Avid Technology Avid KeyStudio, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology Inc All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice Guide Part Number 8420 30242 01 REV A 06 10 Documentation Feedback At Avid we are always looking for ways to improve our documentation If you have comments corre...

Page 3: ...ew 5 Mac OS X 5 Windows 6 MP3 Export Option 7 Installing Your KeyStudio Keyboard 8 Hardware Connections 8 Checking Your Signal Path 9 Software and System Configuration 9 Chapter 4 The Software Control Panel 11 Accessing the Control Panel 11 Levels Tab All Systems 11 Latency Tab Windows 12 About Tab All Systems 12 Chapter 5 Using KeyStudio 13 Launching Pro Tools SE 13 Recording Audio Tracks 14 Reco...

Page 4: ...ages In Depth 25 Program Bank Changes 25 Chapter 8 KeyStudio Keyboard Troubleshooting 27 General Issues 27 MIDI Issues 29 Appendix A General MIDI Instruments 31 Appendix B Standard MIDI Controller Numbers 33 Appendix C Additional RPN Messages 35 Appendix D Additional Information and Support 37 Pro Tools SE 37 M Audio Drivers 37 Before Updating Your System 37 Appendix E Compliance Information 39 En...

Page 5: ...ools SE on the road this package includes what you need for a professional quality recording setup Please take the time to read this User Guide It will explain how to get the best results out of your KeyStudio KeyStudio Features M Audio KeyStudio Keyboard 49 key velocity sensitive keyboard Pitch Bend wheel Modulation wheel MIDI re assignable Edit Mode button for advanced functions and programming ...

Page 6: ...from the Help Menu Interactive Guides and Tutorials Interactive guides and tutorials can be accessed via the Pro Tools SE Quick Start dialog or the Help Menu while the program is running Conventions Used in This Guide The following symbols are used to highlight im portant information The following symbols are used to highlight important information A qualified version of Adobe Flash Player is requ...

Page 7: ...he functions and features as listed below 1 Modulation Wheel This wheel lets you add vi brato to notes you play It can be assigned to control other instrument parameters as de scribed in Chapter 6 Advanced KeyStudio Key board Features 2 Pitch Bend Wheel This wheel is used to bend the notes played up or down The amount of pitch change is determined by the instrument preset for the sound you are pla...

Page 8: ...tures 6 Velocity sensitive Keyboard The velocity sen sitive keyboard sends Note On Off and Velocity data to software instruments when performing Each note is labeled with its corresponding note or pitch The keyboard also lets you access ex tended programing functions as described in Chapter 6 Advanced KeyStudio Keyboard Fea tures 7 USB Port This port is used when connecting your KeyStudio keyboard...

Page 9: ...guration Mac OS X The Pro Tools SE DVD runs a two stage installa tion process Stage 1 installs Pro Tools SE and Stage 2 installs the USB Micro Driver To Install KeyStudio 1 Make sure your KeyStudio keyboard and USB Micro are not connected to your computer 2 Insert the installation DVD into your com puter 3 When the disc opens double click the in staller icon to launch the installation 4 Click Cont...

Page 10: ...your computer 2 Insert the installation DVD into your com puter 3 Click Continue to install Pro Tools SE Click Continue Software instrument content is very large and may take up to 30 minutes to install During this time the progress bar may not appear to move but your software is still in stalling Do not terminate your installation Driver Selection USB Micro It is important to carefully read and f...

Page 11: ...Authorizing the MP3 Export Option The MP3 Export Option is a paid option and can be purchased and authorized when you export an audio file as an MP3 To authorize the MP3 Export Option using an authorization code 1 Launch Pro Tools 2 Open a session 3 Click on a region or make a Timeline selection and choose File Export Audio 4 Select Compressed MP3 as the File Type 5 Click Export 6 In the Pro Tools...

Page 12: ...ware Connections KeyStudio Keyboard Connect your KeyStudio keyboard to an avail able USB port on your computer and switch the unit on Connect a sustain pedal not included to the sustain pedal jack on the back panel USB Micro Audio Interface Once you have installed the USB Micro driver and connected the device to an available USB port on your computer you will need to make the connections as descri...

Page 13: ...sten to the song If you want to open the song in a Pro Tools session click Choose Whether you click Audition Preview or the play button in the open demo session you will hear the song playing through your speakers or in your headphones If you do not hear anything check your hard ware connections and check your signal levels as explained in Chapter 4 The Software Con trol Panel then repeat step 4 S...

