Evolution Technologies 249 Electronic Keyboard User Manual
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1. Evolution USB Keyboards 249 361 USB MIDI Controller Keyboard 225C 249C 361C USB MIDI Controller Keyboard with additional programmable rotary controllers TITT WWW EVOLUTION CO UK EVOLUTION 249 361 225C 249C 361C MIDI KEYBOARD MANUAL 1 POWER SUPPLY There are three methods of powering the Evolution USB Keyboard Only use one method at one time Soundcard as power source Using the supplied self powered connector cable connect the 5 pin male plug to the Evolution MIDI keyboard and the 15 pin male plug to the MIDI port on your PC soundcard IMPORTANT DO NOT USE THIS CABLE TO POWER ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT or AC Power You can also use an AC adapter not included with the following specification 9 12V DC output 250 300mA centre positive or USB Connect to the USB port on your computer The keyboard is powered from USB Note Do not leave the adapter plugged in for long periods of time if the unit is not in use 2 Preparation 2 1 Connect the unit with other MIDI equipment you may have You can connect the keyboard to any other MIDI device such as a sound module or drum machine as shown below Note that the keyboard does not have MIDI in capability and so can not receive MIDI data If you are not connecting via USB you will need to use an external power supply to connect to other MIDI devices If you are using USB the keyboard will be powered from the USB port and the external power supply is not necessary2. 131 Channel Pressure 132 Velocity With Evolution 249 361 Press the WHEEL ASSIGN switches MEMORY amp PROGRAM together and the LED starts to flash showing the number of the present MIDI controller Use numeric keys 0 9 to select a new MIDI controller You can also use the switches to increase or decrease the value of the number With Evolution 225C 249C 361C Press the CONTROL SELECT switches MEMORY amp PROGRAM and the LED starts to flash showing the number of the present MIDI controller Either move the wheel or press numeric keys 0 9 to select a new MIDI controller You can also use the switches to increase or decrease the value of the number The LED display should flash C14 Note If you do nothing for seconds the LED will return to show the current PROGRAM CHANGE number If the number you press is not in the range of defined numbers the previous number will be retained When you assign 120 or 121 as the MIDI controller for the WHEEL you should move the MODULATION Wheel to the mid value then return it to the minimum value to send a relative MIDI message See Appendix B for a full list of controller numbers 11 TRANSPOSE This function allows you to shift the pitch of the unit in semitones You can transpose the pitch by 24 half steps 12 up 12 down Press the TRANSPOSE switch The LED shows the current TRANSPOSE value Press the or switch to change the TRANSPOSE value Each time you press
3. Select the desired PROGRAM CHANGE BANK LSB and MSB Please refer to respective chapters for information on how to do this Press the MEMORY switch The LED starts to flash Press the numeric key from 0 to 9 you wish to assign the data to The PROGRAM and BANK CHANGE information is stored on the selected numeric key 7 Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel There are 16 MIDI transmit channels available Once you have set the unit s MIDI channel the unit sends all MIDI messages on this MIDI channel Be sure to match the channel with the RECEIVE channel of any connected equipment Press the CHANNEL switch The LED shows the present TRANSMIT channel Press one or two of the numeric keys to change the channel The LED changes to the pressed number You can also use switches to increase or decrease the value Note if you do nothing after step 3 1 for seconds the LED will return to show the present PROGRAM CHANGE number The default CHANNEL is 1 when power is turned on If you have a MK 225C MK 249C MK 3610C you can assign each of the rotary controls to a different channel individually You can store a single channel for each of the controllers that is independent of the Keyboard channel This allows you to transmit control data on multiple channels simultaneously To do this 1 Press both CONTROL SELECT buttons and release 2 The LED display shows the current controller which has been selected 3 As the LED toggles the display b
4. The keyboard can act in MIDI THRU mode receiving data from the computer and transmitting it to any other connected MIDI device MIDI OUT USB EVOLUTION 3 WH KEYBOARD POWER SUPPLY OPTIONAL MIDI IN MIDI SLAVE DEVICE COMPUTER USB PORT Turn on the POWER switch Turn all other equipment on Press the BANK MSB and TRANSPOSE simultaneously to select MIDI out from USB only necessary if using the USB port 3 Demo Pressing octave up and down together plays a short demonstration Please note that the sounds are set for a GM sound system and the demo will sound differently on other sound synthesizers Press the octave up and down keys once more to end demo 4 Entering Numbers When any number is entered it adheres to the following rules Increment Decrement Keys Initially the LED display starts flashing The value displayed can be incremented decremented using the keys Pressing both amp should call up the default value for that parameter The LED display shows the new value The new value is sent out except for the CONTROL ASSIGN which sends data when the display stops flashing When the display stops flashing the keyboard returns to normal operation Numeric Keys Initially the LED display starts flashing A numeric value can be typed in using the numbers 0 9 As each key is pressed the display continues to flash th
