Kurzweil PC3LE - General MIDI

Master Mode
Master Mode Page 2 (MAST 2)
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ModeissettoPerformanceasadefault,withsomeexceptions.InSongmode,Multitrackmode
isalwaysused,despitehowthisparameterissetinMasterMode.Also,theFXModeparameter
doesnotaffectSetupModebecauseitusesitsownFXmode.
OS/Object Ver (Operating System/Object Version)
Theversionnumbersforthecurrentlyinstalled OperatingSystemandObjectsetaredisplayed
ontheselines.
Default Song
UsetheDefaultSongparametertochoosethedefaultsongthatisloadedinSongmodeeach
timethePC3LEispoweredon.
Output Clock
TosendaMIDIclockpulsetotheMIDIOutport,setthisparametertoOn.Otherwise,setitto
Off.
Drum Remap
ThisparameterwillremapallDrumprogramstoconformtotheGeneralMIDI(GM)drummap,
astandarddrummapusedinmanykeyboardsandsynthesizers.TheGMdrummapisn’t
optimallyintuitiveintermsofplayability,sobydefaultthePC3LEusesauniquekeymapthatis
moreintuitiveand
lendsbettertoperformance.However,theGMdrummapisso
commonplacethatmanyplayersfeelmorecomfortableplayingdrumprogramswiththeGM
drummap.Becauseofthis,thePC3LEisdesignedsuchthatyoucanremapdrumprogramsto
theGMdrummap.
WhentheMasterPageDrumRemap
issettoNone,noremappingtakesplaceinProgrammode.
WhentheMasterPageDrumRemapissettoGM,thePC3LEremapsDrumprogramstotheGM
drummap.
General MIDI
ThisparameterenablesordisablesGeneralMIDI(GM)mode.YoucannotaccessSetupModeor
QuickAccessModewhileinGMmode.Asidefromwhatisnotedinthissection,allother
PC3LEfunctionsoperatenormallywhileinGMmode.InGMmode,thePC3LEcomplies
specificallywiththeGeneral
MIDI(GM1)specification.
An Overview of General MIDI
GeneralMIDIisaspecificationcreatedbytheMIDIManufacturersAssociationwhichdefines
specificfeaturesthataMIDIinstrumentmusthave(seetheMMAwebsiteatwww.midi.orgfor
moreinformation.)Amongotherthings,theGMspecificationsetsastandardbankofprogram
namesandnumbers,aswell
asastandarddrummappinglayout,sothat sequencescreatedon
anyGMinstrumentwillplaybackwiththecorrectinstrumentationonanyotherGM
instrument,nomatterthemanufacturer.GMhasmanyuses,forexampleitmakesiteasyfor
musicianswhouseMIDIfilestoshareideasandcollaboratewhile
usingdifferentsetsof
equipment.Alsomanyinstrumentalversionsofpublic domainsongscanbefoundforfreeon
theinternetasGMcompatibleMIDIfiles.These,likeallMIDIfiles,offercertainadvantagesover
audiosuchassmallfilesize,theabilitytoedit,orchestrate,orchangetempoto
easilylearnfrom
thesequences,orevenconvertnoteinformationtostandardnotationwithathirdparty
application.