Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

Program Mode
Editing VAST Programs With KVA Oscillators
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Editing VAST Programs With KVA Oscillators
Setting KVA Oscillator Type
ThePC3comeswith22differentKVAoscillators.Thereare11highqualityanti‐aliased
oscillators(freeofdigitalartifacts,)and11oscillatorsthatexhibitsomealiasing(digitalartifacts)
inthehigheroctaves.Theanti‐aliasedoscillatorsuseupmoreDSPresourcesthantheoneswith
aliasing,buttheimprovementin
soundqualityisquite noticeable.Westronglyrecommend
usingtheanti‐aliasedoscillatorsformostapplications.
ThetablesbelowlistKVAoscillatorsbytypeandfunctionblocksize.Beforesettinganoscillator,
youmustchooseanalgorithmwhichincludesablockthatmatchestheblocksizeforthe
oscillatorthatyou
wishtouse.SeeTheAlgorithm(ALG)PageandAlgorithmBasicsinThePC3
Musician’sGuideformoreonselectingalgorithms.Onceyouhavepickedanalgorithmwiththe
desiredblocksize,highlighttheblockandusethealphawheeltoscrollthroughtheavailable
functionsuntilyoufindthe
desiredoscillator.
TheSYNCSQUAREoscillatorisan8blockoscillatorthatrequirestheuseoftwolayers(4
blockseach)andtheAltInputfeatureofcascademode.SeeThePC3Musician’sGuidefor
detailsonsettinguptheSyncSquareoscillator.
Note:Ifyouputmorethanoneoscillatorin
analgorithm,youwillonlyheartheoutputofthelast
oscillatorinthealgorithm,unlessanalgorithmisusedtoroutetheearlieroscillatoraroundthelast
oscillatorandintoaMIXfunctionblock,orifthelastoscillatorprocessesitsaudioinput.
Anti-Aliased Oscillators Aliased Oscillators
Size Name/Type Size Name/Type
1 Block LPNOIZ (noise + low pass filter) 1 Block SINE
2 Blocks SINE SAW
SINE+ TRI
SAW SQUARE
RES NOISE (noise + low pass
filter with resonance)
NOISE
SQUARE SINE+
3 Blocks PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) SAW+
4 Blocks SYNC SAW NOISE+
SUPER SAW SW+SHP (Sawtooth + Shaper)
TRIPLE SAW 2 Blocks SHAPED SAW
8 Blocks SYNC SQUARE (master) >>,
>>SYNC SQUARE (slave)
(4 blocks each)
PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)

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