M-Audio MK-461C, MK-425C User Guide

Evolution MK-425C/449C/461C Advanced User Guide

Evolution MK-425C/MK-449C/MK461C Advanced User Guide

Contents - MK-425C/449C/461C Advanced Guide

About The Advanced User Guide ............................................................... 2

Terminology ................................................................................................2

Programming & Editing The MK-425C/449C/461C

Introduction To Programming Options....................................................................4

Selecting A Controller For Editing...........................................................................5

Assigning MIDI CCís...............................................................................................6

Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel.................................................................... 6

Setting Toggle Values For the Buttons ...................................................................6

RPN/NRPN, SysEx And Other Advanced Messages .............................................7

Assigning MMC Control To A Button......................................................................7

Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Fader/Rotary Controller..............................................8

Assigning A Note To A Button ................................................................................9

About SysEx Messages & Device ID......................................................................9

Non-Volatile Memory ............................................................................................ 10

Memory Dump ...................................................................................................... 10

Assigning Device ID..............................................................................................10

Resetting To The Factory Default Setting............................................................. 10

MIDI Messages Explained

Program & Bank Changes Explained ...................................................................12

RPN/NRPNís Explained........................................................................................12

SysEx Explained...................................................................................................13

The Evolution Librarian

About The Librarian Software ................................................................... 16

Installing The Librarian Software .............................................................. 16

Setting Up The Librarian Software............................................................ 17

Librarian Overview ....................................................................................17

Organising Presets Received From A Device ..........................................17

Viewing The Contents Of A Memory ........................................................18

Saving A Setup ......................................................................................... 18

Loading A Setup .......................................................................................18

Future Development Of The Librarian ...................................................... 18

Appendix A-G & Factory Preset List

Appendix A - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART...................................................20

Appendix B - Assignable MIDI CCís On MK-425C/449C/461C............................21

Appendix C - Hexadecimal Conversion Chart ......................................................23

Appendix D - Useful MIDI data ............................................................................. 24

Appendix E - Standard MIDI Controller numbers (MIDI CC's) ............................ 26

Appendix F - Roland GS and Yamaha XG NRPN Support to Roland JV/XP........27

Appendix G - General MIDI Reverb and Chorus Types........................................28

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About The Advanced Guide

In the MK-425C/449C/461C Advanced Guide we have made the assumption that you have been through the Getting Started Guide which should have been supplied in printed form with your keyboard. If you do not have this guide, please contact your local distributor or download it from our website www.evolution.co.uk

The Getting Started Guide should insure that you are now familiar with the basic operation of the keyboard so that we now can focus on more in-depth features.

First however, we need to explain some terminology we use throughout the guide.

Terminology

Edit Mode

Edit Mode describes the short period after a function button has been pressed during which the parameters of that function can be altered. The numeric keypad can be used to alter a parameter during this time. No data is sent out of the Evolution MK-425C/449C/461C when it is in Edit mode except for program and bank changes. LCD symbols shown in Edit mode will flash to show you that a particular parameter can be edited. If a number is part entered, and a new controller turned, that number will become the relevant parameter number for the new controller and the 3 second editing period will re-trigger.

Default mode

Default Mode describes the state of the keyboard, when no function buttons have been pressed within the last 3 seconds. In Default mode, the LCD will show the controller symbol, and the 2 digit display will show the last selected controller. The 3 digits display the currently assigned MIDI CC number.

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Programming

Editing The

MK-425C/449C/461C

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Introduction To Programming Options

Each of the MK-425C/449C/461C’s controllers can send MIDI cc, RPN/NRPN, GM 1&2 SysEx messages and even be assigned to individual MIDI channels.

MIDI cc (continuous controller) numbers are part of the standard MIDI specifications and are typically used to control the real-time changing of parameters in musical equipment. For a complete list of standard MIDI controller numbers from 0 to 131, please see Appendix E on page 25.

Any of the real-time controllers on the keyboard can be assigned to a MIDI cc number however the 10 assignable buttons have slightly different options from the 9 Faders (MK-449C/461C only) or rotary controllers.

