Kurzweil PC3A8 [161/423] The pressure press page

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The Pressure (PRESS) Page

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The Pressure (PRESS) Page

The PC3A features mono pressure, commonly called aftertouch on other keyboards.

A word about pressure: Key Range in a zone does not dene which notes will generate pressure

in that zone. If pressure is enabled in a zone, playing with aftertouch anywhere on the keyboard

will produce data. For example, if Zone 1’s Key Range is C3–C5 and you play C2 and push down

on the note, pressure messages will be sent from Zone 1. As with any other physical controller,

however, you can disable pressure in any zone, or scale it or oset it dierently in the various

zones. It might help to think of pressure as an extra wheel—wheels operate in a zone regardless

of Key Range, and so does pressure.

The PRESS page parameters are described in Continuous Controller Parameters on page 7-29.

Note:MIDIpressuregeneratedonthePC3AkeyboardisrstaectedbyanyPressureScale,Oset,and

Curvesettingsmadeoneachzone’sPRESSUREpage.Theresultingpressurevaluesarethenaectedby

any Press Map settings made on the Master Mode MAPS page (see page 11-7.) Also, MIDI pressure

messagessenttotheUSBorMIDIoutportarerstaectedasexplainedabove,andthenaectedby

settings on the MIDI mode Transmit page (see page 10-1.) On each of the pages mentioned above, look at

theMIDIsignalowcharttoseewhichpressuremapscanaectyourvelocitiesdependingonwhichMIDI

Sources, MIDI Destinations and operating mode that you are using.

Parameter Range of Values Default

Destination Control Destination List MPress

Scale ± 300% 100%

Add -128 to +127 0

Curve Linear, Compress, Expand Linear

Entry Value None, 0 to 127 None

Exit Value None, 0 to 127 None