Pedals; Midi - Kurzweil PC88 Musician's Manual

Setup, Connections, and Controls
Connections

Pedals

The PC88 has jacks for connecting up to four external control pedals ( Continuous Control
Pedals ) and two foot switches ( Switch Pedals ). The control pedals are typically used for
continuous functions like volume or stereo pan, while the switches are used for on/off
operations like sustain, sostenuto, or to shift to the next setup. The action of every pedal is
programmable within each zone: a pedal may have one function in one zone, and a totally
different function Ñ even a directly opposite function Ñ in another zone.
ThereÕs no need to connect the pedals in any particular order Ñ you can have any combination
of pedals plugged in and active at any time.
The control pedals should be 10k W linear-taper potentiometers, with 1/4Ó tip/ring/sleeve
plugs. These are available from Kurzweil/Young Chang (Model CC-1), as well as other
manufacturers. The switch pedals use two-conductor 1/4Ó plugs. Either normally-on or
normally-off switches can be used: the PC88 will sense what kind of switch is plugged into each
jack when it powers up, and will set itself accordingly. Therefore, itÕs a good idea to have any
switch pedals that you plan to use plugged in when you turn the power on. ( DonÕt press the
pedal while youÕre turning the unit on, however, or you may end up with something that works
upside-down.) Three models of switch pedals are also available from Kurzweil/Young Chang:
FS-1, a conventional pedal; KFP-1, a piano-style; and KFP-2M, a dual piano-style pedal.
The Internal Voices have default settings for many of the PC88Õs pedal controllers:
Switch Pedal 1
Switch Pedal 2
Continuous Control Pedal 1
Continuous Control Pedal 2
Continuous Control Pedal 3
Continuous Control Pedal 4

MIDI

The MIDI In jack is used when you are using the PC88 with another MIDI controller device,
such as a keyboard, guitar, wind controller, or drum pad; or with a sequencer. Connect the
MIDI Out of the device or sequencer to the MIDI In of the PC88. The PC88 can receive 16
separate channels of MIDI data through the MIDI In jack.
MIDI Out is used when the PC88 is acting as a controller for one or more other instruments, or
for a sequencer. MIDI data being created by the PC88 is sent through this jack. The PC88 can
send information on up to four MIDI channels simultaneously, depending on the conÞguration
of the keyboard zones.
2-2
Switch Pedals
1 2
Controller
Continuous Control Pedals
1 2 3
Default setting
Controller #64 ("Sustain")
Controller #66 ("Sostenuto")
MIDI Controller #11 ("Expression")
Controller #4 ("Foot Pedal")
None
None
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