Convenient functions

Specifying the port

When you are making Assign settings (p. 41) in Edit mode and have selected Advanced mode, you must specify the USB port to which the message assigned to the controller will be sent when using a USB connection.

1.Press a key [1]–[3]to select the port.

1

PORT 1

Messages will be sent to “PCR 1.”

2

PORT 2

Messages will be sent to “PCR 2.”

3

PORT 1,2

Messages will be sent to both “PCR 1” and “PCR 2.”

2.Press the [ENTER] button.

*If you are using the PCR-30/50/80 with a MIDI connection, the messages will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector regardless of this port setting.

About the ports when using a USB connection

The ports correspond to the PCR-30/50/80 as follows.

fig.pcr-port

PCR-30/50 USB Driver

PCR-30/50

MIDI OUT device (port name)

USB

 

EDIROL PCR MIDI OUT

 

EDIROL PCR

Bulk reception

MIDI IN device (port name)

 

EDIROL PCR MIDI IN

 

EDIROL PCR 1

PORT 1

EDIROL PCR 2

PORT 2 /

 

Bulk transmission

*As seen from the PCR-30/50/80, each section of the diagram does the following.

Bulk reception

This section receives bulk data

PORT 1

Of the keyboard, bender level, and controllers, those assigned to PORT 1 are transmitted from here

PORT 2

Of the keyboard, bender level, and controllers, those assigned to PORT 2 are transmitted from here

Bulk transmission

This section transmits bulk data

MIDI OUT device

PCR MIDI OUT

If you specify PCR MIDI OUT as the output port for your sequencer software, the

(Mac OS 9/8 : PCR MIDI IN, OUT)

MIDI messages will be sent from the MIDI OUT connector of the PCR-30/50/80.

PCR

This is the Bulk reception port. When receiving bulk data into the PCR-30/50/80,

(Mac OS 9/8 : PCR 1)

specify PCR as the output port for your sequencer software.

MIDI IN device

 

PCR MIDI IN

If you specify PCR MIDI IN as the input port for your sequencer software, MIDI

(Mac OS 9/8 : PCR MIDI IN, OUT)

messages from the MIDI IN connector of the PCR-30/50/80 can be received.

 

This is the port at which messages from the keyboard, BENDER lever, and control-

 

lers will be input.

 

The keyboard, BENDER lever, and controllers will be mapped to PCR 1 and/or

PCR 1

PCR 2 according to the port setting.

You may find it convenient to specify PCR 1 for messages used to play a software

PCR 2

synthesizer or for realtime recording on a sequencer track, and specify PCR 2 for

 

 

messages used to control the sequencer, such as sequencer play/stop or track fader

 

control. PCR 2 is the bulk transmission port. When transmitting bulk data from the

 

PCR-30/50/80, specify PCR 2 as the input port for your sequencer software.

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