Kurzweil PCR-2 Classic Keys, User Manual

Page 1: ...served KurzweilisaproductlineofKurzweilCo Ltd Kurzweil PC1x and KDFX are trademarks of Kurzweil Co Ltd All other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Product features and specifications aresubjecttochangewithoutnotice Part Number 910411 Rev B TM ...

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Page 3: ...he finishing touches were added with the PC1x s effects engine which utilizes the same technology as our acclaimed KDFX for the K2500 K2600 key boards and our award winning KSP8 processor Effects pedals speaker cabinets and recording tech niques have all been faithfully replicated giving the Classic Keys programs a level of detail and realism never before achieved in any vintage keyboard emulation...

Page 4: ...The D6 also featured a sliding mute lever which controlled how fast a held note would decay Classic Keys features samples of the treble pick up along with a release thump while the PC1x base ROM already contains samples of the rhythm pick up Many of the Clavinet programs in Classic Keys were designed to imitate the D6 s various switch combinations making use of the PC1x s own MIDI knobs and switch...

Page 5: ...ts other than the number of notes one could physically play Although intended to imitate other timbres the Mellotron had an identifiable warm sound of its own and blended effectively with other instruments in a mix Made famous first by The Beatles flutes on Strawberry Fields and later by The Moody Blues David Bowie and Led Zeppelin the Mellotron was featured on numerous recordings from the late si...

Page 6: ...80 included a modified Yamaha grand piano action and employed piezo electric transducers in lieu of pickups The original CP series featured bass and treble tone controls and a tremolo circuit Later seven bands of EQ balanced outputs and MIDI capabilities were added CP 70 80B and M models Often used with chorus and com pression effects the CP 80 was known for having more punch than an acoustic pian...

Page 7: ...ently The CC Pedal parameter allows you to quickly override the current assignment The CC Pedal parameter follows the Local Control parameter in the Global Settings menu To view or change the CC Pedal parameter press the Global button and then the right cursor button The display will show the following Global Settings CC Pedal Int Setup The choices for this parameter are Int Setup or Foot MIDI4 If...

Page 8: ... the program output to go through FX A and then into FX B in series as a chain Knob C Data MIDI 06 Controls brightness lopass or bandpass filter freq on many programs Also used to control the volume of certain layers within a program Knob D MIDI 13 Controls filter resonance on many programs Controls tremolo phaser and LFO rates Also used to control the volume of certain layers within a program Sw2...

Page 9: ... by Geoff Downes on The Buggles Video Killed The Radio Star 003 Brighter CP Modwheel Knob A FX A wet dry enable chorus Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Inspired by chorused CP 80 on Toto s Dune soundtrack 004 CP Chorus Layers Modwheel Tremolo Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Enable 4 Tap Delay Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightn...

Page 10: ...She s Not There Prog Program Name Controller Description 010 3 Dog Zeppelin Modwheel Vibrato Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Knob D Vibrato Rate SW 2 SW 4 Resonance Boost CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Imitates sound from Three Dog Night s Joy To The World Modwheel enables warbly sound from Mama told Me Not To Come SW4 enables resonance boost imitating John Paul Jones sound on Led Zeppel...

Page 11: ... Who s These Eyes Prog Program Name Controller Description 016 Old Sly Rhds Modwheel Tremolo Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Tremolo Rate SW 2 SW 4 Env Release Decay Subtle imi tates the older suitcase models CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Inspired by the electric piano parts on Sly Stone s album Back On The Right Track 017 Rhds WAH Modwheel Wah Bandp...

Page 12: ...edal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description 024 Rufus Wurly Modwheel Tremolo Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Tremolo Rate SW 2 SW 4 Env Release Decay Subtle imi tates the older models CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Inspired by early R B record ings of Rufus Thomas 025 Warm Clunker Modwheel Tremolo Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet...

Page 13: ...er cutoff freq Knob D Tremolo Rate SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Recreates the sound of a Wurl itzer played through a guitar amp as on Van Halen s The Cradle Will Rock Prog Program Name Controller Description 032 Crisp Clav Modwheel Env Decay Control Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 033 Stereo Pickups...

Page 14: ... Controller Description 039 StopMakingSense Modwheel Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Lyr 4 Volume Control Attack Thump Knob D Phaser Rate SW 2 SW 4 Enable Phaser CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Reproduction of Clav sound from Talking Heads Stop Mak ing Sense played by Bernie Worrell 040 Stevie Fuzz Modwheel Env Decay Control Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Lyr 3 Volume Control Kn...

