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Press Store. The current
program name will appear
with a flashing cursor over
the first letter of the name.
Press Load/
✱
to display the
name currently assigned to
the ADJUST knob patch.
Use the same procedure for
entering a new name.
Press Load/
✱
twice to
move the
✱
to the Register
ID number in the lower left
corner of the display. Use
ADJUST or SELECT to
choose the register where
you want the effect saved.
When the display shows the
register number you want,
press Store. Press Store in
response to the "Are you
sure?" message to save your
new effect to the displayed
register location.
Note: The PCM 81 will not perform a store instruction if the
Memory Protection option is on. To turn Memory Protection off,
press Control. Use Up and Down and SELECT to locate matrix
position 1.5. Turn ADJUST to display Off.
In addition to these easy plug and play techniques, the PCM 81 provides extensive
system control via front panel patching or MIDI. For complete details on these and other
features, read the PCM 81 Owner's Manual.
PCM 81 Quick Reference Guide
Turn ADJUST to select a new
character. Press Up or Down
to select a new type of char-
acter (upper or lower case,
numeric, symbolic, or blank).
Turn SELECT to move the
cursor to a new character.
Store
Audition the Programs
The PCM 81 offers two levels of editing control: Go mode and Pro mode.
Turn SELECT to view the
available parameters.
Go mode gives you access to a specific set of as many as 10
parameters for each of the 300 presets. We have designed
each set of parameters to allow you to make changes to the
effect without losing the character of the sound.
In Go mode, press Edit to
access the most useful pre-
set parameters for the cur-
rently running effect.
Pro mode gives you access to the full effect edit matrix
whenever you press Edit. The edit matrix contains all effect
parameters, as well as Patching and Modulation controls.
Turn ADJUST to change the
value of any displayed pa-
rameter.
The PCM 81 is shipped in Go mode. To change the Edit mode,
press Control, use SELECT and Up and Down to locate
matrix position 1.0. Turn ADJUST to select Go or Pro.
Edit
Press Bypass to mute the
input signal. A Bypass Mode
parameter at Control mode
1.3 allows you to select input
muting, output muting, input
and output muting, or bypass
as alternatives. You can also
assign the bypass function to
an external controller.
When you turn ADJUST, or
perform any other param-
eter edits, the front panel
Compare light will go on to
indicate that the program
has been modified since it
was last stored. Press Com-
pare to hear the unedited
version. Press again to re-
turn to your edited program.
Bypass
Compare
Each preset has one or more
parameters patched to the
ADJUST knob.
Turn ADJUST to display the
name and the current value
of the patch.
Continue turning ADJUST to
change the value of the patch
along its entire range. The
screen will return to its nor-
mal display when you stop
turning ADJUST.
P0
0.0-1.9
Multi Effects
2.0-3.5
Modulation
Effects
3.6-4.9
Special Effects
Press Program Banks to cycle through six banks of 50 presets.
Turn SELECT to view all of the presets in numerical order.
Press Load/
✱
to load any displayed effect.
P5
0.0-0.9
Sci-Fi FX
1.0-1.9
Pitch & Delay
2.0-2.9
Pitch
Sequences
3.0-3.7
Pads & Drones
3.8-3.9
Utility Programs
4.0-4.9
Pitch Correct
P4
0.0-0.9
Vocal Shift
1.0-1.9
Vocal Harmony
2.0-2.9
Guitar Magic
3.0-3.9
Instrument Shift
& Harmony
4.0-4.9
Percussion &
Tempo
P3
0.0-2.8
Reverb Effects
2.9-3.9
Processed
Reverb
Effects
4.0-4.9
Remix Effects
P2
0.0-1.0
EQ Effects
1.1-2..4
Spatial Effects
2.5-4.0
Gain Effects
4.1-4.9
Resonant Chord
Effects
P1
0.0-3.6
Rhythmic Echo
and Delay
Effects
3.7-4.9
Ambience
Effects
