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Program Mode

The Algorithm (ALG) Page

PresstheALGsoftbuttontocalluptheAlgorithm(ALG)page.Thetoplineofthedisplaygives

youtheusualmodereminder,andtellsyouwhichlayeryou’relookingat,aswellashowmany

layersareinthecurrentprogram.YoucanviewtheALGpagesofany

otherlayersinthe

programbyusingtheChan/Layerbuttons.

Thebasicdefinition:analgorithmisthe“wiring”(signalpath)ofasampletotheaudiooutputs,

throughaseriesofdigitalsignalprocessing(DSP)functionsthatyouselect.ThePC3K’s

algorithmsarethecoreofVariableArchitectureSynthesisTechnology.The

DSPfunctionsare

synthesistools(filters,oscillators,etc.)thatyouassigntothevariousstagesofthealgorithm.The

DSPfunctionsyouchoosedeterminethetypeofsynthesisyouuse.

Thecentralportionofthepageshowsthealgorithmforthecurrentlyselectedlay er.Youseethe

numberofthealgorithm

(from1to28,101to131,and theIDsforanyuser‐definedalgorithms)

andagraphicrepresentationofthesignalpath,aswellasthecurrentlyselectedDSPfunctions

withinthesignalpath.

Touseadifferentalgorithm,selecttheAlgorithmparameteranduseanydataentry methodto



selectadifferentone.TochangetheDSPfunctionwithinanalgorithm,movethecursortothe

blockyouwanttochange,thenusetheAlphaWheelorPlus/Minusbuttons.There’sa

staggeringnumberofcombinationsofalgorithmsandDSPfunctionsalone,nottomentionthe

numerouscontrolsthatcan

beusedtomodifytheDSPfunctions.

Note:Changingalayer’salgorithmcanaffectthelayer’ssounddrastically.It’sagoodideatobringdown

thevolumeofyourPC3Koryoursoundsystembeforechangingalgorithms.

SeeAlgorithmBasicsbelowforinformationoneditingalgorithms.