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Allen & Heath

XONE:K2 User Guide

PACKED ITEMS

Type A-B USB Lead
To connect the Xone:K2 to

your computer.

Xone:K2 Software Controller

Xone:K2 Carry Case

Xone:K2 CD-ROM

RJ45 patch lead for

connecting to other

X:LINK enabled prod-

ucts

Summary of Contents for Xone:K2

Page 1: ...Allen Heath 1 XONE K2 User Guide USER GUIDE Publication AP8509 ...

Page 2: ...ctive unit is to be returned carriage prepaid to ALLEN HEATH or its authorised agent with proof of purchase Units returned should be packed to avoid transit damage In certain territories the terms may vary Check with your ALLEN HEATH agent for any additional warranty which may apply This product complies with the European Electro magnetic Compatibility directives 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC and the Europ...

Page 3: ...XONE K2 User Guide PACKED ITEMS Type A B USB Lead To connect the Xone K2 to your computer Xone K2 Software Controller Xone K2 Carry Case Xone K2 CD ROM RJ45 patch lead for connecting to other X LINK enabled prod ucts ...

Page 4: ...duct please visit www allen heath co uk and in the Support tab follow the Register Your Product link Warranty 2 Packed Items 3 Product Overview 5 Software Installation Mac 6 Software Installation PC 7 MIDI Controls 9 Front and Rear Panel Connectors 10 MIDI Channel Number 11 Latching Layers 12 MIDI Implementation Send 14 MIDI Implementation Return 17 MIDI Note Implementation 19 The X LINK Protocol ...

Page 5: ... be left in Open Architecture Latching Layers Off Mode or set to Latching Layers Mode The blocks of control surface components that are linked to the Latching Layers can be configured by the user Audio Interface The Xone K2 has an internal four channel16 bit soundcard that can operate at 44 1 and 48kHz All four channels run from the PC to the Xone K2 and are configured as follows the labelling is ...

Page 6: ...our channel audio device on a Mac AGGREGATE AUDIO To aggregate two Xone K2 units together click the button in the bottom left of the audio devices window to create a new aggregate audio device Next in the right hand side of the window select both instances of the K2 and you will essentially create one device with eight outputs ...

Page 7: ...ll four channels of audio provided the Xone K2 ASIO Driver must be installed Software Installation Windows 2000 XP Vista and Windows 7 Follow the procedure described below to install the USB audio and MIDI drivers 1 Open the Drivers folder and run Setup exe 2 Select your preferred language 3 Select Install the driver 4 When prompted connect the Xone K2 to the PC with the USB lead ...

Page 8: ...Heath 8 XONE K2 User Guide SOFTWARE INSTALLATION PC The Xone K2 will now initialise 5 Once the driver installation is complete you will be prompted to reboot your computer The USB drivers will now initialise ...

Page 9: ...e other switches For more information please refer to page 16 1 Switch Matrix The switch matrix consists of 16 back lit tri colour switches 5 Pot Switches Each rotary potentiometer has a switch with tri colour illumination below it 3 2 4 5 6 Linear Faders Moving a linear fader will send a MIDI message with a unique CC number and a control value from 0 bottom to 127 top 4 Layer Button The Layer but...

Page 10: ...adphones Output Stereo 3 5mm mini jack Plug in good quality stereo headphones intended for DJ monitoring Use closed ear headphones that provide maximum acoustic isolation when cueing your sources We recommend that you use high quality headphones rated between 30 to 100 ohms impedance 8 ohm headphones are not recommended Warning To avoid damage to your hearing do not operate the headphones or sound...

Page 11: ...ll flash RED three times to indicate that the K2 has entered setup mode The display will default as above with Switch A the MIDI CHANNEL setup option being illuminated Press the setup encoder 1 to display the current MIDI channel number see below 1 Setting MIDI Channel Number The channel number is represented by the number of illuminated switches in this case MIDI Channel 14 To change the MIDI Cha...

Page 12: ... system on your XONE K2 you must first enter setup mode Setup Mode To enter setup mode press and hold down the encoder 1 then power up by plugging the USB cable to your PC Mac or RJ45 lead if powered from X LINK The switch matrix LED s will flash RED three times to indicate that the K2 has entered setup mode The display will default as above with switch A the MIDI CHANNEL setup option being illumi...

