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Oxygen Series User Guide   2 1 Introduction Congratulation s on purchas ing an M-Audio O xygen Series keyboard. Oxygen keyboards no w offer DirectLink, wh ich provides su pport for Digital Audio Workstations (D A W) 1 such as Pro T ools 8 by automatically mapping the track and master volume slider s, slider buttons, pa n knobs and tran spor t[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 3 Oxygen Series Features  25, 49 or 61 velocity sensitive full-size keys  Automatic mapp ing of top panel controls to supported DA Ws  Advanced pro gramming func tions via the keyboard  Octave/T ranspose buttons  2 T rack Select button s  9 sliders (1 on Oxygen 25); MIDI re-assi[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 Windows XP and W indows V ista Installation Instructions NOTE : Make sure your Oxygen keyboard is not connected to the computer when be ginning the installa tion. The following instructions will indicate when y ou should connect it to your computer . 1. Install the Oxygen Series driver s by doing one of the follow[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   5 5. Windows XP will identify the keyboard and ask if you want to search the Intern et for a driver . Select " No, not this time " and press " Next. " 6. Windows XP will display a Found Ne w Hardware Wizard dialog. Choose " Install the sof twa re automatically " and click " Next. &[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 6 DirectLink / DA W Support DirectLink automatically ma ps the track volume an d master s liders, slider buttons (mute/so lo), pan knobs and transp ort controls to their corresponding fu nctions in supporte d recording applicatio ns 3 such as Pro T ools 8. Installation In order to use DirectLink, you must first in[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 7 Controls and Connectors T op Panel 1. Pitch Bend Wheel: This wheel creates expressive changes in performances by raising and lo wering pitch. Rolling the Pitch Bend wheel upward will raise an instrument’ s pitch whereas rolling it downward will lo wer the pitch. The upper and lower pitch bend limit is determin[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 3. Track But tons: DirectLink Operation: The left T rack button ( < ) selects th e previous T rack in supported DA W applications. For example if Tr ack 2 is currently selected, pressing this button will select T rack 1 in the application. The right T r ack button ( > ) select s the next T rack in supported [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   5 6. Functio n Buttons: All Oxygen Ser ies keyboards feature 5 f unction butto ns for progra mming, acc ess to settings and advance d features a s outlined belo w . Advanced The Advanced butto n allows access to the extend ed pa rameters listed alon g the top edge of the keyboard. When the Advanced button is pressed[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   6 7. Sliders: Oxygen 49 and 61 feature nine Slid ers. Oxygen 25 features one Slider . DirectLink Operation: Oxygen 49 and 61: The first eight sliders automatically map to control th e track volume for the currently selected bank of eight tracks in a supporte d DA W application. The ri ght-most Slider (C9) m aps to t[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   7 9. Knobs: All Oxygen Seri es keyboards fe ature 8 MIDI C ontrol Knobs. DirectLink Operation: Oxygen 49 and 61: T hese knobs map to control the p anorama or bala nce setting for the currently active bank of eight tracks in a supported DA W application. When working with stereo tracks in Pro T ools 8, pressing the r[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   8 1 1. V elocity-sensitive Keybo ard: The velocity sensitive keyboard is no t only the primary method of sending Note On/ Off and V elocity data when performing , it is also used to access extended programing functions listed along its upper edge . Please refer to Section 8 - Advanc ed Keyboard Fu nctions and Sectio[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 8 Advanced Keyboard Functions Oxygen Series keyboards include exte nded programming capa bilities through se condary functions of the keys. The available p arameters are listed along the top edge of th e ke yboard , and accessed by pressing th e Advanced button. The LED scre en shows the numerical value of the par[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 Control Assign, Data 1 , Data 2, Data 3 The Control Assign function (CTRL ASG N) assigns a MIDI continuou s contro l number (MIDI CC), or other MIDI parameter fro m the tabl e in Appendix B to the selected Knob , Button, Slider , or to the Su stain Pedal jack. The Data 1, Data 2, and Data 3 keys define various r e[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   5 Program This function send s Program Change MI DI messages on the Global Channel and can be used to select diffe rent sound patches cont ained within your virtual instrument or sound module. 