Kurzweil Forte 7 - KB3 Percussion and Key Click Features

KB3 Programs
KB3 Mode Buttons
D-3
Chorus/Vibrato Depth
is parameter determines how much of the eect is applied to the KB3 sounds. ere are
two levels of both Chorus and Vibrato available, depending on the setting for the Chor/Vib
button.
Percussion
Percussion is a characteristic feature of tone wheel organs. It’s especially useful while soloing,
since percussion adds an extra plink (actually an extra tone at a dened harmonic) to the
attack of individual notes. When you play more than one note simultaneously, only the rst
note you play will trigger the envelope of the percussion tone, though notes played shortly
afterwards will also be aected by this envelope. When you play chords, all of the notes
played simultaneously will get the percussive eect (provided percussion hasn’t already been
triggered.)
Percussion On/Off
is is where you turn the percussion eect on or o. Percussion is created by a decaying
envelope applied to one of the nine drawbars (usually the 4th drawbar for the low pitch and
the 5th drawbar for the high pitch. e highest drawbar is normally stolen to generate the
percussion sound). e percussion eect is “single-triggered”, which means that once it’s
triggered, it won’t trigger again until all keys go up.
e KB3 engine in the Forte is capable of generating the Percussion eect without stealing
any of the drawbars, and while not authentic, is occasionally used on Forte Programs.
Percussion Loud/Soft
is parameter switches between loud and soft percussion settings.
Percussion Decay F/S
is parameter switches between fast and slow percussion settings.
Percussion Pitch H/L
is parameter switches between high and low harmonic percussion settings.
KeyClick
e Key Click feature adds a decaying burst of pitched noise to the attack of notes. Unlike
the percussion, the key click is “multi-triggered”, which means that every new note will
trigger it.
is button controls whether the Key Click parameter is switched on or o.