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User Guide

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Sono 61

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Page 1: ...User Guide English Sono 61...

Page 2: ...enarios 10 About the audio inputs 11 ProKeys Sono as a Standalone Instrument 12 ProKeys Sono Premium Voice Selection 12 ProKeys Sono GM sound selection 12 ProKeys Sono as a Standalone Microphone Pream...

Page 3: ...l and Pedal Jack Assignments 30 ProKeys MIDI Output Settings 35 Sending a Bank Change or Program Change Message 37 MIDI Messages In Depth 38 Program Bank Changes 38 NRPN RPNs 39 Troubleshooting 40 App...

Page 4: ...the ProKeys Sono audio outputs for monitoring Windows users will gain additional functionality from installing the ProKeys Sono drivers including using your new keyboard with more than one applicatio...

Page 5: ...functionality DC power adaptor sold separately Class compliant operation no driver installation required simply connect the keyboard and power on1 Built in Audio Interface 16 Bit 44 1 kHz 2 in 2 out...

Page 6: ...5 2 with 512 MB RAM One native USB port 4 G4 accelerator cards are not supported M Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for any software applications you plan on using with yo...

Page 7: ...In this User Guide these buttons will be referred to as the Data buttons By default these buttons shift the center of the keyboard in one octave increments Pressing the Data button right will shift t...

Page 8: ...irect Monitor The Direct Monitor knob controls the amount of audio input signal flowing from the Microphone Instrument or Auxiliary inputs directly to the 1 4 main outputs This allows you to monitor y...

Page 9: ...he keyboard is sent to this MIDI output jack However it is possible to configure ProKeys Sono to act as a USB to MIDI interface allowing MIDI data from your computer to be sent out of this jack See th...

Page 10: ...ones to the 1 4 stereo headphone outputs on the front panel MIDI Connections In addition to the USB MIDI connection between ProKeys Sono and your computer you can connect the MIDI Out jack of ProKeys...

Page 11: ...roKeys Sono with a microphone connected to the Microphone input and an electric guitar plugged into the Instrument input A CD player is connected to the auxiliary inputs The main outputs of ProKeys So...

Page 12: ...in mind that ProKeys Sono features a 2 input 2 output audio interface This means that while ProKeys Sono has a variety of analog inputs on its rear panel i e an XLR microphone input a 1 4 instrument i...

Page 13: ...uttons activates the corresponding sound ProKeys Sono GM sound selection The ProKeys Sono keyboard has a full General MIDI GM sound set with 128 sounds built in The built in GM sounds can be accessed...

Page 14: ...tputs and the rear panel 1 4 outputs Use the Master Volume slider to adjust the overall output level NOTE ProKeys Sono is capable of many advanced features which can be accessed via the ProKeys Sono E...

Page 15: ...t without the need to install additional driver software Windows XP Vista users Important information for class compliant operation IMPORTANT When using ProKeys Sono class compliant i e without instal...

Page 16: ...icon to view the contents of the disc Next double click Open Me Finally select your product from the drop down menu on the welcome screen and click Install b If you are installing drivers from www m a...

Page 17: ...d should play These instructions dictate parameters such as what note to play when to play it how loud to play it and which sound to use The examples on the following pages will examine various record...

Page 18: ...put jacks on the rear panel or by headphones connected to either one of the 1 4 headphone jacks on the front panel Keep in mind that depending on how the Mono button is configured to function the micr...

Page 19: ...ove This signal can be monitored while recording or played back after it has been recorded Monitoring can take place over powered speakers connected to the 1 4 main output jacks on the rear panel or b...

Page 20: ...one while the right Aux input is routed to the right channel channel two of the recording software This stereo signal can be monitored while recording or played back after it has been recorded Monitor...

Page 21: ...g Software Powered Monitors Audio via USB Audio via USB SdS P 1ObVSR OZ 3QV S 4S OZS 1V W OZS A Z DW bcOZ 7 ab c S b In this scenario the keys wheels and other controls of your ProKeys Sono generate M...

Page 22: ...your recording software If you do not wish to send the audio signal created by playing the built in ProKeys Sono sounds to your software audio inputs this can be accomplished by toggling the USB Reco...

Page 23: ...I data being sent to an external MIDI sound module 8 The MIDI sound module receives data from the ProKeys Sono MIDI output jack and generates audio sound that is routed back to the RCA inputs of the k...

Page 24: ...before being recorded Plug in your microphone or instrument with the gain controls turned down While playing your instrument or singing into the microphone at the loudest section of the song slowly tu...

Page 25: ...y is known as latency Latency is not a problem when playing back music but it can be distracting while recording your performances To compensate for this delay M Audio ProKeys Sono has a feature calle...

Page 26: ...essed the Microphone input will be sent to the Left Output and the Instrument input will be sent to the Right Output This means that the microphone input will be panned hard left i e heard only on the...

