Page 1 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide ©2005 All rights reserved. PC1 is a trademark of Kurzweil. All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Product features and specifications are subject to change without notice. Part Number: 910401 Rev.B...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ........................... 1-1 Basic PC1 Features ........................1-1 The Sound ............................ 1-1 Keyboard and Controllers......................1-1 Effects............................1-1 Options ............................1-2 Sound ROM Cards ........................1-2 Pedals............................1-2 Ribbon Controller.......................... 1-2 Music Rack ........................... 1-2 Unpacking your PC1 ........................
Page 6 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Table of Contents Objects............................3-2 The Internal Setup ........................3-2 EQ..............................3-3 Effects............................3-3 Physical Controllers........................3-3 The Front Panel ..........................3-4 The Performance Region ......................3-4 Knobs A - D ..........................3-4 Assignable Switch Button ...................... 3-5 EQ ............................
Page 7 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Table of Contents Saving the AutoSplit Key ......................3-17 Muting and Soloing ........................3-18 Muting ............................3-18 Soloing............................3-18 The AutoSplit Feature ......................... 3-18 General MIDI Features ......................3-19 Chapter 4 Programming Your PC1 ....................... 4-1 In This Chapter............................
Page 8 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Table of Contents Editing Effects Parameters ......................4-18 Saving Effects..........................4-19 Other Effects-Mode Functions....................4-20 Common Editing Tasks ......................4-20 Turning AutoSplit On and Off...................... 4-20 Using Mono Audio Output......................4-21 Editing the Internal Setup ......................4-21 Using the Arpeggiator .......................
Page 9 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Table of Contents Velocity Scale (Vel Scale) ...................... 5-8 Velocity Offset (Vel Offset) ..................... 5-9 Velocity Curve (Vel Curve) ....................5-10 Minimum Velocity (Min) and Maximum Velocity (Max) ............5-11 The Controllers Menu ......................... 5-12 Entry Volume........................5-12 The Controllers Menu: Continuous Controller Parameters ............
Page 10 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Table of Contents The Global Menu ........................5-234 Local Control ........................5-24 Clock ............................ 5-24 Transmit Clock ........................5-25 Touch ........................... 5-25 Setup Change Channel (Setup Chg Chan) ................. 5-25 MIDI In..........................5-25 Exit Save ..........................5-27 Drum Remap........................
Page 11 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Table of Contents Parameter Reference ......................... B-3 PC1 Audio Signal Routing ......................B-6 MIDI Controllers..........................B-7 Special Controllers ........................B-7 PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters .................... B-8 Reverb ........................... B-8 Delay............................B-9 Chorus ........................... B-9 Flange ..........................B-10 Phase...........................
Page 13: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Thanks for buying your PC1 MIDI performance controller! It combines 32 megabytes of renowned Kurzweil ROM sounds with an extensive set of flexible and easy-to-use performance and MIDI-control features--all in a portable keyboard that can help you sound like a pro on stage or in the studio. We hope you like it.
Page 14: Options
The PC1 has two pedal jacks for a stereo or mono switch pedal (for functions like sustain or program/setup changes) and a continuous pedal (for functions like volume control). The switch pedal jack allows two pedals to be plugged in simultaneously. Your Kurzweil dealer stocks the following optional pedals: FS-1 Standard box-shaped switch pedal...
Page 15: Chapter 2 Startup
Chapter 2 Startup Setup When setting up the PC1 for use it must be placed on a sturdy, level surface where both ends of the unit are supported. A conventional keyboard stand may be used if it is strong enough to support the unit’s weight (about 50 pounds for a PC1X, 23 pounds for a PC161).
Page 16: Basic Connections
Caution: Use only the power supply that comes with your PC1, or a replacement purchased from an authorized Kurzweil dealer. Using a different power supply can seriously damage your PC1! Before connecting the power supply, make sure your PC1 is off Place the power supply somewhere where it will stay dry and out of the way.
Page 17: Audio
Startup Basic Connections Audio The PC1 features balanced left and right analog audio outputs with -inch jacks. For best results, use balanced cables to connect to balanced, line-level inputs on your mixer or sound system. It’s important to use shielded, twisted-pair cables. The cables should each have -inch stereo (tip- ring-sleeve) plugs on one end to connect to the PC1.
Page 18: Midi Out/Thru
Plug your switch or continuous pedals into the corresponding jacks on the PC1’s rear panel. We recommend using the Kurzweil pedals described on page 1-2, but you can use almost any switch or continuous pedal, as long as it adheres to the following specifications (as most pedals do):...
Page 19: Powering Up
Ribbon and the loop (softer) side to the keyboard. This helps to prevent the hooks in the Velcro from collecting crud when you don’t have the ribbon attached. Caution: The modular jack is designed for connection to the Kurzweil Ribbon Controller option only. Don’t plug any other modular plugs into the Ribbon jack.
Page 20: Playing The Demo Sequences
Startup Powering Up Playing the Demo Sequences Press the Program Select buttons N and P simultaneously to enter Demo mode.(notice the word Demo on the front panel under these two buttons). The display shows the following: Press Plus/Minus button or turn the Alpha wheel to select demo song you want to play. Press Enter to play the demo.
Page 21: No Sound From Receiving Instrument
Startup Powering Up No Sound from Receiving Instrument If you are trying to control another instrument using MIDI and that instrument doesn’t respond to your PC1, check the following: A working MIDI cable should connect the PC1’s Out or Thru/Out jack to the In jack of the other instrument If you’re using the MIDI Thru/Out port, flip the switch near the MIDI In port to the out position (a ball-point pen works well for this)
Page 23: Performance Features
Chapter 3 Performance Features In This Chapter Chapter 3 shows you how to get the most out of your PC1 in performance settings. The overview introduces a few important features and concepts, while the following sections provide more detail. Overview............3-1 The Front Panel .
Page 24: Special Modes
Performance Features Overview Special Modes While you’re in Program mode, press Main to go to a special setup editor that controls the internal setup (see Editing the Internal Setup on page 4-21 for more information). The internal setup defines controller assignments and other characteristics for all the programs in Program mode.
Page 25: Effects
Performance Features Overview Whichever mode you’re in, the PC1 can apply three-band equalization (EQ) to the programs you’re playing. Press the Global button to view the current EQ setting. See page 3-12 for more about changing the EQ settings. Effects There are over 150 preset effects, including reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, phasers, tremolo, panners, envelope filters, distortions, rotary speakers, compressors, enhancers, waveform shapers, and multi-effect combinations.
