Kurzweil PC3 - Appendix A PC3 Legacy File Conversion; Object Types and Conversion Details; Keymap Objects; Program Objects

PC3 Legacy File Conversion
Object Types and Conversion Details
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Appendix A
PC3 Legacy File Conversion
ThePC3canloadobjectsfromolderKurzweilK2seriesproducts.Loadedobjectsareconverted
toobjecttypesnativetothePC3(seebelowforobjecttypesthatcanbeconverted.)Someobject
parameterscannotbeconvertedandmustbeadjustedbytheuserafterconversion(seeobject
typesbelowfor
details.)ThePC3doesnotloadsamples,soduringkeymapconversionthePC3
willtrytofindsimilarsamplestouseinthePC3ROM.Thisprocessmayormaynotbe
successful.ThePC3isunabletoconvertthesampleskippingparameter(SmpSkp,)soPC3ROM
samplesusedfor
convertedK2serieskeymapscanonlybetransposedupwardbyoneoctave.
Onlylegacyobjectsendingwiththefileextension.K26,.K25,or.KRZcanbeloadedand
converted.
Object Types and Conversion Details
Keymap Objects
AllKseriesKeymapobjectscanbeloaded,allparameterswillbeusedorconvertedtoPC3
specificparameters.ThePC3isunabletoconvertthesampleskippingparameter(SmpSkp,)so
PC3ROMsamplesusedforconvertedK2serieskeymapscanonlybetransposedupwardby
oneoctave.
Program Objects
MostKseriesProgramobjectscanbeloaded,butFXarenotconvertedandmustbesetbythe
user.AreverbeffectissetbydefaultforconvertedPrograms.SomeDSPALGSandDSPobjects
(somefilters,oscillators,etc.)cannotbeconverted,sousermayhavetoadjustsome
Program
layerstousenewALGsorDSPobjects.ThePC3doesnotloadsamples,soduringkeymap
conversionthePC3willtrytofindsimilarsamplestouseinthePC3ROM.Thisprocessmayor
maynotbesuccessful.ThePC3isunabletoconvertthesampleskipping
parameter(SmpSkp,)
soPC3ROMsamplesusedforconvertedK2serieskeymapscanonlybetransposedupwardby
oneoctave.KB3programscreatedwithaK2500orK2600cannotbeloadedtothePC3,however
thePC3containsavarietyofKB3programswhic hcaneasilybemodifiedandedited.
Also,
TripleModeprogramscreatedwiththeK26seriescannotbeloadedtothePC3,howeverPC3
programscanuseCascadeMode.CascadeModeallowsaprogramsignaltoberoutedthrough
upto32layersofDSPalgorithms(seeAltInputforAlgorithms(CascadeMode)intheProgram
Modechapter
ofthePC3Musician’sGuidefordetails.)
Setup Objects
AllKseriesSetupobjectscanbeloaded,butFXarenotconvertedandtheusersetProgram
effectsareusedbydefault(ProgramFXarenotconvertedandmustbesetbytheuser.)Also,any
controllersettingsforafourthswitchpedalwillnotbeconverted(becausethePC3
onlyhas
threeswitchpedals.)