Setup Mode
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Chapter 7
Setup Mode
In Setup mode, the PC3A can take on the identity of 16 distinct instruments and 16 distinct MIDI
transmitters, each of which can use the setup’s physical controller assignments (or any subset of
those controller assignments). For example, you can create a setup that is split into 16 different
keyboard regions (called zones). Each zone can play its own program, while also transmitting on
its own MIDI channel. Each zone can also have an independent arpeggiator and one riff. You can
also record the output of a setup to Song mode.
Selecting setups in Setup mode is much like selecting programs in Program mode—just use one
of the normal data entry methods to scroll through the list of setups. There are, however, some
important differences between a program and a setup. A program plays on a single keyboard
zone and on a single MIDI channel. A setup enables you to use up to 16 keyboard (or MIDI
controller) zones, each of which can have its own program, MIDI channel, and control
assignments. The parameters you define for each setup affect programs
only while you are in Setup
mode
. An exception to this is the control setup, which we discuss on
page 6-4
.
Press the Setup mode button to enter Setup mode. You’ll see a list of setups, which you can select
with any data entry method.
The info box on the left-hand side of the main Setup mode page displays the zones and
corresponding programs used in the current setup. Below the program name for each zone is a
line representing the zone’s key range. For example, in the setup above, “Acoustic Split,” the
zone for the program “NYC Kits” has a key range that covers the entire keyboard, from
approximately C-1 to G9. The zones for the programs “Studio C Strings” and “NYC Jazz Grand”
have key ranges that approximately cover the upper two-thirds of the keyboard, and “Upright
Growler” covers part of the lower keyboard. You can also see which zones have a riff, indicated
by “riFF” to the right of the program name. For example, in the setup above, the zone for the
program “NYC Kits” has a riff. If there are more than four zones in the current setup, you can
view the other zones by holding down the
Enter
button and using the
Chan/Layer
buttons to
scroll through the current setup’s zones.
You can transpose the entire setup up or down by octaves with the two
Octav
soft buttons. Use
the two
Xpose
soft buttons to transpose the setup up or down by half steps. When you transpose
a setup, the split points between zones remain in place; each program is transposed within its
respective zone.
The
Panic
soft button sends All Notes Off and Reset All Controllers messages to all zones, and
stops all arpeggiators and riffs.
