Kurzweil Forte - Manual (Page 126)

Program Edit Mode
The LAYER Page
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Low Key
This sets the lowest active note for the current layer. This parameter’s value cannot be set
higher than the value for HiKey. The standard MIDI key range is C 1—G 9 (0-127). Middle
C is C 4.
High Key
Here you set the highest active note for the current layer. This parameter’s value cannot be set
lower than the value for Low Key.
Low Velocity
With this parameter you define the lowest attack velocity at which the layer will be enabled
(generate a sound). The values for this parameter and the next are expressed in the standard
musical dynamics markings, similar to the values available for the velocity maps. Attack
velocities that are below this threshold will not trigger notes. If you set this parameter’s value
higher than the High Velocity value, the layer will not play at all.
High Velocity
Similarly, this will set the highest attack velocity at which the layer will be enabled. Attack
velocities above this threshold will not trigger notes in this layer.
Using Low Velocity and High Velocity you can set up velocity switching between up to eight
layers. If you need even more, you can do it using the Enable and Enable Sense on page
7-30 .
Pitch Bend Mode (Bend)
This determines how Pitch bend control messages will affect the current layer. A value of All
bends all notes that are on when the Pitch bend message is generated. A value of Key bends
only those notes whose triggers are physically on when the Pitch bend message is generated
(notes held with the sustain pedal, for example, won’t bend). This is great for playing guitar
solos on top of chords—play a chord, hold it with the Sustain pedal, then play your licks and
bend them all you want; the chord won’t bend with it. A value of Off disables Pitch bend for
the current layer. To apply the same Pitch Bend Mode setting to the entire program, make
sure to set the same setting for each layer.
Trigger
The Trigger parameter determines how notes in the current layer are triggered. The default
setting is Norm, which causes notes to be triggered when a key is pressed down and a MIDI
note on message is received by the layer. A setting of Rvrs causes notes to be triggered when
a key is released and a MIDI note off message is received by the layer (velocity is determined
by the release velocity of the released key).
A setting of PdlDN or PdlUP causes a note to be triggered when the sustain pedal is
respectively pressed down or released (typically used for triggering mechanical pedal noise
samples). The sustain pedal will trigger MIDI note 60 with a velocity of 64.