User Guide

PC2 Made Easy

2. Press Layer (the Zone 2 button). Notice that the Mode buttons change and MIDI

Setups is now lit instead of Internal Voices (since we now have 2 zones). Also notice

that the top of the display says Zone:2 auto, indicating that AutoSplit is turned on.

3. Press the Strings Sound Select button. Now you have piano and strings layered across

the entire keyboard.

4. Press Split (the Zone 3 button).

5. Press the Bass Sound Select button. Now you have a bass from the bottom of the

keyboard up to G#3, and layered piano and strings from A 3 up.

6. Press Split Layer (the Zone 4 button).

7. Press the Clavier Sound Select button. ThatÕs it: bass layered with clavinet in the

lower part of the keyboard, and piano layered with strings in the upper part. Remember

that each sound select button remembers the last program that was chosen for that

sound category. If you want a different option, you can simply use the Next and

previous Group buttons to choose a different program. If you want to change one of the

sounds, simply press the appropriate zone button (Main, Layer, Split, or Split Layer)

then select the sound you want.

8. If you would like to change where the keyboard is split, you can easily do this. Press

the Split and Split Layer buttons simultaneously. The display changes to show you the

AutoSplit Key, which is currently G#3. The easiest way to change the key is to hold the

Enter button and strike the note that you want on the keyboard. This will be the top

note of the left side of the keyboard. You can also use the wheel or + and Ð buttons to

change the value. Press the Split and Split Layer buttons simultaneously again to return

to performance mode.

We will cover more on the AutoSplit feature in tutorials 1 & 2.

In KB3 Mode

When you are in KB3 Mode, these buttons have special functions, which control the

Percussion feature in a KB3 program. Percussion is a an extra tone added on top of the

regular drawbar pitches, which has a short envelope, adding a little ÒpopÓ to the note.

The labels below the buttons show the functions, turning Percussion On or Off, and

controlling the Volume (Soft or Loud), Decay Rate (Slow or Fast), and Pitch (Low or

High harmonic).

Sliders and Assignable Controller Buttons (SW1-SW5)

The PC2 has 4 sliders and 5 switch buttons which can be assigned to send any MIDI

controller message, and can be used to modify the sound of Programs and Setups in a

variety of ways. (And of course, there are also 3 switch pedal and 2 continuous

controller jacks, plus jacks for a breath controller and option ribbon. Again, these can be

assigned to send any MIDI controller message). All these physical controllers are

independent for each zone in a MIDI Setup, so that for instance, one slider can send a

single message on one or more MIDI channels, or completely different messages for each

channel in used in the Setup.