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Tutorials: Setup Mode
Basics Of Using Riffs
Riffscanalsobetriggeredbythekeyboardkeys.Sincekeyscan’tstayon(toggled)likeswitches
andpadscan,itiscommontohaveanotherkey(usuallyrightnexttothetriggerkey)torelease
theriff.SetthetriggerandreleasekeysforariffbysettingtheTrigger
andReleaserangesonthe
RIFF2pagetoarangeofonekeyeach.Youcanalsotransposeriffswhentriggeringthemfrom
thekeys.Seethenexttutorialfordetails.
Transposing A Riff As It Is Triggered
RiffstriggeredfromthePC3LE’skeyboardcanbetransposedastheyaretriggered.One
commonuseforthisfeatureistocreateabassriffthatcanbetriggeredbythelefthand.Inthis
tutorialwewilllookatasetupthatisconfiguredthisway,andlookatsome
settingswecan
changetotriggerthetransposingriffindifferentways.
1. Press the Exit button until you reach the ProgramMode page. Next, press the Setup mode button,
located with the mode buttons to the left of the display. This will bring you to the Setup mode main
page.
2. Use the - / + buttons or Alpha Wheel to select the setup 64OldSchoolJam or use the
alphanumeric pad to enter 64 and press Enter (see below.) This setup splits the keyboard between
an electric bass riff on the lower notes of the keyboard and an electric piano on the higher notes of
the keyboard. There are also drum riffs that play from pads 1 and 2.
Playanoteonthelefthandendofthekeyboardtoheartheelectricbassriffthatisloadedwith
thissetup.Ifyoulet
thebassriffplaywithoutpressinganyotherkeys,youwillhearthattheriff
isafourbarloop.Whenyoupressanotherkeyonthelefthandendofthekeyboard,thebassriff
waitsuntilitsnextdownbeatandthentransposestheriffandrestartstheloop.To
stoptheriff,
presstheStopbuttontotheleftofthedisplay.
3. Next, lets edit this setup to see how this riff is being transposed and triggered. With the setup 64
OldSchoolJam selected, press the Edit button on the front panel. This will bring you to the CH/
PROG page of the setup editor (see below.)
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