Page 15: ...ne on the chorus of ELO s Evil Woman Prog Program Name Controller Description 046 Dark Phase Dist Modwheel Phaser Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Lyr 2 Volume Control Attack Thump Knob D Phaser Rate SW 2 SW 4 Disable Phaser CC Pedal SW pedal 1 047 Honkin Growlin Modwheel Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 S...

Page 16: ... Mutron Clav on Stevie Wonder s Higher Ground Prog Program Name Controller Description 054 Charlemagne Clav Modwheel Env Decay Control Lyrs 2 and 4 Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness bandpass freq lyr 1 Knob D Lyr 3 Volume Control Attack Thump SW 2 SW 4 Disable Lyrs 2 and 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Based on Clav sound featured on Steely Dan s Kid Charle magne Suggestion For best ...

Page 17: ...me Controller Description 060 Psychedeliclav Modwheel Wah Lopass Freq Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Echo Lyr Delay Time Knob D Filter LFO Rate SW 2 SW 4 Enable Echo Lyrs CC Pedal Wah Lopass Freq SW pedal 1 061 Funkadelic Relic Modwheel Wah Bandpass Freq Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Lyr 3 Volume Control Attack Thump Knob D Tightness Control Env Release Thump Delay...

Page 18: ...lume Control Bari Sax Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness Filter Cutoff Freq Lyr 1 Strings Knob D Filter Resonance Lyr 1 SW 2 SW 4 Enable Lyr 3 Piano CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Mellotron strings layered with piano and bari sax emulating David Bowie s Rock And Roll Suicide Prog Program Name Controller Description 068 Octave Tron Str Modwheel Vibrato Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B F...

Page 19: ...Lyr Volume Control Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness Filter Cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description 075 Mellotron Flutes Modwheel Tremolo Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness Filter Cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 SW 4 Enable Alt Start CC Pedal SW pedal 1 076 Electro Flute...

Page 20: ...e SW 2 SW 4 Enable Harpsi Lyr CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description 083 BrightRMI Pn Hrp Modwheel Detune Layers Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness Bandpass Freq Knob D Volume Control Lyr 3 Accenter SW 2 SW 4 Enable Piano Layer CC Pedal SW pedal 1 084 Dual Mode Harpsi Modwheel Env Attack Control Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness ...

Page 21: ...mulates Edgar Winter s RMI on the live album Road Work Prog Program Name Controller Description 091 Traffic EP Modwheel Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Recreates Stevie Winwood s dis torted RMI sound on Empty Pages by Traffic 092 Tekno Tempo Echo Modwheel Vibrato Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B...

Page 22: ...ry Knob C Brightness filter cutoff freq Knob D Filter Resonance SW 2 SW 4 Enable Octave Lyr CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description 099 St PanPhase ARP Modwheel Env Attack Release control Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Phaser Depth Knob D Phaser Rate SW 2 SW 4 enable notch width modulation CC Pedal SW pedal 1 100 ARP Str Oberheim Modwheel Enable Filter LFO Lyrs...

Page 23: ...oard sounds on Sense Of Doubt from David Bowie s Heroes Prog Program Name Controller Description 106 Kashmir Str Brs Modwheel Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Filter Cutoff Sweep out Mellot ron Strings sweep in Meteor Strings Knob D close filter on Meteor strings SW 2 SW 4 Enable Brass Layer CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Based on string and Mellotron on Zeppelin s Kashmir 107 Genesis Broadway ...

Page 24: ...dwheel Vibrato Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Hipass Filter Freq Knob D SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description 113 ProgRockEpicLead Modwheel vibrato depth octave pitchbend when sw4 on Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Knob D SW 2 SW 4 Enable Pitch LFO CC Pedal SW pedal 1 114 FlangeCompSynth Modwheel Vibrato Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dr...

Page 25: ...Pedal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description 122 Piano Tron Vox Modwheel Filter on Choir Chorus Depth on Piano when SW2 is On Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness lyr 4 choir Knob D Volume Control Lyr 4 SW 2 Enable chorus on piano SW 4 Disable Choir Lyr CC Pedal SW pedal 1 123 Solina Choir Modwheel Slight Chorus Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C...

