Thank you for your purchase of the MIDIPLUS i61 USB MIDI master
controller keyboard. When using your MIDIPLUS i61 in c onjunction
with an USB equipped PC or Macintosh computer and approp riate
music software to enter full range of MIDI note and controller
information. Your MID I Keyboard and computer are then turned into a
set of complete musical workstation. This manual i s written to help
you become familiar with the powerful features of the MIDIPLUS i61.
Please read the manual carefully to find out what you can do w ith
your MIDIPLUS i61. After reading this manual, you shoul d have a
clear understanding of how to transmit different MIDI messages to
other instruments and equipments. For this sake, we strongly
recommend you to have the manual at hand when you are using th e
keyboard. Thus, you can find usefu l information qu ickly when you
need it.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Please kindly note that it is very important to read the following
safety instructions first.
1. Keyboard should be kept off water o r wet environmen t nearby
like bath room or swimming pool.
2. Keyboard should be kept off heati ng elements nearby like a
radiato r or similar, also don’t put keyboard in the places with
high Temperature or direct sunshin e.
3. Use the power supply that is declared in our Specification.
4. If you don ’t use the keyboard for a long time, please plug power
off.
5. Don’t let small or metal objects like a coin or paperclip fallen into
the keybo ard resulting in short circuit.
6. Do not open the keyboard, this is allowed by qualified te chnicians
only.
7. Do not let keyboard switched on all the time.
8. Children should be informed about these secure info rmation by
an adult, if children are too young to understand this information.
9. Electromagnetic fields like places near of a radio, audio
amplifi ers or television can be disturbing. Enough distance is
importa nt.
10. For cleaning, never use petrol, alcohol or solvent , resulting in
damaging of the housing. Before using a dry or little wet ra g for
cleaning, please unplug power supply or USB connecto r to
avoid electrical shock.
11. Never unplug the keyboard when th e power supply is powered.
12. Don’t throw the Keyboard, and also never let them crash down.
13. When it will be thunderstorm, please unplug all conn ectors.
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Features
- WHAT’S NEW
The MIDIPLUS i61 MIDI master controller keyboard is based on a
powerful platform. It uses an ARM7 chip to process the MIDI, bring
you a nice feeling.
- MAIN FEATURE
The MIDIPLUS i61 controller keyboard provides 61 dyn amic keys, it
can be operated on receiving power directly from your US B Port on
the computer. Therefore, you don' t need any externa l power-supply
to activate your instrument.
The MIDIPLUS i61 May be used as a completely portable standalone
controller when powered by a 6V~9V DC external power sup ply.
For setting up MIDI connection of your MIDIPLUS i61 with PC, your
MIDIPLUS i61 comes with an a A- B USB adapting cable for
connecting your keyboard USB port to PC USB port, which makes
you to expand your system easily.
The MIDIPLUS i61 provides two MIDI OUT jacks for sendi ng MIDI to
external devices via computer or as standalone MIDI co ntroller
There is a Jack for an optional sustain pedal.
Although the MIDIPLUS i61 has no built-in sound capabi lities, it
offers various useful MIDI funct ions.
- WHAT`S THE MIDI FUNCTIONS
MIDI is the acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which
makes all digital musical instruments equipped wit h this standardi sed
interface capable of exchanging their MIDI data or "ta lk to each
other"! To explain how MIDI works on your instrument in more detail,
the following illustrations will outline the MIDI fu nctions of the
MIDIPLUS i61, which allow you to connect the keyboard to o ther MIDI
instruments. The versatile MIDI capability of the MIDIPLUS i61 will
offer you tremendous power in a MIDI e nvironment.
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- -HOW TO USE THE MIDI FUNCTIONS
1. Connecting the keyboard to other MIDI instruments:
To transmit MIDI data from your keyboard to other professional MIDI
instruments, please purchase a MIDI cable and use it to connect the
MIDI OUT jack of your MIDIPLUS i61 to the MIDI IN jack of the ot her
instrument. Make sure that the MIDI “transmit” channel on your
MIDIPLUS i61 matches the MIDI "receive" channel of the other
instrument.
