User Manual

MIDI Mode
The RECEIVE Page
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Continuous Controller Messages From External MIDI Devices
WhenusinganexternalMIDIdevicewiththePC3K,youcancontrolmanyofthePC3K’s
programparametersbysendingMIDIContinuousControllermessages(CCs)fromtheexternal
MIDIdevice.EachparameterthatyouwishtocontrolmusthaveaCCnumberassignedinthe
ProgramEditor(seethesection
below:AssigningAnExternalCCNumberAsAControlSourceFor
AProgramParameter.)SeethesectionsbelowfordetailsonusingexternalCCswiththeavailable
settingsinProgramandSetupMode.
FordetailsoncontrollableparametersofVASTprograms,seethefollowingsections:TheDSP
Modulation(DSPMOD)Page on page 6‐
30,TheLFOPage on page 6‐38,TheASR
Page on page 6‐40,TheFunction(FUN)Page on page 6‐41,TheEnvelopeControl(ENVCTL)
Page on page 6‐45,TheMODPages on page 9‐10,andFXLFO,FXASR,andFXFUN
pages on page 9‐11.ForKB3programs,seethefollowingsectionsKB3Editor:ThePITCH
Page on page 6‐62,KB3Editor:TheAMP
Page on page 6‐62,KB3Editor:TheLFO,ASR,andFUN
Pages on page 6‐70,TheMODPages on page 9‐10,andFXLFO,FXASR,andFXFUN
pages on page 9‐11.
Assigning An External CC Number As A Control Source For A Program Parameter
Foreachprogram,theProgramEditorcanbeusedtoassignanexternalMIDIcontrollerCC
numberforeachcontrollableparameterinthatparameter’ssourcefield.Sourcefieldsarenamed
differentlydependingontheirpage:Src1,Src2,RateCt,Trigger,Inputa,Inputb,andSource.To
assignaCCnumberto
asourcefield,enterthenumberwiththealphanumericpad,thenpress
Enter.Withthe sourcefieldselected,youcanalsoassignaCCnumberbyholdingtheEnter
buttonandsendingaCCvaluefromtheexternalMIDIcontroller.WhenassigningaCCnumber
toasourcefield,the
numbermaybedisplayedinthesourcefieldasthenameofthatCC’s
defaultuse.
Using External CCs In Program Mode, Local Keyboard Channel=None
TocontrolaprogramparameterviaexternalMIDICCinProgramMode,theparametermust
firsthaveasourceassignedwithintheProgramEditor,asdescribedintheAssigningAnExternal
CCNumberAsAControlSourceForAProgramParametersectionabove.Tocontrolanassigned
programparameterwithLocal
KeyboardChannelsettoNone,sendthe assignedCCnumber
tothechannelwhichcontainstheprogram.
Using External CCs In Program Mode, Local Keyboard Channel Enabled
TocontrolaprogramparameterviaexternalMIDICCinProgramMode,theparametermust
firsthaveasourceassignedwithintheProgramEditor,asdescribedintheAssigningAnExternal
CCNumberAsAControlSourceForAProgramParametersectionabove.WhenusingLocal
KeyboardChannelinProgramMode,
itisbesttoassignparameterstobecontrolledbythe
defaultCCsforphysicalcontrollers,becausethesematchthedefaultdestinations(seethe
ExternalMIDICCRemappingForLocalKeyboardChannelandInputChanneltablebelowfordefault
CCs).
TheLocalKeyboardChannelmakesanexternalMIDIcontroller’scontinuouscontrollers
behave
asiftheywerethePC3K’sphysicalcontrollers.InProgramMode,whenanexternalMIDI
controllerissendingaCConthechannelsetforLocalKeyboardChannel,externalCCscan
controlthedestinationssetforeachofthePC3K’sphysicalcontrollers.SendthedefaultCCfora
physical
controllertocontrolitsdestination(seethe ExternalMIDICCRemappingForLocal
KeyboardChannelandInputChanneltablebelowfordefaults.)InProgramMode,these
destinationsaresetintheControlSetup(seeControlSetup on page 6‐9fordetails.)Bydefault,the
destinationsforthePC3K’sphysicalcontrollersarethe
sameastheirdefaultCCnumbers.To
controlanassignedparameter,sendtheassigneddefaultphysicalcontrollerCCtothechannel
setforLocalKeyboardChannel.
IfaLocalKeyboardChannelissetbutyouaresendingCCstoadifferentchannel,theseCCs
willbereceivednormallybytheProgram
inthatchannel.