3
Initial Setup – PC Selection
Your Hammer 88 Pro has the ability to control all of your DAW's faders, buttons, knobs, pads,
and favorite DAW shortcuts, as well as all of your virtual instrument controls. In order to have
these controls set properly, we'll first need to get your Hammer 88 Pro to set to the correct PC
Operating System.
1.
Ensure your Hammer 88 Pro is set to the correct PC Operating System by doing the
following. This will ensure all of the DAW Shortcuts work correctly.
2.
Press and hold the
SHIFT
button and press the
MODE/GLOBAL
button entering into the
GLOBAL EDIT
mode.
3.
In the
GLOBAL EDIT
menu use the
ENCODER
to scroll to
PC
. Once you have
PC
highlighted, press the
ENCODER
to
enter into
PC
selection. Then use the
ENCODER
to
select your PC’s Operating System
Windows “WIN”
or
macOS “MAC”
.
4.
Once you have selected your
PC
setting, press the
BACK
button to exit out of the
GLOBAL EDIT
menu.
Initial Setup - DAW Setup
Now that you've selected the correct Operating System. we'll set your Hammer 88 Pro to work
with your DAW.
1.
Press and hold the
DAW Button
to open the DAW Select menu on the
Display
.
2.
Turn the
Select/Scroll Encoder
to cycle through the available DAWs on the
Display
. As
you turn the Encoder, the currently selected DAW will update on the
Display
. The
User
option enables you to map custom DAW controls to the keyboard, as described in the
section.
3.
When the DAW you want is shown on the Display, press the
Select/Scroll Encoder
to
confirm your selection.
Note:
To exit out of DAW Selection Mode without changing the currently selected DAW,
press the
Back
Button
.
Most DAWs will automatically recognize the Hammer 88 Pro series keyboard, and
automatically configure your Hammer 88 Pro’s controls as a control surface in DAW mode,
and virtual instrument controller in Preset mode.
If your DAW does not automatically configure your Hammer 88 Pro series keyboard, please
follow the setup steps listed in the
Hammer 88 Pro DAW Setup Guides
.