Kurzweil KSP8 TM - Manual (Page 49)

Program Mode
VAST and KB3 Programs
Preliminary - Subject to Change 6-1
Chapter 6
Program Mode
Programs are the PC3’s performance-level sound objects. They’re preset sounds equivalent to
the patches, presets, voices, or multis that you find on other synths.
Program mode is the heart of the PC3, where you select programs for performance and editing.
The PC3 is packed with great sounds, but it’s also a synthesizer of truly amazing depth and
flexibility. When you’re ready to start tweaking sounds, the Program Editor is the place to start.
The PC3 offers two new powerful editing features: Dynamic V.A.S.T. and Cascade Mode.
• Dynamic V.A.S.T. lets you “wire” your own algorithms. You can combine different DSP
functions in any order you like, including parallel and serial configurations.
• Cascade Mode lets you route any layer of a program into the DSP of any other layer. Any of
the 32 layers of a program can go into any other layer.
VAST and KB3 Programs
It is important to understand the difference between VAST programs and KB3 programs.
VAST programs contain up to 32 layers, each of which contains a keymap, which in turn
consists of a number of samples assigned to a particular keyboard range—typically five or six
notes, depending on the samples.
KB3 programs use a much different architecture. There are no layers or algorithms, just a bunch
of oscillators that start running as soon as you select a KB3 program.
The next two sections give more detailed descriptions of the differences in structure between
VAST programs and KB3 programs. There are several performance features (and a few issues)
unique to KB3 programs; these are discussed on page 6-4. After that, there are descriptions of the
Program mode features that are common to both types of programs.