Program Mode; Selecting Programs; Easy Audition - Kurzweil X-Pro Series Getting Started Manual

Chapter 3

Program Mode

This chapter will give you a brief overview of Program mode. For complete details, see the PC3
Musician's Guide, Program Mode Chapter.
The X-Pro powers up in Program mode, where you can select and play programs (called
patches, presets, or voices on other instruments). Programs are preset or user edited sounds
composed of up to 32 layers of samples, waveforms, or oscillators.
Use Program mode when you wish to play a single instrument sound as you would with any
electronic keyboard. For example, to use the Standard Grand piano program, use one of the
methods below to select program 1. If you've left Program mode, just press the Program mode
button or the Exit button one or more times to return.

Selecting Programs

When you are in Program mode, there are four basic ways to select an X-Pro program:
• Scroll through the program list using the Alpha Wheel.
• Scroll through the program list using the Plus or Minus button under the Alpha Wheel, or
the cursor buttons (the arrow buttons around the Alpha Wheel).
• Type the program's ID (number) on the alphanumeric pad, then press Enter. If you make a
mistake, press Clear, then start over.
• Press one of the Bank buttons (above the sliders on the left side of the front panel) to select a
bank, then press a Category button and a Program button to choose a program within the
bank. The Category and Program buttons are on the front panel to the right of the Alpha
Wheel. Each of the 9 banks can contain up to 128 programs. The programs in a bank are
organized into 16 categories, accessed by one of the Category buttons. Each Category gives
you access to a set of 8 programs, selected by one of the Program buttons.
Note: The name of each Category button corresponds to the program instrument for banks 1, 2, and most
of bank 3. For the banks after this, the Category buttons can still be used as a convenient way to move
through programs in groups of 8, but the Category names may not be accurate.

Easy Audition

Any time you want to hear what a program sounds like, highlight the program's name (while in
Program mode) then press the Play/Pause button to play a brief sample. The Demo Button
parameter on the Master Mode II page must be on for Easy Audition to work; the parameter is
on by default. Master mode is described in the PC3 Musician's Guide, Chapter 11.
Program Mode
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