Programming your PC1
The Setup Editor
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Setup Structure
A setup is a combination of up to four programs, each of which can use a different MIDI channel.
Setups are structured in four zones; each zone has an independent set of parameters, including
program, MIDI channel, controller assignments, and more. Even if you have an external MIDI
source that can transmit on only one channel, you can make use of the four zones in a setup; the
PC1 can remap incoming MIDI information to each of the channel in a setup, so you can play all
four programs from one stream of MIDI information.
Before we begin with the details of setup editing, we’ll mention three important setups that can
help you keep track of your editing efforts.
Special Setups
Naturally you can edit any setup you want, changing values for any of the dozens of available
parameters. Here’s something to consider, however: the factory setups often have complex
interactions between several parameters. Changing the value of one parameter can have a greater
impact than you anticipated. Consequently, we’ve made it easy for you to keep things simple.
In the Internal setup bank are three template setups:
126 Internal Setup
,
127 Clear Setup,
and
128
Default Setup
. They’re included to make it easier for you to get started editing setups.
126 Internal Setup
Setup
126
is a generic setup with controller assignments in Zone 1 that match the factory default
settings for the internal setup. It’s convenient for restoring the default controller assignments to
the internal setup. To do this, select Setup
126
, press
Edit
to go into the Setup Editor, press
Store
,
then press
Program
, then press
Yes
.
127 Clear Setup
Setup
127
is completely “blank”—that is, it has no controller assignments whatsoever.
128 Default Setup
Setup
128
has a handful of typical controller assignments (Pitch Bend, for example). As you learn
to edit setups, you’re likely to find it easier to keep track of things if you start with one of these
setups and make a few changes at a time. As you learn what kinds of features you like in your
setups, you can store them in the User bank, and use
them
as templates for further editing.
In any case, the examples we provide in this section begin with Setup
128
, and build from there.
In each example, we’ll refer to the setups we create using the names we suggest in the examples.
Entering the Setup Editor
1.
Press the
Setup
button to enter Setup mode.
2.
Select the setup you want to edit.
3.
Press
Edit
. This takes you to the Zone parameters menu, the first of the nine menus in
the Setup Editor.
4.
Use the cursor buttons to view the menus. When you see the menu you want, press
Enter
to view the parameters in the menu.
