Kurzweil PC3K6 Musician'S Manual Download Page 244

Page: 244 / 381

10-12

MIDI Mode

The RECEIVE Page

External MIDI CC Remapping

PC3K Physical Controller

Default MIDI CC# Which
Controls The Parameter

Assigned To Each PC3K

Physical Controller In

Setup Mode

Additional MIDI CC#

Which Always Controls

The Parameter Assigned

To Each PC3K Physical

Controller In Setup Mode

Pitch Wheel

NA, responds to MIDI pitch
bend messages

None

Mod Wheel

None

Arp Button

No Default

SW Button

Continuous Pedal 1

None

Continuous Pedal 2

None

Breath

None

Pressure (key pressure)

No Default

None

Foot Switch 1

None

Foot Switch 2

None

Foot Switch 3

None

Ribbon Section 1

Ribbon Section 2

No Default

Ribbon Section 3

No Default

Slider A (Data)

None

Slider B

None

Sliders C-I

22-28

None

Programable Switches 1-8

No Default

None

Summary of Contents for PC3K6

Page 1: ...ungChangCo Ltd All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Product features and specifications aresubjecttochange without notice You may le...

Page 2: ...fied service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the product C The product has been exposed to rain D The product...

Page 3: ...y use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use cauti...

Page 4: ...304 Derry Avenue C Agoura Hills California 91301 USA telephone 800 994 4984 fax 818 597 0411 Email Info AmericanMusicAndSound com Kurzweil Co LTD iPark Building 102 Floor 9 Jeongja Dong 9 Bundang Gu S...

Page 5: ...Ribbon Controller 1 5 Breath Controller 1 5 Chapter 2 Startup Make Connections 2 1 Make Music 2 1 Startup the Details 2 2 Before You Start 2 2 Connecting the Power Cable Line Cord 2 2 Connecting Audio...

Page 6: ...Plus Minus Buttons 3 9 The Alphanumeric Pad 3 9 Double Button Presses 3 10 Intuitive Data Entry 3 11 Changing the Current Layer in Multi Layer Programs 3 11 Search 3 12 Quick Song Recording and Playb...

Page 7: ...s in the Program Editor 6 11 The MODE Buttons in the Program Editor 6 12 Algorithm Basics 6 13 Common DSP Control Parameters 6 14 Alt Input for Algorithms Cascade Mode 6 17 Dynamic VAST 6 18 The KEYMA...

Page 8: ...e 6 33 Pitch Bend Range Up and Down 6 34 Monophonic 6 34 Legato Play 6 34 Portamento 6 34 Portamento Rate 6 35 Attack Portamento 6 35 Globals 6 35 Output Gain Pan and Pan Mode 6 35 Demo Song 6 36 The...

Page 9: ...NFO 6 52 Editing VAST Programs With KVA Oscillators 6 53 Basic Use of KVA Oscillators 6 53 Setting KVA Oscillator Type 6 54 Advanced Use Of KVA Oscillators 6 55 Editing KB3 Programs 6 60 The Tone Whee...

Page 10: ...ostenuto 6 69 LesliePedal 6 69 The EQ Page 6 70 The OUTPUT Page 6 70 The Program FX PROGFX Page 6 71 The LFO ASR and FUN Pages 6 71 Programming Tips 6 71 Chapter 7 Setup Mode The Control Setup 7 2 Zon...

Page 11: ...ontinuous Control Pedal CPEDAL Page 7 35 The Pressure PRESS Page 7 36 The Footswitch Pages FT SW1 FT SW2 FT SW3 7 37 The Arpeggiator Switch ARP SW Page 7 38 The SWITCH Page 7 39 The RIBBON Page 7 40 T...

Page 12: ...tion 9 2 A Note on Modes 9 3 Aux Override 9 3 Master Effects 9 4 Effects Mode 9 5 The CHANFX Page 9 5 The AUXFX1 and AUXFX2 Pages 9 5 Override 9 6 Chain 9 6 Output 9 6 Mod Override 9 6 Send Levels and...

Page 13: ...Speakers 9 20 Vibrato Chorus 9 21 Tremolo and AutoPan 9 22 AutoPan 9 22 Tremolo 9 22 Pitcher 9 22 Ring Modulation 9 23 Stereo Simulation 9 23 Stereo Image 9 24 Stereo Analyze 9 24 FXMod Diagnostic 9...

Page 14: ...er 11 Master Mode MAIN 11 1 Tune 11 2 Transpose 11 2 FX Mode 11 2 Drum Remap 11 2 ID Entry 11 2 Setup Controllers SetupCtls 11 2 Master Table Lock Master Lock 11 3 Demo Button 11 3 Buttons Mode Button...

Page 15: ...ors and x 12 6 Activity Indicators 12 6 Track Status Indicators 12 6 Track Channels 12 7 Soft Buttons on the MAIN Page 12 7 The Save Changes Dialog 12 8 Song Mode The BIG Page 12 10 Time In 12 10 Time...

Page 16: ...8 Song Mode The STATS Page 12 18 The Song Editor 12 19 Song Editor The COMMON Page 12 19 Tempo 12 19 TimeSig 12 19 FX Track 12 20 DrumTrack 12 20 MidiDst 12 20 Soft Buttons on the COMMON Page 12 21 So...

Page 17: ...Or Compatible File Type 13 8 Loading Methods 13 9 The Utilities UTILS Page 13 11 Soft Buttons on the Utilities Page 13 11 Export 13 12 Format 13 12 Chapter 14 Keymap and Sample Editing The Keymap Edi...

Page 18: ...bles D 11 Reverbs D 11 Delays D 15 Chorus D 17 Flange D 18 Phaser D 18 Trem Panner Spatial D 19 Rotary D 19 Distortion D 20 Dynamics D 21 EQ Filters D 21 Chorus Combi D 23 Flange Combi D 24 Effect Cha...

Page 19: ...programs and setups see Appendix E for details once again underscoring our commitment to the concept of non obsolescence by design Additionally the PC3K can load PC3 files that were created with the...

Page 20: ...lyphony and is fully multi timbral so that different programs can be played on each MIDI channel There s an on board digital effects processor providing multiple simultaneous effects including real ti...

Page 21: ...functions FUNs as well as any MIDI control message The many different DSP functions and the wealth of independent control sources give you an extremely flexible truly vast collection of tools for soun...

Page 22: ...d include the following in addition to your instrument Power cable Sustain pedal USB cable Getting Started manual this book Warranty card If you don t have all of these components please call your Kur...

Page 23: ...trol and wah Your Kurzweil dealer stocks the following optional pedals FS 1 Standard box shaped switch pedal KFP 1 Single piano style switch pedal KFP 2M Double piano style switch pedal unit CC 1 Cont...

Page 24: ...1 6 Introduction Options...

Page 25: ...el 3 Connect the power cable 4 Make sure your sound system is at a safe volume level Also make sure that the PC3K s MASTER VOLUME slider on the far left side of the front panel is all the way down 5 P...

Page 26: ...e right plug it into a grounded outlet If your power source does not have the standard three hole outlet you should take the time to install a proper grounding system This will reduce the risk of a sh...

Page 27: ...he MIDI Out port of another MIDI controller to the MIDI In port of the PC3K There are all sorts of possible configurations including additional synths personal computers MIDI effects processors and MI...

Page 28: ...might cause it to work backward The pedals are independently programmable within each zone of every setup Here are the default settings for the five pedals you can use with the PC3K Switch Pedal 1 Con...

Page 29: ...When you configure it to have three sections each section sends its highest values at the end closest to the cable Caution The modular jack is designed for connection to the Kurzweil Ribbon Controlle...

Page 30: ...e PC3K s USB Computer port is only intended for connection to a USB Type A port In USB Storage mode a PC3K virtual drive will appear on your computer desktop One important thing to know here is that t...

Page 31: ...ype the program s ID number on the alphanumeric buttonpad then press Enter If you make a mistake press Clear then start over Scroll through the list using the Alpha Wheel Scroll through the list using...

Page 32: ...alphanumeric keypad sends an All Notes Off message and an All Controllers Off message both to the PC3K and over all 16 MIDI channels You won t need it often but it s nice to have VAST Programs A norm...

Page 33: ...to use Quick Access mode where you select a Quick Access bank from a list of factory preset or user programmed banks Each bank contains ten memory slots or entries where you can store any combination...

Page 34: ...programs setups sequences and other objects via USB device Software Upgrades It s easy to upgrade the PC3K s operating system and objects programs setup etc using the boot loader to install upgrades...

Page 35: ...and play programs and modify them with the Program Editor Setup mode Select and play setups 16 keyboard zones with independent MIDI channel program and control assignments and modify them with the Se...

Page 36: ...de Buttons When you press a mode button its LED lights up to indicate that the mode has been selected If pressing a mode button does not light its LED press the Exit button one or more times then try...

Page 37: ...er past the current value for its selected function before slider movement will have any effect Most VAST programs use the sliders for these functions A Data Filter frequency Brightness B MIDI 13 Filt...

Page 38: ...ory Strings button If you press the Category Organ button again you will be returned to program 3 in the Organ category In this way each category can have a favorite program You can make program selec...

Page 39: ...ll raise and lower pitch by a whole step although some programs use the pitch wheel to lower pitch by as much as an octave The Pitch Wheel has a spring so that it will snap back to place i e back to t...

Page 40: ...that mode with one of the mode buttons Within each mode and its editor s the various pages are selected with the navigation buttons There are many pages but there are a few features common to each pag...

