Kurzweil KSP8 TM - Manual (Page 75)

MIDI Mode
The RECEIVE Page
Preliminary - Subject to Change 10-5
Velocity Map—Receive
The velocity map applies a preset curve to incoming velocity messages. It maps incoming
velocity levels to new levels that correspond to the eight dynamic levels used by the VTRIGs
and keymaps for velocity level selection. Normally you’ll leave this set to 1 Linear. Adjust this
parameter’s value only when you need to alter the PC3’s response to the velocity messages from
a MIDI controller, for example, if you’re getting too much or too little volume when you play, or
when a sequencer is driving the PC3.
Pressure Map—Receive
Like the velocity map, this determines how the PC3 responds to incoming pressure (aftertouch)
messages.
System Exclusive ID (SysExID)
The SysExID parameter differentiates between more than one MIDI device of the same model.
You won’t need to change the default setting of 0 unless you have multiple PC3s (or K2600s,
K2500s, or K2000s) receiving SysEx messages from a single source. In that case, make sure each
instrument has a different SysExID. Then you can direct SysEx messages to the appropriate PC3
with the SysExID byte that’s included with every SysEx message. A value of 127 specifies “Omni
Receive.” That is, at this value, a PC3 responds to a SysEx message regardless of the SysEx ID of
the message (as long as the manufacturer and device IDs match—see Chapter 7 of the Musician’s
Reference for more information about System Exclusive messages).
Bend Smooth
This parameter can improve your PC3’s performance when you’re driving it from a MIDI guitar
controller. Its default value is On.
You may find that pitch bending seems to carry over from the previous note to the next note,
causing it to start on the wrong pitch. This is probably due to the automatic pitch smoothing
provided by the PC3. If this is happening, try setting the BendSmooth parameter to a value of
Off
.
Local Keyboard Channel (LocalKbdCh)
Changing the setting of the Local Keyboard Channel parameter is useful only when your PC3 is
receiving MIDI information from an external source—maybe you have a favorite MIDI
keyboard that you use to control all the gear in your studio, or you use a lot of outboard
sequencing. If you’re using the PC3 as a standalone music workstation or performance
keyboard, you can ignore this parameter.
Bank Select
BankSelect allows you to choose between having the PC3 respond to Controller 0 or Controller
32 or both. The reason for this is that various manufacturers have chosen one method or the
other. The four possible values for this parameter are:
0 only Responds to controller 0 only.
32 only Responds to controller 32 only.
Ctl 0 Responds to 0 or 32.
Ctl 32 Responds to 0 or 32.