1 Press the Advanced Function butto n 2. Press the Program key - the LED display will show the last sent progra m number (fo[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   6 Ve l o c i t y C u r v e The V elocity Cu rve Select ke y (VEL CUR VE) is used to change the touch sen sitivity of the keyboard. This setti ng lets you decide how the for ce with which you hit a key affects the volume at which a note pla ys. Oxygen Seri es keyboards provide 7 dif ferent sensitivity options: 1 = C1[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   7 Memory Dump The SysEx Memory Dump function (MEM DUMP) wi ll send the contents of all 10 Pr eset memory locations for storage in a DA W application. Please refer to the document ation prov ided with your DA W sof tware for information on how to record SysEx MIDI data. 1. Prep are a MIDI track within your DA W softw[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   8 St o r e The S tore function saves contro l assignment settin gs to one of 10 memory lo cations. IMPORT ANT : S toring new assignment setting s will overwrite the contents of the selected me mory location 1. Press the Adv anced butt on 2. Press the S tore key - the LED screen will show the number of the last selec[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 9 Advanced Programming Functions The MIDI CC (continuo us controller) numbers from 0 to 127 are p art of th e General MIDI spec ification, and are typically used for re al-time control o f parameters in MIDI compatib le music equipment. For example, an Oxygen knob may be assigned to MIDI CC number 10, which contro[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 Setting T oggle V alues (Min/Max) fo r Buttons or the Sustain Pedal When standard MIDI CC numbers are assigned to buttons or the Sustain pedal, they will toggle between two values. This means that one value is sent the fir s t time it is pressed, and another value is sent the next time it is pressed. By default, t[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   5 Setting Trigger V alues for the Button s or the Sustain Pedal It is possible to set a T rigger V alue for a button or the sust ain pedal, causin g it to send one value when pre ssed and held down, and another value wh en released. The sustain peda l is already configured to send trigger values by default, ensuring[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   6 Assigning MMC Contr ol to Buttons The transport fu nctions of some hardware recording devic es and DA W applications can be remotely opera ted via MMC (MIDI Machine Control) commands. MMC is a specialized transp ort control protocol and requires a somewhat dif ferent configuration method . The following values nee[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   7 Assigning a No te to a Button It is possible to configure a Button to send a Note On message when it is held down, and a Note Of f message when it is released. This requires four values to be specified (values given are exa mples): The following example co nfigures a button to play MIDI note E4 while it is bein g [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   8 Setting Buttons to send com bined Program Change , Bank LSB and Bank MSB messages The assignable button s and the sustain pedal can be configured to send a multi- part messag e, consisting of a Prog ram Change, Bank LSB and Bank M SB message when pressed. This is useful for specific pa tch/sound selection from a s[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   9 Programming a Button to Increment/Decr ement a MIDI CC value It is possible to configure a button to increase or decrease a value each time it is pressed. Th is is useful if you want to step through values one by one each time a button is pressed. T o configure a button to increment a MIDI CC between a minimum and[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   10 Programming a B utton to Increment/Decrement a Program Change It is possible to configure a button to send an Increm ent (increase) or Decrement (decrease) Program Change message each time it is pressed. T o configure a button to increment a Program Change betw een a minim um and maximum value, assign the button [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   11 Reversing the operation of Knobs or Sliders Most MIDI p arame ters assig nable to knob s or slider s can be configure d so that the control’s oper ation is reversed. Once a control is assigned to a MIDI parame ter , by defa ult the Data 2 parameter de fines the minim um value (for example ze ro) while the Da ta[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   12 Limiting the Range of a Knob or Slider The MIDI protocol allows for a maximum rang e of transmitte d values between 0 and 127. The ef fective rang e of values transmitted by Knobs and Sliders can be limited by entering values other than 0 and 127 (defau lt) for the Dat a 2 and Data 3 parameters. For example with [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   13 Assigning RPN/NRPN mes sages to a Knob, Sl ider , Button, or Pedal Oxygen Series keyboards allow transmission of all th ree necessary MIDI CC messages for RPNs and NRPNs by simply moving a knob or slider or by pressing a button or the sust ain pedal. The " Control Assign " setting allows assignment fo r[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   14 SysEx Messages and Device ID When transmitting SysEx messa ges, the individual control channel number do es not define a transmit channe l, but a Device ID. When the CHAN ASGN key is pressed, the " c " is not display ed on the LED screen. Device ID’s range betwe en 0-127. In most cases, the Devi ce ID[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 10 MIDI Messages Defined Program and Bank