2. Please refer to the following diagram for the MIDI connection:
Using the MIDI-Interface
The MIDPLUS i61 Keyboard has a build-in midi-interfa ce, which
transfers the midi data from the keyboard to the computer, but also
from the computer to the midi-out at the keyboard. The b ooth midiouts are separate usable, to control a sound expander or m aybe an
effect device. In your music progr am you can set the mid i-out-port of
the interface as the output of the keyboard, and also the input-port of
the interface as the input of the keys of the keyboard. If the driver
installation is correct, you can use the interface without problems.
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Operation
MIDI/SELECT Button
i61 has normal mode and edit mode, the MIDI/SELECT but ton
enables you to switch between the two modes. When you powe r up
i61,the default mode is normal mode. Press the MIDI/SELECT
button, the button LED is on and the data display shows“ ”.Now
the label above the key indicate its function, you can edi t the
keyboard as you want. Then press the M IDI/SELECT button again
and the button LED is off, you can go back t o the normal mode. At t he
same time, the edit is saved in the memory and the data display
shows the channel at present.
The labeled keys’ functions under the edit mode:
1. MIDI CHANNELS(1~16)
You can set the key board MIDI channel by pressing the relevant key.
The MIDI channel is between channel 1 to channel 16.
For example, Set the keyboard MIDI channel to 10.
First, press the MIDI/SELECT button(LED is on and da ta display
shows” ”) t o switch to edit mode;
Second, press the key labeled “10”above, the data disp lay shows the
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channel number you select and the select channel is acti vate at the
same time.
Third, press the MIDI/SELECT button( LED is off)to switch to normal
mode.
2. ASSIGNMEN T DATA ENTRY
You can use the key t o edit the DATA ENTRY Slider ’s function
according to the label above it.
The function of each labeled key is:
AFTER-TOUCH: You can adjust the Chan nel Pressure from 0 to 127.
VELOCITY: Choose the Velocity Curve(from1 to 8 ).
REVERB: You can adjust th e Reverb effect from 0 to 127.
CHORUS: You can adjust th e Chorus effect from 0 to 127.
PAN POT: You can adjust Pan Pot from 0 to 127.
VOLUME: You can adjust th e Volume From 0 to 127.
CC DATA: You can set the C C Number from 0 to 127.
For example, set the DATA ENTRY to control the REVERB effect.
First, press the MIDI/SELECT button(LED is on and da ta display
shows” ”) t o switch to edit mode;
Second, press the key labeled with “REVERB”above,the data display
shows the default value(64) of reverb and the edit is acti vate at the
same time;
Third, press the MIDI/SELECT button again(the LE D is off) to switch
to normal mode.
Remark:
After you configure the DATA ENTRY to Ve locity, you can use this
slider to choose the curve you want at the normal mode, And after
1minute the edit will save.(please refer to Figure1) .
3. Octave(-2~+2)
You can use these k eys to set the Octav e of the keyboard.
The function of each labeled key is:
”-1”:Octave down
”STANDARD”:Back to the default Octave:0.
”+1”:Octave up.
OCTAVE RANGE is: -2~+2。
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For example, Set the keyboard Octave up to 2.
First, press the MIDI/SELECT button(LED is on and da ta display
shows” ”) t o switch to edit mode;
Second, press the key labeled with “+1”above two times , the data
display shows” ”and the edit is activate at the same time;
Third, press the MIDI/SELECT but ton again(the LE D is off) to switch
to normal mode.
4. Transpose(-12~+12)
You can use these k eys to set the keyboard transpose.
The function of each labeled key is:
”b”:Transp ose -1.
” ”:Back to t he default transpose 0.
”#”:Transp ose +1.
Transpose ra nge is:-12~+12.
For example, set the keyboard Transpose to -3.
First, press the MIDI/SELECT button(LED is on and da ta display
shows” ”) t o switch to edit mode;
Second, press the key labeled with “b”above three time s, the data
display shows “ ”and the edit is activate at the same time;
Third, press the MIDI/SELECT button again(the LE D is off) to switch
to normal mode.
5. RESET
You can use this ke y to reset the keyboard to factory setting.
For example, you can do as the following steps to reset the keyboard.
First, press the MIDI/SELECT button(LED is on and da ta display
shows” ”) to switch to edit mode;
Second, press the key labeled with “RESET”above and th e data
display shows “ ”;
Third, press the key labeled with “ENTER”,the data display shows
” ”and the ke yboard reset to factory setting at the same time.