Page 41: ...heir values with the cursor You can change the highlighted value with any of the data entry methods described in the data entry section below The Chan Layer Buttons To the left of the display are two...

Page 42: ...n will take you to that page For example in the Program Editor on the PITCH page you might see LFO1 assigned as the value for Pitch Control Source 1 If you select this parameter the cursor will highli...

Page 43: ...button on the alphanumeric pad This button is used primarily for entering negative numeric values and switching from uppercase to lowercase letters and vice versa The Alphanumeric Pad As its name impl...

Page 44: ...r Select all tracks on any TRACK page in Song Editor Left Right cursor buttons Brings up TEMPO page Storage mode Left Right cursor buttons Select all items in a list Move cursor to end of name in nami...

Page 45: ...se the keyboard to choose control sources since most key numbers correspond to a value on the control source list If you have a certain control source that you use over and over for example LFO1 this...

Page 46: ...three buttons labeled Record Play Pause and Stop below the mode selection buttons They control the recording and playback of songs from any mode you don t have to be in Song mode to record or play bac...

Page 47: ...the editors corresponding to the current operating mode Pressing one of the mode buttons selects the corresponding mode This is the mode s entry level At the entry level the LED of the selected mode i...

Page 48: ...and Quick Access modes We ll describe each of the eight modes briefly in this section Program Mode The PC3K starts up in Program mode where you can select play and edit programs The Program mode entr...

Page 49: ...e commands Effects Mode Effects mode sets the behavior of the PC3K s effects processor The Effects mode page lets you tell the PC3K how to select effects configurations called chains Chapters 9 shows...

Page 50: ...4 4 The Operating Modes Using the Modes...

Page 51: ...ur editing changes to memory until you save the object you re working on It then allows you to choose between writing over the original object or storing the newly edited version in a new memory locat...

Page 52: ...PC3K will ask you to assign an ID If the original object was a ROM object the PC3K will suggest the first available ID in the User Bank starting at 1025 If the original object was a memory object you...

Page 53: ...you want press the button again Press the button on the alphanumeric pad to switch between upper and lower case characters Press 0 one or more times to enter the numerals 0 through 9 Press Clear on t...

Page 54: ...that you can select a different ID Or you can press the Plus Minus buttons simultaneously to toggle between the ID that the PC3K suggested and the original ID Or press the Cancel soft button to cance...

Page 55: ...the cursor one space to the right each time you strike a key just like a typewriter or computer keyboard This is the most convenient setting l L Delete move characters left one space Move cursor left...

Page 56: ...has dependent objects the Delete dialog gives you a choice Delete dependent objects If you press Yes the PC3K will delete the object and all its dependent objects when you execute the Delete function...

Page 57: ...fect Mode button s LED will light when a muted effects box is selected and unlight when an unmuted effects box is selected MIDI Mute 2 Mutes Layer 2 of current program in Program Editor Master Mute 4...

Page 58: ...5 8 Editing Conventions Special Button Functions...

Page 59: ...ncluding parallel and serial configurations VAST and KB3 Programs It is important to understand the difference between VAST programs and KB3 programs VAST programs contain up to 32 layers each of whic...

Page 60: ...to play The sound engine then fetches the requested samples and generates a digital signal representing the sound of the samples This signal first passes through the DSP functions that make up the alg...

Page 61: ...program MIDI channel and control assignments Selected for performance and editing in Program mode up to 32 layers per program A keymap processed through an algorithm modulated by control sources Up t...

Page 62: ...o produce key click Because the oscillators start running as soon as you select a KB3 program there are always voices available unlike VAST programs which start stealing notes when you reach the polyp...

Page 63: ...parameter and change its value to KB3 Control 4 Don t forget to save Playing KB3 Programs One of the standard performance features of many tone wheel organs is the set of drawbars for emulating the s...

Page 64: ...KB3 program from an external MIDI source there are two things to keep in mind Certain MIDI Controller numbers always control specific KB3 features The value of the LocalKbdCh parameter affects how KB...

Page 65: ...3 are certain to work There are some possible disadvantages to this however First the PC3K doesn t relay incoming MIDI to its MIDI Out port Perhaps more importantly if you change the channel on your M...

Page 66: ...a consistent and relatively standard fashion for most setups and VAST programs it necessitates a few adjustments to make incoming MIDI Controller messages control the KB3 features listed in Table 6 3...

Page 67: ...play up to four layers at a time If the current program has more than four layers you can view their keymaps by pressing and holding down the Enter button and scrolling with the Chan Layer buttons For...

Page 68: ...Buttons in Program Mode Use the Octav and Octav soft buttons to transpose up or down by a full octave Pressing both Octav buttons simultaneously returns the transposition to its original setting Pres...

Page 69: ...cycle through all layers assigned to that key This method will work in most places within the Program Editor but there is an exception if the parameter you have highlighted has a note number or contr...

Page 70: ...of its function in the Program editor When activated the button s LED will light up Mute 1 2 3 and 4 Each of the top four MODE select buttons serve to mute one of the current program s first four laye...

Page 71: ...algorithm Split wires may rejoin within the algorithm or they may pass all the way through as split signals If the last block has two wires at its output we call it a double output algorithm If it has...

Page 72: ...the behavior of the DSP functions themselves The parameters on the various control input pages are very similar in fact there are six parameters that appear on almost every page Consequently we refer...

Page 73: ...n be modulated by a control source Fine Adjust Parameter You can add slight detuning to the pitch with the fine adjust parameters Notice that there are actually two fine adjust parameters for the Pitc...

Page 74: ...s or one octave Source 2 Src2 This one s even more programmable Like Src1 you choose a control source from the list But instead of setting a fixed depth you can set a minimum and maximum depth then as...

Page 75: ...ameter lets you select any other layer to go through the current layer s DSP You can set it up so that layer 1 goes into layer 2 into 3 as shown above If you turn down the volume on layers 1 and 2 the...

Page 76: ...d press the edit button This action calls up the Edit Algorithm EditAlg page in which you can edit the wiring of the selected algorithm In addition to having a selectable function each function block...

Page 77: ...of 100 cents a cent is a hundredth of a semitone gives you the normal semitone interval between each note Higher values increase the interval lower values decrease it Negative values will cause the p...

Page 78: ...and Keymap 2 The KEYMAP page parameters will affect both keymaps When the Stereo parameter is set to On the OUTPUT page for the current layer will show an additional pair of Pan parameters The PC3K c...

Page 79: ...in this chapter BiDirect bidirectional causes the samples to loop infinitely alternating between normal and reversed playback Noise replaces the samples with a white noise generator Alternative Contr...

Page 80: ...ks is subtle but for some sounds like drums the difference can be more noticeable The LAYER Page Press the LAYER soft button to call up the LAYER page Here you ll set a number of parameters that affec...

Page 81: ...rmines how Pitch bend control messages will affect the current layer A value of All bends all notes that are on when the Pitch bend message is generated A value of Key bends only those notes whose tri...

Page 82: ...imum is 64 and maximum is 127 This means that when the Mod Wheel is less than halfway up the layer is disabled The layer plays only when the Mod Wheel is more than halfway up Change the orientation to...

Page 83: ...he release of a note that is still sounding when the sustain message is received this can be very useful in a program that uses amplitude envelopes with a long release time Sostenuto Pedal SosPdl When...

Page 84: ...ilDec When on this parameter causes all notes in the layer to sustain through all three attack segments in their amplitude envelopes even if the notes have been released Looped amplitude envelopes wil...

Page 85: ...c representation of the signal path as well as the currently selected DSP functions within the signal path To use a different algorithm select the Algorithm parameter and use any data entry method to...

Page 86: ...ide of the DSPCTL page is the subpage of the highlighted function parameter on the subpage are the fine adjust parameters and hard wired parameters To access the parameters on the subpage highlight th...

Page 87: ...coarsely adjust the function parameter in these left hand fields as noted in Common DSP Control Parameters any adjustments made to the function parameters on the DSPMOD page are reflected in the corre...

Page 88: ...bove Simply hold the Enter button and move the desired controller The label of a function parameter depends on its corresponding function block in the current layer s algorithm The above DSPMOD page c...

Page 89: ...th the Pan parameter ignoring MIDI pan messages When the mode is MIDI MIDI pan messages MIDI 10 will shift the sound to the left or right of the Pan parameter setting Message values below 64 shift it...

Page 90: ...is similar to the Src1 and Depth parameters for the Amp function on the DSPCTL and DSPMOD pages but the attenuation curve for the Crossfade parameter is optimized specifically for crossfades To crossf...

Page 91: ...that applies principally to drum programs When using a drum program you may want the closed hi hat sounds to cut off open hi hat sounds Since you can remap the keymaps of drum programs this parameter...

Page 92: ...sed This is useful for realistic instrumental sounds Portamento This parameter is either on or off The default value of Off means that portamento is disabled for the current program Portamento is a gl...

Page 93: ...larger as you scroll to higher values Attack Portamento This parameter toggles between two types of portamento When set to On the PC3K remembers the starting pitch so you don t have to hold a note on...

Page 94: ...f the program in a musical context You can play a program s demo song in any page in the Program mode by pressing the Play Pause button and stop the song by pressing the Stop button both buttons are l...

Page 95: ...emolo cyclic variation in amplitude When you re editing LFOs or any control source remember that it must be assigned to control some parameter before you ll hear the effects of your edits LFO1 is alwa...

