Kurzweil K2500 - PERFORMANCE GUIDE REV F PART NUMBER 910252 APPENDIX... Technical document

Contemporary ROM
Appendix E-1
Appendix E
Contemporary ROM
The Contemporary ROM Soundblock option adds 8 Megabytes of samples to your K2500. These
include ethnic percussion, electronic and processed drum sounds, electric guitars, synthesizer
waveforms, contemporary keyboards, wind instruments, and much more. Combined with the
powerful on-board Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology (VAST) capabilities of your K2500,
this new palette of sounds gives your instrument unmatched potential.
The Contemporary ROM Upgrade adds objects in the 800s bank. There you will find 100
programs, 94 keymaps, 94 samples, 10 effects, 51 performance setups, and 11 QA banks. All new
sounds can be combined with your existing 8 Megs of base sound ROM, 4 Megs of Stereo Piano
ROM and 8 Megs of (optional) Orchestral ROM.

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Programs
Appendix E-2
Contemporary ROM Programs
850 Shudder Kit
Ethnic/World Instruments 851 Crowd Stomper
800 Jungle Jam 852 Econo Kit
801 Mbira Stack 853 EDrum Kit 1
802 Ritual Metals 854 EDrum Kit 2
803 Prepared Mbira
Loops
804 Balinesque 855 Dog Chases Tail
805 Ambient Bells 856 Saw Loop Factory
806 World Jam 1
Basses
807 World Jam 2 857 Two Live Bass
808 India Jam 858 Dual/Tri Bass
809 Slo Wood Flute 859 Clav-o-Bass
810 Hybrid Pan Flute 860 Chirp Bass
811 Chiff Brass Lead 861 DigiBass
812 Bell Players 862 Mono Synth Bass
813 Prs Koto 863 Touch MiniBass
814 Medicine Man 864 Ostinato Bass
815 Mbira 865 House Bass
816 Kotobira 866 Dubb Bass
817 Cartoon Perc
Guitars
818 CowGogiBell 867 Straight Strat
819 Perc Pan Lead 868 Chorus Gtr
820 Trippy Organ 869 Strataguitar
821 Koto Followers 870 Elect 12 String
822 Hybrid Horn 871 Dyn Jazz Guitar
Keyboards 872 Pedal Steel
823 Dyno EP Lead 873 Strummer DistGtr
824 ParaKoto 874 Rock Axe
825 Super Clav 875 Hammeron
826 StrataClav 876 Rock Axe mono
827 Touch Clav
Synth Timbres
828 Bad Klav 877 Attack Stack
829 Rad Rotor 878 Skinny Lead
830 B-2001 879 Q Sweep SynClav
831 Perc Organ 880 Anna Mini
832 Drawbar Organ CS 881 Ballad Stack
Brass/Reeds 882 Big Stack
833 Bebop Alto Sax 883 BrazKnuckles
834 Soft Alto Sax 884 Hybrid Breath
835 Soprano Sax 885 Hybrid Stack
836 Low Soft Sax 886 Eye Saw
837 Air Reeds CS 887 Mello Hyb Brass
838 Jazz Muted Trp 888 Sizzl E Pno
839 Jazz Lab Band 889 My JayDee
840 Harmon Section 890 Slo SynthOrch
841 Sfz Cres Brass 891 SpaceStation
842 Neo Stabs 892 Glass Web
843 Gtr Jazz Band 893 Circus Music
844 Full Rock Band
Pads
Drum Kits
894 Mandala
845 World Rave Kit 895 Slow Strat
846 Punch Gate Kit 896 Fluid Koto
847 Shadow Kit 897 Koreana Pad
848 Fat Traps 898 Tangerine
849 Generator Kit 899 Planet 9

