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Master Mode
MIDI Receive (RECV)
Continuous Controller Messages From External MIDI Devices
WhenusinganexternalMIDIdevicewiththePC3LE,youcancontrolmanyofthePC3LE’s
programparametersbysendingMIDIContinuousControllermessages(CCs)fromtheexternal
MIDIdevice.EachparameterthatyouwishtocontrolmusthaveaCCnumberassignedinthe
ProgramEditor(seethesection
below:AssigningAnExternalCCNumberAsAControlSourceFor
AProgramParameter.)SeethesectionsbelowfordetailsonusingexternalCCswiththeavailable
settingsinProgramandSetupMode.
FordetailsoncontrollableparametersofVASTprograms,seeThePARAMETERS
Page on page 6‐9.
Assigning An External CC Number As A Control Source For A Program Parameter
Foreachprogram,theProgramEditorcanbeusedtoassignanexternalMIDIcontrollerCC
numbertocontroleachparameteronParameterspage.ToassignaCCnumbertoaparameter,
selecttherowforthedesiredparameterontheParameterspage,thenusethealphanumericpad
toenterthe
CCnumberintotherightcolumnofthatrow,thenpressEnter.Withtheright
columnselected,youcanalsoassignaCCnumberbyholdingtheEnterbuttonandsendinga
CCvaluefromtheexternalMIDIcontroller.WhenassigningaCCnumberontheParameters
page,thenumber
maybedisplayedinthesourcefieldasthenameofthatCC’sdefaultuse.
Using External CCs In Program Mode, Local Keyboard Channel=None
TocontrolaprogramparameterviaexternalMIDICCinProgramMode,theparametermust
firsthaveasourceassignedwithintheProgramEditor,asdescribedintheAssigningAnExternal
CCNumberAsAControlSourceForAProgramParametersectionabove.Tocontrolanassigned
programparameterwithLocal
KeyboardChannelsettoNone,sendthe assignedCCnumber
tothechannelwhichcontainstheprogram.
Using External CCs In Program Mode, Local Keyboard Channel Enabled
TocontrolaprogramparameterviaexternalMIDICCinProgramMode,theparametermust
firsthaveasourceassignedwithintheProgramEditor,asdescribedintheAssigningAnExternal
CCNumberAsAControlSourceForAProgramParametersectionabove.WhenusingLocal
KeyboardChannelinProgramMode,
itisbesttoassignparameterstobecontrolledbythe
ControlSetupdefaultCCs,becausethesematchthedefaultdestinationsforphysicalcontrollers
(seethetableControlSetupDefaultAssignments on page 9‐24).
TheLocalKeyboardChannelmakesanexternalMIDIcontroller’scontinuouscontrollersbehave
asiftheywerethePC3LE’s
physicalcontrollers.InProgramMode,whenanexternalMIDI
controllerissendingaCConthechannelsetforLocalKeyboardChannel,externalCCscan
controlthedestinationssetforeachofthePC3LE’sphysicalcontrollers.SendthedefaultCCfor
aphysicalcontrollertocontrolitsdestination(seethe
ExternalMIDICCRemappingForLocal
KeyboardChannelandInputChanneltablebelowfordefaults.)InProgramMode,these
destinationsaresetintheControlSetup(seeTheControlSetup on page 7‐5for details.)Tocontrol
anassignedparameter,sendtheassigneddefaultphysicalcontrollerCCtothechannelsetfor
LocalKeyboardChannel.
IfaLocalKeyboardChannelissetbutyouaresendingCCstoadifferentchannel,theseCCs
willbereceivednormallybythePrograminthatchannel.
Using External CCs In Setup Mode, Local Keyboard Channel=None, Input Channel=None
TocontrolaprogramparameterviaexternalMIDICCinSetupMode,theparametermustfirst
haveasourceassignedwithintheProgramEditor,asdescribedintheAssigningAnExternalCC
NumberAsAControlSourceForAProgramParametersectionabove.Tocontrolanassigned
parameter,sendtheassigned
CCnumbertothechannelfortheSetupZonewhichcontainsthe
program.