M-Audio Trigger Finger Pro User Manual Download

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Quick Start

1. Download and Install the Software

We highly recommend downloading and installing the included software applications and their
sound content:

Arsenal

AIR Drums

, and

Hybrid 3.0

Windows users:

The download package will include a Windows driver for use with Arsenal.

Go to

m-audio.com/softwaredownload

and download the installation files for the

software applications (for your computer's operating system) and sound content. These
files may be large, so this may take a while!

Open the first file and double-click the

.exe

(Windows) or

.dmg

(Mac OS X).

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Repeat Steps 2-3 for the remaining files.

2. Connect

Here is just an example of how to use Trigger Finger Pro to your setup:

MIDI

PIANO

ORGAN
GUITAR/BASS

BRASS/ORCH

SYNTH/PAD

RHYTHM

SPECIAL FX

PATCH

PERFORM

RHYTHM

Computer

Wall Power

(optional,

power adapter

sold separately)

External MIDI Sound Module

(optional)

Items not listed under in the

Box Contents

section are sold separately.

Summary of Contents for Trigger Finger Pro

Page 1: ...User Guide Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...d Install the Software 12 2 Connect 12 3 Set Up Trigger Finger Pro with Your Software 13 Trigger Finger Pro with Your DAW 13 Trigger Finger Pro with Arsenal 14 Basics 16 Using the Pads 16 Using the As...

Page 3: ...24 Pad Mode 25 Control Mode 26 Sequence Mode 27 Select Mode 28 Saving and Loading 29 Working with Presets 31 Pads 31 Settings 32 Assignable Controls Knobs Faders and Buttons 39 Settings 40 DAW Control...

Page 4: ...teps 61 Velocities 65 Bars 67 Timing 69 Tempo 69 Swing 70 Gate 71 Time Division 72 Clock 72 Copying and Pasting 73 Duplicating 74 Next Sequence Mode 75 When 75 Timing 76 Mode 76 Pad Mute Mode 77 Pad S...

Page 5: ...85 Tap Average 86 Clock 87 MIDI 88 Velocity 89 Fixed Mode Velocity 89 Sequencer Velocity 90 Display 91 Pads 92 Saving and Loading 93 Using an External MIDI Module 94 Appendix 95 Technical Specificati...

Page 6: ...User Guide download Software Download Card Safety Warranty Manual Important Visit m audio com softwaredownload to download the included software applications Support For the latest information about t...

Page 7: ...7 Features Overview 2 3 4 5 7 7 7 7 6 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 9 10 11 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 27 30 31 28 29 24 25 26 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 11 1...

Page 8: ...er drum machine etc 5 Display Use this LCD to view Trigger Finger Pro s menus options parameters and settings 6 Value Dial Push to Enter Use this dial to change the Preset parameter values settings et...

Page 9: ...ls will always be in the same bank e g you cannot adjust a knob in Control Bank A and a fader in Control Bank B simultaneously Press and hold this button to see an overview of the control mapping MIDI...

Page 10: ...AW 19 Record Rec Press this button to record arm Trigger Finger Pro s Sequencer 20 Loop Press this button to activate or deactivate the Loop feature for the current bar of the Sequence 21 Step Switche...

Page 11: ...is button to enter Next Sequence Mode in which you can press the pads to trigger the Sequence with the same number You can also use the Function Buttons to set how the Sequences play back Mode and mov...

Page 12: ...erating system and sound content These files may be large so this may take a while 2 Open the first file and double click the exe Windows or dmg Mac OS X 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complet...

Page 13: ...Port 3 is disabled or not shown Trigger Finger Pro uses this port to communicate with Arsenal if you are using Arsenal 5 Turn Trigger Finger Pro s Value Dial to browse through the available Presets an...

Page 14: ...that track as you would with a typical plugin and select and record arm that track Important You may need to open your DAW s Preferences or Options Device Setup etc and select the directory where Arse...

Page 15: ...Arsenal 4 Open Arsenal If you created a desktop shortcut double click it Otherwise double click the application where you installed it These are the default locations Windows Program Files VstPlugins...

