M-Audio Music Mixer User's Manual
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1. 2002 Microsoft Sound Studio Il PictureBoard and Music Teacher are copyright 2003 Evolution Electronics Ltd All rights reserved M AUDIO X Session Tested to comply with ESD and Fast Transient may cause the unit to temporarily malfunction FCC standards FOR HOME OR STUDIO USE Switch off and on again to restore normal operation 12 Trouble Shooting Appendices Appendix MIDI Implementation Chart Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages Altered Note 0 127 Number True Voice HIE Note ON Note OFF After Keys Touch Ch s Pitch Bend Control 0 119 Change 120 127 Program 0 127 Change True Number System Exclusive GM GM2 MMC Song Position Common Song Select System Clock Exclusive Commands Local ON OFF Aux All Notes OFF Messages Active Sense Reset X X Memory Dump Appendices 13 Appendix B Assignable MIDI 5 on the X Session The Cross Fader rotary Controllers o L ENLNNNK 7L 0 EE e _ 1 1 1 1 9 Sysex messages MMC Sysex messages This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type 144 and then press the button to set this value or2. In amp MIDI Out Signal Flow Diagram The MIDI IN amp MIDI OUT ports have different uses depending on how you intend to connect and power the X Session The diagram below shows the different routing options r RPM pL USB MIDI IN Controlllers MIDI IN MIDI OUT About The MIDI In Port The MIDI in plug can be used to interface another MIDI device to your PC via the USB port Data received from this device will be transmitted via the X Session to the PC This is achieved using a second USB MIDI out So when you select the MIDI devices section of your sequencer you will see two X Session USB MIDI Ins The first of these is used to receive the X Session controller data the second is used to receive data from the other device connected to the X Session s MIDI IN plug So the X Session is acting as a MIDI to USB interface for the other MIDI device About The MIDI Out Port The X Session can of course also interface with other MIDI devices By default I e when you switch the unit 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 just press the two buttons SELECT and ASSIGN that activate the MIDI OUT from USB mode If you are using a host application which can pick up multiple input drivers you will be able to use the X Session s MIDI input and the X Session surface to record MIDI data and
3. Organ 52 Choir Aahs 84 Syn Charang 21 Accordion 53 Voice Oohs 85 Syn Voice 22 Harmonica 54 Syn Choir 23 Tango Accordion 55 Orchestral Hit 80 Syn Square Wave 81 Syn Sawtooth Wave 86 Syn Sawtooth Wave 87 Syn Brass amp Lead 112 Tinkle Bell 113 Agogo 114 Steel Drums 115 Woodblock 116 Taiko Drum 117 Melodic Tom 118 Syn Drum 119 Reverse Cymbal 24 Nylon Acoustic 56 Trumpet 26 Jazz Electric 58 Tuba MIDI Note Numbers eret ee eg Ee eg RET ERR 28 RT n Numbers em Cin Dn Dfn En Fn Fn Gn Gin An 88 New Age Syn Pad 25 Steel Acoustic 57 Trombone 89 Warm Syn Pad 90 Polysynth Syn Pad 27 Clean Electric 59 Muted Trumpet 9 Choir Syn Pad 28 Muted Electric 60 French Horn 92 Bowed Syn Pad 29 Overdrive 61 Brass Section 93 Metal Syn Pad 30 Distorted 61 Syn Brass 1 94 Halo Syn Pad 31 Harmonics 62 Syn Brass 2 95 Sweep Syn Pad 120 Guitar Fret Noise 121 Breath Noise 122 Seashore 123 Bird Tweet 124 Telephone Ring 125 Helicopter 126 Applause 127 Gun Shot 107 119 Appendices 17 Appendix E Standard MIDI Controller numbers MIDI 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 n 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 18 Bank Select Modulation Breath Control Controller 3 Foot Control Porta Time Data Entry Channel Volume Balance Controller 9
4. 0 and press the 7 button 14 Appendices B2 The Buttons Program MIDI CC Press Twice Description Data Lsb Data Msb p Press Twice Press Twice Toggle volue 2 Toggle volue 1 Toggle volue 2 Toggle value 1 Sensitivily volue 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s 120 127 Channel Mode Messages 128 Pitch Bend Range 129 Channel Fine Tune 130 Channel Coarse Tune Tuning amount Pressure amount Volume LSB Mod rate 131 Channel Pressure 132 RPN Coqrse 133 RPN Fine 134 NRPN Coarse 135 NRPN Fine 136 Master Volume GM 137 Master 38 Master Coarse Tune GM 139 Master Fine Tune GM 140 Chorus Mod Rate GM2 41 Chorus Mod Depth GM2 Mod depth 142 Feedback GM2 143 Send to Reverb GM2 Reverb send level Pich shift 38 Button press value Velocity off Velocity off 44 Pitch Bend 145 Program Bank Preset Program 146 MIDI CC on off MIDI CC 47 Note on off Note 148 Note on off toggle Note 149 MMC Command 150 Reverb Type GM2 151 Reverb Time GM2 152 Chorus Type GM2 153 MIDI CC Decrement 154 Increment MIDI 255 Controller Off lt E D Sysex messages MMC Sysex messages This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Type in 144 and then press the button to set this value or 0 and press the 7 button Appendices 15 Appendix C Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Hexadeci
