Kurzweil PC88 Manual de usuario

THE PC88 MADE EASY

A Step by Step Guide

Includes 27 Different Tutorials Designed For Specific Applications

Plus Programming Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts

by David Fox

PC88 Made Easy

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Rev. B i

BASIC CONCEPTS & USER INTERFACE ISSUES 1

The Two Play Modes 1

User Interface Basics 2

Sound/Setup Select - 2

Data Entry - 3

Zone Parameters - 3

Zone Select - 4

Effects - 5

Editing Shortcuts - 6

TUTORIALS 8

Intro 8

1. Layering Two or More Programs 10

2. Splitting Two or More Programs 12

3. Assigning Sliders for Volume in Different Zones 13

4. Setting Initial Volume Levels for Different Zones 14

5. Returning Volume Levels to Full Values when Exiting a Setup 15

6. Adjusting Relative Volumes with One Slider 16

7. Crossfading Zones 18

8. Velocity Switching 20

9. Switching from One Setup to Another With a Pedal 21

10. Switching from One Program to Another with a Pedal 22

11. Switching Banks & Programs with a Pedal 23

12. Customizing the Effects Settings 24

13. Transposing a Zone with a Button 26

14. Panning Zones Hard Left & Right 27

15. Using the Arpeggiator 29

16. Using the Various Arpeggiator Latch Modes 33

17. Assigning a Slider to Arpeggiator Velocities 35

18. Using the Arpeggiator with a Sequencer or External Controller 36

19. Using the PC88 to Control External Slaves 37

20. Bank Controller Issues for External Slaves 38

21. Switching Programs on External Slaves without Playing Them 40

22. Playing Programs on External Slaves without sending Program Changes

23. Working With an External Sequencer 43

24. Recording Setups to a Sequencer 45

25. Customizing the Internal Voices Mode 46

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26. Using SysEx to Store Your Setups 47

27. Trouble Shooting 49

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 50

A Note About the Physical Controllers 50

Some info on the Global Parameters 50

Using the Copy Function 51

Special characters for naming Setups 53

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This guide walks you step-by-step through a variety of typical programming

applications you might use in the creation of Setups on the PC88.

The first part of this document reviews some of the basic concepts of the PC88 design

and user interface, including editing shortcuts. The second part contains a series of step

by step tutorials, each of which demonstrates a different function.

BASIC CONCEPTS & USER INTERFACE ISSUES

The Two Play Modes

The PC88 has two basic Play Modes - Internal Voices and MIDI Setups. You switch

between these two modes using the Internal Voices and MIDI Setups buttons in the

Sound/Setup Select area.

If you only need to play one Program at a time, use Internal Voices mode. (Typically a

Program will be just one sound, but there are some Programs that have a couple of

sounds layered together, such as Piano & Strings). The PC88 is always in Internal Voices

mode when you first power it up.

If you have a regular PC88, then you have one bank of 64 Programs that you can access.

These are most easily accessed by using the 16 Sound Select Buttons, which are labeled

by Sound Category. Under each category, there are 4 variations, which you can select

using the Next Group and Previous Group buttons.

You can also select a Program by typing its number on the numeric keypad and then

pressing Enter. Appendix A in the manual lists all the Internal Voice programs and their

numbers. In addition, once you are on a program, you can scroll through them in numeric

order by using the alpha wheel or the + and - buttons under the wheel.

If you have a PC88MX, then you have additional banks of sounds. The banks are as

follows:

Bank 0 Internal Voices

Bank 1 General MIDI

Bank 2 Expansion Voices

Bank 3 64 Note Polyphonic

You will need to know the bank numbers if you are sending the bank controller from an

external MIDI device such as a sequencer, or if you switch banks from the numeric

keypad, which we will discuss below. (Note that Bank 0 - the programs in the basic

PC88, is referred to as the Internal Voices bank, which is not to be confused with

Internal Voices mode. You can play programs from the other banks while in Internal

Voices mode. But you are always playing just one program at a time in Internal Voices

mode.)

MIDI Setups mode is used when you want to split or layer two or more Programs. You

would also use it when you want to control any external MIDI modules or keyboards.

MIDI Setups also allow you to program all of the sliders, wheels, pedals, buttons, etc.

for specific applications.

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MIDI Setups mode allows you to have up to 4 zones, with a different program on each

zone. Therefore, the maximum number of programs you can split or layer from the

keyboard is four. (But the instrument can still respond on all 16 MIDI channels from an

external MIDI controller or sequencer.)

MIDI Setups mode and Internal Voices mode function identically, with only a few

exceptions. You will always only have one zone in Internal Voices mode, since you are

playing a single Program. (It is possible to start in Internal Voices mode and add zones,

but when you go to save what you have done, you will have to save it as a Setup.)

User Interface Basics

The following is a review of the information covered in chapter 2 of the manual. If you

read nothing else in the manual, you should go back and read that chapter.

The buttons on the front panel are divided into sections.

