When the display reads PROGRAM LIST use INCR and DECR to select among the following choices Direct 1 32 33 64 65 96 97 128 1 64 65 128 1 128 The way that these choices are interpreted by the K150X is outlined in Table 5 2 Table 5 2 Program List Modes List Mode MIDI Maps to K150X Direct 0 127 program 1 128 1 128 0 127 list entry 1 128 1 64 0 63 list entry 1 64 64 127 1 64 65 128 0 63 list entry 65 128 64 127 65 128 1 32 0 31 list entry 1 32 32 63 1 32 64 95 1 32 96 127 1 32 33 64 0 31 list entry 33 64 32 63 33 64 64 95 33 64 96 127 33 64 65 96 0 31 list entry 65 96 32
5. 63 65 96 64 95 65 96 96 127 65 96 97 128 0 31 list entry 97 128 32 63 97 128 64 95 97 128 96 127 97 128 5 4 The Program Editor Programs are the K150X s top level construct under which everything else associated with a particular keyboard configuration and sound quality is defined Each program can divide the keyboard into three regions and each region can have up to seven sound layers Each sound layer specifies a voice as well as a number of modifiers which alter the characteristics of the voice You can define up to 255 programs but the actual number can be less depending on how complicated each program is Programs may be assigned to individual MIDI channels In addition each program contains a set of parameters which control the programmable chorusing effect and a set of parameters which control the programmable vibrato oscillator These effects are discussed in separate sections Using the Program Editor Selecting and Editing Programs 1 Select Program Editing by pressing EDIT SAVE When you enter the program editor the display will show something similar to PROG 1 PIANO e the currently selected program s number 1 in our example e the currently selected program s name PIANO an acoustic piano 2 Select a program to work on by using INCR DECR NEXT PREV or select it by number using the numeric button pad 3 and press ENTR Depending on what program numbers you select an
6. It is only effective when a note is started Chorus Editor Hints Chorusing can generate multiple notes for a single key event The K150X can produce 16 notes simultaneously If you play a chord while chorusing is enabled the sound quality may be thinner than expected because the total number of notes you are trying to generate exceeds the 16 note maximum One trick you can try is to set some small delay Sms between chorused notes using the Delay parameter This will greatly expand the K150X s note generation capability Try the initial settings in Table 9 2 in order to create popular effects Table 9 2 Popular Chorusing Effects Effect X NOTES DTUNE DELAY DECAY cents ms Chorusing gt 2 5 25 Doubling 1 5 10 33 Phasing Flanging 1 5 3 5 Echo 2 3 gt 100 moderate 9 3 The Vibrato Editor The programmable vibrato feature in the K150X allows you to create a variety of frequency shift effects You can define one set of Vibrato parameters for each Program Whether or not these Vibrato parameters are active for any individual layer in that program is controlled by the Vibrato Enable switch for each layer which can be set to Off Fixed M Wheel or K Press the default is Off To fully understand the capabilities of Vibrato mode see the description of the various vibrato enabling options in Layer Editing The Vibrato parameters being modified are those for the currently active program In order to hear the effects of your V
7. The Display The K150X communicates back to you visually using the display which is capable of displaying up to 16 alphabetic and or numeric characters The display gives you the information concisely using abbreviations and information Fields to show you what s happening The location of a number or abbreviation within the display is important It can be divided approximately into 5 fields as shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Fields of the K150X Display When you re using the Program Region or Layer Editors the number of that program region or layer appears in Field 1 Outside of these editors Field 2 usually moves over into this field The name or an abbreviation for the name of the parameter being edited appears in Field 2 When applicable the sign of the value in Field 4 appears in Field 3 This can be and sometimes or The value for the parameter in Field 2 appears in Field 4 An abbreviation for the units of the value in Field 4 when applicable appear in Field 5 Table 2 3 shows the abbreviations the K150X uses in Field 5 and their meanings Table 2 3 Units in the K150X Display Abbreviation Unit Meaning C cents 1 cent 1 100 of a semitone ST semitone 1 2 of a whole tone 50 cents dB decibels a measurement of loudness ms milliseconds 1 millisecond 1 1000 of a second Hz Hertz cycles per second frequency kHz kiloHertz Hertz x 1000 For example consider the following displays 2 3 CI
8. and 127 ON There is however no restriction on assigning MIDI switches to virtual controls or MIDI controllers to virtual switches Virtual controls are either unidirectional 0 is minimum 127 is maximum or bidirectional with 64 as the center point The direction of the value as indicated by the arrow symbol in the K150X display can be reversed by pressing the key For example a control which sends higher MIDI values when turned clockwise can be reversed having its signal interpreted as being lower MIDI values when turned clockwise The pitch bender is an example of a bidirectional control When a continuous controller is assigned to a virtual switch the switch will only react to the extremes of the controller range OFF and ON any intermediate values are ignored In the opposite case the virtual switch will only see two values 0 and 127 which correspond to the minimum and maximum range of the controller Note that the pitch wheel and monophonic channel pressure are treated as extra continuous controllers they can be assigned to any control or switch destination Polyphonic key pressure is distributed directly to individual notes and can be used to scale a number of sound layer parameters For controllers that do not generate polyphonic pressure a virtual control is provided which allows any control source to act like polyphonic key pressure The K150X also provides a connection for two external switch pedals These pedals are tr
9. 3 built in program save 6 1 built in voices 8 3 button sequences 2 2 button pad left 2 1 right 2 2 C CANC editing button 2 5 C DECAY CC 12 2 C DELAY CC 12 2 C DTUNE CC 12 2 CHAN 2 2 CHANNEL 2 4 5 1 channel de activating 3 1 Channel Editor 2 2 2 4 3 1 MIDI channel number 3 1 CHORUS 9 1 Chorus Editor 8 6 8 7 Chorus Editor parameters Decay 9 2 Delay 9 2 Dtune 9 2 Notes 9 1 Chorus Enable switches 9 1 Chorus Mode parameter 8 7 Chorus Mode options 8 7 CHORUS SW 12 2 chorusing 9 1 CHORUS 2 2 CLR editing button 2 3 C MODE 8 2 default 8 6 C MODE CC 12 2 C MODE SW 12 2 communicating with the K150X 2 1 control decay 9 3 delay 9 3 detune 9 3 detune mode 9 3 Control Editor 11 1 CONTROLS 2 2 controls virtual 12 1 copies region 7 2 copying programs 6 2 creating layers 8 2 D DATA ENTRY 12 2 de activating a channel 3 1 DECAY 9 1 9 2 Decay parameter 9 2 decay control unidirectional 9 2 DECR editing button 2 2 DECREMENT 12 2 default B MODE 8 5 C MODE 8 6 T LEVEL 8 5 Vibrato Enable switch 10 1 V MODE 8 7 default note timbre select 8 4 DELAY 9 1 9 2 10 1 10 3 Delay parameter 9 2 10 3 delay control unidirectional 9 3 deleting region 7 1 deleting layers 8 2 deleting programs 6 3 DEPTH 10 1 10 2 Depth parameter 10 2 detune control unidirectional 9 2 detune mode switch 9 3 detune mode control bidirectional 9 3 I 1 display 150X 2 2 doubling 9 1 DTUNE 9 1 9
10. PROG REGION LAYER SAVE CANCEL UNDO 4 5 6 CHORUS VIB EQ INCR DECR CLR 7 8 9 CTRLS MISC NO YES NEXT PREV EDIT 0 ENTR left button pad right button pad Figure 2 1 The Front Panel Buttons The Left Buttonpad The left button pad is used to select parameters to edit and to perform various other operations while editing Although there are only 12 keys they perform many operations by doing different things depending on what you re up to and how you got there Sequences of previous button selections can make a difference in what a button does Don t worry the display helps you keep track of your button selections On the Buttons Written on the buttons are names or abbreviations for what they do if you press them directly i e if you haven t just pressed the EDIT button as shown in Table 2 1 Table 2 1 Left Button pad Buttons Button Meaning What It Does F1 Function 1 changes we ll get back to them F2 Function 2 F3 Function 3 SAVE save save the current changes CANC cancel cancel all changes since the last time save was pressed UNDO undo undoes re does the last value change INCR increment increment the value i e raise it 2 1 DECR decrement decrement the value i e lower it CLR clear clear the value usually to 0 NEXT next advance to the next parameter i e step forward through the options PREV previous go back to the last parameter i e step backward through the options EDIT edit special button used in
11. TUNE 58C The Center Region Layer 1 is being edited The parameter being edited is TUNE tuning whose present value is 58C This layer is tuned down 58C it is 58 cents flat Pl 250 HZ 5 dB Program 1 s equalizer is given 5 dB of emphasis at the 250Hz point The display which appears when the K150X is turned on showing the MIDI channel and program number currently active indicates that you are in the Channel Editor the top level editor Any time you want to return to this editor press EDIT F1 The display will show the Channel and Program currently active C number P number program name This is the K150X s top level display C stands for CHANNEL and P stands for PROGRAM From here you can use INCR and DECR to step through the Programs or NEXT and PREV to step through the Channels Using the Editors It is through the editors that you display and change parameters in the K150X Press EDIT to indicate you want to select an editor Then select the editor you want by pushing the button below its abbreviation For example EDIT F1 selects the Channel Editor while EDIT UNDO selects the Layer Editor Once you are in the editor the display will identify the program region and or layer that you are editing the name of or an abbreviation for the parameter e g V DEPTH for vibrato depth and the current editable value which will be flashing To change a numeric value simply enter the new value using the numeric button pad
12. a continuous controller which adjusts volume from 0 dB MIDI value 128 to 48 dB MIDI value 0 12 4 The Miscellaneous Editor The Miscellaneous Editor allows you to choose from an additional set of editors the Program List Editor the Intonation Editor and the Velocity Map Editor Using the MISC Editor 1 Select the Miscellaneous Editor by pressing EDIT PREV One of the following editor names will appear in the display Use NEXT and PREV to step through the choices shown in Figure 13 1 2 Press ENTER to select a particular editor Table 13 1 The Miscellaneous Editors Display Reads Editor What it Does PROGRAM LIST Program List Editor Allows you to map program numbers to program list numbers INTONATION Intonation Editor Adjusts the interval width between notes VELOCITY MAP Velocity Map Editor Allows you to modify the K150X s velocity maps Once you select a particular editor by pressing ENTER you must re enter the Miscellaneous Editor by pressing EDIT PREV in order to choose another editor The Program List Editor Used in conjunction with the PROGRAM LIST parameter in the MIDI editor the Program List Editor allows you to set up maps between a number in the program list and the actual program number to be played when that program list number is played This feature is useful when changing program numbers remotely from your MIDI controller Depending on how many programs your controller selects from at one time you can se
13. by the program and an instrument wide modifier affects all the programs in the K150 Instrument wide modifiers include e MIDI assignments e Master transposition tuning and intonation e Keyboard response adjustments Program wide modifiers include e Controller ranges e Sizes and balances of regions e Chorusing e Vibrato e Equalization Layer wide modifiers include e Voice selection e Voice modification e Layer transposition and tuning e Layer balancing Figure 1 1 shows pictorially how you might look at a single program its relationship to its regions layers editors and its relationship to the other programs Program 15 Program 16 Program 17 Chorusing Vibrato Equalizer Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 c od s e Layer 1 Layer 1 Layer 1 Layer 2 Layer 2 Layer 2 Layer 7 Layer 7 Layer 7 Figure 1 1 Sample Program The Editors The modifiers of the K150X are accessible through its editors By using the editors to create your own programs from scratch or to modify the built in programs you can create an enormous range of new and different programs They in turn may be stored in the K150X or on an external cassette tape The following editors are available 1 MIDI Channel editor 2 Tuning editor 3 MIDI Mode editor 4 Program editor Region editor Layer editor Chorusing editor Vibrato editor Equalizer editor 0 MIDI Assignment editor 1 Miscellaneo
