Kurzweil K2vx Reference Manual

Summary of K2vx

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    Reference guide ©1996 all rights reserved. Kurzweil is a product line of young chang co.; kurzweil, k2vx, k2000, and v.A.S.T. Are trademarks of young chang co. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Product features and speciÞcations...

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    K2vx reference guide table of contents 2 table of contents k2vx program list ...................................................................................... 3 contemporary rom programs ................................................................. 16 orchestral rom programs ..................

  • Page 3: K2Vx Program List

    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 3 k2vx program list the programs in the 0Õs, 100Õs, 800Õs, and 900Õs banks of the k2vx are organized by instrument category; programs in the 600Õs and 700Õs are not. YouÕll Þnd representatives of each instrument sampled, as well as synthesized instrument emulat...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 4 29 hyper guitar dly vib dly vib 30 dreamers tremolo tremolo 31 pluxichord env ctl lead synths 32 fluty lead vibrato vibrato 33 gooshy lead distance w/d mix 34 orient wind vibrato w/d mix vibrato, filter ctl 35 dc lead vibrato timbre ctl vibrato 36 duke's lead...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 5 61 techno loops loop tempo loop tempo 62 rhythmatic disable multilayer rhythm tempo percussion 63 dualimba vibrato amp vibrato 64 touchdrums vibrato amp vibrato, pitch 65 hand drums w/d mix, pitch envelope 66 dynamic perc heartbeat (c2) fil- ter w/d mix, hear...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 6 93 cee tuar vibrato alt sound vibrato 94 green acres organs 95 perc organ 2500 rotary speaker perc balance 96 ballad organ 2 rotary speaker 97 gospel organ rotary speaker perc balance 98 drive organ rotary speaker distortion ctl 99 rotating b's & m's rotary s...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 7 winds 121 wendy's flute higher att vel equals less tremolo 122 treble flute 123 baroque flute 124 soft tenor sax w/d mix vibrato, filter 125 fast solo tenor eq vibrato for fast legato lines brass 126 dynamic trumpet swell w/d mix vibrato 127 miles unmuted vib...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 8 144 jazz band lh bass layered with ride for walking rhythm section. Data slider switches from guitar to horn section; sostped holds brass and adds solo tenor. Throw the modwhl for drum solo. 145 rock quartet lh bass layered with hihat for driving rhythm secti...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 9 171 multi marimba vibrato delay time vibrato 172 wave power vibrato vibrato 173 noo mutes pitch effect filter ctl, w/d mix 174 hammer violin pitch effect env ctl, w/d mix vibrato 175 mallet flutes chiff pitch w/d mix 176 malletoo pitch mod depth pitch mod rat...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 10 600’s bank 600 cookin' bee rotary speaker speed add high harmonic 601 in curved air add modulation shift layer octave vibrato 602 comping hammond rotary speaker speed perc. Tuning 603 water organ filter mod lfo speed 604 organ rotary speaker speed perc. Octa...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 11 635 new 3 layer kit3 636 garage metal vibrato tone/effects vibrato 637 tweed strum vibrato distortion vibrato 638 ratty strat vibrato chorus delay length vibrato 639 cure guitar vibrato effects vibrato 640 guitar shapes cs vibrato low pass filter vibrato 641...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 12 671 synorch power vibrato lfo vibrato 672 sweet harp vibrato effects vibrato 673 pizzbira vibrato envelope time vibrato 674 rich orchpad vibrato filter vibrato 675 alien pitzz vibrato layer shift & mute vibrato 676 harp orch vibrato envelope time/filter vibr...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 13 700’s bank 700 ravesaw lead vibrato detune vibrato 701 dataslide pulse vibrato pulse width vibrato 702 arp axxe vibrato envelope vibrato 703 70's pulsemod vibrato envelope/filter vibrato 704 hi thin pulse vibrato envelope vibrato 705 pulsemod rez vibrato env...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 14 735 mizzars vibrato envelope time vibrato + speed 736 east trance vibrato envelope time/effects vibrato 737 ganko toy vibrato octave vibrato 738 steel drims vibrato octave/effects vibrato 739 perc uzi vibrato octave vibrato 740 log gate vibrato octave vibrat...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx program list 15 771 low rock garden vibrato envelope vibrato 772 rosin change vibrato octave vibrato 773 subot 1 detune detune 774 round n'perky vibrato add 5th vibrato 775 lassie go away vibrato filter/effects vibrato 776 chariots vibrato octave vibrato 777 vxall vibrato e...

