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Session KeyStudio User Guide

What’s in the Box?

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Your M-Audio Session KeyStudio bundle should contain the following items:

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  M-Audio KeyStudio USB keyboard

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  M-Audio Micro USB audio interface

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  M-Audio Session DVD-ROM

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  USB cable

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  Printed Session KeyStudio Quick Start Guide

If any of the above listed items are missing, please contact the retailer where you purchased the product.

About this Guide 

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his User Guide covers setup and features of the KeyStudio USB keyboard, installation of your Session music-creation software, and setup 
of the M-Audio Micro USB audio interface. Even if you are experienced with MIDI and PC-based music production, we still recommend 

reading this User Guide to help you get the most out of Session KeyStudio. The hardware contained in the bundle can also be used with third-
party music software. See the documentation associated with your third-party software for more information on this.

Minimum System Requirements

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Windows*

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  Windows XP (SP2 or higher)*

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  Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor with 512MB RAM

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   4GB free HD space for complete installation

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  DVD drive

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  AGP 4X or faster graphics; 32MB video RAM

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   2 native USB ports 

*Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media Center Edition is not currently supported.

Keyboard Only,  

Macintosh Minimum System Requirements  

Macintosh*

 

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   Macintosh G3 800/G4 733 MHz or higher**

     (CPU may be higher for laptops)
 

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  OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM or  

OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 MB RAM

 

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 One native USB port 

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G3/G4 accelerator cards are not supported.

Содержание Session KeyStudio

Страница 1: ...Session KeyStudio User Guide...

Страница 2: ...ume Slider 11 Sustain Pedal Jack 11 Advanced KeyStudio Features in Edit Mode 12 Advanced Functions in Edit Mode 12 Octave Buttons Options 13 Other Assignable Controllers on KeyStudio 16 The Modulation...

Страница 3: ...tudio Features 2 Keyboard 49 key velocity sensitive keyboard Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels MIDI re assignable Volume slider MIDI re assignable Octave up down buttons Edit Mode button for advanced f...

Страница 4: ...till recommend reading this User Guide to help you get the most out of Session KeyStudio The hardware contained in the bundle can also be used with third party music software See the documentation ass...

Страница 5: ...r KeyStudio until you are instructed to connect it To install the drivers for KeyStudio 1 Download the latest Windows XP driver for your KeyStudio from Support Drivers Updates at www m audio com then...

Страница 6: ...driver and the Session content are required in order to gain access to all of Session s features NOTE Please be aware that your Session software s Factory Content Library may take as long as 30 minut...

Страница 7: ...nstallation If this icon does not appear go to Start All Programs M Audio Session Session to open the application 2 Click the button labeled New in the Session Startup window 3 A New Composition dialo...

Страница 8: ...ike to do dialog box will now appear For this example select Play and Record with Your Keyboard and click OK 5 In the Select Keyboard Sound dialog box select the bank of sounds you would like to assoc...

Страница 9: ...now appear You may click the speci c instrument you would like to play from the instrument list appearing on the left side of the screen 7 Go to Options Audio Hardware and make sure ASIO M Audio USB A...

Страница 10: ...rface you may nd it challenging to understand why sounds have not simply been included in the keyboard You will nd that using a software based sound source and recording system allows for access to an...

Страница 11: ...octaves To return the keyboard s octave shift to zero press both the Octave and buttons at the same time Both LEDs will light indicating that the octave shift has returned to zero In summary when the...

Страница 12: ...keyboard is in Edit mode When in Edit mode the black keys on the keyboard are used for selecting functions while the white keys are used for data entry and channel selection Your keyboard will exit Ed...

Страница 13: ...e keys have been programmed to control another function you may wish to re assign them to control octave shift once again To assign the Octave and buttons to control octave shift 1 Press the Edit Mode...

Страница 14: ...the keyboard s transpose shift to zero press both the Octave and buttons at the same time Channel MIDI data from the keyboard can be sent on any of 16 MIDI channels KeyStudio s default is to transmit...

Страница 15: ...tive value Pressing both the and buttons together will recall Program 0 which selects the rst sound patch on any synthesizer capable of processing MIDI program changes Bank LSB and Bank MSB Program ch...

Страница 16: ...ake an error while entering the numerical data value you can press the CANCEL key C1 to exit Edit mode without changing the MIDI CC assigned to the Modulation wheel As an example let s assign effect n...

Страница 17: ...st Signi cant Byte message This MIDI message is 7 bit in size and can be used to select any of 128 banks This message can be used in conjunction with MIDI CC 32 which is bank select LSB Least Signi ca...

Страница 18: ...ough this section cannot cover all possible situations you may encounter we would like to offer some suggestions for dealing with possible problems If you are still not able to nd the answer you are l...

Страница 19: ...uffer size The Micro control panel Monitor Mix option is accessed by clicking Options Audio Hardware ASIO Settings Levels Problem 6 I hear a loud screeching sound after creating or selecting an audio...

Страница 20: ...User Content Folder you can point Session to it by choosing Set User Content Folder from the Options Menu Problem 12 After adding more sample content the new content does not display in the Track Brow...

Страница 21: ...DI controller to adjust to eliminate the effect you can send a Reset All Controllers MIDI message to set all controller values to their defaults To send a Reset All Controllers message 1 Press the Edi...

Страница 22: ...t does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more...

Страница 23: ...2 Cello 43 Contrabass 44 Tremolo Strings 45 Pizzicato Strings 46 Orchestral Harp 47 Timpani Ensemble 48 String Ensemble 1 49 String Ensemble 2 Slow 50 Syn Strings 1 51 Syn Strings 2 52 Choir Aahs 53 V...

Страница 24: ...0 Controller 60 61 Controller 61 62 Controller 62 63 Controller 63 64 Sustain Pedal 65 Portamento 66 Sostenuto 67 Soft Pedal 68 Legato Pedal 69 Hold 2 70 Sound Variation 71 Resonance 72 Release Time 7...

Страница 25: ...as sending a MIDI CC message You can assign these to the controls on your KeyStudio keyboard in exactly the same way as any other MIDI controller message The RPN messages control the following Control...

Страница 26: ...C 0 820 391 191 Assistance Technique e mail support m audio fr mac m audio fr fax 33 0 1 72 72 90 52 Site Web www m audio fr M Audio Germany Kuhallmand 34 D 74613 Ohringen Germany Technical Support e...

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