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    User Guide English ( 2 – 8 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 9 – 15 ) Guide d'utilisation Fran ç ais ( 16 – 22 ) Guida per l'uso Italiano ( 23 – 29 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 30 – 37 ) Appendix English ( 39 )[...]

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    2 ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER User Guide (English) Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the M-Audio Keysta tio n 49 keyboard. The 49 key velocity-sensitive USB keyboard is designed to easily integrat e with your PC or Macintosh com puter. Keystation 49 offers semi- weighted keys that give you the feel of a piano in a compact MI DI controller. I[...]

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    3 Recommended Installation Ableton Live Lite: We've included Ableton Live Lite with your Keystation so you c an get started making music with professional software right out of the box . Select the Ableton L ive Lite software, open the "setup" application or .exe (Windows) or .mpkg file (Mac O S X), and then follow the on-screen inst[...]

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    4 Advanced Functions Button The Advanced Functions button is used to access all the advanced functions of the keyboard. When the Advanced Functions button is pressed, the keyboard goes into “E dit Mode.” In Edit Mode, the keys on the keyboard are used for selecting functions and ente ring data. The LED above the Advanced Functions button indica[...]

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    5 Advanced Functions In addition to setting an octave shift, the two octave “+” and “-” buttons discussed earlier in the m anual under the section “Octave Buttons” can also be used to control one of six MIDI functions. The first 6 black keys are used to select the function o f the octave buttons. S ome of the functions that these keys c[...]

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    6 MIDI Channel MIDI data from the keyboard can be sent on any of 16 MIDI Channels. Ho wever, cert ain MIDI devices and MIDI software applications require th e keyboard to send data on a s pecified channel. If this is the case, you can change the channel the data is se nt using the followin g method: 1. Press the Advanced Functions button to engage [...]

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    7 Volume Slider Assignment To assign the Volume Slider to an e ffect: 1. Press the Advanced Functions button to engage Edit Mod e. 2. Press the black key representing “FADER.” 3. Use the Numerical Data Entry keys to enter the num ber of the effect you want to assign to the Volume Slider. Alternatively, you can use the “+” and “-” butto [...]

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    8 Troubleshooting General Here are answers to common questions you ma y have, using your Keystation keyboard: Problem 1: My M-Audio hardware suddenl y stopped working after having performed fine since installation. Solution 1: Switch off the unit and let it sit for 10 second s. Then restart your computer and try again. If the problem persists you m[...]

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    9 ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER Guía del usuario (Español) Introducción Felicitaciones por la compra de su teclado M-Audio Keyst ation 49. Es te teclado USB sensible a la velocidad de 49 teclas está diseñado para integrarse fácilmen te con su PC o com putadora Macintosh. El Keystation 49 ofrece teclas semicontrapesadas que le dan la sensación de[...]

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    10 Instalación recomendada Ableton Live Lite: Hemos incluido Ableton Live Lite con su Keystation de modo que puede comenzar a hacer música con software profesional en cuanto lo saca de la caja. Seleccion e el software Ableton Live Lite, abra la aplicación "setup" (instalación) o .exe (Windows) o el archivo .mpkg (Mac OS X), y luego si[...]

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    11 Rueda de modulación La rueda de modulación se usa normalmente para m odul ar el sonido que está tocando. Este tipo de controlador en tiempo real se inco rporó originalmente en los teclados electrónicos pa ra ofrecer al instrumentista opciones como las de agregar vibrato, tal como lo hace un músico al tocar un instrumento acústico. La rued[...]

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    12 Funciones avanzadas Además de determinar el cambio de octava, los bo tones de octava “+” y “-” m encionados anteriormente en la sección “Botones de octava” también pueden usarse para contr olar una de las 6 funciones MIDI disponibles. Las 6 primeras teclas negras se usan para seleccionar la función de los botones de octava. Algun[...]

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    13 Canal Los datos MIDI del teclado pueden e nviarse a través de cualquiera de los 16 canales MIDI. Sin embargo, ciertos dispositivos y programas MIDI requieren que los datos sean env iados por un canal específico. En este caso, cambie el canal a través del cual el teclado en vía los datos siguiendo este mé todo: 1. Pulse el botón Advanced F [...]

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    14 Método de selección rápida: 1. Pulse el botón Advanced Functions. 2. Pulse la tecla negra que represen tan “BANCO LSB” y “ BANCO MSB” respectivamente . 3. Pulse sucesivamente las tecl as “3,” “2,” “ENTER.” Al igual que ocurre con los cambios de pro grama, si los botones de octava “+” y “-” están asignados al camb[...]

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    15 Botones direccionales y c ontroles de transporte Los botones direccionales y los botones de transport e usan los protocolos Mackie Control o H UI para controlar ciertas funciones del software que l os soporta. Para seleccionar el protocolo a usar por estos botones para c omunicarse con su sof tware: 1. Pulse el botón Advanced Function s para po[...]

