Chapter 3
Performance Features
In This Chapter
Chapter 3 shows you how to get the most out of your PC2 in performance settings. The
overview introduces a few important features and concepts, while the following sections
provide more detail.
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The Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
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Selecting Programs and Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
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EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
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Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
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Layering and Splitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
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Muting and Soloing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
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Saving the Internal Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
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Digital Audio Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
Overview
Modes
The PC2 has three performance modes: Internal Voices, MIDI Setups, and KB3. Select the
performance mode by pressing the corresponding button in the Sound/Setup Select region.
Internal Voices mode lets you play one internal voice, or
program
, at a time. A program consists
of a single sound (like piano or strings), and the settings that affect that sound (like which part of
the keyboard it uses). The PC2 starts in Internal Voices mode when you turn it on.
MIDI Setups mode is what makes the PC2 such a powerful MIDI controller. In this mode you
can play one
setup
at a time. A setup divides the PC2Õs keyboard into four zones, each of which
can cover part or all of the keyboard. Each zone can use a different MIDI channel and play a
different program. Each zone can also have its own controller assignments; for example, the
Mod Wheel can do something different in each zone of a setup.
In KB3 mode, the PC2 uses a different synthesizer technique (tone wheel emulation) to
reproduce the sound of classic tone-wheel organs (like the Hammond B-3). In most other
respects, KB3 mode is like Internal Voices mode.