User manual M-AUDIO KEYSTATION PRO 88

[. . . ] Keystation Pro 88 Advanced Guide Contents: 1 Getting Started 2 Terminology 3 Performance Operations of the Keystation Pro 88 · · · · · · Sending Program Changes During Performance Sending Bank Changes During Performance Sending Snap Shot Muting All Controllers Drawbar Mode Changing Zones 4 Programming and Editing the Keystation Pro 88 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Introduction to Programming Options Selecting a Controller for Editing Assigning MIDI CCs Assigning an Individual MIDI Channel Changing the Global Channel Setting Toggle Values for the Buttons RPN/NRPN, SysEx and Other Advanced Messages Assigning MMC Control to a Button Assigning RPN/NRPN to a Fader/Rotary Controller Assigning a Note to a Button About SysEx Messages and Device ID Non-Volatile Memory Memory Dump Assigning Device ID Resetting to the Factory Default Setting Save/Recall of Individual Groups of Controllers Programming Zones How to Transpose or Change the Octave of a Zone The Program, Bank LSB and Bank MSB of a Zone Setting the Channel of a Zone Group A Controllers 5 The Evolution Librarian · · · · · · · · About the Librarian Software Installing the Librarian Software Setting Up the Librarian Software Librarian Overview Organizing Presets Received from a Device Viewing The Contents of a Memory Saving a Setup Loading a Setup 6 MIDI In/Out and MIDI Messages Explained · · · · · · MIDI In / Out Signal Flow Diagram About the MIDI In Port About the MIDI Out Port Program and Bank Changes Explained RPN / NRPRs Explained SysEx Explained 7 Appendices · · · · · · · Appendix A ­ MIDI Implementation Chart Appendix B1 ­ Assignable MIDI CC's (Faders & Rotary Controllers) Appendix B2 ­ Assignable MIDI CC's (Buttons) Appendix C ­ Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Appendix D1 ­ General MIDI Instruments Appendix D2 ­ MIDI Note Numbers Appendix E ­ Standard MIDI Controller Numbers (MIDI CC's) 1 Getting Started Before you begin the Keystation Pro 88 Advanced Guide, we suggest that you take the time to familiarize yourself with the Getting Started Guide, a printed manual that accompanied your Keystation Pro 88. (You can also download the Getting Started Guide from www. m-audio. com. ) The Getting Started Guide provides an explanation of the Keystation Pro 88's layout and basic functions. This manual builds on the Getting Started Guide to give you a full understanding of the powerful features of the Keystation Pro 88. 2 Terminology In order to get the most out of this Guide, please familiarize yourself with the following terms: Edit Mode: Edit Mode describes the short period of time (three seconds) after a function button has been pressed, during which time the parameters of that function can be altered via the numeric keypad. No data is sent out of the Keystation Pro 88 when it is in Edit Mode, except for Program and Bank Changes. [. . . ] This will reset all controllers, their parameters and newly saved presets back to the default state. Note: Restoring the factory presets will erase all controller setups stored to memory. Saving and Recalling Individual Groups of Controllers The controllers of the Keystation Pro 88 are divided into three Groups. Group A: Pitch Bend Wheel Modulation Wheel Transport buttons (5 buttons above the wheels) Sustain Pedals 1 and 2 (pedals not included) Expression pedal (pedal not included) Settings for all Zones Group B: 24 Rotary knobs 8 buttons below the rotary knobs Group C: 9 Faders 9 buttons below the faders To clarify the group a controller belongs to, each assignable controller has been labeled with a letter and a number. When you press STORE or RECALL, you will see the LEDs above the ZONE/GROUP buttons flashing. Group mode is automatically selected, and the flashing LEDs represent the Groups that the MEMORY STORE/RECALL will apply to. If you press RECALL, the group settings for the last recall are remembered and selected accordingly. Enter "03" using the numerical keypad or +/- buttons. Example 2: Recalling only the Zone Settings (of Preset 2): 1. By pressing the group buttons for groups B and C, the LCD should not display them. Ensure Group A is selected by pressing the "Group A" button until Group A is displayed in the LCD. Enter "02" using the numeric keypad or the +/- buttons. Programming Zones As stated in the Getting Started Guide, it is possible to split your keyboard into four Zones. Each Zone can be assigned an upper key limit and lower key limit to specify keyboard Zone assignments. This is achieved in Zone Edit mode, by pressing the Zone Range* button. Each Zone can be enabled or disabled by pressing the correct Zone button. It is not possible to control multiple instruments if the Zones are assigned to the same channel. In this preset, Zones 1 to 4 have been set to control a piano, strings, bass and organ in your sequencer. However, each Zone has been assigned a different MIDI channel to keep the data for each instrument separate. Assigning a number of Zones to the same channel allows you to produce an interesting harmonic effect. It is only possible to control a single instrument in this case. For example, recall Group A, preset 3. In this preset, all zones are set across the entire keyboard but are transposed to different values. If you enable all four Zones, you will hear a 7th chord is played when you press a single note. * For more information on zone range, please see page 13 of the Getting Started Guide. ** For information on setting the Zone channel, please see page 17. How to Transpose the Octave of a Zone To edit the octave and transpose settings for a Zone, press the Zone Range button, and select the desired Zone. Then edit the octave or the transpose setting in the manner described in the Getting Started Guide. Note: Zone Edit mode will remain active after parameter editing. Press the Zone Range button again to exit Zone Edit mode. Example: How to transpose Zone 1 down by 5 semitones: 1. This will be indicated on the LCD display, as only Zone 1 will be flashing. [. . . ] Bank Changes are useful in 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 sounds the specifications provide. The Keystation 88 Pro simplifies the process of sending Program, Bank LSB and Bank MSB data. Press the PROGRAM, DATA LSB or DATA MSB button and enter the Program or Bank Change you wish to send. RPN/NRPNs Explained Non-registered parameter numbers (NRPNs) are device-specific messages that enable the control of synths via MIDI. [. . . ]