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Chapter 6
Program Mode
Programs are the PC3K's performance‐level sound objects. They're preset sounds equivalent to
the patches, presets, voices, or multis that you find on other synths.
Program mode is the heart of the PC3K, where you select programs for performance and
editing. The PC3K is packed with great sounds, but it's also a synthesizer of truly amazing depth
and flexibility. When you're ready to start tweaking sounds, the Program Editor is the place to
start.
The PC3K offers two new powerful editing features: Cascade Mode and Dynamic VAST.
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Cascade Mode lets you route any layer of a program into the DSP of any other layer. Any of
the 32 layers of a program can go into any other layer.
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Dynamic VAST lets you "wire" your own algorithms. You can combine different DSP
functions in any order you like, including parallel and serial configurations.
VAST and KB3 Programs
It is important to understand the difference between VAST programs and KB3 programs.
VAST programs contain up to 32 layers, each of which contains a keymap or KVA oscillator.
Keymaps consists of a number of samples assigned to a particular keyboard range. KVA
oscillators use powerful DSP to generate a range of simple and complex waveforms (see Editing
VAST Programs With KVA Oscillators on page 6‐53 for more details.)
KB3 programs use a much different architecture. There are no layers or algorithms, just a set of
oscillators (designed to emulate the tonewheels in a Hammond Organ) that start running as
soon as you select a KB3 program.
The next two sections give more detailed descriptions of the differences in structure between
VAST programs and KB3 programs. There are several performance features (and a few issues)
unique to KB3 programs; these are discussed on page 6‐4. After that, there are descriptions of
the Program mode features that are common to both types of programs.
Program Mode
VAST and KB3 Programs
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