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PROXIMITAR

   English User Manual   

          Revision 1.4

      Copyright © 2018 
  Proximitar Technologies
           Tokyo Japan

Motion Sensing MIDI Controller

Model X27

210-105563

ID: MCQ-S2CTH

Summary of Contents for X27

Page 1: ...PROXIMITAR English User Manual Revision 1 4 Copyright 2018 Proximitar Technologies Tokyo Japan Motion Sensing MIDI Controller Model X27 210 105563 ID MCQ S2CTH ...

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Page 3: ...e 9 Sensor Core Menus Page 10 11 Base Station Menus Page 12 13 The SD Card Page 14 Sample Palette Instruments Page 15 Sample Palette Scale Layouts Page 16 Sample Palette Chord Layouts Page 17 Getting Ready to Play Page 18 19 Killing Sustaining Instruments Page 20 Using the Trigger Hood Page 20 Sensor Core Battery Charging Page 21 Online Software Page 22 Web Preview Page 22 3 ...

Page 4: ...Base Station ...

Page 5: ...P PROXIMITAR Sensor Core Power On Button Charge Jack Antenna Trigger Sensors Guide LED Proximity Sensor Enter Button Menu Back Button Up Down Buttons Strap Mounts Strap Mounts 5 ...

Page 6: ...Holding the Sensor Core Keep wrist straight Triggers Watch red dot size Keep red dot in left palm Move left arm to vary distance 6 ...

Page 7: ...priate distance and angle in line with guide LED 0 13cm 5 26cm 10 39cm 15 Distance between left hand and sensor core Upper Trigger Lower Trigger Upper Trigger Upper Trigger Lower Trigger Lower Trigger 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Events Events 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Tilt up to play Events 1 8 Tilt down to play events 17 24 7 ...

Page 8: ...iggering a Proximitar palette event can play the whole orchestra including percussion See example events below Piano single note Piano multiple notes Piano Trumpet single notes Piano Trumpet multiple notes Organ sustaining multiple notes Kill organ sustain Cymbal Kill organ sustain snare bass drum cymbal Palettes are created using the online Palette Builder application 8 Instruments can be set to ...

Page 9: ...ette 4 Palette 3 A 3D sphere contains four palettes of 24 events each for a total of 96 events To change palettes rotate body to desired position and begin playing Palettes are combined into spheres using the online Sphere Builder application 9 ...

Page 10: ... 000 load palette to play mode to play mode shut down mode folder sphere load sphere to play mode Sensor Core Menus mode folder palette SN SCR AOD RST TCH TRG CH TRN 00 032 3 yes on of 18 115 001 123 ESC enter menu back up down 10 ...

Page 11: ...to play mode OFF Pressing enter will shut down Sensor Core SET Settings contains a sub menu with the following 8 controls SN SCR AOD RST TCH TRG CH TRN Transpose is used to shift a palette up or down by the selected number of half steps The sign shifts down no sign shifts up Transpose is automatically reset to zero when a palette is loaded so palette must be loaded prior to the shift Range 18 to 1...

Page 12: ...t Radio Ch Next Yes Return to Play Next Yes Radio Channel Next Yes SD Card Mounted Play Mode No SD Card Found Play Mode Base Station Menus enter menu back up down menu back Proximitar Play Mode Waiting For Data Exit Retry Exit Save 000 114 012 Exit 12 ...

Page 13: ...r listening for Sensor Core commands The Base Station must be returned to play mode to resume The menu mode options are as follows Load Web Data This menu is used when previewing palettes that are in the process of being built using the online Palette Builder application See page 22 for detailed instructions Return to play Pressing enter leaves menu mode and returns to play mode Reset Radio Ch Pre...

Page 14: ...ontain additional characters however the folders must begin with 2d1 2d9 3d1 3d9 See below 2d1 2d2 2d3 2d4 2d5 2d6 2d8 2d9 3d2 2d7 3d1 3d3 3d4 3d5 3d6 3d7 3d8 3d9 Sample palettes and spheres are located in the following folders 2d1 C Major Scale Palettes 2d3 A Minor Scale Palettes 2d2 Chord Palettes in C Major 2d4 Chord Palettes in A Minor 1 128 no sustain 501 628 with sustain 1 128 no sustain 501...

Page 15: ...a 060 Muted Trumpet 061 French Horn 062 Brass Section 063 SynthBrass 1 064 SynthBrass 2 065 Soprano Sax 066 Alto Sax 067 Tenor Sax 068 Baritone Sax 069 Oboe 070 English Horn 071 Bassoon 072 Clarinet 073 Piccolo 074 Flute 075 Recorder 076 Pan Flute 077 Blown Bottle 078 Shakuhachi 079 Whistle 080 Ocarina 081 Lead 1 square 082 Lead 2 sawtooth 083 Lead 3 calliope 084 Lead 4 chif 085 Lead 5 charang 086...

Page 16: ... Sample Palette Layouts C D E F G A B C C D E F G A B C C B E F G A B C A B C D E F G A A B C D E F G A A B C D E F G A C Major Scale Palettes A Minor Scale Palettes Octave One Octave Two Octave Three 16 ...

Page 17: ...d Sample palettes are organized into three octaves in either C major or A minor keys The key can easily be shifted by using the transpose function in the Sensor Core settings menu See page 18 In addition the key can be changed by uploading the fle to the online Proximitar Palette Editor App Please note palettes can be laid out in many diferent ways The sample palettes are organized in only one of ...

Page 18: ...t palette Press the menu button The display will go of and the guide LED will illuminate The Proximitar is now ready to play Transposing Palette Key ESC will appear Press any up or down button until appears Press enter will appear Press the menu button Press enter again will appear Use the up or down buttons to set desired number of half steps to transpose Toggle minus sign to shift up down Press ...

Page 19: ...lect desired sphere number Loading 3d Spheres Press enter The Base Station display will show the name and number of loaded sphere Repeat to load diferent sphere Press the menu button The Sensor Core display will go of and the guide LED will fash Tapping either trigger will enter the sphere setting the current position to palette one See below The guide LED will stop fashing The Proximitar is now r...

Page 20: ...he unit will exit the sphere The guide LED will again begin fashing Tapping either trigger will re enter the sphere setting the current position to palette one Using the Trigger Hood Bright sun light will interfere with the infrared trigger sensors A trigger hood is included for playing in excessively bright conditions Attach the hood as shown below Velcro Tab Hood Elastic Band Correct Incorrect 2...

Page 21: ...r While charging the LED will turn red When the battery is fully charged the charger LED will turn blue P 21 Charger USB wall adapter E S C E S C E S C Proximitar Online Software Palette and Sphere fles are created and edited using Proximitar s Online Apps Files are uploaded and downloaded using a web browser Windows Mac Linux The fles can then be copied to the SD Card for use Software installatio...

Page 22: ...g any 2d palette Set computer volume level to 50 60 Click the generate preview button in the Online App An audio player will appear Press the menu button on the base station The frst menu choice is Load Web Data Press Enter yes You will then see Waiting for Data Click play on the computer audio player The Base Station display should indicate that the data was loaded The palette is then ready to pl...

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