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1. m Use the Numerical Data Entry keys G3 B4 to enter the number of the effect you want to assign to the Volume Slider Alternatively you can use the and buttons to change the value m Press the ENTER key C5 m Move the Volume Slider upwards to increase the value of the effect If you have made an error while entering the numerical data value you can press the CANCEL key C1 to exit Edit Mode without changing the effect assigned to the Volume Slider Note that each time the keyboard is turned off the data assigned to the Volume Slider will be lost Each time the keyboard is powered up the Volume Slider will be assigned to volume effect number 07 by default Pitch Bend Sensitivity Itis possible to alter the sensitivity of the Pitch Bend Wheel by assigning effect number 128 to the Modulation Wheel or Volume Slider This will allow you to alter the pitch bend range up to one octave up and down MIDI If All Goes Wrong The Keystation 6les has been designed to make working with MIDI on your computer as simple as possible Nonetheless you may still experience some difficulties In many cases the keyboard is not at fault the problem lies with the receiving device To counter this there are two useful MIDI functions All Notes Off If you find there are hanging notes that you cannot stop playing send an All Notes Off MIDI message by performing the following m Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Ed2. Installation in Mac OS9 If you do not have OMS installed please run the OMS installer first Otherwise start by Installing the OMS Driver Installing OMS Make sure that all programs are shut down before you begin the installer Also make sure you have removed any dongles or copy protection devices you may be using 1 Insert the Keystation 6les Installer CD ROM 2 Double click on the Keystation 6les Installer CD icon on your desktop 3 Double click on the OS 9 folder 4 Double click on Install OMS 2 3 8 5 Follow the on screen instructions 6 It will now take a few moments to install OMS When it has finished it will ask you to restart the computer Click Restart Installing the OMS driver Click and drag the USB Drivers Installer to the desktop from the OS 9 window it resides in Double click on the icon If a window appears click Open Double click on the newly created USB Drivers Installer on your desktop Click Install The installer automatically places the drivers in the correct system folders Once the installer has finished installing the drivers click Restart Once your computer has restarted switch on the Keystation 6les Snap OMS Setup You now have to run the OMS Setup program 1 Open the Hard Drive gt Opcode folder gt OMS Applications folder gt OMS Setup 2 Ifyou get a message to switch Appletalk on or off you may choose either option as this will not affect the OMS S
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4. 7 Controller 117 118 Controller 118 119 Controller 119 Channel Mode Messages 120 All Sound off 121 Reset all Controllers 122 Local Control 123 All Notes Off 124 Omni Off 125 Omni On 126 Mono On Poly Off 127 Poly On Mono Off Extra RPN Messages 128 Pitch Bend sensitivity 129 Fine Tune 130 Coarse Tune 131 Channel Pressure
5. IO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft und Hardware GmbH VST is a trademark of Steinberg Soft und Hardware GmbH M AUDIO Keystation 61es Tested to comply with FCC standards FOR HOME OR STUDIO USE Appendices Useful MIDI Data Appendix A General MIDI Instruments 0 Acoustic Grand Piano I Bright Acoustic Piano 2 Electric Grand Piano 3 Honky Tonk Piano 4 Electric Piano 1 5 Electric Piano 2 9 Glockenspiel 10 Music Box 14 Tubular bells 15 Dulcimer 32 Acoustic Bass 33 Electric Fingered Bass 34 Electric Picked Bass 35 Fretless Bass 36 Slap Bass 1 37 Slap Bass 2 38 Syn Bass 1 39 Syn Bass 2 40 Violin 41 Viola 42 Cello 43 Contrabass 44 Tremolo Strings 45 Pizzicato Strings 46 Orchestral Harp 47 Timpani 64 Soprano Sax 65 Alto Sax 66 Tenor Sax 67 Baritone Sax 68 Oboe 69 English Horn 70 Bassoon 71 Clarinet 72 Piccolo 73 Flute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Bottle Blow 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina 96 SFX Rain 97 SFX Soundtrack 98 SFX Crystal 99 SFX Atmosphere 100 SFX Brightness 101 SFX Goblins 102 SFX Echoes 103 SFX Sci Fi 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai Organ Ensemble Synth Lead Percussive 16 Drawbar Organ 17 Percussive Organ 18 Rock Organ 19 Church Organ 20 Reed Organ 21 Accordion 22 Harmonica 23 Tango Accordion 24 Nylon Acoustic 25 Steel Acoustic 26 Jazz Electric 27 Clean E
