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Program Mode
The LAYER Page
Opaque
An opaque layer blocks all higher-numbered layers in its range, allowing only the opaque layer
to play. This is an easy way to change a small range of notes in a program, leaving the original
sound playing above and below the new sound.
Start with a one-layer program, and create a new layer (Layer 2) with the NewLyr soft button. On
the KEYMAP page for Layer 2, select the keymap you want to use, then on the LAYER page, set
Layer 2's range (say, C 3 to D 3), and set its Opaque parameter to On. Then go to Layer 1, and
duplicate it (with the DupLyr soft button); the duplicate layer becomes Layer 3. You now have a
three-layer program. Delete Layer 1 (the original layer); Layer 2 (the new layer you created)
becomes Layer 1, and Layer 3 becomes Layer 2. Now Layer 2 blocks out Layer 3 (the duplicate of
the original layer) at the notes C 3–D 3.
Sustain Pedal (SusPdl)
When this parameter is on, the layer will respond to all sustain messages (Controller destination
64, Sustain). When off, the current layer will ignore sustain messages. On2 means that the sustain
pedal will not catch the release of a note that is still sounding when the sustain message is
received; this can be very useful in a program that uses amplitude envelopes with a long release
time.
Sostenuto Pedal (SosPdl)
When Sostenuto is on, the layer will respond to all sostenuto messages (Controller destination 66,
Sostenuto). When off, the layer ignores sostenuto messages. Sostenuto, as you may know, is a
feature found on pianos that have three pedals. Pressing the Sostenuto pedal on a piano (usually
the middle pedal) sustains the notes whose keys you were holding down when you pressed the
pedal. Notes played after the pedal is already down do not get sustained.
Freeze Pedal (FrzPdl)
This parameter activates or deactivates the layer's response to Freeze pedal messages (Controller
destination 69, Freeze). The Freeze pedal control causes all notes that are on to sustain without
decay until the Freeze pedal control goes off. If a note is already decaying, it will freeze at that
level.
Ignore Release (IgnRel)
When IgnRel is off, the layer responds normally to Note Off messages. When on, the layer will
ignore all Note Off messages that it receives. This should be used only with sounds that decay to
silence when a note is held, otherwise the sounds will sustain forever (press the Cancel and Enter
buttons simultaneously to stop sustained notes.) This parameter can come in handy when your
PC3A is slaved to a drum machine or sequencer, which sometimes generates Note Ons and Note
Offs so close together that the envelope doesn't have time to play before the note is released. If
used in combination with ThrAtt or TilDec (see below,) IgnRel allows you play staccato, yet still
hear the entire length of the attack and decay sections of the amplitude envelope.
Hold Through Attack (ThrAtt)
When on, this parameter causes all notes in the layer to sustain through the entire first attack
segment of their amplitude envelopes, even if the notes have been released. If you have a sound
with a slow attack, or an attack that's delayed with the delay control, setting this parameter to On
will make sure your notes reach full amplitude even if you're playing fast. When set to Off, notes
will release as soon as you release the note (generate a Note Off). If the first attack segment of the
layer's amplitude envelope is very short, you probably won't notice a difference between values
of On and Off.
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