User Manual

7-2
Setup Mode
PresstheInfosoftbuttontoseealistofallofthecontrollerassignmentsforallzonesofthe
currentsetup.OntheInfopage,usetheAlphaWheel,cursorbuttons,or‐/+buttonstoscroll
throughthelist.
WhenyouselectasetupinSetupmode,thePC3K
sendsanumberofMIDImessages,oneachof
theMIDIchannelsusedbythesetup.Someoftheseinclude:ProgramChangecommands,MIDI
BankSelectmessages,PanandVolumemessages,andentryvaluesforphysicalcontrollers
(entryvaluesarethevaluesthattakeeffectassoonasyouselectthe
setup;therearealso
controllerexitvalues,whicharethevaluesofthecontrollerswhenyouleavethesetup—either
byselectinganothersetuporbyexitingSetupmode).Thevaluesofallthesemessagesdepend
ontheparametersyoudefineintheSetupEditor.
Zone-status LEDs in Setup Mode
Takeaminutetoscrollthroughsomeofthefactorysetups.Asyouchangesetups,you’llnotice
thattheLEDsintheeightBankbuttonsabovetheprogrammableslidersgoonandoffand
changecolor.TheseLEDsindicatethestatusofzones1‐8inthesetup.
Whileyou’rein
Setupmode,eachoftheeightzone‐statusLEDswillalwaysbeinoneoffour
states:
Off Emptyzone—thatis,azonethathasnoprogramorMIDIchannelassociatedwithit.
Forexample,ifyouselectasetupandonlyfou r status LEDslightup(regardlessof
theircolor),the
setupcontainsjustfourzones.Wheneveryou’reinSetupmode,the
numberoflinesinthe infoboxmatchesthenumberofzone‐statusLEDsthatarelit.
Green Activezone.Aslongasnootherzoneissoloed,anactivezoneplaysnotes—and
generatescontrollerinformation, programchanges,andentry/exit
controllervalues.If
anotherzoneissoloed,anactivezoneis“backgrounded”—it’sstatusLEDremains
green,butitdoesn’tplaynotesorgeneratecontrollerinformation.
Orange Mutedzone.Muted zonesdon’t play notesorgeneratecontrollerinformation,but
theydogenerateprogramchangesandentry/exitcontrollervalues.
Red Solozone.Asyoumighthave
guessed,onlyonezonecanbesoloedatatime.Whena
zoneissoloed,onlythatzoneplaysnotesandgeneratescontrollerinformation.Other
zones,ifthey’renotturnedoff,stillgenerateprogramchangesand
entry/exitcontrollervalues.Ifazoneismutedandthensubsequentlysoloed,allother
zonesare“backgrounded”butthesoloedzoneremainsmuted.
Inperformancesituations,theBankbuttonsprovideaconvenientwaytotemporarilychange
thestatusofoneormorezones.Thiscanbeveryeffectiveforbringingvoicesand/orcontroller
configurationsintoandoutofyourperformance.Thebestwaytoget
familiarwiththis
techniqueistoplaywiththebuttons,asthenextfewparagraphsdescribe .
Selectasetup(lookforonewithlotsofactivezonesthatcoverthewholekeyboard),andplaya
fewbars.You’llhearsoundscorrespondingtoeachoftheactivezones(greenLEDs).Ifyou
see
anymutedzones(orangeLEDS),presstheircorrespondingBankbuttons,andthey’llbecome
active;conversely,ifyoupresstheBankbuttonofanactivezone,itwillbecomemuted.Play
aroundabit.Trymutingallthezones,thenbringingthembackonebyoneuntilallthezonesin

thesetupareactive.