Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

Master Mode
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Chapter 7
Master Mode
PresstheMastermodebuttontoenterMastermode,whichcontainsparametersaffectingthe
PC3’soverallperformanceandsystemsetup.YoucansetthesystemClocksothatthePC3will
time‐stampyourfilescorrectly.YoucanusetheObjecttooltorenameordeleteselectionsof
objects.Youcan
alsoentertheBootLoadertoaccessanumberofsystemandfileutilities,oruse
ResettodeletealluserobjectsandrestorethePC3’smemorytoitsoriginalfactorysettings.
WhenyouexitMasterMode(orMIDIMode)thePC3savesaMasterTable(unless
MasterTableLockisOn
—moreonthisbelow.)TheMasterTableremembersthesettingsofthe
Masterpages, aswellasthestateofthePC3,suchaswhichprogramsareassignedtoeach
channel,settingsforMIDI ModeTransmitandReceivepages,andMasterFXsettings.Explicit
savingoftheMasterTableis
alsopossible.
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OntheMasterModeMAIN page you’llfindparametersforsettingtheoveralltuningand
transpositionofthePC3,overallFXsettings,drumprogramremapping,clocksourceoptions,
IDentryoptions,demosongoptions,aswellasoptionsforsavingmastermodesettingsand
remotetriggeringofPC3functions.
Parameter Range of Values Default
Tune ± 100 cents 0
Transpose -128 to 127 semitones 0
FX Mode Performance, Multitrack Performance
Drum Remap None, GM None
ID Entry Global, Bank Global
Setup Controllers (SetupCtls) Instant, Pass Entry Instant
Master Lock On, Off Off
Demo Button On, Off On
Buttons Mode Off, On Off
Display Lyr/Zone, Ctls 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