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Page 15: ...nstruments like electric guitars or basses Settings above this line will work for most hand held and PC desk microphones dynamic and electret microphones Monitor Mix This slider controls the signal level from the input that is sent directly back to the output of USB Micro The signal is mixed with the output signal from Pro Tools SE This monitoring method is called Hardware Monitoring and lets you ...

Page 16: ...pen the Preferences dialog then choose the Audio page This lets you choose one of the two radio buttons in the lower half of the dialog About Tab All Systems This page contains information about your hardware and current driver versions These de tails are helpful should you ever have to contact technical support Clicking the links takes you to useful pages on the Avid website To adjust the buffer ...

Page 17: ...ocate the Pro Tools SE icon or double click the icon in the Pro Tools folder inside the Digidesign folder 2 Use the Quick Start dialog to do one of the following Create a session from templates Listen to demo songs lets you verify sound See Checking Your Signal Path on page 9 Open any other session on your system Open and view tutorials Creating a Session From a Template To create a new session fr...

Page 18: ...hile slowly increasing the Input Gain in the Software control Panel until the level meter for the track is in the red 8 While continuing to sing or play lower the In put Gain in the Software Control Panel and stop at the point where the level meter is no lon ger in the red 9 In the Software Control Panel increase the Monitor Mix Level to a suitable volume so that you can hear the input signal This...

Page 19: ...t track by clicking on an appropriate track name such as Inst 2 on the left side of the Pro Tools SE Edit window 2 If the Instrument Selector for the track says No Instrument click on it and choose one of the software instruments When notes are played on your KeyStudio key board you will hear the sound of the currently loaded instrument Placing a microphone too close to your speakers with the Outp...

Page 20: ... 7 Switch the track out of record mode by click ing its Record Enable button 8 Click the Play button to hear your recording Opening a Recent Session To open a recent session 1 Launch Pro Tools SE 2 When the Pro Tools SE Quick Start dialog ap pears click the Open Session button 3 From the list of recent session templates se lect the one you want Or select Open Other to select other recent sessions ...

Page 21: ...ramming features using the secondary key functions shown in the illustration below The keyboard is switched back to Performance mode whenever the Cancel or Enter key is pressed However there are certain operations which take effect instantly and do not require using the Enter key to confirm your changes In these cases KeyStudio will revert to Performance mode as soon and you enter the parameter as...

Page 22: ...n this section To assign the Octave and buttons to control Octave shift 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Choose the Octave shift function by pressing the DATA OCTAVE key C 1 Your KeyStudio keyboard will exit Edit Mode as soon as C 1 is pressed and the Octave buttons will function as described in Chapter 2 The KeyStudio Keyboard Transpose Assigning the Octave Shift buttons to the Transpose function l...

Page 23: ...tep upward through the channel number while pressing the Octave button steps downward Simultaneously pressing the and buttons sets the keyboard to the default MIDI channel 1 To assign the Octave buttons to the MIDI Channel function 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Choose the MIDI Channel function by pressing the DATA CHANNEL key C 2 Program Change Assigning the Octave Shift buttons to the Program Ch...

Page 24: ...ber 0 Once the Bank LSB or Bank MSB message has been sent you must use the Program change function to select a sound preset from the bank To assign the Octave buttons to the Bank LSB or Bank MSB function 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Choose either Bank LSB function by pressing the DATA BANK LSB key G 4 or Bank MSB by pressing the DATA BANK MSB key A 4 Re assigning the Modulation Wheel and Volume ...

Page 25: ...ary key functions to quickly access and use the pro gramming features of your KeyStudio keyboard Octave Shift If the Octave buttons are assigned to a different function you can change the octave setting for your keyboard using the OCTAVE F 2 OCTAVE 0 G 2 or OCTAVE Bb2 keys The OCTAVE key lets you lower the keyboard to a maximum three octaves while the OCTAVE lets you raise the keyboard to a maximu...

Page 26: ... two half steps To change the transpose setting using the Transpose keys 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Press the TRANSPOSE key Bb3 twice 3 Press the ENTER key C5 MIDI Channel When ever you play notes or move one of the controls on your KeyStudio keyboard it transmits MIDI data on MIDI channel 1 by default The ability to change the MIDI channel is useful if you re control ling an instrument that o...

