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PARAMETER Description
Program Change
ON/OFF
Determines whether the FM3 will process or ignore incoming MIDI Program
Change messages.
Ignore Redundant PC
ON/OFF
This setting determines whether the FM3 should re-process or ignore a Program
Change message that corresponding to the current preset. With this setting
“OFF”, a preset will be reloaded—all changes discarded—when it is selected
again via PC. This allows you, for instance, to load a preset, use various
“Instant Access” switches to bypass effects, and then stomp the footswitch
that originally selected the preset to have it revert to its saved state. With this
setting “ON”, redundant PC messages are ignored. When PC mapping is used, if
the current Scene has changed, the preset will not reload but the Scene will still
revert to that set in the map.
Send MIDI PC
1–16
OMNI
OFF
Determines whether or not the FM3 will automatically transmit a MIDI Program
Change message at its MIDI OUT port when a new preset is loaded.
This is the easiest way for most people to operate a single connected MIDI
device while changing presets on the FM3. Any custom MIDI mapping is left to
the downstream device. To use this feature you simply select which channel
you want the message to be transmitted on. The “OMNI” setting transmits the
message on all channels.
MIDI PC Offset Adds a specied value to all incoming MIDI Program Change requests before
they are processed. This makes it possible, for instance, to address alternate
presets in different “registers.” You might use the same MIDI messages to
access presets 1–16 for a gig with one guitar, and —by specifying an offset
of +16— use presets 17–32 for a different guitar without re-programming your
controller.
PC Mapping PC Mapping determines whether incoming MIDI Program Change messages
load presets 1-for-1, or load other presets and scenes instead. With PC
Mapping turned “OFF”, presets are loaded 1:1 based on incoming MIDI bank
Select and Program Change messages. With custom PC Mapping enabled,
incoming Program Change messages are re-mapped according to the values in
the table on the Custom page of the MIDI/Remote menu (see below).
INITIAL VALUE:
External Control 1–16
These sixteen parameters specify the initial value to be used for each of the
16 External Controllers (p. 67) when the FM3 is powered on. This value
persists until data is received from the MIDI controller. This is especially useful
when an external MIDI controller is absent. For example, if you normally use an
expression pedal to control the volume in your presets, a missing pedal might
make the preset get “stuck” in a muted position. Setting an initial value of 100%
for the External Controller mapped to that pedal would ensure that when the
pedal is not connected, the volume will stay at 100% instead of 0%. This setting
is only for controllers with a MIDI CC# assignment. It does not apply to local or
FC pedals or switches.
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