Alesis K2661 specifications Sample, MasterGM, GMOn GMStudio500GM1Room, 11-13

Master Mode

The Soft Buttons in Master Mode

Sample

Press the Sample soft button to enter the K2661’s sampler. Refer to Chapter 14 for complete information on the sampler.

GM

Press the GM soft button to call up the GM page:

Master:GM

GM:On

GMStudio:500GM1Room

MAST1

Enable GM Mode by setting the GM parameter to On. When GM is on, GM is displayed on the top line of the screen. This happens on all of the K2661’s main pages.

The GM Studio parameter sets the FX Studio that will be used by GM programs. Six GM Studios are included, providing different reverb and chorus-plus-reverb settings.

500GM1 Room

501GM2 Chamber

502GM3 Hall

503GM4 Chorus+Room

504GM5 Chorus+Chmbr

505GM6 Chorus+Hall

The default GM Studio (GM1 Room) is at ID 500. Use the GM Studio parameter to select a Studio which best complements your program material.

Here’s what happens when you enable GM Mode:

•On all channels except channel 10 (which GM uses for drums), you will see only the 128 GM programs. On MIDI channel 10, you will see the eight drum kits.

•The K2661 will modify the following entries in the master table:

•FX mode (GM uses Master mode)

•FX channel (GM uses None)

•FX studio (GM uses the studio selected in GM Studio set on the Master: GM page)

•Receive velocity map (GM uses the GM Receive Velocity Map)

•progChgType (GM uses 0-127 mode)

Old settings will be remembered, however, so that when you turn GM Mode off the K2661 will restore your previous settings.

•Volume and expression controllers are mapped to a special GM curve, as in “GS” synths. (GS is a superset of General MIDI that is used by the Roland Sound Canvas and other products.)

•GM drum kits are mapped across program number space as in the “GS” synths, and have exclusive zones included with them.

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