Kurzweil PC3, Musician'S Manual

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Program Mode
The Program FX (PROGFX) Page
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On the PC3, a program can have up to 11 insert effects and 2 aux effects using up to 16 DSP
“units.” An insert is essentially just an effect that you apply to a program or layer, while aux
effects receive signal from all active programs’ aux sends. Note the 0/0 Units in the middle of
the top line of the page. This figure indicates how many of the total units are being used by the
highlighted insert; the left-hand number is the size of the insert, and the right-hand number is
the total number of units being used by the program.
If you exceed the maximum number of DSP units, the PC3 will notify you that you have done
so, and no effects will be applied to the program.
Insert
The Insert effect is the effects chain that is applied to the main audio bus.
Aux 1, Aux 2
The Aux effect is the effects chain that is applied to the selected auxiliary audio bus.
Output
The Output specifies the analog output to which the selected bus is routed. Setting the Output to
Main routes the signal of the selected bus to the main outputs. Setting the Output to Sec. routes
the signal of the selected bus to the auxiliary outputs.
Auxiliary Send Parameters
The Auxiliary Send parameters determines the level of the program signal sent to the auxiliary
effects chain.
Aux Send
The Aux Send parameter determines the level of the program signal sent to the auxiliary effects
chain.
Pre/Post Insert
The Pre/Post Insert parameter determines the point at which the auxiliary effect is applied to
the signal. When this parameter is set to
Post , the PC3 applies the auxiliary effect to the signal
post-insert , i.e., after the insert effect has been applied. When this parameter is set to Pre , the PC3
applies the auxiliary effect to the signal pre-insert .
To hear a program put through two effects in series (i.e., through two cascaded effects), choose
your desired effects for the Insert and either Aux (for whatever Aux you choose, the other
should be set to
0 None ), set each bus’ Output to Main , and set the Aux Send parameter to either
0 dB or 100% . Then, set the Pre/Post Insert parameter to Post .
To hear a program put through two effects in parallel (i.e., through two distinct effects), choose
your desired effects for the Insert and either Aux (again, for whatever Aux you choose, the other
should be set to
0 None ), set each bus’ Output to Main , and set the Aux Send parameter to either
0 dB or 50% . Then, set the Pre/Post Insert parameter to Pre .
With respect to each other, the Auxes are always in parallel , that is, they cannot be cascaded.