Specifications

15-2
Power User Tips
General Tips
General Tips
Set The Start-up Program And MIDI Channel
WhenthePC3LEisturnedon,Programmodeisautomaticallyselected.YoucansetaMIDI
channelandprogramtobeautomaticallyselectedinProgrammodewhenthePC3LEisturned
on.Followthesestepstosetthestart‐upMIDIchannelandprogram:
1. First enter Program mode (if you are not in Program mode, press the Exit button to the right of the
display until you see ProgramMode in the top left of the display.)
2. Once in program mode, use the Chan/Zone buttons (to the left of the display) to select the start-up
MIDI channel. The current MIDI channel is displayed in the top right of the display.
3. Next, select the start up program by using the Alpha Wheel, cursor buttons, - / + buttons, Category
buttons, or press the Category
Shift button to use the Category buttons as an alphanumeric pad and
enter a program ID#.
4. Next, press the Master Mode button (grouped with the Mode buttons to the left of the display) to
enter Master mode.
5. Once in Master Mode, press the Exit button (to the left of the display) to return to Program mode.
The next time you turn on the PC3LE, the MIDI channel and program you chose will be selected.
Note:ThePC3LEsetsthecurrentlyselectedMIDIchannelandprogramasthestart‐upchannel
andprogramwheneveryouexitMastermode.Becauseofthis,youmayaccidentallyoverwrite
thesesettingswhenusingmastermode.Ifthishappens,justrepeattheabovesteps.
Note:
Whenyousetthestart‐upchannelandprogram,thePC3LE’sother15MIDIchannelsalso
remembertheircurrentlyselectedprogram.Beforefollowingthestepsabove,youcouldseta
programoneachchannel,sothateachchannelwillhaveaspecificprogramuponstartup.This
couldbeusefulif
youaretriggeringthe PC3LEfrom anexternalsequencerandwanttousea
defaultprogramforeachchannel.Asdescribedintheabovenote,usecautionbecausethese
settingscanbeaccidentallyoverwrittenwhenusingMastermode.Youcanalsosavethese
settingsasanexternalfile(calledaMaster
Tablefile,)whichcanbeusedasabackupofyour
settings,oryoucouldloadadifferentMasterTablefileforeachsong.See SavingMasterTable
Files on page 11‐7fordetails.IfyouuseMasterTablefilesforstoringsongsetups,youmaywant
toreadaboutSongMode,
whichcanalsobetriggeredfromanexternalsequencerandhassome
advantagesoverProgramMode(seeChapter 10,SongModeandtheSongEditor.)
Picking Favorite Programs For Each Category
Youcanselectafavoriteprogramwithineachcategorythatwillbeautomaticallyrecalledwhen
youpressthatcategory’sCategorybutton.Followthesestepstosetafavoriteprogram:
1. First enter Program mode (if you are not in Program mode, press the Exit button to the right of the
display until you see ProgramMode in the top left of the display.)
2. In Program mode, select a category by pressing one of the Category buttons to the right of the
Alpha Wheel. (First make sure the category Shift button is not lit, if it is, press it to unlight it before
selecting a category.)
3. Next, find your favorite program in the current category by using the Alpha wheel, - / + buttons, or
up/down cursor buttons. (Alternatively, you can find the program by pressing the category Shift
button and using the numbered category buttons to enter the program’s ID number, then press the