User Manual

Master Mode
MAPS
11-9
Ingeneral,youshouldselectanonstandardintonationmapwhenyou’replayingsimple
melodies(asopposedtochords)inaparticularmusicalstyle.Whenyouuseintonationmaps
basedonpentatonicscales,you’llnormallyplaypentatonicscalestomostaccuratelyreproduce
thosestyles.
Editing Intonation Maps
Toeditanintonationmaporcreatea
newmap,selectanexistingmapandpresstheEditbutton
tobringuptheEditIntonationMapscreen(seebelow.)Intonationmapsarebasedaroundaroot
key,shownontherightofthetoplineofthescreen.Usethechanup/downbuttonstochange
therootkey(thisis
thesameaschangingtheInt.Keyparameter(seeIntonationKey(Int.Key)
below.)IntonationKeyisnotsavedwiththeintonationmap.)Usethecursortomovebetween
notesteps,eachofwhichislabeledbyitsdifferenceinkeyboardstepsfromtheroot.Eachstep
canbeshiftedby±200
cents(100cents=1half‐step.)Usethealphawheel,alphanumericpad,or
plus/minusbuttonstoenterthedesiredcentshiftamountforeachstep.
PressDeletetodeletethemapfrommemory.PressRenametorenamethemapandsave.
PressingSavegivesyoutheoptiontosavethemap
orrenameandsave.Tocreateanewmap,
editanexistingmapandchooseRenamewhensaving.PressExittoreturntoMasterpage2.
Whenexitingtheeditor,itwillautomaticallygiveyoutheoptiontosavethemapifchanges
havebeenmade.Formoredetailedinstructionson
thesefunctions,seeSavingand
Naming on page 5‐3.
Key Action Map
TheKeyActionMapdeterminesthedefaultwaythePC3Kresponds tokeyactionforspecific
keyboardcomponentmodels.Generallyspeaking,youwillnotwanttoaltertheKeyAction
Map.ThisparameterisincludedfortherareoccasionwhenaPC3Khasbeensetu patthefactory
foradifferent
keyboardcomponentmodelthantheoneinstalled.Ausermaydiscoverthatthey
needtochangetheKeyActionMapwhentheyhavetriedalloftheVelocityMapsettingsand
stilldonotfeelcomfortablewiththekeyresponseoftheirPC3K.Differentmapsresultin
differentresponsesfrom
thePC3Kforthesamephysicalkeyaction,andeachmapcorresponds
toadifferentkeyboardcomponentmodel.Ifyouhavechangedthisparameterandwantto
changeitbacktothedefaultmapforyourPC3K,simplyenteravalueof0intheKeyAction
Mapparameterfield.
Intonation Key (Int.Key)
Thissetsthetonic,orbasenotefromwhichthecurrentlyselectedintonationmapcalculatesits
intervals.IfyouselectGastheintonationkey,forexample,andtheintonationmapyouselect
tunestheminor2nddownby50cents,thenG
#
willbeaquartertoneflatrelativetoequal
intonation.IfyouchangetheintonationkeytoD,thenD
#
willbeaquartertoneflat.Ifyouuse
nonstandardintonations,you’llwanttosetInt.Keytothekeyyou’ replayingin.IftheIntonation
parameterissettoEqual,changingInt.Keyhasnoeffect.