5. increase or decrease the value of the number With Evolution 225C 249C 361C Press the CONTROL SELECT switches MEMORY amp PROGRAM and the LED starts to flash showing the number of the present MIDI controller Move the slider Alternatively press numeric keys 0 9 to select a new MIDI controller You can also use the switches to increase or decrease the value of the number The LED display should flash C13 Note If you do nothing for seconds the LED will return to show the current PROGRAM CHANGE number f the number you press is not in the range of defined numbers the previous number will be retained When you assign 120 or 121 as the MIDI controller for the WHEEL you should move the MODULATION Wheel to the mid value then return it to the minimum value to send a relative MIDI message See Appendix B for a full list of controller numbers 9 PITCH BEND WHEEL Moving the PITCH BEND WHEEL transmits MIDI PITCH BEND messages to any connected equipment This allows you to bend the pitch of a sound up or down one tone to add expression to your performance To bend the sound up Move the WHEEL away from you To bend the sound down Move the WHEEL towards you 10 WHEEL ASSIGN Use the WHEEL to transmit MIDI CONTROL CHANGE messages You can select and assign 119 types of MIDI functions 1 31 33 95 102 121 128 132 Number Functions 1 127 Standard MIDI controllers 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 129 Fine Tune 130 Coarse Tune
6. 7 Jack DC IN DC 9V MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB 8 Dimension 970 x220 x100 mm 9 Weight 5 kg Note Specifications are subject to change without prior notice APPENDIX A MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Channel Changed 1 16 Default Mode Messages Altered Note 0 127 Note OFF itch Bend 0 32 1 Reset Can be set to 0 For support email support evolution co uk Latest drivers and information at www evolution co uk Join the Evolution User s group at Yahoo groups www yahoogroups com group evolution users or e mail to this address evolution users subscribe 2yahoogroups com Control 6 Change 7 64 1 31 33 95 102 121 Program 0 127 Change True Number ystem Exclusive Song Position Common Song Select Exclusive Commands Aux Local ON OFF Messages All Notes OFF APPENDIX B STANDARD CONTROLLER NUMBERS Controller Bank Select Modulation Breath Control Controller 3 Foot Control Porta Time Data Entry Channel Volume Balance Controller 9 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 Contro
7. PITCH BEND WHEEL MODULATION WHEEL CHANNEL VOLUME DATA ENTRY 4 Rotary Controls 12 rotary controls with assignable controller values 5 Memory storage non volatile 6 Display 3 digit LED 7 Jack DC IN DC 9V MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB 8 Dimension 480 x220 x80 mm 9 Weight 2 3 kg Note Specifications are subject to change without prior notice Evolution 249C 1 Keyboard 49 standard keys Velocity sensitive 2 Control Switches WHEEL CHANNEL PROGRAM MEMORY TRANSPOSE GM RESET VEL CURVE BANK L BANK M RESET AC OCTAVE DOWN OCTAVE UP POWER ON OFF Numeric Keys 0 9 3 Control Sliders PITCH BEND WHEEL MODULATION WHEEL CHANNEL VOLUME DATA ENTRY 4 Rotary Controls 12 rotary controls with assignable controller values 5 Memory storage non volatile 6 Display 3 digit LED 7 Jack DC IN DC 9V MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB 8 Dimension 800 x210 x100 mm 9 Weight 4 kg Note Specifications are subject to change without prior notice Evolution 361C 1 Keyboard 61 standard keys Velocity sensitive 2 Control Switches WHEEL CHANNEL PROGRAM MEMORY TRANSPOSE GM RESET VEL CURVE BANK L BANK M RESET AC OCTAVE DOWN OCTAVE UP POWER ON OFF Numeric Keys 0 9 3 Control Sliders PITCH BEND WHEEL MODULATION WHEEL CHANNEL VOLUME DATA ENTRY 4 Rotary Controls 16 rotary controls with assignable controller values 5 Memory storage non volatile 6 Display 3 digit LED
8. Reset all Controllers Local Control All Notes Off Omni Off Omni On Mono On Poly Off Poly On Mono Off Pitchbend sensitivity Fine Tune Coarse Tune Channel Pressure Velocity
