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Page 1: ...X Board 1 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...00 E MU World Headquarters E MU Systems 1500 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley CA 95067 0015 USA Europe Africa Middle East Creative Labs Ballycoolin Business Park Blanchardstown Dublin 15 IRELAND E MU Ja...

Page 3: ...onnection 9 MIDI Connection 9 MIDI Interface 10 Software Installation 10 Macintosh OS X 10 Windows 2000 10 Windows XP 11 Uninstalling all Audio Drivers and Applications 11 Troubleshooting 12 Main Pane...

Page 4: ...Send On Recall 28 PGM Send on Recall 28 Bank Send MSB 28 Bank Send LSB 28 Send Prog Change 29 Aftertouch On Off 29 Program Change PGM Browse Mode 29 X1 Functions 30 E MU X Board Control 31 Definition...

Page 5: ...42 Load From File PC version 42 Save Patch PC version 43 Loading and Saving Files from the Mac 44 Load From File Mac version 45 Save Bank or Patch Mac version 46 Choose Folder 46 Store 46 Revert 47 Ed...

Page 6: ...anden Battery Safety Do not mix batteries of different brands Do not mix old and new batteries Replace all batteries at the same time Do not mix battery types Examples of battery types are alkaline he...

Page 7: ...as a MIDI interface for your computer when connected via USB The X Boards are ultra portable and can be powered via USB battery or using the optional 6 VDC power supply Each of the 16 controller knob...

Page 8: ...following software bundle X Board USB Drivers X Board Control software Proteus X LE Desktop Sound Module Ableton Live Lite 4 for E MU Adobe PDF Reader PDF manual for X Board and X Board Control softw...

Page 9: ...tion MIDI Connection USB provides a two way data link between the X Board and your computer and also supplies power to the X Board Always connect to the USB port on the computer itself the USB port on...

Page 10: ...is NOT CONNECTED to your computer 2 Insert the E MU software Installation CD into your CD ROM drive If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for your CD ROM drive the CD starts running auto matically If no...

Page 11: ...If Windows AutoPlay mode is enabled for your CD ROM drive the CD starts running auto matically If not from your Windows desktop click Start Run and type d setup exe replace d with the drive letter of...

Page 12: ...tall these drivers on your computer Troubleshooting Lost Communication Should you loose MIDI communication between your X Board and an audio appli cation Cubase Sonar etc or the X Board Editor the X B...

Page 13: ...r Sound Video and Game Controllers find the device called either USB Audio Device or E MU XBoardxx 6 Double click on this device and then click on Driver 7 If the vendor shown here is E MU Systems you...

Page 14: ...Introduction E MU Systems 14 3 In the next panel click on Advanced and then Next 4 In the next panel click on Don t Search and then Next 5 In the next panel select the E MU USB MIDI Device then Next...

Page 15: ...nager and choose Update Driver from the Driver tab 2 Choose Next then Display a list of known drivers for this device 3 Choose Next 4 Choose Have Disk 5 Insert your Xboard install CD If the disk autor...

Page 16: ...er 3 Home The Home button takes you out of edit mode and back into play mode without saving your edit You can also think of this button as an Escape button which returns you to the power up state of t...

Page 17: ...ect button then choose a patch using the data slider or numeric keys and press Enter 9 MIDI Channel Select This button selects the active MIDI channel for the keyboard and all controls To Select a MID...

Page 18: ...roup of MIDI continuous controllers messages at once Snapshot mode is always accessible except while Edit mode is active 14 Controller Knobs The 16 Controller Knobs are designed to modify the sound du...

Page 19: ...so be used as a MIDI interface from a computer software application See page 30 Use a standard MIDI cable to connect the X Board to the MIDI input jack of other MIDI devices 3 USB Connects X Board to...

Page 20: ...o have to hassle with power at all Thankfully the X Board can be operated using 3 AA batteries Battery life generally exceeds 5 hours using standard alkaline batteries Lithium batteries typically last...

