M-Audio 49I manual

K e yStudio 49i User Guide K eyboar d-based Music Pr oduction System[...]

T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About this User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ke yStudio 49i Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T able of Contents Ke yStudio 49i A udio Setup and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using the Mic and Instrument Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using the Aux Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

| 3 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Introduction 1 C ongr atulati ons o n your pur cha se of M -Aud io KeyStud io 49i : a 49- key full-s ize, vel ocit y s ens itive U SB keybo ard , dig ita l pi ano, au dio inter f ace , and s of t ware p ack age , des ign ed for e asy i ntegrat ion w ith your P C or M aci ntosh c omp uter . KeyStudi o 49i i s ide al fo[...]

| 4 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Features 3 Keyb oard : • 49- keyveloci tys ens iti vekeyboar d • on-b oar dpi anoso und • on-b oar dpi anorever bef fe ct • PitchB en dwhe el • Mo dulat ionw hee l ;M I D Ire-a s sig nab le • Pia noVolumek nob ;M I D Ir[...]

| 5 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Minimum System Requirements 5 Standalone Sta nda lon e ope rati on refe rs to us ing KeyStud io wi thout a c om puter. An option al 9V , 500 mA c enter-posit ive power su ppl y ( sol d sep aratel y) i s req uire d for st and al one op er ation . Bus-Pow ered In thi s mod e of op erat ion , KeyStudi o is co nne cted to[...]

| 6 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Controls and Connectors 6 T op Panel Diagram £ Ó Î { x È Ç n  £ä ££ £Ó £Î T op Panel Descriptions 1. Modulati on Whe el ( Modulatio n) : T his i s an a ss igna ble c ontr olle r wit h a defa ult of c ontro lling v ibr ato or tre molo ef fec ts as si gne d to the ins tru ment you a re cur re ntly pl ayi[...]

| 7 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide 5. Edit M ode B ut ton ( Edit Mo de ) : Wh en thi s but ton is p re sse d, th e keyboa rd wi ll enter “ Edi t Mo de . ” Whi le in Ed it M ode , the keys on the keyb oar d no lon ger s end M I D I notes , an d ins tead ar e use d to sele ct adva nce d fun cti ons an d enter d ata . See t he “ Advanc ed F eatur es[...]

| 8 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Rear Panel Descriptions: £x £{ £È £Ç £n Óä Ó£ ÓÓ ÓÎ £ 14 . 1/4” Audio Out put s ( Out put R— L ( Mon o)) : Th ese a re unb al anc ed ti p-s leeve ( T S ) au dio o utput s for the p ian o soun d, sig nal fr om al l inpu ts, a nd au dio s igna l co ming f rom your c om puter. If you are c onne cti[...]

| 9 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Hardware Connections 7 Audio Inputs A dyna mi c mic roph one c an b e con nec ted to the XL R inp ut loc ated on th e re ar pa nel , and a n ins trum ent s uch a s a guit ar or b as s c an be co nne cted to the 1/4” input jac k , als o loc ated on th e rea r pa nel . E ach of th ese t wo in puts h as a n inde pe nde[...]

| 10 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Windows Driv er Installation 9 N OT E : If you a re inst alling t he drivers fo r Key Stu dio 49 i on your Win dows XP or Wi ndows Vist a com puter, disco nnec t your Key Stud io unti l you are inst ructe d to con nec t it . T o install the W indows driver s for Key Studio 4 9i : 1 . Ins er t t he M -[...]

| 11 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Macintosh Driver Installation 10 M -Audio d rive r inst all ation i s not re quir ed in o rde r to use KeyStudi o 49i w ith the G M M od ule so f t ware o n your M acintos h OS X co mpu ter . The se d river s ar e however , re quir ed for P ro T ools M - Powered u se. N OT E : D isc onnec t your KeySt[...]