14. for the K150X is set at 3C and a layer is given a tuning of 2C the layer will have a 5C tuning relative to the natural pitch When the display reads TUNE you can adjust the tuning of the layer from 0 to 125 Cents Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 10 cent increments If a value greater than 125 is entered using the numeric button pad the value will be set to 125 when ENTR is pressed Transposition Each layer can be individually transposed by semitones This transposition is in addition to the master transposition for the entire device as specified with the Tuning Editor For example if the master transposition for the K150X is set at 3ST and a layer is given a transposition of 2ST the layer will have a 5ST transposition relative to the natural tone When the display reads TRANSPOSE you can adjust the transposition of the layer from 0 to 60 semitones Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 semitone increments If a value greater than 60 is entered using the numeric button pad the value will be set to 60 when ENTR is pressed Timbre Mode About Timbre Timbre describes the harmonic content of the note in addition to the nominal pitch For most conventional instruments the harmonic content of the timbre changes over time while the nominal pitch remains reasonably constant The harmonic content o
15. not effect notes that have already started Timbre Shift Control The timbre shift control is used to scale the layer transpose value Its effect can be selectively enabled at the layer level Note that timbre shift is only effective at the start of a note Balance Control The balance control is a bidirectional controller used to scale the balance adjustment in the sound layer Its effect can be selectively enabled at the layer level This control is only effective at the start of a note The balance control can be used to change the level between two sound layer give one layer a positive balance adjustment and the other a negative value Enable the balance control for both When the control is at the midpoint both layers will be equally loud Moving the control above or below center will increase the loudness of one layer and decrease the loudness of the other Pressure Control The pressure control allows any continuous controller to act like polyphonic key pressure The default assignment for the pressure control is monophonic channel pressure which means that mono channel pressure acts like polyphonic key pressure Expression Control The expression control is a bidirectional controller which converts the incoming MIDI value from 64 to 63 This value gets added to the key velocity value after the velocity map You might use this control with a pedal to simulate touch sensitivity for a non touch sensitive keyboard Volume Control This is
16. press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value 1 step at a time Note that it is possible to create ramps sawteeth using the 10 or 10 symmetry values in conjunction with the triangle wave Figure 10 5 shows waveforms for representative mode symmetry value combinations Triangle rn L Ze OO a nn a is ee a ee G a eee 10 5 0 5 10 Square Figure 10 5 Mode Symmetry Value Combinations Delay The delay parameter establishes an onset delay for vibrato where the vibrato depth increases gradually after the note starts and reaches full depth after the delay time specified has elapsed When the display shows DELAY you can specify a delay from 0 to 1000 ms 1 second Enter a value directly using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value 10 ms at a time 10 3 Vibrato Assignable Controls Associated with the vibrato are a number of MIDI assignable controls and switches which can be used to control the vibrato parameters in real time See Controls Editing On Off Switch This is a master switch which turns the vibrato on or off for the entire program Depth Control This is a unidirectional control which varies the vibrato depth between 0 and the current value of the vibrato depth parameter Note Vibrato depth can also be controlled by key pressure or by the modulation wheel See the section on sound layer param
17. sequence with the others above Above the Buttons Written above the buttons are abbreviations for the K150X s different editors The EDIT button gives you access to the K150X s editors You access the editors by pressing the EDIT button first and then the button below the abbreviation If you ve ever used a scientific calculator in which keys have different meanings depending on whether you ve pushed the function key this works the same way For instance pressing EDIT F2 selects TUNE the Master Tuning Editor The editors are summarized in Table 2 2 Table 2 2 Button Sequences for Editors Word or Abbreviation Abbreviation Buttons Sequence Meaning Above Button For to Press CHAN Channel EDIT F1 Selects the Channel Assignment Editor TUNE Tune EDIT F2 Accesses the Master Tune Editor MIDI MIDI EDIT F3 Selects the MIDI Editor PROG Program EDIT SAVE Accesses the Program Editor REGION Region EDIT QUIT Selects region to edit LAYER Layer EDIT UNDO Accesses the Layer Editor CHORUS Chorus EDIT INCR Accesses the Chorus Editor VIB Vibrato EDIT DECR Accesses the Vibrato Editor EQ Equalization EDIT CLR Accesses the Graphic Equalization Editor CONTROLS Controls EDIT NEXT Accesses the MIDI Control Editor MISC Miscellaneous EXIT PREV Accesses the Miscellaneous Editor The Right Button pad There are numbers printed on most of the buttons of the right button pad You use these buttons to enter values after you ve selected parameters to change
18. the center point Velocity Map The K150X contains 8 velocity maps which determine how the key velocity signals coming from your MIDI controller will be interpreted These velocity maps allow you to get different response characteristics from your MIDI controller When the display reads VELOCITY MAP select one of the velocity maps by pressing INCR or DECR or enter a value from 0 7 directly with the numeric keypad and press ENTR The default velocity map is map 0 which is a linear mapping in which increased MIDI values result in proportionally increased interpretations by your K150X Although 7 different default velocity maps are supplied the maps themselves can be modified with the Velocity Map editor under the Miscellaneous Editor See the Miscellaneous Editor for more information 5 2 Loudness Map The K150X contains 8 loudness maps which determine how the key velocity signals coming from your MIDI controller will be interpreted These loudness maps allow you to get different volume characteristics from your MIDI controller When the display reads LOUDNESS MAP select one of the velocity maps by pressing INCR or DECR or enter a value from 0 7 directly with the numeric keypad and press ENTR The default loudness map is map 0 which is a linear mapping in which increased MIDI values result in proportionally increased volume The values of the 8 loudness maps are as follows Loudness MIDI Attenuation Loudness MIDI Attenuation Map
19. to enter a value directly and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by semitone increments Change the direction of the bending by changing the sign of the value The semitone value will be positive for a rising bend and negative for a failing one New programs have their KP BEND set at 1 ST by default Soft Pedal The soft pedal acts as an attenuator to control the loudness and timbre of notes This parameter is an unsigned value in decibels which sets the range of the soft pedal Note that if the soft pedal is assigned to a MIDI switch controller it will take on the values 0 when OFF and the maximum pedal range when ON When the display reads SFT PDL you can adjust the timbre range over which the sound will be diminished when the pedal is pressed 30dB Use the numeric button pad to enter a value directly and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 decibel increments Left and Right Split Points When a program is first defined the center region is defined as being the full width of the keyboard Left and right regions are created by defining left and right split points for the center region which essentially shorten the center region on either or both sides That is the left and right split points delineate the lower and upper bounds of the center region Keyboard events which occur below the left split point are routed to the left region events which are above the right split point are routed
20. when the played note rises or falls to another note by a smooth transition as in Figure 6 1 It may or may not return to the original note A Figure 6 1 Note Bending The K150X allows you to control this effect in two ways through the pitch wheel or through key pressure Here in the program editor you select the ranges in semitones for both of the bending options The P BEND switch in the Layer Editor allows you to select whether either or both of these options is active for a particular layer All layers in the program set to the same option will have the same amount of bend With the P BEND switch you can select among four pitch bending options off wheel press or both See Layer Editing for more information Pitch Wheel Bending Assuming your MIDI controller has an assignable pitch wheel it can bend a played note up or down depending on which way the wheel is rotated no bending occurs when the wheel is in the center of its rotation In order to hear the effect of your changes the P BEND parameter in one or more of the layers being played has to have the value wheel or both and there has to be proper MIDI assignment of the pitch wheel signal and or the key velocity signal from the MIDI controller to the K150X When the display reads P BEND you can adjust how many semitones away from the played note wheel rotation can bend the sound Use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 semitone increments or enter a value using
21. 00 112 F 17 29 41 53 65 77 89 101 113 F 18 30 42 54 66 78 90 102 114 G 19 31 43 55 67 79 91 103 115 G 20 32 44 56 68 80 92 104 116 A 21 33 45 57 69 81 93 105 117 A 22 34 46 58 70 82 94 106 118 B 23 35 47 59 71 83 95 107 119 Key CO Cl C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 MIDI Number Figure 6 2 MIDI Numbers of C Keys The number is automatically translated from the MIDI number to the associated musical note the new note in the display If you selected the wrong MIDI number you can repeat this step Left and Right Region Balances The volume of the left and right regions can be adjusted relative to the center region and to each other When the display reads L BAL you can adjust the volume of the left region When the display reads R BAL you can adjust the volume of the right region Either region can be adjusted 15dB Enter a value in dB directly using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 dB increments If a value greater than 15 is entered the value will be set to 15 or when ENTR is pressed Note that region balancing is relative When you raise the volume of a specific region you are actually reducing the volume of the other regions with respect to it This is done to insure that the K150X s output gain is always as high as possible 6 5 The Region Editor With the Region Editor you select the region of the active program which you want to wo
22. 2 Dtune parameter 9 2 E E BASS 8 3 echo 9 1 editing buttons 2 6 2 5 editing layers 8 1 editing programs 6 1 Editor Channel 2 4 3 1 Chorus 8 6 8 1 9 1 9 3 Control 11 1 12 1 12 4 Equalizer 8 7 11 1 Intonation Table 13 2 Layer 8 1 8 7 MIDI 5 1 5 4 Miscellaneous 13 1 13 4 Program 5 9 6 1 6 9 8 13 Program List 13 1 Region 2 4 6 9 7 1 7 2 top level 2 5 Tuning 4 1 4 2 Velocity Map 13 4 Vibrato 9 7 10 1 10 9 ELEC_PNO 8 3 entering the Channel Editor 3 EQ 2 3 EQUALIZER 8 2 8 16 Equalizer Editor 8 16 10 8 Equalizer Number parameter 8 15 expression control 12 6 EXRESSION 12 2 external switch pedals 12 1 F Fixed Chorus Mode option 8 14 Vibrato Mode option 8 15 switch 9 1 10 1 flanging 9 1 H HARPSCHD 8 3 I INCR editing button 2 5 INCREMENT 12 2 INTONATION 4 1 13 1 miscellaneous editors 13 1 Intonation parameter 4 2 Intonation Table Editor 13 2 J JAZZ ORG 8 3 K K150X communicating with 2 1 K150X display 2 4 units in 2 5 K BEND 6 2 key number chart MIDI 6 8 8 9 KEY PRESS 12 2 Key Pressure Bend parameter 6 3 key pressure bending 6 4 K Press Chorus Mode option 8 14 Pitch Bend option 8 13 Vibrato Mode option 8 15 K Press switch 9 1 10 1 L LOUDNESS MAP 5 1 5 5 LAYER 2 3 Layer Editor 7 2 Layer Editor parameters Balance Level 8 11 Balance Mode 8 10 Chorus Mode 8 13 Equalizer Number 8 15 Pitch Bend Mode 8 12 Timbre Level 8 9 Timbre Mod
