Kurzweil K2000R User Manual

SECTION 1
Editor
Enve10pe
Fi1e
G10bal
Bard Reset
Keymap
LFO
GLOSSARY.OOC 12113/92
The complete set of parameters used to modify a
particular aspect of the K2000, for example, the
currently selected program, which is modified with the
Program Editor. The Program Editor spans several
display pages, which can be viewed by using the soft
buttons (labeled "<more>").
An aperiodc modifier. In other words, a way to cause
a sound to change over time without necessarily
repeating the change (unlike periodic modifiers like
LFOs, which repeat at regular intervals) •
A group of objects stored to a floppy or hard disk, or
loaded into the K2000's RAM from disk.
In this manual, used primarily in reference to control
sources. A global control source affects all notes in
a layer uniformly. If a layer uses a global control
source, that control source begins to run as soon as
the program containing it is selected. Its effect on
each note will be completely in phase, regardless how
many notes are being played. Compare Local.
Resets all parameter values to their defaults, and
completely erases the contents of RAM. Press the
Reset button in Master mode to do a hard reset: This
is a quick way to restore the factory defaults to the
K2000, but EVERYTHING in RAM (all the objects the
owner/artist has created) will be erased, so objects
you wish to keep should be saved to disk or SyxEx
dump. A hard reset would not be used to recover if
your K2000 is hung up, except as a last resort. See
Soft Reset.
A keymap is a collection of samples assigned to
specific keys and keys trike velocities. Keymaps
usually contain numerous sample roots pitch-shifted
across a range of several keys. When you strike a
key, the keymap tells the K2000 what sound to play, at
what pitch and at what loudness.
Low frequency oscillator. An oscillator is an
electrical signal which cycles regularly between a
minimum and maximum amplitude. The simplest
oscillating waveform is the sine wave, but an LFO
waveform can have almost any shape. The number of
times each second that an oscillator repeats itself is
called its frequency, which is measured in Hertz (Hz).
Anything up to 50 Hz is considered low-frequency in
musical applications. Use an LFO whenever you want to
generate a periodic (repeating) effect. Adjusting the
rate of the LFO will change the repetition rate of the
effect.
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Kurzweil K2000R Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	K2000R
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English