Page 96: ...brato rate in realtime as you can on many acoustic instruments LFO Shape The shape of the LFO waveform determines the nature of its effect on the signal its modulating An easy way to check the effects...

Page 97: ...ontrol will trigger the ASRs when its signal value is above its midpoint Mode This parameter sets the sustain section of the ASR The ASR s mode determines what the ASR does when it finishes its attack...

Page 98: ...sends the result as its output which can be assigned like any other control source Using the FUNs involves defining them on the FUN page then assigning one or more of them as control sources The FUN...

Page 99: ...ou want to build your own amplitude envelope just turn the Alpha Wheel a click The value Natural will change to User and a set of AMPENV parameters will appear The sound will change when you do this b...

Page 100: ...the completion of the segment For the Loop parameter the values define how the envelope loops and how many times the loop cycles Attack Segment Times These indicate how long it takes for the current l...

Page 101: ...de envelope Values of seg1F seg2F and seg3F are forward loops In each case the amplitude envelope plays through the attack and decay sections then loops back to the beginning of the first second or th...

Page 102: ...line negative level values for the various envelope segments will cause the envelope graphic to dip below this line The Envelope Control ENVCTL Page The Envelope Control page gives you realtime contro...

Page 103: ...the decay rate by a factor of two making it twice as fast The rate increases to 100 per second and the decay time is now one second instead of two Note Since 0 multiplied by any number equals 0 the en...

Page 104: ...the control is at its minimum value 0 and Depth values are scaled for controller values in between Note For each note triggered you can only set the controller value that will scale the Depth paramet...

Page 105: ...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 maximu...

Page 106: ...nal i e with effects applied is mixed into the final signal Additionally it determines the units in which the Aux Send parameter values are When Type is set to dB the Aux Send parameter values are in...

Page 107: ...n on program FX Layer Specific FX Mode With Layer Specific FX selected you can configure the effects for the current layer This mode s parameters are similar to those of the PROGFX page This mode is s...

Page 108: ...ange in the controller value If you change programs and then press the SetCtl soft button before engaging any of the controllers the control values will remain at zero The number in parentheses that a...

Page 109: ...arameters 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...

Page 110: ...to scroll through the current program s list of controller assignment info Each assignment info entry has a MIDI controller number and a Text parameter to describe what the assignment controls To edi...

Page 111: ...tural mode later Finally look at the ALG page In the current algorithm the 3 block KVA oscillator PWM has been selected which generates the sound for this layer of the program Minimal Settings for Bas...

Page 112: ...ing the anti aliased oscillators for most applications The tables below list KVA oscillators by type and function block size Before setting an oscillator you must choose an algorithm which includes a...

Page 113: ...cillator specific functions and other parameters To add a DSP function to the Sync Square oscillator you ll need to use cascade mode For example to add a filter duplicate one of the layers to create l...

Page 114: ...any parameters on the DSPCTL page press the DSPMOD soft button to reach the DSP Modulation page On the left side of the screen choose the parameter for LP Frq and then press the right cursor button t...

Page 115: ...h and Sine Am This oscillator must come after the sound source in an algorithm either keymap or oscillator in order to hear the intended effect of Sin Pch and Sine Am which can radically change whatev...

Page 116: ...arts its wave cycle every time the master wave completes a cycle Offsets cause the slave to restart its cycle in the middle of normal sawtooth cycles which causes the slave s waveform shape and sound...

Page 117: ...litude qualities of each sample in a keymap with each note relative to sample key placement Each sample in a keymap has a natural envelope that was created during it s original development process Nat...

Page 118: ...veforms for the lower half of its tone wheels and samples for the upper half of its tone wheels Using the parameters on the TONEWL page you can specify which sample you wish to use the number of tone...

Page 119: ...s is a bit more idealized it s smoothed out but less realistic Bob s is more uneven based on an old B3 Wheel Volume Map The wheel volume map determines the volume level for each tone wheel We ve prov...

Page 120: ...r lets you specify the increments by which drawbar volumes will change Choose either 0 8 to approximate the drawbar settings on actual organs or choose 0 127 for a finer degree of resolution Volume Th...

Page 121: ...Control Parameters on page 6 14 The DSP Control DSPCTL Page on page 6 28 and The DSP Modulation DSPMOD Page on page 6 29 The AMP Page The AMP page parameters for KB3 programs is much like the AMP pag...

Page 122: ...t are triggered during the short duration of the percussion envelope Once the envelope runs its course any notes you play while at least one key is held down get no percussion On keyboard models you c...

Page 123: ...the drawbar tuning HighHarm Controls which drawbar is used as the basis for the percussion when Harmonic is set to High On an actual tone wheel organ this is Drawbar 5 3rd harmonic The actual pitch ob...

Page 124: ...se decays from the level you set here This level is scaled by the drawbar levels as well as the expression pedal level Decay Sets the basic decay time of the noise envelope Smaller values produce a sh...

Page 125: ...olume level below which key click must decay before it will be retriggered Note Attack Controls the attack characteristic of notes Normal provides a smoothed attack while a setting of Hard has an inst...

Page 126: ...eamp response Off emulates organs that have been modified to have a direct out before the preamp and expression pedal Leakage Controls the level of the simulated crosstalk and signal bleed of adjacent...

Page 127: ...ends several MIDI Controller messages both locally and to the MIDI Out port One of those messages is Controller number 95 with a value corresponding to the value of VibChorCtl Off 0 On 127 VibChorSel...

Page 128: ...d Width W controls Frequency controls the center frequency of the band Width controls the bandwidth Gain controls the amount of boost or cut The OUTPUT Page Use this page to route the current program...

Page 129: ...wheel organ will depend not only on its age but also on how well it has been maintained Octave folding where an octave or part of an octave is repeated at the top or bottom of the keyboard is handled...

Page 130: ...6 72 Program Mode Programming Tips...

Page 131: ...l see a list of setups which you can select with any data entry method The info box on the left hand side of the main Setup mode page displays the zones and corresponding programs used in the current...

Page 132: ...Editor The Control Setup In addition to zone splitting and layering Setup mode is a powerful way to take advantage of the PC3K s programmable sliders ribbon controllers and assignable buttons In orde...

Page 133: ...BendRangeUp ct BendRangeDown ST BendRangeDown ct COMMON Tempo ArpSync Clock source ArpGlobal Aux FX channel Mutes KB3 channel ARPEGGIATOR All RIBCFG All Continuous Controller assignment pages SLIDER...

Page 134: ...ines in the info box matches the number of zone status LEDs that are lit Green Active zone As long as no other zone is soloed an active zone plays notes and generates controller information program ch...

Page 135: ...r where you can make changes to the currently selected setup Use the soft buttons to select the various Setup Editor pages The upper line of each page displays the usual mode reminder as well as the c...

Page 136: ...nk parameters to match the local program and bank numbers NOTE MIDI Banks and PC3K banks are not the same nor is there a direct one to one correspondence between the two As mentioned previously progra...

Page 137: ...by assigning Slider A in Zone 1 to MWheel and in Zone 2 to MIDI 13 then assign both zones to the same MIDI channel You may want to make sure you aren t sending doubled notes Use the Note Map paramete...

Page 138: ...yed program will be on a Zone that has a Channel parameter on the CH PROG page which matches the channel on which the external MIDI device is transmitting If no Zone s Channel parameter matches the ex...

Page 139: ...th the K2000 K2500 or K2600 The Bank Select message is sent as Controller 32 with a value between 0 and 127 The K2000 K2500 and K2600 support only 10 banks with 99 programs per bank so Program Changes...

Page 140: ...ffected by any Vel Map settings made on the Master Mode II page see page 11 4 Also MIDI velocities sent to the USB or MIDI out port are first affected as explained above and then affected by settings...

Page 141: ...s are sent from the PC3K The default setting is Linear all notes go out as played Pressing the Minus button takes you to Off no notes are sent but controllers and other non note data are Setting Note...

Page 142: ...versa This is useful for creating velocity based crossfades between zones See the following section on Velocity Offset for ideas about negative scaling The following illustration shows what happens w...

Page 143: ...city available will be 102 while any keystroke 25 or below will produce a velocity of 1 a velocity value of zero has a special meaning in MIDI and cannot be used for Note Ons You can think of Scale as...

Page 144: ...es will end up as zeroes well ones actually since a MIDI note on with velocity zero is something else So to get true inverse scaling that is minus 100 you must set an offset of 127 to get the full ran...

Page 145: ...ice velocity differences less than with a linear curve while when you re playing hard you ll notice velocity differences more Compress produces a velocity curve that is the opposite of the expanded cu...

Page 146: ...letting you set one parameter instead of two MIDI Velocity 127 0 127 Strike Velocity 64 64 Velocity Curve Linear Velocity Curve Bump Velocity Curve Crossfade as you hit the keys harder increase the ve...

Page 147: ...ifferent sounds depending on how hard you strike it The values can be anywhere from 1 to 127 As with other parameters zones can overlap or be totally discrete or be identical Usually LoVel will have a...

Page 148: ...any effect Entry Pan Exit Pan You can set entry and exit values for Pan as well When you select a setup the PC3K sends a MIDI pan control MIDI Controller 10 message on each MIDI Channel in each zone...

Page 149: ...am mode will result in behavior as specified for the Pitch Bend Range parameters on the COMMON page in the Program Editor BendRangeUp ct and BendRangeDown ct lets you fine tune the value for Bend Rang...