| 12 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i and the M-Audio GM Module Software 11 The M-A udio GM Module User Inter face Note : Inst alla tion ins truct ions for th e M-Audio GM Module s of t ware c an b e found i n the printe d Qui ck St ar t G uide in clude d with your KeyStudio 49 i. The G M Modul e sof t ware re quire s the KeyStudio 49i h [...]

| 13 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide 16 Channels It is n o coi nci den ce that M -Au dio G M M odu le ha s 1 6 chann els . T he de finit ion of t he M I D I sta nda rd sp ec ifi es 1 6 M ID I ch ann els for ever y M I D I co nnec tio n. Th is me ans t hat up to 1 6 indep end ent dat a stre am s ( ca rr ying N ote On / O f f m es sag es etc . ) c an b [...]

| 14 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide G M Module Standalone Operation with K eyStudio 49i Whe n con fig ure d for sta nd alo ne use , the KeyStu dio keybo ard i s co nnec ted to the co mpu ter , and t he G M Mo dul e sof t war e is laun che d ind epe nde ntly of a ny reco rdin g app lic atio n. W ith thi s setup, th e sof t wa re autom atic all y rec ei[...]

| 15 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Using the M-Audio GM Module as a Plug-in M -Audio G M M od ule wor ks as a p lug -in wi th ma ny appl ic ation s suc h as P ro T ools ( RT AS ) , Cu ba se ( VST ) a s well a s Lo gic a nd Ga rage Ba nd ( Aud io Uni ts ) . W hen r unni ng the G M M odu le sof t wa re a s a plug -in , your ho st ap pli cati on’ s M I[...]

| 16 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Channel Specific Settings The M -Au dio G M M odul e ha s 1 6 indivi dua l cha nne ls that c or res pon d to the 1 6 chann els d efin ed in t he M I D I spe ci fic atio n. A ll 1 6 cha nnel s of G M Mo dul e ca n simu lta neou sly p rod uce s ound s. E ac h of the se c hann els c an b e set to a dif ferent i nstr [...]

| 1 7 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Cate gor y The M -Au dio G M M odul e ar ran ges i ts sou nds i nto the Ge ner al M I D I st and ard c ategor ie s . Cli ck ing t his fi eld p rodu ce s a dro p- down me nu of al l categ ori es . Ap pe ndix A s hows a lis t of al l availab le c ategor ie s and th e cont ai ned in str ume nts . Note : Althou gh sel [...]

| 18 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Getting Star ted with M I DI Music Creation Software 12 If you a re new to M I DI ( M us ic al I nstr ume nt Di git al I nter fac e ), you m ay initi all y find i t cha lle nging to un der st and h ow KeyStudio interac ts wi th the c omp uter . Y o u will fi nd th at usin g a com puter-bas ed sou nd sou rc e and re[...]

| 19 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T he K eyStudio 49i Software Audio Control Panel (Windo ws Only) 13 Whe n the KeyStud io 49i a udio d rive rs a re ins ta lle d, th e C ontro l Pane l sof t wa re is a lso i nst alle d onto your co mpu ter system . Th e C ontro l Pane l give s you acc es s to cer tain a udi o har dwar e par am eters a nd st atus re a[...]

| 20 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Audio Setup and Controls 14 Using the Mic and Instrument Inputs Ch anne l 1 of M -Audi o KeyStudi o 49i is a hi gh ga in , low nois e mic rop hone p re amp . It is a l ow imp ed anc e inpu t with a n XL R con nec tor for a dyn ami c mic roph one . Ch anne l 2 co ntai ns a hig h imp ed anc e ins tru me[...]

| 21 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Using Direct Monitoring Whe n a mic rop hone o r inst rum ent is p lugg ed in to the inpu ts of M -Audi o KeyStudi o 49i, i ts sig nal n ee ds to be co nver ted to a digi tal sign al , whi ch the n gets s ent to the c ompu ter via t he US B c abl e. Fro m the re, it g ets se nt to your musi c sof t wa re an d gets pr[...]

