Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Manual Addendum page 90

Keymap and Sample Editing
Editing Samples
Parameter
Volume Adjust
Alternative Volume Adjust
Decay Rate
Release Rate
Loop Switch
Playback Mode
Alternative Sample Sense
Ignore Release
Root Key
The root key represents the keyboard key at which the sample will play back without
transposition (that is, at the same pitch as the pitch of the original sample). Use the ‐/+ buttons or
Alpha Wheel to select a RootKey note, or use the alphanumeric pad followed by the Enter
button to enter a RootKey by MIDI note number.
Pitch Adjust
Use this parameter to change the pitch of the sample relative to the key from which it's played.
Setting a value of 100cts, for example, will cause the sample to play back one semitone higher
than normal. This parameter is handy for fine tuning samples to each other if they're slightly out
of tune.
Volume Adjust
Uniformly boost or cut the amplitude of the entire sample.
Alternative Start Volume Adjust (AltVolAdjust)
This parameter sets the amplitude of the sample when the alternative start is used. See page 6‐21
in The PC3 Musician's Guide for a discussion of AltSwitch.
Decay Rate
This parameter defines how long the sample takes to decay (fade) to zero amplitude (silence).
DecayRate takes effect in the loop portion of the sample, after all the attack stages of the
amplitude envelope are complete. Decay Rate affects each sample individually, and is in effect
only when the amplitude envelope for the program (the Mode parameter on the AMPENV page
in the Program Editor) is set to Natural. If Mode is User, the settings on the AMPENV page
override the setting for DecayRate.
Release Rate
The release rate determines how long the sample will take to decay to zero amplitude when the
note trigger is released. The higher the value, the faster the release rate.This release affects each
sample individually, and is in effect only when the amplitude envelope for the program (the
Mode parameter on the AMPENV page in the Program Editor) is set to Natural. In this case, the
release begins as soon as the note is released.If Mode is User, the settings on the AMPENV page
override the setting for ReleaseRate.
To create an extended sample loop that will play data after the sample's loop on key‐up, set the
Alternative Start sample pointer after the sample end pointer, then set a relatively low value for
the release rate.
10-10
Range of Values
-64.0 to 63.5 dB
-64.0 to 63.5 dB
0 to 5000 dB per second
0 to 5000 dB per second
Off, On
Normal, Reverse, Bidirectional
Normal, Reverse
Off, On