Page 150: ...specify a third pitch bend range this is called AuxBend 2 and it defines the range for controllers set to controller destination 15 MIDI 15 For AuxBend 2 you can set only one range for both upward an...

Page 151: ...l Ribbon Controller which you can define as a one or three section controller The Pitch Wheel The Modulation Wheel Mod Wheel Keyboard aftertouch or Mono Pressure MPress The optional Breath Controller...

Page 152: ...T SW2 FT SW3 SwType Toggle Momentary Note Toggle Note Momentary Destination Control Destination List On Value None 0 to 127 Off Value None 0 to 127 Entry Value None Off On Exit Value None Off On Arp a...

Page 153: ...lt destination for Ribbon controls pitchbend for AuxBend1 see The BEND Page on page 7 19 22 28 MIDI 22 28 Default destinations for Sliders C to I 29 MIDI 29 Default destination for SW button 30 31 MID...

Page 154: ...ocity is set to MIDI 109 mode 110 119 MIDI 110 119 MIDI Controllers 110 119 120 Sound Off Stops all sound in the corresponding channel 121 RstCtls Reset Controllers to defaults in the corresponding ch...

Page 155: ...152 ArpShift The 88 Arpeggiator Shift steps are scaled over the 128 MIDI controller values so that 0 0 steps and 127 88 steps See The ARPEGGIATOR Page on page 7 43 153 ArpLimit The 60 Arpeggiator Shif...

Page 156: ...TOR Page on page 7 43 171 ShiftPatt Selects one of the 128 patterns in the current ARPEGGIATOR ShiftPatt Bank See The ARPEGGIATOR Page on page 7 43 172 ShiftPBank Each increment of 7 0 6 7 13 112 127...

Page 157: ...If in our zone we have selected the Shift Pattern 2 minor the notes being played by the slider will be only the root the minor third and fifth in the chosen key triggering notes in any octave up and d...

Page 158: ...e You could also create a setup for a song with multiple zones each with its own pre set key and appropriate shift pattern That way for each chord change you could move a different controller that wou...

Page 159: ...ttern step and in turn affect the useful range of the physical controller With a shift pattern of 12 notes the 128 different notes that the PC3K can trigger are evenly spaced over the range of the con...

Page 160: ...es there s no need for separate Max and Min parameters If Add is 25 the minimum value of the controller will be 25 If it is 25 and scale is 100 the first one fifth of the controller s movement 25 127...

Page 161: ...Switches Arp and SW Footswitch Pedals 1 2 and 3 Programmable Switches 1 8 Program Select buttons 1 8 Keep in mind the following two things when working with the PC3K s switches First the buttons abov...

Page 162: ...t to Off so that turning on the switch has no effect at all in this zone This can be useful when you are using one switch for multiple functions in different zones OffValue OffValue is the value of th...

Page 163: ...parameters one for pushing the pitch wheel up and one for pushing it down whereas the mod wheel has one The WHEEL page parameters are described in Continuous Controller Parameters on page 7 30 Paramet...

Page 164: ...R page parameters are described in Continuous Controller Parameters on page 7 30 Parameter Range of Values Default Destination Slider A Control Destination List Data Destination Slider B Control Desti...

Page 165: ...hese controllers on each of the 16 zones or you can assign any combination of these controllers to the same zone The CPEDAL page parameters are described in Continuous Controller Parameters on page 7...

Page 166: ...of pressure as an extra wheel wheels operate in a zone regardless of Key Range and so does pressure The PRESS page parameters are described in Continuous Controller Parameters on page 7 30 Note MIDI...

Page 167: ...ve Destination parameters is the Control Destination list There are three Footswitch pages one for each Footswitch The FT SW page parameters are described in Switch Controller Parameters on page 7 31...

Page 168: ...e PC3K arpeggiator but you can assign this switch to any Controller See The ARPEGGIATOR Page on page 7 43 for information on how to configure the PC3K s arpeggiator The ARP SW page parameters are desc...

Page 169: ...is switch to any MIDI Controller The SWITCH page parameters are described in Switch Controller Parameters on page 7 31 Parameter Range of Values Default Type Momentary Toggled Toggled On Control Contr...

Page 170: ...three sections The large arrow above the ribbon points to the center of the ribbon for when the ribbon is configured in one section Note that there are three assignable parameter groups on the RIBBON...

Page 171: ...that you can adjust the parameters of each section Position Mode PosMode When you touch the Ribbon the PC3K responds in one of two ways depending on the setting of the PosMode parameter Relative means...

Page 172: ...to Off disables the Center parameter for that ribbon The value you choose for this parameter can have considerable effect In many factory setups for example the Ribbon affects pitch In these setups ch...

Page 173: ...ones will be controlled by the Arpeggiator when it is on Beats The Beats parameter sets the number of notes per beat The tempo is based on quarter notes Therefore if you set it to 1 4 you will get one...

Page 174: ...either D 5 or G 4 If the second note is F 5 the third note will be either G 4 or D 5 Simultaneous makes the Arpeggiator latch each note you play and repeat it in time with the Tempo value sort of lik...

Page 175: ...name does not fit on the ARPEGGIATOR page Each pattern can have up to 48 steps and each step can shift velocities by 127 steps You can insert a step with a value of none by entering 127 and then shif...

Page 176: ...ough that the selected randomization range could result in a velocity of zero some notes may have a velocity of zero and therefore produce no sound MissNotes1 through MissNotes9 makes the PC3K randoml...

Page 177: ...notes in the opposite direction until it reaches the original pitch where it reverses again To determine the next note when it reaches the shift limit the Arpeggiator calculates the interval between...

Page 178: ...ls and rhythms Each pattern can have up to 48 steps and each step can shift notes by 127 half steps or play nothing Steps are played back at the rate set for Beats on the ARPEGGIATOR page Keep in mind...

Page 179: ...rds through the steps down towards step 1 Additionally patterns set to Down base all notes after step one in the octave below the first note played These settings are most useful for arpeggiating chor...

Page 180: ...s on and continues playing them even after you let them go until Latch turns off Any notes that you play after Latch is already on do not get arpeggiated even if they re in the arpeggiation range Arpe...

Page 181: ...lay a chord it gets latched and continues arpeggiating after you release the chord When you play another chord the previous chord gets unlatched and the new one gets latched You can use the Panic soft...

Page 182: ...ly loaded in Song mode You can select a song in Song mode then play it from setup mode with the front panel Play Pause button Doing this temporarily replaces the programs in your setup s zones with th...

Page 183: ...n playing first before starting This is similar to DownBeatWait but it will only trigger the arpeggiator the first time that whatever it is syncing to starts This way you can trigger the arpeggiator t...

Page 184: ...151 ArpBeats Arpeggiator Beats each range of values selects one of seven options in order of the parameters list 0 18 Quarter notes 19 36 8th notes etc 37 54 55 72 73 90 91 108 109 127 32nd triplets...

Page 185: ...ARPEGGIATOR page of a controller s zone 173 VelPatt Selects one of the 128 patterns in the VelPatt Bank for the ARPEGGIATOR page of a controller s zone 174 VelPBank Each range of seven values 0 6 7 1...

Page 186: ...g the device is sending MIDI clock data to the PC3K via MIDI or USB by setting Clock Source to External When Clock Source is set to External the Tempo parameter disappears from the display Aux FX Chan...

Page 187: ...he Mute buttons the buttons above the sliders on keyboard models to control the muting and unmuting of zones which means you don t have real time control over any KB3 features Change the Mutes paramet...

Page 188: ...he current zone Program changes that are recorded in song mode will be ignored when using the song as a riff in a setup You can also set up the playback event filter in Song mode to ignore other types...

Page 189: ...o any beat in that bar beat range is dependent on time signature Tick can be set from 0 to 959 Since there are 960 possible start points within a beat you can specify your riff to start on any common...

Page 190: ...e Repeat the process on other zones using the same song for the riff but using a different SrcTrack for each zone To create a setup with a single riff that plays multiple instrument parts set SrcTrack...

Page 191: ...on on the alphanumeric pad and pressing the desired key on your keyboard You will see this value change as you press a key Parameter Range of Values Default Trigger HiKey C 1 to G9 C 1 LoKey C 1 to G9...

Page 192: ...s trigger and release notes are not within the LoKey and HiKey range on the KEYVEL page your riff will not be able to be triggered from the keyboard Conditional Release CondRel The CondRel parameter...

Page 193: ...setup s zones with the program used for each channel in the song so it s best to make a setup that uses the same programs as your song on the same MIDI channels If you plan on syncing riffs with a so...

Page 194: ...ng to sync to the current riff will wait for the playing riff or song to restart its loop if it is looped before starting see Loop on page 7 62 for looping riffs and Loop on page 12 11 for looping son...

Page 195: ...if there is nothing playing to sync to the current riff will wait for something it can sync to to begin playing first before releasing This is similar to DownBeatWait but it will only release the rif...

Page 196: ...Controller Destination overrides the programmed values for the parameters of the riff on that controller s zone The override remains in effect until you select a different setup Remember each of the...

Page 197: ...arameters on page 7 31 The Utility Soft Buttons In addition to the Setup Editor s pages there are basic library and editing soft buttons Their functions are described below Name This enables you to re...

Page 198: ...default parameters The PC3K imports this zone from Zone 1 of 128 Default Setup If there are parameters or entire pages you use often you can create your own Default Setup and save it to location 128...

