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TM
KeyRig
25
Easy-to-Use 25-Note USB Keyboard
User Guide
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| 3 KeyRig 25 User Guide Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the KeyRig 25 USB MIDI controller. This powerful keyboard is designed for easy integration with Windows XP and Mac OS X computers and allows you to control a variety of music creation applications including Ableton Live Lite and M-Audio Key Rig virtual instrument software (both included in this bundle). This controller is also an ideal companion to Apple’s popular GarageBand software. This User Guide covers t
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| 4 KeyRig 25 User Guide Minimum System Requirements KeyRig 25 Keyboard Windows • Pentium 3 - 800 MHz or higher (CPU may be higher for laptops) • 256 MB RAM • DirectX 9.0b or higher • Windows XP (SP2) or higher* (Windows 98, Me, NT, or 2000 not supported) Mac OS • Macintosh G3 800/G4 733 MHz or higher** (CPU may be higher for laptops) • OS X 10.3.9 with 256 MB RAM • OS X 10.4.2 or greater with 512 MB RAM * Home and Professional Edition only. Windows Media
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| 5 KeyRig 25 User Guide Installing the KeyRig 25 keyboard Your KeyRig 25 controller is class-compliant and requires no additional drivers when used under Windows XP or Mac OS X. To install the keyboard: 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Use the provided USB cable to connect KeyRig 25 to an available USB port on your computer. 3. Make sure that the power switch on the back of the controller is in the “on” position. Your KeyRig 25 keyboard is now ready to be used. �� N OTE: Advanced Wi
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| 6 KeyRig 25 User Guide Controls and Connectors Top Panel � � � � � � � � � 1. Keyboard – KeyRig 25 has a two-octave, velocity sensitive keyboard. This controller features special “half-action” keys which allow KeyRig 25 to be thinner and more portable than traditional controller keyboards. 2. Pitch Bend – This control lets you create expressive changes in your performances by raising and lowering pitch. Pressing the right side of the Pitch Bend control will raise an instrument’
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| 7 KeyRig 25 User Guide Rear Panel �� �� �� �� �� 10. Power Switch – This switch powers the unit on and off. 11. Sustain Pedal Input – Connect your sustain pedal’s 1⁄4” connector to this jack. There is no need to worry about the polarity of the pedal—the keyboard detects the sustain pedal polarity by auto-sensing the pedal’s orientation during startup. 12. MIDI Output – Connect this output to the input of a MIDI device using a standard 5-pin MIDI cable. By default, all MIDI data
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| 8 KeyRig 25 User Guide Using KeyRig 25 In many cases, once KeyRig 25 has been installed, you can simply launch your music program and begin making music right away. Many programs (including Ableton Live Lite, M-Audio Key Rig Virtual Instrument, or Apple GarageBand) are ready “out of the box” and require no further configuration. Certain other programs may require you to select KeyRig 25 as a MIDI input source or to map KeyRig’s assignable MIDI controls (buttons, knobs, sliders, e
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| 9 KeyRig 25 User Guide Sending Program Changes If your software or MIDI device supports “program change” messages, you can recall different presets (sounds) straight from the KeyRig 25 keyboard without having to reach for the MIDI device (or computer). To send a program change message: 1. Press the ADVANCED FUNCTION button. Tip: The assignable buttons can be programmed 2. Press the PROG CHG key on the keyboard. to send out specific program change messages on individual MIDI cha
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| 10 KeyRig 25 User Guide MIDI Out from USB Mode When KeyRig 25 is connected to your computer via USB, all MIDI data generated by the keyboard is sent to your computer through the USB connection. By default, this same data is also “mirrored” and sent out through KeyRig 25’s MIDI Output port. However, KeyRig 25’s “MIDI Out from USB Mode” makes it possible to reconfigure the MIDI Output port so that it appears as a completely independent MIDI output to your music software. You can t
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| 11 KeyRig 25 User Guide Storing Presets KeyRig 25 uses “non-volatile” memory allowing presets to be stored even after the keyboard has been switched off. All controller and channel assignments are automatically stored under the current preset number as soon as you confirm a change—there is no need to “save” the preset. Additional settings are also stored including: the program number, bank LSB and bank MSB data, global channel setting, MIDI Out from USB configuration, and last use
