Roland Cakewalk A-500S Owner'S Manual Download

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Quick Page Reference Table

Before you begin

Names of Things and What They Do

p. 10

Driver Installation and Settings

p. 13

Basic Connections and MIDI Flow

p. 24

System Settings

p. 47

Using the MIDI functionality

Use MIDI Functionality

p. 27

Play

p. 29

Features useful when playing

Pitch Bend

Modulation

Hold

Expression

Octave Shift

Setting the MIDI transmit channel

p. 31

Selecting sounds on a sound module

p. 32

Transmitting a program change message

p. 33

Transmitting a bank select LSB message

p. 34

Transmitting a bank select MSB message

p. 35

Starting/stopping playback of the performance data of a sequencer or other device

p. 36

Starting playback—Transmitting a start message

p. 37

Stopping playback—Transmitting a stop message

p. 38

Continuing playback from the current location—Transmitting a continue message

p. 39

Transmitting messages to an external MIDI sound module

p. 40

Transmitting a poly mode on message

p. 40

Transmitting a mono mode on message

p. 41

Transmitting a portamento on message

p. 42

Transmitting a portamento off message

p. 43

Transmitting a GM2 system on message

p. 44

Transmitting a reset message

p. 45

Transmitting the value of a specific parameter

p. 46

Making system settings

F8 CLOCK

VELOCITY CURVE

KEY VELOCITY

MIDI I/F MODE

VALUE KNOB

FACTORY RESET

Troubleshooting

Problems when installing the driver

p. 62

Problems with settings

p. 65

Problems when playing

p. 66

A-500S_e.book 9 ページ２０１０年２月１９日　金曜日　午後８時３分

Summary of Contents for Cakewalk A-500S

Page 1: ...A 500S_e book 1 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 2: ...ntitled USING THE UNIT SAFELY and IMPORTANT NOTES p 3 p 5 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference A 500S_e book 2 ページ２０...

Page 3: ...etailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the separate sheet titled Information when The AC adaptor or the power supply cord has been damaged or If smoke or unusual odor occurs Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spilled onto the unit or The unit has been exposed to rain or otherwise has become wet or The unit does not appear to operate norm...

Page 4: ...lation and lead to fire 104 Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children 106 Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit 107c Never handle the AC adaptor or its plugs with wet hands when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit 108b Before moving the unit disconnect the AC ad...

Page 5: ...to remain on top of the keyboard This can be the cause of malfunction such as keys ceasing to produce sound 360 Depending on the material and temperature of the surface on which you place the unit its rubber feet may discolor or mar the surface You can place a piece of felt or cloth under the rubber feet to prevent this from happening If you do so please make sure that the unit will not slip or mo...

Page 6: ...MIDI connection Transmitting MIDI messages to an external MIDI sound module etc 26 Basic connections 26 MIDI flow 26 Use MIDI Functionality 27 How to switch modes 27 PLAY mode 27 UTILITY mode 28 Play 29 Features useful when playing 30 Setting the MIDI transmit channel 31 Selecting sounds on a sound module Transmitting program change bank select massages 32 Transmitting a program change message 33 ...

Page 7: ...endices 54 Driver signing option settings Windows XP 54 Reinstalling the driver 54 Removing the driver 55 Power management settings 57 Windows 7 users 57 Windows Vista users 57 Windows XP users 58 Macintosh users 58 System Performance settings Windows 59 Windows 7 users 59 Windows Vista users 59 Windows XP users 60 About standard driver mode Windows XP 61 Installing the standard driver 61 Input ou...

Page 8: ...cked with a lavish array of high quality music production tools is included Avoid touching or scratching the shiny underside encoded surface of the disc Damaged or dirty discs may not be read properly Keep your discs clean using a commercially available CD cleaner DO NOT play a CD ROM or DVD ROM disc on a conventional audio CD player The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent...

