Special Modes; Objects - Kurzweil PC2R Musician's Manual

Special Modes

While you're in Internal Voices mode, press Main to go to a special setup editor that controls the
internal setup (see Editing the Internal Setup on page 4-32 for more information). The internal
setup defines controller assignments and other characteristics for all the programs in Internal
Voices mode. Pressing Main also enables you to create quick layers and splits, as described on
page 3-18.
Effects Edit Mode
Press the FX button to get to Effects edit mode, where you can select and edit the effects
associated with each program and setup. Effects edit mode is also accessible through the
Program, KB3, and Setup Editors, but it's often more convenient to go directly to Effects edit
mode: just press FX, and you're immediately looking at the first menu of effects parameters for
the current program or setup.
There's an exception that occurs when the value of the FX Chg Mode parameter—in the Global
menu—has a value of Panel. In this case, you can still get directly to Effects edit mode by
pressing the FX button, but Effects edit mode controls the effects for the entire PC2R, not just the
current program or setup.
MIDI Receive Mode
Use MIDI Receive mode to configure each MIDI channel independently (this is the mode to use
when you're driving your PC2R from a multi-channel sequencer). You might think of this mode
as a special performance mode for configuring individual MIDI channels—program
assignment, volume and pan settings, effects routing, and the wet/dry mix of the effects.
Global Mode
Use Global mode to make changes that affect the entire PC2R—for example, tuning and
transposition, MIDI clock source, program-change protocol, and more.

Objects

Throughout this manual, we'll occasionally mention objects, which may sound a bit technical, so
we'll explain. Object is just a convenient name we use to refer to any chunk of information that
the PC2R stores or processes. Programs and setups are objects, for example. So are effects. Many
PC2R objects are invisible to you, but you'll be working regularly with the highest-level objects:
programs, setups, and effects. When you're editing programs, there's a good chance you'll work
with other important objects: keymaps. You might also use System Exclusive (SysEx) messages
to store programs, setups or effects to an external device—or use a single SysEx message to store
all the objects you've modified while editing.
EQ
Whichever mode you're in, the PC2R can apply three-band equalization (EQ) to the programs
you're playing. Press the Global button to view the current EQ setting. See page 3-14 for more
about changing the EQ settings.
Playing Your PC2R
Overview
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