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BendRangeUp, in both semitones and cents, affects all controllers that are set to PitchUp (in the
default control setup, the PWUp parameter on the WHEEL page is assigned to PitchUp).
BendRangeDown, in both semitones and cents, affects all controllers that are set to PitchDwn (in
the default control setup, the PWDn parameter on the WHEEL page is assigned to PitchDwn).
Any physical controller that uses the Control Destination list can be assigned to PitchUp or
PitchDwn. To keep things simple though, you will normally want to use PitchUp and PitchDwn
(controller destinations 130 and 131) as a Pitch Wheel destinations (see PWUp and PWDn on The
WHEEL Page
other controllers, such as the Sliders and Ribbon (see Aux Bend 1 Up/Down and Aux Bend 2
Range below.)
Keep in mind that not all MIDI devices respond to Bend Range messages. With many older MIDI
instruments, you must set bend ranges on the devices themselves.
Changing programs sends a Bend Range message with the current program's values. So does
pressing Panic, which is a quick way to reset your PC3A or MIDI slaves if you've used a
controller to modulate the bend range.
Aux Bend 1 Up and Aux Bend 1 Down
Like BendRangeUp/Down, Aux Bend 1 defines the range for Pitch Bend messages, but does so
for those physical controllers assigned to controller destination 21, MIDI 21. There are two
parameters related to AuxBend 1: an upward value (AuxBend1Up) and a downward value
(AuxBend1Dwn). Use these parameters to set values for upward and downward pitch-shifting.
In most factory setups, AuxBend 1 is set as the destination for the optional Ribbon controller (see
The RIBBON Page
Aux Bend 2 Range
The PC3A allows you to specify a third pitch bend range; this is called AuxBend 2, and it defines
the range for controllers set to controller destination 15, MIDI 15. For AuxBend 2, you can set
only one range for both upward and downward pitch bending.
A Note About Continuous Controllers and The BEND Page:
Unlike the Pitch Wheel and Ribbon controller, other continuous controllers, such as a slider, will
not automatically return to the original center pitch. This can make it hard to accurately return
the controller to it's center position by hand. In these cases, it is useful to use a separate controller
for bending only up or down. For example, to have a slider only bend up, use a slider with an
Add value of 64 and a Scale value of 50%, and Curv set to Linear. The bottom of the slider will
now be the center pitch, and the top of the slider will be the top of your bend range. To have a
slider only bend down, use a slider with an Add value of -127 and a Scale value of 150%, and
Curv set to Linear. The top of the slider will now be the center pitch, and the bottom of the slider
will be the bottom of your bend range. See
parameters.
Controllers
Controller editing is one of the strongest aspects of the PC3A's usefulness as the main controller
for a sophisticated MIDI studio. In this section, we'll talk about two different types of
"controllers" as they apply to the PC3A. One is the physical controllers: the wheels, buttons,
pedals, etc. that you move with your fingers or feet. The other is MIDI Controllers, which are
MIDI commands sent by the PC3A. For our purposes, "MIDI Controllers" includes the complete
set of Controllers defined by the MIDI Specification, as well as pitchbend, aftertouch, and a few
other useful MIDI commands. To fend off confusion, we'll refer to the PC3A's physical
controllers with a lower-case c, and MIDI Controllers with an upper-case C.
7-32,) and use MIDI 21 and MIDI 15 (controller destinations 21 and 15) for
on page
on page
7-39).
page 7-29
for more on setting continuous controller
Setup Mode
Controllers
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