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M-Audio Keystation 49e manual

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    T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 About the Manual . . . [...]

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    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 assignable buttons a[...]

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    3 About the Manual This instruction manual covers the operation of the Keystation 49e USB keyboard. Though we do not provide detailed explanation about how to set up your keyboard for use with third party music software, the majority of these software applications will work seamlessly with the Keystation 49e keyboard. Connecting Y our K eyboard Bef[...]

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    Other Operating Systems If you’re using an operating system other than OSX or Windows XP , please visit the M-Audio website at www .m-audio.com to look for any updated Macintosh or Windows OS Keystation 49e drivers. Installing in Mac OS9 If you do not have OMS installed, please run the OMS installer first. Otherwise jump to “Installing the OMS [...]

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    5. Click ’OK’ 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[...]

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    Getting Started Even though you have successfully completed the installation process, please note that when you press a key you will not hear any sound. This is because pressing a key causes the keyboard to send out MIDI data. MIDI data gives instructions on how a sound should play , but in order to actually hear that sound, you need to configure y[...]

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    press the octave “-“ button in the same manner , pressing once for 1 octave, twice for 2 octaves, and so on. It is possible to shift the keyboard down 3 octaves. To return the keyboard’s octave shift to 0, press both the octave “+” and “-“ buttons together (both LEDs will light, indicating that the octave shift has returned to 0 - if [...]

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    The Advanced F unction Button The button to the left of the keys labeled “Advanced Functions” is used to access all the remaining (‘advanced’) functions of the keyboard. When this button is pressed, the keyboard will go into “Edit Mode.” While in Edit Mode, the keys on the keyboard can be used to select functions and enter data. The lig[...]

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    To select an alternate function:  Press the Advanced Functions button, putting the keyboard into Edit Mode.  Press the black key that represents the function you want. Edit Mode will finish as soon as you have selected the function and you will be able to play notes again. The five available alternate functions of the octave buttons are descr[...]

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    case, is a good idea to try reducing the pitch by one or two semitones.* This is achieved using a MIDI function called “T ranspose.” Tr anspose 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[...]

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    from the General MIDI Instruments list (see Appendix). There are two methods send the program change: 1. Incremental/Decremental Program Change:  Press the Advanced Functions button.  Press the black key above F1 (named F# 1).  Now the Octave “+” and “-” keys can be used to change the program.  Press “+” and continue to play[...]

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    2. Using the Quick Select Method:  Press the Advanced Functions button.  Press the black key above G4 (named G# 4), or A$ (named A# 4), representing Bank LSB or Bank MSB respectively .  Press keys C4, then E3 then C5. This enters the combination: “3,” “2,” “ENTER.” Alternatively , you can use the “+” and “-” buttons to [...]

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    (Note that each time the keyboard is turned off the data assigned to the Modulation Wheel will be lost. Each time the keyboard is powered up, the modulation Wheel will default to being assigned to Modulation, effect number 01.) As an example, let’s assign effect number 10 to the modulation wheel. This means the modulation wheel will control the P[...]

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    MIDI - If All Goes W rong The Keystation 49e has been designed to make working with MIDI on your computer as simple as possible. However , sometimes things can go wrong. In many cases, the keyboard is not at fault; the problem lies with the receiving device. T o counter this, there are two useful MIDI functions: All Notes Off Use this if you find t[...]

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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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    16 M-AUDIO U.S. - 5795 Martin Road, Irwindale, C A 91706-6211, U.S.A. Sales Information: 626-633-9050 Sales Information (email): info@m-audio.com T ech Support: 626-633-9055 T ech Support (email): techsupt@m-audio.com Fax: 626-633-9060 Internet Home Page: http://www .m-audio.com M-AUDIO U.K. - Unit 5, Saracen Industrial Estate, Mark Road, Hemel Hem[...]

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    W arranty Info Register your Keystation 49e online to receive FREE product updates and be entered to win FREE M-Audio gear (www .m-audio.com/register). M-AUDIO warrants this product, under normal use, to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of One (1) Y ear from date of purchase, so long as: the product is owned by the origi[...]

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    T echnical Info Caution: Electro Static Discharge, Electrical Fast T ransient and Conducted RF interference may cause the unit malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug in again to restore normal operation. Note: Y our M-AUDIO Keyatation 49e has been tested T o Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE. Modifications not authori[...]

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    19 Piano 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 Chromatic Percussion 8 Celesta 9 Glockenspiel 10 Music Box 11 Vibraphone 12 Marimba 13 Xylophone 14 T ubular bells 15 Dulcimer Organ 16 Drawbar Organ 17 Percussive Organ 18 Rock Organ 19 C[...]

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    20 00 Bank Select 01 Modulation 02 Breath Control 03 Controller 3 04 Foot Control 05 Porta T ime 06 Data Entry 07 Channel V olume 08 Balance 09 Controller 9 10 Pan 11 Expression 12 Effects Controller 1 13 Effects Controller 2 14 Controller 14 15 Controller 15 16 Gen Purpose 1 17 Gen Purpose 2 18 Gen Purpose 3 19 Gen Purpose 4 20 Controller 20 21 Co[...]