User manual KURZWEIL PCR1USER

[. . . ] 10 GM Control Parameters PC2s with the Version 3 operating system and the PCR-1 option support General MIDI 1 (GM). Note: For GM files to play correctly, the GM program set must be present in the PC2--it can be in either ROM (Bank 2, Exp1) or in RAM (Bank 1, User), but it has to be present. 3 PCR-1 User's Guide PC2 Version 3 Operating System Features The parameters that control the PC2's GM functions are in the Global menu. There are three of them: General MIDI, GM Bank, and GM FX Scale. General MIDI Use this parameter to turn GM mode on and off. Set the value to On to activate GM mode; set the value to Off to return to normal operation. [. . . ] On keyboard models, press Sound Select 14 and Sound Select 16 at the same time; on rack-mount models, press the MIDI Receive and Global buttons at the same time. The top line of the display shows DEMO: followed by the ID and name of the currently selected demo song. 6 PCR-1 User's Guide PC2 Version 3 Operating System Features 2. Use the Alpha Wheel or the Minus or Plus button to select the demo to play. Press Enter to play the current song, or Cancel to return to a performance mode. The IDs of the demo sequences correspond to the banks where they're stored: 1­9 10­19 20­29 30­39 Bank 0 (Internal) Bank 1 (User) Bank 2(Exp1) Bank 3 (Exp2) (for future release) Loading Demos into RAM You can load PC2 demo songs into RAM by playing them with a sequencer that's connected to the PC2. When you play these files with your sequencer, the PC2 recognizes the SysEx data and loads the songs into RAM. The procedure for loading demos into RAM is similar to that for loading program/setup files into RAM. For details, see Loading Program/Setup Files Into RAM below On the CD, the demo files are in the folder (directory) called base_demo or pcr1_demo, which is in the folder called ram. Deleting and Dumping Demos You can delete demo songs to gain RAM space, and you can dump them to files via SysEx so that you can load them again at a later time without having to use the CD. Note: The PC2 allows you to select ROM demos and execute the delete function as if you were really deleting the ROM demos. You can actually delete only those demos that you've loaded in RAM. On keyboard models, press Sound Select 14 and Sound Select 16 at the same time; on rack-mount models, press the MIDI Receive and 7 PCR-1 User's Guide PC2 Version 3 Operating System Features Global buttons at the same time. The top line of the display shows DEMO: followed by the ID and name of the currently selected demo song. Use the Alpha Wheel or the Minus or Plus button to select the desired demo. If you're going to dump the demo, make sure you have a MIDI connection between the MIDI Out of the PC2 and the MIDI In of the receiving device. Press Store (on keyboard models) or Edit/Store (on rack-mount models). The PC2's display asks you if you want to delete the current demo. If you decide not to delete the demo, press Cancel instead of Enter; this returns you to Demo mode. On keyboard models, the LED in the MIDI Xmit button lights to indicate the data flow. prompt. Using Sound Categories (PC2R only) The PC2R doesn't have the Sound Select buttons that are featured on the keyboard models, but you can still make use of the sound categories. This selects the first program in the category, and returns the display to normal. The length of the list of categories depends on which set of programs you've installed in ROM/loaded in RAM. When you install/load the GM set, 16 new categories appear in a continuous block immediately before the User category 8 PCR-1 User's Guide Loading Program/Setup Files Into RAM (which is near the end of the list). When you install/load the Orchestral set, 16 new categories are inserted at different points within the list of Internal categories. Unlike the GM categories, the orchestral categories aren't just inserted in a continuous block; they're organized so that they're listed with similar categories (for example, all the non-GM string categories appear next to each other in the list). Loading Program/Setup Files Into RAM The set of programs you're going to use most--Orchestral or GM--is the set you should install in ROM. [. . . ] Dampens timpani and sustained cymbal layers MIDI 12 = 127; MIDI 29 = 127 102 Orch Timpani Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Brightens Pitchslide up an octave Pitchslide up an octave Dampens 103 Solo Timpani Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Entry values Envelope control: shorter release Envelope control: longer release Alt start Makes soft strikes brighter Enables pitchbend for Mpress in left-hand section Pitchslide up an octave Pitchslide up an octave Dampens MIDI 12 = 127 104 Dynamic Timpani Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Envelope control: shorter release Envelope control: longer release Alt start makes soft strikes brighter Enables pitchbend for Mpress in left-hand section Pitchslide up an octave Pitchslide up an octave Dampens 105 Temple Blocks This program has no specific controller assignments. 