Chapter 8 Quick Access Mode - Kurzweil PC3A User Manual

Chapter 8
Quick Access Mode
In Quick Access mode, you can select programs or setups with a single press of an alphanumeric
button (or with other data entry methods). The PC3A offers a number of ways to quickly make
selections while performing, but only Quick Access mode lets you store programs and setups
together for instant access. On the PC3A, we included several factory preset QA banks that are
organized into useful groupings of sounds that we think you'll find convenient. Below is the QA
page:
The top line of the page displays the current mode and the current QA bank.
Using Quick Access mode involves selecting Quick Access (QA) banks from the list of factory
preset or user-programmed banks. Use the Chan/Layer buttons to scroll through the QA banks.
You can also use the bank selection shortcut: press the +/– or Clear button on the alphanumeric
pad, and you'll be prompted to enter a bank number. Type the desired number on the
alphanumeric pad, then press Enter. The bank is selected, and you return to the Quick Access
mode page.
Each bank contains ten memory slots, or entries, where you can store programs or setups in any
combination. Any program or setup in the currently selected bank can be selected with the
numeric buttons 0 through 9.
If the highlighted entry contains a program, the bottom right-hand field of the page displays the
channel on which the program entries are transmitted (this channel is the current channel in
Program mode). If the highlighted entry contains a setup, the bottom right-hand field of the page
displays the word "Setup."
The MIDI Program Change commands that the PC3A receives when in Quick Access mode can
differ from those in Program or Setup mode. This depends on the setting you have for the
PrgChgMode parameter on the MIDIMode:Receive page in MIDI mode. If PrgChgMode is set to
Extended or K2600, the PC3A responds to Program Change commands as it would in Program
or Setup mode. If PrgChgMode is set to QAccess, the PC3A responds to Program Change
commands by calling up the corresponding entry in the current QA bank, not the actual program
number of the entry.
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