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ENSONIQ KT-88 Musician's Manual

ENSONIQ KT-88 Musician's Manual (249 pages)

Brand: ENSONIQ | Category: Keyboard | Size: 0.73 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
18
- Welcome
  18
  - About the KT-76/KT-88
    18
- Clean up and Maintenance
  19
- Center Supported Stands
  19
- About the Manuals
  19
- Power
  20
  - Polarization and Grounding
    20
  - Ground Loops
    21
  - AC Line Conditioning
    21
- Guidelines for Using the KT
  22
  - Temperature Guidelines
    22
  - Amplification Guidelines
    22
    
    Be Careful
    23
    
    Amplifying Your KT through a Home Stereo System
    23
    
    Powering up Your KT in a MIDI Configuration
    23
- Battery Replacement Guidelines
  24
  - Card Battery Replacement
    24
- Reinitializing the KT
  25
  - To Reinitialize the KT
    25
- How to Use this Manual
  26
  - Page Locations
    26
  - Button Names
    27
  - Color-Coding on the Front Panel
    27
    
    Using the Color-Coded Text
    27
- Available Options for Your KT
  28
- Where to Find more Help
  28
Section 1 - Controls & Basic Functions
30
- Rear Panel Connections
  30
- The Front Panel Controls
  32
  - Color-Coding Scheme
    32
- Direct-Dialing Banks
  33
  - Compare Button
    34
  - More about the Transpose Keyboard Function
    38
- PCMCIA Memory Cards
  39
- Headphones
  39
- Performance Controllers
  40
- Selecting Sounds
  41
  - Selecting R:drum ROM Sounds
    41
- Sound Memory Configuration
  42
  - Choosing Internal, ROM, and Card Sounds
    43
- Soundfinder™ Feature
  44
- Selecting Sequences/Presets or Songs
  45
  - Sequencer Memory Configuration
    45
- Play the Demo Song
  45
  - Choosing Internal, ROM, and Card Sequences/Presets/Songs
    46
- Using Parametric Programming
  47
Section 2 - System•MIDI Parameters
50
- Entering System•MIDI Mode
  50
- Exiting System•MIDI Mode
  50
- System Parameters
  50
  - Tune/Bnd/Ptbl
    50
    
    Various ROM System Pitch-Tables
    51
  - Touch/Pressure
    54
    
    The KT Velocity Response Curves (Touch)
    55
    
    Velocity Curve Diagram
    55
  - Ftswl/Ftswr
    58
    
    Latching Pressure with Sustain or Sostenuto
    58
  - CV-Pedal/Voice Muting
    59
- MIDI Parameters
  60
  - Base Channel/Status
    60
  - Base Channel Pressure
    61
  - MIDI Mode/Xctrl
    62
    
    Using Global Controllers in MONO Mode
    63
  - Controllers/Prog Change
    64
  - Program Changes in the KT
    64
    
