Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

MIDI Mode
The TRANSMIT Page
6-1
Chapter 6
MIDI Mode
The TRANSMIT Page
Velocity Map (Transmit)
ChangetheMIDITransmitVelocityMapsettingifyouaretriggeringexternalMIDIgearwhich
isproducingnotesthataretooloudortooquietbasedonyourplayingstyle(howlightorheavy
thatyouplaythekeys.)Thedefaultmapprovidesthewidestrangeofvelocityexpression,but
you
maywanttochooseadifferentmapifthedefaultdoesnotsuityourplayingstyle.
ThetransmitVelocityMapaffectsthewaythePC3sendsMIDIvelocityvaluestoitsUSBor
MIDIOutport(seethecircledboxaboveforitslocationintheMIDIsignalflow.)Different
maps
outputdifferentMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamereceivedMIDIattackvelocity.Eachmap
appliesadifferentcurvetoreceivedMIDIattackvelocitiesandremapsthemtonewvelocities
beforetransmittingthemtotheUSBorMIDIOutport(thisparameterhasnoeffectonMIDI
datasentfromSong
modeortothePC3’ssoundengine.)Thedefaultmapprovidesthewidest
rangeofvelocityexpression,butyoumaywanttochooseadifferentmapifthedefaultdoesnot
suityourplayingstyle.SeethediagramabovefortheotherpagesthataffecttheMIDIattack
velocitybefore
reachingthetransmitVelmap.
PC3Keyboard
KEY‐VELpageforcurrentControlSetup(inProgramMode)orcurrentZone(inSetupMode)
VelocityMapSettingsonMasterModeMAPSPage
VelocityMapSettingsonMIDIModeTransmitPage
MIDIOutviaMIDIOutportorUSBComputerport
PC3SongMode
MIDIInviaMIDIInportorUSBComputerport
PC3SoundEngine
VelocityMapSettingsonMIDIModeReceivePage
to
PC3audiooutputs
MIDI
MIDI
Destinations
Sources

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