Using KDFX Live From the K2600 Keyboard
The sliders and wheels on the K2600 keyboard, and the pedals connected to the keyboard, can
be extremely useful with KDFX, if you assign FXMods to the K2600Õs controllers. The ribbon, for
example, can be used in a 'Pitcher' FX preset to change the pitch of the signal, while sliders and
pedals can be used to control reverb time, ßanger feedback, EQ, or any of the myriad parameters
available in KDFX.
KDFX in Setup Mode
To use KDFX with a setup, make sure that FX Mode (on the Effect-mode page) is set to Setup or
Auto.
Like programs, every setup has a set of FXMod routings associated with it. These are identical to
the routings available in programs: there are four FXMod pages, three dedicated FX function
pages, and an Import FX page. The procedure for setting up the routings is the same as in a
program. KDFX settings can be imported into a setup from either another setup or a program.
When KDFX is under setup control, any FXMods in the programs within the setup are ignored. If
you have a program that contains a studio and FXMods that you would like to use while
playing a setup, import the KDFX from the program into the current setup.
MIDI Control and Setup Mode
YouÕll notice that when you set FX Mode to Setup, FX Chan goes to None, and canÕt be changed.
The MIDI receive channel for controlling KDFX is not determined here, itÕs determined in the
setup itself: itÕs the channel used by Zone 1 of the setup. Any incoming MIDI commands on
other channels, while they may play sounds in the setup, will not affect KDFX parameters.
If for some reason you donÕt want KDFX to be in Setup mode while you are playing a setup for
example, if you want it to be under control of an external MIDI device and not change studios
when you change setups you can set the FX Mode to Program. In this case the program that is in
the zone assigned to the FX Channel, (which may or may not be part of the setup) will control
KDFX.
So for example, say a setup has three zones, which are assigned to channels 2, 4, and 6. If
FX Chan is set to 6, then the studio (and FXMods) assigned to the program in Zone 3 will be
active. If none of the zonesÕ channel assignments match the FX ChannelÑsay itÕs set to 16Ñthen
nothing you do on the K2600 will control the studio and FXMods. However, an external MIDI
source, like a sequencer, sending on channel 16 will control the studio and FXMods, and the
program that is on channel 16 will determine what they are.
This technique can be useful when you want to have a sequencer control KDFX, while you are
also playing along on the K2600 keyboard in Setup mode.