Fouth, press the MIDI/SELECT button again(the LE D is off) to switch
to normal mode.
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The factory setting data is:
parameter
MIDI CHANNEL
DATAENTRY
OCTAVE
TRANSPOSE
CC DATA
CC NO.
BANK LSB
BANK MSB
PROGRAM
VELOCITY
6. Config uration
You can use these k eys to configurate some parameters value.
The parameter you can configurate with the labeled key i s:
CC DATA: Configu rate the select CC N umber’s value from 0 to 127.
CC NO.:You can se lect a CC Number from 0 to 127.
BANK LSB:Configurate the BANK LSB value from 0 to 127.
BANK MSB:Configurate the BANK MSB value from 0 to 127.
PROGRAM: Select the timbre you want. The NO. Is from 1 to 12 8.
For example, set the PROGRAM to 123.
First, press the MIDI/SELECT button(LED is on and da ta display
shows” ”) t o switch to edit mode;
Second, press the key labeled with “PROGRAM”above, and the data
display show the program number at present;
Third, press the key labeled with “1”,”2”,”3”successively in the
"NUMERIC KEYPAD" part, and the data d isplay shows the n umber
you pressed ”123”;
Forth, press the key labeled with “ENTER”,the data display shows
” ”and the ed it is activate at the same time.
Fifth, press the MIDI/SELECT button again(the LE D is off) to switch
to normal mode.
Default
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VOLUME
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
5
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Remark
During you edit the keyboard, please take care of the foll owing items.
1. The key labeled with”ENTER”is u sed just as a confir m key when
you “rese t” or “configuration” some parameters of the keyboard.
When you ed it other parameters, this key has no function.
2. When you “configuration” some parameters, the “NUMERIC
KEYPAD”part labeled keys are used to edit the number, th e
“CANCEL”key is used to clear the “number” you pressed. When
you edit ot her parameters, these “NUMERIC KEYPAD” part
labeled keys and the “CANCEL”key have no function.
3. When you press the labeled key in the “NUMERIC KEYPAD” part
and the number out of the range, then press the “ENTER”key,the
edit is inv alid.
4. The edit will be saved in the memory wh en you switch to nor mal
mode.
Pitch Bend Wheel
The Pitch Bend wheel is used for raising or lowering the pit ch of a
voice during performance. The ra nge of pitch numeric value depends
on the sound generator (sound card or module) being used . Please
refer to the manuals of your devices for information on how to change
the Pitch Bend range. To bend the pitch up, please move the wheel
away from you. To bend the pitch down, please move the wheel
towards you.
Modulation Wheel
It is very common to use the modulation wheel to change the in tensity
of effects: mainly Vibrato( pitch change), Tremolo (change the
volume), and Modulation (change the tone). The Modulation wheel
produces a vibrato effect shortl y after the sound is g enerated. It is
most effective for voice such as Sax ophone Strings a nd Oboe.
Data Entry Slide
This controller is used to enter numeric value while edi ting and as an
assigned CC controller while playing. In normal mode , This slide
controller allows you to adjust Volume,Reverb, Pan po t and
Aftertouch but Velocity. Here is to sh ow you how to select o ne of
Setting parameters.
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Rear Panel
Sustain Jack
This jack allows you to connect an optional sustain peda l to the
keyboard.
MIDI OUT Jacks
i61 has two standard MIDI OUT Jack.MIDI OUT US B Jack can
receive the MIDI message from computer.MIDI OUT KEY BOARD
Jack can pass these MIDI messages to another MIDI device (works
like MIDI through).
USB Jack
This jack is used to connect the i61 with the computer, to get power
and communicate with the computer.
Power Switch
The 3-way power switch turns the keyboard's power to external
power DC or USB Power or power off. If you w ant to power the dev ice
by the USB,please switch to the USB POWER side.If you want to
power the device by the external power,please switch to t he DC
side.If you want to power off the devi ce,please swit ch to the middle
position(OFF).
External Power Supply
This jack is used to get the external power.(DC 6~9V,with )
Φ2
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Specification
Keyboard 61 dynamic key
Simutaneous
Note
output(Reverse
priority)
61 notes
Control switches MIDI Channel,Reset,Octave (-2,-1,0,+1,+2),Program