Specifications

Program Mode
The Program Editor
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Src1worksintandemwiththeparameterbeneathitonthepage:Depth.Chooseacontrolsource
fromthelistforSrc1,thensetavalueforDepth.WhenthecontrolsourceassignedtoSrc1isat
itsmaximum,thepitchwillbealteredtothefulldepthyouset.For
example,ifyousetSrc1to
MWheel,andsetDepthto1200ct,thepitchwillriseasyoupush theModWheeluponyour
PC3LEorMIDIcontroller,reachingamaximumof1200ct(12semitones,oroneoctave).
Source 2 (Src2)
Thisone’sevenmoreprogram m able. LikeSrc1,youchooseacontrolsourcefromthelist.But
insteadofsettingafixeddepth,youcansetaminimumandmaximumdepth,thenassign
anothercontrolsourcetodeterminehowmuchdepthyouget.Trythisexample.(MakesureSrc1
issetto
OFFfirst,sothetwosourcesdon’tinteract.)StartwithProgram199,andpressEdit.
PressthePITCHsoftbuttontoselectthePITCHpage.SettheSrc2parametertoavalueofLFO1,
thensettheMinimumDepthparameterto100ct,andMaximumDepthto1200ct
.Thensetthe
DepthControlparametertoMWheel.ThisletsyouusetheModWheeltovarythedepthofthe 
oscillationinpitchgeneratedbytheLFO.
Now,whentheModWheelisdown,thepitchwilloscillatebetweenasemitone(100ct)upanda
semitonedown(the
defaultwaveformforLFO1isasinewave,whichgoespositiveand
negative).WiththeModWheelup,thepitchwilloscillatebetweenanoctaveupand anoctave
down.
SincetheModWheelisacontinuouscontrol,youcanachieveanyamountofdepthcontrol
betweentheminimumandmaximum.
IfyouhadsettheDepthControltoSustain,forexample,
thenyou’dgetonlytwolevelsofdepthcontrol:themaximum(1200cents)withyourMIDI
controller’ssustainpedaldown,ortheminimum(100cents)withthesustainpedalup.
Alt Input for Algorithms (Cascade Mode)
Cascademodeisaparticularlypowerfulfeatureof
thePC3LEthatallowsyoutocreateunique
algorithmsofpreviouslyunattainablelevelsofcomplexity.Thefollowingthreefiguresshowthe
signalpathofaprogramconfiguredusingthePC3LE’snewCascademode: