Pc2 Drum Maps - Kurzweil PC2KBDV2 Supplement Manual

Appendix A

PC2 Drum Maps

Drum maps determine the layout of PC2 drum programs with respect to the notes you play on
the keyboard. They don't control the sounds contained in the drum programs—instead they
control where those sounds appear within the MIDI note range. This means that for any given
drum program, changing the drum map changes what you hear (if anything) when you play a
particular note.
There are three drum maps in the PC2. Each map positions drum and percussion sounds in
various locations within the MIDI note range. There are two advantages to having more than
one drum map:
• With three alternative arrangements of drum and percussion sounds, you can choose the
arrangement that is easiest for you to play.
• If you're playing sequences that are recorded according to General MIDI (GM)
specifications, you can quickly configure the PC2 to play the correct GM sounds when you
play back your sequences.
To choose a drum map, set the value of the Drum Remap parameter (in the Global menu) to a
value of Normal, PC2ReMap, or GMReMap. Use Normal or PC2ReMap according to your
preference. Use GMReMap when you want the PC2 to play General MIDI sounds, either live or
for sequence playback.
The following pages show the layouts of the PC2's drum sounds in each drum map. Each page
shows a keyboard diagram that corresponds to the notes on a standard 88-note keyboard (A 0
through C 8). Beside each note is the sound corresponding to that note (white keys on the left,
and black keys on the right).
You'll notice several unlabeled notes in each map. For the Normal and PC2ReMap maps, this
indicates that the sound you'll hear for that note varies according to the current program. For
the General MIDI map, unlabeled notes indicate that there's no General MIDI sound
corresponding to that note, and consequently you won't hear anything when you play those
notes.
Sounds with the character "/" in their names (like Ride Cymbal Rim/Bell) are dual-velocity
sounds; you'll hear the first sound when you play softly, and the second sound when you play
hard.
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