User manual KURZWEIL PC88 MADE EASY STEP BY STEP GUIDE

[. . . ] 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 Young Chang Distributors Young Chang America, Inc. PO Box 99995 Lakewood, WA 98499-0995 Tel: (253) 589-3200 Fax: (253) 984-0245 support@kurzweilmusicsystems. com www. kurzweilmusicsystems. com YoungChang Akki Co. , Europe GmbH Industriering 45 D-41751 Viersen Germany Tel: 2162-4491 Fax: 2162-41744 www. kurzweil-europe. de support@kurzweil-europe. de Young Chang Canada Corp. #105 Toronto, ONT Canada M2H 3P7 Tel: (416) 492-9899 Fax: (416) 492-9299 Young Chang Akki, Co. 708-1 Yoksam-Dong, Kangnam-Gu Seoul, Korea 135-080 Tel: 2-3451-3500 Fax: 2-3451-3596 PC88 Made Easy BASIC CONCEPTS & USER INTERFACE ISSUES The Two Play Modes User Interface Basics Sound/Setup Select Data Entry Zone Parameters Zone Select Effects Editing Shortcuts - 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 TUTORIALS Intro 1. [. . . ] After playing with it, set this parameter to 70. For more on how this parameter works, please see page 7-2 in the manual. Now we will edit the Chorus effect in Zone 3. The first button press selects the zone and the second one unmutes it. Now we will want to mute the other two zones so we can hear the Electric Piano clearly. But instead of going through all the button presses needed to select those zones and mute them, an easier way is to solo the current zone. The Zone 3 button now turns red, showing that it is the only zone you will hear. The display now shows the VGMFx parameter. Notice it is set to Chorus 2, which is what we had selected for this zone, in the Effects section. The VGM effects have an identical set of parameters to those available for the Internal effects. You will pass by the VGM Rev Wet and VGM Rev Time. Since we have no reverb on this zone, we wonÕt be using those parameters. This controls the wet/ dry mix of the chorus and reverb. Try changing the values from low to high, using the alpha wheel, and play the keyboard to hear the difference. After playing with it, set this parameter to 75. This parameter is VGM Eff Delay, and controls the time of the Delay effect. Since we are using Chorus, changing this parameter wonÕt do anything. All of the Zones are now heard if you play the keyboard. Name and Save this Setup. 25 PC88 Made Easy 13. Transposing a Zone with a Button LetÕs say that you need to be able to play a song in two different keys (maybe you have two different singers for your band) and you have only learned how to play the song in one key. You can use a button to transpose the keyboard so that you can play the same notes but hear it transposed to a different key. Create a single zone Setup, following tutorial #1. [. . . ] Press the Zone button for the appropriate Zone. Press the Copy button, then the >> button, then Enter. It is important to keep in mind that you can only copy and paste into similar controllers - the parameters for a switch controller can only go to another switch controller, and those for a continuous controller can only go to another continuous controller. To copy all the Arpeggiator parameters from one Setup to another: 1. [. . . ]