Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4, User Manual

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Select an octave to edit in the upper right� You can choose to edit individual sensors or groups of sensors with 

the Edit Mode menu� 
Each key contains two rows of sensors that are used to detect everything about how your fingers interact with 

the keys� Select an individual sensor by clicking on the display on the left� The user-adjustable parameters for 

that sensor, as well as for that entire key, will be displayed in number-boxes below the octave selector� 
Each sensor has its own Gain and Max setting, and each key has independent On, Damping and Off thresholds 

that override the values given by the All Key Threshold (

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Mapping MIDI messages from a controller to elements within a DAW can be difficult under any circumstances, 

but MPE’s use of multiple message types sent simultaneously over all 16 MIDI channels can create an especially 

great challenge for a DAW or synth that is not yet MPE-compliant�  
The Mapping Assistant makes this process simpler by allowing you to ‘solo’ any of the MIDI messages that the 

K-Board Pro 4 is assigned to send and send them one at a time over a single channel�
Use the Message Type and Channel boxes to select which message-type you wish to send (X-Axis, Y-Axis, Z-Axis, 

or Note On/Off) and the channel.  Hit the SEND button and the K-Board Pro 4 will send the specified message up 

to your DAW or out the Expander port to your hardware device�  This isolated MIDI message can then be easily 

detected and assigned to your desired parameter� � 

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The Sensor Adjustment window allows you to fine tune the response of individual sensors, entire keys, entire 

octaves, or the entire device