Kurzweil PC3LE6 - The Channel;Program (CH;PROG) Page

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Setup Mode
The Setup Editor
The Channel/Program (CH/PROG) Page
This is the first page you see when you enter the Setup Editor. Here, you can select programs,
MIDI channels, and MIDI Bank numbers for each of the setup’s 16 zones. You can also solo or
mute each zone.
Program
This selects an internal program to play on each zone. As you change the value of Program,
notice that MIDI Program and MIDI Bank match the local program and bank numbers
(programs 1–127 fall into MIDI Bank 0, 128–255 fall into MIDI Bank 1, and so on—both MIDI
Banks and PC3LE banks can hold 128 programs). If you want to transmit different program and
bank numbers over MIDI, highlight either MIDI Program or MIDI Bank and select a new value.
Note that changing the Program parameter again will reset both the MIDI Program and MIDI
Bank parameters to match the local program and bank numbers. You can enter the Program
Editor for the program on the currently selected zone by selecting the Program field and
pressing the Edit button to the left of the display. Exit the Program Editor to return to the Setup
Editor of the current setup.
Channel
The Channel parameter defines the MIDI transmit channel for the currently selected zone. You
can set it to any of the 16 MIDI channels. Normally, you will want each zone on a separate MIDI
channel. This is necessary if you want to combine different programs in the setup.
If two zones have the same MIDI channel (and destination), but they have different program
settings, there will be conflicts: no MIDI device, including the PC3LE, can respond correctly to
two different simultaneous Program Change commands on one channel. The result will be that
only one Program Change will be recognized, and every note played will sound double (if Note
Maps are on). This can create odd and unpredictable timing effects, and will reduce your
polyphony by 50%.
Parameter Range of Values Default
Program Program List 1 Standard Grand
Channel 1 to 16 1
MIDI Bank 0 to 127 0
MIDI Program (MidiProg) (Depends on MIDI Bank Mode) 1
Status Muted, Active, Solo, Solo+Muted Active
Destination Destination List USB_MIDI+MIDI+Local
MIDI Bank Mode (BankMode) MIDI Bank Mode List Ctl 0/32
Entry Program Change (EntryProgChg) On, Off On
Receive Channel (Recv Channel) All, 1 to 16 Same as Zone #