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Program Mode
The Program Editor
InProgrammode,sinceyoucanplayupto16programs(oneoneachof16MIDIchannels,)the
PC3LEattemptstoloadasmanyeffectsasispossibleforallchannelsuntilitusesalloftheDSP
units.Theprogramofthecurrentlyselectedchannelwillhavepriorityfor
usingDSPunitsand
loadingeffects,followedbythepadprogramoftheprogramonthecurrentlyselectedchannel
(whichreplacestheprogramonchannel10,ifthecurrentchannel’sprogramhasapadprogram,
seeDrumPadProgram on page 6‐12,)followedbythelowesttohighestremainingMIDI
channels.
Parameters
OnTheEFFECTSPage:
Insert
ChooseaneffectsChainthatwillbeappliedtothecurrentprogram.Ifyouonlyneedtouseone
effectatatimeononeMIDIchannel,Inserteffectsmaybeallyouneed.Ifyouplantouse
multipletypesofeffectsormultipleprogramson
differentMIDIchannels,itisbesttouseboth
InsertandAuxeffects(seeAuxbelow.)Auxeffectshavetheadvantageofbeingavailabletoall
programsoneachMIDIchannelatthesametime.
Insert Effects Chains For Drum Programs
Somedrumprogramsusemultipleinserteffectschainssothatdifferenteffectscanbeappliedto
differentpartsofthedrumkit.Oneinsertchainmayonlyapplytoagroupoftheprogram’skick
drumsamples,anothermayonlyapplytocertainsnaredrumsamples,andonemayapplyto

thewholeprogram.Thenumberofinsertchainsandtheirconfigurationdependsonthe
program.Whenmorethanoneinsertisbeingused,thetotalnumberofinsertsbeingusedwill
bedisplayedonthetoplineoftheEFFECTSpage(foranexampleseeprogram373
EpicRemixDrums.)Toview
orchangetheadditionalinserteffectschains,usethecursor
buttonstoselectthe1fieldtotheleftofthecurrentinsertchainname.Withthisfieldselected
usetheAlphaWheelor‐/+buttons toseetheotherinserteffectschains,whosenameswill
appearinthefield
totheright.YoucanalsousetheChan/Zonebuttonstotheleftofthedisplay
tochangetheinsertnumberbeingviewed.Theinsert’schainnamewillusuallygiveyouaclue
aboutwhichsamplesitappliesto(forexample,aninsertchainwith“snare”inthenamewill
usually
applytosomeofthesnaresamples.)Tocheckwhichsamplesthecurrentinsertchain
appliesto,youcouldplayakeyorgroupofkeyswhilechangingtheinsertchain.Whenthe
currentinsertchainappliestoasample,youshouldbeabletohearthesoundofthe
sample
changingasyouchangetheinsertchain.
Aux
ChooseanAuxeffectthatwillbeappliedtotheauxiliaryaudiobus.Theauxbusisanaudio
channelwithasharedeffectsChainthatcanbeusedbyprogramsonanyofthePC3LE’s16
MIDIchannels.Theauxeffectis
usefulwhenyouwanttousethesametypeofeffectfor
multiplechannels.YouapplytheauxeffecttotheprogramonaMIDIchannelby“sending”the
audiofromthatchanneltotheauxbus.
Everychannelisconnectedtotheauxbus,buttheauxbusdoesn’t
receivethesignaluntilyou
turnuptheaux“send”levelforthatchannel,whichcontrols achannel’sinputleveltotheaux
bus.OneachMIDIchannelyoucancontroltheauxsendlevelforthatchannel’sprogram,in
turncontrolling howloudlyyoucanheartheauxeffectapp lied
tothatchannel’sprogram.The
auxsendlevelissetbytheAuxFXWet/DryparameteronthePARAMETERSpageforeach
program(seeThePARAMETERSPage on page 6‐9.)Foreachfactoryprogram,bydefaultthe
AuxFXWet/Dryparameterisassignedtobecontrolledbyknob5(labeledReverb,located
tothe
leftofthedisplay.)AsyouturnupanAuxsend,thePC3LEautomaticallyturnsdownthat
channelsunprocessedsignal(thisdoesnothappenforAuxEffectsinSetupandSongmode.)
WithanAuxsendturnedhalfwayup(aMIDIvalueof64,)youhearan
equalamountof
processedandunprocessedsignal(calledwetand dry,respectively.)WithanAuxsendturned
allthewayup(aMIDIvalueof127,)youhearonlytheprocessed(wet)signalandnoneofthe
originalunprocessed(dry)signal.