Kurzweil PC3 Musician's Guide Addendum

Keymap and Sample Editing
Editing Samples
10-9
Editing Samples
ToentertheSampleEditor,firstselecttheprogramyouwishtoeditinProgrammode.Withthe
programselected,presstheEditbuttontoentertheProgramEditor.Intheprogrameditorthe
KEYMAPpagewillbeselected(ifnotpresstheKEYMAPsoftbutton.)Withthe KeyMap
parameterselected
ontheKEYMAPpage,presstheEditbuttonagaintoentertheKeymap
Editor.OntheEditKeymappage,selecttheKeyRangeparameterandusetheAlphaWheelor‐/
+buttonstochooseoneoftheavailablekeyranges(ifthereismorethanonekeyrange.)Youcan
edittheexisting
sampleofakeyrange,orchooseanewsampleforthe keyrangeandeditthat.
WhentheKeymapparameterisselectedyoucanholdtheEnterbuttonandtriggernotesto
selectdifferentkeyranges.
Ifyouwanttoselectadifferentsample,usethecursorbuttonstoselecttheSample
parameter.
UsetheAlphaWheeltoselectasample.PresstheEditbuttononcemore,andyou’llenterthe
SampleEditor.Thesamplewillplaythroughtheeffectsofthecurrentprogram.Thenameof
stereosamplesendwithanS.Touseastereosample,theStereoparametermust
besettoOnin
theProgramEditor,andtwokeymapsmustbeselected,seeTheKEYMAPPage on page 6‐19of
ThePC3Musician’sGuidefordetails.
Therearetwosampleeditingpages—MISC(Miscellaneous)and TRIM.Thesoftbuttonsfor
thesepagesarevisiblewhenyouenterthe SampleEditor.You
cantriggernotesatanytime
whileyou’reediting,tohearyourchangesasyoumakethem.Whenyouhavefinishedediting
yoursampleorsamples,seethepreviewfunctiononpage 7‐18forawaytoautomaticallycreate
aprogramandkeymapusing asampleorgroupofsampleroots.
The Miscellaneous (MISC) Page
OntheMISCpage,you’llsetseveralparametersthataffectthebehaviorofthecurrentsample.
Theseparametersaffecttheentiresample.Therightsideofthetoplinedisplaystheroot
numberandRootKeyofthesample.Forstereosamples,LorRisdisplayedaftertheRoot#
parameterto
indicatethatyouareviewingparametersfortheleftorrightchannelofthesample.
UsetheChan/Layerbuttonstomovebetweenchannelsofstereosamples.Althoughyoucan
editparametersfortheleftand rightchannels ofasample,bothchannelscanonlybeheardif
theStereoparameter
issettoOnintheProgramEditor,andthesamekeymapisselectedforthe
Keymap1andKeymap2parametersintheProgramEditor.IftheStereoparameterissettoOffin
theProgramEditor,onlytheleftchannelofstereosampleswillbeheard(inmono.)Ifthe
sample
ispartofagroupofsampleroots,youcanalsousetheChan/Layerbuttonstoscroll
througheachsampleinthegroup.ArepresentativeMISCpageisshownbelow:
Parameter Range of Values
Root Key Number C -1 to G 9
Pitch Adjust Variable (depends on sample rate)

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