The following 2 charts show all the transmit messages you can program for each of the fader/controllers and assignable MIDI buttons respectively. We show you this already at this stage, so you can follow the principle of programming the controllers in the following instructions and examples.

Please pay extra attention to the differences between how you program the faders or controllers and how you program the buttons.

Faders & Controllers

ASSIGN Description Data Lsb

0-119 Standard MIDI CC’s - -

120-127 Channel Mode Messages - -

128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity - 129 Channel Fine Tune - 130 Channel Coarse Tune - 131 Channel Pressure - 132 RPN coarse RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN fine RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN coarse NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRPN fine NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volume GM* Volume LSB Volume MSB 137 Master Pan* Pan LSB Pan MSB 138 Master Coarse Tune* Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 139 Master Fine Tune* Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 140 Chorus Mod rate** Mod rate 141 Chorus Mod Depth** Mod depth 142 Feedback** Feedback level 143 Send to Reverb** Reverb send level 144 Pitch Bend Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 255 Controller Off**** - -

* General MIDI SysEx messages - for details please see page 12 & 13. ** General MIDI 2 SysEx messages *** MMC Sysex messages, for details please see page 7 & 13. **** This value cannot be typed in using the numerical keypad. Type in 144 and then press the + button to set this value.

(Press Twice)

Data Msb

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Assignable MIDI Buttons

ASSIGN Description Program

0-119 Standard MIDI CC’s - Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1

120-127 Channel Mode Messages - Toggle Value 2 Toggle Value 1

128 Pitch Bend Sensitivity - Sensitivity value 129 Channel Fine Tune - Tuning amount 130 Channel Coarse Tune - Tuning amount 131 Channel P ressure - Pressure amount 132 RP N Coarse Value RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RP N F i ne Value RP N LSB RPN MSB 134 NRP N Coars e V al ue NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 135 NRP N F i ne Value NRPN LSB NRPN MSB 136 Master Volum e * - Volume LSB Volume MSB 137 Master Pan* - Pan LSB Pan MSB 138 Master Coarse Tune* - Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 139 Mast er Fi ne Tune* - Tuning LSB Tuning MSB 140 Chorus Mod rat e** - Mod rate 141 Chorus Mod Dept h** - Mod depth 142 Feedbac k ** - Feedback level 143 S end to Reverb** - Reverb send level 144 Pitch Bend - Pitch shift LSB Pitch shift MSB 145 Program/Bank Preset Program Bank LSB Bank MSB 146 MIDI CC (on/off) MIDI CC B ut ton release value Button press value 147 Note (on/off) Note Velocity off Velocity on 148 Note (on/off toggle) Note Velocity off Velocity on 149 150 151 152 255

MMC Command*** - Command select. Reverb type ** - Type Reverb time ** - Time Chorus type ** - Type Controller Off****

(Press Twice)

- - -

Bank LSB (Press

Twice)

Data Msb (Press

Twice)

Selecting A Controller For Editing

Before you can assign a MIDI cc to one of the MK-425C/449C/461C’s controllers, you will need to select it for editing. There are 2 methods for doing this:

1. Press CONTROL SELECT. The LCD will display the CONTROLLER symbol.

The symbol will be flashing to indicate the controller settings can be altered. The 3-digit display will show the number of the currently selected controller, proceeded

by a 'C', or an 'F' if the controller is a fader.

2. Type in the number of the controller using the numeric keypad, or the +/buttons.

Move a fader/rotary controller.

Simply moving a fader/rotary controller will make it the currently selected controller, ready for editing.

It is not possible to select any of the 10 numerical buttons by pressing them, since during edit mode, they are used to enter numerical values. To program these buttons, please use the first method. We have given the buttons 0 to 9 the following numbers for the selection process: MK-425C = 11-20, MK-449C = 20-29, MK-461C = 24-33 respectively.

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Assigning MIDI CC’s

Once the controller you want to edit has been selected, you can change the assigned MIDI cc number in the following way:

1. Press “CONTROL ASSIGN”. The LCD will flash the CC symbol. The 3 digit display will indicate the currently assigned MIDI cc number.

