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    The C ompac t Make -Music-Now Keyboard S tudio User Guide English[...]

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    | 1 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Intr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Session K eyStudio Featur es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 W hat’s in the Box?[...]

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    Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Assigning M I DI Machine Control (M MC) Commands to a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Assigning a Note to a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Assigning R P N / N R P N to a Fader or Knob .[...]

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    | 3 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Introduction Congra tulations on your purchase of Session KeyStudio 25. This complet e music production pack age contains the KeyStudio 25-note velocity sensitive USB keyboard and po wer ful Session music creation software. This pr ovides you with everything you need to compose great music on y our computer . Thi[...]

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    | 4 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Minimum System Requirements Windows XP (S P2) or higher* < P entium 4 1.6 GHz processor (CPU may be higher f or laptops) < 512MB RAM < 4GB free hard disk spac e for complete Session software installation 32MB video RAM ** < 1024 x 768 video resolution (1280 x 1024 rec ommended) < Built-in or third-[...]

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    | 5 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Inst allation and Setup 1. Connect the KeyStudio 25 k eyboard. The KeyStudio 25 USB keyboard is class-compliant. This means that you may simply connect the KeyStudio 25 keyboard t o your Window s XP , Windows Vista or Mac OS X computer using the provided USB cable and switch the keyboar d on. No additional instal[...]

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    | 6 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide 2. Install the Session Music Creation Softwar e. 1. Inser t the M-Audio Session DVD-ROM into your computer’ s DVD-R OM drive. 2. The computer will automa tically display the install screen. If your computer fails to launch the installer , manually star t it by clicking on Star t > My Computer* and then doubl[...]

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    | 7 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Getting St ar ted Making Music with Session 1. Connect the KeyStudio 25 keyboard to your c omputer using the supplied USB cable and make sure the keyboard is switched on. 2. Launch Session by clicking Star t > All Progr ams > M-Audio > Session > Session. Alternatively , if you chose to create a deskto[...]

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    | 8 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide 5. Click the Add a T rack button in the upper left corner of the Session Main Screen. 6. The “ What would you like t o do?” dialog box will now appear . For this e xample, select Play and Record with your Keyboar d, and click OK.[...]

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    | 9 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide 7. I n the “Selec t Keyboard Sound” dialog box, select the bank of sounds you would like to associate with the rst track of y our new song, and click OK. 8. A new track will now appear in the main Session window . Y ou may click the specic instrument y ou would like to play from the instrument list appe[...]

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    | 10 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide 9. T r y playing notes on your KeyStudio 25 keyboard . If you can hear instrument sounds,you may skip steps 10-12. If your computer does not yet generate sounds when KeyS tudio 25 is played, pr oceed to step 10 for additional c onguration instructions. 10. Go to Options > Audio Hardwar e and make sure the [...]

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    | 11 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Use Low L atency Str eaming Checkbox When checked, Session attempts to open the selected audio int er face in low latency mode ( WDM Kernel Streaming). While most sound cards should “ open ” in this mode, results vary widely based on the sound card in use. See the “ About Latency ” sec tion of this User [...]

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    | 12 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide About M I DI and Sof tware Synthesis If you are new to MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), you may initially nd it challenging to understand ho w KeyStudio interacts with the computer . Howev er , as you use KeyStudio 25 along with Session, you’ll disco ver the benets of using a software -based [...]

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    | 13 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide 4. Oc tave and T ranspose Up/Down – By default, the Octave/T ranspose Up/Down control “ shifts” the keyboard’ s octave range in order to let y ou play higher or lower notes . Press the right side of the con trol to shift the keyboard up one octave; press the left side of the control t o shift the keyboar[...]

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    | 14 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Rear Panel 14 10 13 12 11 10. Po wer Swit ch – This switch powers the unit on and o . 11. Sustain Pedal Input – C onnect your sustain pedal’ s 1⁄4” connec tor to this jack. There is no need to worry about the polarit y of the pedal—the keyboard detects the sustain pedal polarity by auto-sensing th[...]

