Document Outline

• Kurzweil International Contacts
• Introduction
  • Keeping Current
  • Overview of the PC3
  • How the PC3 Works
  • VAST Synthesis
  • KB3 Tone Wheel Emulation
  • VA-1 Programs
  • How to Use This Manual
  • Do I Have Everything?
  • Boot Loader
  • Battery
  • Options
    • Sound ROM Cards
    • Pedals
    • Ribbon Controller
    • Breath Controller
• Startup
  • Make Connections
  • Make Music
  • Startup—the Details
    • Before You Start...
    • Connecting the Power Cable (Line Cord)
    • Connecting Audio Cables
      • Analog
      • Digital
    • Connecting MIDI
    • Pedals
    • Breath
    • Ribbon
    • Switching On the Power
    • xD Cards
    • USB Port
    • Setting the Clock
  • PC3 Programs
    • Selecting Programs
    • Program Mode Display
      • Info Box
      • Soft buttons
    • VAST Programs
    • KB3 Programs
  • Setups
  • Quick Access
  • The Other Modes
  • Software Upgrades
• User Interface Basics
  • Mode Selection
  • Mode Buttons
  • Bank Buttons
  • Sliders
  • Program and Category Buttons
  • Pitch Wheel and Mod Wheel
  • Navigation
    • The Display
    • Pages
    • The Top Line
    • The Bottom Line
    • The Soft Buttons
    • The Cursor Buttons
    • The Chan/Layer Buttons
    • The Edit Button
    • The Exit Button
  • Data Entry
    • The Alpha Wheel
    • The Plus/Minus Buttons
    • The Alphanumeric Pad
    • Double Button Presses
  • Intuitive Data Entry
    • Changing the Current Layer in Multi-Layer Programs
  • Search
  • Quick Song Recording and Playback
• The Operating Modes
  • What the Modes Are
  • Selecting Modes
    • Finding Square One
  • Using the Modes
    • Program Mode
    • Setup Mode
    • Quick Access Mode
    • Effects Mode
    • MIDI Mode
    • Master Mode
    • Song Mode
    • Storage Mode
• Editing Conventions
  • Introduction to Editing
    • What’s an Object?
  • Object Type and ID
  • Saving and Naming
    • ROM Objects
    • Memory Objects
    • Keyboard Naming
  • Deleting Objects
    • Dependent Objects
  • Saving and Loading Files—Storage Mode
  • Special Button Functions
• Program Mode
  • VAST and KB3 Programs
  • VAST Program Structure
  • KB3 Program Structure
    • KB3 Mode
    • Real-time Controls in KB3 Mode
      • Playing KB3 Programs
      • KB3 Mode Buttons (Mute Buttons)
      • MIDI Control of KB3 Programs
        • Controller Numbers
        • Local Keyboard Channel
  • The Program Mode Page
    • Control Setup
    • The Soft Buttons in Program Mode
  • Alt Input for Algorithms (Cascade Mode)
  • Syncing LFOs
  • Controller Entry Values in Program Mode
• Setup Mode
  • The Control Setup
  • Riffs
    • RIFF1
      • Song
      • Riff
      • Trigger
      • Release
      • Loop
      • Local
      • Sync Zone
        • Zone 1-16
        • First Available
      • Sync Type
        • None
        • DownBeat
        • AnyBeat
        • DownBeatWait
        • AnyBeatWait
    • RIFF2
      • Link
      • Re Channel
      • Transpose/Root Note
      • Duration
      • Tick Offset
      • Tempo BPM
        • Sequence
        • Setup
        • External
        • 20-400
      • SrcTrk
      • Start
      • Stop
      • Velocity
  • For More Information
• Quick Access Mode
  • Quick Access Editor
• Basic Effects Mode
  • Introduction
  • Chains
  • FXMODS
  • For More Information
• MIDI Mode
  • The TRANSMIT Page
    • Control Setup
    • Destination
    • Channel
    • Transpose
    • Velocity Map—Transmit (VelocMap)
    • Pressure Map—Transmit (PressMap)
    • Program Change (PChng)
    • Change Setups (ChgSetups)
  • The RECEIVE Page
    • Basic Channel
    • MIDI Receive Mode (MIDI Mode)
    • All Notes Off
    • Program Change Mode (PrgChgMode)
    • Velocity Map—Receive
    • Pressure Map—Receive
    • System Exclusive ID (SysExID)
    • Bend Smooth
    • Local Keyboard Channel (LocalKbdCh)
    • Bank Select
  • The Channels Page
    • Enable
    • Program
    • Pan
    • Volume
    • Program Lock, Pan Lock, Volume Lock
  • Program Change Formats
    • Extended Program Changes
    • QAccess
  • The Soft Buttons in MIDI Mode
    • Program Change (PrgChg)
    • Reset Channels (RsetCh)
    • Panic
• Master Mode
  • The Master Mode Page
    • Tune
    • Transpose
    • Velocity and Pressure Touch (VelTouch and PressTouch)
    • Intonation
      • List and Description of Intonation Tables
    • Intonation Key (IntonaKey)
    • Digital Output Mode
    • Numeric Entry
  • The Soft Buttons in Master Mode (Page 1 and Page 2)
    • Save
    • Object
    • Clock
    • Loader
    • Reset
  • Object Utilities
    • Rename
    • Delete
• Song Mode
  • Getting Started with the Sequencer
    • What is a Sequencer?
    • Song Mode’s Main Screen
    • Volume Control
    • For More Information
    • A Word about the Local Keyboard Channel
      • Patch Through
• Storage Mode
  • Storage Mode Page
    • Using xD Cards
      • Formatting an xD Card
  • Directories
    • Path
    • Disk Drive Information
    • Storage Mode Soft Buttons
  • File List Dialog
    • Soft Buttons in the File List Dialog
  • Creating Directories
    • Creating a Directory From the Storage Mode Page
    • Creating a Directory in the Save Dialog
  • The Directory Selection Dialog
  • Storage Mode Functions
    • Loading Files
    • Loading Individual Objects
    • Shortcuts when Loading Objects
      • Select All/Deselect All
    • Selecting Multiple Files to Load
    • Aborting a Multiple File Load
  • Saving Files
    • Saving Master and Everything Files
    • Soft Buttons in the Save Selection Dialog
    • Saving Individual Objects
    • Shortcuts when Saving Objects
      • Select All/Deselect All
      • Viewing Selected Objects
    • More Features of the Save Dialog
      • The Choose File Name Function
      • Selecting the Directory to use for Saving a File
    • Auditioning Objects in RAM
    • The Name Table
    • Not Loading the Name Table
  • The Multiple Object Selector Page
    • Using the Multiple Object Selector: An Overview
    • Operating Modes: The Select Parameter
    • Multiple Object Selector Soft Buttons
      • All and Type
      • Toggle, Clear, and Set
    • Entering Selection Criteria in the Multiple Object Selector
      • Type/Range Mode
    • Dependents Mode
      • Everything Mode
      • Search String (SearchStrg) Mode
      • Working with the Multiple Object Selector
      • Examples of possible operations using Multiple Object Selector:
• MIDI Implementation Chart
• PC3 Bootloader
  • Using the Bootloader Menu
  • Updating PC3 Software and Objects
  • PC3 Diagnostics
  • System Reset
  • File Utilities
  • Restoring the PC3 File System
• Changing PC3 Voltage
  • Removing the fuse holder
• Index