6. Key Names Each white key on the Keystation 61es is labeled with a letter and a number The letter represents the note played and the number represents the octave the definition of octave is explained in the next section Although the black keys are not labeled they also have names F 4 or Eb2 are examples of black key names If the name of a black key contains a 4 sign it is referring to the black key above the same note white key For example Fit 3 refers to the black key above F3 If the name of a black key is expressed with a b sign it is referring to the black key below the same note white key For example Eb3 refers to the black key below E3 As a result the black key between C3 and D3 is both CH 3 and Db3 Octave Buttons An octave contains 12 notes Each octave is denoted on your Keystation 6les by black and white sections starting on C Each octave is given a number If you press the octave button once the led above the octave button will go out indicating the keyboards octave is now shifted up If you press the octave key again you will shift one more octave up and so on lt is possible to shift the keyboard up 3 octaves or down 3 octaves from 0 octave shift To shift the octave down press the octave button and notice that the led above the octave goes out If only the led above the octave key is lit the octave is shifted down and if o
7. Keystation 6les keyboard Windows will automatically recognize the keyboard and ask for the Keystation 6les Installer CD ROM 7 Select the CD ROM drive and click OK Windows will ask you to select the CD ROM drive again for the MIDI driver 8 If Windows reports the drivers have not been digitally signed click on Continue Installation 9 Select the drive once more 10 Click OK 11 In the event that Windows asks you to restart your computer click Restart Getting Started Once you have finished installation you will need to configure your MIDI application software to use the Keystation 6les Please notice that when you press a key on the keyboard you will not hear any sound This is because pressing a key causes the keyboard to send out MIDI data MIDI data gives instructions on how a sound should play but in order to actually hear that sound you need to configure your music software to read the MIDI data being sent from the Keystation 6les and play the sound back accordingly This setup will more than likely entail going into an Options or Device Set Up menu in your music software application and selecting the appropriate device The Keystation 6les should appear under the name USB Audio Device for Windows XP or as Keystation 6les for other Operating Systems in the MIDI devices section of your music software application Please consult the manual that came with your software for the proper set up procedure
8. M AUDIO KEYSTATION Gles 61 Key Mobile USB MIDI Controller USER GUIDE Introduction a es tai 64664 asks da doh AA Gr eh Sead sakke varia Gal vii 3 ProduetFe iues as NNN 3 Whats ande BOX Jose 3 About The Manual 3 Connecting Your Keyboard serrati khk A ARA RA DDO aksene 3 Windows XP andi MaC OS X ui ida tu karen plis Mama dco hob YA jalad BAG co bed MAU wacked WD ts ad Echt sells be id se 4 OtherOperating Systems ua 4 Getting Staned sc Ee eg ears aaa org mask ansa mee eng Ke 5 Advanced functions Ieu Y stener ere Pei Yy dd ben 7 MIDI IFAILGOSS Wrong cauad GC narnia deans dager apene denne dudes maja la dur aaa n ha majal a ah dog 10 MOuble ShOOUNG sa TR 11 Contact MEAUIO senado a barten kar bera Me kohtate eb bene adle 11 Warranty dea 12 TECNICA NIDO Leader des temasse dardos 12 Appendices Useful MID Data rat mmm FY fA ate 13 This Page Blank Intentionally English Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M Audio Keystation 61e a 61 note USB keyboard with velocity sensitive semi weighted keys that is designed to easily integrate with your PC or Macintosh computer The Keystation 61es offers semi weighted keys that give you the feel of a piano in a compact affordable MIDI controller Ideal for a multitude of music creation and education applications the Keystation 61es offers you modulation and Pitch Bend Wheels plus assignable buttons and a slider for hands on control Though the Keystation 61e
