Kurzweil K2600 - MUSICIANS GUIDE REV A PART NUMBER 910330 CHAP 3 Interface Manual

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    User interface basics 3-1 chapter 3 user interface basics this chapter will show you how to get around the front panel of your k2600. Your interactions can be divided into three primary operations: mode selection, navigation, and data entry. Keyboard models also have an assignable control section. N...

  • Page 2: Mode Selection

    3-2 user interface basics mode selection mode selection the k2600 is always in one of eight primary operating modes. Select a mode by pressing one of the mode buttonsÑon keyboard models theyÕre to the left of the display, and on the rack-mount model theyÕre the lower row of buttons under the display...

  • Page 3: Navigation

    User interface basics navigation 3-3 navigation the navigation section of the front panel consists of the display and the buttons surrounding it. These navigation buttons will take you to every one of the k2600Õs programming parameters. The display your primary interface with the k2600 is its backli...

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    3-4 user interface basics navigation the cursor buttons to the right of the display are four buttons arranged in a diamond fashion. These are called the cursor buttons. They move the cursor around the currently selected page, in the direction indicated by their labels. The cursor is a highlighted (r...

  • Page 5: Data Entry

    User interface basics data entry 3-5 the exit button press exit to leave the current editor. If youÕve changed the value of any parameter while in that editor, the k2600 will ask you whether you want to save your changes before you can leave the editor. See page 5-3 for information on saving and nam...

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    3-6 user interface basics data entry thereÕs also a convenient feature called keyboard naming, which lets you use the keyboard to enter characters in names. See page 5-5. Double button presses pressing two or more related buttons simultaneously executes a number of special functions depending on the...

  • Page 7: Intuitive Data Entry

    User interface basics intuitive data entry 3-7 intuitive data entry many parameters have values that correspond to the standard physical controls present on most midi controllers (primarily keyboards). In many cases, you can select these values Òintuitively,Ó rather than having to scroll through the...

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    3-10 user interface basics panel play feature (rack models) panel play feature (rack models) you can play notes on the k2600r even if you donÕt have a midi controller connected to its midi in port. Using the alphanumeric pad, you can play the octave from c 4 to c 5 and send the notes to the audio ou...

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    User interface basics mixdown and midi faders pages 3-11 on the mixdown page, pan and volume messages are sent to the internal k2600 sounds, to midi out, or both. All mixdown-page channels have the same destination (local, midi, or both), which is determined by the control parameter on the midi-mode...

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    3-12 user interface basics quick song recording and playback the available values for the channel parameter on this page are 1Ð16 (local and midi), 1lÐ16l (local only, no midi), and 1mÐ16m (midi only, no local). Quick song recording and playback on keyboard models, there are three buttonsÑlabeled re...