M-Audio DCP-300 manual

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User Guide 2 D C P-300 T able of Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 What’ s in the Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

User Guide 3 D C P-300 9 M I D I Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Local On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 M I DI Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

User Guide 4 D C P-300 1 Intro duction Congratulations on your purchase of the DCP-300 Advanced Digital Console Piano from M-Audio. DCP-300 combines state-of-the-art electronics with graded hammer keyboar d action and elegant design, giving you a versatile musical instrument that is a joy to play , while adding beauty and sophistication to your hom[...]

User Guide 5 D C P-300 4 Controls and Conne ctors Right Panel 1 Power On/Off Switch – Pr essing this button turns DCP-300 on or off. Control Panel Power Button Connections Panel 1[...]

User Guide 6 D C P-300 Control Panel 2 Master V olume – Controls the overall volume of the piano, including the built-in speakers and the headphone outputs. Slide to the right to increase the volume, and to the left to decr ease the volume. Please note that the Master V olume does not affect the volume of the Line Outputs 17 . 3 Bass Control – [...]

User Guide 7 D C P-300 Bank Button 11 V oice Select Buttons 10 Bank Button 11 L CD (Liquid Crystal Display) 8 Data Control Knob 9 V oice Select Sequencer Controls Sequencer Control Buttons 12 Master V olume 2 Bass Control 3 Function Buttons 5 T reble Control 4 T ranspose Buttons 6 T empo Buttons 7 Function[...]

User Guide 8 D C P-300 Connections Panel MIDI Out 1 2 USB Input Level Aux In Heaphones Line Out 13 18 14 15 16 17 13. Headphone Outputs – Plugging a set of headphones into Headphone Output number 1 will disable the output from the internal speakers, allowing you to play without disturbing others. Plugging headphones only into the second (bottom) [...]

User Guide 9 D C P-300 5 Using D C P-3 00 for the First Time Everything you need to know to start making music with D C P-3 00 is right here in this short section. Connect the Pedal Board Connect the Pedal Board cable to the Pedal connector on the DCP-300 rear panel. Connect the Power Cable Make sure that the Power On/Of f Switch is in the “Off?[...]

User Guide 10 D C P-300 T urn the Power On T urn the Master V olume all the way down. Press the Power On/Off switch to turn DCP-300 on. The LCD will show Grand Piano. Grand Piano is the sound (or voice) that is automatically selected each time you turn on DCP-300. 1 2[...]

User Guide 11 D C P-300 Set a Comfor t able V olume Level Set the Bass and T reble knobs to the 12 o’clock (neutral) position. While playing the keyboard with your right hand, use your left hand to adjust the Master V olume control to a comfortable level. Move the slider left to decrease the volume level, and right to increase the volume level. O[...]

User Guide 12 D C P-300 Connect Headphones If you wish to use headphones while playing by yourself, plug your headphones into the top headphone output (Headphone Output 1). This will automatically turn off the speakers, so that you only hear sound through the headphones. V olume is still controlled by the Master V olume knob. Be sure the Master V o[...]

User Guide 13 D C P-300 Selecting Different Sounds The V oice Select buttons are used together with the Bank button to change the curr ently selected voice. Under the V oice Select buttons are two r ows of voice names (a top row and a bottom row). When the Bank button is off (not lit), the voice select buttons may be used to activate any of the voi[...]

User Guide 14 D C P-300 6 A dditional Features Playing the Demo Songs (Demo Play Mode) DCP-300 comes pre-pr ogrammed with a selection of sixteen demo songs. Each of the demo songs is designed to demonstrate one of the instrument voices built into DCP-300. ‣ T o start demo song playback: Press the Demo button to enter Demo Mode. The display will s[...]

User Guide 15 DC P-300 ‣ T o stop demo song playback: Press the Demo button. Pressing the Demo button at any point will stop playback and return DCP-300 to Performance Mode, allowing you to play the piano normally again. Using the Metronome DCP-300 features a built-in metr onome which can be used for practicing to a set tempo, and is also helpful[...]