9. Pan LSB 43 Expression LSB 44 Controller 44 45 Controller 45 Appendix B Standard MIDI Controller Numbers MIDI CC s 46 Controller 46 47 Controller 47 48 Gen Purpose 1 LSB 49 Gen Purpose 2 LSB 50 Gen Purpose 3 LSB 51 Gen Purpose 4 LSB 52 Controller 52 53 Controller 53 54 Controller 54 55 Controller 55 56 Controller 56 57 Controller 57 58 Controller 58 59 Controller 59 60 Controller 60 61 Controller 61 62 Controller 62 63 Controller 63 64 Sustain Pedal 65 Portamento 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft Pedal 68 Legato Pedal 69 Hold 2 70 Sound Variation 71 Resonance 72 Release Time 73 Attack Time 74 Cut off Frequency 75 Controller 75 76 Controller 76 77 Controller 77 78 Controller 78 79 Controller 79 80 Gen Purpose 5 81 Gen Purpose 6 82 Gen Purpose 7 83 Gen Purpose 8 84 Portamento Control 85 Controller 85 86 Controller 86 87 Controller 87 88 Controller 88 89 Controller 89 90 Controller 90 91 Reverb Depth 92 Tremelo Depth 93 Chorus Depth 94 Celeste De tune 95 Phaser Depth 96 Data Increment 97 Data Decrement 98 Non Reg Param LSB 99 Non Reg Param MSB 100 Reg Param LSB 101 Reg Param MSB 102 Controller 102 103 Controller 103 104 Controller 104 105 Controller 105 106 Controller 106 107 Controller 107 108 Controller 108 109 Controller 109 110 Controller 110 111 Controller 111 112 Controller 112 113 Controller 113 114 Controller 114 115 Controller 115 116 Controller 116 11
10. SB ce LU E LU orn mn TH OR 9 o Advanced functions wu In addition to setting an octave shift the two octave and buttons discussed earlier in the manual under the section Octave Buttons can also be used to control one of five MIDI functions In the diagram above you will see that the first 6 black keys are labeled DATA These keys are used to select the function of the octave buttons Some of the functions that these keys can be used for cannot send out a value less than 0 When used to control these functions both lights above the buttons will remain on regardless of the current setting of that function To select an alternate function m Press the Advanced Functions button putting the keyboard into Edit Mode m Press the black key that represents the function you want Edit Mode will finish as soon as you have selected the function and you will be able to play notes again The five available alternate functions of the octave buttons are described next Octave Shift The Octave And Keys n n Another method of shifting the Keystation 49e s octaves is with the use of the keys labeled octave and After the Advanced Function button has been pressed placing the keyboard is in Edit Mode pressing these keys will shift the keyboards pitch up or down one or more octaves one for time each pressed The default octave shift designation is O and will be t
11. ack key above G1 named G 1 m Now the Octave and keys can be used to change the program m Press and continue to play notes until you find the instrument you want 2 Using the Quick Select Method m Press the Advanced Functions button m Press the black key above G4 named G 4 or A4 named A 4 representing Bank LSB or Bank MSB respectively m Press keys C4 then E3 then C5 This enters the combination 3 2 ENTER Alternatively you can use the and buttons to change the value and then press ENTER As with Program Change if the Octave and keys are selected to vary the Bank LSB or MSB number Method 1 the lights above the buttons will not change since it is not possible to have a Bank with a negative value Pressing both the and buttons together will recall Bank 0 The Modulation Wheel It is possible to assign MIDI effects to the Modulation Wheel Some useful effects are 01 Modulation 07 Volume 10 Pan balance m 05 Portamento There are 131 effects in total However for these effects to have any affect on the sound the receiving MIDI device has to be able to read and respond to these MIDI effect messages Most devices will at least respond to volume modulation and pan data The full list of effects is given at the back of this manual To assign an effect to the Modulation Wheel m Press the Advanced Functions button to en
12. ccording to the Channel that you need For example if a device specifies that you need to send data on Channel 10 press the Advanced Functions button and then key F2 to select Channel 10 wu mon ou The Channel can also be assigned to the Octave and buttons Once assigned pressing or will increase or decrease the channel incrementally When Channel 16 is reached and is pressed Channel 1 will be selected If the Octave and keys are selected to vary the Channel the lights above the buttons will not change since it is not possible to have a Channel with a negative value Pressing both the and buttons together will recall Channel 1 wu wun Program Change Program Changes are used to change the instrument or voice you are using For the sake of example we will change the instrument to a bass sound To do this we need to send a program change of 32 which will select an acoustic bass sound from the General MIDI Instruments list in the Appendix There are two ways to send a program change Incremental Decremental Program Change Press the Advanced Functions button Press the black key above FI named F 1 Now the Octave and keys can be used to change the program Press and continue to play notes until you find the instrument you want wn n n Quick Select Program Change Press the Advanced Functions button Press th
