Kurzweil K2600 - The BEND Page; Bend Range (Semitones) and Bend Range (Cents)

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Setup Mode and the Setup Editor
The BEND Page
The BEND Page
The parameters on the BEND page deÞne the bend ranges for each of the three types of pitch
bend messages the K2600 can respond to.
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Bend Range (Semitones) and Bend Range (Cents)
Bend Range (semitones) sends a bend range message to an internal program or a MIDI device,
telling it how to deÞne subsequent pitch bend messages. Some programs may behave strangely
when you change the Bend Range value, because they use FUNs (see Chapter 17) or DSP
Functions (see Chapter 16) to affect the pitch wheel. In that case, you should either set the value
of Bend Range to Prog, or edit the program itself.
Bend Range (cents) lets you Þne tune the value for Bend Range (semitones). 100 cents equals one
semitone, or one half-step; you can set this parameter anywhere between ±100 cents.
Bend Range, in both semitones and cents, affects all controllers that are set to BendUp (in the
default control setup, the PWhl parameter on the WHEEL page is assigned to BendUp).
Physical controllers assigned to BendDwn are also affected by Bend Range, but they bend notes
in the opposite direction from controllers assigned to BendUp. Any physical controller that uses
the MIDI Control Source list can be assigned to BendUp or BendDwn. To keep things simple
though, you will normally want to use BendUp as a Pitch Wheel destination and use
Aux Bend 1 and Aux Bend 2 for other controllers, such as the Large and Small Ribbons.
Keep in mind that not all MIDI devices respond to Bend Range messages. The K2600, the K2500,
and the PC88 support these messages, but with many older MIDI instruments (like the K2000
and K1000), you must set bend ranges on the devices themselves.
Changing programs sends a Bend Range message with the current programÕs values. So does
pressing Panic, which is a quick way to reset your K2600 or MIDI slaves if youÕve used a
controller to modulate the bend range.
Parameter Range of Values Default
Bend Range (semitones) Prog, 0–60 semitones Prog
Bend Range (cents) ±100 cents 0 cents
Aux Bend 1 Up 0–60 semitones 12 semitones
Aux Bend 1 Down 0–60 semitones 12 semitones
Aux Bend 2 Range 0–60 semitones 2 semitones