Set Controllers (Setctl); New Layer (Newlyr); Duplicate Layer (Duplyr); Import Layer (Implyr) - Kurzweil PC3A User Manual

Program Mode
Function Soft Buttons

Set Controllers (SetCtl)

As explained in The Controllers (CTLS) Page, the SetCtl soft button captures the values of the nine
sliders, modwheel, breath controller, and switch.

New Layer (NewLyr)

Create a new layer, numbered one above the highest existing layer. The new layer's parameters
are those of the single layer in Program 999, called Default Program. When you press this button,
the PC3A will tell you that it is creating a new layer, then will return to the page you were on. The
new layer becomes the current layer, and is the highest-numbered layer in the program. If the
current program already has its maximum number of layers, the PC3A will tell you that you can't
add any more.
Program 999 makes a good template for programs that you build from the algorithm up. You
might want to edit Program 999 to adjust one or more parameters to values you want to use in
your template program. If you like the settings of the default layer as they are, however,
remember not to make any permanent changes to Program 999.

Duplicate Layer (DupLyr)

Create a copy of the current layer, duplicating the settings of all its parameters. The copy
becomes the current layer, and is the highest-numbered layer in the program.

Import Layer (ImpLyr)

Copy a specific layer from another program into the current program. This button brings up a
dialog that prompts you to select a layer number and a program number. The dialog tells you the
currently selected layer, and the total number of layers in the program. Use the Layer– or Layer+
soft buttons (or the alpha wheel) to change the layer number. If the current program has only one
layer, pressing these buttons will have no effect. Use Prog– or Prog+ soft buttons (or the alpha
wheel) to change the program number.
While you are in this dialog, you can listen to the layer you are selecting to import, along with all
other layers in the current program. If you want to hear the layer to be imported by itself, you
must mute the other layers.
When you have selected the desired layer from the desired program, press the Import soft
button, and the selected layer will be copied from the selected program, becoming the current
layer. Importing layers is a convenient alternative to creating layers from scratch. If you have a
favorite string sound, for example, and you want to use it in other programs, just import its
layer(s) into the program you're building. This will preserve the envelopes and all the control
settings so you don't have to reprogram them.

Delete Layer (DelLyr)

Delete the current layer. When you press this button, the PC3A asks you if you want to delete the
layer; press the Yes soft button to start the deletion process, or the No soft button to cancel it. This
prompt prevents you from accidentally deleting a layer.

Name, Save, Delete

Name calls up the page that enables you to change the name of the current program. Save starts
the process of saving the current program. Delete deletes the current program from memory. You
can also delete any other program from memory by scrolling through the list that appears when
you press the Delete soft button, then pressing Delete again when the desired program is
selected. If you attempt to delete a ROM program, the PC3A will say it's deleting the program,
but it doesn't actually do it.
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