User Manual

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Master Mode

General MIDI Mode (GM On, GM Off)

ThissoftbuttonenablesordisablesGeneralMIDI(GM)mode.WhenGMmodeisoff(the

default,)thebuttonsislabeledGMOn.PresstheGMOnsoftbuttontoenterGMmode.The

PC3Kwillpromptyoutoconfirmorcancel.WhenGMmodeisonthebuttonsislabeled

GM

Off.PresstheGMOffsoftbuttontoexitGMmode.ThePC3Kwillpromptyoutoconfirmor

cancel.YoucannotaccessSetupModeorQuickAccessModewhileinGMmode.Asidefrom

whatisnotedinthissection,allotherPC3Kfunctionsoperatenormallywhile

inGMmode.In

GMmode,thePC3KcompliesspecificallywiththeGeneralMIDI(GM1)specification.

AnOverviewofGeneralMIDI

GeneralMIDIisaspecificationcreatedbytheMIDIManufacturersAssociationwhichdefines

specificfeaturesthataMIDIinstrumentmusthave(seetheMMAwebsiteatwww.midi.orgfor

moreinformation.)Among

otherthings,theGMspecificationsetsastandardbank ofprogram

namesandnumbers,aswellasastandarddrummappinglayout,sothatsequencescreatedon

anyGMinstrumentwillplaybackwiththecorrectinstrumentationonanyotherGM

instrument,nomatterthemanufacturer.GMhasmanyuses,for

exampleitmakesiteasyfor

musicianswhouseMIDIfilestoshareideasandcollaboratewhileusingdifferentsetsof

equipment.Alsomanyinstrumentalversionsofpublic domainsongscanbefoundforfreeon

theinternetasGMcompatibleMIDIfiles.These,likeallMIDIfiles,offercertainadvantages

over

audiosuchassmallfilesize,theabilitytoedit,orchestrate,orchangetempotoeasilylearnfrom

thesequences,orevenconvertnoteinformationtostandardnotationwithathirdparty

application.

OverviewofGeneralMIDIMode

Onceenabled,Programmodewilldisplaythesetof128standardGM

programnamesonthe

rightsideofthescreen(seebelow.)Asidefromthedifferentlayoutandprogramchoice,Program

modeoperatesnormally(seebelowforinfoontheleftsideofthescreen.)AdefaultGMsequencewill

beloadedwhichsetsFXsendsforreverbandchorus,which

arepartoftheGMspecification.

DrumprogramswillalsoberemappedtotheGMdrummap.ThestandardPC3Kprogramswill

notbevisibleuntilGMmodeisturnedoff.