Program Mode
The Program Mode Page
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Chapter 6
Program Mode
Programs are the PC3A’s performance-level sound objects. They’re preset sounds equivalent to
the patches, presets, voices, or multis that you find on other synths.
Program mode is the heart of the PC3A, where you select programs for performance and editing.
The PC3A is packed with great sounds, but it’s also a synthesizer of truly amazing depth and
flexibility. When you’re ready to start tweaking sounds, the Program Editor is the place to start.
The PC3A offers two new powerful editing features:
Cascade Mode
and
Dynamic VAST
.
•
Cascade Mode
lets you route any layer of a program into the DSP of any other layer. Any of
the 32 layers of a program can go into any other layer.
•
Dynamic VAST
lets you “wire” your own algorithms. You can combine different DSP
functions in any order you like, including parallel and serial configurations.
The Program Mode Page
The top line of the Program mode entry-level page shows your mode location, the current MIDI
transposition, the MIDI bank name and MIDI program number of the highlighted program, and
the current MIDI channel.
Selecting Programs
When you are in Program mode, there are three basic ways to select a PC3A program:
•
Press one of the
Bank
buttons (above the sliders on the left side of the front panel) to select a
bank, then press a
Category
button and a
Program
button to choose within the bank. The
Category and Program buttons are on the front panel, between the screen and the alpha
wheel. (See
Program and Category Buttons
on page 3-4
for more details.)
•
Type the program’s ID (number) on the alphanumeric buttonpad, then press
Enter
. If you
make a mistake, press
Clear
, then start over.
•
Scroll through the list using the Alpha Wheel, the
Plus
or
Minus
button under the Alpha
Wheel, or the cursor buttons (the arrow buttons to the right of the display).
