The Pads Page - Kurzweil PC3LE Musician's Manual

Program Mode
The Program Editor

The PADS Page

Use the PADS page to assign notes to the PC3LE's eight pads (see below.) When you select a
PC3LE program, the PC3LE will also select an associated Drum program to be triggered by the
pads. The program for the pads is assigned to MIDI channel 10. Also, any factory program in the
Drums category is playable from the pads. Pads can be used for additional functions in Setup
mode, see Pads on page 7‐16 for details.
Drum Pad Program
Use this field to select the PC3LE program that will be played by the pads. To select a program,
press one of the Category buttons, then scroll through the list of programs by using the Alpha
Wheel or ‐/+ buttons. You can also enter a program ID# number by pressing the Shift category
button so that its LED is lit, and using the alphanumeric pad to enter and ID# and pressing
Enter. You can also set this parameter to Self by entering ‐1 on the alphanumeric pad and
pressing Enter or scrolling to the bottom of the program list. Setting this parameter to Self
assigns the pads to trigger notes on the current MIDI channel. This is recommended over
choosing the same program for the Drum Pad Program, because that uses two channels worth of
effects resources (the current channel, and channel 10, the pads channel.) A value of Self uses the
same effects resources as the current channel, saving effects resources for other tracks. To turn
the pads off, set this parameter to None by entering 0.
Note:
selected on the PADS page. Also, all factory programs in the Drums category have Self selected
as the Drum Pad Program by default.
Pad Assignments
On the Pads page, eight boxes represent the eight pads, and each box displays the note which
that pad triggers. To change a pad's note assignment, first select the pad with the cursor buttons,
then select the note. To select a note, hold the Enter button and play the desired note on the
keyboard, or use the Alpha Wheel or ‐/+ buttons to scroll through the list of notes. You can also
select a note by MIDI note number. To do this, enter the number on the alphanumeric pad and
then press the Enter button.
Aux Send Level Offset
Use this field to offset the amount of signal sent from the pads program on MIDI channel 10 to
the Aux effects of the program on the currently selected MIDI channel. Each program that is
selected for MIDI channel 10 (as well as programs for all other channels) is stored with a send
level which determines how much signal is sent to the Aux effects. Using the Aux Send Level
Offset parameter on the PADS page allows you to quickly change the Aux send level of the
program on MIDI channel 10 without editing that program.
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Channel 10 can only use its current program as the Drum Pad Program, despite what is