Alesis K2661 specifications Ctrl

Basic Effects Mode

The CTRL Page

The CTRL Page

The CTRL page is where you set a variety of important parameters for KDFX, including the Effects Control Mode (FXCtrl) for the current studio.

The CTRL page is also where you set the FX Channel for the current studio.

KDFXMode:CTRLFXCtrl:Auto<>Enable

Studio:49SndboardRoomHall

FXCtrl:Auto

FXChan:Current

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Figure 9-5 Effects Control page

Effects Control Mode (FXCtrl)

FXCtrl determines how the K2661 selects studios as you change programs or setups, and determines whether you have real-time control over studio parameters—in other words, whether FXMods are active.

If the value of FXCtrl is Program or Auto, then as you change programs in Program mode, the K2661 also loads the studio linked with that program. This activates all the FXMods defined within the program. If the value of FXCtrl is Setup or Auto, then as you change setups in Setup mode, the K2661 also loads the studio linked with that setup. This activates all the FXMods defined within the setup. If the value of FXCtrl is Auto, and the value of FX Chan is Current, then when you’re in Program, Setup, Quick Access, or Song mode, programs, setups and songs automatically use their corresponding studios. In Program, Setup, and Quick Access modes, the studio corresponds to the current program or setup. In Song mode, the studio corresponds to the program on the song’s assigned effects channel (which is determined by the value of the EffectChan parameter on the COMMON page in the Song Editor).

If the value of FXCtrl is Master, changing programs or setups does not load an associated studio; the current studio is defined by the Studio parameter on the Effects Mode page. Any FXMods defined in the current program or setup are inactive.

Effects Control in Embedded Editors

In the parlance of V.A.S.T., an embedded editor is an editor that you enter while you are already in another editor. An example of this would be entering the KDFX Studio Editor while you are already in the Program Editor. In this sort of situation, an editor may function differently than if you had entered it directly from a performance mode.

When you enter the KDFX Studio Editor from within another editor (for example, you are already in the Program Editor when you press the Effects button), KDFX will revert FXCtrl to Auto and FXChan to Current if you attempt to perform an operation that the software doesn’t support. For example, you cannot change a program’s assigned studio by pressing the Effects button to enter the KDFX Editor while you are already within the Program Editor. If you set FXCtrl to Master you will be able to audition different studios, but the software will not let you change a studio. The correct way to change the studio used by a program is to press the KDFX soft button from within the Program Editor.

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