Velocity Switching; Velocity Layering - Kurzweil PC1 - MUSICIANS GUIDE REV B Manual

Unless, of course, you reset Channel 1's Wet/Dry mix somehow. That's where exit values come
in; they let you specify MIDI Controller values when you leave a setup. We recommend that you
get in the habit of setting exit values for physical controllers whenever you set entry values. This is
less of a problem for some controllers, like volume and Wet/Dry controls, since the PC1 has
default entry values for these controllers. It's just something to keep in mind when you're
creating your own setups.
Let's revisit Setup 132, and specify some exit values.
Select Setup 132. We'll assume that Zone 1 is current.
1.
2. Press Edit.
3. Hold the Global button, and turn Knob A.
Press the Right cursor button until you see the Exit Value parameter for Knob A.
4.
Set a value of 127 (Wet/Dry mix of 100%).
5.
Save the setup, this time replacing Setup 132 without renaming it.
6.

Velocity Switching

You can use your keystrike velocity (how hard you play) to change sounds. This is how program
000 Stereo Grand works: there are actually three sets of samples, one for soft, one for medium,
and one for loud.
1. Create a two-zone setup. Go to the Program menu in the Setup Editor. Assign program
022 Soft E Piano to Zone 1, and program 023 Hybrid E Piano to Zone 2. Make Zone 1
current if it isn't already.
2. Press Menu to exit the Program menu, then press the Right cursor button until you see
the Velocity menu. Press Enter.
3. Press the Right cursor button four times to select the Max parameter. Note that this is
one of those cases in which there are two parameters visible at a time.
4. Set the value of the Max parameter to 80. Note that the Min value for Zone 1 is 1. This is
good.
5. Make Zone 2 current. Press the Left cursor button to select the Min parameter. Set its
value to 81. Note that the Max value for Zone 2 is 127. This is also good.
The soft piano plays at velocities from 1 to 80, and the Hybrid piano plays from 81 to 127. This
gives you a nice thunk when you play hard. You can create three- and four-zone setups to switch
between even more sounds.

Velocity Layering

Another use for the velocity parameters is to add a layer instead of switching between layers. To
do this, have one layer play at velocities from 1 to 127, and another at velocities from 100 to 127.
For the higher-velocity layer, use a program with a percussive attack, and possibly bring its entry
volume down for a more subtle mix (you can use the entry- and exit- value approach we
discussed on page 4-14, or you can simply set the Entry Volume parameter for that layer to
something less than 127).
Programming your PC1
The Setup Editor
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