Kurzweil PC3K6, Musician'S Manual

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11-8
Master Mode
MAPS
In general, you should select a nonstandard intonation map when you’re playing simple
melodies (as opposed to chords) in a particular musical style. When you use intonation maps
based on pentatonic scales, you’ll normally play pentatonic scales to most accurately reproduce
those styles.
Editing Intonation Maps
To edit an intonation map or create a new map, select an existing map and press the Edit button
to bring up the EditIntonationMap screen (see below.) Intonation maps are based around a root
key, shown on the right of the top line of the screen. Use the chan up/down buttons to change
the root key (this is the same as changing the Int.Key parameter (see Intonation Key (Int.Key)
below.) Intonation Key is not saved with the intonation map.) Use the cursor to move between
note steps, each of which is labeled by its difference in keyboard steps from the root. Each step
can be shifted by ± 200 cents (100 cents=1 half ‐ step.) Use the alpha wheel, alphanumeric pad, or
plus/minus buttons to enter the desired cent shift amount for each step.
Press Delete to delete the map from memory. Press Rename to rename the map and save.
Pressing Save gives you the option to save the map or rename and save. To create a new map,
edit an existing map and choose Rename when saving. Press Exit to return to Master page 2.
When exiting the editor, it will automatically give 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 default way the PC3K responds to key action for specific
keyboard component models. Generally speaking, you will not want to alter the Key Action
Map. This parameter is included for the rare occasion when a PC3K has been setup at the factory
for a different keyboard component model than the one installed. A user may discover that they
need to change the Key Action Map when they have tried all of the Velocity Map settings and
still do not feel comfortable with the key response of their PC3K. Different maps result in
different responses from the PC3K for the same physical key action, and each map corresponds
to a different keyboard component model. If you have changed this parameter and want to
change it back to the default map for your PC3K, simply enter a value of 0 in the Key Action
Map parameter field.
Intonation Key (Int.Key)
This sets the tonic, or base note from which the currently selected intonation map calculates its
intervals. If you select G as the intonation key, for example, and the intonation map 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 set Int.Key to the key you’re playing in. If the Intonation
parameter is set to Equal , changing Int.Key has no effect.