M-Audio KEYSTUDIO KeyStudio 49i manual

K e yStudio 49i User Guide K eyboar d-based Music Pr oduction System English[...]

| 1 K e yStudio 4 9i User Guide T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About this User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ke yStudio 49i Features . . . [...]

T able of Contents Ke yStudio 49i A udio Setup and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using the Mic and Instrument Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using the Aux Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

| 3 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Introduction 1 C ongr atulati ons on your p urch ase o f M-Au dio KeyStud io 49i : a 49 -key ful l-si ze, veloc it y sens itive U SB keybo ard , digi tal p iano , audi o inter fa ce, a nd sof t war e pack age , des igne d for ea sy integr atio n with your P C or M aci ntosh co mputer. Ke yS tudio 49 i is id eal fo r a[...]

| 4 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Features 3 Keyb oard : • 49- keyvelocit yse nsi tivekeyboa rd • on-b oar dpia nosoun d • on-b oar dpia noreverbe f fect • PitchB endw hee l • Mo dulati onwh eel ;M I D Ire-a ss ign abl e • Pia noV ol umek nob ;M I DIr e[...]

| 5 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Minimum System Requirements 5 Standalone Sta nda lone o per ation r efer s to using KeyStud io wi thout a c omp uter . An o ption al 9V , 5 00 mA c enter-posit ive power su pply ( s old sep aratel y) is r equi red for s tan dal one op erat ion . Bus-Pow ered In thi s mod e of ope rati on, KeyStud io is c onne cted to [...]

| 6 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Controls and Connectors 6 T op Panel Diagram £ Ó Î { x È Ç n  £ä ££ £Ó £Î T op Panel Descriptions 1. Modulati on Whe el ( M odulation ) : Thi s is an a ss igna ble c ontro ller w ith a def ault of c ontro lling v ibr ato or trem olo ef fec ts as sig ned to the in stru ment you a re cur rent ly playi ng[...]

| 7 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide 5. Edit M ode B utt on ( E dit Mod e) : W hen th is but ton is p res sed , the keybo ard w ill enter “ Edi t Mo de.” While in E dit M ode , the keys on the keyb oard n o long er se nd M ID I notes , an d inste ad are u sed to se lect a dvanc ed fu ncti ons an d enter dat a . See t he “ Advanc ed Fe ature s in Ed[...]

| 8 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Rear Panel Descriptions £x £{ £È £Ç £n Óä Ó£ ÓÓ ÓÎ £ 14 . 1/4” Audio Out put s ( Outp ut R— L ( M ono) ) : Th ese a re unb ala nce d tip- sle eve (T S ) au dio out puts for th e pia no sou nd, sig nal fr om all i nputs , an d audi o sign al co ming f rom your c ompu ter . If you a re co nnec tin[...]

| 9 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Hardware Connections 7 Audio Inputs A dyna mic m icro phon e ca n be co nnec ted to the XL R inpu t loc ated on the r ear p ane l, an d an ins trum ent su ch as a g uita r or ba ss c an be co nnec ted to the 1/4 ” inp ut jac k , also l oc ated on the r ear p anel . E ach of th ese t wo inp uts ha s an in dep ende nt[...]

| 10 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Windows Driv er Installation 9 N OT E : If you are inst allin g the drivers fo r Key Stud io 49i on you r Windows XP or W indows Vis ta co mpute r , disc onne ct your Key Stud io until you a re instruc ted to c onne ct it . T o install the W indows drivers f or KeySt udio 49 i : 1 . Ins er t th e M-Au[...]

| 11 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Macintosh Driver Installation 10 M -Audio dr iver in sta llati on is not r equi red in o rde r to use KeyStudi o 49i wit h the G M Mo dule s of twa re on your M ac intosh OS X co mputer. Thes e drive rs ar e however , req uire d for Pr o T oo ls M -Power ed us e. N OT E : Disc onne ct your KeyStudio 4[...]