28 PCR-1 User's Guide Controllers for PCR-1 Orchestral Programs 106 Stereo Tam-tam Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B Moves filter cutoff Adds filter modulation 107 Trap Set Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mpress Controls filter Pitch control Controls decay Alt Start Controls amplitude of long brush stir G 3) and C# 4 108 Modern Blockage Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 3 Pitchslide down 600ct in Layer 1 Alt start Disables Layer 4 Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 3 Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 3 Dampens 109 Beaty Drum Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Pitch control (not all layers) Controls decay Disables Layers 2 and 3 (perc tones) 110 Cage's Ensemble This program has no specific controller assignments. 111 New Touch Perc This program has no specific controller assignments. 112 Perc & Blocks This program has no specific controller assignments. 29 PCR-1 User's Guide Controllers for PCR-1 Orchestral Programs 113 Puppet Show Perc Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C (Foot) Entry values Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 3 Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 4 Alt start Disables Layer 3 Enables Layer 2 Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 3 Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 3 MIDI 29 = 127 114 Pop Can Perc Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Entry values Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 1 Envelope control: drier Alt start Enables Layer 4 Disables Layer 1 Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 1 Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 1 Mutes MIDI 12 = 127 115 Onklungy Perc Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Entry values Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 3 Envelope control: drier Enables Layer 4 filtersnap Pitch shift up an octave in Layer 2 Disables Layer 1 Disables Temple Block layer Alt start MIDI 13 = 25 116 Skullophones Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Entry values Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 2 Pitchslide up 1600ct in Layer 3 Disables Layer 2 Disables Layer 1 Enables Layer3; disables Layer 4 Alt attack Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 2 Pitchslide up an octave in Layer 2 Mutes MIDI 29 = 127 30 PCR-1 User's Guide Controllers for PCR-1 Orchestral Programs 117 Exotic Mallets SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Solos bell 118 Acoustic Mbira Slider D / Green Knob D (13) Shortens decay time 119 St Elec Mbira Slider D / Green Knob D (13) Shortens decay time 120 Perc Harp This program has no specific controller assignments. 121 Pluck & Block This program has no specific controller assignments. 122 Hybrid Pluck SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Adds delayed attack 123 Bells/Mark Tree Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Pitchslide up an octave in Layers 2 and 3 Pitchslide up an octave in Layers 1 and 4 Envelope control: slow attack Pitch shift down an octave in Layer 4, D 6 and higher Disables Layer 2 LFO rate control to 0 Dampens 31 PCR-1 User's Guide Controllers for PCR-1 Orchestral Programs 124 Circus Glitter Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Entry values Pitchslide up two octaves in sine layer Envelope control: quicker decay/release Alt attack Enables pizzicato layer Enables triangle layer Pitchslide up an octave in glockenspiel layer Pitchslide up two octaves in sine layer Pitchslide up two octaves in sine layer Dampens MIDI 29 = 127 125 Swing'n Chimes Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 1, up an octave in Layer 2 Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 3 Envelope control: slow attack Disables glockenspiel layer Disables chimes layer LFO rate control to 0 Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 1, up an octave in Layer 2 Pitchslide up two octaves in Layer 1, up an octave in Layer 2 Dampens 126 Crystal Lagoon Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Slider D / Green Knob D (13) SW2 / Amber Swch B (9) SW3 / Amber Swch C (12) SW5 / Red Switch A (29) Mod Wheel / Red Knob B Breath / Red Knob D CCPed2 / Red Knob C SwitchPdl 3 (Soft 67) Entry values Pitchslide up 700ct in Glockenspiel layer Envelope control: quicker decay /release Transposes Layers 1 and 2 down two octaves Alt attack Disables glockenspiel layer Detunes Pitchslide up 700ct in Glockenspiel layer Pitchslide up 700ct in Glockenspiel layer Dampens MIDI 13 = 40; MIDI 9 = 127 127 Clang Clang Slider C / Green Knob C (6) Brightens 32 PCR-1 User's Guide PCR-1 Orchestral Setup Information PCR-1 Orchestral Setup Information The following tables include descriptions of the program and controller assignments for each zone in the PCR-1 option's 32 setups. Each table lists 24 setup features (zone status, MIDI channel, program assignment, and several controller assignments), and shows how these features are used in each of the setup's four zones. Certain physical controllers on the keyboard and rack-mount models have corresponding assignments but different names--for example, Slider A and Green Knob A. In these cases, the keyboard names are followed by the rack-mount names. [. . . ]