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Startup
Basic Connections
MIDI
The PC2 both transmits and accepts most standard (and several specialized) MIDI messages. In
other words, it can serve as both a MIDI master and a MIDI slave.
Using the PC2 as a MIDI Master
Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out port of the PC2 to the MIDI In port of the device you
want to controlÑanother MIDI musical instrument, or any device that accepts MIDI, such as a
computer with a MIDI interface or an integrated MIDI In port. This makes the PC2 a MIDI
control device, and you can use it to play other instruments, make recordings using sequencers,
or send MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) messages for storing programs, setups, and effects
settings externally.
When the PC2 is the MIDI master, you can conÞgure it to control only its slaves, or to play its
own sounds in addition to controlling the slaves.
Using the PC2 as a MIDI Slave
Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out port of the instrument or device that youÕre using as
the MIDI master to the MIDI In port of the PC2. This makes the PC2 a MIDI slave, enabling you
to play its sounds from any MIDI instrumentÑkeyboard, wind controller, drum pads,
whateverÑor to control it via MIDI devices like dedicated sequencers or computers running
sequencing applications. The PC2 can receive 16 independent channels of MIDI information.
MIDI Out/Thru
This jack has two functions: it can be a MIDI Out port, enabling you to send directly to two
different slaves, or it can be a MIDI Thru port, in which case it passes along whatever MIDI
information that the PC2 receives at its MIDI In port (but
not
the MIDI information that the PC2
itself generates). This makes it easy to include the PC2 in a chain of multiple MIDI devices,
which is a common conÞguration when youÕre using a computer for sequencing.
ThereÕs a small switch labeled Thru/Out on the PC2Õs rear panel (as you face the rear panel, the
switch is to the left of the MIDI In port). Use a small pointed object to set the switch to the
position you wantÑa ball-point pen works nicely.
Pedals
Plug your switch or continuous pedals into the corresponding jacks on the PC2Õs rear panel. We
recommend using the Kurzweil pedals described on page 1-2, but you can use almost any
switch or continuous pedal, as long as it adheres to the following speciÞcations (as most pedals
do):
Switch pedals
1
/
4
-inch tip-sleeve plug
Continuous pedals
10-kOhm linear-taper potentiometer,
1
/
4
-inch tip-ring-sleeve plug
If you use a third-party (non-Kurzweil) switch pedal, make sure itÕs connected before you turn
on your PC2. This ensures that the pedal will work properly (it might function backwardÑoff
when itÕs down and on when itÕs upÑif you turn on your PC2 before plugging in the pedal).
Similarly, donÕt press any of your switch pedals while powering up, because the PC2 veriÞes
each pedalÕs orientation during power up. If youÕre pressing a pedal, you might cause it to work
backward.