  • Page 16: Contemporary Rom Programs

    K2vx reference guide contemporary rom programs 16 contemporary rom programs prg # program name mod wheel data mpress comments ethnic/world instruments 800 jungle jam this program uses the mirror image drum mapping, symmetrical around d4. Identical or similar drum articulations are found at equal dis...

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    K2vx reference guide contemporary rom programs 17 prg # program name mod wheel data mpress comments keyboards 823 dyno ep lead tremolo, env ctl 824 parakoto pad tremolo 825 super clav phase clav enable disable release filter rate 826 strataclav vibrato vibrato 827 touch clav eq, vibrato disables rel...

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    K2vx reference guide contemporary rom programs 18 prg # program name mod wheel data mpress comments 849 generator kit disable claps (g3-g#3) w/d mix 850 shudder kit w/d mix 851 crowd stomper w/d mix 852 econo kit gate time (g3-c#4) w/d mix 853 edrum kit 1 gate time (b2-d#3, g3- c#4), pitch (d6) w/d ...

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    K2vx reference guide contemporary rom programs 19 prg # program name mod wheel data mpress comments synth timbres 877 attack stack vibrato w/d mix vibrato 878 skinnylead vibrato overdrive enable vibrato, filter 879 q sweep synclav vibrato sweep rate ctl vibrato 880 anna mini vibrato vibrato 881 ball...

  • Page 20: Orchestral Rom Programs

    K2vx reference guide orchestral rom programs 20 orchestral rom programs prg # program name mod wheel data mpress comments orchestras 900 totalcntrl orch1 layer bal adds brass & flute, boosts strings swell (trp out - ww solo) 901 totalcntrl orch2 layer bal, adds harp layer balance, adds horns/cuts wo...

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    K2vx reference guide orchestral rom programs 21 925 french horn mw timbre (brighter) w/d mix vibrato rate & depth 926 slow horn vibrato w/d mix none 927 f horn con sord timbre (brighter) w/d mix vibrato depth 928 f horn a2 mw timbre (brighter) w/d mix none 929 french horn sec1 none w/d mix slight sw...

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    K2vx reference guide orchestral rom programs 22 955 big string ens none w/d mix swell 956 bass string sec bass boost on solo layer w/d mix none 957 pizzicato string timbre (darker) w/d mix none 958 wet pizz treble boost w/d mix none 959 arco & pizz timbre (brighter), layer balance enables 2nd string...

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    K2vx reference guide orchestral rom programs 23 979 orch percussion2 none w/d mix none sus ped dampens 980 jam corp alt attack pitch control (black keys f#3-a#4) none 981 conga & perc pitch control w/d mix none 982 woody jam rack pitch control up to 1200ct enables random drum layer none 983 metal ga...

  • Page 24: Industrial/techno Programs

    K2vx reference guide industrial/techno programs 24 industrial/techno programs this table describes the programs on the industrial/techno programs disk; the programs are numbered as though they have been loaded into the 200Õs bank. Prg # program name mod wheel data comments 200 java set 201 trek cymb...

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    K2vx reference guide industrial/techno programs 25 230 housebassw/dist controls distortion 231 attack bass controls pitch of 2 layers controls resonance 232 70's mutron bass controls "wah-wah" effect 233 mutron moog controls "wah-wah" effect 234 industrianabass controls pitch of 1 layer pitch wheel ...