5. A Release Time relative change 14 00 7 00 7 64 0 63 Drum Filter Cutoff Freq relative change 15 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Filter Resonance relative change 16 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum EG Attack Rate relative change 17 00 7 00 7 64 0 63 Drum EG Decay Rate relative change 18 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Instrument Pitch Coarse relative change 19 00 7F 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Drum Instrument Pitch Fine relative change 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Level absolute change 1C 00 7F 00 7F n a Random L gt C gt R Drum Instrument Panpot absolute change 1D 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Reverb Send Level absolute change 1E 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Chorus Send Level absolute change 1F 00 7F 00 7F n a 0 to Max Drum Instrument Variation Send Level absolute change added by Yamaha XG changed from Delay to Variation by Yamaha XG Appendix G General MIDI Reverb Chorus Types Reverb Types Chorus Types 0 Small Room 0 Chorus 1 1 Medium Room 1 Chorus 2 2 Large Room 2 Chorus 3 3 Medium Hall 3 Chorus 4 4 Large Hall 4 FB Chorus 8 Plate 5 Flanger Appendix H X Session Preset Chart Factory Preset 01 MIDI CC s 16 31 02 MIDI CC s 32 47 03 MIDI CC s 48 63 04 MIDI CC s 102 117 05 GM Preset 06 Reason native Preset 07 Pro 53 Preset 08 Rebirth Preset 09 Sampletank Prese
6. B RPN LSB NRPN LSB NRPN LSB Volume LSB Pan LSB Tuning LSB Tuning LSB Mod rate Mod depth Feedback level Reverb send level Pitch shift LSB Bank LSB Data Msb Press Twice Toggle Value 1 Toggle Value 1 RPN MSB RPN MSB NRPN MSB NRPN MSB Volume MSB Pan MSB Tuning MSB Tuning MSB Pitch shift MSB Bank MSB Button release value Button press value Velocity off Velocity off Command select Type Time Type Velocity on Velocity on This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Use or Selecting A Controller For Editing Before you can assign a MIDI CC to one of the X Session s controllers you will need to select it for editing There are 2 methods for doing this 1 Press CONTROL SELECT The LCD will display the CONTROLLER symbol The symbol will be flashing to indicate the controller settings can be altered The 3 digit display will show the number of the currently selected controller proceeded by a C or an E if the cross fader is selected 2 Type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad or the buttons or move the cross fader rotary controller Simply moving a fader rotary controller will make it the currently selected controller ready for editing To select the second cross fader controller value F18 please use method 1 It is also not possible to select any of the 10 numerical buttons by pressing them since during edit mode they are used to enter numeri
7. M AUDIO X Session USB MIDI Control Surface with Cross fader ENGLISH FRAN AIS DEUTSCH ESPANOL ITALIANO USER GUIDE English Introduction In the X Session Advanced Guide we have mode the assumption that you been through the X Session Getting Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed form with your X Session If you do not have this guide please contact your local distributor or download it from our website www evolution co uk The Getting Started Guide should insure that you now familiar with the basic operation of the X Session so that we now con focus on more in depth features First however we need to explain some terminology we use throughout the guide Terminology Edit Mode Edit Mode describes the short period after a function button has been pressed during which the parameters of that function can be altered The numeric keypad can be used to alter a parameter during this time No data is sent out of the X Session when it is in Edit mode except for program and bank changes LCD symbols shown in Edit mode will flash to show you that a particular parameter can be edited If q number is part entered and a new controller turned that number will become the relevant parameter number for the new controller and the 3 second editing period will re trigger Default mode Default Mode describes the state of the X Session when no function buttons have been pressed within th
8. Pan Expression Effects Controller 1 Effects Controller 2 Controller 14 Controller 15 Gen Purpose 1 Gen Purpose 2 Gen Purpose 3 Gen Purpose 4 Controller 20 Controller 21 Controller 22 Controller 23 Controller 24 Controller 25 Controller 26 Controller 27 Controller 28 Controller 29 Controller 30 Controller 31 Bank Select LSB Modulation LSB Breath Control LSB Controller 35 Foot Control LSB Porta Time LSB Data Entry LSB Channel Volume LSB Balance LSB Controller 41 Pan LSB Expression LSB Controller 44 Controller 45 Controller 46 Appendices 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 Controller 47 Gen Purpose 1 LSB Gen Purpose 2 LSB Gen Purpose 3 LSB Gen Purpose 4 LSB Controller 52 Controller 53 Controller 54 Controller 55 Controller 56 Controller 57 Controller 58 Controller 59 Controller 60 Controller 61 Controller 62 Controller 63 Sustain Pedal Portamento Sostenuto Soft Pedal Legato Pedal Hold 2 Sound Variation Resonance Release Time Attack Time Cut off Frequency Controller 75 Controller 76 Controller 77 Controller 78 Controller 79 Gen Purpose 5 Gen Purpose 6 Gen Purpose 7 Gen Purpose 8 Portamento Control Controller 85 Controller 86 Controller 87 Controller 88 Controller 89 Controller 90 Reverb Depth Tremelo Depth Chorus Depth 94 Cele