Page 26: The Front Panel
Performance Features Front Panel The Front Panel The buttons, wheels, and knobs on the front panel control your PC1, both during performances, and when you’re editing. Figure 3-1 identifies everything. In the PC161, Pitch Wheel, Mod Wheel, SW3 and SW4 are located on left part of the front panel above the keys. Figure 3-1 The PC1 There are six main regions on the PC1’s front panel The Performance Region...
Page 27: Assignable Switch Button
Performance Features Front Panel press Store; press the Program button at the Save prompt. See page 3-17 Setup mode Knobs A–D are also programmable in Setup mode, and like the programmable buttons, they can do different things in each zone of each setup. Assignable Switch Button Program mode Button SW1 (also labeled Octave Shift) is a convenient way to “transpose”...
Page 28: Solo
Performance Features Front Panel The following table is the summary of controller assignment in Program mode (Internal Setup) Controller Assignment MIDI Control Num Knob A FX-A Depth MIDI 91 Knob B FX-B Depth MIDI 93 Knob C Assignable (Timbre) MIDI 06 Knob D Assignable (Timbre) MIDI 13...
Page 29: Split
Performance Features Front Panel Split In Program mode, this button switches the PC1 into AutoSplit mode, and adds a new Program below a preset split point. In Setup mode, this button selects Zone 3 for viewing or editing. Split Layer In Program mode, this button switches the PC1R into AutoSplit mode, and adds a layer to the Program below the split point.
Page 30: Edit
Performance Features Front Panel The Edit Region There are four buttons in the Edit region. This region also includes the Panic button. For programming your PC1, you can access Edit mode with the buttons in this region. Edit Press the Edit button to enter the edit mode corresponding to your current performance mode. This is where you make changes to the parameters that define programs, setups, and effects.
Page 31: Global
Performance Features Front Panel Use the cursor buttons to select the parameters for each channel. You can scroll beyond the parameters for a given channel and move to the parameters for the next higher or lower channel. A faster way to jump to a different channel is to select the channel parameter (that is, to move the cursor under the channel number), then use the Alpha Wheel to change channels.
Page 32: Enter/Cancel (Yes/No)
Performance Features Front Panel position of the cursor indicates what’s selected for changing or editing. In Program mode, these buttons select the bank ID parameter or program ID parameter, when you press one of them. You’ll also use the cursor buttons when editing to select what you want edit. See Basic Editing Concepts on page 4-1 for more about the cursor buttons.
Page 33: By Using The Alpha Wheel And Plus/Minus Buttons
Performance Features Selecting Programs and Setups in Program Mode, so you can select user or expansion ROM setups, if expansion ROM is installed. In Setup mode, 16 buttons on the right side are all equally used to select a setup. They all have both Red and Green colors so that 32 setups can be chosen with the buttons, which comprise a setup group.
Page 34: Changing The Eq
Performance Features The PC1 comes with its own three-band equalization (EQ), or tone controls. The EQ is global which means that there is only one setting that is used all of the time regardless of which program or setup is selected. Its purpose is to adjust the PC1 for individual listening situations. Changing the EQ Press the EQ button to light its LED, and the EQ parameters appear in the display: Each band starts at 0 dB when you turn on your PC1 (this is called flat equalization).
Page 35: Changing The Effects Routing
Performance Features Effects You can also change the Wet/Dry mix from the PC1’s front panel, using the FX Wet/Dry parameters. See Wet/Dry Mix on page 3-14 for more information. Send a MIDI Controller message of 94 to change effects routing. A value of 0–31 switches the routing to None;...
Page 36: Changing Wet/Dry Mix
Performance Features Effects Changing Wet/Dry Mix Most of the PC1’s factory programs and setups route the audio signal into FX-A and not directly into FX-B. In this case, the PC1 automatically routes the signal from the output of FX-A into FX-B before it goes to the audio outputs.
Page 37: Layering And Splitting
Performance Features Layering and Splitting Press the Right cursor button until the FX Bypass parameter is displayed. Select which effect is bypassed by using the cursor buttons Change the value to On Press Cancel to return to the previous performance mode. Bypassing FX-A or FX-B in any program or zone bypasses the corresponding effect block in all programs or zones.
Page 38: How Autosplit Works
Performance Features Layering and Splitting How AutoSplit Works We’ll go through the same procedure again, explaining what’s going on with each step. If you want to follow along, start by pressing Program to return to Program mode. Program 000 Stereo Grand should appear in the display.
Page 39: Saving Quick Layers And Splits
Performance Features Layering and Splitting Saving Quick Layers and Splits With practice, you can use AutoSplit to create layers and splits in seconds, which is a great performance feature. If you come up with something you like, you might as well save it for future use.
Page 40: Muting And Soloing
Performance Features Muting and Soloing Muting and Soloing Setups can give you a nice thick sound, with a different program in each of the four setup zones (you can arrange the zones so that they all play on different parts of the keyboard, or you can have them all overlap).
Page 41: General Midi Features
Performance Feature General MIDI Features Once you save your quick layer or split, it becomes a regular setup, with AutoSplit turned off. Even if you turn it back on (to make soloed and unmuted zones expand across the entire keyboard), you’re no longer in the special quick-layer-and-split mode when you’re playing the setup--you’re in regular Setup mode.
Page 43: Programming Your Pc1
Chapter 4 Programming Your PC1 In This Chapter Chapter 4 shows you how to program your PC1. The overview introduces a few important features and concepts, while the following sections provide more detail. Basic Editing Concepts ....... . . 4-1 Program Editor .
Page 44: Naming And Storing
Programming your PC1 Basic Editing Concepts Entering an Edit Mode There are two buttons that take you into the PC1’s various edit modes: This button takes you to the first menu in the edit mode corresponding to the Edit performance mode you were in. Effect This button takes you to the first Effect edit parameter corresponding to the current mode.
Page 45 Programming your PC1 Basic Editing Concepts Although naming is obviously optional as well, we’ll assume you’re going to name the object you’re editing before storing it. This procedure describes storing a setup, so it assumes that you’re in Setup mode. The process is similar for naming and storing other objects.
Page 46: Other Save-Dialog Functions
Programming your PC1 Basic Editing Concepts Other Save-Dialog Functions Restoring Factory Effects If you’ve changed the effect settings associated with a factory program, you can quickly restore the factory settings. In the Save dialogs for programs and effects, there are options for restoring the effects for either the current program, or for all programs.
Page 47 Programming your PC1 Basic Editing Concepts most of these dumps from the Save dialogs of the Program, Setup, or the save dialog in Effects edit mode. Each object you dump is a separate SysEx message. When you enter one of these dialogs, the first thing you see is a prompt asking you whether you want to save or replace an object (the object type depends on which edit mode you’re in).