Page 27: ...ot function well with slower computer systems The Latency slider selects the buffer size that ProKeys Sono uses to handle digital audio streaming If you notice significant latency when using ProKeys S...

Page 28: ...t are displayed this way is more intuitive than looking at the bare MIDI data in list form as explained next The right side of the image shows the same note in a sequencing application s MIDI event li...

Page 29: ...ding MIDI to the ProKeys Sono sound engine ProKeys Sono contains a complete GM sound set containing 128 voices five of which are the ProKeys Sono premium quality voices Select ProKeys Sono 61 or USB a...

Page 30: ...s documentation for information on what messages it can accept NOTE The M Audio ProKeys Sono Drivers and Documentation CD ROM contains a document showing a larger image of the keys and their advanced...

Page 31: ...an be assigned to control one of seven possible MIDI functions Octave ProKeys Sono 61 Default Transpose Program Change Bank LSB Bank MSB MIDI Channel Master Tune Setting In the diagram above there is...

Page 32: ...D 2 representing Data Transpose ProKeys Sono will exit Edit mode as soon as D 2 has been pressed When the Data buttons are assigned to transpose the keyboard the LEDs above the buttons indicate the d...

Page 33: ...sages to select between groups of sounds banks These devices then access the sounds within these banks by using program change messages See the MIDI Messages In Depth chapter of this User Guide for ad...

Page 34: ...e 05 Portamento Time To assign a MIDI controller message to the Modulation wheel 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Press the black key above F4 F 4 representing Wheel Assign 3 Use the Numerical Data Entr...

Page 35: ...e CANCEL key C2 to exit Edit mode without changing the MIDI CC assigned to the Voice Volume knob To re assign the Voice Volume knob to its default function 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Press the bla...

Page 36: ...ates lower velocities than the default curve MID Vel Curve MID G 1 is a neutral curve between the low and hi velocity curves Vel Curve HI A 1 makes it easier to play loudly This curve generates higher...

Page 37: ...t Mode key G 3 is pressed the function is toggled and Edit mode is exited Pressing the Piano Reset button or turning the keyboard off and back on will restore the default setting 13 NOTE MIDI Out mode...

Page 38: ...s been pressed BANK CHANGE Sending a specific bank change message is useful if you want to select a particular sound bank To send a single bank change in Edit mode 1 Press the Edit Mode button 2 Press...

Page 39: ...ds programs within them Bank change messages are useful when calling up sounds from a large library that may exist in a particular sound module or software synthesizer For example devices that are bui...

Page 40: ...or further details NRPN RPNs Non registered parameter numbers NRPN s are device specific messages that enable you to control synthesizers and sound modules via MIDI The MIDI specification defines open...

Page 41: ...ffer size settings and thus less latency When monitoring signals from the Microphone Instrument or Aux inputs you can also avoid this problem by using the Direct Monitor knob instead of monitoring thr...

Page 42: ...n to learn more about this Problem I cannot hear the internal sounds of ProKeys Sono when using the keyboard with a computer based sequencer in Local Off mode Solution This behavior is normal Local Of...

Page 43: ...mpani 79 Ocarina 111 Shanai Organ Ensemble Synth Lead Percussive 16 Drawbar Organ14 48 String Ensemble 1 80 Synth Square Wave 112 Tinkle Bell 17 Percussive Organ 49 String Ensemble 2 Slow 81 Synth Saw...

Page 44: ...High Timbale 42 Closed Hi Hat 66 Low Timbale 43 High Floor Tom 67 High Agogo 44 Pedal Hi Hat 68 Low Agogo 45 Low Tom 69 Cabasa 46 Open Hi Hat 70 Maracas 47 Low Mid Tom 71 Short Whistle 48 Hi Mid Tom 7...

Page 45: ...0 Controller 20 69 Hold 2 118 Controller 118 21 Controller 21 70 Sound Variation 119 Controller 119 22 Controller 22 71 Resonance Channel Mode Messages 23 Controller 23 72 Release Time 120 All Sound o...

Page 46: ...rument settings and capabilities 15 Channel Pressure is not an RPN message However it is an additional effect message defined in the General MIDI specification and this is why we have included it in A...

Page 47: ...dB 1 dBFS 1 kHz Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 0 6 dB Available Pre amp Gain 40 dB Aux Inputs Input Impedance 10K Ohm unbalanced Maximum Input Level 2 dBV unbalanced SNR 96 dB A weighted Dynamic R...

Page 48: ...ween the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help...

Page 49: ...stance Technique PC 0 820 000 731 Mac 0 820 391 191 e mail PC support m audio fr email Mac mac m audio fr fax 33 0 1 72 72 90 52 Web www m audio com M Audio Germany Kuhallmand 34 D 74613 Ohringen Germ...

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