Table Of Contents - Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Manual

Table of Contents

Important Safety & Installation Instructions2
Radio And Television Interference2
Important Safety Instructions3
Table Of Contents5
Keeping Current19
Overview Of The Pc320
How The Pc3 Work20
Vast Synthesis21
Kb3 Tone Wheel Emulation21
Va-1 Programs21
Boot Loader22
Battery22
Options23
Sound Rom Cards23
Pedals23
Ribbon Controller23
Startup25
Make Connections25
Make Music25
Startup-The Details26
Before You Start26
Connecting The Power Cable (Line Cord)26
Connecting Audio Cables26
Connecting Midi27
Digital27
Breath28
Ribbon29
Switching On The Power29
Xd Cards30
Usb Port30
Setting The Clock30
Pc3 Programs31
Selecting Programs31
Easy Audition31
Program Mode Display31
Vast Programs32
Kb3 Programs32
Soft Buttons32
Setups33
Quick Access33
The Other Modes34
Software Upgrades34
User Interface Basics35
Mode Selection35
Mode Buttons36
Bank Buttons36
Sliders37
Program And Category Buttons38
Picking Favorites38
Pitch Wheel And Mod Wheel39
Navigation40
The Display40
Pages40
The Top Line40
The Soft Buttons41
The Cursor Buttons41
The Chan/Layer Buttons41
The Edit Button42
The Exit Button42
Data Entry43
The Alpha Wheel43
The Plus/Minus Buttons43
The Alphanumeric Pad43
Double Button Presses44
Intuitive Data Entry45
Changing The Current Layer In Multi-Layer Programs45
Search46
Quick Song Recording And Playback46
The Operating Modes47
What The Modes Are47
Selecting Modes47
Using The Modes48
Finding Square One48
Program Mode48
Setup Mode48
Quick Access Mode49
Effects Mode49
Midi Mode49
Master Mode49
Editing Conventions51
Introduction To Editing51
What's An Object?51
Object Type And Id52
Saving And Naming52
Rom Objects53
Memory Objects53
Keyboard Naming54
Deleting Objects55
Saving And Loading Files - Storage Mode55
Dependent Objects55
Special Button Functions56
Vase And Kb3 Programs57
Vase Program Structure58
Kb3 Program Structure60
Kb3 Mode60
Real-Time Controls In Kb3 Mode61
Playing Kb3 Programs61
Kb3 Mode Buttons (Mute Buttons)61
Midi Control Of Kb3 Programs62
Controller Numbers62
Kb3 Mode Buttons And Corresponding Parameters62
Local Keyboard Channel63
Kb3 Midi Controller Assignments63
The Program Mode Page65
Control Setup65
The Soft Buttons In Program Mode66
Controller Entry Values In Program Mode66
Editing Vast Programs67
The Soft Buttons In The Program Editor67
The Mode Buttons In The Program Editor68
Algorithm Basics69
Common Dsp Control Parameters70
Function-Parameter70
Fine Adjust Parameter71
Hard-Wired Parameters71
Key Tracking71
Programmable Parameters72
Velocity Tracking72
Alt Input For Algorithms (Cascade Mode)73
Dynamic Vast74
The Keymap Page75
Keymap75
Transpose (Xpose)75
Key Tracking (Keytrk)76
Velocity Tracking (Veltrk)76
Stereo76
Timbre Shift77
Playback Mode77
Alternative Switch (Altcontrol And Altmethod)77
The Layer Page78
Emulating Legato Play78
Low Key (Lokey)79
High Key (Hikey)79
Low Velocity (Lovel)79
High Velocity (Hivel)79
Trigger (Trig)80
Delay Control (Dlyctl)80
Minimum Delay, Maximum Delay80
Enable80
Opaque81
Sustain Pedal (Suspdl)81
Sostenuto Pedal81
The Pitch Page82
Freeze Pedal82
Ignore Release82
Hold Through Attack82
The Algorithm (Alg) Page83
The Dsp Control (Dspctl) Page84
The Dsp Modulation (Dspmod) Page85
The Output Page86
Pan87
Pan Mode87
Output: Pan, Gain, And Mode88
Pan Table88
Crossfade And Crossfade Sense (Xfadesense)88
Drum Remap88
The Common Page89
Exclusive Zone Map89
Pitch Bend Range Up And Down90
Monophonic90
Legato Play90
Portamento90
Portamento Rate91
