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Oxygen 88 User Guide[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  1 1: Introduction Congr atulations on y our purchase of the Oxygen 88, a pr e mium 88-note , gr aded hammer -action, v elocity-sensit ive performance keyboard for studio and stag e. Oxygen 88 features DirectL ink, which p rovides suppor t fo r qualified Digital A udio Workstations (D A W) 1 such as Pr o T ools. DirectLink a[...]

2   User Guide Oxygen 88 3: Minimum System Requirement s Minimum system requirements can be f ound at our website , www .avid.com. 4: Setup Oxygen 88 recognize d by y our computer without the need to install addition al drivers . Simply use the included USB cabl e to connect the k eyboard to an av ailable USB po r t on your comput er and s[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide   3 6. For Windo ws X P only , do the follo wing:  After Windows XP identifies the ke yboard and asks if you w ant to search for a driver . Select " No , not this time " and press " Ne xt. "  When the F ound New Ha rdware Wizard appear s, select " Install the software automat ically " a[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide   4 5: DirectLink DA W Support DirectLink automat ically maps the tr ack vo lume and master sl iders, slider b uttons (mute/solo), pan knobs , and transport controls to their corr esponding functions in qu alif ied recording app lications such as Pro T ools . Please check www .a vid.com f or a list of compat ib le D A W a[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  5 6: Controls and Connectors T op Panel 1. Modulation Wheel: This wheel is used to ad d e xpression to perfo r mances b y changing the intensit y of cer tain eff ects. By def ault, most synthesizers assign this wheel to control vibr ato (change in intona tion) or tremolo ( change in v olume). Howe ver it is usually possible[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  6 3. Oct ave/T ranspose Butto ns: Pressing the Right Octave/T ranspose button ( > ) shifts the ke yboard upward s in one octav e increments (f or e xample, note F3 become s F4), and pre ssing the Left Oct av e/T ranspose but ton ( < ) shifts the ke y board downwards in one octa v e increments (f or example , note [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  7 6. Function Bu ttons: Oxygen 88 f eatures 5 functio n buttons for programming various setting s and ad vanced f eatures as outlined below . Adv anced The Adv anced button allo ws access to the e xtended parameters liste d along the top edge of the ke yboard. When the Adv anced button is pressed, the LED screen will di[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  8 Select The Select b utton assigns the Plus (+) and Minus (-) buttons to one of three paramete rs as indicated b y a dot along the lower edge of the LED screen :  GLOBAL: The Plus (+) and Min us (-) b uttons set the global MIDI channel.  PGM (progr am): The Plus (+) and Minus (-) b uttons transmit prog ram change[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  9 Def ault Operation: These b uttons send diff erent types of standard MIDI CC , MIDI note , or other adv anced MIDI messages (see Appendix B), based on the parameter the y are assigned to , or the a ctive preset. Each bu tton can be mappe d to v arious parameters in y our D A W , b y using its MIDI Learn function (if a[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  10 1 1. Knobs: Oxygen 88 f eatures 8 MIDI Contro l Knobs. DirectLink Operation: These knobs map to contro l the panorama or bala nce setting f or the currently activ e bank of eight tr acks in a qualified D A W application. When working with ste reo trac ks in Pro T ools 8, the knobs def ault to control the left pan con[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  11 16. Expression Pedal Input: This sock et accepts a standard e xpression pedal such as EX-P f or adding expre ssive cha nges during performan ces. 17. MIDI Out Port: This standard 5-pin MI DI connector tra nsmits MIDI data to an y compatible de vice such as a synthesiz er , sound module, or drum machine. 18. USB Port:[...]

12  User Guide Oxygen 88 7: Advanced Keyboard Functions Oxygen 88 includes extended progra mming capabilities through secondary functions of the ke ys. The a vailab le paramet ers are listed along the top edg e of the k eyboard, and accessed b y pressing the Adv anced button. The LED screen show s the numerical v alue of the parameter being e[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  13 Control Assign, Data 1 , Data 2, Data 3 The Control Assign functio n (CTRL ASGN) assigns a MIDI contin uous control n umber (MIDI CC), or ot her MIDI parameter from the tab le in Appendix B to the selected Knob , Button, Slider , or the Sustain P edal jack. The Dat a 1, Data 2, and Data 3 k eys define v arious related as[...]

