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    USB MIDI CONTROLLE R OWNER’ S MANU AL[...]

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    Copyright 2013 - Samson T echnologies V1.4 Samson T echnologies 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsontech.c om Native Instruments, NI and Komplete Elemen ts are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Native Instruments GmbH.[...]

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    Impor tant Safety Informa tion CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. This lightning ash with arrowhead symbol within an equila teral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of non-insulated “ dangerous [...]

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    CAUTION Any changes or modications to the c onstruction of this device which are not express- ly approved b y the par ty responsible for c ompliance could void the user’ s authorit y to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC [...]

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    Impor tant Safety Informa tion 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manufac- turer’ s instruc tions. 8. Do not install near any heat[...]

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    6 C ontents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Graphite 25 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 System Componen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Minimum System[...]

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    7 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Samson Graphite 25, 25-key USB keyboard con trol- ler! The Graphite 25 giv es you all the performance and production control to easily integrat e with your Windows or Mac digital pr oduction workstation. T o capture the dynamics of your performance, the Graphit[...]

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    8 Graphite 25 F eatures Sy stem C omponents Minimum Syst em Requirements The Samson Graphite 25 utilizes stat e -of-the -art technology and is engineered to the nest detail. Here ar e some of its main features: • 25-key semi-weighted keyboar d with after touch • One programmable slider , eight encoders, and f our buttons for hands-on c[...]

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    9 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 1. Display - The backlit L CD is the command center for the Graphit e 25. It displays the current setup information, performance data, adjustable parameters and controller information. 2. P AGE ◀ / ▶ Buttons - Pr ess the P AGE buttons to navigat e through the adjustable param- eters and functions in[...]

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    10 13. T rigger Pads - The four velocity-sensitive trigger pads can be assigned to send MIDI note or control inf ormation, and can be set as either toggle or momentary st yle buttons. F or added control, these pads f eature four v elocity cur ves as well as aftertouch. 14. P AD A/B Button - The Trigger P ads are congured into two pad banks, with[...]

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    11 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Rear P anel Contr ols and F unctions 1. POWER Switch - U se this switch to turn the keyboard on or o . 2. DC IN - The Graphite 25 can be power ed using a 9V 300mA adaptor , connec ted to the DC IN jack. 3. USB Connection - Connect a standard USB cable from this port to the USB connection on a comput[...]

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    12 Quick Star t 1. Connect the Graphite 25 to your comput er using the supplied USB cable. The unit will receive po wer and transmit MIDI data via the USB connection. 2. Connect a ¼” TS pedal to the SUST AIN pedal input. 3. Push the POWER switch to the on position. 4. Launch your DA W or virtual instrument sof tware, and set the Gr aphite 25 as [...]

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    13 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Display F eatures The Graphite 25 fea tures a backlit LCD scr een that displays performance and status information. Data - The current value of a giv en controller . Operation - When a component is activated, the c omponent name and operation data will be shown. If more than one component is activated [...]

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    14 Graphite 25 Modes The Graphite 25 has four main oper ation modes: Performance Mode, P reset Mode, Setup Mode and Zone Mode . Preset Mode - In this mode, you can acc ess the 30 available presets. A pr eset stores information on the assignments for the slider , knobs, and buttons. Using presets allow s you to quickly load the settings for speci[...]

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    15 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Remote C ontrol P resets The Graphite keyboard can be used as a c ontrol surface for most audio software titles. Along with presets that can be customized t o tailor the keyboard to your work en vironment, the Graphite 25 comes with presets for man y popular audio programs. P lease refer to the section[...]

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    16 Pr eset Mode T o select a preset, press the PRESET button and the keyboard will enter P reset Mode. The Pr eset indicator will light red, and the P reset number will ash under the PRESET tag. While in PRESET mode, the Graphite 25 will stop transmitting MIDI messages. Use the DA T A +/– buttons or numerical keys to select the desired Pr eset[...]

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    17 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Setup Mode Setup Mode enables you to make adjustments to how the Graphit e 25 will operate. Pr essing the SETUP button will enter Setup Mode, the keyboard will stop transmitting MIDI data, and the rst 18 keys will serve as numerical input and access to additional functions. Contr ollers T o adjust a[...]

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    18 Setup Mode Editing the Aftertouch Control Press the A fter touch key to assign con trol code for the keyboard aftertouch featur e. “ A.T ouch” will appear on the display with the value of the current con trol in the data area. Use the DA T A +/– buttons to change the value, or en ter data by pressing the numerical keys on the keyboard . Pr[...]

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    19 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Selecting V elocit y C urve for the T rigger Pads Press the P ad V el key to select a velocity cur ve f or the trigger pads. “P .Cur ve ” will appear in the Op- eration area of the display with its curr ent velocity cur ve number in the data ar ea . The Operation area will then change to show the c[...]

