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ESI 

 

 

23

Velocity Curve 

Neon

 

has

 

4

 

internal

 

velocity

 

curves.

 

Default

 

at

 

power

up

 

is

 

always

 

1.

 

To

 

change:

   

1.

 

Press

 

SHIFT

 

+

 

Vel.

 

Curve

.

   

2.

 

Type

 

in

 

1

4

.

 

Press

 

ENTER

 

Velocity

 

curve

 

numbers

 

greater

 

than

 

4

 

are

 

invalid

 

and

 

will

 

be

 

ignored

 

if

 

entered.

   

Velocity Offset 

A

 

programmable

 

offset

 

can

 

be

 

added

 

to

 

the

 

velocity

 

generated

 

by

 

the

 

keyboard.

 

This

 

value

 

can

 

be

 

in

 

the

 

range

 ‐

64

 

to

 

+64.

 

Default

 

at

 

power

up

 

is

 

no

 

offset.

 

To

 

change:

   

1.

 

Press

 

SHIFT

 

+

 

Vel.

 

Offset

.

   

2.

 

For

 

positive

 

values,

 

first

 

press

 

the

 

INC/+

 

button

 

to

 

indicate

 

a

 

positive

 

value.

 

The

 

LED

 

next

 

to

 

the

 

button

 

will

 

light

 

up.

 

Next,

 

type

 

in

 

the

 

value

 

0

64.

 

For

 

negative

 

values,

 

first

 

press

 

the

 

DEC/

 

button

 

to

 

indicate

 

a

 

negative

 

value

 

(LED

 

will

 

light

 

up),

 

then

 

type

 

in

 

the

 

number

 

0

64.

   

3.

 

Press

 

ENTER

 

to

 

complete

 

the

 

operation.

   

Sustain Pedal 

The

 

Sustain

 

Pedal

 

input

 

can

 

be

 

programmed

 

to

 

accept

 

normally

open

 

or

 

normally

closed

 

types

 

of

 

sustain

 

pedals.

 

To

 

switch

 

the

 

mode,

 

Press

 

SHIFT

 

+

 

Sus.

 

Pedal

.

 

If

 

you

 

hear

 

the

 

notes

 

from

 

NeON

 

“hanging”,

 

you

 

may

 

try

 

to

 

switch

 

this

 

to

 

toggle

 

the

 

sustain

 

mode.

 

/- 

The

 

NeON

 

keyboard

 

can

 

be

 

transposed

 

up

 

or

 

down

 

by

 

pressing

 

the

 

OCT+

 

or

 

OCT

 

buttons,

 

respectively.

   

Summary of Contents for NeON

Page 1: ...ON Panel for PC 11 1 Pull Down Menus 12 2 Level Faders 13 7 Applications Setup for PC 14 1 Cubase SX 14 2 Nuendo 15 3 Wavelab 15 4 Sonar 16 5 Tracktion 17 6 ASIO Control Panel 17 8 Mac OSX Compatibility and Installation 18 1 Compatibility 18 2 Installation 18 3 Audio MIDI Setup 18 9 Applications Setup for Mac 19 1 Tracktion 19 2 Cubase SX 19 3 Nuendo 20 10 Operation Guide 21 1 User Interface 21 2 ...

Page 2: ...DI Out port 26 Power 26 3 Standard Controller numbers 27 11 Specifications 28 Appendix Factory Preset List 29 Preset 0 Default GM 29 Preset 1 Mixer 1 8 29 Mixer 9 16 29 Preset 2 NI Pro 53 Edit 30 Preset 3 NI B4 Drawbars 30 Preset 4 Reason Mixer 30 Preset 5 Reason NN 19 Edit 30 Preset 6 Reason Subtractor Edit 31 Preset 7 Reason Malstroem Edit 31 Preset 8 Reason Dr Rex Edit 31 Preset 9 Stylus 31 Pre...

Page 3: ...hat is not wider than 19ʺ and much more 2 Basic Features z 25 Note full size velocity sensitive keyboard z Rubberized pitch bend modulation and data wheels z 16 Function buttons and 4 Data Buttons z 8 assignable data knobs and 8 assignable encoders for easier data variation z 44 1 48 Khz 24 bit simultaneous 2 channel Audio I O z Analog I O 2 input channels 2 output channels z USB MIDI In Out and 1...

Page 4: ... 4 3 Part Description 1 Front Panel 1 Pitch bend wheel Push it up and you bend notes up pull it down and you bend notes down 2 Modulation wheel sends Mod Wheel controller data to control vibrato or tremolo ...