14  User Guide Oxygen 88 Global Channel The Global Channel fu nction (GLOBAL CHAN) sets the de faul t MI DI channel f or the ke yboard and all MIDI controls , e x cept thos e that alrea dy hav e a specific MIDI chann el assignm ent. 1. Press the Adv anced but ton. 2. Press the Global Channel key - Th e LED screen will displa y the current Glo[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  15 Bank MSB The Bank MSB function send s bank change messages on th e Global MIDI channel. These messages are used to access additional banks of sound patch es, if a vailab le, on vir tual instr uments or sound modules. Ref er to the documentation fo r the vir tual instr ument or synthesizer to confirm it will res pon d to [...]

16  User Guide Oxygen 88 When a ne w V elocity Cur ve is select ed using either meth od described below , the LED screen will displa y the first 4 V elocity cu r ves as C1 - C4, and th e three fixed velocity settings as F1 - F3 . 1. Press the Adv anced but ton. 2. Press the V elocity Curve ke y - the LE D screen will display the current v elo[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  17 Device ID The De vice ID function (DEV ID) allows the assignment of a unique SysEx De vice ID to di ff erentiate between multiple MIDI de vices of the same model, when sending or receiving SysEx data. The def ault setting of 127 lets the k eyboard r espond to all incoming SysEx messages compatib le with the same type of [...]

18  User Guide Oxygen 88 8: Zone Keys The Zone f eature allows splitting the Oxygen 88 k eyboard into a maxim um of f our programma ble non -ov erlapping or ov erlapping sections, while tr ansmitting MIDI notes of each on separ ate MIDI channels . This makes it possib le to play up to 4 different instrument sounds of a connec ted multi-timbra[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  19 Zone Program The Zone Program (ZONE PRG) ke y is used to specify the Program Change number that will be sent for a k eyboard Zone, when a Preset P atch is recalled. Note: Program Change me ssages are only sent f o r a Zone upon recalling a Pr eset Patch, if the Zo ne V oice function is set to "ON" for that Zone[...]

20  User Guide Oxygen 88 Zone Range This function sets th e range of note s used by a Zo ne. By def ault, all Zones span across the ent ire length of the ke yboard, from note A-1 on t he f ar left to C7 on the f ar r ight. If two or more active Zones are configured to ov er lap par t ially or completely , multiple instrument sounds will play [...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  21 Zone Channel: The Zone Channel (ZONE CHAN) function specifies which MIDI Channel a Zone will use wh en transmitting MIDI data. Assigning each Zone to its o wn chan nel will allow y ou to play up to 4 di ff erent sound patches on a connected synthesizer . This settings is sa ved as par t of a User P atch when stored to a [...]

22  User Guide Oxygen 88 Zone Transpose The Zone T ranspose funct ion (ZONE TRAN) allows the pi tch of a Zone to be shifted up or do wn in one semi-tone (half- step) increments , to a maximum of 12 semi-tones . 1. Select a Zone b y pressing its Zone b utton. 2. Press the Adv anced but ton. 3. Press the Zone TR AN ke y - the LED s creen will d[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  23 9: Advanced Programming Functions The MIDI CC (c ontinuous con troller) nu mbers from 0 to 127 are part of the Genera l MIDI specification, and are typ ically used f or real-time control of para meters in MIDI compatib le music equipment. F or ex ample, an Oxygen knob ma y be assigned to MIDI CC number 1 0, which con tro[...]

24  User Guide Oxygen 88 Setting T oggle V alues (Min./Max) for Buttons or the Sustain Pedal When standard MIDI CC numb ers are assigned to b uttons or a Sustain pedal, the y toggle betwee n two v alues. This means that on e value is sent the first time it is pr essed, and another v alue is sent the next time it is pressed. By def ault, the b[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  25 Setting Trigger V alues for the Buttons or the Sustain Pedal It is possib le to set a T r igger V alue for a button or the sustain pedal, causing it to se nd one v alue when pressed and held down, and another v alue when released. The sustain pedal is alread y configured to send trigger va lues by def ault, ensur ing it [...]