| 12 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i and the M-Audio GM Module Software 11 The M-A udio GM Module User Inter face Note : Insta llatio n instruc tions for t he M-Audio GM Module s of t ware c an be fou nd in the pri nted Qu ick S tar t Gu ide inc luded with your KeyStudio 49 i. The GM M odule so f twa re requi res the KeyStudio 49 i hardw[...]

| 13 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide 16 Channels It is n o coi ncid enc e that M -Audi o GM M odu le ha s 1 6 c han nels . Th e defi niti on of the M I D I sta nda rd sp eci fie s 1 6 M I D I cha nnel s for ever y M I DI c onn ecti on. T his me ans th at up to 1 6 i ndep end ent dat a stre ams ( c ar r yin g Note On / O f f mes sa ges etc . ) ca n be [...]

| 14 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide G M Module Standalone Operation with K eyStudio 49i Whe n con figur ed for s tan dal one us e, the KeyStu dio keybo ard i s conn ected to the c omp uter , an d the G M Mo dule s of t ware is laun ched i nde pend entl y of any rec ordi ng app lic ation . Wi th this s etup, the sof t wa re autom atica lly r ece ives M[...]

| 15 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Using the M-Audio GM Module as a Plug-in M -Audio G M M odul e works a s a plug -in w ith ma ny appli cati ons su ch a s Pro T ools ( RT AS ) , Cub ase ( VS T ) as well a s Lo gic an d Ga rage Ba nd (A udio U nits ) . W hen r unning t he G M Mo dule s of twa re a s a plug -in, you r host a ppli cati on’ s M I DI i [...]

| 16 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Channel Specific Settings The M -Aud io G M Mo dule h as 1 6 indiv idu al cha nne ls that c orre sp ond to the 1 6 chan nels d efin ed in th e M ID I sp eci fic atio n. Al l 1 6 cha nnel s of GM M od ule c an sim ulta neou sly p rodu ce so unds . E ach of th ese c hann els c an be s et to a dif fer ent ins trum en[...]

| 1 7 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Cate gor y The M -Aud io G M Mo dule a rra nge s its sou nds into th e Gen era l M ID I st and ard c ategor ies . C lick in g this fi eld p rodu ces a d rop - down me nu of all c atego rie s. A ppe ndi x A shows a lis t of all avai lab le categ ori es an d the co ntai ned in stru ments . Note : Although s elec ting[...]

| 18 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Getting Star ted with M I D I Music Creation Software 12 If you a re new to M ID I ( Mus ic al I nstr ument D igi tal I nter fa ce ), you m ay initia lly fi nd it ch alle ngin g to under sta nd how KeyStud io interac ts wit h the co mputer. Y ou will fi nd that u sing a c omp uter -b ase d soun d sour ce an d rec o[...]

| 19 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T he K eyStudio 49i Software Audio Control Panel (Windo ws Only) 13 Whe n the KeyStudi o 49i au dio dr iver s are in sta lle d, the C o ntrol Pa nel s of twa re is a lso in sta lle d onto your com puter syste m. T he C ontrol P anel g ives you ac ce ss to ce r tai n audi o har dware p ara meter s and s tatus re adou [...]

| 20 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide K eyStudio 4 9i Audio Setup and Controls 14 Using the Mic and Instrument Inputs Ch anne l 1 of M -Audio KeyStu dio 49i i s a high g ain , low nois e mic roph one pr eam p. It i s a low imp ed anc e input w ith an X LR con nector for a d yna mic mi cro phon e. Ch anne l 2 cont ain s a high i mpe dan ce ins tru ment pr[...]

| 21 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Using Direct Monitoring Whe n a mic roph one or in stru ment i s plug ged in to the input s of M -Audio KeyStu dio 49i , its si gna l nee ds to be co nver ted to a digit al sign al, w hic h then g ets sent to the c omp uter vi a the US B ca ble . From th ere , it gets s ent to your mus ic sof t war e and ge ts proc e[...]