Page 9: ...her device p 36 Starting playback Transmitting a start message p 37 Stopping playback Transmitting a stop message p 38 Continuing playback from the current location Transmitting a continue message p 39 Transmitting messages to an external MIDI sound module p 40 Transmitting a poly mode on message p 40 Transmitting a mono mode on message p 41 Transmitting a portamento on message p 42 Transmitting a...

Page 10: ...nsmits a Start message FAh PGM CHANGE button Transmits program change messages on the current channel In CONTROLLER mode p 36 this transmits a Stop message FCh Pitch Bend Modulation lever This lever can be used to modify the pitch or apply vibrato Panel Number Operating a controller will cause its current value to appear in the display for a time USB Lights if the A 500S is connected to your compu...

Page 11: ...f the AC adaptor is connected and batteries are inserted the power supplied by the AC adaptor is used If you disconnect the AC adaptor the power supplied by the batteries is used OFF Power is off USB Power on using a USB cable when not using the AC adaptor USB BUS power can be used when the A 500S is connected to your computer via a USB cable In this case the power will be supplied from your compu...

Page 12: ...area with running water if any of the discharge has entered the eyes 5 Never keep batteries together with metallic objects such as ballpoint pens necklaces hairpins etc 1 Make sure that the power switch is turned off 2 Remove the battery cover located on the rear panel of the A 500S When turning the unit upside down get a bunch of newspapers or magazines and place them under the four corners or at...

Page 13: ... is a driver A driver is software that transfers data between the A 500S and the application software on your computer when the A 500S is connected to your computer If you want to use the A 500S in Standard driver mode refer to About standard driver mode Windows XP p 61 1 2 Input output device settings Install the driver Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X p 14 p 16 p 17 p 19 p 20 p 21 A 5...

Page 14: ...if you don t know the version of your operating system check your operating system as described below If System type indicates 64 bit Operating System you have the 64 bit version Windows 7 users Open Control Panel click System and Security and then click System If the Control Panel shows the icon view click System Windows Vista users Open Control Panel click System and Maintenance and then click S...

Page 15: ...s in the wrong order you risk causing malfunction and or damage to speakers and other devices 9 Set the A 500S s power switch to the OFF position 10 Use a USB cable to connect the A 500S to your computer 11 Set the A 500S s power switch to the USB position The driver will be installed automatically It can take several minutes for the driver installation to complete This unit is equipped with a pro...

Page 16: ...h Windows 7 or Windows Vista cannot use the A 500S s MIDI input output device This completes driver installation and settings Input output device settings MIDI output device A 500S MIDI OUT MIDI input device A 500S Caution when recording or playing back with your software Check the following points before you use the A 500S to record or play back Connect the A 500S to your computer before you star...

Page 17: ...f the Install Program As Other User dialog box appears click Cancel to terminate the installation log on to Windows using an administrator account and perform the installation once again 5 The screen will indicate A 500S Driver will be installed on your computer Click Next If any other message appears proceed as directed by the message 6 To begin the installation click Next If the Software Install...

Page 18: ...d will appear It may take between ten seconds to several minutes until the Found New Hardware Wizard appears If you are asked whether you want to connect to Windows Update choose No and click Next fig XP 8e eps 2 Choose Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 3 If the Hardware Installation dialog box appears click Continue Anyway to proceed with the installation If you are un...

Page 19: ...onnector of the A 500S 1 Open the Control Panel click Sounds Speech and Audio Devices and then double click the Sounds and Audio Devices If you re using the Classic view double click the Sounds and Audio Devices icon 2 Click the Audio tab to open it and in the MIDI Music Playback area select A 500S MIDI OUT 3 Click OK to complete the setting This completes driver installation and settings Input ou...

Page 20: ... ROM to start up the installer A message concerned with checking whether installation is possible may appear If so click Continue If a message indicating that installation is not possible appears check the operating system you re using and perform step 4 5 The screen will indicate Welcome to the A 500S Driver Installer Click Continue 6 If the display indicates Select a Destination click your start...

