Kurzweil PC3LE - Demo Button

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Master Mode
Master Mode Page 2 (MAST 2)
Overview of General MIDI Mode
Onceenabled,Programmodewilldisplaythesetof128standardGMprogramnamesonthe
rightsideofthescreen(seebelow.)Asidefromthedifferentlayoutandprogramchoice,Program
modeoperatesnormally(seebelowforinfoontheleftsideofthescreen.)AdefaultGMsequence
will
beloadedwhichsetsFXsendsforreverbandchorus,whicharepartoftheGMspecification.
DrumprogramswillalsoberemappedtotheGMdrummap.ThestandardPC3LEprograms
willnotbevisibleuntilGMmodeisturnedoff.
Replacing Default General MIDI Programs
ThePC3LE’sGMsoundsconsistofPC3LEprograms
tailoredtoworkwellinallGMsequences, 
butyoucanalsoeditorexchangetheseprogramstosuityourtaste.ThePC3LEprovidesyou
withaGMsoundseteditorwhichallowsyoutoreplacethePC3LE’sdefaultGMprogramswith
anyotherPC3LEfactoryorusercreatedprogram.
Forexample,youcouldchooseadifferent
factoryorusercreatedpianoprogramtoreplacethedefaultGMprogram1,AcGrandPiano.
Thisway,anyGMsequencethatusesGMprogram1wouldnowusethenewpianoprogram
thatyouselected.Alternatively,youcouldevenchooseadifferentinstrument
toreplacethe
defaultGMprogram1,suchasPC3LEprogram47Harpsichord.Thisway,anyGMsequence
thatusesGMprogram1wouldnowusethenewharpsichordprogramthatyouselected.Using
aPC3LEprogramthatdoesnotresembletheinstrumentnamedinthecurrentGMprogram
would
technicallymakethePC3LEincompatiblewithGM,butsomeusersmaywanttodothis
asawayto“remix”GMsequences.
ItiseasytoreplacedefaultGMprogramsinordertomakeacustomGMsoundset.OnceinGM
mode,therightsideofProgramModescreendisplays
alistoftheGMprogramswiththeir
standardGMnames.TheleftsideofthescreenshowsyouwhatPC3LEprogramisbeingused
fortheselectedGMprogram.Pressingleftonthecursormovesyoutothisfield.Usethecursor’s
up/downbuttons,thealphanumericpad,theplus/minusbuttons,
orthealphawheelifyouwish
toselectadifferentPC3LEprogramforthecurrentGMprogram.Don’tusetheprogramor
categorybuttonsbecausethesewillchangethecurrentlyselectedGMprogram.Thenewly
selectedPC3LEprogramwillbeusedbythecurrentGMprogram,thoughthename
oftheGM
programwillnotchange.TosavethesesettingsyoumustenterandthenexitMasterMode.
SavedsettingscanberecalledafterpoweringofforleavingGMmode.TorestoreGMmode’s
factoryselectedprograms,presstheResetsoftbutton(seebelow.)
Demo Button
TheDemoButtonparameterdetermineswhetherornotpressingthePlay/Pausebuttonplaysa
demosongforthecurrentprogramwhileinProgrammode.Setthistooffwhenusingthe
transportbuttonstocontrolanexternalsequencerwhileinProgrammode.