The Program Mode Page; Control Setup - Kurzweil PC3 Getting Started Manual

The Program Mode Page

The top line of the Program mode entry-level page shows your location, the present MIDI
transposition, and the current MIDI channel.
The info box at the left of the Program mode page gives you information about the current
program. Generally, the info box shows the keymap assigned to each layer. The line beneath the
name of the keymap indicates the keyboard range of that layer. In the diagram above, for
example, there's one layer that extends from C 0 to C 8—the default range. The representation of
these layer ranges is approximate; they're intended to let you know if you have a layered
keyboard (lines overlapping) or a split keyboard (lines not overlapping).
For KB3 programs, the info box shows the keymap used for the upper tone wheels (or the lower
tone wheels, if you have the Upper/LowerSwap parameter set to On).

Control Setup

The control setup defines what the PC3's physical controllers (wheels, sliders, pedals, etc.) do
while you're in Program mode. It's a convenient way to apply the controller assignments in
your setups globally. Just choose an existing setup to be the control setup, using the CtlSetup
parameter on the MIDI mode TRANSMIT page. Then while you're in Program mode, many of
the controller assignments for Zone 1 of the control setup also apply to the programs you play
(this is true for MIDI control messages as well, unless you have turned off MIDI control).
If you don't like the way the physical controllers work in Program mode, you can either select a
different control setup, or edit the existing one. Any changes you make to the current control
setup will also affect the way that setup works in Setup mode.
There are a few important points to remember about the control setup:
• The current control setup is used by all programs in Program mode.
• You cannot change the control setup from within Program mode.
• The control setup doesn't affect the sound of a program, only the assignments of certain
physical controllers. The samples and keymaps assigned to a program are unaffected by the
control setup. While you're in Program mode, the PC3 ignores the programs assigned to the
setup that you choose as the control setup.
• Almost all of the VAST programs in the PC3 are designed to respond to the controller
assignments in the default control setup (97 ControlSetup). Therefore you'll want to use
97 ControlSetup as the control setup in most cases, with two exceptions. When you're using
the local keyboard channel (that is, when the value of the LocalKbdCh parameter is
anything but None) and playing a KB3 program from an external MIDI source, use a control
setup that's configured for KB3 control, as described on page 6-8 (if LocalKbdCh is None,
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Program Mode
The Program Mode Page
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