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Page 3 - Introduction

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 22 3 Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Evolution eKeys 49 computer music package. The package contains the eKeys 49 USB music keyboard along with software covering diverse approaches to learning and ma...

Page 4 - What’s In The Package?

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 4 Your Evolution eKeys 49 package should contain the following items: If any of the above listed items are missing, please contact the retailer you purchased the product from. This instruction manual covers the operation of the eKeys 49 USB keyboard. We do not...

Page 5 - Useful MIDI data; Installing Drivers For Windows 98/ME

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 20 Useful MIDI data General MIDI Instruments Piano Bass Reed Synth Effects 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 2 Electric grand Piano 3 Honky Tonk Piano 4 Electric Piano 1 5 Electric Piano 2 6 Harpsichord 7 Clavinet 32 Acoustic Bass 33 Electric Fing...

Page 6 - Getting Started

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 6 Assuming the installation process was completed successfully, it is now time to have a closer look at the eKeys 49 keyboard. However, at the moment, when you press a key you will not hear any sound. This is because when you press a key, the keyboard sends ou...

Page 7 - Contact Details; Octave

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 18 Contact Details For additional files, help or drivers for this product, it is best to look on our main website http://www.m -audio.com. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this product, or any other M-Audio or Evolution product, we invi...

Page 8 - Volume Slider; When I press a key, there is a delay before I hear any sound.

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 8 Now try adjusting the Volume slider as you play. This slider sends a MIDI message that controls the volume of the notes you are playing. You will hear the sound is louder as you move the slider upwards. The volume slider can be assigned to different effects ...

Page 9 - Reset All Controllers; Using The eKeys; Advanced Functions

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 16 Reset All Controllers If you find there is an effect on a voice that you do not want, rather than having to worry about what that effect may be, you can send a 'Reset all Controllers' MIDI message to set all effects to 0. To send a 'Reset all Controllers' m...

Page 10 - Octave Shift; Definition Of Advanced Functions; The Volume Slider; Pitchbend Sensitivity; All Notes Off; Just In Case It All Goes Wrong!

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 10 Advanced functions The Octave '+' and '-' Keys will '+1' or '-1' each time they are pressed. By default, the Oc-tave '+' and '-' Keys control the octave shift either side of 0. This is the setting every time you turn the keyboard on. When both lights above ...

Page 11 - The Modulation Wheel; Transpose

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 14 The Modulation Wheel It is possible to assign MIDI effects to the Modulation wheel. Some useful effects are: 01 Modulation 07 Volume 10 Pan (balance) 05 Portamento There are 131 effects in total. However, for these effects to have any affect on the sound, t...

Page 12 - Channel; Bank LSB and Bank MSB

Evolution eKeys 49 Keyboard User Manual 12 Channel MIDI data from the keyboard is sent on 1 of 16 channels. With the software we provide in this package generally, the channel the keyboard is sending data on is not important, since the software will receive data on all channels. However, some MIDI d...