Physis Piano K4 User Manual page 14

User Manual – K4 / K5 structure
Each Scene has a maximum of 4 available banks, so that there are 108 programmable controls in total. To select the
Control Bank, use the [BANK 1], [BANK 2], [BANK 3] and [BANK 4] controls, from the CONTROLLERS section on the front
panel.
Each Control Bank can be active, inactive or disabled. The status of Control Banks is indicated by the button Led. Each
bank has its own Led button: [BANK 1], [BANK 2], [BANK 3] and [BANK 4]. The rule is:
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Blue Led light: the Control Bank is active, Bank settings affect the controls,
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Red Led light: the Control Bank is inactive, controls follow the settings of the active bank. However, this bank can be
activated.
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Led light off: the Control Bank is disabled, controls follow the settings of the active bank and this bank cannot be
activated.
There can be only one active Control Bank at a time. Disabled control banks cannot be activated, unless they are modified
under the EDIT MODE menu, described at chap. 6.
If use of knobs, sliders or buttons are not necessary, you can also disable all Banks Controls, with the additional advantage
of avoiding unwanted transmissions inadvertently touching one of these controls.
PEDALS
This section contains settings for the 8 pedals that can be connected to the [PEDAL 1] ... [PEDAL 8] connectors on the rear
panel. Pedals can be configured from the SETUP / PEDALS video page under the SYSTEM menu. Available settings are
pedal type (switch or expression), polarity and calibration.
Once the pedal has been configured, it can be programmed as all the other controls. Pedal (as controls) can tramsit a
maximum of 8 different MIDI messages (one for each Zone). Each message has its own minimum and maximum value.
Just like buttons, the operating mode of switch pedals can be manually set for each Scene. Three modes are available:
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Normal: by standard, the value is at minimum. While the pedal is pressed, the parameter reaches the maximum value;
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Toggle: each time the pedal is pressed, the value is toggled between maximum and minimum;
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Step: when the pedal is pressed, the value is increased or decreased by one unit.
Differently from Control Banks, pedals can be assigned a system function under the SETUP / PEDALS page, from the
SYSTEM menu. These system function override Scene settings. A pedal to which a system function has been assigned,
sends out the same MIDI message to all Zones, in spite of the currently selected Performance and Scene. Such function
can be used, for example, to make a Sustain pedal (Control Change 64), always available without programming it for each
Scene. However, a pedal with a system function can be programmed so as not to affect one or more Zones.
WHEELS
This section contains the Wheels on the front panel. The leftmost wheel, ([WHEEL 1]) always returns to central position. This
wheel can be programmed like the others, although it is usually associated with Pitch Bend MIDI messages.
Just like any other control, wheels can be programmed, so as to transmit a maximum of 8 different MIDI messages, one for
each zone. Each message has its own minimum and maximum value.
Like pedals, each wheel can be assigned a system function, from the SETUP / WHEELS page, under the SYSTEM menu.
System functions override Scene settings. This means that a wheels with system functions sends out the same MIDI
message to all Zones, in spite of the currently selected Scene Performance and Scene. For example, [WHEEL 1] can be
assigned the Pitch Bend function, which works for all Scenes, without setting it every time.
MESSAGES
In this section, MIDI messages can be programmed, up to 8 auxiliary messages for each Scene. These messages are
transmitted as soon as a Scene is selected. These messages initialize external devices or program them. This is why these
are called Initializing Messages.
The Messages section is the only section that can set System Exclusive messages. These are MIDI messages that each
manufacturer can freely set for an instrument, and set internal parameters of the connected instrument that cannot be
modified otherwise.
INPUT MAP
Input maps can be created in this section, up to 8 maps for each Scene. These maps connect a MIDI channel and input to
an ouptut port and channel; filters can be added, such as a Program Change filter, or Control Change filter etc.
Input maps allow to expand even further the K4 / K5 controls, thanks to external devices or keyboards, connected to the K4
/ K5 inputs.
MIDI COMMON
In addition to the MIDI ports and transmission channels used by the Zones of the selected Performance, you can activate
an additional port and channel for the transmission and reception of System MIDI messages. System messages are those
MIDI data transmitted as a result of the operation performed on the keyboard, panel and pedals, and which are
independent from the configurations that are set by Performance. Therefore, even selecting other Performance or Scenes,
or disabling Zones, are always transmitted the same MIDI messages playing on the keyboard (Note) and acting on the
panel and pedals (Control Change), always on the same Midi port and MIDI channel. When received at the port and
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