Kurzweil K2500 - PERFORMANCE GUIDE REV F PART NUMBER 910251 CHAP 6 User Manual

Program Mode and the Program Editor
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Chapter 6
Program Mode and the Program Editor
Program mode is the heart of the K2500, where you select programs for performance and
editing. The K2500 is packed with great sounds, but it’s also a synthesizer of truly amazing
depth and flexibility. When you’re ready to start tweaking sounds, the Program Editor is the
place to start. But first there’s a bit more general information about Program mode that wasn’t
covered in Chapter 2. Refer to the illustration below as you read the sections that follow.
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LAYER 1
ALGORITHM
KEYMAP
C2 - B2 C3 - D4 D#4 - D5 D#5 - C6 C#6 - C7
Sample
Roots
Keymap
Layer
Program
Setup
Individual digital
sound recordings
stored in ROM or
RAM
Up to 61 sample
roots, assigned to
play at program-
mable key and
velocity ranges
A keymap pro-
cessed through
an algorithm, mod-
ulated by control
sources
Selected for
performance
and editing in
Program mode;
up to 3 layers
per program (up
to 32 on the
Drum Channel)
3 keyboard zones;
each with inde-
pendent program,
MIDI channel,
and control
assignments
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3
LAYER 2
KEYMAP
ALGORITHM
LAYER 3
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ALGORITHM
KEYMAP
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LFO ASR FUN ENV LFO
PITCH SINE+ SHAPER LOPASS AMP
K2500 Program Structure
Drum Channels)

Kurzweil K2500 - PERFORMANCE GUIDE REV F PART NUMBER 910251 CHAP 6 Specifications

General

Category	Synthesizer
Model	Kurzweil K2500
Document Type	Performance Guide
Revision	F
Part Number	910251
Chapter	6

Summary

K2500 Program Mode and Editor Guide

Program Mode Interface

Using the Program Editor

Introduces the Program Editor, its soft buttons, and how to enter it.

Algorithm Basics and Structure

Common DSP Control Parameters

Describes fundamental parameters common to most DSP function editing pages.

Program Editor—LAYER Page

Covers parameters for defining a layer's keyboard range, attack, and release characteristics.

Program Editor—KEYMAP Page

Details parameters for sample root selection and assignment to keys and velocity.

Program Editor—PITCH Page

Adjusts the pitch and playback rate of samples after keymap selection.

Program Editor—F4 AMP Page

Adjusts the final amplitude and gain of a layer before audio output.

Program Editor—OUTPUT Page

Program Editor—EFFECT Page

Program Editor—Amplitude Envelope (AMPENV) Page

Shapes the loudness contour of a sound over time (attack, decay, release).

Program Editor—LFO Page

Program Editor—ASR Page