Page 16: ...t Sequence Mode Use Pad Mode to edit each pad s settings 1 Enter Pad Mode by pressing the Pad Mode Button Pad 2 Press the pad you want to edit 3 While viewing the options in the display turn the Assig...

Page 17: ...While viewing the options in the display turn the Assignable Knobs to change the settings above each knob or press the Function Buttons to select the option or to change the setting above each button...

Page 18: ...Save Type to cycle through the available types of settings you can save 3 While viewing the options in the display turn the Assignable Knobs to change the settings above each knob or press the Functio...

Page 19: ...e 3 Turn the Value Dial to scroll through the available Presets or Sequences depending on which field is selected 4 Press the third Function Button Load to load the Preset or Sequence or press the fou...

Page 20: ...quence will loop until you stop it 4 To stop recording press the Record button 5 To stop playback press the Stop button To enter or erase steps in a Sequence 1 Enter Sequence Mode by pressing the Sequ...

Page 21: ...cer will detect and enter the new tempo based on the average the speed at which you tap or 1 Enter Sequence Mode by pressing the Sequence Mode Seq button 2 Turn the first Assignable Knob Tempo to adju...

Page 22: ...splay turn the Assignable Knobs to change the settings above each knob or press the Function Buttons to select the option or to change the setting above each button 3 Exit Preferences by pressing the...

Page 23: ...s You can navigate Trigger Finger Pro s different menus by using the following controls that surround the display Value Dial Push to Enter Use this dial to change the Preset parameter values settings...

Page 24: ...s assignable buttons etc without editing anything as you are in the other modes listed below You are in Performance Mode when the Pad Button Control Button Ctrl and Sequence Button Seq are not lit loa...

Page 25: ...set the pads velocity to be sent in Fixed Mode set each pad s MIDI note minimum velocity and maximum velocity in each bank set each pad s pressure sensor to send MIDI CC messages or aftertouch in eac...

Page 26: ...C number minimum value and maximum value in each bank set each assignable button s behavior in each bank momentary toggle or single press set each assignable button s on and off colors in each bank se...

Page 27: ...t the velocity of each pad in each bank for each step in a Sequence press a pad to see its steps in the currently shown bar represented by the lit up Step Switches enter steps in a Sequence with speci...

Page 28: ...Copy and 8 Paste to do this please see Working with Sequences Copying and Pasting to learn about this feature duplicate a pad s sound and step pattern immediately to the next bar You can do this multi...

Page 29: ...the default type when in Control Mode You can press and hold Save for two seconds to perform an automatic Save All This saves your Presets Sequences and Preferences all at once 3 For Presets and Sequ...

Page 30: ...e Presets or Sequences depending on which field is selected 3 Press the third Function Button Load to load the Preset or Sequence or press the fourth Function Button Exit to return to your original mo...

Page 31: ...are pressure and velocity sensitive which makes them very responsive and intuitive to play About Pad Banks Press the Pad Bank button to cycle through the four independent banks of pads The current pa...

Page 32: ...the Preset Important To view and edit your pads settings their mapping must be set to MIDI instead of Arsenal To change this see the following Mapping section These are the available settings for eac...

Page 33: ...ank above it or use the second Function Button Toggle All to select the mapping for all banks simultaneously For use with a standard DAW select MIDI For use with Arsenal select Arsenal 4 When you have...

Page 34: ...e the Pad Bank button to select the desired pad bank and press the pad whose note you want to edit 4 Turn the first Assignable Knob Note to select the desired note C 2 G8 5 Make other changes in Pad M...

Page 35: ...e the Pad Bank button to select the desired pad bank and press the pad whose velocities you want to edit 4 Turn the second Assignable Knob Min Vel to set the minimum velocity 00 127 Turn the third Ass...

Page 36: ...velocities you want to edit 4 Press the first Function Button Pressure to cycle through the available options Off No message will be sent Channel Aftertouch also known as channel pressure messages wil...

Page 37: ...ss the pad whose velocities you want to edit 5 Turn the first Assignable Knob Pad On to set the color for when the pad is pressed on Turn the second Assignable Knob Pad Off to set the color for when t...