Page 21: ... before the unit will operate normally Next you need to set your software so it can use the A 500S 1 In the Applications Utilities folder double click Audio MIDI Setup to start it up 2 Access the dialog box Mac OS X 10 6 or later From the Window menu choose Show MIDI Window to open MIDI Studio Mac OS X 10 5 or earlier Click the MIDI Devices tab 3 Verify that the A 500S is shown in the MIDI Studio ...

Page 22: ...n by using the mouse to drag between them fig osx3 j 7 Check to make sure that MIDI transmission and reception takes place normally Proceed as follows 1 Click Test Setup 2 Try playing the keyboard of the A 500S If the corresponding port s arrow in the MIDI Studio or Audio MIDI Settings dialog box blinks the settings are made correctly 3 Click Test Setup once again to end the test 8 Close the MIDI ...

Page 23: ...Macintosh and turn on the power before you start up your software Do not switch off the power to the A 500S or disconnect the USB cable from your Macintosh while the software is running Close the software you re using before you disconnect the A 500S s USB cable from your Macintosh The A 500S will not work with the Mac OS X Classic environment Use the A 500S when the classic environment is not run...

Page 24: ... from the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever and VALUE knob The port assignment determines how the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever and VALUE knob are mapped to A 500S A 500S KEYBOARD The messages of the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever VALUE knob hold pedal and expression pedal will be transmitted from here It is not necessary to connect the AC adaptor if you are using a USB connection ...

Page 25: ...s will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector of the A 500S itself Turn MIDI I F MODE ON as described in MIDI I F MODE p 50 MIDI IN DEVICE A 500S This port receives messages from the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever and VALUE knob The port assignment determines how the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever and VALUE knob are mapped to A 500S A 500S KEYBOARD The messages of the keyboard Pitc...

Page 26: ...connection Transmitting MIDI messages to an external MIDI sound module etc Basic connections MIDI flow A 500S KEYBOARD The messages of the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever VALUE knob hold pedal and expression pedal will be transmitted from here AC adaptor sold separately MIDI IN DP series sold separately EV 5 sold separately Roland MIDI sound module sold separately MIDI OUT A 500S A 500S KEYBO...

Page 27: ...n completed within the UTILITY mode You will also return to PLAY mode if you cancel an operation within UTILITY mode In this case the setting you had been making will be discarded Functions in PLAY mode How to switch modes PLAY mode Play Transmit MIDI messages by playing the keyboard or operating the Pitch Bend Modulation lever VALUE knob hold pedal and expression pedal p 29 Specify the MIDI trans...

Page 28: ... message This switches the bank Transmit bank select MSB CC 00 message p 35 Continue playback from the current location This transmits a continue message FBh playback that had been paused will continue from the current location p 39 Transmit a poly mode on message Sets the voice mode to poly mode p 40 Transmit a mono mode on message Sets the voice mode to mono mode p 41 Transmit a portamento on me...

Page 29: ...el on the sound module software is using to receive on Use MIDI Channel mode to set the MIDI transmit channel Setting the MIDI transmit channel p 31 2 Select a sound on your MIDI sound module Selecting Sounds on a Sound Module p 32 3 Once you have finished making settings try playing the keyboard When you play the keyboard MIDI messages are sent to the sound module software Since the A 500S does n...

Page 30: ... of your sound module Adding a sustain effect to notes Hold If a pedal switch or foot switch one from the DP series or BOSS FS 5U sold separately is connected to the rear panel HOLD jack you can press the foot switch to make notes continue sounding even after you remove your hand from the keyboard the Hold function This will transmit the MIDI message hold 1 CC 64 The hold on message data 127 is tr...

Page 31: ...he current channel setting 2 Use the VALUE knob to specify the desired channel number The current channel has now been set In CONTROLLER mode p 36 pressing the MIDI CH button will transmit a Start message FAh Setting the MIDI transmit channel Value range 1 16 PLAY Current channel The current channel is the transmit channel for the keyboard Pitch Bend Modulation lever VALUE knob hold pedal and expr...

