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Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual
EVOLUTION e-Keys49
Tested To Comply With
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Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void users authority to operate this
device.
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This equipment has been tested and found to
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Introduction Introduction 49 Congratulations on your purchase of the Evolution eKeys computer music package. 49 The package contains the eKeys USB music keyboard along with software covering diverse approaches to learning and making music on your PC computer. PictureBoard is an exciting tool for general early learning and musical fun. You can play 49 sounds and trigger pictures using the eKeys keyboard w
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual What’s In The Package? Standard MIDI Controller numbers (MIDI CC's) 49 Your Evolution eKeys package should contain the following items: 49 · Evolution eKeys USB keyboard 00 Bank Select 46 Controller 46 92 Tremelo Depth · User Manual 01 Modulation 47 Controller 47 93 Chorus Depth 49 · eKeys Installer CD-ROM 02 Breath Control 48 Gen Purpose 1 LSB 94 Celeste (De-tune) · USB cable 03 Controller
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Installing Drivers For Windows 98/ME Useful MIDI data 1. Power up your PC. 49 2. Insert the eKeys Installer CD-ROM. General MIDI Instruments The installer should open automatically. If not, select run from the start menu and type d:\setup.exe where 'd' is your CD-ROM drive, then press ENTER. Piano Bass Reed Synth Effects 3. Click on 'install drivers'. 4. Follow instructions on screen. 0 Acou
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Getting Started Assuming the installation process was completed successfully, it is now time to have a M-AUDIO Deutschland (Germany) 49 closer look at the eKeys keyboard. However, at the moment, when you press a key you Kuhallmand 34 will not hear any sound. This is because when you press a key, the keyboard sends out D-74613 Ohringen MIDI data. MIDI data gives instructions on how a sound should play, b
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Contact Details Octave 49 An octave contains 12 notes. Each octave is marked out clearly on your eKeys For additional files, help or drivers for this product, it is best to look on our main website keyboard, by black and white sections starting on C. Each octave is given a number. http://www.m-audio.com. Play the bottom note on the keyboard, C1. You will see it lights up the bottom note on the If yo
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Trouble-Shooting Volume Slider My Evolution hardware suddenly stopped working after having performed fine since Now try adjusting the Volume slider as you play. This slider sends a MIDI message that installation. controls the volume of the notes you are playing. You will hear the sound is louder as you Switch off the unit and leave for 10 seconds. Then restart your computer and try again. If the move t
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Advanced Functions Reset All Controllers We will use Sound Studio II to learn about the advanced functions of the keyboard. If you find there is an effect on a voice that you do not want, rather than having to worry about what that effect may be, you can send a 'Reset all Controllers' MIDI message to set all effects 49 If you have not done so already, install Sound Studio II from the Evolution eKeys t
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual The Volume Slider As with the Modulation Wheel, the volume Slider can be assigned to any of the 131 effects at the back of this manual. To assign the Volume Slider to an effect: • Press the 'Advanced Functions' button to get the keyboard into Edit mode. • Press the Black Key above D4 (named D#4), representing SLIDER ASSIGN. • Use the Numerical Data Entry keys G3 – B4 to enter the number of the effect yo
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual The Modulation Wheel • Press the 'Advanced Functions' button to get the keyboard into Edit mode. • Press the black key above C1 (named C#1), representing DATA = OCTAVE. It is possible to assign MIDI effects to the Modulation wheel. Some useful effects are: Edit mode will finish as soon as C#1 has been pressed. 01 Modulation The second method will allow a quick octave change. It is useful if you
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49 49 Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Evolution eKeys Keyboard User Manual Method 1 is useful if you want to cycle through different instruments, to see which sounds best in your song. Method 2 is more useful if you want to select a specific number, as is the case Channel here. MIDI data from the keyboard is sent on 1 of 16 channels. With the software we provide in this If the Octave '+' and '-' keys are selected to vary the Program number (method 1), the lights package ge
