Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
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Chapter 8
Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
Soft Buttons on the MAIN Page
The Delete Soft Button
PresstheDelete softbuttontodeletethecurrentsong.ThePC3willpresentaprompt,atwhich
pointyoumaycancel,orconfirmtodeletethesong.
Song Mode: The BIG Page
RecMode
WiththeRecModeparametersettoLinear,thesequencerwillrecordnormally,fromwhereever
youstart,towhereeveryoustop,oruntiltheSongEndpointisreached.WiththeRecMode
parametersettoPunchIn,thesequencerwillrecordeventsonlybetweenthepointssetforTime
In
andTimeOutparametersontheBIGpage.
TousetheUnLoopsetting,theLoopparametermustbesettoLoop,andalooplengthmustbe
setwiththeTimeInandTimeOutparametersontheBIGpage.WiththeRecModeparameter
settoUnloop,anyexisting
trackswillbeplayedbackasiftheywereloopingfromtheTimeInto
theTimeOutpoint,buttheyareactuallybeingre‐recordedlinearlyoverabsoluteBarsandBeats
untilyoupressStop.UnLoopallowsyoutorecordalineartrackoverashortloopingsection
withoutfirst
havingtocopythesectionoverandoveragaintoachieveanewdesiredSong
length.TheEndpointoftheSongisextendedtothedownbeatofthe(empty)Barimmediately
followingthelastBaryouwererecordingwhenStopwaspressed.
Parameter Range of Values Default
RecMode Linear, PunchIn, UnLoop Linear
Metron Off, Rec, Always, CountOff Rec

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