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Setup Mode
The RIBBON Page
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The RIBBON Page
TheRIBBONpageletsyoudefinethecontrollerassignmentforthePC3K’soptionalribbon
controller.TheRibboncontrollersensesmovementwhenyoupressonitandmoveyourfinger
leftorright;thiscreatesnumerouspossibilitiesforcontrollingpitch,volume,p anning,
crossfadesbetweenzones,oranyotherusesyoumightimagine.
InProgrammodetheribboncontrolsanoctaveofpitchbendbydefault.Thisisbecausewhen
usingthedefaultControlSetup126InternalVoices,theribbonissettothedestinationMIDI21,
whichcontrolsAuxBend1(seeAuxBend1UpandAuxBend1Down on page 7‐19for
details.)
Seepage 6‐9formoreabouttheControlSetup.
TheoptionalRibboncontrollercanbeusedasasinglelongcontroller,oritcanbedividedinto
threeseparatesections,eachwithitsowncontrollerassignments(thisisdoneontheRIBCFG
page,seebelow).Thetwosmallarrowsabove
thestripindicatetheboundariesofthethree
sections.Thelargearrowabovetheribbonpointstothecenteroftheribbon,for whentheribbon
isconfiguredinonesection.
NotethattherearethreeassignableparametergroupsontheRIBBONpage.WhentheRibbonis
settoactas
asinglesectioncontroller,theonlyparametersthataffectitsbehaviorarethoseof
Section1(Sect1).WhentheRibbonissettoactasathree‐sectioncontroller,eachparameter
groupaffectsonlyitsrespectiveRibbonsection.
Tomodifyotherribbonparameters,gototheTheRibbonConfiguration(RIBCFG)Page
(seeThe
RibbonConfiguration(RIBCFG)Page below fordetails.)
TheRIBBONpageparametersaredescribedinContinuousControllerParameters on page 7‐29.
Note:Whenusedasaonesectioncontroller,theribbonsendstwoMIDICCnumbers(MSBandLSBin
theMIDIspec,)givingtheribbonaresolutionof768steps,instead
ofthe128stepsthatoneMIDICC
provides.Thisallowstheribbontohave finercontrolofaparametercomparedtoothercontinuous
controllers.Totakeadvantageofthis,assignthedestinationforSect1toaCCnumberbetween0and31,
andtheribbonwilladditionallysendto
adestination32higherthan thesetdestination.Forexample,
MIDI22wouldalsosendtothedestinationMIDI54.Inthiscase,ifyousetaProgramparametersource
Parameter Range of Values Default
Destination Control Destination List MIDI21
Scale ± 300% 100%
Add -128 to +127 0
Curve Linear, Compress, Expand Linear
Entry Value None, 0 to 127 None
Exit Value None, 0 to 127 None