Specifications

Introduction
KB3 Tone Wheel Emulation
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KB3 Tone Wheel Emulation
InadditiontosampleplaybackandV.A.S .T.synthesis,thePC3LEfeat uresKurzweilʹsKB3organ
simulator,whichisdesignedtoemulatethesignaturesoundofclassictonewheelorganslike
theHammondB3.Thefiveknobs(whichcancontrol15parameterswiththeShiftbutton)onthe
PC3LEʹsfrontpanel
providereal‐timecontrolfor9virtualdrawbars.ThePC3LEʹsassignable
switchescontrolrotaryspeakerspeed,percussionvolumeanddurationandchorus/vibrato
settings,allofwhicharesilk‐screenedonthefrontpanel.
YoucanfindKB3programsbypressingtheOrgancategorybuttonwhileinProgrammode.The
programs
thatuseKB3modewilllighttheKB3LEDtotheleftoftheknobs,indicatingthatthe
PC3LE’sknobsandswitchesarenowdedicatedtotheorgancontrolsthatarelabeledonthe
frontpanel.
KVA Programs
TheKVA(KurzweilVirtualAnalog)programsincludedwiththePC3LEofferrealistic
emulationsofclassicanalogsynthesizers,builtfromKurzweil’suniqueanti‐aliasedDSP‐
generatedoscillators(calledKVAoscillators.)Theseoscillators,combinedwiththePC3LEʹs
arrayoffiltersandDSPtools,canproducestunninglyrealisticanalogemulationsaswellas

never‐before‐heardsyntheticsound‐scapes.
How to Use This Manual
ThismanualdescribeshowtoconnectandpowerupyourPC3LE,gettingaroundthefront
panel,andadescriptionoftheoperatingmodes,aswellasstep‐by‐steptutorialsforcommonly
performedfunctions.
ThebestwaytoreadthismanualiswithyourPC3LEinfrontofyou.Bytrying
theexamples
provided,whichillustratevariousfunctions,youcangetaquickunderstandingofthebasics,
thenmoveontothemoreadvancedfeatures.
You’llfindlistsof thePC3LE’sobjects–programs,setups,andsoforth–atthe
www.kurzweil.comwebsite.
Do I Have Everything?
YourPC3LEshippingcartonshouldincludethefollowinginadditiontoyourins trument:
•Powercable
•USBcable
• Musician’sGuide(thisbook)
•Sustain(switch)pedal
•4stick‐onrubberfeet
Ifyoudon’thaveallofthesecomponents,contactyourKurzweil/YoungChangdealer.
YoumayalsowanttopurchaseaUSBthumbdriveforportable
backupsandstorage(s ee USB
StorageDevicebelowfordetails.)
Boot Loader
WhenyouneedtoupdatethePC3LE’ssoftwareorrundiagnostictests,you’llusetheBoot
Loader.TobringuptheBootLoader,holddowntheExit button(directlytotherightofthe
display)whilepoweringonyourPC3LE.RefertoAppendix BfordetailsontheBootLoader.