23. Chorus Mode Off Turns chorusing on and off M Wheel K Press Fixed V MODE Vibrato Mode Off Controls the action of the vibrato unit M Wheel K Press Fixed EQUALIZER EQ Switch Off Turns equalization on and off On Ifthe value is numeric you can enter the value with the right button pad and press ENTR Does not appear when Select value is selected for T SHIFT amp Appears only when Select value is selected for T SHIFT See the sections on each parameter later in this chapter F1 F2 and F3 in the Layer Editor The operation of F1 F2 and F3 changes depending on whether you have pressed ENTR to begin editing the layer parameters for a specific layer step 3 above Once you confirm the selection and begin editing the parameters step 3 above these buttons have different meanings F1 and F2 allow you to change the layer selection without re entering the editor F3 mutes the other layers in the region allowing you to hear only the layer you are editing Creating and Deleting Layers Creating Layers 1 To create a new layer select the uppermost layer currently defined using any of the methods above and press INCR The display will read New Layer Press ENTR to define a new layer or to cancel the request The new layer will be blank 2 To create a new layer from an existing one select an existing layer and press F2 to copy it then press F3 to insert the copied layer into the region Note that F3 always i
24. If assigned to a switch controller it is either fully up OFF or fully down ON If it is assigned to a continuous controller then it can take on any value between 0 and its maximum attenuation value which is a program level parameter Mute Pedal When the mute pedal is depressed ON all active notes on the associated channel are released Subsequent notes started while the pedal is still down are not effected The mute pedal is permanently assigned to the All Notes Off MIDI message Pitch Bender The pitch bender is a bidirectional controller which bends the pitch of all notes on a particular channel Its range is adjustable in semitones and it set at the program level Its effect can be selectively enabled at the layer level Pitch Shifter The pitch shifter is a bidirectional controller which changes the pitch of notes in semitone steps providing a shift range of 63 to 64 semitones 12 3 The pitch shifter can be used in conjunction with the programmable buttons on the MIDIBoard to create buttons that shift the pitch up or down in semitones For example programming a button to send 64 when OFF and 76 i e 64 12 when ON creates an octave up switch Transpose Control The transposer is a bidirectional control which transposes all notes on a particular channel The value of the transpose control is additively combined with the Master Transpose and Layer Transpose Note that transposition is a static effect Varying the control will
25. K150 USER S MANUAL Kurzweil Music Systems Inc Waltham MA June 1986 version KMSI P N 91002501 Copyright C 1986 Kurzweil Music Systems Inc Table of Contents Pretace oo reaa a meter a eas 6 How To Use This Manual 6 Introduction 1 ee ee ee we ee 1 1 Introduction 2 222m nennen 1 1 Programs Regions and Layers 1 1 The Modifiers 1 1 The Editors o 5 08 ee 2080808 8 m 1 2 The Built In Programs 1 3 Getting Started 2 Como 1 3 Selecting Between Programs 1 4 Using the K150X 2 2 22 22200000 2 1 Communicating with the K150X 2 1 The Buttons on the Front Panel 2 1 The Display 2 2 2 ee 38 Eee 2 3 The Channel Editor 2 22220000 3 1 Using the Channel Editor 3 1 Channel Editor Hints 22 2220 3 1 The Tuning Editor 4 1 Using the Tuning Editor 2 4 1 Master Tuning 4 1 Transposition 2 2 222 20 4 1 Intonation 2 2 CE onen 4 2 Reference Keys sonipa 5 vs 2 8 4 2 The MIDI Editor 2222220000 5 1 Using the MIDI Editor 2 2 2 2 5 1 MIDI Mode 5 1 MIDI Channel 002 5 2 Mod Wheel 2 sm Se es 5 2 Velocity Map 0 0 5 2 Loudness Map 5 3 Program List 0 0 5 4 The Program Editor 22220000 6 1 Using the Program Editor
26. NTR center region 2 RGHT right region 3 Additional information is given on the right side of the display on the number of layers in that region The right side of the display can read 0 LYRS meaning that there are currently no layers defined or it can read LYRS n where n is the number of layers currently defined for that region See the Layer Editor chapter for information on creating sound layers F1 F2 and F3 in the Region Editor F1 deletes the selected region You will be prompted before the region is deleted F2 copies the region in a storage buffer You can then use F3 to insert that region somewhere else F3 replaces the selected region with the region stored in the storage buffer with F2 7 1 The Layer Editor Most of the sound shaping editing takes place at the layer level Up to seven sound layers may be defined for each region of a program Using the Layer Editor Selecting and Editing Layers Select Layer Editing by pressing EDIT UNDO The layers selected to be edited are those of the center region unless you specified another region previously using the Region Editor When you enter the layer editor the display will show the program number region LEFT CNTR or RGHT layer number flashing and total number of layers in the region For instance the display for the center region of Program 1 would look like P1 CNTR LYR 1 1 If there are currently two or more layers defined select a layer to work on by us
27. above or below the pitch of the played note or alternate between being above and below You can select the detuning amount to be between 0 and 2000 cents Enter a value in cents using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 10 cent increments The mode of the de tuning can be adjusted using the sign button Pressing steps through the four values above below alternates between above amp below starts above alternates between below amp above starts below For example if 4 extra notes and 200 cents 1 whole tone of de tuning are specified the effect of playing a note for each sign value is shown in Figure 9 1 Above Below Above Below Below Above Figure 9 1 Detuning Delay When the display reads DELAY you can adjust the amount of time between each note from 0 to 4000 ms 4 seconds in millisecond increments Enter a value in milliseconds directly using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 10 ms increments If you enter a value greater than 4000 ms the delay value will be set at 4000 ms when ENTR is pressed You can also use the INCR and DECR keys to change the value in 10 ms increments Decay When the display reads DECAY you can lower the volume of successive notes in relation to the previous one from 0 to 12dB in 1 dB increments Enter a value directly using the numeric button pad a
28. am not included Figure 2 3 The K150X Expander Effects Processing Chart 2 6 The Channel Editor The Channel Editor lets you assign programs to individual MIDI channels If the instrument is in Omni mode changing the channel number in the Channel Editor also changes the basic MIDI channel number In addition changing the channel will also change the currently selected program see program editor below unless there is no program assigned to the channel or the currently selected program has been changed Using the Channel Editor Enter the Channel Editor by pressing EDIT F1 and the display will show Cxx P xxx program name Where Cxx is the currently active channel and Pxxx is the currently active program number To change the channel enter the new channel number with the numeric button pad and press or use the NEXT and PREV keys to step through the numbers 1 through 16 If a number greater than 16 is entered using the numeric keypad the channel number will be set to the previous channel number when ENTR is pressed To de activate a channel use CLEAR or 0 ENTR Channel Editor Hints The Channel Editor will not allow you to assign a non existent program to a channel In particular the INCR and DECR keys will skip over non existent program numbers 3 1 The Tuning Editor The Tuning Editor lets you specify instrument wide tuning set a master transposition value and activate the programmable intonation table Using the Tuni
29. and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to step through the numbers Note that flashing stops when you start entering a new value The NEXT and PREV buttons are used to step through the various parameters in that editor All changes that you make while editing take effect instantly Thus you can play the instrument while you are editing to hear the changes as you make them The Editing Buttons Once an editor has been selected the buttons of the left button pad take on the meanings printed on them F1 F2 and F3 These buttons are active only in certain editors and have special functions which depend on the currently active editor as outlined in Table 2 4 These functions are discussed in detail the chapters on individual editors Table 2 4 F1 F2 and F3 in Various Editors Editor F1 F2 F3 Channel Read Cassette Memory Space Program Rename Program Copy Program Delete Program Region Delete Region Copy Region Replace Region Layer selecting Delete Layer Copy Layer Insert Layer Layer using Change Layer up Change Layer down Mute Other Layers Controls Jump to Beginning of List Jump to Chorus Controls Jump to Vibrato Controls Program List Misc Jumps 16 Entries Insert Program Delete Program SAVE and CANC 2 4 The SAVE and CANC buttons can be used at any time during editing SAVE will cause all changes that you have made to be stored in the K150X s non volatile RAM memory This memory is used to initialize the machine when it is turned o
30. bre and T SHIFT selected timbre by moving the controller In order for this option to work you have to make the proper MIDI assignment of the controller see Assignment Editor Attack Velocity A VELOC If your MIDI controller can transmit key velocity information the amount of T SHIFT timbre applied to the nominal pitch can be proportional to the velocity with which the key is played by selecting the A VELOC Timbre Shift option Select Used in conjunction with the T SELECT this option takes the timbre from one note and applies it to all notes You choose the note with the T SELECT parameter see Timbre Select The default note is middle C C4 C in the 4th octave Timbre Shift Value Used in conjunction with the first three Timbre Shift Modes described above manual slider or a veloc this parameter appears as a Layer Editor Parameter only if one of those first three modes is selected and not if the select option is chosen It allows you to specify the amount to shift the timbre relative to the played note in semitones For instance if the Timbre Shift Value is given as 1ST and C is played then the timbre for C will be played with the nominal B pitch Likewise if the Timbre Shift Value is given as 1 ST and C is played then the timbre for C will be played When the display reads T SHIFT you can adjust the timbre shift of the layer from 0 to 60 semitones 0 is the default and applies all timbre shifts to their nominal pi
31. can interactively listen to your modifications to the Vibrato editor To do this at least one layer in the region of the keyboard that you re playing must have its Vibrato Enable switch enabled on delayed or press see Layer Editing When you select values using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or change values using INCR and DECR the changes in sound can be heard by playing the keyboard Also note that you can press UNDO to toggle between the current value and the previous value or CLR to reset a value to its default value Triangle or Square When the display shows TRIANGLE or SQUARE you can select the waveform used by Vibrato With TRIANGLE the sound will ease from the played note to the limit of oscillation specified with the DEPTH parameter and back again With SQUARE the sound will jump between the limits of oscillation The two waveforms are shown in Figure 10 1 10 1 Triangle Square Vibrato Trill Figure 10 1 Triangle vs Square waves The musical effect is approximately as shown in Figure 10 2 Triangle Wave Vibrato Square Wave Vibrato re TEE ee GT Figure 10 2 Musical Effect Use INCR and DECR to alternate between SQUARE and TRIANGLE Depth When the display shows DEPTH you can select the depth and mode of the oscillation Depth is the amount that the pitch will vary in cents Mode is how this variation will occur in relation to the nominal pitch above it below it or varyi
