Kurzweil Forte - Modes; Program Mode; Controller Conventions; Saving Programs

Getting Started
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Modes
e Forte has six main modes; Program Mode, Program Edit, Multi Mode, Multi Edit, Global
Mode and Storage Mode.
Program Mode
e Forte always powers up in Program Mode, and this is where single sounds can be played
straight from the keyboard, or multitimbrally via MIDI.
Controller Conventions
Generally the factory Programs have the following controllers assigned.
SW Pedals
Sustain Sostenuto Soft
SW
Ped 3
SW
Ped 2
SW
Ped 1
Wheels/Variation
Var
Pad/Wah
Enable
Pitch Mod
More
Less
Reverb
Amount
Delay
Amount
Mod Amount
or Depth
Dist Amount
Drive/Other
Reverb EnableDelay Enable
Mod/Chorus
Enable
Distortion/Other
Enable
AmpEnv
Attack
Filter Freq
or EQ
Filter Res
or EQ
AmpEnv
Decay
or
Release
AmpEnv
Release
or
Trem/Vib Rate
AmpEnv
Impact
Trem/Vibrato
LFO Shape
Rel. Samples
On/Off
Variation 2
Layer On/Off
Variation 3
Layer On/Off
Effects
Synthesis
Forte Controller Conventions
CC Pedals
CCPed 1 CCPed 2 SW1 SW2 SW3
Expression Wah
Tremolo Amount/
Pad Filter Freq
Pitch
Up/Down
Saving Programs
If you make changes to the current Program using any of the controllers (Sliders, Wheels
or Switches), the Save button’s LED lights to indicate that a change has been made to that
Program. e Save button is located left of the display. To save a copy of the Program with
the changes you’ve made, press the Save button once. e Save button’s LED begins to blink
and it calls up the Save Dialog. e Save Dialog allows you to choose an ID number and
name that will be associated with the program you are saving.