9. RPN MSB 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB Master Volume GM Master Pan Master Coarse Tune Master Fine Tune Chorus Mod rate Chorus Mod Depth Feedback Send to Reverb Pitch Bend Controller Off General MIDI SysEx messages YA General MIDI 2 SysEx messages bd MMC Sysex messages This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad Use or 4 Programming and Editing the X Session ASSIGN 0 119 120 127 kkk 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 255 Assignable MIDI Buttons Description Program Press Twice Standard MIDI CC s Channel Mode Messages Pitch Bend Sensitivity Channel Fine Tune Channel Coarse Tune Channel Pressure RPN Coarse RPN Fine NRPN Coarse NRPN Fine Master Volume Master Pan Master Coarse Tune Master Fine Tune Chorus Mod rate Chorus Mod Depth Feedback Send to Reverb Pitch Bend Program Bank Preset MIDI CC on off Note on off Note on off toggle MMC Command Reverb type Reverb time Chorus type Controller Off Program MIDI CC Note Note General MIDI SysEx messages General MIDI 2 SysEx messages MMC Sysex messages Bank LSB Press Twice Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 2 Sensitivity value Tuning amount Tuning amount Pressure amount RPN LS
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12. cal values To program these buttons please use the first method Assigning MIDI CC s Once the controller you want to edit has been selected you can change the assigned MIDI CC number in the following way 1 Press ASSIGN The LCD will flash the CC symbol The 3 digit display will indicate the currently assigned MIDI CC number 2 in a new MIDI CC value using the numeric keypad or and buttons The MIDI controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected controller Shown by the number on the small 2 digit display Example After pressing ASSIGN the display shows the cc symbol and in this case displays that currently the MIDI CC 07 is assigned to controller number 13 Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel 1 Select the controller you want to edit as described earlier 2 Press CHANNEL The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3 digit display will show the current channel assignment of the selected controller preceded by a c The small 2 digit display will show the currently selected controller for assignment 3 Type the MIDI channel number 01 16 you want the controller to send to using the numeric keypad or the keys If the controller is assigned to channel 00 it will transmit on the global channel Programming and Editing the X Session 5 Changing The Global MIDI Channel The X Session s global MIDI channel affects only the controllers that have the individual MIDI channel assig
13. e value adjustment This is specified by controller number 6 Data entry for coarse adjustments or number 38 for fine adjustments A list of NRPN s will always be given in the User Manual of a device that receives NRPN messages It is always necessary that the NRPN MSB and LSB are sent together Both will be specified in the device s manual You may find the manufacturer s have only specified the numbers in Hexadecimal format In this case use Appendix C to translate the value to Decimal The X Session makes the process of transmitting NRPN s easy All you need is to enter the appropriate NRPN LSB by pressing the LSB DATA button twice enter the NRPN MSB by pressing the MSB DATA button twice and as you move the X Session controller an appropriate NRPN message will be sent out Assign NRPN coarse to make big sweeps or NRPN fine to make slight adjustments Sys Ex Explained System Exclusive Sys Ex messages were defined in the MIDI specification to allow individual devices to have individual control via MIDI The format of Sys Ex messages allows for virtually any function to be performed via MIDI so long as the receiving device is able to translate the message and act accordingly This allows devices to send audio sample memory data memory dumps controller settings and much more It also allows the controllers of one device to be controlled by another It is not possible to program your own specified Sys Ex message into the X Session Howeve
14. e click on the memory You can then move memories around by dragging them to a new position or using the copy buttons between the two windows These buttons are defined below DV Will copy the selected memory in Bank 2 to Bank 1 Will copy the selected memory Bank 1 to Bank 2 Will copy all memories in Bank 2 to Bank 1 Will copy all the memories in Bank 1 to Bank 2 nee Will undo the last copy you made Only the last copy is remembered It s a good idea to decide which column is your master column to avoid confusion and maybe loosing hours of work Viewing The Contents Of A Memory Right click on a memory to view the contents Please note that it is not possible to the contents of a memory The Sys Ex librarian will simply allow you to rearrange the order of memories or copy memories between one memory dump and another 10 The Evolution Librarian Software Saving Setup Once you have named all your presets and organized them the desired order click save to save the content Alternatively you can click on the File menu and select save to save the file with the previously assigned file name or save as to assign the memory dump a new file name The shortcut key to save Bank 1 is CTRL S Make sure you give the file a name which allows you to quickly identify your collection of setups Loading A Setup To load a memory setup file back in to the librarian click on the Load button