Page 199: ...age 7 7 for details Recording A Setup To Song Mode The MIDI output of a setup can be recorded to a song in Song mode Each MIDI channel that is output from a setup is recorded into each track of a song...

Page 200: ...you may notice that every track has recorded Mono Pressure messages even if there is nothing else recorded on a track If this bothers you you can set the MonoPress parameter to Off on the Song Event...

Page 201: ...e the existing bend messages from zone three s track You can do this from the EditSong Track page see Song Editor The TRACK Page on page 12 21 and an example of its use in the Mono Pressure section ab...

Page 202: ...7 72 Setup Mode Recording A Setup To Song Mode...

Page 203: ...umeric pad then press Enter The bank is selected and you return to the Quick Access mode page Each bank contains ten memory slots or entries where you can store programs or setups in any combination A...

Page 204: ...ster mode MIDI Transmit page The QA Editor Use the QA Editor to customize existing QA banks Enter the QA editor from QA mode by pressing the Edit button The top line gives you the usual mode reminder...

Page 205: ...he setup list Just as with programs the cursor highlights the setup s ID and name Use the Alpha Wheel or buttons to scroll through the setups You can also use the alphanumeric pad followed by the Ente...

Page 206: ...8 4 Quick Access Mode The QA Editor...

Page 207: ...hree types of effects that are applied during different stages in a program s signal path Insert Effects Auxiliary Aux Effects and the global master EQ compressor Insert Effects are placed directly in...

Page 208: ...al setup or song Processor Power Allocation Each Effect Chain is composed of an effect box or a series of effect boxes Each effect box uses a certain amount of the PC3K s effects processing power The...

Page 209: ...g mode In both Setup and Song mode the configurations for each mode s own four Effects pages prevail over the configurations in Effects mode Aux Override In Effects mode Setup mode and Song mode the A...

Page 210: ...PC3K s primary outputs Neither the EQ nor the Compressor use up any DSP units so you needn t account for them when allocating effects processing power See Equalizers EQ on page 9 13 and Compressors E...

Page 211: ...on page 9 2 for a description of reading and configuring the CHANFX page The AUXFX1 and AUXFX2 Pages NOTE In Setup mode and Song mode these pages corresponds in appearance and function to the AUXFX pa...

Page 212: ...uses the output pair specified in the current program or the program on the specified Aux Effects channel Mod Override This parameter can be used to override the Mod Control source of the current pro...

Page 213: ...om the MASTER page set the Mode parameter to Master To use the settings in the current control setup select Setup Controlling the Master Effects from the control setup allows for convenient switching...

Page 214: ...top right of the display is the number of DSP units used by the currently selected effect box and by the Chain as a whole 2 5 Units indicates that the current effect box is using two DSP units and th...

Page 215: ...just parameter sets a fixed value for the specified parameter Param that is applied before any modulation Source The Source parameter determines the Control source that will modulate the parameter Par...

Page 216: ...e with every effect and the meaning and range of every parameter arranged in the order they appear on the screen can be found in the KSP8 Algorithm Reference Guide on the Kurzweil website www kurzweil...

Page 217: ...of the late portion of the reverb after diffusion L R Pre Dly Pre Delay is the time between the start of a sound and the output of the first reverb reflections from that sound Longer pre delays can he...

Page 218: ...ny signal currently in the delay and plays it until Hold is turned off When Hold is on no signal can enter the delay and Feedback is set to 100 A good parameter to control with a footswitch Dry Bal Ba...

Page 219: ...o 100 Gated Ducking Delay This runs the last thing you played through a looping delay but only when you aren t playing Gated Ducking Delay is great for that announcer sound sound sound so popular in M...

Page 220: ...ol the filters Between 0 and 100 the filters are at interpolated positions When morphing from A to B settings the A filter 1 will change to the B filter 1 A filter 2 moves to B filter 2 and so on Rang...

Page 221: ...or Exp Atk Attack how fast the expander turns off when the input signal rises above the threshold level adjustable from 0 0 to 228 0 ms Rel or Exp Rel Release how fast the expander turns back on after...

Page 222: ...fter Env Time has elapsed regardless off the sidechain level and the sidechain level must fall below the threshold and come back up again before the gate will open again Chorus Chorus is an effect whi...

Page 223: ...ove from the signal data words The lower the level the greater the distortion At 0 dB the hottest of signals will toggle between only two quantization levels thereby producing a square wave Every 6 dB...

Page 224: ...lter whose center frequency can be made to vary according to the level of the incoming signal Filter Type can be Lowpass Highpass Bandpass or Notch band cut Min Freq is the minimum resonant frequency...

Page 225: ...n Freq higher than the Max Freq in which case the filter will sweep upside down relative to the controlling clock The range for both is 16 to 8372 Hz LFO Shape is the waveform type for the LFO Choices...

Page 226: ...ect a great degree of realism Because of the complexity of the algorithms you might want to approach any parameters that seem a little obscure to you with caution Roto InOut engages or bypasses the ro...

Page 227: ...e Normal setting will give you full control of the low frequency speaker with the Speed parameter The NoAccel setting will hold the low frequency speaker at the slow speed and the Speed parameter will...

Page 228: ...a single point source allowing maximum panning excursion At 100 maximum the original width is maintained so no panning can occur Pan Width controls the amount of pan excursion It is the percentage of...

Page 229: ...een the two modes Osc1 Lvl is the level of Oscillator 1 from 0 to 100 Osc1 Freq is the frequency of Oscillator 1 from 16 to 25088 Hz Osc1 Shape is the waveshape of Oscillator 1 selectable from Sine Sa...

Page 230: ...s delayed while at positive values the left channel is delayed The range is 500 to 500 samples RMS Settle controls how fast the RMS average reading meters can rise or fall with changing signal levels...

Page 231: ...nopolar meters The parameters are not adjustable Mono Algorithms Many stereo algorithms are also available in a mono configuration Refer to the KSP8 Algorithm Reference Guide for complete information...

Page 232: ...9 26 Effects Mono Algorithms...

Page 233: ...ters on this page to control how the PC3K sends MIDI information to its USB or MIDI Out port These settings to some extent affect the PC3K s response to its own keyboard and controllers but they prima...

Page 234: ...SetupMode CH PRG page MIDI data will be sent only through the traditional MIDI port Both parameters MIDI Xmit Destination and the setup Destination parameter in the SetupMode CH PRG page act as filte...

Page 235: ...ies to pass unchanged Maps Light 1 3 make it increasingly easier to produce high MIDI velocity values for the same key strike velocity with Light 3 being the easiest so these maps may work better for...

Page 236: ...a sent from Song mode or to the PC3K s sound engine The default map provides the widest range of pressure aftertouch expression but you may want to choose a different map if the default does not suit...

Page 237: ...age on page 7 6 Songs disregard this ProgChang setting and instead use the ProgChang parameter on the Song Event Filter Playback page accessed from the PLYFLT soft button in Song mode Change Setups Ch...

Page 238: ...a sequencer since you can play a different program on each channel At this setting you can turn individual channels on and off on the CHANNELS page described later in this chapter All Notes Off If thi...

Page 239: ...ingly easier to produce high MIDI velocity values for the same key strike velocity with Light 3 being the easiest so these maps may work better for users who play with a lighter touch Hard 1 3 make it...

Page 240: ...MIDI data sent from the PC3K s keyboard The default map provides the widest range of pressure aftertouch expression but you may want to choose a different map if the default does not suit your playin...

Page 241: ...x messages to the appropriate PC3K with the SysExID byte that s included with every SysEx message A value of 127 specifies Omni Receive That is at this value a PC3K responds to a SysEx message regardl...

Page 242: ...I device Each parameter that you wish to control must have a CC number assigned To control a parameter you must send the correct CC number to the channel which contains the program For details on cont...

Page 243: ...trollers where this is the case the physical controller s assignment will respond to the CC listed in the Additional MIDI CC Which Always Controls The Parameter Assigned To Each PC3K Physical Controll...

Page 244: ...Setup Mode Pitch Wheel NA responds to MIDI pitch bend messages None Mod Wheel 1 None Arp Button No Default 69 SW Button 29 70 Continuous Pedal 1 11 None Continuous Pedal 2 4 None Breath 2 None Pressu...

Page 245: ...to mute the tracks on those channels You could also set the VolLock parameter to On to ignore any MIDI volume messages the PC3K receives on a given MIDI channel Enable Use this parameter to turn the...

Page 246: ...ge in the Program Editor is set to Fixed changing the value of Pan on the CHANNELS page in MIDI mode has no effect Volume This sets the volume for any program assigned to the currently selected channe...

Page 247: ...a MIDI device that can handle the MIDI Controller 0 or 32 program change format you ll have the greatest flexibility if you set the ProgChgType parameter to a value of Extended When you re using the...

Page 248: ...Quick Access banks except the Zeros bank which can store 75 Therefore when you re in Quick Access mode you have access to 200 or 750 in the Zeros bank programs or setups without leaving the currently...

Page 249: ...ess mode page QAccess and MIDI Transmission If you re in Quick Access mode and you re using the QAccess format for the program change type selecting QA banks or bank entries from the PC3K with the alp...

Page 250: ...Alpha Wheel and the Prog and Prog soft buttons can all be used to change the program change number that will be sent When you ve set the channel and the program change number press the Send soft butt...

Page 251: ...ers the settings of the Master pages as well as the state of the PC3K such as which programs are assigned to each channel settings for MIDI Mode Transmit and Receive pages and Master FX settings Expli...

