Kurzweil K2600 - Programs

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Startup
Playing the Presets
The Sample button takes you to Sample mode (the SampleMode page), which, as youÕve
probably guessed, is where you make your own samplesÑif you have the sampling option in
your instrument.
Programs
The K2600 powers up in Program mode, where you can select and play programs stored in
ROM or RAM. Programs are preset sounds composed of up to 32 layers of samples or
waveforms. If youÕve left Program mode, just press the Program mode button or Exit button to
return.
Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the Program-mode display. It gives you some helpful
basic information, like the MIDI transposition, what MIDI channel youÕre on, and which
program is currently selected.
ThereÕs a box at the left side of the display. The info box, as itÕs called, displays information
about the current program (thereÕs also an info box for Setup mode). The following diagrams
shows how the information differs depending on the type of program youÕve selected.
VAST Programs
First is a ÒnormalÓ VAST program, which is what most of the factory programs are. They have
from one to three layers. In this case, there are two. For programs of up to three layers, the info
box contains one line per layer, indicating the keymap used in that layer. The line under the
keymap name indicates the layerÕs keyboard range. In this case, both layers extend across the
entire keyboard (A 0 to C 8).
ProgramMode||||Xpose:0ST|||<>Channel:1||
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@||||5|Piano|for|Layers
Keymap|Info||||||#||||6|DrkPno^ArakisPno
|Grand|Piano|||||#||||7|Honky-Tonk||||||
|Grand|Piano|||||#||||8|Pno&Syn/AcString
|||||||||||||||||#||||9|ClassicPiano&Vox
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%$|||10|E|Grand|Stack|||
Octav-|Octav+|Panic||Sample|Chan-||Chan+
VAST programs with more than three layers are known as drum programs, as shown in the
following diagram. Drum programs can use any sound you like, but the most common use for
programs with more than three layers is to create a number of different sounds across the
keyboardÑwhich is perfect for combinations of percussion sounds (hence the name). For drum
programs, the info box simply indicates the number of layers in the programÑin this case, 26.
ProgramMode||||Xpose:0ST|||<>Channel:1||
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@||48|OG||||||||||||||
Drum|Program||||||#||49|Lowdown|Bass||||
26|layers|||||||||#||50|SquashStudio|Kit
||||||||||||||||||#||51|Retro|Skins|MW||
||||||||||||||||||#||52|2|Live|Kits|2|MW
%%%%%%^%%%%%%^%%%%$||53|Garage|Kit|II|MW
Octav-|Octav+|Panic||Sample|Chan-||Chan+