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User’s Manual
Version 1.0 January 2006
U-CONTROL UMX25
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U-CONTROL UMX25 DETAILED SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts 6) Clean only with dry cloth. inside; refer servicing to qualified personnel. Only qualified personnel may perform repairs. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Inst
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UMX25 U-CONTROL UMX25 U-CONTROL The Ultimate Studio in a Box: 25-Key USB/MIDI Controller Keyboard with USB/Audio ® Interface, 50 Software Instruments and Ableton Live Lite 4 BEHRINGER Edition Unleash your creativity and play 50 virtual instruments and synthesizers, take off with an unlimited number of sound creations. Download more free instrument plug-ins and host software from www.behringer.com Velocity-sensitive USB/MIDI keyboard featuring 25 full-size keys and unbeatable programming versat
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U-CONTROL UMX25 FOREWORD TABLE OF CONTENTS Dear Customer, 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................ 5 welcome to the team of BEHRINGER users, and 1.1 Before you get started .................................................... 5 thank you very much for 1.1.1 Shipment ............................................................... 5 expressing your confi- 1.1.2 Initial operation and power supply ........................ 5 dence in us by pur- 1.1.3 Online registration
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U-CONTROL UMX25 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for showing your confidence in BEHRINGER products by purchasing the UMX25. The UMX25 is an extremely flexible master keyboard with a controller unit that can be used USB Cable (included) for a wide array of applications. Whether you need independent control of computer rack synthesizers, general MIDI sound modules or effects devices, or want to use the UMX25 for conveniently operating sequencing software or computer plug- ins – the UMX25 offers you treme
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U-CONTROL UMX25 Remotely controlling software mixers (volume, panorama, 1.1.3 Online registration mute functions, etc.) Please, do remember to register your new BEHRINGER equipment right after your purchase by visiting www.behringer.com Remotely controlling transport functions (playback, forward, (alternatively www.behringer.de) and kindly read the terms and stop etc.) on sequencers, hard disk recorders, drum conditions of our warranty carefully. computers etc. Should your BEHRINGER product ma
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U-CONTROL UMX25 What settings do I have to make? Where? How? 3. CONTROL ELEMENTS AND Basically, which control element generates which controller must CONNECTIONS be set on the UMX25, and how arriving controller commands should be interpreted must be set on the receiving device. The following factory settings refer to GLOBAL MIDI channel 1. Regarding controller assignment, there are two possible principles: You use the preset controller configuration set in the factory The keyboard of the UMX25
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U-CONTROL UMX25 Fig. 3.1: Top view Keyboard legend: Informs you about the special functions to 0 (typical piano sustain pedal behavior). Apart from that performed by individual keys on the keyboard. The the pedal assignment is the same as the button individual elements of the keyboard legend are described assignment, i.e. you can assign any MIDI controller to it. in detail in chapter “4 OPERATION”. The POWER switch is used to switch the unit on and off. Operation Octave shift LED Please close a
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U-CONTROL UMX25 The following control element assignments including channel 5) Now define the SINGLE CHANNEL by entering a number information can be permanently stored in the USER MEMORY: between 1 and 16 using the number keys. If you enter a number greater than 16, your entry will be rejected. - FOOT SWITCH connector Example: - OCTAVE SHIFT button - If you want to enter channel 11, press keys and . - VOLUME/DATA fader - To enter channel 4 press key . - PITCH BEND wheel - MODULATION wheel Spec
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U-CONTROL UMX25 3) Release the ASSIGN button. The device automatically a) If you are sure to select only one of 128 different programs, enters Play mode again. you can effect program changes in ASSIGN mode as shown below. However, if the number of 128 is exceeded, you will The SNAPSHOT instruction is sent immediately after have to use the procedure described in section b). playing the keyboard. 1) Press the button and keep it pressed. 4.2.6 LOCAL OFF 2) Press the SINGLE key. The effect of LOCA
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U-CONTROL UMX25 As long as you have not assigned a particular function In steps 5 and 6 you have defined the bank from which the to this button in ASSIGN mode, it will not send any desired program will be selected. Now define the program data. itself: 8) Press the button followed by the number keys When you assign an individual MIDI channel to one of on the keyboard to enter the program number of your choice. the two buttons, the second button will also be set to Only values between 0 and 127
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U-CONTROL UMX25 2) Press the one of the two OCTAVE SHIFT buttons to which 4.2.11 The FACTORY RESET instruction you want to assign a controller. Please proceed as follows to reset all UMX25 settings to their factory defaults: 3) Release the ASSIGN button. 1) Press the ASSIGN button and keep it pressed. 4) Press the number keys on the keyboard to enter the controller number of your choice (as described in chapter 4.2.1). 2a) Press both OCTAVE SHIFT buttons for a temporary FACTORY RESET. All curren
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U-CONTROL UMX25 6. APPENDIX Tab. 6.1: MIDI-Controller overview 13 6. APPENDIX
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U-CONTROL UMX25 2. If the product needs to be modified or adapted in order to comply 7. WARRANTY with applicable technical or safety standards on a national or local level, in any country which is not the country for which the product § 1 OTHER WARRANTY RIGHTS AND NATIONAL LAW was originally developed and manufactured, this modification/ 1. This warranty does not exclude or limit the buyer’s statutory adaptation shall not be considered a defect in materials or rights provided by national law, in
