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Advanced Features
The Global Menu
volume or any other modulation destination that velocity is routed to.
A setting of HARD indicates that higher changes in velocity - a much
harder playing style, will create large changes in response to velocity.
Function Display Time (Menu Page 11)
In Normal operation, whenever the K-Station is in Menu Mode or
Program Mode, the display will show the current page within the cur-
rently selected menu. If a knob is moved on the K-Station’s front panel,
the display will momentarily switch to show the moved knob’s value.
After a while, the display reverts to showing the menu page previously
displayed.
Use this function to adjust the amount of time these temporary mes-
sages are displayed on the screen before reverting back to the previ-
ous display. Short values give a very brief display period. Longer val-
ues increase the display time. A setting of 0 will inhibit the temporary
messages being displayed altogether.
Prog Mode Display Control (Menu Page 12)
This function applies only when the K-Station is not in Menu Mode. It
determines how the K-Station will behave when a front panel control is
altered.
When set to TIME, the K-Station will automatically return back to
Program Select Mode after a short period of time (determined by the
Global Function Display Time setting as described above).
If set to PERM, when a front panel control is moved, the K-Station will
remain in Program Edit Mode until another mode of operation is select-
ed.
New Menu Always Page 1 (Menu Page 13)
All display menus (including this Global one) can operate in one of two
different modes. The first mode (factory default setting) specifies that
each time a new menu key is pressed, the first Page in the menu list is
always
selected. For example, pressing the keypad button ‘2’ (selecting
the Filter Menu) while in Menu Mode will result in always selecting the
menu Page showing the Filter Q Normalise setting.
The second mode specifies that the last accessed
Page in the menu
list is selected the next time that menu is accessed. For example, if the
Filter Overdrive setting is being adjusted (Filter menu Page 2), if a dif-
ferent menu is now selected (for example, the Oscillators Menu) and
the Filter menu is subsequently selected again, the menu page show-
ing the Overdrive setting would be displayed again.
Select OFF for the last accessed menu page to be remembered when
a menu is selected and ON for a newly selected menu to always dis-
play the first page in its menu list.
Using the External Audio Input
In order to use an external audio input, the K-Station must be set up to
correctly to respond to the level (amplitude) of the incoming signal.
Since the levels of these signals can vary substantially, the Global
menu functions Input Sensitivity Range and Input Trim dB (detailed
below) must be adjusted for optimum performance.This will minimize
signal distortion and noise.
Input Sensitivity Range (Menu Page 14)
Connect the input device to the rear panel jack labeled INPUT. When
connecting devices such as CD players, Turntables, Mixing desks or
other line level equipment, set the Input Sensitivity Range to LINE.
Input Sensitivity set to LINE
Set to MIC for low level devices such as Guitars or Microphones.
Once set, play (or talk into the microphone) the input device.
The first five character blocks (forming a horizontal bar) to the left of
the display will illuminate according to the level of the signal. It is likely
that they will all illuminate, or just the lowest one or two to the left. The
Input Trim dB function must now be used to optimize performance.
Input Trim dB (Menu Page 15)
After Input Sensitivity Range has been set, the sensitivity must be
‘trimmed’ for best performance. Whilst the input signal is present,
adjust this value using the DATA knob until the the first four blocks are
fully lit and the fifth block lights occasionally as shown in the illustration
below.
The sensitivity level is now set correctly. In order to hear the external
signal through the effects processor or to make the signal trigger
sounds, the current PROGRAM selected has to have external audio
enabled. This is done from within the Envelopes Menu (see the Audio
Input Triggering and External Audio To Effects functions on Page
27).
Setting an External Audio Signal to Trigger the Envelopes
It is possible to make the K-Station trigger automatically (thus opening
the Amplifier and Filter via the Envelopes) whenever an external signal
is present. To do this, it is necessary to determine a threshold level,
where the Envelopes are triggered whenever the signal reaches or
passes a certain loudness point. The threshold is set by using the fol-
lowing Input Trigger Sensitivity function.
Input Trigger Sensitivity (Menu Page 16)
This function sets the audio input threshold level, in other words, how
loud the external signal has to be in order to trigger the Envelopes.
Low values require a very loud signal to auto-trigger. Higher values
progressively enable much quieter signals to trigger the Envelopes.
Note that it is necessary for a Program to have its Audio Input
Triggering setting (in the Envelopes Menu) switched to ON in order for
auto-triggering to take place. See Page 27 for details on how to set
this.
NOTE: If the external audio signal seems to be distorting when using a
microphone or guitar (without the distortion effect turned on) try select-
ing LINE instead of MIC using the input sensitivity function.
Experiment with different settings until the external audio signal reliably
triggers the K-Station as required.
Whenever the K-Station is auto-triggered in this way, it actually
behaves as if a Middle C note has been played on the keyboard. It
may well be necessary to use the Mixer controls to turn down the lev-
els of the Oscillators if a pitched element to the sound is not required.
This is especially recommended if it is desired to hear only the external
audio signal passed through the Filter.
Octave Buttons - KILL - Control (Menu Page 17)
When Octave KILL is set to ON, as soon as either the OCTAVE UP or
DOWN button is pressed all notes will be turned off. Set to OFF and
notes will remain on even when the keyboard is being played in anoth-
er Octave.
Hanging notes may be cancelled by switching back to the former
octave and re-playing the same notes. As a safety when in this mode,
all notes may also be turned off by pressing the PROGRAM button.
_____| InSens LIN
| InSens MIC
InTrim -3
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