Kurzweil PC3K6, Musician'S Manual

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Program Mode
KB3 Program Structure
6-7
Local Keyboard Channel
The local keyboard channel enables the PC3K to receive MIDI information on a single channel,
then rechannelize that information so you can play and control all 16 zones of a setup, even if
your MIDI source transmits on only one channel. When you’re in Program mode, the local
keyboard channel remaps incoming information to the PC3K’s current channel (the one shown
in the top line of the display).
The LocalKbd parameter (on the RECEIVE page in MIDI mode) defines the local keyboard
channel. When you’re in Program mode, and playing a KB3 program, you may want to leave
LocalKbd set to None , which is its default value. In this case the MIDI Controller messages for
KB3 control listed in Table 6 ‐ 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 MIDI
source, the PC3K plays the program on the channel used by your MIDI source—regardless of
the PC3K’s current channel. For example, if your MIDI source transmits on Channel 1, and you
set the PC3K’s current channel to 2, you’ll still play the program assigned to Channel 1. If that’s
the way you like it, there’s no problem.
KB3 Program Feature
MIDI
Controller
Number
PC3K
Drawbar1 6
Drawbar2 13
Drawbar3 22
Drawbar4 23
Drawbar5 24
Drawbar6 25
Drawbar7 26
Drawbar8 27
Drawbar9 28
Expression Pedal 11
Percussion On/Off 73
Percussion High/Low 72
Percussion Loud/Soft 71
Percussion Fast/Slow 70
Rotating Speaker Slow/Fast 68
Vibrato/Chorus On/Off 95
Vibrato/Chorus Selector 93
Key Click Level 89
Leakage Level 90
Table 6-3 KB3 MIDI Controller Assignments