Alesis K2661 specifications Channel, Transpose, Control, 10-2

MIDI Mode

The TRANSMIT Page

Parameter	Range of Values	Default
Control Setup	Setup list	97 Control Setup
Channel	1 to 16	1
Transposition	±60 semitones	0
Control	Both, MIDI, Local	Both
Velocity Map	Velocity Map list	1 Linear
Pressure Map	Pressure Map list	1 Linear
Program Change	Off, On	On
Buttons	Off, On	Off
Change Setups	Immed, KeyUp	KeyUp

Control Setup

This is where you select the current control setup, Zone 1 of which sets the physical controller assignments for all programs while you’re in Program mode. Refer to Chapters 6 and 7 for more information on the control setup.

Note: The control setup is responsible for many of the settings that each had separate parameters on the K2000 and K2500. If you’ve worked with one of these instruments, you’ll need to relearn how MIDI transmission controls are defined. Instead of setting a number of parameters on the MIDI TRANSMIT page, you’ll simply select a control setup. Zone 1 of that setup then determines the controller assignments (as specified on the SLIDER, RIBBON, WHEEL, and other pages in the Setup Editor).

Channel

This defines which MIDI channel the K2661 uses to transmit MIDI messages. The value for this parameter matches the current MIDI channel displayed on the top line of the Program-mode page. If you change the current MIDI channel while in Program mode, the setting of this parameter changes accordingly, and vice versa.

Transpose

This parameter affects the transposition that’s applied to the MIDI data stream. Adjusting this parameter transposes the K2661’s notes, as well as notes on slaves receiving from the K2661. This transposition setting is not overridden when you use Setup mode, but is added to the transposition settings for the currently selected setup.

Control

Here you determine where the K2661 sends MIDI information. A value of MIDI sends the MIDI signal to the K2661’s MIDI Out port, but not to the K2661 itself. This is also known as Local Control Off.

If you’re using your K2661 with a MIDI sequencer and have a MIDI loop (K2661’s Out to sequencer’s In, and vice versa), you’ll need to select a value of MIDI when your sequencer’s Patch Thru feature—also known as Play Thru, and Soft Thru—is on. This will prevent the K2661’s MIDI signal from looping back on itself, which can cause problems. If you deactivate your sequencer’s Patch Thru feature, set the Control parameter’s value to Both, and the K2661 will play normally. Also, you may want to set the value of the LocalKbdCh parameter to None when you have a MIDI loop, because you can have problems with doubled notes and MIDI overload. You won’t have problems, however, as long as the channels transmitted by the K2661 are all different from the incoming MIDI channel.

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