Kurzweil PC3K Series - The PERC1 Page; Percussion; Volume; Decay

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Program Mode
The PERC1 Page
The PERC1 Page
Percussionisacharacteristicfeatureoftonewheelorgans.It’sespeciallyuseful whilesoloing,
sincepercussionaddsanextra“plink”(actuallyanextratoneatadefinedharmonic)tothe
attack.YoucanreachthepercussionparametersbypressingthePerc1andPerc2softbuttons.
Percussion
Thisiswhereyouturnthepercussioneffectonoroff.Percussioniscreatedbyadecaying
envelopeappliedtooneoftheninedrawbars.Thepercussioneffectis“single‐triggered,”which
meansthatonceit’striggered,itwon’ttriggeragainuntilallkeys(orwhateveryou’reusingto
triggernotes)
goup.Soifnokeysaredown,andyouplayachord,percussiongetsappliedtoall
notesinthechord(andinfact,toallnotesthataretriggeredduringtheshortdurationofthe
percussionenvelope).Oncetheenveloperunsitscourse,anynotesyouplaywhile
atleastone
keyishelddowngetnopercussion.Onkeyboardmodels,youcanturnpercussiononoroffby
pressingAssignableControllerButton5(Mutebutton5).
Volume
Thisparameterswitchesbetweenloudandsoftpercussionsettings.Theactualamplitudeisset
onthePERC2page.Onkeyboardmodels,youcantogglebetweenloudandsoftbypressing
AssignableControllerButton6(Mutebutton6).
Decay
Thisparameterswitchesbetweenfastandslowpercussionsettings.Theactualdecayrateisset
onthePERC2page.Onkeyboardmodels,youcantogglebetweenslowandfastdecayby
pressingAssignableControllerButton7(Mutebutton7).
Parameter Range of Values
Percussion Off, On
Volume Soft, Loud
Decay Slow, Fast
Harmonic Low, High
Velocity Tracking 0 to 100%
Low Harmonic Drawbar 1 to 9
High Harmonic Drawbar 1 to 9
Steal Bar Drawbar 1 to 9