1. Layering Two or More Programs

To play two or more programs, you must create a Setup with a zone for each program, and each zone set to a different MIDI channel.

As stated in the Tutorials Intro, there are two possible ways to do this – From Internal Voices mode, using the Auto Split/Layer function, or from MIDI Setups mode. We covered using the Auto Split/ Layer Function in the Basics section, but we will review it here.

Starting from Internal Voices mode:

1. Press the Internal Voices button. Choose the Program you want for the first zone. You can select it by using the alpha wheel, the + and – buttons, or the numeric keypad. (The programs and their numbers are listed in Appendices A & B in the manual.) Or you can use the Sound Select and Next/Previous Group buttons, as in the Basics & User Interface section of this document.

2. Press Layer (the Zone 2 button). Notice that the Mode buttons change and MIDI Setups is now lit instead of Internal Voices (since we now have 2 zones). Also notice that the top of the display says Zone:2 auto, indicating that Auto Split/Layer is turned on. Play the keyboard. You should hear both sounds together. Notice that the sustain pedal works for both layers.

3. That’s it! To save the Setup you have created, see Step 7 in the section below.

Remember that if you want to layer more than 2 zones, you will want to start from MIDI Setups mode. Also remember that the Auto Split/Layer function does not work in KB3 Mode, since the buttons are used for a different purpose.

Starting from MIDI Setups mode:

1. Press the MIDI Setups button, then type 128, then press Enter on the numeric keypad.

In order to have different programs layered, each zone must be set to a different MIDI channel. As mentioned in the Intro, Setup 128 is already designed as a good starting point for creating a Setup. Notice that the zone 1 button is green indicating it is active. Zone buttons 2-4 are orange, showing they are muted. The four zones are already assigned to channels 1-4.

2. Press the Program button. Choose the Program you want for the first zone. You can select it by using the alpha wheel, the + and – buttons, or the numeric keypad. (The programs and their numbers are listed in Appendices A & B in the manual.) Or you can use the Sound Select and Next/Previous Group buttons, as described at the beginning of this document.

3. Step 2 will allow you to choose any program from the Internal Voice bank. But if you have one of the ROM block options installed and want to choose a program from one of those ROM blocks (or if you want to choose a KB3 program or user created program), then you need to switch banks. There are three ways to do this.

If you know exactly which program you want, then the fastest way is to type the bank number, followed by the “+/-” button, followed by the program number, then Enter. (The bank numbers were listed at the beginning of this document.)

OR

If you want to scroll through the programs in a bank, you can press the Internal, User, Exp1, or Exp2 buttons to switch to that bank, then use the alpha wheel to scroll through the programs in that bank. This method can’t be used to select a KB3 program – you must use one of the other two methods if you want to switch from an Internal Voices program to the one of the KB3 banks, or vice versa. (But you could use it to switch between Internal and User KB3 programs.)

OR

Another way to switch banks is to press the << button to get to the Bank parameter. Use the alpha wheel to choose the bank you want. Then press the >> button to get back to the Program parameter.

4. Now that you have chosen your first sound, you will choose your layered sound. Press the Zone 2 button. The Zone 2 button turns green, showing that it is active.

5. Repeat steps 2 or 3 to assign a program for your second layer. Don’t try and select a KB3 program for this zone – remember that KB3 program can only be called up on a single MIDI channel, by default channel 1 (and in this Setup zone 1 is assigned to channel 1). Play the keyboard. You should hear both sounds together. Notice that the sustain pedal works for both layers.

6. If you want to add a third or fourth layer, just repeat steps 4 and 5

7. That’s it! Now all you have to do is Name and Store your Setup. Press Store. The display says “Save Setup 129?”. (If you had previously created a Setup, it will pick the first empty number above that.) Press the >> button so that the display says “Rename Setup 129?”. Press Enter. Now you are in the naming routine.

You will see an underline cursor under the first character (“D”). Press the <<< or >>> soft buttons to move the cursor. Press a button on the numeric keypad one or more times to enter a character above the cursor. The characters that correspond to the alphanumeric buttons are labeled under each button. If the character that appears is not the one you want, press the button again. For example, pressing 1 once will choose an “A”. Pressing it again will choose “B”, and one more time will choose “C”. Press the +/- button on the alphanumeric pad to switch between upper and lower case characters. Press 0 one or more times to enter the numerals 0 through 9. Press CLEAR (on the alphanumeric keypad) to erase the selected character without moving any other characters. To insert a space, press the “SW1” button in the Assignable Controllers section. To delete a character press the “SW2” button, and to move the cursor instantly to the end of the name in the display, press the “SW3” button.

In addition to letter and number characters there are numerous other characters you can choose. For example, if you layered piano and strings, you might want to name your Setup “Piano & Strings”. You can choose these characters by scrolling with the alpha wheel or the + and – buttons. At the end of this document is a list of all the characters and the order in which they appear.

Once you have the name the way you want it, press Enter.

8. The PC2 now jumps back to the Store dialog. The display will read “Save Setup 129?”. You can save to any number you want, by scrolling with the wheel or + and – buttons. If a Setup already exists at a numbered location, the display will change from “Save” to “Replace”.

Now press Enter. Congratulations – you have created and stored your first Setup!

A programming note: As mentioned above Setup 128 starts with all 4 zones assigned to MIDI channels, and with zones 2-4 muted. This means that if you press a zone button once or twice (depending on whether that zone was already in the display), it will unmute and begin playing. If you have created a 2 zone setup and would like to prevent accidentally playing zones 3 or 4 if you pressed their zone buttons, you can turn those zones off. To do this, press the MIDI Transmit button, then press the zone button for the zone you want to turn off. Next press 0, then Enter.

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