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    20 Zones Mode The keyboard can be divided into thr ee zones, sometimes ref erred to as layers or splits. Each z one has its own active key range, prog ram number , MSB, LSB, Channel , Port, Octave, and Transpose settings. The zones can be separated or overlapped. This allows you to lay er or split the key- board between sounds to expand your perfor[...]

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    21 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Available paramet ers in Zone Mode: Paramet er Description Range Zn: Prog [1] P rogram number for pla ying on the specic section of the keyboard [2] 0–127 Zn: MSB Most Signicant Bit of the program bank f or playing on the specic section of the keyboard 0–127 Zn: LSB L east Signicant Bit[...]

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    22 P er formanc e Mode Octave Buttons The Octave buttons allow you t o shift the oc tav e of the keyboard up or down to extend the range of the keyboard. P ress the OCT A VE +/– buttons to shift the oc tave up or do wn a maximum of four octaves. P ress the OCT A VE +/– buttons together to reset the octave shift to zero . The octave shift value [...]

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    23 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller T rigger Pads The keyboard fea tures four assignable velocity-sensitiv e trigger pads with after touch. The factor y setting for the trigger pads is to function as drum pads. When you strike a pad, a cor- responding icon will appear , and its note MIDI message will be transmitted on channel 10. The pad[...]

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    24 P er formanc e Contr ols The Graphite 25 fea tures eight assignable encoders (E1–E8), volume slider (S1), f our function but- tons (F1–F4) and transport controls. Below is a brief description of how these f eatures operate. Encoders The factory setting for the encoders is pan control, set to channels 1–4. When you rotate the knob of an enc[...]

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    25 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller T ranspor t Buttons There are v e transport buttons marked . The factory default settings are to Rewind, F ast F or ward , Stop, Pla y , and Record, respectively . Please see detailed information for the default settings in the table below . Component Category Description Por t Message T ransmitted [...]

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    26 MIDI OUT In addition to USB, the Graphite 25 f eatures a MIDI OUT jack. T he USB communication proto- col supports four virtual USB I n ports and four virtual USB Out por ts. MIDI messages from the keyboard set to P ort 1–4 are transmitted via the USB Out. Messages sent to Port 1 and Port 2 are also transmitted through the MIDI Out terminal if[...]

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    27 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Operational F low Chart[...]

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    28 C C Description Ty p e 0 Bank Select Con troller 1 Modulation wheel Controller 2 Breath control C ontroller 3 Undened Controller 4 Foot contr oller Controller 5 Portamento time Controller 6 Data Entry Controller 7 Channel Volume Controller 8 Balance Controller 9 Undened Controller 10 Pan Controller 11 Expression Controller 12 Eect contr[...]

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    29 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller 79 Sound Cont. Controller 80 General Purpose #5 Controller 81 General Purpose #6 Controller 82 General Purpose #7 Controller 83 General Purpose #8 Controller 84 Portamento Control Controller 85 Undened Controller 86 Undened Controller 87 Undened Controller 88 Undened Controller 89 Undene[...]

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    30 159 PLA Y MMC 160 DEFERRED PLA Y MMC 161 FORWARD MMC 162 REWIND MMC 163 RECORD STROBE MMC 164 RECORD EXIT MMC 165 RECORD P AUSE MMC 166 P AUSE MMC 167 EJEC T MMC 168 CHASE MMC 169 COMMAND ERROR RESET MMC 170 MMC RESET MMC 171 Pitch Bend Pitch Bend MIDI Con tinuous Contr oller (C C) List[...]

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    31 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller F ac tory Default Settings Controller Typ e Message Ty p e Mode E1 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 1 - - E2 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 2 - - E3 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 3 - - E4 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 4 - - E5 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 5 - - E6 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 6 - - E7 Encoder CC: 10 P an, Ch 7 - - E8 Encod[...]

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    32 Zones Parameter Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Program 0 0 0 MSB 0 0 0 LSB 0 0 0 Por t 123 Channel 1 - - Range< 0 0 0 Range> 127 127 127 Oct ave 000 T ranspose 0 0 0 Other Factory Settings Parameter Setting Options Bank 1 (1–4) Ch +/– 0 (+/– 15) Mute O On/O Local On On/O P AD A/B A A/B Preset 01 01–30 F ac tory Default Settings[...]

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    33 Graphite 25 · USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller Octave Note Numbers C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 2 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 4 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 5 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 [...]

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    34 Keyboard 25-key , semi-weighted, v elocity sensitive, with aftertouch Display Large backlit LCD Contr ols Slider 1 Encoders 8 F unction Buttons 4 T rigger Pads 4 T ransport Controls 5 (R ewind, F ast Forward, Stop , Play , Record) Wheels Pitch Bend, Modulation Key Range Octave +/–, T ranspose +/– Operation Contr ols MAIN, SETUP , PRESE T , Z[...]

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    Samson T echnologies 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www .samsontech.com[...]