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QuNeo Reference Manual

 

QuNeo Version 1.01
July 2012
 
Keith McMillen, Daniel McAnulty, Conner Lacy, Jimmy Allison, Jasmin Blasco, Andrew 
Calvo, Chuck Carlson, Diane Douglas, Tom Ferguson, Paul Gaeta, Ingmar Gorman, 
Christian Heilman, Matthew Hettich, Sarah Howe, Alex Molina, Jon Short, Barry Threw, 
Nick Wang, and Carson Whitley

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Summary of Contents for QuNeo

Page 1: ...h McMillen Daniel McAnulty Conner Lacy Jimmy Allison Jasmin Blasco Andrew Calvo Chuck Carlson Diane Douglas Tom Ferguson Paul Gaeta Ingmar Gorman Christian Heilman Matthew Hettich Sarah Howe Alex Moli...

Page 2: ...or the inability to use this product or its documentation even if the possibility of such damage is known Product and brand names contained in this document are used for identification purposes only K...

Page 3: ...nput QuNeo LED Behavior Local LED Control Remote LED Control QuNeo Software System Requirements Updating the Firmware Main Window Overview Saving Menu Bar Sensor Edit Panes Pad Edit Pane Vertical and...

Page 4: ...ommunicate with your favorite music software environments right out of the box In this manual you will find detailed information to help answer all of your questions about QuNeo hardware and software...

Page 5: ...more information Connecting QuNeo Connect QuNeo to a computer This image shows QuNeo set up to send MIDI data to a computer Use a USB A to Micro cable to connect the QuNeo micro port to a USB port on...

Page 6: ...ensions 4 x 1 25 x 1 25 Weight 2 5 oz QuNeo Data Sources and Sensor Output There are many useful types of sensors that can be found on the QuNeo Pads 16 Horizontal Sliders 4 Vertical Sliders 4 Long Sl...

Page 7: ...s left at 40 you would have to press somewhere between 30 and 50 to pick back up and output location data If set to 127 you can hit anywhere on the slider or rotary The Factory Preset Guides detail wh...

Page 8: ...k switches or as programmable MIDI buttons See the Banks chapter for more information Rhombus Button While bank switching is disabled the Rhombus button uses Note and Pressure The Rhombus button can b...

Page 9: ...in the Editor See the QuNeo Editor chapter for more information about editing presets The Mode Button The Mode button is a small circular button that can be found in the upper left corner of the QuNe...

Page 10: ...our new mapping by pressing and sliding your finger from top to bottom the Y Axis of the pad you mapped CoMA Mode Mapping Guide To enter CoMA Mode using the Mode Button hold down on the Mode Button fo...

Page 11: ...and hold for 1 second to output the Pressure CC If buttons are assigned to bank switching they will not output their own data in CoMA mode but instead control the banks for the Sliders or Rotaries the...

Page 12: ...C5 D 6 Presets 1 4 are the same except the pad notes increment up as the preset increases So the pad notes on preset 1 are shown below from C1 D 2 preset 2 are from E2 G3 preset 3 are from G 3 B4 and...

Page 13: ...esents Deck 1 B Right Deck Represents Deck 2 QuNeo Preset 1 A1 B1 Trigger Cue Point 1 A2 B2 Trigger Cue Point 2 A3 B3 Trigger Cue Point 3 A4 B4 Trigger Cue Point 4 A5 B5 Play A6 B6 Loop In A7 B7 Loop...

Page 14: ...the Pad channels increment as the preset increases These presets are in Grid Mode and don t use banks Rotaries are set to use Direction instead of Location Pass Thru Widths for the rotaries are set t...

Page 15: ...n s highlighted red box Other controls include overdub on off metronome on off tempo up down and transport functionality including play stop and record A1 CLIP LAUNCH These Pads launch clips within Ab...

Page 16: ...use Grid Mode This preset doesn t use banks Rotaries are set to use Direction instead of Location Velocity response is enabled for the Pads and fixed at 127 for the Buttons For more information about...

Page 17: ...ne Navigation 7 Selected Track Send A 8 Selected Track Send B 9 Selected Track Pan 10 Selected Track Volume 11 Selected Clip Loop 12 Selected Clip Loop End 13 Volume Faders 14 Crossfader Preset 10 D1...

Page 18: ...doesn t use banks Rotaries are set to use Direction instead of Location The X Y Return values are set to 63 on the Pads Velocity response is enabled for the Pads and fixed at 127 for the Buttons For m...

Page 19: ...11 Logic This turns QuNeo into a drum synth controller using the Ultrabeat software instrument that comes with Apple s Logic Pro Below is an image showing how this preset is mapped to the Logic Templ...

Page 20: ...et The Pads are in Drum Mode This preset doesn t use banks Velocity response is fixed at 127 for the buttons but is responsive on the Pads For more information about using the Logic Template read the...

Page 21: ...ync cue monitor fx filter loop points cue points crossfading deck control and various volume controls accessible from QuNeo In addition this preset takes advantage of the modifier functions creating a...

Page 22: ...Mixxx as well It includes controls for 2 players play sync cue tempo controls crossfading scratching and various volume controls accessible from QuNeo The image below shows what each sensor controls i...

