Section 5 — Understanding Sounds
ENSONIQ KT Musician’s Manual 5
KT Drum Sound Configuration
KT sounds come in two varieties: standard sounds and drum sounds. r:DRUM ROM Sounds are
grouped in their own two banks of ten (as shown on the front panel). KT drum sounds differ
from standard sounds in two major areas:
Number of Voices
Standard sounds can use up to three layered voices per key range. Drum sounds are based on an
underlying General MIDI drum map with 17 definable voices and ranges that can be used to
cover the General MIDI drum map. A Drum sound uses only one voice per key range. Each
voice can be used as a separate drum or percussion instrument.
Voice Architecture
Each of the 17 voices within a KT Drum sound has:
• a digital oscillator playing any of the drum-related waves from the KT wave memory
(DRUM-SOUND, CYMBALS, PERCUSSION, TUNED-PERC, SOUNDEFFECT)
• two multi-mode digital filters that are fixed in a 4-pole low pass mode
• a set of parameters specific to drum sounds
In addition to the 17 voices, a “hidden” ROM General MIDI Drum map resides underneath the 17
drum voices, ready to be used to create a General MIDI drum kit. See Section 7 — Drum Sound
Parameters for more information.
The pitch-table selected on System•MIDI page 0 will have no effect on Drum Sounds.
All drum sounds are auto-detected by SoundFinder and form their own SoundFinder type.
However, SoundFinder cannot differentiate between drum sounds that use the General MIDI
Drum Map and those that use the ENSONIQ Drum Map.
Velocity Curve
Velocity control of Levels
Octave
Semi
tone
Digital
Oscillator
Digital Filter
Pan
Position
2-LP 2-LP
Amplifier
Fine
tune
Envelope Parameters
QUIKRISE
CONVEX
LINEAR
CONCAVE
Velocity Curves
KT-76 Drum Sound
Voice Configuration
ENV3
Times: Gate, Release
Mode (NORMAL, FINISH)
Voice
Ouput
Volume
L
R
DRY
FX1
FX2
Keyboard
Pitch
Tracking
FC
Cutoff
LevV
System
Bend
Range
Default
ENSONIQ
Drum Map
"Hidden" General MIDI Drum Map
See Section 7 — Drum Sound Parameters for a complete listing of the "hidden" General MIDI Drum Map voices.
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Key Range
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