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Programming Your PC2
Using the PC2 to Control External Slaves
Using the PC2 to Control External Slaves
Anything you play or transmit from the PC2 can control an external keyboard or module in
addition toÑor instead ofÑthe PC2Õs internal sounds. There is really only one parameter you
need to set.
1. Start with Setup
128 Default Setup
. Press the
MIDI Xmit button
. Set the channel to the
channel number that you wish to use to control your external slave.
2. Press the
>
button. Set the Dest parameter to
MIDI
.
3. Edit any other parameters you need to control your slave (such as setting the bank and
program change, controller settings, etc.).
When you set the Program parameter for zones assigned to MIDI only, the Program parameter
will display
External Program
, sinceÑof courseÑthe PC2 doesnÕt know the names of the
programs on your external slave. But you will always see the program and bank numbers.
If you want to make a setup that layers PC2 sounds with external sounds, the simplest way to is
to set some zones to MIDI (to play the external slave) and other zones to Local (to play the PC2).
ItÕs possible to have a zone set to Local+MIDI (and in fact the default does just that). In this case,
one zone can play both the PC2 and external slave.
Sending Bank-Select and Program-Change Messages
This feature is useful when youÕre using the PC2 to control other instruments or a sequencer, in
which case youÕll be sending lots of program-change messages via MIDI. Since many
instruments contain multiple banks or programs, youÕll also be sending bank-select messages.
YouÕll need to know which MIDI message the receiving devices use for selecting banks (itÕs
usually MIDI 0 or MIDI 32 with a value from
0
to
127
; many instruments, including the PC2, can
accept MIDI 0
and
MIDI 32 as a single bank-selection message, allowing you to select banks
numbered from 0 to 16,383).
1. Type the number of the bank you want to select. You can enter a number from 0 to 16,383
(not all instruments can handle numbers higher than 127, however).
2. Press the
-/+
button (itÕs also labeled
UPPER/lower
). The top line of the display now
shows you the bank number you entered, followed by
:0
.
3. Type the ID of the program you want to select.
4. Press
Enter
.
For more information, see
Understanding Bank-Select Controllers
.
Understanding Bank-Select Controllers
Most newer keyboards have more than 128 different programs, but MIDI allows only 128 values
for the Program Change message. The bank-selection controller enables you to have multiple
banks of programs: each program bank can store up to 128 programs.
There are actually
two
bank-selection controllers: Controller 0 and Controller 32. Some
manufacturers use just 0, some use just 32, and some use both. Since each bank-selection
controller can have 128 values, that means that the total number of possible banks is
