User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Kurzweil International Contacts
- Table of Contents
- Introducing Forte SE
- Getting Started
- Features of the Forte SE
- Terminology
- The Operating Modes
- Program Mode
- Program Edit Mode
- About Program Edit Mode
- Differences Between Regular and Advanced User Type
- Selecting Parameters
- VAST and KB3 Programs
- VAST Program Structure
- Editing VAST Programs
- The Parameters (PARAMS) Page
- The Program FX (FX) Page
- The Layer FX (LYR_FX) Page
- The COMMON Page
- The KEYMAP Page
- The LAYER Page
- The PITCH Page
- The AMP Page
- The Algorithm (ALG) Page
- The DSP Control (DSPCTL) Page
- The DSP Modulation (DSPMOD) Page
- The OUTPUT Page
- The LFO Page
- The ASR Page
- The Function (FUN) Page
- The Amplitude Envelope (AMPENV) Page
- The Envelope 2 (ENV2) and Envelope 3 (ENV3) Pages
- The Envelope Control (ENVCTL) Page
- The Arpeggiator Function
- The Utility Soft Buttons, HELP Soft Button and Favorites Buttons Functions
- Editing VAST Programs With KVA Oscillators
- KB3 Program Structure
- Editing KB3 Programs
- KB3 Editor: The Parameters (PARAMS) Page
- KB3 Editor: The Program FX (FX) Page
- KB3 Editor: The COMMON Page
- KB3 Editor: The Tone Wheels (TONEWL) Page
- KB3 Editor: The Drawbars (DRAWBR) Page
- KB3 Editor: The PITCH Page
- KB3 Editor: The AMP Page
- KB3 Editor: The KEYCLICK Page
- KB3 Editor: The PERC1 Page
- KB3 Editor: The PERC2 Page
- KB3 Editor: The EQ Page
- KB3 Editor: The OUTPUT Page
- KB3 Editor: The LFO, ASR, FUN, and ARP Pages
- The Effects Chain Editor
- Keymap and Sample Editing
- Multi Mode
- Multi Edit Mode
- About Multi Edit Mode
- Selecting Parameters
- Zone Parameters
- OVERVIEW Page
- MAIN Page
- KEYVEL (KeyVelocity) Page
- BEND Page
- CCTLS (CCs/Continuous Controllers) Page
- SWITCH (Switches) Page
- Controlling Program Parameter Assignments from Multi Mode
- The Controller Destination List
- COMMON Page
- ARP1 and ARP2 (Arpeggiator 1 & 2) Pages
- FX Page
- AUXFX 1, AUXFX 2
- About Auxiliary Effects
- Audio Input (AUD-IN)
- The Utility Soft Buttons, HELP Soft Button and Favorites Buttons Functions
- Save User Multis
- Global Mode
- Song Mode and the Song Editor
- Getting Started with the Sequencer
- Song Mode: The MAIN Page
- Song Mode: The BIG Page
- Song Mode: The FX Pages
- Song Mode: The MIXER Page
- Song Mode: The METRONOME Page
- Song Mode: The Filter Pages (RECFLT and PLYFLT)
- Song Mode: The MISC Page
- Song Mode: The STATS Page
- The Song Editor
- Song Editor: The COMMON Page
- Song Editor: The TRACK Page
- Song Editor: Track Functions
- Song Editor: The EVENT Page
- System Mode
- Troubleshooting
- MIDI Implementation
- Physical Specifications
- Programs
- KB3 Programs
- Multis
- Effects Chains
- Index
Introducing Forte SE
Main Features
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• Space for 1024 Factory and 1024 User Programs and Multis (16 Categories of
Programs)
• Arpeggiator with dedicated On/O button (1 per Program, up to 8 in Multi Mode)
• MP3 player audio input jack with FX
• Song Mode 16 Track MIDI sequencer
• Full 128 voices of polyphony
• Hundreds of Eects Chains
Keyboard and Controllers
e Forte SE has an 88-key fully-weighted hammer action keyboard that provides you with
a piano-like feel without adding excessive weight to the instrument. e array of physical
controllers includes:
• 9 assignable sliders
• 11 programmable switches
• A pitch wheel
• A modulation wheel
• 2 jacks on the rear panel for up to 4 optional switch pedals or 2 half damper pedals:
SW1 (Sustain) & SW2
• 1 jack on the rear panel for an optional continuous controller pedal: CC (Volume)
Pedals (Optional)
As described above, the Forte SE has three jacks on the rear panel for optional pedal
controllers. Two jacks for switch pedals, which are typically used to control two-state (i.e.,
on / o) parameters such as sustain, sostenuto, and mute Zone. e third jack is for a
continuous control (or CC) pedal typically used to control multi-state (i.e., “continuous”)
parameters such as volume or wah.
Your Kurzweil dealer stocks the following pedals:
• KP-1 Single piano-style switch pedal
• KP-1H Single piano-style Half Damper pedal
• CC-1 Continuous pedal