Pressure Map (Receive) - Kurzweil PC3K Series Musician's Manual

MIDI Mode
The RECEIVE Page

Pressure Map (Receive)

Change the receive Pressure Map setting if you are triggering the PC3K with external MIDI gear
which is producing MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values that are too high or too low based on your
playing style (how soft or hard that you press the keys.) The default map provides the widest
range of pressure (aftertouch) expression, but you may want to choose a different map if the
default does not suit your playing style.
PRESS page for current Control Setup (in Program Mode) or current Zone (in Setup Mode)
PC3K Sound Engine
PC3K audio outputs
The receive Pressure Map affects the way the PC3K receives MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values
from its USB or MIDI In port (see the circled box above for its location in the MIDI signal flow.)
Different maps output different MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values for the same received MIDI
pressure (aftertouch) value. Each map applies a different curve to received MIDI pressure
(aftertouch) values and remaps them to new values before letting them pass (this parameter has
no effect on MIDI data sent from the PC3K's keyboard.) The default map provides the widest
range of pressure (aftertouch) expression, but you may want to choose a different map if the
default does not suit your playing style. See the diagram above for the other pages that affect
MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values before reaching the receive Pressure Map.
The default map, Linear, allows MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values to pass unchanged. Maps 2‐4
make it increasingly easier to produce MIDI pressure values for the same physical pressure
applied to a key (with 4 "Easiest" being the easiest.) Maps 4‐7 make it increasingly harder to
produce MIDI pressure values for the same physical pressure applied to a key (with 7 "Hardest"
being the hardest.)
10-8
MIDI
Sources
PC3K Keyboard
Pressure Map Settings on Master Mode MAPS Page
PC3K Song Mode
MIDI
Destinations
to
MIDI In via MIDI In port or USB Computer port
PressureMap Settings on MIDI Mode Receive Page
PressureMap Settings on MIDI Mode Transmit Page
MIDI Out via MIDI Out port or USB Computer port