source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:38:33 -0700 Subject: K2000/K2500 Intonation opinions requested From: john_loffink@ycrdi.com I am seeking input from tuning list subscribers on a new feature for the Kurzweil K2000/K2500 synthesizer/samplers. The current operating systems for these instruments does not change the pitch of currently sounding notes when the intonation table is changed. A forthcoming operating system upgrade may change this to instantaneously change the pitch of all sustaining and released notes when the intonation table is changed. My questions are: 1. How many members would like all notes to instantaneouly change in pitch? 2. How many members would prefer to have the operating system remain as is so that only new notes use the newly selected intonation table? I have versed this as an either/or question because the K2000/K2500 User Interface does not have space to select between the two options. A feature to select between instantaneous/new note only tuning would have to be a "hidden function" and will take more time to implement. In other words, if the change IS implemented then current users who need the new notes only version would not be able to upgrade their operating system. Also, since the K2000 is ROM based, it is unlikely that more than one operating system upgrade will be released. This is not an issue for the K2500 Flash ROM based O.S. No other aspects of the intonation handling will be changed with the next upgrade. It will still be limited to one system level intonation table at a time. I've used many intonation capable MIDI instruments, including the TX81Z, DX7IIFD+E!, EPS, EPS-16 Plus and the K2500. I believe the K2000/K2500 to be one of the most flexible in this regard, and hope to help it continue to evolve in its intonation capabilities. If you have other requests for Kurzweil intonation features, I can't really process them at this time but hope to do so at a future date. Important: If you send email directly to me, please use my Compuserve account: 75023.2426@compuserve.com. I will be moving in a few weeks from Kurzweil in Massachusetts to a new job in the southern U.S. and will not receive any mail for the ycrdi.com address after that time. I could be offline as long as 3 or 4 weeks but hopefully will not lose any messages. I will still remain in contact with the Kurzweil group in regards to intonation issues. John Loffink Senior Hardware Engineer Young Chang Research & Development Institute (Kurzweil Music Systems) 75023.2426@compuserve.com Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 00:40 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA11123; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 00:42:30 +0200 Received: from eartha.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA10959 Received: from by eartha.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) for id PAA08554; Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:42:27 -0700 Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 15:42:27 -0700 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@ella.mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu