Kurzweil PC361 User Manual

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Master Mode
General MIDI Mode (GM On, GM Off)
General MIDI Mode (GM On, GM Off)
ThissoftbuttonenablesordisablesGeneralMIDI(GM)mode.WhenGMmodeisoff(the
default,)thebuttonsislabeledGMOn.PresstheGMOnsoftbuttontoenterGMmode.ThePC3
willpromptyoutoconfirmorcancel.WhenGMmodeisonthebuttonsislabeled
GMOff.Press
theGMOffsoftbuttontoexitGMmode.ThePC3willpromptyoutoconfirmorcancel.Youcan
notaccessSetupModeorQuickAccessModewhileinGMmode.Asidefromwhatisnotedin
thissection,allotherPC3functionsoperatenormallywhile
inGMmode.InGMmode,thePC3
compliesspecificallywiththeGeneralMIDI(GM 1)specification.
AnOverviewofGeneralMIDI
GeneralMIDIisaspecificationcreatedbytheMIDIManufacturersAssociationwhichdefines
specificfeaturesthataMIDIinstrumentmusthave(seetheMMAwebsiteatwww.midi.orgfor
moreinformation.)Among
otherthings,theGMspecificationsetsastandardbankofprogram
namesandnumbers,aswellasastandarddrummappinglayout,sothatsequencescreatedon
anyGMinstrumentwillplaybackwiththecorrectinstrumentationonanyotherGM
instrument,nomatterthemanufacturer.GMhasmanyuses,for
exampleitmakesiteasyfor
musicianswhouseMIDIfilestoshareideasandcollaboratewhileusingdifferentsetsof
equipment.Alsomanyinstrumentalversionsofpublic domainsongscanbefoundforfreeon
theinternetasGMcompatibleMIDIfiles.These,likeallMIDIfiles,offercertainadvantages
over
audiosuchassmallfilesize,theabilitytoedit,orchestrate,orchangetempotoeasilylearnfrom
thesequences,orevenconvertnoteinformationtostandardnotationwithathirdparty
application.
OverviewofGeneralMIDIMode
Onceenabled,Programmodewilldisplaythesetof128standardGM
programnamesonthe
rightsideofthescreen(seebelow.)Asidefromthedifferentlayoutandprogramchoice,Program
modeoperatesnormally(seebelowforinfoontheleftsideofthescreen.)AdefaultGMsequencewill
beloadedwhichsetsFXsendsforreverbandchorus,which
arepartoftheGMspecification.
DrumprogramswillalsoberemappedtotheGMdrummap.ThestandardPC3programswill
notbevisibleuntilGMmodeisturnedoff.
ReplacingDefaultGeneralMIDIPrograms
ThePC3’sGMsoundsconsistofPC3programstai loredtoworkwellinallGMsequences,
but
youcanalsoeditorexchangetheseprogramstosuityourtaste.ThePC3providesyouwitha
GMsoundseteditorwhichallowsyoutoreplacethePC3’sdefaultGMprogramswithanyother
PC3factoryorusercreatedprogram.Forexample,youcouldchooseadifferentfactory
oruser
createdpianoprogramtoreplacethedefaultGMprogram1,AcGrandPiano.Thisway,anyGM
sequencethatusesGMprogram1wouldnowusethenewpianoprogramthatyouselected.
Alternatively,youcouldevenchooseadifferentinstrumenttoreplacethedefaultGMprogram

Kurzweil PC361 Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	PC361
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English