Art X-15 manual

X-15 USER MANUAL T ABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 CONNECTIONS 2 Power Input 2 MIDI OUT 2 MIDI IN 2 MIDI THRU 2 BY P ASS/DC Footswitch 2 TELL- T ALES/CONTROLS 2 Numeric Display 2 Power Up 2 LED lndicators 2 Activator Pads 2 Expression Pedals 2 OPER A TION 3 MODES 3 PRESET MODE 3 EFFECT MODE 4 BY P ASS MDDE 4 SETUP MODE 4 S A VING EDlTED P ARAMETERS[...]

INTRODUCTION Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the new ART X-1 5 ULTRAFOOT Digital Real Time Effects Control System. The ART X-1 5 ULTRAFOOT puts the power of real time control at your feet in a format that is super-easy to use. The power of the X-l 5 is awesome. The ART X-1 5 ULTRAFOT is a real time MIDI foot controller capable of sendi[...]

CONNECTIONS Only two connections made to the rear of the X- 1 5 are needed for operation. The only accessories you will need to use you r X- 1 5 ULTRAFOOT is a power source and MIDI cable(s). Powe r Input Plug the power adapter into a proper power outlet then con- nect to the X-15. MIDI OUT The MIDI output jack is used to transmit all MIDI control [...]

OPERATION MODES The AR T X-15 has four major Modes of operation. These Modes are called PRESET, EFFECT SETUP, and BYPASS Mode. Operation of th e X-15 is defined and executed by these Modes. To change between Preset and Effect Mode, you need only to press the MODE activator pad. Each time you press the pad th e X-15 toggles between the two modes. Ac[...]

EFFECT MODE Selecting a Preset To select a preset in Effect Mode, use th e UP/DOWN pads. Each time either pad is pressed, you increment up or down one preset. The preset is recalled automatically and is displayed by the seven segment display only. No pad LED indicator will light. Upon entry to Effect Mode, a check is made to see if a pro- gram chan[...]

The six sub-modes, what they do, how to change them and default settings are as listed below. SUB MODE # ACCESS FUNCTION 1 MODE + 1 Set left pedal controller. 2 MODE + 2 Set right pedal controller. 3 MOD E + 3 Set bypass controller. 4 MOD E + 4 Set effect controller. 5 MOD E + 5 Set miscellaneous parameters. 6 MOD E + 6 Dump parameters SUB-MODE 1: [...]

SUB-MODE 5 In sub-mode five, there are six parameters that can be edited. Submode five flashes the first character of the display, and uses the other two digits to show the value. To edit the param- eter, enter sub-mode 5, press the BYPASS button to cycle through the parameters, and use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the appropriate value. This [...]

SAVING EDITED PARAMETERS STORE/SAVE PARAMETERS To SAVE any parameter value you changed, press and release the MODE button. By doing this you write any changed parameters to EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory), and returns to the last mode prior to entering setup mode. Pressing MODE and buttons 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 will switch to another sub[...]

APPENDIX A PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES For both programming examples, the X-15 MIDI OUT must be connected to the effect device MIDI IN. The MIDI channel on the MIDI device must be the same channel th e X-15 will be sending messages on, or the receiving device’s OMNI mode must be ON. Edit Controlled Device's MIDI Program Table (MPT ) with the X-15: [...]

APPENDIX B CONNECTION ILLUSTRA TIONS GUIT AR INTO EFFECTS DEVICE CONTROLLED BY ART X-15 X-15 USED FOR MIDI CONTROL OF A SINGLE DEVICE ART X-15 IN OUT THRU MIDI IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT GUIT AR ART X-15 IN OUT THRU MIDI IN[...]

APPENDIX B CONNECTION ILLUSTRA TIONS X-15 USED TO CONTROL TWO EFFECTS DEVICES KEYBOARD CONTROLLING SEP ARA TE DEVICE AND AN X-15 WHICH CONTROLS ONE EFFECTS DEVICE ART X-15 IN OUT THRU MIDI IN 1 THRU/OUT MIDI IN 1 ART X-15 IN OUT THRU MIDI IN 1 MIDI IN 2 ART X-15 IN OUT THRU[...]

APPENDIX C SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES In addition to the MIDI program and controller change messages described earlier in this manual, the X-15 also sends and responds to MIDI system e xclusiv e (SysEx) messages . This section requires an basic understanding of MIDI protocols and the he xadecimal numbering system. How y ou actually send and receiv e[...]

12 APPENDI X C UNlT HANDSHAKE G ROUP The unit handshake group of messages can be used to see if an X-15 is present on a channel of a MIDI network. After receiving an inbound 41 message, th e X- 1 5 replies with an outbound 01 message. There are no data bytes in either inbound or outbound messages. PARAMETE R EXCHAN G E GROUP The parameter exchange [...]

APPENDIX D MIDI : C O NT RO LLERS 8 NUMBERS SCA L N G : SIHESTIO N SETTlN G S CONTROLLER # CONTROLLER DESCRIPTION 1 MOD WHEEL 2 BREATH CONTROLLER 3 UNDEFINED 4 FOOT CONTROLLE R X- 1 5 LEFT PEDAL* 5 PORTAMENTO TIME 6 DATA ENTRY (msb) 7 MAIN VOLUME 8 BALANCE 9 UNDEFINED 10 PAN 11 EXPRESSION CONTROLLER X-15 RIGHT PEDAL* 12-15 UNDEFINED 16-19 GENERAL P[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG WARRANT Y & SERVICE E I N FOR MATlON If you have difficulty with your X-15, check the following: 1. Make sure that the battery eliminator is working correctly. 2. Make sure that the connection between the eliminator and the pedal is snug. 3. Make sure that the MIDI connections between the devices are correct. 4 . If you see the[...]