Chord Micro MU Controller
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1. CONTROL Group Common 1 Group Common 3 da Common 4 CC Number 14 Knob 2 Upper Right Value 127 Knob 3 Knob 4 Lower Left Value 0 Slider 1 Slider 2 Operating a knob will transmit a control change message You can enable disable each knob specify its control change number and specify the values transmitted when the knob is turned fully left or fully right Enable Disable Enable Enables or disables the rotary knob When disabled turning the control will not transmit a MIDI message Control Change Number 0 127 Specifies the control change number of the control change message that is transmitted Left Value 0 127 Specifies the value of the control change message transmitted when you turn the knob all the way to the left EE Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Right Value 0 127 Specifies the value of the control change message transmitted when you turn the knob all the way to the right Sliders F Controller editor x File Edit Communication Help SCENE2 SCENES SCENE4 CC Note Number Pad CC 38 CONTROL Group Common 4 Knob 1 El Enable Knob 2 l Knob 3 E Knob 4 i Slider 1 Upper Right Value Slider 2 CC Number Lower Left Value Trigger Pad 1 Operating a slider will transmit a control change message You can enable disable each slider specify its control change number and specify the values transmitted when the sli2. 13 Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Key Enable Disable Enable Enables or disables the key If a key is disabled operating that key will not transmit a MIDI message Key Behavior Momentary Toggle Selects one of the following two modes Momentary Pressing the key will send a control change message with the ON value releasing the key will send a control change message with the OFF value Toggle The key will act as a latching switch pressing once for ON and again for OFF alternately Control Change Number 0 127 Specifies the CC number of the control change message that will be transmitted On Value 0 127 Specifies the ON value of the control change message Off Value 0 127 Specifies the OFF value of the control change message eSpecifications Connectors USB connector mini B type Power supply USB bus power mode Current consumption 100 mA or less Dimensions W x D x H 12 6 x 7 5 x 1 6 inches 320 x 190 x 40 mm Weight 28 oz 3600 g Included items USB cable Owner s manual Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice www avsl chord com 14
3. Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Chord Micro MU Controller 169 010 User s Manual Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Contents A E A ce 3 A An 3 Parts and their TURCIONS epa 4 DU so Nee tare ner ORE i eee eer eon O a da 7 Making detailed settings aaa 7 Global MIDI channel situ aa a ea lets cea tartera Gk teas 7 Keyboard CC mode channel ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeees 7 Eea Oe Colo natas ea E sd da EU E Acea ADA cdas 8 Pitch bend PO nao ee ee dl tt 8 Key velocity CUIVO tr did 8 Pad velocity CUTVO sutis a td rs daa 8 Trigger PAS AA ADN o ee RARA a A UN et 9 PP II A AA D E E cn SAO 11 A DA ESA RR E EEE 12 Keyboard operation in Edit mode cee ae aa cian enno 13 AAA AN RR EP CARR teed id ee o DS 14 Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual e Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Chord Micro MU USB controller For correct usage and full understanding of the product features please read this manual carefully In order to make best use of this product it will be necessary to make some settings in whichever software package is being used so that the Micro MU is recognized as a controller and its functions are operable within the application Please refer to the software provider s user manual in order to achieve the best results eFeatures 8 touch sensitive Trigger Pads assignable to MIDI controllers with 3 velocity curves and one constant v
4. Macintosh G3 800 G4 733 MHz or higher CPU requirement may be higher for laptops CPU requirement may be higher for laptops 256MB RAM OS X 10 3 9 with 256 MB RAM Direct X 9 0b or higher OS X 10 4 2 or greater with 512 MB RAM Windows XP SP2 or higher G3 G4 accelerator cards are not supported Windows 98 Me NT or 2000 not supported eMaking detailed settings The following settings cannot be edited on the Micro MU instrument so you need to use the Micro MU Editor software for these Micro MU control Editor can be downloaded from www avsl chord com CONTROL 3 Scene Name SCENE1 Key Transpose 0 DA eon AS Global MIDI Ch fa 7 Key Velocity Curve Normal gt oe Piano Key CC Ch Global Key Const Velocity 127 A lara Pitch Bend Speed 1 24 Pad Velocity Curve Normal gt a Pad Const Velocity 127 WA Global MIDI channel Global MIDI channel 1 16 This specifies the MIDI channel which Micro MU will use to transmit note messages as well as MIDI messages that will be send when you press the button This should be set to match the MIDI channel of the software application that is being used Keyboard CC mode channel Piano keyboard CC mode channel is to specify which MIDI channel the keyboard will use to transmit control messages Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Transpose The Transpose function adjusts the pitch from 12 to 12 semi tones Pitch bend speed It is to adju
5. der is moved fully upward or fully downward Slider Enable Disable Enable Enables or disables the slider If a slider has been disabled moving it will not transmit a MIDI message Control Change Number 0 127 Specifies the control change number of the control change message that is transmitted Upper Value 0 127 Specifies the value of the control change message transmitted when you move the slider all the way upward 12 Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Lower Value 0 127 Specifies the value of the control change message transmitted when you move the slider all the way downward Keyboard operation in Edit mode F Controller editor S ES File Edit Communication Help SCENE2 SCENE3 SCENE4 CC Note Number Pada CONTROL Trigger Pad 7 a r Trigger Pad 8 Assign Type Enable v A Ke CC Note Number 19 74 Key Behavior Momentary Key 3 a Y Key 4 E ON Value 127 A E OFF Value O VA Key 7 Key 8 The twenty five keys of the keyboard will function as independent buttons to transmit control change messages You can specify which MIDI channel the control change message is transmitted on whether or not each key is enabled the key type the control change number as well as the On and Off value CC MIDI Channel 1 16 This specifies the MIDI channel that control change messages will be transmitted on Set this to match the MIDI channel of the software application
