Studio Electronics ATC-X Operation Manual page 20

Located in this section is the display and rotary encoder, which along
with the membrane front panel, makeup the user interface. Playing
and programming the
Patch Play Mode and Edit Mode. In Patch Play mode, the unit will
cycle through its 512 patches when the encoder is turned. The
enters Edit Mode when any parameter or function of a patch is
selected, at which the edit periods will appear. You are always in Patch
Play Mode, when A: no editing has been done; B: you have just saved
a patch; C: you have exited the edit mode by pressing
D: upon power up.
With the e xit/ban k e xit/ban k and save
of the unit are performed. These two do the work of six. Read the
instructions below carefully to fully understand each operation.
To Sav e a pa tc h:
will flash the current patch number, pressing save
to save the sound to a new location, rotate the encoder to the desired number, then press
save once again.
save
To Exi t a n edi ted pa tc h:
Patch Number Display Mode, press the e xit/ban k
To C ompa re an edited patc h:
e xi t/ban k then press save. You will then hear the un-edited originally saved patch, at this
e xi t/ban k
point no switch pad will be recognized, except for e xi t/bank
edited patch. The display and encoder will return to the last edited parameter. Remember, a
sound must first be edited to use this function.
To c ha nge the MID I Cha nnel:
patch has been edited. Press and hold e xit/ban k,
current MIDI channel - use the encoder to edit. This is the same procedure required to
"edit/compare" except that it must be performed prior to any patch editing.
To quick ly c hange the memory Ba nk :
patch has been edited. Press and hold e xit/ban k
number will change in increments of 128 steps in either direction.
To i ni tia te a SYS EX ba nk dump:
e xi t/ban k. Each bank is transmitted individually. To send a SYSEX dump of bank 1, set patch
e xi t/ban k
number to 1 1 ; to send bank 2, set patch number to 1 2 9
2 5 7; to send bank 4, set patch number to 3 8 5
2 5 7
ATC-X
involves two basic modes of operation:
save switch pads, the basic utility functions
To save a sound to the patch memory, press sa ve
If at any time after editing a patch you wish to return to the
e xit/ban k switch pad.
e xit/ban k, then press save
e xit/ban
e xit/ban k
save again will record it to its current location;
After a patch has been edited, press and hold
e xi t/bank: press this to get back to the
The MIDI channel can be changed only, before a
Once again this is done only before a
e xit/ban k then rotate the encoder. The patch
Press and hold save
1 2 9; to send bank 3, set patch number to
3 8 5.
ATCX
k, and
sa ve once; the display
save; the display will show the
save, and then press