13. e black key above F4 named F 4 representing Program Press keys C4 then E3 then C5 This enters the combination 3 2 ENTER Alternatively you can use the and buttons to change the value then press ENTER Now the keyboard will play a bass sound Number 32 as listed in the General MIDI Instruments list M gt The first method is useful if you want to cycle through different instruments to see which sounds best in your song The second is more useful if you want to select a specific number as is the case here If the Octave and keys are selected to vary the Program number Method 1 the lights above the buttons will not change since it is not possible to have a Program with a negative value Pressing both the and buttons together will recall Program O which selects a grand piano sound oun The full list of instruments that can be accessed via Program Changes is listed in the Appendix at the end of this manual Bank LSB and Bank MSB Program Changes are most commonly used to change instruments and voices However the number of instruments accessible via Program Changes is limited to 128 Some devices have more than 128 voices and require a different method to access these extra voices Generally these devices use Bank LSB and Bank MSB messages 1 Incremental Decremental Bank LSB and Bank MSB Changes m Press the Advanced Functions button m Press the bl
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15. etup 3 In the next window click OK Click Search Click OK Click OK again Click Save If asked click Replace EE You should now have a final window showing your current Studio Setup If Auicktime Music is crossed out double click on it and then click in the on circle to enable it Then click OK Now you re ready to go Just make sure your Keystation 61es keyboard is selected as the MIDI input in your music software Installation in Windows 98 or ME 1 Power up your PC Insert the Keystation 6les Installer CD ROM Open My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate your CD ROM drive Click on the folder labeled Keystation 6les Open the Keystation 6les folder and click on the installer icon Follow instructions on screen When finished exit the setup Switch on the Keystation 6les N emo Windows will proceed with the installation of a USB driver and a MIDI driver Once completed you are ready to go Windows may ask you to restart your computer in which case click Restart Installation in Windows 2000 1 Power up your PC 2 Insert the Keystation 6les Installer CD ROM Open My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate your CD ROM drive Click on the folder labeled Keystation 6les 3 Open the Keystation 6les folder and click on the installer icon 4 Follow the instructions on your screen 5 When finished exit the setup 6 Switch on the
16. gage Edit Mode m Press the black key above C4 named C 4 representing WHEEL ASSIGN m Use the Numerical Data Entry keys G3 B4 to enter the number of the effect you want to assign to the Modulation Wheel Alternatively you can use the and buttons to change the value m Press the ENTER key C5 m Move the Modulation Wheel upwards to increase the value of the effect If you have made an error while entering the numerical data value you can press the CANCEL key C1 to exit Edit Mode without changing the effect assigned to the Modulation Wheel Note that each time the keyboard is turned off the data assigned to the Modulation Wheel will be lost Each time the keyboard is powered up the Modulation Wheel will be assigned to modulation effect number 01 by default For the sake of example we will assign effect number 10 pan or balance to the Modulation Wheel Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mode Press the black key above C4 named C 4 representing WHEEL ASSIGN Press A3 to enter 1 Press G3 to enter 0 so you have entered 10 Press C5 for ENTER The Volume Slider As with the Modulation Wheel the Volume Slider can be assigned to any of the 131 effects listed at the end of this manual To assign the Volume Slider to an effect m Pressthe Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mode m Press the black key above D4 named D 4 representing SLIDER ASSIGN
