Specifications

Program Mode
The Program Editor
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The PITCH Page
PressingthePITCHsoftbuttontakesyoutotheDSPCTLpagewiththePitchfunction
highlighted.SeeTheDSPControl(DSPCTL)Page on page 6‐33formoreinformationonthePitch
function.
The AMP Page
PressingtheAMPsoftbuttontakesyoutotheDSPCTLpagewiththeAmpfunction(labeledas
“Level”)highlighted.SeeTheDSPControl(DSPCTL)Page on page 6‐33formoreinformationon
theAmpfunction.
The Algorithm (ALG) Page
PresstheALGsoftbuttontocalluptheAlgorithm(ALG)page.Thetoplineofthedisplaygives
youtheusualmodereminder,andtellsyouwhichlayeryou’relookingat,aswellashowmany
layersareinthecurrentprogram.YoucanviewtheALGpagesofany
otherlayersinthe
programbyusingtheChan/Layerbuttons.
Thebasicdefinition:analgorithmisthe“wiring”(signalpath)ofasampletotheaudiooutputs,
throughaseriesofdigitalsignalprocessing(DSP)functionsthatyouselect.ThePC3LE’s
algorithmsarethecoreofVariableArchitectureSynthesisTechnology.The
DSPfunctionsare
synthesistools(filters,oscillators,etc.)thatyouassigntothevariousstagesofthealgorithm.The
DSPfunctionsyouchoosedeterminethetypeofsynthesisyouuse.
Thecentralportionofthepageshowsthealgorithmforthecurrentlyselectedlayer.Youseethe
numberofthealgorithm
(from1to28,101to131,and theIDsforanyuser‐definedalgorithms)
andagraphicrepresentationofthesignalpath,aswellasthecurrentlyselectedDSPfunctions
withinthesignalpath.
Touseadifferentalgorithm,selecttheAlgorithmparameteranduse anydataentrymethodto

selectadifferentone.TochangetheDSP functionwithinanalgorithm,movethecursortothe
blockyouwanttochange,thenusetheAlphaWheelorPlus/Minusbuttons.There’sa
staggeringnumberofcombinationsofalgorithmsandDSPfunctionsalone,nottomentionthe
numerouscontrolsthatcan
beusedtomodifytheDSPfunctions.
Note:Changingalayer’salgorithmcanaffectthelayer’ssounddrastically.It’sagoodideatobringdown
thevolumeofyourPC3LEoryoursoundsystembeforechangingalgorithms.
SeeAlgorithmBasicsbelowforinformationoneditingalgorithms.