User Guide 16 D C P-300 Metronome V olume The metronome volume can be raised or lower ed. ‣ T o change the metronome’s volume: While holding down the Metronome button, turn the Data Control knob clockwise to increase volume, or counter- clockwise to decrease volume. The LCD will show the current Metronome V olume level. This can be adjusted bet[...]

User Guide 17 D C P-300 Function D E M O M ETR ONOM E Time Signature The metronome can support the following time signatur es: 2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 ‣ T o change the metronome’s time signature: Press the Demo and Metronome buttons at the same time to enter T ime Signature Edit Mode. The top line of the LCD will show: T im[...]

User Guide 18 D C P-300 R ECOR D Sequencer Controls Using the Song Recorder (Song Record Mode) The Song Recorder (or sequencer) built into DCP-300 can r ecord two individual tracks, allowing you to recor d onepartandthenplayandrecor dasecondcomplementarypartwhiletherstpartplaysback. ‣ T o record [...]

User Guide 19 D C P-300 R ECOR D PLA Y Sequencer Controls ‣ To erase (clear) a track: Press the Record and Play buttons simultaneously . Note that the button for any track onto which material has been recor ded will light. Press the T rack button for the track you wish to erase. 1 2 TRACK 1 Sequencer Controls NO T E: Once the Clear function has b[...]

User Guide 20 D C P-300 Song Playback During song playback, the T rack buttons are used to determine which tracks will be audible during playback. ‣ T o st ar t song playback: Press the T rack button of the track you wish to hear , so that the button lights up. (If the desired T rack button is already lit, you can skip this step and proceed to St[...]

User Guide 21 D C P-300 R ECOR D TRACK 2 Sequencer Controls Simultaneously press the Record button and the T rack button of the track you wish to record on. This will start the Metronome. Start playing the keyboard. Recording starts as soon as you play the rst note (as does playback of the previously recorded track). When you are nished playi[...]

User Guide 22 D C P-300 TRACK 1 Sequencer Controls Punch In In recor ding jargon, “punching in” refers to r ecording over a portion of a pr eviously recorded track, usually toxamistake.Thepreviouslyr ecordedtrackplaysuptothepointofthemistake(the“punchinpoint”),at which time r[...]

User Guide 23 D C P-300 Play the keyboard to record your new performance. T o stop recording, press the Record button again. 4 5 R ECOR D Sequencer Controls Note: Once you have punched in, the old data on the selected track will be cleared from the punc h in point to the end of the track, even if Record Mode is stopped before the end of the origina[...]

User Guide 24 D C P-300 Using the Reverb Effect The built-in digital Reverb can be used for adding a natural-sounding room ambience to any of the 16 voices built into DCP-300. ‣ T o apply Reverb to a voice: Press the Reverb button. The button will illuminate, and you will hear the Reverb effect when you play the currently selected voice. T o turn[...]

User Guide 25 D C P-300 ‣ T o change the Reverb T ype: While holding the Reverb button, use the T ranspose buttons to select a Reverb T ype. The LCD will show the current Reverb Depth and T ype. Once you have selected the desired Reverb T ype, let go of the Reverb button, and resume playing DCP-300. The following Reverb T ypes are available:  [...]

User Guide 26 D C P-300 Using the Chorus Effect The built-in digital Chorus can be used for adding a rich, swirling stereo ef fect to any of the 16 voices built into DCP-300. ‣ T o apply Chorus to a voice: Press the Chorus button. The button will illuminate, and you will hear the Chorus effect when you play the currently selected voice. T o turn [...]

User Guide 27 DC P-300 ‣ T o change the Chorus T ype: While holding the Chorus button, use the T ranspose buttons to select a Chorus T ype. 3 The LCD will show the current Chorus Depth and T ype. Once you have selected the desired Chorus T ype, let go of the Chorus button, and resume playing DCP-300. 3 In addition to ve Chorus types, y ou can [...]