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| 12 KeyRig 25 User Guide Program Mode Overview KeyRig 25 has two modes of operation: Program mode and Performance mode. Most of the time, the controller stays in Performance mode so you can play regularly—Program mode is only used when you need to configure various parameters like knob assignments. Use the ADVANCED FUNCTION button to enter and exit Program mode (a small dot appears on the lower-right hand side of the display whenever you are in Program mode). • Once you have enter
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| 13 KeyRig 25 User Guide Limiting the Range of the Controls Normally, the range of a MIDI controller is 0 to 127. In some cases, you may wish to restrict the minimum or maximum limits of this range. A minimum restriction can be placed on knobs, faders, Pitch bend, or Modulation controls by doing the following: 1. Press the ADVANCED FUNCTION button and move or push the controller that you wish to limit. 2. Press the DATA 2 (MIN) key. The LED will display the current Minimum li
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| 14 KeyRig 25 User Guide Setting Toggle Values for the Buttons The 8 assignable buttons and the pedal can each be assigned to toggle between two values by doing the following: 1. Press the ADVANCED FUNCTION button and push the footswitch or button you wish to modify. 2. Press the DATA 2 (MIN) key. The LED will display the current “low” value of the controller. 3. Enter your new low value using the numerical data entry keys or the DEC/INC buttons. 4. Press the ENTER key to confir
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| 15 KeyRig 25 User Guide Assigning a Note to a Button The following shows the procedure for setting a button to transmit a MIDI Note On message when pressed, and a MIDI Note Off message when released. 1. Press the ADVANCED FUNCTION button and push the button you wish to modify. 2. Press the CTRL ASGN key. 3. Enter “147” using the numerical data entry keys or the DEC/INC buttons. This is the MIDI CC number that corresponds to Note On/Off mode (see Appendix B for all MIDI CC numbe
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| 16 KeyRig 25 User Guide 8. Finally, press the ADVANCED FUNCTION button, then the CHAN ASGN key. 9. Enter the channel that the message should be sent on. 10. Press the ENTER key to confirm your selection. Note: Many specification sheets for synthesizers and other MIDI devices make use of NRPN messages and will give the MSB and LSB values that should be entered for DATA 3 and DATA 2 (See Appendix F). Some sheets may only list the values in hexadecimal format, but the M-Audio KeyRi
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| 17 KeyRig 25 User Guide MIDI Messages In-Depth Program & Bank Changes When the MIDI standard was first established, it enabled the user to access only 128 different sounds using program change messages (0-127). As MIDI devices grew to be more sophisticated and contain more sounds, bank change messages were included in an updated MIDI specification to allow for more than 128 sounds to be accessed. The language MIDI uses to communicate between ������ � � ������ � � ��� ���� musical
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| 18 KeyRig 25 User Guide You will find many MIDI devices respond to program change commands and many are organized according to the GM listing. In General MIDI devices, different sounds are organized in the same way from device to device. Piano sounds are in their particular place, string sounds are in their place, drum sounds are in their place, and so on. All GM devices (both hardware and software sound modules) are clearly labeled as such, so you know that their sounds are organ
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| 19 KeyRig 25 User Guide Appendices Appendix A: MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmitted Received Remarks Basic Default 1-16 X Channel Changed 1-16 Mode Default --------- Messages X X Altered ********* Note 0-127 X Number True Voice ********* Velocity Note ON 0 X Note OFF X After Keys X X Touch Ch’s 0 Pitch Bend 0 X Control 0-119 0 X Change 120-127 0 X Program 0-127 X Change True Number ********* System GM, GM2, MMC Memory Dump Exclusive System Song Position X X Common Song
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| 20 KeyRig 25 User Guide Appendix B: Assignable MIDI CC’s on KeyRig 25 Table B1: Knobs and fader assignments MIDI CC Description Data LSB Data MSB 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 MS
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| 21 KeyRig 25 User Guide Table B2: Buttons and Sustain Pedal Assignments MIDI CC Description Program Data LSB Data MSB 0-119 Standard MIDI CC’s - Toggle value 2 Toggle value 1 120-127 Channel Mode - Toggle value 2 Toggle value 1 Messages 128 Pitch Bend Range - Sensitivity value - 129 Channel Fine Tune - Tuning amount - 130 Channel Coarse Tune - Tuning amount - 131 Channel Pressure - Pressure amount - 132 RPN Coarse Value RPN LSB RPN MSB 133 RPN Fine Value RPN LSB RPN MSB 134 NRPN C