17. he event that M AUDIO determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the unit repaired and returned or not pay this fee and have the unit returned un repaired The remedy for breach of this limited warranty shall not include any other damages M AUDIO will not be liable for consequential special indirect or similar damages or claims including loss of profit or any other commercial damage even if its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages and in no event will M AUDIO S liability for any damages to the purchaser or any other person exceed the price paid for the product regardless of any form of the claim M AUDIO specifically disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied Specifically M AUDIO makes no warranty that the product is fit for any particular purpose This warranty shall be construed interpreted and governed by the laws of the state of California If any provision of this warranty is found void invalid or unenforceable it will not affect the validity of the balance of the warranty which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms In the event any remedy hereunder is determined to have failed of its essential purpose all limitations of liability and exclusion of damages set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect Technical Info Caution E
18. he octave setting each time you power up the keyboard The lights above the octave buttons indicate that 0 octave shift is set when both are on wu wu To assign the and keys to control the octave m Press the Advanced Functions button to get the keyboard into Edit Mode m Press the black key above C1 named C 1 representing DATA OCTAVE Edit Mode will finish as soon as C 1 has been pressed There is also a method of performing a quick octave change which can be useful when using the octave buttons to control another MIDI function and is accompplished as follows m Press the Advanced Functions button to put the keyboard in Edit Mode m Press the black key below B2 Bb2 in Edit Mode this key functions as OCTAVE increasing the octave by 1 you may press it again to increase the octave by 2 and so on m Press the black key above F2 F 2 in Edit Mode this key functions as OCTAVE decreasing the octave by 1 you may press it again to decrease the octave by 2 and so on OR press the black key above G2 named G 2 in Edit Mode this key functions as OCTAVE 0 to reset the octave shift to 0 m When you have chosen your octave shift press C5 representing ENTER to leave Edit Mode Transposition In some cases it may be useful to reduce or increase the pitch by a number of semitones rather than an entire octave For example if you are playing a song with a singer that is having d
19. ifficulty hitting the top notes you may want to reduce the pitch by one or two semitones This is achieved using a MIDI function called Transpose Transpose works in the same way as Octave Shift above except the shift is 12 As with Octave Shift there are two ways of transposing the keyboard You can use the Octave and buttons or the black keys Fit 3 G 3 and Bb3 These black keys represent TRANSPOSE TRANSPOSE 0 and TRANSPOSE respectively wu To assign the octave and buttons to transpose m Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mode m Press the black key above D1 named D 1 representing DATA TRANSPOSE Edit Mode will disengage as soon as D 1 has been pressed m Press the key and you will hear the pitch of the note you play go up m Press both and together to cancel transpose A semitone represents the change in pitch from one note to another Therefore changing two semitones is the same as playing a note two notes higher Channel MIDI data from the keyboard can be sent on any of 16 MIDI Channels However certain MIDI devices and MIDI software applications require the keyboard to send data on a specified channel If this is the case you can change the channel the data is sent using the following method m Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mode m Press one of the 16 Channel keys from DI to E3 a
20. it Mode m Press the black key above D3 named D 3 representing ALL NOTES OFF m Edit Mode will disengage eliminating any hanging notes Reset All Controllers If you find there is an effect on a voice that you do not want rather than having to isolate and identify that effect you can send a Reset All Controllers MIDI message by performing the following m Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mode m Press the black key above C3 named C 3 representing RESET ALL CONTROLLERS m Edit Mode will disengage eliminating all effects MIDI Out The MIDI Out port is located on the back of the keyboard and can be used to connect the keyboard to an external sound module or MIDI keyboard By default when you switch the unit on all controller data is sent out via the MIDI output as well as the USB out If you want the MIDI output to act like a traditional USB to MIDI interface engage MIDI Out from USB mode by carrying out the following Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mode Press the black key above D2 named D 2 representing MIDI OUT FROM USB Edit Mode will disengage The keyboard is now able to send data received from the computer via its MIDI OUT jack to whatever device is connected In order to use the MIDI output select the Keystation 6les USB MIDI Out as the MIDI output device in your sequencer Trouble Shooting Here are answers to common trouble related question