User Guide 28 D C P-300 Split Mode In Split Mode, the keyboard is divided into two parts, with each part playing a dif ferent sound. This allows you to play two differ ent instruments, for example, bass with your left hand and piano with your right hand. In Split Mode, the Split V oice will play on all keys to the left of, and including the Split P[...]

User Guide 29 D C P-300 ‣ T o change the Main (right hand) V oice: Press a V oice Select button (without pressing the Split button). ‣ T o change the Split point: Press and hold the Split button while pressing the highest note to be included in the Split zone (i.e., the highest note to be played with the left hand voice). ‣ T o change the vol[...]

User Guide 30 D C P-300 Function S PLIT Function S PLIT ‣ T o change the volume of the Main V oice (right hand voice): Press the Split button to turn off Split Mode. A T urn the Data Control knob to select a volume setting between 0 and 127. Press the Split button to turn Split Mode back on. ‣ T o turn off Split Mode: Press the Split button aga[...]

User Guide 31 D C P-300 Layer Mode In Layer Mode, DCP-300 will play two voices simultaneously on each key . ‣ T o turn on Layer Mode: Press the Layer button. The LCD’s top line will show the Main V oice(rst)andtheLayerV oice(second). The bottom line will show the tempo and the Layer V oice volume. 4 In most cases, the nu[...]

User Guide 32 D C P-300 ‣ T o change the Layer V oice: Press and hold the Layer Mode button while pressing a new V oice Select button. ‣ T o adjust the volume of the Layer V oice: Use the Data Control knob to adjust the volume. V oice Select Function Layer[...]

User Guide 33 D C P-300 ‣ T o adjust the volume of the Main V oice: Press the Layer button to turn off Layer Mode. Use the Data Control knob to adjust the Main V oice volume. Press the Layer button again to turn Layer Mode back on. ‣ T o turn off Layer Mode: Press the Layer button. The Layer button’ s LED will go dark. 1 2 3 Function LA YE R [...]

User Guide 34 D C P-300 Using Split and Layer Modes T ogether When Split and Layer Modes are both enabled, Layer Mode will take priority , so the Data Control knob will be automatically assigned to control the volume level for the Layer V oice. If Layer Mode and Split Mode are both active, the Layer V oice will be added only to the Main V oice, not[...]

User Guide 35 D C P-300 ‣ T o change the Split V oice: Press and hold the Split button while choosing a V oice Select button. ‣ T o Change the Main V oice: Press a V oice Select button (without pressing the Layer or Split buttons). ‣ T o change the Layer V oice V olume: T urn the Data Control knob to adjust the volume. Function V oice Select [...]

User Guide 36 D C P-300 ‣ T o change the Split V oice V olume: Press and hold the Split button while turning the Data Control knob to adjust the volume. ‣ T o change the Main V oice V olume: Press the Layer button to temporarily exit Layer Mode. Press the Split button to temporarily exit Split Mode. 1 2 Function S PLIT Function LA YE R Function[...]

User Guide 37 D C P-300 Use the Data Control knob to adjust the Main V oice volume. Press the Split button again to reactivate Split Mode. Press the Layer button again to reactivate Layer Mode. 4 5 Function S PLIT Function LA YE R 3[...]

User Guide 38 D C P-300 T ranspose Buttons The T ranspose Up and Down buttons are used to increase or decr ease the keyboard’s transpose value, up to 12 semi-tones (one octave) up or down. ‣ T o use the T ranspose Function: Each time you press the T ranspose Up button, the pitch is raised by one semi-tone. In the same way , the T ranspose Down [...]