Page 48: Editing Short Cuts: Intuitive Entry
Programming your PC1 Basic Editing Concepts Editing Short Cuts: Intuitive Entry If you do a lot of editing, you’ll spend a fair amount of time finding parameters and changing values. The PC1 has quite a few parameters, and many of those parameters have long lists of values.
Page 49: More About Sysex Dumps
Programming your PC1 Basic Editing Concepts This works for any parameter in the Controllers menu; press the cursor buttons at the same time, and you jump to the corresponding parameter for the next controller in the menu. But you can’t jump backward in the menu.
Page 50: The Program Editor
Programming your PC1 The Program Editor The Program Editor If you press Edit while in Program mode, you enter the Program Editor, where you can make changes to a wide variety of parameters that affect individual programs. Program Editing Basics You’ll remember from Basic Editing Concepts on page 4-1 that the general procedure for editing involves three steps: entering an edit mode (in this case the Program Editor), finding a parameter then changing its value, and storing your changes—either replacing the current program, or...
Page 51: Effect
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Short-cut to editing timbre As described above, the timbre of a program may be changed before entering the program editor by moving the physical controllers. So, if you press Edit twice and then save it after setting controller values for a program as desired, it can quickly became a user program.
Page 52: Setup Structure
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Setup Structure A setup is a combination of up to four programs, each of which can use a different MIDI channel. Setups are structured in four zones; each zone has an independent set of parameters, including program, MIDI channel, controller assignments, and more.
Page 53: Creating Setups
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Creating Setups If you’ve read Layering and Splitting on page 3-15, you know how to create layered setups using the AutoSplit feature. Doing it this way, however, adds a lot of other features to the resulting setup, and you may not want that.
Page 54: Setting Initial Volume Levels For Different Zones
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor 14. Press the Right cursor button; the display prompts you to rename the setup. Press Yes. 15. Press Zone 3 repeatedly until you’ve erased the entire name. (This is optional; you can also write over each existing character in turn, if you prefer. You can also press Zone 1 to switch a letter from upper to lower case and back.
Page 55 Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Start with Setup 130 EntryVol, which we created in the previous example. If necessary, press the Zone 1 button to make Zone 1 current. Press Edit button. Hold the Global button, and turn Knob A. You’ll see the Ctrl Num parameter for Knob Turn the Alpha Wheel to the right until the value is 93 FXAWet.
Page 56: Assigning Entry Values
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Assigning Entry Values Suppose you have a setup with an effect whose Wet/Dry mix is controlled by a knob on your PC1. You want to make sure it’s active when you start playing the setup. Entry values are a convenient way to specify initial settings for any controller.
Page 57: Velocity Switching
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Unless, of course, you reset Channel 1’s Wet/Dry mix somehow. That’s where exit values come in; they let you specify MIDI Controller values when you leave a setup. We recommend that you get in the habit of setting exit values for physical controllers whenever you set entry values. This is less of a problem for some controllers, like volume and Wet/Dry controls, since the PC1 has default entry values for these controllers.
Page 58: Switching Setups With A Pedal
Programming your PC1 The Setup Editor Switching Setups with a Pedal You can use a pedal to select Setups 129–256 on the PC1, which is convenient in performance situations if the PC1 isn’t within easy reach. For this example, you’ll need a dual switch pedal plugged into the Switch Pedal jack, so that you can access the second pedal (the first pedal is usually preset to provide sustain).
Page 59: Effects Edit Mode
Programming your PC1 Effects Edit Mode Effects Edit Mode Effects edit mode has two functions: changing the effects associated with the current program or setup (or the entire PC1), and modifying the nature of the effects that are currently in use. Effects Change Mode The effects change mode determines whether the PC1 automatically selects effects when you select a program or setup.
Page 60: Selecting Different Effects
Programming your PC1 Effects Edit Mode The top line of the display indicates that we’ve come from the Program mode—you’d “ if you had come from the Setup mode. (If you’ve changed the see ” value of the FX Chg Mode to Panel, the top line shows regardless of where you started).
Page 61: Saving Effects
Programming your PC1 Effects Edit Mode Saving Effects If you’ve made changes while in Effects edit mode, you must store the changes if you want to preserve them when you leave Effects edit mode. The basic procedure is as follows, although you have different options depending on whether you’re working with programs or setups, and whether you’re in the Internal bank or the User bank.
Page 62: Other Effects-Mode Functions
Programming your PC1 Common Editing Tasks Other Effects-Mode Functions There’s more to Effects-mode Save dialog than just storing the results of your editing. You can also do the following: Dump effects via MIDI System Exclusive messages to an external MIDI recording device Restore the factory settings for the effects of the current program (applies to programs in the Internal bank ;...
Page 63: Using Mono Audio Output
Programming your PC1 Common Editing Tasks Using Mono Audio Output If you have a monaural sound system, or have only one available input to your mixer, you might want to play your PC1 in mono mode, in which case the full audio signal gets sent to both sides of the analog outputs (there’s no separation of left and right).
Page 64: Using The Arpeggiator
Programming your PC1 Using the Arpeggiator Using the Arpeggiator The arpeggiator takes input from PC1’s keyboard (or via MIDI) and turns it into a constant rhythmic pattern. You can control the speed and nature of the pattern in real time. The arpeggiator resembles what were called “sequencers”...
Page 65: Using Pressure (Aftertouch) As An Arpeggiator Controller
Programming your PC1 Using the Arpeggiator Play and hold a single note. Notice that it is repeated. Try adding more notes. As you press them they are added to the arpeggio. Let go of one of the keys. Notice that note is dropped from the arpeggio while the others continue.
Page 66: Using The Arpeggiator With A Sequencer Or External Controller
Programming your PC1 Using the PC1 to Control External Slaves Using the Arpeggiator with a Sequencer or External Controller If you are sequencing and you use a setup with arpeggiation, the PC1 sends the actual notes generated by the arpeggiator to the sequencer. When you play back the sequence, it simply sends back those notes and does not activate the arpeggiator.
Page 67: Understanding Bank-Select Controllers
Programming your PC1 Using the PC1 to Control External Slaves You’ll need to know which MIDI message the receiving devices use for selecting banks (it’s usually MIDI 0 or MIDI 32 with a value from 0 to 127; many instruments, including the PC1, can accept MIDI 0 and MIDI 32 as a single bank-selection message, allowing you to select banks numbered from 0 to 16,383).
