# Kurzweil Forte™ v1.11 Update

8/28/14

Past Release Notes

## Version 1.11 Release Notes

> GENERAL:

> > Fixes/Improvements:

> > - The initialization of the pitch wheel has been corrected in all cases.

## Past Release Notes

### Version 1.10 - 8/25/14

> PROGRAM MODE:

> > Features:

> > - KB3 programs that emulate Hammond organs no longer use any of the Forte's 128 voices of polyphony (this does not apply to KB3 Programs that emulate Vox or Farfisa organs).
> > - Support for half damper sustain pedals (a.k.a. continuous switch pedals). Half damper pedals can now be used as a standard sustain/switch pedal for Forte Programs/Multis. Half damper pedals can also send continuous controller values to the USB or MIDI out ports to control external keyboards or software that supports half damper pedals.

> > Fixes/Improvements:

> > - Edit/Params - Controller edits were not taking effect until the program was saved. Now changes happen in real time.
> > - Edit/Params - Intuitive Entry now working. Intuitive entry for a Control field now changes that control, instead of navigating to a different parameter.
> > - Edit/Params - Showing different background colors for parameters in different subsystems. Prefixes have also been added for FX parameter labels (INS, AUX1, AUX2).
> > - Edit/Params - Scrolling through the Params page with the alpha wheel no longer lights the Save LED.
> > - Edit/Params - KB3 Leak (Leakage) Parameter range has been changed. Leakage can now be turned all the way off. 0-127 range now sets Leakage level between -96 dB and -20 dB. Program leak levels adjusted accordingly.
> > - Edit/FX - New icons for FX chains in program editor.
> > - Edit/FX - Outputs renamed from 'Main/Primary' and 'Secondary' to 'A' and 'B', to match the silkscreen.
> > - Edit/Common - Category names were wrong in same cases.
> > - Edit - An edit which doesn't result in any actual value change will no longer light the Save LED.
> > - Edit - Pressing 'Back' from the Exit page will now always take you back to the Editor, instead of sometimes going back to the Save page.
> > - Edit: Program Mode LED now stays on when in Program Edit.
> > - User button now acts as a toggle.
> > - Zone Buttons 2, 3 and 4 now working properly in Program Mode.
> > - Programs 4 "Bright 7ft Grand" and 5 "Solo 9ft Grand" - Noise reduction curves were added to all layers.
> > - Program 25 "Film Piano" - Pad Layer is now off by default.
> > - Program 34 "Steely Dyno 77", 37 "BarkDist 77 Rhds", 39 "Phasey 73 Rhds", and 40 "Mr. SparkleTop73" - Velocity adjustments applied.
> > - Program 53 "FM EP 1" and 54 "FM EP 2" - Fixed modulator level and belltone level controls.
> > - Program 89 "Classic B3 "- Swell Fixed.
> > - Program 113 "16' Viol" - Panning adjustments made.
> > - Program 117 "Blues Harmonica" - Amp Env control and correct FX were added.
> > - Program 142 "Undercurrents" - Added Filter control.
> > - Program 143 "Fairlight Pad" - Envelope fixed.
> > - Program 194 "Solo Harp" - renamed "Arpegg/Solo Harp"; Entry values fixed.
> > - Program 200 "Super-8 Brass" and 205 "Jubilee Trumpets" - Gain staging adjustments to avoid internal clipping.
> > - Program 208 "Bullit Brass" - Reconfigured to conform to conventions.
> > - Program 211 "Mostly Saxes" - Amp Env Decay now working.
> > - Program 229 "SuperStudioCast" renamed "Studio 'Caster".
> > - Program 234 "RedHot/StudioStr" renamed "Stompbox Les".
> > - Program 240 "3Str Mandolin" renamed "Mandolin Plus".
> > - Program 241 "3Str Banjo" renamed "Banjo Plus".
> > - Program 245 "Finger Bass" - Some program restructuring; no longer loud when FX are bypassed.
> > - Program 249 "Beasties Bass" - Some program restructuring.
> > - Program 250 "Levin/GabrlFrtls" - Improved consistency of notes in the lowest octave.
> > - Program 267 "Celeste" and 280 "Rogers Celeste" transposed down an octave to match the pitch of the real instrument.
> > - Program 291 "Slo Orch Chorus" - Reverb Enable Control added.
> > - Program 322 "Clavestrum" - Fixed sample pinning and pedal controls.
> > - Program 323 "Bowed Crotales" - Deleted superfluous info.
> > - Program 325 "Bass Pedal"- Fixed reverb control info and added Reverb bypass functionality.
> > - Piano keymaps now have correct volume adjust values from A0 down and from C8 up.
> > - All KB3 Programs - Added Sustain to Switch pedal 3 (MIDI 67).
> > - Farfisa/Vox Organ programs- Pitch bend range corrected.
> > - Accordion/Harmonica programs - Fixes applied to reverb control.
> > - Guitar programs - Major revoicing of select programs and their FX; added variation button assignments.
> > - Pad and Lead Programs - Fixed various envelope and switch controls.
> > - Accordion, Bass, Brass, Clav, Guitar, Harpsichord, Hybrid, Lead, Mallet, Pad, Perc, String, Synth, Syn Bass, Vox and Wind programs - Controller conventions applied.
> > - Clav, Ensemble, Lead, String, and Wind programs - Info fixes applied.
> > - Demo - Alpha Wheel, Plus/Minus, and Arrow Keys will now cancel the demo and change programs. Channel Up/Down buttons will cancel the demo and change channels.
> > - Demo - Exiting and re-entering program demo mode will now correctly restart the demo song.
> > - Demo - Starting a program demo will now reset all controller values back to their default state for the demo.
> > - Demo - Save LED no longer turns on during program demos.
> > - Changed and/or added demo songs for programs:
> >   1 "Rich 9ft Grand"
> >   3 "Bright 9ft Grand"
> >   6 "Solo 7ft Grand"
> >   16 "SuperPop"
> >   17 "70's Album"
> >   23 "Mood Ring"
> >   29 "Mono Upright"
> >   30 "Double Squash"
> >   31 "Vintage Squash"
> >   32 "House Piano"