Page 13: ...have been added to the latching layers system the LAYER switch will be illuminated RED layer 1 once the unit has exited setup mode 1 2 3 4 5 1 LATCHING LAYERS OFF In this state Latching Layers are disabled and the Layer button is avail able for user configuration 2 SWITCH MATRIX In this state the 16 switches in the Switch Matrix are linked to Latching Layers 3 POT SWITCHES In this state the switch...

Page 14: ...49 CC50 CC51 C3 C 3 D3 D 3 Eb3 C6 C 6 D6 D 6 Eb6 C9 C 9 D9 D 9 Eb9 CC8 CC9 CC10 CC11 CC30 CC31 CC32 CC33 CC52 CC53 CC54 CC55 G 2 A2 A 2 Bb2 B2 G 5 A5 A 2 Bb5 B5 G 8 A8 A 2 Bb8 B8 LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON E3 F3 F 3 G3 E6 F6 F 6 G6 ...

Page 15: ...C16 CC17 CC18 CC19 CC38 CC39 CC40 CC41 CC60 CC61 CC62 CC63 C2 C 2 D2 D 2 Eb2 C5 C 5 D5 D 5 Eb5 C8 C 8 D8 D 8 Eb8 LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON G 1 A1 A 1 Bb1 B1 G 4 A4 A 4 Bb4 B4 G 7 A7 A 7 Bb7 B7 ...

Page 16: ...S OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON C0 C 0 D0 D 0 Eb0 E0 F0 F 0 G0 G 0 A0 A 0 Bb0 B0 LATCHING LAYERS OFF LATCHING LAYERS ON CC20 CC21 CC42 CC43 CC68 CC69 C1 C 1 D1 D 1 Eb1 C4 C 4 D4 D 4 Eb4 C7 C 7 D7 D 7 Eb7 E1 F1 F 1 G1 E4 F4 F 4 G4 E7 F7 F 7 G7 ...

Page 17: ... User Guide MIDI IMPLEMENTATION RETURN E9 F9 F 9 G9 E3 F3 F 3 G3 E6 F6 F 6 G6 C3 C 3 D3 D 3 Eb3 C6 C 6 D6 D 6 Eb6 C9 C 9 D9 D 9 Eb9 G 2 A2 A 2 Bb2 B2 G 5 A5 A 5 Bb5 B5 G 8 A8 A 8 Bb8 B8 E2 F2 F 2 G2 E5 F5 F 5 G5 E8 F8 F 8 G8 ...

Page 18: ...LEMENTATION RETURN C2 C 2 D2 D 2 Eb2 C5 C 5 D5 D 5 Eb5 C8 C 8 D8 D 8 Eb8 G 1 A1 A 1 Bb1 B1 G 4 A4 A 4 Bb4 B4 G 7 A7 A 7 Bb7 B7 C1 C 1 D1 D 1 Eb1 C4 C 4 D4 D 4 Eb4 C7 C 7 D7 D 7 Eb7 E1 F1 F 1 G1 E4 F4 F 4 G4 E7 F7 F 7 G7 C0 D 0 Eb0 E0 G0 G 0 B0 ...

Page 19: ...3 17 B0 DECIMAL HEX NOTE 24 18 C1 25 19 C 1 26 1A D1 27 1B D 1 28 1C E1 29 1D F1 30 1E F 1 31 1F G1 32 20 G 1 33 21 A1 34 22 A 1 35 23 B1 36 24 C2 37 25 C 2 38 26 D2 39 27 D 2 40 28 E2 41 29 F2 42 2A F 2 43 2B G2 44 2C G 2 45 2D A2 46 2E A 2 47 2F B2 DECIMAL HEX NOTE 48 30 C3 49 31 C 3 50 32 D3 51 33 D 3 52 34 E3 53 35 F3 54 36 F 3 55 37 G3 56 38 G 3 57 39 A3 58 3A A 3 59 3B B3 60 3C C4 61 3D C 4 ...

