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GETTING STARTED GUIDE
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It's the sound.
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Part Number 910586-002
Rev. B
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  • Page 1 GETTING STARTED GUIDE ® It’s the sound. ® ™ Part Number 910586-002 Rev. B...

  • Page 2: Keyboard And Controllers

    • Optimized German D and Japanese C7 Pianos, Triple Strike Piano, 73 Electric Piano, Clavinets, Harpsichords, Celeste, Bowed and Hit Crotales, Vector Synthesis Waveforms • Updated Rock, Synth and Orchestral sounds from Kurzweil’s SP6, PC3, and KORE64 • 13 Categories of Programs (Piano, E. Piano, Clav, Organ, Strings, Pad, Synth, Brass/Wind, Ensemble, Hybrid, Guitar/Bass, Drum/Perc, Misc) •...
  • Page 3 Each jack also supports dual switch pedals, allowing up to 4 switch pedals to be used. Two continuous control (or CC) pedal jacks are typically used to control continuous parameters such as volume and wah. Your Kurzweil dealer stocks the following pedals: • KP-1 Single piano-style switch pedal • KP-1H Single piano-style Half Damper pedal •...

  • Page 4: Software Updates

    Software Updates Software Updates Be sure to check the Kurzweil website at www.kurzweil.com for new sounds, documentation and software updates. See the Info page in Global mode to check the currently installed OS version. Quick Start Setting Up the PC4 1.

  • Page 5: Automatic Powersaving

    Quick Start Powering On the PC4 1. Power on the PC4 by pressing the POWER button on the right rear panel. 2. If you are using speakers, turn up the volume on your amplifier or mixer. 3. Slowly turn up the PC4 VOLUME Slider and play some notes to check the volume level.

  • Page 6: The Front Panel

    The Front Panel The Front Panel TRANSPOSE Buttons VARIATION Button CONTROL Section CHANNEL/LAYER/ZONE/TRACK Buttons Display Navigation Buttons Alpha Wheel MODE Buttons CATEGORY Buttons ARPEGGIATOR VOLUME Slider TEMPO Pitch Wheel and Modulation Wheel TRANSPORT Sections PREVIOUS/NEXT Buttons EXIT Button Soft Buttons SAVE Button and EDIT Button VOLUME Slider The VOLUME Slider controls the volume level of the AUDIO OUT and HEADPHONE...

  • Page 7: Soft Buttons

    The Front Panel Soft Buttons The 6 buttons below the display are called soft buttons. Soft buttons change their functions depending upon which page is being displayed. The functions of the soft buttons on each page are described in the bottom row of the display. Navigation Buttons The Navigation buttons move the cursor in the display and allow you to select the current parameter to be edited.

  • Page 8: Transpose Buttons

    The Front Panel TRANSPOSE Buttons The TRANSPOSE buttons can be used to change the tuning of notes played on the PC4 keyboard in semitones (also known as half steps). The current transpose amount is shown in the display (for example, the default is “Xp:0st”). Press both TRANSPOSE buttons simultaneously to reset the transposition to 0.

  • Page 9: The Rear Panel

    The Rear Panel TEMPO Section Use the TEMPO section to set the tempo of the Arpeggiator, the rate of tempo synced FX (such as Delay), or the tempo of the current Multi or Song. To set the tempo press the TAP button a few times at the desired rate, or use the TEMPO knob.

  • Page 10: Midi In And Out Ports

    The Rear Panel MIDI IN and OUT Ports Use the MIDI ports to communicate with other MIDI modules and controllers. The OUT port is the MIDI transmitting port, and the IN port is the MIDI receiving port. To use the PC4 as a MIDI controller for another sound module, use a MIDI cable to connect the PC4’s MIDI OUT port to the MIDI input port of the module that you want to control.
  • Page 11 The SW1 (SUSTAIN) jack is also compatible with continuous switch pedals (Half-Damper) that use a 1/4 inch tip-ring-sleeve plug (such as the Kurzweil KP-1H). When connected to the SW1 (SUSTAIN) jack, a Half Damper pedal enables finer control of Sustain than a standard switch pedal.

  • Page 12: Headphone Jack

    (stereo) plug with the wiper connected to the tip. RIBBON Jack Use the RIBBON jack to plug in the optional Kurzweil Ribbon Controller. By default the ribbon controls pitch bend, but you can also program the ribbon controller to send other MIDI messages.

  • Page 13: Selecting Programs

    PC4 Sounds PC4 Sounds The PC4 contains Programs and Multis. A Program is typically a single instrument sound such as a Piano, Organ, or Synth. Programs are organized by instrument type in 13 categories. A Multi is a combination of Programs arranged as layers and/or splits across the keyboard. Multis are not categorized by instrument type, so the KEYPAD button is always on when in Multi Mode.

  • Page 14: Selecting Multis

    PC4 Sounds Selecting Multis In Multi Mode, use any of the methods below to select a Multi. Browse All Multis Make sure the USER button is off, then use the Alpha Wheel or PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons to select a Multi from all of the available Multis. Select a Multi by ID Number Use the CATEGORY buttons to type an ID number followed by pressing the ENTER button.

  • Page 15: Program Edit Mode

    Modes Modes Program Mode The PC4 always powers up in Program Mode, where single instrument sounds can be played directly from the keyboard, or multitimbrally via MIDI. Saving Programs If you make changes to the current Program using any of the controllers (Knobs, Wheels or Buttons), the SAVE button turns on to indicate that a change has been made to that Program.

  • Page 16: Song Mode

    User objects that you have created can be saved to a USB Flash Drive. Loading from External Storage User objects can be loaded onto the PC4 from a USB Flash Drive. This allows you to load new sounds from Kurzweil or other developers, or to load sounds that you have previously saved.

  • Page 17: Double Button Presses

    Double Button Presses Double Button Presses Reset Transposition To reset the current Program or Multi transposition to 0, simultaneously press both of the TRANSPOSE -/+ buttons, or the OCTAVE+ and OCTAVE- soft buttons. Program Demo In Program Mode, to hear a Program Demo song for the current Program, press the 0/MISC and ENTER buttons simultaneously.
  • Page 18 Double Button Presses Search The Search page allows you to find any term or series of characters within the currently selected list or range of values. Hold the ENTER button and press one of the numeric buttons 1-9 to view the Search page. On the search page, use the category buttons to type the term you want to find, then press the ENTER button to search.

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