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Keymaps
Appendix E-3
Contemporary ROM Keymaps
Synth Multi-Samples 850 Gankogui Bell Hi
800 Hybrid Pan 851 Tibetan Cymbal
801 Glass Rim Tone 852 Tibetan Bowl
802 Synth Vox 853 Indo Bowl Gong
803 Orch Pad
Percussion Kits
804 Koreana 854 Prev Ethnic Perc
805 Heaven Bells 855 Cartoon Perc
806 MIDI Stack 856 Prev EDrum Map
807 Synth Brass 857 Toms Map
808 DigiBass 858 ProcKick/Snr Map
809 AnaBass 859 EDrum Kit 1
810 Mini Saw 860 EDrum Kit 2
Instrument Multi-Samples 861 1 Lyr Proc Kit
811 EBass Pick 862 Industry Perc
812 EBass Slap 863 Tuned Loops
813 Clean Elec Gtr
Custom Percussion Keymaps
814 Distorted Guitar 870 PreparedMbira L1
815 Dist Harmonics 871 PreparedMbira L2
816 Clav 872 World Jam 1 L1
817 Tone Wheel Organ 873 World Jam 1 L2
818 Muted Trumpet 874 World Jam 1 L3
819 Soft Alto Sax 875 India Jam L1
820 Koto 876 India Jam L2
821 Mbira 877 World Jam 2 L1
Individual Percussion Roots 878 World Jam 2 L2
822 Tabla Ta 879 World Jam 2 L3
823 Tabla Tin 880 World Jam 2 L4
824 Tabla Dhin 881 World Jam 2 L5
825 Tabla/Bayan Dha 882 World Jam 2 L6
826 Bayan 883 World Jam 2 L7
827 Ghatam Bass Tone 884 World Jam 2 L8
828 Small Ghatam 885 CowGogiBell L1
829 Ghatam Shell 886 Dual Log Drum
830 Ghatam Slap 887 Jungle ProcDrms
831 Dumbek Open Tone 888 JungleBrushTip1
832 Dumbek Brt Tone 889 JungleBrushTip2
833 Dumbek Tek 890 Jungle Birds
834 Dumbek Snap 891 Jungle Ghtm rel
835 Dumbek Dry Dum 892 Jungle Tabla
836 Djembe Tone 893 Jungle Dumbek
837 Djembe Cl Slap 894 Jungle ProcDrms2
838 Djembe Open Slap 895 Jungle Ghtm Strgt
839 Djembe Finger
Custom Keymap
840 Djembe w/ Stick 896 Syn Bass Pick
841 Muzhar
Single-Cycle Waveforms
842 Talking Drum Lo 897 ARP SAW
843 Talking Drum Hi 898 ARP PW30%
844 Luna Drum Dry 899 OB PW25%
845 Luna Drum Hi
846 Log Drum Lo
847 Log Drum Hi
848 Shakers/Tamborim
849 Gankogui Bell Lo

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Samples
Appendix E-4
Contemporary ROM Samples
800 Hybrid Pan 850 Gankogui Bell Hi
801 Glass Rim Tone 851 Tibetan Cymbal
802 Synth Vox 852 Tibetan Bowl
803 Orch Pad 853 Indo Bowl Gong
804 Koreana 854 EDrum1 Kick
805 Heaven Bells 855 EDrum1 Snare
806 MIDI Stack 856 EDrum1 Rim
807 Synth Brass 857 EDrum1 Hi Tom
808 DigiBass 858 EDrum1 Crash
809 AnaBass 859 EDrum1 Cowbell
810 Mini Saw 860 EDrum1 Clave
811 EBass Pick 861 EDrum1 Shaker
812 EBass Slap 862 EDrum2 Kick1
813 Clean Elec Gtr 863 EDrum2 Kick2
814 Distorted Guitar 864 EDrum2 Kick3
815 Dist Harmonics 865 EDrum2 Snare1
816 Clav 866 EDrum2 Snare2
817 Tone Wheel Organ 867 EDrum2 Snare3
818 Muted Trumpet 868 EDrum2 HH Open
819 Soft Alto Sax 869 EDrum2 HH Close
820 Koto 870 EDrum2 Clap
821 Mbira 871 EDrum2 Conga
822 Tabla Ta 872 Hi Proc Tom
823 Tabla Tin 873 Hi Mid Proc Tom
824 Tabla Dhin 874 Lo Mid Proc Tom
825 Tabla/Bayan Dha 875 Lo Proc Tom
826 Bayan 876 Syn Toms
827 Ghatam Bass Tone 877 Proc Kicks
828 Small Ghatam 878 Proc Snares
829 Ghatam Shell 879 Rvs Proc Kicks
830 Ghatam Slap 880 Rvs Proc Snares
831 Dumbek Open Tone 881 Bayan Mute
832 Dumbek Brt Tone 882 Alt Muzhar Rim
833 Dumbek Tek 883 Alt Tabla Ta
834 Dumbek Snap 884 Alt Maracas
835 Dumbek Dry Dum 885 Alt Shakere
836 Djembe Tone 886 Syn Bass Pick
837 Djembe Cl Slap 887 Alt Log Drum Lo
838 Djembe Open Slap 888 Alt Tibetan Cym
839 Djembe Finger 891 Dumbek Mute Slap
840 Djembe w/ Stick 896 ROM Loops
841 Muzhar 897 ARP SAW
842 Talking Drum Lo 898 ARP PW30%
843 Talking Drum Hi 899 OB PW25%
844 Luna Drum Dry
845 Luna Drum Hi
846 Log Drum Lo
847 Log Drum Hi
848 Shakers/Tamborim
849 Gankogui Bell Lo