Page 20: ... 58 E6 89 59 F6 90 5A F 6 91 5B G6 92 5C G 6 93 5D A6 94 5E A 6 95 5F B6 DECIMAL HEX NOTE 96 60 C7 97 61 C 7 98 62 D7 99 63 D 7 100 64 E7 101 65 F7 102 66 F 7 103 67 G7 104 68 G 7 105 69 A7 106 6A A 7 107 6B B7 108 6C C8 109 6D C 8 110 6E D8 111 6F D 8 112 70 E8 113 71 F8 114 72 F 8 115 73 G8 116 74 G 8 117 75 A8 118 76 A 8 119 77 B8 DECIMAL HEX NOTE 120 78 C9 121 79 C 9 122 7A D9 123 7B D 9 124 7...

Page 21: ...nsfer between two units NOTE X LINK does not include the transfer of audio Use the provided RJ45 cable to link the OUT connection on one unit to the IN connection of the other The unit wired to the IN connection should be the unit that is connected to the PC Mac see below In order for the units to work independently of each other the MIDI channel numbers must be dif ferent For information on setti...

Page 22: ...the WDM Windows Device Manager driver or the supplied ASIO driver The WDM driver will default to Soundcard Output 1 2 which feeds the headphones MAC The XONE K2 will appear as a device with four outputs iTunes will default to Soundcard Outputs 1 2 which feeds the headphones SOUNDCARD MAPPING PC WDM In DAW application set Master Output to Soundcard Output 1 2 PC ASIO In DAW application set Master O...

Page 23: ... In this particular application as the Master Output and the headphones are in use the ASIO driver must be employed MAC The XONE K2 is Class Compliant and does not need a specific driver SOUNDCARD MAPPING PC ASIO In DAW application set Monitor or Cue Output to Soundcard Output 1 2 and Master Mix Output to Soundcard Output 3 4 MAC In DAW application set Monitor or Cue Output to Soundcard Output 1 2...

Page 24: ...ter and Headphone outputs are required so the ASIO driver must be used MAC The XONE K2 is Class Compliant and does not need a spe cific driver SOUNDCARD MAPPING Your chosen DAW needs to be set to External Mixing Mode to allow for individual deck outputs Selection of this mode will differ depending upon the DAW used Please refer to the Help files with in your DAW for setup information PC ASIO In DA...

Page 25: ...C DRIVER TYPE In this particular application as only the headphones are in use it is possible to use the WDM Windows Device Manager driver or the supplied ASIO driver The WDM driver will default to Soundcard Output 1 2 which feeds the headphones MAC The XONE K2 will appear as a device with four outputs iTunes will default to Soundcard Outputs 1 2 which feeds the headphones SOUNDCARD MAPPING PC WDM...

Page 26: ...o a speaker system For more information on the X LINK setup see THE X LINK PROTOCOL on Page 18 PC DRIVER TYPE In this particular application as the Master Output and the headphones are in use the ASIO driver must be used MAC The XONE K2 is Class Compliant and does not need a specific driver SOUNDCARD MAPPING PC ASIO In DAW application set Monitor or Cue Output to Soundcard Output 1 2 and Master Mi...

Page 27: ...r application both Master and Headphone outputs are required so the ASIO driver must be used MAC The XONE K2 is Class Compliant and does not need a spe cific driver AGGRERATING AUDIO DEVICES This application uses two XONE K2 s which BOTH need to be plugged to the Mac PC via USB In order for the DAW application to see 8 four stereo outputs the soundcards of the two XONE K2 s must be joined together...

Page 28: ...The OUT connection of the K2 on the right is connected to the X LINK socket on the XONE DB Series mixer In this configuration power to the two Xone K2 units is supplied over X LINK The DB Series mixer acts as a MIDI hub for the two Xone K2 units and hence their MIDI Channel numbers must be different to each other AND the mixer The Xone K2 units will not be seen in software as MIDI devices in their...

Page 29: ... buying the Allen Heath Xone K2 software controller and audio interface We hope that you are happy with it and that you enjoy many years of faithful service with it Please go to www allen heath com register asp and register your product s serial number and your details By registering with us and becoming an official Registered User you will ensure that any war ranty claim you might make is actione...

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