15. e last 3 seconds In Default mode the LCD will show the controller symbol and the 2 digit display will show the last selected controller The 3 digits display the currently assigned number On the Fly Operations Sending Program Changes On The Fly You can at any one time send out a program change message to you sound card sound module instrument or whatever other device will receive this standard MIDI message The program change will be sent on the global MIDI channel 1 Press the PROGRAM button 2 Type in the program number you wish to send using the numerical keypad or the keys Example The LCD display the PROG symbol in the right hand corner Indicating that the PROGRAM button has qmm been pressed The program value sent is 00 and its sent on the global MIDI channel 01 You can also program the l 1 assignable buttons to send out fixed program messages to individual MIDI channels PROG LI LI Global MIDI channel For more information please go to page 6 Sending Bank Changes On The Fly If your receiving device has more than 128 presets you may be able to access the additional banks by sending out bank change LSB and MSB messages 1 Press the DATA LSB or DATA MSB button 2 in the bank number you wish to send using the numerical keypad on the keys Please check the documentation for your receiving device to ensure that it will respond to these messages For more info
16. eady described the standard MIDI controller numbers range from 0 to 131 We have extended the list of MIDI CC s that can be assigned to the controllers of the X Session to include RPN NRPN MMC and General MIDI 1 amp 2 SysEx messages These advanced messages are as easy to program as a regular MIDI CC instruction by entering values 132 to 152 when programming MIDI CC s The charts on page 4 and 5 or Appendix B show you what number correspond to each message To program the values required for these advanced messages the X Session requires you to press the PROGRAM DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons twice respectively Pressing only once will send the program and bank change instructions on the fly as described earlier Lets look at a couple of examples to see how this works Please refer to the chart in Appendix B so you get to grips with the principle Assigning MMC Control To A Button 1 Select the button you want to control the MMC message 2 Press ASSIGN on the X Session 3 Type in 149 using the numerical keypad This is the number that corresponds to the MMC instruction as per the chart on page 4 and 5 4 Press Channel once 5 Type in 127 using the numerical keypad This ensures that the message is set to all device ID numbers For more information about this please read About SysEx Messages amp Device ID on page 7 6 Press the DATA LSB button twice 7 Enter a number from the chart on below to select the MMC mes
17. ession you will need to recall a preset to access the new memory settings Assigning A Device ID To The X Session Pressing the DEV ID buttons will allow you to assign a Device ID to the X Session The default Device ID is 127 which means when a memory dump is performed that dump can be received by any X Session regardless of the Device ID setting If a device ID is assigned to any number other than 127 the memory dump performed will be specific to X Session s with the same device ID If the device ID of a X Session differs from the one recorded with the memory dump the data will be ignored The device ID is a handy way of differentiating between multiple X Session s Otherwise we recommend you keep the device ID setting as 127 When you press the Device ID buttons you will see the small 2 digit display on LCD display id The 3 digit display represents the assigned Device ID You can enter a new device ID using the numeric keypad or the and buttons For more information on Sys Ex messages and device ID please go to page 7 Resetting To The Factory Default Setting The X Session comes with 10 useful presets stored in its memory for complete list see Appendix H You can reset the X Session back to the factory defaults on power up by holding down the buttons Note Restoring the Factory presets will erase all X Session setups stored to memory MIDI In Out amp MIDI Messages Explained MIDI
18. hen released aon s Assigning Note To Button Press SELECT and press the 0 button The display will show that you have selected controller 19 2 Press ASSIGN and enter 147 this is the MIDI CC number that corresponds to Note on off mode as shown in Appendix B Press DATA MSB twice and enter a value of 100 This means when you press the button a Note on message will be sent out with a velocity of 100 Press DATA LSB twice and enter a value of 000 This means when you release the button a Note off message mn will be sent out Msg I Ll Ll Press the PROGRAM button twice and enter 064 This will mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4 each time mm you press the button The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D TT Bil f LL This button mode has many uses You can use this mode to trigger samples control lighting equipment play keyboard notes and much more Note When you press the button in note mode the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity About Sys Ex Messages amp Device ID When transmitting Sys Ex messages the individual control channel number does not define a transmit channel but a device ID This is made clear since when you press the CHANNEL button the CC symbol will not be shown and there is no c in the 3 digit display Device ID s range between 00 127 In mo
