ALESIS K2661 User Manual

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2661

Getting Started Guide

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Table of contents

Document Outline

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Contents
Introduction
- Overview of the K2661
- VAST Synthesis
- KB3 Tone Wheel Emulation
- How the K2661 Works
- How to Use This Manual
- Do I Have Everything?
  - The Accessory Files
Startup
- Quick Startup Checklist
  - Start Jamming!
- Startup—the Details
- Playing the Presets
- The Other Modes
- Software Upgrades
User Interface Basics
- Mode Selection
  - Mode Buttons
- Navigation
- Data Entry
- Intuitive Data Entry
  - Changing the Current Layer in Multi-Layer Programs
- Search
- Renaming Multiple Objects
- Mixdown and MIDI Faders Pages
  - Mixdown Page
  - MIDI Faders Pages
- Quick Song Recording and Playback
The Operating Modes
- What the Modes Are
- Selecting Modes
  - Nested Editors
    - Finding Square One
- Using the Modes
Editing Conventions
- Introduction to Editing
  - What’s an Object?
- Object Type and ID
- Saving and Naming
- Deleting Objects
  - Dependent Objects
- Memory Banks
  - Saving and Loading Files—Disk Mode
- Special Button Functions
Program Mode
- VAST Program Structure
- KB3 Program Structure
- The Program Mode Page
Setup Mode
- Loading Older Setup Versions
- The Control Setup
- Zone-status LEDs in Setup Mode
Quick Access Mode
- K2661 QA Banks
Basic Effects Mode
- Introduction
- Terminology
- MAIN Page
  - Soft Buttons in Effects Mode
    - Soft Buttons: Configuring Bypasses
- Effects Bus Editor
- Effects Send Page
- The CTRL Page
- Bypass and Mute pages
- Chaining Effects
  - Gain Staging in Effects Chains
  - Checking Out Some Chains
- The Structure of Kurzweil Digital Effects (KDFX)
  - The Studio
    - Studio = EQs + Input-page settings + FXpresets + Output Editor settings
  - Normal Studio Structure
- Software Organization
- Controlling Effects
  - Controlling Effects with a Sequencer
  - Controlling Effects with SysEx messages
MIDI Mode
- The TRANSMIT Page
- The RECEIVE Page
- The Channels Page
- Program Change Formats
- The Soft Buttons in MIDI Mode
Master Mode
- The Master Mode Page
- The MAST2 Page
- The Soft Buttons in Master Mode
- Guitar/Wind Controller Mode
- Object Utilities
Song Mode
- Getting Started with the Sequencer
- Tutorial: Arrangements
- RAM Tracks
  - Two Important Concepts
    - RAM Tracks and Song Playback
    - A Matter of Timing
  - Creating RAM Tracks
- Using Song Mode
- Recording Multi-timbral Sequences via MIDI
- Song Mode: The MAIN Page
- Song Mode: The MISC Page
- Song Mode: The MIX Page
Basic Disk Mode
- Disk Mode Page
  - Using SmartMedia Cards
    - Formatting a SmartMedia Card
  - Connecting a SCSI Device
- SCSI Termination
  - Using your K2661 in a SCSI System
    - SCSI IDs
    - Formatting a SCSI Device
- Directories
- File List Dialog
- Creating Directories
  - Creating a Directory From the Disk Mode Page
  - Creating a Directory in the Save Dialog
- The Directory Selection Dialog
- Disk Mode Functions
- Load Function Dialog
- Saving Files
- Storing Objects in the Memory Banks
- The Multiple Object Selector Page
Sampling and Live Mode
- Setting Up For Sampling
  - Cables and Input Jacks
- Entering The Sampler
  - From Program, Setup, Master, or Quick Access Mode
  - From the Keymap Editor
- Sampling Analog Signals
  - Input
  - Recording Samples
- Sampling the K2661’s Output
- Sampling Digital Signals
  - Format
  - Src
- Live Mode
Audio Outputs
- Audio Configurations
- Audio Routing: Programs to KDFX
- Audio Routing: KDFX to Audio Outputs
- Using the Digital Outputs
K2661 Boot Block
- Starting the Boot Block
- Updating K2661 Software
- Running Diagnostic Tests
- Resetting the K2661
Standard K2661 ROM Objects
- Groove Setups
- Special Purpose Setups
- Setups
- Programs
Contemporary ROM Block Objects
- Programs
- Keymaps
- Program Control Assignments
- Controller Assignments: Contemporary ROM Block
Orchestral ROM Block Objects
- Programs
- Keymaps
- Program Control Assignments
- Controller Assignments: Orchestral ROM Block
  - Secondary Effects
General MIDI
- GM Drum Kits
- General MIDI Programs
- Standard Mode Controller Assignments
Index