Kurzweil PC3K Series - Pedals; Breath

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Startup
Startup—the Details
Pedals
PlugyourswitchorcontinuouspedalsintothecorrespondingjacksonthePC3K’srearpanel.
WerecommendusingtheKurzweilpedalsdescribedonpage 1‐5,butyoucanusealmostany
switchorcontinuouspedal,aslongasitadherestothefollowings p ecifications(asmostpedals
do):
Switchpedals
1
/
4
‐inchtip‐sleeveplug
Continuouspedals 10‐kOhmlinear‐taperpotentiometer,
1
/
4
‐inchtip‐ring‐sleeveplug
withthewiperconnectedtothetip.
Ifyouuseathird‐party(non‐Kurzweil)switchpedal,makesureit’sconnectedbeforeyouturn
onyourPC3K.Thisensuresthatthepedalwillworkproperly(itmightfunctionbackward—off
whenit’sdownandonwhenit’s
up—ifyouturnonyourPC3Kbeforeplugginginthepedal).
Similarly,don’tpressanyofyourswitchpedalswhilepoweringup,becausethePC3Kverifies
eachpedal’sorientationduringpowerup.Ifyou’ repressingapedal,youmightcauseittowork
backward.
Thepedalsareindependentlyprogrammablewithineach
zoneofeverysetup.Herearethe
defaultsettingsforthefivepedalsyoucanusewiththePC3K:
SwitchPedal1 Controller64(Sustain)
SwitchPedal2 Controller66(Sostenuto)
SwitchPedal3 Controller67(Soft)
ContinuousControlPedal1 Controller11(Expression/Volum e )
ContinuousControlPedal2 Controller
4(FootPedal)producesa“wah”effectinmanysetups
Breath
The3.5mmjacklabeledBreathacceptsastandardbreathcontroller,whichsendsstandardMIDI
Breath(MIDI2)messages.ThePC3K’spresetprogramsandsetupsdon’trespondtobreath,but
ifyouhaveotherinstrumentsthatdorespondtoBreath,youcancontrolthemfromthePC3Kvia
MIDI.
Youcanalso
programthePC3Ksothatthe breathcontrollersendsadifferentMIDImessage.
ThiswouldenableyoutouseabreathcontrollertoaffectthePC3K,butthenotherinstruments
receivingMIDIfromthePC3KwouldnolongerrespondtothePC3K’sbreathcontroller(unless
youalsoprogrammedthemtoreceive
thesameMIDIControllerthatthePC3K’sbreath
controllerissending).