Kurzweil PC3K8 - The BEND Page; Bend Range (Semitones) and Bend Range (Cents): up and down

Setup Mode
The BEND Page
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The BEND Page
TheparametersontheBENDpagedefinethebendrangesforeachofthethreetypesofpitch
bendmessagesthePC3Kcanrespondto.
Bend Range (Semitones) and Bend Range (Cents): Up and Down
BendRangeUp(ST)andBendRangeDown(ST)sendsabendrangemessagetoaninternal
programoraMIDIdevice,tellingithowtodefinesubsequentpitchbendmessages.Some
programsmaybehavestrangelywhenyouchangetheBendRangevalue,becausetheyuse
FUNsorDSPFunctionstoaffectthepitchwheel.Inthat
case,youshouldeithersetthevalueof
BendRangetoProg,oredittheprogramitself.
NOTE:ThesettingsforBendRangeUpandDownareonlyreflectedinSetupmode.Evenifyouspecify
BendRangeUpandDownvaluesforthecontrolsetup(setupassignmentswhicharespecifiedinSetup
mode
andusedinProgrammode,)bendrangevalueswillnotbereflectedinanymodeexceptSetupmode,
andpitchbendmessagesinthecurrentprogram(inProgrammode)willresultinbehaviorasspecifiedfor
thePitchBendRangeparametersontheCOMMONpageintheProgramEditor.
BendRangeUp(ct)and
BendRangeDown(ct)letsyoufinetunethevalueforBendRange
(semitones).100centsequalsonesemitone,oronehalf‐step;youcansetthisparameter
anywherebetween0and100cents.
BendRangeUp,inbothsemitonesandcents,affectsallcontrollersthataresettoPitchUp(inthe
defaultcontrolsetup,the
PWUpparameterontheWHEELpageisassignedtoPitchUp).
BendRangeDown,inbothsemitonesandcents,affectsallcontrollersthataresettoPitchDwn
(inthedefaultcontrolsetup,thePWDnparameterontheWHEELpageisassignedto
PitchDwn).AnyphysicalcontrollerthatusestheControlDestinationlistcan
beassignedto
PitchUporPitchDwn.Tokeepthingssimplethough,youwillnormallywanttousePitchUp
Parameter Range of Values Default
Bend Range Up (semitones) Prog, 0 to 127 semitones 2
Bend Range Up (cents) Prog, 100 cents 0
Bend Range Down (semitones) Prog, 0 to 127 semitones 2
Bend Range Down (cents) Prog, 100 cents 0
Aux Bend 1 Up 0 to 60 semitones 12
Aux Bend 1 Down 0 to 60 semitones 12
Aux Bend 2 Range 0 to 60 semitones 2