Page 38: ...Knob MIDI Ch to set the MIDI channel over which the pad will send its messages 01 16 or UsePrefs Press the first Function Button Output to cycle through the available MIDI output configurations the pa...

Page 39: ...he control bank as well Note To learn how to configure the settings of your DAW Control buttons see the DAW Control Buttons section of this chapter Alternatively you select a control bank directly wit...

Page 40: ...r assignable controls settings their mapping must be set to MIDI instead of Arsenal To change this see the following Mapping section These are the available settings for each control Click a name to s...

Page 41: ...standard DAW select MIDI For use with a standard DAW that uses the Mackie Control or HUI protocols select Mackie or HUI For use with Arsenal select Arsenal Turn the Value Dial to select which type of...

Page 42: ...Press the first Function Button Message to cycle through the available options Control Change CC Use the first Assignable Knob CC to set the CC number that the control will send 00 127 Non Registered...

Page 43: ...0 MAX VAL 127 MESSAGE CC MORE EXIT BANK A KNOB A01 SEL KNOBS 01 Preset MSB 00 MIN VAL 00 MAX VAL 127 MESSAGE NRPN MORE EXIT BANK A KNOB A01 SEL LSB 00 KNOBS 01 Preset MSB 00 PROG 00 MESSAGE Prog Ch MO...

Page 44: ...bank Move the Assignable Control you want to edit move a fader or knob or use the Value Dial to select it The control type and number will appear in the upper right corner of the display When you have...

Page 45: ...press a button or use the Value Dial to select it The control type and number will appear in the upper right corner of the display When you have selected the desired control press the third Function B...

Page 46: ...46 BUTTONS 01 Preset BTN ON Green BTN OFF Indigo MIDI CH UsePrefs OUTPUT UsePrefs EXIT BANK A BUTTON A01 SEL...

Page 47: ...ons Momentary The button will be on for as long as you are holding the button down When you release it it will turn off Use the third Assignable Knob Press and fourth Assignable Knob Release to set th...

Page 48: ...ASE 00 MESSAGE CC MORE EXIT BANK A BUTTON 01 SEL TYPE Moment BUTTONS 01 Preset CC 32 ON 127 OFF 00 MESSAGE CC MORE EXIT BANK A BUTTON 01 SEL TYPE Toggle BUTTONS 01 Preset CC 32 VALUE 127 MESSAGE CC MO...

Page 49: ...ear in the upper right corner of the display When you have selected the desired control press the third Function Button Edit Control 4 Press the third Function Button More 5 Turn the fourth Assignable...

Page 50: ...50 BUTTONS 01 Preset BTN ON Green BTN OFF Indigo MIDI CH UsePrefs OUTPUT UsePrefs EXIT BANK A BUTTON A01 SEL...

Page 51: ...ans Sends Track Plug in EQ or Instrument Turn the Value Dial to move between the two pages Press the fourth Function Button Exit to return to the previous screen Assignable Faders The faders control t...

Page 52: ...KS 1 4 MAPPING Mackie EXIT BANK A CTRL TYPE ASSIGN FADERS 01 Preset FADER1 FADER2 FADER3 FADER4 TRACKS 1 4 MAPPING Mackie EXIT BANK A CTRL TYPE BUTTONS 01 Preset MUTE1 o MUTE2 o MUTE3 o MUTE4 o TRACKS...

Page 53: ...nment Pans or Sends A E Turn the Value Dial to move between the two pages Press the fourth Function Button Exit to return to the previous screen Assignable Faders The faders control the track level fa...

Page 54: ...TRACKS 1 4 MAPPING HUI EXIT BANK A CTRL TYPE ASSIGN FADERS 01 Preset FADER1 FADER2 FADER3 FADER4 TRACKS 1 4 MAPPING HUI EXIT BANK A CTRL TYPE BUTTONS 01 Preset MUTE1 o MUTE2 o MUTE3 o MUTE4 o TRACKS 1...

Page 55: ...the Mackie Control protocol HUI For use with a standard DAW that uses the HUI protocol 4 Make other changes in Control Mode by pressing the second Function Button Edit Controls or exit Control Mode b...

