Kurzweil PC361 User Manual

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Setup Mode
The ARPEGGIATOR & ARPEGGIATOR 2 (ARP1, ARP2) Pages
SyncTo
TheSyncToparameterdetermineswhatanarpeggiatorwillsyncto.Anarpeggiatorcansyncto
anotherarpeggiator,ariff,orasongplayingfromSongmode.Youcanchooseaspecific
arpeggiatororrifftosynctobysettingSyncTotoArp1–16orRiff1‐16,andthecurrent

arpeggiatorwillalwayssynctothatarpeggiatororriff.Forexample,ifyouhaveanarpeggiator
onabasssoundinzone1andanarpeggiatoronaleadsoundinzone2,youmayalwayswant
theleadarpeggiationinzone2tosynctothebassarpeggiationin
zone1.Inthiscaseyouwould
settheSyncToparameterinzone2toArp1.
Youmaywanttohavealittlemorefreedomandnotbetiedtothebassarpeggiationinzone1as
themain“timekeeper.”Maybeyouwanttostartwiththeleadarpeggiationin
zone2andhave
thebassarpeggiationinzone1startlater.InthiscaseyouwouldsettheSyncToparameterfor
zone2toFirstArp.Av.Withthissetting,the arpeggiatorwilllookforthefirstavailable
arpeggiatortosyncto.Soifboththebassarpeggiationandthelead
arpeggiationhavethis
parametersettoFirstArp.Av.,thearpeggiationthatisstartedfirstwillbethemain
“timekeeper.”Iftheleadarpeggiatorstartsfirst,thebassarpeggiatorwillseethatasthefirst
availablearpeggiatortosynctoandwilldoso.Ifthebassarpeggiatorisstartedfirst,the
lead
arpeggiatorwillseethatasthefirstavailablearpeggiatortosynctoandwilldoso.Thiscanbe
veryhandyifyouareusingmultiplearpeggiatorsandwanttodosomeliveimprovisation;you
canstartandstopdifferentarpeggiatorsandaslongisthereisonearpeggiatorplaying,
any
arpeggiatorwithSyncTosettoFirstArp.Av.willsyncbackupwhentriggeredagain.
YoucanalsochooseFirstRiff.Av.,whichbehavesthesamewayasFirstArp.Av.,butmakesyour
arpeggiatorlookforthefirstavailablerifftosyncto.AsettingofMainSeq.willsyncthe
arpeggiatortothe
songcurrentlyloadedinSongmode.YoucanselectasonginSongmode,
thenplayitfromsetupmodewiththefrontpanelPlay/Pausebutton.(Doingthistemporarily
replacestheprogramsinyoursetup’szoneswiththeprogramusedforeachchannelinthesong,soit’s
bestto
makeasetupthatusesthesameprogramsasyoursongonthesameMIDIchannels.Ifyouplanon
syncingriffswithasong,itmaybeeasiertostartbycreatingasetup,thenrecordingthesetupintoa
song.SeeRecordingASetupToSongMode on page 7 ‐64
ofThePC3Musician’sGuidefordetails.)A
settingofFirstAvail.willsyncthearpeggiatortothefirstavailablearpeggiator,riff,orsong
fromSongmode.
Note:IfyouhavemultiplearpeggiatorsorriffsalreadyplayingwhenusingFirstArp.Av.,FirstRiff.Av.,
orFirstAvail.forthecurrentarpeggiator,thecurrent
arpeggiatorwillsynctothearpeggiatororriffof
thelowestnumberedzonethathasanarpeggiatororriffplaying.
SyncType
TheSyncTypeparameterallowsyoutochoosehowyourarpeggiatorwillsynctoother
arpeggiators,riffs,orasongplayingfromSongmode.
WithSyncTypesettoNone,yourarpeggiator
willstartplayingassoonasitistriggered.Itwill
notsynctoanything.WithSyncTypesettoDownBeat,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingto
syncto,thecurrentarpeggiatorwillwaitforthedownbeatofthenextmeasurebeforestarting;
so,youcantriggerthearpeggiatorto
startaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsync atthe
downbeatofthenextmeasure.IfSyncingtoanarpeggiator,seeNumBeats on page 3‐15fordetails
onchangingwhenanarpeggiator’sdownbeatwilloccur.WithSyncTypesettoAnyBeat,ifthereis
alreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,
thearpeggiatorwillwaitonlyuntilthenextbeat.
Dependingonwhenyoutriggerthearpeggiator,itwillsyncup,butitmaybeonanupbeatora
downbeat.
WithSyncTypesettoDownBeatWait,ifthereissomethingplayingtosyncto,thearpeggiator
willwaitforthedownbeat
ofthenextmeasuretostart.ThedifferencefromDownBeatisthatif
thereisnothingtosyncto,thearpeggiatorwillnotstart.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttostart
multiplearpeggiatorssyncedtosomethingelse.Forexample,youcouldhaveabassarpeggiator

Kurzweil PC361 Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	PC361
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English