PC3K Legacy File Conversion
Object Types and Conversion Details
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Appendix E
PC3K Legacy File Conversion
ThePC3KcanloadobjectsfromolderKurzweilKseriesproducts,aswellasobjectsfromthe
PC3.LoadedobjectsareconvertedtoobjecttypesnativetothePC3K(seebelowforobjecttypes
thatcanbeconverted.)Someobjectparameterscannotbeconvertedandmustbeadjustedby
theuser
afterconversion(seeobjecttypesbelowfordetails.)
Note:ObjectsthatusetheKseriesROMsoundsetcanbeconvertedafterinstallationofthe
optionalK2661ROMcompatibilityfile(availableasafreedownloadfromwww.kurzweil.com
bygoingtotheDownloadssection,thenclickingonthePC3Klink.)Forloaded
keymapobjects,
keyrangesthatuseeditedROMsampleswillNOTproducesound.
Onlylegacyobjectsendingwiththefileextension.K26,.K25,.KRZor.PC3canbeloadedand
converted.
Object Types and Conversion Details
Soundblock (Sample Objects)
AllKseriesRAMsampleobjectscanbeloaded(seenoteabovefordetailsonROMsample
compatibility).ThePC3 Kisunabletoconvertthesampleskippingparameter(SmpSkp,)so
samplesconvertedforuseinthePC3Kcanonlybetransposedupwardbyoneoctave.
Keymap Objects
AllKseriesKeymapobjectscanbeloaded,allparameterswillbeusedorconvertedtoPC3K
specificparameters.
Program Objects
MostKseriesProgramobjectscanbeloaded,butFXarenotconvertedandmustbesetbythe
user.AreverbeffectissetbydefaultforconvertedPrograms.SomeDSPALGSandDSPobjects
(somefilters,oscillators,etc.)cannotbeconverted,sotheusermayhavetoadjust
some
ProgramlayerstonewALGsorDSPobjects.ProgramobjectsthatusetheKseriesROM
soundsetcanbeconvertedafterinstallationoftheoptionalK2661ROMcompatibilityfile
(availableasafreedownloadfromwww.kurzweil.com.)AllPC3Programobjectscanbeloaded.
KB3programscreatedwithaK2500
orK2600cannotbeloadedtothePC3K,howeverthePC3K
containsavarietyofKB3programswhichcaneasilybemodifiedandedited.Also,TripleMode
programscreatedwiththeK26seriescannotbeloadedtothePC3K,howeverPC3Kprograms
canuseCascadeMode.CascadeModeallowsaprogram
signaltoberoutedthroughupto32
layersofDSPalgorithms(seeAltInputforAlgorithms(CascadeMode)onpage 6‐27fordetails.)
Setup Objects
AllKseriesSetupobjectscanbeloaded,butFXarenotconvertedandtheProgrameffectsare
usedbydefault.Also,anycontrollersettingsforafourthswitchpedalwillnotbeconverted
(becausethePC3Konlyhasthreeswitchpedals.)AllPC3Setupobjectscanbeloaded.
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