Page 252: ...imally intuitive in terms of playability so by default the PC3K uses a unique keymap that is more intuitive and lends better to performance However the GM drum map is so commonplace that many players...

Page 253: ...be played from program mode by simultaneously pressing the up and down cursor buttons Buttons Mode Buttons If you set the Buttons parameter to On pressing any buttons on the PC3K will generate System...

Page 254: ...elocities used in the PC3K MIDI velocities are values created for each note depending on how hard you strike a key The Master Velocity Map affects MIDI velocity values for all MIDI sources and destina...

Page 255: ...velocity with Hard 3 being the hardest so these maps may work better for users who play with a harder touch Piano Touch simulates the general velocity response of an acoustic piano and is best suited...

Page 256: ...ved MIDI pressure aftertouch values and remaps them to new values before letting them pass The default map provides the widest range of pressure aftertouch expression but you may want to choose a diff...

Page 257: ...t You can change the root key of the current intonation map by using the Int Key parameter see the Intonation Key Int Key section below List and Description of Intonation Maps 0 None No intonation map...

Page 258: ...ive you the option to save the map if changes have been made For more detailed instructions on these functions see Saving and Naming on page 5 3 Key Action Map The Key Action Map determines the defaul...

Page 259: ...tal Output output a signal with a fixed volume Digital Output Dig Out This Digital Output parameter specifies the PC3K s digital output sample rate Internally clocked sample rates go from 44 1K up to...

Page 260: ...es like on each beat of one or more measures works best The newly tapped tempo is displayed in the tempo field and along the bottom four Program Category Select buttons a lit LED moves from left to ri...

Page 261: ...at www midi org for more information Among other things the GM specification sets a standard bank of program names and numbers as well as a standard drum mapping layout so that sequences created on a...

Page 262: ...The left side of the screen shows you what PC3K program is being used for the selected GM program Pressing left on the cursor moves you to this field Use the cursor s up down buttons the alphanumeric...

Page 263: ...cursor alpha wheel or plus minus buttons to select one or more object types from the list Use the Select soft button to make your selection s which will be marked with a star Select All Types if you w...

Page 264: ...Cancel The Cancel soft button on the Delete advanced page will return you to the main Delete page For Delete and Delete advance if any of the selected objects have dependents that were not selected y...

Page 265: ...d at any time since they re always on even if you re not playing any notes Any voices not dedicated to a KB3 program behave normally So if you have a setup that contains a KB3 program in one zone and...

Page 266: ...when exiting Master Mode or MIDI mode the Save soft button is only needed in order to save when Master Table Lock is on see Master Table Lock Master Lock on page 11 3 above The Master Table saves the...

Page 267: ...page The PREVIEW page can be used to automatically make a new keymap and program using any sample or group of sample roots Programs created with the preview function are saved in Program Mode This all...

Page 268: ...11 18 Master Mode Preview Sample PRVIEW...

Page 269: ...a sequencer Rather you are recording commands that cause sounds to be played Nonetheless we will sometimes explain sequencer features by drawing analogies to familiar tape recording techniques such a...

Page 270: ...ack at the initial tempo Whatever the tempo is set to when you record your first track will be the song s initial tempo During playback the current tempo is shown in this field During recording tempos...

Page 271: ...d An initial program is the program that will be used for a track when it is played from the start of bar 1 or any other point if there are no program changes and Control Chase is turned on see Contro...

Page 272: ...Volume and Pan for all tracks This can be done at any time but is best done as a last step if you plan to make a lot of adjustments to these settings To write initial settings for all tracks press th...

Page 273: ...t different pan positions it is easier if you write an initial Pan after you have found the desired setting Setting Initial Pan Per Track Follow these steps to change the current RecTrk s initial Pan...

Page 274: ...ll be erased If you set Mode to Erase the previously recorded data on the record enabled track will be replaced with the new data only during the Bars and Beats you are actually recording and the prev...

Page 275: ...these soft buttons at a time to insure proper recording start points and to always be sure of the current sequencer status The Rec soft button changes the Song Status to REC READY if the current Song...

Page 276: ...se either turn off outgoing MMC on the external sequencer or use the same precautions as above The Load and Save Buttons The Load soft button calls up a scrolling list from which you can quickly locat...

Page 277: ...will be the version of the song saved when you press Yes The save as dialog will be displayed Use the Alpha Wheel buttons or Alphanumeric Pad to choose a free ID location to save the song or choose a...

Page 278: ...sequencer and the BIG page s six parameters Time In The Time In parameter determines the start time for Loop or Punch In recording more on this below Time Out The Time Out parameter determines the sto...

Page 279: ...e events after this point Loop With the Loop parameter set to Loop the sequencer will loop the segment of the song between Time In and Time Out Punch With the Punch parameter set to Punch the sequence...

Page 280: ...ers will display their changing values in real time on the MIXER page Below is an example MIXER page Uneditable these values are an expanded view of the mixer values for the currently selected track w...

Page 281: ...he PC3K will count off before recording With StartOnly selected the PC3K will only count off at the beginning of a sequence With Always selected the PC3K will count off from any point in a sequence Pr...

Page 282: ...he MIDI number of the note played by the metronome for the upbeats the 2 3 and 4 of each measure Soft Vel This parameter determines the velocity of the note played by the metronome for the upbeats the...

Page 283: ...g playback With Notes set to On only the notes within the specified note range with velocities within specified velocity range are recorded played LoKey LoKey determines the lowest key that is recorde...

Page 284: ...corded played back when Controllers is set to On Hi The Hi to the right of LoVal determines the highest value for that specified controller that is recorded played back when Controllers is set to On P...

Page 285: ...es that the volume panning program changes and other controllers for the song are correct regardless of where you start the song With Control Chase set to Off the sequencer behaves as previously descr...

Page 286: ...pool with 0 New Song selected and no other user objects loaded in any other modes The events in the PC3K are similar to events of other sequencers with a single major difference the Note events are st...

Page 287: ...g This is where you will find parameters common to all tracks such as tempo and time signature control parameters for effects and soft buttons for switching to other Song editor pages The currently se...

Page 288: ...of the page in order to access tracks 1 8 or select one of the tracks 9 16 to access tracks 9 16 With the desired track number selected in the DrumTrk field use the Alpha Wheel or buttons to toggle b...

Page 289: ...ates and on what region of the selected track s As usual the top line of this page displays the selected track or tracks Select the available current track s for editing by using the Chan Layer button...

Page 290: ...age It appears at the lower left hand corner of the page The Locate bar beat and tick will change in real time during playback and recording to reflect the song s current position It can be set to any...

Page 291: ...en Ctl is set to All Available Values are 0 127 Soft Buttons on the TRACK Page FromTo is a quick way to define the region of time you intend to edit There are a couple of ways to use this feature when...

Page 292: ...affect Some event types provide you more criteria selection parameters It is often a good idea to set Events to Notes when copying and then add any necessary controller or other data to the track at...

Page 293: ...overwriting existing data on the destination track The Bounce function differs from the Copy function in that the original data is not preserved in the original track As on a multi track tape recorde...

Page 294: ...n you perform this function rather they are offset by the length of the blank time being added to a Bar and Beat later in the song Amount Bars Beats Ticks The length of the blank time being added is d...

Page 295: ...id 1 1 to 1 480 This setting determines the size of the Quantize grid expressed as a fraction of a Bar with a 4 4 meter Set Grid to 1 1 for whole note grid 1 16 for sixteenth notes All of the standard...

Page 296: ...dary location Amount Bars Beats Ticks The Ticks parameter specifies the number of bars beats and ticks that the MIDI events from within the selected region are moved forward for positive values or bac...

Page 297: ...d track is All tracks then the destination track will be All tracks as well No matter what channel the current track source track in the source song is set to when you use the grab function the events...

Page 298: ...the original or scaled values Values for velocities can not be less than 1 or greater than 127 Values for controllers can not be less than 0 or greater than 127 As an example to set all Velocities to...

Page 299: ...Control Source List 0 to 120 The New parameter is set to the Controller code you wish to have use the existing values once used by the Old Controller to produce a different effect Song Editor The EVE...

Page 300: ...page 12 1 for details on initial settings for program volume and pan Each of these parameters can be set to NONE by entering 0 on the alphanumeric pad and then pressing the minus button to find NONE...

Page 301: ...nt by duplicating the current event Done On the View page returns to the EVENT page On the EVENT page returns to the COMMON page Tempo Track To access the tempo track use the channel up down buttons t...

Page 302: ...12 34 Song Mode and the Song Editor Song Editor The EVENT Page...

Page 303: ...port on the rear of the PC3K Using USB Devices below for details When you select USB PC connection any USB MIDI connection will be temporarily disconnected and will not be restored until you select U...

Page 304: ...om the PC3K s USB Computer port to a USB port on your computer When you enter Storage mode and select USB PC Connection a virtual drive named PC3K will appear on your computer s desktop Load files fro...

Page 305: ...nt device This field is displayed upon returning to the Storage mode page after you have pressed one of the Storage mode soft buttons and viewed the file contents It stays visible on the Storage mode...

Page 306: ...ompletes the storing process The File Name New Directory Rename Dialogue When you create a new file in Storage mode create a new directory or rename a file or directory the PC3K prompts you to enter t...

Page 307: ...ssing the SetRng button If you try to set an invalid range such as 102 23 then the PC3K will inform you that the range is invalid Advnce Call up Store Advanced page see below Store Store the selected...

