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SECTION 1
Note
state
Object
Page
Parameter
Pixel
Program
Program
Edi
tor
RAM
ROM
Sample
GLOSSARY.DOC
12113/92
Any
K2000
is
either
on
or
off;
this
is
its
note
state.
Normally,
any
given
note's
Note
state
switches
on
when
you
strike
the
key
for
that
note.
It
switches
off
when
you
release
the
key,
and any
sustain
controls
you
may
have
applied
to
the
note
(Sustain
or
Sostenuto
pedal,
etc.).
A
chunk
of
information
stored
in
the
K2000's
memory.
Programs,
setups,
keyrnaps,
and
samples
are
all
objects.
There
are
several
others
as
well.
A
set
of
performance
or
programming
parameters
which
appear
as
a
group
in
the
display.
The
entry
level
page
for
each
mode
appears
when
you
select
the
mode.
Most
other
pages
are
selected
with
the
soft
buttons,
from
within
an
editor.
A
programming
feature.
The
name
of
the
parameter
describes
the
function
it
controls
-
transposition,
for
example.
Each
parameter
has
a
value
associated
with
it,
which
indicates
the
status
of
the
parameter.
A
contraction
of
"picture
element."
The
K2000's
display
consists
of
a
screen
with
small
square
dots
(the
pixels).
Each
pixel
lets
light
through
or
blocks
it
depending
on
whether
it
is
receiving
an
electrical
charge.
The
combination
of
light
and
dark
dots
creates
a
pattern
which
you
recognize
as
text
or
graphics.
The
K2000's
display
is
240-by-64
pixels,
in
other
words,
64
horizontal
rows,
each
containing
240
pixels,
for
a
total
of
15360
pixels.
The
K2000's
basic
performance-level
sound
object.
Programs
can
consist
of
up
to
3
layers
(32
layers
for
programs
on
the
drum
channel);
each
layer
has
its
own
keyrnap
(set
of
examples)
and
sound-processing
algorithm.
The
set
of
parameters
that
lets
you
modify
the
sound
of
ROM
or
RAM
programs.
Enter
the
Program
Editor
by
pressing
the
EDIT
button
while
in
Program
mode,
or
any
time
the
currently
selected
parameter
has
program
as
its
value.
Random
Access
Memory,
one
of
the
two
basic
types
of
computer
memory.
RAM
can
be
both
read
from
and
written
to.
When
you
load
samples
into
the
K2000
you
are
writing
to
RAM.
Compare
ROM.
Read
Only
Memory,
one
of
the
two
basic
types
of
computer
memory.
You
can
retrieve
the
information
stored
in
ROM,
but
information
cannot
be
written
to
it.
The
onboard
sounds
of
the
K2000
are
stored
in
ROM.
A
digital
recording
of
a
sound
that
can
be
assigned
to
a
keyrnap
as
part
of
the
process
of
building
a
program.
Samples
are
stored
in
ROM
(factory-installed)
or
in
RAM
(loaded
from
disk)
.
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Kurzweil K2000R Specifications

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BrandKurzweil
ModelK2000R
CategorySynthesizer
LanguageEnglish

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