User Guide 39 D C P-300 Oct ave Function Enabling the Octave function allows you to raise or lower the keyboard’s pitch in octave incr ements. ‣ T o use the Oct ave function: Press the T ouch and Split buttons at the same time to enter Octave Shift Edit Mode. The top line of the LCD will show: OctaveShift: -0- Use the Data Control knob (or the [...]

User Guide 40 D C P-300 Function CHOR U S TOUCH Master T une Although DCP-300 never actually slips out of tune, the Master T uning function can be helpful when playing along with another instrument that may be tuned slightly higher or lower than standard pitch. ‣ T o adjust the Master T une setting: Press the Chorus and T ouch buttons at the same[...]

User Guide 41 D C P-300 Function TOUCH T ouch Select Mode The T ouch Sensitivity setting, sometimes referred to as the velocity curve, lets you decide how the pr essure with which you hit a key determines the volume at which the note plays. DCP-300 provides you with thr ee differ ent sensitivity options: < Normal is the default setting, and is d[...]

User Guide 42 D C P-300 Function TOUCH ‣ T o set T ouch Sensitivity to Fixed (off): Press the T ouch button. The blue LED will turn off. ‣ T o change the Fixed velocity value: W ith T ouch Sensitivity turned off (T ouch button is not lit), press and hold the T ouch button. While continuing to hold down the T ouch button, use the Data Control kn[...]

User Guide 43 D C P-300 7 Resetting D C P-3 00: What to do if you ne e d to St ar t Over If you come to a point while using some of the advanced features built into DCP-300 wher e you are feeling a little lost and just want to start over , there ar e two ways to do this. Method 1: Piano Reset In most cases, this is all you will need to do. Any song[...]

User Guide 44 D C P-300 8 Using your Digit al Console Piano with a Computer The following section explains how to connect DCP-300 to your home computer , and how to install the included Sibelius First software. If you are not planning to use DCP-300 with your computer at this time, please skip this section for now and move on to the “MIDI Functio[...]

User Guide 45 D C P-300 Connecting D C P-3 00 to your Computer Y our DCP-300 is class-compliant. This means you may connect your DCP-300 to your W indows XP , W indows V ista or Mac OS X computer using the provided USB cable and switch the piano on. No additional installation or drivers are r equired. ‣ Connecting the US B cable: W ith your compu[...]

User Guide 46 D C P-300 Connecting the D C P-3 00 Auxiliary Input The Auxiliary Input of DCP-300 allows you to connect the audio output of a computer , MP3 player , or other audio device to DCP-300, and hear that audio device play through the ster eo speakers built into DCP-300. This feature can be very useful when you want to play along with pr e-[...]

User Guide 47 D C P-300 Connect the RCA plugs of the included 1/8” TRS to stereo RCA audio cable into the Aux In jacks on the DCP-300 Connections Panel. Begin playing an audio le or audio CD on your computer , at the volume level you usually use. Slowly turn up the Input Level knob, until you hear the audio le playing through the DCP-300 sp[...]

User Guide 48 D C P-300 Inst alling Sibelius First Sof tware Load the Sibelius First CD-ROM into your computer ’ s CD-ROM drive. < On W indows computers , click “Install Sibelius First” on the window that will automatically launch. < On Mac , double-click on the Sibelius CD-ROM icon on the desktop- -then double-click on the Install Sibe[...]

User Guide 49 D C P-300 Follow the on-screen prompts to install the software. Once the installation has been nished, proceed to the next section: Running the Sibelius First Software. Running Sibelius First Sof tware Make sure DCP-300 is connected to your computer ’ s USB input, and DCP-300 is powered on. Launch Sibelius First: < On W indows[...]

User Guide 50 D C P-300 Enter the serial number found inside the front cover of the included Sibelius First Installation Guide booklet, and then click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to register the software. 4 5 ➚ ➚[...]

User Guide 51 D C P-300 ➚ When registration is complete, Sibelius 5 First will launch. When you see the Quick Start window: < On W indows computers: “Openrecentle”and“Quicktour .sib”shouldalreadybeselected. Allyouhavetodo is click OK. < On Mac: Choose“Openanotherle”a[...]

