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Introduction

Sounds and Features

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Chapter 1

Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingthePC3LE.ThePC3LEisaperformanceinstrumentdesignedforfun

andfastoperationonstage,inthestudio,andathome.ThePC3LEisavailablein61,76,and88

keymodelsknownasthePC3LE6,PC3LE7,andPC3LE8respectively.Thisguidecanbeusedfor

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foranyofthesemodels,andreferstoallmodelsasthePC3LE.

ThePC3LEgivesyouaccesstomanyofthesamerealisticsoundsandusefulfeaturesthatare

foundinKurzweil’spowerfulPC3,withthebenefitofastreamlinedinterface.WiththePC3LE

youcanquicklyselectsounds,customize

themwiththeturnofaknob,andsavetheresultwith

twobuttonpresses.WehopethatthePC3LEwillbecomeavaluablemusicaltoolthatyouwill

useforyearstocome.

ReadthisguidetolearnhowtogetthemostoutofyourPC3LE.Thischapter

willgiveyouan

overviewofthePC3LE’scapabilities.Readchapters2and3,StartupandUserInterfaceBasicsto

startusingthePC3LErightaway.Experiencedusersmaywishtobrowse thetopicsin

Chapter 15,PowerUserTips.OnceyougetfamiliarwithusingthePC3LEyouwillbe

abletotake

controlofyoursoundandquicklytransitionfrominspirationtoperformance.

Sounds and Features

•Over1000presetsounds(playrealsampledinstrumentssounds,simulatedtonewheel

organs,orvirtualanalogsynthesissounds.)

• 8assignablepads(velocitysensitive,usethesetoplaydrumsorothersounds,triggernote

sequenceswithriffs,orcontrolotherfunctions.)

• Assignableknobs(usetheshiftbuttontoaccess3differentfunctionsfor

eachknobto

controlupto15parameters.)

• Convenientknobpresets(eachpresethasitsownknobassignmentsforeffectsandother

parameterssoyoucaneasilyadjustthesettingsofanysound.Viewtheassignmentofthe

lastmovedknobontheleftoftheprogramwindow,orpress

theInfosoftbuttontosee

destinationsforallcontrolsthatareassigned.)

• Assignableswitches(usetheshiftbuttontoaccess2differentfunctionsforthe5assignable

switchestocontrolupto10parameters,(plustwomoreparameterscanbecontrolledusing

theassignableArpEnableandArpLatchbuttons.)

Usethesetoenableordisableeffects,

mutelayersofsound,orcontrolotherfunctions.)

• Easycontrollerassignment(inProgrammodepresstheEditbutton,thenthePARAMSsoft

button.OntheParameterspage,selectaparametertocontrolfromthelist,highlightthe

controlsourcecolumn,thenassigna

controlbyholdingtheEnterbuttonandtouchingthe 

drumpad,knob,switch,orothercontrolthatyouwishtoassign.)

• Easilysetfavoritesounds(foreachcategoryofsounds,makeyourfavoriteprogramget

selectedfirstwhenyoupressitscategorybutton.Justselectyourfavoriteprogramina