Kurzweil Forte - Manual (Page 26)

Introducing the Forte
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Keyboard and Controllers
The Forte has an 88-key fully-weighted hammer action keyboard that provides you with
a piano-like feel without adding excessive weight to the instrument. The array of physical
controllers includes:
• 9 assignable sliders (with LED ladders)
• 9 switches (assignable/zone mutes/KB3 control)
• A pitch wheel
• A modulation wheel
• 1 Variation switch
• 1 Tap Tempo switch
• 2 Transpose switches
• Monopressure (Aftertouch)
• 3 jacks on the rear panel for switch pedals: SW1 (Sustain), SW2 & SW3
• 2 jacks on the rear panel for optional continuous controller pedals: CC1 (Volume) &
CC2
Pedals (Optional)
As described above, the Forte has five jacks on the rear panel for optional pedal controllers.
Three jacks for switch pedals, which are typically used to control two-state (i.e., on / off)
parameters such as sustain, sostenuto, and soft. A Half Damper pedal (also known as a
continuous switch pedal) can be used to allow for “half pedaling” sustain techniques when
playing Forte piano programs.
The remaining two jacks are for continuous control (or CC) pedals typically used to control
multi-state (i.e., “continuous”) parameters such as volume and wah.
Your Kurzweil dealer stocks the following pedals:
• FS-1 Standard single box-shaped switch pedal
• KFP-1 Single piano-style switch pedal
• KFP-2S Double piano-style switch pedal unit (one stereo plug)
• CC-1 Continuous pedal
Keeping the Forte/Forte7 up to date
Be sure to check the Kurzweil Music Systems website at www.kurzweil.com for new
documentation and the latest software updates for Forte. See the Info page in Global mode
to check the currently installed OS version. See the software version printed on the front
cover of this manual to check which OS and software release it was written for.