Kurzweil PC3K Series - Setting the Clock; PC3 K Programs; Selecting Programs; Easy Audition

Startup
PC3K Programs
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Setting the Clock
ThefirsttimeyoustartupyourPC3K isprobablyagoodtimetosettheinstrument’sclockto
yourcurrentlocaltime.DothisfromtheMasterPage.
Theclockwilltime‐stampyourfilesthathavebeenstoredviaUSB.
PC3K Programs
ThePC3KpowersupinProgrammode,whereyoucanselectandplayprograms(called
patches,presets,orvoicesonotherinstruments).Programsarepresetsoundscomposedofupto
32layersofsamplesorwaveforms.Ifyou’veleftProgrammode,justpresstheProgrammode
buttonorExitbuttonto
return.
Selecting Programs
WhenyouareinProgrammode,therearefourbasicwaystoselectaPC3Kprogram:
•PressoneoftheBankbuttons(abovetheslidersontheleftsideofthefrontpanel)toselecta
bank,thenpressaCategorybuttonandaProgrambuttontochoosewithinthebank.
The
CategoryandProgrambuttonsareonthefrontpanel,betweenthescreenandthealpha
wheel.
•Typetheprogram’sID(number)onthealphanumericbuttonpad,thenpressEnter.Ifyou
makeamistake,pressClear,thenstartover.
•ScrollthroughthelistusingtheAlphaWheel
•Scrollthroughthelist
usingthePlusorMinusbuttonundertheAlphaWheel,orthecursor
buttons(thearrowbuttonstotherightofthedisplay).
ThePC3KhasvarioussettingsforrespondingtoMIDIProgramChangecommandsfrom
externalsources.TheseareexplainedinChapter 10,sowewon’tgoint othemhere.You
should
beabletochangeprogramsbysendingProgramChangecommandsfromyourMIDIcontroller.
Easy Audition
Anytimeyouwanttohearwhataprogramsoundslike,highlighttheprogram’sname(whilein
Programmode)thenpressthePlay/Pausebuttontoplayabriefsample.TheDemoButton
parameterontheMasterModeIIpagemust beonforEasyAuditiontowork;theparameteris
on
bydefault.MastermodeisdescribedinChapter 11.
Program Mode Display
TakeaminutetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeProgrammodedisplay.Itgivesyousomehelpful
basicinformation,liketheMIDItransposition,whatMIDIchannelyou’ reon,andwhich
programiscurrentlyselected.