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Program Mode

The Program Editor

ThePC3LEalwaysusesrealvaluesofmeasurement,ratherthanjustarbitrarynumbers,for

adjustableparameters.Thismeansthatyouspecifypitchinsemitones(ST)andcents(ct),and

amplitudeindecibels(dB).

Rememberthattheparametersonthecontrol‐inputpagesarecumulative—theycanaddtoor

subtractfromthe

effectsoftheotherparametersonthepage,dependingontheirvalues.For

example,evenifyou’veadjustedthepitchofasamplesohighthatitpins,theeffectsoftheother

parametersmaybringthepitchbackdowntoaworkablerange.

Fine Adjust Parameter

Youcanaddslightdetuningtothepitchwiththefineadjustparameters.Noticethatthereare

actuallytwofineadjustparametersforthePitchfunction:onethatchangesthepitchincents

(100thsofasemitone),andonethatchangesitaccordingtoitsfrequency(inincrementsof

Hertz—cyclesper

second).Sincewe’ rediscussingtheuniversalcontrolsourceshere,andnot

specificallypitch,we’llmoveonfornow,astheHzparameterappliesonlytopitch‐related

functions.SeeThePITCHPage on page 6‐27foramorethoroughdescriptionofHz.

Hard-wired Parameters

Key Tracking

ThisisaquickwaytogetadditionalcontrolbasedontheMIDInotenumberofeachnoteyou

trigger.Keytrackingappliesadifferentcontrolsignalvalueforeachnotenumber.Inthecaseof

pitch,keytrackingenablesyoutochangethetuningofeachnoterelativetoits

normalpitch.

MiddleCisthezeropoint.Regardlessofthekeytrackingvalue,thereisnoeffectonMiddleC.If

yousetanonzerovalueforkeytracking,theeffectincreasesforeachnoteaboveorbelow

MiddleC.Inthecaseofpitch,forexample,sayyouassign

avalueof5centsperkeyforthekey

trackingparameter.TriggeringMiddleC(C4onthePC3LE)willplayanormalC4.Triggering

4willplayanote5centshighertha nC

4.TriggeringD4willplayanote10centshigherthan

D4,andsoon.NotesbelowMiddleCwillbetunedlowerthantheirnormalpitches.Ifyouseta

negativevalueforkeytracking,notesaboveMiddleCwillbetunedlowerthantheirnormal

pitches.

Keep

inmindthatkeytrackingonthePITCHpageworksinconjunctionwiththekeytracking

parameterontheKEYMAPpage.ThisiswhyyoucansettheKeyTrkparameteronthePITCH

pageto0ct/key,andnotesstillincreaseinpitchby100cents/keyasyougoupthe

keyboard.It’s

becausetheKeyTrkparameterontheKEYMAPpageisalreadysetat100centsperkey.

Velocity Tracking

Apositivevalueforvelocitytrackingwillraisethepitchasyoutriggernoteswithhigherattack

velocities.Thisisgreatforgettingatraceofdetuningbasedonyourattackvelocity,especiallyin

drumprograms,whereyoucanmakethepitchofthedrumsamplesriseslightlywithhigher‐

velocity

NoteOns,justasdrumsdowhenyoustrikethemharder.Negativevalueswilllower

thepitchasyouincreasetheattackvelocity.

Programmable Parameters

Source 1 (Src1)

ThisparametertakesitsvaluefromalonglistofcontrolsourcesincludingeveryMIDIcontrol

number,ahostofLFOs,ASRs,envelopesandotherprogrammablesources.

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