Kurzweil PC361 - Page 62

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Master Mode
MAPS
velocity.EachmapappliesadifferentcurvetoreceivedMIDIattackvelocitiesandremapsthem
tonewvelocitiesbeforelettingthempass.Thedefaultmapprovidesthewidestrangeofvelocity
expression,butyoumaywanttochooseadifferentmapifthedefaultdoesnotsuityourplaying
style.See
thediagramabovefortheotherpagesthataffecttheMIDIattackvelocitybeforeand
afterreachingtheMasterVelocityMap.
Thedefaultmap,Linear,allowsMIDIvelocitiestopassunchanged.Light1‐3makeit
increasinglyeasiertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamekeystrikevelocity
(with
Light3beingtheeasiest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetterforuserswhoplaywithalighter
touch.Hard1‐3makeitincreasinglyhardertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesame
keystrikevelocity(withHard3beingthehardest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetter
forusers
whoplaywithahardertouch.PianoTouchsimulatesthegeneralvelocityresponseofan
acousticpiano,andisbestsuitedforplayingacousticpianoprograms.EasyTouchissimilarto
theLightsettings,makinghighvelocitieseasiertoplay,butitallowsmoresensitivecontrolover
playing
highvelocitiesbynotboostingtheMIDIvelocityforfaststrikevelocitiesasmuchasit
doesformediumstrikevelocities.GMReceivemimicsthevelocitymapcommonlyusedby
keyboardsthatusetheGeneralMIDI(GM)soundset.TheGMReceivemapmakesmedium
strikevelocitiesproducehigherMIDIvelocities
comparedtotheLinearmap.GMReceiveeffects
notesfromthePC3’skeyboardaswellastheMIDIinport.Thismapisautomaticallyusedwhen
thePC3isinGMmode(seeGeneralMIDIMode(GMOn,GMOff)below,)thoughusersmay
wanttousetheGMReceive
mapwhengeneratingMIDIoutsideofGMmodewhichwilllater
beplayedbackbyaGMsystem.