ENSONIQ KT-76 Musician's Manual

Section 7 — Drum Sound Parameters
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LevV/Mode
LevV Range: 00 to 99
The Velocity Level Control parameter will lower the volume with a softer keystrike. This means
that the setting you assign to Voice Volume is the maximum level — the level that will be reached
with the hardest keystrike. The amount of “LevV” will determine how much that level will be
reduced as you play softer. With this parameter you can have continuous dynamic control over
the volume by varying how hard you play. Changing the Velocity Curve (VelCurv) gives you
further control over the velocity response of the envelope.
Mode Range: NORMAL or FINISH
• NORMAL — The envelope plays through normally, as shown in the diagram below.
• FINISH — The envelope runs its full cycle, ignoring the key-up event. The envelope waits
until the Gate Time is finished to enter the release stage, instead of stopping when the key is
released. This is good for percussive-type sounds where you want the envelope to be the
same for every note, no matter how long the key is held down.
Stealing Notes
To maximize the use of the KT’s 64 voices, and to manage the “voice stealing,” it is sometimes
useful to understand when a given voice will be assigned and when it will be released, or “put
back” into the pool for use by other sounds. This depends on a combination of envelope mode
and wave type.
A (looped) sustaining wave will continue to use the voice until the envelope reaches zero. For a
sustaining wave, when the envelope mode=NORMAL or REPEAT:
99
0
PEAK
BREAK
SUSTAIN
KEY DOWN
KEY UP
Voice is released
when envelope
gets to zero
Looped Voice
Voice is
assigned
AMP envelope
= Envelope
= Wave data
For a sustaining wave, when the envelope mode = FINISH:
= Envelope
= Wave data
99
0
PEAK
BREAK
KEY DOWN
KEY UP
SUSTAIN=0
Voice is
assigned
Looped Voice
AMP envelope
Voice is released
when envelope
gets to zero, even if
key is still down.
For unlooped, non-sustaining, waves (specifically percussion and drum waves) the voice

ENSONIQ KT-76 Specifications

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Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	KT-76
Category	Keyboard
Language	English