Kurzweil PC3K Series - The ASR Page; Trigger; Mode; Delay

Program Mode
The ASR Page
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The ASR Page
ASRsarethree‐sectionunipolarenvelopes—attack,sustain,andrelease.ThePC3K’sASRscan
betriggeredbyaprogrammablecontrolsource,andcanbedelayed.ASR1isalwaysalocal
control.ASR2islocalbydefault,butbecomesglobaliftheGlobalsparameterontheCOMMON
pageissettoOn.
ASRsarefrequently usedtorampthedepthofpitchoramplitudeinavibrato
ortremolo,enablingdelaysinthoseeffects.TheASRpageconsistsoftworowsoffive
parameters,onerowforeachoftheASRs.
Trigger
Thisdefinesthecontrolsourcethatstartsthecurrentlayer’sASRs.TheASRstartswhenthe
triggerswitchesfromofftoon.IftheTriggerparameterissettoON,aglobalASRstartsrunning
immediatelywhenyouselectaprogramthatcontainsit.AlocalASRstartsrunningas
soonas
youtriggeranoteinthelayerthatcontainsit.SwitchcontrolsarebettersuitedforASRtriggers
becauseoftheirbinary(on/off)nature.Acontinuouscontrolwilltriggerthe ASRswhenits
signalvalueisaboveitsmidp oint.
Mode
ThisparametersetsthesustainsectionoftheASR.TheASR’smodedetermineswhattheASR
doeswhenitfinishesitsattacksection.IftheModeparameterissettoNormal,theASRwillrun
directlyfromitsattacksectiontoitsreleasesection(nosustain).Atasettingof
Repeat,theASR
willcyclethroughtheatt ackand releasesections,thenloopforwardandcyclethroughagain
untiltheASR’striggerswitchesoff.IfthemodeissettoHold,theASRmaintainsitspositionat
theendoftheattacksectionuntiltheASR’striggerswitchesoff.The
ASRthengoesintoits
releasesection.IftheASR’striggerswitchesoffbeforetheattacksectioniscomplete,theASR
goesdirectlytoitsreleasesection.
Delay
WhentheASR’striggerswitcheson,theASRwillstartimmediatelyifthisparameterissetto
zero.NonzerovalueswillcauseacorrespondingdelaybetweentheASRtriggerandthestartof
theASR.
Parameter Range of Values Default
Trigger Control Source List Off
Mode Normal, Hold, Repeat Normal
Delay 0 to 30 seconds 0 seconds
Attack 0 to 30 seconds 0 seconds
Release 0 to 30 seconds 0 seconds