Program Mode and the Program Editor
The Program Mode Page
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The Program Mode Page
ProgramMode||||Xpose:0ST|||<>Channel:1||
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@|199|Default|||||||||
KeyMap|Info|||||||#|209*Dig|it|al|||||||
|Grand|Piano||||||#|||1|Righteous|Piano|
||||||||||||||||||#|||2|Mondo|Bass||||||
||||||||||||||||||#|||3|Killer|Drums||||
%%%%%%^%%%%%%^%%%%$|||4|Weeping|Guitar||
Octav-|Octav+|Panic||Sample|Chan-||Chan+
The top line of the Program-mode entry-level page shows your location, the present MIDI 
transposition, and the current MIDI channel.
The info box at the left of the Program-mode page gives you information about the current 
program. For VAST programs of up to three layers, the info box shows the keymap assigned to 
each layer (Layer 1 on top, with additional layers below). The line beneath the name of the 
keymap indicates the keyboard range of that layer. In the diagram above, for example, thereÕs 
one layer that extends from C 0 to C 8Ñthe default range. The representation of these layer 
ranges is approximate; theyÕre intended to let you know if you have a layered keyboard (lines 
overlapping) or a split keyboard (lines not overlapping).
For drum programs (VAST programs of more than three layers), the info box shows the number 
of layers in the program. For KB3 programs, the info box shows the keymap used for the upper 
tone wheels (or the lower tone wheels, if you have the Upper/LowerSwap parameter set to On).
Program Names in Parentheses
While you are scrolling through different programs on various MIDI channels, you may 
occasionally encounter a program that doesnÕt make any sound, and whose name is in 
parentheses. The parentheses tell you that you have selected a KB3 program without being on 
the KB3 channel. KB3 programs use a different program architecture, and require many more 
voices to operate. Consequently, they a special channel with enough throughput to handle those 
voice requirements. If you select a KB3 program without being on a KB3 channel, the K2600 
cannot play the program. As shown in the following illustration, the KB3 channel is 1, while the 
K2600Õs current channel is 2. The selected program is disabled.
ProgramMode||||Xpose:0ST|||<>Channel:2||
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@|112|(Hammin|Jammin)|
KB3|Program|||||||#|113|(Funkie|Munkie)|
|Mellow|Vox|||||||#|114|(Le's|Rock)|||||
||||||||||||||||||#|115|(Jimmy,|Jimmy,|)
KB3Chan|is|Ch|1|||#|116|(Inagadadavida)|
%%%%%%^%%%%%%^%%%%$|117|(Grind|it,|Gran)
Octav-|Octav+|Panic||Sample|Chan-||Chan+
The Program-mode page illustrates this in two ways: the program names are in parentheses, 
and the box at the left of the page includes the message ÒKB3 Chan is Ch 1.Ó To Þx this, you 
could either change the K2600Õs MIDI channel (with the Chan/Bank buttons), or make 
Channel 2 the KB3 channel (using the KB3Chan parameter in Master mode).