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
Program Edit Mode
The Utility Soft Buttons, HELP Soft Button and Favorites Buttons Functions
7-74
Anti-Aliased Oscillators Aliased Oscillators
Size Name/Type Size Name/Type
1 Block LPNOIZ (noise + low pass lter) 1 Block SINE
2 Blocks SINE SAW
SINE+ TRI
SAW SQUARE
RES NOISE (noise + low pass
lter with resonance)
NOISE
SQUARE SINE+
3 Blocks PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) SAW+
4 Blocks SYNC SAW NOISE+
SUPER SAW SW+SHP (Sawtooth + Shaper)
TRIPLE SAW 2 Blocks SHAPED SAW
8 Blocks SYNC SQUARE (master) >>,
>>SYNC SQUARE (slave)
(4 blocks each)
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)
Setting Up The Sync Square Oscillator:
e Sync Square oscillator is actually comprised of two oscillators, a master and a slave, set
up to emulate the way sync square oscillators worked on classic analog synthesizers. To create
a program using Sync Square, select Program 1023 Editor Template. Select “none” on the
Keymap page. Select “user” on the Ampenv page for an amp envelope. On the ALG page,
select Algorithm 5 at the top of the page. Use the cursor buttons to select the function block
and use the alpha wheel to select the “SYNC SQUARE (master) >>” function. Next, press
the << soft button to change soft button pages until you see “DupLyr.” Press DupLyr to
duplicate the layer, creating layer 2. In layer 2, on the ALG page, change the function block
to “>> SYNC SQUARE (slave)”, and set the Alt Input parameter to “Layer 1.” e nal step
is to go to Layer 1’s DSPCTL page and turn the Level parameter all the way down, to -96dB
(this ensures that you will only hear the output of the slave oscillator on layer 2, which is the
intended function of Sync Square).
Now the Sync Square oscillator should be working. e “Synco” parameter, Sync Oset, is
the main parameter for shaping the tone of this sound. Synco sets the sync oset between
the master and slave square waves in each corresponding oscillator, which changes the shape
of the waveform output by the slave oscillator. e Sync Square oscillator is most expressive
when the Synco parameter is modulated during performance. Use the DSPMOD page to
assign an envelope or continuous controller like the Mod Wheel for this parameter to hear
the eect (see The DSP Modulation (DSPMOD) Page on page 7-39, as well as The DSP
Control (DSPCTL) Page on page 7-38 and Common DSP Control Parameters on page
7-33 in Algorithm Basics on page 7-32, for details on setting up modulation and other
ways to control parameters, and see The Envelope 2 (ENV2) and Envelope 3 (ENV3) Pages
on page 7-52 for details on using envelopes as modulation sources). See Advanced Use Of