Kurzweil PC88 - Internal Voices

Internal Voices
Musician’s Guide
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Chapter 3
Internal Voices
Internal Voices mode lets you play one sound at a time across the PC88 keyboard. The PC88
transmits on one MIDI channel, and all of its real-time controls are assigned to that channel.
You might think of the Internal Voices mode as the PC88Õs Òdigital pianoÓ mode: it is the
simplest way to use the unit, especially for live performance or teaching. In MIDI Setups mode,
up to four ÒZonesÓ can be active at once, but in Internal Voices mode the PC88 is operating as a
single Zone. (However, in either mode, the PC88 can receive MIDI data on 16 channels
simultaneously.) If your unit has the optional VGM board installed, the Internal Voices mode is
considerably enhanced. WeÕll deal with those features at the end of this chapter.
When you turn the power on to the PC88, it Òwakes upÓ in Internal Voices mode. To enter this
mode from the other mode (ÒMIDI SetupsÓ), press the
Internal Voices button. Its green LED
blinks until you select a sound by pressing a voice button.
Each voice button is labelled with the name of the types of sounds it provides. The display for
each sound shows its name (e.g., ÒClassical PianoÓ), a number (e.g.,Ò000Ó) and a ÒGroup/
PresetÓ number (e.g.,ÒA01Ó). For example, hereÕs the display for the ÒTack PianoÓ voice:
1:Internal|Voice|D02
049|Tack|Piano||||||
Pressing a different voice button selects another sound Ñ for example, Jazz Organ brings up
the voice ÒJazz Organ 1Ó, which is ÒA12Ó. Pressing the Next Group button calls up another
sound of the same type : ÒJazz Organ 2Ó. The Group/Preset number of this new sound is ÒB12Ó,
meaning you are playing sound number 12 in the B Group. Repeatedly pressing the Next
Group button will take you through the rest of the Groups: there are more organ sounds in
Groups C and D. To go back to lower-numbered groups, use the Previous Group button. Or,
you can press Previous Group and Next Group simultaneously to return to the A group from
any of the other groups.
Press the voice buttons, and see what is in the different Groups associated with each one. There
are 64 factory-programmed internal voices in the PC88, Þlling Groups A through D. The groups
of voices are shown in an illustration on the following page, and are detailed in Appendix A.
When you select an Internal Voice and a Group, the PC88 remembers the association between
the Voice and the Group, and will go back to the same Group the next time you select that
Voice. HereÕs an example: If you are playing Jazz Organ 2, which is in Group B, and you press
Vibes and Next Group to access the Vibes-related sound in Group C (which happens to be
Marimba), then go back to Jazz Organ , what will be recalled will be Jazz Organ 2, in Group B Ñ
not the organ sound in Group C. Press Vibes again, and Marimba in group C appears Ñ the
association of that button with that Group is remembered as well. This feature allows you to
choose 16 of your favorite Internal Voices and make them all accessible with single button-
pushes; you donÕt have to remember that the Electric Piano sound you like comes from group
D, while those cool Strings are in group A, but the nice Piano & Strings is in group B, and so on.
Acoustic Guitar Clav Rock Organ Jazz Organ Vibes Acoustic Bass Electric Bass Synth Pad
HarpsichordStringsPiano & StringsElectric GrandDigital E PianoClassic E PianoStage PianoClassical Piano
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MIDI Setups
Next Group
Internal Voices
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