19. llowing you to use a program change to change the instrument patch The FM7 by Native Instruments is a good example of this Bank changes are more rarely used although they do exist Bank changes are useful in manufacturer s extensions to the MIDI specification such as Roland s GS specification and Yamaha s XG specification Both of these require you to specify a Bank change in order to access the extra voices and effects that these specifications provide Sending Program Bank LSB and Bank MSB data is made simple using the X Session Simply press the PROGRAM DATA LSB or DATA MSB button and enter the program or bank change you wish to send RPN NRPN s Explained Non registered parameter numbers NRPN s are device specific messages that enable the control of synths via MIDI The MIDI specification defines parameter numbers to allow scope for manufacturers to specify their own controllers The more common of these have been registered by the MIDI Manufacturer s Association and are part of the MIDI specification hence the term Registered Parameter Numbers RPN s See Appendix 8 MIDI controllers 98 and 99 represent the NRPN LSB and MSB respectively while 100 and 101 represent the RPN LSB and MSB This can be seen from the MIDI controllers list in Appendix D To transmit an NRPN RPN these two controller messages are sent along with their user specified values A further controller message and value needs to be sent to specify the coarse or fin
20. mal to Decimal Conversion Chart 5 ES o oo gt 2 3 5 o he 9 ag Ki o Oo gt 5 93 SS T 5 o o S 2 S 5 o oO 9 25 Appendices 16 Appendix D Useful MIDI dota General MIDI Instruments P m 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 32 Acoustic Bass 64 Soprano Sax 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 33 Fingered Bass 65 Alto Sax 2 Electric grand Piano 34 Electric Picked Bass 66 Tenor Sax 3 Honky Tonk Piano 35 Fretless Bass 67 Baritone Sax 4 Electric Piano 1 36 Slap Bass 1 68 Oboe 5 Electric Piano 2 37 Slap Bass 2 69 English Horn 6 Harpsichord 38 Syn Bass 1 70 Bassoon 7 Clavinet 39 Syn Bass 2 71 Clarinet 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 8 Celesta 40 Violin 72 Piccolo 9 Glockenspiel 41 Viola 73 Flute 10 Music Box 42 Cello 74 Recorder Vibraphone 43 Contrabass 75 Pan Flute 12 Marimba 44 Tremolo Strings 76 Bottle Blow 13 Xylophone 45 Pizzicato Strings 77 Shakuhachi 14 Tubular bells 46 Orchestral Harp 78 Whistle 15 Dulcimer 47 Timpani 79 Ocarina 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai 16 Drawbar Organ 48 String Ensemble 1 17 Percussive Organ 49 String Ensemble 2 18 Rock Organ 50 Syn Strings 1 82 Syn Calliope 19 Church Organ 51 Syn Strings 2 83 Syn Chiff 20 Reed
21. ned to value 00 as described in the previous section Here is how you change the global MIDI channel 1 Press GLOBAL CHANNEL ASSIGN and CHANNEL together The LCD will display the KEYBOARD and CHAN symbol The 3 digit display will show the currently selected global channel proceeded by a 2 in the MIDI channel number 01 16 using the numeric keypad or the keys Example MIDI channel 01 is assigned as global MIDI channel Using a combination of global MIDI channel and individually assigned MIDI channels can be a great way of navigating through your system With multitimbral instruments such as Reason it can be easier to just change the global MIDI channel on the X Session in order to jump to the next device rather than operating the software Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons The 10 assignable buttons can each be assigned to toggle between two values You may for instance want to send out value 15 when you first press the button followed by value 74 when you press the button for a second time This is how you do it 1 Press the Function button labelled DATA MSB 2 times 2 15 using the numerical keypad or the keys 3 Press the Function button labelled DATA LSB 2 times 4 Type in 74 using the numerical keypad or the keys If you want the button to send the same value every time you press it simply type in the same value both times RPN NRPN GM 1 2 SysEx amp Other Messages As alr
22. nop 431 2 Nenay 2 2 Vena 2 S NenoyA 2 23 33 Ba ork er kid ied sel Lil Setting Up The Librarian Software Before you start using the Librarian check that the X Session has been selected as input and output device 3 Select MIDI Setup from Options menu Ensure the USB driver for your Evolution X Session is selected in the Inputs Column If you are using native drivers this may be named USB Audio Device 3 In the Outputs column select the USB driver for your Evolution X Session If you are using native drivers this may be named USB Audio Device You should now be ready to use the Librarian software with you Evolution X Session Librarian Overview As you can see from the screenshot of the Librarian top of this page you can save load receive or send the complete content to and from either Bank columns To transmit the complete content of your Evolution X Session to the librarian simply press the Receive button on the Librarian software This process can only be completed successfully if the USB drivers for your X Session have been selected correctly as described in the Setting Up The Librarian Software section Once you have Received data from the X Session the memories are displayed in the column Organizing Presets Received From A Device You can name the memories as you like To re name a memory doubl
