User Guide

PC2 Made Easy

15. Using KB3 Programs in a Setup

In the PC2, when you go to KB3 Mode, you are in a special mode that has the sliders

and buttons acting in a unique manner, sending specific MIDI controller messages to

perform the KB3 functions. Once you put the KB3 program into a Setup, you will need

to program the buttons, sliders and pedals to the correct MIDI controller numbers in

order for them to work the same way they do when in KB3 Mode.

Luckily we have already done this for you, with Setup #16. This setup is a good

template that combines a KB3 program split with a bass and a ride cymbal. The setup is

designed to give you easy control over the drawbar settings for the KB3 program, and

has the buttons assigned to the controller numbers needed for KB3 functions.

Remember that KB3 program can only be called up on a single MIDI channel. By default

that is channel 1. You can change this if you want, by going to the Global Menu and

pressing the >> button 13 times to get to the KB3 Channel parameter. So if you are

making your own Setups with a KB3 program, be sure to set that zone to channel 1, or

whatever other channel you have chosen for the KB3 channel.

There are several issues involved with putting a KB3 program into a Setup.

Drawbar Issues

The first issue is that there are only 4 Sliders that are used for the 8 drawbars. In KB3

Mode a dedicated button switches between having the slider control the first 4 or second

4 drawbars. But in Setup Mode, that Button is used as a Solo button, for soloing a zone.

For this reason two zones are needed within the Setup if you want to have control over

all eight drawbars.

HereÕs how it works. When you select setup #16, Zone 1 is soloed (the Solo LED is on,

and the Zone 1 LED is red).Sliders AÐD control the settings for Drawbars 1Ð4. When

theyÕre adjusted the way you want them, press Zone 2. YouÕll hear the same organ,

because Zone 2 uses the same program. Now, however, Sliders AÐD control Drawbars

5Ð8. The Mod Wheel controls Drawbar 9 with Zone 2 soloed.

When all the drawbars are set the way you want them, press Solo to exit from solo

mode, and youÕll hear the bass and ride cymbal. (The mod wheel must be down in order

to hear the ride cymbal). At this point, both Zone 1 and Zone 2 are muted (their LEDs

are amber). Press either Zone 1 or Zone 2, one or more times until its LED turns green,

activating the zone. Now the organ plays in the upper range, and the bass/ride plays in

the lower range. You can still use Sliders AÐD to control the drawbars (Drawbars 1Ð4

when Zone 1 is active, and Drawbars 5Ð8 when Zone 2 is active). If you activate both

zones, Sliders AÐD control the drawbars in pairs (for example, Slider A will control

Drawbars 1 and 5 at the same time). However, with both zones active, you will get two

notes played for each key you press, so you would normally never want to have both

zones active at the same time.

If you are not concerned with changing all 8 of the Drawbars in real time, or just want to

use the Drawbar settings defined within the KB3 Program, you can delete the second

zone in this setup by turning the zone off in the MIDI transmit menu (set MIDI Channel