M-Audio Keystation 88es, User Manual

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5. Click “OK.”
6. Click “OK” again.
7. Click “Save.”
8. If asked, click “Replace.”
You should now have a final window showing your current Studio Setup. If “QuickTime Music” is crossed out, double click on it,
and then click in the “on” circle to enable it. Then click “OK.” Now you’re ready to go. Just make sure your Keystation keyboard is
selected as the MIDI input in your music software.
Installation in Windows 98 or ME
1. Power up your PC.
2. Insert the Keystation Installer CD-ROM in your computer’s CD-ROM tray. Open “My Computer” or Windows Explorer to locate
your CD-ROM drive. Click on the folder labeled “Keystation (49e, 61es, or 88es).”
3. Open the Keystation (49e, 61es, or 88es) folder and click on the installer icon.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
5. When finished, exit the setup.
6. Switch on the Keystation.
Windows will proceed with the installation of a USB driver and a MIDI driver. Once completed, you are ready to go. Windows may
ask you to restart your computer, in which case click “Restart.”
Installation in Windows 2000
1. Power up your PC.
2. Insert the Keystation Installer CD-ROM. Open My Computer or Windows Explorer to locate your CD-ROM drive. Click on the
folder labeled “Keystation (49e, 61es, or 88es).”
3. Open the Keystation (49e, 61es, or 88es) folder and click on the installer icon.
4. Follow the instructions on your screen.
5. When finished, exit the setup.
6. Switch on the Keystation keyboard. Windows will automatically recognize the keyboard and ask for the Keystation 61es
Installer CD-ROM.
7. Select the CD-ROM drive and click “OK.” Windows will ask you to select the CD-ROM drive again for the MIDI driver.
8. If Windows reports the drivers have not been digitally signed, click on “Continue Installation.”
9. Select the drive once more.
10. Click “OK.”
11. In the event that Windows asks you to restart your computer, click “Restart.”
Getting Started
Once you have finished installation you will need to configure your MIDI application software to use the Keystation. Please note
that when you press a key on the keyboard, you will not hear any sound. This is because pressing a key causes the keyboard to
send out MIDI data. MIDI data gives instructions on how a sound should play, but in order to actually hear that sound you need
to configure your music software to read the MIDI data being sent from the Keystation and play the sound back accordingly. This
setup will more than likely entail going into an Options or Device Set-Up menu in your music software application and selecting
the appropriate device. The Keystation should appear under the name “USB Audio Device” for Windows XP or as “Keystation (49e,
61es, or 88es)” for other Operating Systems in the MIDI devices section of your music software application. Please consult the
manual that came with your software for the proper set up procedure.
Key Names
Each white key on the Keystation is labeled with a letter and a number. The letter represents the note played and the number
represents the octave (the definition of “octave” is given in the next section).
Although the black keys are not labeled, they also have names (“F# 4” or “Eb2” are examples of black key names).
If the name of a black key contains a “#” sign, it is referring to the black key above the same note white key. For example, “F# 3”
refers to the black key above F3. If the name of a black key is expressed with a “b” sign, it is referring to the black key below the
same note white key. For example, “Eb3” refers to the black key below E3. As a result, the black key between C3 and D3 is both
C# 3 and Db3.