User Guide 52 D C P-300 9 M I D I Functions If you are an advanced MIDI user , this section will help you to access the MIDI controller capabilities of DCP-300. If you already know that you need this specialized functionality , then this section is for you. However , this information is not necessary in order to enjoy playing the piano. MIDI, or Mu[...]

User Guide 53 D C P-300 M I D I Channel This function allows you to use the Data Control knob (or T ranspose Up/Down buttons) to increase or decrease the Main MIDI T ransmit Channel. The Main MIDI T ransmit Channel is the MIDI channel used for the Main V oice. ‣ T o change the Main M I D I T ransmit Channel: Press the Split and Layer buttons simu[...]

User Guide 54 D C P-300 Dat a Control Assign Though it controls V oice V olume by default, the Data Control knob can be assigned to send contr ol messages for a variety of functions, including Octave, Master T uning, MIDI Program Change, T empo, and any of the standard MIDI CC (Contr ol Change) messages. A table containing all the possible Data Con[...]

User Guide 55 D C P-300 10 Care and Maintenance As with all furniture, avoid placing items dir ectly on the piano (such as drink glasses, potted plants, etc.) that maycausemoisturedamagetothepiano’snish. Cleaning should be done with a soft, dry cloth (or if necessary , a slightly damp cloth). Chemical cleaning productss[...]

User Guide 56 D C P-300 12 Appendices Appendix A – Defaults Default Settings The table below shows the DCP-300 factory default settings and whether or not user changes to these settings are r etained after a power-cycle (turning the device off and on): Parameter Factory Default Retained on Power-Down Program Number & V oice Selected 0 No V oi[...]

User Guide 57 D C P-300 Reverb and Chorus Defaults No. Sound Name Reverb On/Off Reverb Depth Reverb T ype Chorus On/Off Chorus Depth Chorus T ype 0 Grand Piano On 40 4 Off 64 2 1 Bright Piano On 40 0 Off 50 3 2 E. Piano 1 On 35 1 On 35 2 3 E. Piano 2 On 38 1 Off 35 3 4 V ibes On 35 4 Off 40 2 5 FM EP On 50 4 On 40 2 6 Rock Organ On 48 1 Off 64 1 7 [...]

User Guide 58 D C P-300 Appendix B - M I D I Implement ation Function… T ransmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1-16 1-16 1-16 1-16 Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 0 ***** Mode 3 X X Note Number T rue Voice 0-127 ***** 0-127 V elocity Note ON Note OFF 0 0 0 0 After T ouch Keys Channel X X X X Pitch Bend X X Control Chang[...]

User Guide 59 D C P-300 Appendix C - Dat a Control Assignments and M I D I C C List Below is a list of MIDI controllers that can be assigned to the Data Contr ol knob: CC no. Controller Name Display Name Name (3 char) Default V alue Octave Octave Oct 0 T ranspose T ranspose T ra 0 V oice V olume V oice V ol V ol 127 Layer V olume Layer V ol V ol 10[...]

User Guide 60 D C P-300 CC no. Controller Name Display Name Name (3 char) Default V alue 44 44EffectContr ol1(ne) 044-Eff1 F CC 0 45 45EffectContr ol2(ne) 045-Eff2 F CC 0 46-63 046, 047, 048 ... 063 CC 0 64 64 Hold Pedal (on/off) 064-Sustai CC 0 65 65 Portamento (on/off) 065-Portam CC 0 66 66 Sostenuto Pedal (on/off) 0[...]

User Guide 61 D C P-300 13 Warranty W arranty T erms M-Audio warrants products to be fr ee from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and provided that the pr oduct is owned by the original, registered user . V isitwww .m-audio.com/warrantyfortermsandlimitationsapplyingtoyourspecicproduct. W arra[...]

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