32. conjunction with the chorus settings edited with the Chorus Editor one set of chorus parameters can be defined for each program When the display reads C MODE you can choose among the Chorus switch options Use INCR and DECR to step through the available switch options The default is off Off Chorusing is disabled for this region Fixed Chorusing is enabled in a normal mode i e the chorus detuning will not respond to MIDI key pressure or modulation wheel signals 8 6 K Press Assuming your MIDI controller can transmit key after touch information the amount of detuning as specified with the DTUNE parameter of the Chorus Editor can be proportional to the after touch with which the key is held down with this option see Chorus Editing for more information M Wheel Allows the amount of detuning as specified with the DTUNE parameter of the Chorus Editor to be controlled with your MIDI controller s modulation wheel see Chorus Editing for more information Vibrato Mode This parameter selects whether vibrato is active in this layer and specifies how The switch selected here works in conjunction with the vibrato settings edited with the Vibrato Editor one set of vibrato parameters can be defined for each program When the display reads V MODE you can choose among the Vibrato switch options Use INCR and DECR to step through the available switch options The default is off Off Vibrato is disabled for this region Fixed V
33. controlled by the Chorus Enable switch for each layer which can be set to Off Fixed M Wheel or K Press the default is Off To fully understand the capabilities of Chorus mode see the description of the various chorus enabling options in Layer Editing The Chorus parameters being modified are those for the currently active program In order to hear the effects of your Chorus editing turn on one of the active modes Fixed K Press or M Wheel of the Chorus Enable switch for the layer or layers you want to add Chorus to see Layer Editing Using the Chorus Editor Select CHORUS editing by pressing EDIT INCR The word CHORUS is printed above the key on the button pad The parameters shown in Table 9 1 on the following page can be edited One will appear in the display the others can be selected by using NEXT and PREV Table 9 1 Chorus Editor Parameters Display Reads Parameter Adjustable Range What it Does use INCR and DECR X NOTES Extra Notes 0 7 Selects the number of extra notes to be played DTUNE Detune 0 6 000C Varies the pitch of the successive notes DELAY Delay 0 4000ms Delays each successive note by the given time interval DECAY Decay 0 12dB Reduces the volume of each successive note You can also enter the value directly with the right button pad and press ENTR See the sections on each parameter later in this chapter The Chorusing parameters work in conjunction with each other For instance until au
34. d what their statuses are you might see these variations in the display as you change programs e An asterisk as in PROG 1 PIANO This means that edits have been made to a built in program or that a program is user created In this case for instance the PIANO program has been modified You can delete the modifications by pressing Fl The will disappear and the built in program will be restored Note that built in programs cannot be deleted only modifications made to them can be deleted If you wanted to save the modified built in program you could copy it to an undefined program before deleting the changes See Creating Programs later in this chapter e A question mark as in PROG 206 UNTITLED A question mark designates an undefined program number In this case Program 206 is empty UNTITLED is the default name for any program which has not been named and is not an indicator of an undefined program For example PROG 206 UNTITLED is not empty because there is no question mark To change the name of program from UNTITLED see Renaming Programs below Press ENTR to start choosing among the parameters One of the parameters shown in Table 6 1 will appear in the display Use NEXT and PREV to step through the parameters 6 1 Table 6 1 Program Editor Parameters Display Reads Parameter Adjustable Range What it Does use INCR and DECR P BEND pitch wheel bend 60ST Sets the range and
35. dibly perceptible values are set for Detune and Delay selecting multiple notes will not sound dramatically different it will just fatten up the sound of the original note Likewise selecting 3 Notes and a Delay of 200 ms with no detuning will only repeat the original sound 3 times 200 ms apart Remember that you can interactively listen to your modifications to the Chorus editor To do this at least one layer in the region of the keyboard that you re playing must have its Chorus Enable switch on see Layer Editing When you select values using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or change values using INCR and DECR the changes in sound can be heard by playing the keyboard Also note that you can press UNDO to toggle between the current value and the previous value or CLR to reset a value to 0 Notes When the display shows X NOTES you can select the number of extra notes to sound Enter the value directly with the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to add or subtract one note at a time Up to 7 notes can be selected If you enter a value greater than 7 using the numeric button pad the number of notes will be set to 7 when ENTR is pressed 9 1 Detune When the display reads DTUNE you can specify the amount to detune and mode of detuning for successive notes Detuning amount specifies how much the chorus generated pitches will vary from the played note The mode determines whether these additional notes are
36. direction of the pitch bender K BEND key pressure bend 60ST Sets the range and direction of key pressure pitch bending SFT PDL soft pedal 30dB Sets the range of the soft pedal L SPLIT left split point C0 C9 Delineates the lower bound of the center region R SPLIT right split point C0 C9 Delineates the upper bound of the center region L BAL left region balance 15dB Adjusts the volume of the left region R BAL right region balance 15dB Adjusts the volume of the right region If the value is numeric you can also enter the value with the right button pad and press ENTR See the sections on each parameter later in this chapter F1 F2 and F3 in the Program Editor In the Program Editor F1 initiates program renaming F2 initiates program copying and F3 deletes the current program as described below Renaming Programs Undefined and user created programs have the default name UNTITLED To change the name 1 Press Fl The display will ask RENAME PROGRAM Press 0 yes to continue the re naming process or press to quit If you press 0 yes the first letter of the current name will start blinking For instance if the current name is UNTITLED the U will start to blink 2 Press the INCR or DECR button The letter will change to another character For instance the U in UNTITLED will change to V or T depending on whether you pressed INCR or DECR Using these two buttons you can select any of the letters of the alp
37. ds VELOCITY MAP x where x is the velocity map which will be edited Select the velocity map you wish to edit by entering its value directly with the numeric keypad and pressing ENTR or use the INCR and DECR keys Press ENTR and the display will show 1 the number of the velocity map being edited 2 the velocity map parameter being edited 3 the current value for that velocity map parameter For instance if the VIN HIGH parameter for velocity map 5 is currently being edited the display will show VM5 VIN HIGH current value The 6 editable parameters for each velocity map are VIN LOW VIN HIGH VOUT MIN VOUT LOW VOUT HIGH VOUT MAX Their relationships are shown graphically in Figure 13 2 Vout Max Vout High Vout Low Vout Min 0 Vin Low Vin High 127 Figure 13 2 Relationship of VMAP Editable Parameters Parameter Tuning Parameters Tuning Transposition Program Parameters Left Split Point Right Split Point Pitch Wheel Range Press Bend Range Soft Pedal Range Left Region Balance Right Region Balance Layer Parameters Tune Transpose Timbre Shift Timbre Level Balance Chorusing Parameters Extra Notes Detune Delay Decay Vibrato Parameters Depth Rate Shape Symmetry Delay Equalization Parameters All frequencies Summary of Editable Parameters Min 125 60 12 12 60 60 30 30 30 125 60 60 30 15 ooor 10 30 parameter effect
38. e parameter 8 3 VOLUME 12 2 volume control 12 6 V RATE CC 12 2 V SHAPE CC 12 2 VSYM CC 12 2 W wheel pitch bending options 6 4 X X NOTES 9 2 9 3
39. e 8 7 Timbre Select 8 8 Timbre Shift Value 8 7 Transposition 8 5 Tuning 8 3 Vibrato Mode 8 14 Voice 8 3 layers creating 8 3 deleting 8 3 editing 8 1 selecting 8 1 L BAL 6 2 Left and Right Split Points parameter 6 6 LOUDNESS MAP editor 5 5 parameter 5 1 L SPLIT 6 2 6 7 M manual Balance Mode parameter 8 11 manual option Timbre Mode 9 7 MARIMBA 8 3 MAST TUNE 4 1 4 2 Master Tuning parameter 4 1 MIDI assignable controls 9 7 button sequence 2 3 channel number 3 1 channels 6 1 controller 6 4 8 7 Editor 4 5 key number chart 6 8 8 9 MIDI Channel parameter 5 2 MIDI Editor 4 5 5 1 5 9 CHANNEL 5 1 MIDI MODE 5 1 MOD WHEEL 5 1 parameters 5 1 PROGRAM LIST 5 1 5 7 VELOCITY MAP 5 1 5 4 MIDI Modes 5 2 MISC 2 3 Miscellaneous Editor 12 6 MOD WHEEL parameter 5 1 5 3 mode omni 3 1 mode switchS detune 9 7 MODULATION 12 2 monophonic channel pressure 12 1 Multi Mode MIDI Modes 5 2 mute pedal control 12 5 M Wheel Chorus Mode option 8 1 4 Vibrato Mode option 8 15 M Wheel switch 9 1 10 1 N NEXT editing button 2 5 NEXT PROG 12 2 Notes parameter 9 2 NOTES OFF 12 2 1 2 o Off Chorus Mode option 8 14 Pitch Bend option 6 4 8 13 switch 9 1 10 1 Vibrato Mode option 8 15 Omni Mode 3 1 MIDI Modes 5 2 on off switch 9 7 P parameters Layer Editor 8 2 P BEND 6 2 switch 6 4 phasing 9 1 PIANO 8 3 Pitch Bend Mode parameter 8 1 Pitch Bend options 8 13 pitch be
40. e INCR and DECR to change the value in cent increments The default value is 0 cents meaning that equal temperament is applied to the scale The note selected with the Reference Key parameter in the Tuning Editor will be used as the reference key for the new tuning Some different common tunings are given in Table 13 2 Table 13 2 Common Tunings Note Step Interval Pythagorean Just C 1 semitone 10 12 C Db 8 C Cb D 2 whole tone 4 4 C D 8 D E D 3 min 3rd 6 16 E 4 maj 3rd 8 4 F 5 4th 2 11 F 6 aug 4th 12 10 Gb 6 dim 5th 2 10 G 7 Sth 2 2 G 8 min 6th 8 14 A 9 maj 6th 6 6 Bb 10 min 7th 4 4 D C 18 E D B 11 maj 7th 10 12 C B 8 C Cb Based on Ref Key C Velocity Map Editor Used in conjunction with the VELOCITY MAP parameter in the MIDI editor the K150X is supplied with provisions for velocity maps These velocity maps establish different relationships between the MIDI velocity value sent by your keyboard and the interpretation of that value by the K150X allowing you to give your keyboard different response characteristics Velocity map 0 is linear i e the relationship between MIDI velocity values sent by your controller and the interpretation of that value by the K150X is directly proportional as in Figure 13 1 Vout Max Vout High Vout Low Vout Min 0 Vin Low Vin High 127 Figure 13 1 VMAP 0 linear Using the Velocity Map Editor The display rea
41. eated as extra switch controllers and can be assigned to any control or switch destination F1 F2 and F3 in the Control Editor Pressing F1 returns you to the top of the list Pressing F2 jumps to the first of the Chorus control assignments Pressing F3 jumps to the first of the Vibrato control assignments Using the Control Editor 1 Select Control Editing by pressing EDIT NEXT 2 One of the parameters shown in Table 12 1 will appear in the display Use NEXT and PREV to step through the parameters Table 12 1 Summary of Assignable Controls Display Abbreviation Control Name Type of Control MIDI Assignment MODULATION Modulation CC 1 P WHEEL Pitch Wheel CC 126 KEY PRESS Key Pressure CC 125 P SHIFT Pitch Shift CC Unassigned TRANSPOSE Transpose CC Unassigned TIMBRE SHIFT Timbre Shift CC Unassigned VOLUME Volume CC 7 BALANCE Balance CC 8 EXPRESSION Expression CC 11 TIMBRE FREEZE Timbre Freeze Pedal SW 69 SOSTENUTO Sostenuto Pedal SW 66 SUSTAIN PED Sustain Pedal SW 64 12 1 SOFT PEDAL CHORUS SW C DTUNE CC C MODE SW C MODE CC ELAY CC ECAY CC C D C D VIBRAT T o GI ae Haro aQ OQ INCREMENT Soft Pedal CC Chorus Switch SW Chorus Detune CC Chorus Mode SW Chorus Mode Detune CC Chorus Delay CC Chorus Decay CC Vibrato Switch SW Vibrato Depth CC Vibrato Switch SW Vibrato Depth Shape CC Vibra
