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Song Mode and Sequencing
Effect Selection During Recording and Playback
a value of On, the K2000’s sound engine ignores all program changes it receives on that channel,
either via MIDI or from the K2000’s front panel.
When you’ve set the ProgLock for each of the channels used in the song, you can go to Program
mode, select the MIDI channels used by the song, and assign the programs you want to use.
When you return to Song mode and play the song, the automatic program changes are defeated,
and the song plays the programs you assigned.
Effect Selection During Recording and Playback
When you’re recording or playing back a song, the preset effect applied to the song is
determined by the program assigned to the FX Channel. Only one effect can be applied at a
time, even for multi-part songs using more than one program. Depending on the combination of
values for the FX Mode and FX Channel parameters in Effects mode, the FX channel may
automatically track the current MIDI channel. In this case, if you change the current MIDI
channel during playback, or during a MIDI recording, the current FX Channel, and
consequently the current effect, will change also, which might not suit your needs.
Consequently, there’s a way to force the FX channel to remain constant during playback or MIDI
recording, even if you move to another mode and change the MIDI channel during playback or
MIDI recording.
To keep the FX channel constant, set the FX Mode parameter to a value of Auto, and the
FX Channel parameter to a value of Current—which is the most generally useful combination of
settings for these parameters. In this case, when you’re in Song mode—or when you move to
another mode during playback or MIDI recording—the FX Channel parameter is temporarily
forced to a value of 1. Therefore the effect is determined by the program assigned to MIDI
Channel 1, and will not change, even if you change the current MIDI channel during playback
or MIDI recording.
Of course, changing MIDI channels during playback or MIDI recording will not change the
FX channel if the FX Channel parameter is set to a value from 1 to 16, or if the FX Mode
parameter is set to a value of Master.
Synchronizing Songs
The K2000 has an internal MIDI clock, which is always running at a speed set by the Tempo
parameter. When you’re in Song mode and the Clock parameter is set to a value of Int (Internal),
songs synchronize to the K2000’s internal clock. At this setting, the clock signal is sent to the
K2000’s MIDI Out port. This is standard MIDI Sync, and any device that accepts MIDI Sync will
play in sync with the K2000.
If you set the Clock parameter to Ext, the K2000 expects to receive MIDI Sync at its MIDI In port.
When you play back a song, pressing the Play soft button cues the K2000 to wait for the sync
signal. It begins playing when it receives the signal, or when you press the Record button again.
If no sync signal is received, the K2000 uses its internal clock at the tempo of the current song.
If you’re using Song mode to capture a sequence that you’ve recorded on an external sequencer,
you’ll want to consider the Clock parameter’s setting before you record via MIDI. If you have
the Clock parameter set to Ext, the K2000 follows the clock of your external sequencer. As a
result, the notes in the song you create will fall regularly on the beats (unless your externally
recorded sequence uses a time signature other than 4/4). This makes it easier for you to find the
notes in the Song Editor. If you set the Clock parameter to Int, the notes in the song don’t
necessarily align with the beats of the measures in the song—but the song plays back exactly as
you recorded it on the external sequencer—including tempo changes you may have
incorporated into the externally recorded sequence. If the Clock parameter is set to Ext, tempo
changes don’t carry over to the K2000, and aren’t part of the playback.
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