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Setup Mode
Controllers
Entry (Ent) and Exit Values
Entry value allows you to specify an initial value for a controller in a Setup that will be sent
whenever you select that Setup. For example, if you want to make sure that all of the modulation
for the Program in a Zone is turned off when you select a Setup, use the Setup Editor to assign a
physical controller to a destination of MIDI 01 (MWheel) and set Entry Value to
0
. (The Mod
Wheel is usually assigned to destination MIDI 01 MWheel, which is used to control a modulation
parameter for most Programs.)
Entry values ignore the current position of the physical controller when the setup is selected. By
default, once the Setup is loaded and the entry values have been sent, moving a controller will
instantly send new controller values. This can cause a jump in values if the controller happens to
be set to a value far from its entry value. To avoid these jumps, change the SetupCtls parameter in
Master Mode to
PassEntry
(see
Setup Controllers (SetupCtls)
on page 11-2
for details.) With
SetupCtls set to
PassEntry,
moving the controller will have no effect until it moves past its entry
value. In this case, continuing the modulation example above, moving the assigned controller
won’t turn on any modulation until it’s pushed all the way
down
(passing entry value 0,) and
then up again.
An entry value of
None
is quite different from a value of
0
.
None
means that there will be no
initial controller command when the setup is selected, and any subsequent movement of the
physical controller will be effective.
Exit Value tells the PC3A to send a value for that controller whenever you leave the setup, either
by selecting another setup or by selecting a different mode altogether. It can be very useful when
a controller is doing something to the sound, and you don’t want that effect to continue after you
leave the setup. For example, if you want to make sure a zone’s pitch returns to normal whenever
you leave a setup, you would set Exit Value to
64
for any controller whose Destination parameter
is set to
PitchUp
. Again,
None
means no command is sent.
Note:
Programs can also be saved with controller entry values (on the Program Editor
CONTROLLERS page.) When a Setup is loaded, entry values for the Programs in the Setup are
sent first, followed by the entry values for the Setup. Because of this, if a Setup and a Program
used by a Setup have entry values set for the same controller, the entry value for the Setup will be
used. If a Program used by a Setup has an entry value set for a controller, but the Setup has an
entry value of
None
for the same controller, the entry value from the Program is used.
Switch Controller Parameters
Switch (physical) controllers have only two states: on and off. The PC3A switch controllers are:
•
Panel Switches
Arp
and
SW
•
Footswitch Pedals 1, 2, and 3
•
Programmable Switches 1–8 (
Program Select
buttons
1–8
)
Keep in mind the following two things when working with the PC3A’s switches. First, in Setup
Mode the Bank buttons above the sliders are dedicated to zone status and muting, and are
not
assignable controllers.
(If the setup contains a KB3 Program, the Bank buttons can be used to control
KB3 functions, see Mutes
on page 7-66
for details.)
Second, in Program mode, the
Program Select
buttons function as program select buttons if none of them are assigned to a destination in the
control setup
(see Control Setup
on page 6-9
for details.)
If at least one Programmable Switch is
assigned in the control setup, then the assigned
Program Select
buttons act as assigned, but none
of the buttons function as program select buttons.