Page 32: ...ank select MSB message p 35 Selecting sounds on a sound module Transmitting program change bank select massages What is a bank MIDI sound modules organize their numerous sounds in various groups according to the category of sound These groups are called banks Program change messages can only select sounds within the same bank but by using these in conjunction with bank select messages you can sele...

Page 33: ...display will indicate the program change that was transmitted most recently 2 Use the VALUE knob to specify the program change you want to transmit The program change message has now been transmitted In CONTROLLER mode p 36 pressing the PGM CHANGE button will transmit a stop message FCh Transmitting a program change message Value range 0 127 PLAY 2 1 A 500S_e book 33 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 34: ...ANK 3 3 Use the VALUE knob or the 0 9 keys of the keyboard to specify the bank select LSB that you want to transmit The area displays the currently set value If it has not been set the default setting will be displayed Even if you change the type or mode of the MIDI message that is assigned the default setting will be displayed This will be lit if the value is the same as the currently set value o...

Page 35: ... BANK 2 3 Use the VALUE knob or the 0 9 keys of the keyboard to specify the bank select MSB that you want to transmit The area displays the currently set value If it has not been set the default setting will be displayed Even if you change the type or mode of the MIDI message that is assigned the default setting will be displayed This will be lit if the value is the same as the currently set value...

Page 36: ...e To switch the A 500S to CONTROLLER mode If you simultaneously press the MIDI CH button and the PGM CHANGE button the MIDI CH button and PGM CHANGE button will light and the A 500S will be in CONTROLLER mode If you again press the MIDI CH button and PGM CHANGE button simultaneously the MIDI CH button and PGM CHANGE button will go dark and the A 500S will be in Normal PLAY mode CONTROLLER mode wor...

Page 37: ...sly press the MIDI CH button and the PGM CHANGE button the MIDI CH button and PGM CHANGE button will light and the A 500S will be in CONTROLLER mode fig fig MIDIch 2 Press the MIDI CH button The start message has now been transmitted Starting playback Transmitting a start message PLAY CONTROLLER 1 2 A 500S_e book 37 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 38: ...y press the MIDI CH button and the PGM CHANGE button the MIDI CH button and PGM CHANGE button will light and the A 500S will be in CONTROLLER mode fig fig Program 2 Press the PGM CHANGE button The stop message has now been transmitted Stopping playback Transmitting a stop message PLAY CONTROLLER 1 2 A 500S_e book 38 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 39: ...he display will indicate UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig fig cont 2 Press the CONT key The display will indicate CNT and blink fig MIDIch 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The continue message has now been transmitted Continuing playback from the current location Transmitting a continue message 2 1 3 A 500S_e b...

Page 40: ...button and PGM CHANGE button down The display will indicate UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig poly 2 Press the POLY key The display will indicate PLY and blink fig fig enter 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The poly mode on message has now been transmitted Transmitting messages to an external MIDI sound module M...

Page 41: ...utton and PGM CHANGE button down The display will indicate UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig mno 2 Press the MONO key The display will indicate MNO and blink fig fig enter 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The mono mode on message has now been transmitted Transmitting a mono mode on message 2 1 3 A 500S_e book 41...

Page 42: ... button down The display will indicate UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig pon 2 Press the PORTA ON key The display will indicate PON and blink fig fig enter 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The portamento on message has now been transmitted Transmitting a portamento on message 2 1 3 A 500S_e book 42 ページ２０１０年２月１９...

Page 43: ...UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig pon 2 Press the PORTA OFF key The display will indicate POF and blink fig fig enter 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The portamento off message has now been transmitted Transmitting a portamento off message 2 1 3 A 500S_e book 43 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 44: ...dicate UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig gm2 2 Press the GM2 SYS ON key The display will indicate GM2 and blink fig fig enter 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The GM2 system on message has now been transmitted Transmitting a GM2 system on message 2 1 3 A 500S_e book 44 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 45: ...ransmitted on all channels fig panic 1 fig utl 1 Simultaneously hold the MIDI CH button and PGM CHANGE button down The display will indicate UTL and the A 500S enters UTILITY mode fig pnc 2 Press the PANIC key The display will indicate PNC and blink fig fig enter 3 Press the ENTER button The setting will be cancelled if you press another button instead of the ENTER button The reset message has now...

