Kurzweil PC3A7 [30/423] Setting the clock

Kurzweil PC3A6 [30/423] Setting the clock
Startup
PC3A Programs
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When you leave Storage Mode, there will be a prompt telling you that the PC3A is turning back
into a USB MIDI device - which you have to acknowledge. If you haven’t copied the le(s) to
your desktop (or other place on the computer) it won’t be on the virtual disk when you leave
storage mode.
Depending on your computer’s operating system, you may sometimes see a scary device
removal warning on your desktop (for example, when the PC3A leaves the Boot Loader). You
may disregard such a message without worries of damage to your PC3A or computer.
Setting the Clock
The rst time you start up your PC3A is probably a good time to set the instrument’s clock to
your current local time. Do this from the Master mode CLOCK page.
The clock will time-stamp your les that have been stored via USB.
PC3A Programs
The PC3A powers up in Program mode, where you can select and play programs (called patches,
presets, or voices on other instruments). Programs are preset sounds composed of up to 32 layers
of samples or waveforms. If you’ve left Program mode, just press the Program mode button or
Exit button to return.
Selecting Programs
When you are in Program mode, there are three basic ways to select a PC3A program:
Press one of the Bank buttons (above the sliders on the left side of the front panel) to select a
bank, then press a Category button and a Program button. The Category and Program
buttons are on the front panel, between the screen and the alpha wheel. Note: The instrument
names above the Category buttons are relevant for Banks 1 and 2 (Base 1 and Base 2). For all other
Banks, the Category buttons select a group of 8 programs to be selected by the Program buttons, but
the group of programs may not match the instrument name of the selected Category button. (See
Program and Category Buttons in Ch. 3, page 4 for more details.)
Type the program’s ID (number) on the alphanumeric buttonpad, then press Enter. If you
make a mistake, press Clear, then start over.
Scroll through the list using the Alpha Wheel, the Plus or Minus button under the Alpha
Wheel, or the cursor buttons (the arrow buttons to the right of the display).
The PC3A has various settings for responding to MIDI Program Change commands from
external sources. These are explained in Chapter10 , so we won’t go into them here. You should
be able to change programs by sending Program Change commands from your MIDI controller.
Easy Audition
Any time you want to hear what a program sounds like, highlight the program’s name (while in
Program mode) then press the Play/Pause button to play a brief sample. The Demo Button
parameter on the Master Mode MAIN page must be on for Easy Audition to work; the parameter
is on by default. Master mode is described in Chapter 11.

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