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24. r there are some useful Sys Ex messages pre programmed that can be accessed by assigning the appropriate MIDI cc to a controller see Appendix B It should be noted that a Sys Ex message is not transmitted on any specified channel All Sys Ex messages contain a device ID that is used to single out devices to respond to the Sys Ex message All other devices are ignored If you are using a Sys Ex message on the X Session the global channel is ignored When you press CHANNEL instead of entering a channel for the controller you will be enter a device ID instead This is indicated by the fact that the CC symbol will not be showing Device ID s run from 00 to 127 127 is the default device number setting on the X Session This setting transmits the Sys Ex message to all devices Although it is not possible to program the controllers of the X Session with your own Sys Ex messages there are software applications that can receive a MIDI input signal and transmit a different user specified message You can program your Sys Ex messages into the translator software then translate the incoming data from the X Session to your Sys Ex depending on the controller you are using The Evolution Librarian Software About The Evolution Librarian Software The Evolution Librarian Software is a Windows PC librarian program developed for Evolution products The program not only works with the MK 425C 449C 461C keyboards but is also compatible with the Evolution X Ses
25. rmation about LSB and MSB please see the chapter Program and Bank Changes Explained on page 9 in this manual Sending Snap Shot Press the buttons together to send a SNAP SHOT of the current X Session controller assignments and their values When you send a snapshot the LCD will display the SNAPSHOT symbol The data for an individual controller will be sent which ever channel that controller has been assigned to Snap Shot is one way of synchronizing the receiving device with the X Session and can be used as a creative tool with interesting and surprising results The data sent when SNAP SHOT is pressed can be viewed in your sequencers list editor Set your sequencer to record and press SNAP SHOT Then open the list editor and ensure its set to display controller data Muting All Controllers To Mute all controllers and the cross fader press the CTRL MUTE buttons This allows you to alter the position of the controller without affecting the settings of your software CTRL MUTE does not affect buttons and as soon as an assignable button or a function key is pressed the controllers are turned back on Alternatively you can press the CTRL MUTE buttons again to turn the controllers back on Introduction 3 When you first press the CTR MUTE buttons you will see the LCD display OFF Changing the position of a controller with controller mute engaged the LCD will always display OFF to indicate no data is being sent ou
26. s enabled highlighted in blue and cannot hear any output de select all but one of them and try again Repeat this process until you hear some sounds Technical Info 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 equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help VST is a trademark of Steinberg Soft und Hardware GmbH ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Soft und Hardware GmbH DirectX is copyright
27. s known as latency Latency with MIDI signals is due to the soft synth you are using MIDI data is simply control data The MIDI is read by the soft synth The soft synth then completes a large number of complex calculations in order to produce the sound you hear All this takes time We recommend getting a proper soundcard You can get a decent one these days for under 30 If you already have an adequate sound card try re installing the latest drivers for the sound card or try reducing the buffer sizes of the audio drivers You can do this in the Sound Studio Il and Sound Studio Pro Il programs by going to Audio Audio system settings where you can reduce the buffer sizes of the MME or ASIO drives I can t get any sound from my Evolution Software n your software go to OptionslDevices Here you will see a list of MIDI Inputs and MIDI outputs If you have MIDI inputs available if no driver names appear in the Output column you need to re install your soundcard or update the soundcard drivers The output column allows you to choose which output driver you want for generating the MIDI sounds Most soundcards will have an option such as FM synth or SBLive Synth Click on these driver names to use the sounds of your soundcard for playback of MIDI data If you just have a sound chip the software synth to select may be like Microsoft SW synth Click on the driver name of your choice Rule of Thumb If you have numerous output driver