Page 27: ...key the number 2 4 Press the ENTER key C5 A Program Change message selecting General MIDI program 42 Cello is sent from your keyboard as soon as the ENTER key is pressed Bank LSB and Bank MSB As mentioned earlier in this chapter Program Change is the most common message for choosing in strument presets However the number of presets accessible using only the program change MIDI command is limited t...

Page 28: ... key To send a bank message using the DATA BANK LSB or DATA BANK MSB key and Data Entry keys 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Depending on the type of bank message you wish to send press either the DATA BANK LSB key G 1 or the DATA BANK MSB key A 1 3 Press the C4 key the number 3 then the A3 key the number 1 4 Press the ENTER key C5 The change message selecting bank 31 is sent from your keyboard as ...

Page 29: ...hing the new limit of the resulting 16 384 possible sounds 128 banks x 128 pro grams accessible using a bank change combined with a program change another layer of banks was added The result is a system of 128 banks that can contain 128 sub banks in each of them which in turn can contain 128 sounds programs within them Bank change messages are useful when calling up sounds from a large library tha...

Page 30: ...unique sounds from their memory upon receiving MIDI program changes Since the sounds in a non GM device are not arranged in a partic ular order you need to take a look at the device itself to see which sound you want and at which lo cation in the memory it resides Many VST instruments such as Native Instruments FM7 or the synth modules in Propellerhead Reason are non GM devices NRPN RPNs Non regis...

Page 31: ...yboard and restart your computer Once your computer has completely restarted switch the keyboard back on The sustain pedal works in reverse Because the polarity of the sustain pedal is calculated by the keyboard when it is powered up please make sure that pressure is not being applied to the pedal while your KeyStudio keyboard is powering up Switch off the keyboard and switch it on again while mak...

Page 32: ...oftware application at the same time you will need to download the latest KeyStudio keyboard driver from www avid com support and install it To install the KeyStudio keyboard driver 1 Download the installer from www avid com support 2 Make sure your KeyStudio keyboard is not connected to your computer 3 Locate and double click on the installer icon then carefully follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 33: ...3 key is pressed and the stuck notes will stop playing Unexpected Instrument Sounds If one or more instrument presets do not sound as expected it may mean a MIDI CC has applied an undesired effect or other type of sound modulation If you are unsure which MIDI controller should be used to resolve this you can send a Reset All Controllers MIDI message which resets all controller to their default val...

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Page 35: ...ute 74 Recorder 75 Pan Flute 76 Bottle Blow 77 Shakuhachi 78 Whistle 79 Ocarina Ethnic 104 Sitar 105 Banjo 106 Shamisen 107 Koto 108 Kalimba 109 Bag Pipe 110 Fiddle 111 Shanai Organ 16 Drawbar Organ 17 Percussive Organ 18 Rock Organ 19 Church Organ 20 Reed Organ 21 Accordion 22 Harmonica 23 Tango Accordion Ensemble 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 Slow 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52...

Page 36: ...KeyStudio User Guide 32 Because some instruments count their presets from 1 128 there may be an offset of 1 between the program change number preset number sent by your keyboard and the preset that is loaded ...

Page 37: ...Controller 57 58 Controller 58 59 Controller 59 60 Controller 60 61 Controller 61 62 Controller 62 63 Controller 63 64 Sustain Pedal 65 Portamento 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft Pedal 68 Legato Pedal 69 Hold 2 70 Sound Variation 71 Resonance 72 Release Time 73 Attack Time 74 Cut off Frequency 75 Controller 75 76 Controller 76 77 Controller 77 78 Controller 78 79 Controller 79 80 Gen Purpose 5 81 Gen Purpose...

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Page 39: ...ng a MIDI CC message You can assign these to the controls on your KeyStudio keyboard in exactly the same way as any other MIDI controller message The following table lists the RPN messages and what they are used for Controller Number MIDI Message Use 128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity Alters the range of a pitch bend message 129 Master Tune coarse Adjusts instrument tuning in large steps 130 Master Tune f...

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Page 41: ...ts can be found at www avid com support Before Updating Your System Please check www avid support for a compatible driver before installing Apple or Microsoft oper ating system updates Before new device drivers are released they are tested for use with operating system versions that are available at that time When updates for an operating system are released all Avid device drivers have to be re t...

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Page 44: ...der our sole responsibility that the products KeyStudio 49 and USB Micro comply with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Communication Statement NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to compl...

Page 45: ...e Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the equipment When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart equipment combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this equipment during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the equipment h...

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