26  User Guide Oxygen 88 Assigning MMC Contr ol to But tons The transp or t functions of some hardw are recording devices and D A W applications can be remotely operat ed via MMC (MIDI Machine Contr ol) commands . MMC is a specialized tr anspor t control protoco l and requires a some what diff erent configuratio n method. The f ollowing value[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  27 Assigning a No te to a Button It is possib le to configure a Button t o send a Note On messag e when it is held down, and a Note Off message when it is released. This requires f our values to be sp ecified (values giv en are e xamples): The follo wing e xample con figures a button to play MIDI note E4 while it is being h[...]

28  User Guide Oxygen 88 Setting Buttons to send com bined Program Change , Bank LSB and Bank MSB messages The assignab le buttons and the sustain peda ls can be configured to send a m ulti-par t message , consisting of a Progr am Change , Bank LSB and Bank MSB message when press ed. This is useful for specific patch/ sound selec tion from a [...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  29 Programming a Button to Increment/Decr ement a MIDI CC value It is possibl e to configure a b utton to increase or decrease a v alu e each time it is pre ssed. This is useful if y ou want to step through v alues one by one ea ch time a butt on is pressed. T o configure a butt on to increment a MIDI CC betwe en a minimum [...]

30  User Guide Oxygen 88 Programming a B utton to Increment/Decrement a Program Change It is possib le to configure a b utton to send an Increm ent (increase) or Decrement (d ecrease) Progr am Change message each time it is pressed. T o configure a butt on to increment a Prog ram Chang e between a minim um and maximum v alue, assign the butt [...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  31 Reversing the operation of Knobs or Sliders Most MIDI par ameters assignab le to knobs or sliders can be configured so that t he operation of the controls are re versed. On ce a control is assigned to a M IDI paramete r , by def ault the Data 2 parameter defines the minim um v alue (for e xample zero) while the Da ta 3 p[...]

32  User Guide Oxygen 88 Limiting the Range of a Knob or Slider The MIDI protocol allows f or a maximum r ange of transmitted v alues between 0 and 127 . The eff ective r a nge of v alues transmit ted by Knob s and Sliders can be limited b y entering values other than 0 and 127 (def ault) f or the Data 2 and Data 3 paramete rs. F or example w[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  33 Assigning RPN/NRPN mes sages to a Knob, Slider , Button, or Pedal Oxygen 88 allows transmission of all three ne cessar y MI DI CC messages for RPNs and NRPN's by simply mo v ing a knob or slider or b y pressing a button or su stain pedal. The " Control Assign " sett ing allows assignm ent f or control of t[...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  34 SysEx Messages and Device ID When transmitt ing SysEx messages, th e individual control channe l number does not def ine a transmit ch annel, b ut a De vice ID . When the CHAN ASGN key is pr essed, the " c " is not displa yed on the LED screen. De vice IDs range between 0-127. In most cases, the De vice ID [...]

34  User Guide Oxygen 88 10: MIDI Messages Defined Program and Bank Changes When the MIDI standard was first establish ed, it enabled the user to access only 128 different sounds using progr am change messages (0-127). As MIDI devices became more sophisticated and contained more sounds, bank change messages were inclu ded in an updated MIDI s[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  35 RPN/NRPN Overview RPN stands f or " Registered P arameter Number " and NRPN stands f or " Non-Registered P arame ter Number " . Non- registered parameter n umbers (NRPN) are device- speci fic messages th at enable you t o control specific synthesizer or sound module par a meters via MIDI, th at are no[...]

36  User Guide Oxygen 88 Check your 3rd Party Document ation for a RPN/NRPN List Begin by checking the docum entatio n for y our MIDI devi ce f or a list of supported RPN or NRPN numbers. As mentioned, t he suppor ted parameter s are unique to th e de vice in use but the list should look similar to this: Find the par ameter y ou wish to contr[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  37 16,384 step resolution through comb ined Coarse and Fine messages Most assignab le MIDI controls, including those on Ox ygen 88, oper ate with a resolution of 128 steps. St andard MIDI CC messages that can be used univ ersally betwee n diff erent MIDI devices are also limited to a resolution of 128 steps. How e v er , th[...]

