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SP4 V2 Addendum

Global Mode

Loading Setups From The PC3K, PC3, Or PC3LE

To

 

load

 

a

 

setup

 

from

 

the

 

PC3K,

 

PC3,

 

or

 

PC3LE,

 

the

 

object

 

file

 

containing

 

the

 

setup

 

must

 

also

 

contain

 

the

 

programs

 

used

 

in

 

the

 

setup.

 

For

 

details,

 

see

 

Tutorial:

 

Save

 

A

 

Setup

 

From

 

The

 

PC3K,

 

PC3,

 

Or

 

PC3LE

 

To

 

Load

 

To

 

The

 

SP4

on page 7.

PC3K, PC3, and PC3LE Setup Conversion

When

 

loading

 

a

 

setup

 

from

 

the

 

PC3K,

 

PC3,

 

or

 

PC3LE,

 

the

 

setup

 

will

 

sound

 

the

 

same

 

on

 

the

 

SP4

 

aside

 

from

 

the

 

following

 

limitations.

 

When

 

loading

 

a

 

setup

 

from

 

the

 

PC3K,

 

PC3,

 

or

 

PC3LE,

 

only

 

the

 

first

 

four

 

zones

 

can

 

be

 

loaded.

 

The

 

SP4

 

has

 

64

 

voice

 

polyphony

 

and

 

cannot

 

play

 

as

 

many

 

notes

 

at

 

the

 

same

 

time

 

compared

 

the

 

to

 

the

 

128

 

voice

 

polyphony

 

of

 

the

 

PC3K

 

and

 

PC3.

 

Also,

 

setup

 

features

 

from

 

the

 

PC3K,

 

PC3,

 

and

 

PC3LE

 

that

 

do

 

not

 

exist

 

in

 

the

 

SP4

 

(such

 

as

 

arpeggiators

 

and

 

riffs)

 

will

 

not

 

be

 

available.

 

The

 

sound

 

of

 

converted

 

setups

 

will

 

also

 

depend

 

on

 

the

 

sound

 

of

 

converted

 

programs

 

that

 

you

 

must

 

load

 

to

 

load

 

a

 

setup.

 

See

 

Loading

 

Programs

 

From

 

The

 

PC3K,

 

PC3,

 

or

 

PC3LE

on page 5

 

for

 

details

 

on

 

Program

 

conversion

 

and

 

limitations.

PC3K and PC3 Setup Controller Assignment Conversion

When

 

loading

 

a

 

setup

 

from

 

the

 

PC3K

 

or

 

PC3

 

to

 

the

 

SP4,

 

any

 

parameters

 

that

 

were

 

assigned

 

to

 

slider

 

A,

 

slider

 

B,

 

slider

 

C,

 

slider

 

D,

 

or

 

slider

 

E

 

on

 

the

 

PC3K

 

or

 

PC3

 

(labeled

 

A

 

Data,

 

B

 

MIDI

 

13,

 

C

 

MIDI

 

22,

 

D

 

MIDI

 

23,

 

and

 

E

 

MIDI

 

24)

 

will

 

be

 

controllable

 

on

 

the

 

SP4.

 

On

 

the

 

SP4,

 

control

 

each

 

parameter

 

that

 

was

 

assigned

 

to

 

these

 

sliders

 

on

 

the

 

PC3K

 

or

 

PC3

 

by

 

using

 

the

 

SP4’s

 

Control

 

knob

 

and

 

selecting

 

respectively

 

the

 

1

 

Timbre

 

LED,

 

the

 

2

 

Mod

 

LED,

 

the

 

3

 

Envelope

 

LED,

 

the

 

4

 

Effect

 

LED,

 

or

 

the

 

5

 

Reverb

 

LED.

 

Use

 

the

 

SP4’s

 

Control

 

Select

 

button

 

to

 

select

 

each

 

LED.

 

See

 

the

 

table

 

below

 

for

 

the

 

Setup

 

mode

 

controls

 

that

 

correspond

 

between

 

the

 

PC3K/PC3

 

and

 

the

 

SP4.

PC3LE Setup Controller Assignment Conversion

When

 

loading

 

a

 

setup

 

from

 

the

 

PC3LE

 

to

 

the

 

SP4,

 

any

 

parameters

 

that

 

were

 

assigned

 

to

 

knobs

 

1

 

through

 

5

 

on

 

the

 

PC3LE

 

(labeled

 

Timbre,

 

Mod,

 

Envelope,

 

Effect,

 

and

 

Reverb)

 

will

 

be

 

controllable

 

on

 

the

 

SP4.