21. lectric 28 Muted Electric 31 Harmonics 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 Slow 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52 Choir Aahs 53 Voice Oohs 54 Syn Choir 55 Orchestral Hit 56 Trumpet 57 Trombone 58 Tuba 59 Muted Trumpet 60 French Horn 61 Brass Section 62 Syn Brass 1 63 Syn Brass 2 80 Syn Square Wave 81 Syn Sawtooth Wave 82 Syn Calliope 83 Syn Chiff 84 Syn Charang 85 Syn Voice 86 Syn Fifihs Sawtooth Wave 87 Syn Brass amp Lead 88 New Age Syn Pad 89 Warm Syn Pad 90 Polysynth Syn Pad 91 Choir Syn Pad 92 Bowed Syn Pad 93 Metal Syn Pad 94 Halo Syn Pad 95 Sweep Syn Pad 112 Tinkle Bell 113 Agogo 114 Steel Drums 115 Woodblock 116 Taiko Drum 117 Melodic Tom 118 Syn Drum 119 Reverse Cymbal 120 Guitar Fret Noise 121 Breath Noise 122 Seashore 123 Bird Tweet 124 Telephone Ring 125 Helicopter 126 Applause 127 Gun Shot 00 Bank Select 01 Modulation 02 Breath Control 03 Controller 3 04 Foot Control 12 Effects Controller 1 13 Effects Controller 2 14 Controller 14 15 Controller 15 16 Gen Purpose 1 17 Gen Purpose 2 18 Gen Purpose 3 19 Gen Purpose 4 ler 20 ler 21 ler 22 ler 23 ler 24 ler 25 ler 26 ler 27 ler 28 ler 29 ler 30 31 Controller 31 32 Bank Select LSB 33 Modulation LSB 34 Breath Control LSB 35 Controller 35 36 Foot Control LSB 37 Porta Time LSB 38 Data Entry LSB 39 Channel Volume LSB 40 Balance LSB 41 Controller 41 42
22. lectro Static Discharge Electrical Fast Transient and Conducted RF interference may cause the unit malfunctioning In such case unplug the unit and plug in again to restore normal operation Note Your M AUDIO Keyatation 6les has been tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this device Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the eguipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more ofthe following measures m Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna m Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver m Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected m Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help AS
23. mmended that you connect the Keystation 6les to an onboard USB port or to a powered USB hub Power and Connection Via USB 1 Check that the on off button on the back of the unit is set to OFF 2 Plug the USB cable provided with the Keystation 6les keyboard to a free USB port on your computer 3 Plug the other end of the USB cable to the USB input on the Keystation 6les keyboard The single USB cable not only powers the keyboard but also sends MIDI data to and from your computer system Using An External Power Supply You can also use a power adapter not included with the following specification 9V DC output 250 300mA center positive Make sure you are not already powering the Keystation 49e keyboard via USB if you are receiving power from the USB hub no external supply is needed If not then simply plug the power supply in to the DC 9V input and switch the power on Note Do not leave the adapter plugged in for long periods of time if the unit is not in use Windows XP and Mac OS X If you are using Windows XP or Mac OS X you can now simply move the keyboard s power switch to the ON position Because the Keystation 6les keyboard is class compliant it will work without any further installation Other Operating Systems If you are using an operating system other than OSX or Windows XP please refer to our website at www m audio com for the latest Keystation 6les drivers for Macintosh or Windows operating systems
24. nly the led above the octave key is lit the octave is shifted up To return the octave shift to O press both the octave and keys together Both LED s will light indicating that the octave shift has returned to 0 The Pitch Bend Wheel As the name indicates the assignable Pitch Bend Wheel is primarily used to bend the notes played on the keyboard up or down This allows you to play phrases not normally associated with keyboard playing such as guitar style riffs Your sound source determines how far you can bend the note The usual setting is two semitones but it can be up to two octaves The Modulation Wheel The Modulation Wheel is typically used for modulation of the sound you are playing This type of real time controller was originally introduced on electronic keyboard instruments to give the performer options such as adding vibrato just like players of acoustic instruments do Just like the Pitch Bend Wheel the Modulation Wheel is fully MIDI assignable The Volume Slider The Volume Slider sends a MIDI message that controls the volume of the notes you are playing The Volume Slider can also be assigned to different effects such as pan balance attack reverb chorus and many more See Advanced Functions for more information Using with a Foot Pedal A foot pedal can be used for sustaining the sound that you are playing without having to keep your hands on the keyboard just like the sustain
