User Guide

Programming Your PC2R
Using the PC2R with Other Gear
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Sending Different Program Changes to the Same Channel
Suppose you want to play Program A on Channel 1 on the PC2R, and Program B on Channel 1
on an instrument that’s slaved to the PC2R. To create a setup that does this, follow Steps 1–8 of
the preceding tutorial, but in Step 4 use the same MIDI channel for both zones (don’t forget to
save the setup).
Preventing Program Changes on Slaves
You might want a slave instrument to play the same sound regardless of what the PC2R is
playing, or you might want to change programs from the slave’s own front panel. You can create
a setup that sends note and controller information to the slave, but doesn’t transmit program-
change messages.
1. Create a two-zone setup. In the MIDI Xmit menu, set a value of Local for the Dest
parameter in Zone 1 and a value of MIDI for the Dest parameter in Zone 2.
2. Make sure that Zone 2 is current. Press Menu, then find the Program menu and press
Enter.
3. Find the Entry Transmit parameter, and set its value to Off.
4. Name and save this setup. Now when you select the setup from your MIDI source, the
program-change message goes only to the PC2R, although both instruments get note and
controller information.
Working With an External Sequencer
The most common configuration for MIDI recording assumes that you’re recording one track at
a time:
1. Connect the MIDI Out of your keyboard or other MIDI source to the MIDI In of your
sequencer (this might be a direct connection, or it might involve a MIDI interface).
2. Connect the MIDI Out of your sequencer to the MIDI In of the PC2R.
3. Turn on the Thru, Soft Thru, or Patch Thru feature on your sequencer. This enables you to
hear the PC2R as you record.
4. On the PC2R, press MIDI Receive to go into MIDI Receive mode.
When you record, use your keyboard or MIDI source to set the MIDI channel for recording.
When you play back your recording, put the PC2R in MIDI Receive mode, for convenient access
to several parameters for each channel. (MIDI Receive mode also automatically disables MIDI
remapping—unless you’ve changed the value of the MIDI In parameter in Global mode—so
each channel of MIDI information coming in from your sequencer plays only that channel on
the PC2R.)