> MULTI MODE:

> > Features:

> > - Support for half damper sustain pedals (a.k.a. continuous switch pedals). Half damper pedals can now be used as a standard sustain/switch pedal for Forte Programs/Multis. Half damper pedals can also send continuous controller values to the USB or MIDI out ports to control external keyboards or software that supports half damper pedals.
> > - New Multis:
> >   136 "Voyager"
> >   137 "Year oftheDragon"
> >   138 "Bring It MW"
> >   139 "Reflections"
> >   140 "Hybrid Clavier"
> >   141 "Gabriel's Keys"
> >   142 "Boz Low Down"
> >   143 "Prog Split"
> >   144 "Don't Stop"
> >   145 "Aero Dream"
> >   147 "Str/Cel/Vox/Glok"
> >   148 "Sparkler"
> >   149 "Guitar+Synth"
> >   150 "Neo-Baroque"
> >   151 "Dirty Funk Split"
> >   152 "Mystical Synth"
> >   153 "Stacked Organ"
> >   154 "Glitzy Keys"
> >   155 "Phat Horns"
> >   156 "Buggin Bells"
> >   157 "Breathy Synth"
> >   158 "Clean Lead"
> >   159 "Piano+Strings"
> >   160 "SlurpyPad-O"
> >   161 "DramaPad"
> >   162 "Mercury Rise"
> >   163 "Static Pad"
> >   164 "Windy City"
> >   165 "Square Coil"
> >   166 "French Nylon"
> >   167 "Psychedelic Pad"
> >   168 "Floating Pad"
> >   169 "Brass Pad"
> >   170 "String Pad"
> >   171 "Large Choir"
> >   172 "Medieval Ages"
> >   173 "Gamelan"
> >   174 "Pure Imagination"
> >   175 "DnB Split"
> >   176 "Dub Reggae"
> >   177 "Toxic Split"

> > Fixes/Improvements:

