Kurzweil PC3K Series - Editing KB3 Programs; The Tone Wheels (TONEWL) Page; Upper Tone Wheel Keymap

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Program Mode
Editing KB3 Programs
Editing KB3 Programs
YoucaneditawideassortmentofanyKB3program’sparameters.Youcanalsocreateyourown
KB3programs,thoughyoumuststartwithanexistingKB3programtodothis.AregularPC3K
programcannotbeturnedintoaKB3program.Ifyou’ renotsurewhetherthecurrentprogram
is
aKB3program,checktheKB3button(locatedabovetherightmostslider).IftheblueLEDis
on,thenthecurrentprogramisaKB3program.
EntertheKB3programeditorbypressingtheEditbuttonwhileaKB3programisselectedin
programmode.You’llquicklyseethatthe
KB3editordiffersfromthestandardVASTprogram
editor.
The Tone Wheels (TONEWL) Page
KB3ModeusesDSP‐generatedwaveformsforthelowerhalfofitstonewheelsandsamplesfor
theupperhalfofitstonewheels.UsingtheparametersontheTONEWLpage,youcanspecify
whichsampleyouwishtouse,thenumberoftonewheels(whichwillaffecthowmanyother

voicesareavailabletoyou),andotherrelatedsettings.
Upper Tone Wheel Keymap
Usethisparametertoindicatethekeymap(andtherebythesamples)tousefortheuppertone
wheels.YoucanuseanykeymapfromROM,thoughyoumustspecifyakeymapthatuses
loopedsamplesforKB3Modetoworkcorrectly.WheninProgrammode,thekeymapassigned
totheprogram
appearsintheinfobox.
Parameter Range of Values
Upper Tone Wheel Keymap Sample List
Upper Volume Adjust -96 to 96 dB
Number of Tone Wheels 24 to 91
Organ Map Equal, Peck’s, Bob’s, Eric’s
Wheel Volume Map Equal, Bright, Mellow, Junky
Globals On, Off
Lower Transposition -120 to 127 semitones
Upper Transposition -168 to 87 semitones