Midi Control Of Kb3 Programs - Kurzweil PC3K Series Musician's Manual

Program Mode
KB3 Program Structure
In normal operational modes, using the Mute buttons to change a program's KB3 effects doesn't
affect the program; the effects return to their programmed settings the next time you select the
program. If, however, you're in an editor when you change the effects, you're actually editing
the program. If you like the changes, you can save the program with the new KB3 effects
settings. If you don't like the changes, you can exit without saving, and the program will revert
to its previous settings.
The Mute buttons also send MIDI Controller information to the PC3K's MIDI Out port. See
Column 2 of Table 6‐3 to check which Controller numbers the buttons send.
Of course, you can change the programmed settings for the KB3‐mode buttons. For each of the
buttons, there's a corresponding parameter in the Program Editor.
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Table 6-2

MIDI Control of KB3 Programs

When you're playing a KB3 program from an external MIDI source, there are two things to keep
in mind:
• Certain MIDI Controller numbers always control specific KB3 features
• The value of the LocalKbdCh parameter affects how KB3 programs respond to MIDI
Controller messages
Controller Numbers
Table 6‐3 lists the MIDI Controller numbers that control KB3 features. The first column lists
the Controller numbers that KB3 programs always respond to (the PC3K also sends these
Controller numbers to its MIDI Out port when you're using the local keyboard channel—we'll
say more about that on page 6‐7).
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Effect
Button Name
Category
Rotary Fast / Slow
On / Off
Vibrato Chorus / Vibrato
Depth 1 / 2 / 3
On / Off
Volume Loud / Soft
Percussion
Decay Fast / Slow
Pitch High / Low
KB3 Mode Buttons and Corresponding Parameters
Corresponding
Page and Comments
Parameter
MISC: SpeedCtl
MISC: VibChorCtl
MISC: VibChorSel Disabled if Button 2 is off
MISC: VibChorSel Disabled if Button 2 is off
PERC: Percussion
PERC: Volume Disabled if Button 5 is off
PERC: Decay Disabled if Button 5 is off
PERC: Harmonic Disabled if Button 5 is off