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    User Guide 49-Key Mobile USB MIDI Controller[...]

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    3 English - Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio Keystation 49e, a 49-note full-size, velocity sensitive USB keyboard designed for easy integration with your PC or Macintosh computer . Ideal for a multitude of music creation and education applications, Keystation 49e offers you modulation and pitch bend wheels, plus assignab[...]

  • Page 3

    4 Power & Connection Via USB 1. Check that the on/off button on the back of the unit is set to “OFF .” 2. Plug the USB cable provided with the Keystation 49e keyboard to a free USB port on your computer . 3. Plug the other end of the USB cable to the USB input on the Keystation 49e. T he single USB cable not only powers the keyboard but als[...]

  • Page 4

    5 6. Then ’OK’ again. 7 . Click ’Save’. 8. If it asks you, click ’Replace’. Y ou should now have a final window showing your current Studio Setup. If ’Quicktime Music’ is crossed out, you should double click on it, then click in the ’on’ circle to enable it. Then click ’OK’. Now you’re ready to go. Just make sure your Keys[...]

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    6 Octaves Buttons An octave contains 12 notes. Each octave is marked out clearly on your Keystation 49e keyboard, by black and white sections starting o n C. Each octave is given a number . The Keystation 49e is able to shift the pitch of it’ s keys up or down by one or more octaves. When the keyboard’ s octaves are not shifted (octave shift se[...]

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    7 Advanced Functions In addition to setting an octave shift, the two octave “+” and ’“-“ buttons discussed earlier in the manual under the section “Octave Buttons” can also be used to contr ol one of five MIDI functions. In the diagram above you see that the first 6 black keys ar e labeled “DA T A = ----.” These keys are used to s[...]

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    8 T ranspose works in the same way as Octave Shift above, except the shift is +/- 12. As with Octave Shift, there are two ways of transposing the keyboard. Y ou can use the Octave “+” and “-” buttons, or the black keys F# 3 , G# 3 and Bb3. These black keys represent “TRANSPOSE -,” “TRANSPOSE 0” and “TRANSPOSE +,” respectively . [...]

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    1. Incremental/Decremental Bank LSB and Bank MSB Change: < Press the Advanced Functions button. < Press the black key above G1 (named G# 1). < Now the Octave “+” and “-” keys can be used to change the program. < Press “+” and continue to play notes until you find the instrument you want. 2. Using the Quick Select Method: <[...]

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    10 < Use the Numerical Data Entry keys G3 – B4 to enter the number of the effect you want to assign to the Volume Slider . Alternatively , you can use the “+” and “-” buttons to change the value. < Press the ENTER key (C5). < Move the V olume Slider upwards to increase the value of the effect. If you make an error while entering [...]

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    T rouble-Shooting Here are answers to common trouble-related questions you may have, using your Keystation 49e: Problem 1: My M-Audio hardware suddenly stopped working after having performed fine since installation. Solution 1: Switch off the unit and leave for 10 seconds. Then restart your computer and try again. If the problem persists you may ha[...]

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    12 T echnical Info Caution : Electro Static Discharge, Electrical Fast T ransient and Conducted RF interference may cause the unit malfunctioning. In such c ase, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restore normal operation. N ote: Y our M-Audio product has been tested to comply with FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. Modifications not author[...]

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    13 Appendices - Useful MIDI Data Appendix A - General MIDI Instruments P iano 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 2 Electric Grand Piano 3 Honky T onk Piano 4 Electric Piano 1 5 Electric Piano 2 6 Harpsichord 7 Clavinet C hromatic Percussion 8 Celesta 9 Glockenspiel 1 0 Music Box 11 Vibraphone 1 2 Marimba 13 Xylophone 14 T ubular bells 1[...]

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    14 Appendix B - Standard MIDI Contr oller Numbers (MIDI CC’ s) 0 0 Bank Select 01 Modulation 0 2 Breath Control 03 Controller 3 0 4 Foot Control 0 5 Porta T ime 06 Data Entry 0 7 Channel V olume 08 Balance 0 9 Controller 9 10 Pan 1 1 Expression 1 2 Effects Controller 1 1 3 Ef fects Controller 2 1 4 Controller 14 15 Controller 15 16 Gen Purpose 1 [...]

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