M-audio KEY RIG user guide

Key Rig

Universal Virtual Keyboard Rack

User Guide

Key Rig User Guide

Chapter 1.	4
Introduction.	4
Chapter 2.	5
System Requirements.	5
Other Requirements .	5
Chapter 3.	6
Installation of Key Rig Virtual Instrument Software .	6
Certification.	6
Online .	6
Offline .	7
Using Key Rig as a Plug-in.	7
Using Key Rig in Standalone Mode.	7
MIDI Configuration.	7
Chapter 4.	8
Using the M-Audio Key Rig .	8
Global .	8
Master FX.	8
MIDI CC Controls.	9
Chapter 5.	10
Instrument Controls.	10
SP-1 Stage Piano.	11
MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer.	13
MB-3 Electromagnetic Organ.	14
GM 4 General MIDI Module .	16
GM 4 Standalone Operation with an External MIDI Keyboard.	17
GM 4 Standalone Operation with an External MIDI Sequencer .	17
Chapter 6.	18
Troubleshooting.	18
Chapter 7.	19
Contacting M-Audio.	19

Key Rig User Guide

Chapter 8.	20
Appendices .	20
Appendix A - Key Rig Patches.	20
Appendix B - SP-1 Patches.	20
Appendix C - MS-2 Patches.	21
Appendix D - MS-2 Oscillator Presets .	22
Appendix E - MS-2 Filter Presets .	23
Appendix F - MS-2 Amp Presets.	23
Appendix G - MS-2 Modulation Presets .	24
Appendix H - MB-3 Patches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Appendix I - GM 4 Patches.	26
Appendix J - Effects Presets.	27
Appendix K - Standard MIDI Controller Numbers (MIDI CC’s).	28
Appendix L - Channel 10 Drum Map.	29

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the M-Audio Key Rig software. This multi-function application includes four high-quality instruments:

<The SP-1 Stage Piano module provides realistic reproduction of various acoustic and electric pianos, and allows two pianos to be layered together.

<The MS-2 Polyphonic Synthesizer is a subtractive synth that uses traditional analog-type oscillators, as well as wavetable and FM synthesis.

<The MB-3 Electromagnetic Organ is a faithful reproduction of classic tone-wheel organs, including a Leslie rotary speaker simulator.

<The GM 4 is a General MIDI sound module featuring all 128 GM sounds and a percussion kit.

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System Requirements

Windows*

<Pentium III - 933 MHz or higher (CPU may be higher for laptops)

<512 MB RAM

<350 MB free hard disk space

<DirextX 9.0b or higher

<Windows XP (SP2) or higher

(Windows 98, Me, NT or 2000 not supported)

<MIDI interface or USB-compatible MIDI keyboard

<CD-ROM drive for installation

<Internet connection (on any computer) for software certification

Other Requirements:

<VST 2.0 or RTAS compatible host software (when used as a plug-in)

<ASIO compatible sound card (for standalone operation)

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

M-Audio suggests you also check the minimum system requirements for third-party software applications you plan on using with your new M-Audio software, as they may be greater than the above.

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Installation of Key Rig Virtual Instrument

Software

1.Insert the KeyRig 49 CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

2.The computer will automatically display the interactive install screen. If your computer fails to launch the installer, manually start it by clicking on Start > My Computer > KeyRig 49.

3.Choose Key Rig virtual instrument from the pull down menu and click “Install.”

4.Follow the driver installer’s on-screen direction prompts.

5.During setup, the installer will ask you to specify two directories on your computer. The first is for the Key Rig Data Directory and the second is for your VST Plugin Directory. The installer allows you to choose a location for the Key Rig Data (approximately 350 MB) and for your VST plug-in folder. You may specify a custom folder, or leave the default setting.

6.When the installer finishes installing the software, click “Finish.”

7.M-Audio Key Rig is now installed on your computer. You will need to certify your copy of the software before you begin making music— please see “Certification” below for these directions.

Certification:

Online:

If your music computer is connected to the internet, follow these instructions for certification:

1.Start M-Audio Key Rig in standalone mode.

2.Click on the M-Audio logo.

3.Double-click the box labeled “Enter Certification Code Here.” Enter your certification code (found on the front of the Quick Start Guide) and click Certify On-Line.

4.A website opens with a link to your personal certification file. Download this file to your computer and double-click on it.

5.Restart Key Rig to complete the certification process.

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Offline:

If your music computer is not connected to the internet, follow these instructions for certification:

1.Start M-Audio Key Rig in standalone mode.

