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Miditech i2-61 manual

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    I2- 61 Black Ed ition Owner 's Manual 1[...]

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    Preface Congratul ations on purchasing the Miditech i2- 61 Black Edition master MID I controller key board. It is one of the finest products of it s kind, made after e xtensive research into what customers require fr om a MIDI Controller. When using y our Miditech i2-61 Black Edition in conjunction with a computer and appropriate music software , y[...]

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    CONTENTS PREFACE -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ----- ---- ----- ---- - 3 IMPORTAND SECURE INFO RMATION ------ ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- 6 MAIN FEATURE -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- ---------- 7 SOMETHING YOU SH OULD KNO W BEFORE USI NG THE MIDI FUNCTI ONS -------- ----------- ----- ---- ----- ---- [...]

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    MIDI OUT J ACKS -- ---------- -------- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- 15 USB PORT / POWER POR T -------- ----------- ---------- ----- ---- ----- - 15 POWER S WITCH -- ---------- ----------- ------------- ---- ----- ---- ----- --- 15 TROUBLE SH OOTING -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----- ---- - 16 SPECIFICATIO NS -------- -[...]

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    IMPORTAND SECURE INFORM ATION Please read t he following secure instruct ions first! Very Impo rtant!! 1. Never use the key bo ard in the near of water like a swim ming pool, bathtub or wet environment like a basement or in rain or similar. 2. Never use the key bo ard in the near of heati ng elements like a radiator or similar, also high temperatur[...]

  • Page 7

    Main Feature s The Miditech i2-61 Black Edition MID I keybo ard provides 61dy namic Piano key s. Therefo re, you don 't need an external power-supply o r batteries to activate y our instrument when used with a PC. To set up the MIDI c onnection of y our Miditech i2-61 Black Edition to y our PC’s sound card, y our Miditech i2-61 Black Edition[...]

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    Using the MIDI Functi ons 1 . Connecting the key board to other MIDI instruments: To transmit MIDI data from y our key board to other professional MID I i nstruments, please purchase a M IDI cable and use it to connect the MIDI OUT jack of y our Miditech i2-61 Black Edition to the MIDI IN jack o f the other instrument. Make sure that the MID I &quo[...]

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    Using the Midi-Interface The Miditech i2-61 Black Edition Key board has a build in midi-interface; witch transfers the midi data from the key board to the computer, but also from the computer to the MIDI Out at the key board. The both MID I Outs are separate usable, to control a sound expa nder or may be an effect device. In your music progr am y o[...]

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    Default Setting of the Miditech i2-61 Black Edition The Miditech i2-61 Black Edition will alway s select the following values fo r their parameters when the power is turned on. *Transmit MIDI Channel no. 1. *Default Octave will be from C2 (36 ) to C6 (84) *Default After Touch v alue will be 0 *Default Velocity value will be 0 *Default Reverb De pth[...]

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    Overall Diagr am Previ ew Operation panel: 1.Power Sw itch 2. Pitch Be nd Wheel The Pitch Bend wheel is used for r aising or lowering t he pitch of a voice during perform ance. The range of pitch values depends on the sound genera tor (sound card or m odule) being used. Please refe r to the manuals of you r devices for inform ation on how to change[...]

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    3. Modulation Wheel It is ve ry common to use the modulation wheel to change the intensity of effect s: mainly Vibrato( pitch change ), Tremolo (change t he volume), and Modulation (change the tone). The Modulat ion wheel produces a vibrato effect shortl y aft er the sound is generated. It is most effective for voice such a s Saxophone Strings and [...]

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    8. Transposer Group Pressing the MI DI/S ELECT button and the TRANSPOSE Key y ou increase or decre ase the notes by halftones. If y ou want to transpose by 3 semitones: Press the MIDI /SELE CT button and the ”#” key , (in the display y ou see 3 for three sem itones) than press MIDI /SELE CT to finish the change. Reset ke y Pressing the MI DI/S [...]

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    Program key Pressing MI DI/S ELECT button and the Progr am key , then numeric key s then enter key , y ou can select any patch number between 1 to 128. For example, if y ou want to change voice to 67 (Tenor Sax): Press MID I/SELECT button and 67 on nume ric key s, then enter key and MID I/SEL ECT button again to finish this action. 14[...]

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    Rear Panel Sustain jack This jack allows y ou to connect an optional Sustain Footswitch to the key board. MIDI OUT jac ks This standard MID I jacks is used to send MIDI messages to another M IDI instru ment (such as sound module). USB Port / power port This jack is used to connect the key board with the computer, to get power and send M IDI message[...]

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    Trouble Shooti ng If anything doesn’t w ork . . . please check following poi nts: Midi connection fault . . . do y ou have installed y our midi drivers from y our soundcard ? Look at START --> Settings --> Sy stemcontrol --> Multimedia --> Tab Midi for installed Drivers. If not, you have t o do this first. After that y our Key board s[...]

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    USB doesn’t work . . . Is powerswitch on power-on positi on? Are y ou sure that the computer found the key board or an unknown USB-Device? In the first case ever yt hing is Ok. In the se cond case there is a problem of the Hard ware of the key board. It m ust be recognized by your com puter otherwise there is no communication between computer and[...]

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    Admi n or Userm ode . . . Are y ou Admin or User on this computer sy stem? In User mode are some restrictions for USB devices, so many devices do not work in this mode. Power supply does not work . . . If the unit isn’t powered by power-supply , try to connect by USB-Connection. If it works normal, the power-supply may be damaged. Alternativ . . [...]

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    Specifications Model: Miditech i2- 61 Black Edition Key board 61 dy namic keys Simultaneous Note Output (Reverse pr iority) 10 Notes Control sw itches MIDI Chann el Reset Octave -2, -1, Centre, +1, +2 Program Change CC-00/CC-32 ( For GS Bank Selektion) CC-No (Generic CC-Assig n) CC-Data Data Entry Aftertouch Assignment Data Entry Velocity Assignmen[...]

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    MIDI Implement ation C hart Model: Miditech i2- 61 Black Edition Function Transm itted Recognised Remark s Basic Channel Default Chang ed 1 1-16 x x Mode Defaul t Message s Altered Mode 3 x *** *** ** *** ** x x x Note Numb er : True Voice 12-108 *** *** ** *** ** x x With Octave Change Velocity Note ON Note OFF O x x x After Key' s Touch Ch&a[...]