Kurzweil PC3LE - Chapter 1 Introduction; Sounds and Features

Introduction
Sounds and Features
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Chapter 1
Introduction
ThankyouforpurchasingthePC3LE.ThePC3LEisaperformanceinstrumentdesignedforfun
andfastoperationonstage,inthestudio,andathome.ThePC3LEisavailablein61,76,and88
keymodelsknownasthePC3LE6,PC3LE7,andPC3LE8respectively.Thisguidecanbeusedfor
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foranyofthesemodels,andreferstoallmodelsasthePC3LE.
ThePC3LEgivesyouaccesstomanyofthesamerealisticsoundsandusefulfeaturesthatare
foundinKurzweil’spowerfulPC3,withthebenefitofastreamlinedinterface.WiththePC3LE
youcanquicklyselectsounds,customize
themwiththeturnofaknob,andsavetheresultwith
twobuttonpresses.WehopethatthePC3LEwillbecomeavaluablemusicaltoolthatyouwill
useforyearstocome.
ReadthisguidetolearnhowtogetthemostoutofyourPC3LE.Thischapter
willgiveyouan
overviewofthePC3LE’scapabilities.Readchapters2and3,StartupandUserInterfaceBasicsto
startusingthePC3LErightaway.Experiencedusersmaywishtobrowse thetopicsin
Chapter 15,PowerUserTips.OnceyougetfamiliarwithusingthePC3LEyouwillbe
abletotake
controlofyoursoundandquicklytransitionfrominspirationtoperformance.
Sounds and Features
•Over1000presetsounds(playrealsampledinstrumentssounds,simulatedtonewheel
organs,orvirtualanalogsynthesissounds.)
• 8assignablepads(velocitysensitive,usethesetoplaydrumsorothersounds,triggernote
sequenceswithriffs,orcontrolotherfunctions.)
• Assignableknobs(usetheshiftbuttontoaccess3differentfunctionsfor
eachknobto
controlupto15parameters.)
• Convenientknobpresets(eachpresethasitsownknobassignmentsforeffectsandother
parameterssoyoucaneasilyadjustthesettingsofanysound.Viewtheassignmentofthe
lastmovedknobontheleftoftheprogramwindow,orpress
theInfosoftbuttontosee
destinationsforallcontrolsthatareassigned.)
• Assignableswitches(usetheshiftbuttontoaccess2differentfunctionsforthe5assignable
switchestocontrolupto10parameters,(plustwomoreparameterscanbecontrolledusing
theassignableArpEnableandArpLatchbuttons.)
Usethesetoenableordisableeffects,
mutelayersofsound,orcontrolotherfunctions.)
• Easycontrollerassignment(inProgrammodepresstheEditbutton,thenthePARAMSsoft
button.OntheParameterspage,selectaparametertocontrolfromthelist,highlightthe
controlsourcecolumn,thenassigna
controlbyholdingtheEnterbuttonandtouchingthe 
drumpad,knob,switch,orothercontrolthatyouwishtoassign.)
• Easilysetfavoritesounds(foreachcategoryofsounds,makeyourfavoriteprogramget
selectedfirstwhenyoupressitscategorybutton.Justselectyourfavoriteprogramina
category
andholditscategorybuttonforafewseconds.)
• “Split/Layer“button(pressthisbuttontoquicklycreatesetupsthatsplitthekeyboardinto
rangesofdifferentinstrumentsounds,orlayerinstrumentsoundsonthesamekeys.)
• “ArpSettings”button(easilyaccessthearpeggiatorsettingsforacompletesetof
arpeggiator
parameters.)
•“Save”button(saveyoursettingswithtwoeasybuttonpresses.)