Page 308: ...ft button calls up the Store Advanced page on which every user defined object as well as its object type on the PC3K is displayed and selectable for storage On this page you can select and store objec...

Page 309: ...files Open Open selected directory or view objects within a P3K file or other compatible Kurzweil file type for loading individual objects See below for instructions on opening P3K and other Kurzweil...

Page 310: ...ighted the file that you wish to load objects from Press Open to begin the Load Object dialog The PC3K then scans the file contents in order to present a list of all of the objects in the file Sometim...

Page 311: ...the same double presses as described for the file list dialog namely Left Right cursor double press Select All Objects Up Down cursor double press Clear All Selections If you want to load most but not...

Page 312: ...s that are in use loading only into unused IDs Because of this difference it can sometimes be faster to load a file using OvFill rather than Overwrt However this applies only if the objects to be load...

Page 313: ...th no extension A directory can have an extension if it is created on an external computer more on this later The MID extension is used by the PC3K for MIDI Type 0 or Type 1 sequence files When loadin...

Page 314: ...ated for each Program and each Chain To export a MIDI file created in Song mode the song must be currently loaded in Song mode Go to Song mode and load the desired song then return to the Storage mode...

Page 315: ...ote At this point the keymap s job is done and the signal proceeds through the layer s algorithm and on to the audio outputs You can assign as many key ranges to a keymap as you like even creating a s...

Page 316: ...ity of the note See Velocity Ranges VelRng on page 14 5 for details The Keymap Editor is nested within the Program Editor The first step in using the Keymap Editor is to select the keymap you want to...

Page 317: ...meter so that it plays at the correct pitch on the keyboard relative to its root key see Editing Samples on page 14 9 for details on the RootKey parameter Other keys within the key range transpose the...

Page 318: ...nge you are extending covers another velocity range the other velocity range will be deleted Coarse Tune Coarse Tune allows you to transpose a sample for a given range This is extremely useful when yo...

Page 319: ...ocity range All key ranges in a keymap share the same velocity ranges Press the Split soft button to split the currently selected velocity range into two ranges until the maximum of eight velocity ran...

Page 320: ...mind When you trigger the low and high notes the new key range is inserted If the new key range partially overlaps an adjacent key range the existing key range will be adjusted to accommodate the new...

Page 321: ...when you started the range assignment Each sample in a key range is automatically transposed based on each sample s RootKey parameter so that it plays at the correct pitch on the keyboard relative to...

Page 322: ...o a key range from A 3 to E 4 Then you assigned the same sample to a key range from F 4 to B 4 You might be surprised to find that when you finished the F 4 B 4 key range and the Keymap editor page re...

Page 323: ...neous and TRIM The soft buttons for these pages are visible when you enter the Sample Editor You can trigger notes at any time while you re editing to hear your changes as you make them When you have...

Page 324: ...Decay Rate This parameter defines how long the sample takes to decay fade to zero amplitude silence Decay Rate affects each sample individually and is in effect only when the amplitude envelope for t...

Page 325: ...everse direction and play again from End to Loop and back repeating until the note trigger is released this works only when the Loop Switch parameter is set to On Alternative Sample Sense AltSense Thi...

Page 326: ...can t decrease the Start point of samples below zero The Alternative Start A parameter lets you set a second optional start or end point for the current sample The Alternative Start will be used when...

Page 327: ...dual sample elements represented by each display pixel A value of 1 256 means that each pixel represents 256 individual sample elements The maximum zoom setting of 1 shows you a very small segment of...

Page 328: ...14 14 Keymap and Sample Editing Editing Samples...

Page 329: ...e for multi timbral applications Messages Altered Note Number 0 127 True Voice 0 127 0 127 Velocity Note ON O O Note OFF O O After Touch Keys X O Channels O O Pitch Bender O O Control Change O 0 31 32...

Page 330: ...th 13 98 35 50 cm Length 39 37 100 cm Weight 30 86 lb 14 00 kg Power Internal AC power supply User selectable 120 240V AC operation 120V current 0 5A maximum 240V current 0 25A maximum Typical Power C...

Page 331: ...er program itself is not found on the file system Instead it resides in a ROM chip that cannot be erased and therefore is permanently installed in your PC3K Using the Bootloader Menu Normally the Boot...

Page 332: ...onnector over To use the USB computer port you should plug the USB cable into the PC3K s USB computer port and to the computer After you enter the bootloader menu the computer should recognize that a...

Page 333: ...ctly In such a circumstance the Boot Loader will take over control and present its usual menu If the file system is completely corrupted it will not be possible to reconfigure without first formatting...

Page 334: ...B 4...

Page 335: ...es from 100 to 125 230 should be used for 200 to 240 Generally North America uses 115 and Europe and Asia Australia use 230 but there are exceptions to this general rule The PC3K uses two 250 mA fast...

Page 336: ...C 2 Pull up gently to open the fuse holder cover The cover is hinged next to the power cord connection Pry out the fuse holder...

Page 337: ...C 3 If there is only one fuse in the fuse holder you must remove the metal clip on the empty side The clip just pulls off...

Page 338: ...size or 5 mm X 20 mm size fuses If using 5 mm X 20 mm size fuses install them towards the inside end of the fuse holder near the metal pins as shown here Replace the fuse holder in the power entry mod...

Page 339: ...11 Lola Piano 37 SimpleHipHopLead 63 P Funk Horns 12 TakeMeToThePilot 38 Stereo TouchKoto 64 70s Stones Horns 13 Deb s Ghost Pno 39 Modwheel DJ 65 Big LA Strings 14 Ken Brns Uprigt 40 Retro Sparkle 6...

Page 340: ...ght Bright FM 95 Tronesque 128 Drums n Bells 161 PolyTechnobreath 96 So Lush Pad 129 Piano Stack 162 PianoSynth Stack 97 Boutique Six Str 130 Dark Grand 163 Elec Grand Stack 98 Boutique 12 Str 131 Gra...

Page 341: ...ead 259 VideoKilledRadio 194 Studio B Octaves 227 DoubleCleanChrs 260 Brighter CP 195 NashvilleStrings 228 Comp d Phaser 261 TouchRezSynthCP 196 Processed Strgs 229 TremBucker 262 Power CP 197 Owen s...

Page 342: ...58 FX Sweep ARP 293 Mutron Synth sw 326 Siberian Khatru 359 HotFilter ARP 294 Bi Phaz Clav 327 Modwhl Remix Str 360 St P PWM BASS 295 80s Flange Clav 328 Pdl PitchbendStr 361 SquareChirpLead 296 VAST...

Page 343: ...Solo Tenor Sax 392 Many Characters 425 Fast Orch Flute 458 Sax Horns MuteTrp 393 Pizz w PercUpTop 426 Piccolo 459 Solo Trombone 394 Fast Str Perc 427 Solo Oboe 460 Ens Trombone 395 Fast Winds Pizz 428...

Page 344: ...56 Lead Div 8ves 491 Pipes Voices 524 Lead Tutti Mix 557 Dual UpperDivisi 492 Orch Timpani 525 Fast Tutti Mix 558 Dual Upper tutti 493 Solo Timpani 526 Fast Divisi Mix 559 Dual Half Trem 494 Tam Cym B...

Page 345: ...589 Lead Violins I 622 Aggresso Viola 911 Warm B3 590 Lead Violins II 623 Aggresso Viola d 912 Warmer B3 591 Lead Violins div 624 Aggresso Cello 913 ChorusEcho Organ 592 Lead Violas 625 Aggresso Cell...

Page 346: ...87 Perc Arp Synth 1018 Saw Mogue 4Pole 942 The Grinder 988 Candy O SyncLead 1019 VA1NakedPWMPoly 943 Mean Bean 989 WheelSyncBlips 1020 VA1NakedPWMMono 944 Dew Dropper 990 12SAWMWheelLead 1021 VA1Naked...

Page 347: ...3 Clav 13 DeepBurn 44 Big Lead 75 LA Split 14 Sync Scene 45 SynBass Lead 76 Bluman Live 15 MeanClav Rhds 46 Play 77 Shwales 16 Bigband P Bttn1 47 MovieBuildup 78 Edenj s Sky 17 MeanPianet Piano 48 Gui...

Page 348: ...Bionic Rock 100 Pea Soup 101 Walking Arps 102 Eminence in C 103 Vampire Nightclub 104 Kurz Jacinto 105 Music Bed 106 Octavia 107 Rosin Rhythm 108 Insanity 109 Bells 110 LowChunkerGroove 111 Hold Sum...

Page 349: ...lgorithm Reference and its 3 pages of parameters are described starting on page 21 of the KSP8 Algorithm Reference Reverbs Booth 1 Small Wood Booth alg 4 Classic Place 2U Ambience 2 Natural Room alg 5...

Page 350: ...39 Sizzly Drum Room alg 5 Classic Verb 2U Chamber 40 Live Chamber alg 11 OmniVerb 3U 41 Brass Chamber alg 1 MiniVerb 1U 42 Sax Chamber alg 1 MiniVerb 1U 43 Plebe Chamber alg 1 MiniVerb 1U 44 JudgeJudy...

Page 351: ...The Piano Hall alg 7 TQ Verb 3U 74 Bloom Hall alg 9 Diffuse Verb 3U 75 Recital Hall alg 12 Panaural Room 3U 76 Generic Hall alg 12 Panaural Room 3U 77 Burst Space alg 9 Diffuse Verb 3U 78 Real Dense...