Page 56: ...ges and MMC messages Mackie Control Mackie For use with a standard DAW that uses the Mackie Control protocol HUI For use with a standard DAW that uses the HUI protocol None The Stop and Play transport...

Page 57: ...57 Saving and Loading Trigger Finger Pro lets you save Presets to its internal memory See the earlier Saving and Loading section to learn how to save your Presets to Trigger Finger Pro...

Page 58: ...ch bar can have up to 16 steps Each step is a note event a MIDI Note On message When you save a Sequence you are saving settings that are specific to its steps and their velocities bars and timing tem...

Page 59: ...ltaneously The pads velocities will also be recorded The recording Sequence will loop until you stop it As it loops if you record a step over an existing one it will replace it Otherwise your previous...

Page 60: ...nger Pro s Sequencer and your DAW Stop Press this to stop playback of Trigger Finger Pro s Sequencer and your DAW Record Rec Press this to record arm Trigger Finger Pro s Sequencer Loop Press this to...

Page 61: ...t the number of steps in each bar of a Sequence 1 Enter Sequence Mode by pressing the Sequence Mode Seq button 2 Set the total number of steps in each bar of the Sequence 01 16 by turning the fourth A...

Page 62: ...to learn how to set a Sequence s bar length and to set which bar you are viewing editing in the Step Switches 4 To add a step to the current bar for that pad press an unlit Step Switch To learn how t...

Page 63: ...the second Function Button Edit Velocity 4 Press the pad whose steps you want to erase The pad number will appear in the display and any steps for that pad in that bar will appear in the Step Switches...

Page 64: ...cond Function Button Clear All Be careful this cannot be undone 4 Make other changes or exit Sequence Mode by pressing the Sequence Mode Seq button or fourth Function Button Exit twice Tip You can per...

Page 65: ...ar or pressing and holding Select and then pressing one of Step Indicators 1 5 5 Turn the Value Dial to select a step and then press the Value Dial to select its velocity The currently selected step n...

Page 66: ...umbers in the first top row and their corresponding velocity values below them in the second row 4 Turn the fourth Assignable Button Vel to adjust the velocity value 00 127 5 Make other changes or exi...

Page 67: ...bars Important If you increase the number of bars the new bars will be added to the end of the Sequence If you decrease the number of bars and the removed bars contained steps those bars will not be...

Page 68: ...green Step Indicator marks the bar 1 2 3 or 4 where the Sequencer s current playhead position is located An aqua Step Indicator marks the number of the bar you are viewing if the Sequencer s current...

Page 69: ...ollowing Tap the Tempo button at the desired rate Trigger Finger Pro s Sequencer will detect and enter the new tempo based on the average the speed at which you tap Tip You can set the required number...

Page 70: ...Swing of a Sequence 1 Enter Sequence Mode by pressing the Sequence Mode Seq button 2 Turn the second Knob Swing to adjust the value 75 is the maximum setting completely swung 50 is the minimum settin...

Page 71: ...er Sequence Mode by pressing the Sequence Mode Seq button 2 Turn the third Knob Gate to adjust the value 99 is the maximum setting long notes 0 is the minimum setting extremely short notes certain dev...

Page 72: ...urn it into a triplet based Time Division by activating Step Switch 16 3 Exit Select Mode by releasing the Select Button Important The Time Division affects the rate of Roll Mode For more information...

Page 73: ...u want to copy by pressing Step Switch 1 2 3 or 4 The Step Indicator with the same number will light up aqua 3 Copy it by pressing Step Switch 7 Copy 4 Select the pad where you want to paste the step...

Page 74: ...olding the Select button Hold the button down for the duration of this process 2 Select the pad whose step pattern you want to copy by pressing it Then select the bar you want to copy by pressing Step...

Page 75: ...pcoming Sequence will start if another Sequence is currently playing EndSeq The next Sequence will start after the current Sequence has ended EndBar The next Sequence will start after the current bar...