2.Click on the M-Audio logo.

3.Enter your certification code (found on the front of the Quick Start Guide) and click Certify Off-Line.

4.M-Audio Key Rig places an Internet Shortcut file on your desktop.

5.Using a disk, memory card, or other media, transfer the Internet Shortcut file to a computer with Internet access.

6.Double-click the Internet Shortcut, and a website opens with a link to your personal certification file. Download this file, and transfer it to your music computer.

7.Once transferred to your music computer, double-click the certification file.

8.Restart Key Rig to complete the certification process.

Using Key Rig as a Plug-in

M-Audio Key Rig runs as an RTAS or VST plug-in. Consult your host application’s documentation for information on loading instrument plug-ins.

Using Key Rig in Standalone Mode

In addition to support for RTAS and VST plug-in formats, M-Audio Key Rig can run as a standalone application. The standalone version includes controls at the top of the application’s window:

The controls are as follows (from left to right):

Sound Card Selector: click this control to select the desired sound card for audio output. An ASIO-compatible sound card is required for the Key Rig virtual instrument software to operate in standalone mode.

Output Selector: click this control to choose the audio outputs for Key Rig (for multi-output sound cards only).

On Button: clicking this button turns Key Rig off or on.

Cfg...: click this button to open the selected sound card’s ASIO Control Panel.

MIDI Configuration

Key Rig does not have its own configuration dialog for the MIDI input port when running in standalone mode. Instead, the software receives MIDI from every MIDI interface installed on the system. This is useful when using multiple MIDI keyboards connected to the same computer in order to control more than one of Key Rig’s instruments at the same time. To achieve this, make sure that each of the connected MIDI keyboards is configured to transmit on a different one of the 16 MIDI channels.

Using the M-Audio Key Rig

The M-Audio Key Rig is an application consisting of four instruments, a master effect generator, and global settings. Each of these sections are explained below:

Global

The strip at the top of the Key Rig sets global settings that affect all instruments.

Certification Dialog: to open the Certification dialog, click the Key Rig or M-Audio logos on the left or right side of the top strip of the rig. This window also displays the Key Rig version number information.

Load/Save: the Load/Save buttons at the top of the Key Rig are for loading and saving bank files. These files contain all program/patch information, MIDI channel and MIDI CC assignments, volumes, panning, key range, transpose, MFX (master effects) send, on/off status, etc. for all four instruments within the Key Rig, as well as the global MFX settings, fine tune, tempo, and master volume parameters. The user can also save and load banks via the menu that appears in their host application. Key Rig banks are saved and loaded from a folder called “Key Rig Patches.”

Master FX

Clicking the Master FX section produces a drop-down menu of 49 effects algorithms organized into submenus by type. This menu of effects is exactly the same as the ones available in the SP-1 Stage Piano and the MS-2 Poly Synth. For a listing of effect types, see “Appendix J - Effects Presets”.

Once an effect is selected, the effect name will be displayed and two specially chosen effect edit parameters, plus a mix parameter, will be displayed with useful preprogrammed preset settings. The names of the two effect edit parameters vary depending on the type of effect that is in use. For example,

a reverb may display “Size” and “Damp” (room size and damping) for its parameters. A delay may display “Time” and “Fbk” (delay time (speed) and feedback (regeneration)).

Mix: governs the MFX wet/dry balance.

Fine Tune: adjusts the fine-tuning of all instruments in the Rig.

Tempo: allows the user to set a song tempo that will set temposync’ed delays and LFOs when there is no tempo detected from the host by the Key Rig.

Master Volume: controls the output volume of the whole Key Rig.

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MIDI CC Controls

Many of Key Rig’s parameters can be manipulated remotely from a MIDI control surface or a MIDI sequencer. These devices can send standard MIDI controller messages (MIDI CC’s) and program changes as defined in the MIDI specification. All useful parameters in all instruments in Key Rig have MIDI controllers pre-assigned to them.

Right-clicking a parameter opens a CC assignment menu. This enables you to customize MIDI CC assignments using one of two methods.

1.CC: Hover the mouse over this option to display a pop-up list of available MIDI continuous controllers, and select the desired continuous controller from the list.

2.Learn: Select this option and move a control on your hardware MIDI controller to assign it to the parameter automatically.

This CC assignment menu also has a “Forget” option. Choose this to remove a MIDI continuous controller assignment.

Note: Each continuous controller may control only one parameter at a time and some host applications may limit the accessibility of MIDI remote features when using Key Rig as a plug-in. Consult your host software’s documentation for details.

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