Page 68: Sending Program Changes Only
Programming your PC1 Using the PC1 to Control External Slaves To make it obvious for the majority of us who prefer to think in base 10, the following numbers show how the banks increment: Controller 0/32 Value Bank Number … …...
Page 69: Preventing Program Changes On Slaves
Programming your PC1 Using the PC1 to Control External Slaves Press Menu, then find the Programs menu and press Enter. Select the program that you want for Zone 1 and 2. Press Menu, then find the Key Range menu and press Enter. 10.
Page 70: Working With An External Sequencer
Programming your PC1 Working With an External Sequencer Working With an External Sequencer To state the obvious, you need to have MIDI cables going from the Out of the PC1 to the In of the sequencer or MIDI interface, and the In of the PC1 hooked to the Out of the sequencer. Turn Local Control Off! This is the first thing you need to do when using any keyboard hooked to any external sequencer.
Page 71: Recording To A Sequencer While In Setup Mode
Programming your PC1 Troubleshooting If you have the MIDI-only setup, however, you can leave the Local Control parameter set to On, enabling you to use the MIDI Recv menu to select programs for each channel. So when you’re sequencing, just call up the MIDI-only setup, and you’re ready to go. Recording to a Sequencer While in Setup Mode Setups transmit MIDI information on multiple MIDI channels, playing different programs on different channels.
Page 73: Descriptions Of Parameters
Chapter 5 Descriptions of Parameters In This Chapter This chapter contains a description for each of the PC1’s editing parameters. They’re organized into the following sections: Program Editor Parameters ....... . 5-1 Setup Editor Parameters .
Page 74: Setup Editor Parameters
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Mod Wheel (MIDI 1) Knob C (MIDI 6) Knob D (MIDI 13) SW 2 (MIDI 9) SW 4 (MIDI 29) You may be wondering why you can set initial values for these MIDI Controllers and not others. It’s because most of the PC1’s programs use at least one of these MIDI Controllers to do something (a common example is MIDI 1, which the Mod Wheel sends by default, and which controls vibrato or tremolo in many programs).
Page 75: The Midi Xmit Menu
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters The MIDI Xmit Menu The parameters in the MIDI Xmit menu control several aspects of the MIDI information that the PC1 generates. By default, the MIDI Xmit parameters affect both the PC1 and external MIDI equipment.
Page 76: Auxiliary Bend 2 Range (Auxbend2 Rng)
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Auxiliary Bend 2 Range (AuxBend2 Rng) Sets the number of semitones of pitch bend applied by any physical controller that sends AuxBnd2 (MIDI 15), when that controller is at its maximum. In the default setup, there aren’t any controllers set to send AuxBnd2.
Page 77: Bank Mode
There are two other values for Bank Mode: K2000 and K1000. These enable you to send bank- select and program-change commands to older Kurzweil instruments, which use a different system for numbering programs. The manuals for these instruments explain the numbering system thoroughly.
Page 78: Program Name Display Format (Pnamedisp)
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Program Name Display Format (PNameDisp) This is another parameter designed to help you keep track of programs when you’re sending MIDI to other instruments or to a sequencer. It determines the program name you see when you’re viewing the Program Name and ID parameter for the current zone (the parameter you see when you press the Program button).
Page 79: Note Map
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Note Map This parameter determines how the PC1 responds to each note on the keyboard. If you’re using the PC1 as a solo instrument, you’ll probably never need to edit the note map for the internal setup.
Page 80: The Transpose Menu
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters The Transpose Menu Transposition Sets the amount of transposition for the current zone. In the default setup, there’s no transposition on any of the zones. Intuitive entry is handy for editing this parameter. There’s an example on page 4-6 that describes how it works.
Page 81: Velocity Offset (Vel Offset)
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Velocity Offset (Vel Offset) Adds a constant value to your keystrike velocity. The value for all zones in the default setup is 0. A positive value for this parameter causes an upward shift in the entire velocity curve. For example, if you set a value of 64, every note in that zone has a final attack-velocity value of 64 greater than your keystrike velocity (to a maximum of 127, of course).
Page 82: Velocity Curve (Vel Curve)
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Here’s another example: reversing a linear velocity curve so that it plays loud when you strike the keys softly, and vice versa. You might think that all you have to do is set Vel Scale to -100%. When you do that, you find that all the final attack-velocity values are at minimum.
Page 83: Minimum Velocity (Min) And Maximum Velocity (Max)
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Minimum Velocity (Min) and Maximum Velocity (Max) These parameters work in tandem to define the velocity range for the zone. If the final attack- velocity value of a note is below the minimum or above the maximum, the note won’t sound. Note that it’s not your keystrike velocity that determines whether the note sounds, but your keystrike velocity plus (or minus) the adjustments applied by the other velocity parameters.
Page 84: The Controllers Menu
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters The Controllers Menu The Controllers menu contains parameters that define the functions of the PC1’s physical controllers (wheels, knobs, pedals, buttons, and optional ribbon). Each zone of every setup has a set of independently-programmable controller parameters. Editing a parameter in one zone of a setup affects only that zone;...
Page 85: Entry Value
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters when you move it down. In the internal setup, the physical controller Wheel 1 Up is assigned to send the MIDI Controller message Pitch Up (the value of the Wheel 1 Up parameter is Pitch Up). If you change the value of the Wheel 1 Up parameter, you change the MIDI Controller message that the Pitch Wheel sends when you move it up.
Page 86: Spring Switch
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Spring Switch Controls the “memory” of each section of the optional ribbon controller for all zones. When the value is On, the MIDI Controller message sent by the ribbon section “springs” back (the MIDI Controller message’s value returns to the value specified by the Spring Pos parameter--the way the Pitch Wheel does on most instruments.
Page 87: Switch Type (Swtype)
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Switch Type (SwType) Determines how the switch controller works. If the value of SwType is Momentary, the controller sends a MIDI Controller message with a programmable value (typically 127 or On) when you press the switch. The controller sends another programmable value (typically 0 or Off) as soon as you release it.
Page 88: Switch-Button Priority
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Switch-Button Priority When you’re in Setup mode--that is, performing and not editing--the switch buttons (SW1-SW4) function according to the zone you see in the display. This prevents the conflicts that otherwise would almost certainly occur. For example, suppose you’ve programmed SW1 to be a momentary switch in Zone 1 of a setup, and to be a toggle switch in Zone 2.
Page 89 Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters notes, they get taken out. If you play notes faster than the arpeggiator’s current tempo, each subsequent note gets added to the arpeggiation at the next division of a beat. This can cause a lag between the time you play the note and the time you hear it in the arpeggiation.