Attack Portamento91
Globals91
The Lfo Page92
Output: Gain, Pan, And Pan Mode92
Demo Song92
Minimum Rate93
Maximum Rate93
The Asr Page94
Rate Control94
Lfo Shape94
Lfo Phase94
Trigger95
Mode95
Attack95
Release95
The Function (Fun) Page96
The Amplitude Envelope (Ampenv) Page97
Attack Segment Times98
Attack Segment Levels98
Decay Segment99
Release Segments99
Loop Type99
Number Of Loops99
The Envelope Control (Envctl) Page100
Adjust101
The Program Fx (Progfx) Page102
Source, Depth102
Impact102
Insert103
Aux 1, Aux 2103
Output103
Auxiliary Send Parameters103
Aux1 Mod, Aux2 Mod104
Type104
The Layer Fx (Lyr_Fx) Page105
Use Program Fx Mode105
Layer-Specific Fx Mode105
Use Another Layer's Fx Mode105
The Controllers (Ctls) Page106
Function Soft Buttons107
Set Controllers (Setctl)107
New Layer (Newlyr)107
Duplicate Layer107
Name108
Save108
Delete108
Dump108
Editing Kb3 Programs109
The Tone Wheels Page109
Upper Tone Wheel Keymap109
Upper Volume Adjust110
Number Of Tone Wheels110
Organ Map110
Wheel Volume Map110
The Drawbars (Drawbr) Page111
The Set Drawbars (Setdbr) Soft Button111
The Amp Page112
The Perc1 Page113
Percussion113
Volume113
Decay113
Harmonic114
Veltrack114
Lowharm114
Highharm114
The Perc2 Page115
The Keyclk Page115
Perclevel, Decaytime115
Keyclick116
Random116
Note Attack116
Note Releasee116
The Misc Page117
Preampresp117
Leakage117
Leakmode118
Speedctl118
Vibchorctl118
Voladjust118
The Eq Page119
Lesliepedal119
The Lfo, Asr And Fun Pages120
Programming Tips120
The Control Setup122
Control Setup Parameters Affecting Program Mode122
Zone-Status Leds In Setup Mode123
The Setup Editor124
Soloing A Zone124
Zone Status In Setup Mode124
The Channel/Program (Ch/Prog) Page125
Program125
Channel126
Midibank126
Midiprog126
Status127
Destination127
Bankmode127
Entryprogchg128
Arpeggiator128
The Key/Velocity (Key/Vel) Page129
Low Key (Lokey), High Key (Hikey)130
Transpose130
Note Map130
Velocity Scale (Velscale)131
Velocity Offset132
Velocity Curve (Velcurve)134
Low Velocity (Lovel), Highvelocity (Hivel)136
The Pan/Volume Page137
Entry Volume, Exit Volume137
Entry Pan, Exit Pan137
The Bend Page138
Bend Range (Semitones) And Bend Range (Cents): Up And Down138
Controllers139
Aux Bend 1 Up And Aux Bend 1 Down139
Aux Bend 2 Range139
Continuous Controllers140
Switch Controllers141
The Controller Destination List141
Continuous Controller Parameters146
Dest146
Scale146
Add146
Switch Control Parameters147
Entry (Ent) And Exit Values147
Switch Type (Type)147
On Control (Oncontrol)148
Off Control (Offcontrol)148
Onvalue148
Offvalue148
The Wheel Page149
The Slider And Slid2 Pages150
The Continuous Control Pedal Page151
The Pressure (Press) Page152
The Footswitch Pages (Ft Sw1, Ft Sw2, Ft Sw3)153
The Arpeggiator Switch (Arp Sw) Page154
The Switch Page155
The Ribbon Page156
The Ribbon Configuration (Ribcfg) Page157
Ribbon Configuration157
Position Mode (Posmode)157
The Arpeggiator Page158
Spring158
Center158
Active159
Low Key (Lokey) And High Key (Hikey)159
Latch160
Order160
Beats161
Duration161
Note Shift161
Shift Limit161
Glissando163
Velocity163
Simultaneous163
Real-Time Control Of Arpeggiator Parameters163
Tempo164
Clock Source164
Arpeggiator Global (Arpglobal)165
Arpeggiator Sync (Arpsync)165
Aux Fx Channel165
Mutes165
Riffs166
The Riff1 Page166
Kb3 Channel166
Loop168
Local168
Synczone168
Synctype168
The Riff2 Page169
Link170
Re Channel170
Transpose/Root Note170
Tickoffset170
Start171
Stop171
The Fx Pages172
The Programmable Switch Pages172
The Utility Soft Buttons172
Making Your Own Qa Banks176
