Compare; The Soft Row; Controlling The Soft Knob With A Foot Pedal - Lexicon PCM 81 - REV 2 User Manual

Basic Operation
Details on how to create your own ADJUST knob patches are given
at the end of this chapter under Patching.
Beyond simple ADJUST knob editing, the PCM 81 offers two levels
of editing control, called Go mode and Pro mode. Go mode is
designed to be a basic "plug and play" mode, with easy access to
a specific set of preset parameters. For each of the 300 presets, we
have designed a Soft Row containing those parameters which
allow you to make value changes to the effect without losing the
character of the sound.

Controlling the Soft Knob with a Foot Pedal

If you have a foot pedal connected to the PCM rear panel Foot
Controller jack, you can use it to control the soft knob patch. (Note
that no MIDI connections are required to do this.)
To assign a foot pedal control over the soft knob patches, set both
Control mode 3.5 ADJUST and Control mode 3.5 Foot Pedal to the
same MIDI Controller. See Chapter 5 MIDI Operation.

THE SOFT ROW

When shipped, the PCM 81 will power up in Go mode with the first
preset (P0 0.0 Prime Blue) loaded. Press Edit to display the Soft
Row of parameters which have been designed for this preset. In the
example on the next page, 10 soft row parameters have been
assigned. The name of each Soft Row parameter is displayed, along
with a reference to its row in the Edit matrix.
Turn SELECT to scroll all of the available parameters in the Soft Row.
Turn ADJUST to change the value of any displayed parameter along
its entire range.
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COMPARE

Whenever you edit a PCM 81 effect from the front panel, the LED
in the Compare button will light. This lets you know that the effect
has been altered since the last store operation, and that the edit
compare function is active. Whenever this light is on, you can press
Compare to hear the original version of the effect. A message will
be displayed to inform you that the stored version of the effect is
being loaded. Although this message is only displayed briefly, the
Compare LED will flash to let you know the effect you are hearing
is the stored version. While Compare is on, you can use the
SELECT knob and the Up and Down buttons to view parameter
values in the stored effect.
Press Compare again to reload your edited version. Another
message will be displayed, and the Compare LED will stop flashing
and remain lit until you store your edited version, or select and load
another effect. Altering parameter values with patched sources
other than ADJUST will not light the LED.
Compare
The Compare light is off
until you make changes
to an effect.
Compare
As soon as you alter an
effect, the Compare light
will go on.
The Compare light will flash until you press Compare again to reload the edited version of
the effect. While Compare is on, you cannot select another effect.
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If you press Compare while the light
is on, a message will be displayed . . .
Compare is on
stored effect active
. . . and you will hear the original (stored)
version of the effect. You can display the
parameter values of the stored effect with
Select and Up and Down.