| 22 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Sample Operating Scenarios The fo llowin g diagr am s illus trate t wo sce nari os , intend ed as ex amp les o f how M-Au dio KeyStud io 49i mi ght be u sed . T ypi cal S etup # 1 /UTPUT 2 ,<-ONO !UX)NPUT )NSTRUMENT -ICROPHONE 3USTAIN -)$)/UT 6$# 2 , +EY3TUDIOI"ACK 0 OWERED -O[...]

| 23 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide A dvanced M I D I Features in Edit Mode 15 The b ut ton to the lef t of the keys la bel ed “ Edit M od e” is used to ac ces s add itio nal ad vance d fun ctio ns of the keyb oard . Wh en thi s but ton is pr es sed , the keybo ard wi ll enter Ed it mod e and th e keys on the keyboa rd c an be u sed to sel ect f un[...]

| 24 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T o s elec t an al ternat e functi on: 1 . Pre ss th e Edit M od e but ton. 2. P re ss the b lac k key that repr ese nts the fu ncti on you want to as si gn to the Oc tave but tons. KeyStu dio wi ll exit E dit mo de as so on a s you push o ne of the se keys. N OT E : Some of the fu ncti ons the O ctave but to ns ca n[...]

| 25 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T o c hang e the T ranspo sition u sing the T ransp ose “ + ” and “-“ K eys in Edit mod e: 1 . Pr es s the Edi t Mo de but ton. 2. Pre ss t he bla ck key above D4 ( D # 4 ), re pre senti ng “T ran spo se +, ” to shif t th e keyboar d up by one s emitone . 3. Pre ss t he bla ck key above C 3 ( C # 3 ), re [...]

| 26 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide B ) Q uick S elec t Program Change 1 . Pr es s the Edi t Mo de but ton. 2. Pre ss t he bla ck key above F4 ( F # 4 ), re pre senti ng “ Pro gra m. ” 3. P res s keys D4, th en B3 , the n C 5. Th is enter s the c ombi natio n: “ 4, ” “2 , ” “E NT ER . ” Now the keyb oard i s set to play the G M M odu le[...]

| 27 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide A dditional Edit mode black key functions include: MI D I Out M ode Key The M I D I Out M od e key (G # 2 ) deter mine s what d ata is s ent to the ex ter nal M I D I Out p or t. P re ssi ng this key in Ed it mod e will toggle b et ween t wo opti ons : 1) MID I c omin g from th e com puter vi a US B is se nt to the e[...]

| 28 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Panic KeyStudio h as b een d esi gned to ma ke work ing wi th M ID I on your c om puter a s simp le a s pos sib le. H owever , someti me s thing s ca n go wro ng. T her e is a use ful “ Pani c” functi on on KeyStu dio 49i to co unter thi s. If on e or mor e of the lo ade d sound p atches d oes n’t soun d as ex [...]

| 29 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Kno b A ssi gn Key As wi th the M odul ation w hee l, the P ia no V olu me k nob c an als o be a ssi gne d to any of 1 32 co ntroll er s ( 0 - 1 3 1) shown at the back of t his ma nua l in Ap pend ix C . T o a ssign th e Piano Volume k nob to a ce r tain M IDI pa rame ter: 1 . Pr es s the Edi t Mo de but ton. 2. Pre [...]

| 30 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide M I D I Messages In-Depth 17 Program & Bank Changes Whe n the M I DI s tan dar d was fi rst e sta bli shed , it en abl ed the u ser to acc es s only 1 28 dif fere nt soun ds us ing pro gra m cha nge mes sag es ( 0- 1 27). As M I DI d evice s grew to be m ore so phis tic ated and c onta in mor e soun ds , bank c [...]

