User Manual

Effects and Effect Mode
Effect Mode and the Effects Pages
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effectsforprogramsoneachofthe16MIDIchannelsuntilallofthe16DSPunitsareusedup.In
SetupandSongMode,theMIDIchannelofthelowestusedzone/trackwillhavepriorityfor
usingDSPunits.Thiszone/trackwilluseasmanyDSPunitsasitneed
foritseffects,thenthe
MIDIchannelofthenexthighestusedzone/trackwilluseDSPunitstoloaditseffects, andthis
continuesuntilalloftheDSPunitsareusedup.
Manual Management of DSP Unit Usage
YoucanoverridethedefaultDSPunitusageandmanuallycontrolwhichchannelscanuseDSP
units
andwhichcannot.UsetheEffectsEnablepagetoturnonoroffDSPunitusageforthe
programoneachMIDIchannel.
OntheEffectsEnablepage,eachchannelcanbesettoYtouseDSPunitsforthatchannel,ortoN
tonotuseDSPunitsforthat
channel.SomechannelssettoYmaybedisplayedas(Y).This
meansthattherearenotenoughDSPunitsavailableforthatchannel,andthatchannel’seffects
arenotloaded.Usethecursorbuttonstoselecteachchannel,thenusetheAlphaWheelor‐/+
buttonstosetthe
selectedchanneltoY orN.
Asthecursorismovedfromlefttorightonthesepages,theInsertandAuxEffectsChainsfor
eachchannelaredisplayedonthebottomofthepage.(AuxChainsareonlydisplayedifthechannel
isthecurrentchannelinProgramModeor
thespecifiedAuxEffectschannelinSetuporSongmode.)The
numberofDSPunitsrequiredtoloadeffectsforthecursor‐highlightedchannelisshownatthe
topofthepage.
Note:Whenachannelisn’tallocatingDSPunitsbecauseit’ssettoNor(Y)(becauseresources
areexhausted,)
thechannelstillsend sitssignaltotheAuxsends.IfthechannelsettoNor(Y)
hasitsAuxsendsturnedup,andtheAuxeffectisonachannelsettoY,thechannelsettoNor
(Y)willstillbeprocessedbytheAuxeffects
onthechannelsettoY.(OntheEffectsEnablepage,the
channelwithaboxarounditschannelnumbercontainstheAuxChainscurrentlybeingused.Thisisthe
currentlyselectedchannelinProgrammode,orthespecifiedAuxEffectchannelinSetupandSong
mode.)
The Aux 1 Override and Aux 2 Override Pages
NOTE:InSetupmodeandSongmode,thesepagescorrespondinappearanceandfunctiontotheAUX1
andAUX2pages,thoughtheyworkonapersetup/songbasis.
PressingtheAUXFX1softbuttonortheAUXFX2softbuttoncallsup,respectively,theAux1
OverridepageortheAux2Override
page.UsethesepagestochangeAuxeffectsettings
withoutenteringtheProgramEditor.
EachPrograminthePC3KcanbesavedwithtwoAuxeffectschains.InProgramMode,the
programonthecurrentMIDIchanneldeterminestheAuxeffectchainsusedforprogramsonall
channels.(InSetupand
SongmodeAuxchainsaredeterminedbytheprogramonthespecifiedAux
Effectschannel.)TochangeAuxeffectsettingswithoutenteringtheProgramEditor,enterEffects
ModeandgototheAux1orAux2Overridepage.(GototheAUX1andAUX2pagesinSongmode
orthe
SetupEditor.)YoucanselectadifferentAuxeffectchain,setAuxsendlevelsforprograms
oneachchannel,andsetotherbasicAuxeffectparameters.InProgramMode,theseparameters
remainattheiroverridevaluesuntilthePC3Kisrestarted,oruntilyouresettheminEffect
modeto
thedefaultvalueslistedinthetablebelow.(InSetupandSongmodethesesettingsaresaved
witheachSetuporSong.)