Page 46: ...ROLLER mode 2 Operate the VALUE knob The value of the parameter you assigned will be transmitted Transmitting the value of a specific parameter PLAY CONTROLLER Specified parameters The A 500S lets you assign a specific parameter to the VALUE knob so that the value of that parameter will be transmitted when you operate the VALUE knob To assign a parameter In UTILITY mode System settings specify the...

Page 47: ...cify the default value of the F8 Clock After the power is turned on this tempo will continue to be output until you move a controller to which TEMPO is assigned 120 p 48 VELOCITY CURVE 2 When you play the keyboard of the A 500S note messages will be transmitted with a velocity value that corresponds to your playing strength By setting the VELOCITY CURVE you can modify the keyboard s sensitivity an...

Page 48: ...N or OFF 5 Press the ENTER button Perform steps 1 3 p 47 4 Use the VALUE knob or the 0 9 keys to specify F8 CLOCK DEFAULT TEMPO Value range 20 250 The specified value will indicate in the display 5 Press the ENTER button F8 CLOCK ON OFF Keyboard 0 F8 CLOCK DEFAULT TEMPO Keyboard 1 Keyboard Setting 0 OFF 1 ON A 500S_e book 48 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 49: ... 2 MEDIUM The keyboard sensitivity will be normal 5 2 HEAVY High velocity values will be produced only if you play the keyboard strongly 6 3 LIGHT Variations in your playing strength will produce natural sounding changes in volume High velocity values will be produced even if you play the keyboard softly 7 3 MEDIUM The keyboard sensitivity will be normal 8 3 HEAVY High velocity values will be prod...

Page 50: ...ton KEY VELOCITY Keyboard 3 Keyboard Display Mode Description 0 TOUCH Velocity values will be transmitted according to the keyboard sensitivity and curve you selected in VELOCITY CURVE p 49 1 127 Fixed value Velocity will be transmitted at the specified value regardless of how strongly you play the keyboard MIDI I F MODE Keyboard 4 Keyboard Display Mode Description 0 MIDI I F MODE OFF MIDI message...

Page 51: ... KNOB Keyboard 5 Specified parameters The A 500S lets you assign a specific parameter to the VALUE knob so that the value of that parameter will be transmitted when you operate the VALUE knob To transmit the value of a specific parameter If you re in CONTROLLER mode p 36 operating the VALUE knob will transmit the value of a specific parameter Transmitting the value of a specific parameter p 46 A 5...

Page 52: ... CHORUS LEVEL Assigns the CHORUS LEVEL parameter to the VALUE knob CHORUS LEVEL 0 127 REVERB LEVEL Assigns the REVERB LEVEL parameter to the VALUE knob REVERB LEVEL 0 127 KEY VELOCITY Assigns the KEY VELOCITY parameter to the VALUE knob In KEY VELOCITY MODE the velocity value is fixed The A 500S transmits velocity values that correspond to the force with which you play the keyboard but if KEY VELO...

Page 53: ...he keyboard to specify the control change number 7 Press the ENTER button Perform steps 1 3 p 47 fig rst 4 The display will indicate RST fig yes 5 Press the ENTER button The display will blink YES and blink Press the ENTER button FACTORY RESET Keyboard 6 A 500S_e book 53 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 54: ...og box choose Warn or Ignore and click OK 4 Click OK to close the System Properties dialog box 5 Install the driver as described in the procedure for Installing the driver p 14 Once you ve finished installing the driver change the driver signing options back to their original settings If a problem occurred while installing the driver use the following procedure to reinstall it 1 Uninstall the A 50...