    Bank Select and Program Change Implementation
    65
- Selecting a New Sound and Its Effect from MIDI
  65
  - Sysex/ID/Song Select
    66
  - MIDI Trkname/MIDI Loop
    67
Section 4 - Effect Parameters
69
- About Effect Parameters
  69
- Effect Modulation Parameters
  69
- Dry/Bypassed
  69
- Dual Eq+Reverb
  70
- Warm Chamber
  72
- 8-Voice Chorus
  73
- Eq-Chorus+Reverb
  74
- Eq-Ddl+Reverb
  75
- Ddl-Chorus+Revb
  76
- Envcf-Cho+Reverb
  77
- Flanger+Reverb
  79
- Phaser+Reverb
  80
- Rotary Spkr+Revb
  81
- Fl-Cmp-Dist+Revb
  83
- Distwah-Cho+Revb
  85
Section 5 - Understanding Sounds
87
- What Is a KT Sound
  87
- Understanding Voices and Polyphony
  87
- Using the Compare Button/Led
  88
- Using the Edit Buffer
  88
- To Abandon Your Edits
  88
- Saving a New Sound into Memory
  89
  - To Save a Sound
    89
- Copying an Existing Sound to Another Location
  89
- KT Standard Sound Configuration
  90
- KT Drum Sound Configuration
  91
- Selecting Edit (Drum) Sound Mode
  92
- Using Modulation
  93
  - About Modulation
    93
  - To Select a Modulator
    93
  - To Control Modulation Amount
    93
  - Specifying a Modulation Source
    94
- ENV 1, ENV 2, ENV 3 - KT Standard Sound Envelopes
  97
Section 6 - Standard Sound Parameters
99
- Edit (Standard) Sound Mode
  99
- Wave Pages (00 - 05)
  99
  - Editvoice/Voice Status
    99
  - Wave Class/Wave Name
    101
- Wave Name
  101
- KT Standard Sound ROM Wave Catalog
  102
  - Delay Time/Direction
    103
  - Start Index/Modsource/Mod Amount
    103
  - Sample Shift/Mode
    104
  - Voice Restrike Decay Time
    105
  - Soundfinder Type
    106
  - Change Sound Mode
    107
  - Oct/Semi/Fine
    108
  - Env1/Lfo/Mod
    108
  - Keyboard Pitch Tracking
    109
  - Glide/Glide Time
    110
  - Levels/Time
    111
  - Levv/Atckv/Velcurv
    112
  - Mode/Keyboardtrk
    113
    
    Mode (Env 3) - Voice Triggering
    113
    
    Stealing Notes
    113
  - Press ENTER to Select Defaults
    115
- KT Default Envelope Values
  116
- LFO Pages (30 - 32)
  117
  - LFO Rate/Noise Rate
    117
  - Depth/Dlay/Mod
    118
  - Wave/Restart
    118
- Filters Pages (40 - 44)
  120
  - Filter1/Filter2
    120
  - FC1 Cutoff/Envelope2
    120
  - FC1 Keyboard/Mod
    121
  - FC2 Cutoff/Envelope2
    121
  - FC2 Keyboard/Fc1 Mod FC2
    121
  - Editing the Filters
    122
  - More about Filters
    122
- Output Pages (70 - 73)
  125
  - Vol/Mod
    125
  - Keybdscale/Keyrange
    126
    
