Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

Setup Mode
The ARPEGGIATOR & ARPEGGIATOR 2 (ARP1, ARP2) Pages
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The ARPEGGIATOR Page
Note:InProgramMode,pressingtheArpbuttonwillbringyoutoasimilarArpeggiatorscreenforthe
currentprogram.
Active
ThefirstparameterontheArpeggiatormenuisActive,whichspecifieswhetherornotthe
Arpeggiatorisonforthecurrentzone.Thisparametercanbeswitchedfromthe
ARPEGGIATORpage,
orforreal‐timecontrol,itcanbeswitchedonusingControllernumber
147(ArpOn)andswitchedoffusingControllernumber148(ArpOff);theseControllerscan,of
course,beassignedasthedestinationofaPC3physicalcontroller.
TurningActiveonaffectszoneswhoseZoneArpegvaluesarealsoset
toOn.Bysettingthe
ZoneArpegparameter(ontheCH/PRGpage)toOfforOnintheindividualzonesofasetup,
youcanchoosewhichzoneswillbecontrolledbytheArpeggiatorwhenitison.
Beats
TheBeatsparametersetsthenumberofnotesperbeat.Thetempois
basedonquarternotes.
Therefore,ifyousetitto1/4,youwillgetonenoteperbeatoftheclock.At1/16,youwillget
4 notesperbeat,andsoforth.Youcangoallthewayto96notesperbeat(1/384),butatmost
tempos,divisions
smallerthan1/64willsoundprettymuchthesame.TofindaBeatsvalue,
Parameter Range of Values Default
Active On/Off Off
Beats 1/1 (Whole Notes) to 1/384 (96 notes per
beat)
1/16 (16th Notes)
Play Order Played, Upwards, Downwards, UpDown,
UpDown Repeat, Random, Shuffle,
Walking, Simultaneous
Played
Duration 1% to 100% 100%
Velocity First, Played, Last, Aftertouch, MIDI 109,
Fixed, Pattern (1-74 factory patterns,
user created patterns,) Human1-4,
Chimp1-4, MissNotes1-9
Played
ShiftAmount ± 88 Semitones 0
ShiftLimit 0-60 24
Limit Option Stop, Reset, Unipolar, Bipolar, Float Res,
Float Uni, Float Bip
Unipolar
ShftPattrn (Shift Pattern) Off, (1-69 factory patterns, user created
patterns)
Off

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