Title: PC3 V1
Author: HAL CHAMBERLIN
Company: Young Chang R&D

PC3 V1.10 Release Notes
6/7/08

IMPORTANT: Please use the new Update Procedure (PC3_Update_Procedure-2Part.PDF) to update to V1.10.  This is necessary because the Objects file has grown due to all of the new
demo songs, riffs, instrument demos, and Info Tips. The OS and Object files are now too big to fit together on the virtual USB disk drive.  They must be copied from the computer and installed one at a time as described in the new procedure.  Installation via xD card is unchanged.  

NOTE: You must update the Operating System and Objects files together.  An older OS will not work with the new objects and vice-versa.

New Features and Changes:

Setups added. We now have 75, plus the control, clear and default templates. Included are several important bass/keys and keys/keys splits, several cool "instant music" setups for in-store auditioning, a few with KB3, and a good number of big, lush, layered pad type setups. Also some fun "play along" grooves for blues, funk and rock. Tried to make many of the setups work as good starting points for users to do their own programming.

Demos - every program (except KB3) now has its own demo sequence which can be played by hitting the "play" button while scrolling through programs in Program Mode. Two large demo songs plus 10 smaller ones are also included at the beginning of the list of demo sequences.

PROGRAM buttons 1 to 8 are now programmable in the setups. (These are the buttons above the "category" buttons.) This feature, along with the new controllers added to the setup controllers destination list, like RiffOn, RiffOff, MuteZn, RiffDur, RiffVel, RiffDly, KB3Mutes or TapTempo allows the user a wide range of programmable possibilities to include in their setups, or even in program mode if they program the Control Setup. With this new addition the PC3 has 10 programmable buttons (including ArpSW and SW2 above the wheels), plus all the rest of the controllers. Try hitting these buttons on setups which use riffs.

The Tap Tempo feature allows the user to update the tempo of the system in real time. There are three ways of doing it: with a quick pop up page that can be called from anywhere just by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT buttons simultaneously, or use the setup destination control TapTempo (168) with any physical controller of the PC3, or you can find it on the master page.

Both a 3-band compressor and a 5-band parametric EQ have been added to the output signal path. The settings can be saved globally or per setup, per song, and the order can be switched. So every setup and every sequence now has an extra 7 units of FX resources! The three band compressor sounds amazing on just about everything.

The Info button in Program Select mode will show very useful information about the current program to the user. This is a nice feature to inform the user about all the cool real time possibilities of each program. Sliders, Modwheel, SW2, CC Pedal2, mono pressure are all covered. In addition, some programs have a sentence or two - the Flea/Bootsy bass and AcidjazzFlute are good examples.

Drawbars/Sliders toggle in setup mode. This was heavily requested. The KB3Mutes (169) setup destination control, if set in any controller of a setup with a KB3 zone, will allow the user to toggle the functionality of the 9 sliders: Only KB3 drawbars or only the non/KB3 zones user programmed functionality. Example - make a setup with a KB3 on channel 1 and a synth on channel 2. Go to the common page and set "KB3 Control" for the "mutes" field. Now pick a switch - we'll use Sw2, which is simply called "Switch" right next to Arp Sw. Set "on control" to be "KB3 mutes" (enter 169 or scroll to the end of the list). Do this for all zones. Now when you can toggle back and forth between having drawbars or having sliders work on the non-KB3 sounds. Be sure for all layers, to "turn on" the sliders and assign them - just hold enter and move each slider on the "slider" pages.

Velocity map fix: The user can select between different Key Action Maps to alter the velocity response of the PC3 in yet another way (Remember that the user can select different MIDI receive or transmit velocity maps and can also adjust the velocity curve in any setup). This action is made to simulate the physical behavior of several FATAR keyboards. Some folks have received units which benefit from a slightly different velocity map than the default. This gives users another choice for customizing the feel of their action. Located on the master page.

Buttons mode – feature from the K26, allows users to record program edits in a sequence. Located on the master page.

Embedded Editing
Programs and Effects can now be edited from within Effects Mode, Setup Mode, and Song Mode.

Sequencer:
Improved audition of old vs new, fixed "rename" function.
FX pages in sequencer improved.
Master FX added - "free" 3band compressor and 5 band parametric EQ.
Input quantization - quantizes in real-time to allow for quantized loop recording. Located on "Misc" page.
Optimized sequencer memory - much more efficient than V1.0.
Improved dialog screens and navigation (workflow)
External sequencer control (song position pointer, start/stop/continue), external clock
Record/playback realtime event filter - very important for being able to disable monopressure.
Chasing controls implemented. Located on "Misc" page.

Riffs:
External sync of riffs and songs. In the sequencer, type "0, then enter" in the tempo field to set the clock to external sync. Riffs can be set to the sequence tempo, setup tempo (on the common page) or external.
Sync to any riff/any zone + many sync options (to beat, any beat, etc)
Realtime transformations of notes: duration, velocity, time offset. (very cool effects)
Realtime setting of start/stop for loops.
It is easier using a single common sequence and "riff-ify" it by selecting the track/ start/stop tick of interest.

The hard sync saw oscillator has been added. No programs using it are in the objects yet due to its birth just hours before the version freeze, Look for new programs using this exciting new VA alg soon.....

V1.11 Addendum 

Sequencer:
Vol and Pan are now updated realtime, and they send vol and pan control changes that can be recorded.

New Sounds:

Added program 1001, which showcases the new VAST Sync Saw DSP alg.

Added program 379, which is a heavy metal guitar comp sound.