    Setting a Keyboard Zone
    128
    
    Section 7 - Drum Sound Parameters
    132
    
    Edit (Drum) Sound Mode
    132
    
    Wave Pages (00 - 05)
    132
    
    Key Range/Wave Name
    132
    
    Creating "Holes" in the Key Map
    133
    
    Wave Class/Wave Name
    134
    
    KT Drum Sound ROM Wave Catalog
    135
    
    Direction
    137
    
    Press ENTER to Set GM Map
    137
    
    The "Hidden" ROM General MIDI Drum Map
    138
    
    Press ENTER to Set Ensoniq Map
    139
    
    Change Sound Mode
    139
    
    Pitch Pages (10 - 11)
    140
    
    Oct/Semi/Fine
    140
    
    Keyboard Pitch Tracking
    140
    
    Filter Page
    141
    
    Fc Cutoff/Levv
    141
    
    Amp Pages
    141
    
    Gate Time/Release Time
    141
    
    Levv/Mode
    142
    
    Stealing Notes
    142
    
    Output Pages (70 - 71)
    143
    
    Vol/Pan
    143
    
    Output Bus/Velcurv
    144
    
    Creating a Custom Drum Kit
    145
    
    To Edit the Voices
    145
    
    Setting Key Ranges
    146
    
    Saving Your Edited Drum Kit
    147
    
    Section 8 - Understanding Presets What Is a Preset
    149
    
    Selecting Presets
    149
    
    How Many Presets Are Available in the KT
    149
    
    What Is the Difference between Presets and Sequences
    150
    
    What Are Tracks
    151
    
    Three Ways to Create a Preset
    152
    
    To Create a Preset Using the Default Preset
    152
    
    To Build Your Own Preset
    152
    
    To Modify an Existing Preset
    153
    
    Layering Sounds with the Track Buttons
    154
    
    Using Effects with Performance Presets
    154
    
    Using the Replace Track Sound Function
    155
    
    Replacing the Sound on a Track
    155
    
    Using Soundfinder in Presets Mode
    155
    
    Replacing the Sound Along with Its Effect on a Track
    156
    
    A Note about Replacing Sounds Used by Sequences/Presets
    157
    
    Using Card Sounds in a Seq/Preset or Song
    157
    
    About Edit Track (Performance) Parameters
    158
    
    Using the Layer Lock Feature
    159
    
    About the "Save Changes?" Page
    160
    
    Using the Make Default Preset Button
    161
    
    To Play the Demo
    161
    
    To Make a Default Preset Template
    161
    
    To Copy Preset Data
    163
    
    About the KT ROM Presets
    164
    
    List of ROM Presets
    164
    
    Rpset00 - MIDI-Blend
    164
    
    Rpset01 - Ohsosweet-Rhodes
    164
    
    Rpset02 - Acbass/Kybrds(I)
    165
    
    Rpset03 - Elbass/Kybrds(I)
    165
    
    Rpset04 - Synbass/Kbds(I)
    165
    
    Rpset05 - Elecbass/Gtrs(I)
    165
    
    Rpset06 - Pno/Solohorns(I)
    166
    
    Rpset07 - Tinepno/Horns(I)
    166
    
    Rpset08 - Pnostr/Orch (I)
    166
    
    Rpset09 - Wedding Ceremony
    166
    
    Section 9 - Preset/Track Parameters
    167
    
    Vol/Pan
    167
    
    Output
    168
    
    Keyrange
    169
    
    Performance Tip - Creating Keyboard Splits
    170
    
    Transpose
    170
    
    Chan/Prog
    171
    
    Program Changes in the KT
    171
    
    Bank Select and Program Change Implementation
    172
    
    Selecting a New Sound and Its Effect from MIDI
    172
    
    Status
    173
    
    Pressure
    174
    
    Sustain Pedal
    175
    
    Timbre
    176
    
    Release
    176
    
    Section 10 - Understanding the Sequencer
    177
    
    Digital Sequencing
    177
    
    What Is a Sequence
    178
    
    What Is a Song
    178
    
    About Sequencer Memory
    179
    
    Card Sequencer Memory
    179
    
    Sequencer "Transport Controls
    180
    
    Sequencer Status
    181
    
    Select Sequence Mode Pages
    182
    
    Selecting a Sequence or Song
    182
    
    Choosing Internal, ROM, and Card Sequences/Presets/Songs
    183
    
    Playing Sequences and Songs
    183
    
    Creating a New Sequence or Song
    183
    
    Erasing All Sequencer Memory
    186
    
    Recording a Sequence
    187
    
    The KEEP NEW/OLD Page
    189
    
    Re-Recording a Track
    190
    
    Playing Along with a Sequence/Auditioning New Sounds and Effects
    191
    
    Recording Program Changes into the Sequencer
    191
    
    About the "Save Changes?" Page
    192
    
    Recording MIDI Tracks
    193
    
    Mixing, Muting and Soloing Tracks (Track Volume Functions)
    194
    
    Routing Sounds to Effects in Sequence/Preset Mode
    195
    
    Controllers Routed to Effects
    195
    
    Working in Song Mode
    196
    
    Assembling a Song
    196
    
    To Assemble a Song
    196
    
    Switching Effects in Song Mode
    198
    
    Song Tracks
    199
    
    Viewing Sequence Tracks in Song Mode
    200
    
    Mixing down Sequence and Song Tracks in Song Mode
    200
    
    To Record MIX or Pan Changes to Sequence Tracks in a Song
    200
    
    To Record MIX or Pan Changes to a Song Track
    201
    
    More about Mixdown Mode
    202
    
    Delay Times/Tempo BPM Chart
    202
    
    About MIDI
    207

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ENSONIQ KT-88 Quick Start Manual (28 pages)

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