bit MIDI MASTER KEYBOARD, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MIDI MASTER KEYBOARD l J _ ___ J _...

Page 2: ...tion Node Function 11 Setting Sequence Para eters Function 2a Setting Record Paraaeters Function 31 HIDI Channel OUT 4 5 Function Function Setting Run Node Para eter Copying Tr1 ck1 Deleting within a...

Page 3: ...t of nIDI proble solving is built right into the instruaent s hard and softNare Whenever the BIT NASTER KEYBOARD recognizes a proble the display will show you an error code A co plete listing of these...

Page 4: ...ll functions are accessible fro the outside there are no user servicable parts inside Refer all servicing to authorized personnel Any unauthorized ta pering will void your warranty Bee the warranty ca...

Page 5: ...aplex codes to run your MIDI set up in hectic situations Just take a few quiet Mo ents at hoae to put the relevant info into the memory banks and let the BIT ASTER KEYBDARD take the heat There are b4...

Page 6: ...ips with large setups is to use one or several HIDI Thru Boxes a k a NIDI Split Box or NJDJ Parallel Box a number of Nhich are co ercially available NlDl ln and NIDJ Thru on a NASTER KEYBOARD Yes sur...

Page 7: ...s in sync with e ternal sequencers or dru achines is easy with clock pulses trans itted via the SYNC JN and SYNC OUT sockets and avoids such disasters as the dru beat running away fro the rest of the...

Page 8: ...l IL 21 JITN lllDl 04 17 wt e _ i c ornu LPI 28 CJOL y n CJOL 19 30 CJOL 20 l l flll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 b1911T After turning the po er on1 th1 NASTER KEYBOARD ill briefly flash ee ee ee in the LED displa...

Page 9: ...y but don t panic it s going to be painless and I knoM that s what the dentist always said but this ti e it s true pro ise While the confusing range of words comaonly used to describe the sets of data...

Page 10: ...isplay Alternatively you can use the keys to step the nu ber in the display up or doNn Whichever you choose the display should now shoN 1 Don t touch the Nhite key under the right1ost display again fo...

Page 11: ...e sound program numbers for the receiving MIDI units or a ey range for each of the zones 10 no for a look at that ABSIBNINB SOUND PRDBRAHS LEFT RIGHT PATCH CENTER ADDRESS MIDI CH M3 J M VALUE 88 88 88...

Page 12: ...the note you Nant on the keyboard Nhile pressing and holding the Nhite zone button The nu eric value for the key chosen as Split Point will then be shown in the display So to program our straightforN...

Page 13: ...is just a single exa ple Instead of assigning the CENTER ZONE to the LEFT ZONE you can link it with the RIGHT ZONE or even disable it entirely by pressing the hite button under CENTER ZONE then using...

Page 14: ...e MIDI CH 88 88 88 88 You should have the general idea behind setting these parameters by now and this is no eKceptionJ first go into TRANSPOSE iode by pressing the scROLL key until the TRANSPOSE LED...

Page 15: ...complain and then discover that they never got round to plugging the achine in The check list only takes a couple of minutes but 1ay save you hours I Are all units connected to the power supply and tu...

Page 16: ...L J _ 01 0i OI 0 4 0 I 0 I CJlll l tJl I M o I 0 I 0 I cm O G 011 ollt o a o 1 o llll l9I ZJ 15 16 cJ C I lllHCI H _ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DODOO 0 oc a 1 2 3 5 OO 0 DODOO 0 0 I 1 t 0 c 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The di...

Page 17: ...select ADDRESS 17 press the left ost white button enter t7 using numeric pad or keysl Check the Ratrix LEDs for inactive channels select the appropriate MIDI CHANNEL by pressing NIDI CH Nhite button t...

Page 18: ...er the ADDRESS LED then ntering the para eter nu ber Enter the appropriate value pressing the bite button under the vALUEu LED then enter the value using the numeric pad or buttons The HIDI CH LED is...

Page 19: ...TY We have to start by pointing out that only synthe izers that already are velocity and or after touch sensitive will be able to process such data from your ASTER KEYBOARD MIDI syste s aanage to do a...

Page 20: ...among you should stick to the lower values where any irregularities in playing technique are smoothed out and thus not so obvious Values around c3 or c411 are best suited for the aforementioned Yamaha...

Page 21: ...the IDI channels assigned to each zone That was fine as far as it goes but it didn t go too far well now para eter 22 goes all the way Here you can assign an individual sound progra change for each a...

Page 22: ...that instrnents with OMNI ON will act on the following control instructions even if you are sending this data to a special NIDI channel This allows you so e extra fl xibility but if you really Kant ju...

Page 23: ...TD CONTROLLERS No ASSIGN TO CONTROLLERS 28 CTRL FOOT SWITCH 64 121 29 CTRL PEDAL 0 63 30 CTRL WHEEL 0 63 31 AFTER TOUCH AF PB W This section of the KEYBOARD MAP lets you assign a specific destination...

Page 24: ...your slaves do with different numbers assigned to the NASTER KEYDDARD s volume pedal or odulation wheel data I AFTER TOUCH 31 If you have searched in vain for the AFTER TOUCH feature on your HIDI unit...

Page 25: ...position l emory not protected otherwise you can t writ to the memory at all We recommend returning the switch to the oN position i ediately after storing new data to prevent any nasty surprises GEN...

Page 26: ...ready to play on This has nothing to do with the quality of the slave or the ASTER KEYBOARD but is a matter of the ftaxiau possible speed when transmitting data via MIDI The operating system of the B...

