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U-CONTROL UMX25 Version 1.1 August 2006 User’s Manual[...]
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2 U-CONTROL UMX25 This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage inside the enclosure—voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions in the accompanying literature. Please read the manual. [...]
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3 U-CONTROL UMX25 UMX25 U-CONTROL The Ultimate Studio in a Box: 25-Key USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard with USB/Audio Interface, 50 Software Instruments and Ableton ® Live Lite 4 BEHRINGER Edition V Unleash your creativity and play 50 virtual instruments and synthesizers, take off with an unlimited number of sound creations. Download more free instru[...]
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4 U-CONTROL UMX25 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 5 1.1 Before you get started ................................................... 5 1.1.1 Shipment ............................................................... 5 1.1.2 Initial operation and power supply ....................... 5 1.1.3 Onl[...]
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5 U-CONTROL UMX25 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for showing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the UMX25. The UMX25 is an extremely flexible master keyboard with a controller unit that can be used for a wide array of applications. Whether you need independent control of computer rack synthesizers, General MIDI sound modules or effects [...]
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6 U-CONTROL UMX25 V Remotely controlling software mixers (volume, panorama, mute functions, etc.) V Remotely controlling transport functions (playback, forward, stop, etc.) on sequencers, hard disk recorders, drum computers, etc. V Live control of volume and sound parameters on expanders V Remotely controlling groove boxes, step sequencers, MIDI ge[...]
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7 U-CONTROL UMX25 3. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND CONNECTIONS What settings do I have to make? Where? How? Basically, which control element generates which controller must be set on the UMX25, and how incoming controller commands should be interpreted must be set on the receiving device. Regarding controller assignment, there are two possible principles: V[...]
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8 U-CONTROL UMX25 4. OPERATION The eight buttons B1 – B8 generate switch controllers. Again, these are factory-set functions (see table on the device). Like the rotary controls the buttons can be freely assigned to any controller in ASSIGN mode. The table shows the controller assignment preset at the factory. Keyboard legend: Informs you about th[...]
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9 U-CONTROL UMX25 4. OPERATION 4.1.2 The USER MEMORY Settings that are stored in the USER MEMORY, are stored permanently in the internal flash ROM and will be retained even after switching the unit off. Change to the USER MEMORY by pressing button 6. When you access the USER MEMORY for the first time, it stores a copy of the FACTORY MEMORY settings[...]
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10 U-CONTROL UMX25 4. OPERATION 4.2.5 The SNAPSHOT SEND command The SNAPSHOT command transmits all parameters including their current values: all control element assignments as well as the current channel settings are sent out from the MIDI OUT connector and the USB output of the UMX25. In this way it is possible to transmit the entire UMX25 mappin[...]
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11 U-CONTROL UMX25 4. OPERATION different banks. Considering the fact that each single bank includes another 128 single programs, you get the unbelievably large number of 2,097,152 programs for you to organize. 1 ) Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed . 2 ) Press the key. 3 ) Release the ASSIGN button. 4 ) Now define the SINGLE CHANNEL by en[...]
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12 U-CONTROL UMX25 4) Confirm your selection with . To discard your assignments either press the button or the ASSIGN button again. Pressing the right-hand OCTAVE SHIFT button switches the presets up by one number on the external sound module, pressing the left-hand OCTAVE SHIFT button switches the presets down by one number. Pressing both buttons [...]
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13 U-CONTROL UMX25 5. SPECIFICATIONS BEHRINGER is constantly striving to manintain the highest professional standards. As a result of these efforts, modifications may be made from time to time to existing products without prior notice. Specifications and appearance may differ from those listed or illustrated. 5. SPECIFICATIONS USB connections T ype[...]
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14 U-CONTROL UMX25 6. APPENDIX T ab. 6.1: MIDI-Controller overview 6. APPENDIX[...]
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15 U-CONTROL UMX25 7. WARRANTY 7. WARRANTY § 1 OTHER WARRANTY RIGHTS AND NATIONAL LAW 1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory rights provided by national law, in particular, any such rights against the seller that arise from a legally effective purchase contract. 2. The warranty regulations mentioned herein are applicabl[...]