Controller Quirks; The Adjust Knob, Custom Controls, Foot Pedal, Foot Sw; And Foot Sw 2 As Midi Controllers - Lexicon PCM 90 - REV 1 User Manual

PCM 90 User Guide

Controller quirks

The ADJUST Knob,
Custom Controls,
Foot Pedal, Foot Sw 1
and Foot Sw 2 as
MIDI Controllers
5-4
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. For reference, in the PCM 90, Program Change 0 will load the effect
at 0.0 in the current bank. Program Change 1 will load the effect at 0.1, etc.
You can choose to have the PCM 90 send MIDI Controller messages whenever
you turn ADJUST (the soft knob in Program Banks or Register Banks modes),
when you modify a Custom Control, or use them 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 90 effects with a MIDI sequencer —
A simple but quite powerful way to automate effects.
To send MIDI data from these controllers, first set Control mode 3.2 (Transmit)
to the desired MIDI Channel. (The default is Channel 1.)
MIDI Transmit
3.2
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
Sw 1, Foot Sw 2, ADJUST, or Custom 1-4. Turn ADJUST to assign the MIDI
Controller data to be sent when the displayed controller is activated. (The default
assignment is None.).
MIDI
3.5 Send
When a PCM 90 controller is assigned to a MIDI Controller, the PCM 90 will
respond to incoming controller messages as though its own controller were
moved. In other words, if FootSw1 is assigned to Sustain, the PCM 90 will
respond to incoming Sustain messages as though Foot Sw 1 had been
activated.
1
Foot Sw 1
Sustain
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