Zone Parameters; Zone Parameters And Internal Voices - Kurzweil PC88 Musician's Manual

Chapter 5

Zone Parameters

This chapter describes all of the menus you can access from the top row of Zone Parameter buttons.
These include: MIDI Transmit , Program , Key Range , Transpose , Velocity , and Controllers .
Before we dig into the Zone Parameters, letÕs review a few things that, if you keep in mind, will
make your life easier.
First, Zones :
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Second, Data Entry :
Remember there are two methods of entering data for most parameters:
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Also remember that most of the Parameter buttons access menus of two or more parameters, so
donÕt get confused if you donÕt see the parameter you want immediately after pressing a
button. Pressing a Parameter button always goes to the Þrst item on its menu Ñ even if youÕre
already in the menu. To get to other parameters in the menu, use the left and right cursor
buttons directly underneath the display.
Information about storing Zone parameters to a Setup is on page 5-19. The section below
discusses storing Zone parameters with the PC88Õs Internal Voices.

Zone Parameters and Internal Voices

The PC88Õs Internal Voices have only one active Zone: Zone 1. Saving Zone parameters to
Internal Voices is a little different than saving to a Zone in a Setup, since any parameter you
change will affect all Internal Voices; you cannot change parameters for just a single voice. To
change one of the parameters of the Internal Voices , Þrst choose the parameter you want to
change (for example, ÒTransposition: -12Ó). Then, press the Store button, followed by the
Internal Voices button at the ÒSave Setup xx ?Ó prompt. When the display says ÒSave to
Internal Voices?Ó you can either press the Enter button to conÞrm the change, or return to
Internal Voices mode without making any changes by pressing Internal Voices followed by a
Sound Select button. See ÒCustomizing the Internal Voices ModeÓ in Chapter 3 for some
examples of this.
Musician's Guide
Z one Parameters
MIDI Transmit Program
You select which Zone you are working on with the four Zone buttons Ñ press a button once
to make it current. The current Zone number will be shown at the upper left of the display.
If a button is showing green, and no other button is red, then it is playing Ñ i.e., you can
hear it. If it is orange, it is muted. To mute the current Zone, press its button. To mute a
Zone thatÕs not current, press its button twice .
You can solo the current Zone (mute all the others) by pressing the Solo button. The current
ZoneÕs button turns red. Pressing any other Zone button will solo its Zone. Pressing Solo again
turns the other Zones back on. Zones that are not Soloed will still transmit non-note information.
A Zone that has been turned off will have a dark button, and will show ÒOffÓ in the
display. (If you Solo a dark Zone, you will hear nothing.)
Direct Entry , using the Alpha wheel, decrement/increment buttons, or the numeric
keypad, and
Intuitive Entry, using sliders, pedals, wheels, buttons, or notes.
Key Range Transpose Velocity Controllers
Zone Parameters
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