Page 90: Play Order
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Play Order Determines the order in which the arpeggiator plays latched notes. There are eight possible values: Played Latched notes get played in the chronological order in which you latched them. Latched notes play in ascending pitch order, regardless of their chronological order. Down Latched notes play in descending pitch order, regardless of their chronological order.
Page 91: Initial Tempo
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Initial Tempo The starting tempo of the arpeggiation, and the basis for the divisions created via the value of the Beats parameter. Any physical controller assigned to send MIDI Tempo message can control the arpeggiator tempo in real time.
Page 92: Shift Limit
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Shift Limit Sets the maximum number of semitones that arpeggiated notes can be transposed up or down. This parameter is relevant only when Note Shift has a non-zero value. When the transposition reaches the shift limit, it changes direction according to the value for the Limit Opt parameter. Limit Option (Limit Opt) Determines what the arpeggiator does when it has shifted the currently latched notes up (or down) to the shift limit.
Page 93: Glissando
Descriptions of Parameters Setup Editor Parameters Bipolar Starts out the same way as Unipolar, but during downward note shifting, it continues past the original pitch until it hits the shift limit in the opposite direction, where it reverses again. Flt Reset Adds a bit of apparent randomness to the process.
Page 94: Effects Edit Parameters
Descriptions of Parameters Effects Edit Parameters Effects Edit Parameters Effects edit mode is a special subset of the PC1’s editors. When you press the Effect button, you go to the FX Routing parameter in the editor corresponding to the performance mode you were in: The Effects-mode parameters are the same parameters you see when entering the Effect menu after going into an editor by pressing Edit.
Page 95: Fx Wet/Dry Parameter
Descriptions of Parameters The MIDI Recv Menu FX Wet/Dry Parameter You can adjust the amount of effect using this parameter. There are three Wet/Dry parameters: Controls how much of FX-A’s effect gets applied to the dry signal coming from the sound engine Controls how much of FX-B’s effect gets applied to the dry signal coming from the sound engine.
Page 96: Pan
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu Specifies the pan setting for the current channel. A value of 0 is full left; 64 is center; 127 is full right. FX Routing Determines whether the program of the current channel is sent to one or both of the effects blocks.
Page 97: Transmit Clock
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu Transmit Clock This parameter determines whether the PC1 sends its internal MIDI clock signal to its MIDI Out port. This parameter is irrelevant if the Clock parameter has a value of External. There are three possible values.
Page 98 Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu Remap Processes incoming MIDI information from the MIDI Remap Channel as if it had been generated by the PC1 itself: notes get rechanneled into four different zones, and sent to the MIDI Out port on the MIDI channels corresponding to all the active zones.
Page 99: Exit Save
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu What Happens When You Turn GM Mode On When General MIDI is On, the PC1 locks all MIDI channels (except Channel 10, the Drum channel) to play programs in the bank where the GM programs are stored (Bank 4). Channel 10 plays programs in Bank 7;...
Page 100: Effects Change Mode (Fx Chg Mode)
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu Effects Change Mode (FX Chg Mode) Determines how the PC1 selects effects when you select a program or setup. There are two possible values: Auto The PC1 selects the effect associated with whatever programs you select while in Program mode; it selects the effect associated with whatever setup you select while in Setup mode.
Page 101: Stored Effects (Stored Fx)
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu Stored Effects (Stored FX) The value of this parameter is relevant only for those factory programs and setups to which you’ve stored effects settings. For these programs and setups, you can quickly revert to using the factory effect settings without erasing your user-defined settings (which is what happens when you use one of the Restore Factory Effects functions in any save dialog).
Page 102: Allnotesoff
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu AllNotesOff If you set this to Ignore, the PC1 will ignore the MIDI All Notes Off message. Some instruments and sequencers (notably older Roland instruments) will send this message when no notes are being held, even if the sustain pedal is still held. If you are hooked to a Roland sequencer and find that the PC1 doesn’t seem to sustain, set this parameter to Ignore and the problem will go away.
Page 103: Reset Pc1
Descriptions of Parameters The Global Menu Expansion Sound Version (Ver) Not editable. Indicates the version of the expansion sounds. Reset PC1? Not a parameter but a prompt to execute a hard reset. Press Yes, and you’ll see a prompt asking you if you’re sure.
Page 105: Maintenance And Upgrades
Appendix A Maintenance and Upgrades Replacing the Battery Changes that you make to your PC1 settings are stored using a Lithium battery when the PC1 is powered off. When it is time to replace your battery, the PC1 will display the message: for a few seconds after being powered up.
Page 106 Maintenace and Upgrads Replacing the Battery Figure A-1 Freeing battery from retaining clip Insert your fingernail, the plastic knife, or the pen cap behind and under the battery, and lift the battery out, as shown in Figure A-2. Figure A-2 Removing battery With the positive (+) side of the new battery facing away from you, slide the battery into the retaining clip, pushing down on the battery until it snaps into place.
Page 107: Replacing The Option Panel
Pressing the Enter button (Yes is printed underneath) invokes the menu item in the screen. About Software Upgrades You can get software upgrades for your PC1 from Kurzweil’s FTP website (www.youngchang.com/kurzweil/html/downloads.html) or from your Kurzweil dealer. A computer (Mac or PC) with a MIDI interface and sequencer is necessary for transferring the software to your PC1 using MIDI Sysex.
Page 108: Setting Up For A Software Upgrade
Maintenance and Upgrades Boot Block Setting Up For a Software Upgrade Connect a MIDI cable from the MIDI Out of the computer’s MIDI port or interface to the MIDI In of the PC1. Launch the sequencer application. Open the first .MID file using the sequencer program. Start the boot block on the PC1 using the directions above.
Page 109: Resetting The Pc1
Maintenance and Upgrades Boot Block Resetting the PC1 If you select by scrolling and pressing Enter, the display will ask which gives you an important opportunity to think about what you are doing. This resets all of the PC1’s memory back to the initial factory state. This is necessary if you are upgrading the software.
Page 111: Appendix B Reference
Appendix B Reference Specifications Specifications are subject to change without notice. Physical Specifications Dimension PC1X PC161 Height 4 5/16 in 10.95 cm 3 1/4 in 8.3 cm Depth 14 in 35.60 cm 12 in 30.5 cm Length 54 5/16 in 137.95 cm 37 1/8 in 94.4 cm...