Page 26: ...Filter Resonance SW 2 Shorter release on choir and organ longer attack on choir SW 4 Disable organ layer CC Pedal Swell choir breath activated also SW pedal 1 127 The Ancient Modwheel Chorus Depth Knob A FX A Wet Dry Knob B FX B Wet Dry Knob C Brightness Knob D Layer tuning chorus rate SW 2 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Prog Program Name Controller Description ...

Page 27: ... Pwheel Pitchbend Zones 1 and 3 Ac and Elec Bass A03 Sneakin Sally Modwheel Wah Bandpass Freq Zones 1 and 4 Knob A Volume Control Zone 1 Wah Clav Knob B Knob C Tremolo Depth Zone 2 EP Knob D Tremolo Rate Zone 2 SW 1 Octave Shift Zone 1 SW 2 SW 3 Enable Disable Arpeggiator Zone 1 SW 4 Toggle Between Zone 2 and 4 EP and Wah EP Volume Con trol CC Pedal Wah Bandpass Freq Zones 1 and 4 SW pedal 1 Susta...

Page 28: ...SW pedal 1 Sustain All Zones Setup Setup Name Controller Description A08 Sinister Modwheel Detune Layers Zone 2 RMI Knob A FXA Wet Dry Zones 1 and 2 Clav and RMI Knob B FXAB Wet Dry All Zones Knob C Brightness Bandpass Freq Zone 2 Knob D Volume Control Attack Thump Lyr Zone 1 SW 1 SW 2 SW 3 Enable Disables Arpeggiator Zone 1 SW 4 arpeggiator latch zone 1 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Sustain Zones 1 and 2 A...

Page 29: ...s Zones 1 and 2 Knob D Filter Resonance Zone 1 SW 1 Octave Shift Zones 1 and 4 SW 2 Filter Boost Zone 3 Fretless Bass SW 3 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Sustain Zones 1 2 4 Mpress Vibrato Zone 3 Pwheel Pitchbend Zone 3 Setup Setup Name Controller Description A14 12 Str Arp Vox Modwheel Filter LFO Depth Zone 3 ARP Syn Knob A Brightness Filter Cutoff Freq Zone 1 12 str Guitar Knob B Brightness Filter Cut...

Page 30: ...Wurly Knob A Brightness Filter Cutoff Freq Zone 1 Knob B Brightness Filter Cutoff Freq Zone 2 ARP Synth Knob C Knob D SW 1 Octave Shift All Zones SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 Unmutes Zone 3 piano Mutes Zones 1 and 2 Volume Control CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Sustain All Zones Pwheel Setup Setup Name Controller Description A19 Mono Mayhem Modwheel Delay Time for Echo Lyrs Zone 3 RMI Knob A Arpeggiator Tempo Knob B Knob ...

Page 31: ...e Disable Arpeggiator Zones 3 and 4 SW 4 Arpeggiator Latch CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Sustain Zones 1 and 2 Setup Setup Name Controller Description A23 Marillion Keys Modwheel Knob A Brightness Filter Cutoff Freq Zone 1 CP Knob B Volume Control Zone 3 Organ Pedal Bass Knob C Brightness Filter Cutoff Freq Zone 2 ARP Synth Knob D Volume Control ARP Lyr Zone 2 SW 1 Octave Shift All Zones SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 CC P...

Page 32: ...tor Zones 3 and 4 SW 4 Arpeggiator Latch CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Sustain Zones 1 2 and 4 Setup Setup Name Controller Description A28 WarpDrive Pad Modwheel Vibrato Depth Zone 1 Dinosaur Lead Knob A Volume Control Zone 1 Knob B Brightness Zone 2 ARP Str Knob C Brightness Zone 3 Mellotron Str Knob D Filter Resonance Zone 1 SW 1 Octave Shift All Zones SW 2 Enable Disable LP Scratch Lyr Zone 4 Moby String...

Page 33: ...ss Filter Cutoff Freq Zone 3 Knob D Volume Control Arp Str Lyr Zone 3 SW 1 Octave Shift Zone 3 SW 2 Env Attack Control Zone 4 Syn Comp SW 3 SW 4 CC Pedal SW pedal 1 Sustain Zones 1 and 3 EP and Arp Pwheel Pitchbend Zone 3 Zone 1 distorted Wurly from Cradle Will Rock Zone 3 4 dist synth syn bass of I ll Wait Setup Setup Name Controller Description A32 Eggman Keys Modwheel Vibrato Depth Zone 2 Mello...