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Effects
Appendix E-5
Contemporary ROM Effects
800 Percussive Room
801 Brt Empty Room
802 Mosque Room
803 New Gated
804 Chorus Slap Room
805 Chorus Bass Room
806 New Chorus Hall
807 Spacious
808 Wash Lead
809 New Hall w/Delay

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments
Appendix E-6
Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments
The 100 preset programs in the K2500 Contemporary ROM are organized by category. We hope you will find these
programs to be a good starting point for your own work. There are many ways to put expressivity and variety in a
single program by assigning MIDI controllers to the various DSP functions in its layers. This list describes how
each of the 100 factory preset programs can be modulated or altered by the various MIDI controls. Only those
controls which may not be immediately evident are listed. Controls such as attack velocity and keynumber are
understood to be assigned to most programs.
Prg # Program Name ModWheel Data MPress Comments
Pianos
794 Water Piano Vibrato Wet/Dry mix Vibrato
795 StPno & OrchPad Pad balance
796 Grand & Pad Pad balance Bell release enve-
lope
797 Pop Grand Stack Bell fade Wet/Dry mix Vibrato
798 Prepared Piano Alt switch - mbira Wet/Dry mix
799 Tack Piano Stack Bellfade,Wet/Dry
mix Pitch env - mbira
Ethnic/World Instruments
800 Jungle Jam
This program uses the mirror image drum mapping, symmetrical around D4. Identical or sim-
ilar drum articulations are found at equal distances above and below D4, with extras outside the
center region.
Mod wheel disables layered “chirps" and fades rain stick onA0.
Data slider enables "screamers" on G5-C6.
801 Mbira Stack Vibrato
802 Ritual Metals Vibrato Vibrato
803 Prepared Mbira Pitch change
804 Balinesque Pan flute fade
805 Ambient Bells Vibrato Vibrato
806 World Jam 1 Pitch change Mirror image drum
mapping
807 World Jam 2 Pitch change Layer pitch Mirror image drum
mapping
808 India Jam
Tablas appear at center with the mirror-image mapping, tuned to C.
Pressure controls pitch for the bayan and RH lead sound.
LH drone may be played as broken chord C2,G2,C3,G3 and held with sustain or sostenuto.
Mod Wheel fades the drone.
Data Slider controls Wet/Dry mix.
809 Slo Wood Flute Less tremolo Filter ctl
810 Hybrid Pan Flute Tremolo Tremolo
811 Chiff Brass Lead Vibrato, Swell Unison layers Vibrato, Filter
812 Bell Players Muzhar fade Tibetan cym env ctl
813 Prs Koto Pitch mod