Page 112: Audio Specifications
General Reference Specifications Audio Specifications Line-Level Left and Right Analog Audio Outputs Balanced outputs using two 1/4-inch stereo (tip-ring-sleeve) phone plugs and Connectors shielded twisted pair cable or unbalanced using two 1/4-inch mono (tip-ring) phone plugs and coaxial cable Ω , balanced, nominal Impedance Ω...
Page 113: Parameter Reference
General Reference Parameter Reference Parameter Reference Subgroup ParameterGroup Parameter Range of Values Default (if any) MIDI Channel Off, 1–16 Zones 1–4 default to channels 1–4 Dest Local, MIDI, Local+MIDI Local+MIDI MIDI Xmit(transmit) Bnd Rng (semitones) 0–127 Bnd Rng (cents) 0–127 AuxBend1 Up 0—60 semitones AuxBend1 Down...
Page 114 General Reference Parameter Reference Subgroup Parameter Group Parameter Range of Values Default (if any) Ribbon Sect Large, 3 Sect. Large Spring Switch Off, On Spring Continuous Ribbon Mode Absolute, Relative Relative Parameters controllers: Spring Pos 0–127 Ribbons Ribbon 1 Ribbons have three basic As indicated in Basic Parameter Group common...
Page 115 General Reference Parameter Reference Subgroup Parameter Group Parameter Range of Values Default (if any) Mod Wheel None, 0–127 Knob C None, 0–127 Program: Timbre Knob D None, 0–127 SW 2 None, 0–127 SW 4 None, 0–127 Local Control Off, On Xmit ProgChg Off, On Clock...
Page 116: Pc1 Audio Signal Routing
General Reference PC1 Audio Signal Routing PC1 Audio Signal Routing...
Page 117: Special Controllers
General Reference MIDI Controllers MIDI Controllers Bank MSB Bank LSB Sustain DataInc Mod Wheel Port Switch DataDec Breath Sosten NRg LSB Soft NRg MSB Foot Control Legato Rg LSB Port Time Hold2 Rg MSB Data MSB Data LSB SndCtl1 Volume SndCtl2 Balance SndCtl3...
Page 118: Pc1 Effects And Effects Parameters
Program Information PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters Reverb Effect Param1 Param2 Param3 Param4 NiceLittleBooth Rvrb Time HF Damping Size Scale Density Viewing Booth Rvrb Time HF Damping Size Scale Density Drum Booth Rvrb Time HF Damping Size Scale Density Add Ambience...
Page 119: Delay
Program Information PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters Effect Param1 Param2 Param3 Param4 My Garage Absorption Late Lvl Treb Freq Treb Gain Half Bath Rvrb Time HF Damping E DfDlyScl E DiffAmt School Stairwell Absorption HF Damping L PreDelay R PreDelay Small Hall Rvrb Time EarRef Lvl...
Page 120: Flange
Program Information PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters Flange Effect Param1 Param2 Param3 Param4 Big Slow Flange LFO Period LFO Tempo Fdbk Level L/R Phase Sweet Flange LFO Period LFO Tempo Fdbk Level L/R Phase Throaty Flange LFO Period LFO Tempo Fdbk Level HF Damping Squeeze Flange...
Page 121: Chorus + Delay + Reverb
Program Information PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters Chorus + Delay + Reverb Effect Param1 Param2 Param3 Param4 ChorusDelayHall Dly Tempo Rvrb Type Rvrb Time Rvb HFDamp ChorDlyRvb Lead Dly Time L Dly Time R Rvrb Type Rvrb Time Fluid ChorDlyRvb Dly Fdbk L Dly Fdbk R Rvrb Time...
Page 122: Filters
Program Information PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters Filters Effect Param1 Param2 Param3 Param4 Bass Env Filter Min Freq Freq Sweep Resonance Threshold EPno Env Filter Freq Sweep FilterType Resonance Threshold Phunk Env Filter Min Freq Freq Sweep Resonance Threshold Trip Filter LFO Period FilterType Min Freq...
Page 123: Compressor
Program Information PC1 Effects and Effects Parameters Compressor Effect Param1 Param2 Param3 Param4 HKCompressor 3:1 Ratio Threshold MakeUpGain Attk Time DrumKompress 5:1 Ratio Threshold MakeUpGain Attk Time SKFdbkComprs 6:1 Ratio Threshold MakeUpGain Attk Time SKCompressr 12:1 Ratio Threshold MakeUpGain Attk Time Simple Motion Effect Param1...
Page 124: Midi Implementation Chart
General Reference MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Model: Kurzweil PC1 Manufacturer: Date: 7/21/03 Kurzweil Version 1.0 Digital Synthesizers Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Default Basic Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 Default Multi* Multi* memorized Mode Messages Modes 1 & 3...
Page 125: Pc1 Programs And Controller Assignments
Program Information Controller Assignments 001 Classic Grand Appendix C Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob D Vibrato Rate PC1 Programs and Octave Shift Arp On/Off Controller Assignments Enable Vibrato Vibrato Depth Ribbon Pitch Bend CCPed Expression FtSw1 Sustain The tables in this section list the physical controller FtSw2...
Page 126 Program Information Controller Assignments 009 Rock Grand 005 Concert Grand Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob D Vibrato Rate Knob D Vibrato Rate Octave Shift Octave Shift Arp On/Off Arp On/Off Enable Vibrato Enable Vibrato...
Page 127 Program Information Controller Assignments 016 Classic E Piano 013 Ragtime Piano Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob D Tremolo Rate Knob D Vibrato Rate Octave Shift Octave Shift Sample Start Arp On/Off...
Page 128 Program Information Controller Assignments 022 Soft E Piano 019 Hard E Pno Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C LoPass Freq Cut Knob C Timbre Knob D Tremolo Rate Knob D Tremolo Rate Octave Shift...
Page 129 Program Information Controller Assignments 025 Big Red Wurly Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry 029 Pearly Keys Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob D Tremolo Rate Knob C Timbre Octave Shift Knob D Tremolo Rate Sample Start Octave Shift...
Page 130 Program Information Controller Assignments 035 FantAsmAtron 032 C3PO Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob C Timbre Knob D Tremolo Rate Knob D Tremolo Rate Octave Shift Octave Shift Attack Control Sample Start...
Page 131 Program Information Controller Assignments 041 Touch Clav 038 Comp Time Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob C LoPass Freq Knob D Impact Knob D Resonance Octave Shift Octave Shift Arp On/Off Octave Drop...
Page 132 Program Information Controller Assignments 044 Modrn Harpsi 047 Celesta Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob C Timbre Knob D Decay Control Knob D Tremelo Rate Octave Shift Decay Control Arp On/Off Arp On/Off...
