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Master Mode
Preview Sample (PRVIEW)
Loader
Pressing the Loader soft button calls up the Boot Loader. See AppendixB.
About
Pressing the About soft button calls up the general info page for the PC3A. On this page is the
version of the installed OS and factory object. Press any key to leave this page.
Save
Pressing the Save soft button saves the Master Table object, which saves many important PC3A
settings as defaults. Since the Master Table is always saved when exiting Master Mode (or MIDI
mode,) the Save soft button is only needed in order to save when Master Table Lock is on (see
Master Table Lock (Master Lock)
The Master Table saves the current configuration of the pages in Master mode. The Master Table
also saves default settings for which program is selected on each of the 16 channels in Program
mode (note that these channel settings are often altered by loading a song in Song mode.) The
current channel and program selected in Program mode when the Master Table is saved will be
loaded by default the next time the PC3A is powered on. The Master Table saves settings from
MIDI mode for the Transmit, Receive, and Channels pages. The Master Table also saves settings
for "favorite" programs (see the User Interface Basics chapter, page 3-4.) Lastly, the Master Table
saves settings for the Master Effects page in Effect mode.
Only one Master Table object can be saved in the PC3A's internal memory, and this should be
sufficient for most users. For users who wish to save alternate Master tables for quicker access to
different system configurations, the object must be saved to an external device (see the Storage
Mode chapter.)
Preview Sample (PRVIEW)
Press the PRVIEW button to go to the PREVIEW page. The PREVIEW page can be used to
automatically make a new keymap and program using any sample or group of sample roots.
Programs created with the preview function are saved in Program Mode. This allows you to
quickly hear what a sample or group of sample roots will sound like in a program. The preview
function is also a quick way to begin making a new program which can be edited further if
desired.
If a single sample is selected a single keyrange keymap will be created. If a group of sample roots
is selected, the preview function will try to create a keymap with multiple keyranges based on
each sample's root key. If the sample or group of sample roots are stereo, the created program
will be stereo.
To use the preview function, go to the PREVIEW page, select a sample or group of sample roots
in the Sample field using the Alpha Wheel, -/+ buttons, or the alphanumeric pad, then press the
OK soft button. Next you will be shown a list of banks by ID# range (bank 1 = 1...128, bank 2 =
129...256, etc.) Use the Alpha Wheel or -/+ buttons to choose a bank from this list. The preview
function will save the created program and keymap using the lowest unused ID numbers
available in that bank or higher. The preview function will never overwrite existing programs or
keymaps. Saving to the User bank (1025...1152 and above) will make it easiest to find the new
program or keymaps in the Programs list or Keymaps list. Press the Ok soft button to choose the
selected bank and create the new program and keymap. The new program will be selected in the
currently selected channel in Program Mode.
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11-3, above.)
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