Getting Started; Features Of The Pc4 Se - Kurzweil PC4 SE Musician's Manual

Chapter 1

Getting Started

This chapter will give you a quick overview of the PC4 SE. Be sure to keep this manual on hand as
you familiarize yourself with the features and functions of the PC4 SE.

Features of the PC4 SE

Sounds
• FlashPlay technology utilizing 2GB of instrument samples including:
• 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 PC4, SP6, PC3, and KORE64
• 10 Categories of Programs (Piano, E. Piano, Clav, Organ, Strings/Pad, Brass/Wind, Synth,
Guitar/Bass, Drum/Perc, Misc)
• KSR: Kurzweil String Resonance (Piano String Resonance Simulation)
• Piano programs support optional Half-Damper pedal for half pedaling
• KB3 Organ simulation with control of 9 drawbars
• Kurzweil's highly acclaimed VAST Synthesis and FX engine
• FM: Classic 6 operator FM synthesis
• Arpeggiator with dedicated On/Off and Tap Tempo buttons (up to 5 simultaneous in Multi Mode)
• CC Sequencer with dedicated On/Off and Tap Tempo buttons (up to 5 simultaneous in Multi Mode)
• More than 4000 User IDs to save your own Programs and Multis
• 256 voices of polyphony
• 16 MIDI Channels for multitimbral applications in Program Mode
• 16 MIDI Tracks for recording in Song Mode
• 5 Zone MIDI Controller in Multi Mode
Getting Started
Features of the PC4 SE
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