ENSONIQ KT-88 Musician's Manual

Section 5 — Understanding Sounds
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WHL+PR — Modulation Wheel and Pressure
This dual modulation source allows both Pressure and the Mod Wheel to simultaneously
modulate the same destination. When selected, pressing down on a key or moving the Mod
Wheel yields the same result.
WHEEL — Modulation Wheel
The Mod Wheel to the left of the keyboard is assignable wherever a modulator is selected. To use
the Mod Wheel for vibrato (one common application) WHEEL must be assigned to modulate the
LFO, with the LFO Amount set to some number other than +00 on Pitch Mod page 1. The Mod
Wheel’s effect is positive, from 0 (wheel toward you) to +99 (wheel away from you). Negative
modulation amounts will reverse the effect.
PITCH — Pitch Bend Wheel
This assigns the Pitch Wheel, located to the left of the Mod Wheel, as a modulator. It allows you
to have the Pitch Wheel, besides bending the pitch of a note (its normal function), also affect
another parameter. Applied to the filter cutoff frequency, for example, this would cause notes to
become brighter as you bend them upwards and more muted as you bend them down (or the
opposite with negative modulation amounts).
PEDAL — Voltage Control (CV) Pedal
This selects the optional CVP-1 Foot Pedal, which can be plugged into the CV•Pedal jack on the
KT rear panel, as a modulator. It can be applied wherever a modulator is selected. Note that the
CV pedal will only act as a modulator when the pedal function on System•MIDI page 3 is set to
“CV-Pedal=MOD #4.” When that parameter is set to “CV-Pedal=VOL #7” the CV pedal will act
as a volume pedal, not as a modulator (though this has no effect on receiving incoming MIDI
pedal data). See Section 2 — System•MIDI Parameters for more details.
TIMBRE — Timbre Control
This is a special modulator, unique to ENSONIQ, which is intended as an “extra” real-time
performance controller. TIMBRE can be assigned like any other modulator, wherever a
modulation source is selected. The Timbre parameter on Edit Track page 8 selects the TIMBRE
amount. With the Timbre parameter selected, you can use the Data Entry Slider to control the
modulator.
XCTRL — External MIDI Controller (MIDI In only)
An external controller (such as a Breath Controller, etc.) that is received via MIDI from another
synthesizer or controller, can be assigned as a modulator within KT sounds. In System•MIDI
mode, you can select the number of the external controller that will be recognized by the KT.
You don’t have to be playing the KT from an external instrument for this to work. For example, if
you have a keyboard with a MIDI Breath Controller:
1. Connect its MIDI Out to the KT MIDI In;
2. Make sure both instruments have Controllers enabled (in the KT, {SYSTEM"MIDI} page {7});
3. Select Breath Controller as the external controller that will be received by the KT (XCtrl=002,
on {SYSTEM"MIDI} page {6});
4. Assign XCTRL as a Modulator for LFO level, Filter Cutoff frequency, or some other manual
level within a voice, as described in the Standard Sound Parameters section; and
5. Play the sound from the KT keyboard, while blowing into the Breath Controller connected to
the sending instrument. The modulation will have the same effect as if you were playing
from the sending instrument.

ENSONIQ KT-88 Specifications

General

Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	KT-88
Category	Keyboard
Language	English