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Setup Mode

The Setup Editor

Transpose

Thischangesthepitchofthezone,withoutchangingitspositiononthekeyboard.Itchangesthe

MIDInotenumbersgeneratedbythekeysinthezone,withoutphysicallyshiftingthezone.The

rangeis‐128to127semitones.Sincethereare12semitones(orhalfsteps)toanoctave,you

can

transposeupordownovertenoctaves.Ifyoutransposeoutoftherangeoftheactivevoice,

however,nonoteswillsound;MIDInotenumberswilltransmit,butnoteswillnot.

Note Map

NoteMapletsyouchangethewaynotesaresentfromthePC3LE.ThedefaultsettingisLinear:

allnotesgooutasplayed.PressingtheMinusbuttontakesyoutoOff;nonotesaresent,but

controllersandothernon‐notedataare.

SettingNoteMaptoInverseeffectively

turnsthekeyboardupside‐down,withthehighestkey

beingA0andthelowestC9.IfyousetNoteMap toConstant,allofthekeysonthekeyboard

willplaythesamenote.ThenotedefaultstoC4,butyoucanchangethiswiththeTranspose

parameter.

Thisworkswellwhenyouwantthesoundfromaparticularkeytoplaywithevery

noteofanotherzone—forexample,playingaridecymbalwitheverynoteinabassline.

Nextarethealternatingnotemaps,whichletyoudividethekeyboardinsomeuniqueways.If

youare

usingtwoormoreMIDIdevices(includingthePC3LE),youcanexpandpolyphonyby

assigningeachzonetoadifferentalternatingnotemap.Forexample,ifyouhavetwoPC3LEs,

youcanassigntwozonestoeachplaythesameprogramonadifferentPC3LE,thereby

doublingpolyphony.

Tosplita

zoneintooneoftwoalternatingnotemaps,setNoteMapto1of2;nowthezoneplays

oneverysecondkey,startingonC,butwon’tplayonanyotherkeys.Setanotherzoneto2of2,

andthiszonewillplayoneverysecondkey,starting

onC

,thuscoveringtheremainingkeys.

Three‐andfour‐zonealternatingnotemapsworkthesameway,butcauseeachzonetoplayonly

oneverythirdandeveryfourthkey,respectively.

Notemapsarealsousedtocreatedrumpatterns withthearpeggiator.Severaloftheincluded

factorysetupsusethisfeature.

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