Kurzweil PC3K Series - General MIDI Mode (GM On, GM Off)

Master Mode
General MIDI Mode (GM On, GM Off)
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thetaptempofunction.Thiswouldbebestusedwithaprogrammableswitch(orfootswitch.)
ConfiguretheselectedswitchsothatitisToggled,hasit’sOnandOffControlssettodestination
168(TapTempo,)andsettheOnandOffValuestoanyvalueotherthanNone.Entryand
Exit
StateshouldbesettoNone.
General MIDI Mode (GM On, GM Off)
ThissoftbuttonenablesordisablesGeneralMIDI(GM)mode.WhenGMmodeisoff(the
default,)thebuttonsislabeledGMOn.PresstheGMOnsoftbuttontoenterGMmode.The
PC3Kwillpromptyoutoconfirmorcancel.WhenGMmodeisonthebuttonsislabeled
GM
Off.PresstheGMOffsoftbuttontoexitGMmode.ThePC3Kwillpromptyoutoconfirmor
cancel.YoucannotaccessSetupModeorQuickAccessModewhileinGMmode.Asidefrom
whatisnotedinthissection,allotherPC3Kfunctionsoperatenormallywhile
inGMmode.In
GMmode,thePC3KcompliesspecificallywiththeGeneralMIDI(GM1)specification.
AnOverviewofGeneralMIDI
GeneralMIDIisaspecificationcreatedbytheMIDIManufacturersAssociationwhichdefines
specificfeaturesthataMIDIinstrumentmusthave(seetheMMAwebsiteatwww.midi.orgfor
moreinformation.)Among
otherthings,theGMspecificationsetsastandardbank ofprogram
namesandnumbers,aswellasastandarddrummappinglayout,sothatsequencescreatedon
anyGMinstrumentwillplaybackwiththecorrectinstrumentationonanyotherGM
instrument,nomatterthemanufacturer.GMhasmanyuses,for
exampleitmakesiteasyfor
musicianswhouseMIDIfilestoshareideasandcollaboratewhileusingdifferentsetsof
equipment.Alsomanyinstrumentalversionsofpublic domainsongscanbefoundforfreeon
theinternetasGMcompatibleMIDIfiles.These,likeallMIDIfiles,offercertainadvantages
over
audiosuchassmallfilesize,theabilitytoedit,orchestrate,orchangetempotoeasilylearnfrom
thesequences,orevenconvertnoteinformationtostandardnotationwithathirdparty
application.
OverviewofGeneralMIDIMode
Onceenabled,Programmodewilldisplaythesetof128standardGM
programnamesonthe
rightsideofthescreen(seebelow.)Asidefromthedifferentlayoutandprogramchoice,Program
modeoperatesnormally(seebelowforinfoontheleftsideofthescreen.)AdefaultGMsequencewill
beloadedwhichsetsFXsendsforreverbandchorus,which
arepartoftheGMspecification.
DrumprogramswillalsoberemappedtotheGMdrummap.ThestandardPC3Kprogramswill
notbevisibleuntilGMmodeisturnedoff.