| 22 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Sample Operating Scenarios The fo llowi ng diag ra ms ill ustr ate two s cen ari os , intend ed a s exa mpl es of how M -Au dio KeyStud io 49i m ight b e use d. T ypi c al Set up #1 /UTPUT 2 ,<-ONO !UX)NPUT )NSTRUMENT -ICROPHONE 3USTAIN -)$)/UT 6$# 2 , +EY3TUDIOI"ACK 0 OWERED [...]

| 23 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide A dvanced M I D I Features in Edit Mode 15 The b ut ton to the lef t of t he keys lab ele d “ Edit M od e” is use d to acce ss ad diti ona l adva nce d fun ctio ns of th e keyboar d. W he n this but ton is pr es se d, th e keyboar d wil l enter Edi t mod e and t he keys on the keybo ard c an b e use d to sele ct [...]

| 24 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T o s elec t an a ltern ate func tion : 1 . Pre ss t he Edi t Mo de bu tton . 2. P re ss th e bla ck key that re pre sent s the fun cti on you want to a ssi gn to the O ctave but tons . KeyStud io wil l exit E dit mo de as so on a s you pus h one of th ese keys . N OT E : So me of the fun ctio ns the O ct ave but ton[...]

| 25 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T o c han ge the T ransp osit ion usin g the T ranspo se “+” and “- “ Keys in Edit mode : 1 . P res s the E dit M od e but ton. 2. Pre s s the bl ack key ab ove D4 ( D # 4 ), r epr ese nting “ T rans pos e +, ” to shif t th e keyboa rd up by on e semi tone. 3. Pre s s the bl ack key ab ove C3 ( C # 3 ), r[...]

| 26 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide B ) Q uic k Sele c t Program Change 1 . P res s the E dit M od e but ton. 2. Pre s s the bl ack key ab ove F4 ( F # 4 ), re pre se nting “ P rogr am . ” 3. P re ss keys D4 , then B 3 , then C 5 . Th is enter s the c omb inati on : “ 4, ” “2,” “EN TER . ” Now the keyb oar d is set to pl ay the G M Mo d[...]

| 27 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide A dditional Edit mode black key functions include: MI D I Out M od e Key The M I D I Ou t Mo de key ( G # 2 ) de termi nes w hat dat a is se nt to the ex ter nal M I D I O ut por t. P re ssi ng thi s key in Edit mo de wi ll toggle b et ween t wo opt ions : 1) MID I c omi ng fro m the c omp uter vi a US B is se nt to [...]

| 28 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Panic KeyStudio h as b ee n des ign ed to make wor ki ng wit h M ID I o n your co mputer a s si mpl e as p os sib le. H owever , som etim es thing s ca n go wr ong . The re is a u sef ul “P ani c” funct ion on KeyS tudio 49 i to counter t his . If on e or mo re of the l oad ed sou nd patch es do es n’t soun d a[...]

| 29 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Kno b A s sign Key As wi th the M odu lati on whe el , the P ian o V olu me k nob c an a lso b e as sig ned to any of 1 32 contro lle rs ( 0 - 1 3 1) shown at the back of t his m anua l in A ppe ndi x C. T o a ssign t he Pia no V olume k no b to a cer tai n MIDI p ara meter: 1 . P res s the E dit M od e but ton. 2. P[...]

| 30 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide M I D I Messages In-Depth 17 Program & Bank Changes Whe n the M I D I st and ard wa s fir st e st abli she d, i t ena ble d the u ser to acc es s onl y 1 28 dif fere nt soun ds us ing pr ogr am ch ang e mes s ages ( 0 - 1 2 7) . As M I D I devi ce s grew to be mo re so phis tic ated an d cont ain m ore s ound s,[...]

