Kurzweil PC3K Series User Manual

MIDI Mode
The TRANSMIT Page
10-3
Velocity Map (Transmit)
ChangetheMIDITransmitVelocityMapsettingifyouaretriggeringexternalMIDIgearwhich
isproducingnotesthataretooloudortooquietbasedonyourplayingstyle(howlightorheavy
thatyouplaythekeys.)Thedefaultmapprovidesthewidestrangeofvelocityexpression,but
you
maywanttochooseadifferentmapifthedefaultdoesnotsuityourplayingstyle.
ThetransmitVelocityMapaffectsthewaythePC3KsendsMIDIvelocityvaluestoitsUSBor
MIDIOutport(seethecircledboxaboveforitslocationintheMIDIsignalflow.)Different
maps
outputdifferentMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamereceivedMIDIattackvelocity.Eachmap
appliesadifferentcurvetoreceivedMIDIattackvelocitiesandremapsthemtonewvelocities
beforetransmittingthemtotheUSBorMIDIOutport(thisparameterhasnoeffectonMIDI
datasentfromSong
modeortothePC3K’ssoundengine.)Thedefaultmapprovidesthewidest
rangeofvelocityexpression,butyoumaywanttochooseadifferentmapifthedefaultdoesnot
suityourplayingstyle.SeethediagramabovefortheotherpagesthataffecttheMIDIattack
velocitybefore
reachingthetransmitVelmap.
Thedefaultmap,Linear,allowsMIDIvelocitiestopassunchanged.MapsLight1‐3makeit
increasinglyeasiertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesamekeystrikevelocity(with
Light3beingtheeasiest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetterforuserswhoplaywith
alighter
touch.Hard1‐3makeitincreasinglyhardertoproducehighMIDIvelocityvaluesforthesame
keystrikevelocity(withHard3beingthehardest,)sothesemapsmayworkbetterforusers
whoplaywithahardertouch.PianoTouchsimulatesthegeneralvelocityresponseofan

acousticpiano,and isbestsuitedforplayingacousticpianosounds.EasyTouchissimilartothe
Lightsettings,makinghighvelocitieseasiertoplay,butitallowsmoresensitivecontrolover
playinghighvelocitiesbynotboostingtheMIDIvelocityforfaststrikevelocitiesasmuchasit
does
formediumstrikevelocities.GMReceivemimicsthevelocitymapcommonlyusedby
keyboardsthatusetheGeneralMIDI(GM)soundset.TheGMReceivemapmakesmedium
strikevelocitiesproducehigherMIDIvelocitiescomparedtotheLinearmap.
PC3KKeyboard
KEY‐VELpageforcurrentControlSetup(inProgramMode)orcurrentZone(inSetupMode)
VelocityMapSettingsonMasterModeMAPSPage
VelocityMapSettingsonMIDIModeTransmitPage
MIDIOutviaMIDIOutportorUSBComputerport
PC3KSongMode
MIDIInviaMIDIInportorUSBComputerport
PC3KSoundEngine
VelocityMapSettingsonMIDIModeReceivePage
to
PC3Kaudiooutputs
MIDI
MIDI
Destinations
Sources

Kurzweil PC3K Series Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	PC3K Series
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English