Kurzweil PC3, Musician'S Manual

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Master Mode
Master Mode Page 2
Demo Button
The Demo Button parameter determines whether or not pressing the Play/Pause button plays a
demo song for the current program.
Numeric Entry
Global means that any entry you make from the alphanumeric keypad will select the object
indicated, regardless of the bank it is in. For example, in program mode type “36” of the
alphanumeric keypad to select program 36.
If Numeric Entry is set to Bank , your selection will be limited to the currently selected bank. For
instance, in Program mode, if you are in Orchestra bank and you enter “65”, then the current
program becomes program 65 of the Orchestra bank, viz. 449 HornSect Layer .
Master Table Lock
With Master Table Lock set to Off , the PC3 will save the current Master mode configuration
when you leave Master mode (and MIDI mode). Of course, you can save the configuration of the
Master mode pages at any time by pressing the
Save soft button, but with Master Table Lock off,
any changes that you make after saving will be automatically saved when you leave Master
mode.
If you have a particular Master configuration that you would like to safeguard against the auto-
saving feature, set Master Table Lock to
On . With the Master Table Lock on, the PC3 does not
save any changes unless you press the Save soft button.
Intonation Key (IntonaKey)
This sets the tonic, or base note from which the currently selected intonation table calculates its
intervals. If you select
G as the intonation key, for example, and the intonation table you select
tunes the minor 2nd down by 50 cents, then G
#
will be a quartertone flat relative to equal
intonation. If you change the intonation key to D , then D
#
will be a quartertone flat. If you use
nonstandard intonations, you’ll want to change the intonation key as you change the key you’re
playing in. If the Intonation parameter is set to
Equal , changing IntonaKey has no effect.
You can also set the intonation key from an external MIDI device. Note On events at C -1
through B -1 (MIDI note numbers 0 through 11) will set the intonation key at
C through B ,
respectively.
To trigger notes in the range required to set the Intonation key, you can transpose the PC3
temporarily from its front panel, or from your MIDI controller if it has the ability. Alternatively,
you could create a setup with just the lowest octave transposed down two octaves, then select it
when you want to change the Intonation key. If you’re driving your PC3 from a sequencer, you
could simply insert the appropriate note events anywhere in the sequence to change the
intonation key.
General MIDI
This General MIDI parameter enables or disables GM mode.
Check the Kurzweil website www.kurzweilmusicsystems.com for instructions on configuring
the PC3 for GM mode.