Although a regular program can have up to 3 layers, the Kurzweil can create programs that have as many as 32 layers! These are called Drum Programs because a typical use for a program with that many layers would be for drums, but they can have any sounds in them – not just drums. (And a program containing drum sounds can be three layers or less, so it would not be considered a Drum Program).<\/p>\n
If you have a K2500 or K2600, there are also special programs called KB3 program. KB3 programs can only be called up on a single channel. (See below for more detail.)<\/p>\n
For the K2000 Series<\/p>\n
For units with v3.18 or earlier of the operating system, the K2000 can play only one Drum Program at a time. A Drum Program can only be played on the MIDI channel designated as the Drum Channel, which you can set. If you select a different MIDI channel other than the one you’ve designated for the drum channel and scroll to a Drum Program you will notice a ( ) around the program name and no sound will play. To see the selected MIDI drum channel assignment press the Master button; you will see DRUMCHAN and the MIDI channel # that is currently selected.<\/p>\n
If you have v3.54 or later AND the PRAM option, then you will have 8 drum channels instead of one. The Drum Channels are 1-8 or 1-7 plus a higher numbered channel you can select using the Drum Channel parameter on the Master page. If you have v3.54 and do not have the PRAM, then you will only have a single Drum Channel, as described above.<\/p>\n
For the K2500 Series<\/p>\n
The K2500 can play up to 8 Drum Programs at a time. A Drum Program can only be played on a MIDI channel designated as the Drum Channel, which you can set. If you select a different MIDI channel other than the one you’ve designated for the drum channel and scroll to a Drum Program you will notice a ( ) around the program name and no sound will play. The Drum Channels are 1-8 or 1-7 plus a higher numbered channel you can select using the Drum Channel parameter on the Master page.<\/p>\n
For KB3 Programs, they must be called up on the channel designated as the Drum Channel.<\/p>\n
For the K2600 Series<\/p>\n
The K2600 can have drum programs on all 16 MIDI channels, so there is no need to designate a Drum Channel. But you still can only call up a KB3 programs on a single channel. For this reason, the Drum Channel parameter is renamed KB3 Channel on the K2600 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[],"storecat":[],"itemids":[24227,24237,24243],"manufacturers":[33482],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n