Page 55: ...is computer administrator such as Administrator 2 Insert the included A 500S CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive 3 On the CD ROM navigate to the following folder and double click Uninstal exe 4 A user account control dialog box will appear click Yes or Continue 5 The screen will indicate The installed A 500S Driver will be uninstalled Click OK If any other message appears proceed as directed ...

Page 56: ... This uninstalls A 500S driver from this Macintosh Click Uninstall If any other message appears proceed as directed by the message 5 The screen will indicate Are you sure to uninstall the driver Click OK 6 An Authenticate dialog box or the dialog that asks to type your password will appear Enter the password and click OK 7 The screen will indicate Uninstallation is completed Click Restart to resta...

Page 57: ... symbol for Turn off hard disk after to open it 6 Click Setting Minutes and click the down arrow to change the setting to Never 7 Click OK to close the Power Options window 8 Close the Edit Plan Settings screen 1 Open the Control Panel click System and Maintenance and then click Power Options If you re using the Classic view double click the Power Options icon 2 In Select a power plan choose High ...

Page 58: ...uble click the Power Options icon 2 Click the Power Schemes tab and in the Power Schemes field select Always On 3 Click OK to close Power Options Properties 1 In System Preferences click Energy Saver 2 Click Options 3 In the Processor Performance field choose Highest On some Macintosh it may not be possible to set the Processor Performance Windows XP users Macintosh users A 500S_e book 58 ページ２０１０...

Page 59: ...d tab 5 Choose Background services and click OK 6 Click OK to close System Properties 1 Open the Control Panel click System and Maintenance and click System If you re using the Classic view double click the System icon 2 In the list of tasks shown at the left click Advanced System Settings 3 A User Account Control dialog box will appear click Continue If you re asked to enter an administrator pass...

Page 60: ... System If you re using the Classic view double click the System icon 2 Click the Advanced tab and click Performance Settings 3 Click the Advanced tab 4 Choose Background services and click OK 5 Click OK to close System Properties Windows XP users A 500S_e book 60 ページ２０１０年２月１９日金曜日午後８時３分 ...

Page 61: ...r 6 Set the A 500S s power switch to the USB position The driver will be installed automatically In order to use the A 500S with your software you ll need to choose the A 500S as the MIDI input output device For details on how to make this setting refer to the documentation of your software For details on settings for using the A 500S with Windows Media Player refer to Input output device settings...

Page 62: ...e on the network Could you have connected the A 500S to your computer before installing the driver If you connect the A 500S to your computer before installing the driver an error message may appear when you begin the installation Uninstall the A 500S driver as described in Removing the driver p 55 and then install the A 500S driver once again as described in Driver Installation and Settings p 13 ...

Page 63: ...his is not a malfunction Please wait until the Found New Hardware Wizard appears Is the A 500S connected Make sure that the A 500S is correctly connected to your computer Could your computer be operating on its battery Operation may be unstable if your computer is operating on battery power Please use your computer with its power supply connected Could you be using a bus powered USB hub a hub that...

Page 64: ...ugh the driver has already been installed This behavior does not indicate a malfunction Install the driver as described in step 10 of Installing the driver p 18 Could you have connected the A 500S to a different USB port If you connect the A 500S to a different USB port some operating systems may automatically add a number to the beginning of the device name but this should not be a problem when u...

Page 65: ...ftware that s using the A 500S Next switch off the A 500S s power then turn it back on again If this does not solve the problem restart your computer Could you have disconnected and reconnected the USB cable while using the A 500S Close all software that s using the A 500S Next switch off the A 500S s power then turn it back on again If this does not solve the problem restart your computer Could t...

Page 66: ... in the taskbar Have you tried Windows Update or Microsoft Update Windows Try using Windows Update or Microsoft Update provided by the Microsoft Corporation to update your system to the latest version Try disabling the LAN In your computer s Device Manager try disabling LAN wired wireless If this eliminates the clicks and pops it may be that updating your LAN driver or BIOS may solve the problem C...

Page 67: ...software that s using the A 500S Next switch off the A 500S s power then turn it back on again If this does not solve the problem restart your computer Could the A 500S have been connected when the computer started up On some computers the A 500S may be unusable if it is already connected when the computer starts up Start up your computer and then connect the A 500S A software synthesizer produces...