Locking The Current Qa Bank176
The Qa Editor177
Effects179
Basic Overview179
Effects Stages And Routing179
Processor Power Allocation180
A Note On Modes181
Aux Override181
Master Effects182
The Chanfx Page183
The Auxfx1 And Auxfx2 Pages183
Override184
Chain184
Mode Override184
Send Levels And Pre/Post Ins.184
The Master Page185
The Chain Editor186
The Main Page186
The Mod Pages187
Editing Effect-Blocks187
Box187
Param187
Fxlfo, Fxasr And Fxfun Pages188
Effects Parameters188
General Parameters188
Delays190
Complex Echo190
Equalizers (Eq)191
Spectral Multitap Delays191
Gated Ducking Delay191
Degenregen191
Compressors, Expanders And Gates192
Enhancers192
Eq Morpher192
Expansion193
Multiband Compression193
Gates193
Chorus194
Super Gate194
Flanger195
Laserverb195
Quantize + Flange195
Filters196
Resonant Filter196
Envelope Filter196
Triggered Filter196
Distortion197
Lfo Filter197
Rotating Speakers198
Polydistort198
Tremolo And Autopan200
Vibrato/Chorus200
Autopan200
Pitcher201
Ring Modulation201
Stereo Simulation202
Stereo Analyze202
Stereo Image202
Fxmod Diagnostic203
Mono Algorithms203
Tre Transmit Page205
The Receive Page207
Pressure Map207
Program Change207
Change Setups207
Basic Channel208
Midi Receive Mode (Midi Mode)208
Program Change Mode208
Velocity Map208
The Channels Page209
Bank Select209
Program Change Formats211
Extended Program Changes211
Qaccess212
Qaccess And Midi Transmission213
Qaccess Program Change Examples213
The Soft Buttons In Midi Mode214
Program Change (Prgchg)214
Reset Channels214
Panic214
Tune216
Buttons Mode216
Demo Button220
Numeric Entry220
Master Table Lock220
Intonation Key220
The Soft Buttons In Master Mode221
Clock222
Taptmp222
Utils223
Loader224
Reset224
Song Mode And The Song Editor225
Getting Started With The Sequencer225
Song Mode: The Main Page225
Current Song (Cursong)226
Recording Track (Rectrk)227
Location228
Mode Indicators228
Track Channels229
Soft Buttons On The Main Page229
The Save Changes Dialog230
Song Mode: The Big Page231
Time In231
Time Out231
Song End231
Song Mode: The Mixer Page233
Song Mode: The Metro Page234
Metronome234
Countoff234
Song Mode: The Filter Pages236
Song Mode: The Misc Page238
Control Chase238
Quant238
The Done Soft Button238
Song Mode: The Stats Page239
Grid239
Swing239
The Song Editor240
Song Editor: The Common Page240
Timesig241
Fx Track241
Drumtrack241
Mididst241
Song Editor: The Track Page242
Soft Buttons On The Common Page242
Common Parameters For Edit Song: Track Functions243
Region/Criteria Box Parameters243
Soft Buttons On The Track Page244
Song Editor: Track Functions245
Erase245
Copy245
Bounce246
Quantize248
Shift249
Grab250
Change251
Remap252
Song Editor: The Event Page252
Bar, Beat And Tick253
Event Type And Value254
Soft Buttons On The Event Page254
Storage Mode255
Storage Mode Page255
Using Xd Cards256
Directories256
Path256
Formatting An Xd Card256
Common Dialogues257
Disk Drive Information257
The Select Directory Dialogue257
The File Name/New Directory/Rename Dialogue258
The Store Page258
The Store Advanced Page259
The Load Page260
Loading Individual Objects260
Loading Methods262
The Utilities (Utils) Page264
Soft Buttons On The Utilities Page264
Midi Implementation Chart265
Pc3 Bootloader267
Using The Bootloader Menu267
Updating Pc3 Software And Objects268
Pc3 Diagnostics269
System Reset269
File Utilities269
Restoring The Pc3 File System270
Changing Pc3 Voltage271
Removing The Fuse Holder271
Pc3 Objects275
Effect Presets With Algorithms284
How To Use These Tables284
Reverbs284
Index299