42. eform the K150X starts with a computer model of an acoustically rich instrumental sound These models which we call voices are created by a Contoured Sound Model which produces the rich authentic tones for which Kurzweil Music Systems has become famous Programs Regions and Layers In addition to the voices the K150X offers many sound modifying resources By using these resources we are able to change a basic voice to create a great variety of new tone colors The resources are referred to as modifiers A voice together with its associate modifiers is called a layer With the K150X you can combine layers to form a composite tone color and then assign that combination of layers to a region A region is one group of keys into which the K150X divides the incoming MIDI keyboard information The K150X enables you to set up one two or three keyboard regions A complete keyboard setup is called a program The program tells where the regions are which layers are in each region and which voice and modifier values are in each layer The programs are numbered from 0 to 255 A given program may be selected by the K150X s front panel or by a MIDI program change command Thus programs are built up like the branches of a tree The program is the tree itself the regions are parts of the tree s trunk and the layers are branches that are attached to the trunk To continue the analogy you can think of the K150X as a forest of up to 255
43. ending is when the played note rises or falls to another note by a smooth transition as in Figure 8 2 Figure 8 2 Pitch Bending Assuming that your MIDI controller has a MIDI assignable continuous controller such as a wheel knob or slider and or can transmit key after touch information this parameter allows you to choose which combination if any of control information will control the pitch bending for this layer The range of the pitch bending is a program wide parameter and is controlled in the Program Editor The default values are 2 semitones for wheel bending and 1 semitones for key pressure bending see Program Editing When the display reads P MODE you can choose among four pitch bend control options Use INCR and DECR to step through the choices Off Disables the pitch bending capabilities of this layer P Wheel Only the pitch wheel is selected for pitch bending Its range is determined by the P BEND parameter in the Program Editor see Program Editing K Press Only key pressure is selected for pitch bending with the amount of bend being proportional to the after touch pressure with which you hold the key down Its range and direction are determined by the K BEND parameter in the Program Editor see Program Editing Both Both pitch wheel and key pressure bending are enabled Chorus Mode This parameter selects whether chorusing is active in this layer and specifies how The switch selected here works in
44. eters for a discussion of this feature Mode Switch This is a switch which reverses the current vibrato mode as follows Off above below a b b a On below above b a a b Rate Control This is unidirectional control which varies the vibrato rate between 0 1 Hz and the current value of the vibrato rate Shape Switch This switch changes the vibrato shape If the current shape is triangle turning the switch on changes it to square and vice versa Symmetry Control This is a bidirectional control which varies the waveform symmetry between the limits set by the current value of the symmetry parameter Depth Shape Control This is a bidirectional control which combines the vibrato depth control and the shape switch In either direction the control varies the depth between 0 and the maximum value When the control is moved below center or above center if the control direction is reversed the shape is changed as with the shape switch described above Depth Mode Control This is a bidirectional control which combines the vibrato depth control with the mode switch described above In either direction the control varies the vibrato depth When the control is moved below center or above center if the control direction is reversed the mode is switched as with the mode switch described above 10 4 The Equalizer Editor Each program in the K150X has a graphic equalizer associated with it Each equalizer provides 8 octave bands with a ran
45. f the timbre also changes with the loudness of the note 8 3 All built in sounds have a pre selected timbre formula as a component of every note Timbre Shift allows you to override the default timbre and choose another timbre for a keyboard key when it is pressed With Timbre Shift you can override the internal formula and use the timbres from other notes in the scale in conjunction with the nominal pitch Timbre shifts are similar to transpositions but they only change the harmonic content of the note and have no effect on the pitch of the note The effect of timbre shifting varies depending on the built in voice In the case of the acoustic piano voice positive timbre shifts which will cause the timbres from lower notes to played at higher pitches result in a bright funky sound Negative adjustments which use the timbres from higher notes to be played at lower pitches result in a darker sound The Timbre Mode Options When the display reads T MODE you can choose among four options for selecting your timbres The default option is manual Use INCR and DECR to step through the choices Manual When used with the default value for T SHIFT 0 semitones this option creates the default timbre mode Picking a shift in semitones with T SHIFT changes the sound See Timbre Shift Value Slider If your MIDI controller has a MIDI assignable slider or wheel you can set it up so that you can interactively shift the timbre between the nominal tim
46. ge Only one control source can be assigned to a control destination When editing the INCR and DECR keys skip over previously assigned control sources If you enter a control source number directly with the numeric keypad any previous assignment is canceled Assignable Controls and Switches The following sections describe the basic controls and switches The chapters on the programmable chorusing and vibrato units describe the controls and switches which are specific to those devices Sustain Pedal The sustain pedal is a switch that behaves exactly like its piano counterpart While it is down ON notes will continue to sound even after their keys have been released Sostenuto Pedal The sostenuto pedal is a switch that behaves exactly like its piano counterpart While it is down ON any notes whose keys were down when the pedal was depressed will be sustained but subsequent notes are not effected Timbre Freeze Pedal The Timbre Freeze pedal is a switch that behaves like a sostenuto pedal but activates an effect called Timbre Freeze While it is down ON any notes whose keys were down when the pedal was depressed are frozen That is their timbral evolution is suspended When the pedal is released the notes will continue to evolve if their keys are still down or the sustain pedal is down Otherwise they will release Soft Pedal The soft pedal is actually a continuous control that acts as an attenuator to control the timbre of notes
47. ge of 12dB boost and 30dB cut for each band Whether or not this equalizer is active in any particular layer of the program is controlled by the Equalizer Enable parameter in the layer editor which can be set on or off for each layer see Layer Editing The Equalization parameters being edited are those for the currently active program In order to hear the effects of your equalization editing turn on the Equalization Enable switch for the layer or layers you want to apply equalization to see Layer Editing Each equalizer has eight bands centered about the follow frequencies 62 5 Hz shelf 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz 4 kHz 8 kHz shelf Each band may be boosted by 12dB or cut by 30dB Using the Equalizer Editor 1 Select Equalizer Editing by pressing EDIT CLR One of the frequencies listed above will appear in the display with its current value Change the value by using the numeric button pad and pressing ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1dB increments 3 Use NEXT and PREV to step through the other frequencies The Control Editor This editor allows you to assign MIDI control sources to K150X control destinations Just as MIDI has two types of control sources continuous controllers and switches the K150X has two types of control destinations virtual controls and virtual switches Virtual controls recognize the full range of MIDI data values 0 thru 127 while virtual switches only respond to 0 OFF
48. habet the numbers 0 through 9 or the characters _ or Choose the first character of the new name in this way 3 To move to the next character position press NEXT Use INCR or DECR to repeat the process described in 2 above To return to a previous character position press PREV 4 To exit press Fl Copying Programs To copy the current program press F2 The display will ask COPY PROGRAM Press 0 yes to copy the program The display will read COPY current program number TO current program number Enter the program number you want the current program copied to and press ENTR Assuming the program number you selected was empty the program will be copied and you will now be editing the program of the new program number If aprogram already existed under the number you selected the display will read 6 2 REPLACE PROGRAM Press 0 yes and the program will be replaced Press no and you will return to the COPY current program number TO current program number display where you can enter a different program number Deleting Programs To delete an existing program push F3 You will be asked to confirm that you do indeed wish to delete the program DELETE PROGRAM With the question mark flashing Push 0 for yes or for no If you respond yes the program will be deleted Remember that built in programs cannot be deleted Pitch Wheel and Key Pressure Bend Note bending is
49. he old battery Quickly insert the new battery the same way with the upwards 5 Turn on the power Make sure no warning message appears Replacement Batteries The battery recommended by Kurzweil Music Systems is Type 2430 a 3V lithium coin cell These batteries are available in several sizes and in a pinch you can use a different size The other sizes do not last as long however Refer to the following tables Type Capacity Typical Life of Original 24mm Diameter recommended 2430 100 2 years 2420 60 14 months 2316 45 10 months 20mm Diameter only if there s no other choice 2032 85 20 months 2025 60 14 months 2016 30 6 months The 20mm batteries will be loose in the battery clip They will work but we do not guarantee that memory contents will be valid as moving the unit around or other vibrations may break electrical contact Typical Life means the life of the battery in an average K150X at room temperature The life time is shortened by heat for instance at 130 F a typical temperature in a car out in the sun battery drain is triple the room temperature rate B 1 INDEX A A BASS 8 3 assignable controls 12 1 asterisk 6 1 attack velocity Timbre Mode 8 5 A VELOC 8 5 Balance Mode parameter 8 1 B balance control 12 4 Balance Level parameter 8 6 Balance Mode parameter 8 5 A VELOC 8 5 manual 8 5 slider 8 5 B MODE 8 5 default 8 5 Both Pitch Bend option 6 3 8 6 BR_E_PNO 8
50. i Mode The K150X will respond to incoming information on any of the 16 MIDI Channels This is the default mode Poly Mode The K150X will respond to incoming information only on the specific channel currently specified the default is Channel 1 Multi Mode Individual programs of the K150X can be programmed to respond to different incoming channels Each MIDI channel can have a separate program number assigned Multi Mode ignores the Omni on off message Selecting a MIDI Mode Use INCR and DECR to step through the three choices 5 1 MIDI Channel The MIDI Channel parameter lets you select the basic MIDI channel The default channel is Channel 1 When the display shows CHANNEL you can select the Channel number Enter the new channel number with the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use the INCR and DECR keys to step through the numbers 1 through 16 If a number greater than 16 is entered using the numeric keypad the channel number will be set to the previous channel number when ENTR is pressed Mod Wheel Your controller s modulation wheel may or may not be centered You can select which way the K150X interprets the MIDI signal coming from your modulation wheel When the display reads MOD WHEEL you can use the INCR and DECR keys to select between Normal and Centered In Normal mode signals coming from the modulation wheel are given the values 0 127 In Centered mode the values are shifted down to be from 64 to 63 with 0 as
