Using the Oxygen 8 in your Application Software
Once the Oxygen 8 driver has been installed, you will need to configure your
MIDI application software to utilize the Oxygen 8. The manner in which this is
done varies between applications, so we can just cover the basics here.
Generally with both the Mac and PC, most MIDI applications have a MIDI port
configuration or settings dialog box, sometimes called “MIDI Devices” or “MIDI
Setup.” It is within this dialog box that you will select or enable your MIDI input
and output devices.
If the Oxygen 8 drivers are properly installed, then the port selection in this case
will be the KEYSTATION In-1 (or “Port 1” on the Mac) in the input column, and
then KEYSTATION Out-1 (or Port 1) in the output column. Input 1 (or Port 1),
corresponds to the information that will be sent from the Oxygen 8 keyboard to
your computer. Output 1 (or Port 1), corresponds to the MIDI information sent
from your music application to the physical MIDI output on your Oxygen 8 that is
marked “USB.” Make sure that those items are highlighted or checked.The output
port that you select on a specific MIDI track within your sequence will output MIDI
information to the keyboard or sound module that is attached to that port.
Oxygen 8 MIDI Functions
MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which
makes all digital musical instruments equipped with this standardized interface
able to exchange their MIDI data or “talk to each other.”
To explain how MIDI works on your instrument in more detail, the following
descriptions outline the MIDI functions of the Oxygen 8, which allow you to
connect the keyboard to other MIDI instruments and to your computer. The
versatile MIDI capability of the Oxygen 8 will offer you tremendous power in a
MIDI environment.
The keys on the Oxygen 8, in conjunction with the MIDI/SELECT button, give
you the extra programming capability that is unique to the Keystation series of
MIDI controllers.You can use the Data Entry key to enter in values, or the keys
that are lableled with numbers.The keys labeled for specific MIDI functions can
be used to assign that function to the data slider.The “Set Ctrl” key can be used
with the numeric value keys to program the rotary faders to send MIDI
controller information on specific MIDI channels.
MIDI Functions In Standalone Mode
To transmit MIDI data from your keyboard to other professional MIDI instruments,
purchase a standard MIDI cable and use it to connect the MIDI OUT jack of your
Oxygen 8 labeled “Keyboard” to the MIDI IN jack of the other instrument.
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