Synth-Tek cdrom tutorials!

[Rexx]

Finally I'm gonna learn more about this beast.
I'm getting Beginner and Intermediate cdroms for K2600
(I'll just skip over the stuff about TMP for my K2500xs)

I definately need them because the many manuals I already have just leave me overwhelmed trying to learn vast/kdfx.

[Medusa]

you snatch em off e-bay? I was gonna get them too. Let me know what they are like. I'd like to pick some up when i've gotten over my spending of late.

[Rexx]

Yep, off eBay.
I'll report back once I've got them.

The original designer that did most of the work is legally selling them for $10 or the package I bought is $25 for 3 cdroms (PC/Mac OS9/OSX)

I'm getting K2600 Beginner, Intermediate and Midi studio.

[Medusa]

Cool!

Look forward to your review.

[Medusa]

Did you pick these CD-Roms up yet? If so what are they like? are they worth having?

[Rexx]

They just arrived today. I haven't even put them in my cd drive yet as I just got in from work and I'm checking emails.

I will report back.

[Rexx]

I just had a look at the first few topics on the K2600 Beginning cd-rom

It very clearly walks you through understanding the K2600 synth using audio/video and highlighting things like botton presses, sliders, softbuttons...

This beginning cd-rom has almost 100 topics and a fully searchable glossary.

For $25usd (not including shipping)I received the following 3 cd-roms:

The K2600 Beginning cd-rom
The K2600 Intermediate cd-rom
Digital home Studio
They usually sell for $89usd each

There was an intension of making the following Synth-Tek cd-roms:

K2600 Advanced
K2600 V.A.S.T.

Mark Riddle was instrumental in programming and creating these cd-roms but departed ways with Synth-Tek and sells these cd-roms ultra cheap on eBay, completely legal as per agreement of the desoluved business relationship. (To my understanding re:Kurzlist discussion)

I'm not sure if these final two installment cd-roms will be made available but they really should be as they go deeper.

[Rexx]

Did you pick these CD-Roms up yet? If so what are they like? are they worth having?

I would say yes, especially at this low price. (He may only have limited quanities? I don't know)

The paper manuals never really helped me much but having audio video tutorials is like having a Kurzweil speciallist on your computer. (PC or Mac)

[Rexx]

These are loaded with tips you just don't get elsewhere.

http://www.gearconcepts.com/


One trick I just learned was -
While in Q Access mode press the +/- button on the alphanumeric key pad and enter a number or use - + methods to select Q Access banks!

Cool huh? :wink:

[Rexx]

Update:

After diving into these cdrom tutorials it's apparant the cdroms that were never completed or released were the ones really needed. Advanced & VAST.

Disappointing was that lack of depth covering KDFX, over and over mentions of how this and that will be covered in the upcoming never to be released cdroms.

For the $25 I paid for 3 cdroms it's cool but now I have to crack those massive manuals again in hopes of understanding getting out of the K2500 what I want.

In conclusion to my search/quest for comprehending this beasts complexity, these cdroms helped but only a little and they didn't even touch base with Funs or advanced KDFX programming. :x

Something I would love to understand is sending various drum samples of my k25 drum kit into different effects.
ie,
Snare = reverb
Rides/cymbals = chorus or light phase shifter
kicks - dry
rest of the kit through the aux stereo small room reverb

Seems easy enough right? Years later... :?:

[Medusa]

Thanks for the update, i was just considering ordering these but i think i'll hold off (at least for a while).