1. Using the Pitch Bend Wheel: The Pitch Bend wheel is used for raising or
lowering the pitch of a voice during performance. The range of pitch values
depends on the sound generator (sound card or module) being used. Please
refer to the manuals of your devices for information on how to change the
Pitch Bend range. To bend the pitch up, move the wheel away from you. To
bend the pitch down, move the wheel towards you.
2. Using the Modulation Wheel: It is very common to use the modulation wheel
to change the intensity of effects: mainly Vibrato (pitch change), Tremolo
(change the volume), and Modulation (change the tone). The Modulation
wheel produces a vibrato effect shortly after the sound is generated. It is most
effective for voice such as saxophone, strings, and oboe.
3. Data Entry Slide: This slide controller allows you to adjust the following
parameters: Volume, Velocity, Chorus, Reverb, Pan pot, and Aftertouch
directly from your keyboard.
4. MIDI / SELECT button: Use this button to select different MIDI commands on
certain keys from your keyboard.
KEYSTATION provides several groups of MIDI commands as follows:
MIDI Channels group:
Pressing the MIDI/SELECT button and then pressing
the MCH (MIDI Channel) key allows you to select the transmitting channel for
your keyboard. The default Channel is 1 when the keyboard’s power is turned on.
Pressing the MIDI/SELECT button, MIDI Channel 2 & then the MIDI/SELECT
button changes the MIDI transmit channel from 1 to 2.
Assignment data entry group:
Pressing the MIDI/SELECT button then
pressing the key of aftertouch (or velocity, or reverb depth, or chorus depth, or
pan pot, or volume, or CC data) and then moving the data entry slider, allows you
to select the transmitting value of the function. For example, if you want to
change the value of aftertouch, first press MIDI/SELECT button and aftertouch
key. Second, change the data entry slider to the value you want and finally press
the MIDI/SELECT button again to finish the change.
Octave group:
By pressing the MIDI/SELECT button and the octave key, you
will shift the active keyboard range one octave higher, or lower. For example, if
you want to change the octave 2 octaves down, press MIDI/SELECT button and
-2 key, then press MIDI/SELECT button to finish the change.
Reset key:
Pressing the MIDI/SELECT button and the Reset key will send out a
message to return all external MIDI instruments to their default setting.
Control Change data entry by Numeric keypad:
KEYSTATION allows you
to use the numeric keys to specify your Control Change DATA parameter instead
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