Alesis K2661 Guitar/Wind Controller Mode, Reset, EnableGuitar/Windcontrollermode? YesNo, 11-14

Master Mode

Guitar/Wind Controller Mode

•Program changes sent to the K2661 when it is in GM Mode will only select programs from the GM program set.

Setups, Songs, and QA Banks created outside of GM Mode will not point to the correct programs within GM Mode (although you may find the results “interesting”).

Similarly, Setups, Songs, and QA Banks created within GM Mode will not point to the correct programs when you leave GM Mode. For this reason, when you create Setups, Songs, or QA Banks within GM Mode you may want to append the letters “GM” to the object’s name and/or store the objects only in certain banks.

Reset

This button is on the MAST2 page. Press the Reset soft button if you want to return your K2661’s memory to the state it was in when you bought it.

Caution! The K2661 will ask you if you want to delete everything (meaning all RAM objects), and a pair of Yes/No soft buttons will appear. Press No if you want to keep any objects you may not have saved. Press Yes, and everything stored in RAM will be erased. All parameters will be restored to default values. After a few seconds, the K2661 will return to the Program-mode page.

Guitar/Wind Controller Mode

If you are using a wind controller or guitar controller with your K2661, you may not always get the sound you expect. Since these controllers will sometimes send a MIDI Note On command before sending Breath or Volume data, the attack transients that characterize each instrument may not get generated properly.

Consequently, the K2661 provides a special mode that may improve its response to your guitar or wind controller. To enter Guitar/Wind Controller mode, press both Chan/Bank buttons while in Master mode, then confirm with the Yes soft button.

EnableGuitar/Windcontrollermode?

YesNo

Guitar/Wind Controller mode slightly delays MIDI Note On and Note Off commands, so that response to pitch bend and other expressive components of a note will be more accurate. If you’re hearing a glitch in the attack of notes from your guitar or wind controller, you should try setting your K2661 to this mode. Keep in mind, however, that since this mode slightly changes the order in which MIDI commands are sent, it may affect the performance of the K2661 under some circumstances.

Restarting the K2661 or performing a soft reset disables Guitar/Wind Controller mode.

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