Specifications

Power User Tips
Advanced Tips
15-9
Assign Pads To Play Notes, Chords, Riffs, Or To Toggle Other Functions Like
Arpeggiators
InSetupmodeyoucanassignthePC3LE’spadstoplaynotes,chordsorriffs.Youcanalso
assigneachpadtofunctionasaswitchthatcancontrolprogramparametersorsendMIDI
continuouscontrollervalues(internallyortoexternalequipment.)SeePads on page 716for
detailsoneach
function.
SeeChapter 14,Tutorials:SetupModeforexamplesofassigningthePC3LE’spadsandother
physicalcontrollerstoparametersandcontrollerdestinations.SeeTheControllerDestination
List on page 718foralistofparametersthatcanbecontrolledwithphysicalcontrollersvia
controldestinationnumbers.Controllerdestinations147andabovecontrol
arpeggiatorandriff
parameters.
Tosetapadtotoggleazone’sarpeggiatoronandoff,selectthesetuptoeditandpresstheEdit
buttontotheleftofthedisplaytoentertheSetupEditor.IntheSetupEditor,selectthezoneof
thearpeggiatoryouwanttocontrol
byusingtheChan/Zonebuttonstotheleftofthedisplay
(thecurrentlyselectedzonenumbercanbeviewedinthetoprightcornerofthedisplay.)Toset
apadtotoggleazone’sarpeggiator,thearpeggiatorsActiveparametermustbesettoOnonthe
ARPEGGIATORpageforthat
zone.Next,presstheCTRLSsoftbuttonstomovetothe
Controllerspageforthesamezone,andchoosethedesiredpadintheControllerfield.Todo
this,selecttheControllerfieldwiththecursorbuttons,holdtheEnterbutton(locatedwiththe
Categorybuttons)andpressthedesired
pad.Youcanalsoselectthedesiredpadinthe
ControllerfieldbyusingtheAlphaWheelor‐/+buttons.Withthedesiredpadselected,usethe
cursorbuttonstoselecttheTypefield,thenusethe‐/+buttonstoselectSwitch.Next,usethe
cursorbuttonsto
selecttheDestTypefieldandsetittoCtrlbyusingthe‐/+buttons.Finally,
usethecursorbuttonstoselecttheOnControlfieldandsetittoArpOnbypressing147onthe
alphanumericpad,followedbytheEnterbutton.Usethecursorbuttonstoselectthe
OffControlfield
andsetittoArpOffbypressing148onthealphanumericpad,followedbythe
Enterbutton.Theotherparametersshouldstayattheirdefaults(SWType:Toggled,OnValue:
0,OffValue:0,EntryState:Off,ExitState:Off.)Nowpressingandlightingthecurrentpadwill
enablethearpeggiatorforthecurrent
zone.Unlightingthecurrentpadwilldisablethe
arpeggiatorforthecurrentzone.Repeatthesestepsforeachzonewithadifferentpadtohave
separateon/offcontrolsforeachzonesarpeggiator.Youcanalsousethesamepadfordifferent
zonesifyouwanttocontrolmultiplearpeggiators from
thesamepad.