Page 21: ...s the settings for all user programmable controls of the X Board In addition depending on the patch settings the X Board can send MIDI program changes message s and initial controller settings for the...

Page 22: ...IDI Channel 1 Press the MIDI Channel button The MIDI Channel LED illuminates 2 Select the desired MIDI channel using the data slider 3 The Enter button will be flashing Press Enter to confirm the oper...

Page 23: ...le duty as a scrolling text display When you first press the Edit button the word SELECt scrolls continuously across the display prompting you to select an edit parameter by pressing one of the labell...

Page 24: ...et to 7 Channel Volume the knobs could be used to mix the volumes of all 16 MIDI channels To Select 16 Channel Control Mode 1 Press the 16 Channel button The 16 Channel LED illuminates 2 Press the but...

Page 25: ...o a different channel either via direct channel setting change or via patch load Additional notes can be latched on the new channel Turning Latch Mode off manually via the Latch button will switch off...

Page 26: ...and completely change the sound by sending the stored controller messages This feature can also be used in conjunction with the Knob Bypass control to set up and then send a group of MIDI continuous...

Page 27: ...hat provides the most natural response to your playing style Select a curve from 1 to 8 16 Channel CC Number 16 Channel Control mode is a special performance mode in which all 16 knobs send one CC num...

Page 28: ...ect on to transmit the initial CC settings or oFF if you don t want the stored CC settings transmitted PGM Send on Recall This switch enables or disables transmission of stored MIDI Program Changes wh...

Page 29: ...Aftertouch is transmitted when additional pressure is applied to the keyboard after the keys have been pressed Select on to turn Aftertouch on or oFF to turn it off Program Change PGM Browse Mode This...

Page 30: ...to cancel the operation Mid The X Board can function as a MIDI interface between your computer applications and external MIDI gear When set to Thru MIDI data from your computer appli cation is transm...

Page 31: ...number are programmable for each of the 16 controller knobs The initial settings for the 16 controller knobs plus the pitch mod wheels and control pedal can be transmitted when a new Patch is selecte...

Page 32: ...Board bank and patch files Loading and Saving Bank or Patch Files Bank files can be loaded by simply dragging them onto the bank view section Patch files can be loaded by simply dragging them onto a...

Page 33: ...or a pop up dialog box will appear asking whether or not you want to store the patch Whenever an edited patch is Stored the Patch Name turns Red until the bank or patch is saved to disk Device The Dev...

Page 34: ...stores the current Patch to the X Board Changing the current Patch in the Bank View section causes the Patch you last selected to be automatically stored in the X Board See Prefs on page 40 Changing P...

Page 35: ...CC numbers on your synthesizer in order to operate Note Don t confuse MIDI channels with MIDI CC channels See MIDI Channels Continuous Controllers on page 51 for more information The MIDI Channel fiel...

Page 36: ...on all 16 MIDI channels For example if the controller number were set to 7 Channel Volume the knobs could be used to mix the volume of all 16 MIDI channels Pitch Wheel Settings The pitch wheel can eit...

Page 37: ...DI Channel field allows you to set the MIDI channel for the mod wheel This field is unavailable unless the MIDI Channel Number Per Control option is selected See page 35 You will normally leave the Mo...

Page 38: ...ngs are retained Send Controller Values on Patch Recall When this parameter is set to On the stored settings of the 16 Controller Knobs the Mod Wheel and the Footswitch Footpedal will be transmitted w...

Page 39: ...over each channel slot allow you to select which channels will transmit program change messages when the patch is selected This feature is only accessible via the X Board Control software Patch Edito...

Page 40: ...Folder These options allow you to choose the location in your computer where saved Banks and Patches will be stored Default Folder Saved Patches and Banks will be stored in the selected folder Startu...

Page 41: ...irst or Always When Ask First is selected a popup dialog box appears asking if you want to store when you change a patch without storing When Always is selected a modified patch is automatically store...

Page 42: ...Patch 1 Select Load from File from the File menu The popup dialog box shown above appears 2 Locate the folder containing your Banks and P atches The default folder is set in the Preferences menu 3 Se...