Page 352: ...Reverse Reverb 3 alg 15 Finite Verb 3U Gated 108 Gated Reverb alg 3 Gated MiniVerb 2U 109 Gate Plate alg 3 Gated MiniVerb 2U w Comprs 110 Vocal Room alg 53 Gate Cmp EQ Rvb 4U 111 Vocal Stage alg 53 G...

Page 353: ...erVerb alg 104 Gated LaserVerb 3U 139 Rvrs LaserVerb alg 103 Revrse LaserVerb 4U 140 LazerfazerEchoes alg 102 Mono LaserVerb 1U 141 Simple LaserVerb alg 102 Mono LaserVerb 1U 142 Crystallizer alg 100...

Page 354: ...lg 156 Complex Echo 1U 172 OffbeatFlamDelay alg 150 4 Tap Delay BPM 1U 173 Sloppy Echoes alg 156 Complex Echo 1U 174 Pad Psychosis alg 191 Dual MovDelay 1U 175 500ms BehindSrce alg 156 Complex Echo 1U...

Page 355: ...1U 206 Everyday Chorus alg 202 Dual Chorus 1 1U 207 Thick Chorus alg 202 Dual Chorus 2 2U 208 Soft Chorus alg 202 Dual Chorus 2 2U 209 Rock Chorus alg 202 Dual Chorus 2 2U 210 Sm Stereo Chorus alg 200...

Page 356: ...Delay 1U 238 NarrowResFlange alg 452 Flange 4Tap 2U 239 TightSlapFlange alg 450 Flange Delay 1U 240 Flanged Taps alg 455 Flange LasrDly 2U 241 StFlange Delay alg 456 St Flange Delay 1U 242 StFlng 3vs...

Page 357: ...lg 258 Barberpole Comb 4U 269 Westward Waves alg 385 Frequency Offset 2U TREM 270 Tremolo BPM alg 270 Tremolo BPM 1U PANNER 271 Fast Tremolo BPM alg 270 Tremolo BPM 1U SPATIAL 272 Tremolo in Hz alg 27...

Page 358: ...eAmp 3U 302 SaturatedGtrDist alg 310 Gate TubeAmp 3U 303 Mean 70 sFunkGtr alg 310 Gate TubeAmp 3U 304 Blown Speaker alg 390 Chaos 2U 305 Synth Distortion alg 303 PolyDistort EQ 2U 306 Superphasulate a...

Page 359: ...U 339 Expander alg 340 Expander 1U 340 Simple Gate alg 343 Gate 1U 341 Gate w SC EQ alg 344 Gate w SC EQ 2U 342 3Band Compressor alg 336 3 Band Compress 4U 343 3Band Compress2 alg 336 3 Band Compress...

Page 360: ...372 Ring Modulator alg 380 Ring Modulator 1U 373 PitcherA alg 381 Pitcher 1U 374 Pitcher B alg 381 Pitcher 1U 375 PolyPtVoxChanger alg 382 Poly Pitcher 2U 376 HollowPolyPitchr alg 382 Poly Pitcher 2U...

Page 361: ...Reverb 2U 409 ChorusMedChamber alg 404 Chorus Reverb 2U 410 Chorus MiniHall alg 404 Chorus Reverb 2U 411 Chorus HiCeiling alg 404 Chorus Reverb 2U 412 ChorBigBrtPlate alg 404 Chorus Reverb 2U 413 Cat...

Page 362: ...403 Chor Dly Reverb 2U 442 Laser Amalgam alg 405 Chorus LasrDly 2U 443 Cut it out CDR alg 403 Chor Dly Reverb 2U 444 Chor Delay Booth alg 403 Chor Dly Reverb 2U 445 Chor Tin Room alg 403 Chor Dly Reve...

Page 363: ...6 Laserflange alg 455 Flange LasrDly 2U 477 Pewter FlangeVrb alg 454 2U 478 WeirdFlangePlate alg 454 2U 479 F D Hall alg 453 Flan Dly Reverb 2U 480 SyntheticRmFlg alg 453 Flan Dly Reverb 2U 481 Space...

Page 364: ...r 14 Sweeter Hall 45 SubtleDistortion 76 Stereoizer 15 Concert Hall 46 EPiano Distortzn 77 Barberpole Phzr 16 Symphony Hall 47 Distortion EQ 78 Laser Dly Reverb 17 Cathedral Chorus 48 Ray s EP 79 Dege...

Page 365: ...s Leslie 368 BrightDistlLes 257 Empty Stage II 316 Greg s Leslie 369 DistlLes dw41 258 AbbeyPianoHall 2 317 RoomyLeslie 122 370 Prog Leslie1 259 Opera House II 318 Soft Leslie 122 371 LightDistlLes2 2...

Page 366: ...ad 466 StrRecitalHall2 524 DblSloFlangeCmp 425 CompTrem 467 RecitalHall 644 StevieTrem EP 1 426 12StWarmCrunch 468 MyJaco 645 Beater EP1 427 Phaser EGT 469 UprightBassRoom 646 Jamerson1 428 SnareComp1...

Page 367: ...CheeseChorus 787 Shaper Reverb2 694 SmallDarkRoom3 736 CompDelay 788 Clav Phase1 695 PlainComp15 737 SynFatener Ech3 790 SynlaserFlange 1 696 RevComp4 738 BIGCompDelay 792 RockyRaccoon 697 EP RotoAmp1...

Page 368: ...PnoEnhancement 898 Shredlead3 825 MoogBASSComp5 862 SmallHornChamber 899 Synphase1 827 EPChr1 Dyno 864 Clunker50 900 Synphase2 828 Synphase17 865 PnoEQCmp3 901 SynthTrem2 829 Leslie Comp 1 866 Comp4...

Page 369: ...kcmp701 995 Syncpulse 930 Good Leslie34 963 Leslie Comp 2 996 compbass 2 931 Syncblip 964 Kickcmp301 997 CompDelay3 932 CompDelay3 965 PnoRvb 1 998 Comp501 933 Cheese Horns2 966 PnoRvb2 999 RMIPhase1...

Page 370: ...D 32 PC3K Objects V 1 31 Effect Chains...

Page 371: ...rameters Program Objects Most K series Program objects can be loaded but FX are not converted and must be set by the user A reverb effect is set by default for converted Programs Some DSP ALGS and DSP...

Page 372: ...E 2 PC3K Legacy File Conversion Object Types and Conversion Details...

Page 373: ...rogram Editor 6 39 ASR parameters 6 39 6 40 Assign sample 14 6 Assigning samples to keymaps 14 3 Atk Rate 9 18 Atk Time 9 14 Attack 9 15 Attack parameter ASR 6 40 Attack Portamento parameter Common 6...

Page 374: ...6 52 Deleting layers 6 51 Deleting objects 5 6 Deleting programs 6 52 Density 9 11 Depth 9 22 Destination MIDI Transmit Page 10 2 Dialogs Save 5 3 diamond icon 5 4 Diff Amt 9 13 Diff Gain 9 23 Diff S...

Page 375: ...hing 13 6 Loading 5 6 Master 13 6 Saving 5 6 Fill Mode 13 9 Fill soft button 13 10 Filter Type 9 18 Filters 9 18 Finding objects 3 12 Fine adjust 6 15 Flanger 9 17 Formatting a USB Device 13 3 13 12 F...

Page 376: ...9 16 9 22 L R Pre Dly 9 11 LaserVerb 9 17 Late Lvl 9 11 LateRvbTim 9 11 Layer delay control 6 23 LAYER page Program Editor 6 22 Layer parameters 6 23 6 26 Layers Adding 6 51 Deleting 6 51 Duplicating...

Page 377: ...m 6 1 Modes using 4 2 Modulator ring modulation 9 23 Momentary switch type 7 31 Mono sound systems 2 2 Monophonic parameter Common 6 34 Monophonic programs 6 34 Monopole 9 25 Monster Truck radio spots...

Page 378: ...ay Pause button with Easy Audition 2 7 Playback loops 6 21 Playback Mode parameter Keymap 6 21 Plus Minus buttons 3 9 Polydistort 9 20 Polyphony 6 2 11 15 KB3 6 61 Portamento click 6 34 Portamento par...

Page 379: ...Mode 7 41 Ribbons Center 7 42 Large Ribbon Configuration 7 41 Position Mode PosMode 7 41 Ribbon Configuration RIBCFG Page 7 41 Spring 7 42 Riffs 7 58 Ring Modulation 9 23 RMS Settle 9 24 ROM objects...

Page 380: ...eter LFO 6 38 Shift Song Mode TRACK Page 12 28 Shift Key Number Shift Key ShKeyNum ShiftKey 7 27 Shift Pattern ShiftPatt 7 48 Shifting notes in the Arpeggiator 7 47 Signal Delay 9 15 Signal Dly 9 15 S...

Page 381: ...1 USB Port 2 6 User amplitude envelope 6 41 Using the modes 4 2 V VA 1 Programs 1 3 Variable Architecture Synthesis 1 3 VAST 1 3 VAST program structure 6 2 VAST programs 2 8 6 2 Velocity Map MIDI Rec...

Search results

Summary of Contents for PC3K6

Reviews:

Related manuals for PC3K6

Brands by name

Popular brands

Kurzweil PC3K6, Musician'S Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for PC3K6

Reviews:

Related manuals for PC3K6

Brands by name

Popular brands