Program Mode

KB3 Program Structure

KB3 Program Feature

MIDI Controller Number

 

 

 

 

 

K2661

 

Voce

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar1

 

 

6

12

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar2

 

 

22

13

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar3

 

 

23

14

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar4

 

 

24

15

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar5

 

 

25

16

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar6

 

 

26

17

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar7

 

 

27

18

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar8

 

 

28

19

 

 

 

 

 

Drawbar9

 

 

1

20

 

 

 

 

Expression Pedal

 

4

8

 

 

 

 

Percussion On/Off

 

73

N.A.

 

 

 

 

Percussion High/Low

 

72

72

 

 

 

 

Percussion Loud/Soft

 

71

71

 

 

 

 

Percussion Fast/Slow

 

70

70

 

 

 

 

Rotating Speaker Slow/Fast

 

68

68

 

 

 

 

Vibrato/Chorus On/Off

 

95

95

 

 

 

 

Vibrato/Chorus Selector

 

93

93

 

 

 

 

 

Key Click Level

 

 

89

89

 

 

 

 

 

Leakage Level

 

 

90

90

Table 6-3

KB3 MIDI Controller Assignments

 

 

Local Keyboard Channel

The local keyboard channel enables the K2661 to receive MIDI information on a single channel, then rechannelize that information so you can play and control all eight zones of a setup, even if your MIDI source transmits on only one channel. When you’re in Program mode, the local keyboard channel remaps incoming information to the K2661’s current channel (the one shown in the top line of the display).

The LocalKbdCh parameter (on the RECEIVE page in MIDI mode) defines the local keyboard channel. When you’re in Program mode, and playing a KB3 program, you may want to leave LocalKbdCh set to None, which is its default value. In this case the MIDI Controller messages for KB3 control listed in Table 6-3are certain to work.

There are some possible disadvantages to this, however. First, the K2661 doesn’t relay incoming MIDI to its MIDI Out port. Perhaps more importantly, if you change the channel on your MIDI source, the K2661 plays the program on the channel used by your MIDI source—regardless of the K2661’s current channel. For example, if your MIDI source transmits on Channel 1, and you set the K2661’s current channel to 2, you’ll still play the program assigned to Channel 1. If that’s the way you like it, there’s no problem.

You may find it more convenient to use the local keyboard channel. In this case, the K2661 remaps incoming MIDI to the K2661’s current channel, so in Program mode, you’ll always play the program on the K2661’s current channel. Incoming MIDI also gets sent to the K2661’s MIDI Out port. On the other hand, in this case your MIDI source’s transmitting channel must match the K2661’s local keyboard channel for anything to work. Furthermore, for KB3 programs, some of the MIDI Controller numbers listed in Table 6-3won’t necessarily work.

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Alesis K2661 KB3 Program Feature Midi Controller Number, KB3 Midi Controller Assignments Local Keyboard Channel