Evolution Technologies MK-261 manual

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    MK-261 Ev ol ut ion MK-261 www. e v o l u t i o n . c o . u k MIDI K EYB OARD M ANUA L 1. POWER SUP PLY 1-1 So undcar d as pow er source U sin g th e supplied self po w ered c onn ecto r cab le, co nn ect the 5 pin male plug to th e M K-261 MID I ke y bo ar d and th e 15 p in male plu g to th e M ID I po r t on y o ur PC so undc ard. IMPORTANT – [...]

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    2. Preparation 2-1 Connect th e un i t with oth er MIDI equipment y o u may h ave: MI DI Sound Mo dule MIDI IN MI DI IN MIDI IN MID I O UT Computer MI DI Ke y board 2-2 Tur n on th e PO WER sw i tch . 2-3 Turn all o th er equipment o n. 3. Sett i ng t he M IDI T r a nsmit Cha nne l There are 1 6 MI DI transmit c han nels av ailab le . Once y ou hav[...]

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    6-2 Press numer ic key s 0-9 to s elec t a n ew M IDI co n tr oller. You c an a l so use th e +/- sw i tch es to in crease o r decr ea se t h e va l ue of t h e n u m ber . No te: * I f y o u do nothing fo r 5 se co nds, the L ED w ill return to s h ow the cu rr ent PR OGR AM C H ANGE n um ber . * If th e numb er y ou p res s is not in the range o [...]

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    11. PROGRAM & B ANK CH ANG E ME M O RY You ca n a ssign a selected PROGR AM C H ANGE as well as a BANK L SB an d a BANK MSB to o n e of t en nu mer ic key s (0- 9). O nce sto red, s imply pres sing one o f th e nume r ic ke y s w ill se n d th e de sired P R OG RA M and B ANK CHANGES. 11-1 Select th e desired PROGR AM CHANGE, BANK LS B an d MSB[...]

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    3. Control: Sl i der s: (PIT C H B END WHEEL, MODULATION WHEEL, CHANNEL VOLUME) 4. Di sp l a y : 3 digi t LED 5. Jack : DC IN (DC 9 V), MIDI OUT, SUSTAIN 6. Dimension : 1205 x205 x84 (m m) 7. Weight : 3. 5 kg No te: S pe c if icatio ns are su b j ec t to c h an ge w ithout p rior notic e.[...]

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    APPENDIX MIDI IMPLE ME NT ATI ON CHART Function Transmitted Received Remarks Basic :Default Channel:Changed 1-16 1-16 :Default Mode :Messages :Altered --------- X ********* Note Number:True Voice 0-127 ********* Velocity: Note ON : Note OFF 0 X After :Key’s Touch :Ch’s X ⊗ Pitch Bend 0 0,32 1 Control 6 Change 7 64 ⊗ ⊗ ⊗ 0 0 Bank select [...]