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Descriptions of Parameters
Setup Editor Parameters
Program Name Display Format (PNameDisp)
This is another parameter designed to help you keep track of programs when you’re sending
MIDI to other instruments or to a sequencer. It determines the program name you see when
you’re viewing the Program Name and ID parameter for the current zone (the parameter you
see when you enter the Program menu). It doesn’t affect the program ID that you see, nor does it
affect the MIDI information that the zone sends.
The idea behind this parameter is that you use it only for zones that are sending to MIDI (that is,
the zone has a value of either
MIDI
or
Local+MIDI
for the Dest parameter in the MIDI Xmit
menu). For any zone that sends to MIDI, PNameDisp lets you choose between viewing what
gets selected on the
PC2R
when you select the setup, or what gets selected on the
receiving
instrument when you select the setup.
If the value is
Internal
, the display normally shows the name of the program that the PC2R uses
in that zone. This is the value for each zone in the default setup.
There’s one exception when the value of PNameDisp is
Internal
: if the zone has a value of
MIDI
for the Dest parameter (making it a MIDI-only zone), the display shows a name of
External|Prog
regardless of the current program ID. This makes sense, since the zone won’t
select
any
program for the PC2R, it’ll select a program only for the receiving instrument. The
PC2R can’t determine the
name
of that program, so it reminds you that it’s programmed to select
some
external program with the ID shown in the display.
Use a value of
Gen. MIDI
when the receiving instrument is a General-MIDI instrument. In this
case, the PC2R
can
determine the name of the program it’s going to select on the receiving
instrument, it shows you both the ID and the name.
Use a value of
Off
when you want the PC2R to remind you that the zone will select a program
on a non-General-MIDI external instrument when you select the setup. In this case, the display
shows
External|Prog
regardless of the program ID.
The Key Range Menu
Low and Hi
The primary function for the Key Range menu is determining where a zone plays within the
MIDI note range. This is controlled by the values of the Low and Hi parameters. In the default
setup, all zones range from C -1 to G 9. An 88-note keyboard ranges from A 0 to C 8 (a 76-note
keyboard ranges from E 1 to G 7, and a 61-note keyboard ranges from C 2 to C 7), but you can
transpose a zone so that it sends note numbers below or above those ranges—it may not make
any sound, but it will still generate MIDI information, which can be useful).
The PC2R ignores the values of these parameters when the AutoSplit parameter has a value of
On
(the values appear in parentheses to indicate that these parameters are inactive. When
AutoSplit is set to On, the value of the AutoSplit Key parameter determines the split points for
all the zones in the setup (Zones 3 and 4 cover the region from the bottom of the note range up
to—and including—the split point, while Zones 1 and 2 cover the region from the top of the
note range down to the note above the split point).
Intuitive entry makes it easy to edit these parameters; just hold down the
Enter
button and play
a note on your MIDI source to set the value.