Page 68: ...nd byte 3rd byte BnH 01H vvH n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 vv Modulation depth 00H 7FH 0 127 Transmitted when you press the Modulation Controller in Play mode RPN MSB LSB Controller number 100 101 Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 65H mmH BnH 64H llH n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 mm upper byte of parameter number specified by RPN ll lower byte of parameter number specified by RPN RPN Data e...

Page 69: ...number 121 Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 79H 00H n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 Transmitted in Panic All notes off Controller number 123 Status 2nd byte 3rd byte BnH 7BH 00H n MIDI channel number 0H FH Ch 1 16 Transmitted in Panic System realtime message In addition to the Active Sensing messages that are transmitted constantly the A 500S allows you to assign the following system realtime mess...

Page 70: ...ssion of the 7 bit hexadecimal value 12 34H From the preceding table 12H 18 and 34H 52 Thus this is 18 x 128 52 2356 Example3 What is the decimal expression of the nibble expressed value 0A 03 09 0D From the preceding table 0AH 10 03H 3 09H 9 and 0DH 13 Thus this is 10 x 16 3 x 16 9 x 16 13 41885 Example4 What is the nibble expressed value of decimal 1258 1258 16 78 quotient 10 remainder 78 16 4 q...

Page 71: ...ct Tune Request Clock Commands All Sound Off ResetAllControllers Local On Off All Notes Off Active Sensing System Reset 1 1 16 Mode 3 OMNION MONO POLY O 9n v 1 127 O 9n v 0 O 0 127 X O O O 0 127 O 1 X X X O O O 2 120 O 2 121 X O 2 123 O O X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 GM2 SYSTEM ON only 2 When PANIC is transmitted MIDI KEYBOARD CONTROLLER Model A 500S Date Aug 01 2009 Ver...

Page 72: ...aw 150 mA Expected battery life under continuous use Alkaline 10 hours This figure will vary depending on the actual conditions of use Dimensions 833 W x 183 8 D x 84 H mm 32 13 16 W x 7 1 4 D x 3 5 16 H inches Weight 2 7 kg 6 lbs Accessories A 500S CD ROM Cakewalk Production Plus Pack DVD ROM USB Cable Owner s Manual Cakewalk Production Plus Pack installation guide License agreement Options AC Ad...

Page 73: ...ROLLER mode 36 Transmitting the value of a specific parameter 27 46 What is CONTROLLER mode 36 Current Channel 31 D Data Out 10 DC 11 Display 10 Driver 13 Driver Signing Options Settings 54 E Enter Button 10 Expression 30 EXPRESSION jack 11 F F TUNE 52 F8 Clock F8 Clock Default Tempo 47 48 F8 Clock On Off 47 48 Factory Reset 47 53 FAh 37 FBh 39 Features Useful When Playing Applying pitch changes t...

Page 74: ...itch Bend 27 30 Pitch Bend Change 68 Pitch Bend Modulation lever 10 PLAY Mode Functions in PLAY mode 27 Play 27 29 Setting the MIDI Transmit Channel 27 31 Starting Playback 27 37 Stopping Playback 27 38 To switch the A 500S to PLAY mode 27 Transmitting a Program Change Message 27 33 Transmitting the value of a specific parameter 27 46 What is PLAY mode 27 PLY 40 PNC 45 POF 43 POLY 40 Poly Mode Tra...

Page 75: ...5 USB connector 11 UTILITY Mode 40 42 Continue playback from the current location 28 39 Functions in UTILITY mode 28 Make system settings 28 To switch the A 500S to UTILITY mode 28 Transmitting a Bank Select LSB message 28 34 Transmitting a Bank Select MSB message 28 35 Transmitting a GM2 System On message 28 44 Transmitting a Mono Mode On message 28 41 Transmitting a Poly Mode On message 28 Trans...

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Page 79: ...on This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turni...

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