Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

7-6
Master Mode
MAPS
velocity.EachmapappliesadifferentcurvetoreceivedMIDIattackvelocitiesandremapsthem
tonewvelocitiesbeforelettingthempass.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and
afterreachingtheMasterVelocityMap.
Thedefaultmap,Linear,allowsMIDIvelocitiestopassunchanged.Light1‐3makeit
increasinglyeasiertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamekeystrikevelocity
(with
Light3beingtheeasiest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetterforuserswhoplaywithalighter
touch.Hard1‐3makeitincreasinglyhardertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesame
keystrikevelocity(withHard3beingthehardest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetter
forusers
whoplaywithahardertouch.PianoTouchsimulatesthegeneralvelocityresponseofan
acousticpiano,andisbestsuitedforplayingacousticpianoprograms.EasyTouchissimilarto
theLightsettings,makinghighvelocitieseasiertoplay,butitallowsmoresensitivecontrolover
playing
highvelocitiesbynotboostingtheMIDIvelocityforfaststrikevelocitiesasmuchasit
doesformediumstrikevelocities.GMReceivemimicsthevelocitymapcommonlyusedby
keyboardsthatusetheGeneralMIDI(GM)soundset.TheGMReceivemapmakesmedium
strikevelocitiesproducehigherMIDIvelocities
comparedtotheLinearmap.GMReceiveeffects
notesfromthePC3’skeyboardaswellastheMIDIinport.Thismapisautomaticallyusedwhen
thePC3isinGMmode(seeGeneralMIDIMode(GMOn,GMOff)below,)thoughusersmay
wanttousetheGMReceive
mapwhengeneratingMIDIoutsideofGMmodewhichwilllater
beplayedbackbyaGMsystem.

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