9. e time out value is reset When a complete number has been entered the display stops flashing and the value is selected Alternatively if no key is pressed and the display stops flashing the number on the display is selected The update routine is triggered so that the new value is sent out When the display stops flashing the keyboard returns to normal operation The following table shows how many keys are required to enter a complete number 000 012 100 127 000 012 100 127 Control Assign 000 013 100 132 5 Sending a PROGRAM CHANGE number Using the PROGRAM switch and the numeric keys you can send any MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE from 0 127 Press the PROGRAM switch The LED starts to flash showing the current PROGRAM number instrument sound Press the numeric keys to alter the PROGRAM CHANGE number You can also use the or keys to change the value Note if you don t do anything for 3 seconds the LED stops flashing and shows the current PROGRAM CHANGE number if the number you press is larger than 127 it will return to the previous PROGRAM CHANGE number 6 PROGRAM amp BANK CHANGE MEMORY You can assign a selected PROGRAM CHANGE as well as a BANK LSB and a BANK MSB to one of ten numeric keys 0 9 Once stored simply pressing one of the numeric keys will send the desired PROGRAM and BANK CHANGES The stored information is held in non volatile memory which will remember even if the power is turned off
10. etween the new controller and its assignment presss the CHANNEL button A small c in the first digit indicates that it is displaying the channel for the selected controller the other 2 digits display the current controller channel 4 Press one or two of the numeric keys to change the channel The LED changes to the pressed number 5 You can also use switches to increase or decrease the value Note You can select a new controller by moving any one of the rotary controllers If you have one of the new blue LED keyboards you can alternatively use the CONTROL ASSIGN buttons When a Controller is assigned a channel of 0 it means that rather than have a single assigned channel it reads the current Keyboard channel instead and generates MIDI data on the same channel as notes played on the keyboard 8 SLIDER ASSIGN Moving the SLIDER transmits MIDI CONTROL CHANGE messages to any connected equipment The Slider defaults to sending Channel Volume messages on the selected channel but you can re assign the slider to any other controller Number Functions 1 127 Standard MIDI controllers 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity 129 Fine Tune 130 Coarse Tune 131 Channel Pressure 132 Velocity With Evolution 249 361 Press the SLIDER ASSIGN switches PROGRAM amp BANK LSB together and the LED starts to flash showing the number of the present MIDI controller Use numeric keys 0 9 to select a new MIDI controller You can also use the switches to
11. l 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 Controller 47 Gen Purpose 1 LSB Gen Purpose 2 LSB Gen Purpose 3 LSB Controller 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 Cutoff 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 Celeste De tune Phaser Depth Data Increment Data Decrement Non Reg Param LSB Non Reg Param MSB Reg Param LSB Reg Param MSB Controller Controller 102 Controller 103 Controller 104 Controller 105 Controller 106 Controller 107 Controller 108 Controller 109 Controller 110 Controller 111 Controller 112 Controller 113 Controller 114 Controller 115 Controller 116 Controller 117 Controller 118 Controller 119 Channel Mode Messages 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 Extra Keyboard Messages Possible 128 129 130 131 132 All Sound off
12. or the keyboard is transposed an additional half step Pressing the and switches simultaneously resets the pitch to the default value Note Turning the power off always resets the shifted pitch to the default value 12 OCTAVE CHANGE This function allows you to shift the pitch up to three octaves higher or two lower Press the OCTAVE UP or DOWN to change the octave range The LED shows the new OCTAVE value Press OCTAVE UP and DOWN switches simultaneously to reset the pitch to the default value Note if the UP or DOWN switch is not pressed for 3 seconds the LED will return to show the PROGRAM CHANGE number 13 Sending BANK MSB and LSB message You can send any value of MSB or LSB from 0 127 Press the BANK LSB switch The LED starts to flash showing the current value of the LSB Press the numeric keys to change the LSB value You can also use the or switches to change the value Press the BANK MSB switch The LED starts to flash showing the current value of the MSB Press numeric keys to change the MSB value You can also use the or switches to change the value Note if you don t do anything for seconds the LED stops flashing and shows the current PROGRAM CHANGE number if the number you input is over 127 it will return to the previous LSB or MSB value 14 Selecting a VELOCITY CURVE The VELOCITY CURVEs determine the relationship between how hard the keys are struck and the corre