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    16 ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER Guide d'utilisation (Français) Présentation Nous vous félicitons d’avoi r fait l'acquisition du clavier Keystation 49 de M-Audio, un clavier USB dynamique de 49 touches conçu pour une intégra tion facile avec votre ordinateur PC ou Macintosh. Keystat ion 49 offre des touches semi-lourdes qui vous donnen[...]

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    17 Installation recommandée Ableton Live Lite : Nous avons inclus l’ application Ableton Live Li te avec le Keystation afi n que vous puissiez commencer à créer de la musique avec un DAW logiciel de qualité professionnelle aussitôt que vous le sortez de la boîte. Sélectionnez le logiciel Ableton Live Lite, ouvrez l’application d’instal[...]

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    18 Molette de modulati on La molette de modulation est généralement u tilisée pour moduler le son que vous jouez. Ce type de contrôleur en temps réel a d’abor d été implanté sur les claviers électroniqu es pour offrir au musicien des options telles que l’ajout de vibrato, qui permet d’imiter le travail effectué ave c des instruments[...]

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    19 Quand les boutons d’octaves sont utilisés pour commander ces fonctions, le s deux témoins lumineux situés audessus restent allumés, peu importe la conf igur ation actuelle de cette foncti on. Pour sélectionner une fonction alterna tive : 1. Appuyez sur le bouton «Advanced Func tions» pour mett re votre clavier en mode de programmation. [...]

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    20 Par exemple, si un périphérique préc ise que vous devez envoyer les données sur le canal 10, appuyez sur le bouton «Advanced Functions» et sur la sélectionner le canal 10. Le canal peut aussi être assigné aux boutons d’octaves “+” et “-”. Une fois assigné, le fait d’appuyer sur “+” ou “-” sélectionnera le canal pr?[...]

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    21 Vous pouvez aussi utiliser les boutons “+” et “-” pour cha nger la valeur. 1. Appuyez sur la touche Advan ced Functions pour a ctiver le mode Edit. 2. Appuyez sur la touche noire r eprésentant « FADER ». 3. Utilisez les touches « + » et « - » p our modifier la valeur. 4. Appuyez sur la touche ENTER . 5. Déplacez le curseur du vol[...]

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    22 Dépannage General Voici les solutions aux problèmes les plus fréquen ts, lors de l’utilisation d’un clavier Keystation : Problème 1 : Mon matériel M-Audio a soudainem ent cessé de fonctionner après un foncti onnement sans problème depuis l’installation. Solution 1 : Eteignez-le et laissez-le reposer pendant 10 se condes. Puis, red?[...]

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    23 ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER Guida per l'uso (Italiano) Introduzione Congratulazioni per aver acquistato la tastiera K eystat ion 49 di M-Audio. Questa tastiera USB a 49 tasti sensibili alla velocità è stata concepita per integrarsi fa cilmente con il vostro PC o Macintosh . Il Keystation 49 presenta tasti semi-pesati che offrono la sensazio[...]

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    24 Installazione consigliata Ableton Live Lite: abbiamo incluso l'Ableton Live Lite con l' Keystation in modo che possiate iniziare immediatamente a fare musica con software professional e. Selezionare il software Ableton Live Lite, apri re l'applicazione "setup" o il file .exe (Wi ndows) o .mpkg (Mac OS X), quindi seguire [...]

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    25 Il pulsante Advanced Functions Il pulsante Advanced Functions viene utilizzato per accede re a tu tte le funzioni avanzate della tastiera. Una volta premuto, la tastiera passa in “modalità di programmazione”. Durante questa modalità, i tas ti possono essere utilizzati per selezionare funzioni e imme ttere dati. La LED soprastante il pulsan[...]

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    26 Funzioni avanzate Oltre che per l’impostazione dello spostamento di ot tava , i due pulsanti di ottava “+” e “-” illustrati in precedenza alla sezione “Pulsanti di o ttava” servono per c ontrollare una d elle 6 funzioni MID I disponibili. I primi 6 tasti vengono utilizzati per selezionare la funzione dei pulsanti di ottava. Alcune [...]

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    27 Canale I dati MIDI provenienti dalla tastiera possono essere inviati a uno qualsiasi dei 16 canali MIDI. Tuttavia, determinate periferiche MIDI e p rogrammi MIDI richiedono che la tastiera invii i dati su un canale specifico. In questo caso, è possibile cambiare il canale di invio dei dati median te il seguente metodo: 1. Premere il pulsante Ad[...]

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    28 Slider Volume Per assegnare lo slider Volume a u n effetto: 1. Premere il pulsante Advanced Fun ctions per portare la t astiera nella modalità di pr ogrammazione. 2. Premere il tasto nero “FADER.” 3. Usare i tasti di immissione dei dati numerici per immettere il numero dell’ effetto che si desidera assegnar e allo slider Volume. In altern[...]

