Kurzweil PC3A8 [165/423] The ribbon page

Setup Mode

The RIBBON Page

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The RIBBON Page

Parameter Range of Values Default

Destination Control Destination List MIDI21

Scale ± 300% 100%

Add -128 to +127 0

Curve Linear, Compress, Expand Linear

In Program mode the ribbon controls an octave of pitch bend by default. This is because when

using the default Control Setup 126 Internal Voices, the ribbon is set to the destination MIDI21,

which controls Aux Bend 1 (see Aux Bend 1 Up and Aux Bend 1 Down on page 7-19 for details.) See

page 6-9 for more about the Control Setup.

The optional Ribbon controller can be used as a single long controller, or it can be divided into

three separate sections, each with its own controller assignments (this is done on the RIBCFG

page, see below). The two small arrows above the strip indicate the boundaries of the three

sections. The large arrow above the ribbon points to the center of the ribbon, for when the ribbon

is congured in one section.

Note that there are three assignable parameter groups on the RIBBON page. When the Ribbon is

Note: When used as a one section controller, the ribbon sends two MIDI CC numbers (MSB and LSB in

the MIDI spec,) giving the ribbon a resolution of 768 steps, instead of the 128 steps that one MIDI CC

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controllers. To take advantage of this, assign the destination for Sect1 to a CC number between 0 and 31,

and the ribbon will additionally send to a destination 32 higher than the set destination. For example,

MIDI22 would also send to the destination MIDI54. In this case, if you set a Program parameter source