13. roller by moving any one of the assignable controllers the numeric keypad or the keys The LED then toggles the display between the new controller and its assignment Repeat this process to see the controller number assignment 0 132 for any Knob Slider or the Wheel by moving the relevant controller or by typing a new number If no keys are pressed or any of the assignable controllers moved the LED display stops flashing after 3 seconds and returns to normal operation Press both CONTROL ASSIGN buttons and release The number entered at this point will be assigned to the last selected controller The numeric entry uses the standard data entry system see section on Entering Numbers If a complete number is entered the display stops flashing and the new assignment is stored If the keys are used the revised value is shown on the LED display and the flashing time out is reset Once a controller has been assigned the current knob slider wheel position should be sent out This ensures that when the controller if first moved it does not trigger a large jump from it s previous setting During the data entry stage while the LED display is flashing the Knobs Slider and the Wheel do not function The MIDI keyboard should continue to function at all times 18 Snap Shot When both SNAP SHOT keys are pressed the MK 249C sends out the settings for all of the Assignable Controllers on the current selected channel This feature lets yo
14. sponding velocity that the unit transmits This unit allows you to select from 12 VELOCITY CURVEs Simultaneously press the CHANNEL and MEMORY switches The LED starts to flash showing the current number of the VELOCITY CURVE Press one of the numeric keys to select a VELOCITY CURVE The 10 key numbers correspond to the first 10 VELOCITY CURVES as follows You can also use the or switches to access all the VELOCITY CURVEs There 3 Fixed VELOCITY CURVEs which output the following velocity values Curve Velocity FO Ee F 1 100 F2 127 These are achieved by selecting velocity curve 09 FO will appear on the LED Use the or keys to select FO F2 Note If you don t do anything for 3 seconds the LED stops flashing and shows the current PROGRAM CHANGE number 15 MIDI OUT FROM USB The MIDI output connector is normally used to send MIDI data from the keyboard If the keyboard is connected to a computer using USB the MIDI Out can also be used to send data received from USB Pressing both MIDI OUT FROM USB buttons flashes the current setting on the LCD display The keys can be used to alter the current setting selects YES selects NO Pressing both and calls up the default setting which is NO When NO is selected the MIDI Out sends the data from the keyboard When YES is selected the MIDI Out sends the MIDI data received from USB The s
15. tatus of MIDI OUT FROM USB will be saved in non volatile memory and restored when the keyboard is switched on again The factory default is set to NO 16 GM RESET GENERAL MIDI RESET Evolution 249 361 Only This function allows you to send a GENERAL MIDI MODE RESET message Press the BANK LSB and BANK MSB keys together Hold the keys down for at about 2 seconds and the reset message is sent Evolution 225C 249C 361C Only 17 Assignable Rotary controllers All these assignable controllers are selected by the CONTROL SELECT amp CONTROL ASSIGN functions for these keyboards Assignable Controllers refers to any of the 8 12 or 16 assignable Knobs and also includes the assignable Wheel and Slider The Slider is Assignable Controller 13 or 17 for MK249C and MK 361C only the Wheel is Assignable Controller 9 14 or 18 The basic operation is Press the CONTROL SELECT buttons together Select the controller by moving it or by typing the number in Press the CONTROL ASSIGN buttons and enter the new number using the keypad To change one of the assignable controllers the keyboard uses the following method Press both CONTROL SELECT buttons and release The LED display shows the current Controller which has been selected The LED s toggle between the controller number and the assigned value E g initially it would toggle between c14 amp 01 showing that the Wheel is assigned to the Modulation Wheel controller Select a cont
16. u record the settings of the Knobs Slider amp Mod Wheel into your sequencer 19 SPECIFICATIONS Evolution 249 1 Keyboard 49 standard keys Velocity sensitive 2 Control Switches WHEEL CHANNEL PROGRAM MEMORY TRANSPOSE GM RESET VEL CURVE BANK LSB BANK MSB OCTAVE DOWN OCTAVE UP POWER ON OFF Numeric Keys 0 9 3 Control Sliders PITCH BEND WHEEL MODULATION WHEEL CHANNEL VOLUME DATA ENTRY 4 Memory storage non volatile 5 Display 3 digit LED 6 Jack DC IN DC 9V MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB 7 Dimension 800 x210 x80 mm Weight 4 kg Note Specifications are subject to change without prior notice Evolution 361 1 Keyboard 61 standard keys Velocity sensitive 2 Control Switches WHEEL CHANNEL PROGRAM MEMORY TRANSPOSE GM RESET VEL CURVE BANK LSB BANK MSB OCTAVE DOWN OCTAVE UP POWER ON OFF Numeric Keys 0 9 3 Control Sliders PITCH BEND WHEEL MODULATION WHEEL CHANNEL VOLUME DATA ENTRY 4 Memory storage non volatile 5 Display 3 digit LED 6 Jack DC IN DC 9V MIDI OUT SUSTAIN USB 7 Dimension 970 x220 x80 mm Weight 5 kg Note Specifications are subject to change without prior notice Evolution 225C 1 Keyboard 49 standard keys Velocity sensitive 2 Control Switches WHEEL CHANNEL PROGRAM MEMORY TRANSPOSE GM RESET VEL CURVE BANK L BANK M RESET AC OCTAVE DOWN OCTAVE UP POWER ON OFF Numeric Keys 0 9 3 Control Sliders
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