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The Presets
The PCM 91 has 450 factory-designed presets which are organized into nine
banks of 50 each (labeled P0-P8). Each bank is organized in a matrix of 5 rows
of 10. Press the front panel Program Banks button to display the first bank.
Press it again to switch to another bank. Simultaneously press Program Banks
and either the Up or Down button to backstep through the banks. The display
will show the bank label and the matrix location, the preset name, and the
algorithm from which the effect is derived.
Turn SELECT to scroll through all of the presets in a bank in numerical order. Use
Up or Down to jump forward or backward by 10. Press Load/✱ to load any
displayed preset.
In the Program Banks mode (as in the Register Banks mode), ADJUST is a soft
knob. Each preset has one or more parameters patched to this knob, providing
a quick way to make useful changes to the effect.When you turn ADJUST, the
display will show the name assigned to ADJUST, as well as the patch value.
Continue turning ADJUST to alter the patch value along its available range.
Many of the presets also have Custom Controls assigned to provide easy access
to even more parameters. Look for these in the Soft row.
The program banks are organized as follows:
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The Presets
Bank P4 Splits
0.0-0.9 Mono
1.0-1.9 Stereo
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Instrument
4.0-4.9 Custom
Bank P3 Post
0.0-0.9 Indoor Small
1.0-1.9 Indoor Large
2.0-2.9 Outdoor
3.0-3.9 Spatial
4.0-4.9 Custom
Bank P2 Plates
0.0-0.9 Instrument
1.0-1.9 Vocal
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Drums&Perc
4.0-4.9 Custom
Bank P1 Rooms
0.0-0.9 Instrument
1.0-1.9 Vocal
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Drums&Perc
4.0-4.9 Custom
Bank P0 Halls
0.0-0.9 Orchestral
1.0-1.9 Vocal
2.0-2.9 Live Sound
3.0-3.9 Instrument
4.0-4.9 Custom
Each preset is described in this section with a header which indicates the matrix
location, the program name, the name assigned to the ADJUST knob, as well
as any KeyWords assigned for sorting. This header is followed by a brief
description of the effect and a list of any Custom Controls assigned.
The Dual Reverb preset names often give clues as to the routing configuration
used. Effect blocks configured in series are separated by the symbol >. Dual
Mono In/Stereo Out effects are separated by the symbol +. Stereo In/Stereo Out
effects are separated by the symbol /.
Bank P8 Surround
0.0-0.9 Small Spaces
1.0-1.9 Large Spaces
2.0-2.9 Unnatural FX
3.0-3.9 Custom
4.0-4.9 "Clean Slate" versions
of the Dual Rvb algorithms
Bank P7 Post
0.0-0.9 Small Spaces
1.0-1.9 Med Spaces
2.0-2.9 Large Spaces
3.0-3.9 Cool Places
4.0-4.9 Custom
Bank P6 Live
0.0-0.9 Acoustic
1.0-1.9 Electric
2.0-2.9 Vocal
3.0-3.9 Drums/Perc
4.0-4.9 Custom
Bank P5 Studio
0.0-0.9 Environments
1.0-1.9 Instruments
2.0-2.9 Vocal
3.0-3.9 Drums/Perc
4.0-4.9 Custom