Alesis K2661 Setups, ProgramModeXpose0STChannel2, Live Mode Programs, Selecting Programs

Startup

Playing the Presets

In the following diagram, Channel 2 is the current channel, but Channel 1 is the KB3 channel. The info box tactfully lets you know what the KB3 channel is, and parentheses appear around the names of all KB3 programs, to further remind you that KB3 programs aren’t available on the current channel. To get Program 753 to work in this case, you’d have to change the current channel back to Channel 1, or go to Master mode and change the KB3 channel to Channel 2.

ProgramModeXpose:0ST<>Channel:2

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@751(ProgRockOrgan KB3Program#752(SynRockOrgan) MellowVox#753(DirtySynB)

#754(CleanFullDrawba KB3ChanisCh1#755(Loungin)

%%%%%%^%%%%%%^%%%%$756(MildGrunge) Octav-Octav+PanicSampleChan-Chan+

Live Mode Programs

Programs 740–749 are designed expressly for Live mode, a feature that enables you to take a signal from the Analog sampling input (this requires the sampling option, of course), and route it through the DSP algorithms. Programs 740–749 will not play unless you’re receiving a signal at the Analog sampling input. See page 14-10for more about Live mode.

Selecting Programs

When you want to change programs, you have several options.

The easiest method is the Alpha Wheel. Turning it left or right will scroll through the program list. You can also change programs using the cursor buttons (the arrow buttons to the right of the display), or the Plus/Minus buttons under the Alpha Wheel. To save time, you can enter the program number directly from the alphanumeric buttonpad to the right of the Alpha Wheel, pressing the Enter button to complete the selection. If you make a mistake, press Clear, then start over.

The K2661 has various settings for responding to MIDI Program Change commands from external sources. These are explained in Chapter 10, so we won’t go into them here. You should be able to change programs by sending Program Change commands from your MIDI controller.

If you don’t hear anything, see the troubleshooting section in the Musician’s Reference. When you’re ready to start doing your own programming, check out Chapter 6.

Setups

Setups are preset combinations of programs. Setups can have up to eight zones, each of which can be assigned to any range of the keyboard (overlapping or split). Each zone can have its own program, MIDI channel, and MIDI control assignments.

Press the Setup mode button to the left of the display. Its LED will light, telling you that you’re in Setup mode. Notice that the Setup-mode display is similar to the Program-mode display. If the setup has three or fewer zones, the box at the left shows you the programs assigned to each of the setup’s three zones, and which MIDI channel is used for each program. If the setup is composed of more than three zones, then the box displays a series of horizontal lines illustrating the approximate key ranges of the zones. See page 7-1for a more detailed description.

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