Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide

TOC-iii
Saving and Loading Files—Storage Mode...................................................................................................................5-5
Special Button Functions ................................................................................................................................................5-6
Chapter 6 Program Mode
VAST and KB3 Programs................................................................................................................................................6-1
VAST Program Structure ................................................................................................................................................6-2
KB3 Program Structure ...................................................................................................................................................6-4
KB3 Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................6-4
Real-time Controls in KB3 Mode............................................................................................................................6-5
Playing KB3 Programs .............................................................................................................................................6-5
KB3 Mode Buttons (Mute Buttons)........................................................................................................................6-5
MIDI Control of KB3 Programs ..............................................................................................................................6-6
The Program Mode Page ................................................................................................................................................6-9
Control Setup ............................................................................................................................................................6-9
The Soft Buttons in Program Mode......................................................................................................................6-10
Controller Entry Values in Program Mode .........................................................................................................6-10
Editing VAST Programs ................................................................................................................................................ 6-11
The Soft Buttons 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 KEYMAP Page........................................................................................................................................................6-19
Keymap ....................................................................................................................................................................6-19
Transpose (Xpose)...................................................................................................................................................6-19
Key Tracking (KeyTrk) ...........................................................................................................................................6-20
Velocity Tracking (VelTrk) .....................................................................................................................................6-20
Method (AltMethod)..............................................................................................................................................6-20
Stereo ........................................................................................................................................................................6-20
Timbre Shift .............................................................................................................................................................6-21
Playback Mode........................................................................................................................................................6-21
Alternative Controller (AltControl) .....................................................................................................................6-21
Alternative Switch (AltControl and AltMethod) ...............................................................................................6-21
The LAYER Page ............................................................................................................................................................6-22
Low Key (LoKey)....................................................................................................................................................6-23
High Key (HiKey)...................................................................................................................................................6-23
Low Velocity (LoVel) ..............................................................................................................................................6-23
High Velocity (HiVel) .............................................................................................................................................6-23
Pitch Bend Mode (Bend)........................................................................................................................................6-23
Trigger (Trig)............................................................................................................................................................6-24
Delay Control (DlyCtl)...........................................................................................................................................6-24
Minimum Delay (MinDly), Maximum Delay (MaxDly)...................................................................................6-24
Enable .......................................................................................................................................................................6-24
Enable Sense (S) ......................................................................................................................................................6-24
Opaque.....................................................................................................................................................................6-25
Sustain Pedal (SusPdl) ...........................................................................................................................................6-25
Sostenuto Pedal (SosPdl) .......................................................................................................................................6-25
Freeze Pedal (FrzPdl) .............................................................................................................................................6-26
Ignore Release (IgnRel)..........................................................................................................................................6-26

Kurzweil PC3 Specifications

General

Polyphony	128 voices
Sound Engine	VAST (Variable Architecture Synthesis Technology)
Display	240 x 64 backlit LCD
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
Multitimbral	16 parts
Effects	reverbs, delays, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion
Sequencer	16-track sequencer
Type	Synthesizer Workstation
Oscillators	VAST oscillators
Memory	64MB
Connectivity	USB, MIDI