Layering Two Or More Programs - Kurzweil PC88 A Step By Step Manual

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1. Layering Two or More Programs

To play two or more programs, you must create a Setup with a zone for each program,
and each zone set to a different MIDI channel.
1. Press the MIDI Setups button, then type 127, then press Enter on the numeric keypad.
2. Press the MIDI Transmit button. If the display doesnÕt show Zone 1, press the Zone 1
button. Press 1, then Enter. The button will now be lit green and the display will show it
is set to channel 1.
3. Press the Program button. Choose the Program you want for the first zone. You can
select it by using the alpha wheel, the + and - buttons, or the numeric keypad. (The
programs and their numbers are listed in Appendices A & B in the manual.) Or you can
use the Sound Select and Next/ Previous Group buttons, as described at the beginning of
this document.
4. Step 3 will allow you to choose any program from the Internal Voice bank. But if you
have the VGM board and want to choose a program from one of the VGM banks, then
you need to switch banks. There are two ways to do this.
If you know exactly which program you want, then the fastest way is to type the bank
number, followed by the Ò+/ -Ó button, followed by the program number, then Enter.
(The bank numbers were listed at the beginning of this document.)
OR
If you want to scroll through the programs in a bank, press the << button to get to the
Bank parameter. Use the alpha wheel to choose the bank you want. Then press the >>
button to get back to the Program parameter and use the alpha wheel to scroll through
the programs in that bank.
5. Now that you have chosen your first sound, you will choose your layered sound.
Press the MIDI Transmit button, then press the Zone 2 button. Notice that the channel is
set to Off and the Zone 2 button is unlit. Set it to channel 2. (You can actually choose
any channel but 1, since 1 is being used by zone 1.) The Zone 2 button turns green,
showing that it is active.
6. Press the Program button. Repeat steps 3 or 4 to assign a program for your second
layer. Play the keyboard. You should hear both sounds together. Notice that the sustain
pedal works for both layers.
7. If you want to add a third or fourth layer, j ust repeat steps 5 and 6. (Just make sure
to choose a different MIDI channel for each zone.)
8. ThatÕs it!. Now all you have to do is Name and Store your Setup. Press Store. The
display says ÒReplace Setup 127?Ó. Press the >> button so that the display says
ÒRename Setup 127?Ó. Press Enter. Now you are in the naming routine.
You will see an underline cursor under the first character (ÒDÓ). Press the <<< or >>>
soft buttons to move the cursor. Press a button on the numeric keypad one or more times