Lexicon PCM 81 - REV 2 - Controller Quirks; Section 5: MIDI Operation (Continued); The ADJUST Knob, Foot Pedal, Foot SW1, and Foot SW 2 as MIDI Controllers

5-4
MIDI Operation
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CONTROLLER QUIRKS
Some synthesizers and controllers cannot send the full range of
MIDI program change messages (1-128). Others may appear to be
able to send only 32, but actually have a bank mode that does let
you send all 128 program change messages. Also, be aware that
some MIDI devices use a program numbering system that uses
0-127 instead of 1-128. If in doubt, see the manual for your
controller.
THE ADJUST KNOB, FOOT PEDAL, FOOT SW 1,
AND FOOT SW 2 AS MIDI CONTROLLERS
You can choose to have the PCM 81 send MIDI Controller
messages whenever you turn ADJUST (the soft knob in Program
Banks or Register Banks modes), or to activate analog controllers
connected to the rear panel Footswitch or Foot Controller jacks.
This makes it possible to record real-time control of PCM 81 effects
with a MIDI sequencer — A simple but quite powerful way to
automate effects.
MIDI
FOOT
SWITCH
L R
IN
MIDI
AES/EBU
THRU OUT
OUT IN
FOOT
CONTROLLER
BALANCED OUTPUTS
INPUTSBALANCED
INPUT
LEVEL
L R
S/PDIF
IN
OUT
UNBAL
-20dB
0dB
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
MIDI
FOOT
SWITCH
L R
IN
MIDI
AES/EBU
THRU OUT
OUT IN
FOOT
CONTROLLER
BALANCED OUTPUTS
INPUTSBALANCED
INPUT
LEVEL
L R
S/PDIF
IN
OUT
UNBAL
-20dB
0dB
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
PUSH
MIDI Out
MIDI In
Control 3.7 MIDI SysEx set to Receive On
Control 3.4 Automation set to On
Target ID set to All or same # as Slave device ID #
SLAVING TWO OR MORE PCM 81s
Two PCM 81s can be slaved together by
connecting a cable from the MIDI OUT jack of
the master to the MIDI IN jack of the slave.
Additional PCM 81s can be slaved to the
master by connecting a cable from the MIDI
THRU port of one slave unit to the MIDI IN port
of the next unit. All of the PCM 81s must be set
to the same MIDI channel.
To send MIDI data from these
controllers, first set Control mode
3.2 (Transmit) to the desired
MIDI Channel. (The default is
Channel 1.)
Once a transmit channel has
been set, go to Control mode 3.5
to assign MIDI Controllers. Press
Load/✱ to display the available
controllers: Foot Pedal, Foot Sw1,
Foot Sw2 or ADJUST. Turn ADJUST to assign the MIDI Controller
data to be sent when the displayed controller is activated. (The
default assignment is None.).
When a PCM 81 controller is assigned to a MIDI Controller, the
PCM 81 will respond to incoming controller messages as though its
own controller were moved. In other words, if FootSw1 is assigned
to Sustain, the PCM 81 will respond to incoming Sustain messages
as though FootSw1 had been activated.
MIDI Transmit
3.2 1
MIDI ✱ Foot Sw 1
3.5 Send Sustain