Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

10-6
Keymap and Sample Editing
The Keymap Editor
Ifyousetanewkeyrangethat’scompletelywithinanexistingkeyrange,theexistingkeyrange
willbesplitintotwokeyranges,withthenewkeyrangebetweenthetwo.Atthispoint,you
mustchangeatleastoneparameterofthenewkeyrangebeforeeditingadifferentkeyrange,
otherwisethe
newkeyrangewillbemergedwiththeadjacentkeyranges.Ifyouset anew
keyrangethatoverlapspartorallofanotherkeyrange,thesampleassignedtothelowerkey
rangewillbeappliedtothenewkeyrange.Again,atthispointyoumustchangeatleastone
parameter
ofthenewkeyrangebeforeeditingadifferentkeyrange,otherwisethenewkeyrange
willbemergedwiththelowerkeyrangethatitoverlapped.
Assign
TheAssignsoftbuttonletsyouselectasample,thenspecifythekeyrangetowhichit’s
assigned.Thisenablesyoutoinsertanewkeyrangewithin
thecurrentkeymap.Whenyou
presstheAssignsoftbutton,adialogappearsthatpromptsyoutoselectasamplefromthe
Sampleslist.Scrollthroughthelist,thenpresstheOKsoftbutton.You’llthenbepromptedto
definethenewkeyrangebyplayingthenotesyouwant
tobethelowestandhighestnotesofthe
range.(PresstheCancelsoftbuttonifyouchangeyourmind.)Whenyoutriggerthelowand
highnotes,thenewkeyrangeisinserted.Ifthenewkeyrangepartiallyoverlapsanadjacentkey
range,theexistingkeyrangewillbe
adjustedtoaccommodatethenewrange.Ifthenewkey
rangecompletelyoverlapsanexistingkeyrange,theoriginalkeyrangewillbereplaced.
Rename
Callupthepagethatenablesyoutochangethenameofthecurrentkeymap.
Save
Starttheprocessofsavingthecurrentkeymap.
Delete
Deletethecurrent
keymapfrommemory.FactoryROMkeymapscannotbedeleted.
Special Double Button Presses in the Keymap Editor
SupposeyouhaveasamplewhoserootkeyisC4,andyouwanttoassignittoA0,becauseyou
don’texpecttoplayitoften.Ifyouwantittoplaybackwithouttransposition,you’llhaveto
adjusttheCoarseTuneparameter.CalculatingtherightvalueforCoarse
Tunecangettediousif
you’reassigningalargenumberofsamples.Fortunately,there’sashortcut.
1. Assignasampleroottoakeyrange,eitherusingtheLo,Hi,andSampleparametersor
usingtheAssignsoftbutton.
2. HighlightthevalueoftheCoarseTuneparameter.
3. PressthePlus/Minusbuttonsat
thesametime.ThevalueofCoarseTunechanges
automatically.Ifthesampleisassignedtoonenote,thePC3sets CoarseTunesothatthe
noteplaysthesamplewithouttransposition.Ifthesampleisassignedtoarangeofnotes,
thePC3setsCoarseTunesothatthe
middlenoteoftherangeplaysthesamplewithout
transposition.

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