Keith McMillen Instruments K-Board Pro 4, User Manual

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There are a variety of MIDI message types that can be sent from the K-Board Pro 4� Use the Mode menu
to choose what kind of data you wish to send from each axis:
• Off - No data will be output from this axis� Note data will always be sent�
• Pitch Bend Absolute - The absolute position will be used to output 14 bit pitch bend data�
• Pitch Bend Relative - The relative position (initial position = 0) will be used to output 14 bit pitch
bend data�
• CC Absolute - The absolute position will be used to output a 7 bit CC message�
• CC Relative - The relative position (initial position = 0) will be used to output a 7 bit CC message�
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The Keys & Zones section is where you define and fine tune how data from the X/Y/Z dimensions is sent
from the K-Board Pro 4�
• Channel Pressure Absolute - The absolute position will be used to output a mono aftertouch
message�
• Channel Pressure Relative - The relative position (initial position = 0) will be used to output a mono
aftertouch message�
The X axis and the Y axis have identical message types, while the Z axis (pressure) does not allow for
Pitch Bend Relative. The data from each axis can also be fine tuned using the threshold, gain and offset
parameters�
• Threshold - Axis messages are suppressed until the distance from 0 (or start in relative mode)
exceeds the threshold value� Values range from 0-127�
• Gain - Linearly scales (multiplies) the data. For example, with a gain of 2, the data will be twice as
large, with a gain of �5 the data will be half as large� In relative mode, gain is applied evenly in the
positive and negative directions� Values range from 0�0 - 2�0�
• Offset -This value is added to the axis output after Gain is applied� Values range from 0 -127�
• Start - In Relative mode, axis output begins at this value and all output for the duration of the
keypress centers around it� Gain is calculated with Start considered to be zero and values above
and below are treated as growing in the positive or negative direction� Values range from 0 -127�
Note: When the X and Y axis are set to send a CC, the X-Axis will default to CC 1 (mod
wheel) and the Y-Axis will default to CC 7 (volume)