Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4, User Manual

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The K-Board Pro 4 is a fully MPE compatible instrument capable of sending accurate and highly nuanced MIDI
data to your computer or other MIDI device�
3.1 e
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The K-Board Pro 4 can send a variety of different MIDI data from its keys and sliders�
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The K-Board Pro 4 can send MIDI notes with strike and release velocity just as some other MIDI
keyboards�
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The K-Board Pro 4 can send CC data, pitch bend data, and channel pressure in a variety of ways� You
can send these messages from the z-axis (pressure), y-axis, or x-axis�
3.2 C
onneCTiviTy
The K-Board Pro 4 is a class compliant MIDI device, which means you can connect it to just about anything
that speaks MIDI� Simply connect the full size USB port to any USB host and start playing�
Using the included USB cable you can connect to a computer running any modern OS (Mac, Windows,
and Linux) that supports the Class Compliant MIDI standard, as well as mobile operating systems.
You can also connect to the optional MIDI Expander to communicate with MIDI hardware using traditional
5 pin MIDI connections�
3.3 MPe C
oMPaTiBle
The K-Board Pro 4 is fully MPE compatible right out of the box�
W
haT is
MPe?
MPE stands for MIDI polyphonic expression and allows for each note to have its own control and
pitch bend data. MPE is a recently approved part of the MIDI specification and is starting to see more
widespread adoption�
The basic idea of MPE is that each note is sent on its own MIDI channel, along with some standardized
MIDI messages to control the expression/pitch for that note� Each note can be accompanied by pitch
bend, channel pressure, and CC74 giving three unique dimensions of control and expression to each
note� You can also assign most any MIDI control message to any axis using the K-Board Pro 4 Editor�
If you’d like to dig a little deeper into the MPE specification you can find the full documentation here:
https://www�midi�org/articles-old/midi-polyphonic-expression-mpe