Setup, Connections, and Controls
Front Panel Controls
Musician’s Guide
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MIDI Thru/Out
serves two functions, depending on the position of the recessed slide switch
(
MIDI Select
) to the left of the MIDI In jack. In the
Out
position, the jack doubles as a second
Out jack, and sends MIDI data being created by the PC88. Since you canÕt just split a MIDI line
with a Y-cable, having a second Out jack makes it more convenient to hook up multiple
instruments that are being driven directly from the PC88. In the
Thru
position, this jack sends
MIDI data which is being sent
to
the PC88Ñechoing what appears at the
MIDI In
jack (without
any delay)Ñbut
not
data being generated by the PC88 itself. In this conÞguration, you can
Òdaisy-chainÓ multiple MIDI instruments which are under the control of something else, like a
sequencer, through the PC88. There is also a special ÒMergeÓ feature that combines these
functions. WeÕll talk about it in Chapter 9.
Front Panel Controls
Display (LCD)
The LCD display is your ÒwindowÓ into the PC88. In two lines of text and numbers, it tells you
what you need to know about the settings and functions of the instrument. You can adjust the
contrast of the LCD to accommodate different playing positions, by using the small black knob
on the back panel of the PC88. The illustration below shows the location of this knob (labelled
LCD Contrast Adj.
), between the MIDI jacks and the pedal jacks.
Cursor Buttons
Directly below the display are two buttons marked
<<<
and
>>>
. These are the cursor buttons.
When you are making adjustments to parameters, these let you move among the parameters
within a ÒmenuÓ. Pressing the right or left button changes the display to show the next or
previous parameter in the menu. The value of the parameter is then changed with the Alpha
wheel or the keypad, or by using Intuitive Entry.
Sometimes there will be two parameters on the display at once, for example (as weÕve seen)
when setting the key range of a zone. The cursor buttons will let you select which parameter to
adjust.
The cursor buttons have a ÒrepeatÓ characteristic Ñ if you press and hold one down, it will
scroll quickly through the list of parameters on the menu.
When the menu is long, such as when you are assigning MIDI controllers to the PC88Õs physical
controllers (wheels, sliders, etc.), or when you are editing effects, the cursor buttons have a
ÒjumpÓ feature: press both of them at the same time, and the display jumps to a parameter
some distance down the list. WeÕll deal with exactly how this works in the appropriate sections.
YesNo
Arpeggiator Effects MIDI Receive Global Copy Store
ControllersVelocityTransposeKey RangeProgramMIDI Transmit
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HarpsichordStringsPiano & StringsElectric GrandDigital E PianoClassic E PianoStage PianoClassical Piano
& ControllersssignableAZone electS
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PanicZone 4Zone 3Zone 2Zone 1 Solo
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MIDI Setups
Next Group
Internal Voices
Previous Group
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
DelayWarm
Normal
Bright
Hall
Stage
Room
321
456
987
Clear0+/-
Cancel Enter321
91011
456
12 13 14
78
15 16
21
LCDMIDI OutMIDI Thru/OutMIDI In Switch Pedals
Contrast Adj.
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