ENSONIQ KT-88 User Manual

KT Quick-Start Guide
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Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing the ENSONIQ KT. You’ll find the KT to be a wonderful instrument,
full of exciting sounds and features.
Thanks also for opening up the ENSONIQ KT Quick-Start Guide tutorial. This is designed to be
an easy and fun way to get familiar with your new KT. Be sure to go through the Guide in
order—it’ll take about an hour.
This tutorial covers two different products, the KT-76 and the KT-88. The KT-76 has a 76 note
keyboard, whereas the KT-88 has an 88 note keyboard. In this manual, when there are notable
differences, the keyboards will be specifically addressed as the KT-76 and the KT-88. When the
text pertains to both products, they will be referred to as KT.
You’ll need the following materials:
• A KT
• An audio monitoring system (keyboard amp, mixer, headphones, audio cables, etc.)
Getting Ready
1. Plug the KT’s power cable into the AC Line jack on the rear panel of the KT.
2. Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded AC outlet.
3. Connect the SW-6 Foot Switch (found in the accessory kit) into the Foot Switch jack on the
rear panel of the KT.
☞ Important: Always make sure your audio system is turned off (or down) when making
connections in order to avoid damaging speakers or other components.
4. Connect the audio outputs of the KT to the line level inputs of a mixer, instrument amplifier,
stereo, or any other sound system, using 1/4 inch audio cables. If your system is stereo,
connect the Left/Mono and Right/Mono outputs of the KT to two input channels of your
mixer, stereo, etc. (If you’re connecting to your home stereo, you may need a set of 1/4 inch-
to-RCA cables. You can find these at most electronic supply stores.) If your system is mono,
use either the KT’s Left/Mono output or the Right/Mono output, but make sure nothing is
plugged into whichever output jack you’re not using. For listening through headphones,
simply plug your phones into the front panel jack marked “Phones.” If you’re running the
KT through a mixer in stereo, be sure to pan the left channel fully left, and the right channel
fully right to get the full effect of the KT’s stereophonic sound.
Grounded
AC Power
Mixer
Amp
Audio Outputs
Phones
Power
Switch

ENSONIQ KT-88 Specifications

General

Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	KT-88
Category	Keyboard
Language	English

Summary

Welcome to the ENSONIQ KT

ENSONIQ KT Quick-Start Guide Overview

Overview of the ENSONIQ KT and the quick-start guide.

Getting Ready

Connecting Power and Audio

Instructions for connecting power, foot switch, and audio outputs.

Getting Ready: Powering On and Volume Control

Powering On and Adjusting Volume

Steps to power on the KT and adjust volume for use.

Playing the KT

Exploring Sounds and Demo Song Playback

How to play the default piano sound and activate the built-in demo song.

Sounds

Selecting and Auditioning Sounds

Guide to navigating and auditioning the KT's instrument sounds.

Sounds: Navigating ROM Locations

Exploring ROM Sound Addresses

Exploring sounds by selecting different ROM addresses.

Banks

Understanding ROM and Internal Memory Banks

Explanation of ROM and Internal memory banks and how to access them.

Drum Sounds

Accessing Drum Kit Presets

Accessing and playing the drum sounds available on the KT.

SoundFinder™

Using SoundFinder for Sound Search

How to use the SoundFinder feature to search for similar sounds.

SoundFinder™: Navigating Similar Sounds

Navigating Sounds with SoundFinder Buttons

Using SoundFinder buttons to move between similar sounds.

Making Sounds Come Alive

Velocity and Modulator Wheel Functions

Understanding how velocity and modulation wheels influence sound.

Transpose Keyboard

Changing Musical Key with Transpose

How to use the Transpose Keyboard feature to change the song's key.

Changing Effects

Editing and Applying Sound Effects

Steps to edit and apply effects like reverb and chorus to sounds.

Saving Sounds

Saving Edited Sounds with Custom Names

How to save modified sounds and assign them a new name.

Saving Sounds: Confirming Save Operation

Confirming Edited Sound Save

Verifying the saving process for the edited and named sound.

Presets

Creating and Layering Custom Presets

How to combine multiple sounds to create a custom preset.

Presets: Creating Sound Splits

Creating Keyboard Splits with Sounds

How to assign different sounds to different keyboard ranges (splits).

Renaming Your Preset

Customizing Preset Names

Procedure for renaming a created preset.

Renaming Your Preset: Saving Changes

Saving Renamed Presets

How to save the changes made to the preset's name.

Selecting Other Presets

Exploring Pre-built Presets

How to select and audition other presets available on the KT.

Sequencing

Understanding and Playing Sequences

What a sequence is and how to select and play them.

Creating Your Own Sequence

Initiating New Sequence Creation

Steps to begin creating a new sequence and assigning a memory location.

Creating Your Own Sequence: Naming and Verification

Naming and Verifying New Sequences

How to name a new sequence and confirm its settings.

Picking a Sound for a Track

Assigning Sounds to Sequence Tracks

How to replace the default sound for a track within a sequence.

Recording a Track

Recording Your First Sequence Track

Step-by-step guide to recording a track using the sequencer.

Rerecording a Track

Rerecording Tracks and Managing Versions

How to rerecord a track and choose whether to keep the new or old version.

Adding to a Track

Appending Data to Existing Tracks

How to add new musical data to a previously recorded track.

Quantizing Your Track

Correcting Timing Inaccuracies with Quantize

Using the quantize function to fix timing inaccuracies.

Quantizing Your Track: Applying to Tracks

Applying Quantization to Tracks

Performing quantization on a track to align notes to the nearest beat.

Track Operations

Recording New Tracks and Modifying Sounds

Adding new tracks and changing sounds on existing sequence tracks.

What Is a Song?

Understanding KT Song Structure

Definition of a KT Song as a collection of sequences.

Selecting a Song

Selecting and Playing the Demo Song

How to select and play the KT Demo Song.

Creating Your Own Song

Initiating New Song Creation

Steps to start creating a new song and assigning a location.

Creating Your Own Song: Naming and Saving

Naming and Saving Your Custom Song

Naming and saving the newly created song.

Selecting an Effect For Your Song

Applying Effects to Songs

How to select and apply effects to an entire song.

Assembling Your Song

Defining Song Steps with Sequences

How to define the steps of a song using sequences.

Assembling Your Song: Creating with Multiple Sequences

Creating Songs with Multiple Sequences

Adding sequences to form a song and setting it to loop.

Enjoy Your ENSONIQ KT!

Completing the Quick-Start Guide

Congratulatory message and recommendation to read the full manual.