 

On

 

the

 

SP4,

 

control

 

each

 

parameter

 

that

 

was

 

assigned

 

to

 

these

 

knobs

 

on

 

the

 

PC3LE

 

by

 

using

 

the

 

SP4’s

 

Control

 

knob

 

and

 

selecting

 

respectively

 

the

 

1

 

Timbre

 

LED,

 

the

 

2

 

Mod

 

LED,

 

the

 

3

 

Envelope

 

LED,

 

the

 

4

 

Effect

 

LED,

 

or

 

the

 

5

 

Reverb

 

LED.

 

Use

 

the

 

SP4’s

 

Control

 

Select

 

button

 

to

 

select

 

each

 

LED.

 

See

 

the

 

table

 

below

 

for

 

the

 

Setup

 

mode

 

controls

 

that

 

correspond

 

between

 

the

 

PC3LE

 

and

 

the

 

SP4.

PC3K/PC3 Controller Assignments

SP4 Controller Assignments

slider A

1 Timbre

slider B

2 Mod

slider C

3 Envelope

slider D

4 Effect

slider E

5 Reverb

PC3LE Controller Assignments

SP4 Controller Assignments

knob 1 (Timbre)

1 Timbre

knob 2 (Mod)

2 Mod

knob 3 (Envelope)

3 Envelope

knob 4 (Effect)

4 Effect

knob 5 (Reverb)

5 Reverb

Summary of Contents for SP4 Series

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Page 3: ...he PC3K or PC3 the program will sound the same on the SP4 aside from the following limitations The SP4 has 64 voice polyphony and cannot play as many notes at the same time compared the to the 128 voice polyphony of the PC3K and PC3 The SP4 cannot load some effects from the PC3K or PC3 if they use more than 10 DSP units The SP4 does not load samples If you load a PC3K program that contains user sa...

Page 4: ...r selecting a group with one of the Group Select buttons one of the eight programs or setups in the group can be selected by pressing one of the eight Sound Select buttons located to the right of the display below the Group Select buttons In Program mode the eight programs in each group match the instrument type of the group name Piano String Synth etc In Setup mode the eight setups in each group ...

Page 5: ...tings of the SP4 see Chapter 9 in The SP4 Musician s Guide for details on each Global mode parameter Some Global mode parameters such as tuning are reset to a default setting each time the SP4 is turned on For other Global mode parameters the SP4 remembers the setting you choose and stores your settings in the SP4 To store settings for Global mode parameters you must exit Global mode by pressing o...

Page 6: ...e Load Error If the SP4 is not connected to a computer the display will show the error message Please connect the unit to the computer Pressing Previous will recall the Load overwrite dialogue pressing Next will retry to connect The Load fill Dialogue The Load fill dialogue allows you to load previously saved SP4 User bank programs and setups from an SPX file The SP4 can also load saved programs a...

Page 7: ...rsion When loading a program from the PC3LE the program will sound the same on the SP4 When loading a program from the PC3LE the program s arpeggiator settings are loaded to the SP4 If the program was saved on the PC3LE with the arpeggiator enabled then the arpeggiator will be enabled for that program on the SP4 If the program was saved on the PC3LE with the arpeggiator disabled then the arpeggiat...

Page 8: ...E on the PC3K or PC3 labeled A Data B MIDI 13 C MIDI 22 D MIDI 23 and E MIDI 24 will be controllable on the SP4 On the SP4 control each parameter that was assigned to these sliders on the PC3K or PC3 by using the SP4 s Control knob and selecting respectively the 1 Timbre LED the 2 Mod LED the 3 Envelope LED the 4 Effect LED or the 5 Reverb LED Use the SP4 s Control Select button to select each LED...

Page 9: ...r zones must contain user edited programs To ensure that setups created on the PC3K PC3 or PC3LE can be loaded by the SP4 follow these steps 1 On the PC3K PC3 or PC3LE press the Exit button until you reach the Program mode main page From the Program mode main page press the Setup mode button to go to the Setup mode main page see below then select the Setup that you wish to save 2 With the desired ...

Page 10: ...ditor for the program of the current zone Press the left more soft button to find the Save soft button then press the Save soft button see below This will bring you to the EditProg Save page Continue to step 4 3 For PC3LE On the SetupMode CH PROG page the number of the current zone can be viewed in the top right corner of the display Change the zone that you are currently viewing using the Chan Zo...

Page 11: ...RAMETERS page on the PC3LE press the exit button and you will be returned to the SetupMode CH PROG page On the SetupMode CH PROG page look at the program ID number and name in the Program field The program ID number and name should now have an asterisk star symbol at their left which means the zone uses a user program see below 6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 for zones 2 3 and 4 of the setup then conti...

Page 12: ...u with the Storage Save Dependents page see below The Storage Save Dependents page prompts you with the message Save Dependent Objects Press the Yes soft button to save the setup with dependent objects The setup will be saved in an object file along with the program objects that are needed to load that setup Troubleshooting The LCD Display Appears Blank If the SP4 s LCD display appears blank or ha...

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