Program Mode; Setup Mode; Quick Access Mode; Effects Mode - Kurzweil PC3 Getting Started Manual

Program Mode

The PC3 starts up in Program mode, where you can select, play, and edit programs. The
Program mode entry-level page shows the currently selected program, as well as a small
segment of the program list.
The Program Editor takes you to the core of the PC3's sound editing parameters.

Setup Mode

Setup mode lets you select, play, and edit setups. Setups consist of up to 16 separate zones, split
or overlapping, each having its own program, MIDI channel, and control parameters. Setups are
great for performance situations, whether you're playing multiple PC3 programs or controlling
additional synths connected to the PC3's MIDI Out port. Chapter 7 describes Setup mode.
If you're using a different MIDI controller, you can make use of Setup mode even if your MIDI
controller can transmit on only one MIDI channel at a time. To do this, go to the RECEIVE page
in MIDI mode (by pressing the RECV soft button while in MIDI mode), and set the Local
Keyboard Channel parameter to a value that matches the transmit channel of your MIDI
controller. When you select Setup mode, the PC3 will interpret incoming MIDI information
according to the settings for the currently selected setup. See the discussion of the Local
Keyboard Channel parameter in Chapter 10 for details.

Quick Access Mode

Another feature for live performance, Quick Access mode enables you to combine programs and
setups into banks of ten entries. Each of these programs or setups can be selected with a single
alphanumeric button. Different banks are selected with the Chan/Layer buttons. There's a
selection of factory preset banks, and you can use the Quick Access Editor to create your own
banks and store them in the PC3's memory. There's a full description in Chapter 8.
You can also use Quick Access banks as a way to remap incoming or outgoing Program Change
commands.

Effects Mode

Effects mode sets the behavior of the PC3's effects processor. The Effects mode page lets you tell
the PC3 how to select effects configurations called chains. Chapters 9 shows you how. You can
also listen to the sounds of various effects while in Effects mode, without selecting different
programs.

MIDI Mode

You'll use MIDI mode to configure the PC3's interaction with other MIDI instruments, by setting
parameters for transmitting and receiving MIDI. You'll also use it to configure your PC3 for
multi-timbral sequencing. On the CHANNELS page, you can assign a program to each channel,
and enable or disable each channel's response to three types of MIDI control messages: Program
Change, volume and pan. You can also override program output assignments, and adjust
overall program gain. See Chapter 10.

Master Mode

Master mode, described in Chapter 11, contains the parameters that control the entire PC3.
Global settings for tuning, transposition, velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, and other
preferences are adjusted here. You can also get to GM Mode from here and set the sample rate
for the PC3's digital output.
Preliminary - Subject to Change
The Operating Modes
Using the Modes
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