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Level 1 · Foundations · Module 2

Meet KiMiA

Play and Edit; Patch 1 and Patch 2, layers A to D and the eight engines; the library, banks, macros and Set pads.

6 lessons · about 78 minKiMiA and your keyboard

Before the synthesis, a tour. This module shows how KiMiA is built and where everything lives: the four screens, Patch 1 and Patch 2 with their four layers and eight engines, the sound library, the map of Edit, and the controls you will touch on stage.

It is short on theory and long on finding your way, with KiMiA’s own screens on every page: each screenshot is drawn by KiMiA’s interface code, with numbered marks that tell you what each part does. Work through the six lessons with KiMiA open beside you; each one ends with a few things to try and a short self-check.

Before you start

1. Download the course patches below: one KiMiA bank for the whole module. 2. In KiMiA, open the ••• menu next to Sound library and choose Import a bank. 3. Select the bank file. Its four sounds appear in the library as the bank KiMiA Course · Module 2 · Meet KiMiA, all starting with “02 ·”.

When the course updates the bank, import the new file the same way: KiMiA offers to replace the older version, and your favorites and Set pads keep working.

You need KiMiA 1.0 or later and a MIDI keyboard. Lesson 2.3 shows the import in more detail.

  1. 2.1Four screens and the top barMove between Play, Edit, Matrix and Routing · Know what the top bar does · Find help on any control10 min
  2. 2.2Patch 1, Patch 2 and four layersUnderstand how a KiMiA sound is built · Split and layer with key and velocity ranges · Know the eight engines15 min
  3. 2.3The sound libraryFind, load and compare sounds · Save your own and keep the original · Import the course banks10 min
  4. 2.4Finding your way in EditRead the sound path · Jump to any panel in a keystroke · Route and learn controls by hand14 min
  5. 2.5Ready to play: macros, Set pads and safetyPlay a sound with its macros and the XY pad · Recall a whole setup with a Set pad · Know the safety switches for the stage14 min
  6. 2.6Shortcuts and Random: working fastUse KiMiA from the Mac’s keyboard · Learn the shortcuts that matter on stage · Start a sound with Random and refine it15 min
Course patches for this moduleA KiMiA bank: every example as a playable sound. In KiMiA, open the ••• menu next to Sound library and choose Import a bank.
Workbook (PDF)The whole module, print-ready, with exercises and an answer key. Coming with KiMiA 1.0.