Appendices
136Controlling portamento

Portamento time (CC#05) [Bn, 05, vv]

IfyouassigntheaboveCC#toanassignablepedalonthe
PS60anduseit,portamentotimemessageswillbetransmit
ted,changingthetimeoverwhichtheportamentofunction
changesthepitch.
Whenthismessageisreceived,theresultwillbethesameas
whenthecontrollerisused.

Portamento switch (CC#65) [Bn, 41, vv]

WhentheaboveCC#isassignedtotheAssignableSwitch,
usingthatswitchwilltransmitvv=127[7F]forONorvv=0
[00]forOFF,andtheportamentoeffectwillbeswitchedon/
off.Whenthismessageisreceived,theresultwillbethe
sameaswhenthecontrollerisused.(vvof63[3F]orless
willbeOFF,and64[40]orgreaterwillbeON.)
• Transmissionandreceptionofthismessagecanbe
turnedon/offforeachtimbre.
Controlling volume

Volume (CC#07) [Bn, 07, vv]

WhentheaboveCC#isassignedtotheAssignablePedalis
selected,usingthatcontrollerwilltransmitVolume mes
sages,andthevolumewillchange.Whenthismessageis
received,theresultwillbethesameaswhenthecontroller
isused.

Expression (CC#11) [Bn, 0B, vv]

WhentheCC#aboveisassignedtotheAssignablePedal
selected,operatingthatcontrollerwilltransmitExpression
messages,andthevolumewillchange.Whenthismessage
isreceived,theresultwillbethesameaswhenthecontrol
lerisused.
ThevolumeofthePS60isdeterminedbymultiplyingthe
valueoftheVolu memessagewiththevalueoftheExpres
sionmessage.
IfadjustingtheVolume messagedoesnotincreasethevol
umeasyouexpect,orifthereisnosound,transmitMIDI
messagesfromanexternaldevicetoresetthevalueofthe
Expressionmessage(setvvto127).
•I
nPerformance,Volume messageswillbetransmittedby
eachtimbrewhose“Status”isEXTorEX2whenyoure
selecttheperformance.
ByusingtheuniversalexclusiveMasterVolume message,
youcanadjusttheoverallvolumewithoutchangingthevol
umebalancebetweentimbres.(Pleasesee“Abo u t system
exclusivemessages”onpage138.)
Controlling pan (stereo position)

Pan (CC#10) [Bn, 0A, vv]

(vv:value,where00isfarleft,64iscenter,and127isfar
right)
WhentheaboveCC#isassignedtotheAssignablePedalis
selected,usingthatcontrollerwilltransmitPanmessages,
andthepanningwillchange.Whenthismessageis
received,theresultwillbethesameaswhenthecontroller
isused.

Post insert effect pan (CC#08) [Bn, 08, vv]

(vv:value,where00isfarleft,64iscenter,and127isfar
right)
WhentheaboveCC#isassignedtotheAssignablePedalis
selected,usingthatcontrollerwilltransmitPostInsertEffect
Panpotmessages,andthepanningofthesoundfollowing
theinserteffectwillchange.Whenthismessageisreceived,
theresultwillbethesameaswhenthecontrollerisused.
ProgramsoftheStringscategorysupportonlythepanpot
(CC#10)message.
Controlling effects

Effect control 1 (CC#12) [Bn, 0C, vv]

Effect control 2 (CC#13) [Bn, 0D, vv]

WhentheaboveCC#isassignedtotheAssignablePedalis
selected,usingthatcontrollerwilltransmitEffectControl1/
2messages,andthespecifieddynamicmodulationwillbe
controlled.Whenthismessageisreceived,theresultwillbe
thesameaswhenthecontrollerisused.
Althoughvarioustypesofcontrolchangecanbeselectedas
dynamicmodulationsources,EffectControl1(CC#12)and
2(CC#13)arededicatedfordynamicmodulation.

Effect 1 depth (Send 2) (CC#91) [Bn, 5B, vv]

Effect 3 depth (Send 1) (CC#93) [Bn, 5D, vv]

WhentheCC#aboveisassignedtotheAssignablePedal,
usingthatcontrollerwilltransmitEffect1Depth(Send2)or
Effect3Depth(Send1)messages,andthesendlevel1or2
tothemastereffectsMFX1orMFX2willbecontrolled
respectively.Whenthismessageisreceived,theresultwill
bethesameaswhenthecontrollerisused.
OnthecorrespondingMIDIchannels,thiswillsimultane
ouslycontrolthetimbresettingaswellasthesettingfollow
ingtheInsertEffect.

Effect 2 depth (IFX1–5 on/off) (CC#92) [Bn, 5C, vv]

Effect 4 depth (MFX1, 2 on/off) (CC#94) [Bn, 5E, vv]

ProgramsoftheStringscategorysupportonlythepanpot
(CC#10)message.
Separatelyfromtheeffecton/offsettingswithinaprogram
orperformance,youcanusetheEffectSWsettingtoturnoff
inserteffectsIFXsandmastereffectsMFX1andMFX2.
(“EffectSW”onpage49oftheOwner’smanual)
Turnin gtheʺAllIFXsʺorʺMFX1&2OffʺsettingsOffwill
transmitthismessagewithavalueofvv=0[00],andturning
themOnwilltransmitavalueofvv=127[7F].Whenyou
turnthisOff,allofthecorrespondingeffectswillturnoff.
WhenyouturnthisOn,theon/offsettingsoftheprogramor
performancewillapply.Thesameappliestoreception.(vv
of00isoff,and01orgreateristheoriginalsetting.)These
messagesaretransmitted/receivedontheglobalMIDIchan
nel.
Thesemessagesaredefinedsimplyfor��useinadjustingthe
effectlevels,andmaynothavethesamefunctionon
anotherinstrumentconnectedtothePS60.