Specifications

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Editing Conventions
Object Type and ID
Algorithms Factory‐presetoruser‐programmedrouting(virtualwiring)forV.A.S.T.
DSPFunctions.
Mastertables ThevaluesthataresetfortheglobalcontrolparametersontheMaster
modepage,aswellasthesettingsfortheparametersontheTransmit,
Receive,andChannelspagesinMIDImode,andtheprogramscurrently
assignedtoeachMIDIchannel.
Object Type and ID
ThePC3LEstoresitsobjectsinmemoryusingasystemofIDnumbers.Eachobjectisidentified
byitsobjecttypeandobjectID.Anobject’stypeissimplythekindofobjectitis,whetherit’sa
program,setup,song,etc.TheobjectIDisanumberthatdistinguisheseach
objectfromother
objectsofthesametype.Forexampleyoucanhaveasetup,aprogram,andaneffect,allwithID
4becausetheyaredifferentobjecttypes.Youcan’t,however,havetwoprogramswithID4.
Whenyousaveobjectsthatyou’veedited,thePC3LEwillaskyou
toassignanID.Iftheoriginal
objectwasaROMobject(factorypreset,)thePC3LEwillsuggestthefirstavailableIDinthe
Usercategory(startingat1025).Iftheoriginalobjectwasamemoryobject(usercreated,)you’ll
havetheoptionofsavingtoan unusedID,or
replacingtheoriginalobject.Doublepressthe‐
and+buttons(beneaththeAlphaWheel)toselectthenextavailableuserlocation.
ObjectsofdifferenttypescanhavethesameID,butobjectsofthesametypemusthavedifferent
IDstobekeptseparate.Whenyou’ resavinganobjectthatyou’ve
edited,youcanreplacean
existingobjectofthesametypebygivingitthesameID.Theobjectyouarereplacingwillbe
deletedpermanently.Thereisoneexceptiontothis:IfyouwriteoveraROMobject(factory
preset,)youcanalwaysreverttotheoriginalfactoryROM
objectbydeleting younewobjectthat
usestheID.TheobjectthatyouhadreplacedtheROMobjectwithwillbepermanentlydeleted,
andtheoriginalROMobjectwillappearinitsplace.
Manyparametershaveobjectsastheirvalues—theShiftPattrnparameteronthe
ARPEGGIATORpage,forexample.Inthis
case,theobject’sIDappearsinthevaluefieldalong
withtheobject’sname.YoucanenterobjectsasvaluesbyenteringtheirIDswiththe
alphanumericpad.Thisisespeciallyconvenientforprograms,sincetheirIDnumbersare
usuallythesameastheirMIDIprogramchangenumbers.
Theobjecttype
andIDenableyoutostorehundredsofobjectswithoutlosingtrackofthem,and 
alsotoloadfilesfromstoragewithouthavingtoreplacefilesyou’vealreadyloaded.
Object Type Object ID Object Name
Program 4 Horowitz Grand
Setup 4 Acoustic Split
Velocity Map 4 Light 3