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Kurzweil K2600 CD-ROM Series
for Mac or PC


Divided into 4 titles: Beginning, Intermediate,
Advanced & V.A.S.T.
"Beginning & Intermediate CD-ROM's currently available

The same high quality tutorial standards as the K2500 series are here for the new Kurzweil K2600 Synthesizer/Sampler Workstation. 4 CD-ROM's make up a complete learning experience for every aspect of the K2600.

The K2600 Beginning CD-ROM also comes with Kurzweil factory Owner's manuals in Adobe Acrobat format and all factory Accessory Floppy Disk files, all on the CD-ROM. The manuals can be viewed and printed from your home computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader, also included on the disk.

A step-by-step, narrated and illustrated guide that explains every aspect of the instrument in no-nonsense, easy to understand terms. No more flipping through hundreds of pages of technical jargon! No other music industry product gives you this type of quality of content paired with such a high quantity of content. This series of 4 CD-ROM's teaches you everything there is to know about Kurzweil K2600; from plugging in the power, to advanced synthesis programming. Everything you need to know.

Synth-Tek's unique technology miraculously allows for 105l complete audio/visual tutorials to be squeezed onto a single conventional CD-ROM! Not only that, CompressX Technology is cross platform, working on both Mac & Windows computers. Other similar products only allow for, maybe 10 tutorials at most. With CompressX Technology you get over 100 tutorials, comprising hours and hours of audio and graphics content.

 


Kurzweil K2600 Beginning CD-ROM

Topics covered on the "Beginning" CD-ROM Title:

  • K2600 Overview
  • Connecting Pedals
  • Power
  • Audio Outputs
  • SCSI
  • MIDI
  • Operating System
  • Soft Buttons
  • Data Entry
  • Auditioning Sounds
  • MIDI Controllers
  • Memory management
  • Objects
  • How the K2600 Generates Sound
  • Loading Programs
  • Loading Song Files
  • Basic Disk operations
  • K2600 Options 
  • Reset
  • Saving, Naming & Moving Objects 
  • Copying & Deleting Object
  • Muting & Soloing a Zone or Layer
  • Creating a QA Bank
  • LCD View Modes
  • LCD Contrast
  • Global Tuning & Transposition
  • Object Database
  • Dependent Objects
  • Basic Program Editing
  • Creating a Layer
  • Importing a Layer 
  • Deleting a Layer
  • KDFX Basics Pt. 1 - Signal Routing
  • KDFX Basics Pt. 2 - Effects Selection
  • Panning
  • Crossfading
  • Key Range
  • Split Programs
  • Basic Velocity Switching
  • Disk Hierarchy & Directories
  • Format a Disk
  • Disk File Management
  • Basic MIDI Transmit/ Receive
  • Keymap Selection
  • Disk Utilities
  • Local Keyboard Channel
  • Drum Channels
  • Drum programs
  • 62 Frequently Asked Questions
  • 53 Troubleshooting Tips
  • 250+ Searchable Glossary of Terms


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K2600 CD-ROM Compatibility & System Requirements
(for Beginning CD-ROM title only)

Synth-Tek has designed this program to run on a minimal computer system. Each CD-ROM is compatible with Windows or Mac. No software installation is required to run this program. Minimum requirements are:

Windows

MAC
  • 166MHz Pentium II or better
  • Windows '95 or better
  • 8X speed or faster CD-ROM drive
  • sound card
  • 32MB of free physical RAM
  • 13" color monitor & mouse
  • 166MHz PowerPC or better
  • OS 8.1 or higher
  • OSX compatible only in Classic Mode
  • 8X speed or faster CD-ROM drive
  • 32MB of free physical RAM
  • 13" color monitor & mouse


for previous owners of the K2500 & K2600 Beginning CD-ROM titles. This update is now fully compatible with Windows '98, ME & XP and as always fully MAC compatible. Click here for upgrading details.


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Kurzweil K2500 Intermediate
CD-ROM for Mac & PC

The learning continues with the Kurzweil K2600 Intermediate CD-ROM for your Mac or PC computer. The same great learning approach as the Beginning title is now applied to more complex operations of the synth/sampler workstation. 95 new tutorials, new Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting sections offer even more in-depth knowledge. The Intermediate CD-ROM also features an expanded Glossary of terms.
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Improved Audio Quality
The new Intermediate CD-ROM features vastly improved audio quality for a better listening experience. All audio now comes close to CD quality, thanks to a new compression scheme that still allows Synth-Tek to "squeeze" 96 full length tutorials onto a conventional CD-ROM

Mac & Windows 2000 Compatible
The Synth-Tek K2600 Intermediate CD-ROM is fully compatible with Mac OS 8.1 - 9.2.1 (OSX compatible only in Classic Mode) running at least 166MHz PowerPC processor with 32MB of installed RAM. Windows users will find the program fully Win 98, ME & 2000 compatible and requires at least a Pentium II 166MHz processor with 32MB of installed RAM

Complete Topics List

  • 95 New Tutorials!
  • Analog Sampling
  • Sampling Audio Cabling
  • Disk Library
  • Disk Utilities
  • Disk Backup
  • Multi-Object Selector
  • Auditioning Samples From Disk
  • Searching For Files On A Disk
  • Installing New Operating System
  • Installing New Objects Files
  • Importing Akai, Roland, Ensoniq Samples
  • Importing MIDI Files
  • Exporting MIDI Files
  • Importing/Exporting WAV & AIFF files
  • Master Tables
  • Fader Tables
  • Basic 16-Track Song Recording
  • 32-Track Sequencing
  • External MIDI Sync
  • Arrangement Mode
  • Chaining Songs Together
  • Bouncing Sequencer Tracks
  • Quantizing Sequencer Tracks
  • Time Shifting MIDI data
  • Mixdown Page
  • Step Recording
  • Song Mode Mixer
  • Thinning Controller Data On A Track
  • Remapping Controllers
  • Copying Track Data
  • Event List Editing
  • General MIDI Sequences
  • Stealer Display
  • Voices Display
  • MIDI Scope
  • Smoothing Guitar Control Pitch Bend
  • Local Keyboard Channel - Part 2
  • Changing SCSI ID
  • Intro To Control Sources
  • Basic Envelope Editing
  • Triggering Layers
  • Keymap Editing
  • Creating Multi-Sample Programs
  • Creating Drum Kit Programs
  • Velocity Switching Between Layers
  • Expanded Glossary
  • New FAQ's & Troubleshooting

Order The K2600 Intermediate CD-ROM now!

 

Compatibility & System Requirements
(For Intermediate CD-ROM title only)

Synth-Tek has designed this program to run on a minimal computer system. Each CD-ROM is compatible with Windows or Mac. No software installation is required to run this program. Minimum requirements are:

Windows

MAC
  • 166MHz Pentium II or better
  • Windows '95 or better
  • 8X speed or faster CD-ROM drive
  • sound card
  • 32MB of free physical RAM
  • 13" color monitor & mouse
  • 166MHz PowerPC or better
  • OS 8.1 or higher
  • OSX compatible only in Classic Mode
  • 8X speed or faster CD-ROM drive
  • 32MB of free physical RAM
  • 13" color monitor & mouse

Read more about the features of each Synth-Tek CD-ROM title

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