Page 5: ...what you operate parameter MIDI channel etc 5 Oct This buttons can transpose up down by octaves 6 Ctrl Wheel You can assign parameter to this wheel for any use by default 7 Dec and Inc You can increase or decrease a value by 1 when editing a parameter 8 Function Buttons SHIFT To use another function hold down this key and press button labeled what you want Ctrl Assign This button is used for assig...

Page 6: ...ault this jack is for a sustain pedal but you can assign any switch type MIDI controller number 15 Mic In This jack is the microphone input 16 Hi Z In This input allows you to directly connect an electric guiar or other high impedance signal 17 Line In You can connect unbalanced connectors TS 1 4ʺ to these inputs 18 Line Out You can use unbalanced connectors TS 1 4ʺ to these inputs These jacks are...

Page 7: ... probably eager to plug in your keyboard and get started but before you begin please read your computer s manual on installing USB devices There is no need to shut down the computer to install USB devices 1 Find the USB port on your computer USB ports are usually located by the PS 2 or serial ports in the back USB port on computer 2 Plug in the appropriate end of a USB cable called Series A plug t...

Page 8: ...r than 500mA output NOTE Do not leave the adapter plugged in for extended periods if the unit is not in use 4 System Requirements NeON does not depend on CPU resources but your computer specifications are important to make full use of NeON s professional digital audio MIDI features IMPORTANT If power is only supplied through the USB cable it is highly recommended that you use at least a 300W power...

Page 9: ... CD in the CD ROM drive We recommend you to copy the NeON driver folder to your hard drive Do not move or delete any of these files not even after the installation Run setup exe from this folder 2 Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen ...

Page 10: ...ESI 10 5 Checking your system Go to Control Panel Sounds and Audio Devices Audio Please check if your audio devices are installed properly ...

Page 11: ...el allows you to easily configure the settings of NeON to your needs After successfully installing the NeON drivers you will see the ESI panel icon in the system tray of the task bar Icon Clicking on this icon will launch the NeON panel ...

Page 12: ...unch the panel by clicking on the icon 1 Pull Down Menus 1 File Factory Default Return all NeON configuration settings to factory default 2 File Always On Top Set the NeON panel to appear always over other windows If this is not selected the active windows of other applications will be shown over the NeON panel 3 File Exit Shut down the NeON panel 4 About Check current soft and hardware informatio...

Page 13: ...l in dB 2 Output Adjust output level of NeON There are two kinds of outputs WDM OUT and H P OUT Headphone Out WDM OUT is the same that Windows wave out In case of H P OUT the number on the bottom indicates the relative level in dB That s why it indicates the level in Set the level using the mouse mouse wheel or cursor keys 3 Monitor Button If this button is on you can hear the sound source through...

Page 14: ...des quick setup guide for some common recording applications For more detailed information please consult the application s user manual 1 Cubase SX After launching Cubase go to Device Setup VST Multitrack Select ASIO 2 0 ESI NeON as ASIO driver Set MIDI input and output as ESI NeON MIDI1 or 2 as shown below ...

Page 15: ...nching Nuendo go to Device Setup VST Multitrack Select ASIO 2 0 ESI NeON as ASIO driver 3 Wavelab After launching WaveLab go to Option Preferences Audio Card Choose ASIO 2 0 ESI NeON as Playback and Record device as shown below ...

Page 16: ...I 16 4 Sonar After launching Sonar go to Audio Options and select ESI NeON Sonar ver 2 2 and higher can use ASIO drivers Set audio input and output as shown below Set MIDI input and output as shown below ...

Page 17: ...applications listed in the NeON box work with NeON Other applications are for other ESI products sharing the same universal ESI driver CD 6 ASIO Control Panel If you can click control panel button in your ASIO application you can see the panel above that allows you to select the buffer size latency You also determine to use the input or not On some systems not using the input can reduce the output...

Page 18: ...ns of Mac OS please upgrade before using the NeON 2 Installation Please connect the NeON to the USB port on your Mac No driver installation is needed NeON uses the Mac OS X native USB audio driver 3 Audio MIDI Setup Configure NeON as default audio input and output device as shown below Audio MIDI Setup can be found in Applications Utilities folder ...

Page 19: ... Tracktion professional recording and MIDI production software by Mackie After launching Tracktion select Settings then audio devices tab Choose NeON as playback and record device as shown below 2 Cubase SX After launching Cubase go to Device Setup VST Multitrack Select NeON 1 as ASIO driver ...

Page 20: ...ESI 20 3 Nuendo After launching Nuendo go to Device Setup VST Multitrack Select NeON 1 as ASIO driver ...

Page 21: ...be typed in using the buttons 0 9 on the front panel Additionally the INC DEC buttons can be used to increment or decrement the current displayed value by 1 When the buttons 0 9 are not used to enter numeric data the default functions are as programmable MIDI triggers These can be used as drum pads or to trigger samples or simply play any MIDI note Note number and MIDI channel are independently pr...