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    K2vx reference guide industrial/techno programs 26 264 raveosity controls hipass filter fun controls pan modulatiuon 265 crunch o matic 266 flangechime controls flange element 267 rise(data) controls pitch sweep of 1 layer 268 house swishes 269 madame belltree controls bandpass filter 270 first cont...

  • Page 27: K2Vx Keymaps

    K2vx reference guide k2vx keymaps 27 k2vx keymaps multi-sample instruments 43 slightopen hihat 86 perc loop 3 0 none 44 open hihat 87 perc loop 4 1 grand piano 45 open>close hihat attack transients 2 dual elec piano 46 foot close hihat 88 chiff 3 hard elec piano 47 22in dry kick 89 chirp 4 soft elec...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx keymaps 28 k2vx keymaps (continued from previous page) 129 partials 1-3 153 very dull saw 180 shift guitar 2 130 partials 4-7 154 square wave 181 bone/trp 2 131 partials 8-12 155 dull square 182 synßute mello 132 partials 13-20 156 very dull square 183 syn bass pick 133 par...

  • Page 29: Contemporary Rom Keymaps

    K2vx reference guide contemporary rom keymaps 29 contemporary rom keymaps synth multi-samples 850 gankogui bell hi 800 hybrid pan 851 tibetan cymbal 801 glass rim tone 852 tibetan bowl 802 synth vox 853 indo bowl gong 803 orch pad percussion kits 804 koreana 854 prev ethnic perc 805 heaven bells 855...

  • Page 30: Orchestral Rom Keymaps

    K2vx reference guide orchestral rom keymaps 30 orchestral rom keymaps note: items in bold represent the primary keymap for each instrument. Reeds 900 oboe 948 lite metal 901 english horn 949 woody perc 902 bassoon 950 celeste 903 clarinet pluck 904 bassoon/oboe 951 plucked harp 905 bsn/ehrn/oboe 952...

  • Page 31: K2Vx Global Effects

    K2vx reference guide k2vx global effects 31 k2vx global effects id# name configuration 1 sweet hall u l t i m a t e r e v e r b 2 small hall r o o m s i m u l a t o r 3 medium hall u l t i m a t e r e v e r b 4 l a r g e h a l l u l t i m a t e r e v e r b 5 big gym r o o m s i m u l a t o r 6 b r i...

  • Page 32: K2Vx Velocity Maps

    K2vx reference guide k2vx velocity maps 32 contemporary rom effects 800 percussive room 801 brt empty room 802 mosque room 803 new gated 804 chorus slap room 805 chorus bass room 806 new chorus hall 807 spacious 808 wash lead 809 new hall w/delay orchestral rom effects 900 rich delay 901 glass delay...

  • Page 33: K2Vx Setups

    K2vx reference guide k2vx setups 33 k2vx setups the performance setup, or "setup" is a combination of three zones, each with independent midi channel and controller transmission assignments. Here is a list of the 100 setups provided in the factory objects rom: id# name id# name id# name 1 majesty 35...

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    K2vx reference guide k2vx setups 34 contemporary rom setups orchestral rom setups 800 dark jungle 825 plucky toys 801 lay it down funk 826 big pretender 802 world bells 827 low octave jam 803 praise hymn 828 low c groove 804 perc ensemble 829 orient 805 stackz 830 earth sing 806 breath stack 831 bri...

  • Page 35: Mirror Image Drum Map

    K2vx reference guide mirror image drum map 35 mirror image drum map the mirror image drum map is a new drumkit layout that enables a natural two-hand style of playing. The mirror image drum map gets its name by its instruments being laid out in a mirror image of itself with d4 being the point of reß...

  • Page 36: Young Chang Distributors

    K2vx reference guide young chang distributors 36 young chang distributors contact the nearest young chang ofÞce listed below to locate your local young chang/ kurzweil representative. Young chang america, inc. 13336 alondra blvd. Cerritos, ca 90703-2245 tel: (310) 926-3200 fax: (310) 404-0748 young ...