Page 133 Program Information Controller Assignments 053 Uptown Gospel Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry 050 Prog Rocker's B Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Para EQ Freq Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob D Para EQ Cut Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Octave Shift Knob C Perc XFade FX Vib/Chr On/Off Octave Shift...
Page 134 Program Information Controller Assignments 063 Williams Brass 057 Saxes/Trumpets Knob C LoPass Envelope Knob C LoPass Freq Layer Switch Knob D Attack Control Layer Switch Layer Switch Vibrato Depth Layer Switch Mpress Swell Envelope Vibrato Depth Mpress Swell Env & Pitch 064 Lyrical Strings Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry...
Page 135 Program Information Controller Assignments 067 Layer Strings 070 Velocity Strings Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Brightness Knob C Timbre Knob D Release Control Octave Shift Octave Shift Arp On/Off Layer Switch(w/SW4) Layer Switch...
Page 136 Program Information Controller Assignments 074 Baa stacc. Bop 080 Solar Lead Knob D Envelope Control Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Layer Switch Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Vibrato Knob C LoPass Freq Mpress Swell Knob D LoPass Resonance Octave Shift Arp On/Off Layer Switch "Vibrato Rate, Depth"...
Page 137 Program Information Controller Assignments 086 Sweeper Bass 083 Slo Wood Flute Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob C LowPass Freq Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob D LoPass Resonance Knob C Breath Noise Octave Shift Knob D Chiff Noise Release Control...
Page 138 Program Information Controller Assignments 089 Crypt 092 Neptune Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob C """Chiff"" Level" Knob D Timbre Knob D Env Control Octave Shift Octave Shift Release Control Arp On/Off...
Page 139 Program Information Controller Assignments 095 U Say Tomita 098 Rich 6 String Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C LoPass Freq Knob C Timbre Knob D LoPass Resonance Knob D Vibrato Rate Octave Shift Octave Shift...
Page 140 Program Information Controller Assignments 104 Round and Wound 101 Elec 12 String Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C LoPass Freq (Cut) Knob C Timbre Knob D Attack Control Knob D Envelope Control Octave Shift...
Page 141 Program Information Controller Assignments 110 Upright Bass 1 107 Dual-Tri Bass Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob C Timbre Knob D Timbre (Cymbal) Octave Shift Octave Shift Layer Enable Arp On/Off Layer Enable(Ride)
Page 142 Program Information Controller Assignments 116 Resonant Traps 113 Studio Drums 3+4 Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob C Timbre Knob D Pitch Control Knob D Pitch Control Octave Shift Octave Shift Envelope Control...
Page 143 Program Information Controller Assignments 119 Electro Kit 122 Woody Marimba Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob C Timbre Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob D Pitch Control Knob C Sample Start Octave Shift Octave Shift Decay Control Layer Switch Arp On/Off...
Page 144 Program Information Controller Assignments 125 New Fluid Vibes Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B FX-B Wet/Dry Knob C Tremolo Rate Octave Shift Stereo Spread Arp On/Off Sample Start Tremelo Ribbon Pitch Bend CCPed Expression FtSw1 Sustain FtSw2 Sostenuto 126 Aborigine Jam Knob A FX-A Wet/Dry Knob B...
Page 145 Program Information Controller Assignments Secondary (Bank 6) 006 Suite Piano Vibrato (when SW4 is on) Knob D Vibrato rate Activates MW Vibrato 000 Sweet Ivories 007 Dreamy Piano Vibrato (when SW4 is on) Knob D Vibrato rate Vibrato (when SW4 is on) Activates MW Vibrato Knob D Vibrato rate...
Page 146 Program Information Controller Assignments 012 Cloud Ride Piano 018 Brunch In Seoul Vibrato (when SW4 is on) Tremolo depth Knob C Pad layer decay Knob C Timbre: cutoff Knob D Vibrato rate Alternative attack Activates MW vibrato Knob D Tremolo rate Impact 013 Organic Piano 019 Classy Roadz...
Page 147 Program Information Controller Assignments 024 Soft Ballad 030 Harpsi-Piano Tremolo depth Knob C Tremolo rate vibrato/tremolo depth Alternative attack Knob C Timbre control Knob D Envelope control Alternative attack Disables E Piano layer Knob D Vibrato/tremolo rate Detune 025 ’70s FM Tines 031 Fantasy Keys Tremolo depth Knob C...
Page 148 Program Information Controller Assignments 036 Push Air 042 Harpsichordion Filter LFO depth/rate vibrato depth Knob C Timbre control Knob C Timbre: Para EQ Envelope control frequency Knob D Tremolo control Timbre & envelope Timbre control control Knob D Timbre: Para EQ amp Alternative attack 037 Dronin’...
Page 149 Program Information Controller Assignments 054 Bright Koreana 048 BackgroundOrgan vibrato depth Knob C Timbre vibrato/tremolo depth Enables chorused layer Knob C LFO rate control Knob D Envelope: attack control; Alternative attack vibrato rate Knob D Envelope control Alternative control 055 Bouncin’BassBall 049 Mello Tone Wheel vibrato/tremolo depth Knob C...
Page 150 Program Information Controller Assignments 061 Honk’n Dyn Sax 070 Tender Strings vibrato depth Switches layers Switches programs Knob C Timbre: duller 062 Saxy Lush vibrato depth 071 Flute & Strings Mpressure (32) Vibrato Modulation sweep Disables Strings layer Knob C Resonance, brightness Disables Flute layer Knob D...
Page 151 Program Information Controller Assignments 077 Bright Syn Vox vibrato depth Knob C Timbre Enables chorused layer Knob D Envelope: attack 083 Elan Lead control; vibrato rate Tranposes up an octave vibrato depth Mpressure (32) Vibrato Knob C Filter cutoff Transposes one layer 078 Vox Orgel down an octave Envelope: release rate...
Page 152 Program Information Controller Assignments 088 Poseidon 094 Ooh><Ahh Pad Tremolo depth vibrato depth Mpressure (32) vibrato Mpressure (32) Filter cutoff, layer Knob C Filter cutoff, treble boost crossfade With SW4, octave Knob C Resonance transpose Envelope: attack rate Knob D Envelope control Envelope: release rate Enables layer...
Page 153 Program Information Controller Assignments 100 Twangy Guitar 106 Bright A Bass vibrato depth vibrato depth Mpressure (32) Pitch bend Knob C Filter cutoff Envelope: decay Knob C Less Body, more tacky Knob D EQ gain Knob D Vibrato rate Enable Vtrig Percussion Alternative attack layer 101 Chr Elec &...
