Kurzweil PC3K Series - Page 195

Setup Mode
Riffs
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arpeggiator’sdownbeatwilloccur. WithRelSynTypsettoAnyBeat,ifthereisalreadyasomething
playingtosyncto,theriffwillwaitonlyuntilthenextbeatbeforestoppingwhenreleased.
Dependingonwhenyoureleasetheriffitwillstopinsyncwithabeat,butitmay
beonan
upbeatoradownbeat.
WithRelSynTypsettoDownBeatWait,theriffwillwaitforthedownbeatofthenextmeasureto
stopwhenreleased.ThedifferencefromDownBeatisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,
theriffwontstopwhenreleased.Ifanotherriffis
alreadyrunning,DownBeatWa itbehavesjust
likeDownBeat .
WithRelSynTypsettoAnyBeatWait,ifthereisalreadyasomethingplayingtosyncto,theriff
willwaitfor thenextbeatbeforereleasing.ThedifferencefromAnyBeatisthatifthereis
nothingplayingtosyncto,thisriffwillnot
stopwhenreleased.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwantto
stopariffinsynconlywhenanotherriffisplaying.Ifsomethingisalreadyplayingtosyncto,
AnyBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeAnyBeat.
WithRelSynTypsettoLoop,ifthereisalreadyarifforsongplayingto
syncto,thecurrentriff
willwaitfor theplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestoppingwhen
released(seeLoop on page 7‐62forloopingriffs,andLoop on page 12‐11forloopingsongs.)This
wayyoucanreleasethe rifftostopaheadoftime,and
haveitstopinsyncatthestartofthe
playingrifforsong’sloop.
WithRelSynTypsettoStop,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentriffwill
waitforwhatisplayingtostopbeforereleasing.Thiswayyoucantriggerthecurrentriff
to
releaseaheadoftime,andhaveitstopinsyncattherelease(stopping)oftheriff,arpeggiator,or
songthatyouaresyncingto.
WithRelSynTypsettoStartWait,ifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentriffwillwait
forsomethingitcansynctoto
beginplayingfirstbeforereleasing.Thisissimilarto
DownBeatWait,butitwillonlyreleasetheriffthefirsttimethatwhateveritissyncingtostarts.
Thiswayyoucantriggertherifftostopaheadoftime,andhaveitstopinsyncatthestartofthe
riff,arpeggiator,orsongthatyouaresyncingto.Ifyourestarttheriffandtrytoreleaseitagain
whilethethingyouaresyncingtoisalreadyplaying,StartWaitwillnotstoptheriff.
WithRelSynTypsettoLoopWait,ifthereisalreadyarifforsongplayingto
syncto,thecurrent
riffwillwaitfortheplayingrifforsongtorestartitsloop(ifitislooped)beforestopping(see
Loop on page 7‐62forloopingriffs,andLoop on page 12‐11forloopingsongs.)Thiswayyoucan
triggertherifftostopaheadoftime,andhave
itstopinsyncatthestartoftheplayingriffor
song’sloop.ThedifferencefromLoopisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,theriffwill
notstopwhenreleased.Iftherifforsongthatyouaresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,LoopWait
behavesjust
likeLoop.
WithRelSynTyp settoStopWait,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,thecurrentriff
willwaitfor whatisplayingtostopbeforereleasing.Thiswayyoucantriggertherifftostop
aheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncattherelease
(stopping)oftheriff,arpeggiator,orsong
thatyouaresyncingto.ThedifferencefromStopisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,the
riffwillnotstopwhenreleased.Iftherifforsongthatyouaresyncingtoisalreadyrunning,
StopWaitbehavesjustlike
Stop.
Note:ForallRelSynTypsettingsexceptStop,StartWaitandStopWait,ariffcansyncitsrelease
withitsself.Forexample,youcoulduseriff1andsyncittoitsselfbysettingRiff1forthe
RelSynZnparameter.Then,ifyousetDownBeatfortheRelSynTypparameter,
whenreleased
theriffwouldalwayswaituntilitsnextdownbeattostop.