38  User Guide Oxygen 88 The controls on Oxygen 88 allo w assignment of eith er a RPN/NRPN coarse message, or a RPN/NRPN fine message , b ut not both simultaneously . In practica l use, this means:  Assigning an RPN/NRPN coarse message to an Oxygen control allows to access v alues throughout the entire ra nge of 16384 steps while skipping [...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  39 1 1: T roubleshooting  Oxygen 88 suddenly stoppe d working. T ur n off the unit f or 10 seconds, then r e star t your computer and po wer up the k eyboard. If the prob lem persists, check the website for the latest dr ivers and re-install t hem.  The keyboard is conn ected to my computer with the USB cable, but I c[...]

40  User Guide Oxygen 88 12: MIDI Dat a S tandard MIDI Control Numb ers (MIDI CCs) 00 Bank Select 46 Controller 46 92 T remolo Depth 01 Modulation 47 Controller 47 93 Chorus Depth 02 Breath Control 48 Gen Pur p ose 1 LSB 94 Celeste (De-tune) 03 Controller 3 49 Gen Purpose 2 LSB 95 Phaser Depth 04 F oot Control 50 Gen Purp ose 3 LSB 96 Data In[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  41 Assignable MIDI CCs Sliders and Knobs: *General MIDI SysEx messages **Press O an d then pre ss the Enter ke y . Next press the Data - button MIDI CC Description Data 2 Data 3 0-119 Standard MIDI CCs ( Appe ndix A )M i n M a x 120-127 Channel Mode Messages Min Max 128 Pitch Bend Sensi tivity Min Max 129 Channel Fine T une[...]

42  User Guide Oxygen 88 Buttons and Pedals: *General MIDI SysEx messages **Press 0 an d then pre ss the Enter ke y . Next press the Da ta - button MIDI CC Description Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 0-119 Standard MIDI CCs ( Appendix A ) - T oggle V alue 2 T oggle V alue 1 120-127 Channel Mode Messages - T oggle V alue 2 T oggle V alue 1 128 Pitch Bend[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  43 Useful MIDI Dat a NOTE: Some MIDI devices count preset sou nds from 1-12 8 instead of 0- 127. As a result, there may be an offset of +/-1 between the prog ram change numbe r sent from the keyboard and th e recalled sound preset on yo ur module. Piano Bass Reed Synth Effects 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Bright Acoustic Piano [...]

44  User Guide Oxygen 88 MIDI Note Numbers DirectLink T ransport Control Assignment s Pro T ools 8 users can access additi onal functions via the Loop butt on: 1. Holding the Loop b utton while pressing one of the other T ranspor t Control but tons giv es you access to add itional Pro T ools transport functions. 2. Quickly pressing the Loop b[...]

Oxygen 88 User Guide  45 Hexadecimal Conversion Chart He xadecimal V alue Decimal V alue He xadeci mal V alue Decimal V alue He xadecimal V alue Decimal V alue 0 0 2B 43 56 86 1 1 2C 44 57 87 2 2 2D 45 58 88 3 3 2E 46 59 89 4 4 2F 47 5A 90 5 5 30 48 5B 91 6 6 31 49 5C 92 7 7 32 50 5D 93 8 8 33 51 5E 94 9 9 34 52 5F 95 0A 10 35 53 60 96 0B 11 36 [...]

46  User Guide Oxygen 88 Roland GS & Y amaha XG NRPN Messages *added by Y amaha XG; **changed from Delay to V ariation by Y amaha XG General MIDI Reverb and Chorus T ypes Reverb T ypes 0: Small Room 1: Medium Room 2: Large Room 3: Medium Hall 4: Large Ha ll 5: Plate Chorus T ypes 0: Chor us 1 1: Chor us 2 2: Chor us 3 3: Chor us 4 4: FB C[...]

47  User Guide Oxygen 88 13: T echnical Info This guide is copyrighted ©2009 by Avid Technology, Inc. , with all rig hts reserved. Under copyright laws, this guide may no t be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Avid Technology, Inc. 003, 96 I/O, 96i I/O, 192 Digital I/O, 192 I/O, 8 88|24 I/O, 882|20 I/O, 1622 I/O, [...]

Oxygen Series User Guide  48 Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in t he European Union This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that this product must not be dis posed of with other waste. Instead, it i s your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of[...]

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