| 31 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Y ou wi ll find m any M ID I d evice s re spon d to progr am c hang e com man ds and m any are o rga nized ac cor ding to the G M lis ting . In Gen era l M ID I dev ice s, d if fer ent sou nds ar e org anized i n the s ame way fro m devic e to devic e. Pi ano s ound s are in t heir p ar ti cula r plac e, st ring s o[...]

| 32 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T roubleshooting 18 KeyStudio 49 i is a qu alit y, versati le M I DI c ontro ller th at ha s bee n tested un der a wi de var iet y of co nditi ons . In th e event that you expe rie nce d if fi cult y wi th your KeyStudi o, this s ecti on cover s som e com mon i ssu es an d tips to he lp rem edy p robl ems . Proble m[...]

| 33 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Proble m 6 : My synt hes izer always rec alls the s ound next to t he pro gram number that I have sent to it fro m KeySt udio. For example, if I s end a pr ogram change wit h the numbe r 40 ( Violin) , my sof t ware loads so und number 4 1 ( V iola) . Solutio n 6 : S ome G en era l M ID I mo dule s cou nt their s oun[...]

| 34 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T echnical Info 19 Cauti on : El ectro S tatic D is char ge, E lect ric al Fa st T ran sien t and C on ducted R F inter ferenc e may c ause th e unit m alfu ncti oning . In such c a se, un plug th e unit a nd plug i t in aga in to res tore nor mal o per ation . Note : Y our M -Audi o pro duct h as b een tes ted to co[...]

| 35 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendices - Useful M I D I Data 20 Appendix A - General M I D I Instruments Piano 0 Ac ous ti c Gr an d Pi an o 1 Br ig ht Ac ou sti c P ia no 2 El ec tri c Gr a nd P ia no 3 Ho nk y T on k Pi an o 4 El ec tri c Pi an o 1 5 El ec tri c Pi an o 2 6 Ha rp si ch or d 7 Cl avi net Chr omat ic P erc us s ion 8 C el es ta[...]

| 36 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendix B - Channel 10 Drum Map Key # D rum S ound Key # D rum S ound 35 Ac ous ti c Ba s s Dr um 59 Ri de C ym ba l 2 36 Ba s s Dr um 1 60 Hi B ong o 37 Si de S tic k 61 Low B on go 38 Ac ous ti c Sn ar e 62 Mu te Hi C o ng a 39 Ha nd C la p 63 Op en H i C on ga 40 El ec tri c Sn ar e 64 Low C o ng a 41 Low F lo or[...]

| 37 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendix C - Standard M I D I Controller Numbers (M I D I CC’s) 00 B an k Se le ct 01 Mod ul ati on 02 Br ea th C on tro l 03 C o ntr oll er 3 04 F oot C o ntr ol 05 Po r t am ento T im e 06 D ata E nt r y 07 Ch an nel Volu me 08 B al an ce 09 C o ntr oll er 9 1 0 Pa n 1 1 E xp re s sio n 1 2 Ef fe cts C o ntr ol l[...]

| 38 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide Appendix D - A dditional RPN Messages Y ou may have noti ced t hat alth ough we h ave stated ther e are 1 28 MI D I contr olle r mes sag es ( 0 – 1 2 7), A ppe ndi x C shows 1 32 as sig nabl e cont rolle r mes sa ges . Th is is be cau se me ss age s 1 28 – 1 3 1 are a dif ferent t yp e of M ID I me ss age , defi[...]

| 39 K eyStudio 4 9i User Guide T echnical Specifications 22 44. 1 kHz samp ling rat e unles s other wise s tate d Mic I npu t s In pu t Im pe da nc e 4. 4k Oh ms Ma xim um I np ut L evel at m in im um ga in -2.2 d Bu ( 0.6 Vrm s ), b al an ce d SNR -9 6 dB , A-we ig hte d Dy na mi c Ra ng e 96 d B , A-we igh ted THD + N 0.0 0 4 % (- 8 8 dB ) @ - [...]

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