Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

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Program Mode
Editing KB3 Programs
Advanced Use Of KVA Oscillators
Oscillator Specific Control And Modulation Parameters:
SeveralKVAoscillatorsalsohavetheirownmodulationparametersthatmustbeaccessedto
controltheoscillator’sintendedfunction.Belowisalistoftheseoscillatorsandtheirdistinctive
parameters,groupedbyblocksize.Thoughthefollowingparameterscouldbeleftatone
setting,utilizingoneoftheDSPCTLor
DSPMODtechniquesdescribedintheaboveexamples
willexposeawiderrangeofexpressionfromeachoscillator.
1 Block:
SINE+[Aliased(notrecommended)]
Sameas2blockversion,butwithouttheSine+Amparameter.
SAW+[Aliased(notrecommended)]
Asawoscillatorthatcanaddaninputsignaltoitsoutput.
NOISE+[Aliased(notrecommended)]
Anoiseoscillatorthatcanaddaninputsignaltoitsoutput.
Editing KB3 Programs
The MISC Page
LeakMode
Selectsbetweendifferentleakagemodels,determiningwhichleakageharmonicsare
emphasized.TypeAprovidesanoveralltonewheelleakage,withalltonewheelsleakingasmall
amount.TypeR,TypeX,TypeY,andTypeZemulatedifferentdegreesofdrawbarleakage,where
theleakagecomponentscorrespondtotheninedrawbars,insteadofallthe
tonewheels.
The OUTPUT Page
Demo Song
TheDemoSongparameterallowsyoutochoosethedemosongforthecurrentKB3program.
Thedemosongisashort,pre‐programmedsongthatgivesyouademonstrationoftheprogram
inamusicalcontext.Youcanplayaprogram’sdemosonginanypageintheProgrammode
by
pressingthePlay/Pausebutton,andstopthesongbypressingtheStopbutton(bothbuttonsare
locatedundertheMODEbuttonsonthefrontpanel).
WhenontheProgrammodemainpage,youcanhearademosonginwhateverprogramyou
wantbypressingthePlay/Pausebuttonwithone
programselected,andthenselectinganother
program.
Note:Youcanalsotriggerandstopdemosongswithasimultaneousdoublebuttonpressoftheupand
downcursorbuttons.

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