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    | 15 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Using the K eyStudio 25 K eyboard In many cases, once KeyStudio 25 has been installed , you can simply launch your music prog ram and begin making music right away . Many progr ams will be able to use KeyStudio 25 “ out of the box” and require no further conguration. Certain other programs ma y require y [...]

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    | 16 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Sending Pr ogram Changes If your software or MIDI device supports “pr ogram change ” messages, you can recall dier ent presets (sounds) straight fr om the KeyStudio 25 keyboard without having t o reach for the MIDI device (or comput er). T o send a program change message: 1. Pr ess the ADV ANCED FUNC TION[...]

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    | 1 7 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Setting the Global M I DI Channel KeyStudio 25 can transmit on any of the standar d 16 MIDI channels. If you are using a comput er-based system, the software usually controls the r outing of MIDI signals, and this parameter can be left in its default setting. Howev er , if you are using KeyStudio 25 without a c[...]

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    | 18 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide K eyStudio 25 A dvance d Features This section deals with the more advanced f eatures found within the KeyStudio 25 keyboar d. W e have included this information for “po wer users” who want to explore and use the keyboard’ s in- depth featur es and additional capabilities to their full extent. This informa[...]

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    | 19 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Enigma Softwar e Enigma is a powerful program that allo ws you to change the settings of any assig nable slider , k nob, or button on the KeyStudio 25 through an easy-to-use graphical user int er face. The program also allows y ou to store a virtually unlimited amount of presets on your computer’ s hard drive?[...]

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    | 20 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide < Each of the assignable controllers on KeyS tudio 25 can send MIDI CC, RPN/NRPN, GM 1&2, and predened S ysEx messages on its own individual MIDI channel. < Certain parameters require you t o enter additional information such as the MIDI channel or C C number . Use the 0-9 keys (on the right hand si[...]

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    | 21 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Reassigning M I DI C C for the Pitch Contr ol T o edit a MIDI CC mapping for the P itch Bend control: 1. Pr ess the ADV ANCED FUNC TION button. 2. Pr ess the C TRL SEL key . 3. Enter “10” using the numerical data entr y keys or the DEC/INC buttons. This number corresponds to the Modulation contr ol (each sli[...]

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    | 22 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Using Contr ols to Increment or Decr ement V alues Buttons and the pedal can be set to decremen t or increment MIDI data values within a dened range and one by one . This is useful if you need precise c ontrol over MIDI C C or you would like to use buttons to step f or ward or backward through pr ograms (usin[...]

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    | 23 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide The procedur e described above will toggle the value each time y ou press the button or footswitch. It is also possible to congur e the control so that it sends one v alue when it is pressed, and another value when released . T o do this: 1. Pr ess the ADV ANCED FUNC TION button and push the footswitch or but[...]

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    | 24 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Assigning a Note to a Button The follo wing shows the procedur e for setting a button to transmit a MIDI Not e On message when pressed, and a MIDI Note O message when released. 1. Pr ess the ADV ANCED FUNC TION button and push the button you wish to modify . 2. Pr ess the C TRL ASGN key . 3. Enter “147” u[...]

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    | 25 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide 5. Enter your RPN/NRPN MSB value and pr ess the ENTER key to conrm. 6. Pr ess the ADV ANCED FUNC TION button, then the DA T A 2 key . This assigns the number for the RPN/NRPN LSB . 7. Enter your RPN/NRPN LSB value and pr ess the ENTER key to conrm. 8. F inally , press the ADV ANCED FUNC TION button, then t[...]

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    | 26 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide M I D I Mess ages In-Depth Pr ogram & Bank Changes When the MIDI standard was rst established , it enabled the user to access only 128 di erent sounds using program change messages (0-127). As MIDI devices gr ew to be more sophisticated and contain more sounds , bank change messages were included in an[...]

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    | 27 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Y ou will nd many MIDI devices respond to pr ogram change commands and many ar e organized accor ding to the GM listing. In General MIDI devices, di erent sounds are organiz ed in the same way from device t o device. Piano sounds ar e in their par ticular place, string sounds are in their plac e, drum soun[...]

