3-4
Playing Your PC2R
The Front Panel
Effects
There are over 150 preset effects, including reverbs, delays, choruses, flangers, phasers, tremolo,
panners, envelope filters, distortions, rotary speakers, compressors, enhancers, waveform
shapers, and multi-effect combinations. There are also 30 preset reverbs. See page 3-15 for more
information about effects.
The Front Panel
The buttons and knobs on the PC2R’s front panel control it during performances and when
you’re editing.
Figure 3-1
The PC2R’s front panel
The two-line, 40-character display (LCD) lets you know what’s going on, whether you’re
performing or editing. There’s more about the display beginning on page 3-5.
In addition to the display, there are three main regions on the PC2R’s front panel. These regions
are labeled in orange at the top of the front panel:
Performance
As the label suggests, you’ll use the buttons and knobs in this region
primarily when you’re in one of the performance modes. They affect various
functions, depending on the performance mode. This region also includes the
Power/Volume knob and the Headphones jack.
Edit
Use the buttons in this region (along with the Alpha Wheel) to select and edit
parameters when you’re programming your PC2R.
Modes
There are two rows of buttons in this region. The buttons in the top row select
the performance mode:
Internal Voices
,
KB3
, or
MIDI Setups
.
The buttons in the bottom row select special modes for configuring your
PC2R: the
FX
button selects parameters for selecting and routing effects; the
MIDI Receive
button selects parameters for determining how the PC2R
responds to certain incoming MIDI messages; the
Global
button enters a
menu of general parameters that affect the entire PC2R things like overall EQ
and velocity sensitivity, among others).
The Modes region also contains the adjustment knob for the display contrast;
adjust the setting of this knob if you’re having trouble reading the display.
For a more thorough discussion of the buttons and knobs in each region, see page 3-7.
Demo
Performance
Rotary Fast / Slow
Perc On / Off
Volume
Decay
Pitch
Edit
Modes
KB3
16'
2 2/3'
5 1/3'
2'
8'
1 3/5'
4'
1 1/3'
Chorus / Vib
On / Off
Pre-Amp
Drawbar Toggle
1'
Chorus / Vib
Depth
Edit / Store
Group / Menu
Compare
Copy
Cancel
Enter
FX
MIDI Receive
Global
Yes
No
Internal Voices
Split
Split Layer
Solo
Shift
Main
Layer
VOL
PWR
PUSH
PC
2
R
MIDI Setups
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Panic
A
B
C
D
Performance region
Edit region
Edit region
Edit region
Edit region
Modes region