Specifications

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Program Mode
The Program Editor
ThePC3LEalwaysusesrealvaluesofmeasurement,ratherthanjustarbitrarynumbers,for
adjustableparameters.Thismeansthatyouspecifypitchinsemitones(ST)andcents(ct),and
amplitudeindecibels(dB).
Rememberthattheparametersonthecontrol‐inputpagesarecumulative—theycanaddtoor
subtractfromthe
effectsoftheotherparametersonthepage,dependingontheirvalues.For
example,evenifyou’veadjustedthepitchofasamplesohighthatitpins,theeffectsoftheother
parametersmaybringthepitchbackdowntoaworkablerange.
Fine Adjust Parameter
Youcanaddslightdetuningtothepitchwiththefineadjustparameters.Noticethatthereare
actuallytwofineadjustparametersforthePitchfunction:onethatchangesthepitchincents
(100thsofasemitone),andonethatchangesitaccordingtoitsfrequency(inincrementsof
Hertz—cyclesper
second).Sincewe’ rediscussingtheuniversalcontrolsourceshere,andnot
specificallypitch,we’llmoveonfornow,astheHzparameterappliesonlytopitch‐related
functions.SeeThePITCHPage on page 6‐27foramorethoroughdescriptionofHz.
Hard-wired Parameters
Key Tracking
ThisisaquickwaytogetadditionalcontrolbasedontheMIDInotenumberofeachnoteyou
trigger.Keytrackingappliesadifferentcontrolsignalvalueforeachnotenumber.Inthecaseof
pitch,keytrackingenablesyoutochangethetuningofeachnoterelativetoits
normalpitch.
MiddleCisthezeropoint.Regardlessofthekeytrackingvalue,thereisnoeffectonMiddleC.If
yousetanonzerovalueforkeytracking,theeffectincreasesforeachnoteaboveorbelow
MiddleC.Inthecaseofpitch,forexample,sayyouassign
avalueof5centsperkeyforthekey
trackingparameter.TriggeringMiddleC(C4onthePC3LE)willplayanormalC4.Triggering
C
#
4willplayanote5centshighertha nC
#
4.TriggeringD4willplayanote10centshigherthan
D4,andsoon.NotesbelowMiddleCwillbetunedlowerthantheirnormalpitches.Ifyouseta
negativevalueforkeytracking,notesaboveMiddleCwillbetunedlowerthantheirnormal
pitches.
Keep
inmindthatkeytrackingonthePITCHpageworksinconjunctionwiththekeytracking
parameterontheKEYMAPpage.ThisiswhyyoucansettheKeyTrkparameteronthePITCH
pageto0ct/key,andnotesstillincreaseinpitchby100cents/keyasyougoupthe
keyboard.It’s
becausetheKeyTrkparameterontheKEYMAPpageisalreadysetat100centsperkey.
Velocity Tracking
Apositivevalueforvelocitytrackingwillraisethepitchasyoutriggernoteswithhigherattack
velocities.Thisisgreatforgettingatraceofdetuningbasedonyourattackvelocity,especiallyin
drumprograms,whereyoucanmakethepitchofthedrumsamplesriseslightlywithhigher‐
velocity
NoteOns,justasdrumsdowhenyoustrikethemharder.Negativevalueswilllower
thepitchasyouincreasetheattackvelocity.
Programmable Parameters
Source 1 (Src1)
ThisparametertakesitsvaluefromalonglistofcontrolsourcesincludingeveryMIDIcontrol
number,ahostofLFOs,ASRs,envelopesandotherprogrammablesources.