Page 23: ...f Pads are in Drum Mode This preset doesn t use banks Rotaries are set to use Direction instead of Location Velocity response is fixed at 127 for all notes For more information about using the Traktor...

Page 24: ...ter keyboard controller for Propellerhead s Reason The pads give one octave of notes while sliders control an ADSR envelope and various effects parameters The image below shows what each sensor contro...

Page 25: ...to use Location instead of Direction Pass Thru Widths for the rotaries are set to 127 X Y sources on the Pads are set to latch on all Pads except Pad 16 which is set to return to 63 Velocity response...

Page 26: ...plate will turn the QuNeo into a sampler with loops on the left 8 pads and both rotaries and quick drum hit samples on the right 8 pads The sliders provide additional control and effects The image bel...

Page 27: ...are set to use Location instead of Direction Pass Thru Widths for the rotaries are set to 127 X Y sources on the Pads are set to latch Velocity response is enabled for notes on Pads and Rotaries Veloc...

Page 28: ...C to control a low pass filter cutoff frequency The X axis of each pad will control the first voltage control oscillator The Y axis of each pad will control the second voltage control oscillator The H...

Page 29: ...re not enabled Rotaries are set to use Direction instead of Location X Y sources on the Pads are set to return to 63 Velocity response is enabled for notes on Pads For more information about using the...

Page 30: ...for tracks 1 4 in BeatMaker The horizontal sliders are set up to control the first four sliders on the currently selected track s effects Using the bank buttons next to the horizontal sliders you can...

Page 31: ...r the Horizontal Sliders Rotaries are set to use Location instead of Direction Pass Thru Widths for the rotaries are set to 127 Velocity response is enabled for all notes For more information about us...

Page 32: ...MIDI Input Use the MIDI Input guides below to find out what MIDI data to send the QuNeo to control the LEDs remotely See the Remote LED Control chapter of this manual for more information Drum Mode 32...

Page 33: ...Grid Mode It is also possible to use 1 note per corner In this case the velocity of the note will fade the LEDs from green to red Send the notes in the image to the right to QuNeo on Channel 3 33...

Page 34: ...re from green to red If the Pads are in Drum mode and the X Y Axis sources are set to latch the LEDs will latch too Horizontal and Vertical Slider LEDs The LEDs will illuminate to where a finger is an...

Page 35: ...on the QuNeo can be sent MIDI messages to control their behavior When the QuNeo receives the proper MIDI data for a pad slider button etc the LEDs will respond accordingly If you are touching the QuN...

Page 36: ...nd the velocity of the note will determine the brightness When Bank Switching is enabled The LEDs will not respond to remote messages Instead they will behave the way they do in Local LED Control Up D...

Page 37: ...he installer will copy over any necessary auto mapping files A QuNeo folder will now appear in the Applications directory on your computer Installation Instructions Windows Double click on the exe fil...

Page 38: ...ake sure the firmware on the device is compatible with the application If the firmware is not compatible an update prompt will appear Click ok and wait until the blue Mode button light stops flashing...

Page 39: ...the selected sensor In the bottom left side of the window is an indicator to show that QuNeo is connected to the Editor If the Editor has found the QuNeo the device indicator will automatically change...

Page 40: ...ning the currently selected preset for safe keeping or sharing Import Presets opens previously exported presets into the currently selected preset slot Importing and Exporting makes preset sharing eas...

Page 41: ...the QuNeo image and the Pad 13 edit pane open on the right side of the window Pad 13 is highlighted pink to show that it is selected When editing a parameter in the edit pane the parameter is displaye...

Page 42: ...will latch staying where they were left when the pad was released The image to the left displays the parameters for Grid Mode It is divided to show which of these parameters correspond to each corner...

Page 43: ...cal LED Control parameters are at the very bottom of the edit pane For more information on these please reference the Sensitivity and Local LED Control chapters in this section of the manual Long Slid...

Page 44: ...trols the number of ticks per degree Direction and Location cannot be used at the same time The Rotaries use a variation of Pass Thru Mode when the location parameter is used Normally in pass through...

Page 45: ...al Left Right Buttons Edit Pane The Left Right buttons are positioned to the left of each Horizontal slider If the Enable Bank Switching box is checked these button pairs act as bank controls for each...

Page 46: ...please reference the Sensitivity and Local LED Control chapters in this section of the manual Rhombus Button Edit Pane The Rhombus button is positioned under the Rotaries and above the Vertical Slide...

Page 47: ...the Sensitivity dial is a check box for turning Local LED Control on and off Without sending LED messages to the QuNeo from another application or device the QuNeo s LEDs will automatically respond t...

Page 48: ...em information about your computer the software you re running the circumstances around the issue the more easily we will be able to help you DAW Host Application Trouble If you are having problems ge...

Page 49: ...onnected to an internal USB hub that also feeds the keyboard trackpad iSight camera Bluetooth and IR receiver Some 2011 MacBook Pro models and potentially others shipped with an internal USB hub that...

Page 50: ...ll need to reset your SMC System Management Controller To reset the SMC 1 Shut down the computer 2 Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source connecting it to the Mac if it is not already con...

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