Page 154 Program Information Controller Assignments 112 Radio Kings/Rods 119 SumPumpKit MWsus Knob C Timbre Envelope control Drone layer Knob D Pitch control Mpressure (32) Drone layer Alternative attack Knob C Timbre Envelope control Knob D Pitch control Alternative attack 113 Ripper Kit/Vinyl Knob C Shaper;...
Page 155 Program Information Controller Assignments 125 Bunch of Perc Alternative attack Mpressure (32) Pitch bend with Sostenuto or Knob D Knob C Pitch change Disables layer Knob D Enables MPressure pitch bend Damps, disables layer FtSW2 Enables MPressure pitch bend 126 Perc Party Alternative attack Mpressure (32) Pitch bend with Knob D...
Page 156 Program Information Controller Assignments 007 Med Cello p/v Vibrato rate and depth Orchestra (Bank 2) Mpress Vibrato rate and depth 008 Slow Cello vib 000 Fast Violin prs FtSw 2 Increases release time Vibrato rate and depth Mpress Vibrato rate and depth 009 Studio Cello Slightly darker timbre 001 Med Violin vib...
Page 157 Program Information Controller Assignments 015 Studio Strings 023 VTrig Tremolando Controls expression Controls expression Mpress Controls expression Mpress Controls expression VTrig Changes strings to sfz tremolando at fortissimo 016 Chamber Strings Knob D Controls volume of Layer 024 Full Pizzicato 3 (string section) Controls expression Knob D...
Page 158 Program Information Controller Assignments 042 Solo Dbl Reeds 032 Ensemble Oboe Mpress Vibrato rate and depth Swell Knob C Fades and Mpress Swell Knob D Slows attack 033 Solo Eng Hrn prs 043 Soft Trumpet Vibrato rate and depth Vibrato rate and depth Mpress Vibrato rate and depth Mpress...
Page 159 Program Information Controller Assignments 061 sfz Jazz Brass 052 Horn Section Brightens Slight swell Mpress Brightens 062 Stereo Brass sw 053 Solo Trombone Selects a Sfzpp version of Vibrato rate and depth the program Mpress Vibrato rate and depth Controls expression Mpress Controls expression 054 Ensemble Bone...
Page 160 Program Information Controller Assignments 069 Total Orch 2 077 Cathedral Choir Knob C Volume of strings layer Knob C Lowers filter Knob D Envelope swell for strings Knob D Lengthens attack (envelope control) significantly Disables clarinet (Layer1); disables flute (Layer 1); disables timpani and 078 Aah Choir prs percussion...
Page 161 Program Information Controller Assignments 087 Stereo Solo Harp 095 Stereo Chimes Adds delay Knob D Shortens decay time 088 Harp Oasis Knob C Pitchslide down an octave 096 Chime Bell in delayed harp layer Knob D Timbre control: slightly Knob C Pitchslide up an octave in darker Layer 1...
Page 162 Program Information Controller Assignments 101 Orch Percussion 108 Modern Blockage Knob C Pitchslide up 850ct Knob C Pitchslide up two octaves Knob D Pitchslide down 850ct in Layer 3 Alt start Knob D Pitchslide down 600ct in Brighter soft attack of Layer 1 sustained cymbal Alt start...
Page 163 Program Information Controller Assignments 116 Skullophones 124 Circus Glitter Knob C Pitchslide up an octave in Knob C Pitchslide up two octaves Layer 2 in sine layer Knob D Pitchslide up 1600ct in Knob D Envelope control: quicker Layer 3 decayrelease Disables Layer 2 Alt attack...
Page 164 Program Information Controller Assignments Controllers for GM Programs (Bank 4) Mod Wheel Category Sound Name Other Controllers (MIDI 1) Grand Piano Bright Grand Electric Grand Tremolo Honky Tonk Piano Piano Elec Piano 1 Tremolo Elec Piano 2 GM Harpsichord Clavinet Tremolo GM Celesta Glockenspiel...
Page 165 Program Information Controller Assignments Mod Wheel Category Sound Name Other Controllers (MIDI 1) Acoustic Bass Vibrato Finger Bass Vibrato Picked Bass Vibrato Fretless Bass Vibrato Bass Slap Bass 1 Vibrato Slap Bass 2 Vibrato Synth Bass 1 Vibrato Synth Bass 2 Vibrato Violin Vibrato...
Page 166 Program Information Controller Assignments Mod Wheel Category Sound Name Other Controllers (MIDI 1) Piccolo Vibrato Flute Vibrato Recorder Vibrato Pan Flute Vibrato Pipe Bottle Blow Vibrato Shakuhachi Vibrato Whistle Vibrato Ocarina Vibrato Square Wave Vibrato Sawtooth Wave Vibrato Synth Calliope Vibrato Chiffer Lead Vibrato...
Page 167 Program Information Controller Assignments Mod Wheel Category Sound Name Other Controllers (MIDI 1) Tinkle Bell Vibrato Agogo Vibrato Knob C: Random Pitches Steel Drums Vibrato Wood Block Vibrato Knob C: Random Pitches Percussion Taiko Vibrato Melodic Tom Vibrato Synth Drum Vibrato Reverse Cymbal Vibrato...
Page 169 Index Entry Transmit, 5-4 Ａ Entry Value, 5-13 Entry Volume, 5-12 AllNotesOff, 5-31 EQ, 3-3, 3-13 Alpha wheel, 3-11 Exit Value, 5-13 Alpha Wheel, 3-10 External Sequencer, 4-28 Applying Effects Globally, 4-17 Assignable Switch Button, 3-5 Ｆ Assigning Entry Values, 4-14 A-to-B Wet/Dry Mix (Global A>B), 5-25 Finding a Parameter and Changing its Value, 4-2 Audio, 2-3...
Page 170 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Index MIDI Master, 2-3 Reset PC1, 5-32 MIDI Out/Thru, 2-4 Resetting the PC1, 5 Restoring Factory Effects, 4-4 MIDI Slave, 2-3 MIDI Channel, 5-3 Ribbon, 2-4 MIDI Controller Number (Ctrl Num), 5-12 Ribbon Controller, 1-2 MIDI Remap Chan, 5-27...
Page 171 Kurzweil PC1 Musician’s Guide Index the summary of controller assignment, 3-6 Ｖ The Transpose Menu, 5-8 The Velocity Menu, 5-8 Velocity Curve (Vel Curve), 5-10 the Yes/No button, 3-10 Velocity Layering, 4-15 Timbre, 4-8 Velocity Mode (Vel Mode), 5-19 toggle, 3-3...

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