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments
Appendix E-7
814 Medicine Man
815 Mbira Release ctl Tremolo
816 Kotobira Mbira balance
817 Cartoon Perc Wet/Dry mix
818 CowGogiBell Alt start Layer select
819 Perc Pan Lead Vibrato
820 Trippy Organ Vibrato Vibrato
821 Koto Followers Vibrato Vibrato
822 Hybrid Horn Balance (bell) Timbre ctl, Vibrato
Keyboards
823 Dyno EP Lead Tremolo, Env ctl
824 ParaKoto Pad tremolo
825 Super Clav Phase clav enable Disable release Filter rate
826 StrataClav Vibrato Vibrato
827 Touch Clav EQ, Vibrato Disables release Filter control
828 Bad Klav
829 Rad Rotor Rotary speaker
830 B-2001 Rotary speaker Perc balance Rotary speaker
831 Perc Organ Rotary speaker Perc balance Rotary speaker
832 Drawbar Organ CS Rotary speaker Filter ctl
Brass & Reeds
833 Bebop Alto Sax Attack ctl Vibrato
834 Soft Alto Sax Vibrato, Swell
835 Soprano Sax Vibrato, Swell Vibrato, Swell
836 Low Soft Sax Vibrato
837 Air Reeds CS Vibrato Harmonica enable Harmonica vibrato
838 Jazz Muted Trp
839 Jazz Lab Band Vibrato, Swell
840 Harmon Section Vibrato Vibrato, Swell
841 Sfz Cres Brass Vibrato Wet/Dry mix Vibrato, Swell
842 Neo Stabs Vibrato Vibrato, Filter ctl
843 Gtr Jazz Band
LH bass is layered with ride for walking rhythm section.
LH hard strikes trigger kick/snare.
Data slider switches RH from guitar to horn section;
SostPed holds horns and adds bright tenor.
844 Full Rock Band
LH bass is layered with kick/snare for driving rhythm section.
At ff , crash cymbal is triggered.
Mod wheel and pressure enable rotary speaker for RH organ.
Data slider switches LH to walking rhythm section, and RH to guitar solo.
Prg # Program Name ModWheel Data MPress Comments

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments
Appendix E-8
Drum Kits
845 World Rave Kit Disable chirps Wet/Dry mix,
Disable claps
(G6-G#6)
846 Punch Gate Kit Wet/Dry mix
847 Shadow Kit Flanging (A#3-B3) Wet/Dry mix
848 Fat Traps Filter (C2-A#2) Wet/Dry mix
849 Generator Kit Disable claps
(G3-G#3) Wet/Dry mix
850 Shudder Kit Wet/Dry mix
851 Crowd Stomper Wet/Dry mix
852 Econo Kit Gate time (G3-C#4) Wet/Dry mix
853 EDrum Kit 1 Gatetime(B2-D#3,G3-
C#4), Pitch (D6) Wet/Dry mix Pitch (D6) Sust ped chokes cym- bal (F#5)
854 EDrum Kit 2 Filter ctl (A#1-C2,
F#6-C7) Wet/Dry mix
Loops
855 Dog Chases Tail Various loop effects Tempo (pitch) Loops below E4 are
tuned to play together,
as are loops above E4.
856 Saw Loop Factory Layer balance Tempo (pitch)
Basses
857 Two Live Bass Vibrato Layer select Vibrato
858 Dual/Tri Bass Vibrato Ghost note enable Vibrato
859 Clav-o-Bass Vibrato Wet/Dry mix Vibrato
860 ChirpBass Vibrato Wet/Dry mix Vibrato
861 DigiBass
862 Mono Synth Bass Filter Pitch bend goes +2/-
12ST
863 Touch MiniBass Vibrato Vibrato, Swell
864 Ostinato Bass EQ
865 House Bass Vibrato Release ctl Vibrato
866 Dubb Bass Vibrato Release ctl Vibrato
Prg # Program Name ModWheel Data MPress Comments

