M-Audio 49 - Manuals

| 5 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Installation and Setup 6 The KeyRig 49 USB keyboard is class-compliant This means that you may simply connect the provided USB cable between KeyRig 49 and your Windows XP or Mac OS X computer and switch the keyboard on Additional drivers are not mandatory for normal operatio...

| 6 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Getting Started With Music Creation Software 7 If you are new to MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), you may find it challenging to understand why sounds have not simply been included in the keyboard You will find that using a software-based sound source and recordi...

| 7 KeyRIg 49 User Guide The KeyRig 49 Keyboard 8 Key Names The letters printed above the white keys stand for the names of the musical notes the keys represent. The number next to each letter marks the octave each key belongs to (More information on octaves can be found in the following section ) B...

| 8 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Modulation Wheel The Modulation wheel is typically used for modulation of the sound you are playing This real-time controller was originally introduced on electronic keyboard instruments to give the performer options such as adding vibrato, just like players of acoustic inst...

| 9 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Advanced KeyRig 49 Features in Edit Mode 9 The button to the left of the keys labeled “Edit Mode” is used to access additional advanced functions of the keyboard. When this button is pressed, the keyboard will enter Edit mode and the keys on the keyboard can be used to selec...

| 10 KeyRIg 49 User Guide To select an alternate function: 1. Press the Edit Mode button. 2. Press the black key that represents the function you want to assign to the Octave buttons. KeyRig 49 will exit Edit mode as soon as you push one of these keys PLEASE NOTE: Some of the functions that the Octa...

| 11 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Channel MIDI data from the keyboard can be sent on any of 16 MIDI channels. KeyRig 49’s default is to transmit MIDI data on channel 1. However, certain MIDI performance or recording scenarios may require the keyboard to send data on a different channel. You can change the c...

| 12 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Bank LSB and Bank MSB Program changes are the most commonly used messages to change instruments and voices However, the number of instruments accessible using only the program change MIDI command is limited to 128. Since some devices have more than 128 voices, they require ...

| 13 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Other Assignable Controllers on KeyRig 10 The Modulation Wheel It is possible to assign different MIDI controller numbers to the Modulation wheel. These parameters are called MIDI continuous controllers. There are 132 (counting from and including zero to 131) MIDI continuou...

| 14 KeyRIg 49 User Guide The Volume Slider As with the Modulation wheel, the Volume slider can also be assigned to any of the 132 controllers (0-131) shown at the back of this manual To assign the Volume slider to a certain MIDI parameter: 1. Press the Edit Mode button. 2. Press the black key above...

| 15 KeyRIg 49 User Guide MIDI Messages In-Depth 11 Program & Bank Changes When the MIDI standard was first established, it enabled the user to access only 128 different sounds using program change messages (0-127). As MIDI devices grew to be more sophisticated and contain more sounds, bank chan...

| 17 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Troubleshooting 12 KeyRig 49 has been tested in a wide range of systems and operating conditions However, there are virtually limitless numbers of operating scenarios, any of which could affect your system’s performance Though this section cannot cover all possible situatio...

| 18 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Useful MIDI-Specific Troubleshooting Features 13 KeyRig 49 has been designed to make working with MIDI on your computer as simple as possible. However, sometimes things can go wrong. To counter this, there are two useful MIDI functions. All Notes Off Use this if you find th...

| 19 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Technical Info 15 Caution: Electro Static Discharge, Electrical Fast Transient and Conducted RF interference may cause the unit malfunctioning. In such case, unplug the unit and plug it in again to restore normal operation. Note: Your M-Audio product has been tested to comp...

| 20 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Appendices - Useful MIDI Data 16 Appendix A - General MIDI Instruments PLEASE NOTE: The following table lists all General MIDI patch names using numbers from 0 – 127. Be advised that some GM modules count their sound patches from 1 – 128 instead. Both methods are common. As...

| 22 KeyRIg 49 User Guide Appendix C - Additional RPN Messages You may have noticed that although we have stated there are 128 MIDI controller messages (0 – 127), Appendix B shows 132 assignable controller messages. This is because messages 128 – 131 are a different type of MIDI message, defined in ...