Page 43: ...will be saved The default folder is set in the Preferences menu 3 Select Patch files as the type 4 Press Save to save the Patch or Cancel to cancel the operation To Save a Bank to Disk 1 Select Save B...

Page 44: ...whether an object in the File or Bank section is selected Load Save Bank Select an object in the File Section Load Save Patch Select an object in the Bank Section Load Save Bank Load Save Patch Select...

Page 45: ...Section to load a Bank Select any object in the Bank Section to load a Patch 2 Select Load Bank or Patch from File in the File menu 3 Locate the folder containing your Banks and Patches The default f...

Page 46: ...the folder containing your Banks and Patches The default folder is set in the Preferences menu 4 Select the location for your Bank or Patch file 5 Press Save to save the file or Cancel to cancel the o...

Page 47: ...backups so that you can go back to a previous state of the X Board The Revert dialog box is shown below The date and time of the auto backups are recorded Backup number one is the oldest backup The nu...

Page 48: ...nks can be copied from the File View section or from the Bank Name in the Bank Section Patches can be copied from the File View section or from the list in the Bank Section Paste This function writes...

Page 49: ...Refresh Selecting this option updates the X Board Control display with the current state of the X Board including the active buffer and non volatile memory contents Refresh also updates the File view...

Page 50: ...E MU Systems 50 Device Menu Select This option selects the current X Board in the event that you have more than one X Board connected to your computer Help Menu The Help menu calls the pdf version of...

Page 51: ...6 knobs pitch and mod wheels as well as aftertouch from the keyboard key pressure applied after the notes have been pressed These controls are used to add more expression or control The controller kno...

Page 52: ...oller CC 0 is the MSB most significant byte and CC 32 is the LSB least significant byte Normally you send both the MSB and LSB controllers to implement a bank change The selected bank remains selected...

Page 53: ...haracters on a numeric display The complete list of scrolling text messages are shown below Scrolling Text Messages Displayed Text Translation Select Continuous Controller number 16 Channel CC number...

Page 54: ...Standard File Dump MIDI Tuning Master Volume Master Balance Notation Information Turn GM1 System On Turn GM2 System On Turn GM1 System Off Other See Remarks No No No No Yes No No No No No No No No No...

Page 55: ...No No 11 Expression MSB No No 12 Effect Cntl 1 MSB No No 13 Effect Cntl 2 MSB No No 14 15 UNDEFINED 16 GenPur Ctrl 1 MSB No No 17 GenPur Ctrl 2 MSB No No 18 GenPur Ctrl 3 MSB No No 19 GenPur Ctrl 4 MS...

Page 56: ...itch No No 69 Hold 2 No No 70 Variation No No 71 Timbre Har Inten No No 72 Release Time No No 73 Attack Time No No 74 Brightness No No 75 Sound Cntrlr 6 No No 76 Sound Cntrlr 7 No No 77 Sound Cntrlr 8...

Page 57: ...119 UNDEFINED 120 All Sound Off Yes No 121 Reset All Controllers No No 122 Local Cntrl on off No No 123 All Notes Off Yes No 124 Omni Mode Off No No 125 Omni Mode On No No 126 Poly Mode Off No No 127...

Page 58: ...Appendix E MU Systems 58...

Page 59: ...C Number 16 channel mode 27 definition 51 CC Send On Recall 28 Channel Select Button 17 Clear 48 Connection Diagrams 9 Continuous Controller 51 Controller knobs 18 transmit as a snapshot 26 transmit w...

Page 60: ...8 channel select button 17 channel changing 22 connection diagram 9 implementation chart 54 55 interface using X Board as 10 19 30 output jack 19 panic button 17 program change 29 39 52 per MIDI chann...

Page 61: ...ode 26 Snapshot Button 18 Software Installation Mac OS X 10 Windows 2000 10 Windows XP 11 Sort Files 49 Startup Device 41 Startup Folder 40 Store Button 16 46 T Text Display scrolling 23 Text Messages...

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