User manual KURZWEIL MARK 12 V2.0 ADDENDUM

[. . . ] KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM Kurzweil Mark 152/12 Version 2. 0 User's Guide Addendum In our ongoing effort at Kurzweil to make your musical experience on the Mark 152/12 as rewarding as possible, we have made a number of improvements and added several new features to the instrument. This document describes these changes that make up Version 2. 0 of the Kurzweil Mark 152/12. All changes described in this Addendum apply identically to the Mark 152 and Mark 12 models. 910320 1 KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT PAGE Style Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 UNDERSTANDING STYLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Chord Change Mode There are two Chord Change modes that affect what happens when you change the chord you're playing while notes are being held by the background parts. Wrap Point You may have noticed that when you play a series of chords that get higher and higher, after a certain chord, the parts drop one octave to keep them in the correct ranges for the instruments. You can change the note at which this occurs using the Wrap Point parameter. Effects Mode Normally, the style parts are played with the same reverb settings as the main keyboard but the effects section is skipped. To change to Reverb and Effect mode select the instrument part and change the Effects Mode parameter from Reverb only to Reverb and Effect. The selected effect (chorus, rotary, echo, special) now also affects the instrument part you designated. If you want to associate a certain effect with a style, use the Auto Setup feature. Part Sound Override Each style track contains a program change command to determine which sound will play on that track. You can change this sound using the EZ-RECORD functions as described previously. However, if you want to make a quick fix to all the tracks on a given part, you may do so using this page. The sound "None" indicates that each track will use its own sound, but if you select the override field and press a sound button that sound will now be active for all sections on this part. If you want to create a custom layered sound on the keyboard, you can utilize that special sound in the style by using the COPY PANEL soft button. 910320 11 KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT Style Editor STYLE KEY OF COMPOSITION (TRANSPOSE) The style player on the Mark 12 works on the assumption that the style music itself is composed in the key of C; this allows the Style Player to transpose the style on playback to match the chord played by the user. If you want to record style music in another key, you may do so, but to make things work correctly on playback you need to specify the recording key in this menu. Use the Up/Down buttons to select the key in which you've recorded. CREATING AN AUTO SETUP The Auto Setup feature can be edited along with the style. If a style is copied from an existing Mark 12 style, it will receive the Auto Setup from the original. To customize the Auto Setup, place the Mark 12 in whatever state you wish to have associated with the Auto Setup, and then press the COPY soft button in this menu. SAVING EDITED STYLES All styles created or edited in the Style Editor will be saved automatically when you turn off the Mark 12. Nevertheless, it is always a good idea to save any serious work onto a floppy disk to protect against any power outages or other hazards of computer memory!The styles listed for disk saving will be in the same order that you've created them in the Style Editor. (See pages 55-56 in your User's Manual for further information on the Save feature). New `Auto Chord' Feature The Mark 12 now supports Automatic Chord play using one finger. If you activate the Chord Reader, you will find that the left side of the keyboard is silent. Chords formed in the left hand (even with one note) will play in the split sound. Note that you can use the Bass and Accompaniment sliders to adjust the volume of the chord you hear. [. . . ] (See page 57 in your User's Manual for more information on Saving a Panel Memory Set). PANEL MEMORY STEPPING In addition to selecting Panel Memories from the front panel, you can now "step" through them in order by assigning any one of the 3 foot pedals. This means that you can change the sound effects on the Mark 12 without your fingers ever leaving the keyboard!To assign a pedal, enter the Panel Memory Menu and assign Pedal Step to one of the three pedals. Note that this process overrides any other function that is assigned to that pedal. 910320 21 KURZWEIL MARK 12 USER'S GUIDE ADDENDUM MISCELLANEOUS New Features PANEL MEMORY RESET You can reset the Mark 12 back to its default operating state by pressing and holding the Panel 1 button, and then pressing the Grand Piano button. [. . . ]