Page 76: ...Locked feature and then save that Sequence it will be saved with the new timing settings NewSeq The next Sequence will use the timing settings that you saved with the Sequence Important If you do not...

Page 77: ...an still hit the pad to hear its sound Muting it just silences it in the Sequence To mute one or more pads 1 Enter Pad Mute Mode by pressing the Mute button 2 Press any pad or pads whose sounds you wa...

Page 78: ...f a column are lit the pad bank is active un muted If they are off the pad bank is muted 2 You can mute or un mute a pad bank by pressing either of the top two pads of its column Pressing the first to...

Page 79: ...o make sure you are viewing Page 2 If you are on Page 1 press the button to move to Page 2 3 Press the first Function Button Enable All All mutes and solos will be immediately disabled 4 Exit Sequence...

Page 80: ...its muted state When you un solo the pad it will return to its muted state To solo one or more pads 1 Enter Pad Solo Mode by pressing the Solo button 2 Press any pad or pads whose sounds you want to...

Page 81: ...o make sure you are viewing Page 2 If you are on Page 1 press the button to move to Page 2 3 Press the first Function Button Enable All All solos and mutes will be immediately disabled 4 Exit Sequence...

Page 82: ...ermined by the current Time Division setting Important The Time Division setting affects both Sequence playback and Pad Roll Mode In other words the rate of a pad roll will always correspond to the Se...

Page 83: ...00 127 When in Fixed Mode a pad will always send its note message at that velocity value 3 Exit Pad Mode by pressing the Pad Mode Button Pad Tip You can also set the Fixed Mode Velocity in the Prefere...

Page 84: ...This chapter describes how to edit the Preferences which you can save and then load in future sessions Important The exceptions to this are the MIDI channel and MIDI output When a pad or assignable co...

Page 85: ...be lit blue You can turn this LED on or off To activate or deactivate the Tempo button LED 1 Enter Preferences by pressing the third Function Button Prefs while in Performance Mode 2 Press the first...

Page 86: ...by pressing the third Function Button Prefs while in Performance Mode 2 Press the third Function Button More 3 Press the third Function Button Tap Average to cycle through the available options deter...

Page 87: ...will also send MIDI Clock information out over its USB Port and or MIDI Out jack Remember to set your DAW to receive MIDI Clock from an external source External Trigger Finger Pro will receive MIDI Cl...

Page 88: ...in your Preferences To change your Preferences MIDI channel and output configuration 1 Enter Preferences by pressing the third Function Button Prefs while in Performance Mode 2 Turn the first Assignab...

Page 89: ...r Preferences by pressing the third Function Button Prefs while in Performance Mode 2 Turn the third Assignable Knob Fix Vel to set the desired velocity 00 127 When in Fixed Mode a pad will always sen...

Page 90: ...fourth Assignable Knob Seq Vel to set the desired velocity 00 127 This is the Sequencer s overall velocity 3 Make other changes to your Preferences or exit Preferences by pressing the fourth Function...

Page 91: ...et the display s contrast 00 100 Press the second Function Button Night Mode to activate or deactivate Night Mode which keeps Step Switches 1 5 9 and 13 dimly lit at all times unless their lights are...

Page 92: ...pad i e the threshold At lower values more force is required to trigger the pad The opposite is true for higher values The default sensitivity is 16 Press the first Function Button Pads Curve to set...

Page 93: ...save Preferences to its internal memory See the earlier Saving and Loading section to learn how to save your Preferences to Trigger Finger Pro PREFERENCES LCD PADS BRIGHT 50 CONTRAST 100 GAIN 05 SENS...

Page 94: ...nd not send their messages to your external MIDI device This may be intentional e g if you want to use certain pad banks to send messages to your DAW while others send messages to your external device...

Page 95: ...m faders 4 banks Assignable Buttons 4 RGB backlit buttons 4 banks Step Switches 16 backlit buttons with 16 LED indicators above Inputs Outputs 1 USB port 1 5 pin MIDI out Power USB bus powered Power a...

Page 96: ...ks or service marks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Mackie Control and HUI are trademarks or registered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc Windows is a registered trademark of...

Page 97: ...m audio com...

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