2. Type in a new MIDI cc value using the numeric keypad or '+' and '-' buttons. The MIDI controller number you select will be assigned to the currently selected

controller, shown by the number on the small, 2-digit display.

Example: After pressing ASSIGN, the display shows the cc symbol and in this case displays that currently the MIDI cc 07 is assigned to fader/rotary controller number 33.

Assigning An Individual MIDI Channel

1. Select the controller you want to edit as described earlier.

2. Press “CHANNEL ASSIGN”. The LCD will display the CHAN symbol and the 3-digit display will show the

current channel assignment of the selected controller, preceded by a ’c’. The small 2-digit display will show the currently selected controller for assignment.

3. Type the MIDI channel number (01-16) you want the controller to send to, using the numeric keypad or the +/- keys.

If the controller is assigned to channel 00, it will transmit on the global channel.

Setting Toggle Values For The Buttons

The 10 assignable buttons can each be assigned to toggle between two values. You may for instance want to send out value 15 when you first press the button followed by value 74 when you press the button for a second time. This is how you do it:

1. Press the Function button labelled “DATA MSB” 2 times.

2. Type in 15 using the numerical keypad or the +/- keys.

3. Press the Function button labelled “DATA LSB” 2 times.

4. Type in 74 using the numerical keypad or the +/- keys.

If you want the button to send the same value every time you press it, simply type in the same value both times.

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RPN/NRPN, GM 1+2 SysEx & Other Messages

As already described, the standard MIDI controller numbers range from 0 to 131. We have extended the list of MIDI cc’s that can be assigned to the controllers of the keyboard to include RPN/NRPN, MMC and General MIDI 1&2 SysEx messages.

These advanced messages are as easy to program as a regular MIDI cc instruction by

entering values 132 to 152 when programming MIDI cc’s. The charts on page 8 and 9 (or Appendix B) show you what number correspond to each message

To program the values required for these advanced messages, the MK-425C/449C/461C requires you to press the PROGRAM, DATA LSB and DATA MSB buttons twice respectively. Pressing only once will send the program and bank change instructions “on the fly” as described in the Getting Started guide.

Lets look at a couple of examples to see how this works. Please refer to the charts on pages 4 & 5 so you get to grips with the principle:

Assigning MMC Control To A Button

1. Select the button you want to control the MMC message.

2. Press “CONTROL ASSIGN” on the MK-425C/449C/461C.

3. Type in “149” using the numerical keypad. This is the number that correspond to the MMC instruction, as per the chart on

page 4 and 5.

4. Press “CHANNEL” once.

5. Type in “127”, using the numerical keypad. This ensures that the message is set to all device ID numbers. For more

information about this, please read “About SysEx Messages & Device ID” on page 9.

4. Press the “DATA LSB” button twice.

5. Enter a number from the chart on the next page to select the MMC message you want:

Number MMC Command

01 STOP 02 PLAY 03 DEFERRED PLAY 04 FAST FORWARD 05 REWIND 06 RECORD STROBE 07 RECORD EXIT 08 RECORD PAUSE 09 PAUSE 10 EJECT 11 CHASE 12 COMMAND ERROR RESET 13 MMC RESET

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Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Fader/Rotary Controller

Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see section RPN/NRPN’s

Explained on page 12.

1. Select the desired control as described earlier.

2. Press “CONTROL ASSIGN” twice and while the display is

flashing, enter controller 132 for RPN coarse, 133 for RPN fine, 134 for NRPN coarse or 135 for NRPN fine.

3. Press “DATA MSB” twice to assign the number for

the RPN/NRPN MSB.

4. Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for

RPN/NRPN LSB.

5. Press “CHANNEL ASSIGN” to assign the MIDI channel the

message should be sent on.

You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN’s will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into DATA MSB and DATA LSB banks Appendix F). However, some manuals may only give the hex values. The MK-425C/449C/461C requires you to enter the decimal value. You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the windows calculator. Simply select Scientific mode, select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert. Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value.

Alternatively, use the look up table in Appendix C.

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