Stec Special ROM V0.2 Users Guide
Channel Select <go back to table of contents>

In order to initialized new channels (except the first one) and to edit them, a channel must be made "active". Only one channel can be "active" at a time.

There are actually several different methods of selecting the "active" channel:

1. From the front panel
2. Via MIDI controller
3. Via MIDI program change
4. Via the rear panel foot switches.
 

Active Channel

With each "Page" there is always one "Active Channel". The "Active Channel" is the channel that will be operated upon by the "Function"s while using the system. After the first loop (channel) has been initialized, you change the "Active Channel" to initialize other loops. Once a loop has been initialized you make a channel "Active" to work with it. Current, the only way to make a channel active is via the footswitch or MIDI.

Edit Channel

When setting up the system before putting audio into it, you select an "Edit Channel" to change it's parameters. Unlike "Active Channel", changing "Edit Channels" does not cause a loop to be initialized. Note that the "Edit Channel" is automatically set to the same channel as the "Active Channel" when the "Active Channel" is changed.