Kurzweil PC361 User Manual

Setup Mode
Riffs
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arpeggiator’sdownbeatwilloccur.WithRelSynTypsettoAnyBeat,ifthereisalreadyasomething
playingtosyncto,theriffwillwaitonlyuntilthe nextbeatbeforestoppingwhenreleased.
Dependingonwhenyoureleasetheriffitwillstopinsyncwithabeat,butitmay
beonan
upbeatoradownbeat.
WithRelSynTypsettoDownBeatWait,theriffwillwaitforthedownbeatofthenextmeasureto
stopwhenreleased.ThedifferencefromDownBeatisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,
theriffwontstopwhenreleased.Ifanotherriffis
alreadyrunning,DownBeatWaitbehavesjust
likeDownBeat .
WithRelSynTypsettoAnyBeatWait,ifthereisalreadyasomethingplayingtosyncto,theriff
willwaitforthenextbeatbeforereleasing.ThedifferencefromAnyBeatisthatifthereis
nothingplayingtosyncto,thisriffwillnot
stopwhenreleased.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwantto
stopariffinsynconlywhenanotherriffisplaying.Ifsomethingisalreadyplayingtosyncto,
AnyBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeAnyBeat.
WithRelSynTypsettoLoop,ifthereisalreadyarifforsongplayingto
syncto,thecurrentriff
willwaitfortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestoppingwhen
released(seeLoop on page 3‐22forloopingriffs,andLoop on page 12‐11ofThePC3Musician’s
Guideforloopingsongs.)Thiswayyoucanreleasetheriffto
stopaheadoftime,andhaveit
stopinsyncatthestartoftheplayingrifforsong’sloop.
WithRelSynTypsettoStop,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentriffwill
waitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforereleasing.Thiswayyou
cantriggerthecurrentriffto
releaseaheadoftime,andhaveitstopinsyncattherelease(stopping)oftheriff,arpeggiator,or
songthatyouaresyncingto.
WithRelSynTypsettoStartWait,ifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentriffwillwait
forsomething
itcansynctotobeginplayingfirstbeforereleasing.Thisissimilarto
DownBeatWait,butitwillonlyreleasetheriffthefirsttimethatwhateveritissyncingtostarts.
Thiswayyoucantriggertherifftostopaheadoftime,andhaveitstopinsync
atthestartofthe
riff,arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.Ifyourestarttheriffandtrytoreleaseitagain
whilethethingyouaresyncingtoisalreadyplaying,StartWaitwillnotstoptheriff.
WithRelSynTypsettoLoopWait,ifthereisalreadya
rifforsongplayingtosyncto,thecurrent
riffwillwaitfortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestopping(see
Loop on page 3‐22forloopingriffs,and Loop on page 12‐11ofThePC3Musician’sGuidefor
loopingsongs.)Thiswayyoucan
triggertherifftostopaheadoftime,andhaveitstopinsyncat
thestartoftheplayingrifforsong’sloop.ThedifferencefromLoopisthatifthereisnothing
playingtosyncto,theriffwillnotstopwhenreleased.Iftherifforsongthat
youaresyncingto
isalreadyrunning,LoopWaitbehavesjustlikeLoop.
WithRelSynTypsettoStopWait,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentriff
willwaitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforereleasing.Thiswayyoucantriggertherifftostop
aheadof
time,andhaveitstartinsyncattherelease(stopping)oftheriff,arpeggiator,orsong
thatyouaresyncingto.ThedifferencefromStopisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,the
riffwillnotstopwhenreleased.Iftherifforsongthatyou
aresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,
StopWaitbehavesjustlikeStop.
Note:ForallRelSynTypsettingsexceptStop,StartWaitandStopWait,ariffcansyncitsrelease
withitsself.Forexample,youcoulduseriff1andsyncittoitsselfbysettingRiff1forthe
RelSynZn
parameter.Then,ifyousetDownBeatfortheRelSynTypparameter,whenreleased
theriffwouldalwayswaituntilitsnextdownbeattostop.

Kurzweil PC361 Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	PC361
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English