25. pedal on a piano You can plug a foot pedal of any polarity sold separately into the foot pedal input on your M Audio keyboard The keyboard will automatically detect the correct polarity when powering up If you want to reverse the polarity simply depress the pedal when you switch on your keyboard The Advanced Function Button The Advanced Functions button is used to access all the advanced functions of the keyboard that are located on the keybed When the Advanced Functions button is pressed the keyboard goes into Edit Mode In Edit Mode the keys on the keyboard are used for selecting functions and entering data The light above the Advanced Functions button indicates whether or not Edit Mode is engaged In Edit Mode the black keys on the keyboard are used for selecting functions while the white keys are used for data entry and channel selection Your keyboard will slip out of Edit Mode as soon as a function is selected or the CANCEL or ENTER keys are pressed the light above the Advanced Functions button will turn off The keyboard can then be used to play notes again The following diagram shows what each key on the keyboard represents in Edit Mode DATA OCTAVE DATA TRANSPOSE DATA PROGRAM DATA BANK LSB DATA BANK MSB DATA CHANNEL MIDI OUT FROM USB OCTAVE OCTAVE 0 OCTAVE RESET ALL CONTROLLERS ALL NOTES OFF TRANSPOSE TRANSPOSE 0 TRANSPOSE WHEEL ASSIGN SLIDER ASSIGN PROGRAM BANK LSB BANK M
26. s is class compliant and features true plug and play operation under Windows XP and Mac OS X we recommend that you spend a few minutes reviewing this manual to learn about proper operation advanced functionality and programmability Product Features Ports m MIDI out m USB MIDI in out Power m USB powered m DCin for external PSU Keyboard m 61 note velocity sensitive keyboard m Pitch Bend Wheel m Modulation Wheel m Volume Control slider m Sustain foot pedal input m Octave buttons m Advanced Functions button What s in the Box Your M Audio Keystation 6les package should contain the following items m M Audio Keystation 6les USB keyboard m User Manual m USB cable If any of the above listed items are missing please contact the retailer where you purchased the product About The Manual This instruction manual covers the operation of the Keystation 6les USB keyboard Though this manual does not provide a detailed explanation about how to set up your keyboard for use with third party music software the majority of music software applications will work seamlessly with the Keystation 6les keyboard Please consult your software application s manual for additional information Connecting Your Keyboard You can power the keyboard either via a powered USB port or an optional external power supply However the Keystation 6les is a very low power device and an external power supply should not be necessary It is reco
27. s you may have using your Keystation 49e Problem 1 My M Audio hardware suddenly stopped working after having performed fine since installation Solution 1 Switch off the unit and leave for 10 seconds Then restart your computer and try again If the problem persists you may have to re install drivers for the unit Problem 2 have plugged in a sustain pedal into my M Audio keyboard but it works the wrong way around Solution 2 The polarity of the sustain pedal is calculated by the keyboard when it is powered up On power up the sustain pedal is assumed to be in the OFF position So if you want the sustain pedal to be off when it is unpressed make sure the pedal is unpressed when you power Up Problem 3 When I press a key there is a delay before I hear any sound Solution 3 This delay is known as latency Latency with MIDI signals is due to the softsynth you are using MIDI data is simply control data The MIDI is read by the softsynth The softsynth then completes a large number of complex calculations in order to produce the sound you hear all this takes time We strongly recommend a proper soundcard Refer to www m audio com for a selection of USB PCI and Firewire audio cards If you already have an adequate sound card try reinstalling the latest drivers for the sound card or try reducing the buffer sizes of the audio drivers Contact M Audio M AUDIO U S M AUDIO Deutschland Germany 5795 Martin Road Irwindale CA 91706 621
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