Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

Setup Mode
TRIGGER KEYS (KEYTRG)
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TRIGGER KEYS (KEYTRG)
TheTRIGGERKEYSpage(seebelow)allowsyoutosetacontrollerdestinationtobetriggered
byplayingaspecifickey.
InadditiontogeneratingastandardMIDInoteonmessage,eachkeyofthePC3canbesetto
triggeracontrollerdestination.TRIGGERKEYScanbesetindependentlyper
Zone.Byusing
Zoneswithoverlappingkeyranges,asinglekeycantriggermultiplecontrollerdestinations.On
theTRIGGERKEYSpage,selecttheKeyfieldandchooseanoteby holdingtheEnter button
andplayingthedesiredkey(youcanalsousetheAlphaWheel,‐/+buttonsoralphanumeric
pad
tochooseanote.)Withthedesirednoteselected,usetheDestfieldtoselectacontroller
destination(seeTheControllerDestinationListinThePC3Mu sician’sGuidefordetails.)Seta
valuetosendtothecontrollerdestinationwiththeVal uefield.Onceadestinationandvalueare
set,
theplayingthekeywillsendthevaluetothe controllerdestinationontheZone’sMIDI
Channel(seeChannel on page 7‐7ofThePC3Musician’sGuidefordetailsonsettingeachZone’s
MIDIchannel.)Thismayalsosendacontinuous controllermessagetotheMIDIorUSBout
ports,dependingon
theZone’sDestinationparameter(seeDestination on page 7‐8ofThePC3
Musician’sGuidefordetails.)

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