Kurzweil PC3LE8 - Chapter 14 Power User Tips; General Tips:

Power User Tips
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Chapter 14
Power User Tips
This chapter will discuss the PC3LE’s shortcuts and other features which are designed to make
the operation and editing of each mode more convenient. Though each of these features is
explained elsewhere in this guide, this chapter can be used as a reference as well as a quick
overview for power users who wish to operate the PC3LE more efficiently. General tips and
shortcuts will be discussed first, followed by more advanced tips that deal with editing and
operating each mode.
In This Chapter:
General Tips:
•Set The Start-up Program And MIDI Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
•Picking Favorite Programs For Each Category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
•Easy Audition (Play A Demo Song For Each Program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
•Save The Current Knob And Switch Settings From The Program Mode Main Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-3
Advanced Tips
•Intuitive Controller Selection/Data Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
•Search Function (Find A Program Or Setup By Name) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-4
•Quick Song Recording And Playback (Record An Idea From Any Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Program Mode
•Change The Effects Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-6
•Change Knob, Switches, and Other Controller Assignments and Control Non-Default
Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
Setup Mode
•Assign A Zone To Use Pads Only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8
•Assign Pads To Play Notes, Chords, Riffs, Or To Toggle Other Functions Like Arpeggiators 14-9
•Create A User Shift Or Velocity Pattern For Custom Arpeggiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10
•Record A Short Song For Use As A Riff, Record A Setup To Song Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10