User manual M-AUDIO PROKEYS 88 V1

[. . . ] Pro Keys 88 · User Guide Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio ProKeys 88, the complete all-purpose live stage piano, with additional MIDI control. We strongly recommend that you read through this manual to learn about proper installation, operation and advanced functionality before using this product. What's in the Box Besides the product itself, the ProKeys 88 package will include the following items: < < < < < Software Driver CD (drivers and applications) USB cable Printed User Manual Power supply (12V DC) Sustain Pedal If any of these items are missing, please contact the retail outlet at which you purchased this product. ProKeys 88 Overview The ProKeys 88 is a stage piano with 14 high-quality onboard sounds. M-Audio's unique hammer-action keyboard design makes for a realistic grand piano feel. It also functions as a useful MIDI controller for your sequencer or sound module. [. . . ] To adjust the Master Tuning, first press and hold the 0 button on the numeric keypad for about a second until three dots appear. Continue to hold the 0 button and use the Octave/Transpose buttons to adjust the Master Tuning up or down. Adjusting the Master Tuning will affect all instruments and will be remembered across power cycles. The Master Tuning can be adjusted whether the keyboard is in single, split, or layered modes using the same procedure. Classic Pop Ballad ­ Select E. Piano across the entire keyboard range with chorus only on part of the keyboard, and a layer of Strings that doesnt interfere with the bass notes. While youre at it, try transposing the Strings up an octave as well. What About When Split and Layer Mode are Active?- The Octave and Transpose Features affects ALL of the active instruments at the same time. This means that if the Split or Layer Modes are active, all 3 of the active instruments will be affected by the Octave Shift or Transpose. However, it is possible to alter the Octave or Transpose of any instrument independently by holding down the instrument's button respectively, and pressing the Transpose + and - Buttons as appropriate. If editing an Instrument's octave in this way, the maximum octave shift is 10 octaves either way. If you have already reached the bottom-most or top-most note, subsequent octave shifts will have no effect, as this parameter does not wrap either. Note that the maximum transpose shift is always 12 notes in either direction. If you are using the ProKeys 88 as a MIDI controller, these buttons will also affect the note on that is sent out of the MIDI out ports. Digital Effects Buttons Pressing either of these buttons allows selection of the type of the corresponding effect (Reverb-type or Chorus-type, respectively). < Effect Type When you press one of these buttons, the effect will turn on, and the currently assigned effect number is displayed on the LED display. The selected effect type can be altered using the numeric keypad and `+' or `-` buttons. The available effect types are: Chorus: Slow Fast Reverb: Stage Hall Church < Effect Depth (amount) When a digital effect button is pressed and held, the LED will display the current send setting for that effect. This is the default or "midway" setting for any unedited effect send level. A value of 127 is fully wet (no dry signal), while a value of 0 is fully dry (no effect at all). The default depth has been set for each program, and will vary with each program. < Storing Effect Settings for Each Individual Instrument It is possible to store the digital effect set up for each of the 14 Instruments. The effect's type, depth and state (on/off) for both reverb and chorus can be stored. This is achieved as follows: · Ensure Layer and Split Mode are both OFF. [. . . ] So, if you want the Sustain Pedal to be off when it is not pressed, make sure the pedal is not pressed when you power up. The soft-synth then completes a large number of complex calculations in order to produce the sound you hear. 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. · If you feel that you may need a new or upgraded soundcard, please visit http://www. m-audio. com. Contact If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this or any M-Audio product, we invite you to contact us by using the following information: M-AUDIO U. S. [. . . ]