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USB MIDI CONTROLLER

OWNER’S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for Graphite 25

Page 1: ...USB MIDI CONTROLLER OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...n Technologies 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge New York 11788 8816 Phone 1 800 3 SAMSON 1 800 372 6766 Fax 631 784 2201 www samsontech com Native Instruments NI and Komplete Elements are trademarks or regi...

Page 3: ...n accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment recovery and recycling Private household in the 25 member states of the EU in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic produ...

Page 4: ...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...

Page 5: ...ving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 11 Unplug the apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 12 Refer all servicing to qualified personnel...

Page 6: ...l Controls and Functions 11 Quick Start 12 Display Features 13 Graphite 25 Modes 14 Remote Control Presets 15 Preset Mode 16 Setup Mode 17 Zones 20 Performance Mode Parameters 22 Performance Controls...

Page 7: ...s In these pages you ll find a detailed description of the features of the Graphite 25 keyboard controller as well as a guided tour of its control panel and inst ructions for setup and use You ll also...

Page 8: ...display provides real time feedback MIDI Out USB and sustain pedal connections Compact design perfect for live performance and studio applications Dedicated Transpose and Octave buttons Pitch Bend an...

Page 9: ...saved 9 CHANNEL Buttons When preset No 1 or any User preset is selected pressing the CHANNEL buttons will shift the eight encoders and four function buttons by one MIDI channel to expand the working...

Page 10: ...otes off reset all controllers reset pitch bend and reset GM system messages 16 OCTAVE Buttons Press the OCTAVE buttons to shift the octave of the keyboard up or down a maximum of four octaves to exte...

Page 11: ...tandard USB cable from this port to the USB connection on a computer or iPad to provide power to the keyboard as well as to send and receive MIDI data 4 MIDI OUT Use a 5 pin MIDI cable to connect the...

Page 12: ...position 4 Launch your DAW or virtual instrument software and set the Graphite 25 as the MIDI Input and MIDI Output device 5 To use the Graphite 25 with an external MIDI device such as a sound module...

Page 13: ...encoders and function buttons set when the selected pre set is 01 or User preset The range is 1 4 When remote control preset is selected it will display Ch Displays the transmitting MIDI Channel of th...

Page 14: ...on the top panel the first 18 keys on the keyboard are also available to access functions and enter numerical data This mode is activated by pressing the SETUP button Refer to the section Setup Mode o...

Page 15: ...set The Graphite 25 utilizes virtual MIDI Out Port 5 and In Port B with the Mackie Control protocol to commu nicate to the software Specific control messages and data for the encoders buttons and slid...

Page 16: ...the controls set to access the most common functions directly from the Graphite 25 The communication between the computer and the keyboard is bidirectional and information from the software will appea...

Page 17: ...or after you finish editing all parameters for a controller The new values will be saved and updated on the display Note The encoder settings are saved into the current activated bank Press the BANK...

Page 18: ...DATA buttons or enter the number by pressing the numerical keys on the keyboard to select a curve Press the ENTER key or the ENTER button to confirm your setting and to save When you save your setting...

Page 19: ...rent control in the data area The value is also shown and will blink under the Val tag on the second row of the display Use the DATA buttons to change the value or enter the data by pressing the numer...

Page 20: ...essages to multiple outputs and more than one voice can be produced The PITCH BEND wheel MODULA TION wheel pedal and keyboard aftertouch are applied to all activated zones Note In Performance Mode the...

Page 21: ...most left key in the specific section of the keyboard 3 0 127 Zn Rang Note number of the most right key in the specific section of the keyboard 3 0 127 Zn Oct Octave shift for the specific section of...

Page 22: ...After hitting a key keep pressure on the key and the channel aftertouch value common to all keys message will be transmitted You can change the control of the aftertouch in Setup Mode p 17 The transm...

Page 23: ...the display The factory default settings for pads are listed in the Facto ry Default Settings on page 31 You can select the pad velocity curve change parameters or assign other controls to pads in Se...

Page 24: ...On message and press the button again to send the Off message The buttons can alternatively be set to Momentary abbreviated to M If the button is a control type press the button to send the control c...

Page 25: ...cord CC 114 Ch B0 72 7F 00 Ctrl Toggle The function of each button is assignable You can change parameters or assign other controls to these buttons through the setup function Please refer to Setup Mo...

Page 26: ...l switch is set to On This is the default setting Messages sent to Port 3 and Port 4 will not be transmitted through the MIDI Out terminal Messages received from external device or computer software t...

Page 27: ...27 Graphite 25 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller Operational Flow Chart...

Page 28: ...ller Controller 37 Portamento time Controller 38 Data entry Controller 39 Channel Volume Controller 40 Balance Controller 41 Undefined Controller 42 Pan Controller 43 Expression Controller 44 Effect c...

Page 29: ...er 114 Undefined Controller 115 Undefined Controller 116 Undefined Controller 117 Undefined Controller 118 Undefined Controller 119 Undefined Controller 120 All Sound Off Controller 121 Reset All Cont...

Page 30: ...1 FORWARD MMC 162 REWIND MMC 163 RECORD STROBE MMC 164 RECORD EXIT MMC 165 RECORD PAUSE MMC 166 PAUSE MMC 167 EJECT MMC 168 CHASE MMC 169 COMMAND ERROR RESET MMC 170 MMC RESET MMC 171 Pitch Bend Pitch...

Page 31: ...2 F1 Button CC 16 Ch C T F2 Button CC 17 Ch C T F3 Button CC 18 Ch C T F4 Button CC 19 Ch C T Button CC 116 Ch C M Button CC 117 Ch C M Button CC 118 Ch C M Button CC 119 Ch C M Button CC 114 Ch C M A...

Page 32: ...MSB 0 0 0 LSB 0 0 0 Port 1 2 3 Channel 1 Range 0 0 0 Range 127 127 127 Octave 0 0 0 Transpose 0 0 0 Other Factory Settings Parameter Setting Options Bank 1 1 4 Ch 0 15 Mute Off On Off Local On On Off...

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Page 34: ...Transpose Operation Controls MAIN SETUP PRESET ZONE PAD A B BANK CHANNEL PAGE DATA ENTER Presets 30 1 Graphite 2 10 Remote Control 11 30 User Functions Keys 0 9 Enter Mute Aftertouch KB Vel Pad Vel Lo...

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Page 36: ...Samson Technologies 45 Gilpin Avenue Hauppauge New York 11788 8816 Phone 1 800 3 SAMSON 1 800 372 6766 Fax 631 784 2201 www samsontech com...

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