Kurzweil PC3K Series - Appendix E PC3 K Legacy File Conversion; Object Types and Conversion Details; Soundblock (Sample Objects); Keymap Objects

PC3K Legacy File Conversion
Object Types and Conversion Details
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Appendix E
PC3K Legacy File Conversion
ThePC3KcanloadobjectsfromolderKurzweilKseriesproducts,aswellasobjectsfromthe
PC3.LoadedobjectsareconvertedtoobjecttypesnativetothePC3K(seebelowforobjecttypes
thatcanbeconverted.)Someobjectparameterscannotbeconvertedandmustbeadjustedby
theuser
afterconversion(seeobjecttypesbelowfordetails.)ObjectsthatusetheKseriesROM
soundsetcanbeconvertedafterinstallationoftheoptionalK2661ROMcompatibilityfile
(availableasafreedownloadfromwww.kurzweil.com.)
Onlylegacyobjectsendingwiththefileextension.K26,.K25,.KRZor.PC3canbeloaded
and
converted.
Object Types and Conversion Details
Soundblock (Sample Objects)
AllKseriessampleobjectscanbeloaded.ThePC3Kisunabletoconvertthesampleskipping
parameter(SmpSkp,)sosamplesconvertedforuseinthePC3Kcanonlybetransposedupward
byoneoctave.
Keymap Objects
AllKseriesKeymapobjectscanbeloaded,allparameterswillbeusedorconvertedtoPC3K
specificparameters.
Program Objects
MostKseriesProgramobjectscanbeloaded,butFXarenotconvertedandmustbesetbythe
user.AreverbeffectissetbydefaultforconvertedPrograms.SomeDSPALGSandDSPobjects
(somefilters,oscillators,etc.)cannotbeconverted,sotheusermayhavetoadjust
some
ProgramlayerstonewALGsorDSPobjects.ProgramobjectsthatusetheKseriesROM
soundsetcanbeconvertedafterinstallationoftheoptionalK2661ROMcompatibilityfile
(availableasafreedownloadfromwww.kurzweil.com.)AllPC3Prog ramobjectscanbeloaded.
KB3programscreatedwithaK2500
orK2600cannotbeloadedtothePC3K,howeverthePC3K
containsavarietyofKB3programswhichcaneasilybemodifiedandedited.Also,TripleMode
programscreatedwiththeK26seriescannotbeloadedtothePC3K,howeverPC3Kprograms
canuseCascadeMode.CascadeModeallowsaprogram
signaltoberoutedthroughupto32
layersofDSPalgorithms(seeAltInputforAlgorithms(CascadeMode)onpage 6‐17fordetails.)
Setup Objects
AllKseriesSetupobjectscanbeloaded,butFXarenotconvertedandtheProgrameffectsare
usedbydefault.Also,anycontrollersettingsforafourthswitchpedalwillnotbeconverted
(becausethePC3Konlyhasthreeswitchpedals.)AllPC3Setupobjectscanbeloaded.