Kurzweil PC3K Series User Manual

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Storage Mode
The STORE Page
Useoneofthedata‐entrymethodstoselectabanktobestore.IfyoupresstheCancelsoft
button,you’llreturntothe Storagemodepage.Afteryou’veselectedthebank,pressStore,and
theFileNamedialoguewillappear.Namethefile,andpressOK.Whenthe
fileissaved,the
PC3Kaddsanextension(.P3K)tothefilename.ThisenablesthePC3Ktorecognizeitasa
Kurzweilfilewhenitexaminesthedirectory.Notethatalthough.P3Kfilesare“collections”of
objects,youcanloadindividualobjectsifyouwantto.SeeLoadingIndividual
ObjectsFroma.P3K
OrCompatibleFileType on page 13‐8.
Saving Master Files
AmongyourchoicesintheBankdialogareMasterfiles.Masterfilesconsistprimarilyofthe
itemsonthetwoMastermodeandMIDImodepages.SavingMasterfilesisagoodwayto
configureyourPC3K(oranotherPC3K)to
yourperformanceorsequencingneeds.Forexample,
youmightsavedifferentMasterfileswitheverysequenceyoucreateusinganexternal
sequencer.Then,whenyouloadtheMasterfile,youwouldhaveallthecorrectprograms
assignedtotheappropriateMIDIchannels.
The Store Advanced Page
PressingtheAdvncesoftbuttoncallsuptheStoreAdvancedpage,onwhicheveryuser‐defined
object—aswellasitsobjecttype—onthePC3Kisdisplayedandselectableforstorage.Onthis
page,youcanselectandstoreobjectsindividually,ratherthanbyrange.Theobjectsare
organizedbynumericalID
andobjecttype.
TherearefivesoftbuttonsontheStoreAdvancedpage:
Select Selectthehighlightedobject.Anasterix(*)appearsbetweentheIDandobjecttype
ofselectedobjects.
Next Scrolltonextentry.Samefunctionas pressingtheDownor+buttons,orturningthe
AlphaWheelone
clickclockwise.
Type Jumptonextobjecttype.
Store Storetheselectedobjectstothecurrentstoragedevice.Pressingthissoftbuttoncalls
uptheSelectDirectorydialogue.
Cancel ExitstheStoreAdvancedpageandreturnsyoutotheStorepage.
Shortcuts when Storing Individual Objects
Selectingordeselectingalloftheobjectsatoncecanbe
donewiththefollowingdouble‐presses
(twofront‐panelbuttonssimultaneouslypressed):
• Left/Rightcursordouble‐press:SelectAllObjects
• Up/Downcursordouble‐press:ClearAllSelections
Ifyouwanttostoremostbutnotalloftheitemsfromafile(forexample,iftherearesomesongs
inRAM
thatyoudon’twanttobestoredinthefile),itmaybefastesttofirstselectallobjects
usingtheLeft/Rightdouble‐press,andthenmanuallydeselectanyunwanteditems.

Kurzweil PC3K Series Specifications

General

Brand	Kurzweil
Model	PC3K Series
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English