The Operating Modes
Using the Modes
4-3
Nested Editors
Starting at the Program-mode level, there are three ÒnestedÓ editors, each related to the
parameters that make up different components of a program. The Þrst is the Program Editor,
which you enter when you press
Edit
while in Program mode. Programs consist, among other
things, of
keymaps
; they determine which samples play on which keys. Keymaps can be edited
as well. The Keymap Editor is entered from within the Program Editor, by selecting the
KEYMAP page with the soft buttons, then pressing
Edit
.
Similarly, keymaps consist of
samples
, which also can be edited. The Sample Editor is entered
from the Keymap Editor, by selecting the Sample parameter and pressing
Edit
. When you enter
the Sample Editor, youÕve worked through three nested levels of editors, all related to the
components that make up a program. And in fact, youÕre still in Program mode (if thatÕs where
you started from). Pressing
Exit
while in the Sample Editor will return you to the Keymap
Editor. Pressing
Exit
again will return you to the KEYMAP page of the Program Editor. Once
more, and youÕre back to Program modeÕs entry level.
Note: You can also get to the Sample Editor directly from Sample mode (by pressing
Edit
). If youÕre
editing a single sample, this might make more sense, since itÕs more direct. If youÕre planning on editing a
number of samples within a given keymap, however, youÕll Þnd it more convenient to enter the Sample
Editor through the Program and Keymap Editors, because once youÕve Þnished with one sample, you can
easily return to the KEYMAP page and select another sample within the keymap.
Finding Square One
If, at any time, you donÕt know where you are, and the mode LEDs are all unlit, press
Exit
one or
more times. This will return you to the entry level of whatever mode you were in, and if you
press
Exit
enough times, you will always return to Program mode, the startup mode. If youÕve
made any changes, youÕll be asked whether you want to save before leaving any editor. Press
the
No
soft button or the
Exit
button if you donÕt want to save. If you want to save, press the
Rename
or
Yes
soft button, and youÕll see the Save dialog, which is described in
Saving and
Naming
on page 5-3.
Using the Modes
You can play your K2600 regardless of the mode youÕre in. In fact, the only times you canÕt play
it are when youÕre in the middle of a disk operation (loading, saving, formatting) or a SMDI
sample transfer. With these two exceptions, the K2600Õs MIDI response is almost always active.
Even so there are three modes that are more performance-oriented than the others. These are
Program, Setup, and Quick Access modes. WeÕll describe each of the eight modes brießy in this
section.
Program Mode
The K2600 starts up in Program mode, where you can select, play, and edit programs. The
Program-mode entry-level page shows the currently selected program, as well as a small
segment of the program list. Program mode gives you access to Sample mode via the
Sample
soft button.
The Program, Keymap, and Sample Editors are nested within Program mode. They take you to
the core of the K2600Õs sound editing parameters. WeÕll discuss them in Chapters 6 and 14.
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