51. ibrato editing turn on one of the active modes Fixed K Press or M Wheel of the Vibrato Enable switch for the layer or layers you want to add Vibrato to see Layer Editing Using the Vibrato Editor Select VIBRATO editing by pressing EDIT DECR The abbreviation VIBR is printed above the DECR key on the button pad The parameters shown in Table 10 1 can be edited One will appear in the display the others can be selected by using NEXT and PREV Table 10 1 Vibrato Editor Parameters Display Reads Parameter Available Values What it Does use INCR and DECR TRIANGLE triangle wave Triangle Selects the base waveform used for modification SQUARE square wave Square DEPTH Depth of Oscillation 0 3600 C Adjusts the range in which the sound will vary RATE Oscillation Rate 0 49 9 Hz Adjusts the frequency of oscillation SYMMETRY Symmetry of Waveform 10 Adjusts the symmetry of the waveform DELAY Vibrato Delay 0 1000ms Specifies a delay before vibrato reaches full intensity Tf the value is numeric you can also enter the value directly with the right button pad and press ENTR See the sections on each parameter later in this chapter The Vibrato parameters work in conjunction with each other For instance until an audible value is set for RATE changes to the other parameters will not be audible Likewise if DEPTH is set to 0C no audible oscillation occurs because the note doesn t change Remember that you
52. ibrato is enabled in a normal mode i e the vibrato intensity will not respond to MIDI key pressure or modulation wheel signals K Press Assuming your MIDI controller can transmit key after touch information the amount of vibrato depth as specified with the DEPTH parameter of the Vibrato Editor can be proportional to the after touch with which the key is held down with this option see Vibrato Editing for more information M Wheel Allows the amount of vibrato depth as specified with the DEPTH parameter of the Vibrato Editor to be controlled with your MIDI controller s modulation wheel see Vibrato Editing for more information Equalizer Number This parameter selects whether equalization is active in this layer When the display reads EQUALIZER you can use INCR and DECR to switch between on and off The default is on One set of equalization parameters can be defined for each program Use the Equalizer Editor to edit the equalization parameters for the active program see Equalizer Editing 8 7 The Chorus Editor The programmable chorusing feature in the K150X can be used to create a variety of effects such as phasing flanging doubling chorusing and echo The chorusing feature operates by generating extra notes which can be successively detuned delayed and or decayed You can define one set of Chorus parameters for each Program Whether or not these Chorus parameters are active for any individual layer in that program is
53. ing INCR DECR NEXT or PREV or select it by number using the numeric button pad and press ENTR If there is only one layer defined that layer is the default layer to edit unless INCR is pressed creating a new layer see Creating and Deleting Layers Press ENTR to start choosing among the parameters for the selected layer The display will show on the left side e the region L for LEFT Cfor CENTER R for RIGHT e the Layer number The parameters shown in Table 8 1 can be edited One will appear in the display the others can be selected using NEXT and PREV Table 8 1 Layer Editor Parameters Display Reads Parameter Available Values What it Does use INCR and DECR VN Voice a voice Assigns the number and name of the voice to the sound layer TUNE Tuning 125C Adjusts the tuning of the layer TRANSPOSE Transposition 60ST Transposes the layer T MODE Timbre Mode Fixed Selects the way timbre is chosen Slider A Veloc Select T SHIFT Timbre Shift 60ST Controls the amount and direction of timbre shifting I SELECT amp Timbre Select C0 C9 Selects one note for all timbre shift T LEVEL Timbre Level 30dB Selects Timbre Proportions B MODE Balance Mode Fixed Controls the mode of layer balancing Slider A Veloc BALANCE Balance Level 15dB Controls the relative volume of the layer 8 1 P MODE Pitch Bend Mode Off Controls the mode of pitch bending P Wheel K Press Both C MODE
54. ing the Vibrato Editor 10 1 Triangle or Square 10 1 Depth as a Re BE FE er 10 2 Rates u u u sr EEE ee 10 2 Symmelty 2 2 es an en 10 3 Delay a a ee 10 3 Vibrato Assignable Controls 10 4 The Equalizer Editor 11 1 Using the Equalizer Editor 11 1 The Control Editor 222020000 12 1 F1 F2 and F3 in the Control Editor 12 1 Using the Control Editor 12 1 How AssignmentisDone 12 2 Assignable Controls and Switches 12 3 The Miscellaneous Editor 13 1 Using the MISC Editor 2 13 1 The Program List Editor 13 1 Using the Program List Editor 13 1 Fl F2 and F3 in the Program List Editor 13 1 Intonation Table Editor 13 2 Using the Intonation Editor 13 2 Velocity Map Editor 13 3 Using the Velocity Map Editor 13 3 Summary of Editable Parameters A 1 Battery Replacement 6 B 1 Replacing the Battery B 1 Replacement Batteries B 1 INDEX os 25 catia 02 3 sera Bh Sk an I 1 Preface How To Use This Manual This manual assumes some knowledge of music theory and terminology and familiarity with some concepts of electronic sound generation the Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIDI standard and other recent advances in music creation and performing Chapter 1 will give you a brief overview of
55. is set at 3C and a layer is given a tuning of 2C the layer will have a 5C tuning relative to the natural pitch Transposition When the display reads TRANSPOSE the K150X can be transposed from 0 to 60 semitones Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 semitone increments If a value greater than 60 is entered using the numeric button pad the value will be set to 60 when ENTR is pressed This transposition is in addition to any transposition specified for a particular layer with the TRANS parameter in the Layer Editor For example if the master transposition for the K150X is set at 3ST and a layer is given a transposition of 2ST the layer will have a 5ST transposition relative to the natural tone Intonation 4 1 Used in conjunction with the Intonation Table Editor which allows you to adjust the micro tonal distance between individual intervals this parameter determines whether the values specified with that editor will be active or not When the display reads INTONATION you can change the value of the switch Use INCR and DECR to change the value between off and on The default is off Reference Key Used in conjunction with the Intonation Table Editor which allows you to adjust the micro tonal distance between individual intervals this parameter allows you to specify which key you will be playing in so that the intervals will be properly adjusted for that
56. itor If you have started making a numeric entry but haven t pressed ENTR pressing NEXT or PREV completes the entry for you Like INCR and DECR these buttons repeat if held down for more than one second but at a slower rate twice a second EDIT In general you can use EDIT Fn at any time to select a different editor Press EDIT EDIT to return to the previous editor you were in Since each editor remembers what it was doing when you exited from it you can bounce back and forth between editors with little difficulty If you have started making a numeric entry but haven t pressed ENTR pressing EDIT completes the entry for you To return from all editors press EDIT and any key on the right button pad The display will show the CHANNEL and PROGRAM number currently active C number P number program name This is the K150X s Channel Editor display C stands for CHANNEL and P stands for PROGRAM From here you can use INCR and DECR to step through the Programs or NEXT and PREV to step through the Channels 2 5 A Block Diagram of the K150X Figure 2 3 shows the relationships between the various K150X parameters and modifiers and how they interact to achieve a certain result Although reasonably complex the diagram will become clearer as you become familiar with the K150X and its operation It is supplied here only for reference you don t need to study it in order to use the K150X large complex hardly readable original diagr
57. ive after note start 3600 49 9 10 4000 Default oo oooc o triangle 0 0 Units cents semitones MIDI Key MIDI Key semitones semitones cents semitones semitones dB dB cents ms dB cents Hz ms dB Battery Replacement Replacing the Battery If you turn on the K150X and get a message like EROB LOW BATTERY you will need to replace the battery The K150X s program and parameter storage is protected while the unit s power is off by a battery As with all batteries eventually the battery will run out You can buy extras at camera and electronics stores e g Radio Shack and replace the battery yourself You will only have 5 minutes after you remove the old battery before your programs will be lost There is a back up feature that holds the memory briefly when both the AC input and the battery are absent You might consider getting the new battery ready before doing anything It s also a good idea to back up your programs onto cassette first just in case To replace the battery 1 Turn power off Remove the two screws which hold down the square lid on top of the unit and remove the lid You will need a Phillips screwdriver to do this 3 In the opening you will see six sockets for integrated circuits and a flat coin shaped battery in a clip this battery is the one you want to replace 4 Take a penny and ease it under the old battery in the clip and lift out t
58. key The default key is C When the display reads REFERENCE KEY you can change the key Use INCR and DECR to step through the musical scale 4 2 The MIDI Editor With the MIDI Editor you select settings which specify how the K150X will interpret its incoming MIDI signals Using the MIDI Editor Enter the MIDI Editor by pressing EDIT F3 One of the two parameters shown in Table 5 1 will appear in the display the others may be accessed by pressing NEXT or PREV Table 5 1 MIDI Editor Parameters Display Reads Parameter Adjustable Range What it Does use INCR and DECR MIDI MODE MIDI Mode Omni Selects the MIDI Mode Poly Multi CHANNEL MIDI Channel I 16 Selects the basic MIDI Channel MOD WHEEL Modulation Wheel Normal 0 12 7 Selects the MIDI signal interpretation for the Centered modulation wheel signal VELOCITY MAP Velocity Map 0 7 Selects one of the seven velocity maps LOUDNESS MAP Loudness Map 0 7 Selects one of the seven loudness maps PROGRAM LIST Program List Direct Selects the program list mapping from 1 32 controller to K150X 33 64 65 96 97 128 1 64 65 128 1 128 Tf the value is numeric you can also enter the value with the right button pad and press ENTR MIDI Mode About MIDI Modes Information can be transmitted on 16 distinct channels in the MIDI interface The K150X can respond in three ways to this incoming information with each of the ways having different interpretations and implications Omn
59. n 2 Connect one end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI OUT jack on the MIDI controller 3 Connect the other end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI IN jack on the K150X No other jacks should be used in this application 4 Plug the power cord in between the K150X s AC LINE IN connector and the AC power source 5 Turn on the K150X by pressing the power switch on the lower right side of the front panel This insures that when your MIDI controller is powered up the K150X will receive any setup information which might be sent by your MIDI controller After a few seconds the display will read KURZWEIL 150X for a few seconds and then read Cl P1 PIANO meaning that the K150X is ready to go 6 Turn on the amplifier and plug the 14 inch phone plug into the AUDIO OUT jack on the rear panel of the K150X and or plug the headphones into the headphone jack on the front panel of the K150X 7 Adjust the volume control on the front panel of the K150X to a low but audible level and press a keyboard key You should now be getting an acoustic piano sound When using headphones the volume control should be set to a comfortable listening level However when using an external amplifier or speaker best results are obtained when the volume level is set as loud as your amplifier will allow without distorting Selecting Between Programs The display should currently read Cl Pl PIANO meaning that Program number 1 with name PIANO is active and assig