Changes When the MIDI standard was first establish ed, it enabled the user to access on ly 128 different sounds using program change messages (0-127). As MIDI devices became more so phisticated and contained more soun ds, bank change messages were included in an updated MI[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 RPN/NRPN's Overview RPN stands for " Register ed Parameter Number " and NRPN st ands for " Non-Re gistered Parameter Number " . Non-registe red parameter numbers (NRPN ’s) are device-specific messages th at enable you to control spec ific synthesizer or sound module pa rameters via MIDI,[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   5 Check your 3rd Party Document ation for a RPN/NRPN List Begin by checking the document ation fo r your MIDI device for a list of su pported RPN or NRPN numbers. As mentioned, the supported p arameters ar e unique to the device in use but th e list should look similar to this: Find the parame ter you wish to contro[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   6 16,384 step resolution through comb ined Coarse and Fine messages Most assignable MIDI controls, including those on your Ox ygen series keyboard, ope rate with a resolution of 128 steps. S tandard MIDI CC mess ages th at can be used universa lly between di fferen t MIDI devices are also limited to a resolution of [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   7 The controls on your Oxygen keyboard allow assign ment of either a RPN/NRPN co arse message, or a RPN/NRPN fine message, but not both simult aneously . In practical use, this means:  Assigning an RPN/NRPN coarse message to an Oxygen control allows to access va lues throughout the entire range of 16384 step s wh[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 1 1 T roubleshooting  Oxygen ke yboard suddenly stop s working. T urn of f the unit for 1 0 seconds, then rest art your computer and p ower up the keyboard. If the p roblem persists, check the M-Audio website for the latest drivers and re- install them.  The key board is connected t o my computer with th e U[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 12 T echnical Info Caution: Electro S tatic Discharge, Electric al Fast T ransient and Conducted RF interference may cause the un it malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restore normal operation. Note: Y our M-Audio product has b een tested to comp ly with FCC S t andards FOR HOME [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 13 W arranty T erms and Registration W arranty T erms M-Audio warrant s product s to be free from defects in mater ials and workmanship, under nor mal use and provided that the product is owned by the original, regi stered user . Visit www .m-audio.com/war ranty for terms and limitations applying to your specific [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   3 14 Appendix Append ix A: S tandard MIDI Control Numbers (MIDI CC’s) 00 Bank Select 46 Controller 46 92 T remolo Depth 01 Modulation 47 Controller 47 93 Chorus Depth 02 Breath Control 48 Gen Purpose 1 LSB 94 Celeste (De-tune) 03 Controller 3 49 Gen Purpose 2 LSB 95 Phaser Depth 04 Foot Control 50 Gen Purpose 3 LS[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   4 Appendix B: Assignabl e MIDI CC's Sliders and Knobs: *General MIDI SysEx messages **Press “0,” and then press the Ente r key . Next press the Data - button MIDI CC Descriptio n Data 2 Dat a 3 0-1 19 S tandard MIDI CC's ( Appendix A )M i n M a x 120-127 Channel Mode Messages ( Appendix A )M i n M a x [...]

5   User Guide Oxygen Series Buttons and Pedal: *General MIDI SysEx messages **Press “0,” and then press the Ente r key . Next press the Data - button MIDI CC Description Dat a 1 Dat a 2 Data 3 0-1 19 S tandard MIDI CC's ( Appendix A ) - T oggle V alue 2 T oggle V alue 1 120-127 Channel Mode Messages ( Appendix A ) - T oggle V alu[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   6 Appendix C - Useful MIDI Da ta NOTE : Some MIDI devices count preset sounds from 1- 128 instead of 0-127 . As a result, there may be an offset of +/-1 between the prog ram change num ber sent from the keyboa rd and the recalled sound preset on your module. Piano Bass Reed Synth Effect s 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Br[...]

7   User Guide Oxygen Series MIDI Note Numbers Appendix D - DirectLink Tr ansport Co ntrol Assignments Pro T ools 8 users can acces s additional funct ions via the Loop button: 1. Holding the Loop button while pressing one of the othe r T ransp ort Control buttons g ives access to additional Pro T ools tr ansport funct ions. 2. Quickly pre[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide   8 Appendix E - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart Hexadecimal V alue Decimal V alue Hexadecimal V alue Decimal V alue Hexadecimal V alue Dec imal V alue 00 2B 43 56 86 11 2C 44 57 87 22 2D 45 58 88 33 2E 46 59 89 44 2F 47 5A 90 55 30 48 5B 91 66 31 49 5C 92 77 32 50 5D 93 88 33 51 5[...]

9   User Guide Oxygen Series Appendix F - Roland GS & Y amaha XG NRPN Messages *added by Y amaha XG; **changed from Delay to V ariation by Y amaha XG Appendix G - General M IDI Reverb and Chorus T ypes Reverb T ypes 0: Small Room 1: Medium R oom 2: Large Room 3: Medium Hall 4: Large Hall 5: Plate Chorus T ypes 0: Chorus 1 1: Chorus 2 2[...]

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