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    | 28 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide T roubleshooting The KeyStudio 25 keyboard has been t ested under a wide variety of conditions. Despite our thorough testing , the controller can be used in virtually limitless situations and cer tain scenarios may result in unexpected performance. This sec tion will highlight some of the most common dicultie[...]

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    | 29 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Problem 7 : When I press a key , or attempt to monitor my microphone or instrumen t input, there is a noticeable delay bef ore I hear any sound. This phenomenon is known as latency . On cer tain audio interfaces, latency may be adjusted by changing the bu er size setting in the audio interface’ s control pa[...]

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    | 30 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Problem 10 : I hear crackles, clicks , or pops when playing or recording audio . Make sure that Session ’ s Master Volume contr ol does not indicate clipping. This control indicat es clipping by drawing two red dots at the far right edge of the volume meter . I f you see clipping, mo ve the Master V olume cont[...]

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    | 3 1 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Appendices - Useful M I D I Dat a Appendix A: M I DI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Re c ei ved R emark s Basic Default 1-1 6 X Channel C hanged 1 -16 Mode Default --------- Messages X X Al ter ed ********* Note 0 -12 7 X Numbe r T ru e Voice ********* V elocity N ote O N 0 X Not e OF F X Aft er Keys[...]

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    | 32 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Appendix B: Assignable M I DI C C’s on KeyStudio 25 T able B1: Knobs and fader assignments MI D I C C Des cription D ata L SB Dat a M SB 0 - 11 9 St an da rd M I D I C C ’s - - 12 0 -127 C h an ne l Mo de M e s sa ge s - - 12 8 P it ch B en d Se ns it iv it y - - 12 9 C h an ne l Fi ne T un e - - 13 0 C h an[...]

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    | 33 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide T able B2: Buttons and Sustain Pedal Assignments MI D I C C Des cription P ro gram Dat a L S B Dat a M SB 0 - 11 9 St an da rd M I D I C C ’s - T og gl e va lue 2 T o gg le va lu e 1 12 0 -127 C h an ne l Mo de Messages - T og gl e va lue 2 T o gg le va lu e 1 12 8 P it ch B en d Ra ng e - Se ns iti vi t y va [...]

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    | 34 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Appendix C: Hexadecimal Conv ersion Chart Hexa de cim al Value De c imal Value H exade c imal Value De c imal Value Hexa de cim al Value De c imal Value 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 [...]

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    | 35 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Appendix D: General M I DI Preset Specification Piano Bass Reed Synth Effects 0 Ac ou st ic G r an d P ia no 1 Br ig ht A c ou st ic P i an o 2 El ec tr i c gr an d P ia no 3 Ho nk y Tonk P i an o 4 El ec tr i c Pi an o 1 5 El ec tr i c Pi an o 2 6 Ha r ps ic ho r d 7 Cl av in et 32 Ac ou s ti c Ba s s 33 F in [...]

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    | 36 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Appendix F: Standar d M I D I Controller Numbers (M I D I C C’s) 00 B an k Se le ct 01 M od ul ati on 02 B re ath C o nt rol 03 C on tr oll er 3 04 Fo ot C o ntr ol 05 Po r ta T i me 06 Da ta E ntr y 07 C ha nn el Volu me 08 Balance 09 Co ntr ol le r 9 1 0 Pan 1 1 E xpression 1 2 Ef fect s C ont ro ll er 1 1 3[...]

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    | 37 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide Appendix G: Roland G S and Y amaha XG N R P N Support NR P N NR P N Data D ata MS B LS B M SB L S B C C9 9 C C9 8 CC 0 6 C C 38 01 0 8 00 - 7F n / a ( - 64 - 0 - + 63 ) V ibr ato Rate ( relat ive ch an ge ) 01 0 9 00 - 7F n / a ( - 64 - 0 - + 63 ) V ibr ato De pth ( r el ati ve cha nge ) 01 0A 0 0 - 7F n /a (- 6[...]

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    | 38 Session KeyStudio 25 User Guide T echnical Info Caution : Electro Static Discharge , Electr ical F ast T ransient and Conducted RF inter ference ma y cause the unit malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restor e normal operation. Note: Y our M-Audio product has been tested to comply with FCC Standar ds FOR HOME [...]

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