Sound/Setup Select -

We already mentioned how you can use these buttons to call up programs when in

Internal Voices mode, but you can also use them for calling up Setups when in MIDI

Setups mode. Notice that the 16 buttons are labeled with the numbers 1-16. By using

these buttons along with the Previous Group and Next Group buttons, you have access

to 16 different Setups at a time with only one button press. The 16 buttons can then be

used to access the Setups as follows:

Group A Setups 1-16

Group B Setups 17-32

Group C Setups 33-48

etc.

There are a total of 128 locations for Setups, which gives you 8 possible groups (A-H).

1. Press the MIDI Setups button.

2. Press the #1 Sound Select button (also labeled Classical Piano). If you have just

turned on the instrument, the top line of the display should say S001 A Piano Trio. If it

doesnÕt, press the Previous Group button repeatedly until it does. You have now called

up Setup #1. Notice that the bottom line says A01, showing you that you are in Group

A on the #1 Sound Select button. Following the A01, it will show a number and a

Program name. This shows you the name of the Program in the currently selected Zone

(more on this later).

3. Press the Next Group button. The top line of the display now shows S017 FluidGtr &

Vibe (Setup #17) and the bottom line shows B01. This tells you that you have moved to

Group B but you are still on the #1 Sound Select button.

4. Press the #2 Sound Select button (also labeled Stage Piano). Now the display shows

S018 Click and Trio on the top line and B02 on the bottom line. Notice that you have

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stayed in the same group - you are still in Group B but are now on the #2 Sound Select

button.

So whatÕs so great about all of this anyway? Lets say that you are creating several

Setups of your own and you need to switch between them quickly in a performance. You

can save them all within the same group, saving them between Setups #65-80 (a PC88

has preset Setups from 1-32 and a PC88MX has preset Setups from 1-64). Once you go

to MIDI Setups mode, you can use the Next Group buttons to get to Group E. Now, you

can switch between any of your Setups (up to 16) with just a single button press by

using the Sound Select buttons!

There is an IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE between MIDI Setups mode and Internal Voices

mode. When you are in MIDI Setups mode, pressing the Sound Select buttons will

always call up the appropriate Setup within the currently Selected Group - the group

wonÕt change unless you press the Previous or Next Group buttons, or use the Data

Entry section to go to a Setup in a different Group. But when you are in Internal Voices

mode, each Sound Select Button remembers whichever group it was last on.

1. Press the Internal Voices button.

2. Press the Sound Select #1 Button. Press the Previous Group button until the top line

of the display says 1: Internal Voice A01.

3. Press the Sound Select #2 Button. Press the Previous or Next Group Button until the

display says 1: Internal Voice B02.

4. Press the Sound Select #1 Button again. Notice that it goes back to Group A. If you go

back to Sound Select #2, you will see it jumps back to Group B.

This feature is useful because it allows you to choose your favorite program out of a

group and be able to call it up with a single button press when in Internal Voices mode.

This is remembered even after you turn the PC88 off.

Data Entry -

This section is very simple and should be familiar to anyone who has used other

electronic instruments as well as automated teller machines (ATMs). The alpha wheel

allows you to scroll through values quickly. The Ò+Ó and Ò-Ó buttons let you increment

or decrement by single values, and the numeric keypad lets you enter a specific value. It

is also used for naming Setups. You always need to press the Enter button when using

the numeric keypad to register the value (except when using the naming function, as

described in Tutorial number 1).

Zone Parameters -

Almost all of the editing features of the PC88 are accessed through this section. Under

each button is a series of parameters, which you access using the << and >> buttons

under the display. You then use the Data Entry section to change the value of the

currently displayed parameter.

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1. Press the MIDI Transmit Button. The display shows that you are on the MIDI Channel

parameter.

2. Press the >> button. You are now on the Destination parameter, which by default is

set to Local+MIDI.

3. Press the Ò-Ó button under the alpha wheel. The value changes to MIDI. Rotate the

wheel clockwise. It changes back to Local+MIDI.

Notice that there is an underscore below the letter L in the display. This shows that the

parameter is highlighted. Usually there is only one parameter in the display at a time,

but sometimes there are two.

4. Press the KeyRange button. There are two parameters in the display - Low Note and

High Note. Notice the underscore under the C. Press the >> button and you will see the

underscore move under the G.

Zone Select -

The four zone select buttons have two functions. When playing a Setup, they allow you

to mute and unmute zones. When you are editing a Setup, they allow you to switch

between zones for editing. Since the display has only two lines, there is only enough

room to show the value of 1 zone at a time.

1. Press the MIDI Setups button, then press 1 on the numeric keypad, then press Enter.

You have called up Setup 001 A Piano Trio. On the bottom line of the display, after

A01, it should say 1:Stage Piano 440. If it doesnÕt, press the Zone 1 button once and you

will see this info. This shows you the Program that is on zone 1.

2. Notice that the Zone 1 and Zone 2 buttons are green. This tells you the Setup has 2

zones. If you play the keyboard, you will hear Piano on the right side and Bass+Ride

Cymbal on the left.

