Specifications

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Startup

PC3LE Programs

ThePC3LEpowersupinProgrammode,whereyoucanselectandplayprograms(called

patches,presets,orvoicesonotherinstruments).Programsarepresetsoundscomposedofupto

32layersofsamples,waveforms,oroscillators.Ifyou’veleftProgrammode,justpressthe

ProgrammodebuttonorExitbutton

toreturn.

Selecting Programs

WhenyouareinProgrammode,therearetwobasicwaystoselectaPC3LEprogram:

•PressaCategorybuttontolistallprogramsinthatcategory,thenusetheAlphaWheel,‐/+

buttons,orcursorup/downbuttonstoscrollthroughthelist.TheCategorybuttonsareon

thefrontpanel,

totherightofthedisplay.PresstheAllcategorytolistprogramsinall

categories.

•Pressthe Shiftcategorybuttonandusethenumberedcategorybuttonstoenteraspecific

programIDnumber,thenpresstheEntercategorybutton.PresstheShiftcategorybutton

againtoreturnthecategorybuttons

totheirprimaryfunction.

ThePC3LEhasvarioussettingsforrespondingtoMIDIProgramChangecommandsfrom

externalsources.TheseareexplainedinChapter 9,sowewon’tgointothemhere.Youshould

beabletochangeprogramsbysendingProgramChangecommandsfromyourMIDIcontroller.

Easy Audition

Anytimeyouwanttohearwhataprogramsoundslike,highlighttheprogram’sname(whilein

Programmode)thenpressthePlay/Pausebuttontoplayabriefsample.TheDemoButton

parameterontheMasterMode2pagemust beonforEasyAuditiontowork;theparameteris

bydefault.MastermodeisdescribedinChapter 9.

Program Mode Display

TakeaminutetofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeProgrammodedisplay.Thetoplineshowsyou

theMIDItransposition,thecurrentprogram’scategory,andwhatMIDIchannelyou’reon.The

currentlyselectedprogramishighlightedinthelistonthe rightsideofthescreen.

Info Box

There’saninfoboxatthe

leftsideofthedisplay.Changingthevalueofacontrol(movingaknob

orpressingaswitch) willdisplaythenameofthelastmovedcontrolleralongwithitsparameter

assignment(there’salsoan infoboxforSetupmode.)