28. sage you want Homme 250 00 0 us RECORDSTROBE 0 RECORDPAUSE ou PAUSE 6 gt Programming and Editing the X Session Assigning RPN NRPN To A Controller Note For a detailed description data see section RPN NRPN s Explained on page 9 1 Press Control select and move the desired controller 2 Press control assign twice and while the display is flashing enter controller 132 for RPN coarse 133 for RPN fine 134 for NRPN coarse or 135 for NRPN fine 3 Press DATA MSB twice to assign the number for the RPN NRPN MSB 4 Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for RPN NRPN LSB 5 Press CHANNEL ASSIGN to assign the MIDI channel the message should be sent on You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN s will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into DATA MSB and DATA LSB banks also see Appendix F However some manuals may only give the hex values The X Session requires you to enter the decimal value You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the windows calculator Simply select Scientific mode select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value Enter the decimal value into the X Session Alternatively use the look up table in Appendix C The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed and a note off w
29. send the whole lot out of the X Session s MIDI output Important note The X Session is not a MIDI THRU device and as such MIDI data received at the X Session s MIDI IN plug can never be sent directly to the X Session s MIDI OUT plug However if the X Session is connected via USB to a computer data received at the MIDI IN can be transmitted to the MIDI OUT plug since the data is sent to the computer and received back from the computer MIDI OUT FROM USB mode must be engaged for this to occur 8 MIDI In Out amp MIDI Messages Explained Program amp Bank Changes Explained The original GM MIDI specification catered for only 128 voices numbered from 0 127 It is possible to access different voice by sending a program change In order to expand on the GM set of voices Bank changes were devised Each bank contains 128 patches that can be accessed using a program change There are 16 384 banks available accessible by sending a 14 bit Bank change message The first 7 bits of this message are sent in a single byte known as the Bank LSB The last 7 bits are specified by another byte known as the Bank MSB The BANK LSB is the most commonly used This allows for 128 bank changes and often there is no need to send a Bank MSB You will find almost all MIDI devices respond to the program change but some that do not conform to the GM set of voices use the program change message for other purposes Many VST instruments have adopted this approach a
30. sion and the Evolution UC 33e USB controllers And even better you can swap patches between Evolution products that are supported by the Librarian so you never have to create the same patch twice The librarian itself allows you to send and receive the 10 patches to and from the X Session load and save memory banks view how individual patches have been programmed and drag and drop patches in order to create new combinations in the 10 memory locations The Evolution Librarian Software 9 Instolling The Evolution Librarian Software 1 Insert the X Session Installer CD ROM in to your CD ROM drive 2 Click on Librarian Installer 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process Once the installation has been completed launch the program The following is a screenshot of what you should be seeing on your monitor TA Sysbx Librarian Untitled SS U m i 2 MenoyA2 3 Meno A 3 7 Menoy 7 S MenoyA 9 a enog IC Menya 10 1 VenayA 1 it Menoy 11 Venop 11 12 Menag 12 2 Venay 12 13 MenayA 13 3 13 H MenoyA 14 4 ven 14 Henay 15 5 Mercy A 15 MenoyA 16 5 VenoyA 15 Tz NenayA 17 7 Menag 17 Memoya 18 8 Meno 18 IS MenayA 9 3 Menya 19 Dis Z Memoya 27 wemoya 27 6 Nena 28 8 MenowA 23 Menay 28 23 Venoy 4 23 ED Henay 30 D Kenya 2 Et Menya ST D Ve
31. st cases you should set the device ID as 127 127 means the SysEx message will be received by all devices Please note that the device ID for a Sys Ex message assigned to a controller can not be changed using the Device ID buttons These buttons are used for varying the device ID of the X Session it self not just a separate controller Non Volatile Memory The X Session uses non volatile memory so that you can continue where you left off even after powering down and restarting The current X Session controller and channel assignments are stored whether you have stored your setup to a memory locations or not Also stored is MIDI Out from USB on off Program DATA LSB and DATA MSB data global channel setting and last used memory preset Programming and Editing the X Session e 7 Memory Dump Pressing the MEMORY DUMP buttons will send out q number of Sys Ex data packets that represent the 10 memories you have set up in your X Session This is a useful way of storing or backing up the contents of your memory presets externally You can record the complete memory dump in to a standard sequencer To recall the memory dump back to the X Session play the MIDI track containing the recorded memory dump to the X Session making sure that the X Session drivers are selected as output for that particular track The current controller assignments are not affected by a memory dump or a memory send to the X Session Once a memory dump has been sent to the X S
