Kurzweil Forte - Manual (Page 121)

Program Edit Mode
The KEYMAP Page
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Stereo
You’ll use this parameter when you’re working with stereo samples. When you set this
parameter to On, an additional Keymap parameter appears. The two keymap parameters are
distinguished as Keymap 1 and Keymap 2. The KEYMAP page parameters will affect both
keymaps. When the Stereo parameter is set to On, the OUTPUT page for the current layer
will show an additional Pan parameter.
The Forte contains both stereo and mono samples. Keymaps designed for stereo use are
labeled with names beginning with “Stereo” or ending in “Left,” “Right,” “L,” or “R.”
For stereo keymap playback, set Stereo to “On” and assign corresponding Left and Right
keymaps to Keymap 1 and Keymap 2 respectively. For keymaps beginning with “Stereo,”
assign the same keymap to both Keymap 1 and Keymap 2. If you select the same keymap for
Keymap 1 and Keymap 2, the Forte automatically uses the left side for Keymap 1 and the
right side for Keymap 2.
Once you have the keymaps assigned, go to the OUTPUT page and set the panning for each
keymap as desired. Keep in mind that using stereo keymaps reduces the polyphony of the
program. For example, if you had a two-layer program with stereo keymaps in each layer,
each note you play would use 4 of your 128 voices, allowing a total of 32 notes before all the
voices have been used.
If you’re not using stereo samples, you should set this parameter’s value to Off.
Transpose (Xpose)
Transpose the current keymap up as much as 127 semitones (ten octaves and a perfect fifth)
or down as much as 128 semitones (ten octaves and a minor sixth).
Key Tracking (KeyTrk)
This is one of the six common DSP control parameters. On the KEYMAP page, key tracking
affects the interval between notes. The default value of 100 cents (a cent is a hundredth of a
semitone) gives you the normal semitone interval between each note. Higher values increase
the interval; lower values decrease it. Negative values will cause the pitch to decrease as you
play higher notes.
When you make changes to this parameter, you’ll need to keep in mind that KeyTrk on the
KEYMAP page works in conjunction with Pitch KeyTrk on the DSPCTL page. Therefore,
you’ll need to check the KeyTrk value on both pages to see how key tracking works within a
program. Unless you’re looking for nonstandard note intervals, the values of the Pitch KeyTrk
parameters on the DSPCTL and KEYMAP pages should add up to 100 cents.