Kurzweil PC3 User Manual

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 5
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ 5
Support ................................................................................................................................... 5
About this Manual ................................................................................................................... 6
Installation/Requirements ....................................................................................................... 6
Before You Begin ................................................................................................................... 6
An Important Note About SoundEditor ................................................................................... 6
Overview ................................................................................................................................ 7
2. Starting Up ......................................................................................................................... 8
Getting Connected ................................................................................................................. 8
MIDI Setup ............................................................................................................................. 9
3. SoundEditor Menus ........................................................................................................ 11
Configuring Preferences ....................................................................................................... 14
4. Parameter Selection in SoundEditor ............................................................................. 15
Selecting and Adjusting Parameters .................................................................................... 15
5. Program Banks Window ................................................................................................. 19
Program Banks Window ....................................................................................................... 19
Modes Toolbar ..................................................................................................................... 20
Program Name Display ........................................................................................................ 21
Selecting Program Categories.............................................................................................. 21
Program Toolbar (Editing and File Storage) ......................................................................... 22
Bank Selection and Sorting Options ..................................................................................... 23
Search Options ..................................................................................................................... 24
FOUND Button ..................................................................................................................... 25
Individual Program Options .................................................................................................. 26
MIDI Channel Display ........................................................................................................... 27
MIDI Channel Toolbar .......................................................................................................... 28
Modes Toolbar - MIDI Button ............................................................................................... 28
Modes Toolbar – MASTER Button ....................................................................................... 29
Modes Toolbar - EFFECT Button ......................................................................................... 30
Modes Toolbar - EQ+COMP Button ..................................................................................... 32
6. Editor Organization ......................................................................................................... 33

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