Kurzweil PC2 Musician’s Guide
Contents
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Editing the Internal Setup..................................................................................................................................... 4-27
Using the Arpeggiator .................................................................................................................................................. 4-27
Using Pressure (Aftertouch) as an Arpeggiator Controller ............................................................................. 4-29
Using the Arpeggiator with a Sequencer or External Controller.................................................................... 4-29
Using the PC2 to Control External Slaves ................................................................................................................. 4-30
Sending Bank-Select and Program-Change Messages ..................................................................................... 4-30
Understanding Bank-Select Controllers ............................................................................................................. 4-30
Sending Program Changes Only ......................................................................................................................... 4-32
Preventing Program Changes on Slaves............................................................................................................. 4-33
Working With an External Sequencer ........................................................................................................................ 4-33
Turn Local Control Off! ......................................................................................................................................... 4-33
Global Method................................................................................................................................................. 4-33
Setup Method .................................................................................................................................................. 4-33
Recording to a Sequencer While in MIDI Setups Mode................................................................................... 4-34
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................. 4-34
Chapter 5
Descriptions of Parameters
Program Editor Parameters ........................................................................................................................................... 5-1
The Timbre Menu..................................................................................................................................................... 5-1
The Envelope Menu................................................................................................................................................. 5-3
The LFO Menu.......................................................................................................................................................... 5-3
The LFO Menu: Rotor Effects Parameters ............................................................................................................ 5-4
Setup Editor Parameters................................................................................................................................................. 5-5
The MIDI Xmit Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 5-5
The Program Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 5-6
The Key Range Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 5-9
The Transpose Menu ............................................................................................................................................. 5-10
The Velocity Menu ................................................................................................................................................. 5-10
The Controllers Menu............................................................................................................................................ 5-14
The Controllers Menu: Continuous Controller Parameters............................................................................. 5-15
The Controllers Menu: Ribbon Controller Parameters..................................................................................... 5-16
The Controllers Menu: Switch Controller Parameters ..................................................................................... 5-17
Switch-Button Priority ................................................................................................................................... 5-18
The Arpeggiator Menu.......................................................................................................................................... 5-19
Effects Editor Parameters ............................................................................................................................................. 5-24
KB3 Editor Parameters ................................................................................................................................................. 5-27
The Timbre Menu................................................................................................................................................... 5-27
The Envelope Menu............................................................................................................................................... 5-28
The Envelope Menu: Percussion Parameters..................................................................................................... 5-29
Envelope Menu: Percussion Pitch Parameters .................................................................................................. 5-30
The LFO Menu........................................................................................................................................................ 5-30
System Parameters ........................................................................................................................................................ 5-30
The Global Menu.................................................................................................................................................... 5-30
The MIDI Recv Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 5-36
Appendix A Maintenance and Upgrades
Replacing the Battery..................................................................................................................................................... A-1
Before you Begin ..................................................................................................................................................... A-1
Opening your PC2 .................................................................................................................................................. A-1
Installing the Battery .............................................................................................................................................. A-1