> > - Edit/Overview - Mute Buttons could cause the currently highlighted zone vs zone being edited to get out of sync.
> > - Edit/Overview - The selected item will now get updated to reflect the current Zone if the Zone number is changed from one of the other Multi Edit pages.
> > - Edit/Overview - Channel Up/Down buttons can now be used to change the selected Zone. Channel Up/Down simultaneous-press will jump to Zone 1.
> > - Edit/Main - Outputs renamed from 'Main/Primary' and 'Secondary' to 'A' and 'B', to match the silkscreen.
> > - Edit/Controls - Selecting a controller no longer lights the Save LED.
> > - Edit/Controls - Destination list was reaching destinations not valid for the Forte.
> > - Edit/Controls - Increased the length of some text fields to allow more characters to fit.
> > - Edit/FX - Fix for sometimes (Y) being displayed even when an effect is loaded in multi mode.
> > - Edit/FX - Improvements to Aux send level overrides. Multi Aux send level overrides now use absolute percent values instead of using a percent of the existing program send level. Makes all Aux send level overrides levels behave more consistently.
> > - Edit/FX - Fix for Aux 1 override not working.
> > - Edit - Changing entry positions could change other slider values.
> > - Edit - An edit which doesn't result in any actual value change will no longer light the Save LED.
> > - Edit - Entry values now loaded properly when using Scale/Add/Curve.
> > - Edit - Pressing 'Back' from the Exit page will now always take you back to the Editor, instead of sometimes going back to the Save page.
> > - Edit - Added jump values for all fields.
> > - User button now acts as a toggle.
> > - Keypad mode is now permanently enabled.
> > - The list mode is now preserved even after changing pages, until exiting Multi Mode completely.
> > - Aux send level overrides were causing loud transitions.
> > - Held chords could leave hung notes when changing multis.
> > - Multi 11 "Jazz Combo Split" - No longer mutes zone/channel 3 on exit. Zone 4 is also now muted.
> > - Mutli 45 "Burning Lead" - No longer mutes zone/channel 4 on exit.
> > - Multi 64 "ABs/Brs & MWStrg" - The variation switch is now off by default.
> > - Multi 113 "Piano Lesson" - Fix to allow for two sustain pedals.
> > - FX and Volume Adjusts to Multis:
> >   3 "Celestial Palace"
> >   62 "VelBrassSalsaJam"
> >   64 "ABs/Brs & MWStrg"
> >   65 "BsKik&Snare\Orgn"
> >   70 "80's Power Rock "
> >   75 "EBass/FMEP & Pad"
> >   78 "Harpsichord&Orch"
> >   79 "BaroqOrgan&Strgs"
> >   119 "MW Orch Strings"

> GLOBAL MODE:

> > Fixes/Improvements:

> > - Tools/MIDIScope - Performance was really slow. Fixed.
> > - Main1 - Auto Power Off Minutes can be edited properly now.
> > - Main1 - Auto Power Off Time now defaults to 4 hours.
> > - Added jump values for all fields.
> > - Pressing exit from MAIN, MAIN2, and MIDI pages now correctly exits to Program Mode.

> STORAGE MODE:

> > Fixes/Improvements:

> > - Object loading speed has been improved.
> > - Master Table was not being stored nor loaded from object files.
> > - Store soft buttons now in capitals.
> > - Active LED - Now more accurately reflects when the media is being accessed.

> GENERAL:

> > Fixes/Improvements:

> > - Faster file system: Storing to and Loading from USB ports is now faster. Saving Programs and Multis to User IDs is now faster. Deleting User Programs and Multis is now faster. Saving the Master Table (when exiting Global Mode) is now faster.
> > - Song Demo - Exiting song demo will now correctly restore the original programs that were loaded before entering song demo.
> > - Song Demo - Scrolling is now a little smoother.
> > - Song Demo - Automatically advances to the next demo song.
> > - Song Demo - Program volume levels and FX now properly restored when exiting a Song Demo.
> > - Song Demo - Tap Tempo LEDs no longer light.
> > - Song Demo - Tap Tempo button no longer usable.
> > - Song Demo - 9 "Play Along in Fm": added Sus Pedal and other missing non-note MIDI data; loop point altered.
> > - Favorites: Pressing a Favorite that changes to a non-user selection will now exit user list mode.
> > - Favorites - Switching from a Setup to a Program via the Favorites buttons now switches to category list mode.
> > - Favorite #4 default changed to Multi 44 "Pizz & Glock".
> > - All soft button labels now written in capital letters.

### Version 1.02 - 7/10/14

> Initial Release

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