Page 22: ...27 via bank selection This is a 4 step process 1 Press SHIFT PROG CHANGE buttons The LED in the button will light 2 Type in BANK MSB Press ENTER 3 Next type in BANK LSB Press ENTER 4 Finally type the Program number Press ENTER The LED will turn off completing the operation MIDI channel 1 Press SHIFT MIDI CHAN Display will show current MIDI Channel 2 Type in the new MIDI channel 1 16 Press ENTER No...

Page 23: ...ues first press the INC button to indicate a positive value The LED next to the button will light up Next type in the value 0 64 For negative values first press the DEC button to indicate a negative value LED will light up then type in the number 0 64 3 Press ENTER to complete the operation Sustain Pedal The Sustain Pedal input can be programmed to accept normally open or normally closed types of ...

Page 24: ...ows the assignment of a MIDI channel to any of the controller knobs data entry wheel or faders To initiate an assignment do the following 1 Press the SHIFT Ctrl Assign button The LED will light 2 Next move the controller you wish to modify The number of that controller will be displayed on the LED display 3 Type in the MIDI channel number you wish to assign to the controller 4 Press ENTER to compl...

Page 25: ...roller 4 Press ENTER to complete the process 5 Assigning a MIDI channel to the Data Wheel is the same as described above Program Store and Recall NeON can save up to 16 configurations in internal memory All controllers MIDI channel and other settings are saved in non volatile memory Patch 0 is default and is loaded at power up This cannot be changed by the user but 1 16 are fully programmable To s...

Page 26: ...es MIDI cables to identify independent streams of MIDI data MIDI input is routed on cable 1 on the USB bus NeON s keyboard uses cable 0 MIDI output should be routed on cable 0 Swapping MIDI Out port NeON provides MIDI output from 2 sources one is USB MIDI Out from the host PC and the other is internally from the keyboard You can swap between USB MIDI OUT and Keyboard MIDI Out port on the rear pane...

Page 27: ... 61 Controller 61 62 Controller 62 63 Controller 63 64 Sustain Pedal 65 Portamento 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft Pedal 68 Legato Pedal 69 Hold 2 70 Sound Variation 71 Resonance 72 Release Time 73 Attack Time 74 Cutoff Frequency 75 Controller 75 76 Controller 76 77 Controller 77 78 Controller 78 79 Controller 79 80 Gen Purpose 5 81 Gen Purpose 6 82 Gen Purpose 7 83 Gen Purpose 8 84 Portamento Control 85 Con...

Page 28: ... 1 4ʺ female TS type unbalanced ch 1 2 2 Attenuation Gain Control 34dB to 12dB 1 5dB step size 2 Analog Outputs 1 Connector Type 1 4ʺ female TS type unbalanced ch 1 2 3 Microphone Preamplifier 1 Maximum input level 1Vrms 2 Maximum input gain 34dB 4 Headphone Amplifier 1 Output power 30mW 32 ohms 50mW 16 ohms MIDI 1 1 USB MIDI Port 16 channel 2 1 In 1 Out MIDI Interface 16 channel ...

Page 29: ...xer 1 8 Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Controller 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Definition Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Pan Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Controller 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Definition Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Volume Mixer 9 16 Knob 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Controller 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Definition Pan Pan Pan Pan Pa...

Page 30: ...12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Definition LM 16 5 1 3 8 4 2 2 3 2 1 3 5 1 1 3 Preset 4 Reason Mixer Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Controller 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Definition Pan Ch 1 Pan Ch 2 Pan Ch 3 Pan Ch 4 Pan Ch 5 Pan Ch 6 Pan Ch 7 Pan Ch 8 Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Controller 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 Definition Vol Ch 1 Vol Ch 2 Vol Ch 3 Vol Ch 4 Vol Ch 5 Vol Ch ...

Page 31: ...0 118 92 43 91 53 Definition Mod A Rate Mod A Shift Mod B Rate Mod B Motion Osc A Motion Osc B Motion Osc A Vol Osc B Vol Preset 8 Reason Dr Rex Edit Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Controller 74 71 18 7 73 9 12 72 Definition Filter Freq Filter Res Filter ENV Volume VCA Attack VCA Decay VCA Sustain VCA Release Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Controller 26 27 22 24 14 1...

Page 32: ...79 7 73 75 76 72 Definition Filt 1 Freq Filt 1 Res Filter ENV Volume VCA Attack VCA Decay VCA Sustain VCA Release Encoder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Controller 108 96 74 71 97 98 99 100 Definition Layer Sel LFO Rate Mst Filt Freq Mst Filt Res VCF Attack VCF Decay VCF Sustain VCF Release ...

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