Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE User Manual

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................1-1
Welcome! ........................................................................................................................ 1-1
Overview of the K2vx ..................................................................................................... 1-1
What is VAST? ................................................................................................... 1-2
How the K2vx Works ......................................................................................... 1-2
How to use this manual ................................................................................................... 1-2
Startup ...................................................................................................................................................2-1
Basic Startup Checklist: .................................................................................................. 2-1
Startup—the Details ........................................................................................................ 2-1
Before You Start... .............................................................................................. 2-1
The Rear Panel ................................................................................................................ 2-2
Playing the Presets .......................................................................................................... 2-4
Programs ............................................................................................................. 2-4
Setups .................................................................................................................. 2-4
Quick Access ...................................................................................................... 2-5
Performance Controls ..................................................................................................... 2-6
K2vx Boot Loader ........................................................................................................... 2-6
Starting the Boot Loader ..................................................................................... 2-6
Boot-loader Main Menu: ..................................................................................... 2-6
Install System / Install Objects ........................................................................... 2-7
Run System .........................................................................................................2-8
Hard Reset ........................................................................................................... 2-8
Run Diags ............................................................................................................ 2-8
Fixed Diags .........................................................................................................2-8
User Interface Basics ............................................................................................................................3-1
Mode Selection ...............................................................................................................3-1
Mode Buttons ......................................................................................................3-1
Navigation ........................................................................................................... 3-1
The Display ......................................................................................................... 3-1
Pages ................................................................................................................... 3-2
The Top Line ....................................................................................................... 3-2
The Bottom Line .................................................................................................3-2
The Soft Buttons .................................................................................................3-2
The Cursor Buttons .............................................................................................3-2
Data Entry ....................................................................................................................... 3-4
The Alpha Wheel ................................................................................................ 3-4
The Plus/Minus Buttons ...................................................................................... 3-4
The Alphanumeric Pad ....................................................................................... 3-4
Double Button Presses ........................................................................................ 3-5
Intuitive Data Entry ......................................................................................................... 3-6
Changing the Current Layer in Multi-Layer Programs ....................................... 3-6
Search Function ..................................................................................................3-6
The Panel Play Feature (K2vxR) .................................................................................... 3-7

Kurzweil K2000 - MUSICIANS GUIDE Specifications

General

Type	Digital Synthesizer
Synthesis Type	V.A.S.T. (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology)
Polyphony	24 voices
LFO	Yes
Effects	Reverb, Chorus, Delay, EQ
Keyboard	61 keys
Velocity Sensitivity	Yes
Aftertouch	Yes
Display	LCD
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Waveforms	ROM based PCM samples, user samples
Storage	Floppy disk
Sequencer	Yes
Inputs	Audio input
Timbrality	16 parts