Kurzweil PC3LE6 Musician's Manual page 108

Setup Mode
The Setup Editor
Auto is independent of Latch; every note you play is automatically latched, and the Arpeggiator
runs as long as you hold at least one arpeggiated note. As long as you keep holding on at least
one note (it doesn't have to be the same note the whole time), every note you play in the
arpeggiation range gets latched.
Pedals is sort of a combination of Keys, Add, and Overplay modes. It relies on both Latch (MIDI
157) and Latch2 (MIDI 158). If neither latch controller is on, notes will arpeggiate only while you
are holding down keys (similar to Keys mode). If you activate Controller 158, the keys currently
held down will latch, and any additional keys played while Controller 158 is on will also latch
(similar to Add mode). When Controller 158 is off, any keys that are not currently held down
will be removed from the arpeggiation. If you activate Controller 157, keys currently held down
will latch, and any additional keys played while Controller 157 is on will play normally (similar
to Overplay mode). This mode is called Pedals mode because you might want to assign
Footswitch 1 to Latch (Controller 157) and Footswitch 2 to Latch2 (Controller 158) to make the
pedals function similarly to sustain and sostenuto pedals. Additionally, you could assign one
Footswitch to SusLatch (Controller 160)—doing this makes the Footswitch act as a sustain pedal
when Arp is off, and as a Latch pedal when Arp is on.
Autohold is similar to Auto. Holding at least one arpeggiated note on and playing other notes
latches those notes. Unlike in Auto mode, if you stop holding at least one arpeggiated note on,
the arpeggiation continues playing (although you can't latch any more notes). In this case, if you
strike another key within the setup's arpeggiation range, you start a new arpeggiation sequence.
Autohold is useful for arpeggiating chords: when you play a chord, it gets latched, and
continues arpeggiating after you release the chord. When you play another chord, the previous
chord gets unlatched, and the new one gets latched. You can use the Panic soft button to stop
arpeggiation at any time.
1NoteAuto is similar to Autohold, except only the last note played is latched (even if previously
played notes are still being held.) 1NoteAuto is specifically designed for use with Shift Patterns
(see above,) because Shift Patterns are designed to be played from one note at a time (though
you can use 1NoteAuto without a Shift Pattern as well.) Using 1NoteAuto for zones that use a
Shift Pattern ensures that Shift Patterns will sound correct by only allowing one note at a time to
trigger the pattern. You can use the Panic soft button to stop arpeggiation at any time.
1NoteAutoLow and 1NoteAutoHi are also designed for use with Shift Patterns. They work
similarly to 1NoteAuto, except 1NoteAutoLow always latches the lowest note when holding
multiple notes, and 1NoteAutoHi always latches the highest note when holding multiple notes.
You can also use these latch types without a Shift Pattern if desired.
Low Key (LoKey) and High Key (HiKey)
The Arpeggiator processes notes within the range of these parameters. Notes outside the
specified range play normally, and do not become part of the arpeggiation sequence. Set the
LoKey and HiKey parameters using the data entry wheel or buttons.
Glissando
When the Glissando parameter is On, the Arpeggiator chromatically fills between latched notes.
When Glissando is on, the Arpeggiator ignores the Note Shift, Shift Limit, and Limit Option
parameters.
You must latch at least two notes to get a result. When Glissando is on, all notes played in the
arpeggiation range get latched, although you won't necessarily get meaningful results from all
latched notes. In general, try to get each subsequent note you latch to be a change in direction.
For example, try latching the following sequence of notes: C4, C5, G4, G5, C5, C6, G4, G5. The
"glissando" changes direction around each change in direction of the latched notes.
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