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    29 Risoluzione dei problemi Generali Di seguito sono riportate risposte relative a problemi co muni che si possono riscontra re nell’uso delle tastiere Keystation: Problema 1: l’hardware M-Audio smette impr ovvisamente di funzionare dopo un normale funzionamento successivo all’installazione. Soluzione 1: spegnere l’unità e lasciarla spenta[...]

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    30 ON/OFF ON/OFF POWER POWER Benutzerhandbuch (Deutsch) Einleitung Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Kauf des M-Audio Keystation 49 Keyboard. Dieses USB-Keyboard mit 49 anschlagdynamischen Tasten wurde desi gnt, um eine möglichst einfache Integration mit Ihrem PC oder Macintosh-Computer zu ermöglic hen. Keystation 49 ist mit halbgewic hteten Tasten aus[...]

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    31 Empfohlene Installation Ableton Live Lite: Wir liefern Keystation mit Ableton Live Lite aus, damit Sie Ihre Musikproduktion gleich mit professioneller Software beginnen können. Öffnen Sie die Ableton Live Lite Software, öffnen di e Anwendung "Setup" oder .exe (Windows) bzw. die .mpk g -Datei (Mac OS X) und befolgen die Anweisungen a[...]

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    32 Lautstärke-Slider Über den Lautstärke-Slider werden no rmalerweise MI DI-Befehle zur Regelung der Tonlautstärke gesendet. Sie können dem Slider allerdings auc h für andere Kontrollfunktionen wie Pan (Balance), Attack, Reverb, Chorus, uvm. programmieren. Weitere In format ionen hierzu entne hmen Sie bitte dem Abschnitt Erwe iterte Funktione[...]

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    33 Erweiterte Funktionen Die beiden Up & Down-Tasten für die Veränderung der Oktavlage (siehe Abschnitt “Ok tavtasten”) können zusätzlich für die Steuerung der MIDI-Funktionen genu tzt werden. Über Die ersten 6 schwarzen Tasten können sie die gewünschte Spezialfunktion für die Octave Up & Down- Tasten auswählen. Für manche di[...]

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    34 Kanal Mit Keystation verfügen Sie über 16 M IDI-Kanäle für das Senden von MIDI-Daten. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch, dass einige MIDI-Geräte und M IDI-A nwendungen die MIDI-Daten des Keyboards nur über einen bestimmten Kanal empfangen können. In diesem Fall können Sie den Sendekanal wie folgt einstellen: 1. Drücken Sie die Funktionstaste, u[...]

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    35 Direktauswahl: 1. Drücken Sie die Funktionstaste, um den Edi t-Modus zu aktivieren. 2. Drücken Sie die schwarze Taste entsp richt “BANK LSB” bz w. “BANK MSB”. 3. Drücken Sie nacheinander die Tasten “3”, “2”, und “ENTER” ein. Wenn Sie den Bank Change über die Octave Up & Down-Tas ten veranlasse n, ändert sich die Leuc[...]

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    36 Richtungstasten und Transports teuerungen Die Richtungstasten und Transport- Tasten verwenden die Protokolle von Mackie Control oder HUI, um bestimmte Funktionen in Softwares zu steuern, die diese unterstützen. Um auszuwählen, welches Protokol l diese Tasten verwenden, um mi t der Software zu ko mmunizieren, gehen Sie wie folgt vor: 1. Drücke[...]

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    37 MIDI-Funktionen Die Keystation-Keyboards wurden so konstruiert, dass die MIDI-Verarbeit ung mit ihrem Computer so einfach wie möglich wird. Nichtsdestotrotz können unter Um ständen Schwierigkeiten mit den MIDI-Funktionen auftreten. Oft liegt der Fehler in diesen Fällen nich t am Keyboard, sondern a m Empfängergerät. Hier können Ihnen zwei[...]

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    38 Wheel and Fader User Assignments 00 Bank Select 38 Data Entry LSB 112 Controller 112 01 Modulation 39 Channel Volume LSB 113 Controller 113 02 Breath Control 40 Balance LSB 114 Controller 114 03 Controller 3 41 Controller 41 115 Controller 115 04 Foot Control 42 Pan LSB 116 Controller 116 05 Porta Time 43 Expression LSB 117 Controller 117 06 Dat[...]

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    39 Appendix (English) Technical Specifications Power USB-bus-powered Size (width x depth x height) 7.7" x 3" x 31.9" 195 mm x 75 mm x 810 mm Weight 4.6 lbs. 2.1 kg Specifications ar e subject to chang e without notice. Trademarks and Licenses M-Audio is a trademark of inMusic Brands, Inc. , registered in the U.S. and other countries.[...]

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