32. ste 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 116 117 Controller 117 118 Controller 118 119 Controller 119 Channel Mode Messoges 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 Appendix F Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV XP NRPN NRPN Data Data MSB LSB MSB LSB CC99 CC98 CC06 CC38 01 08 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Rate relative change 01 09 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Depth relative change 01 0 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Vibrato Delay relative change 01 20 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Filter Cutoff Freq relative change 01 21 00 7F n a 64 0 63 Filter Resonance relative change 01 63 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Attack Time relative change 01 64 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TVA Decay Time relative change 01 66 00 7F n a 64 0 63 EG TVF amp TV
33. t 10 Sound Blaster Synth Preset Presets 1 to 4 are designed for software that does not have default MIDI CC s to control it s parameters and instead uses a MIDI learn mode The Cross Fader will send out CC10 for all presets 1 4 F18 is set to OFF so that only 10 is sent out when the cross fader is moved The buttons are assigned MIDI CC s such that their values will not clash with any of the CC s assigned to the controllers in all four of these presets Appendices 19 Warranty Terms Registration Warranty Terms M Audio warrants products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and provided that the product is owned by the original registered user Visit www m audio com warranty for terms and limitations applying to your specific product Warranty Registration Thank you for registering your new M Audio product Doing so immediately both entitles you to full warranty coverage and helps M Audio develop and manufacture the finest guality products available Register online at www m qudio com register to receive FREE product updates and for the chance to win FREE M Audio gear Future Development Of The Librarian We strongly recommend you register your ownership of the Evolution Librarian if you would like to be kept informed about future development As you can see from the version number the software is at an early version 1 1 stage and we will continue to work on enhancements for the softw
34. t by the X Session To cancel the controller mute function simply press a function key or keys or one of the assignable buttons This is a very useful feature if you are switching between presets on the X Session With the controllers out of position You will be able to move the controller to a position relative to the software s controller value rather than causing the software s controller value to jump You can also use this feature for creative mixing and interesting DJ type control If for instance you use the X Session as a conventional volume mixer try engaging the controller mute function change the volume up or down of various channels and press the SNAP SHOT buttons This form of mixing is very dynamic and can not be done using a conventional mixer About the Cross Fader The cross Fader can be assigned to two MIDI CC values by editing F17 and F18 When it is moved both F17 and F18 will be sent out F17 will increment from left to right while F18 will increment from right to left So F17 and F18 work against each other As an example this has been put to practice in the Rebirth preset F17 controls the volume of the top drum module while F18 controls the volume of the bottom drum module This means you can flick between the two modules by flicking the fader far left or right since when F17 is 0 F18 is 127 and when F18 is F17 is 127 To select F18 for programming you need to use the CONTROL SELECT Buttons F17 can be selec
35. ted for editing by moving the cross fader Programming and Editing the X Session Introduction To X Session Programming Options Each of the X Session s 28 controllers can send MIDI CC RPN NRPN GM 1 amp 2 SysEx and even be assigned to individual MIDI channels MIDI CC continuous controller numbers are part of the standard MIDI specifications and are typically used to control the real time changing of parameters in musical equipment For a complete list of standard MIDI controller numbers from 0 to 131 please see Appendix E on page 17 Any of the 28 real time controllers on the X Session can be assigned to a MIDI CC number however the 10 assignable buttons have slightly different options from the cross fader or 16 rotary controllers The following 2 charts show all the transmit messages you can program for each of the 18 fader controllers and 10 assignable MIDI buttons respectively We show you this already at this stage so you can follow the principle of programming the X Session controllers in the following instructions and examples Please pay extra attention to the differences between how you program the cross fader or controllers and how you program the buttons Cross Fader amp Rotary Dials ASSIGN Description Data Lsb Data Msb Press Twice Press Twice 0 119 Standard MIDI CC s 120 127 Channel Mode Messages 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 129 Channel Fine Tune 130 Channel Coarse Tune 131 Channel Pressure 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB
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