Specifications

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Setup Mode
The Setup Editor
Transpose
Thischangesthepitchofthezone,withoutchangingitspositiononthekeyboard.Itchangesthe
MIDInotenumbersgeneratedbythekeysinthezone,withoutphysicallyshiftingthezone.The
rangeis‐128to127semitones.Sincethereare12semitones(orhalfsteps)toanoctave,you
can
transposeupordownovertenoctaves.Ifyoutransposeoutoftherangeoftheactivevoice,
however,nonoteswillsound;MIDInotenumberswilltransmit,butnoteswillnot.
Note Map
NoteMapletsyouchangethewaynotesaresentfromthePC3LE.ThedefaultsettingisLinear:
allnotesgooutasplayed.PressingtheMinusbuttontakesyoutoOff;nonotesaresent,but
controllersandothernon‐notedataare.
SettingNoteMaptoInverseeffectively
turnsthekeyboardupside‐down,withthehighestkey
beingA0andthelowestC9.IfyousetNoteMap toConstant,allofthekeysonthekeyboard
willplaythesamenote.ThenotedefaultstoC4,butyoucanchangethiswiththeTranspose
parameter.
Thisworkswellwhenyouwantthesoundfromaparticularkeytoplaywithevery
noteofanotherzone—forexample,playingaridecymbalwitheverynoteinabassline.
Nextarethealternatingnotemaps,whichletyoudividethekeyboardinsomeuniqueways.If
youare
usingtwoormoreMIDIdevices(includingthePC3LE),youcanexpandpolyphonyby
assigningeachzonetoadifferentalternatingnotemap.Forexample,ifyouhavetwoPC3LEs,
youcanassigntwozonestoeachplaythesameprogramonadifferentPC3LE,thereby
doublingpolyphony.
Tosplita
zoneintooneoftwoalternatingnotemaps,setNoteMapto1of2;nowthezoneplays
oneverysecondkey,startingonC,butwon’tplayonanyotherkeys.Setanotherzoneto2of2,
andthiszonewillplayoneverysecondkey,starting
onC
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,thuscoveringtheremainingkeys.
Three‐andfour‐zonealternatingnotemapsworkthesameway,butcauseeachzonetoplayonly
oneverythirdandeveryfourthkey,respectively.
Notemapsarealsousedtocreatedrumpatterns withthearpeggiator.Severaloftheincluded
factorysetupsusethisfeature.