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Startup
Powering Up
Use the MIDI Out port and/or the programmable Thru/Out port if your PC2R is part of a more
complex MIDI system.
Even if your MIDI source can transmit on only one MIDI channel, you can make it more
powerful with the PC2R, which can remap incoming MIDI information to four different MIDI
channels, each playing a different sound.
MIDI Configurations
You're likely to set up your PC2R in some variation of one of three basic configurations:
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As s MIDI slave only, for use as a sound module; connect the MIDI Out of your MIDI source
to the PC2R's MIDI In.
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With a dedicated or computer-based sequencer or digital recording unit, for recording and
multi-timbral (multi-channel) playback; connect the MIDI Out of your MIDI source to the
MIDI In of your sequencer, and connect the MIDI Out of the sequencer to the MIDI In of
the PC2R. In this case you'll probably want to use MIDI Receive mode instead of the
performance modes (see page 3-3 for more information).
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As both a MIDI slave and MIDI master, enabling you to pass MIDI information through the
PC2R and play additional mult-timbral sound sources; connect the MIDI Out of your MIDI
source to the MIDI In of the PC2R, and connect the MIDI Out and/or MIDI Thru/Out to the
MIDI In of one or more additional instruments.
MIDI Thru/Out
This jack has two functions: it can be a MIDI Out port, enabling you to send directly to two
different slaves, or it can be a MIDI Thru port, in which case it passes along whatever MIDI
information that the PC2R receives at its MIDI In port (but not the MIDI information that the
PC2R itself generates). This makes it easy to include the PC2R in a chain of multiple MIDI
devices, which is a common configuration when you're using a computer for sequencing.
There's a small switch labeled Thru/Out on the PC2R's rear panel (as you face the rear panel,
the switch is to the left of the MIDI In port). You should be able use a finger to flip the switch to
the desired position. If that doesn't work, use a small pointed object—a ball-point pen works
nicely.
Powering Up
When you've made all your connections, you're ready to turn on the on the PC2R. First, turn the
Power/Volume knob all the way to the left, then push it until it clicks. All of the lights on the
front panel flash, and the liquid-crystal display (LCD) shows a series of messages. The first time
you power up the PC2R, the display looks like this:
Bank:0||Internal||1A
000|Stereo Grand|
Caution: Before playing, we recommend that you turn the Volume knob all the way down (to
the left), and gradually raise the volume while playing from your MIDI source. This way you
won't cause any pain or damage if there's too much gain in your sound system.
When you turn the power off, the PC2R remembers the performance mode you're in (or the
corresponding editor). The next time you turn it on, it comes up in that mode.
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