6. elocity 8 touch sensitive Note Keys assignable to MIDI controllers with 3 velocity curves and one constant velocity 4 assignable Rotary controls 4 assignable Slider controls 4 banks for different settings USB interface adaptable to USB 2 0 FULL SPEED Power supplied by USB Compatible with Win XP Vista and Mac OSX Plug amp Play hot swappable Can be edited by Micro MU Editor main screen shot shown below Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual PES Controller editor zs File Edit Communication Help Lo SCENE2 SCENE3 SCENE4 CC 38 CONTROL Z Group Common 1 E Scene Name SCENE1 Key Transpose 0 24 Group Common 2 Group Common 3 Global MIDI Ch 1 Key Velocity Curve Normal Group Common 4 lion Piano Key CC amp Ch Global Key Const Velocity 127 WA Knob 2 E Knob 3 Pitch Bend Speed 1 4 Pad Velocity Curve Knob 4 Slider Pad Const Velocity 127 DA Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual e Paris and their functions 1 Trigger pads These pads can transmit note messages or control cnange messages Ideal for percussion passages or sample triggering 2 Keyboard There are twenty five velocity sensitive keys which transmit note messages When CC mode is on these will transmit control change messages 3 MIDI control group A Rotary amp slider controller are collectively called a MIDI control group The Micro MU has 4 MIDI control groups a Rotar
7. st the speed of the pitch up or down adjusting scale is from 1 to 4 Key velocity curve 3 velocity curves can be applied to keys Light Medium Heavy and Constant i e not touch sensitive Pad velocity curve 3 velocity curves can be applied to pads Light Medium Heavy and Constant i e not touch sensitive Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Trigger pads F Controller editor ES File Edit Communication Help CC 38 CONTROL Knob 4 7 Slider 1 Assign Type Note z lider Sider 3 CC Note Number C3 24 Pad Behavior Momentary y Slider 4 ON Value 127 4 MIDI Channel 10 Trigger Pad 2 t Trigger Pad 3 OFF Value O WA Trigger Pad 4 Trigger Pad 5 Depending on the assign type the trigger pads can transmit note messages or control change messages For each trigger pad you can individually specify the assigned message the MIDI transmit channel the behavior of the trigger pad the note number the control change number and the values transmitted when the pad turns on or off Depending on its assign type note number or control change number can be assigned to a single trigger pad and transmitted If you transmit note messages or control change message from a trigger pad these messages will be transmitted at the velocity or on off value from the pad MIDI Channel 1 16 Global MIDI Channel This specifies the MIDI channel that the MIDI messages are transmitted to when yo
8. u strike the trigger pad If you set this to Global MIDI Channel the messages will be transmitted on all MIDI channel Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Assign Type No Assign Note Control Change This specifies the type of message that will be assigned to the trigger pad You can disable the pad no assignment or assign a note message or a control change to the pad Pad Behavior Momentary Toggle You can choose one of the following two types of behavior for the trigger pad Momentary The Note On or On Value will be transmitted when you press the trigger pad and the Note Off or Off Value will be transmitted when you release it Toggle The pad will act as a latching switch pressing once for ON and again for OFF alternately Note Number C 1 G9 No Assign This specifies the note number of the note message that is transmitted Control Change Number 0 127 No Assign 0 127 This specifies the control change number of the control change message that is transmitted On Value 0 127 Specifies the value of the message that is transmitted when the trigger pad turns on Off Value 0 127 Specifies the value of the message that is transmitted when the trigger pad turns off You can set this only if the assign type is Control Change 10 Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual Rotary Knobs F Controller editor ES File Edit Communication Help Lo SCENE2 SCENES SCENE4 CC 38
9. y This rotary transmits control change messages increasing with clockwise rotation b Slider This slider transmits control change messages increasing when pushed forwards 4 OCTAVE SHIFT The lt 4 button and the gt button can be used to shift the octave down or up respectively The pitch will shift down by one octave for each press of the button The pitch will shift up by one octave for each press of the gt button 5 Bank button The Micro MU has four banks When the BANK button is on you can use the lt 4 button and the gt button to switch between the four banks A bank is a set of parameter assignments for the controllers pads and knobs etc You can use Micro MU Editor to change the assignment of each controller see below Making detailed settings 5 Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual 6 Program button When program button is on you can use the lt button and gt buttons to change the program 7 PITCH BUTTONS The PITCH DOWN and the PITCH UP buttons can be used to send a note s pitch up or down in cents 8 Modulation button The MOD button is used to introduce modulation or vibrato effect 9 USB connector side mounted Connect the Micro MU to your computer with a USB cable via this port Chord Micro MU Controller User Manual eSetup Minimum System Requirements for Micro MU controller Windows Mac OS Pentium 3 800 MHz or higher
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