Midi Out/Thru; Pedals; Ribbon - Kurzweil PC1 - MUSICIANS GUIDE REV B Manual

Startup
Basic Connections

MIDI Out/Thru

This jack has two functions: it can be a MIDI Out port, enabling you to send directly to two
different slaves, or it can be a MIDI Thru port, in which case it passes along whatever MIDI
information that the PC1 receives at its MIDI In port (but not the MIDI information that the PC1 itself
generates). This makes it easy to include the PC1 in a chain of multiple MIDI devices, which is a
common configuration when you're using a computer for sequencing.
There's a small switch labeled Thru/Out on the PC1's rear panel (as you face the rear panel, the
switch is to the left of the MIDI In port). Use a small pointed object to set the switch to the position
you want--a ball-point pen works nicely.

Pedals

Plug your switch or continuous pedals into the corresponding jacks on the PC1's rear panel. We
recommend using the Kurzweil pedals described on page 1-2, but you can use almost any switch or
continuous pedal, as long as it adheres to the following specifications (as most pedals do):
Switch pedals
Continuous pedal
If you use a third-party (non-Kurzweil) switch pedal, make sure it's connected before you turn on
your PC1. This ensures that the pedal will work properly (it might function backward--off when it's
down and on when it's up--if you turn on your PC1 before plugging in the pedal). Similarly, don't
press any of your switch pedals while powering up, because the PC1 verifies each pedal's
orientation during power up. If you're pressing a pedal, you might cause it to work backward.
The pedals are independently programmable within each zone of every setup. Here are the default
settings for the two pedals you can use with the PC1:
Switch Pedal 1
Continuous Control Pedal 1
If you use the double piano-style switch pedal, the other pedal works as Switch Pedal 2 - Controller
66 (Sostenuto)

Ribbon

Connect the optional Kurzweil Ribbon Controller into the modular Ribbon jack on the rear panel.
The ribbon controller itself should rest on a flat surface; it fits nicely between the keys and the
buttons and Knobs on the front panel.
The ribbon is a continuous controller. You can program the ribbon controller to send MIDI
Controller messages 1-127, as well as several specialized messages. It generates values of 0-127 for
whatever MIDI Controllers you assign it to send. Just press it, and slide your finger along the ribbon
to change the value of the message it's sending.
You can configure the ribbon to have one control section that runs its entire length, or to have three
sections of equal length. It sends its highest values when you press it at the end where the cable
connects. When you configure it to have three sections, each section sends its highest values at the
end closest to the cable.
2-4
/ -inch tip-ring-sleeve plug (tip goes to pedal 1, ring to pedal 2)
1 4
10-kOhm linear-taper potentiometer,
Controller 64 (Sustain)
Controller 11 (Expression)
/ -inch tip-ring-sleeve plug
1 4