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Programs with Controller Assignments
Appendix E-9
Guitars
867 Straight Strat Tremolo EQ
868 Chorus Gtr Wet/Dry mix Detune
869 Strataguitar Alt start
870 Elect 12 String Detune Wet/Dry mix, EQ Vibrato
871 Dyn Jazz Guitar Wet/Dry mix PBend gives fretboard
slide
872 Pedal Steel Vibrato Vibrato
873 Strummer DistGtr Vibrato Vibrato
874 Rock Axe Alt start EQ Feedback
875 Hammeron Timbre ctl Timbre ctl
876 Rock Axe Mono Alt start EQ, Delay Feedback
Synth Timbres
877 Attack Stack Vibrato Wet/Dry mix Vibrato
878 SkinnyLead Vibrato Overdrive enable Vibrato, Filter
879 Q Sweep SynClav Vibrato Sweep rate ctl Vibrato
880 Anna Mini Vibrato Vibrato
881 Ballad Stack Swell Swell
882 Big Stack Vibrato Env ctl Vibrato
883 BrazKnuckles Swell EQ
884 Hybrid Breath Envelope ctl, EQ Envelope ctl,
Wet/Dry mix Vibrato
885 Hybrid Stack Layer balance
886 Eye Saw Vibrato Release ctl, Filter Vibrato
887 Mello Hyb Brass
888 Sizzl E Pno Pad balance
889 My JayDee Vibrato Release ctl Vibrato
890 Slo SynthOrch Filter effect
891 SpaceStation Vibrato Envelope ctl Vibrato
892 Glass Web EQ Delay ctl
893 Circus Music Vibrato Vibrato
Pads
894 Mandala Filter ctl Pitch change
895 Slow Strat Vibrato Filter sweep enable Vibrato
896 Fluid Koto Vibrato Vibrato
897 Koreana Pad Tremolo Filter,
Wet/Dry mix
898 Tangerine Enable 5th Envelope Ctl Vibrato
899 Planet 9
Prg # Program Name ModWheel Data MPress Comments

Contemporary ROM
Contemporary ROM Setups
Appendix E-10
Contemporary ROM Setups
A setup is a combination of eight zones, each having its own MIDI channel and controller
assignments. Designed initially for models with built-in keyboards, setups can be played on
K2500R via the Local Keyboard Channel feature: Find this parameter in MIDI mode on the
RECV page, change it from None to a channel of your choice, and set your controller to send on
only that channel. Now, any notes or MIDI controller data that come in on that channel will be
re-mapped according to the display channel (in program mode) and according to the setup (in
Setup mode).
To take advantage of Version 2's eight zone setup capability, there are 51 new setups in the
Version 2 Contemporary ROM Objects. You will find unique internal program combinations,
arpeggiator examples, and special ribbon and controller functions. With as many as 24
assignable controllers shared among 8 independent zones, K2500 MIDI setups can be quite
powerful, and they require some experimentation to find all their features and nuances. In
order to make this process easier, many setups are programmed according to the certain
conventions. The sliders generally provide mixing capabilities either as group faders or
individual zone faders. They also provide control over timbre, effects mix, and clock tempo.
Other conventions include:
Controller Default
Slider G: Wet/Dry mix
Slider H: Tempo
PSw 1: Arp on/off
Psw 2: Latch2
Footswitch 1: Sustain
Footswitch 2: Sostenuto
Footswitch 3: Soft Pedal
Large Ribbon: Pitch
Small Ribbon Press: Mono Pressure
Small Ribbon Lin: Pitch
Mod Wheel: Mod Wheel
MPress: MPress
Here are the Setups provided in the Contemporary ROM:
800 HyperGroov<-C4-> Sliders A-D: group faders; PSw1: mute group
801 PianoPad w/Percs Sliders A-C: group faders; FootSw: 1 arp latch, FootSw 2: latch2; Lg Rib: pan
(perc & bells); PSw1: arp sw & mute group
802 Slo Held Arper Sliders A-D: zone faders, Slider F: key vel (zone 4); Lg Rib: mark tree
803 Don'tGetFooled Sliders A-B: group faders, Slider C: alternate left hand, Slider D: left hand
release ctl; PSw1: RH organ select
804 Touch Game Sliders A-B: group faders, Slider C: timbre (bass); PSw1: arp latch; right hand
hard strikes trigger horns; left hand hard strikes enable clav
805 BeatBoy E1 Sliders A-C: group faders; PSw1: arp latch; Press: filter sweep (zone 6)