PCG Files

clydebarrow · Post by **clydebarrow** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:26 am

Hello, starting to work with editor and .PCG files.
When I "Import" a pcg file, all my settings, combis or progs are overriden by the incomming ones...
Is there a way to import "only one" combi or prog to a dedicated place from a pcg file?
thanks for helping

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:05 am

Yes, that can be done. When loading the PCG, choose "open". Then choose the program or combi folder and choose open again. You will then see a list of all the programs or combis included in the file. Pick the one you want to load and choose load. A menu will pop up where you can choose exactly where you want to load the sound.

Good Luck!

Proton

clydebarrow · Post by **clydebarrow** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:22 pm

thank you for answering.
nevertheless... it doesn't work as you discribe for me...
when I download the pcg from karma lab,
I import
then open...
and frrrrr everything is loaded without anymore question!
it is a shame!

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:01 pm

clydebarrow wrote:thank you for answering.
nevertheless... it doesn't work as you discribe for me...
when I download the pcg from karma lab,
I import
then open...
and frrrrr everything is loaded without anymore question!
it is a shame!

It will definitely work as described. I'm not sure what you mean when you say "import". You don't have to import anything.

1- Save the PCG file to your USB hard drive or memory stick.

2- Connect your drive or stick to the M3 USB port.

3- Choose "media", find your PCG file and follow the steps in my last post.

That's it!

clydebarrow · Post by **clydebarrow** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:17 pm

oh... i was talking about the editor!
my problem is with the editor not the M3 and a usb device.
what you say seems to work but not with editor....
thank you anyway!

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:56 pm

clydebarrow wrote:oh... i was talking about the editor!

Ohhhh...I see!

Right....You can't do that with the editor directly. However, you can import one sound at a time as I described and then use the editor to "get selected combo" (or something like that, I'm not in the studio right now). Once you have it in the editor you can save it where ever you like.

Or....you can just import the complete file into the editor and just save the programs/combis that you want to keep in another bank. However, keep in mind that the combis reference the bank that the programs were created in so you start to run into problems when you start moving stuff around.

In Global mode there is a function called "change bank references" which address this issue.

Trinity2112 · Post by **Trinity2112** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:13 pm

Hey Nepro - Did u get my PM?

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:26 pm

Trinity2112 wrote:Hey Nepro - Did u get my PM?

Yes. Sorry, but no demos of the guitar samples.

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:27 pm

Another point that I should make is that when you import/load a single combi you also have to import/load all the programs that make up that combi. Without the programs the combi is pretty much useless.

Things can get pretty tricky once you start moving stuff around. Best bet is to pick one bank where you want to load everything. Then figure out what programs are in the combis that you want to work with, import the programs first and then import the combis. You will probably have to do some tweaking to the combis to get everything to match up correctly.

If you need any more info just let me know.

Proton

clydebarrow · Post by **clydebarrow** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:07 pm

everything seems to be clear now... I have to practice with usb and with editor too... thank you one more time!

kid_nepro_2002 · Post by **kid_nepro_2002** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:21 am

Your welcome! Glad to help.

dswtan · Post by **dswtan** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:42 am

Thanks for this old thread.

clydebarrow's original problem hit me too, and I remain confused why this (auto-transmitting to the M3 during PCG import in the M3 Editor) happens. I understand the "workaround", but it seems like a bug to me -- at least in the clarity of the documentation of the editor anyway.

There's only this one sentence description, but it seems implicit that nothing should be transmitted to the M3, and that's intuitively what I'd expect. It seems a bit of a pain to have to put PCGs onto the USB stick and then browse from there, as I have my PCGs on my PC (since they're usually from the Internet). Oh well.

"Import
This command loads M3 or M50 PCG data into the editor."

Editor. Not M3.

Ref: M3_Editor_OM_E4_633652947552320000.pdf

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