Kurzweil PC3A User Manual

Master Mode
MAIN
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Pressure Map (Master)
Change the Master Press Map setting if you nd that the PC3A is not producing the desired MIDI
pressure (aftertouch) values (too high or too low) based on your playing style (how soft or hard
that you press the keys.) The default map provides the widest range of pressure expression, but
you may want to choose a dierent map if the default does not suit your playing style.
The Master Press Map is an overall control for MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values used in the
PC3A. MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values are created for each note depending on how hard you
press on a key that is being held down. The Master Press Map aects MIDI pressure (aftertouch)
values for all MIDI sources and destinations used in the PC3A (see the circled box above for its
location in the MIDI signal ow.) Dierent maps used for the Master Press Map generate
dierent MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values for the same physical key press value. Each map
applies a dierent curve to received MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values and remaps them to new
values before letting them pass. The default map provides the widest range of pressure
(aftertouch) expression, but you may want to choose a dierent map if the default does not suit
your playing style. See the diagram above for the other pages that aect MIDI pressure
(aftertouch) values before and after reaching the Master Press Map.
The default map, Linear, allows MIDI pressure (aftertouch) values to pass unchanged. Maps 2-4
make it increasingly easier to produce MIDI pressure values for the same physical pressure
applied to a key (with 4 “Easiest” being the easiest.) Maps 4-7 make it increasingly harder to
produce MIDI pressure values for the same physical pressure applied to a key (with 7 “Hardest”
being the hardest.)
PC3A Keyboard
PRESS page for current Control Setup (in Program Mode) or current Zone (in Setup
Mode)
Pressure Map Settings on Master Mode MAPS Page
PressureMap Settings on MIDI Mode Transmit Page
MIDI Out via MIDI Out port or USB Computer port
PC3A Song Mode
MIDI In via MIDI In port or USB Computer port
PC3A Sound Engine
PressureMap Settings on MIDI Mode Receive Page
to
PC3A audio outputs
MIDI
MIDI
Destinations
Sources

Kurzweil PC3A Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	PC3A
Category	Electronic Keyboard
Language	English