| 3 1 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Y ou wi ll fin d many M I D I devi ce s res pon d to prog ram c han ge co mm and s and m any are o rga nized ac co rdin g to the G M list ing . In Gen er al M I D I devi ce s, di f fer ent so unds a re or gan ized in t he sa me way fro m devi ce to devi ce. P ia no sou nds a re in th eir p ar ti cul ar plac e, s tr[...]

| 32 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T roubleshooting 18 KeyStudio 49 i is a qu ali t y , ver sati le M I D I cont roll er that h as b een te sted un der a w ide va riet y of c ond itio ns . In th e event that you expe ri enc e dif ficu lt y with you r KeyStudio , this s ecti on c overs so me c omm on is sue s an d tips to he lp re med y prob le ms . P[...]

| 33 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Proble m 6 : My s ynthe sizer always re c alls the so und next t o the pr ogram number t hat I hav e se nt to it from Key St udio. For example, if I s end a pr ogram c hange with t he number 4 0 ( V iolin) , my sof t ware loads s ound number 41 (V iola) . Solutio n 6 : Som e Ge ner al M I D I mo dule s co unt the ir [...]

| 34 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T echnical Info 19 Cauti on : El ect ro Stat ic D isc harg e, El ect ric al F as t T r an sie nt and C o ndu cted R F inter feren ce may c aus e the uni t mal fun cti oning . I n such c a se, u nplu g the uni t and p lug it i n aga in to res tore nor ma l ope rati on. Note : Y ou r M -Audio p rod uct h as b een tes t[...]

| 35 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendices - Useful M I D I Data 20 Appendix A - General M I D I Instruments Piano 0 Ac ou sti c G ra nd P i an o 1 Br ig ht A co us ti c Pi an o 2 El ec tr ic G r an d Pi an o 3 Ho nk y T o nk P ia no 4 El ec tr ic P ia no 1 5 El ec tr ic P ia no 2 6 Ha r ps ic ho rd 7 Cl avi ne t Chr oma tic P er c us si on 8 C el [...]

| 36 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendix B - Channel 10 Drum Map Key # D rum S oun d Key # D rum S oun d 35 Ac ou sti c B as s D ru m 59 Ri de C y mb al 2 36 Ba s s Dr um 1 60 Hi B on go 37 Si de S ti ck 61 Low B on go 38 Ac ou sti c S na re 62 Mu te Hi C ong a 39 Ha nd C l ap 63 Op en H i C o ng a 40 El ec tr ic S na re 64 Low C o ng a 41 Low F lo[...]

| 37 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendix C - Standard M I D I Controller Numbers (M I D I CC’s) 00 B a nk S el ec t 01 Mod ul ati on 02 Br ea th C o ntr ol 03 C o nt rol le r 3 04 F oot C ont ro l 05 Po r t am e nto Ti m e 06 D at a Ent r y 07 Ch an ne l Volum e 08 B a la nc e 09 C o ntr ol le r 9 1 0 Pa n 1 1 E x pr es si o n 1 2 Ef fe ct s C on[...]

| 38 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendix D - A dditional RPN Messages Y ou may have noti ce d that al thou gh we have stated th ere a re 1 28 MI DI c ontr olle r me ss age s ( 0 – 1 2 7), Ap pe ndi x C shows 1 32 as sig nab le c ontrol ler m es sag es . Th is is b ec aus e mes sa ges 1 28 – 1 31 are a dif fe rent t yp e of M I D I me ss age, d [...]

| 39 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T echnical Specifications 22 44. 1 kHz samp ling ra te unle ss othe r wise st ated Mic I np ut s In pu t Im p ed an ce 4. 4k O hm s Ma xi mu m In pu t Le vel at m in im um g ai n -2.2 d B u ( 0. 6 Vrm s ), b al a nc ed SNR -9 6 dB , A- wei gh ted Dy na mi c R an ge 96 d B , A-we ig hte d THD + N 0. 00 4 % ( - 88 d B[...]

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