Page 27: ...nanufacturers on the arket specially designed for use with Ho e Co puters and si ilar achines like the BIT HASTER KEYBOARD and usually reasonably priced Please note that most such achines are designed...

Page 28: ...ve inutes so be patient To check your stored data in the verification procedure described in the following section you ust re11ain in TAPE 11ode Otherwise pressing the TAPE button again returns you to...

Page 29: ...ecorder if under manual control should be set to about 1 2 of the maximum level This level varies from achine to achine so you say have to try several ti es before finding the ideal level Marking this...

Page 30: ...ted auto atically if the sa e recorder is used for recording and playback CONNECTION OF AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER HIDI MERGE and HIDI THRU far fro har1less subjects Hany newer sequencers come equ1pped Nit...

Page 31: ...ould be set to transmit on MIDI channel 1 only while on MIDI OUT 2 all signals are go and all 16 LEDs in the atrix can blink Details on how to activate MIDI channels are in found in the KEYBOARD HAP s...

Page 32: ...E SEQUENCER TABLE1 PLAYIN6 A SEOUENCE OR SONS Before actually composjng or editing a sequence1 let s take a quick look at the way the sequencer is built up You ll find the special sequencer control bu...

Page 33: ...starts im ediately I STOP CONTINUE Vou can stop the sequencer at any ti e in either SONG or SEQUENCE odel by hitting the yellow STOP CONTINUE button to re start at the sa e location press STOP CONTINU...

Page 34: ...e the incredible reflexes of a dedicated video game player For the rest of us the BIT HASTER KEYBOARD has a simple solution If you hold the TEMPO button down you can noH increase the tempo by one bpm...

Page 35: ...es there is one important difference in SEQ EDIT Mode you can use the buttons to change the v1lues in the display and not the numeric pad The nu eric pad is used to access the differ nt FUNCTION level...

Page 36: ...sequencer control co mands folloN the pattern laid out in the Sequencer Table on the front panel each of the 11 FUNCTION levels corresponds to a particular instruction or sequencer co1 and These are d...

Page 37: ...ys you can either have your sequence length set automatically after recording your first track or enter a fixed number of beats per sequence If you choose AUTO LENSTH noN by setting a value of u1M in...

Page 38: ...h other out Not quite what you had in mind was it Single Step Hode really eans just that each and every single event must be recorded separately I FUNCTION 28 AUTO CORRECT STEP VALUE When recording in...

Page 39: ...solution we promised earlier here I FUNCTION 2C CH OUT TRACK 11 Here you select the MIDI channel number that you Nant to use to transmit Track 1 of your recorded sequence The current channel nu1ber wi...

Page 40: ...signal originating in another HID unit with HIDI CLOCK capability You can also synchronize the ASTER KEYBOARD sequencer to incoming timekeeping data arriving at the SYNC IN or TAPE SYNC IN sockets on...

Page 41: ...to copy and where to by showing F5 in the display let s say you ve just recorded your first Track1 and want to copy this from Track 1 over to Track 41 in order free Track 1 for more recording The CENT...

Page 42: ...ur DELETE operation by pressing the yellow ENTER key Once you re back in Sequence Node hitting the RUN button will let you hear the result You can also delete the entire contents of Track 4 by pressin...

Page 43: ...show FB Choose the sequence you want to erase using the buttons to enter a sequence number 1 Bl the details will appear in the CENTER display When you re ready just press the yellow ENTER button to ca...

Page 44: ...CTION 100 PR6 0NNI tTRACK PRG NO ONNI HODE The BIT HASTER KEYBOARD sequencer allows you to store Sound Progra Change information for the HIDI units it is controlling for each Track and at any location...

Page 45: ...ER key to store the data in the sequencer Vou program each step in the song in the same way and can alwayg check the current bar number in the PATCH display When your Song is complete you have to let...

Page 46: ...IN SONB HODE You ve put together a Song and now decide that your composition would sound better if you re arran ed it scmewhat As if e d forget that kind of musical fine tuning the BIT nASTER KEYBOAR...

Page 47: ...lected operation cannot be executed as this Track is either empty or inactive FULL 11EH IFu LL nE n_ j I No emory capacity remains free I Bo ERASE Co E rR SEI This js a general error message Example t...

Page 48: ...Patches in emoryl I TAPE lt R PE I Confirns that the HASTER KEYBDARD is in Tape Mode after you hit the TAPE button I ruo NOTE Ito O no ru You have progra med more than the allowed 16 notes per Step on...

Page 49: ...H e g 25H MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE CODES The KASTER KEYBOARD must receive the follo ing Code String in order to recognise and execute MIDI Syste Exclusive Commands I1111 1111 I l 0 0 0 xxxxj j 0 0 0 0 xx...

Page 50: ...ou want to VERIFY the data transfer1 and avoid all possible problems you sh uld also connect MIDI IN on the transmitting unit to the receiving unit s HIDI DUT 21 The RECEIVE CHANNEL Parameter 10 of bo...

Page 51: ...1 1 72 DSP TRANSPOSE RIGHT 71 1 72 DSP CTRL FOOT S ITCH CONTROL NUMBER 64 121 CTRL PEDAL CONTROL NUMBER 63 CTRL l llf li L COHTROL t UMBER _0 6J DYHAMIC SENSITIV T 15 16 DSP Rf CEIVE CHAllNEL 15 1 16...