Kurzweil PC3K8 - Volume (Vol)

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Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
Volume (Vol)
Youcansetavolumelevelforeachtrackasavaluebetween0and127.Ifthechannelofthe
RecTrk(orthecontrolchannel,ifRecTrkissettoMultiorNone)containsanyrecordedvolume
change(controller7),thechangewillbereflectedastheVolparameter’s
valueinrealtime,as
wellasontheMIXERpage.Also,changingtheVolvaluewhilerecordingwillwritevolume
automation(controller7messages)tothecurrentRecTrk’seventlist.
Initial Volume Settings
Eachsongfiledoesnotautomaticallysaveyourvolumesettingforeachtrack.Tomakeasong
saveyour
volumesettingsforeachtrack,youmustwriteaninitialvolumeforeachtrack.Initial
volumeisthevolumesettingthatwillbeusedwhenyoursongisplayedbackfromthestartof
bar1.Aninitialvolumesettingisessentiallyavolumeautomationmessagethatiswritten
before
thefirsttickofatrack.Initialvolumesettingsarenotautomaticallywrittenduring
recordingbecausetheymakeithardertotryoutdifferentvolumesettingsforatrack.For
example,aninitialvolumewillresetanyvolumeadjustmentsthatyoumakeduringplayback
eachtimethesongisstoppedand
playedfromthestartofbar1,orifthesongisstoppedand
playedfromanypointiftheControlChaseparametersettoOnontheSong:MISCpage(see
SongMode:TheMISCPage on page 12‐17.)Ifyouplantotryoutdifferentvolumesettings,itis
easierif
youwriteaninitialvolumeafteryouhavefoundthedesiredsetting.
Setting Initial Volume Per Track
FollowthesestepstochangethecurrentRecTrk’sinitialvolume.Whilethesequenceris
stopped,pressRecord,changethevalueofVol,pressStop,andsavethesong(followthesame
methodtoquicklysetinitial
programorpansettings.)Initialprogram,volume,andpancanalso
besetatthetopofeachtrack’seventlist(seeSongEditor:TheEVENTPage on page 12‐31.)
Setting Initial Values For All Tracks
AnimportantlaststepbeforesavingafinishedsongistostoreinitialvaluesofProgram,Volume
andPanforall
tracks.Thiscanbedoneatanytime,butisbestdoneasalaststepifyouplanto
makealotofadjustmentstothesesettings.Towriteinitialsettingsforalltracks,presstheKeep
softbuttonontheSong:MIXERpage(seeSongMode:TheMIXERPage on page 12
‐12.)After
pressingtheKeepsoftbuttonyoumust saveyoursongtosavethesesettings(youare
automaticallypromptedtosaveuponexitingtheSong:MIXERpage.)PressingtheKeepsoft
buttonstoresthecurrentvalueofeachtrack’sProgram,VolumeandPansettingsasinitial
settings.Besurethat
thesevaluesoneachtrackaresettothevaluethatyouwishtostore,asthe
settingsmayhavechangedifyouhavewrittenanyautomation.
Note:Don’tusetheKeepsoftbuttonifyouwouldlikecertaintrackstonotbestoredwithinitialvalues.
Inthiscase,only
setinitialvaluesforeachdesiredparameterasdescribedabove(seeSettingInitial
VolumePerTrack.)
Volume Sources When An Initial Volume Is Not Set
Ifaninitialvolumeisnotstoredwitheachtrack,thevolumeforeachtrackofyoursongwillbe
setdependingonwhatmodeyouwereinprevioustoloadingthesong.If
youareinSongmode
andhaveplayedasong,andthenyouloadasongwithoutinitialvolumes,thevolumeofeach
trackofthenewlyloadedsongwillbesetbythepreviouslyplayedsong.Volumesettingsare
tiedtoMIDIchannels,sothevolumeofeachtrackwill
bedependentonwhichMIDIchannelis
assignedtoeachtrackineachsong.IfyouareinSongmodeandyouloadasongthatdoesnot
haveinitialvolumeswithoutplayinganothersongfirst,thevolumeoftheMIDIchannelfor
eachtrackissetdependingonwhich
modeyouenterSongmodefrom.IfyouenterSong mode
fromMIDImode,Programmode,orQuickAccessmode,thevolumeofeachMIDIchannelis
setinMIDImodeontheChannelspage.IfyouenterSongmodefromSetupmode,thevolume
ofeachMIDIchannelisset
ifazoneusesthesameMIDIchannelontheSetupModeCH/PROG
page(setwiththeChannelparameter.)IfazonedoesuseaMIDIchannelthatoneofthetracks
inyoursonguses,thevolumeofthattrackwillbesetbytheExitVolumeparameterofthatzone
(ontheSetupMode:PA N ‐VOLpage.)IfmultiplezonesusethesameMIDIchannel,the