Kurzweil PC3LE Musician's Manual page 218

Master Mode
MIDI Receive (RECV)
Continuous Controller Messages From External MIDI Devices
When using an external MIDI device with the PC3LE, you can control many of the PC3LE's
program parameters by sending MIDI Continuous Controller messages (CCs) from the external
MIDI device. Each parameter that you wish to control must have a CC number assigned in the
Program Editor (see the section below: Assigning An External CC Number As A Control Source For
A Program Parameter.) See the sections below for details on using external CCs with the available
settings in Program and Setup Mode.
For details on controllable parameters of VAST programs, see The PARAMETERS
Page on page 6‐9.
Assigning An External CC Number As A Control Source For A Program Parameter
For each program, the Program Editor can be used to assign an external MIDI controller CC
number to control each parameter on Parameters page. To assign a CC number to a parameter,
select the row for the desired parameter on the Parameters page, then use the alphanumeric pad
to enter the CC number into the right column of that row, then press Enter. With the right
column selected, you can also assign a CC number by holding the Enter button and sending a
CC value from the external MIDI controller. When assigning a CC number on the Parameters
page, the number may be displayed in the source field as the name of that CC's default use.
Using External CCs In Program Mode, Local Keyboard Channel=None
To control a program parameter via external MIDI CC in Program Mode, the parameter must
first have a source assigned within the Program Editor, as described in the Assigning An External
CC Number As A Control Source For A Program Parameter section above. To control an assigned
program parameter with Local Keyboard Channel set to None, send the assigned CC number
to the channel which contains the program.
Using External CCs In Program Mode, Local Keyboard Channel Enabled
To control a program parameter via external MIDI CC in Program Mode, the parameter must
first have a source assigned within the Program Editor, as described in the Assigning An External
CC Number As A Control Source For A Program Parameter section above. When using Local
Keyboard Channel in Program Mode, it is best to assign parameters to be controlled by the
Control Setup default CCs, because these match the default destinations for physical controllers
(see the table Control Setup Default Assignments on page 9‐24).
The Local Keyboard Channel makes an external MIDI controller's continuous controllers behave
as if they were the PC3LE's physical controllers. In Program Mode, when an external MIDI
controller is sending a CC on the channel set for Local Keyboard Channel, external CCs can
control the destinations set for each of the PC3LE's physical controllers. Send the default CC for
a physical controller to control its destination (see the External MIDI CC Remapping For Local
Keyboard Channel and Input Channel table below for defaults.) In Program Mode, these
destinations are set in the Control Setup (see The Control Setup on page 7‐5 for details.) To control
an assigned parameter, send the assigned default physical controller CC to the channel set for
Local Keyboard Channel.
If a Local Keyboard Channel is set but you are sending CCs to a different channel, these CCs
will be received normally by the Program in that channel.
Using External CCs In Setup Mode, Local Keyboard Channel=None, Input Channel=None
To control a program parameter via external MIDI CC in Setup Mode, the parameter must first
have a source assigned within the Program Editor, as described in the Assigning An External CC
Number As A Control Source For A Program Parameter section above. To control an assigned
parameter, send the assigned CC number to the channel for the Setup Zone which contains the
program.
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