3. Press the Zone 1 button. It now turns orange. This means that zone is muted. If you

play the keyboard, the right side makes no sound. Press Zone 1 and the button turns

green again and you will hear the piano.

4. Press the Zone 2 button. The bottom line of the display now says A01 2:Leg Bass

&Ride, showing you the Program in zone 2.

An important point that can lead to confusion: If a specific zone is NOT currently in the

display, pressing that Zone Select button will bring up that zone in the display. But if

the Zone is already in the display, then pressing the same numbered Zone Select button

will mute it.

5. Press the MIDI Transmit button. The top line now shows Zone 2 0:061. When you

are editing any parameter the top line always shows you the current zone, as well as the

bank and program number of the program assigned to that zone (in this case, it is the

Internal Voices bank 0, Program 61 - Legato Bass & Ride. The bottom line says MIDI

Channel:02. showing you zone 2 is assigned to channel 2.

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6. Press the Zone 1 button. It shows you that zone 1 has program 17 from the Internal

Voices bank and is assigned to channel 1.

7. Press the Zone 1 button again. Notice that the Zone 1 button turns orange - the zone is

muted. The display also shows a Ò-Ó after the zone number in the display. The mute

function works both when playing and editing a Setup. This can be useful when you are

creating your Setups - you can temporarily mute a zone to hear the others. Press the

Zone 1 button again to unmute the zone.

8. Press the Solo button. The Zone 1 button turns red, showing that zone is soloed. If you

play the keyboard you will only hear the piano. Press the Zone 2 button. It switches to

red and the Zone 1 button to green, soloing the bass sound.

Effects -

This section is very simple. You can select an effects setting for each Program by pressing

the appropriate buttons. Pressing a button repeatedly toggles through the values of that

button. Additional effects parameters are available through the Effects menu in the Zone

parameters section. Those will be covered in Tutorial #12.

There are two basic parameters for Reverb - Room Type and Quality. The first button

choose the Room Type and the second button chooses the Quality. If you press the

Room Type button enough times so that you turn it off, the Quality button will also turn

off (since no reverb is selected). The third button lets you choose Chorus or Delay. You

can have both Reverb and Chorus/Delay or either one alone.

In Internal Voices mode, each program can have its own effects settings. No special

saving procedure is necessary - the PC88 simply remembers the last setting you chose for

that particular program. This applies to all the programs, including the ones on the VGM

board.

1. Press the Internal Voices button, then 1 on the numeric keypad, then Enter, to choose

the Stage Piano program. Assuming you have not changed the default effects settings,

they will be set to Stage Bright Reverb. If not, switch the values so that they are set to

Stage Bright.

2. Press the Quality button so that it switches from Bright to Normal.

3. Press 3 on the numeric keypad and then Enter, to choose the Digital E. Piano

program. The effects switch to Room Bright Reverb plus Chorus 1.

4. Press 1 on the numeric keypad, then Enter. Notice it returns to Stage Normal, instead

of Stage Bright, its original setting.

In MIDI Setups mode, things are slightly more complicated. In order for the effects

settings to be remembered, you must go through the Store process (which will be covered

in the tutorial section).

Even more important, since there is only one effects processor in the basic PC88, plus

one more on the VGM board, you can only have one or two different effects settings in a

setup. No matter how many zones you have, any zones which use a program from the

Internal Voices bank will have the same settings, and any zones which use a program

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from any of the VGM banks will have the same settings. (But the two Internal Voices

bank effects and the VGM bank effects can be entirely different).

Editing Shortcuts -

Following are few tricks to speed up editing of various parameters:

Setting Note Values:

For any parameter whose value is a note, hold Enter and strike the note on the keyboard

that you want and the parameter will switch to that note.

Turning a parameter Off or setting it to None:

Typing 0 and pressing Enter will change most parameters to a value of Off or None.

To quickly edit a specific controller:

Each physical controller (sliders, wheels, etc.) has a number of parameters, and there are

17 different physical controllers. All of those parameters are under the same menu, so

that is a lot of parameters to scroll through!! If you hold the Controllers button and move

a specific controller, the PC88 will jump to the first parameter for that controller. For

example, hold Controllers and move Slider A. The display jumps to Slider A Ctrl Num.

Pressing the << and >> buttons simultaneously will jump to the same parameter for the

next controller in the list. After following the previous example, press both those buttons

and you jump to Slider B Ctrl Num.

Jumping to a specific channel in the MIDI Receive menu:

Holding MIDI Receive and pressing one of the 16 Sound Select buttons will jump to that

numbered MIDI channel.

Switching Banks when calling up a Program (in Internal Voices mode or in the Program

Menu when editing a Setup):

Type the bank number, then the Ò+/-Ó button, then the program number, then press

Enter.

Using the Copy Function

As you go through the tutorials below, you will find examples of many different things

you can do on the PC88. When you start to create your own Setups, you may find that

you want two or more zones to have the same types of control oriented functions, with

each zone playing a different sound. One way to speed up the creation of your Setups is

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