60. n CANC will cancel all changes that you have made since the last time SAVE was pressed UNDO If you are in the middle of a numeric entry no flashing UNDO cancels the entry i e the display will begin flashing again Otherwise UNDO cancels the last change that you made to the current parameter Pushing UNDO again will re do the change Thus UNDO can be used to switch back and forth between two values INCR and DECR These buttons can be used to increment and decrement the current parameter value or entry value If you use them after entering a value but before pushing ENTR they just increment and decrement the entered value If the current parameter value is displayed flashing then INCR and DECR will alter that value directly For example if the current value of Master Tune is 20 pushing INCR is equivalent to pushing 2 1 ENTR The INCR and DECR buttons will repeat at a rate of ten times a second if held down for more than one second CLR If you are in the middle of making a numeric entry flashing has stopped CLR just sets the entry value to 0 Otherwise it sets the the current parameter value to 0 the equivalent of pushing 0 ENTR For parameters for which 0 is not a legal value CLR sets the parameter to the lowest allowable value For a parameter where a number is not a legal value CLR sets the parameter to the default value NEXT and PREV These buttons allow you to step thru the parameters associated with the current ed
61. nd press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 dB increments If you enter a value larger than 12 with the numeric button pad the decay value will be set at 12 when ENTR is pressed Chorus Editor Assignable Controls Associated with the chorusing are a number of MIDI assignable controls and switches which can be used to control the chorusing parameters in real time See Controls Editing On Off Switch This switch turns the chorusing on and off When a chorus unit is turned off any extra notes are turned off as well 9 2 Detune Control unidirectional This control varies the successive detune between 0 and the value set in the chorusing parameters Chorus detune is a live effect i e it is effective after the note has started Detune Mode Switch This switch changes the sign of detune mode i e becomes becomes Detune Mode Control bidirectional This is a bidirectional control that combines the detune control with the mode switch When the control is above center or below if the direction is reversed the detune is varied and the normal mode is used In the other direction the detune mode is reversed Delay Control unidirectional This control varies the successive delay between 0 and the value set in the chorusing parameters It is only effective when a note is started Decay Control unidirectional This control varies the successive decay between 0 and the value set in the chorusing parameters
62. nder control 12 5 pitch shifter control 12 5 pitch wheel 12 1 Pitch Wheel parameter 6 3 pitch bending options 6 4 P MODE 8 2 8 13 Poly Mode MIDI Modes 5 2 polyphonic key pressure 12 1 press pitch bending options 6 4 pressure control 12 5 PREV editing button 2 5 PREV PROG 12 2 PROG 2 3 PROGRAM 2 5 program replace 6 3 save modified 6 1 Program Editor 5 9 8 13 Program Editor parameter Left and Right Split Points 6 6 Soft Pedal 6 5 Program Editor parameters 6 3 PROGRAM LIST 13 1 editor 5 7 13 2 miscellaneous editors 13 1 parameter 5 1 5 8 programs copying 6 3 deleting 6 3 editing 6 1 renaming 6 3 selecting 6 1 Q question mark 6 2 R range pitch bending 8 13 RATE 10 2 10 5 Rate parameter 10 4 R BAL 6 2 REFERENCE KEY 4 1 4 5 Reference Key parameter 4 4 REGION 2 3 region 8 1 copies 7 2 deletes 7 2 replaces 7 2 editor 2 4 6 9 7 1 7 2 renaming programs 6 3 replace program 6 3 replaces region 7 2 right button pad 2 3 R SPLIT 6 2 6 7 S SAVE editing button 2 6 save modified built in program 6 1 scale step through 4 5 select option Timbre Mode 8 7 selecting layers 8 1 programs 6 1 SFT PDL 6 2 6 6 slider Balance Mode parameter 8 1 1 slider option Timbre Mode 8 7 SOFT PEDAL 12 2 parameter 6 5 control 12 4 SOSTENUTO 12 2 pedal control 12 4 SQUARE 10 2 10 3 parameter 10 2 step through musical scale 4 5 SUSTAIN PED 12 2 control 12 4 switch switch pedals external 12 1
63. ned to MIDI Channel 1 Press INCR and the display should read Cl P2 ABS PNO You should now be able to play Program number 2 which has an acoustic bass voice in the lower part of the keyboard and a piano in the upper part of the keyboard To return to Program number 1 press DECR You can use INCR and DECR to step through all the currently existing programs and play them You can also jump between non sequentially numbered programs by entering the number of the desired program using the numbered buttons and pressing ENTER You are now ready learn more about the K150X and what it does Using the K150X In this chapter you ll be introduced to the button pads of the K150X and briefed on what the individual buttons do and how they work This will lead into a discussion of the editors and how to use them Communicating with the K150X All your interaction with the K150X is through the front panel button pad and display Using the buttons on the front panel you tell the K150X what to do The K150X gives information back to you visually through its display and audibly through its audio output enabling you to listen to changes as you make them The Buttons on the Front Panel From here on we re going to divide the buttons on the front panel into 2 halves the left button pad and the right button pad as shown in Figure 2 1 Each of these halves is used to perform different functions CHANNEL TUNE MIDI LEFT CENTER RIGHT F1 F2 F3 1 2 3
64. ng Editor Select Tuning Editing by pressing EDIT F2 The abbreviation TUNE is printed above the F2 key on the button pad The parameters shown in Table 4 1 can be edited One will appear in the display the others can be selected by using NEXT and PREV Table 4 1 Tuning Editor Parameter Display Reads Parameter Adjustable Values What it Does use INCR and DECR MAST TUNE Master Tuning 0 125C Tunes the entire instrument TRANSPOSE Transposition 60ST Transposes the entire instrument INTONATION Intonation Switch On Off Switch for intonation parameters REFERENCE KEY Reference key Entire Musical Scale Sets a reference key for intonation Tf the value is numeric you can also enter the value directly with the right button pad and press ENTR Note that you can specify tuning and transposition values for individual layers with the Layer Editor see Layer Editing See the sections on each parameter later in this chapter Master Tuning When the display reads MAST TUNE the pitch of the K150X may be tuned by 125C Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 10 cent increments If a value greater than 125 is entered using the numeric button pad the value will be set to 125 when ENTR is pressed This tuning is in addition to any tuning specified for a particular layer with the TUNE parameter in the Layer Editor For example if the Master Tuning for the K150X
65. ng both above and below When you choose both mode selects which wave the oscillation starts means the oscillation starts positive and goes negative means the oscillation starts negative and goes positive Figure 10 3 illustrates modes of selection for a triangle wave T u F Figure 10 3 Triangle Wave Modes The depth can be selected to be between 0 and 3600C Enter a value in cents using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 10 C increments Note that if the depth is selected to be 0 no vibrato effect will be audible Select the desired mode by pressing to step through each of the four choices Rate When the display shows RATE the frequency at which the vibrato occurs can be selected A low frequency results in a slow vibrato effect while a high frequency results in a fast vibrato effect The frequency can be adjusted from 0 to 49 9Hz Enter a value directly using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 0 1 Hz increments Note that if OHz is selected no vibrato effect will be audible 10 2 Symmetry Up to this point vibrato waveforms have been symmetric Symmetry allows you to specify a value which modifies the vibrato waveforms as shown in Figure 10 4 Triangle 10 5 0 5 10 Square Figure 10 4 Modifying Waveform Symmetry Enter a value directly using the numeric button pad and
66. nserts layers Deleting Layers To delete an existing layer press Fl You will be asked for confirmation Delete Layer Press ENTR to delete a layer or to cancel the request Voice The voice is the built in sound selected as a basis for all editing changes in this layer When a new layer is first defined the default voice is acoustic piano When the display reads VN you can select the voice Enter the number of the desired voice using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to step through the available voices 8 2 The built in voices are either accurate electronic reproductions of conventional instruments or unconventional sounds which highlight the unique sound generation capabilities of the K150X The built in voices include these Resident Voices listed in Table 8 2 Table 8 2 Resident Voices Voice Number Display Reads Sound Name 1 PIANO Acoustic Piano 2 ROCK PNO Rock Piano 3 SOFT PNO Soft Piano 4 ELECPNO Electric Piano 3 BR E PNO Bright Electric Piano 6 HARPISCHD Harpsichord 7 SOFTHPCD Soft Harpsichord 8 A BASS Acoustic Bass 9 EBASS Electric Bass 10 SOFT EBS Muted Electric Bass 11 VIBES Vibes 12 MARIMBA Marimba 13 JAZZ ORG Jazz Organ 14 ROCK ORG Rock Organ There are also additional Sound Block Voices Tuning Each layer can be individually tuned by cents This tuning is in addition to the master tuning for the entire device as specified with the Tuning Editor For example if the Master Tuning
67. o step through the choices Manual This is the default mode for layer balance The value given in the Balance Level parameter is directly applied to the layer Slider If your MIDI controller has a MIDI assignable slider or wheel you can set it up so that you can interactively control the balance level between OdB and the value set with the Balance Level parameter Attack Velocity A VELOC If your MIDI controller can transmit key velocity information the balance can be controlled by key velocity When the display reads A VELOC the balance level is scaled between OdB and the value set with the Balance Level parameter and proportional to the velocity with which the key is pressed 8 5 Balance Level When the display reads BALANCE you can control the volume of this layer relative to the other layers The volume of this layer can be adjusted to be 0 to 12dB softer than an unadjusted layer The default value is OdB Enter a value in decibels using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value in 1 decibel increments If a value greater than 12dB is entered using the numeric button pad the value will be set to 12dB when ENTR is pressed Note that layer balancing is relative When you raise the volume of a specific layer you are actually reducing the volume of the other layers with respect to it This is done to insure that the K150X s output gain is always as high as possible Pitch Bend Mode Pitch b
68. rk in When the Layer Editor is selected the editable layers will be those of the selected region Technically all programs have 3 regions It is possible however to define the split points in the Program Editor such that they are outside the range of the MIDI keyboard or controller you are using For example there are MIDI values for notes from C in the 0 octave to B in the 9th octave but even a full range 88 key piano keyboard goes only from A in the 0 octave to C in the 8th octave as shown in Figure 7 1 Key CO Cl C2 C3 C4 CS C6 C7 C8 B9 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 119 MIDI Number Figure 7 1 MIDI Numbers of C Keys Therefore it is possible to select a region and edit its layers even though you can t play it because no part of the actual playing keyboard has been assigned to it Using the Region Editor 1 Enter the Region Editor by pressing EDIT CANC The regions edited will be those of the currently active program To edit the regions of another program you must first select it to be the currently active program and then press EDIT CANC The display will show Pn CNTR LYRS r where n is number of the current active program and r is the number of layers currently defined for the region 2 Select aregion to work on by using INCR DECR NEXT or PREV or select it using buttons 1 2 or 3 corresponding to left center and right and press ENTR Display Reads Region Region Number LEFT left region 1 C
