Quick Access Mode - Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Manual Addendum

Chapter 4

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 PC3 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 PC3, 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/Zone 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 PC3 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 MIDI Receive page in Master mode. If PrgChgMode is set to
Extended or K2600, the PC3 responds to Program Change commands as it would in Program or
Setup mode. If PrgChgMode is set to QAccess, the PC3 responds to Program Change
commands by calling up the corresponding entry in the current QA bank, not the actual
program number of the entry.
Quick Access Mode
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