Status; Input Channel - Kurzweil PC3LE Musician's Manual

Setup Mode
The Setup Editor
Different programs are accessible depending on the value of the BankMode parameter:
Ctl 0 or Ctl 32
Ctl 0/32
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Status

This parameter determines what the current zone does when you select the setup in Setup
mode. Muted means that the zone sends and receives program changes and entry/exit controller
values, but doesn't play notes. If the value is Active, the zone sends and receives normally via
MIDI. Solo causes only the current zone to play, "backgrounding" all other zones
(backgrounded zones send and receive program changes and entry/exit controller values, but
don't play notes). With a value of Solo+Muted, the current zone is both soloed and muted; when
the zone isn't soloed, it won't produce sound.) See Set Controls Zone Mutes
(MUTES) on page 7‐66 for a way to automatically set the assignable switches to mute zones.

Input Channel

In Setup mode, an external MIDI device (such as a keyboard or sequencer) will play notes of a
single program by default (if the Local Keyboard Channel parameter is set to off, see page 9‐21
for details.) The played program will be on a Zone that has a Channel parameter (on the CH/
PROG page) which matches the channel on which the external MIDI device is transmitting. (If
no Zone's Channel parameter matches, the external device will play notes of the last program that was
using that channel in Program Mode or from a previously loaded Song or Setup.)
When the Program of a Setup Zone is played from an external MIDI device, Setup MIDI
parameters (most noticeably key range and transposition) will not be applied. If you want these
parameters applied, set the Input Channel parameter to match the channel on which the
external MIDI device is transmitting. See the Input Channel Settings section below for details on
setting an Input Channel. (To play the entire Setup from an external MIDI device, see Local Keyboard
Channel (LocalKbdCh) on page 9‐21.) When Local Keyboard Channel is set to something other
than Off, the Input Channel parameter has no effect and will appear in parentheses.
Input Channel basically has the same effect as Local Keyboard Channel, except you can choose
to play only one or some Setup Zones from an external device, instead of all Zones. To play
more than one Zone from an external device, set each desired Zone's Input Channel parameter
to match the channel on which the external MIDI device is transmitting. It is also possible to use
the Input Channel parameter to use multiple external devices which each play a specific Zone
or Zones. For details on controlling assignments made to the PC3LE's physical controllers
(sliders, switches, mod wheel, etc.) from an external MIDI device when using an Input Channel,
see Continuous Controller Messages From External MIDI Devices on page 9‐22.
Input Channel Settings
When setting a MIDI channel number for the Input Channel parameter, channel 1 for example,
you can choose 1 L+M or 1 M (scroll past 16 L+M to see all the choices.) A channel number with
a setting of L+M indicates that the zone will be playable from the PC3LE keyboard (L for Local)
and from the external MIDI controller (M for MIDI.) A channel number with a setting of M
indicates that the zone will be playable only from the external MIDI controller, and not from the
PC3LE keyboard. You can also choose Any L+M or Any M for the Input Channel setting. Any
L+M and Any M will make the zone receive MIDI on any channel that an external device is
transmitting. This is useful if you are using a single external MIDI controller and are not sure
which channel it is transmitting on.
7-8
Value of BankMode Available Programs
0 to 127
0 to 127
0 to 99
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