69. t up the K150X to have up to 128 programs accessible directly from your controller Using the Program List Editor When the display reads PROGRAM LIST press ENTR The display will read STEP n PROG n where STEP is the program list number currently being assigned and PROG is the program number being assigned to that program list number To change the STEP number use NEXT and PREV The program number will advance at the same time To change the PROG number independently use INCR and DECR or enter a value directly using the numeric keypad and Press ENTR F1 F2 and F3 in the Program List Editor F1 jumps to the next 16 steps For example pressing F1 several times from STEP 5 would jump to STEP 17 STEP 35 STEP 51 STEP 67 etc F2 inserts a step at the current point incrementing all the steps above it by step F3 deletes a step at the current point moving all the steps above it down step Intonation Table Editor Used in conjunction with the Intonation Switch and Reference Key parameters in the Tuning Editor the Intonation Editor allows you to micro tonally adjust the width of the intervals between each note Be aware that in order to hear your changes the Intonation Switch in the Tuning Editor must be on see Tuning Editor Using the Intonation Editor When the display reads NOTE you can change the value of the displayed note away from its equal tempered value Select a new value using the numeric keypad and press ENTR or us
70. tches Enter a value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR or use INCR and DECR to change the value by 1 semitone increments To change the sign of the value use the key In general positive timbre shifts result in a brighter sound while negative timbre shifts result in a duller sound Timbre Select Used in conjunction only with the Select option of the Timbre Shift Mode parameter this parameter allows you to specify the note whose timbre will be applied to all the notes The default note is middle C C4 C in the 4th octave There are 2 ways to select the note Press INCR and DECR to step through the musical scale Alternatively you can select the MIDI number of the key whose timbre shift you want Input the value using the numeric button pad and press ENTR The MIDI number for each key is shown in Table 8 3 and Figure 8 1 relates the MIDI numbers to keys on the keyboard Table 8 3 MIDI Key Number Chart Note Octave 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 C 13 25 37 49 61 73 85 97 109 D 14 26 38 50 62 74 86 98 110 D 15 27 39 51 63 75 87 99 II E 16 28 40 52 64 76 88 100 112 F 17 29 41 53 65 77 89 101 113 F 18 30 42 54 66 78 90 102 114 G 19 31 43 55 67 79 91 103 115 G 20 32 44 56 68 80 92 104 116 A 21 33 45 57 69 8 93 105 117 A 22 34 46 58 70 82 94 106 118 B 23 35 47 59 71 83 95 107 119 Key CO Cl C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 MIDI Number Figure 8 1 MIDI Numbers of C Keys
71. the Kurzweil Model K150X Expander K150X and show you how to connect it to your MIDI controller and start making music right away SThe manual assumes that your MIDI controller is a piano keyboard like controller However the K150X will work with any controller which produces standard MIDI signals After reading Chapter 1 you should be able to play the K150X s built in sounds and begin to suspect that you can do much more Chapter 2 describes using the K150X in depth and gives you an overview of the editors and how to use them After this chapter you should be able to read the chapters on individual editors as you need them Chapters 3 through 13 are on individual editors Within each editor chapter everything you can do with that editor is documented with examples and references to other chapters as needed Appendix A is a summary of editable parameters from all the editors Appendix B Battery Replacement describes how to change the battery in the K150X Introduction Introduction The Kurzweil Model K150X Expander K150X has built in programs you can play directly and editors with which you can modify these programs to create an enormous range of sounds and playing performance options In most synthesizers the sound begins with a simple electronic waveform that is then filtered and shaped to produce the final tone The Kurzweil K150X Expander is also a synthesizer However instead of starting off with a simple electronic wav
72. the numeric button pad and press ENTR The value given is the amount in each direction For instance if 3ST is the value the pitch wheel will bend the played note 3 semitones up and 3 semitones down The maximum range is 60 semitones New programs have their P BEND set at a default value of 2ST The sign of the value shows the relationship between the direction the pitch wheel is rotated and the direction of the pitch The convention is usually Wheel Direction Note Direction Sign of Semitone Value clockwise or up up 6 3 counterclockwise or down down If your pitch wheel is different or you want to reverse the relationship change the sign of the value Key Pressure Bending Assuming that your MIDI keyboard sends after pressure information notes can be specified to bend when played the range of the bend depending on the force with which you press the keys The direction of the bending is specified by the sign of the range A positive value means the sound bends up from the played note A negative value means the sound bends down In order to hear the effects of your changes the P BEND parameter in one or more of the layers being played must be set to Press or Both There must also be proper MIDI assignment of the key velocity signal from your keyboard to the K150X When the display reads K BEND you can set the distance in semitones after the played note at which pressing the key will bend the note Use the numeric button pad
73. to Rate CC Vibrato Mode CC Vibrato Mode SW Vibrato Symmetry CC Vibrato Delay CC Data Entry CC Increment SW Decrement SW Next Program SW Previous Program SW Notes Off SW Legend SW CC CC Trademark of Kurzweil Music Systems Inc How Assignment is Done 67 Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned Unassigned 6 96 97 Unassigned Unassigned 127 switch continuous controller bidirectional continuous controller Table 12 2 contains the assignments for standard MIDI control numbers according to the latest MIDI specification Unassigned control numbers are available for assignment to any K150X control destination Table 12 2 MIDI Control Assignments Default Assignment ignored Modulation Wheel unassigned Data Entry Volume Balance unassigned Expression unassigned all LSBs ignored Sustain Pedal unassigned Sostenuto Pedal Soft Pedal unassigned Timbre Freeze Pedal 12 2 70 95 unassigned 96 Data Increment 97 Data Decrement 98 121 unassigned The following numbers are not valid MIDI control numbers They are used internally to designate MIDI control sources which are transmitted as separate MIDI messages Table 12 3 Invalid MIDI Control Numbers MIDI Default Assignment 125 Channel Pressure Message 126 Pitch Wheel Message MSB only 127 All Notes Off Messa
74. to the right region Each region can be given its own distinct layers allowing the keyboard to be divided into up to three different voices of arbitrary keyboard width Setting the Split Points Select each split point individually when the appropriate display is visible For the left split point the display is number L SPLIT current note and for the right split point the display is number R SPLIT current note number is the program number being edited and current note is the keyboard position of the appropriate split current note will be flashing In a program without a current left hand split the left hand split is defined to be C in the 0 octave the bottom most keyboard key CO would be flashing In a program without a current right hand split the right hand split is defined to be C in the 9th octave the top most keyboard key C9 would be flashing 6 4 When the display shows L SPLIT or R SPLIT you can use INCR and DECR to step through the keyboard keys Alternately you can select the MIDI number of the key at which you want the split to occur The key selected becomes the last key in the center region The MIDI number for each key is shown in Table 6 2 and Figure 6 2 relates the MIDI numbers to keys on the keyboard Table 6 2 MIDI Key Number Chart Note Octave 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 CH 13 25 37 49 61 73 85 97 109 D 14 26 38 50 62 74 86 98 110 D 15 27 39 51 63 75 87 99 IH E 16 28 40 52 64 76 88 1
75. trees The size of the forest is fixed by the amount of memory in the K150X You can have up to 255 trees but if you build up big trees with a lot of branches that is a complex program with a lot of layers it will take more space in the memory than smaller trees with fewer layers and you will be able to fit fewer than the maximum of 255 in your forest of programs The K150X allows you to build up a program of one two or three regions each of which may have up to seven layers In working on your programs you may set up change or remove just a layer a region of layers or an entire program The Voices Many voices are built in to every K150X A list of the resident voices is given in Chapter 8 of this manual In addition every K150X contains voice expansion slots into which supplied voice block integrated circuits are inserted Additional expansion slots are also supplied so that you can add more voice block integrated circuits later on All voices are instantly available for playing That is there is no waiting time to play any of the voices that you have installed within the instrument The Modifiers Modifiers change a voice or change the manner in which the voice responds to MIDI control signals Modifiers may be applied at the layer level program level or be instrument wide A modifier which is applied at the layer level affects only that layer a modifier applied at the program level affects all layers in all regions defined
76. us functions editor SO 0 ON All changes that you make while editing take effect instantly Thus you can play the keyboard while you re editing to hear the changes as you make them The Built In Programs The built in programs are popular playing configurations of conventional instruments or highlight sound modification features of the K150X Program 1 for instance is a piano Program 2 combines a piano with a bass the lowest two octaves of the keyboard sound like a bass while the rest of the keyboard remains a piano You can select and play these and many other programs as soon as the K150X is connected to a MIDI controller and an amplifier Getting Started The K150X allows a myriad of connections between itself and other devices through the MIDI interface We ll describe a simple setup with the K150X acting as a MIDI receiver from a MIDI controller which we Il assume to be a piano keyboard like device To set up the K150X and one MIDI controller you will need e 110V or 220V AC electrical power e A MIDI controller e A MIDI cable e Headphones with a 4 inch stereo phone plug mono or stereo or a 4 inch mono phone plug connected to an amplifier and speaker combination Follow this general procedure 1 The K150X will operate on either 110V or 220V AC power and indicates on the rear panel which kind of power it is currently set up for Make sure the K150X is set for the voltage in your location before turning it o
77. with the left button pad The new values don t take effect until you press the ENTR button Three of the buttons ENTR 0 and have special meanings ENTR You ll be using the ENTR button often Pressing ENTR means different things at different times e enter a selected editor e indicate you re finished entering a value Use ENTR after entering a number to let the K150X know you re finished If you ve used a computer before think of ENTR as the RETURN button of a computer when used in this context If nothing seems to be happening try pressing the ENTR button Don t worry you can always press undo to undo the change The 0 button serves 2 different purposes e enters 0 for numeric values e answers Yes to K150X questions the sign button is no The sign button 2 2 Pressing the sign button means different things at different times e it starts entry of a negative number When you intend to enter a negative number press first e it steps through 4 way signs Some K150X values can be positive negative starting positive or starting negative Pressing steps through these 4 values e it answers no to K150X questions No is printed above the button Left Center and Right The words LEFT CENTER and RIGHT appear above the 1 2 and 3 keys These meanings are significant only in the Region Editor They allow you to quickly select which region of the keyboard you want to edit

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